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"Dr. Manny" of FOX News and The Rachael Ray Show fame shows how seven Latin powerfoods can reshape the body for life. Includes recipes. 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 Alvarez, one of America's leading OB/GYNs and FOX News' voice of health, introduces the seven Latin Powerfoods and the three tracks that can lead to better health. He then reveals how incorporating them into a diet can help readers slim down-while keeping those sexy, natural curves. Dr. Manny helps restock the home with an exciting variety of savory, healthy, metabolism-boosting foods, and breaks the diet down into manageable phases for readers. With everything from delicious new Latin-inspired recipes to effective tips on balancing exercise and nutrition, this fun and practical weight-loss plan reveals the simple secret to a bombshell body.

"Almost everyone knows the truth: to lose the weight, we need to eat less and move more," says weight-management pioneer Jean Harvey-Berino. "This book is about the missing link: how to do it."Harvey-Berino believes that permanent weight loss only happens by changing everyday behaviors: replacing old, unhealthy habits with new ones. And clinical research proves her right: participants in her behaviorally based VTrim(TM) Weight Management Program lost an average of 21 pounds in 6 months-more than double that of an online commercial weight-loss program.In a unique collaboration, The EatingWell Diet brings you the tools that helped "VTrimmers" succeed-including goal-setting, self-tracking, and controlling eating "triggers"-along with wisdom and recipes from the creative cooks and nutrition experts at the nation's premier magazine of food and health. More than just a sensible way to lose weight, it's a workbook for a healthy way of life.

Seitan (pronounced say-tan) is a spectacular meat substitute with a look, taste, and texture that satisfies the heartiest of appetites. Derived from wheat flour, seitan is naturally nutritious and low in fat, cholesterol, and calories. Perhaps best of all, it is amazingly adaptable and can be seasoned and prepared to fit into any menu. Cooking with Seitan provides a wonderful introduction to this versatile food. The book explains, step-by-step, how seitan can be made, stored, and used. Also included are over 250 kitchen-tested recipes featuring twists on traditional and international favorites as well as new and imaginative dishes, from salads and appetizers to soups, stews, and even desserts. Whether you want to add to your repertoire of vegetarian dishes or you simply love great food, Cooking with Seitan can add a deliciously healthful touch to your menu.

You don't have to be on the Rotation Diet to enjoy this book; but each entry lists calories and nutritional information so that the recipes can easily be keyed to any stage of the diet or to maintenance. In addition to main dishes and ideas for entertaining, there are many tips on cooking for one person, eating out, and meals to take to work. And the dishes are easy to prepare.The Katahns love food, and they love to cook. They will show you how to prepare delicious meals that combine low salt and low fat with lots of fruits, vegetables, and complex carbohydrates. The recipes in this book meet all guidelines set forth by the American Cancer Society for reducing the dietary risk of disease.

This book will show you how to make the best use of your delicious organic ingredients. With 150 glorious recipes divided into four chapters, one for each season, there are recipes for every kind of dish, from soups, salads and appetizers to main meals and even desserts.

In a world dominated by fast food and fake food, establishing healthy eating habits in children is one of the greatest concerns for parents -- and potentially one of the greatest challenges. Fortunately, the renowned physician Dr. David Ludwig developed a proven lifestyle plan that has benefited thousands of families. Here he shares his nine-week program, offering the tools -- including tasty recipes, motivational tips, and activities -- that can help families prevent the kitchen table from becoming a battleground.

"The Cardio-Free Diet" is a revolutionary four-phase program that emphasizes strength training to boost the metabolism, build lean muscles, and achieve all the same heart-healthy benefits of cardio in much less time.

KEEP TRACK OF YOUR ACTIVITY-AND SEE THE RESULTS!Exercise plays a crucial role in weight loss and healthy living-and now staying fit is easier with this handy, portable two-page-per-day activity diary. Just keep track of your daily spare-time activities, both sedentary and active-and follow your progress day by day. You'll be able to spot and eliminate trouble areas at a glance-with the book that helps you convert sedentary time to active time!• An easy, efficient system for recording your daily activities for up to 8 full weeks • A weekly progress report to keep you motivated • Includes a concise calorie counter for quick reference • Valuable tips and information to help you increase your activity • Space for writing notes, your food intake, exercise schedules, and more!

Atkins works! Eat grapefruit-shed weight! Pilates gives you "long, lean muscles-no bulk!" Each day we are bombarded with conflicting fitness information, promises, and advice-from the Internet, magazines, books, TV, advertising, experts, trainers, coaches, friends. But how do you know whom you can trust? In The Fat-Free Truth, Liz Neporent and Suzanne Schlosberg cut through the noise, synthesize the literature, and get to the truth by providing 239 accurate, straight-shooting answers to America's most pressing fitness and weight-loss questions. No one understands the excess of misinformation out there better than Liz and Suzanne. For ten years, Suzanne has written Shape's "Weight Loss Q&A," the most popular column in the country's largest fitness magazine. Liz fields weekly questions as the "Fit by Friday" columnist for iVillage, the leading Internet site for women's issues. Together they receive more than a thousand questions a month from people nationwide. Frank, funny, and endlessly informative, The Fat-Free Truth assembles in one place everything you really need to know to get fit and stay fit-and to keep your sanity while doing so.

"A daily guide that should be on everyone's nightstand or kitchen table."-Marianne Smith Edge, MS, RD, LD, FADA, President, American Dietetic AssociationAs a health-conscious reader, you already know all about the benefits of healthy eating and active living. But some days it's harder than others to put that knowledge to good use. Smart eating and an active lifestyle should be easy and enjoyable, not a chore! Let 365 Days of Healthy Eating from the American Dietetic Association show you an easier way to start living a healthier lifestyle, one day at a time.Bestselling author and nutrition expert Roberta Larson Duyff provides easy-to-implement hints, tips, and strategies for:* Having a smart eating mindset* Making easy everyday food choices that benefit your health* Buying right-for-you foods and supplements* Preparing food for good nutrition, health, and great flavor-with easy-to-fix recipes that are as good for you as they are great-tasting* Getting more health and phytonutrient benefits from foods you enjoy365 Days of Healthy Eating from the American Dietetic Association is brimming with sensible, personal, and practical tips that can help you build lifelong healthy eating and fitness habits, one easy step at a time.

With 8 Minutes in the Morning you will:NOT do aerobics, NOT spend hours in the gym,and NOT be on a starvation diet.What's Jorge's get-slim secret? Just 8 minutes of his unique strength-training moves done in the privacy of your home. A few minutes each morning is all you need to lose up to 2 pounds a week. Add the cutting-edge eating program that teaches you how to eat the right fats to satiate your hunger and cut your calories, plus a daily dose of motivational support from Jorge, and weight loss has never been easier!Jorge's fat-burning program includes: Two super-quick moves a day A delicious eating plan where you don't count calories and you must eat fat Daily pep "talks" to help you hit the ground running Access to Jorge's online community that will help keep you encouraged and connectedPlus, you'll find Jorge's brand-new "On-the-Go" Weight-Loss Travel Cards inside.So get ready to look slimmer, sexier, stronger in just 8 minutes!

Dare to Lose is an empowering, innovative approach to weight loss that can help anyone transform their bodies and rev up their metabolism to keep weight off forever. In her trademark no-nonsense style, Shari Lieberman candidly challenges women to get serious and commit to her lifelong weight-loss program, geared to their individual needs.Lieberman explains the importance of metabolism in weight loss, pointing out the factors that slow down metabolism-such as stress, yo-yo and crash dieting, and sedentary lifestyles-and ways to counteract them. Her four-step program includes eliminating stress and toxins from the body; following sound nutrition guidelines; engaging in fat-burning, muscle-building exercise; and taking nutritional supplements that help boost metabolism for quick yet lasting results.

Delicious and nourishing recipes that are easy to eat and swallowThe simple act of eating is a challenge for millions of people whose ability to chew and swallow has been compromised by the debilitating effects of age or disease. The Easy-to-Swallow, Easy-to-Chew Cookbook presents a collection of more than 150 nutritious recipes that make eating enjoyable and satisfying for anyone who has difficulty chewing or swallowing. It also shares helpful tips and techniques to make eating easier for the elderly and those with such diseases as Parkinson's, AIDS, or head and neck cancers.

Obstetrician Hope Ricciotti combines experience from her practice with insight from her pregnancies to give the best advice on how to eat for two. She covers the latest nutritional information, including vitamins, iron, folic acid, and calcium, while letting you know which foods are risky, particularly the latest findings on mercury in fish. She gives tips on exercising, minimizing morning sickness, managing fatigue, and how to lose weight safely after the baby is born.Dr. Ricciotti's husband, chef Vincent Connelly, worked with her to create almost 150 delicious recipes that provide all the nutrients needed during pregnancy. The recipes are suited to each trimester and to a pregnant woman's changing palate. Included are chapters on nutrition when planning a pregnancy as well as advice and recipes for the nursing mother. A separate section on desserts anticipates a pregnant woman's cravings for sweets with recipes for delectable cookies and snacks.

Bestselling author Jean Carper reveals the astonishing new discoveries that have caused brain researchers to completely revise their ideas about the brain's marvelous capabilities for change through "nutritional neuroscience." In this amazing book you will learn how you can mold your brain to optimize memory, intelligence mental achievement, and mood by eating the right foods and taking specific brain-boosting supplements: from common vitamin E to alpha-lipoic acid, ginkgo biloba, and coenzyme Q10. Here, too, is astounding information on raising your children's IQ before they are born; which vitamins can boost intelligence and memory; how high blood pressure can shrink your brain; what foods to eat to sharpen memory and rejuvenate brain cells, and much more.

If you're one of the 50 million Americans who suffer from headaches, you can eliminate the pain entirely just by changing the way you eat. A headache sufferer himself, Dr. David Marks treats thousands of patients a year at his internationally known headache clinic. The recipes in this book can help you ward off headaches while ensuring that you eat well in the bargain.

THE CHOOSE TO LOSE WEGHT-LOSS PLAN FOR MEN empowers you to control your weight by giving you all the information necessary to create your own clear, quantitative "fat budget." No gimmicks, no fluff. No single food is off limits or forbidden. You can eat as much as you like. In addition, an entire section is devoted to aerobic exercise, stretching, and weight training, to take maximum advantage of the fat-burning potential of the male body. This is not a fad diet but a sustainable, even enjoyable way of life for today's man. * Choose what you want to eat, when you want to eat, and how much you want to eat * Food tables reveal the calorie and fat contents of more than 6,000 foods, including brand-name convenience foods and items from fast-food chains

More than 300 scrumptious, heart-healthy recipes from the kitchen of the best-selling authors of Choose to Lose and Eater’s Choice. Long acclaimed as the nation’s leading authorities on healthful eating, Dr. Ron and Nancy Goor have assembled, for the first time under one cover, the finest recipes in their repertoire: appetizers, soups, salads, main courses, and desserts so delicious you won’t believe they are actually good for you. To help you monitor dietary fat and cholesterol, each recipe is accompanied by a full analysis of calories and fat, and every one bears the user-friendly stamp that runs through all the Goors’ books—and has made them million-copy bestsellers. The instructions are foolproof and clear, so even beginners will have no trouble turning our luscious, heart-healthy meals. Techniques have been streamlined, prep times have been minimized, and ingredients are available in any supermarket. Everyone can now eat well.

Fully revised and updated, Eater's Choice recommends a simple method to reduce your risk of heart disease by up to 60 percent. Eater's Choice, a nationwide bestseller, is recommended by doctors and professional dietitians more often than any other book for people who want to lower blood cholesterol and live longer, healthier lives. The cornerstone of the Goor series, this fully revised edition recommends recent groundbreaking methods to control cardiac risk factors and provides information about the latest cholesterol-lowering drugs. Updated food tables make it easier than ever to choose the right foods for your diet.