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I am a culinary student at Le Cordon Bleu, and I just finished my required class on nutrition. This book was most helpful in understanding and supplementing my studies regarding phytochemicals, disease prevention and recipe development. I borrowed it from the library and have renewed it twice, and I love the page per food format for quick reference to see what your favorite meals can do for your health. I have asthma and allergies, and I found out that I should be making meals with amaranth, avocados, quinoa and sunflower seeds (page 141) because they supply magnesium, which may help relax muscles in the lungs. I found that I should be eating apples, berries, cherries, and red onions, which contain quercetin, which has an ability to reduce histamine. I found that I should be incorporating Brazil nuts, fish, oysters, and sunflower seeds again because of their selenium content, which also happens to be an antioxidant, and low selenium blood levels have been found in asthmatics. Finally I found that I should be increasing my consumption of broccoli, citrus fruits, peppers and strawberries, containing vitamin C, which helps reduce the harmful oxidants in the envoronment that can worsen allergy and asthma symptoms. I will be adjusting my menus accordingly!

I like this book has a lot of information about using food for all sorts of health benefits and help with certain ailments as well.