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Book Recommendations
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Nutrition and Physical Degeneration, by Weston A Price
This is a huge compendium of research done by Dr. Price back in the 1930s, and is the source for much of the information in these other books. It is a technical book, but includes fantastic photographs, and page after page of scientific proof for a traditional raw foods, high-fat diet. I read this book because I had a hard time accepting some of the information in Sally Fallon's book, Nourishing Traditions. This detailed information convinced me.
Nourishing Traditions, by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig
This is so much more than a cookbook. It is filled with recipes that teach you a whole new (old) way of cooking, though they can seem unrealistic when first exposed to them. But it also has an extensive introduction that covers the benefits of raw foods, healthy fats, soaked and sprouted grains, and lacto-fermented vegetables. Additionally, excerpts from other books fill the sidebars of the cookbook, providing even more reinforcement for the value of reclaiming our ancestral ways of eating.
21 Days to a Healthy Heart, by Alan Watson
While this book specifically addresses concerns about heart health, it is an easy to read, easy to use book that has a lot of good general information about healthy diets. It addresses healthy fats, the problems with excessive carbohydrates and grains, diabetes, and thyroid/hormonal issues. Lots of references.
Traditional Foods are Your Best Medicine, by Ronald F Schmid
This book is easy to read, with detailed information on native, traditional diets. Heavily referencing Weston A. Price's research, there is also extra substantiating information on the benefits of raw foods, grass-fed animal foods (milk, eggs, meats, fats) and an extensive section on fish. This is a great introduction to eating the Weston Price way.
The Crazy Makers, by Carol Simontacchi
This book explores the connection between diet and brain function, linking bad behavior and uncontrolled emotion to diet. The American diet, and the part played by the Food Industry, is exposed as nutritionally deficient and addictive.
All New Square Foot Gardening, by Mel Bartholomew
Square foot gardening is the most practical, foolproof way to grow a home garden. That explains why author and gardening innovator Mel Bartholomew has sold more than two million books describing how to become a successful DIY square foot gardener. Now, with the publication of All New Square Foot Gardening, Second Edition, the essential guide to his unique step-by-step method has become even better. Mel developed his techniques back in the early 1980s and has been teaching them throughout the world ever since.
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