A brief, useful primer with enough provocative food for thought for newcomers and veterans alike.
An ideology-free outline of the paleo approach to dining, focusing on why certain foods are invited, or snubbed, at the paleo table.
Spivey is after one all-embracing quality: to be healthy in body and mind. She makes no outlandish claims for the paleo way of eating—to call it a “diet” conveys that it is a weight-loss program, which may or not happen depending on personal circumstances. Rather, she provides a simple introduction to the paleo larder in the fashion of a Q-and-A, with intervening paragraphs that probe modestly into both the paleo way and what feeling healthy leads to. The argument is “to eat unprocessed, whole foods that are rich in nutrients (‘nutrient dense’) and avoid eating foods that can contribute to poor health.” This could easily lead into the great food debates and the various understanding/misunderstanding of proteins, carbs, fats, sugars, and salt, but Spivey sidesteps those issues. She sets a table for readers, giving short explanations why there are plenty of vegetables, animal protein, some fruits and berries, a small square of dark chocolate—and nothing refined, processed, or possessing grain or sugar. The author skims over genetically modified organisms, the balancing of acid with alkaline, and intestinal leakage, but she capably fields questions of constipation, inflammation, vegetarianism, and veganism. Critically, she wrings the zealotry out of the paleo approach, the holier-than-thou attitude that sometimes plagues its devotees. The paleo table is a cloth of many colors, out of which you can fashion bespoke mealtimes; it is a lifestyle, not some guru shilling a diet. “Be consistent, not obsessed,” writes Spivey. “If you feel great ending your meal with some cheese and apple slices, then have it!” Go for nutrients per calorie, and be moderate in your moderation. The author also doesn’t forget about the importance of sunshine, exercise, sex, and sleep.
A brief, useful primer with enough provocative food for thought for newcomers and veterans alike.Pub Date: July 18, 2016
ISBN: 978-0-9968434-1-6
Page Count: 152
Publisher: Smiling Water Group
Review Posted Online: Sept. 2, 2016
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis...
Privately published by Strunk of Cornell in 1918 and revised by his student E. B. White in 1959, that "little book" is back again with more White updatings.
Stricter than, say, Bergen Evans or W3 ("disinterested" means impartial — period), Strunk is in the last analysis (whoops — "A bankrupt expression") a unique guide (which means "without like or equal").Pub Date: May 15, 1972
ISBN: 0205632645
Page Count: 105
Publisher: Macmillan
Review Posted Online: Oct. 28, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: May 1, 1972
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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