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kedawen's review against another edition
4.0
I spotted this book at the library and thought it might help me with the health issues I've been facing recently. I started reading it that night, stayed up super late to read, and then finished it the next day! I was so excited about what I was reading and while the solution that the author suggests will be difficult (taking out all inflammatory foods for a month and staying away from them for the most part after that), I think it will help me more than anything else I've tried so far.
As an aside, I thought I would mention, I posted on Twitter saying I'd read the book and was excited about it, and the author responded to me saying she was happy I felt so positive about the solution in the book. I love when authors are responsive on social media!
As an aside, I thought I would mention, I posted on Twitter saying I'd read the book and was excited about it, and the author responded to me saying she was happy I felt so positive about the solution in the book. I love when authors are responsive on social media!
heidileigh's review against another edition
4.0
I've read several books on auto immune disorders and this has been one of the best. The information is present in a way that is easy to understand and practice.
strickvl's review
3.0
Somewhat disappointing. I've just finished reading a bunch of other autoimmune diet/nutrition books and this one was a bit too opinionated for my tastes. The author does seem to have a broader list of things that can trigger autoimmune responses, though, so it may be worth following her suggestions to be on the safe side.
lubinka's review
3.0
This book suffers from the common ailment that plagues this sort of readings - the solution to one's problem is much worse than the problem itself, at least when it comes to mild autoimmune diseases like Hashimoto's. Moreover, the Myers' Way may be at least somewhat realistic in the USA, but for anybody else where I live it's pure utopia. Cut out all the grains, legumes, dairy, eggs, nightshades? Even the tiniest particle of gluten that re-enters your system, even from shampoo (?!) could destroy all the previous effort? No sugar or alcohol whatsoever?
I suppose existing is better than dying, but living sure beats existing. I can comprehend the author's reasoning, and it seems quite convincing, but unfortunately this is not a viable solution for me personally, not by a long shot.
I suppose existing is better than dying, but living sure beats existing. I can comprehend the author's reasoning, and it seems quite convincing, but unfortunately this is not a viable solution for me personally, not by a long shot.
journeyingjo's review
3.0
Tried this diet for 30 days. Going on it significantly decreased my suspected arthritis symptoms - way more than when I was on medications alone. Yes the diet can be expensive and sad. At some points i felt like i couldn't eat anything. But it helps, so I'm willing to continue.
About the book - I wish she just explained the science in a more straighforward, matter of fact matter. I got annoyed with her "let me tell you why this is bad/good for you" sentences that kept repeating throughout the book. I get it, you need to scare some people to believe them, but after a few times facts are probably better.
Whenever I got confused by the science in this book, I'd go to paleomom.com. It's creator, Sarah Ballantyne, is also a doctor who is famous for the paleo diet and it's version similar to the myers way - the autoimmune protocol. Her explanations are quite dense but still digestible.
About the book - I wish she just explained the science in a more straighforward, matter of fact matter. I got annoyed with her "let me tell you why this is bad/good for you" sentences that kept repeating throughout the book. I get it, you need to scare some people to believe them, but after a few times facts are probably better.
Whenever I got confused by the science in this book, I'd go to paleomom.com. It's creator, Sarah Ballantyne, is also a doctor who is famous for the paleo diet and it's version similar to the myers way - the autoimmune protocol. Her explanations are quite dense but still digestible.
silveredanjel's review
I really only scan read bits of it. Once I saw the amount of change her plan expected I knew it was too much for me at that time.
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