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Going Against the Grain: How Reducing and Avoiding Grains Can Revitalize Your Health Specs:
Product Name
Going Against the Grain: How Reducing and Avoiding Grains Can Revitalize Your Health
Manufacturer
McGraw-Hill
Product Number MPN
0658017225
Retail Price
$14.95
EAN-14
09780658017223
UPC
978065801722
Specifications
Title
Going Against the Grain: How Reducing and Avoiding Grains Can Revitalize Your Health
ISBN
0658017225
Author(s)
Melissa Diane Smith
Release Date
2002-04-19
Format
Paperback
Num of Pages
288
Num. of Items
1
EAN
9780658017223
Weight
1 lbs.
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16-February-2004
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"Going Against The Grain" is an interesting book. The thesis is that grains are causing many of the diseases of civilization and that humans - especially children should be eating far fewer than our current practice. Certainly avoiding grains should keep our carbohydrate consumption down which should reduce our Type 2 Diabetes epidemic. Ms. Smith makes a good case for avoiding grains altogether. But anyone who has any sort of digestive difficulties should definitely try an avoidance diet.
Furthermore, the author give the reader the names of the tests we should ask our doctors for. If one is having trouble with any part of the digestive system, this might help.
Although the book has few recipes, the ones it has sound great, and I can't wait to try them.
"Valid information just yet nothing new"
2009-01-01
- Reviewed By User: A2P9EMT72OJP0G
I was very excited to read this book, but unfortunately it didn't say anything that I hadn't already read online.
Whilst I agree that grains are for birds and not for people, the book was sometimes repetitive and I had to force myself through parts of it at times. I am sure the author is a great help to her patients, I just didn't feel the information was as groundbreaking as books such as The China Study which chronicle a lifetime of research or Eat To Live by Joel Fuhrman which gives a complete and drastic diet plan than has equally drastic results on sick patients.
Dropping grains and replacing them with hamburgers, oil, honey and meat based dishes is not a path to health especially as allergies are often caused by a candida overgrowth and intestinal flora damage which is just as sensitive to sugars and fats as gluten and wheat.
Smith also annoyed me by telling vegetarians that if they don't feel better straight away they should switch back to fish and chicken - in reality vegetarians simply need to stop eating sweets and grain products and switch to a whole food, plant based diet which provides all the fiber, protein and nutrients that they need.
She also urges vegetarians to load up on soy based products which is another huge allergen. If you have so many allergens in your diet - how will you know what's causing your problems?
Fish is so full of mercury it should be an occasional meal, not a staple. Chicken has just as much cholesterol as beef. Heart disease, not protein deficiency or celiac disease is the leading cause of death in the USA
Bottom line is plants need to be the staple whether you eat meat or not to provide the fiber required to aid digestion especially if you drop all grains.
My recommendation is for people who are truly committed to finding healthful eating to perhaps read Eat To Live instead, which has both meat eating and vegetarian menu options but it is a much clearer way to 'revitalize your health' than simply removing grains.
Smith isn't wrong about the grains, and I do feel bad writing a less than perfect review but I just didn't think the book was the most interesting or informative one I have found.
The virtue of whole grains is the latest conventional wisdom from the food industry. In reality whole grains are not as wonderful as they seem. All gains and seeds contain a certain amount of phytic acid and it is concentrated in the bran. The phytic acid binds with the minerals in your food and conveys them out of your system.
Brown rice, for example, contains vastly more minerals than white rice when analyzed in a lab. But your body will actually absorb more minerals from the white rice. Now you could always soak and sprout your brown rice before cooking and the majority of the phytic acid would be neutralized leaving you with lots of usable minerals. But few are willing to go to such lengths.
Nutrition is much more complex than people think. My educated intuition tells me that the best bet is to eat primarily as our ancestors did in the thousands of generations during which man evolved. And they ate no grains to speak of, neither brown nor white nor whole nor processed.
Going Against the Grain is an excellent introduction to this important subject. It is a little bit dated and aimed towards the general public. But if it serves to pique your interest in the subject it has done it's job.
"clear explanation"
2008-04-28
- Reviewed By User: A3JCRWXA01VU6P
The info in this book is clearly written, easy to understand and I can see where she is coming from. I would like to see more variety for the breakfast receipes. Good price for quality info.
"Not very scientific"
2008-04-01
- Reviewed By User: A3467YBY8UEYCI
I found this book to be somewhat vague and non-scientific. It's all stuff I've read before. The 'quizzes' to determine how sensitive you are to wheat or grains are too broad. There is some good info on tests and glutens, but the part about 'exorphins' is just plain silliness. Save your time and money, here's a summary: (i) avoid grains, esp wheat (ii) go organic where possible (iii) it's hard and people might think you're weird but go for it.
"Thought Provoking"
2008-03-02
- Reviewed By User: A3NWLWLXCOUWPX
I came to this book as someone on a low starch diet to combat ankylosing spondylitis. I found the book concise and well argued and am now convinced that avoiding or at least reducing the intake of grain products is essential for those with grain sensitivities but also important for those otherwise well people seeking to avoid the modern maladies of diabetes,heart disease, high blood pressure, cancer etc. I highly recommend the book.
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"Valid information just yet nothing new"
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