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"In this bracingly hopeful and eminently practical book, Daphne Miller shows us how we can bring the wisdom of traditional diets to our own plates, in the interest of both our health and our pleasure. The Jungle Effect is a fascinating, useful and important book."
     Michael Pollan, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Omnivore's Dilemma and In Defense of Food

"This fascinating, well researched book explores the health benefits of traditional diets from Iceland to Cameroon. The benefits include reduced risk of heart disease, diabetes and depression."
     The Miami Herald

"Presents us with a unique travelogue of healthy eating."
     Gail Altschuler, MD, Medical Director, The Altschuler Clinic, A Center for Weight Loss & Wellness

"The Jungle Effect was such an enjoyable read that I almost forgot I was being fed a steady dose of valuable nutrition advice, advice that combines the wisdom of our ancestors with the latest nutrition research."
     Bradley J. Willcox, MD, co-author of the New York Times bestseller, The Okinawa Program and Clinician-Scientist, Pacific Health Research Institute, University of Hawaii

"Miller's work is consistently informative and educational. Each "cold spot" is accompanied by a specific regimen, and Miller's practical advice and recipes are all geared for the novice. Anyone unafraid of modifying their diet will find this anthropological diet guide useful."
     Publishers Weekly, April 28 2008

Daphne Miller MD loves to cook, loves adventure and loves her patients. Over the past three years she has traveled around the world to find authentic indigenous recipes and traditions that can help preserve health and prevent the many modern diseases caused by a Western lifestyle. Dr. Miller graduated from Harvard Medical School in 1993 and then did a residency and research fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. In 2006 she completed Andrew Weil's Integrative Medicine Fellowship at the University of Arizona. She spends part of her time teaching nutrition and integrative medicine nationally and internationally She also has a private family practice in San Francisco where she frequently prescribes whole foods rather than drugs. Her two kids (ages 9 and 13) and her husband are happy to test any new recipes and often accompany her on nutrition adventures.