 "Wow what an informative healthy new way of a lifestyle to adopt. I am already trying out new things." | 2009-10-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A49ZHRDBF65N5 |
| This is the book one should get on their wedding day. A new lifestyle to adopt and a great wealth of information. Healthy eating on a low budget. It gives me the control and responsibility for my food choices. I couldn't wait to embark on my adventure of healthy cooking. |
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| "I love everything about this book" | 2009-10-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A33AH5RC5EFZDI |
I have had this book for over 2 years now....I refer to it on a weekly basis. I have also purchased it for my two daughters-in-law for christmas.
I have found this book very helpful and I love every recipe I have tried.
Thanks for making me more aware of the need for a healthy lifestyle. |
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| "It is my "JOY" to cook with" | 2009-10-15 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1H4RHMUZ2DLDT |
This book has helped me to begin healing my family of so many things. Food allergies and sensitivities, weightloss, unexplained fatigue, stiffness, ibs, possibly lupus and chronic fatigue. It is an eye opener and life changing event with every chapter. Learning what is done to my food has turned me into an activist. I am not pleased with what is being passed as "healthy" food, produce, meat, and dairy in this country. The regulatory agencies should be ashamed at what they have done to our immunity due to either shortsighted obliviousness or corruption, or both.
Going gluten free isn't enough...look deeper into what you are eating and don't just "trust the label"
Ask yourself...what foods am I eating are irradiated? gassed? genetically modified? sprayed with neurotoxins to speed growth? Why does it matter? Don't know, read this book. Why do people react to wheat, nuts, other grains? It is here! This is a well educated and well researched book written by people who are also knowledgeable about cooking.
If your family has food allergies and sensitivities, also check out GAPS diet. It is not easy, but it heals. I have seen results first hand.
I have already worn out the spine of this book because our entire family (including my husband) reads it. You will learn more than you ever thought possible from a cookbook. It is a course in food history, production, and preparation to nourish your body and mind. It is an introduction into a whole foods movement that will take you out of shrink wrapped gummy "snacks" and into REAL food.
Don't raise your kids on garbage. We owe them real food. |
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| "Excellent advice" | 2009-10-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2KIWZBLNPPG18 |
| This is definitely a life changing book. I will leave it to you to read the other reviews that state a lot about it, but I agree with most that this is a must read. It is a bit intimidating but if you slowly make changes to your lifestyle you will be able to make it a lifetime change. |
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 "Not Good Advice" | 2009-10-10 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2UE7I3KIV2E2F |
| First I will say that the book is filled with lots of information, recipes and tidbits. Some of the information is somewhat substantiated although I still question many of the sources and the results. It's also a nice looking book and very thick so you are getting a lot for your money. So why the 2 stars? To start with, there doesn't seem to be much advice here regarding possible weight gain, food allergies, food sensitivities, age, body type, genetic make-up, heritage and other factors that help someone determine which proteins and fats to include into their diet and how much to include. No matter how "whole" the ingredients are, some people will simply not do well adding butter, eggs, cream cheese, coconut oil, lard, nuts, cream, whole wheat flour, etc. to their diet. And the recipes do not use basic principles such as food combining, making them potentially dangerous to your waistline unless portions are severely restricted. It was Atkins who first publicized that you could eat lots of fats and proteins provided you didn't combine them with starches or sugars. And Sears has already established that you can eat some protein with starch but that your sugar and fat intake needed to be restricted and portions limited. The fact that the authors disregard previous substantiated studies regarding food combining and portion size sets the reader up for potential health and weight problems. I noticed that Sally Fallon herself is gaining weight and I have to think that as she is getting older, her body is having a harder time digesting all that fat and protein and she is advocating. The authors state in one section that protein can slow down healing. Well I have to ask the obvious question of why then, would anyone increase their consumption of something that slows down healing if they are indeed trying to improve their health? Also the time and energy required to prepare many of the recipes is definitely a negative. Many of the recipes call for ingredients that are fermented, dehydrated and germinated which can take hours even days to prepare before you even begin the make the recipes. Granted, slow cooking and making things from scratch is better, but does one really need to go to these lengths to have a healthy meal? Not to mention, the hours of baking and cooking each day could certainly make a serious dent in your energy bill. And I had issue with some of the historical tidbits in the book which are inaccurate and even slurred certain individuals such as George Bernard Shaw, one of the greatest writers of all time for his vegetarian ideas. Some of the greatest minds in history in fact, were vegetarian. Why condemn one way of eating when it obviously works for so many? The Essenes, a Christian sect is mentioned for their wonderful bread, but the fact that they were practically vegan with the exception of small amounts of raw honey and raw milk is not. Their lifespan was reportedly 120 years and they experienced excellent health until death. In fact for many decades they were held up as the model of longevity. The traditional Japanese diet until recently was mostly brown rice, vegetables and a little fish (twice weekly) and was also considered one of the healthiest diets in the world. And Japan was recently in the top 5 countries for longevity and health yet they are huge consumers of soy, something the book staunchly condemns. European nations today are among the longest living and healthiest nations in the world. The Mediterranean diet, one of the healthiest diets in the world advocates very little meat, small amounts of fish and dairy and lots of whole grains, fruits and vegetables. I also noticed certain cultural biases in the book as well which are inaccurate and I hope people will not be mislead by the attempts to categorize all things Western as somehow responsible for everyone's poor health when in fact, a lot of European food is extremely healthy and Europeans are certainly much more weight conscious than many other cultures in the world. The bad diet that the authors such as Sally Fallon often reference to is really the Corporate American diet, not to be confused with the Western diet which is good. While eating whole unprocessed foods is certainly closer to nature and can improve your health, it still remains questionable whether adding more animal protein and fats is the best solution for everyone and should be approached very carefully. In some cases it can prove to be disastrous. Coconut, for instance, is highly rated for its healing properties and nutrients, but it can easily make you fat especially when combined with starches and sugars. In the authors zeal to promote natural foods, they can easily lead people down a dangerous path of obesity and over-consumption of foods meant to be eaten in small amounts. Unless you burn off at least a thousand calories a day, you could find yourself ballooning up very quickly. Mind you, I am no expert but I have been experimenting with my own weight and health for longer than I can remember and I have tried just about everything out there. I always come back to the old Greek philosophy of "Everything in moderation and nothing to excess". And one of the oldest and best rules for optimum health is the 80/20 rule, 80 percent fruits and vegetables and 20 percent of any combination of grains, nuts, legumes, protein and fats that work best for you. My advice is to approach this book with caution and avidly monitor your progress. |
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| "Way to Challenge the Status Quo..." | 2009-10-05 |
| - Reviewed By User: A230Q8H2BLUQOO |
| I friend of my who is a Registered Nurse told me about this book several years ago and I just recently purchased it. All I have to say is "Wow"...Fallon had excellent documentation for her sources. We have started to apply some of these dietary changes in our lives and we are noticing a difference. Great book for information and has a ton of easy to follow recipes. |
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