Bøker av Sara Kirkham

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Have you tried hundreds of diets and failed? Lose Weight, Gain Energy, Get Healthy is not a diet, but an achievable approach to eating which maximises the use of superfoods to not only lose weight but really gain in energy and wellbeing. With info on how to detox, and how to sustain your weight loss, this is your ultimate guide to optimum nutrition and a new, slimmer body.NOT GOT MUCH TIME?One, five and ten-minute introductions to key principles to get you started.AUTHOR INSIGHTSLots of instant help with common problems and quick tips for success, based on the author's many years of experience.TEST YOURSELFTests in the book and online to keep track of your progress.EXTEND YOUR KNOWLEDGEExtra online articles at www.teachyourself.com to give you a richer understanding of how to win at sudoku.FIVE THINGS TO REMEMBERQuick refreshers to help you remember the key facts.TRY THISInnovative exercises illustrate what you've learnt and how to use it.

There is a lot of talk of superfoods, antioxidants, supplements and getting your fi ve-a-day at the moment. It has become a big focal point with the rise of obesity and conditions such as Type 2 diabetes. But can a healthy, nutritional diet really help prevent or alleviate diseases? And how do you know which foods are the right ones to eat? The Essential Guide to Food for Health is full of practical advice on how to achieve a healthy, nutritious diet without breaking the bank, including useful meal plans for a range of health conditions. If you have an interest in taking a greater control of your health, this book will encourage you to become your own 'food doctor' by using food to lower cholesterol, alleviate arthritis, lower the risk of heart disease, improve memory, maintain bone and joint health, relieve digestive problems and boost your immune system. The book also addresses more common problems such as insomnia, PMS, depression, allergies, skin health and the menopause.

'The Essential Guide to Weight Loss' is the ultimate self-help guide to losing and maintaining weight effectively and healthily. This book offers practical tips on how to set and achieve weight loss goals, how to eat a healthy, nutritious diet, and support weight loss with an exercise programme.Research shows that we are more likely to achieve and maintain dietary changes if we understand how a change will benefit us and if we are provided with the tools to make the changes. This book explains in an easy-to-understand way the physiology behind weight gain and weight loss, the Energy Balance Equation and why it is so important, and how to calculate your metabolic rate.Alongside the information on the science of weight loss, there are recipes and shopping lists to help the reader get started and practical tips on using food diaries, cutting calories and setting SMART weight loss goals.