Fix It with Food
More Than 125 Recipes to Address Autoimmune Issues and Inflammation: A Cookbook
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4.4 • 12 Ratings
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- $12.99
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Publisher Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A guide to managing inflammation and pain with 125+ recipes proving that you don’t need to sacrifice delicious food to eat healthfully and be pain free, from celebrity chef and The Chew co-host Michael Symon
IACP AWARD FINALIST • “Michael fixed himself with irresistible recipes that just happened to be healthy. Now you can enjoy healing yourself as well.”—Mehmet Oz, MD, attending surgeon, New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University
When Michael Symon found out he had rheumatoid arthritis and external lupus, he suspected that what he ate—or didn’t eat—could make a profound difference in his levels of inflammation and how he felt. So he committed to a food “reset” on The Chew—no red meat, white flour, sugar, dairy, or alcohol.
Michael used social media to share his experiment with his fans, and was shocked by the outcome: after completing the reset, he felt amazing. He discovered that dairy, sugar, and processed flours are his food triggers, and that by avoiding them, his inflammation essentially vanished.
Michael came up with more than 125 recipes to satisfy his cravings without aggravating his body, including Ginger and Chile-Roast Chicken, dairy-free Mac and Cheese, Spaghetti Squash with Arugula Pesto, and Apple and Cherry Oat Crisp, among many others. Now, for the first time, he is sharing these recipes, as well as a guide on how to identify your food triggers and create a meal plan that works around whatever ingredient causes your discomfort so that you too can enjoy incredible food without sacrificing your health.
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In this practical volume, Iron Chef America winner Symon (Playing with Fire) turns his attention to a food regimen intended to reduce inflammation and its accompanying pain. Symon, who manages his rheumatoid arthritis and discoid lupus through diet, and his frequent coauthor, Trattner, identify wheat, meat, sugar, dairy, and alcohol as aggravators of inflammation. The first section of recipes introduces a 10-day cleanse via a meal plan called "The Reset," which purges all five ingredients, essentially leaving behind whole grains, eggs, fruits, and vegetables, along with anti-inflammatory agents such as turmeric and walnuts. Breakfast choices include baked eggs in avocado, while lunch might be a warm spinach and mushroom salad, and, for dinner, stuffed peppers with black-eyed peas and quinoa. Among the dairy-free options, a cream of wild mushroom and barley soup gets its creaminess from oat milk, and its bone broth provides a healthy dose of collagen. Spaghetti squash and zucchini noodles sub for pasta in the flour-free section, and the natural sweetness of fruits star in sugar-free choices such as apple-and-cherry oat crisp. Whether coping with an autoimmune disease or simply seeking a flavorful, natural diet, readers will find fresh ideas here.
