Synopses & Reviews
Recent studies have concluded that nations eating a spice-rich diet have lower susceptibility to disease. India, for example, has a rate of colon cancer one-third that of the The United States. Other spice-loving cultures such as Greece and Spain suffer lower rates of Alzheimer's and heart disease.
The Healing Spices Cookbook offers over 100 easy, spice-filled recipes. Also included is a detailed directory of spices, featuring profiles of the healthiest, most popular kinds - ginger, paprika, saffron and tamarind--and those you don't know about, but should.
As you seek to live more healthily, the near-magical qualities of spices will transform your meals into memorable feasts. They can help you rebalance your diet in fun and satisfying ways. And their powerful health-protecting and immune-stimulating properties will enable you to deal more effectively with the stresses of everyday life.
Synopsis
Cloves from the Moluccas, cinnamon from Sri Lanka, pepper from the Malabar coast, chillis from Peru - for over 4,000 years spices have been used to bring recipes to life, as well as to enhance beauty and vitality, and treat and prevent disease. They have enriched our language and our folklore, excited our senses and inspired us to explore new culinary vistas. As we seek to live more healthily, the near-magical ability of spices to transform simple foods into memorable feasts can help us to rebalance our diet in fun and satisfying ways, and their powerful health-protecting and immune-stimulating properties enable us to deal more effectively with the stresses of modern living. The Healing Spices Cookbook will show you how to make the most of your spicerack and discover just how tasty healthy eating can be. Renowned nutritionist and naturopath Kirsten Hartvig offers over 100 delicious and easy recipes from around the world, from starters and preserves to confectionery and liqueurs. Also included in the book is a detailed directory of spices, featuring profiles of the healthiest, most popular kinds, including ginger, paprika, saffron and tamarind. This is a one-stop, easy-to-use, practical guide to the colourful world of spices, telling you all you need to know about buying, storing and using them so you can release their full potential for improving well-being and vitality.
About the Author
Kirsten Hartvig is an acclaimed nutritionist and naturopath, and author of DBP's Eat for Immunity,The Big Book of Quick and Healthy Recipes andThe Healthy Diet Calorie Counter. She lives in Denmark. The author lives in Denmark.