Plant-based is best for health, go vegan to help save the planet, eat less meat... Almost every day we are bombarded with the seemingly incontrovertible message that we must reduce our consumption of meat and dairy - or eliminate them from our diets altogether. But what if the pervasive message that the plant-based diet will improve our health and save the planet is misleading - or even false? What if removing animal foods from our diet is a serious threat to human health, and a red herring in the fight against climate change. In THE GREAT PLANT-BASED CON, Jayne Buxton demonstrates that each of these 'what-ifs' is, in fact, a reality. Drawing on the work of numerous health experts and researchers, she uncovers how the separate efforts of a constellation of individuals, companies and organisations are leading us down a dietary road that will have severe repercussions for our health and wellbeing, and for the future of the planet. THE GREAT PLANT-BASED CON is neither anti-plant nor anti-vegan - it is a call for us to take an honest look at the facts about human diets and their effect on the environment. Shocking and eye-opening, this book outlines everything you need to know to make more informed decisions about the food you choose to eat.

No dig organic gardening saves time and work. It requires an annual dressing of compost to help accelerate the improvement in soil structure and leads to higher fertility and less weeds. No dig experts, Charles Dowding and Stephanie Hafferty, explain how to set up a no dig garden. They describe how to: Make compost, enrich soil, harvest and prepare food and make natural beauty and clean ing products and garden preparations. These approaches work as well in small spaces as in large gardens. The Authors' combined experience gives you ways of growing, preparing and storing the plants you grow for many uses, including delicious vegetable feasts and many recipes and ideas for increasing self reliance, saving money, living sustainably and enjoying the pleasure of growing your own food, year round. Charles' advice is distilled from 35 years of growing vegetables intensively and efficiently; he is the acknowledged no dig guru and salad expert both in the UK and internationally. Stephanie, a kitchen gardener, grows in her small, productive home garden and allotment, and creates no dig gardens for restaurants and private estates.She presents truly delicious seasonal recipes, made from the vegetables anyone can grow. She also explains how to use common plants you can grow and forage for to make handmade preparation for the home and garden.

Discover the secrets of Japanese superfoods and learn how you can incorporate them in your daily meals! Yumi Komatsudaira grew up in her family's seaweed shop, snacking on the green treats on which her family built their health-based culinary business. Now she shares the secrets of healthy eating that have guided the Japanese for ages. Superfoods are the life-giving ingredients that our bodies need for balance, wellness, healing, and longevity. Cholesterol-reducing, anti-aging, anti-inflammatory, anti-cancer, gut-healthy--the list of their benefits goes on and on. The Japanese--who face fewer health issues, less obesity, and have longer lifespans than those in other countries--have long known the power of these key ingredients. In this book, Komatsudaira combines her extensive expertise with ocean vegetables and Japanese cooking to show you how to create simple, delicious, and super-healthy Japanese-style meals at home. The power-packed, super-nutritive dishes include: Red Quinoa Salad with Hijiki and Kabocha My Grandma's Scattered Sushi Bowl Napa Cabbage, Potato and Bacon Miso Soup Edamame Hummus Yakitori Grilled Chicken Wings Okinawa-Style Braised Kombu and Pork Matcha Cheesecake Kombu Smoothies with Lemon Yogurt and Blueberries Unlock the power of nature's goodness, Japanese style. Japanese Superfoods allows you to discover a healthier way to eat while opening a whole new world of flavor and power-packed nutrition.

In Green Kitchen: Quick & Slow David Frenkiel and Luise Vindahl showcase over 100 modern vegetarian recipes that capture the quick and slow moments of life and in the kitchen. From the QUICK low-effort weekday dinner when you don't want to spend the whole day in the kitchen but still want to eat something delicious, to the SLOW moments when cooking becomes the best part of the day, these recipes will teach you how to cook great tasting, modern vegetarian food and show you how to find joy in the process. Featuring stunning photography, and packed cooking tips and fun flavour-twists throughout, Green Kitchen: Quick & Slow will not only inspire you with what to cook on any night of the week, but it will show you how cooking can be your best therapy, friend and ultimate joy.

Explore the science behind your nutritional needs and the impact that your diet can have on pregnancy. With practical advice from Rhiannon Lambert, a leading nutritionist and Sunday Times bestselling author of The Science of Nutrition, this book helps you prepare for each stage of pregnancy."

Recognizing the vacuum of readily available nutritional information to guide people through pregnancy, Deliciously Healthy Pregnancy is the myth-busting antidote to a grey area, previously regarded as taboo. While accepting there's no "right way" for everyone, Rhiannon's practice is based on the latest scientific research, and backed up with practical advice, tips, and recipes to inspire.

Readers can go on a journey to explore:

• The entire pregnancy cycle - fertility, conception, pregnancy, postnatal - showing how good nutrition can have a positive impact on each phase, and preparing the mind and body for pregnancy and birth.
• An expert insight into the key nutrients, minerals, and vitamins that enable a healthy pregnancy
• Includes over 80 recipes to be enjoyed by parents and families, focusing specifically on nutrition for pregnant mothers
• Recipes have been thoroughly researched by a qualified nutritionist specialising in pre and postnatal health, breaking down the science for the reader and enabling them to trust the source of the advice.

Split into two sections, the book starts by breaking down the science behind the advice, exploring the stages of pregnancy and being a new mum, with infographics illustrating the changes to the body, your lifestyle, and diet for mother and baby. Following on from the theory, the second half of the book is the practical side with over 80 flavour-packed recipes.

Recipes can be customized to suit your personal situation: either to target a particular condition or symptom, or to cater for your dietary needs and choices, including vegetarian, vegan, gluten- and dairy-free.

A must-have pregnancy cookbook for couples looking to conceive - this book is useful for both mothers and fathers alike! So whether you're seeking to explore all the stages of pregnancy, birth and weaning, or you're looking for a self-purchase or gift for friend/relative/partner who is looking to conceive, pregnant or already has a young baby, Rhiannon's practice is based on the latest scientific research and backed up with practical advice, tips, and recipes.

Low Carb Is Lekker is the brainchild of Inè Reynierse, who embarked on a mission to make the benefits of a low-carb lifestyle an achievable, budget-friendly reality for her friends and family. Her ‘decarbed’ versions of South Africa’s most popular and well-loved recipes soon caught the attention of various social networks and the growing need for a basic Low carb is lekker recipe collection.

There are easy low-carb, wheat-free and sugar-free alternatives to some all time family favourites (think bobotie, mac ’n cheese and curry and ‘rice’), quick comfort foods (gnocchi and chicken pie) as well as decadent treats (malva pudding, chocolate brownies and milk tart spring to mind).

Written by a mom for moms who want to feed their loved ones back to health, Low Carb Is Lekker is also a celebration for fellow South Africans who love the tastes of home without compromising health and wellness.

A companion book to the best-selling Immunity Food Fix, The Immunity Food Fix Cookbook delivers 75 delicious superfood recipes that support your body's natural defenses. Studies have shown that nutrition impacts immunity and disease development. What you put on your plate can either heal you or hurt you. The Immunity Food FixCookbook gives you superfood recipes that naturally support robust immunity. Aside from being accessible and delicious, food is less expensive than medication and free of side effects and, unlike supplements, has the most complete form of the nutrient. While adding the top immune-supportive foods to your diet individually can provide benefit, recipes and meals give you the opportunity to combine different immune superfoods for maximum nutrient density, absorption, and flavor appeal. Recipes are organized around the 5 key pillars of immune support: reversing inflammation, detoxification, antioxidants, digestion and microbiome health, and hormone balance and signaling. Supporting your immunity has never been so appealing. Inside, you'll find delicious whole food recipes, including gluten-free, dairy-free, and grain options. Enjoy recipes such as: Soothing & Calming Licorice Lavender Latte Sprouted Quinoa Porridge with Raspberries & Hazelnut Butter Pumpkin Cardamom Oats with Coconut Butter & Orange Zest Egg Muffins with Butternut & Sunflower Seed Pesto Chicken Radicchio Salad with Apple, Celery & Cashews with Apricot Dressing Roasted Butternut & Avocado Salad with Lemon & Kalamata Olives Tuna, Chickpea & Arugula Salad with Lemon & Tarragon Vinaigrette Tomato Peach Fruit Salsa with Black Beans & Lime Cantaloupe & Smoked Salmon Caprese with Lemon Mint Sauce Thai-Spiced Coconut Lentil Soup Savory Mushroom & Chestnut Soup with Thyme Green Tea Rice Bowls with Miso Glazed Salmon Lemony Shrimp Chickpea Pasta with Spinach & Walnuts Fig & Apricot Almond Balls with Pistachio & Cacao Nibs Passion Fruit Panna Cotta Tahini Chocolate Chip Cookies Immune response underpins everything from chronic health conditions, such as diabetes and heart disease, to warding off the common cold to how well one ages. So start boosting your immunity at the very next meal with The Immunity Food Fix Cookbook!

Intermittent fasting is a safe and sensible way not only to lose weight but also to transition to a healthier way of eating. Unlike the deprivation associated with full fasting, the 5:2 diet allows for reduced-calorie meals two days a week. On the other five days, you meet your recommended caloric intake with the help of a variety of healthful recipes. The 5:2 Fast Diet for Beginners is a complete guide to intermittent fasting. Included are: 16 reduced-calorie fasting-day recipes to make your dieting days both easy and flavorful. 35 non-fasting-day recipes that offer you healthful choices for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, as well as low-cal dessert and treat options. Use these recipes-along with your own favorites-to round out your month's meal plan. 4 weeks of fasting-day meal plans geared to the 500-calorie goal for women and 600-calorie goal for men recommended by the 5:2 diet. 10 tips for motivation and success to get you started toward your weight-loss goals and to keep you on track. References to scientific studies pointing to intermittent fasting's positive effects on heart health, brain function, and blood-sugar regulation. The 5:2 Fast Diet for Beginners: The Complete Book for Intermittent Fasting with Easy Recipes and Weight Loss Plans is all you need to begin experiencing the weight loss and health benefits associated with intermittent fasting.

Vegan specialist Harriet Porterfield, creator of Bo's Kitchen, presents a visually stunning cookbook bursting with 70 vibrant plant-based recipes to boost immunity, improve mood and nourish mind and body. Eating the rainbow is a natural rule of life; we are always told that the more colours in your diet, the better for you it will be. This is because different plants contain different pigments, or phytonutrients, and the more vibrant their colour, the more of these nutrients they contain! Bo's Kitchen has transformed this lesson into a bright and beautiful invitation to embrace the natural goodness of colourful ingredients, turning the hues of the rainbow into delicious and nutritious recipes that look and taste great. From Black Forest smoothie bowls and golden chickpea pancackes to sunshine pizza and rainbow buddha bowls, all70 of these all-natural recipes are bursting with colour and nutrients, tailored to deliver health-boosting benefits and presented alongside advice on topics from mindful eating to the scientific benefits of specific ingredients. Eat the Rainbow contains sections on: Bright breakfasts, smoothies and juices, from blue coconut shakes to chia and beetroot mousse parfaits and rye aquafaba rainbow waffles. Magical meals for on the go, like the green goddess tart, sushi sandwiches with pickled beetroot or sweet and spicy pho. Kaleidoscope salads, sides and appetisers to bring colour to your day, like the avocado maki, sesame and spinach rice balls or the rhubarb, strawberries and cherries galettes. Hearty helpings to warm your soul, like golden masala roti with curried carrot falafel or roasted pepper pasta with crispy spiced chickpeas. Delicious Desserts for the sweet-toothed, including matcha and blackberry curd tarts and raw vanilla donuts with blueberry cashew frosting. These delicious, colourful recipes will brighten your day and transform the way you eat, making this vibrant cookbook a tasty and nutritious must-have for any health-conscious kitchen shelf.

This beautiful new baking book is full of foolproof and delicious recipes where ingredients can be substituted to suit all dietary requirements and eating preferences. The latest title in the highly successful Flexible Ingredients series, in this book award-winning food writer and chef Jo Pratt presents a wide and delicious range of bakes including sweet & savoury, cakes & traybakes, biscuits & cookies, pastries, puddings & deserts. Each recipe also includes flexible adaptations that can help cater for a variety of allergies, intolerances and lifestyle choices. The recipes include delights such as Smoky bacon scones with salted maple butter, Festive almond, olive oil and orange cake, Sweet onion and blue cheese swirls, Chicken & chorizo sausage rolls, 'Sourdough' for the impatient, Multi-millionaire's shortbread, Warming Pecan pumpkin pie and Salted honey & pistachio puddings. Each page also includes a clear dietary index covering everything from gluten-free, nut-free, dairy-free cooking and veganism, so the reader can see at a glance which recipe suits their requirements, without compromising flavour or appeal. There is always something deeply satisfying about the act of baking, from preparation through to the beautifully baked finished product. With Jo's new book, you can also be guaranteed to create something delicious and moreish every time.

As seen on Channel 4's 'Lose a Stone in 21 Days', a new combined programme from the author of the international bestselling Fast 800 Diet.

Recent studies have shown that a keto diet not only produces significant weight loss, fast, but also has myriad other benefits for long term health. It is an approach that naturally compliments Dr Michael Mosley's Fast 800 programme. But it must be done the right way.

In The Fast 800 Keto, Dr Mosley presents the latest science on the ketogenic diet, a diet high in fat and protein and very low in carbs, explaining how it works and why it is so good for you. The aim of a keto regime is to put yourself into ketosis, whereby your body goes from burning sugar to burning fat for fuel. This process of 'flipping the metabolic switch' has the added advantage of making you feel less hungry, which makes the diet highly motivating and relatively easy to sustain. This book offers a detailed, step by step programme, along with easy tips and clear advice on which foods help put you into ketosis and which ones stop it, how you can tell if you are producing ketones and how to ensure that you doing the diet safely.

There are delicious recipes from Michael's wife, Dr Clare Bailey, as well as shopping lists, weekly meal planners and all the other tools you need to shift stubborn fat and transform your health for good.

Experienced cookery teacher and writer Beverley Jarvis has put together this book of 75+ delicious recipes to inspire her super-ager peers to eat well, with all the nutrients that are increasingly needed as we get older, and to cook whole foods from scratch quickly and easily so that meals are enjoyable but never a chore. Her guiding principles, developed through her ongoing work with the organisation U3A (university of the third age), are: (mostly) no more than 35 minutes to prepare and cook; use short-cuts provided these don't compromise nutritional quality; physical activity is good but use tips to make cooking less physically demanding; use fresh, health-enhancing ingredients. With most recipes being for two people this is the perfect book for empty-nesters and those who have recently retired. The book is completed with some dinner party recipes which take longer to prepare and cook, but are well worth the wait.

Yes, the keto diet has been around for a while; you’ve heard about it but don’t fully understand the concept and think it’s too expensive. Or perhaps you tried it but were overwhelmed with a deluge of often conflicting information, so you gave up. Possibly, you are following it faithfully but need new inspiration. Besides, there’s always new information coming to the fore. Following on the runaway success of his first book two years ago, Living the Ultimate Keto Lifestyle, Hendrik Marais has decided that it’s time to introduce the ketogenic lifestyle to even more people, while offering devotees a simplified breakdown of the latest trends, and a completely new set of easy and delicious recipes.
 
Keto Lifestyle: Simple  is exactly that – a guide to implementing a ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting – with meal plans that are simple to follow – that makes sense, is both budget- and loadshedding-friendly, and with all the tricks to save you time. You’ll love the tasty recipes and even find ways to entertain your friends with menus that fall within this lifestyle. But there is so much more: nutritional information, advice on exercise and ways to maintain your motivation.