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THE SO-CALLED ‘gluten-gate’ controversy did not dent the popularity of Rosanna Davison’s debut cookbook – it’s one of her publisher’s best-selling books in 2015.
Eat Yourself Beautiful, published by Gill & Macmillan, was written by the model and nutritionist after the launch of her nutrition-focused website, and has exceeded all initial expectations.
There were 7,000 books printed in the first run, and the book – which contains vegan, gluten-free recipes – is now on its third printing run. The initial stocks ran out within a few weeks.
A spokesperson from Gill & Macmillan said that Eat Yourself Beautiful is one of their bestselling books so far this year.
I think the reason behind its success is that it’s tapping into a trend where we are all increasingly aware that what we put into our bodies really effects how we look and feel, and that’s at the core of Rosanna’s message. Her recipes are designed to address issues like low energy, dull skin, brittle nails, stronger, shinier hair.
The publisher put some of the book’s popularity down to Davison’s contact with her fans.
Rosanna has been out and about all over the country meeting people and signing books and there’s been a hugely positive response to it. We’ll be keeping a close eye on sales between now and Christmas to see if we need to go back for more as it looks like it will continue to sell strongly in the weeks ahead.
The so-called gluten-gate controversy followed an interview Davison gave to the Irish Independent, where she was quoted as saying going gluten-free helped her husband Wes Quirk with back pain and rheumatoid arthritis.
Speaking to TheJournal.ie about her book, Davison had said that she didn’t want people taking her advice in it as medical advice. In a statement on the controversy, she added:
I was by no means stating that gluten causes arthritis or any other diseases, or that they can be cured by removing it from the diet. But I felt that it was acceptable to share the experience that my husband had with making dietary changes to control his pain.
The former Miss World studied Nutritional Therapy for three years at the UK-based College of Naturopathic Medicine, and said her book is about showing “there are ways [for people] to help themselves through diet”.
The book is currently at number 10 in the Hardback Non Fiction category in the most recent Irish book charts. Other bestsellers in the same category include Jamie Oliver’s latest cookbook, Everyday Super Food, and Francis Brennan’s book Counting My Blessings.
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Looking at the amount of make-up she is wearing in the photo one has to wonder why she failed in ‘eating herself beautiful’.
Maybe she’s eating the makup
It’s amazing how often this trick works. I am beautiful. This is what I eat (or pretend to). If you eat this, you will be beautiful too. When you fail, that’s because you didn’t follow the plan closely enough.
and the sheeple lap it up
A fool is soon parted from her money.
She will have a RTE cooking programme soon.
Noooooooooo
That’s ok, I don’t watch RTE.
I bet you do
Has she included her Playboy pictures in the book or something? Or maybe free family tickets to Disneyland? People are hardly buying it for its “intellectual” and “Educational” content.
Naturopaths have been accused of being charlatans and practicing quackery.
So disappointed to hear she doesn’t eat meat
I think she’d spit it out.
Saw article in my local paper about local lady who did a ” one year full time correspondence course” about food. She’s now claiming to be a gut health expert! She and her business partner have written a book about children’s food!
Laughable that someone who completed a short correspondence course can claim to know what they’re talking about with authority.
See, people assume because we have computers and spacecraft that modern humans are different to those that wanted to lynch Galileo. Truth is there are still a lot of stupid and gullible people in the world.
It’s no surprise to me the book is so popular.
Her recipes, like, cure autism, schizophrenia, and arthritis.
Nutritionist?? ha ha ha. Fools and their money are easily parted.
Is it bound with gluten-free glue? Otherwise I can’t take her seriously.
Eat yourself beautiful…. Doesn’t always work
Oh I don’t know about that. Sumo wrestlers in Japan have quite a female following!
If there’s one thing the Internet has taught me is there is a fetish for anything
@ Brian ward
Yes Joan Burton…..
Fantastic news story
Could anybody give us an idea as to what sort of sales another book in this category would normally expect just so as to give us a comparison. Isn’t there a big difference between the amount of books printed and the amount sold? So is it a case of 7,000 books sitting in Easons and Waterstones or sitting in a warehouse awaiting expected sales rather than the books actually having gone out over the tills?
I could be wrong but i think reprints are done when the initial run has or is about to run out, tho I’m not sure if it’s based on wholesale or retail orders
What I love about these cookbooks are the ingredients are so easily accessible and reasonably priced, why should I have cornflakes when I can make my own dragonfruit, quinea and kale alternative?
I thought this book was in the fiction category?
None of the food pics actually look nice. Life is too short for such a restrictive diet
she has great baps
Suppose it’s better than ‘Vomit Yourself Thin’…
Find this tripe in the “I really need to get out more” section of your local bookshop.
Eat yourself beautiful. Eat more fruit and veg especially leafy greens, move more and get lots of fresh air, get sleep and drink water. The end. Now, where’s my retainer Gill & McMillan? How many more cookbooks to eating healthy do people need, it’s only common feckin sense.
Ah yes. Rosanna Davidsons recipes can cure my son’s Autism “condition” (as she called it) I must remind myself when I’m giving him homemade spag bol and the dreaded weetabix for breakfast that it’s my fault and I could easily cure him if I would just stop giving him a well balanced diet!!
I’ve a type of arthritis , which is helped greatly by cutting out all starch in my diet …so much so I can go off all medication if I’m very strict with my diet ..just saying .
More anti-dairy pro vegan sh*te no doubt.
anyone who eats meet or dairy is very naive in this day and age
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