Susan - Dr. Susans Light and Healthy Meals

Dear Friend,

I am thrilled that you have given yourself the gift of my book, Dr. Susans Light and Healthy Meals . My book is full of incredibly delicious whole food recipes that taste great and are quick and easy to prepare. Whole foods are full of many essential nutrients. They also provide a flavor and fragrance to dishes that are much more satisfying than dishes made with lower quality, refined and processed foods.

The recipes that I have created for you in this book are very healthy, full of essential nutrients and delicious! Best of all, they are also simple and easy to prepare. I have found that meals that are too complicated dont work for most people. Many of us lead full, active lives and do not have the time to spend endless hours in the kitchen. Unlike many recipes that take a lot of time to prepare, mine are simple and easy to make. I create my dishes with many shortcuts to arrive at delectable results, using the highest quality ingredients that will provide you with a wide range of health benefits.

I have been developing whole food-based light and healthy recipes for many years, both for my family and for my patients. As a wife and mother, I needed to develop recipes that my family would enjoy and thrive on. I am also a medical doctor specializing in the field of alternative medicine so healthy diet and nutrition has always been a very important emphasis in my medical practice. I needed to provide my patients with recipes and meal plans that were full of the essential nutrients that they need to restore their health and well-being.

In my clinical practice, I have worked with every imaginable health issue including patients suffering from symptoms of chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, obesity, high blood pressure, allergies, arthritis, lupus, heart disease, cancer and the list goes on and on. I have been very impressed over the years by the important role that healthy, whole food diets can play in helping to resolve these health issues. Ive had a chance to see firsthand the incredible power of healing that healthy nutrition has brought to many thousands of my patients.

As a result of my research in the field of diet and nutrition, I have customized simple and easy to implement dietary and nutritional programs for my patients that have successfully helped to restore their health and wellness. In listening to their needs, I found that my patients needed easy and practical ways to be able to create a healthy whole food-based diet. They needed quick and light recipes that they could use in their busy lives to avoid the trap of depending on eating fast foods on the run or snacking on convenience foods with their high fat content, empty calories and laden with unhealthy additives.

My recipes are free from processed foods and empty calories as well as food that create undue stress in the body. As a result, all of my recipes are also gluten-free, dairy-free and sugar-free. These common, high stress ingredients worsen every imaginable health problems including inflammatory conditions, autoimmune diseases, chronic fatigue, depression, anxiety, heart disease, diabetes, allergies and many other health conditions. I use, instead, healthy substitutions in all of my recipes that build and restore the body instead of breaking it down.

While you can purchase gluten-free foods, dairy substitutes and healthier sweeteners in health food stores and many supermarkets, I have also included many wonderful easy to prepare recipes for homemade nondairy milks, cream cheese and sour cream. All off the cheeses used in the recipes are dairy-free. My recipes use only gluten-free grains. When sweeteners are called for, I avoid table sugar and use healthier alternatives.

While avoiding products with cow's milk, several recipes do use small amount of goat cheese which is much better tolerated if you suffer from allergies to cow's milk. I have found that goat milk is much easier to digest and its fat is more easily emulsified within the body.

The results of my dietary programs have been fantastic. My patients who were trying to shed unwanted pounds have found that my recipes were ideal as part of a weight loss program. I have also had patients use my recipes to support their level of energy and vitality, enhance their sports performance or simply provide them with highly nutritious, easy to make meals for their active and busy lives.

I have been delighted over the years with the benefits that my dietary and nutritional programs have produced for my patients and, often, for their families. Not only have my patients been thrilled with their newly regained health, but their entire families have benefited as well. Many patients have told me that their family members have lost weight; their blood pressure and cholesterol levels have gone down; their immune functions have improved with fewer colds, flues, and allergies; and even their arthritis joint pains have disappeared. They have also told me that their children are healthier and have fewer school absences for colds and other infections. You and your family can enjoy all of these health benefits by using my light, quick and healthy meals, too!

This book is full of delectable and nutritious recipes as well as much useful information about whole food ingredients and their health and nutritional benefits. I have divided the book into two parts.

In Part I, I have included important information on the health and nutritional benefits of the main types of foods that make up a healthy whole food diet. All of the recipes in this book are based on using the highest quality, most nutritious ingredients. These include fresh fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes, seeds and nuts and omega-3 rich seafood and poultry.

I have developed these light, easy to prepare and healthy recipes so that they would have great taste and texture as well as support your health and wellness. My recipes will help to support abundant energy, balanced mood, strong immunity, healthy, glowing skin and hormonal health. Each recipe contains a combination of ingredients that will create great benefits for you and your family.

Part II is the best of all! It contains more than 110 delicious, simple to prepare whole food based recipes that I have developed for you to enjoy. I have included a wide range of scrumptious and light soups, salads, sandwiches, one dish meals and luscious desserts. Each recipe contains a unique combination of ingredients that will support your health, optimal weight, abundant energy and even sports performance and vitality on the job.

You will find that my light and healthy recipes easy to follow and simple and quick to make. I hope that you enjoy these recipes as much as I have enjoyed creating them.

Love,

Dr. Susan