The Beauty Detox Solution: Eat Your Way to Radiant Skin, Renewed Energy and the Body You've Always Wanted

by Kimberly Snyder

Nutritionist and beauty expert Kimberly Snyder helps dozens of A-list celebrities get red-carpet ready—and now you're getting the star treatment. Kim used to struggle with coarse hair, breakouts and stubborn belly fat, until she traveled the world, learning age-old beauty secrets. She discovered that what you eat is the ultimate beauty product, and she's developed a powerful program that rids the body of toxins so you can look and feel your very best. With just a few simple diet changes, youGet a youthful, radiant glow Banish acne, splotchy skin and wrinkles Grow lustrous hair and strong nails? Get rid of the bloat, melt away fat and never count calories again!

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Food, Cookbooks, Self Help, Nutrition, Cooking

272 pages, Paperback

First published March 29, 2011

About the author

Kimberly Snyder is a New York Times bestselling author and the go-to nutritionist for many of the entertainment industries top celebrities.

Reviews

[Kimberlyann · Rating 5 out of 5]

It works and you'll get amazing results. Does it take time to prep for each day? YES. I spend a couple of hrs each week finding and prepping vegetables plus shopping time AND each night I make the Glowing Green Smoothie for the next day. Each person needs to make the decision is it worth it. I'm 46 and was taking meds for high blood pressure, 20 lbs overweight and just generally felt crappy all over. So for me it was worth making a huge lifestyle change. I'm off the meds, lost all the weight and just started running. Me running is pretty funny since I hated exercise before but now I have so much energy I needed an outlet for it.
The biggest thing I want to let people know is I do this on the road. I travel constantly. I'm the crazy lady in the airport with a blender as my carry on luggage. I stop at road side vege stands, try and find hotel rooms with kitchens or at least a fridge but if I can't I'll make my smoothies in the bathroom. It isn't easy but I do it. Complaining to me that this life style change is to hard falls on deaf ears.
I bought my 72 yr old mom the book and she has lost 10lbs so far and she is kicking "old age" butt following the book. My daughter and son, who are not overweight, but eat the Standard American Diet (SAD) have started drinking the Glow Green Smoothie each morning.
It's time we wake up and realize this country has become an overweight mess. We need to embrace vegetables, fruit and whole grains and get rid of all the crap that's killing us. This book is a perfect place to start. Easy to understand and it just makes sense.

[Virginia · Rating 2 out of 5]

This is a tough book to review. I really liked Snyder's enthuasism about her eating philosophy, and I felt that she does care deeply about the health and well-being of her readers. She seems like a genuinely good, caring person.

That being said, I just don't think I can do this diet. I really like the idea of it, but I also really like the idea of gardening, and I know it will be no fun for me.

Snyder's basic tenents are pretty much what you would expect: cut out processed foods, alcohol, caffeine, and simple sugars and grains; and eat lots of fruit and veggies. She has this whole thing about the order of the food you eat, by which she means that you should eat the more simple foods early in the day and save the heavier, harder to digest foods for later in the day. Her big thing is that fruits and veggies will keep the digestive process going, perpetually cleansing the body and allowing for elimination. If you eat heavy foods in the morning, the theory goes, you've just slowed down digestion for the rest of the day.

Snyder insists that elimination is the way to rid the body of built-up toxins, etc, which she refers to as "sludge." Eating her way, you will remove sludge from your system and increase your "beauty energy." This is a cheesy phrase, but at the same time, she really, really means it.

She says as you progress on this diet, your hunger and cravings will diminsh over time. This may be true, but I don't like being hungry, and while I'd rather take a nap in the afternoon than have some soda or coffee, the reality is that a nap just isn't an option.

I've tried her glowing green smoothie, which I really don't mind, and I was fairly excited about, as I don't like to eat veggies, but I don't mind drinking them, but it's still a bit more work than I like, and a bigger clean up than I like. What can I say? Spending my free time concocting meals and smoothies is just not what I want to be doing. I'm not that much of a foodie, and since my health is, overall, pretty good, I'm just not that worried about it.

Additionally, she talks about having tons of energy, and maybe if I stuck with the program my body would adjust and I'd have enough energy, but I don't when I'm starting off. I have a naturally high metabolism, and combine that with the marathon I'm training for, and I really do need to eat. Besides, Snyder talks about only needing to do yoga to stay thin, but I don't WANT to do yoga. I WANT to run!

Also, I have a husband, who happens to have an insanely high metabolism, and while I can convince him to have vegetarian dinners a few times a week, this diet is just something he's not going to do. End of story. And he's currently in charge of making dinner.

So the final word is, yes, we would probably all be better off if we ate this way, but I don't think that's realistic for anyone I know, and even while Snyder provides you with stepping stones and doesn't suggest you completely overhaul your diet at one time, and she insists she works with corporate types, stay at home moms, and people of other varieties (in other words, not just hippies), I'd really like to see their daily schedules. Because the time alone to buy fresh produce every few days is overwhelming to me.

[Dana Al-Basha | دانة الباشا · Rating 5 out of 5]

[‎Sunday, ‎December ‎22, ‎2013] In the mid of 2013, I discovered Kimberly Snyder, who believed in eating our way to a radiant skin, renewed energy and reaching our best potential.



This book changed my life and how I view health, beauty and food. It's a must. But I think it's very hard to follow and very expensive and time consuming as well. I will try my best.



As I go on reading, I noticed that Kimberly forgot that people don't just eat to survive and heal, they eat to enjoy themselves and they have favorite dishes and so on. I made an attempt to try the Glowing Green Smoothie but I couldn't stand it; until I found a local shop that makes organic healthy food and drinks, I tried their green drink and I loved it. It's way lighter and more bearable to my stomach. In all honesty I'm afraid to try her recipes now, they seems so Foreign to me, the other thing is I'm Arab, we have one of the best cuisines in the world, her food seem to have no flavor, and she doesn't eat meat.



I love the concept of the food, but I'm not sure how easy it is to work it in my life. I might have to edit the recipes. In all honesty, I did lose weight following her concept, I ate 70% more green and 30% normal food, I lost about 15 KGs BUT I gained them back and more because I was starving! I did feel the glow, and the energy but my body ached for normal and I felt deprived. I can already tell the difference in the way I feel on days when I don't eat meat or dairy, and the days when I do. Great information for taking care of ourselves.

[Erika · Rating 5 out of 5]

Let me preface this to say that before reading this book, I'd been already mostly following Dr. Furman's "Eat to Live" book, so the Beauty Detox Solution wasn't as much a shock to me as it may be to some.

And, please realize this book is called "The Beauty DETOX Solution." Not sure you'd want to eat/live like this every single day for the rest of your life, but great for when you want to detox.

This book gave me quite a bit of new knowledge. For instance, it is really important to eat certain foods in a certain order (fruit or salad before a protein or starch). Also new to me was to not pair proteins and fats or proteins and carbs together in one meal, for digestive purposes. Kimberly says combining such foods takes more energy to digest, which leaves less energy for our bodies to use on our beauty (hair, skin, nails).

I was already having Glowing Green Smoothies for quite some time, months now, as directed by my N.D. Very helpful indeed, to be able to pack greens and fruits into a breakfast/lunch. It's an easy way to eat well. Also, it's a quick way.

The idea of eating light meals to heavy meals was also completely opposite of what I've been taught, but my body is responding well to it. I feel much better waiting to be hungry, instead of force-feeding myself right upon waking.

The morning liver cleanse really helps!

Also, the recommendation of supplements is terrific. My mom (very health-informed) has been telling me for years to take a probiotic, and then more recently she recommended me take digestive enzymes, also. Well, these are two supplements highly recommended in this book. Also recommended was a supplement I'd never heard of before: magnesium oxygen. I will add that to my diet soon.

For me, this book was good, as I need help with my health. I've struggled with gastritis and other things in my stomach/digestive area, - still do when I don't eat right - so I'm happy to find this information gained by Kimberly's world-travels.

[Dawn · Rating 2 out of 5]

Don't judge me because I read a diet book--judge me because I only read it based on my favorite celebrity's endorsement.

I can't argue with Snyder's overall theme: eat more veggies and fruits, and you'll look better as well as feel better. However, I find it annoying how these "lifestyle" gurus can advocate living "closer to nature," without realizing that a person can only follow diets like this if s/he lives in a major metropolitan area (and by "major metropolitan area," I mean any place the aliens in Independence Day bothered to blow up--yes, I'm showing my age). If you actually live in rural America, there is no way you have access to coconut oil, miso paste, or organic anything unless you grow it in your back yard.

So, yes, if you follow this, you're going to look fantastic (like my favorite celebrity). But, if you don't live in Hollywood, you're going to have a hard time finding all the stuff for the recipes, and you probably won't have any social support for deciding to eat like a neo-hippy...unless you decide to barbeque some hippies, in which case you'll probably find a lot of support, and recipes involving much easier to find ingredients than those given in this book.

[Melissa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Kimberly Snyder is insane. I had come across her Glowing Green Smoothie recipe and had been drinking it for breakfast for a few weeks, so I wanted to see what the rest of the program was about. She had me going for about half of the book until she revealed what you cannot eat on this plan: dairy, cereal, pasta, bread, cookies, bagels, soy, peanuts (oddly enough, meat is not on the list). I'm already a vegetarian, and I'm pretty vigilant about the quality of the food that I eat, but this is ridiculous! Once you get to the recipe portion of the book (strategically hidden away at the very end) you realize that all she wants you to eat are greens, avocados and the occasional tomato. I can see why people stay so skinny on this plan! They don't eat anything! The sad part is that I think she probably has a pretty good point about the food combining and the order in which food should be eaten, but the rest of the program is so restrictive, I don't know how or why anyone would subject themselves to it. Oh well, I guess the glowing green smoothie is all I'm getting out of this.

[Mr Shahabi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well there's some really insightful tips and some old-food myth debunks, but il fully review it after testing the theories personally in 8 weeks or so

[Tina · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have to give this girl her props for her congenial dialogue,and tenacious adherance to what I can only describe as dietetic asceticism. I get it that her world travels and experiences have broadened her nutritional knowledge. I get the science behind her appeals and approach; and the numbers certainly don't lie when you compare the end health results of the typical American or Western diet with those of South Africans,Indians, and Asians. I can even appreciate and gladly incorporate some of her program elements(and in fact already do)into my everyday routine, but the biggest obstacle in converting to any exclusively vegetarian or raw-food diet for me and many other folks is the sheer volume of veggies,fruits,nuts,and legumes required for meeting daily individual caloric needs. You can completely stuff your gut with greens and fruits at a sitting and that meal will total around 300 calories. THAT, my friends, is hands-down fantastic for revving up your weight loss efforts and achieving optimal nutritional health, BUT may be cost-prohibitive to employ long-term, especially for an entire household unless you own a couple acres, a Vitamix, a Hurom, and a food processor.

The empty stomach can hold around 1 litre of food, and she tries her sweetie-pie best to convince us that we can achieve super-beauty status and stave off real or perceived hunger by downing daily megadoses of "Glowing Green Smoothies or Juice", a few celery sticks, raw rolled oatmeal(yuck),bushels of kale salad and naturally fermented kraut, and a truckload of avocados. I do know from experience that a diet loaded predominantly with bulky, nutrient-dense raw and cooked plant foods,nuts,seeds,and legumes, will trim you down the fastest, lower cholesterol, spike your energy levels, and keep you regular because I have experienced it first-hand.

I was pleasantly surprised by her glowing commendation of and affinity for lactic acid-fermented sauerkraut. I grew up eating homemade "kraut" regularly, and long suspected that the near-sacred presence of it in my grandparents' diet was a key to their longevity. I guess it's no secret why naturally fermented foods are a boon to health, but I admit I wasn't keen to the bountiful enzymatic and "floral" friends brimming within our family's humble kraut-filled Mason jars. I just knew it paired up well with pinto beans and cornbread.

To further sum up, Ms. Snyder has been heavily influenced by monkish-types, and she espouses a stringent(in my opinion) and unappealingly simple(most definitely to the masses)whole foods lifestyle that focuses primarily on daily detoxification and enzymatic/probiotic supplementation, regular gravity-centered colonics and enemas (Yikes!),and consistent abstinence from all animal and processed products(this is especially true once you hit phase 2 of the program). She has a second book about to be published that purportedly is loaded with even more of her Beauty Detox recipes and counsel. I admit I won't be a convert any time soon, but whenever I find a better way of doing something I tend to gladly shift gears to accommodate the blessings and benefits to be gleaned, and confidently leave the rest behind. I believe most folks would benefit from incorporating at least some of Ms. Snyder's program into their daily living.

[Amanda Linehan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really interesting, I'm definitely glad I read it, but not sure I could follow through on the strictest of the recommendations she outlines. I've picked a few of her suggestions to follow -- the best ways to combine different types of food for easier digestion, and paying attention to how quickly certain foods move through your system in order to avoid discomfort (e.g., fruit = fast, animal products = slow). I've also found a few great recipes in here, and I know from experience that her "green smoothie" really is amazing. Certainly makes you think more about the affect certain foods will have on your appearance!

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

A book that can help me get rid of belly fat and make me look younger? Sign me up! These were (2) of the things that appealed to me when I read this books description. However, I am realistic, but was still a bit curious.

The author's book is about ridding your body of toxins. Once you do this she claims that you will not only feel better, but also that you will be on your way to a more youthful appearance, rid yourself of wrinkles and have healthier hair and nails as well.

The secret she says is "simple diet changes", for some people it may be simpler that for others. The plan is geared toward a Vegan vegetarian diet, claiming that limiting animal protein slows down the aging process which helps you to look younger. Some of the other tips that I took away with me after reading this book were:

* Eliminate soda from your diet (regular and diet) - it eats up important minerals
* Eliminate Splenda and Saccharin from the diet as it leads to greater weight gain than by using sugar in the same foods.
* Grazing (eating smaller but frequent meals) leads to faster aging.
* Avoid caffeine: coffee, tea (even green tea); it's taxing on the liver

There is a list of the Best Fruits and Best Veggies, that I thought was good. However, when I took a look at the (7) Day Blossoming Beauty Menu, it was so restrictive, and just sounded awful, unless you are a fan of spinach smoothies or fermented cabbage (to name a few of the terrible things on the plan).

In summary, I did get some good info out of this book, but thought it was just too too restrictive, and some of the items would be difficult to find as well. It might help slow down the aging process if you started following this plan, or most any healthy eating plan early enough in life, but if your looking for a quick, middle-age fix to a younger you, then I think this plan will be unable to deliver --just my opinion.

[Kat · Rating 2 out of 5]

I used to follow Kimberly's blog and enjoyed reading her recipes, found I was in line with much of her food philosophy, and liked her yoga posts as well. The title doesn't really speak to me, but I was willing to give it a try to see what the author had to say.

A lot of the language was superficial and turned me off (sludge, beauties, iffy comparisons to wild animals, etc.)

I liked the basic tenets of the plan-- eat more veggies, changing your life not all or nothing-- she is very reassuring that it is all fairly easy and you can do this however you like. Then she starts throwing out the restrictions: BUT you absolutely can't have fruit with anything (except veggies, as in the smoothie). Different foods simply must go in these specific orders. It is critical that you get these supplements (that I've never heard of before). Just a lot of restrictive and overwhelming guidelines after all this talk about how easy and accommodating the plan is.

A lot of the recipes look interesting. I am saving many of them, and trying to incorporate the idea of eating more salads and raw sauerkraut before meals. She has a video on YouTube making the sauerkraut (raw enzyme and probiotic salad, I think she calls it, probably with the word "beauty" in it) without miso. Just the more traditional cabbage and salt. It actually looks super easy, and I am going to try it after being intimidated by what seemed like a lot of work in the past.

So: the recipes are interesting (many if not all available in her blog archives, though hard to find), her enthusiasm is great, but the diet itself seems kind of overwhelming (even for someone who doesn't eat a SAD diet) and I don't like the reliance on supplements.

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to admit, the first part of the book about food combining turned me off. I haven't researched it enough to honestly know what I believe, but I do know it isn't something I could stick to. The "No protein with starch" is a killer. BUT, after the food combining was over, she moved into explaining the importance of different foods, which foods were the best, which supplements to take and why, portion control, quoted many Drs. I agree with, etc. and I enjoyed the book more.

Her food choices are a bit restrictive, no wheat, rice, dairy, sugar, etc, and I don't disagree with her, I just wouldn't follow it. Her recipes looked good and I will try a few of them, but they all tend to have the same ingredients, lettuce, Avocado, tomato, lemon juice... And her meal menu consisted of the same foods, over and over. I can't do it. I need variety or I will grab cake.

All in all a good book with a lot of sources and explanations, but one I personally will not follow due to lack of choices.

[Krystal Esmi · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. I agreed with SOME of what she said, but the rest of it...not so much. I believe that Kim is a beautiful person on the outside due to genetics, not as a result of her diet. This book gave me the impression that one could change the mechanics of their makeup by changing their lifestyle--NOT SO! Your nose, your eye color, and your hair texture is determined at birth, no diet will change that. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and I feel as though they found one of the prettiest woman that they could find, put her on the cover of a book, and made her the spokesperson for "healthy living". I did dig some of the recipes though. The watermelon slushy intrigued me, so I might try that among other things. I would read this book again for the recipes but I won't be recommending it anytime soon.

[Hillary · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not going to lie - totally panicked the first time I read this book. It was overwhelming to realize all the things hurting me in my diet!

Although Kimberly encourages to tailor your diet to your lifestyle, I have taken some of her things in stride and notice a huge difference in how I eat and how I look at nutrition! I have more energy, appetite is manageable, acne cleared up, waistline shrinked, and I feel like the good things I put in my body genuinely nourish it. I stop looking at food as an enemy and instead as a tool to accomplish my goals. Also, I think a better diet has majorly helped my running performance as I train for races.

Can't say I am totally converted to a Vegan Lifestyle that Kimberly places as the epitome of "Beauty Detox," but I notice a difference focusing on majorily plant-based foods and more nourishing grains.

[Elaine · Rating 4 out of 5]

I don't understand why anyone would think the Glowing Green Smoothie is difficult. It is one of the fastest ways to make a healthy breakfast. She does use studies to back up her beliefs and they do make sense. No, it is not as easy as a drive through McDonalds but it is much healthier. If it just makes you aware of the junk you put in your body it is helpful. I no longer add protein drinks to my day.

[Lisadunbar22 · Rating 2 out of 5]

I will try the glowing green smoothie but the rest of her eating rules are too complicated for me. If I was single and not planning and cooking for a family I might try her more of suggestions. She suggests the elimination of caffeine which is torture I would never put myself through.

[Tory · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lots of good info, with references, for a plant-based diet. On the plus side, lists of nutrient-dense foods and which foods to buy organic, so you know which vegetables are best for you. On the down side, the plan primarily is vegan, which is, well, vegan.

[Brandi Montgomery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Delilah for the incredible recommendation! Anyone struggling with skin issues or lack of energy, this is the book for you. Her way of breaking down complex nutrition studies and relating it to real life is fantastic! All of the recipes I've tried so far are delicious and easy. It's a lifestyle change, not a diet. I'm all in!

[Latiffany · Rating 3 out of 5]

This review only covers the content of the book and not the actual plan as I have not tried the plan and am not sure if I am going to.

A coworker gifted me this book for Christmas because she knows that I am into all things healthy and lost quite a bit of weight. I have managed to keep it off through calorie counting and exercising.

This book came at a great time, because though the weight is staying off, I often feel restricted in my diet and after 506 days of calorie counting (of course I keep a log) I am becoming tired of it. Snyder's approach eliminates calorie counting and focuses on eating large amounts of vegetables. That pretty much is the basis of the book. She does state repeatedly that you don't have to become a vegetarian or vegan to benefit from her plan. However, she makes it clear that choosing one of those options is better for you.

The chapter on food combining was great. I read the exact information in Fit for Life and she actually quotes the Diamonds (authors of Fit for Life) in her book.

Overall, this book is written well, with terms that are easy to understand. Especially when Synder is explaining how certain foods will "mess you up." The personal testimonies from her clients are a great addition.

My issues are, I am not going vegan or vegetarian. Synder says you don't have to, but it is clear that she wants you to and the meal plans don't allow for much meat. Revamping your system by eating very little is not at all appealing. I have not tried the Green Goddess smoothie, but I highly doubt one smoothie will get me through an entire morning. However, I do eat a light meatless breakfast five days a week.

The idea that your body is filled with years of sludge and hard fecal matter does not ring true. I also don't believe that regular colonics and or enemas are a safe and healthy choice for me.

I look at this book as a buffet (since we are already on the subject of food). Take from it what works best for you. In my case, I already liked the idea of food combining and have had success with it in the past. I love the idea of eating huge salads. Drinking warm lemon water in the morning with a probiotic certainly won't hurt. Eating meat once a day is also doable. Her ideas about only eating fruit on an empty stomach also ring true.

Some of what I read sounded like starvation techniques to give the body a break from digesting food. She totally dismisses the idea of three meals a day and two snacks to keep the metabolism roaring. I took from this book that Synder is encouraging a light diet filled mainly with raw veggies, cooked veggies as treats, occasional grains and small portions of meat 3 days a week if you just can't live without it. Sugar and dairy are definite no no's. That is not an ideal healthy living plan for me, so as I stated, I will just take from this book what I need and transition out of calorie counting.

[Lesley · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm 30% into this book. Here's what I think - it is true you will most likely be thin by following these philosophies (we'd all be thin if we ate mostly veggies and avoided meat and refined sugars and carbohydrates). Snyder's "science" makes sense on paper, but I am wary of it. Some of it is probably true, while other parts are not true (I don't care enough to look it all up.). Primates are not herbivores. It's definitely a strict diet (compared to the average American diet), but it wouldn't hurt anyone. I am enjoying reading it despite some doubts on the research. Of course, I won't follow it strictly, but I will take some of the advice into consideration. I do like how Snyder doesn't say "it's all or nothing." You can incorporate some of her suggestions into your diet without going all the way. That's something every one should think about when trying to be healthy. Ultimately, though, I would not recommend this book; I'm too concerned about people depriving themselves to the point of unhealthiness.

Sorry, Kimberly! I really do like your blog, though!

[Ariadna73 · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is very pleasant to find a book that is actually well-written and articulated. I liked the way this beautiful woman expressed herself; and her advice is not completely out of mind; although I find it very difficult to follow. (That is probably the reason she is a supermodel and I am just another human being) In short; you have to give up everything good and tasty; and try to make your mouth to believe that all the less yummy things are the new yummy. I also found so many rules to follow that I just can't do: always cover your stomach with celery before the meals; do not mix this with that (and here please fill in with the most delicious and obvious combinations - for example bread and turkey; rice and chicken; pasta and meat; cheese and bread); do not drink milk; cofee or tea; let alone alcohol (Water is the only thing left); only eat fruit early in the morning; etc; etc; etc... I would never be able to change my habits. I hope her the best and I am sure she is going to live 100 years and be as beautiful as she looks now. I am happy for her.

[Amy Lesher · Rating 5 out of 5]

For anyone who is sick and tired of being sick and tired, this book is for you: A natural, back-to-basics - yet cutting-edge - approach to diet and lifestyle that brings about amazing changes inside AND out.

If you're interested in learning what your doctor doesn't know, or doesn't tell you, then this is a must-read. Tips about food-combining (what types of foods should and shouldn't be eaten together), along with the important role that digestive enzymes and probiotics play in digestion and nutrient absorption, will help you to boost your immune system and energy levels.

Real-life stories document the common struggle and the welcomed transformation after adopting Kimberly's simple principles.

A truthful look at our Standard American Diet - SAD - yes, that spells "sad."

Food is medicine - it's powerful - and true beauty does originate from within.

Easy to read and understand, with examples and comparisons that I'll never forget, I really enjoyed this book!

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book isn't really a detox or cleanse in the traditional sense, as Snyder is providing information about how to eat well every day, not just for a limited period of time. I found the book very enlightening in that she explains that when and how you eat food strongly impacts your body's ability to absorb the nutrients and process the food thoroughly (for example, always eat fruit on an empty stomach or before your meal, never afterward). The recipes that she provides have been excellent so far. Even if you don't follow her plan 100%, everyone can take away something about how to be healthier from this book. The only reason I didn't give the book 5 stars is because I wanted more detail about some of her food preparation suggestions (e.g. how to soak and dehydrate nuts).

[Lola · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book went beyond my initial expectations. I thought it would be a lot of information that I already heard before, but it was generally ALL new to me which was very exciting. Obviously a diet plan is set up for an individual and their lifestyle. I think that she did a good job of reminding the reader to take in all the information and use what they can in their life. I see a lot of complaints that people could never follow the diet but I think that is because they missed the point. Do what makes you feel your best; she just gave information on what logically makes your body work at its highest capacity. Would recommend to anyone.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Because of this book, I purchased a "green drink" from the health food store and it's really quite good! I loved the beginning chapters: the science behind how certain foods help your body. Learned a lot about "food combining" and greens. I love reading about nutrition and this book made it exciting and easy to read. It even tells you how to avoid bloating and being tired after meals. She's been on several news programs lately. However, the last few chapters are all about dieting, and frankly, I'm not interested in "food programs".

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good and interesting read if you are a health conscience individual. I discovered this book while looking up how to make a tasty green smoothie. I haven't tried her green smoothie recipe as of yet.

I don't agree with all her healthy ideas, as in, I'm not giving up coffee because it is acidic and our bodies should be more alkaline, but .. I found the food combining interesting. And I do enjoy her blogs and video's on youtube.

I'm more of a 'everything in moderation kinda eater', but it never hurts to read up on other healthy & beauty ideas.

[Meg · Rating 3 out of 5]

I absolutely love Kimberly's enthusiasm, and a lot of what she puts in the book is common sense in my opinion. It was actually relatively well written, and laid out in an organized manner which I appreciated. However there were a couple philosophies that seemed trendy rather than sustainable: I agree with her about what foods to eat and avoid, but I did not see enough scientific evidence behind her theories around the order in which you should eat foods. Definitely an interesting read, but I can't say it was groundbreaking for me.

[Barbara Clemons]

Beauty Detox is about eating right and ridding the body of toxins. I found the book very interesting, not boring at all. As a matter of fact, I am trying to eat more vegetables, fruits and nuts. She wrote about colonic and cleaning out your digestive system. I am a big believer in detoxining your colon. I am trying to follow her diet system.

I enjoyed the book and keep referring back for information or rereading some parts. Good job, 4 star.

[Jackie L · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked the information provided and have since tried to implement many of her ideas into my diet. I was already a huge believer in the green smoothie and because of Kim, I eat more vegetables than ever and have greatly decreased the amount of dairy and animal protein that I consume. As much as I believe in what she says, her eating style is strict and difficult to follow day in and day out, though I think if one can do it the results would be fabulous!

[Suzy (readaholicmom) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely in love with Kimberly Snyder. She explains how eating certain things and in the right order can help your body digest food the right way without felling bloated. I have been following her ways of living for the past few weeks (without cutting out meat, just lessening it), and I am feeling so much better!