The Sunfood Diet Success System

by David Wolfe

Book Overview

Since its first publication, The Sunfood Diet Success System has been the definitive book on the raw food lifestyle. Now after more than seven years, David Wolfe has rigorously rewritten the entire... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1556437498
• ISBN13: 9781556437496
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: North Atlantic Books
• Length: 623 Pages
• Weight: 2.87 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

You MUST read this book!

This book is very intelligently written, and the most inspirational thing that I've ever read. Transitioning to raw food has been the hardest thing that I have ever wanted to do. I now feel armed with knowledge and power provided to me through the thoughtful words of Mr. Wolfe. I want to give copies of this book to everyone I know, health conscious our not. Only we hold the keys to our own happiness and Wolfe reminds us of that with every sentence. Even if you never actually eat any more raw food than the occasional salad or piece of fruit, the message of personal strenght and power in this book is absolutely priceless! The nutritional information in the book is incredible. Not only are there great ideas about what proper nutrition should be, but there is scientific info and real information about the nutritional value of foods we eat and foods we should be eating.

An excellent work...

After many months, almost a year of trying to get a hold of this book, I finally got my hands on this precious gem. The Sunfood Diet is everything I expected and much more. David Wolfe does an excellent job of explaining the art of consuming only raw food for optimal health and nutrition. This is not a book you will read once and put on a shelf to collect dust. You will read and reread it over and over again. This is not just a book about the raw food diet; it is a book about life and how to live it more abundantly with vibrant health. From the very first chapter to the very last puntuation mark, Mr.Wolfe captures and holds your attention. His prose is clear and easy to understand. Beautiful quotes and poetry adorn the pages throughout the book. An added bonus were the beautiful kirlian photographs showing the life energy emanating from live fruits and vegetables. I am convinced now more than ever that the raw food diet is for me. I wish all Americans would come to this truth. The sooner we realize that the Standard American Diet is killing us the better off we will be. Kudos to you Mr. Wolfe and thankyou for opening my eyes, and for writing an excellent book.

Every page is an inspiration!

This was my first book that got me into the "raw movement." It changed my life, touching every aspect of my being. I cannot express my gratitude toward David Wolfe for creating this masterpiece. Anyone seeking a life of optimism, joy, and success on a personal level should own The Sunfood Diet Success System! Wolfe's book contains 36 chapters of health transformation. Only ten or so of these specifically deal with the diet, while the book's key focus is on the mental transformation required. Each chapter has exercises at the end for the physical (diet) and mental changes. As recommended by David, keeping a journal and log of your diet will help with the transformation. The book begins with six chapters that ask you to take a look into your life. "Beliefs," "Goals," "Thoughts are Things," and "Faith" are a few of the chapters that promote your well-being on a spiritual level. Starting with chapter 7, "The Sunfood Diet," the book introduces us to the diet of uncooked fruits, vegetables, and nuts. For those of you who have been wondering about this lifestyle, it's eating foods in their natural, unadulterated state. It is a step further than veganism, being called "raw-veganism." David thoroughly covers all aspects of eating raw. Items discussed are detoxification, food-combining, the SunFood Triangle (new pyramid), hybridized food, common questions, myths, and the wonders of a diet free of toxicity. "Your idea of the world (what you believe the world is) manifests everything in your life. When you change your idea of the world, the world itself changes. Essentially, your mission isn't to set the world right, but simply to set yourself right. The world does not change, we change." The Sunfood Diet Success System is filled with all of David's love. Every page is an inspiration. I can't begin to express my gratitude for the information that was revealed to me in this book. Its knowledge has continued to enlighten me through the last year. Inspirational, motivational; it's everything. Please get this book - do it for yourself. --Reviewed by Dan Jerke for vegetarianteen.com.

Not just about Raw foods, which is an essential message

I know. When you pick up a book about a diet, you want to read the goodies about what foods to eat and how to achieve optimal physical fitness. It's not that easy. This book is one of a kind in that it focuses on a lot more than diet. In the true sense of what it means to be healthy, diet is only a small fraction of what a truly healthy person really is. Don't get me wrong. Raw foods are a key to unlocking the greatness within you, but it's more than that. You have to find inner peace and change your thinking. David Wolfe points this out in many of his chapters throughout the book.I enjoy Wolfe's approach to wellness, although he got a little carried away with some of his suggestions as far as disease conditions are concerned. I'm in total agreement with him as far as individualizing the diet according to your own needs, but then he goes and recommends certain ratios to overcome certain ailments. If a 50% greens and 50% fats diet can help one person overcome candida, it's going to make another person more sick. I was hoping to see more Ayurvedic type recomendations according to body type then to give generalized advice. That's my only problem with this book.I loved the sections on minerals, detox, and his positive, uplifting messages about life. David Wolfe is a salesman, yes. He's very good at marketing. His unnecessary plugs to his website and to his product catalog didn't go unnoticed, but it could be very helpful to someone who lives in the middle of the woods and doesn't have access to some of the superfoods and formulas that can help you get off cooked foods. Anyone who's raw knows it's not as easy as just giving up cooked foods cold turkey. You need to ween yourself off cooked foods, just like drugs. His products can be helpful with that. All in all, great book. Unlike anything else out there right now. It could be improved upon, but for when it was written and for the powerful messages it delivers, it's one heck of a read. I'd recommend it to anyone. Even if you're not interested in becoming a raw foodist, you can still greatly benefit from reading this book.

Excellent resource. most important acid/alkaline balance

This is the 5th raw food book I've read and my favorite so far. It gives clear examples of what to eat and what not to eat and more importantly why. It describes the pitfalls one may encounter when on a raw food diet and how to correct them. Another book I recommend is "Hooked on Raw". I've been able to fine tune my diet with astonishing results and will never go back to eating cooked food again. This is the way all of us were meant to eat ... and the first stepping stone on the journey to not eating at all. Benefits of this diet include less sleep, more energy, better immune system, weight loss to the level you should weigh, muscle mass that seems to last longer, tanning without ever having to use poisonous sun tan lotion, stronger nails, hair and clearer skin.... and most importantly reconnecting with yourself. If you are limited to buying just one Raw Food book this is the one! Once you experience the benefits of eating raw you never want to go back.