My man and I are strictly Paleo and have read the best of the best in terms of books - everything from Robb Wolf to Gary Taubes, Mark Sisson to Dr. Cate Shanahan - and I can tell you for sure that this is the only book you'll need.
I found Diane when I was having severe digestive troubles earlier in the year. My stomach cramped up and I experienced awful reflux every time I ate. Sometimes when it would really flare up, I'd have to fast for an entire weekend to feel better. I was regularly constipated for up to TWO WEEKS at time (as in, no bowel movements for 14 days - awful)! I saw a holistic doctor but licorice root, marshmallow root, natural laxatives and magnesium did nothing to solve my problems. Four hundred bucks on holistic supplements later, I found Diane's podcast. Through listening to her podcasts with her enthusiastic teammate Liz Wolfe, I started adding kombucha and sauerkraut to my diet, cutting out nuts and never, ever eating gluten. It took time for me to find what my exact triggers were, but now I know that I have an over-exposure allergy to eggs and that raw nuts can mess me up for days. I can tolerate gluten once in a while but after seeing how flat my tummy got when I avoided it, I don't indulge anymore.
I listen to their podcasts every week and wasn't sure if I needed this book since I already own so many Paleo books. Boy, was I wrong - if only this book had come out first, I wouldn't have needed any of the other ones! The section on poop alone is life-changing!
What really stands out here are the customized meal plans for the specific issues you might be facing. I found myself wanting to copy each of them and hand them out to family and friends. The tear-out guides, as other reviewers have mentioned, are also fantastic. The recipes are so incredible - my man and I made the artichoke lemon chicken last night, as well as the chocolate coconut cookies. I also spent my time elbow-deep in cabbage and carrots to make the sauerkraut.
Diane is so knowledgeable and delivers the information in easy-to-understand action steps. This book is perfect for beginners and even great for the seasoned Paleo eater. The photographs are lovely and the recipes are easy to follow. A truly beautiful book well worth the list price and more. If I hadn't found Diane and Liz, I would have definitely seen a GI specialist by now and wiped out whatever good gut flora I had left with antibiotics. That being said, there is so much more covered here than you can get in a forty-minute podcast. Well worth the money spent.
I bought the book in paperback to have and to hold - Kindle lovers may want to pick up the Kindle version for portability reasons - this is a heavy book and it could be useful to have recipes at your fingertips. That being said, I just took a picture of the recipes I wanted to make on my phone and took that with me. The quality of the physical book is very high and will not disappoint.
Before going to the physician, go practical! Practical Paleo, that is. :)
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After years of doing all variety of "diets" or eating lifestyles, from raw vegan to vegan to vegetarian to omnivore with calorie counting to eating-at-home-only to regular juice fasting for quick weight loss, I was so ready for a major change.I grew up on a Persian diet so lots of meats and vegetables and rice and moderate amounts of bread, cheese, but also a ton of fruits and salads and the usual sweets all cultures adore. So deep inside, I always craved the meats when I was on vegan or vegetarian diets.I knew that meat wasn't "the problem". I also knew that certain breads and pastas and noodles and foods in general would give me this heavy feeling after eating, and I wanted to get rid of that once and for all. So when a friend talked about her Paleo diet at length, I jumped onboard without hesitation. My husband and I went Paleo late January and we're in week 8 or 9 as I write this review. This was one of the books she recommended and I love the author and follow her on social media. Here's my review of this book.4-stars. It is the most comprehensive book on Paleo, giving you every reason and logic behind why eating this way is to your ultimate health and longevity. I felt that she spent a long time - about 125 pages - giving you all the health issues you could develop if you eat gluten and processed sugar and how your body reacts to all of that crap and I read them. She lost me when she was talking about all the biology and anatomy but I followed along and appreciated it.Then between 125-225 are her meal plans but they won't apply to everyone. She addresses major conditions such as high cholesterol, or diabetics or fibromalagia or other conditions before getting to "Squeaky Clean Paleo" which would apply to you if you don't fall under those conditions (I didn't so this section applied). I'm honestly not sure if I'll follow 30-day plans, which naturally refer to a lot of her recipes. And then finally Part 3 - the recipes section starts on page 225 but first a few lessons on chopping and slicing and cooking essential.The book is about 400 pages, and my favorite recipe so far is the blueberry cobbler (see picture) but these recipes do look slightly complex. She's also huge into bone broth and sauerkraut which I'll have to see if I make - she has recipes. I love her no-nonsense approach with reasoning and science behind it so if you love nutrition and science, you'll LOVE this book. I am giving it a 4 star even though I highly recommend the book because I wish there were less sections on all the human ailment conditions and MORE on just Paleo - how to eat Paleo, how to make quick easy Paleo foods. I hope this helps and happy Paleo eating!
