Improve your diet and ward off health problems caused by inflammation with this clearly organized directory of 50 anti-inflammatory foods, complete with tips and recipes. The older we get, the more likely inflammation of the body can be harmful and cause long-term damage. Researchers have linked low-grade, persistent inflammation to premature aging, heart disease, MS, diabetes, Alzheimer's, psoriasis, arthritis, and cancer. While anti-inflammatory drugs do exist, they might not always be the best option. Fortunately, aggressive inflammation can be remedied by a simple change in diet.
The Complete Guide to Anti-Inflammatory Foods introduces 50 anti-inflammatory foods that can easily be incorporated into your day-to-day diet with tips and tricks to keep their anti-inflammatory properties active while preparing your favorite meals and snacks. Most anti-inflammatory foods are naturally vegan and gluten free, and include:
- Tomatoes
- Avocados
- Green Beans
- Bell Peppers
- Sesame Seeds
- Walnuts
- Chickpeas
- And more!
The guide explains how each food contributes to improving your health and well-being, and includes tasty recipe suggestions for combining several anti-inflammatory foods to boost your daily intake. The benefits of each food are listed, such as antioxidants and polyphenols-protective compounds found in plants-that may contribute to protecting against inflammation, as well as the nutritional breakdown of foods to help include them as part of restricted diets such as Keto or low GI. Authored by Lizzie Streit, a renowned nutritionist and prolific contributor to Healthline.com, one of the most widely-read sites on nutrition, this anti-inflammatory guide demystifies which anti-inflammatory foods are the most worthwhile to include in your diet and includes a list of foods to avoid, while offering advice on assessing your diet along with a detailed guide to which health concerns may benefit from an anti-inflammatory diet. Beat inflammation through your diet with this handy guide at your side.
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The Complete Guide to Anti-Inflammatory Foods is a balanced practice based look at physiological inflammation and the relation to diet by dietician Lizzie Streit. Due out 14th June 2022 from Quarto on their Chartwell Books imprint, it's 160 pages and will be available in hardcover format.
This is a very well organized and sensibly presented book, full of science based information. Glossary pages include layman accessible definitions which are easy to understand. Foods are arranged by category: vegetables, fruits, whole grains legumes & soy, fish & shellfish, nuts seeds & oils, hebs & spices, and drinks sweets & dairy products.
Each category is explained in clear basic terms and with charts and tables showing which foods are best for anti-inflammatory and calming properties. The author also includes a short overview over special diets (diabetes, gluten free, vegan and vegetarian, etc) and how to combine them with anti-inflammatory ingredients to maximize results.
Recipes are attractive and appetizing. Ingredients are in bullet lists, followed by step by step instructions. Ingredient measurements are given in imperial (American) measures - no metric equivalents, but most recipes can be easily converted. Alternative prep and ingredient choices are written in text bars at the end of the recipes. Nutritional info is not provided. The photography throughout is in color and very well done. Serving suggestions are appropriate and the food styling is polished and skillfully done.
Four stars. This would be a good choice for the home cook, public library, or similar.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
