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The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cookbook: Anti-Inflammatory Recipes to Fight Flares and Fatigue
The revolutionary cookbook for managing rheumatoid arthritis.
Nutrition plays an important role in finding day-to-day relief from joint pain and stiffness. The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cookbook is the groundbreaking cookbook for people with RA, written to take control of symptoms through delicious and nutritious meals.
From chia-coconut porridge for breakfast to lamb souvlaki for dinner, these anti-inflammatory recipes prove that food as medicine can taste really good too. Complete with a 2-week meal plan to get started off right, this cookbook makes it easy to fight flares and fatigue naturally with the things you eat.
The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cookbook
A Nutritional Overview—Understand the relationship of food and medicine and how nutrition can relieve the side effects of rheumatoid arthritis medications.A 2-Week Meal Plan—Get started right away, with guidelines for modifying calories to lose or gain weight.100 Easy Recipes—Cook up good food that’s good for you too with choices for vegetarian and vegan, fish and seafood, poultry and meat, and dessert dishes.Eating well has the power to make you feel well―The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cookbook shows you how.
Nutrition plays an important role in finding day-to-day relief from joint pain and stiffness. The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cookbook is the groundbreaking cookbook for people with RA, written to take control of symptoms through delicious and nutritious meals.
From chia-coconut porridge for breakfast to lamb souvlaki for dinner, these anti-inflammatory recipes prove that food as medicine can taste really good too. Complete with a 2-week meal plan to get started off right, this cookbook makes it easy to fight flares and fatigue naturally with the things you eat.
The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cookbook
A Nutritional Overview—Understand the relationship of food and medicine and how nutrition can relieve the side effects of rheumatoid arthritis medications.A 2-Week Meal Plan—Get started right away, with guidelines for modifying calories to lose or gain weight.100 Easy Recipes—Cook up good food that’s good for you too with choices for vegetarian and vegan, fish and seafood, poultry and meat, and dessert dishes.Eating well has the power to make you feel well―The Rheumatoid Arthritis Cookbook shows you how.
347 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 21, 2017
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February 28, 2018
There’s good information in here, although I’d wager anyone with RA is aware of the medical information.
I have not actually tried the recipes yet. I only read through the book and read through a few recipes in each chapter.
I really like how she has labeled the recipes as vegetarian, vegan, make ahead, etc. (One of my best friends is vegetarian, so it’s nice to have options for her.)
The thing that really stand out to me is how difficult it may be for some to find the ingredients. I have never even heard of some of these ingredients! However, the instructions seem manageable. The food food seems like it would taste good in the end.
I would have rated the cookbook higher, except the ingredient issue. Hopefully, I’ll be able to try out a couple of these and update this review.
I have not actually tried the recipes yet. I only read through the book and read through a few recipes in each chapter.
I really like how she has labeled the recipes as vegetarian, vegan, make ahead, etc. (One of my best friends is vegetarian, so it’s nice to have options for her.)
The thing that really stand out to me is how difficult it may be for some to find the ingredients. I have never even heard of some of these ingredients! However, the instructions seem manageable. The food food seems like it would taste good in the end.
I would have rated the cookbook higher, except the ingredient issue. Hopefully, I’ll be able to try out a couple of these and update this review.
January 31, 2018
Easy to follow
Great information from a nutritionist that actually has RA. She includes a lot of links if you want more in-depth info. The recipes look delicious, and have ingredients that are all readily available. The thought of having to change my diet is a little overwhelming, but this is a good place to start.
Great information from a nutritionist that actually has RA. She includes a lot of links if you want more in-depth info. The recipes look delicious, and have ingredients that are all readily available. The thought of having to change my diet is a little overwhelming, but this is a good place to start.
July 20, 2019
Not what I was hoping for.
January 5, 2020
Informative
The book has a lot of good tips however a lot of the recipes I can not see myself msking.
The book has a lot of good tips however a lot of the recipes I can not see myself msking.
December 7, 2023
I enjoy finding new resources to share with patients, especially those that help ease the implementation of dietary changes. In an effort to share more recipes with a patient living with RA, I recently decided to add the Rheumatoid Arthritis Cookbook by Caitlin Samson, MSACN to my collection.
Caitlin is a clinical nutritionist who has navigated the experience of living with RA herself. I appreciate that she starts the book with not only her story, but an introduction to the basics of RA: what it is, what causes it, how it can affect the body, medications and nutrients commonly used to provide relief. Caitlin then discusses how dietary choices can have an impact on the symptoms of RA and how food sensitivities can drive the inflammatory process that progresses the disease.
Overall, Caitlin’s message is to harness the anti-inflammatory effects of food to help the body heal, which aligns beautifully with the core principle I hold true in my practice of using food as medicine!
Caitlin then dives into the specifics of an Anti-inflammatory Diet by providing a two page summary of foods to enjoy and foods to avoid. The recipes that follow show how these “to enjoy foods” can be used in action. First off, I appreciate that the recipes included ingredients that are accessible and commonly found in most kitchens. There may be a spice here or there the you have to stop out to get, but nothing fancy! Secondly, I liked that the book provided healthy options that could be prepared in 5-minutes, as many people can only afford this time with the hustle and bustle of day to day life. Most of the recipes are estimated to take between 20-45 minutes to prepare, and are accessible to those of all cooking skills. Finally, the recipes do not include cane sugar, rather raw honey, maple syrup or coconut for sweetness.
If you are living with RA, osteoarthritis, joint pains, or other inflammatory conditions, this is a great resource to have on hand!
Caitlin is a clinical nutritionist who has navigated the experience of living with RA herself. I appreciate that she starts the book with not only her story, but an introduction to the basics of RA: what it is, what causes it, how it can affect the body, medications and nutrients commonly used to provide relief. Caitlin then discusses how dietary choices can have an impact on the symptoms of RA and how food sensitivities can drive the inflammatory process that progresses the disease.
Overall, Caitlin’s message is to harness the anti-inflammatory effects of food to help the body heal, which aligns beautifully with the core principle I hold true in my practice of using food as medicine!
Caitlin then dives into the specifics of an Anti-inflammatory Diet by providing a two page summary of foods to enjoy and foods to avoid. The recipes that follow show how these “to enjoy foods” can be used in action. First off, I appreciate that the recipes included ingredients that are accessible and commonly found in most kitchens. There may be a spice here or there the you have to stop out to get, but nothing fancy! Secondly, I liked that the book provided healthy options that could be prepared in 5-minutes, as many people can only afford this time with the hustle and bustle of day to day life. Most of the recipes are estimated to take between 20-45 minutes to prepare, and are accessible to those of all cooking skills. Finally, the recipes do not include cane sugar, rather raw honey, maple syrup or coconut for sweetness.
If you are living with RA, osteoarthritis, joint pains, or other inflammatory conditions, this is a great resource to have on hand!
August 29, 2021
I think some of the recipes look really good! It just seems like a hassle to go on a completely anti-inflammatory diet thought because of all the special ingredients you have to buy.
February 26, 2024
Not for me
Sorry...I wouldn't make any of these recipes... good info, but it wasn't for me. Some good information on natural anti inflammatory herbs though.
Sorry...I wouldn't make any of these recipes... good info, but it wasn't for me. Some good information on natural anti inflammatory herbs though.
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