A practical guide to the most effective diet for reducing the inflammation associated with all autoimmune diseases, including lupus, multiple sclerosis and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. As a nutritionist, health educator and former nurse who effectively keeps her own MS at bay, Karen Lee explains why and how (including 100 recipes) a whole-food, plant-based diet can restore your health.
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Karen Lee (aka 'the sensitive foodie') is a former intensive care nurse and qualified nutritionist who has a passion for amazingly tasty food that's also great for health. Since receiving a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in 2016, she has used diet and lifestyle to manage her condition and shares this knowledge with others through her website - The Sensitive Foodie Kitchen - as well as workshops, talks and online classes. She published her first book, Eat Well Live Well with The Sensitive Foodie, in 2019. She is a facilitator for the charity Overcoming MS that provides an accessible lifestyle medicine program that supports people with MS. She also teaches medical students how to cook plant-based meals as part of the Cooking for the Climate module offered by Plant-Based Health Professionals UK and addityionally works as their Events Manager, organising their nutrition and lifestyle medicine conferences. Karen lives in rural Devon with her husband and has two adult children.