Hammersmith Health Books Paperback English
Healing from the Inside Out
Managing autoimmune disease with a whole-food plant-based diet
By Karen Lee
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There are more than 100 autoimmuneconditions, ranging from Hashimoto's (the major cause of underactive thyroid),through type 1 diabetes and lupus to multiple sclerosis (MS), rheumatoidarthritis and many less well-known conditions. Collectively, 10% of the UKpopulation was calculated to have one or more autoimmune conditions in 2023,and if you have one the risks of developing another are much higher. Nutritionist,health educator and MS patient Karen Lee provides an accessible and practicalguide to attainably and sustainably reducing inflammation through a plant-baseddiet, based on her experience of helping herself and others reverse theirsymptoms. It explains why whole plant foods help calm inflammation and promotehealing and includes inspiring stories of people who have transformed theirhealth this way as well as an extensive collection of recipes that will helpnewcomers to this style of eating get started, simply and easily.
There are more than 100 autoimmuneconditions, ranging from Hashimoto's (the major cause of underactive thyroid),through type 1 diabetes and lupus to multiple sclerosis (MS), rheumatoidarthritis and many less well-known conditions. Collectively, 10% of the UKpopulation was calculated to have one or more autoimmune conditions in 2023,and if you have one the risks of developing another are much higher. Nutritionist,health educator and MS patient Karen Lee provides an accessible and practicalguide to attainably and sustainably reducing inflammation through a plant-baseddiet, based on her experience of helping herself and others reverse theirsymptoms. It explains why whole plant foods help calm inflammation and promotehealing and includes inspiring stories of people who have transformed theirhealth this way as well as an extensive collection of recipes that will helpnewcomers to this style of eating get started, simply and easily.