Politically Incorrect Nutrition: Finding Reality in the Mire of Food Industry Propaganda

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Summary: Remove the scales from your eyes.
Review: "Politically Incorrect Nutrition" is an important and potentially life saving contribution by Michael Barbee. After many years of continuous research as a holistic nutritional advisor I sometimes think I've heard it all with regard to nutritional chicanery. But then along comes 'Politically Incorrect Nutrition' to remind me I've yet, remotely, to hear it all, and that more always remains to be heard.

If you need to feel that your government representatives and captains of industry are concerned about our well-being, then you might not want to read this book. If you are; however, not afraid of the truth and would like to take control of your life and your education, then 'Politically Incorrect Nutrition' is an imperative. Buy now and begin your awakening.


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Summary: BUY THIS FOR GOOD HEALTH!
Review: A MUST READ for anyone who eats or drinks. As the provocative, intriguing title suggests, Michael Barbee explores the current, suspect nutritional value of what we are being fed and explodes widely-held beliefs.

Carbohydrates, vegetables versus meat, soy, green tea, sugar, floridation . . . Mr. Barbee covers it all.

The message of Politically Incorrct Nutrition is clear: well-fed food equates to well-fed people.

We've been purchasing copies for friends.

BUY THIS FOR GOOD HEALTH!



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Summary: Amazing!
Review: Amazing. What else could I say? Inspired me to finally write a review. This book is laid out in easy to read chapters that focus on commonly believed "healthy" ideas; including fluoridation,soy, and green tea, with very well researched material thats cuts through the hype.

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Summary: Politically Incorrect Nutrition
Review: I shall not look at a cup of green tea the same after reading Mr. Barbee's book. I wonder where the research is that those who are entrusted to report on scientific research in the popular press, the dentists and public health officials get their glowing stories regarding the benefits of fluoride. We need to have a little reality check. Equally shocking is the story regarding the allowance of aspartame into the U.S. food supply. Mr. Barbee explodes long-held myths while still leaving us with positive things we can do to protect our loved ones and ourselves. This book is very easy to read and understand. Too bad more doctors don't take the time to read it and think about their dietary suggestions to patients.

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Summary: Untold Nutritional Truth Behind the Media Myths
Review: I've been sharing this book with all of my friends! I am now solidly conscious of the food and drink choices I make for myself and my family, in a way I wasn't before I read this book. Barbee's book is written to educate average people who suspect the media may be misleading us with nutrition myths, but who don't have time to research the truth.

I'm so glad to see a book that has so much common sense and reports the actual findings of studies that are thrown around by the media for less than altruistic reasons. I have been a health advocate and teacher for years, but this book really drove home the importance of avoiding toxins like chlorine and fluoride and DDT that I let slip in when I'm having tea with someone or eating out or shopping a bit cheaper!

One of my friends, a very well educated herbalist, told me that the cholesterol chapter was the best she had come across in explaining the role of cholesterol in health to a lay person. The book is very clear and very thorough and well researched.

Thank you, Mr. Barbee. If you don't know about his website where you can ask him questions go to www.foodintegrity dot com.

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Summary: Excellent Book!
Review: It seems like so much of the information we internalize is gathered from news snippets and commercials. We hear things like: eggs are bad; drink lots of milk and green tea. The problem is that we are not sure why these things are true. How many of us hear the snippet and then spend the time reading all the opposing scientific papers to determine why the statement was made so we can make informed decisions about making a change in our diet? Michael Barbee has done the research for us in his book Politically Incorrect Nutrition: Finding Reality in the Mire of Food Industry Propaganda.

The book covers a variety of nutritional topics and challenges conventional thinking citing historical sources as to why we believe certain things. For example, the conventional thinking on eating eggs is that we shouldn't eat too many as they are high in fat and cholesterol or that we should throw out the yolk and only eat the white. The author takes us through the history of why eggs were originally found to be unhealthy-a study conducted on dried egg yolk powder, not whole, fresh, organic, free-range chicken eggs. Since 1945 egg consumption has dropped by almost 50%, yet there has not been a subsequent drop in heart disease. The author says that eggs are nutrient dense and that "eggs have the best nutrient package of any food we can eat." He ties in the politics of cholesterol paranoia by making the connection with greedy corporate America. The emphasis placed on cholesterol being bad is misguided and has led the drug companies to earn mega-bucks by selling cholesterol lowering drugs (statins) to unsuspecting citizens.

Assumptions made about eggs are just one topic covered in this book. There are also chapters on green tea, soy, cholesterol, conjugated linoleic acid, fluoridation, aspartame, osteoporosis, bovine growth hormone, plastics and microwaves, vitamin C, food irradiation, and vegetarianism. The book concludes with a chapter on whether or not there is indeed a perfect "best diet" for everybody.

If you are like me, you are constantly questioning conventional thinking. Politically Incorrect Nutrition questions our conventional thinking on foods. But don't take my word for it, read the book and find out!

C.J. Wong, M.S.(Biology), M.S. (Lib. Info. Sci.)
Editor, Organic Family Magazine