Exhaustively researched and fascinating.” — Publishers Weekly
“A groundbreaking book from one of America’s leading physicians, Proteinaholic will revolutionize your understanding of your body and how to keep it healthy. Garth Davis, MD, is a medical visionary whose wisdom and wealth of experience have opened a powerful new pathway to the best of health. — Neal D. Barnard, MD, President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine, George Washington University Shchool of Medicine, Washington, DC
“Dr. Davis is in the ’trenches’ applying science to patient care and a true expert. His experience and research is groundbreaking and Proteinaholic is a must read that will be the basis for reclaiming our health. This book will be in exam rooms in my clinic. — Joel Kahn MD, FACC – Clinical Professor of Medicine, Wayne State University School of Medicine and author of The Whole Heart Solution
“Proteinaholic is a … book that will help you lose weight; keep it off; prevent lifestyle disease and even reverse it. A book every health-conscious person should own and every doctor should prescribe their patients. — Rich Roll, bestselling author of Finding Ultra and The Plantpower Way
“Proteinaholic documents the simple and easy to understand truth that billions of people have died, and that life on Planet Earth faces extinction, as a direct consequence of product-promoting nutritional myths … Protein deficiency is unknown on any natural diet; protein poisoning is epidemic worldwide.” — John McDougall, MD, founder of the McDougall Program
“Proteinaholic hits the nail on the head. Our over-consumption of animal protein has lead us down the path to nutritional suicide and this wake-up call from Dr. Davis is important to save lives.” — Joel Fuhrman M.D., author of the New York Times bestsellers Eat to Live, Eat to Live Cookbook, The End of Dieting, The End of Diabetes and Super Immunity
“This is a book that will change lives. If you heed its wise and clear advice, your body will thank you for the rest of your life.” — John Robbins, President of the Food Revolution Network and author of Diet For A New America and The Food Revolution
“Dr. Garth Davis has hit the nail on the head with this eye opening look at America’s most misunderstood macronutrient-protein. Read it and rescue yourself before it’s too late!” — Rip Esselstyn, health activist and bestselling author of The Engine 2 Diet
“A brilliant tour de force of how and why our ‘addiction’ to animal protein is killing us. This book just may save your life and make all of your moments healthier.” — Robert Ostfeld, M.D., MSc. Director, Cardiac Wellness Program, Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
“Through extensive analysis of popular protein-pushing diet plans and meticulous assessment of nutritional research, every claim and recommendation is fully annotated, making this reasoned and reasonable treatise a life changer in the truest sense of the word.” — Booklist
Through extensive analysis of popular protein-pushing diet plans and meticulous assessment of nutritional research, every claim and recommendation is fully annotated, making this reasoned and reasonable treatise a life changer in the truest sense of the word.
A groundbreaking book from one of America’s leading physicians, Proteinaholic will revolutionize your understanding of your body and how to keep it healthy. Garth Davis, MD, is a medical visionary whose wisdom and wealth of experience have opened a powerful new pathway to the best of health.
A brilliant tour de force of how and why our ‘addiction’ to animal protein is killing us. This book just may save your life and make all of your moments healthier.
Through extensive analysis of popular protein-pushing diet plans and meticulous assessment of nutritional research, every claim and recommendation is fully annotated, making this reasoned and reasonable treatise a life changer in the truest sense of the word.
09/07/2015
Weight loss surgeon Davis (The Expert’s Guide to Weight Loss Surgery) convincingly argues that the best way to eat for health and longevity consists of a diet high in plants and low in meat. He asserts that though it might seem that “scientists are constantly disagreeing,” there actually exists “a broad consensus that including plants and limiting animals in our diets is the single best thing we can do for our health.” Davis takes on the current vogue for high-protein diets and patiently debunks the studies that appear to support them, arguing that the meat and dairy lobbies have long tried to suppress the proof behind his recommendations. Written well and with brio (“If I were to take a piece of fat from your butt, I could send it to a lab that can determine exactly what you have been eating”), the book begins with Davis’s personal transformation from meat-eater to vegan, and then moves to an examination of popular high-protein diets such as Atkins and paleo and a consideration of how diet contributes to or protects from chronic disease. Exhaustively researched and fascinating, this book also contains a handy sample meal plan with recipes. (Oct.)
Proteinaholic documents the simple and easy to understand truth that billions of people have died, and that life on Planet Earth faces extinction, as a direct consequence of product-promoting nutritional myths … Protein deficiency is unknown on any natural diet; protein poisoning is epidemic worldwide.
This is a book that will change lives. If you heed its wise and clear advice, your body will thank you for the rest of your life.
Dr. Garth Davis has hit the nail on the head with this eye opening look at America’s most misunderstood macronutrient-protein. Read it and rescue yourself before it’s too late!
Proteinaholic is a … book that will help you lose weight; keep it off; prevent lifestyle disease and even reverse it. A book every health-conscious person should own and every doctor should prescribe their patients.
Dr. Davis is in the ’trenches’ applying science to patient care and a true expert. His experience and research is groundbreaking and Proteinaholic is a must read that will be the basis for reclaiming our health. This book will be in exam rooms in my clinic.
Proteinaholic hits the nail on the head. Our over-consumption of animal protein has lead us down the path to nutritional suicide and this wake-up call from Dr. Davis is important to save lives.
A brilliant tour de force of how and why our ‘addiction’ to animal protein is killing us. This book just may save your life and make all of your moments healthier.
10/01/2015
Americans are obsessed with protein. A high-protein diet supposedly helps with weight control and provides energy. Davis, a weight-loss specialist and bariatric surgeon at Houston Methodist Hospital, explains why this is not true. Using his personal history as a starting point, he explains that overconsumption of protein actually increases the incidence of hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and obesity. When his blood pressure and weight began to rise, the author began researching the medical literature and learned that the healthiest people eat plant-based diets. He shows readers what protein is, what it does, as well as where it comes from. He offers evidence-based information to back up his claim that plant-based diets provide ample protein without the fat that meat contains and supplies an extensive bibliography to assist further research. Davis also presents meal plans and recipes, encouraging a vegetarian or vegan diet, or, at least a reduction in the amount of animal products consumed. He feels that this is important for medical, ethical, and environmental reasons. VERDICT This title is easy to understand and, despite its infomercial-like tone, gives sound information that will motivate readers to improve their health.—Barbara Bibel, formerly Oakland P.L.
