For twenty-six years John Nicholson was a vegetarian, following a seriously healthy diet that included no cholesterol or animal fats but plenty of brown rice and lentils. However, for twenty-six years John Nicholson was ill tormented year after year by apparently untreatable IBS. His illness was affecting his life so badly that eventually he and his partner considered doing the unthinkable eating meat. The results were spectacular. Twenty-four hours after eating meat, he was better. After forty-eight hours he was totally well. Twelve months on, he feels like a new person. The Meat Fix details John Nicholson's remarkable transformation, and is a fascinating, surprising, often hilarious and shocking journey of discovery.