Gout attacks are painful, but research shows that adjusting your diet may help prevent and even heal symptoms of this difficult arthritic condition. The Healing Gout Cookbook is your guide to a nourishing, low-purine, anti-inflammatory diet full of fresh and flavorful foods. With these 85 simple, satisfying recipes, you can help control gout flare-ups—while enjoying what you eat every day.
Find out how to reduce uric acid levels by decreasing your purine intake, and discover the benefits of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant-rich foods. The special recipes in this book are easy to follow and quick to prepare—so you can indulge in tasty meals while helping your body heal from gout symptoms.
The Healing Gout Cookbook includes:
85 flavorful recipes—Savor a variety of dishes like Black Bean Breakfast Scramble, Chili Garlic Green Beans, Balsamic Marinated Chicken, Blueberry Peach Cobbler, and more.
Dietary friendly—Recipes are labeled for specific dietary restrictions, like kidney-friendly and diabetic-friendly, and include variation tips to make life easier.
At-a-glance facts—Encourage or avoid the right foods with the help of a handy purine level chart, and stock your kitchen in a snap with a list of pantry essentials for a gout friendly diet.
Spend more time doing the things you love without pain with The Healing Gout Cookbook.
Review
“The Healing Gout Cookbook is focused on nutrition verses restriction. It provides a ‘food as medicine’ approach for overall health and healing. A dietary guide with tips, tools, and recommendations, it is as empowering as it is inspiring. Its variety of simple, mouthwatering recipes add to its accessibility and sustainability—each recipe is conveniently labeled for specific dietary needs. As a dietitian and self-proclaimed foodie, I highly recommend this book.” —Lauren O’Connor, MS, RDN, RYT, nutrisavvyhealth.com
“This book provides the most effective dietary intervention to start feeling better right away if you are suffering from gout. The recipes are not just low in purines, they are also anti-inflammatory and based on the DASH diet to help address gout as well as many of the comorbid conditions that may arise with gout. The recipes are delicious, healthy, and simple to prepare.” —Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD
“The Healing Gout Cookbook is a science-based approach that focuses on foods you can eat rather than those you cannot. The author explains the nutritional guidelines in relation to gout in a way that is easy to understand and follow. The recipes are delicious, healthy, and easy to prepare with ingredients that are easy to find. The Healing Gout Cookbook is a wonderful and simple resource for anyone who has gout.” —Toby Amidor, MS, RD, CDN, FAND, award-winning nutrition expert and Wall Street Journal best-selling cookbook author
About the Author
Lisa Cicciarello Andrews, MEd, RD, LD, is a dietician who began her career at the VA Medical Center before launching her own practice, Sound Bites Nutrition. She’s the author of two previous books, The Healing Gout Cookbook and The Complete Thyroid Cookbook, as well as a regular contributor to Food and Health Communications. In 2017, Lisa received the Ohio Recognized Dietician of the Year Award.
See:
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