Amazon.com Review
When Morgan Spurlock, the star of Super-Size Me, gained nearly 30 pounds after a month of eating at McDonald?s for every meal, nobody was more horrified than his fiancée Alex Jamieson, a vegan chef and holistic health counselor. When his liver showed signs of damage just 20 days into his fast-food diet experiment, she knew he'd need serious help to recover at the end of his "gastrointestinal form of hari-kari."[p.viii] The Great American Detox Diet is her prescription for helping him shed the chub as well as rid his body of the chemical additives (such as propylene glycol alginate?yuck) so prevalent in fast food. She notes that since a British medical journal recently reported that eating fast food just twice a week increases one's risk of developing insulin resistance, a pre-diabetic condition, you don't need to have gorged yourself on McDonald?s to benefit from her quick-results plan. Jamieson does a noble job of spelling out the detrimental effects on the body of sugar, caffeine, and an overload of fat, carbs, and protein, all of which are present in your typical fast-food meal, let alone a "super-sized" one. (Spurlock's diet included a repulsive 30 pounds of added sugar and added sweeteners over the course of the month.)[p22] Those horrified by Fast-Food Nation will find familiar territory here, but will also receive constructive advice on how to alter one's diet for the better. Jamieson also spurns wheat, corn, and dairy products, citing them as potential allergens (interestingly, she points out they're all heavily subsidized by the government), and she recommends viable sugar and caffeine substitutes. Nearly 90 recipes round out her treatise on healthy eating, and although some are not unusual (revamped versions of Guacamole, for example, and Oatmeal Raisin Cookies), a few others like Miso Tofu Cheese Spread will be a bit of an acquired taste for those so accustomed to burgers and fries. --Erica Jorgensen
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Review"You will emerge from the other side of your 8-week detox just as I did: feeling energized, focused, healthy, alive and, most importantly, quite thankful that Alex was there to help."—Morgan Spurlock, creator, director, and star of Super Size Me "A truly ground-breaking primer on the benefits of what I call ‘preventive eating.’"—Lisa Ganjhu, DO, attending physician in the division of gastroenterology and liver diseases at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital in New York City"You don’t need to have gorged yourself on McDonald’s to benefit from her quick-results plan."—Amazon.com
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Worth Every Penny
This book is a life saver! Before buying this book I had been showing symptoms of acquired food allergies and/or celiac disease.
5.0 out of 5 stars
feeling better already!
I have been following the basic guidelines of Alex’s detox plan for about 2 weeks now and I am feeling really good.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty good, but not great
This book is ok– if you know anything about healthy eating, vegetarian or vegan diets, or the mistreatment of animals slaughtered for food, then you probably will not find this…
5.0 out of 5 stars
Best Diet Book I Ever Read
Non-preachy. Personal. Great recipes. This is the book that finally got me to change the way I eat. It’s not a diet book really — it’s a lifestyle change primer.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Utterly Disappointing
This book is written by the fiance of the guy who made “Supersize Me.” She made all his meals following that movie and had him down to minimal levels of cholesterol, fat, blood…
4.0 out of 5 stars
An Eye Opening Read
I must say that I gained a lot of good information from this book. It really makes you think about what is put in the food we eat.
5.0 out of 5 stars
are you sitting down?
this book is not for the faint of heart! im currently studying food science, dietetics, and nutrition as a senior in college and this book opened my eyes to more than i’ve been…
3.0 out of 5 stars
good starter for those new to nutritional issues
Lots of common sense knowledge, an easy read. Some very good recipes that are easy to reproduce.
5.0 out of 5 stars
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great read. very enlightening. i didn’t dig on alot of the recipes, but i loved the information in the book.
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Love this Book
I love this book, I purchased it about a month ago. It is an interesting read, alittle repetive at times, but overall it has a lot of good information.