The verdict is in: those simple carbohydrates we've been living on are kill ing us. For good health, we've got to get our blood sugar under control and stop the incessant cravings. Or so says Dr Arthur Agatston, author of The South Beach Diet. The first half of the book details the science behind the diet. Most of the explanations revolve around why things you thought were healthy--orange juice, wholemeal bread, carrots--are actually evil. To avoi d blood sugar surges, Agatston created a modified carbohydrate plan, recomm ending plenty of high-fibre food, lean protein and healthy fat and reduc... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. You Don't Have to Give Up Fat or Carbs-- You Just Need to Choose the Right Ones! All fats and carbohydrates aren't created equal. The good kinds nourish you r body as they help you lose weight. The bad kinds--found in sugary, fatty foods like doughnuts, snack foods, and fast-food meals--damage your body's ability to burn off what you eat. Worse, eating them actually triggers crav ings and makes you even hungrier! On the South Beach Diet, by best-selli... View More...
For years, cardiologist Arthur Agatston, M.D., urged his patients to lose w eight for the sake of their hearts, but every diet was too hard to follow o r its restrictions were too harsh. Some were downright dangerous. Nobody se emed to be able to stick with low-fat regiments for any length of time. And a diet is useless if you can't stick with it. So Dr. Agatston developed hi s own. The South Beach Diet isn't complicated and doesn't require that you go hungry. You'll enjoy normal size helpings of meat, poultry, and fish. Yo u'll also eat eggs, cheese, nuts, and vegetables. Snacks are required.... View More...
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: Provides questionnaires for the reader to analyze personal toxin levels and suggests practical ways to cleanse the body and reduce the toxicity of living and working spaces. The text also offers a month-long detox calendar with ideas for healthy eating, breathing techniques and exercises. View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. There's the old saying that sugar is poison. After reading Lick the Sugar H abit, you'll be convinced of that. Americans each consume more than 150 pou nds of sugar and related sweeteners each year. It's pretty easy for it to a dd up when you consider that there are 17 teaspoons of sugar in a single ca n of Coke. Author Nancy Appleton delineates how this sugar overconsumption wreaks havoc with our immune and endocrine systems, leading to chronic cond ... View More...
A tight clean hardcover, no markings throughout: When it was first published in 1982, The American Medical Association Famil y Medical Guide set a new standard for depth, authority, and accessibility. The completely updated and expanded third edition of this landmark guide b rings this bestselling medical home reference into the nineties. It is simp ly the most useful, comprehensive home health reference ever published, bro ught to you by the nation's most respected medical authority. This lavishly illustrated volume, prepared by a a team of over forty distin guished medical authorities under ... View More...
"If you have only one women's health book in your home, The Women's Compl ete Healthbook may be your best bet."--The Detroit Free Press "Thorough, candid and well-priced, the first reference tome from the Ameri can Medical Women's Association covers everything from first aid to geneti c testing."--U.S. News & World Report "This is one of several new books on women's health. It is an especially c lear, easy-to-access reference guide with more than 200 illustrations and handy charts."--Philadelphia Inquirer "The text is easy to understand, and the illustrations are clear. The ch... View More...
Follow the Dr Atkins' Diet and forget counting calories. Watch the fat melt away as a healthier and firmer body emerges. Enjoy more energy as well as freedom from a range of ailments from diabetes to heart disease. Essentiall y a low carbohydrate plan, the Atkins' Diet boosts your metabolic rate and once your metabolism is changed, your body adjusts to a new way of burning fat. Dieting can work, and with this medically proven regime you can lose w eight without reducing - or counting - calories. On the Atkins' Diet you can: -Eat luxuriously and feel completely satisfied -Experience the metabol... View More...
A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Millions of people around the world rely on Dr. Atkins' groundbreaking diet ary advice-his amazing New Diet Revolution has topped the New York Times be stseller list for nearly four years! Now he offers the next step in health improvement-a powerful, anti-aging program utilizing his innovative dietary ideas, combined with the latest research on exercise, vitamins, herbs, hor mones, and other supplements. This safe, easy-to-follow regimen not only fi g... View More...
Millions of people have slimmed down and improved their health with Dr. Atk ins' New Diet Revolution. Now Dr. Atkins delivers the next step toward a lo nger, healthier life. Discover the powerful anti-aging program utilizing Dr. Robert C. Atkins' in novative nutritional ideas, combined with the latest research on exercise, vitamins, herbs, hormones, and other supplements. This safe, easy-to-follow regimen not only fights age-related illnesses like heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and diabetes, but also dramatically improves the way we look and feel as we age. In this indispensable age-defying... View More...
The #1 New York Times bestseller featuring the Atkins Nutritional Approach& #8482;- a celebrity-favorite diet perfect for losing weight before your wed ding or to bounce back into shape post-baby, or if you just want to look an d feel your best-includes delicious new menus and simple recipes, a free ca rb counter, and new tips for weight loss. Millions of people have already discovered how to get healthy, lose weight, and keep it off-and now you can too! The Atkins Nutritional Approach™ ; is the proven weight loss program that enables you to enjoy the foods you love on the road to good he... View More...
THE HEALING POWER OF NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS Long a champion of complementary medicine and nutritional therapy, Dr. Robe rt Atkins, author of the #1 best-seller Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, pr esents the scientific basis for the use of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbs, and hormones in the treatment and prevention of many of the chronic illnesses that plague us today. These vita-nutrients harness the body's ab ility to heal itself, rather than resorting to conventional drugs and invas ive procedures, and address the true causes of disease instead of temporari ly alleviating symptoms, ... View More...
Pregnancy is a uniquely intimate relationship between two people. All of us luxuriate in this relationship once, and half of us are lucky enough to be able to do it all over again a second time. This tiny, greasy, pink baby t hat has just landed in our laps and looks as if it is trying to scream itse lf inside out - what sort of journey has brought it here? How are we able t o make one of these amazing little people, who arise seemingly out of nothi ng? Written for the general reader, A Visitor Within reveals how pregnancy actually works. Why, for example, do women have a limited supply of egg... View More...
Amid the wealth of materials on esoteric diets, it is good to see this basi c source for nutrition information for the family. Chapters include vitamin s, minerals, food groups, and nutritional requirements for various age grou ps. There are suggestions to increase interest in healthy diet and make foo d appealing for the picky eaterfrom school lunches to fast food to food cho ices for travel to microwave cooking. Also discussed are alternative diets (vegetarian, megavitamin, high fiber); controlling food allergies; food pre paration, selection, and storage; and common food additives for prese... View More...
A crisp clean softcover, no markings throughout: The all-in-one natural health resource your family can trust Dr. James Balch coauthored Prescription for Nutritional Healing, which beca me the first major popular guide to the healing power of foods and nutritio nal supplements, selling more than 8 million copies in all its editions. No w, Dr. Balch and Dr. Mark Stengler present a new natural health resource th at you can't afford to be without-a comprehensive reference of natural reme dies for common ailments, including: acne allergies arthritis asthma back pain cancer depression fibromyalgia ... View More...
Written by the author of the popular nutrition classic, Diet and Nutrition, this book explores the health issues surrounding vegetarianism and helps t he aspiring vegetarian make the transition in a way that provides the great est health benefits. The book is well researched, easy to read, and an exce llent resource for both the seasoned and would-be vegetarian. View More...
A revised and updated edition of the World's most widely used medical refer ence, The Merck Manual of Medical Information, Second Home Edition. For more than 100 years doctors have been coming to us for advice. Now you can, too. The Merck Manual has traditionally provided exclusive, up-to-the-minute inf ormation to doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals. Now, with the special Home Edition, the general public can access virtually the same critical data contained in the physician's version-but in everyday language and a reader-friendly format. With contributions from nearly 200 inte... View More...
