Wonderfoods: The Best Nutrition and Recipes for Optimum Health

Description

Most of us are now aware of the influence good nutrition can have on a wide range of health problems and are keen to take responsibility for our own health. In this inspiring book, Natalie Savona shows how we can use food in specific ways to boost energy (and sex life!), improve skin, build up our immune systems or relax after a difficult day. The book describes 70 wonderfoods: ingredients containing the dynamic nutrients that really do us good. The chapters cover the areas and body systems they will most help: Energy, Digestion, Detox, Mind, Age, Skin, Immune and Heart. The magical ingredients are selected from the fruits, vegetables, herbs, nuts, seeds wholegrains and quality proteins that are guaranteed to bring optimum health. "Wonderfoods" also contains over 120 simple, tasty recipes drawn from a range of global culinary styles and with advice on where to buy and source the best possible ingredients, everything the health conscious gourmet needs to put the principles into practice is included.

Natalie Savona graduated from Cambridge and City universities before training at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition. She is one of the country's leading nutritionists and in her practice treats people with a range of health conditions from chronic fatigue to digestive complaints. She is a Columnist for Cosmopolitan and author of The Kitchen Shrink, The Big Book Of Juices and Smoothies and Solve Your Skin Problems. Natalie has presented her own series on Discovery Health TV, and is currently filming a new series for BBC3 to be broadcast in Autumn 2006 helping people get better nutrition from their diets.

"'A health book that tells you to eat more not less' Marie Claire 'A great read with tasty ideas and fascinating facts' Woman & Home"