Digestion: Eat Your Way To Better Health

by Dale Pinnock

In this title, Dale tackles the issues people suffer with their digestion, trying to understand the reasons behind the conditions and - most importantly - how you can help yourself to relieve them. His approach is designed to work alongside conventional medical treatment. Dale believes you can relieve a whole spectrum of digestive symptoms via diet. He believes that making a long-term change to the way you eat is a far better path to good digestion than short-lived, difficult-to-follow diets. He tackles the physiology and anatomy behind each of a handful of the most common digestive bloating; constipation; IBS; inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's and ulcerative colitis), and touches on reflux and food 'intolerance', too. He shows how the body digests different foodstuffs, therefore giving readers the tools they need to heal themselves, promote gut flora and avoid foods that can continue to ferment in the gut. The wonderful recipes in this book are divided into groups, depending on the gut condition they are intended to tackle. Lunch on Bean and corn quesadillas if you have constipation. To help relieve IBS, try Chicken and shiitake pad thai, or dine on Chicken meat loaf with roasted roots to help relieve inflammatory bowel disease. Every recipe is simple and quick to prepare with easy-to-find ingredients.

Genres: Health

147 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 12, 2015

Reviews

[Am Y · Rating 3 out of 5]

The English could've been more polished, but overall I liked this book for the following reasons:

1) It clearly describes the entire digestive process, detailing each step along with explaining each specific organ's role.

2) It emphasises overall gut/body health as opposed to just seeing any problem as arising from one particular organ.

3) Suggestions are therefore given on how to improve overall gut health, as opposed to just taking medication (or even opting for surgery, as some people have) to alleviate symptoms and not cure the root cause.

4) There are recipes given, many of which are easy to prepare and come with good pictures.

Worthwhile picking up especially if you'd like to have a clear idea of how exactly food is digested in the body and what role each organ plays in aiding this process, and what some possible causes could be of poor gut health, as well as how to resolve them by making lifestyle and dietary changes.

[Em · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a sensible book that refers to science, not fads. It starts by explaining the digestive system in depth, then explaining how illnesses/problems like IBS, IBD (Crohn's, ulcerative colitis) and acid reflux affect the digestive system. The author suggests things to eat to promote digestive health that seem logical, and match/complement the recommendations of doctors and nutritionists (in my experience). The book then ends with a series of recipes, which I haven't yet tried. I appreciated the explanations of how each food affects the digestive system; it really helped expand my knowledge and understanding.

[Deborah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great for simple, fast & healthy ideas.