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The Fallacy of The Calorie: Why The Modern Western Diet is Killing Us and How to Stop It Paperback – December 1, 2014

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Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin wrote in "The Physiology of Taste" two months before his death; “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.” In the almost 200 years since its publication in 1825 we have borne witness to the ultimate veracity of such a simple observation. We have seen that truism reflected in our own modern Western diet. It is a diet that delivers us unto the disabilities and diseases of modern civilization; obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gastrointestinal disease, neurologic disease, and autoimmune disease. Disabilities and diseases that have at their root a chronic, continuous low-level inflammation. While we have suffered the inevitable outcome of such dietary indiscretion, the cause has evaded us. And without understanding the how and the why, redemption will continue to elude us. We will continue to focus on ineffective and misguided approaches. Super foods, dieting and weight loss fads, and the seeking of salvation through deprivation have yielded us nothing but continued misery and malady. Now for the first time; Dr. Mike, cardiologist and chef, reveals the how and the why of the modern Western diet. He explains how we are hardwired to seek out sugar, salt and fat. He details how that greed to for these consumables allowed us to become the most dominant species on the planet and construct the most technologically advanced and complex social structure the world has ever known. But that progress has not come without a price. Dr. Mike identifies the changes to our food and food pathways that occurred at the onset of the Industrial Revolution and have become particularly pronounced over the last fifty to seventy-five years. Changes that have disrupted our physiology and our relationship with our symbiotic gut microbiome. Changes that have produced the modern Western diet with its dysbiosis, disabilities, and diseases of modern civilization. With the eye of a chef and a deep understanding and appreciation for the experiential nature and integral role that food and cuisine has in our society, and our own personal health and wellness, Dr. Mike crafts a prescription to break the vicious cycle of addiction at the heart of the modern Western diet. This journey to metabolic health is a "Code Delicious!" (Michael S. Fenster, MD)
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The Fallacy of the Calorie:Book Review (HuffPo)-Suna Senman
Michael Fenster, "Dr. Mike," cardiologist, professional chef, and author of The Fallacy of the Calorie promises to give the reader clarity....He does so with the most neon bright expressions and metaphors. This book is as much entertainment as it is pregnant with facts making the mass of information deliciously palatable....
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Michael S. Fenster, M.D., F.A.C.C., FSCA&I, PEMBA; known to his audiences as “Dr. Mike,” is a Board Certified Interventional Cardiologist. He has taught students, interns, residents, fellows and served as an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the North East Ohio University College of Medicine (NEOUCOM). Dr. Mike’s culinary career began before he ever attended medical school. Starting as a dishwasher, he worked his way up to executive chef. Never one to rest on his laurels, Dr. Mike later co-managed an award winning restaurant and received his culinary degree in gourmet cooking and catering from Ashworth University where he graduated with honors. He was their alumni of the year in 2013. In addition to numerous medical lectures and presentations, Dr. Mike has lectured at the national convention of The American Culinary Federation as well as their Field to Plate series in Europe and spoken at other prestigious events like the gathering of The Chicago Culinary Historians. He has given numerous radio and television interviews on health and food both nationally and internationally.. He has been a regular on The Daily Buzz morning program as well as Daytime TV, entertaining and informing during cooking segments. He has written columns for numerous publications such as Shape, Fitness and Glamour, innumerable websites, and served as a monthly columnist for The Tampa Tribune. He currently writes a monthly column for Luxuria Lifestyles, an international lifestyle magazine and Basil, a culinary magazine.“The Fallacy of the Calorie: Why The Modern Western Diet is Killing Us and How to Stop It” is Dr. Mike’s long anticipated follow up to his first book, “Eating Well, Living Better: A Grassroots Gourmet Approach to Good Health and great Food”. (Michael S. Fenster, MD)

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Koehler Books (December 1, 2014)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 200 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1940192897
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1940192895
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 14.7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.64 x 9 inches
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Chef Dr. Mike is a trailblazer in the field of culinary medicine. By combining his culinary talents with cutting-edge medical expertise and evidence-based insights he forges an approach to healthy living beyond mere nutrition or fad diets.

He doesn’t believe in setting boundaries when it comes to food. The ideas that healthy food can’t be flavorful, that tasty food can’t be good for you, or that a one-size-fits-all, healthy diet exists are all myths. And, one by one, he is busting those myths.

Every person is unique—from their body to their preferences. You don’t need a self-described “health expert” telling you what to eat.

Instead, through the power of Culinary Medicine you will be armed with evidence-backed knowledge on the relationship between your food and your body. You will be able to make decisions that are right for your health and general wellbeing.

Chef Dr. Mike isn’t here to judge your habits or your tastes. He’s here to help you learn the truth about food and health so that you have the opportunity to make the best choices for yourself and those you care about.

When he’s not in the operating room, teaching Culinary Medicine, or in the kitchen; Chef Dr. Mike spends his free time wandering the beautiful Montana mountains with his lovely wife Jennifer and their pair of pound pups.

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Jack Cain
5.0 out of 5 stars Fenster gives you an excellent guide for putting his knowledge into practical use and ...
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It is always enjoyable to read a book by a knowledgeable and entertaining author. Dr. Fenster is both.

In this edition he provides you with the basics of your own hard wired food desires and how food comanies and restaurants take advantage of them. He also strip away the long standing dogma attached to certain dietary points of view and gives you a scientific perspective on why some long held views are not only wrong, but how they may actually be hurting you in the long run.

While some authors are quick to show you information and give you general advice that is left up to your interpretation, Dr. Fenster gives you an excellent guide for putting his knowledge into practical use and how it will improve your health, and as a result, your life.

This is a book that can guide you back to a sane and rational diet in today murky world of unrealistic and fadish diets that don't work over the long haul.

This book is a must have if you're serious about your health.
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Ki
5.0 out of 5 stars Bon apetite!
Reviewed in the United States on April 28, 2016
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Bleeding edge work in culinary pharmacy!!! Finally, an expert pushing back and exposing how todays' eating recommendations are based on too selective science. IMO, the USDA food recommendations have gotten us into the crises of hypertension, diabetes, obesity, vascular disease - and these USDA recommendations are perpetuating them. This is not news is you've read Gary Taubes and Martin J. Blaser.

I work in healthcare. Seeing the same people return repeatedly is like being a carpenter returning repeatedly to repair the house when the real issue is a crumbling foundation. The foundation of health is found in a major way through foods. Food is our major interaction with the environment.

But wait, the best info is in the book! Dr Fenster brings new experience and authority. He writes in an pleasant and engaging conversational style.

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Barb
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
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Just too technical.
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Jacquie Pirnie
5.0 out of 5 stars This book is sure to scare those people that use misinformation to prey on others in their quest for making good health choices
Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2014
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Finally!

This book is sure to scare those people that use misinformation to prey on others in their quest for making good health choices. Dr. Fenster's book is a clean, fresh and honest perspective on our health, how to own it, how to protect it and how to make the right decisions about it. The no holds barred approach to his writing peels away the layers of incomplete and flat out incorrect health information that has been disseminated by both trusted and less than legitimate sources for years. Get this book and be prepared to be enlightened.
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archael2
5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent book. Dr
Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2014
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An excellent book. Dr. Mike takes a concept that we understand intuitively, that you need to eat "grassroots food" that your grandma would recognize and turns it on its head. Steak, eggs, all these foods that I thought I would never eat again if I was to have a healthy lifestyle are now back on the plate, and the crazy thing is that I feel healthier than I have ever been. My stomach issues have subsided, I feel energetic and I am eating some of the tastiest recipes I've ever tried. Thanks Dr. Mike!
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1.0 out of 5 stars One Star
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Didn't really like this book at all. Skimmed it after about half way.
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Linda
4.0 out of 5 stars Your ancestors knew how to eat!
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2015
Most Americans still tune out that what they are eating is bad for them. Despite facts to the contrary, we as whole, still eat processed foods. In turn we refuse to back. But in looking back to the past, we can understand ourselves. The author calls the modern standard American diet by its acronym- SAD. It truly is sad. The average American consists of processed foods that in my opinion shouldn’t really be classified as “food.”

Our ancestors didn’t have diseases that are all too common today such as; Cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, osteoporosis, dementia, Parkinson’s, ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, acne, depression, and certain cancers. Wow! We are definitely lacking nutrients in our food. How did this happen? When did the most powerful country in the history of humankind allow this?

This is a book that every American should have in their kitchen, preferably right next to the stove or refrigerator. I learned about the importance of proper ratio of sodium to potassium. The importance of salt in our diet is crucial to our livelihood. Oh yes, and fat is actually good for us. It is interesting to note that despite all of our technological advances, our bodies haven’t changed in thousands of years. In the book, we are presented with a program that allows us to eat, plain and simple. Food was and still is meant to give us energy and pleasure. Isn’t time you slowly enjoy every bit of morsel? Then open this book and wake up now!

I received a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.
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DaveK
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun book
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2020
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Very informative and written in an entertaining style. Excellent information at several different levels. Extensive references are provided by the author.
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