Not All In The Mind

🧠 Not All in the Mind by Dr. Richard Mackarness (1976, Pan Books – Second Printing)

A Forgotten Classic on Food, Health & Mental Wellbeing

💡 Strikingly relevant nearly 50 years later!

Are you searching for a revolutionary look at modern ailments like allergies, fatigue, obesity, IBS, and even depression — long before gut health and food intolerances became mainstream? Then this vintage gem is for you.

In Not All in the Mind, psychiatrist and medical doctor Dr. Richard Mackarness explores how common foods like milk, eggs, white flour, and coffee may be silently wreaking havoc on our physical and mental health.

First published in 1976, this ground-breaking book documents case after case from Dr. Mackarness’ clinical practice, showing how simple dietary changes — not medication — helped patients recover from long-standing illness.

🌿 "A simple method without drugs – before it's too late."

Whether you're a health practitioner, nutrition student, or simply a curious reader, this book presents a compelling theory: that many modern illnesses are not 'all in the mind' — they may start in the gut.

⭐️ Reader Reviews (Decades Later!):
🗨️ "Highly relevant in 2022!"

“Reading this book is strange — it was written a long while ago, but it still hits the mark in today’s world of overmedication. Why isn’t this being discussed more?”
— Verified Amazon UK Reviewer

🗨️ "I recommend this to all my clients."

“This book cleared up my own health issues and inspired me to study nutrition professionally. Now I recommend it to all my hypnotherapy clients.”
— G. Joubert, Counsellor & Hypnotherapist

🗨️ "My Bible on Food Intolerance."

“I first found this in the early ’80s after discovering my wheat/dairy intolerance. It’s been my go-to book ever since.”
— Jackie Kay

📖 About the Author:

Dr. Richard Mackarness was a British doctor and psychiatrist who turned his clinical focus to food-related illness in the 1960s after visiting pioneering allergy clinics in the U.S. This book expands on that work, and follows the success of his earlier bestseller Eat Fat and Grow Slim.

📚 Condition:

Vintage 1976 Second Printing (Pan Books)
Good used condition: slight wear and creasing to cover, minor foxing to inside covers and page edges. Pages clean and intact; binding solid.

Topics include:

The "Brain Allergy" theory

Psychosomatic illness vs. biochemical imbalance

Food and chemical sensitivity symptoms

Case histories of recovery from mental illness through diet

Critique of the pharmaceutical approach to mental health

Detoxification and elimination diets

Connections to hypoglycemia, candida, and environmental toxins

Whether you’re a health practitioner, a student of nutritional psychology, or someone seeking answers to chronic emotional or mental distress, this book is an eye-opening and empowering read.