Overview

For over a decade, Food as Medicine Everyday (FAME) has empowered readers to take charge of their health by providing practical nutrition guidance along with delicious whole foods recipes. This second edition updates and expands nutrition information, adds more than ten new recipes, and inspires a healthy relationship with food. Whether you're a healthcare professional, educator, individual, or busy family, this new edition offers the tools to sustain healthy dietary changes. Learn to read food labels, create a FAME plate, support improved digestion and balanced blood sugar, and incorporate strategies to optimize protein, healthy fat, and fiber intake. This book also serves as the nutrition guide for the FAME series, community-based nutrition and cooking workshops that have been implemented in teaching kitchens across the country. Food As Medicine Everyday: Reclaim Your Health With Whole Foods is thoroughly researched, beautifully written, and elegantly illustrated. It is clear that poor dietary choices are a major contributor to the growing prevalence of chronic diseases. Dr. Jackson and Dr. Briley remind us that food is medicine and a big part of the solution.

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Food as Medicine Everyday beautifully bridges the science of nutrition and everyday life. As an immunologist and gut microbiome researcher, I appreciate how this book translates complex biology into practical, evidence-based strategies for health. It's an empowering resource for anyone who wants to use nutrition to support resilience, balance, and long-term wellbeing. -Heather Zwickey, PhD Vice President of Research and Academic Excellence, NUNM, and Professor of Immunology, NUNM Food as Medicine Everyday complements the theory of inflammation which is the basic mechanism that triggers our most urgent health threats: heart attack and stroke. The best way to treat cardiovascular disease is to prevent it by taking ownership of our health through disciplined lifestyle choices. Thank you Dr. Jackson and Dr. Briley for providing elegant education and credible insight with helpful tools for making healthy choices. Your expertise has provided a lifesaving staple for our community as well as a much needed platform for educating our next generation of physicians! -Tracy Stevens, MD, FACC Cardiologist, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute Medical Director of Muriel I. Kauffman Women's Heart Center Food As Medicine Everyday is more than a nutrition guide-it's an empowering resource for cultivating long-term health through everyday choices. Grounded in science and full of practical strategies, it demonstrates how food can be a powerful tool for lasting health. Everyone can benefit from the wisdom in these pages. -Andrew Erlandsen, ND Dean, School of Undergraduate and Graduate Studies, NUNM, and Director, Food as Medicine Institute, NUNM

Author Information

Dr. Julie Briley received her naturopathic doctorate degree at the National University of Natural Medicine and her Bachelors of Science in Biology and Certificate in Environmental Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a co-founder of the Food As Medicine Institute at NUNM in Portland, Oregon. She helped develop and facilitate the FAME series and the FAME Educator training program. She has been a consultant for developing nutrition and naturopathic content and curriculum development. At her private clinical practice in Portland, Dr. Briley focuses on the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, addressing hormone imbalances, and optimizing digestive health. Dr. Briley's longstanding interest in community health and education was sparked through her research and teaching experience in the U.S and Latin America, including her service as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay. Dr. Courtney Jackson earned her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine from the National University of Natural Medicine (NUNM) and holds a Bachelor of Science in Resource Ecology Management from the University of Michigan. She is a co-founding physician of the Food as Medicine Institute at NUNM in Portland, Oregon, where she developed the Food as Medicine Everyday pro- gram. She is an experienced writer who has worked with academic and health- care organizations to develop evidence-based nutrition content. Dr. Jackson currently practices at a women's health clinic in Portland, where her clinical focus includes cardiometabolic health, perimenopause, and menopause management. Dr. Jackson also volunteers with organizations dedicated to strength- ening local food networks.

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