| 1. | ![]() | Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills
from Health Press
Customer Review:
I found this book to be very insightfull and fascinating. It goes into detail how the brain functions and developes. it talks about how,just through our diet we are damaging ourselves.
Agian it also shows us that the food manufactures are getting away with putting toxins into are food and the... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 2. |  | The Hundred-Year Lie: How Food and Medicine Are Destroying Your Health
from Dutton Adult
Customer Review:
This is a well researched and well written book on the effects that worldwide pollution, processed foods and chemicals are having on our bodies. Doesn't it seem crazy that we are now faced with a health crisis and here in America many are struggling to pay for health insurance when really we need to... more info | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 3. |  | Twinkie, Deconstructed: My Journey to Discover How the Ingredients Found in Processed Foods Are Grown, Mined (Yes, Mined), and Manipulated Into What America Eats
from Hudson Street Press
Price: $5.99
Customer Review:
This is probably the best book that you'll find detailing on how our food is made. The process is complex and world-wide for even simple things. The Twinkie stands in as a perfect example food. This isn't an expose book. Ettlinger briefly mentions how many of the chemical makers have moved their... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 4. |  | The Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children
from Tarcher
Price: $10.17
Customer Review:
Great book! It gives a lot of information about what foods are making us sick and what foods to eat to be healthy. | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 5. |  | Food Additives: A Shopper's Guide To What's Safe & What's Not
from KISS For Health Publishing
Price: $7.95
Customer Review:
EXCELLENT. I bought this as a gift and my friend says she can't ever be without it as it is a wonderful source to carry in her purse. Nice and small with great information. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 6. |  | A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives: Descriptions in Plain English of More Than 12,000 Ingredients Both Harmful and Desirable Found in Foods
from Three Rivers Press
Price: $11.53
Customer Review:
This is another great resource by Ruth Winter. It is hard to navigate through food ingredients but this compilation makes it easier. | 4.5 / 5.0
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| 7. | ![]() | McIlhenny's Gold: How a Louisiana Family Built the Tabasco Empire
from Collins Business
Price: $11.55
Customer Review:
Growing up 2 miles from Avery Island I never knew how famous the area was. Once I grew older and learned the importance of the area, I became very appreciative of the land, and what is produced at the island. I thought this book was very interesting. I know a lot of things about the island but not... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 8. |  | Sweet Poison: How the World's Most Popular Artificial Sweetener Is Killing Us - My Story
from New Horizon Press
Customer Review:
Janet Starr Hull has written an important book. It explains the dangers of aspartame,and how it is found in so many different items,not just diet soda. It causes major health problems, and has over 92 different side effects. Janet lists them all in this book,along with her story. It is a very... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 9. |  | Infused: 100+ Recipes for Infused Liqueurs and Cocktails
from Chronicle Books
Price: $19.95
Customer Review:
This book is lovely to look at, as others have said. I, too, was disappointed in the too-few recipes for infusions.
As well, the first one I tried (Apple Liqueur) seems to have an error in it. It calls for 10 whole apples (I used Granny Smith, as was suggested), to be cut into wedges and put... more info | 4.0 / 5.0
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| 10. | ![]() | The Feingold Cookbook for Hyperactive Children: And Others with Problems Associated with Food Additives and Salicylates
from Random House
Customer Review:
I am a mum from the Uk. My 17 yr old son has a diagnosis of ADHD and Asperger's syndrome. without Dr Feingold's diet my son would not have a life. He is not a straight A student, though being very intelligent. This diet helps al kids with challenging behaviours, some become straight A students and... more info | 5.0 / 5.0
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