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The Longevity Kitchen: Satisfying, Big-Flavor Recipes Featuring the Top 16 Age-Busting Power Foods [120 Recipes for Vitality and Optimal Health][A Cookbook]

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Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Longevity Kitchen: Satisfying, Big-Flavor Recipes Featuring the Top 16 Age-Busting Power Foods [120 Recipes for Vitality and Optimal Health][A Cookbook]

Contributors:

By (Author) Rebecca Katz
By (author) Mat Edelson
Foreword by Andrew Weil

ISBN:

9781607742944

Publisher:

Random House USA Inc

Imprint:

Ten Speed Press

Publication Date:

3rd June 2013

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

612.68

Prizes:

Commended for IACP Crystal Whisk Award (Health/Special Diet) 2014

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

256

Dimensions:

Width 196mm, Height 261mm, Spine 23mm

Weight:

1055g

Description

A collection of 125 delicious whole-foods recipes showcasing 16 antioxidant-rich power foods, developed by wellness authority Rebecca Katz to combat and prevent chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, inflammation, arthritis, and other conditions that plague American adults, enabling readers to live longer, healthier lives Despite our anti-aging obsession and numerous medical advances, life spans are actually shortening because of poor lifestyle decisions. But it doesn't have to be so. Food-as-medicine pioneer Rebecca Katz harnesses the power of 16 age-busting superfoods and the latest scientific research on epicurean genetics in these recipes that prevent and address life-threatening chronic conditions. She focuses on key body systems and provides a full breakdown of the health-promoting benefits of each main ingredient in the book. With The Longevity Kitchen, readers will keep all systems running smoothly well into old age.

Reviews

There is an ever-growing interest in eating better, but we usually hear about what to eat and not why to eat it. This book fills in the gaps with creative and approachable recipes, helpful tips, personal writing, and a plethora of information that will help in the kitchen for generations. I will keep this book within arms reach.
Sara Forte, author of The Sprouted Kitchen

The fresh, funny, personal voice in this book cheers the reader on toward self-confidence and culinary open-heartedness. This isnt just inspiring mat-erial, its infectiousin the best sense. Beyond sharing tools for living longer, it also provides many good reasons to want to.
Mollie Katzen, author of The Moosewood Cookbook

Rebecca serves up a veritable feast for the soul with her blend of fascinating science, wit and wisdom, and recipes that look as beautiful as they taste, making it easy to translate good nutrition into delicious dishes. I cant wait to share her latest masterpiece with my patients, friends, and family.
Cynthia Geyer, MD, medical director of Canyon Ranch health resort

Rebecca Katz is the top chef of the culinary medicine world. With The Longevity Kitchen, she melds first-class flavors with first-class science to create meals that youll want to make forever. My patients will all want a copy.
John La Puma, MD, author of Manly Eating, co-author of The RealAge Diet

Getting healthy is not about eating less; its about knowing how to eat right. This book is a guide to doing just that. Its excellent.
Jorge Rodriguez, MD, author of The Acid-Reflux Solution

Author Bio

REBECCA KATZ, M.S., is an accomplished chef and national speaker who has worked with the country's top wellness physicians, including Deepak Chopra, Michael Lerner, Jim Gordon, and Dean Ornish. She has been featured in the Washington Post, Oprah.com, Atlantic, Better Homes and Gardens, and more. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area. MAT EDELSON is an award-winning medical, science, and sports journalist. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

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