Archive for the ‘Diet Books’ Category

Atkins for Life

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

Now in Paper! Millions of followers already know that the Atkins Diet really works...and new, important studies from leading universities agree. Where, in the past, the Atkins Diet has been the center of controversy, it has now been medically proven that eating the Atkins way is not only delicious, it's a safe and effective plan for shedding pounds for good. Followers are hungry for more information on how to stay on Atkins--and that's what this book delivers. 200 menu plans and 125 recipes Special holiday meals and fantastic ethnic cuisines Before-and-after photos and inspiring success stories Self-tests to help readers meet and stay with their goals

 

Craig Claiborne’s Gourmet Diet

Thursday, September 23rd, 2010

Whether you need to lose weight, want to live a longer, healthier life, or simply enjoy great-tasting food, this book is sure to appease everyone who loves food, from finicky nibblers to voracious eaters.

 

The Bone Density Diet

Monday, September 20th, 2010

It's a fact. Osteoporosis, osteomalacia, and other age-related diseases are epidemics. But they are also preventable and reversible. No matter what age or level of fitness, anyone can improve her health and quality of life. This book cuts through all the information and misinformation to give readers the first complete, scientifically sound, preventive and restorative program for sturdy, resilient bones?guaranteed to make them feel younger, healthier and more vital. Features are: an exclusive bone density questionnaire a twenty-one-day meal plan with easy recipes gentle yet effective exercises decade planner to determine what's needed based on age Bone Boosters?quick tips for things that can be done right now a six-week program to start readers on their way to strong, tall, healthy bodies

 

The South Beach Diet Heart Program, Large Print

Monday, September 6th, 2010

Large Print Edition. A leading cardiologist and the author of the international bestseller The South Beach Diet presents the truth about cardiac care in this country and offers his call to action for preventing heart attacks and strokes. Heart disease is the number one killer of men and women in this country. This year alone 865,000 people will have a new or recurrent heart attack and another 600,000 will have a stroke. The shocking fact is that the majority of heart attacks and strokes can be prevented with the medical knowledge we already possess. Yet this isn't happening. Why? Because too many doctors and hospitals don't support aggressive prevention, relying instead on invasive procedures such as angioplasties and bypasses for a significant portion of their income. In his most personal and passionate book yet, Dr. Arthur Agatston, who has helped millions of people find a healthy lifestyle, champions a revolution in heart disease prevention that will enable people to actually save their own lives. Drawing upon more than 30 years as a practicing cardiologist, he details the key elements of his four-part South Beach Heart Program: Heart-healthy eating, following the principles of The South Beach Diet Heart-healthy functional fitness, including cardio and core exercises State-of-the-art advanced blood testing and heart imaging Heart-protective medications, as necessary Dr. Agatston's patients have thrived as a result of this aggressive prevention strategy. Now, with expert advice from a doctor they have learned to trust, the American public can join his prevention revolution and take the necessary steps to protect their hearts and live longer and healthier lives.

 

The South Beach Diet Parties and Holidays Cookbook

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

With more than 19 million copies in print worldwide, the best-selling phenomenon continues with fabulous all new recipes for healthy, delicious South Beach Diet-friendly entertaining. The famed Miami Beach cardiologist who has helped millions of people worldwide to lose weight and eat healthier with his best-selling South Beach Diet books now addresses the special challenge that can undermine anyone?s willpower?the irresistible lure of diet-busting dishes at festive occasions. As the more than 20 menus and 150 easy, all-new recipes in this cookbook prove, there?s no need to give up favorite holiday and party dishes to stay on the South Beach Diet. Dr. Agatston explains that healthy entertaining is not a matter of deprivation, but of simply making as many good choices as possible. His new book provides those choices, putting a healthy twist on favorite entertaining meals for every occasion, whether it?s a family Christimas Eve dinner, a Thanksgiving feast, a Passover seder, a football fest in front of the TV, or a backyard barbeque with the neighbors. Readers will also find: practical tips and helpful (and healthful) hints throughout?including make-ahead suggestions, ideas for nonalcoholic cocktails (mocktails), ways to use leftovers, and more 55 full-page color photographs that illustrate the finished dishes along with ideas for stylish table settings and centerpieces

 

Food Doctor Diet

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Combining accessible, contemporary design with mouthwatering recipes to create a sophisticated look for jaded palates, the Food Doctor Diet provides a realistic and enjoyable plan that is safe, practical and achievable. This seven-day menu program-without deprivation, yo-yo dieting, or portion control-is the diet to follow when all others fail. Written by a respected dietitian, this book debunks the myths and offers a safe, sensible alternative to the fads and hype of most diets.

 

Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

The 2002 revision of course contains the basic diet; but the book is enhanced by new explanations of the underlying theories and proofs, rewritten sections, and reorganized content. There are seven brand-new chapters: The Complexities of Carbohydrates; Before You Begin; Are You ready for Phase Two?; Engine Stalled? How to Get Past a Plateau; A Regimen to Jump-Start Weight-Loss; The Psychology of Weight Loss; and Spreading the Word. In addition, more than 100 pages were completely rewritten. For example, the new exercise chapter includes charts that show how many calories are burned by various activities, how to find your target heart zone, three different exercise for people of various fitness and weight levels. This volume is more reader-friendly, more authoritative, and it contains more useful information.

 

The False Fat Diet

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

It's a medical fact: not all weight is really fat. Much of being overweight is caused by allergy-like food reactions. This false fat is easy to put on, but it can be easy to take off?if you know how. On this revolutionary diet, as your false fat melts away, you can lose ten to twenty-five pounds of puffiness in just a few days. Then your metabolism will finally be able to burn true fat, efficiently, gradually and steadily, on this no-hunger eating strategy. Dr. Haas is an international expert on diet and integrative medicine. He has seen this twenty-one-day diet work wonders in his own life, and in his thousands of patients' lives, for more than ten years. Now, in this friendly, authoritative book, he makes this breakthrough available to everyone. You'll immediately look much better and feel much better?finally freed from the other common symptoms of food reactions: cravings, irritability, headaches, depression, sinus congestion, heartburn, fatigue, and impaired immunity. You'll have the energy, mental clarity and good mood you need to stay healthy and slim forever.

 

Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution

Saturday, August 7th, 2010

In this newly revised edition of Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, the most effective and luxurious weight-loss diet of the twentieth century, the author offers proof that 95% of excess weight is caused by metabolic disorders, not eating disorders. Far different from conventional diet books, it shows that you can lose weight simply by understanding the metabolic basis of your problem, and following the Atkins diet program -- first for 14 days and then, when you see the program's astonishing effectiveness, for life.

 

Get Well with the Hay Diet

Thursday, August 5th, 2010

The Hay Diet, devised by an American surgeon named William Hay, involves separating carbohydrate meals from protein meals, enabling the body to digest food more easily. Using an easy-to-follow outline of food combining, complete with meal suggestions and food lists, this book will explain how to recover from digestive problems, low blood sugar levels, candida, allergies, food intolerances and other illnesses by adapting everyday eating patterns to the Hay diet. With details of symptoms in each case, advice on diet and nutrition and guidance on the Hay diet itself, they book clearly shows how full health can be restored in a remarkably short time. It also explains how weight can be controlled with the Hay diet. This is an excellent resource for those who feel constantly under par, fatigued, or vaguely unwell and do not understand why. Not a cookbook