Book Review: The Great American Detox Diet

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" The Great American Detox Diet, " written by son, is very much the

second installment in the " Super Size Me " franchise. Written by the

girlfriend of Spurlock, the book purports to be the resource guide to

the follow-up diet she planned for Spurlock to " detox " him after his month

of eating solely from Mc's menu.

On the down side -- the book is sorely inadequate as a detox plan or diet

book of any kind. It simply does not offer an organized system for

" detoxing " , dieting or otherwise. Although most of the information

presented is accurate, the book occasionally dips into unsubstantiated

factoids (such as reusing plastic bottles means risking the ingestion of

toxins) and offhandedly mentions other things that cannot be supported with

solid research...following up with a statement that the matter is still open

to debate. In fact, son really doesn't support ANY of her " facts " very

well.

That said, there are just as many positive things to say about this book, if

not more. son is a clear advocate of eating healthy, wholesome foods

and this shows throughout the book. She is absolutely on point in

discussions of what unhealthy, processed and refined foods do to the human

body and how they do it. She gives recommendations for dietary change that

are 100% on the money.

The greatest value of this book is not in " shedding pounds in 8 weeks " but

rather in the lessons it teaches. Those who have recently started traveling

the road to better health through food will find this book a solid primer on

what's going on inside their bodies and how to evaluate the foods we eat.

It's a good read with a great deal of information.