The Slow Poisoning of America by John and Michelle Erb

A Thumbs Up/Thumbs Down Book Review

The Slow Poisoning of America
by John E. Erb and T. Michelle Erb
Reviewed by Sally Fallon Morell

The Slow Poisoning of America provides an excellent compendium of studies showing the toxicity of MSG and its evil twin aspartame. MSG plays an important role in many of our modern illnesses—obesity, diabetes, vision problems, headaches, attention deficit disorder and autism, schizophrenia, epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease. Unfortunately the Erbs’ useful collection of references is followed by a diatribe against virulent E. coli in undercooked beef and raw milk, without any acknowledgement of the difference between industrial and grass-fed meat, or of the inherent safety system in raw milk. Most disappointing of all is their suggestion of melatonin supplements as the solution to the problems caused by MSG. Much better to avoid all processed food and build up natural defenses by consuming foods like raw milk and raw beef. Thumbs up for the first part of the book; for the rest, thumbs down.

 

This article appeared in Wise Traditions in Food, Farming and the Healing Arts, the quarterly journal of the Weston A. Price Foundation, Winter 2008.

About the Reviewer

Sally Fallon Morell 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. Through her New Trends Publishing label, she publishes books on nutrition and health, such as The Fourfold Path to Healing (by Dr. Tom Cowan), Honoring Our Cycles (by Katie Singer), The Untold Story of Milk (by Ron Schmid) and The Whole Soy Story (by Kaayla Daniel). 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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