The Anti Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book or The Thinking Womans Guide to a Better Birth

The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book: Protect Yourself and Your Family from Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Allergies and More

Author: Jessica K Black

The connection between inflammation and heart disease, arthritis, and other chronic ailments has become increasingly clear. Many food allergies and poor dietary choices overstimulate the immune system and cause inflammatory responses that erode the body's wellness and pave the path for ill health. Based on her naturopathic practice, Jessica Black has devised a complete program for how to eat and cook to minimize and even prevent inflammation and its consequences. The first part of the book explains the benefits of the anti-inflammatory diet with an accessible discussion of the science behind it. The second half contains 108 recipes. The author offers many substitution suggestions and includes a healthy ingredient tip with each recipe. Most of the dishes can be prepared quickly and easily by even novice cooks. A week of sample menus for summer months and another for winter are included, as well as a substitutions chart, allowing readers to modify their favorite recipes to increase their healing potential.

Table of Contents:

Contents

Foreword....................vii
Preface....................ix
Acknowledgments....................xi
Why an Anti-Inflammation Diet?....................1
Chapter 1: Modern Health Paradigms....................2
The Role of Primary Care What Is Naturopathic Medicine? How Disease Begins The Flaw in Germ Theory The Health of Our Children Equals the Health of Our Future What Do We Mean by "Anti-Inflammation Diet"? Chapter 2: Inflammation: What's the Big Deal?....................12
What Is Inflammation? Inflammation and Chronic Disease Stress and Inflammation The Harm in Chronic Use of Anti-Inflammatory Medication Chapter 3: The Importance of Diet....................23
Mitigating the Effects of Toxic Overload You Really Are What You Eat Food Allergies, Food Intolerances, and Inflammation Certain Foods That Contribute to Inflammation Symptoms of Food Allergies Other Common Food Allergies Chapter 4: The Anti-Inflammation Diet....................34
The Building Blocks Eat More of These Foods Lifestyle Choices Mealtime Recommendations A Few More Suggestions Chapter 5: How to Use This Book....................48
Converting Yourself and Your Family Be Prepared Modifying Recipes Helpful Items to Have in the Kitchen Sample Menus Recipes....................55
Appetizers, Side Dishes, Seasonings, and Spreads....................56
Breads, Muffins, and Tortillas....................89
Breakfasts....................99
Teas and Other Beverages....................116
Entrées....................125
Grains....................163
Salads....................167
Soups....................190
Sweet Things....................207
Appendix:Substitutions Chart....................226
References....................228
Online Resources....................232
Index....................233

The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth

Author: Henci Goer

Practical Information for a Safe, Satisfying Childbirth
Award winning medical writer and birth activist Henci Goer gives clear, concise information based on the latest medical studies. Goer will help you compare and contrast your various options and show you how to avoid unnecessary procedures, drugs, restrictions, and tests. The book covers:

• CESAREANS · BREECH BABIES · INDUCING LABOR · IVs
• ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING · RUPTURING MEMBRANES
• COPING WITH SLOW LABOR · EPIDURALS
• EPISIOTOMY · VAGINAL BIRTH AFTER CESAREAN · DOULAS
• DECIDING ON A DOCTOR OR MIDWIFE
• CHOOSING WHERE TO HAVE YOUR BABY
• AND MUCH MORE

Henci Goer specializes in birth issues. Her previous book, *Obstetric Myths Versus Research Realities*, is a highly-acclaimed resource for childbirth professionals. Goer has written consumer education pamphlets and numerous articles for magazines as diverse as Reader's Digest and Childbirth Instructor. For nearly 20 years, Goer has been a Lamaze-certified childbirth educator and labor support professional (doula).

What People Are Saying

Penny Simkin
In Henci Goer, thinking women have a champion, and maternity caregivers have a challenger. Henci has applied her impressive intellect, wisdom, writing skills, common sense, and wit to produce The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth. She analyzes and makes sense of a prodigious amount of recent obstetric research, boils it down, and summarizes its findings. And, on the basis of these findings, she makes practical recommendations for better births. Not one to pull the wool over anyone's eyes, Henci lets the reader in on her whole thinking process, providing scientific references, summaries of the articles, and logical recommendations-all in a highly readable, user-friendly format.
— Penny Simkin, P.T. internationally known speaker, birth educator, doula, doula-trainer co-author of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn and author of The Birth Partner

Don Creevy
With the help of this book, any intelligent person can obtain the information necessary to make informed choices. This unique book will provide the tools and confidence to have the best possible birth experience.
— Don Creevy, M.D., FACOG obstetrician-gynecologist,Clinical Assistant Professor, Stanford University Medical School

Maureen P. Corry
The Thinking Woman's Guide to a Better Birth puts the power of the latest scientific research into the hands of women to help them discern the facts from the myths and make informed decisions about their maternity care.
— Maureen P. Corry, M.P.H. Executive Director, Maternity Center Association