Healing Gourmet Eat to Lower Cholesterol [Paperback]

Healing Gourmet (Author), Victoria Rand (Author), Kathy McManus (Author), Beverly Shaffer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Healing Gourmet | Publication Date: December 5, 2005

Use your diet to beat disease and promote wellness with Healing Gourmet

Drawing from the latest scientific research, the Healing Gourmet® series focuses on foods and recipes for managing and preventing a wide range of diet-related illnesses. Written in consultation with a team of leading doctors, nutritionists, and chefs, each book focuses on a specific medical condition and includes delicious, healthy recipes and three weeks of meal plans.

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From the Back Cover

Eat for health, for healing, for life

Can something as delicious as Mediterranean Baked Snapper really help you lower your cholesterol? Every day, believe it or not, medical researchers are making surprising discoveries about the link between diet and disease--and Healing Gourmet is dedicated to bringing the latest scientific breakthroughs into your kitchen.

With this complete nutrition guide, you'll learn how to control cholesterol levels with all-natural meal plans and healing foods you can find in your local supermarket. You'll learn healthy ways to manage your cholesterol, increase your intake of heart-healthy nutrients, and reduce your risk of coronary heart disease. You'll also discover a whole arsenal of cholesterol-lowering ingredients hidden in everyday foods.

With Healing Gourmet, the recipe for good health is simple. Every book in the series includes:

• Foods to manage illness and foster health
• Strategies for smart shopping
• Three weeks of meal plans
• Fifty easy-to-make and delicious recipes

Healing Gourmet®

With a professional team of medical experts, nutritionists, and culinary chefs, Healing Gourmet turns the most up-to-date research into mouthwatering recipes and your kitchen into a healing haven. Visit our website, healinggourmet.com, for the latest updates and more cholesterol-cutting meal plans!

About the Author

Victoria Rand, M.D., is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California in San Francisco and has a private practice in internal medicine.

Kathy McManus, M.S., R.D., is the director of the Department of Nutrition and Behavior Modification for the Program for Weight Management at Brigham and Women's Hospital in association with Harvard School of Public Health.

Chef Bev Shaffer is the director of The Mustard Seed Market and Café Cooking School and chef for Cleveland Clinic's "Cooking for Your Heart" program.

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill; 1 edition (December 5, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071461981
• ISBN-13: 978-0071461986
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,128,783 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)