ANTI-AGING DISHES FROM AROUND THE WORLD By Grace O
“Over the years I’ve told my patients that when trying to lose weight, or to just get healthier, you don’t have to go on a bland, tasteless diet regimen. This cookbook proves my case.” – Mark Rosenberg, M.D.
Anti-Aging Cookbook Delivers Recipes That Reduce Chronic Inflammation and Other Symptoms of Aging
Award-winning cookbook author and chef, Grace O, provides unique recipes that boost immunity, improve skin, promote longevity, lower inflammation, and detoxify the body,
Inflammation has been linked to many chronic health conditions from autoimmune disease, Cancer, heart disease and diabetes, when it occurs at high levels in the body over a period of time. Defining what it is, when it’s helpful, when it’s not, and what to do about it is critical if you’re focused on optimizing your health.
Chef and cookbook author Grace O has traveled the world in search of delicious, good-for-you foods that can help reduce inflammation and other symptoms of aging. Her passion for discovering food treasures from the Blue Zones and elsewhere, where people live longer, healthier lives, is the driving force behind her ground-breaking cookbook, Anti-Aging Dishes from Around the World.
In addition to 250 easy-to-make recipes using everyday favorites, exotic ingredients, and superfoods from around the world, Anti-Aging Dishes from Around the World includes healthy resources, guides, and tips for improving your lifespan and health-span. Grace’s global approach to her healthy recipes is to ramp up the flavor profiles of each dish to entice food lovers everywhere.
Throughout her recipes, Grace uses superfoods and spice profiles from around the world, including Africa, Asia, South America, the South Pacific, Europe, the Middle East, and the U.S to combat health issues as well as provide unique and delicious flavors. Recipes range from Appetizers; Soups; Side Dishes; Vegetarian; Noodles and Sauces; Salads; to Meat; Seafood; Poultry; Flatbreads; Drinks; and Desserts. Some of the delicious, health-as-medicine recipes found in the cookbook include:
- Beirut Tabbouleh
- Himalayan Smoothie Bowl with Goji Berries & Cacao
- Greek Lemon Chicken Soup
- Peruvian Fresh Fish Ceviche
- Blue Zone Apple-Sage Cauliflower
- Israeli Roasted Sweet Potatoes with Fig
- Texas Ruby Red Grapefruit Pork
- Belizean Chicken Stew
- Bangladeshi Biryani Rice with Lamb & Spinach
- American Strawberry-Almond Cake
- California Persimmon Cookies
- Chinese Monk Fruit Spice Cookies
The book also features invaluable guides to Herbs and Spices from Around the Globe; Top 50 Foods for Longevity; Alternative Flours and Grains; The Healthiest Cooking Oils; Better-for-You Sweeteners; The Best Anti-Aging Teas; and the “New” Ancient Grains. Grace also includes her signature FoodTrients chart that tracks the health benefits of each recipe.
Try this low-carb recipe that can help reduce inflammation:
Inflammation is the body’s natural reaction to a stressor. Anything that puts stress on the body such as an injury, virus or bacterial infection, food sensitivity or allergy, or even a hard workout can cause acute inflammation which is helpful when it is short-lived, like fitness, and the body has time to rest and recover, creating strength. In a prolonged state of chronic inflammation, the body is continually in a state of stress which can lead to digestive problems, reduce the body’s ability to heal, lower immunity, and can lead to an imbalance throughout the body.
Provençal Zoodles with Chicken– Serves 2–4
Zoodles are “noodles” made from zucchini by cutting them into long spirals. If you don’t have a spiralizer, you can grate the zucchini instead. Feel free to use peeled, deveined shrimp in place of the chicken. Zucchini contains cucurbitacin, an anti-inflammatory that may inhibit cancer cells. Using a vegetable in place of a carbohydrate (like pasta) provides fiber, a compound that supports the natural detoxification systems of the body. Zucchini also provides vitamin C, an antioxidant that aids tissue regeneration.
Ingredients
1 Tbs. olive oil plus 1 tsp.
½ cup chopped shallot
3 large zucchinis, spiralized or grated into thin strips
2 tsp. Herbes de Provence spice mix plus ½ tsp. (see recipe below)
½ tsp. dried rosemary plus ½ tsp.
1 tsp. garlic salt plus ½ tsp.
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breast or chicken strips
1. Heat 1 Tbs. oil in a sauté pan on medium-high heat. Add the shallot and zucchini zoodles. Sprinkle with 2 tsp. Herbs de Provence, ½ tsp. rosemary, and 1 tsp. garlic salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes or until the zucchini is a nice, dark green color.
2. Coat the chicken in a mixture of the remaining spices and oil. Grill for 10–20 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, turning halfway through.
3. To serve, place the zoodles on each plate and top with the grilled chicken.
Herbes de Provence
Yields about 1/3 cup
This classic French spice mix is made from herbs that grow readily in the Provence region. Use it to season meat, poultry, fish, vegetables and egg dishes. Fennel seeds have a powerful anti-cancer compound called anethole. Rosemary contains eucalyptol, an anti-inflammatory compound that breaks down mucus, and helps support for lung function when used topically.
Ingredients
1 tsp. each:
Dried basil
Fennel seed
Dried marjoram
Dried oregano
Dried thyme
Dried lavender (optional)
1 Tbs. each:
Dried rosemary
Dried savory
Mix together and store in an airtight glass jar in a cool, dark place.
RECIPE AND PHOTO MAY BE REPRINTED WITH THE FOLLOWING CREDIT:
Recipe and Photo reprinted with permission from Anti-Aging Dishes from Around the World By Grace O / Skyhorse Publishing / August 2022
About Grace O:
Over a span of 30 years, Grace O has built an impressive record of business achievement, community building, philanthropy, and community service in California. Guided by her spirit of entrepreneurship and building on a model of generosity learned from her family, Grace has spent a lifetime helping people heal through food and medicine. When she moved from the Philippines to the U.S. in 1992, she began her impressive corporate ascent from employee to owner and operator of a number of skilled nursing facilities in California.
In 2011, Grace combined her entrepreneurial skills, her passion for the culinary arts, and her commitment to health by launching a new culinary brand, FoodTrients®, a non-profit website and cookbooks dedicated to the nutrients in foods that help prevent the diseases of aging. She is also the author of two other award-winning cookbooks—The Age GRACEfully Cookbook:The Power of FOODTRIENTS to Promote Health and Well-being for a Joyful and Sustainable Lifeand The Age Beautifully Cookbook: Easy and Exotic Longevity Secrets from Around the World.
To further understand and help prevent the diseases of aging, Grace launched the Grace O Foundation, which is dedicated to nutrition and longevity research, health education, food advocacy, and other charitable efforts. All proceeds from her cookbooks are contributed to the Foundation research and programs.
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