I’ll even watch your kid while you read.
It’s that kind of book.
I do a lot of reading, and in the past year that reading has focused on diet and nutrition.
As I mentioned before, I’m not an arguer-about-diet. That’s just not my scene and I won’t do it. First and foremost, I think people should do whatever feels best to them.
And second, I dislike debates in general. Especially the kind where people throw facts and figures around at one another. Because I find it so meaningless. It’s always possible to find a fact, a study, a website(!) or a book that supports what you want to say. Especially when it comes to diet and nutrition.
It can be so confusing I want to scream! (And I know part of why it’s confusing is because a lot of very powerful groups have a lot of interest in keeping it confusing. Which makes me feel angry and powerless. So, again with the screaming.)
In order to confidently evaluate claims about diet and nutrition you would need (seriously!) a degree in biochemistry and access to the source data for every study ever conducted. And even then you would probably need a lifetime to comb through and analyze it.
I readily admit I don’t have that level of education or ability (or time!). I just need to get dinner on the table and keep three humans healthy.
In my opinion, this book comes close to that depth of analysis. It is a mac-daddy, a world-changer.
When it comes down to for me is–what feels right? What is capital-t True?
You can look wherever you like for answers. This is the book that started me down the road to finding mine, so I want to share it.
If you read it, I’d love to talk* about it!
*Not debate. I am not going to debate you even if you claim that hot dogs for every meal is the healthiest diet there ever was, because of microscopic disease-prevention fairies that live in hot dogs. I will say good for you for finding what works for you!
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Its been an interesting year nutritionally. I LAUGH at my old self when i think i used to say that I ate pretty well. I knew i could improve, but i genuinely thought i was telling the truth.
Since having to give up gluten and go on an anti-inflammatory diet… everything changed. Is changing. It’s redefining what healthy means for me on all kinds of levels. And yeah, its kind of removed my need to try and convince anyone of foodstuff. It’s enough to fight my own fight.
“It’s enough to fight my own fight.”
…this is the best way of putting it! This, exactly! I want to talk about my journey and I hope people can get something helpful out of it, but I don’t need to try to convince anyone of anything. That sounds so tiring.
This book had a major impact on me when I read it too Eileen, a few years ago. The information in it is amazing and very inspiring. Odd how we don’t question why the highest rates of osteoperosis are in countries that consume the most dairy products. Hmmm.
I thought I would recommend another to you…I have just read ‘Anti-Cancer’ by Dr Servan Schreiber and it’s AMAZING! I had become a bit jaded about healthy eating to cure disease because of all the conflicting information out there and then this little book came into my life. It is extremely well researched, well written, engaging and a must-read for anyone interested in their health, not just people affected by cancer. I’d be interested to know what you think of this one too if you fancy reading it.
Jo x
P.S. great video on Goddess Leonie’s BWS.
Thanks Jo!!
I will have to check out “anti-cancer”!!
I started reading it but I will confess that I stopped because I was afraid it would convince me to go meat-less and I would be doing a disservice to my body (in the year when I finally want to treat it as a true part of me, no less) because it cannot do without it. Sometimes this seems unfair, since I am happy to eat little to no meat, but such is life. ‘Twas fascinating reading until I stopped, though.
I totally hear you on that fear Elizabeth! It is a bit heavy reading. I say awesome for listening to your body (for the record while I chose vegan for many reasons, I do believe it’s perfectly possible to achieve optimum health and still eat meat…)