Food Isn't Medicine

Name: Food Isn't Medicine
Brand: Penguin Random House UK
Availability: InStock
Author: Joshua Wolrich
ISBN: 9781473590946

Author: Joshua Wolrich

Narrator: Joshua Wolrich

Unabridged: 5 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Ebury Digital

Published: 04/15/2021

Categories: Nonfiction, Health & Fitness, Nutrition, Medical

Synopsis

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Losing weight is not your life's purpose.

Do carbs make you fat?
Could the keto diet cure mental health disorders?
Are eggs as bad for you as smoking?

No, no and absolutely not. It's all what Dr Joshua Wolrich defines as 'nutribollocks' and he is on a mission to set the record straight.

As an NHS doctor with personal experience of how damaging diets can be, he believes every one of us deserves to have a happy, healthy relationship with food and with our bodies. His message is clear: we need to fight weight stigma, call out the lies of diet culture and give ourselves permission to eat all foods.

Food Isn't Medicine wades through nutritional science (both good and bad) to demystify the common diet myths that many of us believe without questioning. If you have ever wondered whether you should stop eating sugar, try fasting, juicing or 'alkaline water', or struggled through diet after diet (none of which seem to work), this book will be a powerful wake-up call. Drawing on the latest research and delivered with a dose of humour, it not only liberates us from the destructive belief that weight defines health but also explains how to spot the misinformation we are bombarded with every day.

Dr Joshua Wolrich will empower you to escape the diet trap and call out the bad health advice for what it really is: complete nutribollocks.

© Joshua Wolrich 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kinga on October 13, 2021

I first heard of Dr Joshua Wolrich via Jameela Jamil’s podcast and his journey from a diet culture afficionado to its very outspoken critic caught my attention, so I splashed out on this hardcover. “Food Isn’t Medicine” is a very straight forward book. It doesn’t tell you anything absolutely ground-......more

Goodreads review by Rachael on May 28, 2021

Not entirely unproblematic. Evidence based, so some useful information in here, and a helpful refreshing take that cuts through the oversaturated diet market- however the book felt a lot like your mate going “just eat the cookie”- but that might not actually be the best thing for me. The thing is, i......more

Goodreads review by Nicola on March 31, 2021

So much respect for Joshua Wolrich with this absolute gem of a book! The world needs to read this. Everyone who has ever tried a diet, started a diet, in the diet industry, ‘fitfluencers’ and pretty much every other breathing human on the planet NEEDS to read this. There is so much diet stigma, deep......more

Goodreads review by Kate on April 11, 2021

**listened to audiobook** Well, this book has certainly given me a lot of food for thought - pardon the pun! Dr Joshua Wolrich looks at the 'fake-news' in the food, health and nutrition industry. It is pretty eye opening. A lot of things he mentions I have heard within the news or on social media. Dr......more

Goodreads review by Edward on October 09, 2021

First things first. As the author himself states, he is not a qualified doctor nor a qualified nutritionist. He's just a few years into his courses! Yet somehow thinks he knows more than everyone else. And, whatever science they've applied, is simply wrong. That is the serious failing of science itse......more

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A voice of reason in a field of fake news. Honesty, integrity and compassion shine through everything he writes. The only medical doctor I've ever allowed on my timeline. Megan Crabbe (@bodyposipanda)

Us fat people are lucky to have Joshua, who sees past the fat and diet culture and actually sees us. Sofie Hagen (@sofiehagendk)

Dr Joshua Wolrich routinely does an incredible job of sorting fact from toxic fiction. A must-read for those wanting to unlearn the toxic ideologies and beliefs we have been taught about ourselves by the diet industry! Stephanie Yeboah (@stephanieyeboah)

Josh's desire to educate others stands upon a foundation of compassion that we might experience more freedom and take our opportunity to question the damaging messages we so easily absorb. Anna Mathur (@annamathur)

It's refreshing knowing there's a doctor out there fighting to break down a lot of the shame-driven decisions we make, and that food holds no moral value over us. Sarah Nicole Landry (@thebirdspapaya)

This book is exactly what we need right now. In a world where misinformation is spread easily online, it's brilliant to have a knowledgeable doctor like Josh cut through the scaremongering and diet culture that we see every day. It's definitely a must have! Lucy Bee (@lucybeecoconut)

Josh is a beacon of truth in a sea of misinformation when it comes to nutrition and wellness. He approaches every topic with evidence, rationality and empathy and his presence on the internet is much needed. Alice Liveing (@aliceliveing)

As a physician I am so appreciative of Dr Wolrich. He is changing lives and the way we practice medicine, one "nutribollock" debunk at a time. Dr Danielle Jones (@mamadoctorjones)

If you're looking for no-nonsense health advice that's actually helpful, you can always count on Dr Joshua to cut through the weight, health and nutrition BS. Caroline Dooner, author of The F*ck It Diet (@thefuckitdiet)

Josh's position as an NHS Surgical Doctor in a landscape of Influencers spouting dietary misinformation has thousands flocking to his page to hear what he has to say. Jessica Megan (@jess_megan_)