Product Description

When national food writer and cookbook author David Ricketts was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2001, he became a member of the "reluctant brotherhood" forced to make life-altering decisions to beat this life-threatening disease. After surgery, Ricketts used his journalistic skills to research the food and lifestyle changes that can help prevent and slow the growth of prostate cancer, which is expected to affect a record 250,000 men in 2005. The result is "Eat to Beat Prostate Cancer Cookbook", an everyday eating guide for guys that optimizes prostate cancer-fighting foods and eliminates foods believed to contribute to cancer. The book features 200 recipes from snacks, drinks, and sandwiches to main course meals. Ricketts' personal experience brings a human and supportive "been there" perspective to a health problem that is emerging as the "disease of the moment" as the PSA, a simple blood test, leads to early diagnosis in younger men.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #254243 in Books
• Published on: 2006-03-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 360 pages

About the Author
David Ricketts is the author or co-author of a dozen cookbooks, including Mexican Flavors, with Richard Sandoval (STC, 2002). Ricketts is a prostate cancer survivor and lives on Cape Cod.

Customer Reviews

A very useful book, with tasty recipes
David Ricketts, the author, is a cookbook writer who was diagnosed with prostate cancer. He investigated a low-fat, high fibre, no-red-meat diet at the suggestion of one of his doctors. The diet he outlines is strict,but it is not as extreme as many cancer diets. It includes fish, alcohol, and even some desserts!
He has worked hard to include the foods most helpful in fighting this form of cancer, and all the recipes we have tried so far have been enjoyable. There are some difficulties, -some of the foods he mentions are unusual, and not all of them are easy to get hold of in Britain. His estimate of how long his recipes take to prepare has also proved somewhat optimistic. However, all the recipes we have tried have been tasty, and some of them are really special.