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Health and Wellness Reference Center offers full-text articles on health issues from reference books and periodicals. A good resource for consumer information on alternative medicine and nutrition.
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"From renowned cardiac surgeon Steven R. Gundry, MD, a revolutionary look at the hidden compounds in "healthy" foods like fruit, vegetables, and whole grains that are causing us to gain weight and develop chronic disease. In the deadly game of predator versus prey, an adult gazelle can outrun a hungry lioness, a sparrow can take flight when stalked by a cat, and a skunk can let loose a spray of noxious liquid to temporarily blind a fox. The stakes...
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"What is the "best" diet? Do calories matter? And when it comes to protein, fat, and carbs, which ones are good and which are bad? Food writer and cook Mark Bittman and health expert David Katz, MD, answer all these questions and more in a lively and easy-to-read Q&A format. Inspired by their viral hit article in Grub Street--one of New York magazine's most popular and most-shared articles--here Bittman and Katz share their clear, no-nonsense perspective...
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"Every month seems to bring a trendy new diet or weight loss fad -- and yet obesity rates continue to rise, and with it a growing number of diseases and health problems. It's time for a different approach. Enter Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of Nutritionfacts.org. Author of the mega bestselling How Not to Die, Dr. Greger now turns his attention to the latest research on the leading causes...
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"Healthy cooking reinvented by top chef Seamus Mullen, with over 125 Paleo-inspired recipes designed to revitalize your health every day. In the high-end food world, "healthy cooking" has long been taboo. But as one of the only high-profile chefs today guided by the understanding that the food we eat has a deep impact on our health, Seamus Mullen has rewritten the old rule that healthy can't be delicious. Seamus's powerful transformation came out...
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"Integrative nutritionist and beloved home chef Agatha Achindu shares 100 nutrient-dense recipes, inspired by her childhood in Cameroon, to nourish the whole family and promote long-term wellness"--
When Agatha Achindu came to the US from Cameroon, West Africa, for university, she didn’t know what to make of the aisles and aisles of canned foods in the grocery store. She started making meals with fresh ingredients for her roommate; after her...
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"Simple Recipes for a Wholesome Start -- Nothing compares with making your own baby food: It's fresh and unprocessed, you choose what goes into it, and it is a delicious way to introduce your child to a world of flavors. In Real Baby Food, Jenna Helwig helps you fit this loving act into a busy day's routine by making the process easy, fast, and flexible with 100 meals to begin a lifetime of healthy eating--from the moment your baby takes her first...
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"Provides ... extensively updated information derived from review of ... scientific studies about the health-promoting benefits ... and why eating these nutrient-rich foods can be the key to avoiding nutrient deficiencies and malnutrition ... not only learn to select nutrient-rich foods but foods that don't contain added sugar, salt, animal fats, or chemical additives ... you will also be avoiding the pesticides and herbicides used in the conventional...
12) Men's Health natural bodybuilding bible: a complete 24-week program for sculpting muscles that show
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"GenY is ready for a fresh new guidebook that takes a healthier approach to bodybuilding, written by the poster boy for clean eating and natural homegrown muscle: Tyler English, whose youth, long hair and tats, and unorthodox bootcamp workouts will appeal to young lifters"-- Provided by publisher.
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"A trimester-by-trimester guide to what to eat--as opposed to what to avoid--while pregnant and nursing, to support the mother's health and the baby's development during each stage of pregnancy, with 50 recipes. Pregnancy has traditionally been viewed as a time when women can give in to their food cravings and not worry about their weight. But new research suggests that the foods women eat during pregnancy can have a lasting effect on the baby's brain...
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"Good health doesn't have to be so complicated. The best diet for serious athletes is also the best diet for weight loss, heart health, cancer prevention, and just about everything else. In the spirit of those chefs, journalists, and food writers who have brought a spotlight to the importance of eating well, knowing source, and respecting traditions, Dr. Shanahan adds to this growing food revolution the voice of an experienced physician and scientist....
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"Announcing a brand-new edition of the pregnancy food bible. With over 1.4 million copies in print, What to Expect: Eating Well When You're Expecting is the essential companion to What to Expect When You're Expecting. This cover-to-cover update provides a fresh, fun, realistic, and body-positive approach to help moms-to-be navigate healthily and tastily through the nine months of pregnancy-at home, in the office, over the holidays, in restaurants....
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This liberating cookbook for the newest eater in your family encourages foodie parents to think beyond the baby food aisle. Here you'll find over 100 recipes for babies and toddlers so appetizing and so nutritious that you're sure to devour them--okay, let's call it "taste test"--Right along with your little one. Consider yourself warned: your child's first words might just be "More, please." Without a doubt, this baby food guide and cookbook is likely...
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The Super Baby Food Cookbook by Ruth Yaron, author of the best-selling Super Baby Food, is a hardback, fully illustrated cookbook that shows simple to prepare, nutritious and organic food for their babies and toddlers. Parents have relied on Ruth's books to provide the best possible food choices for their baby. In The Super Baby Food Cookbook, Super Baby Food recipes come to life from the simplest avocado smash to the infamous super porridge to complete...
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"Studies have ... shown that eating home-cooked meals reduces obesity and develops lifelong healthy eating habits. There is an exciting movement afoot that involves a skillet, a few good knives, and some fresh ingredients: home cooking is making a comeback. In [this book], David inspires parents and kids to take control of what they eat by making it themselves. With her longtime collaborator, Kirstin Uhrenholdt, David offers more than 100 recipes...
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