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Sleep, Interrupted: A Physician Reveals the #1 Reason Why So Many of Us are Sick and Tired By Steven Park, MD Jodev Press, 2008 This book was written […]
Empires of Food by Evan D.G. Fraser and Andrew Rimas
Empires of Food: Feast, Famine and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations By Evan D.G. Fraser and Andrew Rimas Free Press, 2010 Empires of Food is a fascinating book that […]
Age of Autism by Dan Olmstead and Mark Blaxill
The Age of Autism: Mercury, Medicine, and a Man-Made Epidemic By Dan Olmstead and Mark Blaxill St. Martins Press, 2010 The Age of Autism is perhaps the most important […]
Disconnect by Devra Davis
Disconnect: The Truth about Cell Phone Radiation, What the Industry Has Done to Hide It, and How to Protect Your Family By Devra Davis Dutton (Penguin Group Inc.), 2010 There […]
Ignore the Awkward by Uffe Ravnskov
Ignore the Awkward! How the Cholesterol Myths are Kept Alive By Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD CreateSpace, 2010 Building cell walls and nerve fibers requires cholesterol. Sex and stress hormones […]
Meat: A Benign Extravagance by Simon Fairlie
Meat: A Benign Extravagance By Simon Fairlie Chelsea Green Publishing, 2010 In the debate between vegans and omnivores there is disagreement not just about which dietary approach is […]
Could It Be B12 by Sally Pacholok and Jeffrey Stuart
Could It Be B12? An Epidemic of Misdiagnoses By Sally M. Pacholok, RN, BSN and Jeffrey J. Stuart, DO Linden Publishing, 2005 (1st ed.) Sometimes it is the person […]
Carbohydrates Can Kill by Robert K. Su
Carbohydrates Can Kill by Robert K. Su, MD Two Harbors Press Carbohydrates Can Kill begins as a kind of primer on the chemistry of carbohydrates, fats and cholesterol, with […]
Case Against Fluoride by Paul Connett and James Beck
The Case Against Fluoride: How Hazardous Waste Ended Up in Our Drinking Water and the Bad Science and Powerful Politics that Keep it There By Paul Connett, PhD, […]
Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball
The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food and Love By Kristin Kimball Scribner, 2010 This memoir describes the radical transformation of a New York City single, female professional writer […]
Art of Living Long by Luigi Cornaro
The Art of Living Long (1917 translation of La Vita Sobria in Four Discourses) By Luigi Cornaro Arno Press reprint, 1979 “Now, Sir, to begin my discourse, I shall […]
Primal Blueprint by Mark Sisson
The Primal Blueprint: Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy By Mark Sisson Primal Nutrition, Inc., 2009 If each person on the planet […]
Sheer Ecstacy of Being a Lunatic Farmer by Joel Salatin
The Sheer Ecstasy of Being a Lunatic Farmer By Joel Salatin Polyface Farm, Inc. 2010 Environmentalism is important and also controversial. We have choices. We can look for […]
Obesity Epidemic by Zoe Harcombe
The Obesity Epidemic: What Caused It? How Can We Stop It? By Zoë Harcombe, BA, MA Columbus Publishing, 2010 Near the start of this book we see a […]
Changing Course for Life by Sir Julian Rose
Changing Course for Life : Local Solutions to Global Problems By Sir Julian Rose New European Publications “Continuously accepting ever more restrictive clamps upon our civil liberties and […]
Nutrition’s Playground
NUTRITION’S PLAYGROUND: It’s All About Food in a Round About Way By Ben Pratt Natural Food Finder Ben Pratt, who serves as chapter leader for southwest England, has […]
Frugavore by Arabella Forge
Frugavore By Arabella Forge Black, Inc. Melbourne, Australia chapter leader Arabella Forge combines gardening and chicken-raising basics with practical advice and yummy WAPF-friendly recipes in this little gem […]
Global Censorship of Health Information by Jonathan Emord
Global Censorship of Health Information By Jonathan W. Emord Sentinel Press In 1993, two authors named Pearson and Shaw contacted Jonathan Emord, who was then vice-president of the […]
Call of the Land by Steven McFadden
The Call of the Land – An Agrarian Primer for the 21st Century By Steven McFadden NorLightsPress We often hear the claim, touted as a well-established fact, that […]
Please Don ’t Eat the Wallpaper by Nancy Irven
Please Don ’t Eat the Wallpaper! by Nancy Irven Subtitled “The Teenager’s Guide to Avoiding Trans Fats, Enriched Wheat and High Fructose Corn Syrup,” this little book reminds […]
Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms by Datis Kharrazian
Why Do I Still Have Thyroid Symptoms When My Lab Tests Are Normal? By Datis Kharrazian, DHSc, DC, MS Morgan James Publishing, 2010 “In the U.S., autoimmune disease […]
Saltwater Foodways by Sandra Oliver
Saltwater Foodways: New Englanders and Their Food at Sea and Ashore in the Nineteenth Century By Sandra Oliver Mystic Museum Publishing, 1995 In 1971 Sandra Oliver took on […]
Waste Not, Want Not by C. Anne Wilson
Waste Not, Want Not: Food Preservation from Early Times to the Present Day C. Anne Wilson, Editor Edinburgh University Press, 1992 Humanity’s relationship with nature has always been […]
GAPS Guide by Baden Lashkov
GAPS Guide Simple Steps to Heal Bowels, Body and Brain One Hill Productions, 2009 By Baden Lashkov Baden Lashkov, a young mother who lives in British Columbia, has […]
Protein Power Lifeplan by Michael and Mary Eades
Protein Power Lifeplan A New Comprehensive Blueprint for Optimal Health By Michael Eades, MD and Mary Dan Eades, MD Warner Books, 2000 In 1996 weight-loss doctors Michael and […]
Milk Diet as a Remedy for Chronic Disease by Charles Sanford Porter
Milk Diet as a Remedy for Chronic Disease by Charles Sanford Porter, MD God’s Whey, LLC Simple. Concise. A true self-help manual. First published in 1905, the book […]
Trophoblast and the Origins of Cancer by Nicholas Gonzalez
The Trophoblast and the Origins of Cancer: One Solution to the Medical Enigma of our Time By Nicholas J. Gonzalez, MD and Linda L. Issacs, MD New Spring […]
Time for New Beginnings by Harold Buttram
A TIME FOR NEW BEGINNINGS – MANUAL FOR FUTURE PARENTS By Harold E. Buttram, M.D. Philosophical Publishing Company Here is a very good resource for any potential or […]
Primal Body – Primal Mind by Nora Gedgaudas
Primal Body—Primal Mind Empower Your Total Health the Way Evolution Intended (…and Didn’t) By Nora T. Gedgaudas, CNS, CNT Primal Body—Primal Mind Publishing, 2009 Nora Gedgaudas, a nutritionist […]
Cells, Gels and the Engines of Life by Gerald Pollack
Cells, Gels and the Engines of Life By Gerald H. Pollack, PhD Ebner and Sons Every now and then someone comes out with a book that forces us […]
Great Cholesterol Con by Dr. Malcom Kendrick
The Great Cholesterol Con: The Truth about What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It By Dr. Malcolm Kendrick John Blake Publishers, 2008 The great American […]
When Hallelujah Becomes What Happened by Gregory Westbrook
WHEN HALLELUJAH BECOMES “WHAT HAPPENED?” CRASHING ON THE VEGAN DIET By Gregory L. Westbrook Weight of Wisdom Workshop Gregory Westbrook gives us a firsthand account of what happens […]
Everlasting Health by Robert Bernardini
Everlasting Health: Humanity’s Guide to Understanding, Avoiding, and Reversing Disease By Robert Bernardini, M.S. PRI Publishing A quick look at the cover tells you there are a lot […]
Homeopathic Treatment of Influenza by Sandra Perko
The Homeopathic Treatment of Influenza: Surviving Influenza Epidemics and Pandemics Past, Present and Future with Homeopathy By Sandra Perko, PhD, CCN Benchmark Homeopathic Pubns, 2005 “Shut the doors! […]
Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstod Ingredient by Jennifer McLagan
Fat : An Appreciation of a Misunderstod Ingredient, with Recipes By Jennifer McLagan Ten Speed Press, 2008 While reading Fat: An Appreciation of a Misunderstood Ingredient, with Recipes, […]
Devil in the Milk by Keith Woodford
Devil in the Milk Illness, Health, and the Politics of A1 and A2 Milk Keith Woodford Chelsea Green Publishing, 2009 I have thought about the medicinal aspects of […]
Cure Tooth Decay by Ramiel Nagel
Cure Tooth Decay By Ramiel Nagel CreateSpace, 2008 Seventeen years ago while having my teeth cleaned, I overheard the patient in the adjoining cubicle ask the dentist if […]
Tender Grassfed Meat by Stanley Fishman
Tender Grassfed Meat: Traditional Ways to Cook Healthy Meat Stanley A. Fishman Alanstar Games, 2009 Neither fat nor flavorings are spared in this collection of delicious recipes aimed […]
Ten Acres is Enough by Edmund Morris
Ten Acres is Enough: How a Very Small Farm Can Keep a Very Large Family Edmund Morris Review Press, 2009 First published in 1867, this reprint offers a […]
Our Daily Meds by Melody Petersen
Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs By Melody Petersen Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008 […]
Liberation Diet by Kevin Brown
The Liberation Diet By Kevin Brown, CPT, NC & Annette Presley, RD, LD, CPT Review by Tim Boyd This book covers a wide range of topics—calories, lipid hypotheses, […]
Vegetarian Myth by Lierre Keith
The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability By Lierre Keith Flashpoint Press/PM Press, 2009 Review by Jill Nienhiser Translations: Spanish Lierre Keith spent almost twenty years as a […]
Stuffed and Starved By Raj Patel
A Thumbs Up Book Review Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World’s Food System By Raj Patel Melville House Publishing, 2008 Review by John Moody Question: […]
Change of Heart by Kay Baxter and Bob Corker
A Thumbs Up Book Review Change of Heart by Kay Baxter and Bob Corker Available from Eutopia Press Review by Sally Fallon Morell This lovely spiral bound cookbook […]
Breaking the Vicious Cycle By Elaine Gottschall
A Thumbs Up Book Review Breaking the Vicious Cycle: Intestinal Health through Diet By Elaine Gottschall, B.A., M.Sc. The Kirkton Press, 2004 Review by Jill Ebbott Sometimes great […]
Cereal Killer by Alan Watson
A Thumbs Up Book Review Cereal Killer By Alan L. Watson Diet Heart Publishing, 2008 Review by Tim Boyd Cereal Killer takes us on a quick review of […]
Corrupt to the Core By Shiv Chopra
A Thumbs Up Book Review Corrupt to the Core Memoirs of a Health Canada Whistleblower By Shiv Chopra KOS Publishing, 2008 Review by Tim Boyd Most of our […]
Fat: It’s Not What You Think by Connie Leas
Fat: It’s Not What You Think by Connie Leas Prometheus Books, 2008 Reviewed by Katherine Czapp This useful and educational book by Connie Leas provides a great service […]
Whole Foods Primer and Sweetener Trap by Beatrice Trum Hunter
A Whole Foods Primer and The Sweetener Trap & How to Avoid It By Beatrice Trum Hunter Basic Health Publications, 2007 Reviewed by Kathy Kramer, CN Beatrice Trum […]
Devil’s Poison by Dean Murphy
The Devil’s Poison: How Fluoride is Killing You By Dean Murphy, DDS Trafford Publishing, 2008 Fluorine is the most reactive element on the planet. It will even react […]
Healing Our Children by Rami Nagel
Healing Our Children By Rami Nagel Reviewed by Sally Fallon Morell Many of you recognize the name of Rami Nagel as a contributor of articles on sacred foods […]
Trick and Treat by Barry Groves
Trick and Treat: How Healthy Eating is Making Us Ill By Barry Groves Hammersimith Press, 2008 Reviewed by Tim Boyd When Dr. Albert Schweitzer set up his mission […]
Everything I Want to Do is Illegal by Joel Salatin
A Thumbs Up Book Review Everything I Want to Do is Illegal: War Stories From the Local Food Front By Joel Salatin Polyface Publications, 2007 Reviewed by Katherine […]
Put Your Heart in Your Mouth by Natasha Campbell-McBride
A Thumbs Up Book Review Put Your Heart in Your Mouth By Dr. Natasha Campbell-McBride Medinform Publishing, 2007 Reviewed by Kathy Kramer, CN Dr. Campbell-McBride is a physician […]
Politically Incorrect Nutrition by Michael Barbee
A Thumbs Up Book Review Politically Incorrect Nutrition: Finding Reality in the Mire of Food Industry Propaganda Vital Health Publishing, 2004 By Michael Barbee, C.D.C. The truth is […]
Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes
Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control, and Disease By Gary Taubes Knopf, 2007 Reviewed by Katharine Czapp “There is always an easy […]
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life By Barbara Kingsolver With Steven L. Hopp and Camille Kingsolver HarperCollins, 2007 Reviewed by Katherine Czapp In 2004 novelist Barbara […]
Gut and Psychology Syndrome by Natasha Campbell-McBride
A Thumbs Up Book Review Gut and Psychology Syndrome: Natural Treatment for Autism, Dyspraxia, ADD, ADHD, Dyslexia, Depression and Schizophrenia By Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD Medinform, 2004 Reviewed by […]
What to Eat by Marion Nestle
A Thumbs Up Book Review What to Eat By Marion Nestle North Point Press, 2007 Reviewed by Joe Watters Dr. Marion Nestle (no relation, as she indicates in […]
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A Thumbs Up Book Review The following books have not had full reviews written, but deserve a “Thumbs Up.” Solved: The Riddle of Illness by Stephen Langer, […]
Something from the Oven by Laura Shapiro
A Thumbs Up Book Review Something from the Oven: Reinventing Dinner in 1950s America By Laura Shapiro Viking, 2004 Reviewed by Katherine Czapp Laura Shapiro’s graceful, well-researched, and […]
High Blood Pressure Hoax by Sherry A. Rogers
A Thumb Up Book Review The High Blood Pressure Hoax By Sherry A. Rogers, MD Sand Key Company, 2005 Reviewed by Katherine Czapp The first thing to understand […]
Performance Without Pain by Kathryne Pirtle
A Thumbs Up Book Review Performance Without Pain By Kathryne Pirtle New Trends Publishing, 2005 Reviewed by Dan Duell Kathryne Pirtle’s new book is an eye-opening account of […]
Fiber Menace by Konstantin Monastyrsky
A Thumbs Up Book Review Fiber Menace By Konstantin Monastyrsky Ageless Press Reviewed by Kathryne Pirtle The striking cover photo of Fiber Menace–a cereal bowl filled with brass […]
Ten Days to Optimal Health by Kristina Amelong
A Thumbs Up Book Review Ten Days to Optimal Health: A Guide to Nutritional Therapy and Colon Cleansing By Kristina Amelong, CNC, CT Prosperity Publishing House Review by […]
Full Moon Feast by Jessica Prentice
A Thumbs Up Book Review Full Moon Feast: Food & the Hunger for Connection By Jessica Prentice Chelsea Green Publishing Review by Sally Fallon Part autobiography, part recipe […]
Life Unburdened by Richard Morris
A Thumbs Up Book Review A Life Unburdened: Getting Over Weight and Getting On With My Life by Richard Morris Miralibri Press Review by Sally Fallon What happens […]
Recipes for Life by Becky Mauldin
A Thumbs Up Book Review Recipes for Life: A Raw Food Cookbook By Becky Mauldin Review by Sally Fallon A raw food diet helped Becky Mauldin regain her […]
Dying to Look Good by Christine Hoza Farlow
A Thumbs Up Book Review Dying to Look Good: The Disturbing Truth About What’s Really in Your Cosmetics, Toiletries, and Personal Care Products. . . and What You […]
Fish That We Eat by Anore Jones
A Thumbs Up Book Review Iqaluich Niginaqtuat, The Fish That We Eat by Anore Jones, US Fish and Wildlife Service Review by Sally Fallon While the food industry […]
Real Food by Nina Planck
A Thumbs Up Book Review Real Food: What to Eat and Why By Nina Planck Bloomsbury Publishing Review by Sally Fallon It’s great to get the Weston A. […]
Fluoride Deception by Christopher Bryson
A Thumbs Up Book Review The Fluoride Deception By Christopher Bryson Seven Stories Press Review by Claire Bumpkins One of the attractions of exploring the Weston A. Price […]
Cancer Cause and Cure by Percy Weston
A Thumbs Up Book Review Cancer Cause and Cure: A 20th Century Perspective By Percy Weston Review by Abby Eagle Percy Weston, an Australian farmer, chronicles his experience […]
Eat Here by Brian Halwell
A Thumbs Up Book Review Eat Here: Reclaiming Homegrown Pleasures in a Global Supermarket By Brian Halwell Norton/Worldwatch Institute Books Review by Bill Sanda Eat Here is an […]
Fateful Harvest by Duff Wilson
All Thumbs Book Reviews Fateful Harvest: The True Story of a Small Town, a Global Industry and a Toxic Secret By Duff Wilson, HarperCollins Publishers Inc. Review by […]
Grassfed Gourmet by Shannon Hayes
A Thumbs Up Book Review The Grassfed Gourmet By Shannon Hayes Review By John Umlauf This charming and authoritative book quickly grabbed my attention with its foreword by […]
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier
All Thumbs Book Reviews Cold Mountain By Charles Frazier Review by Judy Williams Here is an Aussie perspective on an American novel which featured an Aussie actress in […]
Whole Beast by Fergus Henderson
A Thumbs Up Book Review The Whole Beast: Nose to Tail Eating By Fergus Henderson Review by Sally Fallon We don’t often review cookbooks in these columns, simply […]
Untold Story of Milk by Ron Schmid
A Thumbs Up Book Review The Untold Story of Milk: Green Pastures, Contented Cows and Raw Dairy Foods By Ron Schmid, ND Review by Joann S. Grohman This […]
Maker’s Diet by Jordan Rubin
A Thumbs Up Book Review The Maker’s Diet By Jordan Rubin, NMD, PhD Review by Sally Fallon At the age of 17, Jordan Rubin went to Florida State […]
Garden of Fertility by Katie Singer
A Thumbs Up Book Review The Garden of Fertility:A Guide to Charting Your Fertility Signals to Prevent or Achieve Pregnancy–Naturally–and to Gauge Your Reproductive Health By Katie Singer […]
Truth About Children’s Health by Robert Bernardini
A Thumbs Up Book Review The Truth About Children’s Health: The Comprehensive Guide to Understanding, Preventing, and Reversing Disease By Robert Bernardini, MS PRI Publishing, 2003 Review by […]
No-Grain Diet by Joseph Mercola
A Thumbs Up Book Review The No-Grain Diet By Dr. Joseph Mercola, Dutton, 2003 Review by Sally Fallon A qualified Thumbs Up for this sensible and practical weight […]
Wild Fermentation by Sandor Ellix Katz
A Thumbs Up Book Review Wild Fermentation By Sandor Ellix Katz Chelsea Green Publishing Company, 2003 Review by Sally Fallon Those who enjoy making lacto-fermented foods will love […]
Seeds of Deception by Jeffrey Smith
A Thumbs Up Book Review Seeds of Deception By Jeffrey Smith Yes! Books, 2003 Review by Sally Fallon “The Washington Post reported that mice, usually happy to munch […]
Life Without Bread by Wolfgang Lutz and Christian Allan
A Thumbs Up Book Review Life Without Bread By Wolfgang Lutz and Christian Allan Review by Stephen Byrnes, PhD, RNCP, ©2001 In recent years, a slew of books […]
Schwarzbein Principle by Diana Schwarzbein
A Thumbs Up Book Review The Schwarzbein Principle By Diana Schwarzbein, MD and Nancy Deville Reviewed By Stephen Byrnes, PhD, RNCP, ©2001 This book gets a qualified […]
Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine by Ron Schmid
A Thumbs Up Book Review Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine By Ron Schmid Review by Sally Fallon First published in 1997, then reissued under the title Native […]
Stolen Harvest by Vandana Shiva
A Thumbs Up Book Review Stolen Harvest By Vandana Shiva Review by Sally Fallon “Over the past two decades every issue I have been engaged in as an […]
Milk, Money, and Madness by Naomi Baumslag
A Thumbs Up Book Review Milk, Money, and Madness By Naomi Baumslag, MD, MPH and Dia L. Michels Review by Sally Fallon Dr. Baumslag and her coauthor wrote […]
Nutrition in Biblical Times by Ruth F. Rosevear
A Thumbs Up Book Review Nutrition in Biblical Times By Ruth F. Rosevear Review by Beatrice Trum Hunter “The bible is a storehouse of wisdom on foods and […]
Cholesterol Myths by Uffe Ravnskov
A Thumbs Up Book Review The Cholesterol Myths By Uffe Ravnskov, MD, PhD Review by Stephen Byrnes, ND, RNCP Original edition no longer in print but second addition […]
Diet Cure by Julia Ross
A Thumbs up Book Review The Diet Cure By Julia Ross, MA Review by Sally Fallon There are thousands of diet books out there but this one is […]
Know Your Fats by Mary Enig
A Thumbs Up Book Review Know Your Fats: The Complete Primer for Understanding the Nutrition of Fats, Oils, and Cholesterol By Mary Enig, PhD Review by Stephen Byrnes, […]
Soil, Grass, and Cancer by Andre Voisin
A Thumbs Up Book Review Soil, Grass, and Cancer By Andre Voisin Review by Sally Fallon There are few books that can claim kinship with the soul and […]
Excitotoxins by Russell Blaylock
A Thumbs Up Book Review Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills By Russell Blaylock, MD Review by Sally Fallon “What if someone were to tell you that a chemical […]
Milk Book by William Campbell Douglass
A Thumbs Up Book Review The Milk Book: The Milk of Human Kindness Is Not Pasteurized By William Campbell Douglass, MD Review by Sally Fallon No one has […]
Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig
A Thumbs Up Book Review Nourishing Traditions: The Cookbook that Challenges Politically Correct Nutrition and the Diet Dictocrats By Sally Fallon and Mary G. Enig, PhD Here’s what […]