About this title: First published in 1939, this seminal book startled the worlds of science and nutrition with its documented evidence of primitive populations encountering civilisation, adopting modern diets, and finding that their health worsened. It remains the basic book in this area and is essential reading for those concerned with food and health.
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Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Edition: 9th ed.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation
Date Published: 1981
ISBN-13:9780916764005ISBN:0916764001
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good Condition-Inside is clean & unmarked-Outside edges show yellowing due to age of book-Owners name cut from 1st blank page-Please see our feedback! Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 560 p. Contains: Illustrations. read more
Edition: Seventh Edition
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Price-Pott., USA
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780916764081ISBN:0916764087
Description: New. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 524 pages. Index. The enduring classic work on how what we eat shapes us...for better and worse. "Circling the world in the 1920s and '30s, Dr. Price and his wife found the same sinister pattern amoung 'primitive' populations, whether isolated Irish fishermen, tribal Africans, Pacific Islanders, Eskimos, North and South American Indians or Australian Aborigines. Those groups that followed their traditional nature-based diets enjoyed good health and vigor, and those ... read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation
Date Published: 1981-06
ISBN-13:9780916764005ISBN:0916764001
Description: Very Good. No dust cover. Pages clean and tight. A more detailed description book condition and Digital photo by email if requested. Same day shipping. Quick response Customer Service. Tracking # on All Domestic Shipments. I ship twice a day during the week and once on Saturday. Your business is personal with me. Thanks. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Keats Pub
Date Published: 2003-06
ISBN-13:9780879838164ISBN:0879838167
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: PRICE-POTTENGER NUTRITION
Date Published: 1/1/1970
Description: Very Good. B000PKQM3Y Hard cover copy with light over all wear to the cover. The pages are tight and clean with no markings. Great copy! We ship fast and package well. read more
"Have you ever wondered why we experience tooth decay? How about why we are so vulnerable to diseases? This book, written in the 1930s, is an amazing study about nutrition. It is hard not to believe every word in this book -- Dr. Price visits isolated communities throughout the world and learns why they are free from all the degenerative diseases that were prevalent in the 1930s and even more so today.
"Weston Price is often called the "Darwin of Nutrition" because of his research into the diets of 14 isolated primitive peoples throughout the world in optimal health. Despite living in the far-flung corners of the world, they all shared things in common: they ate lots of fat, much of it saturated, and tried to eat as much seafood as possible. The book contains beautiful pictures of the people, especially of their perfect teeth (*the* premier sign of excellent health, which they all had despite not always having the best oral hygiene practices)."
"So very interesting. Dr. Price (actually a DENTIST...not an MD) wrote this in 1939 after studying the effects of various diets on isolated, primitive peoples. He describes is great detail (with insightful pictures) how our diet effects our health. Although not all arguments were entirely substantiated, the overall picture shows the potential harm our Western diet can inflict. I am the exact type of person who SHOULD be a health-nut...unfortunately, I read as many cookbooks as other books and love trying new recipes and experimenting with ingredients. Even if it may not be good for me, I want to try out that new chocolate cake recipe I read in a magazine. Darn my hypocrisy. Still, an eye-opening look at food and how it not only fuels, but actually shapes our societies. Maybe someday I'll have the will-power to convert to whole foods and health...that day isn't today. Sorry Dr. Price."
"Weston A. Price is a master scientist. He traveled the world with his wife, Indiana Jones style, but instead of ancient relics, he searched for ancient foods. He found the key to ending chronic disease!... but no one listens because if we were to practice what he found, food lobbyists and manufacturers, ad companies, commercial farmers, and most importantly Monsanto & Big Pharm would be out of business."
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