Root to Stem - A seasonal guide to natural recipes and remedies for everyday life

Root to Stem is a seasonal and holistic approach to health that puts plants, herbs and nature at the heart of how we live and eat. It is a new kind of guide that links individual health to our communities and the planet''s health to sustain us all.''br>br>This perfect companion to the seasons, this book will show you how to take greater control over your own health and well-being, treat everyday ailments, and ensure the sustainability of the planet through discovering how to forage, grow, or shop for plant- and herb-based foods and products. Including:br>br> Detox in the spring with sorrel, cleavers and nettles. br> Harvest summer lime leaf shoots to soothe digestive upsets and feed gut microbes. br> Bake a Lammas loaf to celebrate the autumnal equinox.br> Boost your winter immunity with red berries, purple potatoes and rosehips. br>br>Root-to-stem eating encourages you to use every edible part of plant, including the leaves, skin, seeds and stalks.br>br>Travelling through the four seasons, expert medical herbalist Alex Laird shares the natural ingredients that are available on your doorstep, simple delicious recipes and easy-to-make herbal remedies.>

Product details

• Authors: Alex Laird
• Assisted by: Peach Doble (Illustration)
• Publisher: Penguin Life
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.04.2019
• EAN: 9780241371213
• ISBN: 978-0-241-37121-3
• No. of pages: 256
• Dimensions: 117 mm x 187 mm x 21 mm
• Subjects: Guides > Health; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > Holistic medicine; Nature / Plants / Flowers, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Botany, Vegetarian cookery, COOKING / Vegetarian, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Diets, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Horticulture, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition, HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / Immune & Autoimmune, COOKING / Vegan, NATURE / Seasons, NATURE / Plants / Mushrooms, COOKING / Methods / Raw Food, Environmental medicine, Conservation of the environment, Social impact of environmental issues, Plant Ecology, Cookery for specific diets and conditions, Vegetarian Cookery and vegetarianism, Gardening: plants and cultivation guides, Sustainable agriculture, Popular medicine and health, Commercial horticulture, Horticulture, Gardening with native plants, Botany and plant sciences