The Bottom Line
101 Natural Healthy Eating Tips by Emily Davidson is a nice quick read that tells us that the way most of us eat is harmful to our bodies. For teens and parents alike, the book is a short course in what we should eat and how we should eat it for optimal health. The book would benefit from adding a list of sources or links to websites that offered additional information. Overall, solid, practical and important.
Pros
- Short and easy to read.
- Good general advice about how to have a healthy diet.
- No commercial bias - states the hard facts about the American food industry.
- Promotes a "whole foods" approach to eating.
- If followed, would result in improved health for everyone.
Cons
- Doesn't recognize that these changes can be overwhelming and even expensive.
- No sources sited for the facts stated in the book.
- Gives few details on the many subjects covered.
Description
- A quick and concise look at what we eat and why we should (or should not) eat it.
- Describes the ways to optimize our diets by eating whole, non-processed and healthful foods.
- Challenges the entire way Americans eat.
Guide Review - 101 Natural Healthy Eating Tips by Emily Davidson
101 Natural Healthy Eating Tips by Emily Davidson
This slim book offers families and individuals a look at what our diets ought to look like, and why. It starts out describing, in one or two page "tips", the building blocks of our diet. No carbohydrates aren't bad, but refined carbs are. Fat is important, but choose your fats wisely. The book discusses each food group and its role in our diet. This may sound dry, but her information is important and dispels the myths we've learned through fad diets.
The book continues on to describe how our diet impacts our immune system and overall wellness. Although I can not directly speak to each and every point that it made, there is a good bit of science that suggests that our modern diet full of sugars (particularly high fructose corn syrup), refined carbohydrates, saturated fats and chemicals is having a negative impact on our health. There is also mention of the conditions the animals used for meat are exposed to, and how that can affect the health of the person who eats it. These are important issues that everyone needs to be aware of to be more savvy consumers. The book finishes up with miscellaneous tips on buying organic, vegetarianism, healthy cooking tips and even some recipes.
Overall, a well written and important book on how changing our eating habits can change our health. It might seem overwhelming to try all of the tips at first, but focus on one or two and see how it goes. It may take a while to switch your family to whole grain pasta and more veggies, but even a small change counts!
