Book Description
This book traces the cause of many chronic health problems to our modern diet and shows how a return to traditional foods can improve one's well-being.
Modern medicine now recognizes that the present-day Western diet is responsible for many of today's chronic illnesses. Nutritionists and anthropologists have noted the decline in health that accompanies indigenous peoples' transition from traditional to modern diets. In Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine, Ron Schmid explains how a return to a traditional diet can help you reduce your risk of heart attack by 50 percent; fight allergies, chronic fatigue, arthritis, skin problems, and headaches; recover from colds and flu in a day or two; and increase your life-expectancy. Chapters focusing on the major food groups, common diets, and health goals enable you to tailor a diet to your special needs.
New edition, previously titled Native Nutrition.
Customer Reviews:
Great Compliment to Nourishing Traditions!!.......2007-07-13
good introduction to Traditional nutrition.......2004-01-20
Price was a dentist who embarked on a decade long research project in the late 1930s to find the healthiest people on Earth and study what they ate and how they ate it. His studies ranged all over the world, covering all different races. Schmid has done a good job of giving an overview of Price's findings.
The only issues I have with this book are that Schmid falls for the cholesterol scam in discussing heart disease, and that he also falls for the idea that the term "life expectancy" as used in statistics means the average age of death. (page 66) It doesn't. Life Expectancy as an arithmetic average would be reasonably close to the median age of death in a perfect Bell curve population sample, but such perfect samples only exist on paper, not in reality. The median age of death, that is the age by which half of the population died, was 57 in 1900. This means that half the population lived to be 57 or older. Kind of different than saying the average age of death was 45-50. In 2000, the median age of death was only 78, so there hasn't been as much gain as we are led to believe. Neither figure addresses the health or quality of life of people at those ages, either. A minor point in the grand scheme of this book. His discussion of life expectancy differences for those 40 and over on the rest of the page is still very much true and sets the record straight on the PR hype we are given about our current state of health.
For more in-depth information on fats and cholesterol, I recommend Mary Enig's book, Know Your Fats.
This is a great book, and will open your eyes to a better way to eat and improve your health. I heartily recommend it.
Changing a (new) life.......2003-11-26
Encyclopedia Type Version of Traditional Foods.......2003-09-10
There is a lot information that I found useful, such as the grading of salmon (which I never knew about), or getting calcium from eggshells to name just a few. However, he does not tell you how much calcium you are getting by eating eggshells. Also, I could never grind it to a powder in a blender as he said. I had better results with just a mortar and pestle.
On saturated fats, try as I might, I cannot find anything he has to say against the use of saturated fats as criticized by Fallon or Brynes. (Perhaps they have become somewhat fanatical about Price's diet). He is, however, against the modern way of raising animals which he believes is not the same as our ancestors. He points out that a lot of animal's mouths are being used as convenient garbage dumps, and proceeds to name all the types of garbage being eaten, that's right, garbage! This may alter the fat content, metabolism, ratios, etc., to a state that may not be healthy for you or the animals fed on such a diet. I agree on this point wholeheartedly! But, in no way do I see him telling us in the meantime to eat vegetables only and avoid all animal products! Properly raised animals that is.
There is also an explanation of the death rate of earliers years of how long Americans live are skewed. I never quite understood this, as I read about it in other books but there is no explanation how they concluded this, but he gives it here and it's so simple to understand! This should tip you off that this book is fairly lucid and logically written and I highly recommend it for a better overall view and guide to the Weston Price diet.
A Mixed Bag.......2002-03-12
The book goes wrong, like so many others, in its demonization of saturated fat. Schmid is simply wrong about saturated fats causing heart disease, cancer, and ill health in general. He is also wrong in asserting that our ancestors did not eat a lot of saturated fat. This is strange coming from someone who is so obviously familiar with Price's research which showed every population group to be eating diets rich in saturated fats and these people, as Schmid knows, were supremely healthy.
I think a better book to get would be Lutz and Allan's LIFE WITHOUT BREAD or Fallon and Enig's NOURISHING TRADITIONS.
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TRADITIONAL FOODS ARE YOUR BEST MEDICINE: IMPROVING HEALTH AND LONGEVITY WITH NATIVE NUTRITION.
Ronald F. Schmid Manufacturer: Healing Arts Press, ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OECC9Y |
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Betty Crocker Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook: Create Sweet Magic from a Mix (Betty Crocker Books)
Betty Crocker Editors Manufacturer: Betty Crocker ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound Similar Items:
ASIN: 0764573489 |
Book Description
With Betty Crocker, delicious desserts are a piece of cake!Take your favorite Betty Crocker SuperMoist cake mix flavor, add a drop of this, a dash of that, stir, bake, decorate, and you've created dessert magic beyond your sweetest dreams! Here's your complete guide to baking with cake mix, packed with foolproof recipes from the ultimate cake mix experts-the Betty Crocker Kitchens. All your favorites are here, easy to make, easier to bake and easiest of all to enjoy! So whether you're a first-time baker in search of tempting treats or an expert ready for a challenge, you'll find plenty of great ideas in Betty Crocker's Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook.
Customer Reviews:
sweet satisfaction.......2007-01-17
Great for no fuss baking.......2007-01-10
Betty Crocker cake mix cookbook.......2006-09-20
Cake Mix Doctor MUCH Better!.......2006-08-07
Fun for Families.......2005-11-01
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Complete Cake Mix Magic
Jill Snider Manufacturer: Robert Rose ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound Similar Items:
ASIN: 077880125X |
Book Description
The 300 best cake mix recipes, in a new concealed wiro format!
Cake Mix Magic and Cake Mix Magic 2 have sold a total of 300,000 copies and still continue to sell. The books' winning recipes transform a basic cake mix into a great cake that tastes homemade, simply by adding a few readily available ingredients.
Complete Cake Mix Magic combines these two original cookbooks with 30 new recipes, and is now full color throughout.
Here is a selection of the great cakes:
These 300 recipes provide results that taste homemade in less than half the time it would take to bake from scratch. Practical tips and techniques throughout the book ensure perfect results every time.
Customer Reviews:
Bring Friends.......2006-08-31
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Duncan Hines Cake Mix Magic
Jill Snider Manufacturer: Robert Rose ProductGroup: Book Binding: Plastic Comb Similar Items:
ASIN: 077880061X |
Book Description
Learn to make dozens of delectable desserts with little more than a cake mix! This versatile and ingenious collection features mouthwatering full-color photographs, scores of helpful tips, hints, and variations, and over 125 fast and easy recipes, including:- Raspberry Dream Cake
- Black Forest Trifle
- Ribbon Torte
- Chewy Cherry Bars
- And more!
As good as homemade, but without all the fuss!
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Cake Mix Magic
Jill Snider Manufacturer: Robert Rose ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0778800296 |
Book Description
When you're pressed for time, what's the easiest way to prepare a moist, delicious cake for dessert? A cake mix, of course! Just follow the instruction on the package, pop the cake in the oven and it's ready in no time. With that kind of convenience, it's no wonder that North Americans buy over 400 million cake mixes a year.
But let's say that with just a few more ingredients and a little more preparation time, you could turn a good cake into something even better. That's where Cake Mix Magic can help.
Here you'll find over 125 fast and easy recipes, each starting with a basic cake mix and turning it into a scrumptious dessert. In minutes you'll be baking up a delicious Cinnamon Brunch Cake or Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake. Need to prepare something special for a birthday party or family gathering? You'll be amazed at the "made from scratch" flavor of Chocolate Raspberry Torte or Chocolate Toffee Crunch Cheesecake.
With Cake Mix Magic, the sorcery extends far beyond cakes. You can make a wide variety of other baked treats, including Cranberry Pecan Buns, Butterscotch Nut Bars, Chewy Cherry Bars, Gingerbread People, Peach Cobbler and Black Forest Trifle. Who'd believe cake mixes could be so versatile?
Simple recipes, basic ingredients and no experience required -- all the elements necessary for dependable and outstanding results. Whether you are an experienced baker or a novice, this book will give you great recipes that work every time.
DUNCAN HINES®
Since 1951, the Duncan Hines® brand has been identified premium-quality food products, particularly its "good as homemade" baking mixes, and is today one of the most recognized trademarks in the world. The Duncan Hines® commitment to quality -- to making a great cake even better -- is an essential feature of
Cake Mix Magic.
Customer Reviews:
EASY BAKING. SERVE AND ACCEPT THE COMPLIMENTS!.......2003-02-13
Easy to Use, But With Challenges.......2002-10-10
The most popular recipe in this book in my household is the Chocolate Nut Bars, on page 148. The recipe only uses ingredients that I readily have on hand: chocolate cake mix, eggs, butter, brown sugar, canned icing. The recipe was simple, easy-to-follow, and tasted great.
While I had success with the Chocolate Nut Bars, many of the recipes in the book rely on ingredients that I don't have readily at hand. For example, sour cream, cream cheese, light cream, plain yogurt and heavy cream are called for in many of the recipes. These ingredients spoil quickly, and I only buy them when I need to "plan" for some baking. If the idea of this book is for use by cooks "on the go," I'm not sure how successful they will be using the recipes in a hurry if planning is required for the ingredients.
The format of the book made it easy to use. The pages utilized white space effectively, and the side bars containing tips and variations really added value. However, the recipes were lacking nutritional information. In today's health conscious society, nutrition information is essential, even if the recipes are far from "health conscious." For a future revision of this book, I would strongly recommend adding that information.
When compared to The Cake Mix Doctor, I'd buy that one instead, on pictures alone. With over 150 recipes in Cake Mix Magic, there are only 11 pictures of the cakes, and no decorating ideas or tips.
Easy with fabulous results.......2002-10-07
better books out there.......2001-08-21
A mouth-watering collection of outstanding recipes.......2001-07-05
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Favorite Brand Name Cake Mix Magic in Minutes
ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound ASIN: 0785391207 |
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easy and fast.......2006-07-04
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Cake Mix Magic (Favorite Brand Name)
Manufacturer: Publications International, Ltd. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0785351728 |
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Cake Mix Magic 2: 125 More Easy Desserts ... Good as Homemade
Jill Snider Manufacturer: Robert Rose ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 077880058X |
Book Description
Cake mixes are more popular than ever and it's no surprise. Pressed for time, today's bakers love the quality, dependability and convenience that a cake mix offers. Better still, cake mixes are incredibly versatile. Keep one or two in the pantry along with a few other basic ingredients and you'll be ready to bake everything from cakes to squares, muffins and even cookies.
In Cake Mix Magic 2, you will discover more ways than you ever imagined to transform a good cake into a great cake or a mouthwatering dessert, simply by adding tasty but readily available ingredients such as nuts, chocolate, sour cream or fruit. As she did in her first best seller, Cake Mix Magic, Jill Snider provides you with the perfect shortcut solution. Now you can have delicious cakes that taste homemade in less than half the time it would take to bake from scratch. An no one will ever guess that your delightful desserts came from a box.
Here is just a sampling from the wide variety of baked treats: Cookies 'n' Cream Cake, Triple Raspberry Treat, Lemon Cream Torte, Chocolate Carmel Pecan Cake, Pineapple Coconut Dream Bars, Apple Crisp Cake, Cranberry Almond Coffee Cake, Spicy Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, No-Bake Bumbleberry Cheesecake, Almond Crisps.
Customer Reviews:
Better than homemade.......2007-04-20
Great book.......2006-05-16
quick tasty recipes.......2003-03-27
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Cake Mix Magic in Minutes
Manufacturer: Publications International ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound ASIN: 0785373144 |
Book Description
Create dazzling desserts in minutes! This unique cookbook offers simple recipes for dozens of sumptuous desserts using a cake mix. With mouthwatering full-color photographs, helpful hints, and easy-to-follow instructions, you'll learn to make cheesecakes, pound cakes, brownies, and even cookies with only a mix and a few other easy additions. Savor the tastes of:- Hot Fudge Sundae Cake
- Coconut Clouds
- White Chocolate Raspberry Cake
- Pinwheel Cookies
- And much more!
Magical results guaranteed!
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All-New Cake Mix Magic
Manufacturer: Publications International ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1412722160 |
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Betty Crocker's Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook: Create Sweet Magic from a Mix
ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0641587724 |
Product Description
From the Publisher With Betty Crocker, delicious desserts are a piece of cake! Take your favorite Betty Crocker SuperMoist cake mix flavor, add a drop of this, a dash of that, stir, bake, decorate, and you've created dessert magic beyond your sweetest dreams! Here's your complete guide to baking with cake mix, packed with foolproof recipes from the ultimate cake mix experts -- the Betty Crocker Kitchens. All your favorites are here, easy to make, easier to bake and easiest of all to enjoy! So whether you're a first-time baker in search of tempting treats or an expert ready for a challenge, you'll find plenty of great ideas in Betty Crocker's Ultimate Cake Mix Cookbook.Books:
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