Eat Real to Heal: Using Food As Medicine to Reverse Chronic Diseases from Diabetes, Arthritis to Cancer and More

by Nicolette Richer

A #1 bestseller! "Richer shares her passion for wellness through simple, pure, organic, plant-based nutrition and a back-to-basics lifestyle." --Katherine Fawcett, author of The Swan Suit

If you want to feel active, clear-minded. and strong enough to fight off disease, it all starts with the food you put into your body. Eat Real to Heal shows you the organic, plant-based foods you should be eating. Focusing on diet, nutrition, and meditation, this book teaches you how to power up your immune system and give yourself the best possible chance at beating chronic diseases like diabetes, arthritis, acne, psoriasis, fibromyalgia, and even cancer.

Eat Real to Heal shows you how to create and follow a meal plan that utilizes nutritious, vegan recipes, made with pure and organic ingredients, that are quick, easy, and delicious! Also, learn about juicing, managing stress, detoxifying your home, breathing exercises and yoga that connect you with your body, and the Gerson Therapy.

Eat Real to Heal will teach you how
Upgrade your eating habits and your lifestyle.
Flood your body with nutrients and detoxify your system.
Boost your immune system and turn your body into a disease-fighting machine.


"Nicolette is like an encouraging best friend who takes you by the hand and leads you into a new way of eating and living. She's not preaching a gimmicky weight loss diet or a 'miracle' powder or pill. She's preaching about real, unprocessed food that's packed with nutrients--food that makes your body say, 'Thank you. This feels so good!'" --Alexandra Franzen, author of The Checklist Book

Genres: Health, Nonfiction, Food

168 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 30, 2018

Reviews

[Elijah Olson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Today I am reviewing a book written by Nicolette Richer called Eat Real to Heal. Nicolette uses the Gerson Therapy or otherwise known as the Gerson Method as a basis for her book.

Nicolette does a fantastic job of breaking it down even further into easily digestible chunks of information for the layman. She adds her personal journey as well as personal accounts from clients that really allows the reader to engage and relate. She speaks specifically to chronic diseases, such as heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.

Nicolette has not only researched but she has also experimented and proven these methods to work on herself and her family and this is relayed clearly throughout the book. She has provided clear steps for the reader and included meal planning and recipes. She is an accomplished businesswoman that promotes healthy eating and healthy living.

[Miki]

I listened to this as I worked on a project for work. It was good, but I get the feeling that a lot of health and lifestyle books that I'm reading promote a lot of the same thing which isn't a bad thing, but I'm just ready to take a break. My favourites are Eat to Beat Disease by Dr. WIlliam W. Li and How Not to Die by Dr. Michael Greger. I found that these two combined complement Nicolette Richer's book. What was nice though is that Richer is a Canadian author, so the references and framework were more familiar to me.

All of these books point to a major problem: the lack of preventative care and the desire to reverse/heal supposed diseases which can't be cured. Of course not everyone can recover or reverse their health problems, but every time I hear someone talk about chronic or autoimmune diseases as being a life sentence, it breaks my heart. What's even worse is that reading these books makes me wonder if both of my parent's deaths could have been avoided if we'd just done better research and gone on board the preventative measures train to longer life.

It doesn't matter who you are, whether you're healthy or not (or you believe you are or aren't), these books are game changers, but don't take it from me, take it from their research.

[Audiobook, Scribd]

[Vansh Dhawan · Rating 4 out of 5]

It could have been more detailed regarding nutrition. The dietary approach is correct but there was not enough information.

[Jessica Kmetty · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chock full of alternative options; if you’re desperate and willing to try anything this might be helpful for your journey. There is a laundry list of resources and other books at the end that would be helpful to read in conjunction with this book. Cold pressed juicing + a super clean vegan diet + eliminating foods your body might struggle to process + routine coffee colon cleanses + eliminating as many sources of toxins as possible = a healthier you. She admits that she’s not super interested in cooking and uses food as medicine and fuel, so if you need variety and food as an experience this one might be hard to digest.

[Claire · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading this book always inspired me to eat healthier and vary how I incorporate veggies into my diet. While there are some things I don't ever intend to follow (e.g. coffee enemas, intense juicing, and believing this is the cure for cancer), it's a good reminder of new ideas whenever my dietary habits need to be shaken up and I need new ideas. I've listened to it twice and probably will again sometime.

[areej. · Rating 3 out of 5]

this is so out of my genre 😭 i just seriously needed an audiobook to listen to while cooking 🧑‍🍳 and this was on scribd so why not. i learned about the gerson method but idk if i'm completely sold on it yet tbh. no mushrooms and avocados?? like why... i need to know.

a mid audiobook to listen to while cooking + i can't believe i'm gonna go eat ramen 🍜 rn

[Colleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a lot of great information , about eating healthier, building your immunity, healing disease, and overall healing. Although I'm still not sure what to think about the coffee enema suggestion, though.

[Galen Kaback · Rating 4 out of 5]

Although I'm not interested in the Person method, it was still an interesting and informative read. It definitely made me pause about me eating habits and my relationship with food. And I have a poor relationship with food. I highly recommend it.

[Linda Brown · Rating 5 out of 5]

Just what I was looking for!!!

Nicolette Richer has a very fulfilling life!! Wish I had her energy. I was searching for something to help me with detoxing after breast implant removal. After having them for over 30 years, I knew I'd be much better without them. Wrong!! When you have the implants removed, you open a pathway for all the stored toxins. Months later I have so many things wrong with me. A few are vision problems, back and joint problems that are severe, migraines and a host of other problems. This book came along at the right time!

[Allie Basilius · Rating 2 out of 5]

While this includes some useful and interesting information about nutrition, it is also the kind of book that leans heavily on correlation=causation. Richer refuses to address the serious pitfalls associated with the Gerson method, which makes her less credible.

[Lesley Looper · Rating 3 out of 5]

There is a lot of good information here about eating healthier (and good reasons for it). I'm still not sure what to think about the coffee enema suggestion, though.

[whynnot · Rating 2 out of 5]

Starts off well ends up religious with faith-based recommendations. It's not enough to say "avoid avocados". Tell us why.

[Kevin Vitone · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe it works but it takes an inhuman amount of will power to follow through.

[Krista Weseli · Rating 2 out of 5]

There were some good pieces of information in the book, but if I were going to describe it… close-minded, bossy, and obviously someone who thinks their way is the only way.

[Norma · Rating 3 out of 5]

( Format : Audiobook )
"Claim your power."
Could be that I am.being rather unfair with the rating of just 3 stars. The book has a good bibliography, some recipe ideas plus a link to further, and examples of medical successes such as cases of reversal of extreme illness such as stage 4 cancers, TB and infertility. The author herself sounds like a pleasant, dynamic personality, but ( and here is the reason for the lower rating, the whole book, as read by Amanda Dolan, comes over with a religious zeal and rather like those ads selling specific magical formulations in a bottle guaranteed to lower blood pressure, or whatever, bouncy but intense. Her very enthusiasm and absolute certainty makes me want to turn away. Could be an English thing.
So, although admitting that there was much that was interesting, and that I am likely to follow up with a fresh look at Gerson therapy, I really did not enjoy this book.

[Andrea QR · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book has a lot of positives that I'm walking away with and definitely willing to give a try, such as juicing. Tye information on nutrition seems very knowledgeable and good, however, I find it lacks on explanation on why some foods are a big no. Also, the way it is explained doesn't seem accessible for everyone and it doesn't allow room for flexibility, which I get, but we all humans have dips and stumbles.
Then, the plant based must, it depends on the individual and what kind of diet suits them best. More veggies and fruits, yes! But some people struggle with their health when all meat is cut completely. I get it tho, and it has a great healthy base and good habits to incorporate.

[estherbookster · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mostly common sense about what to put into your body. Good points, but overall it was okay.

[Christa · Rating 3 out of 5]

Good points, but definitely not committed enough for the Person diet. Maybe, if I was on the brink of a debilitating disease, I would consider it.