Braided A Journey of a Thousand Challahs [Paperback]

2018 National Jewish Book Award Finalist, Women's Studies2018ForewordINDIES Awards Winner, Self-HelpIncluded in theForward's Best Cookbooks of 20182019 Wilbur Award, Nonfiction Winner2019 Reader's Favorite Finalist, Nonfiction - Cookbook/FoodWhat if you could bake bread once a week, every week? What if the smell of fresh bread could turn your house into a home? And what if the act of making the breadmixing and kneading, watching and waitingcould heal your heartache and your emptiness, your sense of being overwhelmed? It can. This is the surprise that physician-mother Beth Ricanati learned when she started baking challah: that simply stopping and baking bread was the best medicine she could prescribe for women in a fast-paced world.Written for all the women who are carrying a myriad of responsibilities and not taking even a few minutes to stop and smell the rising yeast, this beautifully written memoir is a physician and mothers recipe for how to be in the moment, make the bread, and take the time you need to take to be truly well.KEY SELLING POINTS: According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), 80% of common chronic diseases (heart disease, stroke, diabetes) are lifestyle-driven (nutrition, exercise, stress management). Chronic disease treatments account for 75% of our nations healthcare costs, which are estimated to account for 20% of our GDP by 2024. Thats one in every five dollars for something that doesnt need to happen in the first place. Research published in theAmerican Journal of Public Healthin 2016 demonstrated no change in the last 20 years in the number of women who took maternity leave. Notably, fewer than half of them were paid for it. Its difficult to being a workingoften-underpaidwoman in America today. According to data from Fertility of Women in the US, an estimated 43.5 million women between the ages of 15 and 50 who have children live in the US todaya huge target audience. According to the Pew Relƒ/