Forget about acacia seeds and goji berries. The secret foods for health, vitality and weight loss lie in our own kitchens and backyards. Top nutritionist Rujuta Diwekar talks you through the ten Indian superfoods that will completely transform you

Gurpareet Bains blitzed his way through a flurry of international press in 2009 when he created 'the world's healthiest meal'. A quite amazing claim, but one which has yet to be disputed. Nor is it likely to be! His very simple chicken curry dish captured the imagination of the media and public alike. (Self-confessed DJ foodie Chris Evans declared it 'the best curry I've ever tasted'.) But Gurpareet's creativity extends far beyond this one celebrated dish to an extensive and life-changing collection of recipes geared towards eating much more healthily. Recognising the exceptional health-promoting properties of combining western super foods with Asian super spices, whilst at the same time tapping into the world's enduring love affair with curry, Gurpareet sets out to inform us about how each recipe in this wonderful collection - via high antioxidant levels, cardiovascular health benefits and a myriad of curative properties - will help to improve our health and wellbeing.

Superfoods for Superheroes features ten fun stories about a little boy (who loves superheroes!) who discovers the surprising superpowers of everyday foods. Each illustrated story is followed by fun facts about the superfood and a kid-friendly recipe. The book aims to help children make healthier food choices, educate families about the power of kid-friendly superfoods, create a positive and meaningful dialogue around healthy eating, break out of the typical informational nature of the health-food category and create an interesting narrative that puts the child at the centre.

The Essential Guide to Adding Superfoods to Your Diet, One Easy Step at a Time. In Everyday Superfoods, bestselling author and nutritionist Dr Nandita Iyer brings to you everything you need to know about easily available local superfoods and ways to incorporate them into your diet. Through 60 simple recipes using an arsenal of 39 superfoods easily found in Indian kitchens, this book will not just help you understand your relationship with food but also show you how to improve your eating habits and enrich your daily meals with the goodness of superfoods. This book includes: -Details on specific superfoods for boosting immunity, treating diabetes and for better skin and hair; -Daily meal plans, how to shop for the right superfoods, the kind of utensils to use for cooking, superfood swaps, creating your own recipes, cooking for lunch boxes and how to set up a kitchen garden; -A serious look at sustainability in superfoods, including more biodiverse produce, reducing food waste and being a conscious consumer. At a time when living healthier is paramount, this book will act as an essential guide to unlocking the very best attributes of your food.

The Superfood Diet combines weight loss with the expectation of an extended lifespan by encouraging us all with a wonderfully tempting selection of full-flavour foods. Featuring three simple diet plans combined with a collection of favourite recipes, which are both reassuringly low in calories and fat, and healthily high in superfoods and antioxidants. Each dish comes with easy-to-reference nutritional information. From the author of the acclaimed Indian Superfood and the creator of the 'World's Healthiest Meal', Gurpareet Bains. With excellent photography by Lara Holmes.

Don’t Lose Your Mind, Lose Your Weight, the country’s highest-selling diet book, has revolutionized the way Indians think about food and their eating habits. Funny, easy to read and full of great advice, it argues that we should return to our traditional eating roots (yes, ghee is good for you), nutrients are more important than calories (cheese over biscuits) and, most importantly, the only way to lose weight is to keep eating. Rujuta Diwekar is one of the country’s best nutritionists, with deep roots in yoga and Ayurveda and a client list which boasts some of Bollywood’s biggest names. In the updated edition of this classic, she has added an extensive Q&A section which deals with the questions she gets asked most by her clients.

`With this book, Nandita serves up her repertoire through easy-to-follow and source recipes that will certainly add much-needed oomph to your tables and lifestyles.? ? chef Manu Chandra Cooking healthy meals can be creative, easy and downright fun! In The Everyday Healthy Vegetarian, Dr Nandita Iyer, trained nutritionist and self-taught celebrity chef, provides a fantastic combination of myth-busting nutritional advice and simple, fuss-free vegetarian recipes using everyday ingredients from the Indian kitchen. In over 100 delectable recipes spread across four sections, she guides you through interesting ways of preparing the same old vegetables and fruits, while upping the protein content of your diet, and ensuring you get your daily dose of energy-filled grains and brain-stimulating fats. This book comes complete with: ? The low-down on the nutritional values of everyday superfoods and advice on how to incorporate them into your diet; ? Diabetic-friendly meals, as well as vegan and gluten-free recipes; ? Daily meal plans featuring interesting combinations that balance your nutritional intake; ? Tips on growing your own foods in your garden, terrace or balcony. Illustrated with gorgeous photographs of the food you?re about to prepare, this book will undoubtedly inspire you to opt for a healthier way of life.

Nutrition is a topic of wide interest and importance. In spite of growing understanding of the underlying biochemistry, and health campaigns such as 'five-a-day', increasing obesity and reported food allergies and eating disorders, as well as the widely advertised 'supposed' benefits of food supplements mean that a clear explanation of the basic principles of a healthy diet are vital. In this Very Short Introduction, David Bender explains the basic elements of food, the balance between energy intake and exercise, the problems of over- and under-nutrition, and raises the question of safety of nutritional supplements. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

This book argues that, to be healthy, human beings should love nature and stay in balance with it as much as possible. In other words: do not unbalance nature so that your own balance is not disturbed. The best and healthiest way for human beings to live is to find balance in life and nature. In this regard, the book discusses useful, nutritious, functional foods, nutraceuticals and antioxidants, and how natural molecules, which are provided by nature, can be the best medicine for human beings. At a molecular level, stress is defined by the presence of unbalanced free radicals in the body. Most diseases – especially type 2 diabetes, which accounts for the majority of diabetics – can be traced back to this problem. Our scientific evidence indicates that type 2 diabetes isn’t just a disease resulting from sugar, but also from stress. The book seeks to promote a healthier lifestyle by considering the psychoemotional dimension of wellness. And finally, it contends that good sleep is at the root of health and happiness for humanity, and that unbalanced free radicals are expelled from the body during restful sleep. The authors hope that this book will be a helpful guide and source of peace for readers, especially given their need for inner calm during the COVID-19 pandemic, and that the suggestions provided will show them the way to a better life.

This book offers an innovative way of getting children of all ages to eat much healthy food and improve their brain power while doing so. Years of research has gone into discovering which foods affect the brain and that can increase its performance. Nearly a thousand scientific papers were studied to get a comprehensive list of these foods. And then these foods were used to make the most lip smacking recipes which children would love to eat.