What are you reading?

[blizzful7]

I always see posts about what people are eating; but, what are you reading?
I have a coupon for a bookstore and want to buy a good book. What books on healthy eating and/or the raw lifestyle do you recommend?

[klomasius]

Victoria Boutenko's Green For Life. I loved the way she told it as an ongoing story and the information made a lot of sense to me.

Also, The China Study by Dr T Colin Campbell and anything by Dr Neal Barnard ( a really nice guy by the way, he came to Australia not long ago and I had the privilege of meeting him in person).

I also want to get back to basics and go read up on Ann Wigmore and the history of the raw movement. If anyone has any good books they could recommend me about this topic I'd be very thankful.

[curlygirl82]

Great question, Blizz.
I'm currently reading the Sunfood Diet Success System by David Wolfe. Came highly recommended from many sources, and I'm definitely enjoying it so far.
The first book that got me interested in natural health was _Your Body's Many Cries for Water_. I've given away so many copies of that book! It holds a very special place in my heart. Can't recommend it enough.

Can't wait to hear what books others recommend!

[jurence]

Textbooks for finals Thursday and Friday

[seRAWnity]

I'm reading Conscious Eating, by Gabriel Cousens. What an amazing book, it's very big and full of information and research. Not only does he teach you about raw but how everything in our lives has such an impact. I'm only about a quarter way through it and it has scared me the way our world is killing us. I live in the North East where organics are slim but I will never let my family not eat organic again, especially meat OMG. It made me cry when I found out just how much harm I have been doing to my kiddos and myself all these years not having the knowledge I have now.

THANK YOU RAW!

I came across Conscious Eating from Steve Ross' book Happy Yoga, even if you don't like or do yoga it is an excellent read, it is a book I turn to daily for inspiration when the world just gets to ya!

Alissa's book is next on my list!

[jurence]

I was in Harrie's and the bagger was telling me about "some girl she saw on youtube name alissa who wrote a book about raw food and ordered it". I promptly directed her to rawfoodtalk.com. She was like "oh, well, i don't know who it was, but i ordered the book. I've been raw for a whole day, except the tacos at lunch"
:D

[lori ann]

I just got from the library the complete idot's guide to eating raw.

[sarahrjm]

This thread is inspiring me to put together an amazon order!

[jurence]

This thread is inspiring me to put together an amazon order!

Or a library trip for me! :P ( I can see the central library from the roof of our house [ its 4 stories ] )

I can appreciate new/used books, but after I read them they end up being ... gray matter on my shelf.

If it is at the library i'll get it. The good books (the ones I like) on things like anarchism and such aren't at the library usually though D:

[Veganforlife]

This thread.......... :p

[rawviveyourself]

gee - i guess maybe i should be reading more raw books!:)

i'm reading Malcolm Gladwell's Outliers. his book Blink is one of my favorites.

[jacsam]

Well right now I'm reading/reviewing an organ playing book but last year I got Ani Phyo's book and I have to say that I really do love her book. Of course Alissa's is at the top of my list.

[Raw Angel Mom]

Beside Alissa Cohen, i love anything with Victoria Butenko especially 12 step to raw food and green can save your life. Really enjoyed also Dr.Gabriel Cousens book: Rainbow green life food cuisine and Dr. Brian Clement book: Living food for uptimum health.

If you are starting with raw food, my recommendation is not to try to be too religious or perfectionist but to really focus on making yourself comfortable with this life style. Read any health book with an open mind and for educational purpose only. Only make the change that you are ready to stick with.

Alissa's approach is fantastic and in my opinion is the most successful to stick to raw, but i recommend to read about the greens with Vitoria Butenko. Greens really help to stick to raw food.

If you struggling with not eating meat or dairy at time, i recommend that you get the DVD a diet for all reason and a diet for a new america, there is also the diet. This, i promise will give you solid ground and faith that being a vegan is really the way to go.

Enjoy your research or any new book

[elian]

I just received Evie's Kitchen (from Shazzie). Although it is under the Christmas tree waiting... I also just ordered today Sweet Gratitude: A New World of Raw Desserts.

[greenfeline]

Not about raw, but I am reading The Yoga Face.

Very interesting. It has the facial exercises and also a lot of yoga information for beginners or more experienced. She mentions diet, but only in general to eat whole foods.

Ooops, I just saw that you wanted books on healthy eating. Oh well, it is a good book!

[Eva]

i love anything with Victoria Butenko especially 12 step to raw food and green can save your life.

Was this a translated book or one in English?? I'm mostly curious because I have Green for Life in Hungarian and in English, and the title is quite different in Hungarian.

As for books, I haven't been buying them while I'm overseas, but I brought Healing with Whole Foods over here with me. It is HUGE but SUCH a WEALTH of INFORMATION. I couldn't not bring it! Very useful book. It's a blend of eastern medicine with western needs. It was highly recommended to me a few times before I bought it and also started recommending.

I would love to reread The China Study when I get back to my library, and I would like to read Diet for a New America. :)

[rawlight]

If you are looking for a raw uncook book, I love Jennifer Cornbleet's, Raw Food Made Easy, because the subtitle is "for one or two people. Since I am only preparing for myself, the portion sizes are small, unlike many other cookbooks where you end up with a lot of leftovers that don't keep well. I use that along with Alissa's book and often interchange recipes.

[blizzful7]

Thanks for the suggestions. I looked at my public library. I agree with you, Jurence, no need to continue to accumulate more stuff. Amazingly, everything was checked out and had holds on them. I guess more and more people are looking into eating more healthfully.

Raw Angel Mom, thanks for the reminder. I'm slowly learning to enjoy the process, the journey and not try to confine myself to rules that I only adhere to for one or two days.

[jurence]

I don't trust my library though. They are the "big library" ("central") of Marietta yet they don't have a popular Mark Twain book i needed for my lit class.

Oh, might I mentioned it was MARK TWAIN MONTH. They had dozens of his books on display, pictures, posters etc and they DIDN'T EVEN HAVE A COPY OF THE BOOK.

There was one copy of the book, it was in downtown Atlanta and took a total of, including traffic, getting lost, running out of gas, finding gas, and refilling gas

4 hours

Its a government facility, what can I say!

[Dimond]

Always reading books, but nothing about raw or health since I'm always researching it already, but recommend "Never Be Sick Again" by Raymond Francis.

[Raw Angel Mom]

Was this a translated book or one in English?? I'm mostly curious because I have Green for Life in Hungarian and in English, and the title is quite different in Hungarian.

As for books, I haven't been buying them while I'm overseas, but I brought Healing with Whole Foods over here with me. It is HUGE but SUCH a WEALTH of INFORMATION. I couldn't not bring it! Very useful book. It's a blend of eastern medicine with western needs. It was highly recommended to me a few times before I bought it and also started recommending.

I would love to reread The China Study when I get back to my library, and I would like to read Diet for a New America. :)

Sorry Eva, this is the DVD that i was mentionning. I thought the book had the same title.

[freespirit]

reading The Field by Lynn Mctaggert- about quantum mechanics

[Veganforlife]

I'm reading Easy Raw Recipes - Desserts by:

http://www.kristensraw.com/

[freshlight]

if you are interested in fasting I can recommend two beautiful books: one's written by Shelton and the other one by Dr.Paul Bragg, who died in the age of 85 years because of the surf accident!
Norman Walkers books are also quite inspiring. Have fun :)

[Eva]

Sorry Eva, this is the DVD that i was mentionning. I thought the book had the same title.

Ah OK. No worries. I was just curious. :)

[freshlight]

Great question, Blizz.
I'm currently reading the Sunfood Diet Success System by David Wolfe.

I've heard that the book was originally written by Aterhov (Raw eating) and was plagiarized by D.W.


http://www.vegsource.com/talk/raw/messages/21615.html



http://www.raw4life.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=55&Itemid=81

I like Aterhov's book very much. Have you read it too?

here it is:

http://www.rawfoodinfo.com/catalog/books_raweating.html

Take care, Eva

[curlygirl82]

wow, is that true?!?!
i think that's a different book than sunfood, though, non?
god i hope that's not true. that'll make me really think twice about dw.

[blizzful7]

I purchased Idiots' Guide to Raw Foods and 12 Steps to... Surprisingly, the Idiots' Guide got rave reviews and I've heard good things about the Boutenko book. I'm a teacher and off for two glorious weeks. I can't wait to snuggle up with a couple of books.

[annavon]

"Raw Knowledge" by Paul Nison. I just finished reading "The Raw Life" also by Paul Nison. I also have my Rawkathon Transcripts which I am reading along with watching the DVD's. What I am really liking about all of the above is that I am seeing that there is a wide variety of opinions on what to eat/not eat (ie. no fruit, all fruit, no sprouts, mostly greens, few greens etc.), which makes me think that Alissa's idea of eating what your body is telling you to eat is the best way. After all we are all different.

[rawstrength]

wow, is that true?!?!
i think that's a different book than sunfood, though, non?
god i hope that's not true. that'll make me really think twice about dw.

David Wolfe's first book, Nature's First Law was plagiarized. I went to a rawfood lecture, and he won't even sign NFL with his name. His other books (including Sunfood) are his own original research.

[freshlight]

David Wolfe's first book, Nature's First Law was plagiarized. I went to a rawfood lecture, and he won't even sign NFL with his name.

But his name is on it, right? along with Arlin and Dini? or did they change it and admitted.........?

Take care, Eva

[MSloan65]

I have read all of Storm and Jinjee's ebooks, which devoured!

[rawstrength]

But his name is on it, right? along with Arlin and Dini? or did they change it and admitted.........?

Take care, Eva

No, they never admitted that it was plagiarized :( . But I've read both books, NFL and the work that it was plagiarized from, and they are almost identical. Deep down, I know that the authors know it was plagiarized, even though they won't publicly admit it. David Wolfe touts all of his books, advertising all of them constantly, except for NFL, which he never mentions. I feel like both authors should show some integrity and fess up to plagiarizing; however, it seems like they just want to ignore it and move on. But it really was foolish to try to write a raw foods book after just three years on the diet, no wonder it was plagiarized.

[Bananna]

The psychology of human development, crisis and coping. ....you technically asked. :P ...it's a jump start on next semester. I miss being able to just read for pleasure, but this board is as much time as I have for that.

[rawstrength]

I'm on vacation!!! I get to read lots, for pleasure :) . I'm rereading Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces I love love love that book! It is like the guiding book of my life.

[freshlight]

No, they never admitted that it was plagiarized :( . But I've read both books, NFL and the work that it was plagiarized from, and they are almost identical. Deep down, I know that the authors know it was plagiarized, even though they won't publicly admit it. David Wolfe touts all of his books, advertising all of them constantly, except for NFL, which he never mentions. I feel like both authors should show some integrity and fess up to plagiarizing; however, it seems like they just want to ignore it and move on. But it really was foolish to try to write a raw foods book after just three years on the diet, no wonder it was plagiarized.



weird......ah well, now we know it...



I get to read lots, for pleasure


Since I've changed my eating habits, I can't enjoy the books I've been reading before anymore.....they somehow seem so.....contaminated. Has anybody else experienced the same?

[blizzful7]

I read the Idiot's Guide to Raw Foods last night. It's pretty basic. But, what I do like about it is the recipes provide nutritional information. I know that when following a healthy raw diet and giving my body what it needs, I don't have to obsess over calories, fiber, fat... But, it's so ingrained in my mind right now that I look for it. After years of dieting, it's hard to just eat and not worry. I still find myself calculating "points" because of my years on and off Weight Watchers. So, having the nutritional info is helpful for now. I pray that one day I'll just be able to eat healthfully.

[rawstrength]

I read the Idiot's Guide to Raw Foods last night. It's pretty basic. But, what I do like about it is the recipes provide nutritional information. I know that when following a healthy raw diet and giving my body what it needs, I don't have to obsess over calories, fiber, fat... But, it's so ingrained in my mind right now that I look for it. After years of dieting, it's hard to just eat and not worry. I still find myself calculating "points" because of my years on and off Weight Watchers. So, having the nutritional info is helpful for now. I pray that one day I'll just be able to eat healthfully.

Blizz - I used to count everything, too. Raw has been so very freeing to me. Make a conscious effort not to count and soon you will forget all about calories. It's all a mind game. Try to trust that your body will naturally find balance on raw.

[LifeNourishment]

I'm currently reading The Science and Fine Art of Food and Nutrition and Health For The Millions by Herbert M. Shelton.:)

[northernstars]

Usually I read nutrition, health or recipe books but I am nearly finished with an absolutely fantastic and uplifting book, A Return to Love by Marianne Williamson. It is very inspiring. I would encourage anybody to read this!

[RawPaw]

I want to read "Healing Our World" by Dr. Mary Ruwart. I think it's about how all governments tend to get in the way of public health.

[Sugar Snap Pea]

I'm reading the Owners Manual for my new Iphone, which is plenty of entertainment itself...Talked my husband into getting it early for Christmas! I have read Sunfoods and really liked it.

[RawPaw]

I'm reading the Owners Manual for my new Iphone, which is plenty of entertainment itself...Talked my husband into getting it early for Christmas! I have read Sunfoods and really liked it.

I so freakin' want one. :p

[LotsaRaw]

Hmmm - I don't count any research (academic or personal health - which is ongoing!) as "reading" - the question "What are you reading?" equates to "what am I reading for pleasure?" Currently in the middle of "Flags of Our Fathers"....VERY well written book! Now I'll have to go see the movie again!

[Raw Joy]

Well, here's what I hope to be reading the day after Christmas: :)

Conscious Eating
pH Balance Diet
The Thyroid Diet
Rawvolution
To Buy or Not Buy Organic
The Children of Henry the VIII
Abigail Adams

And that's only the ones I put on my Christmas list for this year. I could have given DH three pages worth of books.

[Raw Joy]

I forgot to add that I also asked for the following from my son:

The Body's Many Cries for Water
The Coconut Oil Miracle.

I love the week after Christmas. Reading my books. Listening to my music. Watching my movies. Piddling around in the kitchen with my new toys.

Ahhhh.

[RawKnitster]

"he Secret Language" by Ursula Nordstrom. I reserved a copy from the library after it was mentioned by Emma-Liza. It's a sweet, easy read.

Since I'm snowed in for the holidays, maybe I'll get to finish it. :)

[oceanluv]

right now I am reading : rainbow green live food cuisine-gabriel cousins. dreams from my father-barack obama. animal, vegetable, mineral-barbara kingsolver. I also have the china study, which I will read after I finish these.

[livin]

I'm reading the Owners Manual for my new Iphone, which is plenty of entertainment itself...Talked my husband into getting it early for Christmas! I have read Sunfoods and really liked it.

Sugar Snap: Do you just LOVE your iPhone? I'm loving mine, but the manual is toooo much for me to just sit and read. I've been learning as I go. Listened to Revvell's Rawkin Radio on my iPhone today.

[LotsaRaw]

SPHR Study Guide....testing on Monday!!!

[Green_Woman]

GREEN FOR LIFE, Victoria Boutenko
RAINBOW-GREEN LIVE FOOD CUISINE, Dr. Gabriel Cousins
THE TOTAL MONEY MAKEOVER, Dave Ramsey

The last one may not be about raw foods, but it's an AWESOME resource nonetheless, and the Baby Steps to Debt-Freedom and Wealth-Building realistically could aid you in staying raw even when your finances are hurting...!

:D

So I recommend ALL THREE!!!

[livin]

Looks like several people are reading Gabriel Cousen's Conscious Eating or Rainbow Green Cuisine and The Body's Many Cries for Water.


Has anyone read both of the above mentioned Gabriel Cousen's books? They are both being held for me at Barnes and Noble, but I can only get one right now. Which would you recommend 1st? I want to saturate my mind with "raw" during January.
I've read info at the watercure website in the past and find it most interesting

Currently, I'm reading (not raw) The Everyday Visionary (Focus Your Thoughts Change Your Life) byJesse Duplantis.

[monkapotapus]

Right now I'm reading 80/10/10 by Douglas Graham - I'm only about 1/2 way through it - not sure what I think about it yet, but I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

I will also be starting to read The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey this weekend - like Green Woman was talking about - it's time to get those finances in order! :cool:

[Sugar Snap Pea]

Hey, Livin! Love it, love it, love it!! (my iphone!) I keep finding more things I can do w it!! I started reading The Shack, by Wm. Paul Young, highly recommended by my Mom. Rough going at first, I'm having to really stick w it. Will let you know...

[rawshay]

I have read Alissa Cohen's book. It's the best raw food book that I've read so far. I also have Ani Phyo's Raw Food Kitchen book. I have Victoria B.'s book 12 steps to Raw (best book on green leafy vegetables). I have others that are great too. However, as a newbie to all of this, Alissa's book was the best because it was the most comprehensive and answered questions that a regular person who knows almost nothing about raw would ask. Good luck! Much love to all!

[irishserra]

Don't Get Caught With Your Skirt Down - A Practical Girl's Recession Guide by Jill Keto

...and...

Abraham Lincoln by George McGovern

:rolleyes:

[TanjaJo]

Wish I'd of seen this thread before I went to the library tonight. I wanted to pick up a book about Queen Elizabeth after watching Elizabeth, The Golden Years (hope that's correct, the one with Cate Blanchett). So they had Elizabeth The Struggle for the Throne by David Starkey. Not sure how good of a read it will be. If it's no good, just got my new Western Mule magazine today in the mail.

[blizzful7]

Well, I just finished Boutenko's 12-Steps... I enjoyed it. I like that she took on different aspects of the journey. Now, I get to read a book I plan on teaching: Make Lemonade. I love being a middle school teacher. I get to read all the adolescent fiction I want without the stares.

[livin]

I bought Your Body's Many Cries for Water by F. Batmanghelidj
several days ago, but for some reason I haven't been able to get into reading it yet. I carry it with me every day with the intention of getting past chapter 2. I'll try again tonight.

[*RayRay*]

ooh ooh! I love this thread! I LOVE reading!!! right now I'm re-reading the 'Power of Now' by Eckhart Tolle, also reading 'The Difference' by Jean Chatzky. I would like to get my hands on Alissa's book next (that's right, I haven't read it! :eek: )and David Wolfe's
'Eating for Beauty'. oh, and maybe the China Study!!

[sak12344]

I have several books in process right now...

"Life Lessons" by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
"The Happiness Hypothesis" by Johnathon Haidt
"The Force of Character" by James Hillman

I like non-fiction stuff. :)

[RaeVynn]

Yesterday I finished "Nature's First Law. Raw Food Living" well, maybe that was the title. I know it starts with Natures First Law. Should be "Nature's First Law, Eat It ALL Raw!" *grin* It was David Wolff and two other guys. Definitely a gung-ho, radical, in-your-face raw vegan book. Lots of good information, though.
I also have a heavy tome, "The Live Food Factor" by Susan Schenck [insert a string of initials here], which has a LOT of health information, studies, etc.
I've got the "Sunfood Diet Success System" book laying here, too, waiting for me to read it.
For fun, I read vampire books. :p

[selina_k]

The Lost Art of CompassionLorne Ladner
Kundalini TantraSwami Satyananda Saraswati

Last book on raw I read was "12 Steps..." and I loved it.
I also like to carry around "Eating for Beauty".

[fitz]

I am reading the Percy Jackson and the Olympian series. Right now I am on the second book that is called The Sea of Monsters. My daughter loves the series and urged me to read the books and I am glad I did!

[rawstrength]

I'm reading Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston Price. It is old (written in the 1930s) but interesting. It definitely is making me rethink my diet/lifestyle. Some parts of it are racist, though :( . It is a good read aside from the few racist parts.

[MeganSan]

I'm reading: Trail Guide to The Body :confused: Finals on Thurs...

What I want to read: Anything and everything else :)

[Clare]

Rawstrength - how does reading W.P. make you want to change you diet? I am afraid now to read it, lest I go hunt down some poor animals for their organs :-) actually, the WAP'ers had me almost convinced I shouldn't be a veggie anymore...but then one of their top doctors died of a stroke fairly young and fortunately I was able to find better info. What I have since read is that the WAP foundation has taken much of his work out of context. Now they have a cookbook positively loaded with animal fat. hmmm

I am looking back again at Alissa's book to make some special foods and raw re-inspiration, and I am reading, Jesus our Eucharistic Love, by a Franciscan, and I meditate on Bible passages most days. I am almost always reading Catholic/Christian books and/or health books. My two passions.

[monkapotapus]

I just finished reading "She's Come Undone" - my friend gave it to me because she really liked it - I don't really like fictional books, but read it anyhow.......all 465 pages of it.......:rolleyes:

Wed. I will start reading "The Secret" - I just finally saw the movie a couple weeks ago & I'd like to get more into that path of thinking.....;)

[Irish_Vegan_Girl]

I am reading "the china study" and "People watching"(body language - I've been on/off reading it for nearly a year now)

But for fiction, I recommend - "Marley and me" - actually, it's based on truth.
"The last family in England"
"Before I forget" - by Alissa, I think?

[contessa20]

I just finished reading Juicing, Fasting & Detoxing for Life and Goose Girl. Both were great. I've started on Enna Burning and Inkheart (I read a lot of kid lit. because of the kids I work with at school) now and am planning to read through Living on Live Food again since I never actually finished it the first time through a few years ago.

I'm also reading the second to last book in the Sookie Stackhouse series. Not great literature, heck, not even good literature, but when I start a series I find it hard not to read the WHOLE series whether I like it or not. This is definitely one instance where the show is better than the books (by a mile).