Focused on balancing the body's pH content, Eating the Alkaline Way is both a cookbook and a lifestyle guide that promotes healthy living. Written by organic gourmet vegetarian cook Natasha Corrett and leading nutritional therapist Vicki Edgson, it's packed with recipes, tips, and tricks for tracking daily alkaline and acid intake. They clearly explain the principles and benefits of keeping a balanced diet, the role played by vitamins, carbs, andd protein; how to identify alkalizing and acid-forming food; and how an alkaline diet nourishes the body without stressing the digestive system. Flavorful recipes cover everything from a morning smoothie to salads, entrees, and even a good-night snack!
Natasha Corrett is a gourmet vegetarian chef and young entrepreneur. Her passion for cooking started at 16 in the kitchens of her father’s restaurant and her interests in nutrition stem from a personal quest to be healthier. Since launching Honestly Healthy in 2010, Natasha has become the leader of alkaline cooking and has trained chefs to cook the Honestly Healthy way in five-star hotels in Mauritius, the Maldives and in London. Her pioneering food delivery service – Fridge Fill – provides UK customers with delicious and bespoke ready-made cleanses and plans. She is passionate about the way in which the food industry is affecting our environment, so her message of eating alternative healthy foods runs more than skin deep. She is also a contributor to Harper’s Bazaar online, Women’s Health, Huffington Post and Positive Luxury.
VICKI EDGSON was a practising nutritional therapist for over 20 years. She has written and co-authored 10 titles on nutrition/health and fitness, including the best-sellers Honestly Healthyand Honestly Healthy for Life, and contributed to many leading magazines and online forums including Harper's Bazaar, Tatler, Red, Elle, Women's Health, Healthy, Cosmopolitan, and Psychologies. She co-founded The Food Doctor business and has worked with health-food companies including Honestly Healthy, Abel & Cole and Bounce Foods. She has appeared on television in Fat Nation for the BBC and Diet Doctors for Channel Five, and contributed to the BBC's Breakfast Show and ITV's Lorraine.