Synopses & Reviews
People donand#8217;t need to be instructed to eat apples instead of potato chips. What we need is someone to inspire us to eat well and to show us just how powerful eating that apple can be. This person must be a trusted voice, one that can calm the informational clutter instead of adding yet another discordant voice to the pile.
Desiree Nielsen is a dietitian, one of the publicand#8217;s most trusted sources of nutrition information. Un-Junk Your Diet, she teaches readers about anti-inflammatory dieting in a way that's engaging, funny, and approachable.
This book begins with a call to action to help shake up perceptions of what food means to our bodies and illuminate all the ways that marketers co-opt healthy eating messages to coerce us into choosing food that is unworthy. In addition, an in-depth look at the fundamentals of nutritionand#8212;with a splash of myth bustingand#8212;strengthens readersand#8217; abilities to resist the latest nutrition headline and continue making healthier choices.
Because there is no one right way for every individual eater, Nielsen offers a brief exercise in self-discovery before providing four distinct plans for becoming healthier. They range from the gentle and gradual to the two-week kick start that appeals to both detox seekers and vacation slimmers.
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Un-junk Your Diet is the perfect guide to help one navigate the toxic food environment we live in today. Desiree shows her true leadership by giving readers inspiration, knowledge, understanding, many laughs, and most importantly the (survival) skills to un-junk their own diets, leading them to happier and healthier places.” Veronica Kacinik, MSc, RD
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Un-junk Your Diet is the perfect guide to help one navigate the toxic food environment we live in today. Desiree shows her true leadership by giving readers inspiration, knowledge, understanding, many laughs, and most importantly the (survival) skills to un-junk their own diets, leading them to happier and healthier places." Veronica Kacinik, MSc, RD
"As soon as you open this book, you realize Desiree Nielsen is the best friend you wish you had. Written in her voice, Un-junk Your Diet is not out to sell you on some fad diet but to show you how to change your life in a way you never imagined. The facts will shock you. The self-assessments will open your eyes. The meal plans will inspire you and the more than forty pages of mouth-watering recipes will leave you salivating for a healthier life. We all need a friend to cheer us on and keep us on the right path. When it comes to nutrition, there is no better friend to have than Desiree." Jason The Germ Guy” Tetro, microbiologist and author of The Germ Code: How To Stop Worrying And Love The Microbes
About the Author
Desiree Nielsen is a registered dietitian who blogs at desireerd.com. She has been recognized by Dietitians of Canada as a leader in nutrition and business and has appeared on various television shows as a consultant or expert. She is regularly quoted in
Canadian Living, Chatelaine, Flare, Glow, Best Health, and
Fresh Juice magazines. Shes also the spokesperson for Natures Path cereals and Bio-K+ products. She resides in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.