I chose to read this book even if I do not have an autoimmune disease because I am always looking for new recipes, and here I found some that were easy and innovative enough. I have to admit that I found the author explanation of the way a new diet should improve the life of people suffering from AID seemed to me too simplistic anyway.

Ho deciso di leggere questo libro anche se non ho una malattia autoimmune perché mi piace scoprire nuove ricette e qui ne ho trovate alcune sia facili che nuove. Devo comunque ammettere che la visione dell'autrice di come la sua dieta possa migliorare in maniera quasi miracolosa la vita dei malati di malattie autoimmuni, mi é parsa piuttosto semplicistica.

THANKS NETGALLEY FOR THE PREVIEW!

Well. I was excited to read this book, in the event that it might have some tips to help my friends and family with autoimmune conditions to feel better. But then, I read page two of the first chapter...I don't agree with nor appreciate the assertion that "poor diet and lifestyle" is a "factor that needs to be present" for one to develop an autoimmune disorder. Not only is it completely untrue, it's also insulting and hurtful to people dealing with these illnesses - it is NOT THEIR FAULT.

Figuring maybe things got a bit more helpful after page TWO, I read on, but it just kept rolling downhill. In the very next paragraph, we're told that by eating this magical diet "your symptoms will slowly disappear" - again, setting people up for failure. If their disorder doesn't "reverse" itself or go away by following this protocol, then just how will they feel about that - like failures? Like it's their fault? Wouldn't it make more sense, both scientifically and psychologically and ETHICALLY, to instead state that this food plan MAY help them to feel BETTER, instead of setting up unrealistic expectations that will frustrate people who are already suffering?

Some of the recipes looked interesting, and I plan to try them out. But heaven help you if you are a vegetarian.

So. File this under the popular category of "wellness" books that market themselves as helpful but are in fact just high-horsey and full of scientifically dubious claims and ultimately, a waste of time.