Dimensions
189 x 246 x 18mm
How to Keep in Excellent Digestive Health with 60 Recipes and Nutrition Advice
Cookery expert Marguerite Patten and nutritionist Jeannette Ewin tell you everything you need to know about eating for a healthy gut. Includes information about a wide range of gut problems, practical advice on the best food choices and 60 healthy gut recipes.
With full colour photography sections, this fascinating new collaboration between cookery expert Marguerite Patten and nutritionist Jeannette Ewin, authors of the bestselling 'Eat To Beat Arthritis', takes a look at how diet and nutrition are key factors in creating and maintaining good gut health.
Gut disorders such as IBS and Crohn's disease, as well as more general complaints such as constipation or bloating, are on the increase. Many of these conditions are due to, or exacerbated by, poor nutrition.
This comprehensive and practical guide tells you what you should eat to combat a wide range of conditions, including bad breath, mouth ulcers, bloating, indigestion, diarrhoea, constipation, coeliac disease, colitis/Crohn's, diverticulitis, IBS, gout, liver complaints, thrush. For each condition, the best food choices are given, as well as a list of foods to avoid.
Also includes general advice on nutrition for a healthy gut, an explanation of how and why things go wrong and information on self-treatment using probiotics and medication. The book also gives lifestyle advice on how to combat gut problems, for example, exercise tips and how to reduce stress.
