The Medicinal Chef: The Nutrition Bible: An A-Z of Ailments and Medicinal Foods

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An instantly accessible, user-friendly, go-to guide to nutrition, this will become an invaluable resource in every home. Author Dale Pinnock is the Medicinal Chef and with his practical, authoritative advice, everyone can cut down on the family's common medical complaints, trips to the doctor, expensive medication and confusing health books. The book will begin with an indispensable A-Z reference guide to common medical complaints suffered by anyone from babies to the elderly, such as eczema, acne, IBS, menstrual cramps, constipation, high blood pressure, fatigue and more. The second part of the book presents an A-Z of the ingredients that will help you tackle specific ailments. The third part of the book addresses the key stages of life and outlines which basic nutritional rules you need to follow at different ages to maximise your wellbeing and help prevent illness. Other highlights of the book include an accessible look at vitamins and supplements - whether you should take them, when you should avoid them, and how to use them safely - and an overview of the most common allergies, their causes and how to manage them.

The Medicinal Chef, Dale Pinnock, is the pre-eminent voice in eating for good health. He has degrees in Human Nutrition and Herbal Medicine and a Masters in Nutritional Medicine, so he knows what foods really do your body good, and why. He has worked as a chef and knows the importance of using affordable, accessible ingredients to make it easy for everyone to unlock the full potential of the nutrients. He also collaborates regularly with GPs and other health professionals to teach people that good diet is instrumental in good health. Dale is the author of the best-selling The Medicinal Chef: Eat Your Way to Better Health, The Medicinal Chef: Healthy Every Day (winner of the Guild of Food Writers Miriam Polunin Award for Work on Healthy Eating), The Power of Three, How to Cook Healthily and the ground-breaking series of books to target specific ailments - Diabetes, Heart Disease, Digestion, Anxiety & Depression.