SuperFoods Rx

SuperFoods Rx
Fourteen Foods that Will Change Your Life
Steven Pratt, M.D.
Kathy Matthews

15 CPEU or CE hours

Course: $98
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Description
SuperFoods Rx is based on a simple but profound premise: some foods are dramatically better than others for our health and longevity. Sure, everyone knows that an apple is a better snack than potato chips, but do you know that a daily handful of walnuts or a bowl of blueberries can actually improve your well-being and longevity?

Steven Pratt, M.D., witnessed the positive results that occurred when his patients with age-related macular degeneration changed their diets to include certain powerhouse foods-those he hs identified as SuperFoods. Backed by proven research on fourteen of the most nutrient dense foods, this book puts these tools in your hands, and on your plate, to give you more energy, greater protection against disease, and a healthy lifestyle now and for the future.

Whether you're 63 or 23, now is the right time to start eating the SuperFoods way. By making these foods part of your regular eating habits, You can actually change the course of your biochemistry and stop the incremental changes in your body that lead to diseases such as type II diabetes, hypertension, certain cancers, obesity, and Alzheimer's.

What are the fourteen SuperFoods? Many may already be part of your daily meals, while some may make occasional appearances. But all are supermarket friendly nutritional powerhouses:

Beans
Blueberries
Broccoli
Oats
Oranges
Pumpkin
Salmon
Soy
Spinach
Tea--green or black
Tomatoes
Turkey
Walnut
Yogurt

SuperFoods Rx not only outlines the amazing health benefits of these fourteen foods, it also includes delicious recipes kitchen tips, and shopping suggestions that will make the SuperFoods lifestyle simple and irresistible. Don't like tomatoes? Not to worry; almost all of the SuperFoods have sidekicks-or substitutions-that you can enjoy instead. Have some lycopene rich red watermelon or pink grapefruit instead of tomatoes. Can't bear the thought of spinach? Choose form a list of other dark leafy greens, romaine lettuce, or orange bell peppers.

In SuperFoods Rx, Dr. Pratt leads you from the twentieth-century world of macronutrients-proteins, fats, and carbohydrates-into the twenty-first-century world of micronutrients-phytonutrients, carotenoids, and antioxidants. You'll find: Individual chapters dedicated to each of the fourteen SuperFoods, with the health benefits from each outlined and supported by Dr. Pratt's research, along with ideas for simple ways to get more of these foods into your everyday meals. Fifty original recipes features SuperFoods, especially developed by Chef Michel Stroot of the world-renowned Golden Door Spa.

A shopping list of brand-name foods to ensure you're buying the most nutrient-dense SuperFoods available. Guidelines for formulating your daily nutrient goals and supplement recommendations. With Dr. Pratt to guide you through the new nutritional frontier, you will be able to choose and enjoy the foods that are most beneficial to your health, well-being and longevity.

Level: Intermediate
ISBN: 0060535687
ISBN-13: 9780060535681
Format: Paperback, 336pp
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Pub date: 2005

Contents
Acknowledgments
Foreword by Dr. Hubert T. Greenway
Introduction. Welcome to SuperFoods Rx
Part I. SuperFoods Rx: The Basics
How Your Diet Is Killing You Micronutrients: The Keys to Super Health
The Four Principles of SuperFoods Rx
SuperFoods Rx in Your Kitchen
Part II. The SuperFoods
Beans
Blueberries
Broccoli
Oats
Oranges
Pumpkin
Wild Salmon
Soy
Spinach
Tea
Tomatoes
Turkey (Skinless Breast)
Walnuts
Yogurt
Part III. The SuperFoods Rx Menus and Nutritional Information
The SuperFoods Rx Menus
Nutrient Analysis
The Fourteen Super Nutrients
SuperFoods Rx Shopping Lists
Bibliography
Index

Book author
Steven Pratt, M.D., is a world-renowned authority on the role of nutrition and lifestyle in the prevention of disease and optimizing health. He is a senior staff ophthalmologist at Sripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California. He lives in Del Mar, California. Kathy Matthews has coauthored several health and medical bestsellers, including Medical Makeover and Natural Prescriptions. She lives in Pelham, New York.

Dietetic professionals
CPE Level: 2
Suggested Commission on Dietetic Registration Learning Need Codes: It is the sole responsibility of the dietetic professional to determine the learning need code met by a course. numedix.com provides the following "suggested" codes, but the professional can deviate from them if they feel another need is met.
2010 Botanicals, phytochemicals
2070 Macronutrients: carbohydrate, fat, protein, fiber, water
2090 Micronutrients: vitamins, minerals
2100 Nutritional biochemistry
4040 Disease prevention
4050 Epidemiology
5000 Medical Nutrition Therapy