Grand Central Publishing The Elimination Diet: Discover the Foods That Are Making You Sick and Tired - and Feel Better Fast

I purchased this book for my girlfriend due to an intermittent health condition. The book clearly outlines how you begin the process of an elimination diet, beneficial for a wide range of health conditions. But the good stuff is once bad foods have been eliminated is getting into real recipes. It is all real recipes and whenever I have a meal made from this book it is virtually guilt free, knowing that there is no nasties and its real food! Incredibly tasty and delicious including a wide range of snacks. Posting the results of her cooks on instagram definitely sparked a lot of attention and envy in the quality of the food made. I found that as a by product of this, my girlfriend's health condition cleared up, but other benefits included; a loss of weight, much brighter glowing skin and better wellbeing in general. Would highly recommend and we will also refer back to it from the recipes included.

A good book for newbies. I do not recommend it for readers, who are more into science and want to understand the biochemical processes etc.

I have been following Tom & Alissa's blog for many years and have every cookbook book they published. Their prior books and recipes have been a mainstay in my household. I was just finishing my own unguided elimination diet when I heard about this book. I have multiple autoimmune diseases including Celiac as well as numerous food allergies and intolerances. My digestive and immune system has not been fully functional since I got Lyme disease 2 years ago. Naturally I pre-ordered the book. The first day I received it, I started reading. Finally, a book that clearly outlines the stages of a complete elimination diet AND has menu plans and recipes that are delicious and easy to prepare. I already spent a good amount of time in the kitchen as I have had to make so many things from scratch for so many years. I also already ate a mostly organic, whole foods vegan diet, so many of the protocols in the diet were in place already, no adjustment needed. The only criticism I have regarding the book is the heavy emphasis on a meat based diet vs. a plant based one. This did make it difficult to utilize many of the menu plans and recipes and thus added quite a bit more work to the diet. I would love to see another version or more modifications for those of us on plant based diets. I am not in agreement that adding meat is essential to healing or optimal digestion. Supplements are also not something I embark on as my sensitive immune system tends to over-react to everything. I did not want new supplements to muddy the waters during this diet. I was already on a probiotic and multi and just stuck with those. This book is based on a functional medicine approach to digestive health and supplements are always a focal point just as pharmaceuticals are to the Western medicine approach. The diet has been hard but rewarding. I uncovered food sensitivities and intolerances I hadn't on my previous diet and learned so much from Tom, Alissa and the online support group (extra cost but highly recommended). I am still in Phase 3 adding back in foods that I took out in addition to those outlined in the book. I feel significantly better-no headaches, less bloating, less joint pain and more energy! I also learned some invaluable kitchen tips that I use every single day to make my life easier. If you are not feeling well or have digestive woes and feel you could benefit from a dietary intervention, then this is the book for you. You are in good hands with Tom & Alissa at the helm! You will not be disappointed!

Vale a pena.

Bought this as was allergic to something that I was eating, but didn't know exactly what. Tried another elimination diet, but was confusing, and not many recipes. This one is perfect. Lots of tasty recipes, didn't feel like I was hungry. Goes into great detail about everything, you could follow step by step or eat anything on the approved list. Lost 10 lbs in two weeks, looked and felt so great that my co-workers wanted to try it. Definitely, definitely recommend to anyone suffering from food allergies. Will continue with the recipes as well as so good. Chicken stock is amazing!