I am always on the lookout for more information about nutrition and eating well, so when I came across a book called The Jungle Effect, I must admit I was intrigued.

The Jungle Effect penned by Daphne Miller M. D. (and very nicely I might add) deals with diets and nutrition in a different way than most nutrition books that I’ve read.

She talks about cold spots (which means that a particular area has a particularly low instance of a certain disease-like the Copper Canyon in Mexico which is a cold spot for diabetes.)

In the book she travels to the aforementioned Copper Canyon, Create, Iceland, Cameroon, and Okinawa.

Each of these areas is a cold spot for a specific disease.

One central theme that runs through Dr. Miller’s book is this—her patients think that they are eating the way their parents and grandparents did, but in reality they are eating a “westernized” version of their parents and grandparents traditional diet.

Which is no where nearly as healthy, whereas their parents and grandparents food was unrefined, and still as nature intended—hence still loaded with all its natural health protecting goodness.

Throughout the book she shows her patients (and the readers of her book) how to prepare meals like the meals their parents and grandparents prepared.

CONCLUSION

Dr. Miller if you happen to (I hope!) stumble onto my review of your wonderful book, I apologize—as I know I did not do it justice.

I will end this review and post by saying this—if you want to read a fascinating book that will teach you tons about eating right—and enjoy the read in the process (as Dr. Miller writers very well) The Jungle Effect fits the bill.

The Jungle Effect can be found (I am sure) at most book stores—also you might want to check your local library.

I’ve also linked to it on barnesandnoble.com—you can check it out by going here The Jungle Effect