Cooking For Health
Food is our body's fuel, and when we are ill, what we eat becomes even more important.
Choosing particular foods and avoiding others can help your body fight your symptoms, and Minna Rose's Cooking for Health series of cookbooks are designed to help you in your quest for better health.
Immune-Boosting Cookbook
Supporting your Immune System through Diet
The immune system is your body’s defence system against bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi, and a number of organs are involved in this, mainly in the production of the lymphocyte cells that neutralise or destroy the invading micro-organisms.
The most important of these organs are the spleen, bone marrow and blood vessels, as well as lymph nodes (glands) plus the lymphatic vessels which transport the lymphocytes to the blood stream.
A number of factors can impact the effectiveness of your immune system, such as stress, smoking and over-indulging in alcohol, and minimising those three things can help increase your body’s strength. Eating a healthy diet, packed with nutrients, is another positive step you can take, and the recipes in this book are designed to include the main vitamins and minerals to boost your immune system, such as vitamins A, C, D and E, plus folate, iron, selenium and zinc.
Eating healthily does not mean giving up the tastes you enjoy, and whilst you can go to extremes and eat only fresh, raw superfoods, that may present difficulties at the family dinner table. The meals may be super-healthy, but the stress involved in trying to persuade the kids (or even your other half) to eat it may well negate those benefits!
In the Immune-Boosting Cookbook, Minna Rose has taken family favourites and added a healthy twist; for example, chicken Kievs – skinless chicken fillets, homemade fresh garlic and parsley butter, all in a crunchy oat coating with sweet potato fries and a colourful salsa – great ingredients to make a delicious and nutritious family dinner.
Supporting your Immune System through Diet
The immune system is your body’s defence system against bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi, and a number of organs are involved in this, mainly in the production of the lymphocyte cells that neutralise or destroy the invading micro-organisms.
The most important of these organs are the spleen, bone marrow and blood vessels, as well as lymph nodes (glands) plus the lymphatic vessels which transport the lymphocytes to the blood stream.
A number of factors can impact the effectiveness of your immune system, such as stress, smoking and over-indulging in alcohol, and minimising those three things can help increase your body’s strength. Eating a healthy diet, packed with nutrients, is another positive step you can take, and the recipes in this book are designed to include the main vitamins and minerals to boost your immune system, such as vitamins A, C, D and E, plus folate, iron, selenium and zinc.
Eating healthily does not mean giving up the tastes you enjoy, and whilst you can go to extremes and eat only fresh, raw superfoods, that may present difficulties at the family dinner table. The meals may be super-healthy, but the stress involved in trying to persuade the kids (or even your other half) to eat it may well negate those benefits!
In the Immune-Boosting Cookbook, Minna Rose has taken family favourites and added a healthy twist; for example, chicken Kievs – skinless chicken fillets, homemade fresh garlic and parsley butter, all in a crunchy oat coating with sweet potato fries and a colourful salsa – great ingredients to make a delicious and nutritious family dinner.
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Spiced Butternut Squash Soup
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Spanish Paella
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Sweet Chilli Chicken
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Sticky Orange Flapjack
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Low-Oxalate Cookbook
Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia, Kidney Stones
The Low-Oxalate Cookbook is a delicious introduction to a low-oxalate diet. With details of which foods to embrace and what to avoid, you are sure to find a new favourite meal within its pages.
Oxalates are organic acids, found in most vegetables and fruits, which hinder the absorption of calcium. A low-oxalate diet can therefore help people who suffer from osteoporosis and kidney stones to manage their condition.
Oxalates may also be a contributing factor in the pain of fibromyalgia, and again a low-oxalate diet may help. Having suffered from fibromyalgia for many years, Minna Rose has created this 'recipe book for pain', refusing to compromise on flavour and creating delicious meals using only foods low in oxalates.
Each recipe comes with detailed instructions and mouth-watering photography, as well as ideas of how to use any leftovers - many of which are delicious recipes in their own right.
Available in paperback and ebook formats from:
Osteoporosis, Fibromyalgia, Kidney Stones
The Low-Oxalate Cookbook is a delicious introduction to a low-oxalate diet. With details of which foods to embrace and what to avoid, you are sure to find a new favourite meal within its pages.
Oxalates are organic acids, found in most vegetables and fruits, which hinder the absorption of calcium. A low-oxalate diet can therefore help people who suffer from osteoporosis and kidney stones to manage their condition.
Oxalates may also be a contributing factor in the pain of fibromyalgia, and again a low-oxalate diet may help. Having suffered from fibromyalgia for many years, Minna Rose has created this 'recipe book for pain', refusing to compromise on flavour and creating delicious meals using only foods low in oxalates.
Each recipe comes with detailed instructions and mouth-watering photography, as well as ideas of how to use any leftovers - many of which are delicious recipes in their own right.
Available in paperback and ebook formats from:
Salmon with Lime and Honey
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Risotto Balls
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Pork Steaks with a Mustard and Apple Sauce
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Vanilla Panna Cotta
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