Judith Finlayson

Easy-to-read overview of epigenetic and other non-genetic factors (including the microbiome) that affect lifelong health.

The book reads like a special edition of a magazine, with plenty of pretty sidebars and colorful headings.

It's also full of practical advice, about which foods to eat or which supplements to take, but I didn't find much that was rigorously argued.

A good book for somebody with no knowledge of the subject and who'd prefer to have a friendly survey with specific dietary suggestions. It's not a book for delving deeply into the issues or for understanding the scientific details.
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I enjoyed looking through this cookbook for recipes to cook for myself. I saved a couple of them in Evernote to try later, the Lentil Sloppy Joes and a spinach and artichoke dip. One of the common threads in the recipes, I noticed, was using a skillet to pre-cook before mixing everything together in the slow cooker. I guess this shows that I'm accustomed to just opening cans and dumping the contents into a crockpot, then shaking in a few spices. Time to try cooking in two pots/pans instead of one! :-)… (mere)