From Atkins to South Beach, here’s the fascinating lowdown on low-carb. It explains exactly what carbohydrates are, how they work, and how we interact with them-as well as the role of the glycemic index. The information-packed guide features dozens of fact boxes, a comfort eating diary, nutritional charts, and recipe ideas. Those with diabetes or who have lactose intolerance will even find special information devoted to their needs, too.
March inspires readers with her personal weight-control triumph and her professional expertise. She presents an exciting, easy-to-follow way of living that puts dieters in control of their weight and health–one day at a time, one meal at a time, one food at a time, and one walk at a time.
Eat well. Enjoy life. Lose weight. This completely revised and updated edition of the popular Mayo Clinic Diet is a practical, no-nonsense approach to weight loss designed to help individuals lose weight and, most importantly, keep it off. The book includes to step-by-step advice on key behavior changes to promote weight loss, plus four weeks of daily menus and all-new recipes. The Mayo Clinic Diet is based on years of experience with literally thousands of individuals trying to lose weight. We’ve identified leading habits of people who maintain a healthy weight and the unhealthy habits of those who don’t. Based on this information, we’ve established five habits to include in your daily routine, five habits to break, and five bonus habits to increase your chances of lasting success. The Mayo Clinic Diet is composed of three sections to get you started, to keep you on track, and to give you the knowledge and tools you need to stay the course. Lose It! is a two week quick-start program designed to help you lose 6 to 10 pounds in a safe and healthy way. Live It! is a long-term maintenance plan in which you continue to lose 1 to 2 pounds a week until you reach your goal. In the process, you learn how to maintain a healthy weight for life. All the extra stuff includes meal plans, recipes, food lists, tips on overcoming challenges and much more. Best of all, the program is enjoyable. Eating is one of the great joys in life. What you eat on this diet has to taste good, or you won’t do it. The Mayo Clinic Dietemphasizes foods that are healthy and taste good. Plus, you don’t have to worry about starving yourself. When you’re hungry, you can eat. What works is a diet that’s easy and simple — a diet you can live with for life!
WIN THE FIGHT AGAINST FAT–THE SUGAR BUSTERS!® WAY When SUGAR BUSTERS! hit the shelves almost five years ago, it quickly became a diet and lifestyle phenomenon. The millions of people across the country on the SUGAR BUSTERS! plan discovered that by simply choosing the correct carbohydrates and lowering their sugar intake, they could shed the pounds they failed to lose with other diets. Now the weight-loss program that swept the nation has been completely revised and updated–incorporating all the newest nutritional findings, health statistics, and scientific studies, and featuring all-new, easy-to-follow recipes and meal plans. Among the wealth of new material in this edition, you’ll find amazing testimonials from men and women who are losing weight and feeling fit the SUGAR BUSTERS! way; frequently asked questions and helpful answers; the latest on diabetes–and how SUGAR BUSTERS! can help prevent it; essential facts on women, weight loss, and nutrition; and new tips, updated charts, and practical exercise suggestions. So arm yourself with the facts and get the figure you’ve always wanted. When it comes to optimal wellness on the SUGAR BUSTERS! program, it’s survival of the fittest–a way of life in which everybody wins! From the Paperback edition.
By the time she had reached her mid-30s, Tana Amen had nearly given up on good health. Through a lifetime of chronic medical ailments, including severe digestive issues, recurrent infections and, most devastatingly, a battle with thyroid cancer, there was never a point when Tana felt consistently healthy. Doctors ascribed her poor health to genetics, bad luck, and a family history of obesity and heart disease. But even when Tana committed to a standard fitness and eating regimen, her health failed to improve.That’s when she realized that she needed to make a real change. She needed to figure out how to improve her health . . . for good. The Omni Diet is the culmination of a decade-long quest by Tana Amen to study the relationship between food and the body, and to understand how proper nutrition not only impacts weight loss, but actually holds the key to reversing chronic disease, decreasing inflammation, healing the body, and dramatically improving quality of life. So what is The Omni Diet? It’s an easy-to-follow plan based on a 70/30 plant-to-protein model. This is not a restrictive diet or another page in the high-protein vs. vegetarian diet wars, but a universal map to better health, one that Tana has distilled into a lean six-week program. It offers a simple plan that provides an abundance of illness-fighting nutrients from plant-based foods and high-quality protein to keep the brain sharp and muscles and organs functioning at peak condition. The balance of 70% plant-based foods and 30% protein restores energy, slashes risk of disease, optimizes brain and hormone functioning, produces dramatic weight loss, and promotes health from the inside out. With delicious and satisfying recipes, easy-to-follow exercises, and important advice and tips, you will see results — in your weight and overall health – immediately. Follow this revolutionary, paradigm-shifting plan and experience its life-changing results as you unleash the healing power of food.
Sarah Dussault, one of the most viewed fitness personalities on YouTube, with over 95,000 subscribers and over 110 million views, is going to get you fit and looking great. Sarah not only knows the right exercises to keep you in shape without wasting too much time or energy, but she also offers key insider tips on how to balance your life so you can live it without fear of ruining your diet and rebounding weight. With Sarah Fit: Get Skinny Again!, you’ll not only shed the freshman 15, you’ll learn how to maintain your weight so you can continue to stay fit post college. Unlike many other internet fitness sensations, Sarah is a certified personal trainer and has worked with big names in the health industry such as Bethenny Frankel and Ellie Krieger and has appeared in Women’s Health, Men’s Health, and on Glamour.com. Sarah will be doing a much-anticipated promotional tour in which she will give demonstrations and lead discussions on health and fitness. Each of her exercises is highly effective and fun to do, and with Sarah’s friendly and stress-free approach, you will want to keep it up. With exercises such as the Standing Crunch-less Ab workout, the Lean, Mean Legging Routine, and the 10-Minute Butt Lifting workout, you’ll watch those pounds melt away in no time and shape your body into the fittest version of yourself. Packed with step-by-step photographs, numerous insider tips and some of Sarah’s favorite recipes, this fitness guide is all you need to regain and maintain the body you’ve always wanted.
From the award-winning kitchens of EatingWell come hundreds of easy-to-prepare, full-flavored, satisfying recipes the whole family can enjoy. This multiple award-nominated cookbook that has already become a bible for thousands who have decided to take control of their health by eating mindfully—including those many households where diabetes is an everyday concern. Eating wisely and well is one of our most powerful weapons to help prevent and manage diabetes; it’s also a delicious strategy all of us can live by. Rather than pushing drastic eating prescriptions that cut out some foods altogether, The EatingWell Diabetes Cookbook gives you a simple blueprint for healthy eating: choosing healthy carbohydrates to keep blood-sugar levels stable, while using good fats and lean protein sources to provide great flavors and freedom from hunger between meals. It summarizes the best of cutting-edge research and adds real-life advice including: beyond low-carb, low-fat: upgrading to healthier carbohydrates and fats • the glycemic index, explained • eating smart in restaurants and while traveling • healthy eating at holidays and parties • strategies for making lifelong change • and much more.
A fiber-based diet that incorporates carbohydrate, fat, and protein values from all food groups challenges the theories of fad diets, outlines an eight-week plan with exercise and dining out tips, and features more than two hundred recipes.
Based on the Glycemic Index, and developed by the author of the “New York Times”-bestselling “G.I. Diet,” this 13-week weight-loss plan incorporates recipes, meal plans, motivational techniques and tips, and the inspirational real life stories of dozens of participants.
Tosca Reno is not only a health and fitness expert, but also a fabulous cook. Who better to write a stunning cookbook that everyone will love? Get: * 150 beautiful food photographs * Delectable low-fat beef, pork, chicken and fish dinners * Protein-rich meat-free recipes * Gluten-free meals * Tips on eating clean in difficult situations * Timesaving one-dish meals for busy moms * Great recipes on the go * How to prepare an elegant clean-eating event.