DAMARISCOTTA — Certified Holistic Health Coach Kendall Scott will be at the Maine Coast Book Shop, 158 Main St., on Saturday at 11 a.m. to sign and discuss her new book, “Kicking Cancer in the Kitchen: The Girlfriend’s Cookbook and Guide to Using Real Food to Fight Cancer.”

“Kicking Cancer in the Kitchen” is the bible for the woman who has been handed the cancer card and for the one who never wants to get it, a news release said.

Authors Kendall Scott and Annette Ramke are cancer survivors, so they know exactly what it’s like to deal with “the Big C.” Here they share girlfriend-style, real-life knowledge and experience about the healing power of food, along with their stories of cancer ups and downs, with more than 100 recipes for fighting cancer and soothing symptoms of treatment.

Whether someone is in the thick of “Cancer World” and wants to know what to expect, or for anyone who wants to do all they can to boost their health, “Kicking Cancer” offers guidance on not only surviving, but thriving before, during and after cancer.

Scott is from Durham. She first met Ramke, who hails from Pennsylvania, in 2009 at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in New York City. Enrolled in the institute’s health coach training program, they were studying the connections between food and optimal health. Soon after, the two began sharing their personal experiences with each other and acknowledged the lack of useful advice they available during their trips to what they call “Cancer World.”

The women, both holistic health coaches certified through the American Association of Drugless Practitioners, knew just what they wanted the book to be: A userfriendly guide to facing cancer.

For more information and reserve a signed copy of “Kicking Cancer in the Kitchen,” call 563-3207 or visit www.mainecoastbookshop.com.