Phew boy. Where Magic Pill was an interesting exploration into the new GLP-1 drugs and only touched on the issues in our modern food system, this book blows the doors wide open. It’s hard to describe how jarring this book is, especially as someone with a history in body weight issues. The modern food system, whereby we manufacture food (“manufacture” shouldn’t be associated with “food”…) does its best to not bring attention to any of its ingredients, how things are made, and what’s actually good and bad for your body. No, that would degrade sales! Ugh. This book brought me so much knowledge and comfort in understanding my own history with foods; it also equipped me with an understanding of what I needed to change.

This book is an excellent read and one of the primary suggestions I keep at hand for the age-old, “if there’s only one book you’d suggest reading, what would it be?”