The Four Gospels of Nutrition

I find these 4 books on whole food Nutrition to be indispensable, but the funny thing is they all differ from each other in outlook. There is quite some crossover though, and between them they represent aspects of a whole approach to nutrition.

 

Kitchen Pharmacy Rose Elliot	Takes a TCM energetic view of foods Remedial suggestions, e.g. onions for cough, etc Makes seasonal connections to foods, conditions Constitutional medicine Ideal companion to herbal texts
Healing With Whole Foods Paul Pitchford	Voluminous & complete. Develops concept of Dietary Transition Ultimate destination: vegan wholefood diet, although meats are given consideration in text Primarily Eastern approach, and foods, e.g seaweeds
Nourishing Traditions Sally Fallon	Based on work of Weston Price Traditional diets, including meats, full fats, sauces, etc Excellent theoretical introductory chapters Whole foods and hearty cooking
Diet & Nutrition Rudolf Ballentine	Scientific approach Good analysis of food groups Much contextual information, e.g. cultural, geographic and economic factors in aetiology of deficiency diseases Emphasis on Indian foods and spices, within an Ayurvedic context.

Next: The Other Four Gospels of Nutrition.

By North Utsire