If you suffer from any inflamatory disease (arthritis, Asthma, Fibromyalgia, joint issues and kids Allergies (pollen, mites, etc!)) you have to read and follow this book. It was recommended to me by my naturopath. It will make a big difference in your well being and will help you to understand what and why things affect your body. My psorisis, Fibro, and ashtma are under control due to eating this way. A must read!

Only the first 53 pages of 227 pages discuss inflammation. The rest are recipes. The first part has no diagrams showing how inflammation acts on the body. I was disappointed in the book. It seems mostly a book of recipes. I think that there are better and slightly more academic books out there that may be a better buy if someone wants to get into more depth on subject.

I found the recipes in this book to be a great starting point for replacing some of my unhealthy meals with healthier ones. The author includes recipes for snacks, breads, breakfasts, herbal teas, dinners and deserts. Ingredients are all non-allergy foods. The recipes are delicious and practical.

Although the diet does produce the desired health changes for me, the author's explanation of why the it works leaves much to be desired. For example, the paragraph on canola oil directly quotes a known urban legend (see urbanlegends.about.com and browse "Food and Drink", then "Canola Oil" for a good refutation). The section on dietary fiber glosses over the differences between soluble vs. non-soluble fiber. The author repeatedly stresses the importance of freshly grinding seeds to maximize their nutritional value, however purchasing pre-ground meal seemed to work just fine for me.

Fortunately the explanation of the diet only takes up 1/4th of the book. If there's anything I've learned about health theories, it's to always do you're own research to verify any and all claims. This certainly applies to this book. I still give it 4 stars because the recipes are delicious, easy to cook, practical, and have helped produce the inflammation-reducing effects I was seeking.

I got this book from the library, but loved it so much I bought it! I have an intolerance to wheat, and the recipes (especially the breads) look so easy and delicious. I have begun to incorporate more flax and fish after reading the book, and I feel great. I am hopeful it will make a big difference in my health and the health of my family.

None of my doctors thought a "diet" would control the chronic pain in my hips due to inflammation of the bone marrow. For 2 1/2 years I have been suffering with chronic pain, mostly in my right hip and sometimes my lower back.

I have read other Anti-Inflammatory books before. Other books are good at convincing you that inflammation exists and shows medical backing on it's link to most diseases including cancer, diabetes, and obesity. This book cuts to the chase as if you have done most of your homework and provides a simple way to eat complete with recipes and a chart. This book to some people might seem scary because it is the strictest as far as food allowances but the payoff is immeasurable...and it is working for me! Many of the foods I was eating were what we considered healthy but they were toxic for my inflammatory condition.

I would recommend this book if you are serious about fighting inflammation. It has the recipes using their suggested best ingredients....nlike other books which allow sugar and flours, peanut products and alcohol. It is easy to rule these out and be strict for some time knowing you might solve your inflammation problem once and for all! After you give this diet a fair shot you can modify your diet based on how you feel.

I am full of gratitude for the simplicity of your research and this book. And more happy that I will NOT be facing the surgeon's knife or any synthetic drugs of any kind. Along with this diet and a juice recommended to me for inflammation...I am thankful for my health and my husband thinks I'm just about a different person!!

The association between chronic inflammation and disease has been revealed and is continually supported by research studies. Naturopathic practitioner, Jessica Black, has identified foods to eat and foods to avoid that will keep us from unnecessarily over stimulating our immune systems and causing unhealthy, disease-provoking inflammatory responses.

The book begins by explaining why an anti-inflammatory diet is beneficial, providing scientific support. The book continues with what foods to eat and what foods to avoid, as well as 108 recipes. There is also a week of sample menus for summer months and one for winter months. The recipes use anti-inflammatory foods while excluding common allergens and inflammation-promoters.

An anti-inflammatory diet should emphasize pineapple, most fruits (though limiting citrus), vegetables, garlic, ginger, turmeric, flaxseed oil, nuts (not peanuts), seeds (sesame, pumpkin, sunflower), flaxseed oil, olive oil, and filtered water. Additional good food choices include: flaxseeds, avocados, fish (salmon, cod, haddock, halibut, mackerel, sardines, tuna, trout), whole grains (amaranth, spelt, barley, buckwheat, millet, oatmeal, quinoa, basmati, brown rice, rye), legumes, beans (black, pinto, navy, mung), split peas, curry, and tofu (or better choice fermented tempeh or miso.) Inflammation-promoters include wheat products, dairy products, corn, peanuts and peanut butter, sugar, fried foods, foods containing hydrogenated oils, processed foods, alcohol, juice, coffee, caffeinated teas and sodas, potatoes, tomatoes, pork, nonorganic eggs, shellfish, and citrus fruits (except lemon).

Dr. Black also has many healthy hints such as:
For cooking use Coconut oil rather that Canola oil, which is toxic.
Choose yams and sweet potatoes rather than potatoes and tomatoes.
Avoid wheat.
Choose fermented soy products such as tempeh and miso rather than tofu.
Avoid shellfish such as shrimp, crab, lobster, clams, and mussels.
Limit citrus except lemon.
Limit dried fruit
Use quinoa to thicken soup rather than oats.
Use split peas, barley, or navy beans rather than lentils.

This book is full of information in this important area of inflammation and disease. Highly recommended! A great companion book which has similar foods to emphasize and avoid and that is exceptional for weight loss is THE 3:00 PM SECRET: Live Slim and Strong, Live Your Dreams.

This book is wonderful. It was a quick read. Although very strict if followed to the letter, I have been alternating recipes in one per day, and have been very pleased with the recipes so far.

Each recipe has nutrition information, quick, easy directions, substitutions (lots of them!), and healthy tidbits about the ingredients. It is very informative, and a wonderful book to start your healthy-cooking recipe collection.

I would highly recommend this book to anyone suffering from food allergies.

This book is about 1/3 diet advice and 2/3 recipes. Since the author advocates eliminating wheat from your diet, there are a number of wheat free recipes that might benefit those who are truly unable to tolerate this grain. Recipes all focus on healthy eating. The author takes the approach that since some people might be allergic to wheat, dairy, corn, peanuts, tomatoes, potatoes and a few other things, these foods should all be eliminated from the diet. This seems rather radical but if you are in poor health and suspect your diet might be the cause, the possibility of food allergy or intolerance is worth considering. It wouldn't be harmful to eliminate these potential problem foods for a few weeks to see if your health improves. But there is no reason to maintain such a rigid path of food avoidance if you aren't allergic to any of these foods -- many of which can be quite healthful. The author also jumps on the canola-conspiracy-theory bandwagon. If you like conspiracy theories, you'll be pleased with this book. Look up "canola oil" on any Urban Legend web site and see what this is about. If you want some good recipes and you can pick through the nutritional advice to find what suits you, you would do OK with this book.

THE ANTI-INFLAMMATION DIET AND RECIPE BOOK
by Jessica Black, N.D.
I am delighted with this book and grateful that my family shares my love of exotic tastes (and that we have access to most of the ingredients). I have tried 27 of these recipes. We find the Indian/Asian/Mediterranean style entrees delicious, and they have become staples in my menus. Some favorites are the Seared Tuna and Blackened Salmon (so easy!) and the Poppyseed Rice and Lemon Vegetable Rice, as well as the chicken recipes. Favorite dessert is the Tahini-Almond Butter Cookies... The recipes are flexible and tolerate substitutions and varying degrees of the hot spices. And to think that they are all so healthy, too! I have not switched totally to the elimination diet, but I am still going with the book, enjoying trying still more good recipes. My energy level is great, as well, and I know now there are foods I need to avoid. --Virginia (Mrs. Charles) Richardson

This book has very good info regarding a number of illnesses or conditions (arthritis) which respond to food intake. It has many recipes based on the various needs. The book I ordered is in excellent condition and came quickly. I would recommend this seller and book.

I started following Dr. Black's recipes a little over a month ago. While I would have liked to start fresh and get everything organic, I started by using what I had and getting what I needed at the convenient walmart down the way. First of all, I was surprised how tasty healthy was! Even when I messed up on the meatloaf (it came out dry coz my pan was too big), everyone who tried it wanted the recipe! No one could tell it was turkey and that I had used banana instead of eggs as binder. The baked tofu which had such a wonderful flavor, has expanded to baked tofu with shrimp and I think I'd better make lots of this sauce/marindae for future. Even the baked chicken that looked bland on paper was a one-dish wonder. Then, there is also the convenience in procuring ingredients. Even Walmart had coconut oil for baking and Food 4 Less had raw seeds! They may not be organic but they were convenient and priced right.

Since following Dr. Black's recipes, there has been some relief to my chronic rhinitis -- even though I have not followed her recipes to a tee. So it works, the dishes taste good and it's informative while being easy to read. Enjoy!

This book was not for me. Although I appreciate the effort, I am a more natural food person. This book reminded me of people who like making smoothies with all special kinds of powders to add. If you are one of those people, you may like this book. I prefer the fresh fruits and vegetables approach with nothing added.

Ok, I'll admit I'm an M.D., but I've begun to see the huge flaws in allopathic medicine. Suffering from multiple chronic conditions, some of which are a direct result of pharmacologic treatment for others, I rejected the "check box" medicine practiced today and opened my eyes. Utter frustration and a google search for "how to find a doctor that gives a hoot about your health" somehow got me to a fellow M.D. that now stands in the gap between traditional and alternative medicine. He found and corrected my nutritional deficencies and asked me to go off milk. He gave me information and space, knowing that I would eventually work this out in my head.

Back to the book - I read it in the morning, ate some oatmeal with added ground flaxseed and blueberries (my own concoction, but very tasty) and headed to the health food store, book in tow. I made lunch, a snack dip, dinner, and some granola for the next day right out of the cookbook section. They were all home runs! I LOVE to cook real food, need to chop, simmer, experiment, smell and taste complex flavors. This fits the bill. The recipes are well written and easily modified. Much of the information is included as tidbits with each recipe. The framework is well stated and easy to understand, and includes a list of foods and equipment helpful to have on hand, a couple sample week-long meal plans, and a handy chart summarizing the recommendations.

Back to me. I woke up after one day of following these recommendations headache-free, without any joint stiffnesss, and well-rested. Wow! I have NEVER experienced a dietary change that screamed "keep it up!" likes this does. Simply eliminating foods, without knowing what to add or how to make up the difference, can leave you perplexed and unbalanced. This gives you the whole picture. I do feel like I can live without tomatoes, potatoes, milk, pork, cane sugar, wheat and corn, because I have so many other tasty alternatives. Who knew there was rice syrup (tastes like caramel)? Thank you, Dr. Black!

Naturopathic physician Jessica K. Black presents The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book, a guide offering 125 recipes, lists of foods to eat and foods to avoid, and a full week of sample menus for summer and winter months. Written especially for individuals attempting to follow an anti-inflammatory diet who have trouble finding recipes to use, The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book offers entrees, breakfasts, salads, soups, and desserts that exclude common allergens and inflammation-aggravators such as fried foods, foods with hydrogenated oils, peanuts and peanut products, alcohol, juice, caffeinated teas and sodas, potatoes, tomatoes, wheat products, corn, sugar, pork, citrus fruits and more. Chapters also recommend foods that should be prominently featured in an anti-inflammation diet, such as pineapple (due to its content of bromelain), most fruits and vegetables, garlic, ginger, tumeric, flaxseed oil, and others. An excellent, health-promoting guide especially recommended for anyone coping with arthritis or other inflammatory illnesses.

One of the most difficult challenges I have faced when suggesting to my patients on dietary modifications is offering patients alternatives to their inflammatory menus. Not only has Dr. Black provided easy to prepare and tasty recipes, but the ingredients serve their purpose: they favor pathways that decrease inflammation. Hence patients with intensely inflammatory conditions, such as rhumatoid arthritis, have been able to experience relief, thanks to this cookbook. It offers recipes that appeal to kids and provides ample educational material for patients to resource. It is the ideal cookbook for all.

This book has been a powerful resource in my practice for many years dating back to its original self-published version. I have found that foremost in the process of restoring a persons health is inflammatory reduction. It is this inflammation which often initiates and propogates a disease process that eventually creates pathology. Dr. Black's book is an essential tool for implementing my recommended dietary changes on a practical level. It is full of helpful educational material and ripe with a multitude of savory and delicious recipes. This book will give you all the necessary information to begin a positive lifestyle change which you can then apply to your own cullinary creations. For those people looking to restore health naturally, Dr. Black's book will not disappoint.

I have been using the dietary recommendations outlined in Dr. Black's book for a number of years with my patients. It is so helpful to have a comprehensive cookbook that explains why people should eat this way and how they should do it! It really has made dietary changes less overwhelming for people that may have been intimidated to make big shifts in the way that they eat. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in addressing their health concerns from a foundational level.

Dr. Nina Paroo

One of the most difficult aspects of nutritional counseling is helping people make dietary changes. This book makes these transitions much easier by providing reasons for reducing inflammation in the body, nutritional facts about common foods which may cause inflammation --and best of all--tasty recipes and helpful hints.

My patients LOVE this book and it has become an important part of the dietary portion of my "Simple Steps to Wellness" programs.

Dr. Karen Benton, Naturopathic Physician

Jessica Black's clear, friendly writing style and accessible language support the commendable mission of this book: educate readers and provide innumerable practical ideas to make healthful eating a reality. Dr. Black provides context and relevance in the first section of the book by explaining WHY inflammation is a health problem and how our food choices can affect the level of inflammation in our bodies. She then goes on to provide many recipes that are simple to prepare and full of additional information on substitutions and nutritional education. The recipes are DELICIOUS! I use this book myself and have referred it to many patients--the warm, encouraging tone and practical advice in this book makes people feel they have their own personal cheerleader for healthy cooking and eating. Thank you Dr. Black-- for both your passion and your ability to create such a useful, valuable resource in the culinary and medical fields.

Dr. Black does an exceptional job of explaining why the foods that we choose have such a profound impact on our health and well-being. Her book is very inspiring to the reader and motivates people to be more pro-active towards their health. This book has been a great resource for many patients of all ages. Dr. Black encourages the reader to be creative with cooking and eating so that it is enjoyable and fun. I highly recommend this book!

I am female, age 55, and in my second round of physical therapy because of a frozen shoulder. When I realized that my shoulder has both bursitis and tendinitis, I thought about some things I could do so as not to work against my therapist's treatments. I found Dr. Black's book, and have been following the anti-inflammation diet for about 2.5 weeks.

Actually, after the first 2 weeks, I noticed something interesting. One Saturday, I was up early and giving the house and yard everything I had.... just on my feet all day. Well, this kind of frenetic activity typically aggravates my plantar fasciitis so that my feet are killing me after a few hours. Didn't happen this time! I barely noticed any pain. How great.

So, now, I am even more motivated to stick with the plan. I must say that having these great recipes in my mind does make the trips to the market so much more interesting and stimulating.

Give up beef? I barely miss it, and it was lacking in flavor, to boot. It seems that on this diet, I don't want a whole chicken breast, either (even though it is allowed).

I'm not perfect; I do drink one cup of green tea daily (caffeine load, a measly 25 mg.). I also eat Ezekiel bread, sparingly. That bread has a low glycemic index and should be OK in small amounts, right?

Oh, by the way, I could stand to lose 10 pounds. But that is not what motivates me right now. Armed with the excellent information and very tasty recipes contained within this book, I trust that I am working toward a new, more vital and healthy lifestyle. Thanks, Dr. Black.

Dr. Black does a good job of explaining how foods can cause inflammation in our bodies and how that triggers chronic diseases. Having read a lot on this particular subject, there wasn't much here I didn't already know. However, if you are just beginning your research of this topic, the first part of this book gives you a solid foundation and understanding of inflammation.

However, I specifically bought this book because I was looking for direction in the elimination of inflammation-causing foods. There are a lot of books out there about inflammation, but not many that give you specifics and a real-life how-to guide. Unfortunately, while more than half of this book is devoted to recipes, I will not be able to use many of them. Unless you live in a town with a health food store which also carries a large selection of organic produce and meat, this book will not be of much help. With recipes that have ingredients such as grape leaves, brown rice syrup, organic chicken, turkey, beef and lamb, spelt flour, organic coconut oil, and xanthan gum, I am at a complete loss. I live in a very small town which has two conventional supermarkets. The nearest health food store is at least 80 miles away, and I doubt it has half the things in these recipes. I am very disappointed in this book and I'm glad I didn't pay that much for it.

This book explains how eating affects and helps with managing inflammation-related pain and disease. Includes tasty and interesting recipes.

I think this book is wonderful!! My husband is permanently disabled due to multiple back problems and so obviously, he has a lot of inflammation. Originally, he didn't want to change his eating habits, specifically because we weren't convinced it would help him. But he tried this diet for about a week and did see some lessening of pain, although very minimal. It was so slight we couldn't really attribute it to anything. So we were still doubters.

But after that week, my husband binged on the foods this book says to stay away from. Within a few hours, his back went out. Seized up and he was stuck on the floor in horrible pain for days. Now both he and I are convinced that what we eat definitely affects inflammation. Since reading this book, we've also looked back into the past. We knew that my husband's back went out every year around Christmas, and this book helped us put 2 and 2 together--it's because our diets are terrible around Christmas! Every year we eat all those sweets and everything else Jessica says increases inflammation.

Since my husband has been faithful to this diet for a couple months his back has been healing from 'going out' faster than normal. He still has back problems and is in constant pain--and that will most likely never change. But hopefully with this diet, we'll be able to decrease some of his inflammation, and therefore, pain. We've already seen benefits and hopefully we'll continue to experience more! Thank you for writing this Jessica Black!!!

PS--We also really like a lot of these recipes. So far, we've enjoyed every one we've made! And that's really impressive, considering my husband loves sugar, fried foods and all the stuff that's definitely not healthy. Jessica is making healthy eating easy on him! Thanks!

Let Jessica Black's book end your search for the perfect diet for healing chronic disease caused by inflammation. Most books advise us to eat more nuts, seeds, whole grains, Omega-3s, herbs and spices, etc., but they don't tell us how to do it. If I add these foods to my already high-calorie diet, I'll weigh more than ever. The recipes in this book show us how to make simple dishes using these items, how to substitute whole ingredients for processed ingredients, such as coating fish fillets with ground sesame seeds, sunflower seeds, or almonds instead of bread crumbs. How simple. How delicious. How nutritious.

I ordered this book at the same time I ordered Win the War Within, by Frank Chilton. The book by Frank Chilton was much more informative, in depth, and helped us to understand the nutritional information behind our inflammation.

Dr. Black hit this right on the head. The recipes are tasty, interesting, and fairly easy to make. I recommend. Definitely.

I am very glad the Dr. Black has had this book published, it could save lives. Currently we have a growing epidemic in this country that few are aware of, it is silent inflammation. Unlike the inflammation we see on our skin due to irritation or the pain we feel from a stubbed toe or broken bone there is also silent inflammation going on in our bodies if we abuse ourselves by eating fast food, sugar, white flour, trans fats and many other unnatural items that are toxic to our bodies. Constant inflammation can lead to heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, allergies, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and even cancer. This book will show you how to combat this with a natural eating style that is delicious. Yes, it does take time to adapt to it if you currently eat the regular American diet, but the effort is worth it. She has it all correct in this book, this importance of the 40% carbs, 30% fats, and 30% protein distribution of calories. The foods to avoid, and 125 delicious recipes that you will like.
This book is written by a Naturopathic doctor as opposed to the Allopathic (Traditional medical) doctors that we are use to. The difference is that while an M.D. will give you an aspirin if you have a headache a N.D. will ask: Why do you have a headache? and seek to solve it permanently through diet or lifestyle. I believe in N.D.'s because headaches are not caused by an aspirin deficiency.
Read this book and follow the suggestions for health. It works, I have been eating this way for 7 years and have been sick one time!

Amazingly easy to follow this diet. I have high blood pressure, aching joints, allergies, reflux, 250 cholesterol and triglycerides, hot flashes, poor sleep and back problems, with allergies to the meds that can help. I suppose I should mention severe obstructive sleep apnea and overweight. Following this diet, minus garlic and my particular food issues, I am now a size 12 (from 18) and feeling better every day. If I am traveling and cannot get Organic, I at least get natural foods. Want to feel great? Try this! I recently purchased 3 books for my out of state relatives at their request!

This is a very interesting book for anyone who has a inflammation problem and there are so many ailments that stem from inflammation. However, I think the diet is very difficult to manage. It is not a book that I can use on a daily basis.

As A ND trianed in a four year medical school, I see a lot of patients that have inflammation as their root cause of cancer, heart disease and others. This book is written by a medically trained ND and has all the elements I look for and recommend to my patients. I am ordering several to give to my patients.

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I bought this book for my husband who has Crohn's disease. When he was originally diagnosed, he was told it had nothing to do with diet. IT HAS EVERYTHING TO DO WITH DIET!!! He saw a holistic who put him on a diet similar to this one along with supplements like aloe and others and he has been symptom free for over a year! I bought this book to get some other recipies and I have to say, I didn't think they would taste very good but they actually are pretty good! I highly recommend this book!

I found this book to be very useful and easy to read. The author has great information in here. I bought this book for my grandmother because she has arthritis, and I got looking through it, and now I want a copy. If you REALLY want to make the commitment to easing your ailment, whatever it may be, I think this book is a good start.

I read about nutrition every day and have a library of texts on the various subjects. I am a researcher by profession and an avid 'truth seeker' about nutrition and health. I have read many texts concerning inflammation (probably the greatest new area of medical research in the next 20 years, excluding cancer - which also has a good deal in common with inflammation issues) and this is a book that I would recommend above all the others. It has good solid accurate information concerning the many causes of inflammation and the ways to counter act the body's state of inflammation. There is information in this text that I have never found anywhere else (i.e.: What CANOLA OIL is really all about!). The details surrounding the condition of inflammation in the body are more complete and concise here. If you are going to buy one good book on inflammation - this would be the one to buy. (Save your money on "Inflammation Nation" - I wish that I had not wasted mine purchasing it.)

The anti-inflammation diet and recipe book is amazing for ideas to keep you and you children healthy. In today's world its hard to feed your children right and keep them away from junk food. Dr. Jessica Black loves children so her book really focuses on health and well being. As far as a Mom and cook goes this book is great beacuse she takes all the guess work out of shopping and putting together nice meals that all will enjoy.

As a person with allergies and asthma I should be more aware of my environs and intake than the average person. However, like most people, I simply go where I want and eat what I want and then suffer the consequences. Since reading this book, I have realized that I can eat whatever I want ... without any suffering! It has opened my eyes to a new world - you can eat well without penalty. This book is a must for anyone with allergies. The book is so effective, it made me realize that I had allergies I did not know about until I changed my habits! GOOD SHOW DR. BLACK!!

A great Christmas present for anyone and everyone. Healthy, creative, easy, and tasty recipes. From banana bread that my kids love to blackened fish that I love! Such a good book to reference for the recipes it holds, and also for creative ideas that can be applied to lots of cooking!
Thanks Dr. Jessica!