The Woman Who Fooled The World

This book is absolutely riveting. It's about an Australian Woman who pretended to have brain cancer and built a global “wellness” brand around that lie. It's written by the journalists who exposed her. As I read through the book I am jus wondering how Belle got away with it all. Why didn't Penguin, her publisher, do something when they had suspicions six months before her book was published? Why didn't Apple question her claims? Perhaps it was because the thought that anyone would fake brain cancer was incomprehensible. But one thing for sure - it had cast a lot of doubts on the wellness, alternative health industries which is a pity as I believe there's also a lot of truth in holistic nutrition.

A rare 4.5 stars from me. 0.5 stars minused because I felt they were too biased against alternative meds; I feel some balance is needed. While it's true what Belle did was inexcusable, it doesn't mean holistic nutrition is hogwash. If you google “Autoimmune Protocol” you'll find lots of anecdotal stories of people relieving the symptoms of their autoimmune conditions from that special diet. But yes, saying that cancer can be cured with nutrition alone feels fishy to me only because there isn't enough solid evidence for it yet - perhaps it works for SOME cancers, but not all.