The everything guide to food remedies : an A-Z guide to healing with food

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Lori Rice, MS earned a master’s degree in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Kentucky and an undergraduate
degree in Nutrition, Fitness, & Health from Purdue University. Rice has developed a popular food blog at
www.fakefoodfree.com where she shares her expertise and interests in total wellness and the health benefits of
cooking and eating real foods. She lives in Lancaster, KY.
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Dear Reader,
After choosing to study and work in the field of nutrition and wellness,
I quickly learned that the focus was less about food and more about
isolated nutrients, replacers, and pills. As a result, my excitement about
wellness dwindled and my frustration with health issues in our society
grew . . . until I began to travel and rediscovered real food.
Traveling taught me to look at food from a cultural perspective. It
brought me back to my roots of eating homegrown and homemade. It
inspired me to cook, to reach into my past and the past of other cultures,
and to adopt food practices while keeping the challenges of today in
mind.
Most importantly, it taught me that real food, grown and nurtured,
whether plant or animal, is medicine. Food provides the vitamins, miner-
als, and secret miracle substances we need to fight disease. It is all right
there in each fresh, delicious, natural bite. We just have to eat it.
This book combines my desire for health, my fascination with food
and its nutrients, and my love of cooking. I hope you will find the infor-
mation and inspiration you need to eat, enjoy, and be well.
In Health,
Lori Rice
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An A–Z guide to healing with food
Lori Rice, MS
Avon, Massachusetts
To my best friend, my husband, whose
strengths, abilities, and perseverance inspire
me every day.
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Contents
Introduction xi
01
The Healing Power of Food / 1  Quick, Budget Recipes 29
Food as Medicine 2  Advanced Recipes 32
The Positive Side of Nutrition Research 3 05
Arthritis / 35
Nutrients Versus Real Food 3
Types of Arthritis 36
Popular Foods with Healing Power 4
Nutrients That Alleviate Arthritis 36
Selecting Healing Foods 6
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 37
Cooking and Eating Healing Foods 7
 Quick, Budget Recipes 40
Medical Considerations 8
 Advanced Recipes 43
02
Acne / 9 06
Asthma / 45
What Causes Acne? 10
What Is Asthma? 46
Nutrients That May Prevent
or Alleviate Acne 11 Nutrients That Alleviate
the Symptoms of Asthma 46
Quick, Budget Recipes 12
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 47
Advanced Recipes 15
 Quick, Budget Recipes 49
03
Alzheimer’s Disease / 17  Advanced Recipes 52
What Is Alzheimer’s Disease? 18 07
Cancer / 55
Nutrients That May Prevent
Alzheimer’s Disease 18 What Is Cancer? 56
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 19 Nutrients That May Prevent Cancer 56
 Quick, Budget Recipes 20 Foods That Contain These Nutrients 57
 Advanced Recipes 23  Quick, Budget Recipes 59
04  Advanced Recipes 62
Anemia / 25
08
What Is Anemia? 26 Candida / 65
Nutrients That Prevent or What Is Candida? 66
Treat Anemia 26
Nutrients That Relieve
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 27 Candida Symptoms 66
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Foods That Contain These Nutrients 67  Quick, Budget Recipes 107
 Quick, Budget Recipes 68  Advanced Recipes 110
 Advanced Recipes 71 13
Cold Sores / 113
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Cataracts / 73 What Is a Cold Sore? 114
What Are Cataracts? 74 Nutrients That Prevent or
Alleviate Cold Sores 114
Nutrients That May Prevent Cataracts 74
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 115
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 75
 Quick, Budget Recipes 116
 Quick, Budget Recipes 77
 Advanced Recipes 119
 Advanced Recipes 80
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Constipation / 121
Celiac Disease / 83
What Is Constipation? 122
What Is Celiac Disease? 84
Nutrients That Alleviate Constipation 122
Nutrients That Increase the
Symptoms of Celiac Disease 84 Foods That Contain These Nutrients 123
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 84  Quick, Budget Recipes 124
 Quick, Budget Recipes 87  Advanced Recipes 127
 Advanced Recipes 90 15
Depression / 129
11
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome / 93 What Is Depression? 130
What Is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? 94 Nutrients That Prevent
or Alleviate Depression 130
Nutrients That Alleviate CFS 94
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 131
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 95
 Quick, Budget Recipes 133
 Quick, Budget Recipes 98
 Advanced Recipes 136
 Advanced Recipes 101
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Diabetes / 139
Cold and Flu / 103
What Is Diabetes? 140
Symptoms and Causes of
Cold and Flu 104 Nutrients That Control
or Prevent Diabetes 140
Nutrients That Prevent or
Alleviate Cold and Flu 104 Foods That Contain These Nutrients 141
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 105  Quick, Budget Recipes 142
 Advanced Recipes 145
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Contents
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Diarrhea / 147 Foods That Contain These Nutrients 181
What Causes Diarrhea? 148  Quick, Budget Recipes 182
Nutrients That Prevent or  Advanced Recipes 185
Alleviate Diarrhea 148
22
High Cholesterol / 187
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 148
 Quick, Budget Recipes 150 What Is High Cholesterol? 188
 Advanced Recipes 153 Nutrients That Prevent or
Control High Cholesterol 188
18
Fibromyalgia / 155 Foods That Contain These Nutrients 189
What Is Fibromyalgia? 156  Quick, Budget Recipes 190
Nutrients That Prevent or Alleviate  Advanced Recipes 193
Fibromyalgia 156
23
Insomnia / 195
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 157
 Quick, Budget Recipes 158 What Is Insomnia? 196
 Advanced Recipes 161 Nutrients That Alleviate Insomnia 196
19 Foods That Contain These Nutrients 196
Headaches / 163
 Quick, Budget Recipes 198
Types of Head Pain 164  Advanced Recipes 201
Nutrients That Alleviate Head Pain 164
24
Irritable Bowel
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 164
Syndrome / 203
 Quick, Budget Recipes 166
What Is Irritable Bowel Syndrome? 204
 Advanced Recipes 169
Nutrients That Alleviate IBS 204
20
Heartburn / 171 Foods That Contain These Nutrients 205
What Is Heartburn? 172  Quick, Budget Recipes 206
Nutrients That Alleviate Heartburn 172  Advanced Recipes 209
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 172 25
Menopause / 211
 Quick, Budget Recipes 174
What Is Menopause? 212
 Advanced Recipes 177
Nutrients That Alleviate
21
High Blood Pressure / 179 Symptoms of Menopause 212
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 213
What Is High Blood Pressure? 180
 Quick, Budget Recipes 214
Nutrients That Prevent or Reduce High
Blood Pressure 180  Advanced Recipes 217
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Muscle Cramps / 219 Stress and Anxiety / 253
Types and Causes of Muscle Cramps 220 What Causes Stress and Anxiety? 254
Nutrients That Prevent or Nutrients That Alleviate
Alleviate Muscle Cramping 221 Stress and Anxiety 254
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 221 Foods That Contain These Nutrients 255
 Quick, Budget Recipes 223  Quick, Budget Recipes 256
 Advanced Recipes 226  Advanced Recipes 259
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Nausea and Motion Urinary Tract Infections / 261
Sickness / 229 What Is a Urinary Tract Infection? 262
What Causes Nausea Nutrients That Prevent or
and Motion Sickness? 230 Alleviate UTIs 262
Nutrients That Alleviate Nausea Foods That Contain These Nutrients 263
and Motion Sickness 230
 Quick, Budget Recipes 264
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 231
 Advanced Recipes 267
 Quick, Budget Recipes 232
32
 Advanced Recipes 235 Varicose Veins / 269
28 What Are Varicose Veins? 270
Premenstrual Syndrome / 237
Nutrients That Improve Circulation
What Is Premenstrual Syndrome? 238 and Prevent Varicose Veins 270
Nutrients That Alleviate Foods That Contain These Nutrients 271
the Symptoms of PMS 238
 Quick, Budget Recipes 272
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 238
 Advanced Recipes 275
 Quick, Budget Recipes 240
 Advanced Recipes 243 Appendix A: Print Resources / 277
29 Appendix B: Web-Based
Psoriasis / 245 Resources / 279
What Is Psoriasis? 246
Index / 281
Nutrients That Alleviate Psoriasis 246
Foods That Contain These Nutrients 247
 Quick, Budget Recipes 248
 Advanced Recipes 251
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Acknowledgments
I would like to thank my husband for supporting me in my work, my dad
who taught me the beauty of growing my own food, and my mom who
taught me how to prepare and preserve it.