Pseudoscience

You can tell from reading this book that Mary Frost has no scientific background and no understanding of biochemistry or nutritional science. The science in this book is at the same level as whomever is spreading the urban myth of canola oil causing cows, sheep, and pigs to go blind and then attack people. Avoid being sucked in by this fake science. Mind you, finding good general nutrition books is difficult and I sympathize with those that are looking for straight facts on nutrition. A good place to start may be Walter Willett's "Eat, Drink and Be Healthy."

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Short, simple and to the point.

Mary Frost doesn't waste time with meaningless filler or techno-babble. Going Back to the Basics of Human Health is packed with insightful knowledge about how the human body is designed to process the food we eat... and what that food is supposed to contain... in a short, easy to read layout.

She compares today's foods with those that were available in the 1940's and 50's... citing that fruits and vegetables of today contain only a fraction of the nutrients that were available in the same foods only a few decades ago.

Mary Frost uses layman terminology to describe an otherwise difficult relationship between our health and our food. For example, in a mere 4 paragraphs, she is able to debunk the myth of "good and bad" cholesterol and define the role cholesterol "actually" plays in our bodies... all in a manner that is completely understandable. She continues the debunking adventure by thoroughly explaining why low protein / high carbohydrate diets can't maintain optimum health and how they can actually lead to numerous problems when used over long periods of time.

The book is short enough to read in one night, but packed with enough information that you'll want to read it again and again. I highly recommend Going Back to the Basics of Human Health by Mary Frost.

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What a Great Book

Mary Frost goes into soil depletion, pestiside and fungiside contamination and toxicity, pasturization, processed foods, fatty acids, vitamins, the FDA, and the importance of whole food supplements. Her book has an edge to it, but is well deserved and well needed. I agree with her that the public needs to wake up and smell the MTBE in our coffee. Good for her. I love this book and will recommend it to all of the people in my life, patients and students alike.

Well Written with Intelligence and Compassion
5 Stars All the Way!

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