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The book is a slow start. Dr. Shettles takes his time to blow his own  horn at length and then to take cheap shots at competitors. He also wastes the time of his readers by arguing back with previous critics, etc. A complete waste of your time. Go ahead and skip to the good stuff. Trying for a boy information is 15 pages long and starts on page 150. Trying for a girl information is immediately after that.

That being said, there are some interesting points made in the book and some interesting pointers and theories on determining the gender of you offspring. I have never made an attempt at swaying or gender determination, and can not speak from experience. That being said, I am a believer! I do believe that timing can effect conception. That is only a part of the picture though. Diet is absolutely a factor.

In the book he actually says as much himself. He says that there is much to that method of altering your odds for gender selection. He sites possible medical imlications for excess sodium, etc as reasons not to alter your diet but his argument falls flat. To me the best way to sway the odds is to change both diet, and to use your knowledge of your cycles for sake of timing. I plan to myself…