Get the facts. Get the recipes. Eat your way to wellbeing.

From increasing your vitality and boosting your brainpower to losing weight and preventing disease – these fifty familiar ingredients have a whole range of positive effects on women's health. They taste pretty great, too.

Emma Sutherland and home economist Michelle Thrift have teamed up and drawn on their extensive experience to give you the lowdown on how the foods we eat can change our lives.

With comprehensive information on the nutrients, vitamins, minerals and all the other good stuff, along with more than 250 ways to get the ingredients into your everyday diet – from handy tips to easy recipes – you have everything you need to make the right food choices for you.