Book Review: Detox 4 Women
Book Review: Detox for Women: An All New Approach for a Sleek Body and Radiant Health in 4 Weeks
by Natalia Rose
Reviewed by: Anna
Rating: So-so
I was really hoping this book would provide some sound guidance on a healthy and safe way to detox a body that’s too used to cheeseburgers and other processed foods. Instead, I found myself constantly questioning the logic behind some of the suggestions in the book. It would have been helpful if there were some backing to the counter-intuitive claims made. For example, the author suggests skipping breakfast entirely and having the heaviest meal of the day in the evening. I found this advice to be not supported by anything other than anecdotes. She also suggests that raw food is the easiest to digest, which also seems illogical.
Additionally, the author’s relentless advertisement for a particular brans of a sugar substite made me question her motives. Her tone also left much to be desired. In her attempt to be inspirational, the author instead comes across as condescending and patronizing. Her condemnation of meat was also not well-recieved by me since I am an omnivore. She mentiones the word “meat” like it was some dirty word never to be mentioned in good company and tries to make the reader feel guilty for enjoying all the Earth has to offer.
Overall, I didn’t get much out of reading that book, but the juice recipes sound decent enough to try. Though, they won’t be used as a meal replacement.
