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The Dorm Room Diet: The 8-Step Program for Creating a Healthy Lifestyle Plan That Really Works

Daphne Oz

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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Introducing a fresh new voice and a simple 8-step program specifically created for college students by a college student—a complete lifestyle guide to eating well and staying fit.

Like many girls, Daphne Oz struggled with her weight as a teenager and couldn't stick with the extreme restrictions of fad diets. She was able to seize control over her health and her weight only when she recognized the golden opportunity offered by the major transition to college life. With the help of her father and grandfather, both cardiac surgeons, and her grandmother, a homeopathic practitioner, she developed the eating and exercise habits that would help her lose 10 pounds in her first semester. So much for the proverbial Freshman 15! All her friends wanted to know how she did it. Now they, and thousands of others, can.

Daphne's 8-step program shows college students how to stop eating out of emotional need and examine when, where, and especially what they should eat to keep their minds in focus and their bodies in shape. With warmth and humor, she coaches readers on managing time, storing food, and respecting budgets; helps them navigate the most common danger zones at school for unhealthy eating; and shows them how to get the exercise they need, even in a tiny dorm room. She also offers invaluable tips on vitamins and supplements, and simple, effective ways to relax and rejuvenate right on campus, so students can stay mentally as well as physically fit.

The Dorm Room Diet is a winning combination of the author's personal story and practical strategies that empower young women to use their newfound independence to create a healthy lifestyle while in college—and for life.

Daphne Oz's 8-step program for looking good, feeling great, and keeping fit in college:
Step 1: Get Inspired
Step 2: Get Informed: The Frosh 15
Step 3: Get Started: Healthy Eating 101
Step 4: Get a Grip: Where and How to Eat Responsibly at College
Step 5: Get Prepared: The Five Danger Zones and How to Survive Them
Step 6: Get Moving: The Exercise Factor
Step 7: Get Your Vitamins: Everything You Need to Know About Supplements
Step 8: Get Recharged: A More Relaxed, More Effective You

El Recetario de La Dieta South Beach: More than 200 Delicious Recipes That Fit the Nation's Top Diet (The South Beach Diet) (Spanish Edition)

Arthur Agatston

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

I am very happy with this book 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is an excellent book, the recipes are easy and delicious. To read this book was a new reason to continue with a food healthy.

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Now available in a Spanish edition: the follow-up to Dr. Agatston's blockbuster diet book--a fabulous cookbook packed with great-tasting meals that are good for you!

Since its publication in April 2003, The South Beach Diet has become a nationwide phenomenon. Millions of people around the world have adopted it as their lifelong eating plan, shedding unwanted pounds in the process. Created by leading Miami cardiologist Arthur Agatston, M.D., the diet emphasizes good fats and good carbohydrates, the kinds that stave off cravings for unhealthy and sugary food and promote long-term weight loss. It's not "diet" food--it's satisfying, flavorful dishes that are good for your health and your waistline.

Whether you're already a South Beach Diet success story or brand new to the program, you'll find a wealth of inspiration in The South Beach Diet Cookbook to keep you on track without feeling deprived.

Natural Highs: Supplements, Nutrition, and Mind-Body Techniques to Help You Feel Good All the Time

Hyla Cass, Patrick Holford

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OK, but not scientific 2 out of 5 stars.
39 of 61 people found this review helpful.

There is definitely some interesting information in this book, but the use of biased anecdotes and several totally false claims make it difficult to determine how much of the book can actually be trusted.

Overall it wasn't worth buying because I had to spend many hours doing my own research on the authors' claims. As always books that rely on anecdotes to back up claimed benefits should be viewed with suspicion.

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What does it take to make you feel "high"? Do you routinely reach for caffeine, alcohol, cigarettes, or sugary snacks to get you through the day? Unfortunately, the quick fixes we have become accustomed to don't work long-term, and often contribute further to the underlying problems of fatigue, depression, brain fog, and anxiety.

In Natural Highs, two leading authorities in psychology and nutrition present a prescriptive breakthrough program based on nutritional supplements, herbs, and simple mind-body therapies that will help to increase energy, sharpen the mind, elevate mood, relax the body, and beat stress. Their remarkable research shows how to formulate the perfect "brainfood" to improve how we think and feel, resulting in a greater sense of connection and joy in everyday life-the natural high.

The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet

Evelyn Tribole

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Total reviews: 4 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Terrific Book 5 out of 5 stars.
23 of 24 people found this review helpful.

If you want to understand how Omegas affect our bodies, this is a very good book. I learned so much about which Omegas to eat, how much and why. The recipes are very good and easy. My children even like the recipes.

Explains this complex area about as well as it can be explained 5 out of 5 stars.
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I just finished reading The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet by Evelyn Tribole. This book can be considered a successor to The Queen of Fats (by Susan Allport). She explains this complex subject about as well as it can be explained. It's not surprising that the general public has not heard much about the conflict between Omega-3s and Omega-6s; the area is confusing.

She includes 50 pages of detail about many (but not all) foods, including columns for: Total Fat, Omega-3, Omega-6, ratio of 6 to 3, LA, AA, ALA, EPA, and DHA.

I found it fascinating how she tweaked the diets of two of her clients, who generally were eating healthy foods, to change their 6:3 ratios to what is considered a better ratio (for one of them, it went from 11:1 to 1.5:1).

I found the arguments in both this book and Queen of Fats to be compelling, and consequently have been modifying my food choices.

Editorial Review:

Live longer, better, and healthier with omega-3s!

The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet is the first book to offer simple, practical steps for striking the proper balance between miraculous omega-3 fats and the less-healthy omega-6 fats to get the most out of your diet. Armed with the practical information in The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet, you'll be able to:

• Discover delicious omega-3-rich foods that are right in your supermarket
• Cook mouthwatering meals using the 40 included recipes and meal plans
• Navigate the often-confusing supplements aisle
• Read food labels to identify hidden omega-6 fats found in many foods
• Pack in omega-3s even when eating out
• Learn the omega-3 and omega-6 content of more than 900 foods

The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Family Cookbook: Raise Food-Smart Kids--100 Fun and Delicious Recipes Made Healthy with the Glycemic Index (Glucose Revolution)

Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller, Kaye Foster-Powell, Anneka Manning, Philippa Sandall

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Low GI eating has advantages for everyone-including healthy, growing children. By raising blood glucose and insulin levels more gradually and evenly (which means food is more filling), low GI diets reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes and obesity. An essential guide to raising and nourishing children of all ages, The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Family Cookbook has ideas for healthy meals for every time of day, from breakfast to dinner to dessert. You’ll also learn strategies to help kids make smart food choices, how to plan balanced diets and substitute high GI foods with low GI alternatives, and information for feeding kids with food allergies or sensitivities. With low GI varieties of family favorites like mac ’n’ cheese and spaghetti with meatballs, this cookbook also includes many other tasty, kid-tested recipes, including, baked crispy fish pieces, French toast with strawberry and banana topping, cheesy vegetable patties, frozen berry yogurt popsicles, homemade popcorn, and easy tomato tuna pasta. Providing your family with the nutrition they require can be a challenge when you’re confronted with a range of ages and preferences. But with The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Family Cookbook, you can feed your whole family nutritious and enticing meals while learning the healthy eating habits of the GI-for a lifetime of health and vitality.

The Healthy Heart Miracle: Your Roadmap to Lifelong Health

Gabe Mirkin

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According to the latest research, a diet rich in high-fiber plants can reduce cholesterol levels by nearly 30 percent -- as much as a statin drug -- in as little as 4 weeks. That's just part of the program in The Healthy Heart Miracle by Gabe Mirkin, M.D., author of the bestselling The Sportsmedicine Book, and nutrition expert Diana Mirkin.

For those seeking to dramatically reduce their risk of heart attack, stroke, and diabetes, this simple 8-week program will work with or without cholesterol-lowering or blood pressure-lowering drugs. For people with heart disease, this program provides a roadmap for the lifestyle changes recommended by every cardiologist.

The Healthy Heart Miracle was designed for busy lives. First, Dr. Mirkin explains the medical tests you need to understand your heart health status. Then you'll get a jump-start on positive results with the SHOW ME! Diet, a 2-week miniprogram offering dramatic improvements in blood pressure, cholesterol, and triglyceride levels. Later weeks ease you into Dr. Mirkin's DASH Plus program. Menu plans, worksheets, and 50 delicious recipes make it easy to start and stay on this program -- with no calorie counting, fat or carbohydrate gram counting, or portion measurements!

Dr. Mirkin's exercise plan is flexible for varied fitness levels. It promotes the newly accepted model of intensity followed by "easy days" for building muscle and reducing heart-harming belly fat.

"The miracle of my DASH Plus program is your body's great capacity to repair damage and revitalize itself," writes Dr. Mirkin. "If you're on the road to a heart attack, my 8-Week Plan will help you make a U-turn."

Controlling Cholesterol the Natural Way: Eat Your Way to Better Health with New Breakthrough Food Discoveries

Kenneth H. Cooper, William Proctor

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Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper's all-new plan to lower cholesterol without drugs!

The Old News: Elevated levels of cholesterol put you at risk for heart attack and stroke.

The New News: Now you can control cholesterol naturally!

Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper, a leading authority on controlling cholesterol, shares his all-new plan for balancing your blood lipids--without drugs and without side effects.

Drawing on clinical trials and the most up-to-date medical research, Dr. Cooper explains how exciting new food discoveries can give you a revolutionary new way to manage your cholesterol. Inside you'll discover:

How the new functional foods, such as Benecol and Take Control, can lower bad cholesterol while improving the ratio between good and bad cholesterol in only three weeks

How these "anti-cholesterol" foods work, why they are safe to use, and who should use them

How Dr. Cooper's approach can end--or greatly reduce--your use of prescription cholesterol-lowering medications

Expert advice on diet and exercise, including recipes and more amazing nutritional discoveries

And much more

You don't have to go farther than your fridge to find an effective, nonprescription cholesterol-controlling product.

Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine: Improving Health and Longevity with Native Nutrition

Ronald F. Schmid

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Changing a (new) life 5 out of 5 stars.
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I first read this book in 1987, when it was initially published. I'd picked it up in a bookstore on Fifth Avenue (that's how well I remember the occasion, 16 years later), started to read, and couldn't put it down. So I bought what for me then was an expensive book and finished it that night.

It was difficult to know who to admire more after after I'd completed it, Ron Schmid, who so lucidly and modestly outlined the accomplishments of Weston Price (really, the centerpiece of the book), or Price himself, an extraordinary man whose self-supported, worldwide investigations of the food traditions of native cultures were nothing less than revolutionary in what they implied for how most of us eat--and live--today. In any case, I felt oddly moved by this book--a strange thing to say considering its subject--as if some real portion of an invaluable truth had been exposed to me.

Three years later, I used this book to develop an eating plan for my pregnant wife, including cod liver oil every day and a lot of fish and raw milk cheeses (the closest we could come, even in Manhattan, to any raw milk products). With all of that, our son decided to wait two weeks beyond his due date to make his appearance--21 1/2'' long and weighing over nine pounds--with the obstetrician remarking that my wife's placenta was twice the normal weight, in fact was the largest she'd seen in all her years of delivering children. I don't know whether either fact can be attributed to the diet my wife had followed, but the important thing is that our son turned out to be very bright, healthy, and the owner of a sweet temperament (our first clue of that being that he was effectively sleeping through the night when he was two weeks old)--qualities that this book suggest are not at all unusual when pregnant women follow traditional diets.

So, for me this book has some sort of talismanic power, the kind I associate with other profound life-transforming (or -generating) reading experiences. In that sense, I'm not particularly interested in challenging ANY part of it, as some others here have done, because I feel its general, encompassing theme is so strong and effectively expressed by the writer, and because, as far as I know, Schmid was a trailblazer in introducing (and explicating so clearly) Weston Price's work to the general reading public. I will add, though, that anyone interested in this book, should and even must buy a copy of Sally Fallon and Mary Enig's Nourishing Traditions, which extends Schmid's (and Price's) generalities into the American kitchen. It's as much a treasure as Schmid's book, as the two together, like Jack Sprat and his wife, cover everything (including how to think about fat), from principles to practicalities, that you might need to build new lives out of ancient practices.

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This book traces the cause of many chronic health problems to our modern diet and shows how a return to traditional foods can improve one's well-being.

Modern medicine now recognizes that the present-day Western diet is responsible for many of today's chronic illnesses. Nutritionists and anthropologists have noted the decline in health that accompanies indigenous peoples' transition from traditional to modern diets. In Traditional Foods Are Your Best Medicine, Ron Schmid explains how a return to a traditional diet can help you reduce your risk of heart attack by 50 percent; fight allergies, chronic fatigue, arthritis, skin problems, and headaches; recover from colds and flu in a day or two; and increase your life-expectancy. Chapters focusing on the major food groups, common diets, and health goals enable you to tailor a diet to your special needs.

New edition, previously titled Native Nutrition.

Eat This and Live!

Don Colbert

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Eat This and Live!
By Don Colbert, MD

Presented in an easy-to-access four-color format that includes charts, sidebars, food recommendations, and nutritional tips, Eat This and Live! teaches readers what the Bible has to say about food and gives recommendations on which foods to eat heartily, eat in moderation, or avoid.

The Live Food Factor: A Comprehensive Guide to the Ultimate Diet for Body, Mind, Spirit & Planet

Susan E. Schenck

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The Live Food Factor is the first comprehensive guide to not only the raw food diet, but also the raw food movement itself. This diet is sweeping America as people discover its power to not only make a body lean, but also keep disease at bay and bolster the immune system to heal from what are typically considered "incurable" diseases. Everyone who eats should read this book!

This 520-page book contains four sections. Section one entails the benefits of raw and includes a chapter that details ten good reasons to stop cooking, as well as 17 personal testimonials. Section two has the science and includes not only why raw food helps the body heal (as Hippocrates said, "Let food be thy medicine") but also over 50 published studies demonstrating the superiority of an uncooked diet, and in many cases, the toxicity of a cooked one. This is a book that can be presented to the most skeptic of all. Section three informs the reader of the history and modern day leaders of the raw food movement. Section four is a complete "how-to" manual. It tells you how to go raw and what to expect. It also includes 13 common pitfalls of beginning raw fooders as well as discussion of 16 controversial nutritional issues and answers 27 of the most frequently asked questions. In Chapter 15 there are also over 60 raw recipes: gourmet dishes such as raw desserts, entrees, soups, etc. The appendices document how the food and drug companies keep us ignorant of true health. It also summarizes radical branches of the raw food movement (such as the raw meat eaters). In the back of the book is a useful resource section for raw gourmet foods, kitchen devices, raw restaurants, and doctors/healing centers familiar with the program.

This book won first place in the Independent Publisher's Awards (IPPY) as "The Most Progressive Health Book of the Year