LAKEPORT, Calif. – On Thursday, Aug. 12, Catfish Books in Lakeport will host a book signing for author Peggie King who has released her first cookbook, “Fit Food for Foodies.”

The event will be held from 4:30 p.m. to 6 p.m.

The cookbook is $29.95 and has more than 60 detox diet friendly recipes that are a result of King's own experiences with eating in a way to cleanse the body of toxins, including old stored fat.

Recipes are gluten free, dairy free and sugar free.

King has read many books on healthy eating and detoxification. She incorporates this knowledge into the recipes in “Fit Food for Foodies.”

The recipes have been specially written to suit systemic detoxification of the body on multiple levels. The recipes are quick and you will never know that you are eating “healthy food.”

There has been a lot of media attention lately about obesity linked to the Western diet heavily influenced by processed foods.

The problem afflicts millions of people that have adopted a Western diet and can lead to serious health problems such as heart disease, adult onset diabetes and high cholesterol.

Many are allergic to foods such as wheat and dairy, knowingly or unknowingly. It is difficult to find processed foods that do not contain some amount of wheat, dairy or sugar.

Catfish Books is located at 1013 11th St., Lakeport. Call Catfish Books at 707-263-4454 for more information.