Food and Wine : Health & Healing

Brain-boosting recipes from the New York Times bestselling author and chief content adviser for the Dr. Phil show. Food has the power to heal the brain. Now more than ever, we know that the chemical components in what we eat have powerful effects on the way our minds work, and that good nutrition is valuable for treating problems from cancer to depression. But how can we use this information to help us prepare actual meals?. The Brain Power Cookbook has the answers. In this essential guide, Dr. Frank Lawlis and nutritionist Dr. Maggie Greenwood-Robinson have compiled over two hundred delicious recipes that can help your brain respond positively to all sorts of psychological challenges. Whether you want to build brain power, put an end to stress, expand your memory and concentration, or even boost intelligence, this book will show you how, featuring a hearty helping of great meal ideas designed to help you reach your goal. Each chapter tackles a different mental challenge, discusses which types of food have the most benefits, and then offers a full complement of recipes—from main courses to side dishes, snacks to beverages, and even desserts— that incorporate these foods in mouth-watering and brain-boosting ways. Drawing on tastes and styles from around the world, The Brain Power Cookbook offers spice and variety as it shows you how to enhance your mental fitness. With these recipes in hand, you’ll have all the ingredients you need to make your brain more efficient and maximize your success in work and life. more...

Price: $16.00

A low-fat cookbook substituting other ingredients for butter. The book includes new sugar substitute choices, recipes with under five grams of fat per serving, and exercise and fitness tips. more...

Price: $9.99

A Caribbean Diet is the most refreshingly laid-back, long-term approach to weight loss I’ve come across. This brilliant little book provides a relaxed approach to peeling off the unwanted pounds the way nature intended. There is also a clutch of wonderful sounding recipes such as Chicken and Crab Calloo Soup, Sweet Potato Pudding, Caribbean Love Boat and Mangosteen Dream. more...

Price: $5.99

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

Delicious recipes for the low-carb cook. Today’s most popular diets rely on cutting down on carbs, but most cooks have difficulty finding scrumptious low-carb alternatives. Enter cookbook authors Lucy Beale and Sandy Couvillon—with more than 330 mouth-watering recipes for the diehard dieter that will appeal to the whole family and are easy to make. • Includes meal-planning information and charts. • Provides important nutritional information. • Atkins is still the most popular diet on the market today. • Authors of the strong-selling The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Weight Loss. • Just in time for diet season more...

Price: $18.95