On "Biggest Loser", NBC's hit show, overweight contestants team up with celebrity trainers to shape up and improve their lives. Millions of viewers have seen the radical changes in the cast members' bodies, and many have been inspired by their ability to change their unhealthy and life-threatening habits. Before "The Biggest Loser", the cast ...
In "The Biggest Loser," NBCs hit unscripted show, overweight contestants divided into Red and Blue teams undergo dramatic weight-loss transformations the old-fashioned way--with diet and exercise. Now, for the first time, fans everywhere will learn the Biggest Loser trainers fitness secrets and programs modified for workouts at the gym or at home. ...
Contestants from the hit reality show "The Biggest Loser" reveal their own diet and exercise tricks and share what helped them overcome their toughest challenges. 150 color photographs.
In this essential guide, Dr. Lawlis--chief content adviser for the "Dr. Phil" show--and nutritionist Dr. Greenwood-Robinson have compiled more than 200 delicious recipes that can help the brain respond positively to all sorts of psychological challenges.
The author of The Lean Bodies Cookbook puts an end once and for all to the insanity of low-calorie and starvation diets--with a scientifically-proven, healthy eating program on which anyone can eat up to 3,500 calories a day and still lose weight. Includes 100 recipes for five meals a day, shopping advice and a list of restaurants that participate ...
This work is aimed at power athletes, coaches and trainers who are interested in maximising the nutritional benefits of food to boost performance. 53,000 copies of the previous edition were sold worldwide. It includes step-by-step instruction on how to tailor meal plans for specific weights, genders and goals. It contains proven nutritional ...
This guide provides information on strength training nutrition. It includes detailed nutrition plans for the goals that strength trainers, bodybuilders and power sport athletes want to achieve: gaining muscle, cutting weight, maintaining weight, and tapering for competitions. The guide has been updated and expanded with new intake guidelines for ...
This unique and comprehensive guide to calculating "net carbs"--a safe carbohydrate that is not stored as fat--contains thousands of listings for food and beverages, with total carb, net carb, fiber, and calorie counts for each item. Original.
Margaret Greenwood-Robinson is clearly out to eliminate cellulite as aggressively as possible. She refers to her approach as the Five-Point Cellulite Cure and offers a detailed, month-long diet plan. She also considers the gamut of "cellulite buster" products, including the controversial "Cellasene." According to Robinson, cellulite results from a ...
For anyone who does not want to resort to prescription drugs, this is a comprehensive resource for tips and strategies to keep your brain in tip-top shape. With more than 1000 suggestions that are realistic and easy to incorporate into daily life, this title shows how we are very much in control of our mind, mood, memory and the preservation of ...
Here is a revolutionary new program from exercise and nutrition guru John Parrillo offering the first high-calorie food plan for losing fat. Featured case studies focus on bodybuilders who have lost significant amounts of body fat while eating between 2,000 and 10,000 calories a day by improving metabolism. 150 photographs.
Sheats' revolutionary diet program showed individuals how to build up their metabolisms to lower body fat and improve their health. This companion cookbook contains 350 recipes, precise nutritional analysis, conversion chart, a complete list of Lean Bodies pantry basics, and more, to help readers continue to live the Lean Bodies way.
Certain carbs contribute to obesity, diabetes, and heart disease--but other carbs are crucial to physical and mental health. Learn the difference and how to lose weight without cutting out carbs. Includes recipes. Original.
Provides advice for keeping blood sugar within normal ranges and avoiding complications, discussing issues including nutrition, supplements, regular blood glucose checks, exercise, and stress-relief.
Providing advice on eating to increase muscle strength and power, this volume includes breakdowns of carbohydrate, protein, fat, and total calories for recommended foods. It also sets out eight sample diets for men and women, designed to meet specific training goals.
Low bone density puts millions of women at risk for osteoporosis and bone fractures. This book includes a questionnaire to help determine risk factors, a list of treatment options, thorough discussions of the five most common bone density tests, and clear explanations of bone anatomy and the effects of aging on bone health.
A positive new trend in exercise for women is taking hold worldwide. It's known simply as "fitness" and describes a look that comes from training for shape, tone, definition, and cardiovascular conditioning - not for muscular development, as bodybuilders do. Leading the way is "Shape Training", a remarkably effective program that promises ...
This informative guide that explains the "good fats" and "bad fats" helps readers maintain a balance between the two. The author presents information on how to prevent heart disease, reduce the risk of cancer, lower cholesterol, and promote weight loss. Also includes recipes on how to prepare "good fat" foods, from fried chicken to French fries.
A nutritional guide to preventing cancer offers a selection of anti-cancer menus and simple recipes for every meal of the day, a nutrition counter encompassing more than two thousand brand-name and generic foods, lifestyle strategies and tips, and the latest information on a variety of healthful foo
For anyone who wants to experience bodybuilding magic, there is no better guide than Robert Kennedy. A bestselling author, Kennedy fills his book with special routines to help anyone achieve his or her optimum potential. 200 black-and-white photographs.
One of the country's top health and medical authors provides readers with this fact-filled guide about skin and how it changes over time, the steps needed to slow down the aging process, and the latest scientific breakthroughs that can help readers look their best. Includes information on natural skin savers, professional procedures, and ...
In our society, nobody looks twice at a bald man--not so for women. This complete guide to hair restoration and supplementation now offers women the very latest facts on medical, surgical, and herbal alternatives. Illustrations.
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