Traditional Nutrition: From Weston A. Price to the Blue Zones; Healthy Diets from Around the Globe

I was pleasantly surprised with this book. As I stated reading, my first thought was, which nutrition camp is this guy in? The pleasant surprise for me was to find that he's come to nearly the same conclusion I have about what the research we have on ancestral diets tells us. In my opinion, it comes down to what your health goals are and how to tweak a whole (properly prepared) diet to help meet those goals and keeping in mind that a lot more than food makes up a rich healthy long life!

The book offers glimpses into the works of A Price, and the Blue Zones. Although I enjoy that the conclusion was very positive and uplifting, I was looking for a bit more information. Overall an interesting read

I found this book to be very balanced in its view on healthy diets. The author clearly demonstrates that it is possible to be very healthy on very different diets, from high carbohydrate to high protein paleo. After years of trying to find the healthiest diet for me, this book confirmed and solidified my suspicion that there are more than one option on eating a healthy diet. There is more than enough choice for me to build myself a healthy diet out of whatever healthy options are available where I live or travel to. I can therefore choose those healthy options that are most enjoyable for me to eat and that make my body feel good. Right now some of that choice includes the lovely traditional portuguese cheese and the lovely salad vegetables available in Portugal.

I enjoyed this book very much and I believe it will have a strong influence on the way I think about nutrition and health going forward. The author looks at the diets and lifestyles of 11 long-lived, healthy groups of people, as described by two other researchers, and gives his interpretation of the facts. The book is very well written and the reasoning and conclusions of the author are intelligent. this book will set you free from diet dogma ! I can't believe it only cost 99 cents and I was shocked to find out the author is only 21 years old.

This was a quick read summarising a couple of author's books based on long living healthy people from around the world. I really liked the author's conclusions that's it's not about "eat this exact thing and live longer" it's more about don't be so fanatical and enjoy a wide variety of whole, real foods, move more and enjoy life with family and friends. What we do in life is as important as what we eat. For some this may not be good enough because I find that people really like to be told what to do so they can have someone to blame if it doesn't work like they think it should. The right answer is different to all of us as said by the author of this book and I think he's absolutely right. There is no magic macronutrient nor food that will change us. The ads promoting such things sound like snake oil. Eat whole foods, well raised and of the best quality we can. Don't graze all day. Move a lot. Socialize. Do something that makes you feel useful. I think we can learn a lot from that advice. Good book!

I really enjoyed this book. It condenses and summarizes Weston A. Price and Dan Buettner’s Blue Zones into one short, easy to read book. I actually own Weston A Price’s Nutrition and Physical Degeneration and all of Dan Buettner’s Blue Zones books. I agree 100% with Mr. Hirshberg’s closing thoughts about the diets of various groups of people from all over the world. Well Done!

I was really happy to see the author review WAP and the Blue Zones because I did wonder about the Blue Zones. Recently I watched a presentation by Dan and he said to focus on veggies which was in opposition of WAP. The author helped me clear that up.

I will be returning this. It wasn't much of a book but more of a long essay, with no citations or references in the entire book. Not one source was credited, although I recognized most of the information because I follow Weston A Price. I'm not sure how you can author a book with based off of science without using one single reference. I'm guessing this was self published. The book contains no information on publication but only lists the authors name. It was really disappointing.

The book touches on the lives and diets of people living blue zone regions. The author provides a good conclusion that as long as you eat food produced as close to nature as possible , organic and or free range is more important than following strictly any of the blue zone diets. And that less stress and close supportive families are important. A great book

I thought this was a really good book. It was informative and interesting. I've been lucky enough to holiday in Ikaria and visited the village of Christos Raches where the locals relax through the day and go about their daily business in the evening. The atmosphere of the island is peaceful and relaxing and after a day or so I felt much calmer than I do in England. As living there is an impossibility I will try following some of the ways the locals live and hope they rub off on me. I will be looking out for more books by Ben in the future.

Ben wrote something smart and easy to understand. If you're lost on the dietary litterature or trying to build healthy habits, go for it.Good work.Adryen

After reading this book I have come to the conclusion that health and longevity is not about what you eat, but definitely about how you live your life. Learning to live a simple life is the key. Moderate outdoor exercise and social interaction and coping mechanisms for stress all lead to a contented, healthy life.

In his book, Ben shows us that there is no "one-fits-all solution" to be healthy. By describing various tribes and their completely different dieting patterns, we see that great health was achieved in different manners.I enjoyed being introduced to several traditional diets (that are unfortunately disappearing due the massive influence of MNCs and their marketing).While I cannot say that I did not learn new things, I wished the author the author had gone more in-depth by making his own research and not relying only on 2 references. It is a little bit disappointing for a book that's worth 3 bucks.The key takeaways are:- Find a dieting pattern that fits your lifestyle- Avoid processed food- Do not hesitate to experiment (animal's organs are definitely healthy for example).