Judith Finlayson

I enjoyed looking through this cookbook for recipes to cook for myself. I saved a couple of them in Evernote to try later, the Lentil Sloppy Joes and a spinach and artichoke dip. One of the common threads in the recipes, I noticed, was using a skillet to pre-cook before mixing everything together in the slow cooker. I guess this shows that I'm accustomed to just opening cans and dumping the contents into a crockpot, then shaking in a few spices. Time to try cooking in two pots/pans instead show more of one! :-) show less

Easy-to-read overview of epigenetic and other non-genetic factors (including the microbiome) that affect lifelong health.

The book reads like a special edition of a magazine, with plenty of pretty sidebars and colorful headings.

It's also full of practical advice, about which foods to eat or which supplements to take, but I didn't find much that was rigorously argued.

A good book for somebody with no knowledge of the subject and who'd prefer to have a friendly survey with specific dietary show more suggestions. It's not a book for delving deeply into the issues or for understanding the scientific details. show less

There are a few great recipes in this book, but a good number of them are somewhat bland and uninspiring. Too many of these recipes are not genuine slow cooker recipes, they require a good deal of advanced cooking before the final step of putting them in a slow cooker occurs.

Honestly, I could probably find these on the Internet easier. Or have some variation of my own already.