Popularity: Author: Natalie Savona Edition: Paperback 144 Pages Publisher: Duncan Baird Language: English ISBN: 1844830020 Published: 2004

The Kitchen Shrink

Synopsis

Natalie Savona shows how the body’s fluctuating blood-sugar levels lead to mood swings; why certain nutrients and fat deficiencies can cause reduced brain power and memory loss; and why foods that are hard to digest can trigger anxiety and fatigue. We learn how ailments such as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), PMS and sleeplessness can be overcome simply and effectively through improvements in diet.

Each chapter contains up-to-date, clear information with practical advice.

Chapter One - The Physiology of Melancholy’ looks at the physiological link between nutrition and mental well-being.

Chapter Two - Mood’s Many Guises’ looks at specific mind and mood related ailments, such as SAD and PMS, get through these and other common disorders through improvements in diet.

Chapter Three - Feel Good Food’, each condition is cross-referenced to 80 delicious, specially devised, easy-to-follow recipes.

If you have the weight of the world on your shoulders then you can heal your mind the natural way with The Kitchen Shrink.

   Is a beautifully photographed, practical guide to the powerful effect food can have on our mind.

   Shows how to develop first-aid for the mind with diet and nutrition.

   Target specific ailments such as depression, stress, SAD, insomnia and PMS.

   Includes a handy key to remind us of the 'active ingredients'.

   Discover more than 80 original mood-enhancing recipes for anytime of the day with an at-a-glance nutrient profile.

   Provides convenient alternatives and handy hints in bite size solutions.

   Includes easy-to-use tick lists to determine your personal requirements.

Author

Natalie Savona trained as a nutritionist at the acclaimed Institute of Optimum Nutrition, and qualified as a nutritional consultant in 1999. She has her own nutritional practice and writes regularly on nutrition for magazines and news papers. She is the author of The Big Book of Juices and Smoothies