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This book is a portmanteau, to borrow a handy word from Lewis Carroll, and misuse it slightly. It’s two books packed into one. There’s the real book, The Detox Mono Diet, and within it the entire text of Johanna Brandt’s classic The Grape Cure.

An introduction to the healing effects of fasting using just one type of food:

Includes Johanna Brandt’s grape cure with the author’s advice and commentary
Explains why mono diets are so effective at cleansing and restoring the internal cellular environment
Shows how to interpret your body’s signals to adapt the diet to your unique needs

What is this book about?

The Amazon description says this is two books in one: The Detox Mono Diet itself and the entire text of Johanna Brandt’s The Grape Cure.

What is inside the book?

According to the description, the book introduces fasting using just one type of food, includes the grape cure with the author’s advice and commentary, and shows how to read your body’s signals to adapt the diet to your needs.

What does the description claim?

The description speaks of the “healing effects of fasting” and says mono diets are “so effective at cleansing and restoring the internal cellular environment”. Those are the description’s claims and are not confirmed here.

Who wrote The Detox Mono Diet?

The title credits Christopher Vasey as the author.

Summary of the book description only, not medical advice.

What should I know about single-food diets before reading?

A mono diet limits you to one food, often a fruit, for a number of days. No single food provides all the nutrients a person needs. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommends variety across vegetables, fruit, grains, protein foods and dairy or alternatives, which a one-food plan cannot match.

The NIH detox and cleanse summary from NCCIH warns that very restrictive diets rarely bring weight loss that lasts and can leave out nutrients you need. It also points out that some juices are high in oxalate, which matters for people who form kidney stones.

An older “classic” included in a book can be an interesting piece of history, but age does not make a claim true. Speak with your doctor before any restrictive plan, especially if you have diabetes, kidney problems or are pregnant.

Related reading on this blog: Body, Mind and Spirit: What Does a Whole-Person Detox Really Mean? and Natural Body Detox: What a Sensible Plan Includes (and What to Skip)

Book: The Detox Mono Diet by Christopher Vasey
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