Eat Like a Fatass, Look Like a Goddess: The Untold Story of Healthy Foods - E-book - ePub

"With characteristic sass, Erika Herman has taken on the assumptions of popular diet culture. This is the anti-Skinny Bitch, the much-needed answer to the misguided idealizing of veganism as the pinnacle of health. Herman's penetrating research, driven by hunger for the truth beyond fads and band-wagon mentality is delivered in an accessible, illuminating and empowering way."-Julian Walker, Author of Awakened Heart, Embodied Mind: A Modern Yoga Philosophy Infused with Somatic Psychology & Neuroscience"Eat Like a Fatass, Look Like a Goddess is, without a doubt, the most important book of the 21st century.
If the principles of this book were followed by all...obesity, autoimmune diseases, cancer, heart disease [and] diabetes.would virtually disappear. This brilliant book refutes the lies we have been told about nutrition-and in an insightful and humorous fashion. It should be required reading in schools across America." -Don J. Serio, D. C."Erika's book is a godsend in our modern world of nutritional misinformation.
Erika's understanding of nutrition science and sustainability is far more comprehensive, in-depth and tasty than that of most physicians, dietitians, nutritionists and other 'experts' out there."-Chelsea McLean Casey, Advisory Panelist and Model Liaison for Fashion Week San Diego, Co-Founder of Three Sisters WellnessEat all the taboo foods you've been told will make you a fatass and kill you. Eat them as if your waist, life, and the planet's health depend on it-because they do.
What if everything you know about health isn't true?Hailed as "the anti-Skinny Bitch, " Eat Like a Fatass, Look Like a Goddess: The Untold Story of Healthy Foods cuts through countless popular myths about nutrition, weight loss, disease-prevention, sustainability and planetary health with razor-sharp wit, hardcore research, and a whole lot of heart. What if--most food cravings have nothing to do with lack of willpower--calorie-counting isn't an accurate tool for weight loss--dietary fat doesn't make you fat--saturated fat is actually healthy and you should be eating a lot more of it--women with higher cholesterol live longer than women with low cholesterol--salt consumption doesn't give you high blood pressure, or make you bloated--the real Mediterranean Diet is very different from what you think it is--the Glycemic Index is flawed--plant-based diets trigger inflammation--plant foods can't do many important things for your body that animal foods can--no culture in the history of humanity has been able to continue its line on a diet devoid of animal foods--ecological sustainability depends on non-commercial animal husbandry?What if science indicates these what-ifs are reality? Because it does.
What if you could lose weight, feel vitalized, nix cravings, and save the planet--all while indulging in foods you love? Because you can. Eat Like a Fatass, Look Like a Goddess: The Untold Story of Healthy Foods shows you how. A Nutritional Consultant, Holistic Health expert, incisive researcher and food-lover, Herman reveals what it actually takes to be a vibrant truth-seeking modern woman. Whether you know little about nutrition, consider yourself well-versed, or are a member of the medical or scientific community, Eat Like a Fatass, Look Like a Goddess will surprise, relieve, and outrage you.
You'll feel excited about food again-and how tasty it can be to save the planet, your health and your waistline. You'll learn which foods peer-reviewed scientific research exposes are deliciously good for you and flat-out hyped-up BS. You'll learn how to think about health, instead of simply memorizing what is healthy. You'll read powerful stories from dynamic women who transformed their bodies and lives according to these principles-just like you can.
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