Book Review: Foods that Harm, Foods that Heal

Foods that Harm, Foods that Heal, Revised and Updated: The Best and Worst Choices to Treat your Ailments Naturally, is an updated and revised version of the original mega-seller by Reader’s Digest.  This A to Z guide helps to outline all different types of foods, from the nutritious and healthy to the fatty and damaging.  The guide is packed with over 300 pages of food facts that will help teach you what’s best for your body.

With chapters broken down into different categories, it’s super simple to navigate this book and find what foods or results from foods that you are looking for.  Part 1 of the book is all about nutrition, the importance of food safety, and how to eat food that heals.  Part 2 is the first A to Z guide dealing with foods that harm and heal.  Part 3 is another A to Z guide, but this section is categorized in a condition-by-condition method, meaning you find your condition and then it will describe the foods you should and shouldn’t eat.  All in all, each section is educational, thoroughly covering each food and ailment.

The revised edition is updated with research and doctor’s recommendations on both the good and bad effects of food on conditions such as cancer, stress, and other health issues.  Updating this catalogue of information ensures you have the latest and most accurate food knowledge that will allow you to, “let food be your medicine.”

If you’re more of a picture person, this book may not be for you.  Since the material is quite comprehensive, the pages are packed with text and leave little room for graphics.  While this can be great for someone looking for a lot of information, you may not care for this book set-up if you are more of a visual learner.

This book may also appear to look like a cookbook or work that offers recipes.  Don’t be mistaken, this book is all about food, but you won’t find any recipes or cooking instructions in Foods that Harm, Foods that Heal.  Instead, you will discover a book that lists a food, such as an orange, and the health benefits of an orange, why you should eat it, and what the orange does for your body.  In addition, you may also look up “flu” as a medical condition that you are currently suffering from.  The guide would tell you that the vitamin C from an orange will help to boost your immune system.  It would not however, be the place to find a recipe that will help you prepare a meal using an orange.  This book is great for further understanding the power of food, and how certain things affect your body.

Overall, Foods That Harm, Foods that Heal could be your perfect prescription for your health condition or weight loss goals.  Knowledge is power, and we can confidently say this book will arm you with plenty of knowledge to alleviate your conditions and ailments, and leave you understanding food better.