Superfoods from the Garden


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A lifelong believer that good health comes first and foremost from the food you eat, here Michael van Straten brings together his three passions - spreading the word on good health the natural way, organic gardening, and producing fantastic food from freshly harvested food.




Superfood Gardening


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Grow your own bountiful harvest of super-healthy, super-delicious produce with this illustrated gardening guide. Superfoods are a key ingredient for a healthy lifestyle. They are an excellent, low-calorie source of essential nutrients believed to prevent cancer and heart disease. And there’s no better way to get fresh, organic superfoods than to grow them yourself! Whether you have a tiny yard or plenty of space, starting your own superfood garden is easy with the time-tested techniques in this step-by-step guide. Urban gardening expert Will Cook explains everything from planting and fertilizing to proper watering and plant maintenance.







Superfoods from the Garden


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Superfood Gardening For Beginners


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You can easily grow superfoods in your garden and quickly prepare and serve them in minutes. Superfoods are high in nutritional value and provide important chemical compounds-called phytochemicals-that fight disease and improve health. I Believe Every Person On This Planet Can Grow Healthy Food Using These Proven Gardening Techniques You could be just months away from a harvest of delicious, fresh organic superfoods. Learn how to: -Grow the Most Nutritious Food for Your Family -Grow Vegetables And Fresh Food In Your Garden -Fertilize, Water, and Care For Your Plants Easily -How To Start A Garden For Beginners -Your Beautiful Garden is Just Around the Corner If you're looking for gardening books on kindle and you're ready to start a super-food garden, this is the book for you!




Powerful Plant-Based Superfoods


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Powerful Plant-Based Superfoods is your definitive guide to 50 of the leading superfoods for optimal health and vitality. Everyone knows that fruits and vegetables are a fundamental part of a healthy diet, but plant-based superfoods are the power elite. Revered by many ancient cultures for their ability to heal and energize the body, plant-based superfoods are the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet. Powerful Plant-Based Superfoods features 50 top superfoods and discusses their unique benefits and how they can be integrated into your diet for incredible health and amazing taste. From local superfoods—like greens, berries, and garlic—to more exotic superfoods—like maca, cacao, and yacon—Powerful Plant-Based Superfoods also includes 50 nutrient-rich recipes that are all naturally vegan and gluten free. From Berry Lavender Ice Cream and Mesquite Sweet Potato Hash to Luscious Cashew Cream Spinach Soup and Carob Bark, you can begin to work superfoods into your daily diet—effortlessly and deliciously—one meal and snack at a time. A beautiful compilation of information, tips, recipes, and photos, Powerful Plant-Based Superfoods will inspire you to start working with superfoods in your own kitchen to upgrade your diet and your health.




How to Grow & Eat Your Own Superfoods


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A step-by-step guide to planting your own fruit and vegetable garden—and growing your own healthy and nutritious superfoods. Gardening is where science meets art, where nature meets nurture and where food and health unite. In an age of clean eating and fad diets, the term superfood has become synonymous with inflated prices and overstated claims about the disease-fighting, anti-aging, life-enhancing powers these foods possess. Sales of fruits and vegetables like kale, beetroot, and blueberries have skyrocketed, encouraging us to spend money on products that have traveled miles around the country or even the globe only to sit in a supermarket wrapped in plastic for days. Becky Dickinson’s How to Grow & Eat Your Own Superfoods weeds out the hype and unearths the secrets of what makes a food super. Discover a wide array of fruits and vegetables all with their own super qualities, and learn how to sow and plant them yourself, free from chemicals and full of goodness. In the comprehensive A to Z directory of crops, you’ll find nutritional information for all kinds of fruits and vegetables, followed by practical advice for planting and growing, plus mouthwatering recipes for making the most of your harvest. Experience the delight of following your food’s journey from seed to plate, and the gratification of picking and eating your own produce. Indulge your taste buds with tasty, nutritious meals by taking control of what you eat and growing your way to better health.




Superfoods from the Garden


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Superfoods from the Garden is the latest--and most important--book by Michael van Straten, the bestselling author and one of the most respected names in the world of complementary medicine and natural health care. A lifelong believer that good health comes first and foremost from the food you eat, in this book Michael brings together his three passions--spreading the word on good health the natural way, organic gardening, and producing fantastic meals from freshly harvested food. With chapters devoted to each fruit and vegetable family, Michael begins by detailing the different health benefits of each food--for example, did you know that a generous serving of fresh peas supplies all the vitamin B1 you need for a day, or that leeks have a strong antibacterial effect and offer protection against stomach cancer? Once you have decided which crops to grow, Michael explains how to cultivate and nurture your plants. As a dedicated organic gardener, Michael offers tips, techniques, and shortcuts to help you to achieve the best harvest ever. Finally, each chapter concludes with a great collection of recipes, all devised to capture the goodness of the ingredients. * This is the book for anyone who wants to eat better and boost their immunity to disease and infection. * Includes a wealth of useful tips and techniques on growing your own organic crops as well as delicious recipes to use with your produce. * Michael van Straten is one of the best-known names in the world of complementary medicine and natural health care.




Nutrition Garden Guide


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The Superfood Garden makes a lot of sense! Growing your own Superfood has many benefits, both financial and for your health. Each of the 24 vegetables presented in this Guide is easy to grow in all climate zones. Many can be grown in containers and on balconies. The nutritional information provided illustrates how healthy these foods are. Regular consumption provides all the nutrients and vitamins required for vitality and well-being. Spinach, kale and pumpkins are outstanding storehouse of goodness. All 24 vegetables assist with weight loss and maintenance. Growing your own superfoods is environemntally friendly, provides certainty of origin and ensures the absence of agricultural poisons. In addition you have absolute control when to harvest your food. Vegetables that ripen in the garden have more nutrients than supermarket vegetables that have been picked early and often shipped long distances.




Master Plants Cookbook


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"Food isn't just food, it can be medicine! A whole food, plant-based diet can help prevent and even reverse chronic diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease, while also promoting a healthy weight. Far from being a fad, knowing the health benefits of certain foods have become "must-have" information for many households--but the big question is: "How do I make it delicious?" The Master Plants Cookbook, complied by the founder and editor of Naked Food magazine, features the 33 essential superfoods that can help readers achieve that optimum health. Even better, it also offers more than 100 mouthwatering and easy recipes that are detoxifying, anti-allergen, immune-boosting, and promote weight loss. From avocados and beets to sweet potatoes and spinach, The Master Plants Cookbook will inspire readers to try these health-promoting, radiant super foods--and spark a new love for real, organic cuisine that pack a powerful healing punch."--Amazon.com.