Praise for Book: "In Defense of Food"

 

"Eat food.  Not too much.  Mostly plants."

Not very often do you find a truly insightful book on food, health and nutrition. 

Even less often does such a book achieve mainstream success.

When it comes to nutrition books, I'm generally very skeptical -- and for good reason.

Book publishing is a business, and cut-throat one at that.  Printing and distributing books is expensive.  Every time a publisher puts a book into the marketplace, they take a risk.  They have to invest a bunch of money in printing an inventory, yet they have no idea if anyone is going to buy it. 

This dilemma can lead publishers to play it safe.  Instead of putting out what's new and what people need to hear, they stay with the status quo and release what people want to hear.  In the process, many good ideas are smothered and ignored.

When I heard about Michael Pollan's In Defense of Food reaching #1 on the New York Times Non-Fiction Bestesellers List for six weeks, I was hesitant.  At worst, I expected the next big "Atkins-esque" fad.  At best, I thought it would be yet more rehash and fluff with nothing progressive to say at all.  The usual half-hearted pointers for an audience unwilling to make any real lifestyle changes.

I had no intention of reading the book until the day I saw Pollan interviewed on television.  He sounded like a man with his head screwed on straight, so I decided to give his book a try.

Whenever possible, I try to listen to my books rather than read them.  I'm always too busy to do any extra reading, so I got the audiobook and listened to it at the gym.

I was hooked right from the opening line.
"Eat food.  Not too much.  Mostly plants."

A brilliantly concise line.  Somehow these seven words sum up this incredible book better than any long-winded review ever could.

The following is a quote from Nora Ephron of the New York Times:

I have tried on countless occassions to convey to my friends how incredible this book is.  I have gone on endlessly about Pollan's brilliance in finding a way to write about food -- but it's not really about food, it's about everything... Well, the point is, i have tried and failed to explain it, so I just end up giving them a copy, and sooner or later they call to say, "You were right, it's fantastic."

 

Pollan's work walks a perfect balance; being penetrating, informative, amusing and enlightening.

His assertment that we no longer eat food, but instead gorge ourselves on processed "food products" is a message that the masses are in dire need of hearing. 

This is not a diet book in the traditional sense.  The purpose is not so much to tell you what to eat as it is to serve as a wake up call -- a call to arms against of the dangers of today's Western diet.

If I hadn't already taken an interest in natural health many years ago, this book would be the kick I needed to start now.

If you need something to inspire you to change -- to take your raw diet seriously -- read this book.

It's not about the raw diet, but it complements it so incredibly well.

Afterwards, when there is no doubt in your mind that change is needed, go back to my book and read it again.  You'll find it all makes more sense to you than anything else ever has.

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