Book excerpt: The Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook lays the foundation for understanding the relationship between inflammation and diet. Diseases such as cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and heart disease might cause discomfort through inflammation; The Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook helps you reduce and manage inflammation. By laying the foundation for understanding the relationship between inflammation and diet, these recipes for snacks, sides, meals, and desserts will keep your mind and body feeling good. Learn how to focus on fruits and vegetables, whole grains, plant-based proteins, fatty fish, and other ingredients high in natural antioxidants and polyphenols, including coffee. The Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook makes clear that when you eat better, you feel better! Krissy Carbo is a credentialed Registered Dietitian with a Master's degree specializing in integrative and functional approaches to optimal health. After several years practicing as a clinical dietitian and living with an autoimmune disorder caused by chronic inflammation, Carbo learned that nutrient-dense whole foods are essential for reducing inflammation and avoiding many of the common health complications seen today. Carbo launched her private practice, Better With Carbo, where she helps clients identify the root cause of their symptoms and develop achievable nutritional goals. The Anti-Inflammatory Cookbook was created to show that nutritious meals don't have to be--and shouldn't be--complicated and that better health is just one meal away.