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Choose to Loseby Chris Powell
Hyperion 2011; US$ 24.99Don't lose the will to become the person you want to be. Choose to lose the weight, and start the next chapter of your life as the person you know you truly are. EAT MORE CARBS BURN FAT BUILD MUSCLE QUICK-FIX RECIPES NO GYM REQUIRED CHEAT EVERY OTHER DAY From celebrated fitness trainer Chris Powell, star of ABC's Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition, comes this inspirational weight loss book to help anyone conquer their weight. You've seen him change lives on television. Now, in Choose to Lose, Powell presents fast and easy workouts, diet guidance, basic recipes, and insight into finding the true transformation mindset. Following his Carb Cycle Solution, you can drop pounds safely and quickly while learning... more...
The Metabolism Miracleby Diane Kress
Da Capo Press 2009; US$ 25.00Do you keep gaining weight, despite your efforts to diet? Do the pounds accumulate around your tummy? Do you feel tired, irritable, and unable to focus? If you answered yes to any of the above, you may be one of the millions who have Metabolism B, an inherited condition that causes your body to overprocess carbohydrate foods into excess body fat. There is a reason that some people can eat all they want (and seemingly never gain a pound), while the rest of us fret over every carb. Diane Kress, a registered dietitian and weight-loss specialist, has helped thousands with Metabolism B lose weight-and keep it off-with her revolutionary, scientifically based program. Now she shares its secrets here. more...
The French Women Don't Get Fat Cookbookby Mireille Guiliano
Simon & Schuster 2010; US$ 9.99With French Women Don’t Get Fat , Mireille Guiliano wrote the ultimate non-diet book on how to enjoy food and stay slim and became a publishing phenomenon. In her first ever cookbook, she provides her millions of readers with the recipes that are the cornerstone of her philosophy—mouthwatering, simply prepared dishes that favor fresh, seasonal ingredients and yield high satisfaction. Organized around Mireille’s three favorite pastimes—breakfast, lunch, and dinner—these recipes emphasize pure flavors, balanced ingredients, and easy cooking methods. Eating pleasurably is just as important as eating healthfully, and Mireille does not neglect dessert and chocolate (essential components of any Frenchwoman’s... more...
Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements, Second Editionby Paul M. Coates; Joseph M. Betz; Marc R. Blackman; Gordon M. Cragg; Mark Levine; Joel Moss; Jeffrey D. White
Informa Healthcare 2010; US$ 1,080.00Funneling basic chemical, preclinical, and clinical data into a descriptive form useful to health care professionals, researchers, and educated, health-conscious consumers, Encyclopedia of Dietary Supplements presents peer-reviewed, objective entries that rigorously examine the most significant scientific research. It presents evidence-based information on the major vitamin and mineral micronutrients, single herbs and botanicals, phytochemicals, and other bioactive preparations. Containing nearly 100 entries contributed by renowned subject-specific experts, the book serves as a scientific checkpoint for the many OTC supplements carried in today's nutritional products marketplace. Situated as a scientific checkpoint for the many over-the-counter... more...
Nutrition and Healthby Gerald Wiseman
CRC Press 2002; US$ 30.95An easy-to-read introduction to the role of the human diet in maintaining a healthy body and preventing disease. This book provides a concise overview of all the important aspects of diet and health. more...
Good Health on the Go!by Anna Niec-Oszywa
Allen & Unwin 2002; US$ 16.69This handy, easy-to-use manual informs, entertains and allows you to set your own goals for better health through better nutrition. Including the latest scientific research but written in a simple, practical way, Good Health on the Go! avoids statistics and technical jargon and emphasises practical examples. Divided into eight sections, you're guided through specific areas of nutrition such as the basics, diet as the source of energy, tuning up your immune system, reducing the effects of stress and social influences on eating habits. more...
Dietary Supplements of Plant Originby Paul M. Coates; Massimo Maffei
CRC Press 2003; US$ 149.95The aim of Dietary Supplements of Plant Origin is to give both the general and specialized reader a comprehensive insight into the most recent findings in this interesting area of dietary supplementation. more...
Teaby Yong-Su Zhen
CRC Press 2002; US$ 129.95With contributions from renowned experts worldwide, this book will be an invaluable reference source for anyone interested in the development and medical application of tea. more...
The Calcium Keyby Michael Zemel; Bill Gottlieb
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 24.95Speed up your metabolism and lose weight with the revolutionary weight-loss program found in The Calcium Key "Wowa diet book that is actually based on science! At long last, a book that combines the valid research to support its claims, simple explanations on determining how to put the proven methods into action, and meal plans and recipes to encourage the reader. I literally went and got myself a piece of cheese as I read chapter three and have added low-fat yogurt to my shopping list." Alice Domar, Ph.D., author of the bestselling Self-Nurture, Assistant Professor at Harvard Medical School, and Director of the Mind/Body Center for Womens Health at Boston IVF "The Calcium Key is a new direction for weight loss... more...
The Hamptons Dietby Fred Pescatore
John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2004; US$ 15.95Diet secrets of the rich, famous, and thin! Where health meets style, where the world-renowned Hamptons meet the Mediterranean--that's the Hamptons Diet, a weight-loss plan that has been a breakthrough success for some of the world's leading celebrities. In The Hamptons Diet, Dr. Fred Pescatore, one of the world's most highly visible diet experts, offers you a prescription for losing weight quickly while looking great and staying healthy that's inspired by the healthy lifestyles and demanding palates of the rich and famous. With the Hamptons Diet, you eat healthy carbohydrates and ample protein, achieving a naturally low-glycemic balance. In this satisfying, easy-to-follow program, you get everything you need to lose weight quickly and safely,... more...