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This is a beautifully designed and written book of recipes for people undergoing cancer treatment with a focus on whole foods, low-dairy, and ingredients with immune-supporting and (potentially) cancer fighting capabilities. Some recipes call for unusual ingredients (like kudzu powder or kombu), but most are pretty straightforward and, honestly, in this post-coronavirus world, it's also kind of fun to experiment with new-to-me tastes. Best of all, Katz includes some really helpful guides at the start of the cookbook, including an index breaking the recipes up by side-effect, some tips on how to organize friends and family to help you with meals, and a comprehensive list of ingredients and their benefits for cancer patients. It's also just a beautiful book with mouth-watering photography, a generous layout, and a real sense of the author's voice (sometimes in a goofy, but endearing way) in the introductions to each recipe. Depending on energy levels / cooking expertise, some of these recipes could be a little overwhelming, but there are a bunch with a few simple ingredients (and good instructions on how to portion them out to freeze or store for later). As a stage IV patient who is not having traditional chemotherapy, so far the taste-altering and energy-depleting impact of that treatment isn't part of my life, but nausea, weight-loss, and stomach issues do seem to be part of my life for now at least, and I'm happy to have some ideas for healthy, intriguing recipes that will help me out.… (lisätietoja)
 
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kristykay22 | 4 muuta kirja-arvostelua | May 11, 2020 |
"The Longevity Kitchen: Satisfying, Big-Flavor Recipes Featuring the Top 16 Age-Busting Power Foods" is a treasure trove of healthful advice, nutritional know-how, and flavorful, feel-good food. Written by noted chef and wellness speaker Rebecca Katz with the input of award-winning writer Mat Edelson, the book also features an illuminating foreword by renowned medical doctor, teacher, and best-selling author on holistic health, Andrew Weil. In his commentary, Dr.Weil advises that "medicine was originally rooted in nature", and that his garden and his kitchen are two of his most important and relied-upon healing tools. The 16 "Super Foods" are: Asparagus; Avocado; Basil (and Mint, which is in the same family); Blueberries (and other dark berries); Coffee; Dark Chocolate; Garlic; Green Tea; Kale; Olive Oil; Pomegranates; Sweet Potatoes; Thyme; Walnuts; Wild Salmon; and Yogurt. Chances are that you already eat some of those foods--try incorporating the rest through the more than 100 recipes featured in "The Longevity Kitchen". Food that literally makes you feel good should also taste good--otherwise, you won't eat it. Here are some of the recipes that sound absolutely delicious: "Cozy Roasted Vegetable Soup"; "Chicken Tortilla Soup"; "Sicilian Green Beans"; "Lemon Chive Potatoes"; "Sweet Potato and Zucchini Pancakes"; "Brown Rice Pilaf with Saffron and Ginger"; "Layered Frittata with Leeks, Swiss Chard, and Tomatoes"; "Greek Chicken Salad"; "Thyme Onion Muffins"; "Green Tea Cooler with Ginger, Papaya, and Lime"; "Chocolate-Dipped Cherry Haystacks and Chocolate-Dipped Apricots"; "Coffee-Infused Chocolate Sorbet"; "Insanely Good Chocolate Brownies"; and "Triple-Chocolate Date Torte". The colorful cover recipe is "Carrot Apple Slaw with Cranberries". Many of the ingredients for these recipes will already be in use in your kitchen. The others can be added a few at a time to build your "super-food, super-health" pantry. Try out new cooking techniques and utensils, and have fun learning not only a new way of cooking, but also a new way of life. Optimal health through optimal eating sounds like a masterful menu plan to me!

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gincam | 1 muu arvostelu | Apr 5, 2019 |
This is an up-to-date edition of [b:The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen: Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and Recovery|6884297|The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen Nourishing, Big-Flavor Recipes for Cancer Treatment and Recovery|Rebecca Katz|https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1320409597s/6884297.jpg|7103325] and well worth reading or gifting if you or a loved one is undergoing cancer treatment.

The author suggests, in her own words, that the book is a toolkit to be used to "address issues that commonly crop up during treatment and throughout recovery." To entice you to eat with a minimum of kitchen stress, and to help choose ingredients that will help you feel better, or soothe certain irritants.

I certainly am not in the health profession, my experience of these books has been maintaining the cookbook collection of our library. We have several similar cookbooks, but I always suggest that recent updates and information is always the best way to go, especially in a field that is making new discoveries regularly.

This book is useful, and soothing. It offers helpful ideas and explains how to achieve success in cooking easily. The first chapter focuses on how to use the book, and offers advice on nutrition, menu planning and dealing with palate/taste changes. Common side effects are addressed, and suggestions for using meals to help alleviate regularly encountered side effects.

The recipes themselves are healthy and flavourful. Recipe directions are easy to follow and considerate and unpretentious. The section on Tonics and Beverages is inspired. Cook's Notes, and nutritional and storage recommendation information accompany each recipe. The Cook's Notes suggest easy variations and substitutions, tips on technique, time-saving shortcuts, and how to alter ingredients to make the meal vegetarian or change the texture.

The only thing I did not like was that the 'Resources' section at the back seemed at times rather more like 'a word from our sponsors' than an ingredient/item sourcing guide. There were some good references, though. The Environmental Working Group for example, and references for finding local farmers markets and organic product suppliers.

Overall, strongly recommended.

**eARC Netgalley**
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Critterbee | 4 muuta kirja-arvostelua | Apr 16, 2018 |
The “C” word that really hurts doesn’t have four letters, it has six. It seems like it is everywhere sometimes, and not just because people are living long enough to get cancer. Far too many are struggling with this disease. The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen, 2nd ed. is a book for all of us, those who never want to get on the cancer train, those in the midst of that journey, and those who have made it to the other side and don’t want to go down that road again

The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen, 2nd ed. is a book rooted in science and peer review, not anecdotes and quackery. It’s not magic, they don’t promise miracles, but what they do promise you can rely on. Because it’s rooted in science, it’s practical. They aren’t going to tell you to eat blueberries at every meal of the day. It’s about eating a healthy, diverse diet of foods that encourage good health and discourage cancer growth.

When people take chemo, it can seem as though the treatment is worse than the disease. Chemo kills white blood cells, the mechanism for fighting infection. Leukopenia is common side effect, making the person with cancer susceptible to opportunistic infections even from the common bacteria that is party of our body’s natural fauna. All of a sudden, they can’t eat berries and celery and other raw fruits and vegetables that aren’t safely sealed inside a peel that keeps bacteria out. Sores in their mouths make some foods painful. Fighting cancer in the kitchen is not just about building up strength, but also about accommodating the side effects of treatment.

I am awed by the amount of thought and attention to detail that went into this book. There are recipe recommendations for different side effects from anemia to sore mouth. There’s suggested menus for before treatment, the day of treatment and after treatment. There is even quick fixes for when people’s taste buds act up and food flavors are off, suggestions such as adding some lemon juice if the food tastes too salty. There is a list of foods and spices and how they affect health. The authors recognize that not everyone can afford to buy organic everything, so they provide a list of those fruits and vegetables that you don’t really need to buy organic. This is not a restrictive, limiting cookbook. There are recipes with meat and with fat because this is not about fads, it’s about good nutrition.

It’s also about food that looks and tastes good. There are delicious recipes for soups, salads, veggies dishes, burgers, roasts, snacks and dips, teas, granita, elixirs and broths. The pictures are gorgeous and mouth-watering. You would want this cookbook for the recipes even if they did not promote good heath.

This book is important, not just to those who have cancer now, but to those who want to promote healthy eating to do as much as they can to prevent cancer, and for those who have survived cancer and don’t want another ride on that train. I wanted to read this book because my sister had cancer and struggled so much with the side effects, sore mouth, neutropenia (like leukopenia) and steroid-induced paralysis. When I received the book several months ago, I would call my sister and share some tips and suggestions, though she eventually promised to request the first edition from the library.

She died in November and to be honest, it’s a little hard to review this book because I wanted so badly for her to have this newest and best information in her hands. We all expected her to have more time. She was a great cook and a professional nutritionist herself, so she was interested and planned to read it as soon as it came out. I am glad, though, that other people will have this resource. I would recommend everyone have it, not just people with cancer, but those who want to avoid it. Also, when friends, family, or co-workers have cancer, you can look up ideas in the book and bring them a soup or broth or hotdish that will not just feed them, but help them with their treatment. Best of all, it will taste good.

The Cancer-Fighting Kitchen, 2nd ed. will be released on February 14th. I was provided an advance e-galley from the publisher through NetGalley

★★★★★
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