Dave Grotto’s 101 Optimal Life Foods review and giveaway

I originally met Dave Grotto, author of 101 Foods That Could Save Your Life and 101 Optimal Life Foods at the Quaker Oats Living Proof blogger event in 2008. Even though I had been blogging about diet and living a healthier lifestyle for awhile, Dave was the first person who got me thinking about all the good foods you can add into your diet instead of the foods that you should be removing. As a dieter who always felt deprived because I was told I had to eliminate certain foods, his advice was eye opening.

I had the pleasure of seeing Dave talk at Fitbloggin last month at the Don’t write about junk science: How to critically evaluate research session, along with some of the folks from the International Food Information Council Foundation. (Their website foodinsight.org provides food safety, nutrition, and healthful eating info to help you make good and safe food choices.)

Here’s Dave’s part of the talk:

 

101 Optimal Life Foods review

Dave’s latest book, 101 Optimal Life Foods arrived about the time I hurt my back last December. It was a lifesaver because I could to turn to Part 3: House of Pain about nerve pain and Part 6: A Good Foundation about degenerative disc disease to learn about what types of foods I should be eating and supplements I should be taking for my sciatica and bulging disc.

Dave’s book also covers conditions like:

• eczema and acne
• cold feet and leg cramps
• headaches and muscle pain
• depression, stress and insomnia
• fatigue
• sexual and reproductive performance
• “plumbing” issues including IBS, UTIs, gas and GERD
• eye health
• osteoporosis and arthritis

Best of all, 101 Optimal Life Foods has menu plans and over 100 delicious recipes to help you eat right whatever your health condition. I found his advice very helpful and his healthy recipes have become family favorites, too.

Win a signed copy of 101 Optimal Life Foods

While I was at Fitbloggin, I had Dave sign my extra copy of 101 Optimal Life Foods for one of my readers to win.

Contest is closed. Congrats to winner Sabrina M. Thanks to all who entered!

Here’s how to enter my giveaway:

1. Leave your name, email address, and blog URL (if you have one) in the comments below for ONE entry.
2. If you have a blog, feel free to post about this contest on it for ONE entry.
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6. If you have done any of these activities you MUST come back here and leave a comment telling me what you did. I will be checking!
7. Maximum amount of entries at This Mama Cooks! is FIVE – leaving a comment here (1), posting about it on your blog (1), signing up for my enewsletter (1), signing up for my RSS feed (1), and using Twitter (1).
8. You have until midnight MT on Thursday, April 22, 2010 to enter.
9. ONE winner will be chosen at random.
10. You must be willing to send me your full name and mailing address so I can mail out your book.
11. I will also announce the winner on this blog. I will not share your mailing info with the public, just your name. If you have a blog, I will link back to it when I announce the winners.

The giveaway is valued at $16 and is only open to legal residents of the United States 18 years of age and older. No purchase required. Up to FIVE entries per person. ONE book will be given away. Void where prohibited by law. By submitting your name and email address, you agree to receive relevant promotional emails and contest follow up communications from This Mama Cooks! Reviews and This Mama Cooks! On a Diet in compliance with my privacy policy and giveaway rules.

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Disclosure: I was sent two review copies of 101 Optimal Life Foods, one by Dave’s publicist and another from his publisher, to review. Since I had an extra copy, I had Dave sign one to give away to a reader. Dave thought it was a cool idea, too.

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Posted on April 15, 2010 in Books,Contests and Giveaways,Cookbooks,Health

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