The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners: A No-Stress Meal Plan with Easy Recipes to Heal the Immune System

by Dorothy Calimeris, Lulu Cook

The no-stress guide to boosting energy and relieving pain with the anti-inflammatory diet 

It's possible to reverse chronic inflammation and improve overall health through simple dietary changes, and The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners breaks the process down into simple, actionable steps that anyone can take—starting today.

With easy recipes and weekly shopping lists, this essential anti-inflammatory diet cookbook makes it easy for you to start and follow an anti-inflammatory diet that can help you strengthen your immune system, relieve pain, ease healing, and feel more satisfied and energized every day!

Learn the basics of an anti-inflammatory diet—Find guidelines from a registered dietician, including an anti-inflammatory foods list that covers which foods can soothe inflammation and which ones to avoid.

Easy meal prep and planning—A 2-week meal plan takes you through exactly what to cook and eat for every meal as you get started, so there's no stress or guesswork.

Quick and tasty cooking—Beyond the meal plan, you'll find plenty of healthy recipes to try, most of which only require about 5 main ingredients—from roast chicken with a side of white beans to a hearty lentil and beet salad.

Eat and live better with The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners.

Genres: Cookbooks, Cooking, Health, Nonfiction, Food, Reference, Nutrition

151 pages, Kindle Edition

Published April 11, 2017

Reviews

[Jennifer · Rating 2 out of 5]

I bought this for the recipes and the two week meal plan to get started. Some of the recipes look quite tasty and the info about what to eat seems helpful, but not really new or surprising (thus the 2 stars). I was surprised when I saw “banana-oat muffins” for breakfast. That’s it - just one banana oat muffin, that the book calculates to be 170 calories. Another breakfast is “sweet potato frittata,” which sounds a lot better than muffins for breakfast but is only 220 calories. This intrigued me, so I added up all the calories for each meal for each day. Most days are under 1200 and I was really surprised that some days, the meal plan adds up to only 930! 930 calories! The most calories for any day is 1650 - much more doable than 930 or 1150. There are no suggestions for snacks or how to keep your body from going into starvation, which it most certainly will if you don’t eat even 1000 calories. It is hard enough already to give up sugar and processed foods - I wish the authors had at least made it easier to feel full/satiated so as to help us stick with the AI diet.

I was also surprised to find avocado mash on bread as a breakfast on the meal plan. Bread is one of those things that we’re supposed to eat in moderation, or not at all. But if I buy a loaf of bread and eat 2 slices a week, per the plan, the bread is going to mold before I can eat it.

I think a lot more thought could have gone into these meal plans.

[Lucy McConnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

I liked the information about an anti-inflammatory diet. I've followed the author's recommendations for things I should eat and I've seen improvement in my body on many levels including deep sleep, less joint pain, and more energy.

[Jay Newman · Rating 1 out of 5]

I don't understand how a cookbook for an anti-inflammatory diet can have 95% of it's recipes that are so high in sodium. And the "low-sodium" ones are drinks and chutney recipes. Sodium is a huge no-no for inflammation and swelling. If you're on a low sodium diet do not bother with this book.

[Steph's Romance Book Talk · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 Stars / 0 Steam Fans

Lots of recipes that sound good in theory.

Video review available in Week 2: Jan 8 – Jan 14, 2023, weekly book reviews on Steph's Romance Book Talk (https://www.youtube.com/@stephsromanc...)

[Ravencrantz · Rating 2 out of 5]

oof

I've had my eye on this for over a year now, hoping it would help my chronic inflammation but no it's mostly useless. It's more of the same nonsense of "exercise more" and "drink more water" and "sleep well" on top of teaching you how to meal plan. Look, meal planning is great and I think a lot of people can benefit from it, not from a diet perspective but because choosing what to eat every single day is a nightmare. It can also help diminish food waste which is always a plus. On that front, it's a decent book! A book to help handle chronic inflammation? Not so much! One of the first foods my doctor told me to remove from my diet is mushrooms, and these recipes are FULL of them so excuse me if I'm doubting any science that may have been consulted.

Some of the recipes do look good! It's not a bad cookbook, but it's a bad anti-inflammatory cookbook.

[Jean · Rating 4 out of 5]

How to Fight Inflammation..

This 35 pages long book covers meal plans, ingredients list, and outlines for meals.

The author touches on inflammation, and that it is basically caused by

too much sugar and processed foods.

The author also stress that inflammation can be reversed with correct eating habits and exercise.

Overall, an informative read, follow the plan in the book, and reduce the inflammation.

The narrator, Stark Wilson, did well.

Note:
"This audio book was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review."

[Ashley Knight · Rating 3 out of 5]

There was some great information in this book but some misleading, as this book claims to be a book to help you with lessening your bodies inflammation but suggest eating things that commonly trigger some people, including myself. However, some of the recipes sounded so great and I loved the authors food combing in recipes. Will try some but tweak ingredients for my particular inflammatory issues. This book made me want more mango in my life. 😂

[Mary Ellen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful introduction to this type of eating!
Recipes are delicious and easy to put together .
I would highly recommend this book .
And make sure you sign up for her emails .

[Sophia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was looking for easy to make and not too expensive foods to buy for a family member suffering from swollen joints and various other health issues. I really appreciated the easy to understand introduction that talked about how to establish such a dietary habit, how to get organized both kitchen/pantry and mentally for changes, and then a well organized offering of menus and and recipes. I like how each weekly menu suggested ways to use up leftovers in a different meal so there's no waste and the menu doesn't break the food budget. I would say half the menu items/recipes are ones that I can cook for my family member so that makes this book a winner.

However...
I'm a beginner not an expert and have not consulted a doctor or nutritionist for my own part about anti-inflammatory needs or triggers. I've discovered that since I've read this and talked about it with my family member and others around me, there seems to be some food items and seasonings in this list that are "triggers" that do the opposite or aren't good for anti-inflammatory sufferers. I'm also told that like headache triggers, this is not universal to all, but maybe most or some. Therefore, one might need to swap in and out certain items.

And, so, I found the idea of the menus, the using foods in more than one recipe for budget and food usage purposes, and also the general info was spot on, but take the actual food items with a grain of salt (LOL, or maybe a salt substitute for low-sodium requirements).

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this cookbook and its plan incredibly helpful. I have hypertension, adult-onset diabetes, fibromyalgia, severely arthritic knees and back plus I am obese. I retain fluid regularly regardless of my salt intake. My cholesterol is actually great, my hypertension and diabetes are well managed but the pain in my muscles and joints prevents me from being active which in turn severely hinders me from being able to be active enough to lose weight and enjoy life. But when I am following this anti-inflammatory diet, I do feel much better. There are tweaks that I've made to it but the information and guidance this book provides has been really great for me.

Now, I cannot run a marathon. I am not in training for an Iron Man. I cannot go walking even around my neighborhood - yet. BUT, I am now able to stay up all day almost everyday of the week. I am able to do most of my housework myself again. And frankly, this is a huge improvement for me. I can imagine that with continued careful increases in activity that I will be a great deal more active this time next year.

21st century especially First World eating culture is broken. We've been taught to eat as conveniently, quickly and cheaply as possible at the devastating expense of our health. We consume far too many processed foods that contain far to many unnatural and artificial additives. We do not cook from scratch enough anymore but THAT could make all the difference in our health. If we handled our ingredients more, paid more attention to where the come from and how they get to us, we would be able to recognize and avoid a lot of what is not healthy for us to consume in the first place. If we took our time to cook our own food and sit down to eat with the members of our households, eating would be more nutritious and helpful for not just our bodies but also our minds.

I highly recommend this book and its companion Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook.

[Cayti Burch · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well presented, with good information

I’ve been asked by my doc to try the Anti-Inflammatory diet. This is the second book I’ve looked through and is VERY much better than the first one (the one for less than smart people). This book is going to be one of my best resources. The information is straight-forward, easy to understand and with some common-sense things too. Caveats to The Rules are put forward - this may work for you, or this may not be for everybody. I have been on a gluten free and dairy free diet for a long time due to allergies, so there actually aren’t ingredients that were unfamiliar to me, and even in that list, there’s nothing terribly exotic or expensive. The most expensive thing on the menu from this will be the salmon. I looked through the shopping lists and I have about 70% or more of the spices and things on the list. I liked that the author doesn’t expect you to be 100% compliant or extremely rigid within the constraints of the meal plan. She pointed out several times that it is a process, that you have to find what works for you. She encourages you to find someone to help hold you accountable - but also to cheer for you on your successes. One that stuck with me is she reminds you to look at the bigger picture - you are ‘consciously redirecting your eating patterns to reduce chronic inflammation over time’. It’s not a miracle cure, but it can help. Good luck!

[Crystal W · Rating 5 out of 5]

I purchased this book through Amazon and received it the other day. I just sat down with it earlier today, and have already read through it all!

I enjoyed getting some information about anti inflammatory foods and ways to incorporate these into daily life. I appreciate also, the way the authors speak about it all. It’s like talking to a friend about what’s working and what’s not.

It’s great that the recipes in the book have alternative ideas too! Wonderful bonus. I’m looking forward to trying some of these recipes.

Here’s to hoping I can get some of this crazy inflammation, and other stuff, under better control with help from these two ladies. Thank you!

[Kira Barman · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book is ok. I really like the section where they explain the details of the anti-inflammatory diet, as it’s very comprehensive and easy to use. The recipes are ok, but the meal plan seems more suited to one person than someone cooking for a couple or a family, unless you plan on making multiple meals. Not a lot of kid or teen friendly options imo, but to be fair the authors didn’t market this as that. Most of the recipes are also listed as Mediterranean, and tbh I’m not really sure how this is different than the Mediterranean diet. Seems like repackaging to sell ppl on a new diet.

[Myrna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy to follow

An easy to read book that gives some good information regarding eating to minimize inflammation. The recipes appear simple and straightforward to prepare. The biggest drawback was the lack of pictures of the prepared foods

[Gayle Parish · Rating 5 out of 5]

I find this book helpful and am beginning to follow the food plan in hopes that it will help with my arthritis. It's too early to tell if it will but I can say that the recipes that I've tried have all been exceptionally good. I would recommend this book to anyone dealing with inflammation.

[Megan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this would be more focused on the AIP Protocol, instead of general ideas to beat inflammation.

[hea booktubes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Had some useful information. Mostly recipes.

[Devon Flaherty · Rating 3 out of 5]

Being transparent here, when I received a triple-diagnosis on a random, summer day, I stuck my head in the sand for a few days. It seemed like a lot. I’ve had back problems my entire adult life, but when the doc said he didn’t expect to see much on the x-ray, I was blind-sided by a file that night with some pretty disturbing x-rays and the words “degenerative disc disease,” “arthritis,” and “scoliosis.” I was concerned that if I googled it, I was going to end up crying on the floor, convinced my life as I know it is over. (I’m a pretty active and very adventurous person.) I’d been in constant and worsening pain for more than six months, however, so eventually I put my head up and looked around me. (What actually happened is a couple concerned friends convinced me I needed to calm down and look at all the bright sides.) What do I do when I need to move forward? Always, get a book.

This time I ordered two books, lickety-split, on the internet, and they arrived not long before my first physical therapy session (of my forties, anyhow). I read through the thin, informational book before squeezing the other book into my crowded calendar (and the meal plan calendar). And I also admit that by the time the book got here, I had done some internet research, carefully and composedly. It was not nearly as alarming as I feared. The whole thing is not nearly as alarming as I feared.

Which you will know if you read Degenerative Disc Disease Explained by Frederick Earlstein. I honestly don’t know what sort of authority Earlstein really has for having published this book (and by the look of it, it’s self-published). I can tell you that what he says seems consistent with whatever else I have found or been told (by the internet, by docs and a chiropractor, etc.). The formatting, layout, and grainy photos suck (as well as some grammatical and spelling errors). However, I would still recommend this book for patients with a new triple-d diagnosis. (Let’s keep in mind that I am also no authority on d-d-d, except that I have it.) It is a very slim read written in plain English, and most people leaving the doctor’s office would find it comforting and empowering. There’s lots of basic information and there are many care options laid out. It also breaks things down by the section of the spine affected, so the reader can skip sections that don’t apply to them. (I noticed that it doesn’t address traction or supports, both of which I use on a regular basis.)

This book made me feel better (mentally) about my diagnosis and gave me plenty of things to do from here. I have now started PT and have also gone on an anti-inflammatory diet, which we’ll chat about momentarily. I also consulted with my long-time chiropractor and we decided to add heat and massage. I may do some more things as time goes on and I see what seems to work and what doesn’t. For now, I don’t feel like my life is in pieces, so that’s good.

One of the recommendations out there for triple-d is an anti-inflammatory diet. There are several anti-inflammatory diet cookbooks available at this point in time. I went where the ratings were and got lucky. The Complete Anti-Inflammatory Diet for Beginners by Dorothy Calameris has things going for it that I can really appreciate. Now, I love making graphs and lists and charts and whatnot, but there are two weeks of meal plans built into this book including grocery lists, and with all the busyness around here, I totally needed them. Here are some other real big plusses: the meals are easy and often quick. Simple. It uses leftovers. (Never seen this, actually.) Gives you a flexible prep plan. Doesn’t demand too much of breakfasts. Common pitfalls it falls into: demands too much of lunch prep and does not include (many or accessible) snacks. (I made a small list of anti-inflammatory snack ideas, added the items to the grocery list, and posted the list in the kitchen.) More neutral: there are perhaps a few more weeks’ worth of recipes listed in a more conventional style. With a little work, then, you would have at least a month of anti-inflammatory recipes, or just your favorites to work into your usual schedule. So it has a lot going for it, though it could be bigger.

I found all the copy at the beginning to be basic enough that I really didn’t need to read it. I understand nutritional health already. If you don’t, maybe it would be useful. I did love the lists of anti-inflammatory foods and inflammatory foods as well as the chart for the meal plan. (If I am, say, out of town and miss a couple of the meals, I just snag the next thing I haven’t made for that mealtime (though you can totally stick to the days of the week if that works out for you.)) The book looks nice. It’s easy to use. The recipes are well-written, clear, accessible. As for the food, I have been happy with at least half of the recipes. Now, I am a total food snob, but I find that I need to adjust about half the recipes to make them flavorful. (Why on earth do all health cookbooks lack flavor? There’s no reason they can’t find ways to get around the lack of fat, salt, and chemicals.) I would say that the average adult would be fine with these recipes, though to accommodate kids, it needs adjusting. Or just a separate meal option. Wouldn’t it be cool if diet books included an addendum for each recipe that made half of it kid- (or ornery spouse-) friendly? For many of these recipes, the addition of a grain—even a healthy grain—would make dinner a lot more satiating (which the anti-inflammatory eater will also need). So with a little modification, I’ll continue to use this cookbook when my back (or some other thing) is acting up. I might buy Calaermis’s Anti-Inflammatory Diet and Action Plans, or Anti-Inflammatory Diet Meal Prep by Ginger Hultin so that I have a few more options. I don’t know how much I’ll use the diet—that will depend on how much it helps and if I can keep myself pain-free for months without it—but I imagine I will be coming back to it occasionally, like how I come back to the Ultra-Mind diet for “detox” after trips and holidays or the Alton Brown diet for weight loss.

My favorite recipes so far: Roast Chicken with Lemon and White Beans, and Basic Baked Salmon. Looking forward to Vibrant Salmon Salad, Lulu’s Iced Coffee, Zucchini and Red Onion Salad with Olives, Turkey Taco Soup, Chicken and Broccoli Stir-Fry, Green Smoothie Bowl, Miso Baked Salmon, Grilled Shrimp with Mango-Cucumber Salsa, Sesame Miso Chicken, Mushroom Turkey Thighs, Chocolate Chili, and Mango Coconut Lassi. (I would be looking forward to all the avocado recipes, but I can’t really eat it because it’s a migraine trigger.)

So, in conclusion, these two books might not be the absolute best ones, but they came to me with more than four stars from other people and they are serving me well.

***REVIEW WRITTEN FOR THE STARVING ARTIST BLOG***

[Bailey · Rating 5 out of 5]

I found this book to be very helpful in laying out what an anti-inflammatory diet looks like and how to implement it in a realistic way. The introductory chapters were very informative and I will be referencing them again as needed.

Though I’m not personally following the meal plans to a T, I look forward to trying the recipes as I move toward a more anti-inflammatory way of eating. I’ve already made the Banana Oat Muffins (pg. 44) for breakfast and they were delicious.

If you’re interested in learning more about choosing foods and cooking meals that help with inflammation, as well as how to make healthy swaps for everyday ingredients, this is a great place to start.

I will be reading more books on this topic, but I’m glad I used this book as a starting place.

[Chelsea · Rating 5 out of 5]

Super great book!

Loved the introduction because it explained clearly what inflammation is, healthy inflammation and not healthy, plus gives hope for a better life. Many recipes are amazing and there are guidelines to maintain this plan for healthy living the rest of our lives. Highly recommend it.

[Betsy Ackley · Rating 4 out of 5]

As a person just learning about anti-inflammatory issues. It was a reasonably easy read, giving a basic overview of anti-inflammatory issues. In my opinion, It was the perfect place to start learning, especially if feeling overwhelmed.

[Julia · Rating 1 out of 5]

I picked this up in a little free library and it is one of the worst cookbooks I have read. Note "for beginners" in the title. Nearly every recipe is overly simplistic, lacks inspiration and flavor, and doesn't deliver on providing lots of ready-to-eat leftovers for the week. Some recipes will even lead you astray. "Chickpea Paste" is a hummus without tahini but with onions. Skip it and just buy some decent hummus, or find a real hummus recipe. "Lemon Ginger Honey Shrub" is not a shrub, and isn't even an effective way to create healthy tasty beverages. Some recipes suggest eating tough fibrous vegetables raw or blended into smoothies, or cooking and mashing softer vegetables into a mush with beans or potatoes. This is not a way to encourage enjoyment of vegetables - this is a misguided attempt to disguise them.
Most main dishes involve fish or meat, with the "vegan option" entailing just leaving out the fish or meat item, without replacing it with any plant-based protein. No tofu or plant-based meat-analogs are included, in fact tofu and tempeh are listed on the 'good' anti-inflammatory list AND the 'caution' list - the authors can't seem to decide. One "vegan" recipe even calls for chicken broth. Breakfast suggestions are all low in protein and high in sugars and fats.
The authors devote a lot of space to complicated weekly plans with lists and advanced prep in the name of saving time during the week. Even if you are the kind of person who likes to commit to every meal choice for a week at a time and never cook spontaneously, the plan is not laid out clearly and depends on your lifestyle and appetite being similar to the author's.
The best thing to do with this book is consult the bibliography, and go straight to the source material.

[C]

I skimmed this looking for recommended foods to eat and avoid, and skipped the recipes. Because I didn't read most of the book, I'm not rating it.

Notes
Anti-Inflammatory Diet Basics
Anti-inflammatory diet guidelines
• More plants (wide range of fruits & veggies)
• Nightshades
• Whole & ancient grains
• Healthy fats (plant-based unsaturated fats, omega-3 fats from fish, nuts)
• Nuts & seeds
• Herbs & spices (turmeric, ginger, garlic, basil, rosemary, thyme, etc.)
• Probiotics & prebiotics (high-fiber foods like beans & whole grains, fermented foods)
• Healthy drinks (coffee, unsweetened black or green tea, occasional red wine, water)
• Fewer processed foods (more whole foods)
• Less meat (avoid blackening/charring it)
• Less stress (more sleep, more physical activity)

Anti-inflammatory diets

• Traditional Japanese
• Modified paleo
• Mediterranean

No scientific data supports avoiding nightshades, and some data shows consumption of yellow and purple potatoes may lower inflammation.

Avoid
• Processed foods
• Added sugars & refined grains
• Processed & red meat

Avoid if they cause you trouble
• Corn, safflower, sunflower, soy, coconut oils
• Skin-on dark meat poultry & pork
• Natural sugars (honey, maple syrup, molasses)
• "Big 8" food allergens (fish, shellfish, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, soy, eggs, dairy)

[Cyndy · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars
This book was recommended to my adult daughter to help with an autoimmune disease and she’s home from college so we all decided to do it for 30 days. The information in it regarding why eating this way is good is quite helpful for those who know nothing about it. We’re beginning week 3 and have just gotten a different recipe book because most of the recipes in this book are awful. We like the banana oat muffin - we add walnuts- and the basic baked salmon but the rest of the recipes are flavorless. With some online searches regarding seasonings and inflammation, we’ve been winging it since the second week and have found some success. I agree with another reviewer who stated in their review that the daily caloric amount is low and that some snacks should be included in this book in order to make it complete. But again, we’ve been using the internet and making those changes. We’ve all lost weight, I feel much better since cutting out processed foods, my husband’s gut issues are greatly reduced and my daughter needs to add things back in after 30 days so we aren’t there yet.
Overall, AI eating is helping us but beyond the initial information about it in the beginning, this book isn’t helpful for our family.
** Update May 2023: we love Meals That Heal by Carolyn Williams. The approach is completely doable and the recipes are delicious **

[Melanie Colbert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have had chronic inflammation for most of my life. Eliminating all of the inflammatory foods from my diet has made me feel so much better. My joints aren't as stiff and sore, I have more energy & I lost 7 pounds the first week.

The only criticism that I have is that some of the recipes contain foods that are on the 'foods to avoid' list - specifically tomatoes and peppers.
Also, I like a lot of flavor, so many of the recipes are a bit bland for my tastes.

[Erin (bookwitchenergy) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book deals more with creating a meal plan than it does with offering recipes, I feel, though it does offer somewhere around fifty recipes to use in said meal plan. Despite the title, I really was expecting more recipes. I was reading this in the interest of adding more healthy recipes to my diet, and I was quite surprised to see a few recipes with red meat in them, which I've been told is a source of inflammation. Perhaps they're included because this cookbook seems so geared towards easing its reader into a healthier lifestyle rather than trying to change everything overnight. I appreciate the thought, but sometimes you need an overnight change. You never know when it might save a life.

Anyway, I definitely think there's some good content here, just not quite as much of the type of content I was expecting.

I think that this book would be beneficial to anyone who finds change and trying new things difficult.

[Mandy Hobson · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m glad I bought this at a thrift store for $5 and didn’t pay full price. This book didn’t really tell me anything I don’t know already about healthy eating. Any reference to inflammation was vague and glossed over very quickly which is unfortunate because this is why I picked it up. Honestly I could have googled the topic of eating for inflammation and found more (and better) information.

I’m giving it 2 stars instead of 1 because a lot of the recipes do sound good and I will most likely try them but not specifically because they’re “anti-inflammatory”.

Might be worth checking out of the library for free for some of the recipes but that’s about it. Don’t count on it to teach you anything new.

[Quynh Anh Phuong · Rating 4 out of 5]

Một trong những cuốn sách topic Ăn xanh, Chữa lành. Nấu theo giống eat clean, phong cách địa trung hải gì đó (sách bảo). Một trong những điểm hay so với những cuốn khác:
+ Nhiều công thức, đặc biệt là các món chính như gà, cá
+ Có nói chi tiết về gia vị. Nhiều cuốn ko quá chi tiết. Đặc biệt với mình khi đang phải lưu ý từng thứ nạp vào người, thì chi tiết về cả gia vị khá quan trọng.
+ Có chia ra hướng dẫn như để đi siêu thị, chuẩn bị nguyên liệu, gia vị như thế nào, để lạnh ra sau. Có ghi chú dành cho ai như kiêng tinh bột, gluten,…
+ Dễ làm, không quá nhiều nguyên liệu. Ghi chú rõ nếu ai kiêng này thì ăn thay thế cái này. Dễ flexible sau này.
Điểm trừ:
- Thiếu hình ảnh minh hoạ, nhiều lúc hơi lú. Các món tây có mấy gia vị âu hơi không hiểu lắm

[Miranda Geisinger · Rating 2 out of 5]

Somewhere between a 2 and a 3? Pretty underwhelmed. think this book provided good information about anti-inflammatory foods and behaviors. I can’t stand that there are no pictures of the recipes. I also can’t stand recipe books that include such obscure or random ingredients for meals- I won’t bother with them. Some good points that other reviewers noted were that there are inflammatory ingredients still included in the recipes and that the calorie count for the meal prep is really low with not many snack options recommended. I probably won’t follow the full meal plan but it’s nice to have a book of recipes to try and include as mindful options.

[Jane · Rating 5 out of 5]

This cookbook has been life changing for me. I've read it cover to cover and I use it in the kitchen every day. The meal plans have helped me tremendously to reduce inflammation in my body and reconnect with the ritual of eating in a healthy way. I have also noticed a significant reduction in my headaches and improvement in my energy levels and sleep after following the dietician's meal plans for a month. I have been sleeping 9+ hours a night uninterrupted and feel a huge difference in the nutritional balance in my body. This book brought a beautiful sense of calm and presence of mind into my life that I had long been missing. Thank you!