We've all been there. There's a week or maybe only a day or two until the big event, which might be a date with the (very) nice bloke from accounts or a glitzy cocktail party, and yet that little black dress continues to hang belligerently in the wardrobe, deriding those few extra pounds and causing untold stress. Well, it need not any longer. ...
Most people know the benefits of foods such a citrus fruit and green vegetables, but how many people know that lettuce makes a great night-time snack for insomniacs; that pineapple is an effective remedy for bruising; while a few brazil nuts will help protect you against heart disease and cancer? Most of our everyday foods can have a positive ...
With over 100 recipes for fresh, invigorating juices, this book shows readers how to boost mental and physical energy, alleviate stress, ward off disease and delay the ageing process, all by creating simple and healthy drinks.
Offering dietary advice for children, from conception through the teenage years, "Superfoods for Children" recommends 50 superfoods and features over 100 tempting, nutritious, and easy recipes.
This guide to detoxing reveals how to acquire the sustained, natural energy needed to get through the demands of work, sport or some weekend DIY wihout feeling exhausted on Monday morning. It takes the reader safely though 24-hour, 48-hour and 3-day detox programmes that are specially tailored to give you the energy boost you're looking for and ...
This guide to detoxing covers every aspect of how to achieve inner and outer radiance, from protecting and preserving your skin to combatting stress. It takes the reader safely though 24-hour, 48-hour and 3-day detox programmes that are carefully devised to make you shine with radiance. It details all the food,drink, natural food supplements and ...
The simple guide to boosting your health with herb, plant and spice extracts, "Nature's Health Supplements" reveals the medical conditions that each supplement treats and the benefits it offers, such as stress busting or energy boosting. There are clear and concise guidelines on dosage and medical precautions to ensure you know how to use the ...
Choosing foods that heal and avoiding foods that harm promotes positive well-being and optimum functioning in all aspects of our lives. With a wealth of nutritional information, the author helps us tailor a daily diet that will deliver high energy, mental flexibility, and spiritual balance. Over 250 full-color photos. 110 b&w illus.
In this simple but lush volume, Michael Van Straten provides useful tips not only on organic gardening but on how to have a comprehensive healthy outlook on all aspects of life.
This guide to detoxing focuses on the prevention of the many modern health scourges that affect us, including raised cholesterol, food intolerance and irritable bowel syndrome. It takes the reader safely though 24-hour, 48-hour and 3-day detox programmes that are planned specifically to help you on the way to better health. It details all the food ...
Eat your way to good health - this is the cookbook for smart kids and healthy adults. Why will sardines make you smarter? How do I balance eating more tuna with the warnings about its mercury content? Why is tuna tinned in oil better than tuna tinned in brine? And what if I am a vegetarian? Omega 3 fatty acids are now acknowledged as the ...
For those who believe healthy eating means putting on a hair shirt and sprouting their own mung beans, this handbook will prove them wrong. Outlining the 100 best foods to maintain good health and stay young, this informative, comprehensive guide explains how being naughty but nice can also be healthy. A food book with a twist, it dispels the ...
Guarana has been called the elixir of youth and the Brazilian answer to a lacklustre love life! This book explains the uses of this and some other lesser known seeds and herbs of the Amazon basin.
"Superfeast "is a one-stop-shop of the hundred best super foods, super drinks, and top recipes that allow you to create your own healthy feasts--making the most of natural foods and combining them in imaginative ways to create maximum flavor as well as health and nutritional benefits. The book is packed with information and contains sections on ...
Organic food not only tastes better, but is also better for us nutritionally. This is an authoritative source book for organic food, which also explains why we should buy it.
Are you permanently rushing from home to work and back again? Do you regularly skip meals or grab a bag of crisps on the run? Are you constantly tired, getting the sniffles and suffering from nasty zit outbreaks. Do you always mean to eat more healthily, reduce your stress and take more exercise? If your answer is 'yes' to any of the above, then ...
Featuring more than 60 recipes, each offering health-giving properties, it is the book for anyone wishing to beat the winter blues. For each recipe Michael lists the vitamins and minerals provided by the drinks ingredients and details the health benefits the drink can offer. Some of the drinks also help to fight particular conditions such as ...
Omega 3 fatty acids are now acknowledged as the wonderfood of all wonderfoods. Omega 3 is said to improve general health, helping to reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes and to benefit mood and behavioral conditions such as depression and chronic fatigue syndrome. The Omega 3 Cookbook is the first book to help you eat enough of this ...
Traditionally associated with the heavy, fat-laden foods of Europe -- deep-fried latkes, chicken fat, and achingly sweet desserts -- Jewish food is, in fact, far more varied. Jews who migrated to other parts of the world developed cuisines unique to their new countries, yet still flavored with the tastes of the Middle East and the strict ...
A comprehensive introduction shows the importance of ORAC values, the newest scientific way of measuring the anti-ageing and protective benefits of foods. This 'diet for life' reduces the risks of heart problems, obesity, diabetes and even cancer. It is important to have 5,000 units of ORACs a day for good health. Simply counting to an easy-to ...
This detailed survey discusses the 100 best super foods, super drinks, and top recipes that allow you to create your own healthy feasts, making the most of natural foods and combining them in imaginative ways to create maximum flavor and optimize health and nutritional benefits. Specific sections are included on eating for pregnancy, anti-aging ...
This easy-to-follow diet book is based on the principle of the "Superfoods" approach that uses natural foods with therapeutic properties. The book explains that whatever health problems are experienced, they can be improved by the right diet. A list of natural foodstuffs is included. Michael Van Straten is the author of "Body Talk" and Barbara ...
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Super boosters : herb, plant & spice extracts to boost health
The Doctors Book of Food Remedies: The Newest Discoveries in the Power of Food to Treat and Prevent Health Problems-From Aging and Diabetes to Ulcers and Yeast Infections
