Health and Wellness Tips and Recipe Books

Essential Spices & Herbs: Turmeric

Turmeric is truly a wonder spice. It has Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, Anti-cancer and Anti-bacterial properties

Find out amazing benefits of turmeric. Includes many recipes for incorporating turmeric in your daily life


Turmeric is a spice known to man for thousands of years and have been used for cooking, food preservation and as a natural remedy for common ailments. Recent studies have shown that turmeric has anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant properties. This book explains:

Many health benefits of turmeric including fighting cancer, inflammation and pain

Turmeric as beauty treatments - turmeric masks

Recipes for teas, smoothies and dishes

References and links to a number of research studies on the effectiveness of turmeric

Essential Spices and Herbs: Turmeric is a quick read and offers a lot of concise information. A great tool to have in your alternative therapies and healthy lifestyle tool box!

Preventing Cancer

World Health Organization (WHO) estimates more than half of all cancer incidents are preventable.

 

Fight and prevent cancer naturally by using Turmeric, Ginger, Garlic and other cancer fighting foods!
30+ recipes included that make every meal a cancer fighting meal!

Cancer is one of the most fearsome diseases to strike mankind. There has been much research into both conventional and alternative therapies for different kinds of cancers. Different cancers require different treatment options and offer different prognosis. While there have been significant progress in recent times in cancer research towards a cure, there are none available currently. However, more than half of all cancers are likely preventable through modifications in lifestyle and diet.
Preventing Cancer offers a quick insight into cancer causing factors, foods that fight cancer and how the three spices, turmeric, ginger and garlic, can not only spice up your food but potentially make all your food into cancer fighting meals. While there are many other herbs and spices that help fight cancer, these three spices work together and complementarily. In addition, the medicinal value of these spices has been proven over thousands of years use. The book includes:

Cancer causing factors and how to avoid them

Top 12 cancer fighting foods, the cancers they fight and how to incorporate them into your diet

Cancer fighting benefits of Turmeric, Ginger and Garlic

Many other benefits and uses of Turmeric, Ginger and Garlic

Over 30 recipes including teas, smoothies and other dishes that incorporate these spices

References and links to many research studies on the effectiveness of these spices.

The book describes cancer fighting benefits of the following food groups.

Cruciferous vegetables – broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage
Berries – blueberry, blackberry, strawberry, acai berry, goji berry, cherry
Nuts and seeds – walnuts, pecans, almonds, brazil nuts, peanuts, cashews, flax seeds, chia seeds, hemp seeds, sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds
Leafy greens – Kale, spinach, chard, collard greens,
Tea – green tea, black tea, essiac tea, dandelion tea
Unrefined oils – extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil
Mushrooms – reishi mushrooms, maitake mushrooms, chaga mushroom, turkey tail mushroom, shitake mushrooms, Chinese caterpillar fungus, agaricus blazei mushrooms
Colorful fruits and veggies – foods that are red, yellow, purple, green, orange
Legumes and lentils – black beans, lentils with different colors, garbanzo beans, pinto beans
Fermented foods – yogurt, kefir, kimchi, miso, kombucha, pickles, tempeh, sauerkraut
Healthy protein – salmon, grass fed beef, chicken
Spices and herbs – turmeric, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, chili powder, cumin, coriander powder, black pepper powder, cilantro, thyme, rosemary, basil, mint
The book also contains recipes using these cancer fighting ingredients. Some of the recipes included are:
Grilled chicken
Beef/chicken pepper fry
Cauliflower and potato
Masala chai
Various smoothies
Coconut curry chicken
And many more
Preventing Cancer is a quick read and offers a lot of concise information on natural cancer prevention. A great tool to have in your fight to prevent cancer.

All Natural Wellness Drinks

Contains 35 recipes for wellness drinks that includes teas, smoothies, soups and vegan & bone broths. The recipes in this book are unique and combine super foods, medicinal spices and herbs. These drinks are anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, ant-aging, heart healthy, anti-inflammatory and anti-oxidant as well as promote weight loss.
By infusing nature based nutrients (super fruits and vegetables, spices and herbs) into drink recipes, we get some amazing wellness drinks that not only replace water loss but nourish the body with vitamins, essential metals, anti-oxidants and many other nutrients. These drinks not only help heal the body but also enhance immune system in preventing many forms of diseases. These drinks help rejuvenate the body and delay aging process.
Some of the spices used in these recipes are tested over the ages and their health benefits are proven over thousands of years of use. Modern medicine has been increasingly studying many of these herbs and spices. By incorporating these spices and herbs along with other super foods, in making these drinks, we get a lot more health benefits than traditional wellness drinks.
This book contains the following:
A list of superfoods and their benefits:
Super fruits: Berries, Pomegranate, Mango, Kiwi, Lemon, Lime
Super veggies: Kale, Spinach, Broccoli, Bitter melon
Medicinal spices: Turmeric, Ginger, Garlic, Cinnamon, Chili, Cardamom, Cloves, Cumin, Black pepper
Herbs: Rosemary, Basil, Cilantro, Thyme
Other ingredients: Olive oil, coconut oil, Legumes, Apple Cider Vinegar, Bones, Teas
These selected ingredients are extremely healthy and has high anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial and anti-cancer properties. Most recipes include a combination of several ingredients from the above list.
A sample list of recipes includes:
Spiced tea or masala chai
Lemon and ginger tea
Hot turmeric milk
Golden yellow Smoothie
Green smoothie
Very berry smoothie
Very bitter drink
Chicken bone broth both spicy and non-spicy
Vegan broth
Lamb broth both spicy and non-spicy
Beef bone broth spice and non-spicy
Black bean soup
Red wine drink with garlic
In addition to these recipes the book also includes wellness drinks for special health conditions such as cold&flu. Nausea, detoxification, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, etc.
All Natural Wellness Drinks is a quick read and offers a lot of drink recipes that suites your taste and preference. This book is a great tool to have in your healthy living tool box.

Introduction to CURRY

Curry powder and spice mixes has many health benefits. It has Anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, Anti-cancer and Anti-bacterial properties

Find out amazing benefits of curry. Includes many recipes for incorporating curry in your daily life

curry, n.—a food, a dish or sauce of Indian origin that is made with either meat, fish, poultry, legumes, or vegetables and cooked in and covered with a sauce containing any number of fragrant spices and herbs: also, a food or dish seasoned with curry powder.

Curry is becoming a popular dish world wide. Not only curry is delicious but it also provide immense health benefits. Explore history of curry powder, how it is made and how to use it to make delicious curry dishes.

Curry powder contains turmeric, chili powder, coriander and cumin among others. They are all known to have immense health benefits.

This book includes:

History of curry and curry powder
Health benefits of each ingredients
How to make various curry powder and curry paste mixes including Indian, Thai and Ethiopian curry mixes
Several recipes for making Indian and Thai curries

Beginner's Guide to Cooking with Spices

Have you ever wondered how to cook with spices? Learn about the many benefits of spices and how to cook with them!

Spices and herbs have numerous health benefits including anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-cancer and anti-bacterial properties
Find out how to start using spices as seasoning and health ingredient. Includes sample recipes




Beginner’s guide to cooking with spices is an introductory book that explains the history, various uses and their medicinal properties and health benefits. The book details how they may be easily incorporated in everyday cooking. The book will cover the following:


History of Spices

Common spices used in cooking and history and health benefits of each

Health benefits of spices and herbs

Spice mixes from around the world and their uses

Tips for cooking with Spices

Cooking Vegan with Spices

Cooking Meat and Fish with spices

Spiced Rice Dishes

Spicy Soups and Broths

References

Preventing Alzheimer's

Approximately 50 million people suffer from Alzheimer’s worldwide. In the U.S. alone, 5.5 million people have Alzheimer’s – about 10 percent of the worldwide Alzheimer’s population.
Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disorder that damages and eventually destroys brain cells, leading to memory loss, changes in thinking and other brain functions. While the rate of progressive decline in brain function is slow at the onset, it gets worse with time and age. Brain function decline accelerates and brain cells eventually die over time. While there has been significant research done to find a cure, currently there is no cure available.
Alzheimer’s incidence rate in the U.S. and other western countries is significantly higher than that of the countries in in the developing world. Factors such as lifestyle, diet, physical and mental activity and social engagement play a part in development and progression of Alzheimer’s
In most cases, if you are above the age of 50, plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s may have already started forming in your brain. At the age of 65, you have 10% chance of Alzheimer’s and at age 80, the chances are about 50%.
With lifestyle changes, proper diet and exercise (of the mind and body), Alzheimer’s is preventable.
In recent times, Alzheimer’s is beginning to reach epidemic proportions. The cost of Alzheimer’s to US economy is expected to cross a trillion dollars in 10 years. It is a serious health care issue in many of the western countries as the population age and the life expectancy increase.
At this time, our understanding of what causes Alzheimer’s and the ways to treat it is at its infancy. However, we know the factors that affects Alzheimer’s and we can use that knowledge to prevent, delay onset or at least slow down the rate of progression of the disease.
While this book does not present all the answers, it is an attempt to examines the factors affecting Alzheimer’s and how to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s. A combination of diet and both mental and physical exercise is believed to help in prevention or reducing risk.
Preventing Alzheimer’s offers a quick insight into Alzheimer’s causing factors, various steps to reduce risk, and ways to prevent or slow down the progression of the disease. The book includes:

Discussion on factors in Alzheimer’s development:
Regular exercise and physical activity
Regular mental exercise/stimulation
Social engagement
Getting proper sleep every night
Maintaining a healthy heart
Healthy foods and drinks

Following a healthy diet is one of the key lifestyle changes one can make in the fight against Alzheimer’s. The list of foods that help protect brain and boost brain health is included in the book:
Nuts and seeds
Fruits – especially berries
Oily fish
Unrefined oils such as extra virgin olive oil, coconut oil
Spices and herbs
Colorful vegetables and fruits
Cruciferous vegetables
Leafy greens
Dark chocolate
Bone broths
Eggs
Over 30 recipes including teas, smoothies, broths, and other dishes that incorporate brain-boosting foods:
Kale chips
Salmon with green mango
Coconut curry chicken
Beef pepper fry
Broccoli stir fry
Teas
Broths
And many other dishes

References and links to several research studies on Alzheimer’s and brain foods

Preventing Alzheimer’s is a quick read and offers a lot of concise information. It’s a great tool to have in your fight to prevent Alzheimer’s.

Food for the Brain

Nature provides for foods that nourish both the body and brain. Most often the focus of diet is physical nourishment, – muscle building, weight loss, energy, athletic performance and many others. Similar to foods that help the body, there are many foods that help the brain, improve memory and help slow down aging process This book contains the following:

Characteristics of foods that helps in keeping your brain healthy and young
Brain healthy foods including meats,  fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and seafood
Supplements to improve memory, cognition and support brain health
Mediterranean diet recipe ideas
DASH diet recipe ideasAsian diet recipe ideas
References

Anti-Cancer Curries

Foods that Fight Cancer, Cancer Fighting Spices and Herbs, Anti-cancer Curry Recipes



American Cancer Society estimates that that half of cancer incidents may be prevented through lifestyles, and diet changes. .


Find out foods that help fight or slow down cancer. Learn how to cook them incorporating anti-cancer spices and herbs. .


There are several foods that are known to have anti-cancer properties either directly or indirectly. Some of these have properties that inhibit cancer cell growth while others have anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties that contribute to overall health. Many spices and herbs have direct anti-cancer properties. Using these spices to cook healthy and cancer fighting food is beneficial in overall efforts to prevent cancer.


Spices and herbs used in curry are packed with anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory and anti-cancer properties.


Anti-Cancer Curries contains 30 curry recipes that uses healthy and anti-cancer ingredients. These recipes are simple and takes an average of 20-30 minutes to prepare and are excellent healthy choices whether you are fighting cancer or just want to eat healthy. .