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Mimi Emmanuel

Category:  Self-Help
Publisher: Mimi Emmanuel
ISBN-10:  1522734899
Type: Non-Fiction
Pages: 112
Copyright: November 29, 2015
ISBN-13: 9781522734895
Price: $2.99 (eBook)

Ten ingredients only for breakfast, lunch and dinner. REVIEW BY M BETLACH - 5 stars - VERY INSPIRING, INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE BOOK. I thoroughly enjoyed reading “My Story of Survival” by Mimi Emmanuel as I also struggle with some food intolerance but nothing like Mimi! She was once a very healthy, active, busy person who eventually burned out from chronic stress and became increasingly intolerant of various foods and chemicals. She ended up with a number of pancreatic attacks, inoperable ruptured appendix with septicemia plus an intolerance to antibiotics. It is amazing to read about her struggles, trials, errors, and triumphs as she pushed forward to find a solution to her adverse food reactions and many sensitivities. Mimi’s character, strength and faith shine through by the fact that she was able to live on only 10 food ingredients or less for five years. Her daughters are also to be commended for the care they give to their mother. She provides great advice and nutritional facts plus the reasons her diet has worked for her. Mimi does not encourage this diet for most, as it is very restrictive, but does want to share her knowledge and experience for those coming to a dead end trying to figure out their dietary challenges and chemical sensitivities. I highly recommend this book for anyone wanting to read an amazing and inspiring survival story based on nutrition, perseverance and faith, and/or for others needing encouragement and dietary options while struggling with food and chemical intolerance. REVIEW BY Deidre J Edwards - 5 stars - THIS IS A GOD-SEND READ FOR THOSE WITH MYSTERIOUS FOOD INTOLERANCES. At the end of your digestive rope? Hang on, you are not alone and have a friend who can help! This is an honest-to-goodness real story of one woman's grit and self-determination when faced with an over-whelming medical conundrum as to why her body was on revolt. You can't be the master of a sinking ship without becoming a master builder; becoming a student on how to patch and re-build. Mimi Emmanuel learned how to craft her own survival diet out of just a very few ingredients. While she hopes that none of her readers would ever have to follow her diet, she shares this journey to show that there are answers to be found. There are times when the standard elimination diet is far too broad for those suffering from a fried immune and digestive system. She shares the spartan but nourishing diet she had to follow for FIVE years as well as how she has tippy-toed into a more varied Phase 2. I especially like her "useful facts" that she places throughout the book to not only make her case as to nutritional needs, but they also spark a deeper interest for further study and personal application. I will most definitely recommend this book to those I teach about diet and nutrition. BOOK DESCRIPTION: Mimi lived on ten ingredients in total for a period of five years; for breakfast, lunch and dinner, every single day. Her diet contains no gluten, eggs, sugar, fructose, grains, flours, nuts, seeds, meat, beans, soy, and no legumes. Initially, her diet contained no dairy either. Mimi's diet may benefit anyone who suffers from gut problems, allergies, food intolerances, sensitive gut or chemical sensitivities. This includes people who have been diagnosed with autoimmune conditions, Lyme, Lupus, chronic fatigue, irritable bowel and fibromyalgia. The author's One Size Fits All diet has a lot in common with the FODMAP diet plan which was developed by Sue Shepherd PhD and Peter Gibson MD, and is considered a revolutionary plan for managing IBS and other digestive disorders. But even this so called 'must-have-survival-guide' would not have worked for Mimi after she ruptured her appendix and developed septicaemia whilst suffering from antibiotic intolerance. The surprising ten ingredients in Mimi's diet can quickly set people back on a path to achieve optimum health. Her healthy diet is an easy short read and a great beginners guide to healthy living. By repairing her gut, Mimi's health improved exponentially and many of the symptoms either disappeared or were greatly reduced. The author reckons that the secret ingredient of 'oodles of faith' worked miracles. Read Mimi's fascinating true story to find out what happened.