Eat To Live By Joel Fuhrman

I was unbelievably impressed by this book. Nowhere have I found more accurate nutritional information contained all in one book. This has become my top recommendation for books on nutrition. If you eat this way, you will be healthy.

Being a vegetarian myself, I especially enjoyed Dr. Fuhrman's accurate assessment on meat and meat products. I will admit it is bizarre to me that people choose to eat meat. I understand it is a misguided notion to get enough protein, but biologically, it is questioned as to whether we are really designed to eat meat. One thing is for certain, however, and that is that we can live and thrive without meat. This book will show you how.

I also appreciated Dr. Fuhrman's reliance on scientific study to base his recommendations. This book is well referenced. In writing this book, Dr. Fuhrman reviewed more than 2,000 nutritional studies. People can argue about what to eat all day, but it all depends on the research. This is one of the best referenced books on nutrition I have seen.

This information in this book wasn't new to my family. We eat this way already, but it is so nice to have validation for the way we eat. We eat this way because we want to be healthy and because we want to live a long disease free life. My children hardly get sick. They don't complain about what we're eating, and I've never had trouble getting them to eat their vegetables (we had a salad with beets, onions, and orange peppers on it today for example). This is the best gift we can give ourselves- the gift of good health.

The basic way of eating in this book is to avoid animal products, at least during the beginning weight loss stage. One may choose to add meat back in twice a week at most after 6weeks. Meat is to be thought of as a condiment. So, basically we eat one pound of fresh veggies and an additional pound of cooked veggies, one cup of beans a day, one handful of nuts, a tablespoon of ground flaxseed, and all the fruit we want. It's a whole lot of food- there's no way to go hungry because you're not limiting yourself. You'll get plenty of nutrients and protein on this plan. It's perfect for weight loss.

Whether you're wanting to lose weight or you just want to eat healthier, then this book will teach you what you need to know. Healthy food is delicious so have an open mind and read this book today!