The Color Code: A Revolutionary Eating Plan for Optimum Health

by James A. Joseph, Anne Underwood, Daniel Nadeau

Color cures. That's the simple premise behind this revolutionary book. While we all know that healthy eating is the key to a long life, few people understand why the natural pigments that make fruits and vegetables so colourful can help protect your body, too.

Combining their expertise in aging and nutrition, a leading scientist and an outstanding physician show readers how to prevent the most common age-related illnesses through a simple multicolored eating plan. For generations, parents have been telling their children to eat their fruits and vegetables. This book finally tells us why. Most health and nutrition books present only one view--science, medicine, or nutrition. But The Color Code integrates all three to give readers a comprehensive understanding of the amazing health potential of pigmented foods.

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

308 pages, Hardcover

First published March 6, 2002

Reviews

[Serena Long ﺕ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting! Think health, think color!

[Krystal 🦢 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very interesting. I like their main idea. The reason I only gave it three stars is because for every single fruit practically it said, "And may be a good source for preventing certain types of cancer, but this is still really unknown..." I just got tired of hearing that over and over. And every time they went into great detail about the possibility, but how not enough research had been done to prove it yet. Just say, most fruits and veggies might help prevent certain types of cancer and be done with that part.

But I did like the unique things it had to say about each fruit and vegetable, such as how one man decided to eat a while basket full of tomatoes to prove they weren't poisonous, and hundreds of people came to watch him "commit suicide" and ended up being shocked that he survived. That was cool. And I liked how they divided everything up by color and showed what certain colors did for the body. Overall it did make me want to be more concious of adding more colorful fruits and veggies to my diet. I think I'll eat a blueberry any chance I get. :) A good, quick read.

[Killilea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fun read for those interested in what all those "nutrceuticals" that are in the food we eat and how they can be harnessed as "natural drugs." Details for several CAM studies provided and is co-written by one of the top scientists in this area. Yeah blueberries!

[Pamela · Rating 1 out of 5]

Boring! How can a book with color as it's main theme not have a single photo showcasing the gorgeous colors of vegetables and fruit? Stupid. This book was useless. The recipes did nothing to inspire me or get me off the couch and into the kitchen.

[Linda · Rating 5 out of 5]

After sitting unread for too long, this changed my habits to buying and eating a variety of brightly colored vegetables. Now my meals are more interesting to look at, healthier and more enjoyable.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

This seems like a simple, balanced, and fun way to get more fruits and veggies into your diet.