Unpredictable, engaging and super twisty! Loved it!

This book is NOT for everyone though, check the trigger warnings! ( )

I read the book because I was very interested to learn more about the paradox of unhealthy plants.
First of all: a lot of information was very interesting and I can only advise everyone to find out more about lectins.
But now to the evaluation of the book. Unfortunately, this isn't too good, mainly for two reasons.

The first is that the author repeats himself an awful lot. Again and again, he refers to earlier passages or other of his books and explains over and over again, although the facts on which he deals were already explained in detail a few pages beforehand.
With only this downside, the book would have got 4 stars from me, but there is another deduction of stars because of the last pages right before the recipe section.

I had the feeling that I was reading an advertorial in which the author wants to sell his products, which are supposed to help you implement his program. He hadn't spared before with information on where to buy what and how cheaply, but in this part, he began to advertise his self-made vitamins and dietary supplements widely, like at an advertising event.
As a result, unfortunately, it left me with a very bad aftertaste, which put the whole book, which up to this point had seemed relatively well-founded and credible, in a very dubious light.

It's actually a pity because I think the subject that the author has dealt with is pretty important and knowing about it could help many people meliorate their health and lifestyle. ( )

I have been seeing a holistic doctor and she recommended this book to me as a lifestyle change for my eating habits. Not going to lie, I'm a little skeptical about all this but I'm willing to give it a try. Gundry does make some farfetched assertions about the benefits of his program, especially when he's also hocking his name brand version of the supplements he wants you to be on. ( )

While there is some useful information in this book, the conclusion that an expensive diet is the solution does not match other facts that I've learned. His audience seems to be an upper class white European, a person who has no problem with industrialization and globalization. Yes, our health issues are not our fault. The solution is not more industrialization and processing of foods. There isn't one solution, but the solution certainly is not more of what caused the problem in the first place (industrialization and agriculture). We need to restore land, restore soil, restore living in balance with the world around us. There are better books that look at a bigger picture to see what needs to change. The solution certainly isn't one of making better personal food choices. We need to stop those who are poisoning the land and our food. We need systematic changes.

All that said, I do think he is correct on much of what he says in this book. And the food plan listed does look healthy. The problem I have with it is that it is expensive and requires globalization and industrialization. This isn't a solution for the average person. We need to heal our entire communities rather than focusing on those with the money to follow an expensive diet. ( )

This book is full of interesting and surprising information about the chemical and nutritional content of foods. One thing that I don't like about this book is that the author sells his own brand/version of supplements on his website. So this book could be viewed as an extensive marketing tool promoting the very products that he profits from on his website. Keep this in mind when you are reading specific recommendations. Another important caveat is that Dr. Gundry cites many anecdotal cases to substantiate his claims. For example, see "Cured of Crohn's Disease" on page 80. He relates stories about two women who claim they were "cured" of Crohn's disease by following Dr. Gundry's Plant Paradox diet, but he does not provide any medical evidence to substantiate his claims. He states that he is relying solely on their testimony of their so-called cures. This does not seem to me to be proper behavior for a physician. A little skepticism towards Dr. Gundry's claims is probably called for.