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The Craving Cure Ross pulls no punches when it comes to two
By Julia Ross of today's favorite “health” foods: chocolate and
Flatiron Books cannabis. She notes that chocolate contains high
levels of caffeine (especially dark chocolate) and
The subtitle of this book is Identify Your at least three other stimulants, including one
Craving Type to Activate Your Natural Ap- called PEA, known as “the chocolate amphet-
petite Control and the author, Julia Ross, has amine.” When combined with processed milk,
many years of experience using amino acids to sugar, starch and fat, you have an addictive
help her clients get over addictions to sweets, weight gain bomb.
starches, alcohol and drugs. We know her as the As for cannabis, Ross notes that in states
author of The Mood Cure and The Diet Cure. where it has been legalized, “its addictive,
The Craving Cure focuses on carbohy- psychoactive properties have been added to
drates, what Ross calls “Techno-Karbz,” mod- everything from candy to ketchup,” making it
ern sugar- and starch-laden food-like substances a super effective addition to the food industry's
that are more addictive than cocaine. “Whether arsenal of addiction technologies. Cannabinoids
crunchy or creamy, solid or liquid, highly pro- linger a long time in the brain and can amplify
cessed sweet and starchy Techno-Karbz are a range of neurotransmitters. A common long-
the central ingredients in today's diet.” They term effect is psychotic symptoms.
are intoxicating to the brain, especially as they The Craving Cure is not without flaws. The
come with a cargo of “alluring add-ons” like book gives mixed messages about butter—in-
chocolate, caffeine, processed milk products, cluding butter and full-fat dairy in some of the Chocolate
industrial fats, industrial salt and artificial recipes but also indicting dairy fats in lists of contains high
flavorings. Each of these components lights up addictive foods. We'd love to see more emphasis
a different pleasure center in the brain, giving on animal fats including butter as sources of levels of

the imbiber a brief “blast of bliss.” arachidonic acid, which the body uses to make caffeine
Ross identifies five types of cravers— natural cannabinoids. There's no mention of and at least
which the reader can determine by a simple really nutrient-dense foods like liver, cod liver
questionnaire—and then five protocols to oil or raw milk, nor healing foods like ferments three other

address the neurological needs of each craver and bone broth. Many WAPF-ers have reported stimulants,
type. The idea is to use specific amino acids to an end to cravings simply by incorporating these including one
reduce the cravings—sometimes this happens items in their diet.
immediately—while you transition to a healthy For those really addicted to things like called PEA,
diet. Eventually you will no longer need the Cheetos and chocolate cafe-latte, the principles known as “the
amino acid supplements and can enjoy a life outlined in The Craving Cure plus the full Wise chocolate
without addictions. Traditions diet can provide a powerful healing
combination. Review by Sally Fallon Morell amphetamine.”

was based on “inadequate and superficial reasoning and, in a number of industry continues to push them. We also have
instances, a wrong conclusion.” Why didn’t we hear anything about this word games, as the title explains, that confuse
from the sock puppets in the news media? Is it because the pharmaceu- “vaccination” with “immunization.” When the
tical industry provides the vast majority of advertising funding for the purveyors of such potions stoop this low, any
corporate media? Just look at who is controlling the sock puppets, and thinking person has to question the integrity
you have your answer. of the entire system. The thumb is UP for this
So we have vaccines that clearly don’t work, and yet the medical book. Review by Tim Boyd

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