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by Patsy Catsos MS Rdn LD (Author)
Would it make life easier to have a cookbook laser-focused on your low-FODMAP diet, with recipes you don't even have to think about? If you are using the FODMAP approach to manage your irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), this cookbook is the one You can enjoy the recipes in this collection with no modification, no regrets and no apologies, whether you are feeding the family or entertaining. Patsy Catsos, best-selling author of IBS-Free at Last , shares tools with you including: 122 flavorful recipes, each one suitable for a low-FODMAP diet and made with whole, real foods; lists of high- and low-FODMAP foods and ingredients, based on the latest research; everyday and special occasion menus; recipe modification tips. If you've struggled to cook without wheat flour, onions, garlic, pasta, bread, canned chicken stock, and bottled salad dressings, this book will set you free
Author Biography
Patsy Danehy Catsos, M.S., R.D.N, L.D., is a nutritionist on a mission to reduce pain and improve quality of life for clients with digestive health issues, especially irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO). The days of over-generalized advice for people with stomach problems are over. Advising everyone with IBS to "eat more fiber" and "avoid red meat, alcohol, and caffeine" just doesn't cut it anymore. Patsy doesn't believe in one-size-fits-all diets; she helps you discover the diet that works for you. Her trailblazing book, IBS-Free at Last! (Pond Cove Press, 2009) introduced U.S. health care providers and consumers to an exciting and effective dietary program for finding and eliminating food triggers for irritable bowel syndrome. In 2013, the second edition of her book was translated into Spanish. Patsy is the editor of the blog IBSfree.net, and an expert contributor to Sharecare.com, an interactive social Q/A platform created by Jeff Arnold and Dr. Mehmet Oz, in partnership with Harpo Studios, HSW International, Sony Pictures Television, and Discovery Communications. She has been consulted for expert comments in numerous publications, including WebMD, Today's Dietitian, SpryLiving.com, Bloomberg.com, Blisstree.com, EmpowHer.com, CatchingHealth.com, Clinical Nutrition Insight and Consumer Reports Shop Smart Magazine. Patsy provides continuing professional education to other dietitians on the delivery of the FODMAP elimination diet. Ms. Catsos earned a B.S. in Nutritional Science from Cornell University and an M.S. in Nutrition at Boston University. She completed her internship at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital. Ms. Catsos maintains a private practice in Portland, Maine. She is a professional member of the Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of American and the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, and she is a past-president of the Maine Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
