Chew On This

A fun and refreshing approach to learning how food choices impact our health. Confusion around nutrition leads consumers down a variety of paths in search of optimal health. Dr. Brooke Bussard presents information with clarity and a new down-to-earth approach. Using entertaining and imaginative characters, she illuminates the effect of food choices on a person's well-being. Readers finish the book with the pertinent knowledge needed to eat for improved health.

A fun and refreshing approach to learning how food choices impact our health. Confusion around nutrition leads consumers down a variety of paths in search of optimal health. Dr. Brooke Bussard presents information with clarity and a new down-to-earth approach. Using entertaining and imaginative characters, she illuminates the effect of food choices on a person's well-being. Readers finish the book with the pertinent knowledge needed to eat for improved health. Dr. Bussard guides the reader with medical knowledge and nutritional facts that both amaze and enlighten. She specializes in healthy eating and she's written this "not-your-typical" book on nutrition to help others break free from common misconceptions. With 12 entertaining chapters, readers are educated on important nutritional topics. From protein to carbs, and from fruits to leafy greens, current information is shared through conversations among the interesting characters. Chew On This will inspire you to try a new way of eating, with no pressure or preaching, just good old-fashioned common sense and up-to-date information.

Swapping her white coat for an apron and her stethoscope for a spatula, Dr. Brooke Bussard now prescribes healthy, appealing recipes in her role as a health coach and fitness specialist. She guides her clients toward their best personal outcomes with a focus on optimizing nutrition. With the goal of preventing and reversing heart disease, diabetes, obesity, and other chronic conditions, Brooke thrives on watching people progress from confused consumers to empowered eaters. When she is not gardening with her husband or hiking with their sons, Brooke enjoys speaking to all age groups about the powerful link between food and good health. A graduate of the University of Virginia's School of Medicine and College of Arts & Sciences, Brooke blends her medical knowledge with her expertise in nutrition.