One of the most unusual diet books to come onto the market for some time, the bestselling Perfect Health Diet is also a fascinating read.
The married Jaminets were suffering from the chronic illnesses that come with middle age. Unable to find a doctor who could heal them in any meaningful way, these trained scientists turned the magnifying glass on their own bodies.
What began as a desperate search for ways to feel healthier turned into a five year research odyssey exploring what fuel the body needs to perform best.
The results have been an international sensation, and in The Perfect Health Diet they lay their findings out for readers.
It’s heavy on science but free from jargon. The Jaminets discuss the food and habits that lead to a “toxic, nutrient poor” diet and the kind of disturbing effects that has on overall wellbeing.
They also provide meals plans based on the foods we should be eating, and in what quantity. They extol the virtues of “safe starches” like potatoes and rice, lean meats and of course vegetables. They recommend completely cutting out sugar, legumes, vegetable oils and grains.
It’s a revealing and well-researched book which could cause you to re-think your whole diet philosophy.
Praise for the authors: “This book provides a lot of information to help you get you started to make healthier choices.” Everydiet.org
About the authors: Paul was an astrophysicist at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics and became a software entrepreneur during the Internet boom.
Shou-Ching is a molecular biologist and cancer researcher at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, and Director of BIDMC’s Multi-Gene Transcriptional Profiling Core.
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