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The New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Live and Super Immunity and one of the country's leading experts on preventive medicine offers a scientifically proven, practical program to prevent and reverse diabetes--without drugs.

"Bestselling author Dr. Mark Hyman sorts through the conflicting research on food to give us the skinny on what to eat. Dr. Hyman looks at every food group and explains what we've gotten wrong, revealing which foods nurture our health and which pose a threat. He also explains food's crucial role in functional medicine and how food systems and policies affect our environmental and personal health. With myth-busting insights, easy-to-understand science,...

"Outlines a nutritional approach to diabetes that claims greater efficacy and fewer complications than that of the American Diabetes Association diet, citing study participants who successfully improved their ability to respond to insulin." --

Emphasizes the role of food in wellness, outlining a strategic blueprint for promoting health and reducing stress by modifying a diet to focus on nutrient-rich superfoods.

Together with Julia Turshen, Paltrow compiled a collection of 185 delicious, easy recipes--free of gluten and sugar, and low in fat--that will help you stay healthy, feel more energetic and look great. Recipes include: huevos rancheros, Korean chicken tacos, salmon burgers with pickled ginger, even power brownies, banana "ice cream", and more!

A guide for understanding, diagnosing, and treating one of the most discussed yet little-understood health conditions: leaky gut syndrome.

"Celiac disease is a hereditary autoimmune condition that damages the lining of the small intestine so that it cannot properly absorb food. Without essential nutrients, the entire body begins to suffer. The disease is triggered by gluten, a protein found in wheat, rye, and barley. The only "cure" for the disease is a life-long gluten-free diet. The disease affects nearly 1 in every 100 people in the United States--50 percent of whom remain undiagnosed...

"Diabetes Meal Planning Made Easy takes the guesswork out of planning meals by teaching you how to eat healthy, one step at a time. A perennial best-seller from the American Diabetes Association, this book has sold more than 80,000 copies and been the go-to diabetes nutrition guidebook for more than 15 years. The all-new 5th edition has been streamlined, updated, and improved to represent the latest ways people treat their diabetes meal plans. Updates...

"The companion cookbook to the revolutionary The Autoimmune Solution, the Autoimmune Solution Cookbook delivers more than 150 grain-free recipes designed to prevent and reverse the full spectrum of autoimmune diseases, including allergies, obesity, asthma, cardiovascular disease, fibromyalgia, lupus, IBS, chronic headaches, fatigue, multiple sclerosis, colitis, Graves' disease, and Hashimoto's thyroiditis. As our food and environment becomes more...

As cases of depression and anxiety disorders rise, many people rely on therapy and medications to alleviate symptoms. Ramsey breaks down the science of nutritional psychiatry and explains what foods positively affect brain health and improve mental wellness. He provides actionable tips you can start using today to improve brain-cell health and growth, reduce inflammation, and cultivate a healthy microbiome, all of which contribute to our mental well-being....