Adelle Davis is an incredibly famous and popular author whose name and whose books have reached the household word status. Her recommendations are followed by millions today. She is the leading spokesperson for the organic foods movement. She is known for popularizing the phrase "You Are What You Eat". When you see organic food stores all over and special organic foods shelves in supermarkets, think of Adelle Davis as the person who popularized all of this. She was born in Lizton, Indiana on February 25, 1904. Her first ...
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Adelle Davis is an incredibly famous and popular author whose name and whose books have reached the household word status. Her recommendations are followed by millions today. She is the leading spokesperson for the organic foods movement. She is known for popularizing the phrase "You Are What You Eat". When you see organic food stores all over and special organic foods shelves in supermarkets, think of Adelle Davis as the person who popularized all of this. She was born in Lizton, Indiana on February 25, 1904. Her first book was Optimum Health published in 1935. This book did not have a publisher. The first book to make her famous was a cook book published in 1947: Let's Cook it Right. This was followed by Let's Have Healthy Children (1951) and Let's Eat Right to Keep Fit (1954). Her movement became popular because of the increased use of pesticides, chemicals, additives and fertilizers to increase food production. Davis wrote a series of four books, starting with a cookbook in 1947, that ultimately sold over 10 million copies in total. Although her ideas were considered somewhat eccentric in the 1940s and 1950s, the change in culture with the 1960s brought her ideas, especially her anti-food processing and food industry charges, into the mainstream in a time when anti-authority sentiment was growing. She also contributed to, as well as benefited from, the rise of a nutritional and health food movement that began in the 1950s, which focused on subjects such as pesticide residues and food additive. During the 1960s and 1970s, her popularity continued to grow, as she was featured in multiple media report. Her celebrity was demonstrated by her repeated guest appearances on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, as she became the most popular and influential nutritionist in the country.
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I have tried several sources of nutritional suggestions and this one gives me the best results in terms of how healthy my body looks and feels. The author sometimes uses too many technical medical terms, especially disease names, but if one takes the time to look them all up the book is very helpful as a whole. I especially like that the chapters are presented roughly in order of importance.
Teodoro L
Aug 6, 2010
Best book on nutrition
This is the best book on nutrition ever written. She is so right and so spot on on addressing every single problem of the body with proper nutritional education. This book should be used in schools, should be in every household. Absolutely vital for anyone.
Blue58
Jan 10, 2008
Buy more than one!
This is absolutely the best book on nutrition I've ever read. This book is out of print which is why I recommend purchasing more than one. It was already apparent, in 1954 when this book was written, that our commercially grown food did not have the nutrients needed for optimal health. This book addresses issues and health concerns, that differ from books written in subsequent years in that she gives simpler solutions.. She is the best!
xlibris
Nov 2, 2007
LONG TIME FAVORITE
I've had my trusty "Let's Eat Right To Keep Fit" with me since the early 1970's. The detailed nutritional info Adelle Davis provided is still timely today. My paperback was dog-earred and yellowed - pages falling out daily. Buy it in hard cover. Keep it forever.
