Scientific research has shown that some foods--like spinach, blueberries, and cocoa--are particularly rich in elements essential for our health, with properties that help combat disease. Naturopath Cinzia Trenchi shows you how to eat smart for long life and provides tempting, simple, and seasonal recipes--like Whole-wheat Pasta with Asparagus or Purple Sweet Potato and Eggplant Pie--as well as the best cooking methods for preparing them.

Cinzia Trenchi is a naturopath, freelance journalist, and photographer. She offers new interpretations of traditional recipes as well as classic favorites for books and magazines in Italy and abroad. For White Star Publishers she created Gluten-Free Gourmet Recipes, Fat-Free Gourmet Recipes, Chili Pepper, Detox, Superfoods, Smoothies & Juices, Vegan Cookbook, the album My Favorite Recipes, and many other cookbooks. She lives in Monferrato, in the Piedmont region of Italy.