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A review by yonnyan
Japanese Women Don't Get Old or Fat: Secrets of My Mother's Tokyo Kitchen by William Doyle, Naomi Moriyama
4.0
I rather enjoyed this book very much. It is my first health book experience and it was rather enlightening. Moriyama lays out her tips and tricks in a very neat and organized manner making it easy to read. She offers recipes and personal experiences that make her suggestions more available to people who are attempting a lifestyle change.
One of the things that I really enjoyed about the book were the facts that she presented. She didn't base all of her material solely on experience, but included statistical facts and information from health care professionals. Another thing that I really liked about the book was her presentation of tools. She provides the reader with a list of ingredients and tools necessary to start a lifestyle similar to Japanese people, but the best part is her in-depth reasonings as to why one would need these specific things (or why they could go without it).
It was an uplifting and inspirational read that I recommend to anyone looking for information on getting healthy. I will admit that the vast majority of her comparisons are between Japan and the US, but in my opinion (and based on the facts that I saw), she is comparing one of the countries with the worst health and the country that has the best health. I didn't find it to be racist or egotistical in regards to Japanese people as many others did.
One of the things that I really enjoyed about the book were the facts that she presented. She didn't base all of her material solely on experience, but included statistical facts and information from health care professionals. Another thing that I really liked about the book was her presentation of tools. She provides the reader with a list of ingredients and tools necessary to start a lifestyle similar to Japanese people, but the best part is her in-depth reasonings as to why one would need these specific things (or why they could go without it).
It was an uplifting and inspirational read that I recommend to anyone looking for information on getting healthy. I will admit that the vast majority of her comparisons are between Japan and the US, but in my opinion (and based on the facts that I saw), she is comparing one of the countries with the worst health and the country that has the best health. I didn't find it to be racist or egotistical in regards to Japanese people as many others did.