Food and Wine : Health & Healing

Women of all ages - daughters, mothers, and grandmothers - will be surprised to learn how what they eat affects so many aspects of their health. This guide explains how the right foods can ease menstrual and menopausal symptoms, strengthen bones, encourage weight loss, protect the heart, and even help prevent certain cancers. It includes 100 delectable recipes that make healthy eating simple for women and their families. more...

Price: $16.95

Holidays are a time for family and friends to gather for mouthwatering meals, but catering to every guest's dietary requirements can be a challenge. The menus in The Healthy Hedonist Holidays will entice every guest -- vegetarian, semi-vegetarian, carnivores, omnivores who can't eat dairy, and people who just love good food -- with delicious, satisfying "flexitarian" meals. Featuring fresh seasonal ingredients, whole grains, natural sugars, and creative seasonings, these flavorful feasts will leave guests feeling satisfied -- without the guilt that usually accompanies holiday indulgence. Each menu offers both a vegetarian and fish or poultry main course, and a range of side dishes, appetizers, and desserts that can be used in any combination to accommodate individual tastes. With sections on ingredients, techniques, and a cooking plan for each menu, The Healthy Hedonist Holidays is a book to use, to give, and to savor, over and over again. more...

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More than just a diet plan, The Hot Latin Diet offers a new outlook on what it means to live well, feel great, and look fabulous. Dr. Manny introduces the 7 Latin power foods and reveals how incorporating these savory and satisfying cuisines to their diet can help women stay slim and maintain those sexy, natural curves. With everything from delicious recipes from leading Latina chefs to effective tips on balancing exercise, health, and nutrition, this fun and practical weight-loss plan reveals the simple secret to an enjoyable, healthy lifestyle and a dream bombshell body. more...

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This great value-for-money book gives you the secret to Iain Hewitson's successful weight loss along with 230 low-fat flavoursome recipes. more...

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A revolutionary diet to help you lose weight and control disease-causing inflammation. The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan will help you achieve your ideal weight--without fad dieting--while also reducing pain and allergies, slowing the aging process, and dramatically reducing your risk for dozens of medical problems. This flexible, easy-to-follow program is the ideal nutritional solution for every member of the family. At the heart of the program is the revolutionary IF Rating system that, for the first time, tells you the inflammatory or anti-inflammatory effects of all of the foods you eat. The IF Rating integrates more than twenty different nutritional factors, including essential fatty acids, glycemic index, vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and anti-inflammatory compounds into a single rating which guides your food choices for the day. You no longer have to worry about choosing the right types of carbs or fats, or even counting calories--the IF Rating combines all those factors into a simple, holistic system for healthy eating! And unlike other programs that focus only on carbohydrates or fats, the IF Rating system also shows you which proteins are healthy and which provoke inflammation. It all adds up to a uniquely healthful, easy to follow diet plan that fights illness and promotes weight loss! The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan gives you:.:.; IF Ratings for more than 1,500 common foods, listed both alphabetically and by categories, such as “Breakfast Cereals” and “Meats”.; Self-assessments for measuring your level of systemic inflammation.; A choice of three customizable eating plans: Preventative/Maintenance, Therapeutic, and Accelerated Weight-Loss.; Three weeks worth of daily meal plans and dozens of delicious anti-inflammatory recipes. With The Inflammation-Free Diet Plan , you'll learn how to stop the silent enemy in its tracks and get started on the road to a longer, healthier, more vibrant life--today. more...

Price: $24.95