Mediterranean Diet Cookbook or Driven to Distraction

Mediterranean Diet Cookbook: A Delicious Alternative for Lifelong Health

Author: Nancy Harmon Jenkins

What's the best diet for good health? It seems too good to be true, but actually it's one with great classic dishes like tabbouleh and bouillabaisse...pasta, risotto, and couscous...fassoulia, ratatouille, gazpacho...the savory flavors of spices and garlic...breads, succulent olives, wine, and LDL cholesterol-reducing olive oil. The evidence is backed up by the scientific papers presented at the landmark 1993 International Conference on Diets of the Mediterranean co-sponsored by the Harvard School of Public Health and Oldways Preservation and Exchange Trust.

Publishers Weekly

Though many authors have tackled the healthful recipes of the Mediterranean, Jenkins is not simply following a fad. She brings her understanding of the culture, gained through years of living and working in the region, to the task of writing a comprehensive cookbook. Jenkins gives practical advice on how to gradually implement the Mediterranean diet at home, urging us to eat more fruits, grains and vegetables, reduce meat and fat intake, cook with olive oil instead of butter, serve plain bread at every meal to increase consumption of carbohydrates, and -- perhaps hardest of all -- to set aside time for meals every day, "building a sense of food as a fundamentally communal, shared experience.'' Jenkins's recipes, though not always inventive, are faithful to the originals and demonstrate her appreciation for the vagaries of cooking well with fresh foodstuffs that may not always yield the same measures. She unfolds the common threads of cuisine that unite the Mediterranean, acknowledging regional variations that lend piquancy.

Library Journal

Like a number of recent books on this topic, Jenkins's book is no doubt inspired by a 1993 Harvard conference on the health benefits of "the Mediterranean diet''-that is, the Mediterranean cuisines that have always emphasized grains, beans, and vegetables over red meat and olive oil over butter. Jenkins, a food writer and culinary historian, includes more than 200 recipes from all over the region, from Italy's Panzanella to Lebanese Garlicky Roast Chicken to Turkish-Style Winter Vegetables. The text is readable and informative, with lots of boxes on ingredients, techniques, and the various cuisines, and the recipes are good, certainly not "diet food.'' Martha Rose Shulman's Mediterranean Light (LJ 4/15/89) was one of the first titles in this area and still one of the better ones, but most collections will want to add Jenkins's book.

BookList

The word "diet" smacks of deprivation. Jenkins' advice? Limit red meat, sugar, and dairy products, substituting instead olive oil, vegetables and legumes, breads, and fruits. Her long residence in Tuscany, plus her food writing background, results in unusual recipes among the more than 200 featured; in addition to such familiar staples as fish, soups, and minestrone, she includes treats from all over the Mediterranean, including Armenian pizza and Spanish chicken with sweet peppers. Sidebars and personal introductions to many of the recipes, along with nutritional data, supply encouragement for healthy living, not just dieting.

Driven to Distraction: Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through Adulthood

Author: Edward M MD Hallowell

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Procrastination. Disorganization. Distractibility. Millions of adults have long considered these the hallmarks of a lack of self-discipline. But for many, these and other problems in school, at work and in social relationships are actually symptoms of an inborn neurological problem: ADD, or Attention Deficit Disorder.

Through vivid stories of the experiences of their patients -- both adults and children -- Dr. Edward R. Hallowell and Dr. John J. Ratey show the varied forms ADD takes -- from the hyperactive search for high stimulation to the floating inattention of daydreaming -- and the transforming impact of precise diagnosis and treatment.

Driven to Distraction is a must listen for everyone intrigued by the workings of the human mind.

Library Journal

Hallowell and Ratey offer a fine addition to literature on ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder). The authors employ a broad, general definition of ADD (``high-energy, action-oriented, bottom-line, gotta-run-type people'') and continually emphasize the special, positive qualities of people with ADD. They describe how ADD affects adults--many Americans mistakenly think of it as a childhood curse--and explain how the American temperament helps create ADD-like symptoms. Best of all are the stories and case studies of myriad folks who have dealt successfully with their diagnosis. A state-by-state list of support groups are included in this excellent approach to an intriguing subject.-- Linda Beck, Indian Valley P.L., Telford, Pa.

Table of Contents:

	Preface: A Personal Perspective
1	What Is Attention Deficit Disorder?	3
2	"I Sang in My Chains Like the Sea": The Child with ADD	41
3	"Sequence Ravelled Out of Sound": Adult ADD	70
4	Living and Loving with ADD: ADD in Couples	107
5	The Big Struggle: ADD and the Family	126
6	Parts of the Elephant: Subtypes of ADD	151
7	How Do I Know if I Have It? The Steps Toward Diagnosis	195
8	What Can You Do About It? The Treatment of ADD	215
9	A Local Habitation and a Name: The Biology of ADD	269
	Acknowledgments	287
	Appendix: Where to Find Help	289
	Index	305