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The Fruit Cure review: A chilling tale of dubious diets and 'wellness'

The compelling story of how Jacqueline Alnes fell under the spell of “fruit-only” diet influencers as she battled a mystery illness highlights how modern life makes us all vulnerable

By Elle Hunt

7 February 2024

Handout picture: Jacqueline Alnes author of The Fruit Cure. Picture supplied by Nikki Griffiths nikki@mhpbooks.com mhpbooks.com.

Jacqueline Alnes author of The Fruit Cure

SYLVIE ROSOKOFF

The Fruit Cure
Jacqueline Alnes (Melville House Publishing)

WHEN Jacqueline Alnes was 18, and in her first year at a US college, she was a talented athlete and runner. Two years later, she was using a wheelchair and largely confined to her house following the onset of a debilitating illness.

After collapsing on the running track, Alnes started regularly losing control of her limbs: her vision would swim, her head loll and then she would keel over. Successive doctors found no obvious cause for…

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