Healing Foods

Covent Garden Books, 1999. Slight damp damage to lower pages.

Healing Foods highlights the best 50 foods to guard against illness and to enhance health and well-being. It also demystifies the scientific evidence about the healing properties of the top health-promoting foods. Clearly displayed information enables you to assess each food's therapeutic benefits, key nutritional values, the medical conditions it can help prevent or relieve, the best forms in which to eat it, and how much to eat for particular health needs. The top 50 foods and healthiest methods of cooking them are featured in a collection of mouthwatering recipes. For each one, full nutritional data is given, indicating sodium and fat content as well as the essential minerals and vitamins highlighted in the dish.