Spodnik, Jean
Patricia Bragg
Meredith Press
Judy Mazel
Ann Louise Gittleman
Hurdle, J. Frank
D'Adamo, Peter J.
Book Description Different blood types mean different body chemistry. Carry this guide with you to the grocery store, restaurants, even on vacation to avoid putting on those extra pounds, or getting sick from eating the wrong thing. You'll never have to be without Dr. D'Adamo's reassuring guidance again. Inside you will find complete listings of what's right for Type A in the following categories: * meats, poultry, and seafood * oils and fats * dairy and eggs * nuts, seeds, beans, and legumes * breads, grains, and pastas * fruits, vegetables, and juices * spices and condiments * herbal teas and other beverages * special supplements * drug interactions * resources and support Refer to this book while shopping, dining, or cooking-and soon, you will be on your way to developing a prescription plan that's right for your type.
Bragg, Patricia
Book Description Proven throughout history for physical, mental and spiritual rejuvenation, fasting promotes cleansing and healing; helps normalize weight, blood pressure, cholesterol; rebuilds the immune system; and helps reverse the aging process. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Excerpted from Bragg Healthy Lifestyle : Vital Living to 120 by Patricia Bragg and Paul Bragg. Copyright © 1997. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved This Course of Life Instructions is for those who want to learn how to improve, maintain and extend their health and live to a healthy 120 years! This mind-opening, life-changing book helps you find and draw upon your body's own natural resources of health, energy and youthfulness.
Banik, Allen
Piscatella, Joseph C.
Svevo Brooks
Cooper, Kenneth H., Md.
Ingram This first and only authoritative mass market bestseller on cholesterol contains the most up-to-date, medically sound information on diet, nutrition, exercise and lifestyle--and their impact on coronary problems. Includes the latest information on determining a coronary risk profile, an all-new exercise program, low-cholesterol recipes and more. (Nonfiction)
Monk, Arlene
Books, Time Life
From the Publisher Williams-Sonoma Kitchen Companion is the home cook's guide to the mysteries of the kitchen. Part troubleshooter, part culinary encyclopedia, it's the book to reach for when a recipe asks you to do something you don't understand, when you need a little guidance on how to buy and prepare an unusual ingredient, when you're curious about the reason behind a common cooking instruction, or when you need to substitute for an ingredient or utensil that you don't have. *Entries arranged alphabetically for easy reference *Outlines the basics of cooking for kitchen novices; for the most experienced cook, it clarifies the hidden rule that perfect a recipe *Ingredients, equipment, and complicated techniques are complemented with illustrations *Charts highlight information so you can find it at a glance while you've got hot pots bubbling away on a stovetop *Special sections for large concepts, such as baking, cookware, and spices Product Description: Whether it's Atkins or Pritikin, Weight Watchers or Jenny Craig, diets all promise one thing: lose the weight. But all weight-loss programs are not equal - nor are they equally suitable for every individual's goals, lifestyle, and temperament. THE DIET ADVISOR offers a sound, comparative analysis of twenty leading diets. Also includes practical advice about what it takes to make any diet work, and tips for getting back on track when cravings get the best of you.
Berger, Stuart M.
From Publishers Weekly In this followup to The Southampton Diet, Berger presents a nutrition plan to strengthen the body's immune system. He argues that a diet eliminating potential toxins and incorporating the right supplementation of vitamins, minerals and amino acids can increase energy and revitalize the body's natural defenses. PW wondered if the diet ``can achieve all its aims for dieters,'' but noted that it offers ``appealing recipes and menus.'' Copyright 1986 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
Smith Lendon
Ornish, Dean, M.D.
Amazon.com Ingeniously disguised as a weight-loss manual, this bestselling guide to preventing--and in some cases, reversing--heart disease through diet, exercise, and soul nourishing comes from renowned cardiologist Dr. Dean Ornish, the first doctor to prove that there are alternatives to surgery for clearing clogged arteries--namely, diet, exercise, and stress management. Citing his own published research findings, Ornish concludes that eating a vegetarian diet with only 10 percent of the total daily calories from fat is the first step to healthier, happier living. The other key elements--moderate exercise, fostering social support, and reconnecting with the self--take more time and care. For these, Ornish offers about 75 pages of encouraging words, again backed by numerous research findings and his personal experiences. About 250 gourmet recipes from two dozen famous chefs help ease the blow to those who view becoming vegetarian as a dramatic lifestyle change. The good news is, entrées like Polenta Alla Veneziana and Tofu Gumbo will surely tickle the taste buds; the bad news is, the sheer number of ingredients and lengthy prep time required for most recipes could send readers running back to their favorite fast-food joints. Plenty of cooking methods, tips, and food descriptions help demystify the recipes; Ornish also provides a comprehensive nutritional analysis of common foods as well as for each dish. But the great strength of Eat More, Weigh Less is in Ornish's opening sections, where he builds a solid case for curbing fat, tossing out the meat and dairy, and fostering mental and emotional happiness. --Liane Thomas --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Book Description Eat more, weigh less? How is this possible? Because as this groundbreaking work clearly shows, it's not just how much you eat, it's primarily what you eat. Most diets rely on small portion sizes to reduce calories sufficiently. You feel hungry and deprived. Dr. Ornish's revolutionary program takes a new approach, one scientifically based on the type of food rather than the amount of food. Abundance rather than hunger and deprivation. So you can eat more frequently, eat a greater quantity of... read more
Dean Ornish
Andrew Weil M.D.
Amazon.com Hopefully, years from now, Eating Well for Optimum Health will be looked upon as the book that saved the health of millions of Americans and transformed the way we eat--not as the book we overlooked at our own peril. It clarifies the mishmash of conflicting news, research, hype, and hearsay regarding diet, nutrition, and supplementation, and further establishes the judicious Dr. Weil, the director of the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona, as a savior of public well-being. If you've ever wondered what "partially hydrogenated soybean oil" really is, been perplexed by contrary news reports about recommended dosages for supplements, or questioned the safety of using aluminum pots for cooking, Dr. Weil will make it all clear. Weil (pronounced "while") bravely criticizes many of the major diet books on the market, and backs up his admonitions with science. He warns readers to not fall under "the spell" of the anticarbohydrate Atkins Diet, but also criticizes the eating plan advocated by Dr. Dean Ornish--which has been granted Medicare coverage for cardiac patients--as being too low fat for the majority of people. (The omega-3 fatty acids missing from Ornish's diet are essential for hormone production and the control of inflammation, he says.) It's also fascinating to learn that autism, Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease may be caused by omega-3 fatty acid deficiencies, while an excess of omega-6 fatty acids--very common in the typical American diet--can exacerbate arthritis symptoms. Weil's explanation of the chemistry of fats will prove difficult for most readers, but few will want to eat fast-food French fries ever again after reading his appalling reasons for avoiding them, which go way beyond their well-documented heart-clogging capabilities. After a thorough rundown of nutritional basics and a primer of micronutrients such as vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals, Weil unveils what he feels is "the best diet in the world," with 85 recipes, such as Salmon Cakes and Oven-Fried Potatoes, that are healthy, tasty, quick to prepare, and complete with nutritional breakdowns. He includes a stirring chapter on safe weight loss (he sympathizes with the overweight and comically recalls his one-week trial of a safflower oil-diet while an undergraduate). Other, equally enlightening sections include tips for eating out and shopping for food (with warnings on various additives and a guide to organics), and a wondrous appendix with dietary recommendations for dozens of health concerns, including allergies, asthma, cancer prevention, mood disorders, and pregnancy. Eating Well is an indispensable consumer reference and one not afraid to lambaste the diet industry and empower the public with information about which the majority of doctors--to the detriment of the public health--are ignorant. --Erica Jorgensen From Booklist Two of the four parts of the program Weil so persuasively presented in the mega-selling Eight Weeks to Optimum Health (1997) dealt with oral intake of food and dietary supplements, respectively. This book expands upon those two constituents, proposing how and explaining why one should follow Weil's dietary advice long beyond the eight weeks it takes to get healthy. That advice is based on seven propositions: we must eat to live, eating is pleasurable, food can be simultaneously healthy and... read more
Franz, Marion J., M.S., R.D.
Franz, Marion J.
Franz, Marion J.
Ingram The definitive guide to survival in the fast food jungle is updated, containing more than 1,000 menu offerings from the 32 fast food chains based in the United States and Canada.
Vash, Peter
Book Description A longtime backlist staple still going strong, The Fat-to-Muscle Diet shows readers how to transform their metabolism and go from flabby to firm-to get out of the dastardly dieting cycle. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition. Ingram The Fat to Muscle Diet, developed by a team of respected weight-loss experts, is the revolutionary new program that actually increases one's calorie-burning power--and provides a scientific method for simple, safe and permanent weight loss. Reissue. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
Diamond, Harvey
Amazon.com "It is not only what you eat that makes the difference, but also of extreme importance is when you eat it and in what combinations," say Harvey and Marilyn Diamond, authors of this classic bestseller. Their program results in eating balanced, nutritious, high-fiber foods, making dieting "unnecessary and as obsolete as sealing wax." The Diamonds explain that body functions have a daily cycle: noon to 8 p.m.-- appropriation (eating and digestion); 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.--assimilation (absorption and use); 4 a.m. to noon--elimination (of body wastes and food debris). Fit for Life aims to return you to a lifestyle based on your natural body cycles. That means 70 percent of your diet should be "high-water-content foods"--fruits and vegetables--which facilitate all body functions. Consume nothing but fruit or fruit juice until noon, then eat salad and vegetables with every meal for the rest of the day. Two-thirds of the book is explanation and discussion; one-third is menu plans and recipes. You won't be hungry, your food choices will be healthy, and you'll lose weight without dieting. --Joan Price --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
Diamond, M. Harvey
Amazon.com "It is not only what you eat that makes the difference, but also of extreme importance is when you eat it and in what combinations," say Harvey and Marilyn Diamond, authors of this classic bestseller. Their program results in eating balanced, nutritious, high-fiber foods, making dieting "unnecessary and as obsolete as sealing wax." The Diamonds explain that body functions have a daily cycle: noon to 8 p.m.-- appropriation (eating and digestion); 8 p.m. to 4 a.m.--assimilation (absorption and use); 4 a.m. to noon--elimination (of body wastes and food debris). Fit for Life aims to return you to a lifestyle based on your natural body cycles. That means 70 percent of your diet should be "high-water-content foods"--fruits and vegetables--which facilitate all body functions. Consume nothing but fruit or fruit juice until noon, then eat salad and vegetables with every meal for the rest of the day. Two-thirds of the book is explanation and discussion; one-third is menu plans and recipes. You won't be hungry, your food choices will be healthy, and you'll lose weight without dieting. --Joan Price Ingram "My husband and I have followed your 30-day plan for 25 days and I have never felt better. He has lost 22 pounds and I have Lost 9. But aside from the weight loss, the way we look and feel has changed our attitudes and outlooks on life. We both feel happier and more energetic than we have since we were children. I can honestly say you have changed our lives.
Diamond, Harvey
Ingram The Diamonds expand Fit for Life and offer a complete health program that includes all areas of life, including sleep, stress reduction and relationships. --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.
Bailey, Covert
Bailey, Covert
Book Description A sound and simple nutritional program for choosing the healthiest foods and achieving permanent weight loss without gimmicks. Bailey employs a unique target system that helps easily balance one's diet to obtain the full range of nutrition and reduce harmful fat. Ingram Continuing the successful Fit-Or-Fat series of books, The Fit-Or-Fat Target Diet introduces the best and simplest plan for the reader to transform his or her eating sytle to get in shape.
Bergman, Yolanda
From Kirkus Reviews Los Angeles diet counselor to the stars, Bergman supplies her clients (Carrie Fisher; Paul Stanley of KISS, etc.) with advice, admonishment, and her own line of fat-free dishes. She admits that she's not a nutritionist, and that shows in occasional slips here, most notably in her persistent assumption that bread is fattening. But mostly her recommendations are in line with current thinking, and she makes much of the popular ploy of not counting calories but instead limiting or all but eliminating fats. Another emphasis of Bergman's is that occasional indulgences are okay; she advises planning for them by stocking up on low-calorie versions of your particular junk-food weakness. Her recipes, which make up a small part of the book, are for pasta, fish, and poultry main dishes that employ prepared seasoning mixes, flakes, and powders; apparently this is how her clients cook, if they do. Since they also eat out a lot, there's a chapter on ordering to suit the diet; this and other chapters, on topics from reading labels to feeding kids, have some useful tips mixed in with chatty if not long-winded pep talks and references to her experiences with clients. Whether this approach can work in print as it does in person might be questioned, but no doubt Bergman's glamorous associations and tolerant policing will have some appeal. -- Copyright ©1991, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved. Ingram The food guru to the stars explains how to shop, eat out, cook in, lose weight, and enjoy food without fear, teaching readers how to replace fatty, sugary, salty foods with dozens of salt-free, fat-free recipes. Reprint. PW. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
Wolever M.D. Ph.D., Thomas M.S.
Amazon.com At last, a diet book based on sound scientific research! The Glucose Revolution: The Authoritative Guide to the Glycemic Index--The Groundbreaking Medical Discovery, is written by respected Australian and Canadian nutrition experts, including two MDs and a Ph.D., who've spent the past 20 years researching the role of carbohydrates in a healthy diet. According to the authors, watching carbohydrate consumption is the key to a healthy diet. There's good reason the book has been endorsed by biggies in the medical field like Harvard's Dr. JoAnn Manson and integrative health guru Dr. Andrew Weil: the authors are acknowledged in the medical community as leading authorities on the topic and have published hundreds of articles in scientific journals before translating their findings here for us regular folks. But, say the authors, not all carbs are created equal, which is where the glycemic index comes in. A ranking of carbs based on how quickly they're broken down during digestion and their effects on blood sugar (glucose) levels, the index is culled from 15 years of studies involving hundreds of people. Carbohydrates with a high glycemic index, such as bread and potatoes, are quickly digested and released into the bloodstream as glucose. They provide an immediate energy boost, but aren't filling enough to sustain you till your next meal. Carbs with a low glycemic index, such as rolled oats and pasta, slowly release glucose into the bloodstream, are more satisfying, and better help to control hunger. Part one of the book provides the scientific--but highly readable--explanation of what comprises a healthy, balanced diet. Part two provides specific recommendations for people looking to lose weight without feeling hungry all the time, athletes seeking energy to fuel their workouts, and people with diabetes who need to carefully control their blood sugar. This section also contains 50 easy-to-prepare recipes for meals and snacks, with a glycemic index ranking and fat, calorie, carbohydrate, and fiber counts. --Nancy Monson Jean Carper, best-selling author of Miracle Cures, Stop Aging Now! and Food: Your Miracle Medicine Forget Sugar Busters. Forget The Zone. If you want the real scoop on how carbohydrates and sugar affect your body, read this book by the world's leading researchers on the subject. It's the authoritative, last word on choosing foods to control your blood sugar
Shintani, Terry, Md.
About the Author Terry Shintani, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., received his master's degree in nutrition from Harvard University, and his medical and law degrees from the University of Hawaii. He is on the clinical faculties at the University of Hawaii School of Medicine and Department of Public Health, and acts as director of integrative medicine at the Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center. Dr. Shintani is the author of The HawaiiDiet™, also available from Pocket Books. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Book Description Say good-bye to dangerous carb-free diets. It's time to lose weight without sacrificing taste,portions, or total body health. Introducing the first and only quick-results weight-loss program that also controls blood pressure, cholesterol level, and blood sugar. THE GOOD CARBOHYDRATE REVOLUTION In his breakthrough bestselling book The Hawaii Diet™, Dr. Terry Shintani showed readers how they could eat nearly three times as much food as they usually do -- and still lose unprecedented amounts of weight and eliminate major health problems. Now, as a much-needed voice of reason amid today's clamor of diet programs that eliminate breads, pastas, and vegetables and encourage us to gorge on meat, eggs, and butter, Dr. Shintani returns with a real revolution that promises to stop all the high-cholesterol and heart-endangering diet madness once and for all. The Good Carbohydrate Revolution introduces a groundbreaking way to control weight and blood sugar levels by eating more of the right kinds of carbohydrates. Forget about strict calorie counting or portion control. Designed to maximize your health and keep you lean for life, Dr. Shintani's scientifically proven program centers on "good" carbohydrates such as whole-grain pasta, pita bread, corn, sweet potatoes, and brown rice, as well as an array of vitamin-rich fruits and vegetables. Outlining the benefits of good carbohydrates -- and alerting readers to the dangers of "bad" carbohydrates composed of white flour and sugar -- this refreshingly straight-talking book offers the most surefire, sacrifice-free method for controlling blood pressure, reversing diabetes, and -- most important -- reducing the overall health risks that are too often caused by today's popular and highly touted diet programs. With a complete 21-day menu plan, which delivers dozens of mouthwatering recipes and loads of tips on how to make every meal a gourmet pleasure, Shintani's sublime collection of breakfast, lunch, and dinner dishes hailing from Hawaii, Europe, and the continental United States promises to make eating well -- and staying well -- easier than ever. Whether you're seeking permanent weight loss, lower cholesterol, or an overall sense of well-being, The Good Carbohydrate Revolution works with your body's cravings, enabling you to eat all you want -- and achieve optimum health.
Hagiuara, Yoshihide
Translation of: Ky¯oi no kenk¯ogen bakuryokuso.
Appleton, Nancy
Amazon.com There's the old saying that sugar is poison. After reading Lick the Sugar Habit, you'll be convinced of that. Americans each consume more than 150 pounds of sugar and related sweeteners each year. It's pretty easy for it to add up when you consider that there are 17 teaspoons of sugar in a single can of Coke. Author Nancy Appleton delineates how this sugar overconsumption wreaks havoc with our immune and endocrine systems, leading to chronic conditions including arthritis, osteoporosis, diabetes, asthma, and hypoglycemia, along with the usual suspects such as cavities and periodontal disease. Appleton admits that she herself used to be a sugar addict, preferring to take her sweets in the form of chocolate, and consequently suffered from numerous allergies, plus bronchitis, pneumonia, and even a chest tumor that turned out to be a huge calcium deposit that resulted from her body's inability to process the pounds of sugar she consumed. The book starts with thorough quizzes to determine if you really are a "sugarholic" and to test for sugar-related food allergies. Appleton then offers three distinct plans for weaning yourself from the sweet stuff and starting your new "low-sugar life." The best part is the dozens of easy, low-sugar, high-flavor recipes such as Hot Asparagus Soup and Pumpkin Pie. While Appleton has a Ph.D. and has been studying nutrition for years, she doesn't go into unnecessary scientific details when she explains what those little sugar cubes do to your body. This is a thoroughly readable, eye-opening guide to changing your diet--and your health--for the better. Ingram In this eye-opening book, Dr. Appleton shows how sugar upsets the body chemistry and devastates the immune system--leading to a host of diseases. Included in the book are self-tests to discover sugarholic tendencies and tests for food allergies, 19 simple techniques to banish sugar cravings, and three detailed, low-sugar food plans to ease into a low-sugar life. Original.
Debakey, Michael E.
Midwest Book Review Now is a considerably revised and updated third edition, The Living Heart Brand Name Shopper's Guide is back better than ever! An easy-to-use guide to heart-healthy eating for today's busy lifestyles, The Living Heart Brand Name Shopper's Guide lists more than 5,000 supermarket foods low in saturated fat; includes values for calories, fat, sodium, carbohydrate, and fiber. The Living Heart Brand Name Shopper's Guide is an easy-to-use book taking much of the burden off of making successful dietary changes, reducing fat or sodium in favorite recipes, and using the information found on food labels. The Living Heart Brand Name Shopper's Guide is a "must" for anyone with special dietary needs because of high cholesterol, weight problems, blood pressure, or any of the other ailments requiring healthy eating. Highly recommended! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Ingram This guide takes the guesswork out of choosing low fat and low cholesterol foods from the approximately 30,000 food and non-food items currently available, and answers some of the most commonly-asked questions about diet and heart disease. Current information about obesity, fat replacers, stearic acid, antioxidants, red meat, vegetarian diets, and other topics is summarized in an easy-to-understand manner. (MasterMedia Limited)
Dr. Terry Shintani
Kushi, Michio
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sears, Barry
Amazon.com Barry Sears's 1995-96 bestseller, The Zone, changed the way many people look at nutrition and weight loss. Although his plan advocates eating fewer calories and exercising more, it also stresses getting more of those calories from fat and protein and fewer from carbohydrates. Here, he expands on that theory (which is still not accepted in most scientific circles) and offers recipes to help readers put his principles into practice. From Booklist Last year, Sears wrote The Zone, which promptly became the latest in a long line of best-sellers telling people why they are fat. The book's complicated premise has to do with insulin production and its effects on mood and weight loss. Even Sears admits in his preface to this new volume that despite the earlier book's sales, "I realize that many readers of The Zone still find it difficult to apply the concepts . . . to their daily lives." Well, isn't that lucky for Sears. He can write another... read more
McDougall, Mary A. (Contributor)
McDougall, John A.
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
McDougall, John A., M.D.
Ingram A national bestseller in hardcover, The McDougall Program is Dr. McDougall's most comprehensive and practical health book to date, including recipes, medical advice, histories, and details of the revolutionary 12-day McDougall nutrition program that has helped thousands lose weight.
Bragg, Paul Chappuis
Book Description Proven throughout history for physical, mental and spiritual rejuvenation, fasting promotes cleansing and healing; helps normalize weight, blood pressure, cholesterol; rebuilds the immune system; and helps reverse the aging process. Excerpted from The Miracle of Fasting: Proven Throughout History for Physical, Mental and Spiritual Rejuvination by Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg. Copyright © 1999. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved If we are to get these poisons out of our bodies we must fast. By fasting we give our bodies a physiological rest. This rest builds Vital Force. The more Vital Force we have, the more toxins are going to be eliminated from the body to help keep it clean, pure and healthy.
Bailey, Covert
Table of Contents Foreword by George Sheehan, M.D. ix 1. A Word from Covert 3 2. Fat People Eat Less Than Skinny People 7 3. Diets Still Do Not Work 9 4. The Body Machine 11 5. Fat Floats! How to Test Your Own Body Fat 15 6. Overweight versus Overfat: Some Overweight People Aren't Fat 10 7. What Is My Correct Weight? 14 8. What Is the Cure for All This Fat? 18 9. How Hard Should I Exercise? 35 10. Why Twelve Minutes? 38 11. How Do I Know If I'm in the Training Zone? 41 11. Heart-Rate-Monitored Exercise 46 13. The Stress EKG 51 14. Aerobic or Anaerobic - What's the Difference? 54 15. If Two Aspirins Are Good, Four Must Be Better 60 16. Wind Sprints 63 17. Choosing an Aerobic Exercise 66 18. Changing the Shape of Your Muscles 91 19. Should I Exercise When I Feel Ill? 94 20. Spot Reducing 98 21. Weight Lifting 103 22. Don't Confuse Work with Exercise 106 23. Insensible Exercise 108 24. Set Point - What Is It? 113 25. Why Don't Fat People Metabolize Fat? 119 26. Is There Anything Good about Fat? 114 27. The Muscle-Wasting Effects of High-Protein Diets 118 28. Why Eat Fiber? 135 29. How Much Fat Should I Eat? 138 30. Fasting 141 31. Contradictory Advice 143 32. Just a Quick Question, Mr. Bailey 146 33. Why Not Now? 157 The New Aerobics Logbook 161
Vartabedian, Roy E.
Robert C. Atkins
Ray, Sondra
Chopra, Deepak
Ingram Draws on the principles of mind-body medicine to help readers draw on the healing powers of nature to achieve their ideal weight without counting calories, eliminate cravings and compulsive eating habits, and personalize a weight-control program. 75,000 first printing. Inside Flap Copy You can achieve your ideal weight without counting calories. In this concise and reliable program, Deepak Chopra, M.D., the world's leading proponent of mind-body medicine, teaches you how to recognize your individual body type and use the enormous healing power of nature--present in every living cell--to make eating the source of health and vigor it is meant to be. Book Description You can achieve your ideal weight without counting calories. In this concise and reliable program, Deepak Chopra, M.D., the world's leading proponent of mind-body medicine, teaches you how to recognize your individual body type and use the enormous healing power of nature--present in every living cell--to make eating the source of health and vigor it is meant to be.
Editors of Prevention Magazine
Pritikin, Nathan
Nathan Pritikin
Eades, Michael R.
Amazon.com If smoked salmon and cream cheese omelets, sautéed jumbo shrimp, and double-patty burgers suit your palate, belly up to the Protein Power diet: "Not a high protein diet" but "an adequate protein diet." Doctors Michael R. and Mary Dan Eades make a persuasive case in favor of "the diet we were meant to eat." Similar to Dr. Robert Atkins's New Diet Revolution, the authors cite insulin as the main culprit in weight gain and expound the benefits of a diet extremely low in carbohydrates. Carbohydrates, which are changed into sugar during digestion, stimulate the body to store fat, making weight loss virtually impossible. The most revolutionary idea put forth in Protein Power is that the fat you eat has very little bearing on the fat you gain: in other words, we aren't what we eat after all. Researchers have found that eating larger portions of protein in conjunction with severely reduced portions of carbohydrates causes people to burn the excess fat stored in their bodies. Protein Power is packed with helpful charts and formulas, so you can estimate your body-fat percentage and your ideal weight for your particular body composition. There are worksheets to calculate your protein need and carbohydrate and protein equivalency charts, as well as charts that allow you to track your fat and weight loss. But this book is not all grams and percentages: it also shows you what a day of eating on this diet would look like and includes sample menus and 70 pages of recipes. If you've been starving yourself for years and just can't seem to lose weight, this may be the diet for you. --Jhana Bach From Publishers Weekly The Eades, who share a weight-loss and family-medicine practice in Arkansas, have each written a popular medical book?his is Thin So Fast; hers, The Doctor's Complete Guide to Vitamins and Minerals. In their first shared volume, they turn popular weight-management beliefs?and the latest FDA food-guide pyramid?upside down. For years, overweight Americans have been counseled to turn away from meat and fat and embrace a high-carbohydrate diet. Joining a growing band of researchers that includes... read more --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Book Description An effective, medically sound diet that lets you eat bacon, eggs, steak, even cheese? It's true! Lose fat. Feel fit. Stop craving. Without counting fat grams and without giving up the foods you love. Based on cutting-edge research, this revolutionary and deliciously satisfying plan has already helped thousands of patients lose weight and achieve other lifesaving health benefits, including lower cholesterol and blood pressure readings and an improvement or reversal of common disorders such as heart disease, adult-onset diabetes, and gout. Developed by Doctors Michael and Mary Dan Eades, the simple regimen calls for a new way of eating: a protein-rich, moderate-fat, low-carbohydrate diet that will have you feeling better and more energetic within a week, and help correct blood sugar levels, high blood pressure, and elevated cholesterol within three weeks. So if you've been living the low-fat, no-fat way and still haven't lost weight, stop blaming yourself! Instead, turn to the breakthrough metabolic program that replaces lifelong dieting with lifelong health.
Wurtman, Judith J.
Book Description Do you head for the refrigerator after a grueling day at work, or pay your bills with a bowl of potato chips by your side? If your answer is yes, you eat your way through stress: you are an "emotional overeater." And if every diet you have ever tried has ended in failure because you lose control of your eating when your emotions fray, here is good news. Contrary to every eating plan you've ever tried or read about, the cure for emotional overeating is not expensive therapy or superhuman will power. It's food. The secret is the neurotransmitter serotonin, a naturally occurring chemical in the brain that makes us feel good. Stress interferes with our serotonin supply and leaves us without enough of this brain chemical to regulate our moods. But we can boost serotonin simply by eating the right kinds of foods. The reason you feel an uncontrollable urge to eat is because your brain is crying out for relief; it is desperately seeking serotonin! And when you eat the right foods, serotonin runs on full and stress vanishes. The Serotonin Solution is the first book to confront and control emotion-driven overeating. Based on ten years of revolutionary research and testing at M.I.T., Judith J. Wurtman's Serotonin Power meal and snack plan tells you how to allocate protein, carbohydrate, and fat dosages to literally increase the power of your brain to control your eating. The result? Restored energy, an end to emotional overeating, and permanent weight loss. You will learn to: * identify your overeating triggers * follow a daily meal and snack plan that makes you feel so good you'll want to do it * avoid foods that exacerbate stress or block the stress-breaker foods from working * combine exercise with stress-breaker foods to feel good and lose weight faster Along with the basic Serotonin Power Diet Plan for daily stress, Wurtman offers food plans tailored for other types of emotional overeating: a premenstrual mood change plan; a winter/summer food plan; a plan for people who have just quit smoking, finished a diet, or are at home with their preschool kids; and a plan for those who work shifts and are awake when their bodies want to be asleep. Finally, there is a plan to be used in conjunction with the serotonin-based medication developed by Judith Wurtman that is now pending FDA approval. The Serotonin Solution is the only diet book based on Wurtman's original discovery of the scientific relationship between overeating and serotonin. It can help you banish emotional overeating forever and take control of your appetite for good. Ingram Stating that overeating is a side affect of stress, a diet program demonstrates how to use this fact for weight control and stress reduction, offering multiple plans that carefully control protein, carbohydrate, and fat levels. 100,000 first printing. Tour.
East West Journal
Steward, H. Leighton
Amazon.com Sugar Busters! was first independently published in New Orleans and sold an amazing 100,000 copies by word of mouth. Its advice may be hard to swallow for most Americans, as it advocates squelching your sweet tooth in order to lose weight. Those who follow the diet, however, swear by it, and no wonder: excess sugar consumption has been linked to depression, impaired immune function, and, of course, weight gain, as the body can almost effortlessly convert sugar to fat. Because sugar comes in so many different forms and hides out in unexpected places (carrots, beets, and white bread, among others) the authors list what foods are safe and which ones should be avoided and include a two-week menu plan for getting started. They also tempt the taste buds with recipes for unheard-of "diet" dishes such as Eggs Sardou and Filet Mignon with Bleu Cheese. This book will be too basic for anyone with a solid knowledge of nutrition, but for those who are overdoing the sweet stuff and want some handholding and help with shedding excess weight, Sugar Busters! can do nothing but help. Amazon.com Audiobook Review Once you've listened to Sugar Busters!, you'll never look at a Snickers bar, a baked potato, or even a carrot stick in the same way. Developed by three doctors and the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, the basic theory of this diet plan is that intake of too much sugar produces too much insulin, which prevents you from losing weight. And since sugar hides in breads, other starches, and some vegetables, following the plan means more than just cutting back on Twinkies. Author H. Leighton Steward... read more --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
Bragg N.D.Ph.D, Patricia
Table of Contents Chapter 1: Super Power Breathing for Super Energy Chapter 2: Oxygen and Your Health Chapter 3: The Way You Breathe Affects Your Life Chapter 4: Smoking - A Deadly Habit Chapter 5: The Common Cold - The Body's Miracle Cleanser Chapter 6: Your Miracle Nose - Pathway to the Lungs Chapter 7: Unhealthy Homes & Buildings Chapter 8: Your Diaphragm is the Key to Breathing Chapter 9: The Importance of Doctor Good Posture Chapter 10: Preparing for Bragg Super Power Breathing Chapter 11: What is Bragg Super Power Breathing Chapter 12: Bragg Super Power Breathing Exercises Chapter 13: Learning Breath Control Chapter 14: Breathing Exercises to Enjoy for More Energy Chapter 15: Oxygen Depletion and Air Pollution Chapter 16: Doctor Natural Foods Chapter 17: Healthy Schedule of 12 Meals Per Week Chpater 18: Powerful Benefits of Super Power Breathing Chapter 19: Keep the Oxygen Coming Chapter 20: Doctor Fresh Air Chapter 21: Doctor Rest Chapter 22: Doctor Exercise Chapter 23: Doctor Gentle Sunshine Chapter 24: Alternative Health Therapies & Massage Chapter 25: Health Alternative for Breathing Problems Index
Westin, Jeane Eddy
Book Description This comprehensive guide, updated and revised from the best-selling The Thin Book and Thin Book 2, includes effective action plans for weight loss along with 366 daily readings to help build self-esteem Ingram For years, The Thin Book and The Thin Book 2 have provided readers working on weight loss with inspiring messages to boost their sagging motivation. Now, readers can find both of these helpful resources in one compact, comprehensive guide. The book includes a topical guide to thin living with strategies and action plans, plus 366 daily motivational readings.
Ballentine, Rudolph
C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D : Founder and Past President, American Holistic Medical Association "A scholarly and rational approach... This is the finest vegetarian book..." --This text refers to the Paperback edition. Jon Feltman Managing Editor, Prevention Magazine "A useful and thorough guide, designed for real people in real-life situations. Dr. Ballentine has given aspiring vegetarians a detailed, practical and flexible plan for realizing a major shift in health conciousness." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
Bargen, Richard,
Shintani, Terry
Bragg, Patricia
Book Description Water is the key to all body functions! Excerpted from Shocking Truth About Water : Learn How & Why You Need Pure Safe Water by Patricia Bragg and Paul C. Bragg. Copyright © 1995. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved Your existence on earth depends on WATER! Please do not take it for granted! This book gives you an education on the type, amount and value of the perfect water to drink that will work to keep you in good health.
Rogers, Sherry Dr.
University of California Berkeley
Ferguson, Sarah
Amazon.com "I hit rock bottom in 1996, when I was overweight, in debt and terribly unhappy," writes Sarah, the Duchess of York. She credits Weight Watchers with saving her life by teaching her how to control her habits and her weight--and respect herself. In Win the Weight Game, she teams up with Weight Watchers to offer a support group in print, with friendly, practical advice and a four-week meal plan with 50 recipes. She traces a female's physical and emotional development, and describes how this relates to the development of weight triggers. This is a very practical book dealing with real issues, real situations, and real solutions. How can I keep from overeating when I go home for the holidays? How can I raise a daughter to be a healthy eater? What if my husband is sabotaging my weight-loss efforts? Whatever obstacles are getting in the way of your weight-loss success, Sarah and Weight Watchers have strategies for overcoming them. The four-week meal plan follows Weight Watchers' 1-2-3 Success plan and avoids boring diet food in favor of dishes like Lemon Ricotta Blintzes, Lo Mein Peanut Noodles, Turkey Oaxaca with Spicy Oven Fries, Winter Vegetable Pasta, and Cornmeal and Almond-Encrusted Trout. All recipes include a nutritional breakdown with calories, total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, total carbohydrate, dietary fiber, protein, calcium, and Weight Watcher points. --Joan Price From Kirkus Reviews That old reliablethe standard, well-based Weight Watchers' weight-control planis enlivened by vignettes from the organization's spokeswoman, the Duchess of York (Dining With the Duchess, not reviewed). In the first chapter, ``Starting Over at Forty, Sarah Ferguson reviews her turbulent 30s, ostensibly to explain how she came to be allied with Weight Watchers. Interestingly, she comes across as reasonable, even-tempered, and clearheaded. She and her Weight Watchers colleagues describe broad... read more Book Description You can change your life. Witness the transformation of Sarah, The Duchess of York, who is now entering her fourth year as a spokesperson for Weight Watchers and is recognized as a role model and a survivor who has successfully battled her weight demons and won. In Win the Weight Game: Successful Strategies for Living Well, The Duchess and Weight Watchers explore the different emotional stages of a woman's life and how the issues, situations, and behaviors that accompany each phase can affect both losing weight and maintaining that loss. Weight Watchers members and others who have met and been inspired by The Duchess talk about their own real-life success stories. Each chapter of Win the Weight Game is introduced by The Duchess, who reveals her most personal triumphs and tragedies. She shares the hard-won lessons she has learned about self-esteem and weight loss, with anecdotes about the people and experiences that helped her reach her goals. In "Starting Over at 40," The Duchess reflects on her often tumultuous past, contented present, and hopes for the future. "Body Talk" will show you how the phases of your biological life can affect weight and weight gain, and how to manage those transitions. "My Mother, My Weight" deals with how family members, particularly mothers, can affect a woman's eating habits, while "Good Friends and Significant Others" explores what happens when the people closest to you are threatened by your weight loss efforts. "The 40-Hour Day" takes a realistic look at how the dynamics of work and home affect your emotions as well as your weight. In "Managing Life's Transitions," The Duchess speaks with candor and empathy about life changes, death, and divorce, and offers advice on appropriate and healthful ways to deal with the stress of change so your weight won't suffer. Finally, "Finding Peace" explores how you can take time out to care for yourself when the world around you seems to be spinning out of control. As an added bonus, Win the Weight Game includes a four-week menu plan with simple and delicious ideas for eating for optimum energy and weight loss. And
Crook, William G.
Book Description An in-depth guide to those health problems in people of all ages and sexes that can be traced to sensitivity to the yeast germ candida albicans. Ingram This fully revised and updated edition of The Yeast Connection tells you how to suspect, identify, and overcome the chronic and often devastating health problems related to Candida albicans, or common yeast.
Batmanghelidj, Fereydoon (Illustrator)
Amazon.com As a result of extensive research into the role of water in the body, the author, a medical doctor, believes that he has found chronic dehydration to be the cause of many conditions including asthma, allergies, arthritis, angina, migraine headaches, hypertension, raised cholesterol, chronic fatigue syndrome, multiple sclerosis, depression, and diabetes in the elderly. According to Dr. Batmanghelidj, the body possesses many different thirst signals. A dry mouth is not a reliable indicator of your body's water needs. He describes a variety of more reliable ones, and helps you learn to understand when your body is calling for water. In this way, he claims you can prevent, treat, and cure a variety of conditions of ill health, at no cost, with what he calls nature's miracle medicine: Water. The author explains how much water one needs to drink a day to stay healthy, and why tea, coffee, and sodas are not good substitutes for water. The Washington Times When Dr. Batmanghelidj thinks of a glass of water, he doesn't think of it as half full or half empty. He thinks of it as brimming over with the essential fluid of life. He thinks of it as the solvent of our ills and the deliverer of ripe old age. He thinks of it as the wave of the future.
Sears, Barry
Amazon.com Barry Sears looks at why Americans still have dietary problems in spite of following the advice of experts. Challenging the current recommendations for a high carbohydrate diet, Sears looks into man's history as well as the diets athletes succeed best on, to build a new dietary picture. Anyone looking for better health through an improved relationship to what they eat should put this book on their list. From AudioFile Based on Nobel Prize-winning research, the message is that being fit and feeling good are goals we can reach by eating the right combinations of carbohydrates, proteins, and fats. Though it's hard to think that noodles and bread can make anyone sick or miserable, the author makes a good case that eating too many carbohydrates can mess up the healthy hormone patterns that affect virtually every major bodily function. Dr. Sears is a former M.I.T. biochemical researcher and consultant for... read more --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.