Health & Fitness : Diets

Getting back into shape can help mothers of newborns feel good about themselves after pregnancy-and give them the energy they need to get through their busy days. In Body After Baby, Jackie Keller, a celebrity nutrition and health coach and the founder of NutriFit, offers a simple eating and workout program guaranteed to help every mom lose the extra weight after her baby is born. With meal plans and more than one hundred delicious recipes high in vitamin-rich ''superfuel foods,'' Keller provides:. - easy and safe daily workouts to do in 10 minutes or less. - helpful weekly shopping lists and label-reading tips. - fun and simple movements that mother and baby can do together. Easy-to-use for even the busiest mothers, Body After Baby will not only help moms get back into those favorite jeans, but it will also reduce their stress and give them more time and energy to spend with their new baby. more...

Price: $16.00

Are you constantly pounding away on the treadmill but never losing a pound? Does every step on the StairMaster become more and more painful? Are you tired of endless workouts that only make you want to eat more?. Cardiovascular workouts do burn a few calories, but far fewer than you think. And the more cardio you do, the hungrier you feel. Not only does cardio fail to help you lose weight, but it kills -- it kills your time, your energy, your joints, and your motivation. You burn a few measly calories but then eat twice as many afterward. The result? Weight gain -- and lots of it. The Cardio-Free Diet is a revolutionary four-phase program that emphasizes strength training to boost your metabolism; build lean, sexy muscles; and achieve all the same heart-healthy benefits of cardio. With just twenty minutes a day, three days a week, you can look and feel noticeably leaner, stronger, and younger than ever before. more...

Price: $17.99

“A Caribbean diet Cookbook” is a delightful read. It is packed with almost one hundred mouth watering delicious recipes, from simple snacks such as Caribbean Sunrise and Avocado Cream Dip, to tasty main dishes like the Sweet Potato Chicken and Lime Pork, which can be complimented with pleasant and delectable sweets like Mango Mousse, Sweet Potato Flapjacks, and Pan-Fried Honey Bananas! Imagine all that on your plate! Then you can wash it all down with some refreshing drinks which are quick and simple to make! more...

Price: $4.99

Kastner's Chinese Nutrition Therapy is an excellent introduction to Chinese dietetics for both, students and practitioners of Chinese medicine. - I wholeheartedly endorse his book. Nigel Wiseman For millennia, the Chinese have taught that a healthy, appropriate diet is an integral part of maintaining good health and healing myriad disorders, from the common cold and morning sickness to heart disease and diabetes. more...

Price: $44.95

Use nature's elixir to lose weight, prevent heart disease, cancer, and diabetes, and beautify skin and hair. Can saturated fat be good for you?. Natural coconut oil-not the hydrogenated version often found in processed foods-is a saturated fat, but not the kind your doctor has warned you about. Studies have shown that this uniquely curative oil actually has innumerable health benefits ranging from disease prevention to anti-aging. Now, in his revised edition of the first book to describe the therapeutic properties of coconut oil, Bruce Fife offers a nutrition plan with dozens of tasty recipes that will allow anyone to experience the healing miracles of what he deems the ''perfect food.''. When taken as a supplement, used in cooking, or applied to directly to the skin, coconut oil has been found to:. - Promote weight loss. - Help protect against heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and many other degenerative diseases. - Strengthen the immune system. - Improve digestion. - Prevent premature aging of the skin more...

Price: $14.95