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This is a passionate, well-argued and thought-provoking book
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Graham Harvey explains clearly that we can all make a change in what we eat and radically improve our health
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I would offer this as being pretty much a required book for anyone at all interested in the quality of the food that they are feeding themselves and their children.
Harvey's book is both well written and (it seems to me at least) very well researched. In essence, he offers evidence that modern industrial farming techniques are robbing foodstuffs of a high proportion of important nutrients - minerals, fatty acids and others. He links this in with the rise in rates of so-called diseases of affluence, which has been done to an extent by others, but goes further to suggest that illnesses such as dementia and behavioural difficulties may in no small way be linked to a deficient diet.
Harvey examines the ways in which nutritional balance could be returned to foods and how the production of even "organic" foods has been grossly compromised by the application of industrial farming techniques and a stretching of the definition of "organic."
Harvey provides plenty of reference to research in his text, but also includes considerable anecdotal evidence: if I have a criticism of the work it is that sometimes it is difficult to see where the hard science ends and the anecdote begins, but in general he does a good job in separating fact from speculation.
Highly recommended for anyone interested in farming, food production and, indeed, what they are putting into their mouths.
Harvey's book is both well written and (it seems to me at least) very well researched. In essence, he offers evidence that modern industrial farming techniques are robbing foodstuffs of a high proportion of important nutrients - minerals, fatty acids and others. He links this in with the rise in rates of so-called diseases of affluence, which has been done to an extent by others, but goes further to suggest that illnesses such as dementia and behavioural difficulties may in no small way be linked to a deficient diet.
Harvey examines the ways in which nutritional balance could be returned to foods and how the production of even "organic" foods has been grossly compromised by the application of industrial farming techniques and a stretching of the definition of "organic."
Harvey provides plenty of reference to research in his text, but also includes considerable anecdotal evidence: if I have a criticism of the work it is that sometimes it is difficult to see where the hard science ends and the anecdote begins, but in general he does a good job in separating fact from speculation.
Highly recommended for anyone interested in farming, food production and, indeed, what they are putting into their mouths.
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
If you read nothing else this year, read this book. It will open your eyes to the staggering effects on our health of the foods that we all consume. It is very well researched, and draws in many of the author's personal experiences of farming and food of the forties, fifties and sixties. Although anecdotal, these are strongly relevant and will be identified with by anyone who has lived in those decades or earlier. If you were born since those times, it is even more important that you see what Graham Harvey is showing us, because our lives, literally, depend on it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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As you may have guessed by my rating I loved this book!
It is pitched just right allowing the seriousness to sink in of how a few large companies can control what we eat whilst offering hope and solutions.
Modern agriculture leads to food depleted in vitamins and minerals which contributes to, if not the causes, most UK diseases of which the incidences are souring. Obesity, cancer, heart disease and allergies are amongst those discussed. Afflictions unknown in our historical past (and still missing in some other counties) are linked to our poor modern food and no amount of dieting or sticking to your 5-a-day will suffice if those 5 items are lacking in nutrition.
Graham Harvey gives us the knowledge to enable us to buy 'real' food and protect our health. In the process we vote with our wallets/purses and influence the supermarkets who in turn influence farming practices so that more 'real' food is available. The farming practices used to produce 'real' food will also be better for the countryside conservation, animal welfare and the environment.
Buying better basic foods has got to be cheaper in the long run than buying all those diet books and supposed 'health' foods too!
It is pitched just right allowing the seriousness to sink in of how a few large companies can control what we eat whilst offering hope and solutions.
Modern agriculture leads to food depleted in vitamins and minerals which contributes to, if not the causes, most UK diseases of which the incidences are souring. Obesity, cancer, heart disease and allergies are amongst those discussed. Afflictions unknown in our historical past (and still missing in some other counties) are linked to our poor modern food and no amount of dieting or sticking to your 5-a-day will suffice if those 5 items are lacking in nutrition.
Graham Harvey gives us the knowledge to enable us to buy 'real' food and protect our health. In the process we vote with our wallets/purses and influence the supermarkets who in turn influence farming practices so that more 'real' food is available. The farming practices used to produce 'real' food will also be better for the countryside conservation, animal welfare and the environment.
Buying better basic foods has got to be cheaper in the long run than buying all those diet books and supposed 'health' foods too!
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Compulsory reading for anyone who eats food!
This is an extremely well written book and a real ey-opener, making the point that soil is our most important asset. Anyone who eats (i.e. everyone) should read this book.
Published 5 months ago by H. Rowlands
Gripping
I am loving this book, got it from the library yesterday afternoon and have not been able to put it down. Read more
Published on 21 Sep 2009 by K. Allen
What more can be said?
Having read the seven reviews so far I cannot add anything except to say "Well done Graham, for exposing this outrage, we all needed to know"
Published on 7 April 2009 by Mr. Neville S. Gay
excellent
This book is an excellent look at the problems with the
production and the nutrient content of the food that the majority
of us eat. Read more
production and the nutrient content of the food that the majority
of us eat. Read more
Published on 7 Jun 2006 by Paul
Marvellous.
Before i read this book, i knew very little about the food i was eating. I now feel empowered with a great deal of useful knowledge. Read more
Published on 28 May 2006 by David G. Wright
Of the moment - fantastic
Graham has hit the nail on the head in this page turning, groundbreaking book. There is a crisis in modern agriculture and a crisis in public health. Read more
Published on 18 May 2006 by D. Bole
We Want Real Food
Brilliant book, great 'food for thought' excuse the pun! Graham has brought together in his book the bigger picture of what is really happening to our food chain linking... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2006 by lyn searby
Finally: all of the pieces of the puzzle
This is a book whose time has come! Nothing else in the UK comes close at the moment to explaining the full extent of the problem of food with inadequate nutrition. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2006
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