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Break Free
from the Hidden Toxins in Your Food And Lose Weight, Look
Years Younger, and Get Healthy in Just 21 Days!
By Vani Hari
Read by Vani Hari
Hachette Audio
February 10, 2015 / ISBN 978-1478955313
Nonfiction/Health & Fitness/Nutrition / Audio Book - Unabridged(9.5
hours on 8 CDs)
Reviewed
by Leslie C. Halpern
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Food activist and creator of the
website foodbabe.com, Vani Hari shares her personal story
of reclaiming her health and provides the latest research
findings on nutrition in this information-packed audiobook.
Her own story involves losing 30 pounds without dieting and
clearing her chronically blemished skin merely by eliminating
foods containing harmful chemicals, additives, and other toxic
ingredients. Her personal transformation from sick, tired,
and overweight to healthy, energetic, and fit inspired her
to start the website and share her knowledge and experience
with others.
While not a scientist, Hari cites nutritional studies of others
with a keen eye toward hunting down hidden toxins that negatively
affect our health. She compiles the information in easily
understandable terms, often explaining difficult words or
concepts. The 15 most harmful ingredients are examined (trans
fat, MSG, nitrates, etc.), with examples of foods containing
these chemicals and restaurants that serve these foods. She
also explores marketing tactics in which companies use words
such as “natural” and “FDA approved”
to mislead consumers. Just when readers feel like there’s
nothing safe to eat, she offers suggestions of organic brands,
safe products, and home-made recipes (on a PDF) for a healthy
diet.
Although calling herself “the food babe” and touting
her influence with large food corporations may be off-putting
for many readers, Hari does seem to care about others by not
just presenting problems, but offering solutions so readers
can transform their lives as well. The book’s foreword
by Mark Hyman, MD, is read by Hari, who also narrates the
audiobook. This results in the awkward situation of the author
reading “I” and “me” in the first
person when referring to Dr. Hyman, and reading “Vani
Hari” and “she” when referring to herself
in the third person. Having Dr. Hyman (or male voice talent)
read the foreword would have eliminated this problem.
After this initial confusion at the beginning of the audiobook,
the work provides useful information for helping consumers
take control of their health.
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Reviewer
Leslie C. Halpern is the author of Passionate About Their
Work: 151 Celebrities, Artists, and Experts on Creativity,
Rub, Scrub, Clean the Tub: Funny Children's Poems About
Self-Image, and Shakes, Cakes, Frosted Flakes: Funny
Children's Poems About Table Manners. |