Dick Gregory's Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat: Cookin' with Mother Nature

Summary

A natural and whole-foods guide from the voice of Black consciousness, cultural icon Dick Gregory, satirist, human rights and environmental activist, health advocate, social justice champion

Written with Dick Gregory’s irreverent wit and informed by his deep intelligence, Dick Gregory’s Natural Diet for Folks Who Eat is for real people who are concerned about their health and wellness. Gregory offers an enlightening introduction to natural foods and offers a wickedly amusing and informative assessment of how our modern diet damages the human digestive tract, while he also raises our consciousness about the political power of food.

Gregory believes that how you treat yourself and your body reflects how you treat others. He discusses various fasts and the ones he’s done for both political and health reasons, hunger in America, navy beans, and how Americans are changing the way they eat—the beginning of a movement in the 1970s that is still felt today.

He offers suggestions on diets to help you gain or lose pounds and offers advice on natural substitutes for favorite alcoholic drinks. 

First published in 1974 and called “good fun” by the New York Times, this guide is even more relevant today.