Since a switch toward vegetarianism is not only an important individual
choice today, but also a spiritual imperative and a societal imperative,
necessary to revitalize our religions and move our imperiled planet to a
more sustainable path, I hope that God's Nutritionist is widely read and
widely heeded. The 500 statements on proper nutrition from Ellen White's
prolific writings provide advice that is badly needed today at a time when
there is an epidemic of chronic degenerative diseases, and Cohen
reinforces the correctness of her statements by interspersing over one
hundred quotations and references from scientific journals that illustrate
how a shift to plant-centered diets can greatly reduce disease. Hence,
this book has the potential to produce healthier people and a more humane
and environmentally sustainable world
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another insane rant from the desk of Robert Cohen, May 23, 2004
Reviewer:
A reader (Malibu, California USA)
Obviously the copyright has expired on this book, so Cohen felt free to
rip off Ellen White. Don't bother with this book, it's a total piece of
garbage.
I didn't know what to expect from this book. I was a little leary of it,
because I am an agnostic, and I don't take kindly to people who tell me
what God thinks. How do THEY know?
But I loved this book! It is not at all preachy. Instead, it is full of
common sense, wisdom and reason. It has a large number of quotes from
Ellen G. White, who was writing in the 1800's, interspersed with quotes
from modern peer-reviewed medical journals. It is amazing how right-on
Ellen G. White is. You would think she was writing of our current sorry
state of dietary affairs in many of these quotes. Obesity, heart disease,
cancers and many other lifestyle related diseases, the animal suffering
caused by mass production of livestock, the health benefits of olive oil,
I could go on and on...she was so prescient! She was an amazing woman. And
Robert Cohen truly deserves thanks for bringing the writings of this wise
woman to our attention. I hope people will take notice.
I have followed the work of the editor a long time. I am impressed with
every work Cohen does, and with the quality of character in the man. He
stands by his convictions, and he lives by them. In the inscription he
included in my copy, he said, "Let her words inspire you." They have.
Ellen White talks as much about temptation, character and morality as she
does about health, nutrition, and wellness. She advocates kindness to
animals and all human beings. She admonishes that those of us who, at
times, allow appetites, lust, and desire to drive our behavior, rather
than being guided by principles and conviction, will meet with destruction,
both physical and moral. I thank Robert Cohen for bringing this compelling
moral teaching to light in his wonderful book. The statement that gives me
the greatest hope, in this book, is the one that says people have the
power to become what they choose. I have often chosen badly. I am inspired
to make new choices. I deeply regret that some lives have suffered fallout
from the choices I've made. If you are considering buying this book, I
urge you to choose to read it, and to live by the principles it will teach
you.