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Nourishing Transformations: Recipes and Stories For Loving and Living Well, makes learning palatable by combining the ingredients of a cook book with heart opening stories embedded with nutrition principles. While pretending not to be a comprehensive cook book or nutrition book, the described practices are designed to increase health for individuals and families without having to adhere to strict dietary rules or fad diet philosophies. Using higher quality ingredients and simple cooking methods, there are ideas to prepare delicious, healthy meals in 30 minutes. This book is a guide for those interested in enhancing their energy and optimizing weight balance. Creating loving and fun around the dinner table is emphasized as a good ole tradition that feeds the heart, mind and soul.
A brief summary of nutritional principles presented as 'Secret Sauces' is one example of how this book encapsulates easy ways for people to learn healthful practices. The purpose of teaching nutrition in this way is to enhance nutrient density by highlighting quality of foods consumed, and to raise awareness of how cooking methods improve absorbability. The stories lead the reader in a 'how to transform' old favorite family recipes into a higher quality nutrition. Life lessons at the end of each section, emphasize underlying meaning that individuals and families can incorporate into their lives. The book is not just a cook book or a story book. It's a healing manual for the heart. Loving is communicated in myriad of ways and is ultimately the most healing ingredient of any meal.
About the author
Diane is a physician assistant. Her career focus has been nutritional and lifestyle medicine. She complements this perspective with a Master's degree in Applied Psychology from the University of Santa Monica, along with a Doctorate in Spiritual Science, focusing on her own integrated model of stress management.
Either as a facilitator, consultant, or health coach, Diane Botticelli assists individuals to discover their unique brand of creativity to responsibly create what they truly want. All Diane's work emphasizes personal empowerment, personal fulfillment, self-care and nutrition. She developed a school-based clinic for teens to prevent the spread of HIV, promote self-care and healthy relationships. She facilitated groups for women healing from cancer at the Cherubim Foundation. She founded a community medical program to prevent postpartum depression for single young mothers. Diane developed and facilitated youth human potential programs for organizations such as Students For A Better Tomorrow, Insight Seminars Youth Programs and A World Fit For Kids Foundation.
Currently, she lives with her husband, Dr. Philip Barr, in Missouri where together they provide integrative medical consultations and health coaching and workshops at conscioushealthconsultants.com
