The Strang Cancer Prevention Center Cookbook: A Complete Nutrition and Lifestyle Plan to Dramatically Lower Your Cancer Risk (CLS.EDUCATION)

A comprehensive guide to cancer prevention The oldest cancer-prevention institute in the country, New York City's famed Strang Cancer Prevention Center advocates promoting cure through early detection. It has been instrumental in developing early screening and prevention programs as well as nutrition counseling. Now readers can benefit from the same topnotch advice the center provides for its clients. A remarkable collaboration of leading cancer prevention experts and America's top gourmet chefs, The Strang Cancer Prevention Center Cookbook presents cuttingedge nutritional and scientific data on cancer, as well as a tantalizing collection of health-inducing recipes. Complete with the latest information about the crucial link between diet and health, this book introduces nature's own powerful cancer-fighting agents such as the chemicals found in many fruits and vegetables. More than 150 recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, sides, entrees, and desserts are featured. Research has shown that up to 80 percent of all cancers can be prevented by the type of changes in diet and lifestyle outlined in this book.

Put nature's bounty to work in the fight to avert cancer

Research shows that up to 80 percent of all cancers can be prevented through diet and lifestyle changes. You can reduce your risk with a nutritional program based on variety, balance, and moderation. This collaboration between leading cancer prevention experts and top gourmet chefs shows that healthy eating can both fight cancer and please the palate.

One of the nation's leading cancer research facilities, the Strang Cancer Prevention Center has placed diet and lifestyle changes at the foreground of a prevention strategy. Much more than a simple cookbook, this unique resource presents cutting-edge nutritional and scientific data on cancer, along with tantalizing, healthy recipes. In The Strang Cancer Prevention Center Cookbook, you'll learn about:

• Using phytochemicals—the new functional foods—to promote good health
• How to determine the quality of your current diet—and improve it
• Making a delicious eating plan part of your cancer-preventing lifestyle
• Lifestyle modifications designed to minimize cancer risk

Chefs from such world-renowned restaurants as the Four Seasons, Galileo, and Union Square Cafe serve up more than 100 delicious recipes, including:

• Portobello Mushroom-Stuffed Chiles Rellenos
• Asparagus Salad with Black Truffles
• Herb- and Spice-Crusted Mahimahi with Watermelon Salsa
• Peach and Blueberry Crisp
• Warm Mango and Pear Soup with Fruit Sorbets

The best cure is always prevention. Discover how a healthy diet and lifestyle can keep you fit and cancer-free.

New York City's famed Strang Cancer Prevention Center is a leading cancer research centers that advocates promoting cure through early detection. Affiliated with the Cornell Medical Center, Strang is the oldest cancer-prevention institute in the country and has been instrumental in developing early screening and prevention programs, as well as nutrition counseling that stresses the major role of diet in cancer prevention. This updated edition of The Strang Cancer Prevention Center Cookbook, which was originally published by Dutton in 1998, includes the latest cutting-edge nutritional and scientific data on cancer.; Including contributions from many of the most distinguished chefs in America, this unique health book offers a tantalizing collection of more than 150 recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, sides, entrees, even desserts that are simple to prepare - and filled with nutrients. Complete with the very latest information about the crucial link between diet and health, The Strang Cancer Prevention Center Cookbook introduces nature's own powerful cancer-fighting agents, such as the phytochemicals found in many fruits and vegetables. In addition, the authors explore simple lifestyle goals that can further reduce one's risk of cancer Comprehensive and up-to-date, this cancer-fighting guide to good nutrition uses solid scientific data to assemble more than 150 recipes for soups, appetizers, salads, sides, entrees, and desserts that will help reduce the reader's exposure to carcinogens. Original. 15,000 first printing. CANCER IS A DEVASTATING DISEASE, responsible for shortening lives and throwing families into crisis.