I bought this book about a year ago and I love it. This is a book written by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig. The premise is similar to Nourishing Traditions which they also wrote together. Using the work of Weston A. Price as a starting point, Mary Enig applies the science of exactly why traditional foods (butter, raw milk, coconut oil, etc) are good for you, while Sally Fallon puts the foods together into delicious recipes and menus.
The book starts out explaining what traditional foods are and why they are better. It goes on to address specific issues people may want to resolve with diet, such as weight loss, asthma, and many more, providing specific menu plans geared towards those issues (and one menu plan called “Everyday Gourmet” which addresses no specific issues, but will help people maintain excellent health). Finally, the last third of the book is devoted to the recipes.
Coconut oil is a big focus of the book (hence the title, Eat Fat, Lose Fat
I’ve gone on the menu plans a few times. I did the “Health Recovery” plan when I switched to eating mostly Weston A. Price/Paleo style from standard American diet (even if it did include a lot of organic foods, they were still pretty processed). This was more than a year ago – before I started this blog. I really felt the difference. I lost a few pounds, gained a lot more energy – and this was the most impressive to me: I went from needing to use 10 sick days per year before the diet to using zero sick days after going on the diet. My immune system was so much improved. I no longer fear getting sick.