Author: Lucy Beale Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440625921 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 492
Book Description
Shed those pounds the healthy way. This brand-new edition of The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Healthy Weight Loss not only gives readers critical information on nutrition and health—it also delivers everything they need to know about the mental and exercise pieces of the weight-loss puzzle. In addition, it presents a comprehensive overview of today’s most popular diets, chapters on such major diet types as low-fat, low-sodium, low-carb, and low-cal, as well as chapters on dieting for kids, dieting for diabetics, dieting for heart health, and more. Best of all, readers will find five unique diet plans to help them lose weight—and keep it off—starting today! • Features new research on how nutrition and certain foods affect body weight • Expanded information on surgical and pharmaceutical options for weight loss, plus the skinny on supplements and over-the-counter remedies • Upload exercise chapters with more fat-burning exercises and updated charts for calorie burning (including suggestions for meeting the U.S. Government’s new exercise recommendations)
Author: Lucy Beale Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 9781592574490 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 373
Book Description
Shed those pounds the healthy way. This brand-new edition of The Complete IdiotÂ's Guide to Healthy Weight Loss not only gives readers critical information on nutrition and health—it also delivers everything they need to know about the mental and exercise pieces of the weight-loss puzzle. In addition, it presents a comprehensive overview of todayÂ's most popular diets, chapters on such major diet types as low-fat, low-sodium, low-carb, and low-cal, as well as chapters on dieting for kids, dieting for diabetics, dieting for heart health, and more. Best of all, readers will find five unique diet plans to help them lost weight—and keep it off—starting today! -Features new research on how nutrition and certain foods affect body weight -Expanded information on surgical and pharmaceutical options for weight loss, plus the skinny on supplements and over-the-counter remedies -Upload exercise chapters with more fat-burning exercises and updated charts for calorie burning (including suggestions for meeting the U.S. GovernmentÂ's new exercise recommendations)
Author: R. Couvillon Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101463406 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 125
Book Description
Losing those extra pounds is at the top of your to-do list, but you don't want to sacrifice your health in the process. Finding a weight-loss program that really works and is healthy too seems like an impossible dream. Wake up to a new tomorrow! This handy guide will help you find the weight-loss solution that works best for you and produces lasting results. In it you'll find: *The low-down on how proteins, fats, and carbohydrates contribute to your health and your weight. *Specific plans for low-carb, low-cal, or low-fat weight loss. *Expert advice on getting into the weight-loss minset ... and staying there.
Author: Chef Stephanie Green Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 110144584X Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 432
Book Description
Healthy food = healthy lifestyle Based on a nutritional principle time-tested for success for literally thousands of years, the Mediterranean Diet consists of a balance of all food groups with an emphasis on foods with high Omega-3 fat content such as fish, beans, and olive oil. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Mediterranean Diet introduces the healthy cuisine enjoyed in countries such as Spain, Southern France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and much of the Middle East. • Features more than 75 delicious, easy to prepare recipes-each with a complete nutritional breakdown of fats and calories-and daily meal plans • Easy step–by–step shopping and preparation tips and instructions • Detailed chapters about food groups and nutrition
Author: Julieanna Hever Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101543361 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 437
Book Description
The healthy vegan diet-made easy. Vegans face their own special challenges when it comes to nutrition and this book provides answers. There are about one million vegans in the U.S. and about 50,000 new ones every year. A growing number of physicians advocate a completely plant-based diet for many of their patients who suffer from diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. In The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Plant-Based Nutrition, readers will find: ? Where to get nutrients that others get from meat and dairy. ? How to avoid the vegan pitfall of overfed but undernourished. ? How to spot hidden animal ingredients in packaged foods. ? Tips for eating at restaurants. ? Special considerations for children and seniors.
Author: Joan Clark-Warner M.S. R.D. Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1101155450 Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 438
Book Description
A fully updated and expanded edition of a weight loss program that readers can count on This fully updated and expanded edition clearly explains just how and why a glycemic index diet works by showing readers how to eat the right kind of foods—more complex carbohydrates, fiber, grains, and fruit. • The glycemic index diet is a solution for many people at risk for Type II diabetes or those with insulin-sensitivity or resistance • Includes information on supplements, easy recipes, food lists, and sample meal plans • Includes an appendix with glycemic index counts and loads for all sorts of food • Features a new study on how eating certain foods cold can make a big difference
Author: Steven D. Strauss Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440696764 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 567
Book Description
Cold hard facts on the world’s hot spots. Now readers can make sense of the daily headlines with an examination of the sides and issues of evolving conflicts. This updated edition provides coverage of all of the hot conflict spots in our world today, background and history, new and added coverage of the war on terror, and up-to-date coverage on the Middle East, including Iraq. • As Iraq continues to dominate the news, there is, unfortunately, no shortage of other trouble spots—this guide looks at conflicts around the globe. • An accurate reference source for high school and college students, and a great overview for people who want more in-depth understanding of daily events.
Author: Julieanna Hever M.S., R.D. Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1465475486 Category : Cooking Languages : en Pages : 463
Book Description
Whether you’re vegan, vegetarian, or omnivore, getting your nutrition from plant-based foods is one of the best things you can do for your health—and it’s easier than you might think! The science confirms that a diet rich in whole, plant-based foods can help your body thrive. In fact, a growing number of physicians advocate a completely plant-based diet for many of their patients who suffer from diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. In this all new edition, leading plant-based dietician, Julieanna Hever, and Ray Cronise, the mastermind behind magician Penn Jillette’s 100-pound weight loss transformation, team up to give you everything you need to know about following a plant-based diet, including: • A wealth of information on the most nutrient-dense foods in the plant kingdom • A new Food Triangle, representing a completely new way of looking at food and nutrition • New perspectives on macronutrients, and why categorizing protein, carbs, and fats as food groups causes unnecessary confusion about what to eat • The latest science on oxidative priority and how it explains why many common recipes drive unintentional weight gain • Healthspan and longevity recommendations based on the latest research • All new recipes from celebrity chefs: Matthew Kenney, Dreena Burton, Jazzy Vegetarian, Kathy Patalsky, Robin Robertson, Fran Costigan, Jason Wyrick, and Matt Frazier • Sample menus to get you started on a plant-based lifestyle • Tips for stocking your kitchen, boosting the nutritional content of your favorite dishes, and dining out healthfully
Author: Erika Peters Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 144069561X Category : Health & Fitness Languages : en Pages : 318
Book Description
You’re no idiot, of course. You’ve been meaning to get on track to a happier, healthier life, and you’ve heard that walking burns the same amount of calories as jogging. But your path, while paved with good intentions, is also filled with roadblocks—like having too little energy, or too many unwholesome distractions. Lace up your sneakers! The Complete Idiot’s Guide® to Walking for Health will help you develop a walking program and be with you every step of the way. In this Complete Idiot’s Guide®, you get: • Simple steps to figure out your waist-to-hip ratio and fitness level. • Easy ways to stay motivated and energetic. • Time-saving tips on incorporating walking workouts into your busy life. • Expert advice on how walking helps you age gracefully.
Author: Lucy Beale
Author: Lucy Beale
Author: R. Couvillon
Author: Sandy G. Couvillon
Author: Chef Stephanie Green
Author: Julieanna Hever
Author: Joan Clark-Warner M.S. R.D.
Author: Steven D. Strauss
Author: Julieanna Hever M.S., R.D.
Author: Erika Peters