Ebook: Medicinal Cookery: How You Can Benefit From Nature's Edible Pharmacy

Cover; About the Author; Title; Copyright; Contents; 1. A New Paradigm in Food; 2. Food and Medicine -- No Separation; 3. Phytochemicals -- The Pharmacy in our Food; 4. Medicinal Cookery -- System by System; The Skin; Digestive Problems; The Heart and Circulatory System; The Immune System; The Joints; The Nervous System; 5. Nature's Edible Pharmacy; Fruit; Grains; Nuts and Seeds; Culinary Herbs and Spices; Vegetables; Index.;Dale Pinnock explains how the healing power of foods stretches even beyond the realms of vitamins and minerals, and involves a far more complex and beautifully wondrous group of biological compounds - phytochemicals. He shows how, when delivered in the right way, many of these compounds can work in a very similar way to medicinal plants and even pharmaceutical drugs, but minus the side-effects. He highlights the benefits of each food and shows how to prepare dishes and recipes that are not only delicious but have a medicinal property that makes them a powerful addition to someone's overall di.