Book Name: Super Foods for Awesome Memory
Author: Shipra Khanna
Publisher: Rupa
Rating: 4.7/5
Book Blurb: We are what we eat and so our memory is linked to food. The helplessness that overwhelms us when one forgets a name can be embarrassing. In this age of instant googling, this is just the start of the ebbing process where memory is gradually relegated to a shrinking space in our brains. Enter Master Chef India shipra Khanna who tells you about the fish that helps you meditate or a walnut that prevents you from going nuts. This amazing book of recipes brings to us on a platter the food that helps us in strengthening our mind and memory. And this food is to be found not in some exotic location but in our own kitchen. Try her recipes and see for yourself how you can fight the complacency and sloth that come in the way of your exercise and positive action, thereby making for a better life. From chicken recipes that keep ageing away to recipes made with coconut oil that help fight memory loss, super foods for awesome memory is the book you will never forget.
Review: Shipra Khanna shares her knowledge in this wonderful and erudite book that tells about the foods we must eat in order to have a healthier body. She lists the benefits of ingredients and then shares a couple of recipes that have been given in brief and can be easily understood by all. This book can serve as a handy guide whenever you are in the mood for a nutritious and mouth-watering meal.
While most recipes are well known, she also manages to provide some unconventional recipes such as a beetroot kebab, a beetroot milkshake and even a soup.
“Both body and mind work as a guru-shishya team-the slave master team.”
She lists out the health benefit of green leafy vegetables and even the dry fruits such as almonds. If you have an unhealthy lifestyle and are looking to set matters right, this book could serve as your food Bible.
From the health benefits of salmon, chicken, broccoli to soups, she’s covered it all. Shipra has carefully collected recipes and compiled them in a wholesome manner in this book. A must-read book. the pictures accompanying the book are an added delight.