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A cookbook with a differenceThe purpose of this book Is to help people suffering from specific aliments in the simplest, most effective wayby teacliing them to eat and enjoy those foods that will promote tlie healing process, and to avoid tliose tliat aggravate the condition, or indeed, may liave caused it in the first place.Equally, you can use this book: to help promote the health and improve the resistance of yourself and your whole family by serving up a dally diet of Superfoods.Your health problem may be a disabling bout of the flu or a crippUng case of arthritis; you may be coping with an annual visitation of bronchitis, or chronic digestive discomfort, or even a diagnosis of cancer. Whatever the problem, turn to the appropriate section and follow the nutritional guideUnes.Each of the ailments sections of the book deals with disorders of a body system, such as the heart and circulation, the respiratoiy system, the digestive apparatus, the nervous system, the skin, and so on. Each section has an introduction explaining how the wrong diet may have contributed to your problems in the first place, and how eating the right foods can help restore you to good health.A complete Ust of the Superfoods, Including the potent Four-Star Superfoods, which we specifically recommend for your case, appears on p.SO. Some of them have acenturies-long history of successful kitchen medicine, such as sauerkraut for digestive problems. However, we certainly do not imply that any fruit, vegetable, or other food not named in the relevant section is without value to you and should be avoided. On the contrary, we always urge that you eat from as wide a range of foodstuffs as possible. So whatever your health problem, choose freely (unless a particular recipe features a food on your danger list).The Danger Poodslisted immediately after the Superfoodsshould be avoided wherever possible for those with the health problem specified. For example, avoid tea and coffee if you're suffering from anxiety or fatigue; steer clear of dishes that drip animal fat if you have a heart condition. Explanations are given to detail why a particular food is Ul-advised in specific health problems.The eating plan in each section spells out the broad guidelines you'll be following, and gives a week's menus.