ohcorrica's review
3.0
I find this straightforward, easy to read, and mostly agreeable. I appreciate how she lays out at the start who the book is not for. I fall closer to some of those categories but still wanted to read the book. My big hangup with the book is the amount of control she gives weight. Weight is not as big an indicator of health as people act like it is. The "Obesity" epidemic is a fabricated reality by pharmaceutical companies, full of shame, and causes more harm than good.
I agree that eating whole foods is better for everyone, but shaming people for their weight is never helpful and a lot of the rhetoric in this book will perpetuate harmful ignorance, stigma, and pain.
I agree that eating whole foods is better for everyone, but shaming people for their weight is never helpful and a lot of the rhetoric in this book will perpetuate harmful ignorance, stigma, and pain.
mama_blogger_for_books's review against another edition
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.0
As most of you know, Gin Stephens is best known for her work: Fast, Feast, Repeat. I read clean(ish) after I had read Fast Feast Repeat. I did like Clean(ish) as it had informative information about fasting, and eating Semi-Clean. But I think it lacked true feedback on the Clean eating aspect. I get the book has the -ish, but as I was reading this book, I felt it went against everything I knew, that was the Clean eating way. I also felt Gin Stephens did a lot of self promotion in her own book for other things. Overall, an Informative book but if it were me, I would just stick to a book that is fully on clean eating and not just half-way clean eating. Also, if you haven't, check out Fast, Feast, Repeat!
digitalrob's review
3.0
I didn’t get as much out of it as I was hoping. The “Live (Mainly) Clean” chapter was particularly frustrating because many of the suggestions are pretty expensive and, for me, unrealistic. She brings things back around to more comfortable changes and pacing in the “Choose your Clean(ish) Timeline,” but still many of the suggestions just won’t work for me. Also, I’m not sure how many of her suggested changes will work for the average person as they require both time and money.
I’ll make some of the suggested adjustments, and Gin is pretty positive in her approach that some change is better than no change personally and for the environment. And, the resources and apps noted in the book will be helpful.
This book does make it very clear that being clean or even just “cleanish” in the U.S. today is neither easy nor inexpensive.
The book is definitely written to be used with journaling, and if I’d taken more time and followed through with the journal topics, I might have found the book more helpful. Also, a group reading or a book club experience would be beneficial, and I know Gin offers this type of activity on her site, but at this point, I wasn’t ready to participate.
I’ll make some of the suggested adjustments, and Gin is pretty positive in her approach that some change is better than no change personally and for the environment. And, the resources and apps noted in the book will be helpful.
This book does make it very clear that being clean or even just “cleanish” in the U.S. today is neither easy nor inexpensive.
The book is definitely written to be used with journaling, and if I’d taken more time and followed through with the journal topics, I might have found the book more helpful. Also, a group reading or a book club experience would be beneficial, and I know Gin offers this type of activity on her site, but at this point, I wasn’t ready to participate.
sydneymorgan's review
2.0
A lot of repeated information from other health books I've read, however it was a great reminder- I bought the book because I had heard before it's release that it would discuss autophagy (and it did) but not quite to the extent I would have hoped. I also didn't love the journaling part of it.
janjanjukebox's review
challenging
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
Clean(ish): Eat (Mostly) Clean, Live (Mainly) Clean, and Unlock Your Body's Natural Ability to Self-Clean by Gin Stephens 432 pages 11 hours and 1 minute read by author
Genre: Nonfiction, Health, Food, Self-Help
Featuring: Government Corruption, Education, Toxins, Toxicants, Greenwashing, Mystery Labels, Anonymous Brands, Compromise, Foods and Not Foods, Orthorexia, Household Cleaners, Dont Ask what's in the Wedding Cake, Choose Your Own Adventure, The Real Smell of Clean, Read My Book, Journaling, Homework, Reread & Review
Rating as a movie: PG-13 for educational elements
My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Quotes: "Remember this, no stress you have plenty of time to do this right."
My thoughts: 11% - Wow! So I can't believe she didn't know McDonald's wasn't nutritious, and I'm blown away by her red dye experience. 12% - 🤯🤯🤯I have heard from JJ Smith that we are surrounded by chemicals, but she didn't mention that our beauty products are more toxic than our cleaning supplies. The most dangerous product tested was a children's shampoo marketed to people of color. I wish she'd name the brands because all I can think of is Just For Me and Baby Love.
20% - I have heard this before but not with this much depth. The shampoo was in a kiddie relaxer I bet it was Just For Me, but I know they had competitors. I no longer feel guilty about not being body spray crazy.
52% - A journal is needed for all of this information. I will be purchasing this book.
89% - This is a bit overwhelming despite the relaxed approach.
I'm buying this book. One of the best books I have read on this topic. It has plenty of information without using scare tactics. I highly recommend everyone read this book. You don't have to finish it, there is even a screening at the beginning of the book. I was disappointed there was no separate journal for this book but there are questions in the book. I will have to read Fast. Feast. Repeat, she had a chapter on it, abd although I'm familiar with intermittent fasting, she sparked my interest. In a nutshell this the perfect book for someone who want to reduce the attack on their liver from our current environment but isn't giving up Oreos.
Recommend to others?: Yes! Even if you don't want to change your lifestyle at all, it's worth it just for the history and studies.
Genre: Nonfiction, Health, Food, Self-Help
Featuring: Government Corruption, Education, Toxins, Toxicants, Greenwashing, Mystery Labels, Anonymous Brands, Compromise, Foods and Not Foods, Orthorexia, Household Cleaners, Dont Ask what's in the Wedding Cake, Choose Your Own Adventure, The Real Smell of Clean, Read My Book, Journaling, Homework, Reread & Review
Rating as a movie: PG-13 for educational elements
My rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
Quotes: "Remember this, no stress you have plenty of time to do this right."
My thoughts: 11% - Wow! So I can't believe she didn't know McDonald's wasn't nutritious, and I'm blown away by her red dye experience. 12% - 🤯🤯🤯I have heard from JJ Smith that we are surrounded by chemicals, but she didn't mention that our beauty products are more toxic than our cleaning supplies. The most dangerous product tested was a children's shampoo marketed to people of color. I wish she'd name the brands because all I can think of is Just For Me and Baby Love.
20% - I have heard this before but not with this much depth. The shampoo was in a kiddie relaxer I bet it was Just For Me, but I know they had competitors. I no longer feel guilty about not being body spray crazy.
52% - A journal is needed for all of this information. I will be purchasing this book.
89% - This is a bit overwhelming despite the relaxed approach.
I'm buying this book. One of the best books I have read on this topic. It has plenty of information without using scare tactics. I highly recommend everyone read this book. You don't have to finish it, there is even a screening at the beginning of the book. I was disappointed there was no separate journal for this book but there are questions in the book. I will have to read Fast. Feast. Repeat, she had a chapter on it, abd although I'm familiar with intermittent fasting, she sparked my interest. In a nutshell this the perfect book for someone who want to reduce the attack on their liver from our current environment but isn't giving up Oreos.
Recommend to others?: Yes! Even if you don't want to change your lifestyle at all, it's worth it just for the history and studies.