Don't Eat This If You're Taking That: The Hidden Risks of Mixing Food and Medicine

By John Fernstrom and Madelyn Fernstrom

NBC Today Show nutrition and health guru Madelyn Fernstrom presents the ultimate guide to food and medicine interaction.

While no one wants to take medication to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or other ailments, for millions of people, this is a daily reality. But when it comes to food and medicine interactions, what you don’t know can harm your health.

Don’t Eat This If You’re Taking That takes the mystery out of food and medications, providing an easy-to-use guide for anyone taking a medication – short term or long term – that indicates foods to avoid that can interfere with the action of the medication. Readers can easily find a medication, see what foods to avoid, and make some smart swaps.

An added bonus in each section is a Dietary Supplements Alert box, providing the most up-to-date information on interactions with vitamins, minerals, and other dietary supplements. Small diet changes learned from this book can have big health payoffs!

‘If you plan on taking another pill in your life . . . for anything—you'll be happy you picked up this book. Madelyn and John explain so clearly the do's and don'ts. You have to wonder why no one has done this before!’ —Hoda Kotbm, Cohost, NBC Today Show

‘You have to wonder why Don't Eat This If You're Taking That hasn't been written before. It's so obviously necessary in our 'take a pill for anything that ails you' culture. Kudos to Madelyn and John for making it so powerful yet simple to understand.’ —Kathie Lee Gifford, NBC Today Show

‘This is a phenomenally valuable, much-needed book. Anyone who takes medication, or cares for anyone who takes medicine, should own a copy.’ —David Katz, MD, MPH, Director, Prevention Research Centre, Yale University; President, American College of Lifestyle Medicine

‘A commonsense approach to understanding how the action of medicine can be influenced by foods and dietary supplements . . . it’s a must-read for anyone taking medication.’—Sanjay Gupta, MD, Staff Neurosurgeon, Emory Clinic; Chief Medical Correspondent, CNN

Madelyn Fernstrom, PhD, CNS, is a national health expert, neuroscientist, and nutritionist. She is the on-air NBC News and Today Show health and nutrition editor. She is also a contributor to Today.com. An award-winning clinician, she has published more than one hundred research papers and several books, including The Real You Diet and The Runner’s Diet.

John Fernstrom, PhD, is a nationally renowned and award-winning neuroscientist and pharmacologist. He is a world expert on the effects of foods and drugs on brain function. He is professor of psychiatry, pharmacology, and chemical biology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. He is the author of more than two hundred scientific papers and the editor of several books.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Black Inc. Books
• Release date: Feb 24, 2016
• ISBN: 9781925203950

Reviews for Don't Eat This If You're Taking That

[mrs.soule · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Useful information on what not to eat if taking antidepressants, pain relief, blood thinners, diabetes meds, heartburn meds, blood pressure meds, cholesterol medication, or heart meds. Easy to find the info for each medicine type.