The Fruit Cure, Jacqueline Alnes
The Fruit Cure, Jacqueline Alnes
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The Fruit Cure
The Story of Extreme Wellness Turned Sour

Author: Jacqueline Alnes

Narrator: Jacqueline Alnes

Unabridged: 9 hr 21 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Melville House

Published: 01/23/2024

Synopsis

"The Fruit Cure is an eye-opening, at turns heartbreaking, and long overdue reckoning of wellness culture—the scammy cures, miracle diets, and broken systems that operate like an elaborate MLM scheme, ensnaring people in an endless pursuit of promised cures. Part memoir, part cultural critique, Alnes takes us on a relatable journey through the world of fruitarianism and introduces us to a cast of complicated characters behind the raw food lifestyle. It’s a fantastic look at wellness and diet culture and the influencer economy, all done with nuance, humor, and empathy." - Christine Yu, author of Up To Speed
    In The Fruit Cure, Jacqueline Alnes takes readers on an unforgettable deep dive into the world of fruitarianism, populated by eccentric internet personalities and people in pain, ultimately placing her own powerful narrative within the wider problematic history of fruit-based, raw food lifestyles.     For readers plagued by mysterious symptoms, inundated by messages from media about how to attain “the perfect body,” or caught in the grips of a fast-paced culture of capitalism, The Fruit Cure offers a powerful critique of the failures of our healthcare system, and an inquiry into the dark world of wellness culture schemes, scams, and diets masquerading as hope.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mikala on April 13, 2024

This book is split up into two different categories. It opens up with the narrator detailing the start of her chronic illness. How her symptoms started showing up then slowly how it got worse and worse for her. Next, it is interspersed with history sections on different individuals in vulnerable sta......more

Goodreads review by Cate on February 03, 2024

The Wellness Cure is not exactly a takedown of wellness culture or vegan diets, but more of a nice look back on “WTF was I thinking in my 20s”—a coming of age, if you will. I’m the same age as Alnes, and I even raced cross country against her in high school. Like her, I also was exposed to and dabbl......more

Goodreads review by Emma on January 14, 2024

This book is a timely and pertinent reminder not to get too wrapped up in "wellness culture". At a time of year when lots of set New Years resolutions, I suspect a lot of us that partake would think about wellness, being healthy, maybe losing weight too. Part memoir, part social commentary, this giv......more

Goodreads review by Jenny on March 12, 2024

To be honest, I’m quite disappointed with this book. My student asked me to co-advise the students’ Book Club, and this is the next book they’re reading. Dr. Alnes is even coming to our campus because she knows the main advisor, and he asked her to talk to the Book Club. I was excited to start liste......more

Goodreads review by kenzie on February 05, 2024

I might be a bit biased, having had Jacqueline Alnes as my professor, but I genuinely loved this book. It unveils a side of the wellness community I never knew existed. The lack of prior knowledge wasn't an issue, thanks to the incredible research that went into it. The book presents everything in a......more

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