The Great American Detox Diet by ALEX JAMIESON (2005, Hardcover)

This book is a very easy read filled with excellent information. Knowing that Alex Jamieson is a vegan chef, one might expect that to be her only point of view,and it is not. Surely, she believes that we can achieve optimum health with a diet free of animal products, but she also acknowledges that everyone is not going to live this way. The detox is set up in steps that make it easier to succeed at than other more exteme detoxes. Overall, I love the book and have highly recommended it to many friends already.

The book is very clearly written, makes good use of researched facts about foods and additives, and the message is well presented. Jamieson writes with conviction, drawing on her experiences with Morgan Spurlock's 30-day encounter with the McDonald's menu. It has changed my diet, and it will change yours as well.

Alex Jamieson is perhaps one of the smarter people out there when it comes to treating your body well. I have always been against dieting(the one where a person intentionally deprives themselves of food to reach that certain size) and would advocate exercise instead. This book is a great supplement to anyone who's seen the light(eating healthy and exercising regularly) or for those who haven't, just the jumpstart you need to get there. Perhaps the only thing in this book that bothered me was that there were only vegan recipes in there, a very restrictive diet indeed. But this book is basically a foundation from which you build up, so I can forget that little thing.

The Great American Detox Diet is a fun, informative, and most importantly, truthful book that exposes our sad state of health in these times, but also gives remedies that will help.

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who finally realizes that their way of eating is detrimental to their health.