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The Sunfood Diet Success System: 36 Lessons in Health Transformation
David Wolfe is an internationally renowned health lecturer and one of the world's foremost authorities on raw-food nutrition. In this book, he describes how to use simple, whole, raw plant foods to heal, rejuvenate, and feel great. The Sunfood Diet Success System effortlessly drops away unwanted pounds, boosts your immune system, enhances your relationships, lengthens life, brings you closer to the spiritual realms, allows you to think more creatively, clears emotional blockages, improves your performance in business, and creates a healthier, happier life for you and those around you. The Sunfood Diet Success System describes exactly how to adopt, maintain, and stay centered on a raw-food based diet by balancing different types of foods through The Sunfood Triangle.
552 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2000
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David Wolfe
94 books89 followersDavid Wolfe is a self-proclaimed Nutrition and Wellness Expert. Author of Eating For Beauty, Superfoods: Food and Medicine of the Future, Amazing Grace, Sunfood Diet Success System.
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March 5, 2008
An ode to food. I'm not a raw food vegan, vegan maybe someday, raw foods only, probably not. Nevertheless, if you're looking for the passion of an evangelical super-church all in praise of food, you've found your bible.
November 26, 2008
about halfway through i started skipping the corny poetry that david has interjected throughout the book, but the rest of it is golden! an inspiring how-to book for raw foodists or anyone who wants to get healthy, connect to the god-force and their own potential.
November 17, 2013
This book is one of my favorite if not for a long time it was my favorite of more than 40 books about health that I own.
David Wolfe's book dicusses how you can create massive changes in your health using the raw food principles.
I've listened to a couple of his audios and attended some events and workshops in Amsterdam and I find his message to be fresh and mind opening when it comes to nutrition. Though I will warn you, that for some people it might be too "healthy extreme", especially if you think that chickenbreast with some salad is a healthy meal.
David's main argument comes from Dr. Edward Howell which is the Enzyme doctor that prooved that coocked foods is dead foods and raw food contain more "live value" or the enzymes, nutrients, and energy that we need to regenerate, rejuvenate, and re-energize.
The new Sunfood Diet Success System will benefit raw food beginners and experienced raw foodists. It is a "success system" rather than a book about raw food book because it is packed with great insight and philosophy about raw foods and life in general, which most of it is mental than physical. It's a great starting point for whoever want to take control of his health.
One thing I didn't like is the poetry part into it, but that's only a personal preference of mine.
David Wolfe's book dicusses how you can create massive changes in your health using the raw food principles.
I've listened to a couple of his audios and attended some events and workshops in Amsterdam and I find his message to be fresh and mind opening when it comes to nutrition. Though I will warn you, that for some people it might be too "healthy extreme", especially if you think that chickenbreast with some salad is a healthy meal.
David's main argument comes from Dr. Edward Howell which is the Enzyme doctor that prooved that coocked foods is dead foods and raw food contain more "live value" or the enzymes, nutrients, and energy that we need to regenerate, rejuvenate, and re-energize.
The new Sunfood Diet Success System will benefit raw food beginners and experienced raw foodists. It is a "success system" rather than a book about raw food book because it is packed with great insight and philosophy about raw foods and life in general, which most of it is mental than physical. It's a great starting point for whoever want to take control of his health.
One thing I didn't like is the poetry part into it, but that's only a personal preference of mine.
June 3, 2012
I have had the original edition of this book for a few years. This is the kind of book
you can have on your side table to pick up and randomly open to any page to be re-inspired
with David's words. Goes much deeper than just the food we eat. It's straight talk about
living life to the fullest in all areas. I highly recommend this as a book to add to your shelf
especially if you are interested in eating well.
you can have on your side table to pick up and randomly open to any page to be re-inspired
with David's words. Goes much deeper than just the food we eat. It's straight talk about
living life to the fullest in all areas. I highly recommend this as a book to add to your shelf
especially if you are interested in eating well.
May 13, 2012
This book makes the most compelling case for raw veganism that I've ever heard/read. The author explains why a raw food diet is so important, explains how to go raw and what foods to eat and why. I could do without the bad poetry and bible scriptures, otherwise, this was a fantastic book full of useful information.
February 13, 2008
This book is SO packed with wonderful information about the raw food lifestyle, eating raw, what to expect, tons and tons of case studies and science. I love science and love it when a book speaks so clearly to me.
February 19, 2008
This book is a raw food Bible! I like that it's not a pushy manifesto, but a true and pure in depth look at health in general. There is more truth in here than in anything your doctor could tell you.
August 10, 2007
some real knowledge about health & nutrition and mind power.
July 30, 2012
Just had it signed by the author when he was in town!
August 28, 2017
The sun-gazing and not using spf is unsettling. I understand that greens can protect you from sunlight, and the sun is healing...I'm still going to try to use SPF face and body lotion, though. Don't need the recipes in the back, would prefer more info..or a less bulky book. Beautiful photos, maybe more photos of plants or Kirlian photography and less photos of raw dishes? I feel like a jerk, but less poetry, too. David Wolfes enthusiasm and videos on minerals and such have been great. Just try not to go overboard. Salesman-y
I'd like to give the book and in between 3 and 4, maybe
I'd like to give the book and in between 3 and 4, maybe
June 8, 2022
I like David Wolfe for a variety of reasons. He explains in this book why raw food is best. It's not all about losing weight, in fact I didn't buy it for that reason. It's all about feeding and nourishing your body with all the wonderful varieties of fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, seeds, and more that the earth offers us. It has totally changed the way I view food...namely cooked food.
February 14, 2022
Top recommended book to read about raw-plant diet. Information is gathered from other plant-based diet authors too such as: Markus, Anthony, Norman… It gives a big picture on why and how to manage a good balance diet on different purpose.
October 31, 2018
The information in this book isn't credible or even healthy. It isn't written by anyone who is an expert or even qualified such as a nutritionist, doctor, PhD, etc. and the style of writing is dumb.
November 27, 2020
Not recommended. Poorly written and awful poor illustrator.
March 30, 2021
Ridiculous. Bad nutrition and this diet regimen could actually be harmful. Really unimpressed and had little relevance to science.
October 3, 2021
4,5/5*
January 7, 2023
A heart-felt ode to raw veganism. Quite enchanting.
January 4, 2024
Amazing in dept discussion and good health principled I've ever read. Boy was this a lengthy book I've read on the subject ( and that was even after skimming / at times skipping past the poetry )
Everything in this book made sense to me - health indeed has so many more aspects than we are taught - and David covers each and everyone with nothing left to chance or imagination
Many of my own health questions / challenges and journey will be aided greatly by this work and no doubt will I be consuming everything David Wolfe puts out there now
Highly recommended
To Our Continued Success!
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Everything in this book made sense to me - health indeed has so many more aspects than we are taught - and David covers each and everyone with nothing left to chance or imagination
Many of my own health questions / challenges and journey will be aided greatly by this work and no doubt will I be consuming everything David Wolfe puts out there now
Highly recommended
To Our Continued Success!
Seemy
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👆🏼 P.S -
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P.P.S 😅 - You probably noticed from my profile that I’ve reviewed a LOT of books over the years now - if you love seeking knowledge like me I’d love to connect with you further as a like minded person (send me a friend invite! 😀) - Also if you are curious - here is my preferred and recommended resource for seeking timeless wisdom - Check it out via the website invite link below 👇🏼 (You’ll be able to claim some awesome books for free 📚)
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November 29, 2012
Loved this book! Not a fan of the poetry littered throughout but the raw food and superfood information is great. There are also meal plans for basic raw food diet, 80/20 and 100% raw - big plus. There are consistent and persistent messages to love yourself, be your best self, develop your inner awesomeness and any variation of this type of message you can think of, so be prepared for the abundance of positive affirmations.
November 29, 2021
This guy is kooky but I love him! He's soooo positive you can't help but smile when you read this, even if you find it impossible to eat an organic raw vegan lifestyle. If you're interested in raw food and it's properties this is a fun one, although be forewarned that I can't think of anything more new agey. (Let's put it this way - there are many poems inspired by food in here.) But this guy is a riot.
August 6, 2013
I do like this book... Nutrition is hard everyone has an "opinion" backed by research! Interesting how all opinions n research says such different things! That is the only reason I have it 3 stars is because you truly have to take what you like and what works for you and leave the rest! All in all though worth a read and I really like how he connects mind body soul as the key to success cause if we get real that's the bottom line. "Garbage in garbage out"
September 2, 2011
I like David Wolfe for a variety of reasons. He explains in this book why raw food is best. It's not all about losing weight, in fact I didn't buy it for that reason. It's all about feeding and nourishing your body with all the wonderful varieties of fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, seeds, and more that the earth offers us. It has totally changed the way I view food...namely cooked food.
September 28, 2013
I love reading this authors books on live foods, and exactly what they do for the body. I've read several dozen books by different healthy eating authors, but DW is by far my favorite. He is well informed on all aspects of good nutrition.
February 19, 2008
best book on how to eat that ive ever read, he also includes the importance of your thoughts and how they affect your body.
April 26, 2008
Great book if you're a spiritual hippie. Annoying book if you're actually intelligent. Fraught with logical errors.
August 6, 2008
David Wolfe, you are my hero
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September 4, 2008my new raw food bible. do yourself a favor and read it!
December 15, 2008
Still waiting for it to find it's way back home to me...
January 14, 2009
Simply lifechanging...
June 16, 2009
amazing book about clean nutrition and how the thoughts and feelings we spend the most time with shape our health and our future
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