Biochemical imbalances caused by nutritional deficiencies are a contributory factor in chronic illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, auto-immune conditions and cancer. This handbook for practitioners explains how to identify and treat such biochemical imbalances in order to better understand and manage a patient's ill-health.The book examines a range of biochemical imbalances, including compromised adrenal or thyroid function, gastro-intestinal imbalances, immune syst...

FROM NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR DR. JASON FUNG: The landmark book that is helping millions around the world achieve natural weight loss.The Obesity Code is a groundbreaking, science-based guide to lasting weight loss that goes beyond “calories in, calories out.” Instead of blaming lack of willpower, practicing physician Dr. Fung explains how hormones—especially insulin—drive weight gain, cravings, and stubborn belly fat. If...

A New York Times bestsellerNamed one of The Economist’s Books of the YearNamed one of The Wall Street Journal’s Top Ten Best Nonfiction BooksKirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction BooksForbes’s Most Memorable Healthcare BookIn The Big Fat Surprise,investigative journalist Nina Teicholz reveals the unthinkable: everything we thought we knew about dietary fat is wrong. She documents how...

Diet, by definition, is the type of food consumed in a certain period. It can be as simple as an average daily meal. It can also be part of a treatment program for medical conditions. The ketogenic diet has long been used in the treatment of epilepsy in children. Recent findings showed that it has other benefits aside from controlling seizures. Since its introduction in the 1920s, the ketogenic diet remains controversial until today. How can seizures and other neurological disorders be con...

In our modern fast paced world it is sometimes difficult to get good nutrition. Slow cooker recipes allows those on the go to prepare awesome meals that are ready when needed. By adding the necessary ingredients from the recipe into a slow cooker and setting the cooker to the appropriate cooking temp for the specified length of time, it creates a hearty meal that can be eaten and stored for later needed. Slow cooker recipes can save time and money.

In the modern industrial world, a large proportion of the adult population suffers from diverticulitis.  By the age of 60, more than 50% of us will suffer from the condition.  Comfortable living and a soft diet magnify the problem.  In her easy-to-follow style, Dr Joan McClelland focuses on the foods that affect diverticulitis, explaining how the right diet can have an amazing effect on the condition and allow sufferers to lead a full life.This is the companion volume to Dr McClelland's be...

God's manual for addictions. Because God doesn't want you to suffer. He loves you. So read and learn. After all, God's people are in bondage because they have no knowledge. Gain the knowledge, and free yourself from the bondage of addiction.

"The Thyroid Solution Diet" is a text that outlines all the current information that is available on issues with the thyroid. An increasing number of persons have been diagnosed with thyroid issues in the last few years and as such various solutions are being sought to alleviate the symptoms of the condition. Quite a number of texts have been published on the topic as well. This text is a compilation of numerous texts. It not only explains what the thyroid is but it goes in depth as to the...

The Mediterranean diet focuses on heart health. With that, you can expect to find that this diet regimen focuses on keeping the heart healthy. It uses herbs, seasonings and olive oil instead of unhealthy salts and fats. Other diet plans discussed in this set of three books include the Paelo and the Shred diets. So which of these three diet plans do you prefer the most?

There are many benefits to the paleo diet. Among these are more energy, weight loss and leaner muscles. If you follow the paleo diet plan strictly, you will notice how it effectively omits processed food and replaces them with fruits, vegetables and nuts. These are food that your body can digest naturally. Limiting your diet helps prevent the accumulation of unwanted fat. Be stronger. Live healthier.

Whether you are looking to improve your current health, or, looking to build on an existing, healthy, lifestyle, juicing is a fantastic way to go for both. While, it can be quite intimidating, juicing has fantastic benefits such as: clearer skin, better eyesight, and a more effective way to ensure proper ingestion of your daily fruit and vegetable quota. By investing in something, like a three book set of juicing recipes, you can avoid the hours of endless internet searching and trial and ...

The seventeen day diet allows a person to lose weight quickly and at the same time keep it off. The diet was created in cycles in order to change foods around so that a person does not eat the same foods all the time therefor they don't get tired of eating the same foods. The diet also allows things like alcohol and carbohydrates that are normally forbidden on other diets. The diet is broken down into four simple parts that make it easy to follow and allow maximum weight loss. The four par...