The Food Bible

by Judith Wills

Book Overview

A definitive manual about food and health, this book presents recent investigations about all aspects of nutrition and diet. It includes sample diets for specific health problems like arthritis and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0684856921
• ISBN13: 9780684856926
• Release Date: April 1999
• Publisher: Fireside Books
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.0" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Eloquent, Scholarly and Easy to Understand

This book is absolutely the best (and prettiest) nutrition books I have. I will never sell it. If you are trying to understand nutrition and healthy eating, this book is for you! This book combines a lot of nutritional and food information in a detailed, sophisticated, yet down-to-earth editorial style. Discussed and analyzed (with beautiful pictures)are of course: fruits, vegetables, seafood, red meats, legumes, dairy, vitamins, minerals, etc... but also: balanced diets, organic foods, different types of vegetarians, food preservation, additives, food labels, food poisoning, ailments and solutions, special diets for certain ailments, supplements, herbs, detoxing, age group nutrition, weight control, popular dieting methods, healthy recipes and the nutritional breakdowns of various foods within various food groups, amongst many other well-researched nutritional topics that fits under these categories. The Food Bible contains no dietary political gestures nor suggests that one mineral or vitamin is better or more important than another. I could tell that Judith Wills has either spent many years or has well-spent her years learning about food and nutrition. She writes like she knows her stuff from every angle without need for approval by any government or health agency. And this is the kind of food/nutrition author from which you want to read. Absolutely a FOOD BIBLE.

consult this book as preventive medicine

I bought this book for my mother (a 60 year old woman with kidney failure), who required to know the exact potassium, phosphorous and sodium content of every food she considered eating. It worked wonders for her diet, but I also found it very interesting myself. I was going through a pitiful stage of immune and animic depression, and following the "boost your immune system" diet definitely did away with it. The information contained in every section ("food as medicine", "food for the time of your life": a description of the nutritional needs for every age, and a suggestion on how to fill them) is serious and well fundamented -no fad diet writer exegesis of why you should adopt his/her eating plan-. As a biologist, I have become especially skeptic of those (like the Diamonds in the Antidiet) who justify eating carrots by asking the reader when s/he has seen a rabbit wearing glasses... This book is not nonsense, keep it close to your kitchen or dining room, consult it daily. Your body will be grateful.

helpful..

The Food Bible is a very helpful nutrition book if you need a guide to start living healthier. I, however, would not have called it the food bible. I might have settled more along the lines of "a start to eating and being healthier." While it was interesting and helpful, it seemed to only skim the surface of the change to a healthier diet. Still, I found that the book did have some strong points. For instance in the back of The Food Bible there is a blue nutritional information guide in regards to almost every meat, fruit, vegetable, Baked good, Breakfast cereal, Dairy product, condiment,and oil, as well as basic alcocholic and non-alcocholic drinks. The book also has information about herbal substitutes, which proved to be helpful.The Food Bible contained a "food as medicine" section but I found the solutions preliminary and unconvincing at times. Overall, this book was an interesting and colorful guide to a more effective way of living. I would recommend it if you need a push into better health and diet.

Highly recommended

This is a great book if you are trying to change your eating habits for the better. It really gives you great information and practical ways that you can become healthier by eating better. Recommendations are easy to follow and stick to.

Excellent Content/Easy to Read

The first thing that pulled me in is it is colorful and easy to read. I started reading through it and the content is just as excellent as the astheticly pleasing look and feel. It has many superfoods listed. And it follows the USDA Food Pyramid, however supplements for vegitarians, etc... Has sections on best nutrition for each phase of your life (childhood, teen, for women--preconception and pregnancy, menopause, etc). Also great section of foods that cause common ailments and foods that cure them. Excellent choice and easy to read. :)