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Trusted information and healthy, delicious recipes to fight inflammation

Anti–Inflammation Diet For Dummies takes a preventative dietary approach to fighting inflammation by stimulating natural healing with anti–inflammatory foods and supplements. It reveals the causes of inflammation and gives you a how–to prescription for eliminating it through diet changes, stress reduction, and healthy weight loss. Plus, more than 100 delicious recipes help you get on the road to a healthier you.

• Nutrition 101 break foods down nutritionally to find out what your body does and doesn′t need




• Fight inflammation get the inside scoop on the relationship between food and chronic illness and discover the symptoms you can manage with the help of an anti–inflammatory diet




• Embrace the lifestyle find out what to clear out of your pantry and what to keep in it, how to keep your cool when dining out, exercises that are good for your heart and body, and supplements that help deter inflammation




• Start cookin′ make delicious, inflammation–fighting recipes for every meal of the day, from unbeatable breakfasts and savory snacks to scrumptious suppers and delectable desserts

Open the book and find:

• What inflammation is and how it affects your body




• Inflammation′s role in chronic illnesses




• How to fill your plate to fight inflammation




• The skinny on fats, proteins, and carbohydrates




• Why you should resist refined foods




• Top inflammation–fighting foods




• Recipes for every meal of the day




• Considerations for vegetarians and people with food sensitivities

Learn to:

• Grasp what inflammation is, how it develops, and its associated risks




• Look for food and supplements rich in natural inflammation–fighting agents




• Make more than 100 healthy and delicious recipes

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Trusted information and healthy, delicious recipes to fight inflammation

Anti–Inflammation Diet For Dummies takes a preventative dietary approach to fighting inflammation by stimulating natural healing with anti–inflammatory foods and supplements. It reveals the causes of inflammation and gives you a how–to prescription for eliminating it through diet changes, stress reduction, and healthy weight loss. Plus, more than 100 delicious recipes help you get on the road to a healthier you.

• Nutrition 101 break foods down nutritionally to find out what your body does and doesn′t need




• Fight inflammation get the inside scoop on the relationship between food and chronic illness and discover the symptoms you can manage with the help of an anti–inflammatory diet




• Embrace the lifestyle find out what to clear out of your pantry and what to keep in it, how to keep your cool when dining out, exercises that are good for your heart and body, and supplements that help deter inflammation




• Start cookin′ make delicious, inflammation–fighting recipes for every meal of the day, from unbeatable breakfasts and savory snacks to scrumptious suppers and delectable desserts

Open the book and find:

• What inflammation is and how it affects your body




• Inflammation′s role in chronic illnesses




• How to fill your plate to fight inflammation




• The skinny on fats, proteins, and carbohydrates




• Why you should resist refined foods




• Top inflammation–fighting foods




• Recipes for every meal of the day




• Considerations for vegetarians and people with food sensitivities

Learn to:

• Grasp what inflammation is, how it develops, and its associated risks




• Look for food and supplements rich in natural inflammation–fighting agents




• Make more than 100 healthy and delicious recipes

Contents:

Introduction 1

Part I: Taking the Mystery Out of Inflammation 7

Chapter 1: Inflammation, Food, and You 9

Chapter 2: Understanding How Food Can Be Your Body′s Enemy19

Chapter 3: Determining Inflammation s Role in Chronic Diseases 31

Part II: Understanding Anti–Inflammatory Nutrition 49

Chapter 4: Filling Your Plate to Fight Inflammation 51

Chapter 5: Feeling the Love (or Hate) in Fats 63

Chapter 6: Conquering Carbohydrates 73

Chapter 7: Getting the Right Kinds of Protein 87

Chapter 8: Indulging in Sweets 95

Part III: Enjoying Recipes for Less Inflammation and Better Health 103

Chapter 9: Starting the Day Off Right: Unbeatable Breakfasts 105

Chapter 10: Something on the Side: Appetizers and Snacks 127

Chapter 11: Bring Out the Bowls: Soups 157

Chapter 12: Keeping It Light: Salads 173

Chapter 13: Making the Main Course: Basic Entrees 193

Chapter 14: Cranking Your Entrees Up a Notch 209

Chapter 15: Topping It Off: Desserts 229

Chapter 16: Making Home Cooking Less Inflammatory 247

Part IV: Living an Anti–Inflammatory Lifestyle 245

Chapter 17: Keeping Your Cool When Dining Out 263

Chapter 18: Looking at Prescription–Drug Alternatives and Supplements 275

Chapter 19: Making Strides Against Inflammation 289

Part V: The Part of Tens 301

Chapter 20: Ten Benefits of Stopping Inflammation in Its Tracks 303

Chapter 21: Ten Inflammation–Fighting Foods 309

Chapter 22: Ten Anti–Inflammatory Supplements and Herbs 317

Part VI: Appendixes 329

Appendix A: Inflammation Factor Ratings 331

Appendix B: Metric Conversion Guide 335

Index 339