"We found this book completely by accident at a friends party whom received it as a present. We thought we were eating healthy food and taking care of ourselves but we were still rundown, tired and looking down the barrel of a whole new wardrobe which we couldn’t afford. Forget the party, I spent most of the evening reading and organizing myself a copy also strategizing ways to make Andrew (my partner) do it with me.

Andrew was the keenest in the kitchen and would always find a way to my heart with a good wine and lamb shanks. I was so craving meat the butcher would chop a slab of salami for me to chew before I gave my weekly order. Petrol stations equaled caramello Koala…sugar in tea and cake for morning tea. We liked a drink, not excessive, so we thought but it was a beer or wine at least once a day and twice on Sundays. A social occasion was never without the booze. The weekly food bill including two bottles of wine and a dozen beers would come to about $250.

With working and exercising daily we found ourselves exhausted and unable to ever have enough sleep. Andrew had really stiff joints and I was a moody cow (all month). Something had to change. So I made a pact with Andrew I would do all the cooking and he would be with me all the way and together we would turn over a new leaf. I had no idea what that was going to look like in the end but it’s sure worth the effort.

The beginning was to see me reading the book twice cover to cover. I found that essential especially when it came to other people’s objectives. Then it was off to the real food supermarket where all of a sudden I was buying bags of the stuff I thought beyond my culinary capabilities. I really enjoyed the whole process of setting up the kitchen it was like playing house for the first time. Jars of legumes and beans make a pretty colourful pantry. I cleared away all of the old stuff out of sight and transferred anything which wasn’t in the book to the downstairs fridge…I must add it is still there, I can’t face it. The shopping lists in the book not only guided me on shopping days but provided an excellent key to minimal weekly wastage.

The recipes are absolutely delicious. I never once felt I was missing out. I must confess I couldn’t cope for too many mornings without Graemes nut paste (still can’t). I had very little if any cravings for anything from my previous diet and by week two felt so good, just knew there would be no going back. I was also overcome with the fact I was providing the best possible fuel to my body and that of my man (tee hee). I was beginning to feel so clear in my head and no longer skiing the slopes of sugar highs and lows. Andrew started shedding the hard round tummy almost immediately and both of us were springing out of bed after six hours sleep.

It has been a month now since we finished our six week program and the impact it has had on our lives is amazing. We are still eating every meal from the book and of course getting healthier and healthier by the minute. Our friends are getting used to us not drinking and have realized we are just as much fun as usual. Our bank account is in the black again as the cost of living is down to a weekly food bill of $150 and it’s all organic. The clothes we thought would never be able to fit again are on, my man looks ten years younger. We want to shout about this book from the rooftops!!!!

This program is the easiest and smoothest way to transition from a conventional diet to a whole food diet, learn the truth about the food you eat, get to know what your body really needs, give your vital organs a makeover and change your life forever.

Thankyou, thankyou, thankyou"

Sarah Crawford