Food & Your Health - Essays & Recipes: Collection 1 Paperback – November 24, 2015

This is not your typical book. But that is to be expected, because Alain Braux is not your typical Chef. Chef Braux is a lighthearted, direct, intelligent, wise and knowledgeable man. He is often funny and yet completely serious at the same time. The same can be said for thisbook. It is lighthearted, direct, intelligent, funny, and yet quite serious. Moreover, this book is as chalk full of knowledge from a strong and proud tradition of French cuisine as it is from centuries-old tried-and-true nutritional wisdom. And if you have ever heard his podcast, the book reads very much like a conversation with Chef Braux. It is endearing, sometimes delivering information - arguably philosophy - in the form of rhetorical questions. That said, it is by no means confusing or hard to understand. Quite the reverse in fact.Another atypical aspect of this book is the breadth of subjects covered. The format in which it is written lends itself to flexibility, enabling Chef Braux to cover everything from how to shop more effectively to how to keep your employees happy while they work. And all the while Chef Braux manages to stay focused on you and your life and your health.And: Yes! There are tons of recipes in here (over 100 pages). In fact this book could easily have been split into two books, the first being focused on nutritional wisdom, and the latter exclusively full of yummy recipes.Given Chef Braux's impressive background (as an award-winning Executive Chef and Nutrition Therapist; an Amazon.com best-selling Author; a speaker and panelist on food allergies, Paleo and GMO issues; an expert in food allergies and diets; and, perhaps most importantly, an expert in how to eat to extend your life, especially for those stricken with disease), Chef Braux's book Food & Your Health can best be summarized in one sentence, taken from the first few pages: "Let me tell you how I see my food." And I will tell you this: the way Chef Braux sees food is a perspective that will leave you motivated, enthusiastic, lighthearted, and with a healthy attitude to food (literally and figuratively), and for all of us - not just those struggling with their relationship to food - that is a good perspective.This book comes with my high recommendation.

Chef Alain subliminally educates the reader on the health benefits of his sensible recipes made with nutrient dense ingredients. His essays gift the reader with simply extraordinary information as he travels through his personal culinary story. He focuses on using real foods, suggests contemporary practical & convenient techniques, all the while addressing non gluten foods for Celiac Disease, food for Autism, GMO avoidance, cholesterol-lowering foods, free range vs cage free, antibiotic-free beef, the cost of not eating in season, and much more. He charmingly sneaks in “I told you so” lectures & GMO warnings!Jocelyn Lee, Executive Chef ~ CEO - Gourmet In Motion