Food As Medicine Everyday: Reclaim Your Health With Whole Foods

"Food as medicine" is a powerful approach to health and healing, intimately woven into naturopathic medical education.  Dr. Jackson and Dr. Briley remind us that poor dietary choices are a major element in the exploding issues of chronic disease. What nutrients does the body need for healthy functioning? What foods have these nutrients? When shopping for these foods and preparing them, what strategies are helpful? What is a balanced meal?  There are invaluable sections on how to read food labels, on healthy snacks for kids and strategies for converting kids’ unhealthy eating patterns. Mealtime is tasty and uncomplicated with the wonderful recipes provided. Designed for families, the authors are family guides themselves, each with young children and busy professional lives. Food As Medicine Everyday: Reclaim Your Health With Whole Foods is thoroughly researched, beautifully written and elegantly illustrated while serving up a winning combination of information and practical application for the busy modern family.

"Drs. Julie Briley and Courtney Jackson have filled an enormous gap in the field of medical nutrition. They offer for the first time a well documented, but easy-to-read, pathway to healthy eating that can be trusted by everyone."
—Kent Thornburg, PhD, 
Director, Bob and Charlee Moore Institute of Nutrition and Wellness, Oregon Health & Science University

"Drs. Briley and Jackson make critically needed connections between food choices and the real world dangers of illness that will provoke both thought and lifestyle changes. Their simple to follow and effective eating plan, including recipes, makes sense for anyone. Health seekers will treasure this delightful book, because it offers a compelling avenue for improved vigor and vitality."
—Jessica Black, ND,  Author of The Anti-Inflammation Diet and Recipe Book and The Freedom Diet.

"We have lost our way when it comes to the basic need of feeding ourselves and our families. We are inundated with conflicting advice about what we should and should not eat. Now, we have a source of solid information that helps us understand how to eat and its impact on our health. Read this book to learn how to bring real food back into your life in a delicious way."
—Chef Alphonso Rosas, CCP,
 The Organic Chef ™

"Food As Medicine Everyday complements the theory of inflammation which is the basic mechanism that triggers our most urgent health threats: heart attack and stroke. The best way to treat cardiovascular disease is to prevent it by taking ownership of our health through disciplined lifestyle choices. Thank you Dr. Jackson and Dr. Briley for providing elegant education and credible insight with helpful tools for making healthy choices."
—Tracy Stevens, MD
, Cardiologist, Saint Luke's Mid America Heart Institute
Medical Director of Muriel I. Kauffman Women's Heart Center

"Food As Medicine Everyday is not a diet book, but a clearly written guide to improve well-being by making healthy lifestyle choices. This phenomenal tool provides strategies needed for a balanced approach to eating. Everyone should read this. The evidence is clear--food and nutrition significantly impact our health."
—Andrew Erlandsen, ND
, Chair, Graduate Nutrition Program, NUNM

"To avoid illness and early death, we will have to rediscover the importance of real nutrients in whole foods. Drs. Briley and Jackson's guide is excellent for anyone committing to health through good food. Going back to our roots can scoot us ahead." 
-Jonn Matsen, ND
, Author of Eating Alive: Prevention Thru Good Digestion, Eating Alive II: Curing the Incurable, The Secrets to Great Health.

Dr. Julie Briley is a naturopathic physician, educator, and mother. She is the co-founder of the Food As Medicine Institute at National University of Natural Medicine in Portland, Oregon, and a faculty member in the Master of Science in Nutrition program. At her private practice in downtown Portland, Dr. Briley focuses on identifying food sensitivities, optimizing digestive health, balancing hormones, and the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. She is a popular speaker in Portland, Oregon's thriving health and food culture. Dr. Briley's longstanding interest in community health and education was sparked through her research and teaching experience in the U.S and Latin America, including her service as a Peace Corps volunteer in Paraguay. Dr. Briley received her doctorate degree at National College of Natural Medicine and her Bachelors of Science in Biology from University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Dr. Courtney Jackson is a naturopathic physician who passionately promotes the healing power of whole foods to her patients and the public. She is the creator of the ECO (Eliminating Child Obesity) Project at the National College of Natural Medicine and co-founder of the Food as Medicine Institute. Prior to pursuing her medical career, Dr. Jackson earned her Bachelor of Science in Resource Ecology Management from the University of Michigan. Her interest in medicine stemmed from growing up in a conventional medical family in the Midwest. Her ND degree beautifully rounds out the medical family tree and adds a dynamic flavor to family conversations. Dr. Jackson maintains a private practice in southeast Portland where she offers comprehensive, patient-centered evaluations focusing on hormone, digestive, and cardiovascular health. She loves spending time indoors and outdoors with her husband and two kids and celebrating a good meal with them.