Eat Everything

How to Ditch Additives and Emulsifiers, Heal Your Body, and Reclaim the Joy of Food

By Dawn Harris Sherling
Published by BenBella Books
Distributed by Simon & Schuster

About The Book

Discover the surprising reason restrictive diets don’t work—and a practical, science-based guide to reclaim your health through the power of real food.

Carbs aren’t causing your weight gain. Dairy may not be the reason for your upset stomach. And your liver isn’t fatty because of the occasional hamburger. It’s time to enjoy eating everything again—and to reclaim our health along the way. Eat Everything offers a better alternative to complicated, minimally effective, and highly restrictive diets. Physician Dawn Harris Sherling lays out compelling new evidence implicating food additives as the real culprits behind diet-related diseases and shares simple, actionable advice to heal. We’re constantly told to fear carbs, gluten, and dairy, and we turn to strict diets to solve our health problems. Yet Americans still have one of the highest rates of obesity and diabetes in the world, and millions suffer from digestive ailments like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Digging into emerging research, Dr. Sherling realized it’s not the foods but the food additives, especially emulsifiers, that are at the root of our problems. Our bodies can’t digest them, but they feed our microbiomes and they’re everywhere in the ultra-processed foods that make up about half of our daily diets. In this refreshing and accessible guide, readers will learn:

  • How to lose weight without a restrictive diet

  • Why so many popular ultra-processed foods are actively harmful to our bodies

  • How to navigate eating at restaurants—for any meal or occasion

  • Tips for filling our grocery bags with real food

  • Why avoiding food additives is beneficial for our bodies and minds

  • How to embrace healthful cooking at home, with 25 delicious recipes

    Dr. Sherling lays out the research on food additives and offers a straightforward guide to eating just about everything (yes, even bread, pasta, and ice cream!) without pain, worry, or guilt. This isn’t just another restrictive diet in disguise; it’s a call to rediscover our love of real food.

    • About The Author

    Dawn Harris Sherling

    After struggling with IBS herself, Dr. Dawn Harris Sherling's symptoms seemingly disappeared while in Italy. In an effort to help her patients and herself, Dawn began learning more about how food additives such as emulsifiers, thickeners, and stabilizers are wreaking havoc on our microbiomes and how eliminating them can reverse several diet-related diseases. Dawn currently sees patients at a clinic for the underserved in South Florida and teaches at the Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University where she is a Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine.

    Product Details

    • Publisher: BenBella Books (May 2, 2023)
    • Length: 312 pages
    • ISBN13: 9781637742600

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    Raves and Reviews

    """A thoughtful, explanatory book that is useful to almost anyone.""
    —The Linden Review

    ""Dawn Harris Sherling distills food history in the United States and food science to an actionable plan for healthy living. With delicious, anti-inflammatory recipes, this is the perfect companion for anyone struggling with IBS, type 2 diabetes, weight control, and other digestive disorders.""
    —Dan Buettner, National Geographic Fellow and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Blue Zones

    ""The author has years of experience and in-depth knowledge of both the good and the bad of the foods we eat. She shares her passion for good food and good health in an engaging book that should be on everyone's shelf.""
    —Stuart Mushlin, MD, MACP, master clinician in internal medicine and primary care and author of Playing the Ponies and Other Medical Mysteries Solved

    ""Eat Everything by Dawn Harris Sherling, MD, is a must-read for anyone with a digestive disorder, diabetes, or difficulty with weight loss . . . Dr. Sherling describes the beneficial elements of whole foods and the hazards of additives using state of the art information and medical experience which will improve your health and well-being.""
    —Lester Rosen, MD,former president of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons

    ""Dawn Harris Sherling is a relatable, reliable guide when it comes to understanding the importance of digestive well-being, and the dangers of food additives and ultra-processed foods. Listen to her advice, take care of yourself, and learn how to Eat Everything!""
    —Kathryn M. Rexrode, MD, MPH,chief of the division of women's health at Brigham and Women's Hospital and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School

    ""Dr. Sherling presents a clear, practical, and sustainable approach to eating that may relieve gastrointestinal symptoms and improve overall health.""
    —Spencer Dorn, MD, MPH, MHA, vice chair and professor of medicine at the University of North Carolina and gastroenterologist"

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    How to Ditch Additives and Emulsifiers, Heal Your Body, and Reclaim the Joy of Food

    By Dawn Harris Sherling
    Published by BenBella Books
    Distributed by Simon & Schuster
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