Рецепт Eating Well to Fight Arthritis cookbook review
My friend Holly Clegg, an occasional contributor to this site, just sent me her latest book, Holly Clegg’s trim&TERRIFIC™ Eating Well To Fight Arthritis: 200 Easy Recipes and Practical Tips to Help Reduce Inflammation and Ease Symptoms, an arthritis cookbook to help the estimated 46 million adults in the United States living with a form of arthritis*.
With over 100 types of arthritis and no known cure, physical therapy, medication and lifestyle changes, such as healthier eating and recipe preparation modification, are the best defenses to dealing with this condition. Also, arthritis is not just an old person’s disease. I have several friends in their 30s and 40s who have arthritis. My husband developed reactive arthritis in his 20s. He had to use crutches and a cane for nearly a year and was constantly sick to his stomach from the powerful drugs he was taking.
Not just for arthritis sufferers
Now you may be thinking that since you don’t have arthritis, you don’t need this cookbook. However, all of us should be eating a low inflammation diet for better health. Several books I’ve read, like Anticancer, A New Way of Life preach that low inflammation diets can help prevent cancer. Also, after being diagnosed with food sensitivities, I know the foods I have to avoid, like gluten and whey, cause an inflammatory response in my body.
Holly worked closely with the Arthritis Association of Louisiana to research and learn the correlation between food and arthritis. Her family-friendly recipes take foods that can help alleviate arthritic symptoms, such as joint inflammation, fatigue and nausea. The chapters in Eating Well To Fight Arthritis are organized by the symptoms they combat, including:
No Fuss Foods: Easy-to-prepare foods that are light on the joints
Bone Building: Recipes high in calcium and vitamin D which combat osteoporosis
Fight Fatigue: Foods that boost energy when tired
Spice Up Your Life: Recipes heavy on spices that have anti-inflammatory properties
For easy reference, the nutritional and dietary exchange information are included for each recipe. This is very helpful if you’re on a weight loss plan like Weight Watchers since losing unwanted weight can also help lessen arthritis symptoms. In Eating Well To Fight Arthritis, Holly also includes symbols that highlight what’s freezer friendly, vegetarian, gluten free, or diabetic friendly. Additional helpful features include Terrific Tips that provide quick recipe references and shortcuts, and Nutrition Nuggets, which give important information about the nutrient-rich ingredients in each recipe.
A healthy cookbook for the whole family
I applaud Holly for including mouthwatering pictures for all 200 recipes. So many authors aren’t able to do this, which can be a big handicap to those who aren’t experienced cooks or who are trying new ways to cook. Finally, I love that she includes family favorites like Mac & Cheese, Banana Muffins, and Good Morning Cheese Grits. (I adore grits!) If you have someone with arthritis in your family, it’s so much easier, especially on busy weeknights, to make one arthritis-friendly recipe that the whole family can enjoy than a special meal for them and something else for the kids.
Find more of Holly’s trim& TERRIFIC® recipes at hollyclegg.com, The Healthy Cooking Blog, and here at This Mama Cooks! On a Diet.
*Statistics provided by the Arthritis Association of Louisiana.