Antonsson - The Gut Health Cookbook Low-FODMAP Vegetarian Recipes for IBS and Sensitive Stomachs by Sofia Antonsson (2020)

Ive had IBS since I went to high school, and I know how hard it is to constantly have to think about your gut and make allowances for it. Thanks to FODMAP (which you will shortly find out more about), I no longer need to think about my gut as often. Ive also had the opportunity to help thousands of people get happier guts just by changing their diets. After writing two cookbooks, a book on bread, and a factual book on the gut, its finally happened: I get to write a vegetarian cookbook for those who suffer from IBS. Finally anyone with a sensitive gut can eat vegetarian! Vegetarian food has gone from being synonymous with an alternative lifestyle to being commonplace at the dinner table. More and more of us want to reduce meat consumption, and no one bats an eye if you ask for a vegetarian meal these days.

Whether youve just discovered vegetarianism, are an old hand, or just someone who wants to eat less meat, but not go completely vegetarian, this book is for you. Especially if you have a gut thats not quite in balance, which is very common. If you have IBS, a gut that likes to remind you of its presence, or are vegetarian or vegan and hate walking around like a huge gas factory, then carry on reading. The recipes in this book are adapted for a FODMAP diet, which is the most effective method there is to reduce stomach problems. We really need to do something to save our planet, and reducing meat consumption is an important but fairly easy solution. If you know about the FODMAP diet, you might be thinking, but how can you combine this with a vegetarian diet? This is where this book comes into the picture.

It will guide those of you who follow a FODMAP diet and at the same time want to reduce meat consumption and eat a more green diet. Ill be holding your hand to make sure its as easy as possible for you because it shouldnt be more complicated just because you want to eat less meat; that can cause more stress, and, as we know, stress is not good for the gut. I want to make the whole thing much easier, so that those of you with a troublesome gut can make the choice not to eat meat. This book is also a bit of a personal mission. We really need to do something to save our planet, and reducing meat consumption is an important but fairly easy solution. Sofia Antonsson Certified Dietician Belly Balance Can you really not eat anything anymore? Arsenic in your rice, colon cancer from meat, cyanide in flaxseed, flame retardants in salmon, carcinogenics in mushroomsthe list is endless. Sofia Antonsson Certified Dietician Belly Balance Can you really not eat anything anymore? Arsenic in your rice, colon cancer from meat, cyanide in flaxseed, flame retardants in salmon, carcinogenics in mushroomsthe list is endless.

If you are interested in eating healthily there is a lot to think about. You might be thinking that there is no point in this food stuff and you might as well pop a pill instead. Food is not the most fantastic thing ever. If we look at it from the point of view that choosing the right food can keep us fit and healthy, then things suddenly seem a bit easier and more fun. In addition, there is constant research telling us that we can influence aging and the risk of illness by the food choices we make. Despite all the warnings, there is rarely any risk when we eat a normal amount, but as with everything in life, we shouldnt overconsume.

My tip: Eat a normal amount of everything and you will be fine. Im talking about balanceeven if it sounds a bit boring. YOU ARE WHAT YOU DONT EAT The free from movement has well and truly taken hold. Fifty percent of Swedes now regularly eat products labeled free from such as gluten-free and lactose-free foods, despite only around 1 to 3 percent having celiac disease (gluten intolerance), and around 5 percent being lactose intolerant. There is a bit of a difference between fact and reality, in other words. What is the reason for this? One reason is that food is strongly related to who we are and our identity, and by choosing to eat some foods over others, we reflect who we are.

To select some foods over others is also a sort of revolt against the establishment, or even the medical profession. Many people think, if I dont get help Ill find another way or do it myself . The fact that doctors have gone from being gods to merely being guides is because many people are taking their health in their own hands. Any dietary changes that lead to better health are of course good, but if you have IBS, it is not always best to start meddling with it yourself. The risk is that you remove the wrong things and end up in a circle of constant testing. This causes more stress, which is certainly not going to help your stomach.

My tip: Learn about what you can eat, and choose to add, rather than remove, foods. Learn about what you can eat, and choose to add, rather than remove, foods. FOOD 2.0 We dont just want to eat food because it tastes good anymore; food also needs to give us something. We seem to need even more due to our intensive lifestyle (high tempo, focus on achievement, and so on), which leads to us to needing more nutrients. We feel good if we add some anti-inflammatory turmeric, or eat food that feeds our gut flora, or know the name of the farm that grows our carrots, or what feed the animals have been eating. But is it really as simple as drinking a shot and then everything is hunky dory? Sadly not.