Food: WTF Should I Eat?

Are you confused about whether to go pegan, paleo, ketogenic or vegan? No 1 New York Times bestselling author Dr Mark Hyman sorts through the conflicting research on food to give us the truth on what we should be eating and why.Did you know that porridge isn't actually a healthy way to start the day? That perhaps you should be eating a Mediterranean diet? And that milk doesn't build bones, and eggs aren't the devil? In WTF Should I eat? - Dr Hyman looks at every food group and explains what we've gotten wrong, revealing which foods nurture our health and which pose a threat. He also explains the crucial role food plays in functional medicine and how food systems and policies affect our environmental and personal health.With myth-busting insights, easy-to-understand science, and delicious, wholesome recipes in every chapter, WTF Should I Eat? is an invaluable resource for cooking, eating and living well.'WTF Should I Eat? offers a masterpiece of truth-telling, a subversive reproach to the industrial systems that threaten our very health - and how each of us can flourish by making better food choices. This could be the most useful book you will read.' - Daniel Goleman'I find that many people are confused about what constitutes a healthy diet. This is an easy-to-follow guide to the foods that harm us and the foods that heal us. If you want to take all of the guesswork out of eating a real, whole foods diet, read this book!' - Dr Rangan Chatterjee

'Most people know that a good diet is the cornerstone of health, but are confused about what to eat. Low-carb, low-fat, Paleo, plant-based, raw-food, vegan or vegetarian? In Food: WTF Should I Eat?, Dr Hyman cuts through this confusion and empowers readers with confidence and clarity about what to eat.' - Chris Kresser, MS, Lac, author of The Paleo Cure, 'In the diet wars, no battle is more contentious than low-fat vegan versus high-fat paleo. Mark Hyman finds common ground with paleo-vegan ('Pegan'), a plant-based diet supplemented moderately with animal foods (as 'condi-meat'). Food: WTF Should I Eat? offers a delicious recipe for restoring our health, as we care for the planet.'- Dr David Ludwig, PhD, author of Always Hungry?, 'We have more knowledge about food and more options than ever, and yet, people are getting sicker and sicker because of lifestyle diseases. Where did we go wrong? How did we stray so far from real food and get to the point where most people are accustomed to boxed meals loaded with twenty unidentifiable ingredients and others are finding themselves lost in grocery stores, perplexed and bewildered to the point of panic, wondering what the heck they can and should eat? Food is the definitive guide for achieving food peace. It will show you that what we eat matters, but it doesn't have to be that complicated. Mark Hyman is a masterful clinician and teacher. Let him show you the healing power of foods and make it easy, fun, and delicious.'- Dr Daniel G. Amen, founder of Amen Clinics and author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life and Memory Rescue, 'Dr Mark Hyman's Food: WTF Should I Eat? offers a masterpiece of truth-telling, a subversive reproach to the industrial systems that threaten our very health - and how each of us can flourish by making better food choices. This could be the most useful book you will read.' - Daniel Goleman

Dr Mark Hyman is the Head of Strategy and Innovation at the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine, founder and director of The Ultra-Wellness Center and host of the health podcast The Doctor's Farmacy. An internationally respected physician, researcher, educator, activist, and author, Dr Mark Hyman has dedicated his life and career to ensuring optimal health for all. Dr Hyman is the pioneer and the world's leading practitioner of a ground-breaking and emerging approach to medicine that treats our system, not our symptoms. He is the bestselling author of numerous books, including Food Fix, Eat Fat Get Thin, The Blood Sugar Solution 10-Day Detox Diet, The Blood Sugar Solution and Food: WTF Should I Eat?