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by Kathryn Cassady (Author), Annika Angelo (Author)
Eat to Focus isn't just another cookbook: it's a resource you will use for the rest of your life that teaches you how to best help your ADHD symptoms according to both current neuronutritional research and the ancient science of Ayurveda. You'll learn about the way of eating that best helps focus and emotional regulation. The nutrients that help dopamine the most. What being energetically imbalanced is like, and how to use Ayurvedic principles to feel grounded.
The best part though? If you've ever felt like food was one more thing to figure out, this is your permission slip to let that go. You don't need to track, optimize, or overthink anymore.
Just eat. The recipes will do the rest.
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The Eat to Focus Cookbook was created by people with ADHD, for people with ADHD who are tired of choosing what to eat and confused about what will help. Each recipe:
- Is built with ideal protein, fat, and fiber ratios per the current science
- Emphasizes foods with nutrients that help ADHD the most
- Is sorted by energy level, because each day is different
- Has simple, bolded instructions if you're the type who gets overwhelmed with information
- If you crave precision or have less experience, there are also detailed, exact instructions
- Incorporates the vikriti (your current Ayurvedic imbalance) for those who want to balance Ayurvedic energies
At every turn, it blends modern neuroscience - what we now know about ADHD, dopamine, digestion, and nutrient deficiencies - with the ancient science of Ayurveda, a healing system that has supported attention, mood, and energy for thousands of years. Ayurveda doesn't treat you like a machine. It treats you like the complex network of systems that you are in relationship with your external environment. It observes your fire, your fog, your overstimulation, and other ailments you combat, and offers remedies and preventatives that bring you
back into balance.
We built these recipes to do just this: bring you back into balance. They're not restrictive. They don't ask you to eliminate joy. They're here to fill you - your stomach, your spirit, your nervous system, your brain. They're full of protein and plants. Herbs that soothe. Spices that focus. Fats that fuel. Recipes that steady you from the inside out, rooted in wisdom and backed by science.
For the first time, you don't need to choose between ancient and modern healing methods. You don't need to choose between feeding your body and feeding your whole Self. But you do need a starting point.
Welcome to our table.
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The Eat to Focus Cookbook is filled with 70+ delicious dinners, breakfasts, snacks, and drinks that are designed to be both accessible and nutrient-dense to optimize your brain and nervous system. You'll find yourself making the Sesame Almond Energy Bites weekly for easy pick-me-ups when it's hard to eat. You'll crave the Mediterranean Frittata and end up making enough for morning meal prep. Your kids will ask for the Chicken Chili whenever it gets a bit cold out.
With the majority of the recipes vegetarian and gluten-free, The Eat to Focus Cookbook is designed for anyone trying to eat more plants and protein. Get your copy today and start your journey toward your most balanced Self.
