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Optimum Health
By Stephen T. Sinatra, MD
Review by Sally Fallon
Dr. Sinatra says to forgive yourself and avoid sugar, caffeine, MSG
and processed foods--all good advice. But the rest of the book is the
same old politically correct story.
Cholesterol comes largely from saturated fats, he says (absolutely
wrong) and cholesterol levels above 200 pose a greater risk for heart
disease (wrong again.) Saturated coconut and palm oil are frequently
used in processed foods, he warns. Which planet is he living on? These
healthy fats were pushed out of the food supply years ago by partially
hydrogenated vegetable oils—never mentioned by Dr. Sinatra.
He promotes lots of phytate-laden whole grain and soy products; shuns
whole milk, butter, cheese and red meats; tells us to remove the skin
from chicken (which contains lots of the polyunsaturates he thinks are
so good for us); goes after organ meats with a vengeance (which he says
are loaded with saturated fats—wrong again); and waffles on eggs.
It's hard to see how more mistakes could be packed into 317 pages.
Don't waste your money on this book.
About the Reviewer
 Sally
Fallon is the author of
Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct
Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats (with Mary G. Enig, PhD), a well-researched,
thought-provoking guide to traditional foods with a startling message: Animal
fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet, necessary
for normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection
from disease and optimum energy levels. She joined forces with Enig again to
write Eat Fat, Lose Fat, and has authored numerous articles on the
subject of diet and health. The President of the Weston A. Price Foundation
and founder of A Campaign for Real Milk,
Sally is also a journalist, chef, nutrition researcher, homemaker, and community
activist. Her four healthy children were raised on whole foods including butter,
cream, eggs and meat.
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