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Autoimmune Protocol Comfort Food Cookbook

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This cookbook is for people with autoimmune disorders. There's a huge list of foods to avoid or eliminate, because they will cause an immune response in your body leading to a flare up. She lists alternatives, and provides recipes for common foods using alternative foods. It's well written, and she explains everything very well. The recipes are something that I'm going to try. I have an autoimmune disorder, but I haven't tried food moderation or replacement. I think the first recipe that I'm going to try is the buffalo chicken wings. The book has beautifully illustrated pictures of the food. Anyone with an autoimmune disorder should buy this book.

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The author starts the book discussing autoimmune diseases and shares her journey of being diagnosed with Hashimoto and how she used food as one of the major sources for her healing. She then goes on to talk about the foods that can be used for healing when following the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP). Following the AIP seems pretty strict, but it's good to note that it's not meant to be long term and that you can gradually reintroduce foods. For me personally I would need to modify quite a few of the recipes because of dietary reasons. I did make the cauliflower "mac & cheese" and it was delicious. The recipes seem easy to follow and not too difficult to make. The book was full of beautiful pictures of many of the foods described in the book. Thank you to Netgalley and Quarto Publishing Group – Fair Winds Press for an ARC copy in exchange for an honest review.

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If you follow the AIP lifestyle this is a great book to have! She gives a good explanation of the AIP lifestyle and how it can help with autoimmune diseases. The recipes look really good and the pictures are very pretty! I would definitely recommend!

I received this ARC from Netgalley and the publisher in exchange for my honest review.

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This cookbook was filled with lovely pictures and easy to follow instructions. I was actually interested in several of the recipes. That being said, I didn't find many of these to be what I consider "comfort foods." This would be a good bok for someone who is interested in starting the Autoimmune Protocol, not just a casual cook.

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Since dealing with autoimmune disease I’ve been looking at ways to help improve my condition. the AIP diet was suggested and I’ve been looking into it. When I saw this cookbook, I figured it would be a good place to look for some ideas on recipes where I have traditionally used non AIP foods. The book does not disappoint.

With recipes for some of my favorite foods, like Mac and cheese, biscuits and sausage grave, and Tom Kha Gai, I was quickly engrossed in exploring them. There are a few ingredients that are new to me, like tigernut flour and tomato free tomato sauce. For me, embracing a new way of eating is always solidified with better understanding a new way of cooking and these recipes truly help. I look forward to trying many of them as I embrace an AIP lifestyle and look to address my conditions.

Easy to follow recipes from an author who has walked the walk and is talking the talk. I will be recommending this book to friends who are also looking into an AIP diet for their own AI conditions. Looking forward to making the changes with the help of this book.

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Thank you Quarto Publishing for a copy of The Autoimmune Protocol Comfort Food Cookbook available September 10, 2019.

Amazing cookbook for anyone following a strict diet and are missing out on comfort food. The restrictions the author follows are strict but she has some amazing recipes that is sure to make anybody happy! Lots of tips to help stick to the diet and enjoy eating as well. No need to miss out when you have this lovely book!

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The author mentions how she was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease at 17 and that the cause of the disease is an under- active thyroid. She slept for 18 hours a day, had fainting spells, food intolerances and weight changes. Her doctor told her how the gut affects the body’s health. It took years for her to change her eating habits and invent recipes that she could eat - her health improved and she became a nutritional therapy provider.

You are given lists of vegetables, superfoods, meat, fish poultry, fruits, herbs and spices and baking ingredients to use so that you will know what you can and should not eat in order to eliminate inflammatory foods for a 30 day period. You are also given lists of foods to avoid that include dairy, legumes, nightshades and sugars.

You are given basic recipes for bone broths, a gelatin egg that can be an egg substitute, sauerkraut, cauliflower rice and cheese, ketchup and tomato sauce.
The author uses cassava flour, arrowroot starch, blueberries, tigernut flour and coconut milk and flour to create waffles, and banana bread french toast, and coconut cream and fruit to make yogurt, so you will not miss breakfast treats.

There are also buffalo chicken wings made with chicken, garlic, sea salt, ginger and horseradish, along with veggie tater tots made with coconut oil, parsley, broccoli and zucchini, and even Italian wedding soup with hamburger, cauliflower, and spinach.

You will enjoy favorite take out entrees such as Chinese egg rolls and Chicken Tikkun Marsala made with fresh vegetables and coconut yogurt.

Enjoy getting healthier and helping your body’s immune system in a tasty manner!

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This is a beautiful cookbook with many great photos. The information at the beginning is very helpful for anyone new to the AIP. eating this way seems to be time consuming and expensive! I wish I had a live-in chef so I could eat this way. I don’t know if it has to be this time-consuming and expensive, though. In addition to this cookbook, I would also seek out one that helped one follow the AIP at less expense and with simpler recipes.

Thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for an advanced reading copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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This book has good insight into AutoImmune disease, but is super, super strict on what they recommend eating for Autoimmune recovery. The recipes were decent, but I still had to modify as I have other restrictions and food sensitivities. Recipes are pretty good, but I won't use a lot of them. I would probably check this book out at the library, versus purchasing it to make sure it was suitable for your family.

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It reads very well. The author explains the start of her journey and what the AIP diet entails. A lot of yummy recipes which I haven't seen in other cookbooks yet. The ingredients are not hard to find if you already follow an AIP diet. Would suggest a spellcheck here and there.

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