The Essential Arthritis Cookbook: Kitchen Basics for People With Arthritis, Fibromyalgia and Other Chronic Pain and Fatigue

by Sarah L. Morgan (editor)

Explores the relationship between diet and arthritis. Demonstrates how diet can reduce pain, swelling, and stiffness. Presents methods for changing eating and cooking habits. Contains over 100 original, low-fat recipes with nutritional analysis and diabetic exhanges provided.

Genres: Cookbooks

266 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1995

Reviews

[Sage]

good: Useful section on lifestyle and kitchen tool adaptations for people with chronic pain, including illustrations to improve a patient's ability to cook for oneself without further damaging hands. The focus on incorporating rest periods into recipes is only logic, but is something people never think to do. Nice inclusion of discussion on soft food diet and dealing with chronic thirst (a common medication side effect). Some recipes look pretty tasty.

eh: written at a VERY basic reading level, presumably for elderly readers with serious cognition loss. was published years before anyone ever heard of an anti-inflammatory diet OR the dangers of plastic. focuses mainly on rheumatoid arthritis and gout, in terms of nutrition info.

[Weatherly Webb]

This book has some of the best tips for cooking with mobility impairment or fatigue I have seen. Sadly, the recipes look dated and uninteresting, and I think some of the nutritional recommendations may be out of date.

[Carrie]

Sadly, and positively, this book gave me permission to sit down in the kitchen and to take breaks. I really appreciated that!