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Nature's First Law: The Raw-Food Diet [Paperback]

Stephen Arlin (Author), David Wolfe (Author), Fouad Dini (Author)
3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars Blatantly plagiarized!!! Feb 24 2004
By A Customer
"Nature's First Law: The Raw Food Diet" was blatantly (mostly, word for word) plagiarized from the classic book "Raw Eating" by Arshavir Ter Hovannessian. In fact, the trio is the foremost authority on plagiarism in the raw food movement and their website is censored. This involves the deletion of any mention of their acts of plagiarism, which occurred more than once. The classic original has been recently reprinted. Get the original, instead.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Not the best approach Nov 28 2000
By D. Read
I have been gradually transitioning to a raw-foods diet (I have been vegetarian for a little over two years), so I have been reading a ton of books on the subject. It's a good thing that this was not the first one I read. It's a shame that the authors, while being highly motivated and passionate about a raw-food diet, have chosen to advocate the subject in such an in-your-face, absolutist manner. It's really a turn-off. They have taken stances that are easily supported by documented facts, but instead of supporting them with facts, they choose to make raw-foodism sound like a religion. It's not a religion, it's just a way of eating. I'm sure their approach is a turn-on for some people, so perhaps it's good that a book like this exists for those people who need to hear the message this way.

That said, I'd avoid this book until you've read some more sane and well documented books like Dr. Norman Walker's "Enzyme Nutrition," which is the most scientific and documented of all the literature on the subject. Other good books are Ann Wigmore's wheatgrass book and some of her other books; any of the books by Steve Myerowitz; and the "How I Conquered Cancer Naturally" book. I have also heard that two books called "The Raw Life" and "Blatant Raw-Foodist Propaganda" are good. The Natural Hygiene literature is generally very good as well. Take advantage of all the raw food related web sites out there.

Sorry to diverge from the review, but after getting off coffee, soda, aspartame, refined sugar, and other obvious evils, I have been increasing the raw food in my diet gradually to the point where my diet is 80-95% raw most days. The results have been incredible. I feel amazing (everyone always says that, but it's true) and the pounds are just falling off. I don't feel deprived at all, and eating takes on a new meaning when you can feel the food nourishing your body in a way that cooked food never did. You owe it to yourself to try this, especially if you are infirm or overweight in any way. Take it one step at a time. No need to switch 100% your first day.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Great cover, bad tone. Mar 2 2004
By Edvin Talusan
This book is not nearly as good as David Wolfe's two other books, "Sunfood Diet Success System" or "Eating for Beauty." The tone of the book is too harsh and was a bore to read. There are much better raw food books out there.
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1.0 out of 5 stars don't waist your money
I am into the raw foods diet, have never felt better in my life, but I think this book is pretty useless. Just babbles on and on, with occational bits of helpful info.. Read more
Published on July 4 2004
1.0 out of 5 stars Where's the Science?
This is a book of rabid propaganda to scare people into eating raw, and buying over priced items at the authors' web based business. Read more
Published on Mar 27 2004
3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but dogmatic
This book takes no prisoners. The message is clear: "Eat raw or die, cooked food is poison". This message is pounded into you with each chapter. Read more
Published on Jan 19 2004 by Zen Druid
3.0 out of 5 stars Message Has Potential, Delivered In More Convincing Format
These guys seem to revel in their cocky, arrogant, overgrown frat-boy style, which could easily turn off people who otherwise might be receptive to some of their ideas. Read more
Published on Dec 10 2003
1.0 out of 5 stars Messed up on this one`
I thought this might be an anti-oxidant diet, but it is not.
Subject matter was not for me, but if you are a health nut, I'm sure this is for you.
Published on July 31 2003
1.0 out of 5 stars HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!
Could this book be anymore poorly written?! It is basically a collection of the author's passionate opinions. There are no facts or even decent arguements for their views. Read more
Published on April 1 2003
2.0 out of 5 stars Good Message....Bad Pathway.
I feel that this book encourages a good thing, the raw vegan diet. I feel though that these men exaggerate truth even lie in some instances. Read more
Published on Jan 6 2003 by Matthew Bello
3.0 out of 5 stars Motivational, but in a cult sort of way
The Raw Food Diet. It's a very controversial diet. Why? David Wolfe, Stephen Arlin, and the other Nature's First Law guys.

God's diet shouldn't be controversial. Read more

Published on Jan 3 2003 by Marcus T. Brody
4.0 out of 5 stars Great motivational ... for those who want to go RAW!
Yes this book is in-your-face and somewhat biased, but that is what the authors intended. So if you can handle radical life changing ideas or just need a motivational [push] to go... Read more
Published on Mar 16 2002 by Jason
1.0 out of 5 stars Where did they get their information?
When you write a non-fiction book, you are supposed to include references. This book has very, very few. Some of the so-called "references" shouldn't even be included. Read more
Published on Jan 19 2002 by Jennifer Smith
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