Every Bite is Divine

Annie B. Kay
Life Arts Press (2007)
ISBN 0978743830
Reviewed by Paige Lovitt for Reader Views (1/07)

Every day we are bombarded with unhealthy and confusing messages by the media. In one moment we are seeing ads for unhealthy fast food, the next we are being taught that to be popular we have to be skinny. The author, Annie B. Kay, tells us that, “We each have a perfect and natural shape.” If we learn to take care of ourselves properly we will be able to accept our unique and healthy body. She feels that we can find our true self by using yoga and other methods of relaxation.

As a teenager, Ms. Kay developed an unhealthy attitude towards her body and food. She became bulimic so that she could eat whatever she wanted and stay thin. Even when she became a clinician in the field of nutrition, she continued to struggle with her weight and eating. Knowing that she overcame these obstacles made me feel like she has more compassion for her readers because she has personally experienced these issues.

Ms. Kay writes about how you can reconnect to yourself and get healthier and happier by caring for yourself compassionately. Cycling through bouts of binge eating and depression does not help us find out who we really are. Ms. Kay discovered that yoga helped her to rediscover and reconnect with her authentic self. It taught her how to be in her body. To help us achieve these goals she provides us with exercises. These exercises involve a lot of self-exploration. There are also yoga exercises with diagrams to demonstrate how the position should be done.

I think that “Every Bite is Divine” is a great book with which to start off the New Year. I learned a lot about myself while I was reading it and answering the questions that were put there for introspection. I found that Ms. Kay’s thoughts don’t just pertain to health and physical fitness; I can also see where her ideas carry over into other areas of my life, such as my finances. I really enjoyed an exercise that she includes that is titled: “Steps to Successful Lifestyle Manifestation.” I highly recommend that the reader completes this exercise. I really look forward to the positive changes that I see happening from reading “Every Bite is Divine.”

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