Food: What the Heck Should I Eat? (The Dr. Mark Hyman Library, 7)

First, this book is very readable, even enjoyable. That is something that most nutrition & health books aren’t.I have multiple auto-immune diseases, including ulcerative colitis, and my dad had Alzheimer’s. I’d also gained 90 lbs of fat from medications that changed my metabolism so I couldn’t take it off. A good part of it was inflammatory belly fat from prednisone.I knew the low fiber diet is been told to eat for my UC wasn’t helping matters. After Dad died in 11/2018 I became vegan. It did help my UC but I have malabsorption both genetically and from the UC itself. Getting enough protein and other nutrients was hard. But my gastroenterologist did slow down the rate I was getting immunosuppressants. (Yay!)Yearly last year I started a mostly plant based Keto after hearing Dr. Will Cole talk about his book Ketotarian. (I can’t recommend it enough.) I lost so much weight; moreover, I lost the belly fat! It changed my metabolism that all the meds messed up. I continue to lose weight by eating a little more fat and healthy carbs in moderation.The problem was I still felt like grass fed meats, eaten occasionally, would boost my nutrient and protein intake.All of these modalities seems to be in opposition. I was as confused about what to eat as every other person who wants or needs to eat for better or optimal health.“Food” not only guided me through the healthy food maze but married all my different beliefs into one very well research idea. I’d not been off the mark at all but still got so much great information in how to implement it all. He has lists great resources to make this all doable.So, yes to a mostly plant based diet. Yes to adding more fat back into your diet to make you lose weight. Yes to keto if you need it. And, yes to adding back some grass fed meat. No to processed Frankenfoods, pesticides and most dairy but my GI doctor doesn’t want her patients eating them anyway even the vegan ones.For anyone afraid of eating this way, the food is even more delicious than the processed foods you’ve gotten used to. The flavors are incredible. Think of it as going to Thanksgiving dinner and most of what you put on you plate are the side dishes!

I have lost weight following Mark Hyman's advice (and I struggled for years). I also have more energy and feel better than i did in my 30's. Thank you, Dr. Hyman!

Plenty of good information that makes sense. But much is also predictable - eat organic, avoid sugars and artificial everything and there is a personal agenda of read his other books, work with his nutritionists, etc. That said it is a good basic if you aren't feeling just right or need to loose weight. The author teaches important basics and cuts through all the nutritional arguments and mumbo-jumbo. It's a great way to kick start a resolve to make some changes and does include some healthy recipes that do actually look good. He gives a lot of information for diabetics. The book is divided up by the various food groups (making it a good resource) but what I've never seen is a section on supplements. But after a book full of eat these nutrient rich foods, it's a long list of supplements. It is worth the read and it's a book I'm sure I'll reference frequently. If you don't buy into the plethora of diets - vegan, Paleo, etc - you will probably enjoy what he has to say.

Great intro to Hyman's "Pegan" diet, and you’ve got to love a reasonable middle ground. The Pegan diet seems logical, scientific, and doable. Let’s face it, most of the universe acknowledges that the food pyramid is majorly broken and our stores sell more garbage than real food and nutrition. It’s so hard to figure out what we should be eating, especially if we have specific goals for our diets.I hadn’t read any of Mark Hyman’s books before, but I was intrigued by the Pegan diet premise and his emphasis on functional medicine. The traditional medical community has failed so many people that I know. They keep treating the symptoms and make no effort to find the causes. So we’ve had to do so much on our own. I’ve read many books and articles on paleo and autoimmune protocol, not to mention I've read about and tried vegetarian in the past. Frankly, I’d love eating vegetarian if it didn’t make me sick as a dog. Well, okay, that and the fact that I was born a carnivore reaching out for a T-bone steak.My daughter and I have celiac disease, food allergies, and multiple autoimmune diseases, and only two of our doctors have even talked about diet. Sticking to the paleo diet is just so incredibly hard when you can’t eat so much of what’s on it. We keep having to modify things to have a variety to eat and it feels as if we’re disobeying the rules. Dr. Hyman makes a lot of sense, so I’m going to stop feeling guilty about some of the things that we include in our diet, such as buckwheat, limited dairy, and lentils.Reading about the Pegan diet gives me hope that there’s a reasonable middle ground that’s clean enough and doable enough that our family can stick to it. Some of the foods he recommends that you not eat are things that we can’t eat anyway so that’s actually a win for us, finally, LOL. Dr. Hyman may have designed a diet that my family can live with. We’re about to find out!I received an Advanced Reader Copy (ARC) from the publisher on NetGalley. (Although I was approved on NetGalley after I had already purchased this book, read it, and reviewed it, I'm including that information here for full disclosure.) My opinions are my own.

Has great information for being careful about what one eats

Truly appreciated comprehensive explanation of food sourcing and food policy. As a medical professional, I can honestly say we do not receive any education whatsoever on nutrition. Yet, it is an essential part of our health. Loved how the book brakes down food groups (eg, meats, fruits, grains, etc) and explains the good, bad, and ugly. It made me realize I was not choosing food well before although I was convinced that my choices were healthy. 100 % recommended!!

THe details on each type of food are fantastic, lots to learn.

All should Read this Book for a Healthy and Long Life

Mind opening! I cannot stand the self-help, extreme marketing language that pervades American books on diets and healthy living, but this book, at least, combines that with solid science and judicious advice. A very helpful guide that provides you with a basic framework for navigating through so much conflicting information on precisely what the heck should we eat!.

Excelente libro para todo aquel interesado en mejorar su salud y su alimentación, el libro incluye referencias a artículos médicos por lo que todo tiene un sustento científico.