"Let food be your medicine and medicine be your food." I heard Dr. David Perlmutter quote that on PBS. I've been flipping through it and found this Encyclopedia to be very helpful for that goal. I will be looking for a new edition to send a relative as a gift. The book is flawed: the Index is incomplete.
1. The books is about "Foods", right? I looked up Persimmons because in my mind they mysteriously helped me feel better, I even slept better - they are available only in November -- Nothing in the Index.
2. I looked up "Digestion" in the INDEX and found Nothing. (Again, this is a book about Food.) However, as I flipped through the book I did find a nice section on Digestion.
3. I found Amazing insights on Green Teas (which I had thought was a fad, I don't enjoy it), and Gluten. I found fascinating information on certain essential oils, and how to store certain greens and fruits and herbs.
4. I looked up "Endives" -- is it a lettuce, a stalk-like veggie, a tuber? You won't see a drawing or photo of this veggie, but you WILL see outstanding nutritional information, and guidelines you need for eating it.
5. Is it true, as some doctor had said, that Broccoli and Cauliflower are not foods of Nature, but hybrids? NO it's not. Broccoli's been talked about for 2,000 years.
6. I was wondering, WHY does he have Herpes in here? There is a definite "Food Prescription" for Herpes Simplex.
7. AND FINALLY an explanation of "acidity/alkalinity" [CRITICAL to Health)!! As in, Why aren't Lemons High on the Acidity index??
8. I didn't see Hemp Oil.
9. Iron is fairly difficult to get. Selenium is VERY important (Two words: Brazil nuts). Fresh Oysters contain an astounding amount of Zinc.
10. Who knew this? "Cow's milk consumption was determined to be the cause of constipation in 2/3 of children (who had it) according to the prestigious NEJM." He leads you to prestigious studies, like Tufts, on Blueberries (fascinating). (Layer yogurt and blueberries in a wine glass he says.)
11. Wonderful section on EYES. Nothing on Eyebright tea, which works like magic. Cooks Country said the Frozen version of Yogurt kills, what, 95% of the 'biotics', so, what ABOUT Frozen foods and nutrients?
12. That crap underneath certain mushrooms - people eat that, or is it Rot?? What’s the deal about not washing Mushrooms? Otherwise, a fantastic section on Mushrooms. The info on Maitake Mushrooms was Astounding!
13. Info on "Sea Vegetables" - loved it. They date back to Japan -- 8,000 BCE!!
14. What about “baby” veggies? Chef Pepin doesn’t really recommend these. They "tend to be bitter and obviously not biologically mature".
15. Who knew that some foods are poison, like the pits of fruits? I actually found this out by watching a PBS show about a garden of death, so-to-speak in honor of Agatha Christie.
16. Two more words: ASIAN GREENS! Nothing (that I've found) in the book about these amazing Greens available at many Farmer's Markets and Asian Markets.
17. Interesting how he has a section on herbs that's begging to be laminated and kept on the refrigerator -- however he left out the homely Bay Leaf which seems to be very versatile ("Gripe Water")
If you, like me, believe that Food is Your Best Medicine, this is a book worth its weight in Gold.
Addendum: So now we have, as reported by NBC, a "Culinary Medicine Program" at Tulane University where Doctors learn Cooking. And this program is being copied by 19 other universities.
If they update this book, I would say leave out impractical information and perhaps include caveats for too much of a good thing. Example: “3.5-ozs (100 grams) of Garlic has 6.4 grams of protein” ect. Seriously? That’s 2 or 3 Bulbs according to the wildly contradictory information online. The caveat would be the possibility that too much garlic may cause liver toxicity.
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I first purchased this book through college as it was the primary book for a nutrition class that I was taking. I keep it since it has so much useful information given in a way that doesn't make the reader feel badly for not eating perfectly. This book also speaks in depth of organic foods versus non organic foods, and tells you, for example, why if you buy non organic cucumbers why it's best to peel them before eating them.I am thinking of buying another copy of it to send to a friend who has cancer.Photo is of a random page in my book.
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