Product Description

Practical and heavily illustrated, Food is Medicine is the best guide on the market for explaining the healing properties of the foods we eat. With an understanding that specific foods prevent, and heal, certain medical conditions, the book is split into three parts. Part one is a directory to more than 140 healing foods; Part two is a coverage of 80 common ailments; Part three offers over 180 specially devised recipes for health and healing, followed by a four-week detox program.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1119555 in Books
• Published on: 2002-01-31
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Review
A practical guide - complemented throughout with colour illustrations - that gives an understanding of which foods can prevent or heal certain medical conditions. Part One is a directory of over 140 healing foods; part two covers 80 common ailments and part three offers over 180 recipes for health and healing plus a four week detox programme.

There are no miracle cures in this book. In fact, the frontispiece carries a stern disclaimer: it 'is not intended as a replacement for professional medical treatment' and you are recommended to consult a doctor if you are suffering from a medical condition. Still, for anyone trying to manage or alleviate common ailments by dietary means, or avoid setting up health problems for the future, this is a helpful guide. The author, a London-based practitioner of complementary medicine, has divided his clearly laid-out book into three sections, all illustrated with luscious colour photographs of pure and simple foods. The first is a directory of more than 140 'healing foods', including seven 'star foods' that we should all apparently make sure to include in our diets: carrot, cabbage, olive, blueberry, lemon, garlic, oily fish. The second section matches the ailment with the food, covering 80 common illnesses. The general principles seem sound and many interesting remedies are suggested, such as almonds, aubergines, basil, quince and apple juice for anxiety. Part three contains more than 180 recipes, covering deliciously light and healthy fish and vegetable dishes and some special decoctions for specific conditions. This is an excellent handbook for anyone interested in improving their health by nutritional methods. To what extent the various suggestions work is of course unknown, but, at the very least, consumption of such a wide and healthy range of foodstuffs cannot fail to increase general wellbeing and vitality. (Kirkus UK)