The Medicinal Chef: Eat Your Way to Better Health - Hardcover

'Rather than focusing on your typical diet food, this inspiring cookery book aims to show readers how to eat for better health. TV chef and nutritionist Dale Pinnock has put together to your specific health needs - be it high blood pressure, digestive problems or diabetes. His signature soup, the Famous Flu Fighter Soup, is a great example of how his approach works, with anti-inflammatory sweet potatoes, anti-viral garlic and immune system-boosting mushrooms all combined in a delicious soup to ward off the flu.' --Great British Food Magazine, March 2013

'Yummy recipes that are guaranteed to be good for you' --Sunday Times 'Style Magazine' February 2013

'[Dale Pinnock's] dishes are full of ingredients with health-giving properties but, more importantly, it's food you'd be proud to serve and will look forward to eating.' --Psychologies, April 2013

'The Medicinal Chef by Dale Pinnock is a boon for anyone with a health problem that needs tackling. Pinnock has created recipes to help combat disorders from eczema to insomnia: don't miss his signature dish, the Flu Fighter soup.' --Elle Decoration, April 2013

'The Medicinal Chef has some really tasty recipes and the ideas behind Pinnock's way of eating is both exciting and easy to use. The idea is not to replace medicine but to help the body, make you stronger and compliment any pharmacological medication. A balance of diet, lifestyle and medication rather than going for all-or-nothing.' --Huffington Post, 26th February 2013

'Simple, quick and easy to make, these tempting dishes from TV's medicinal chef Dale Pinnock do more than taste good - they can boost your health, too.' --Healthy Magazine, 1st April 2013

'This is such an inspiration for anyone wanting to eat more healthily. From Blast-Off Breakfast Bars to Good-Night Spiced Cherry Crumble, there are some fab ideas and loads of dietary info.' --Woman & Home (Feel Good You), April 2013

'In his book, [Dale Pinnock] aim to give readers all the tools they need to eat for better health, starting with a list of fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy and fish, herbs and spices, plus their health-giving properties and the ailments they can help to treat. There are 80 appetising recipes and each one, as well as being simple to prepare, pinpoints the conditions it can help to treat, such as skin problems, respiratory ailments or problems with digestion, metabolism or insomnia.' --Delicious, June 2013

'Crammed with mouth-watering yet healthy snacks and meals, this collection of recipes from TV's Medicinal Chef is designed to help with all sorts of conditions and illnesses...An imaginative approach to the challenge of staying healthy.' --Good Book Guide, May 2013

'The Medicinal Chef by Dale Pinnock is packed with delicious ways to treat a range of physical and mental health problems with food.' --Zest, May 2013

In his first major cookbook, TV's Medicinal Chef and nutrition expert Dale Pinnock presents his unique and inspiring approach to healthy cooking. With 80 simple, tasty recipes, Dale shows how easy it can be to use food to benefit your health and complement conventional treatment. Alongside the recipes there is a glossary of key ingredients and the nutritional benefits they can bring, as well as advice on how food can make a real difference to more than thirty ailments and nine key bodily systems. Dale's delicious dishes, such as his Date and Walnut Energy Bombs and Pineapple-zing Smoothie, really can help give a boost to all of your body's systems and improve energy levels. Try the filling Tuna Steak with Sweet Potato Wedges and Sauteed Mixed Greens packed full of Omega 3 which reduces inflammation caused by arthritis and even helps alleviate depression. From the The Famous Flu-Fighter Soup to Greek Pitta Pizza, and even decadent desserts such as Cheating Chocolate Orange Mousse, every recipe is easy to shop for and quick to prepare. With simple symbols to indicate which conditions each recipe can help, eating your way to good health has never been easier or more delicious.