Fit for Life by Harvey and Marilyn Diamond

 This is a book on eating and detoxification. As expected, the gist of the book is that fruits and vegetables are good, while dairy and meat are more questionable, but the authors make a program that allows for everything healthy. (Colas and refined white sugar are definitely out).

The authors also make note of things that I haven’t heard elsewhere. For example, fruit should be eaten before meals, never with or after . The reasoning is that the fruit will have to wait while the heavier food digests and will rot as it passes through turning the whole meal toxic.

According to the book, for breakfast, have as much fruit and in any variety as you like. If you need something heavier to fill up before lunch, the authors suggest bananas. After lunch or dinner, wait three hours before eating fruit again.

Limit dairy products, refined sugars, flour, and heavy meats. 

All of it has been said before, but the authors make some good points that you might not hear in another healthy lifestyle book. Also, the back is filled with recipes and food combining suggestions.

For my part, I’ve cut junk food sugar nearly completely out, eating sweets only on holidays. Sugar is addictive. I know because it was an incredibly hard thing to do and I ended up bribing myself to get through the first two months.

It seems the book is now split between the two authors. The link to Amazon below is the book I have.