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shoshin 's review for:
The Lady's Handbook for Her Mysterious Illness
by Sarah Ramey
dark
slow-paced
Disappointing use of a fantastic title. The author's story is truly horrific, and I feel for her. But she's overstating the state of current research and seems to be every bit as taken in by the newest hucksters as she was by the first set.
I'm not a scientist, so I can't evaluate the actual science she is looking at (though neither is she, and based on other reviews, neither can she). But I do know one thing for sure: some of the illnesses she talks about have been around for a very long time, and her generic "we should all eat like it's 1935!" prescription is complete BS. For one thing, why would it be good to eat like we are in the middle of the Great Depression? For another, I know that my own "mysterious illnesses" (which do appear in her enormous list) were absolutely causing problems for my ancestors in 1935, so changing my diet to match theirs would not help.
I was expecting better.
I'm not a scientist, so I can't evaluate the actual science she is looking at (though neither is she, and based on other reviews, neither can she). But I do know one thing for sure: some of the illnesses she talks about have been around for a very long time, and her generic "we should all eat like it's 1935!" prescription is complete BS. For one thing, why would it be good to eat like we are in the middle of the Great Depression? For another, I know that my own "mysterious illnesses" (which do appear in her enormous list) were absolutely causing problems for my ancestors in 1935, so changing my diet to match theirs would not help.
I was expecting better.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Sexism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Gaslighting
Minor: Suicide