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"Most people know sugar is bad for them, but few people know the sugar impact of seven common foods-grains, roots, fruit, low-fat and no-fat diet and dairy foods, sugary sauces and condiments, alcohol and sugary drinks, and natural and artificial sweeteners-can be the real cause of inflammation, bloating, metabolic disorders, fatigue, and weight gain. JJ VIRGIN'S SUGAR IMPACT DIET will revolutionize how readers think about (and eat) sugar. This two-week,...
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"The diet industry has been plagued with crazy fad diets that do nothing but slow your metabolism and prime your body for yo-yo weight gain. It's time for a change. If you want to lose weight fast, do it in a healthful way, and have the tools and resources to keep it off for life, this is the book for you."--
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Drop the weight and change your life with Jillian Michaels' Winning by Losing. The fitness expert on the smash hit NBC TV show "The Biggest Loser" and "Losing It," Jillian offers her unique, comprehensive, no-nonsense health and fitness program that can help anyone lose unwanted pounds and keep them off. Losing never felt so good!
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The founder of Gauge Girl Training, scientist and fitness champion Christine Hronec, through years of teaching and research, offers a customized weight-loss plan according to five macro types for the best results based on your body, your metabolism, and your goals.
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"Every month seems to bring a trendy new diet or weight loss fad -- and yet obesity rates continue to rise, and with it a growing number of diseases and health problems. It's time for a different approach. Enter Dr. Michael Greger, the internationally-renowned nutrition expert, physician, and founder of Nutritionfacts.org. Author of the mega bestselling How Not to Die, Dr. Greger now turns his attention to the latest research on the leading causes...
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"When Janey Sweet, CEO of a couture wedding dress company, is photographed in the front row of a fashion show eating a bruffin--the delicious lovechild of a brioche and a muffin--her best friend and business partner, Beau, gives her an ultimatum: Lose thirty pounds or lose your job. Sure, Janey has gained some weight since her divorce, and no, her beautifully cut trousers don't fit like they used to, so Janey throws herself headlong into the world...
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Cynthia Sass, New York Times bestselling author of S.A.S.S. Yourself Slim and coauthor of Flat Belly Diet, introduces a new superfood that holds the power to whittle your waistline in no time. Called "pulses," this unique class of protein-rich carbs includes lentils, chickpeas, and many varieties of beans. By incorporating just one serving of these supershredders into your daily meals, you'll burn more fat, feel more full, and have more energy. The...
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[2003]
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"I want to challenge you about your weight in a way that you have never been challenged before. We both know that the endless string of fad diets has done nothing but leave you heavier than before. The Ultimate Weight Solution is an audiobook that is the product of thirty years of working with overweight patients and figuring out what really works. Giving you the real tools to permanent weight loss will change your life and its quality. I am determined...
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"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,...
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A foodist simply has a different way of looking at food, and makes decisions with a clear understanding of how to optimize health and happiness. This is a new approach to healthy eating that focuses on what you like to eat, rather than what you should or shouldn't eat, while teaching you how to make good decisions, backed up by an understanding of what it means to live a healthy lifestyle. Includes tips on food shopping, food prep, cooking, and how...
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"Americans are losing the battle of the bulge because our bodies and brains are not hardwired to resist food--the very idea of it works against our biological imperative to survive. In [this book], Mann challenges assumptions--including those that make up the very foundation of the weight loss industry--about how diets work and why they fail. The result of more than two decades of research, it offers ... science and ... insights into the American...
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"Tried every diet and weight loss promise out there, but just can't keep the weight off? Finally ready to drop those pounds fast, without feeling deprived? Fitness guru and trainer from The Biggest Loser, Dolvett Quince, finally shows you how with his revolutionary diet and fitness program THE 3-1-2-1 DIET. Losing weight and keeping it off forever can only happen when you don't feel deprived, you eat what you love, and you stay motivated. And, that's...
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Hailed a "medical breakthrough" by Dr. Mehmet Oz, Eat to Live offers a highly effective, scientifically proven way to lose weight quickly.
The key to Dr. Joel Fuhrman's revolutionary six-week plan is simple: health = nutrients / calories. When the ratio of nutrients to calories in the food you eat is high, you lose weight. The more nutrient-dense food you eat, the less you crave fat, sweets, and high-caloric foods....
The key to Dr. Joel Fuhrman's revolutionary six-week plan is simple: health = nutrients / calories. When the ratio of nutrients to calories in the food you eat is high, you lose weight. The more nutrient-dense food you eat, the less you crave fat, sweets, and high-caloric foods....
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"When it comes to weight loss, most people dont think about hormones. But when you develop resistance to your seven major metabolic hormones--cortisol, thyroid, testosterone, growth hormone, leptin, insulin, and estrogen--your body adjusts by increasingly raising your hormone levels and ultimately slowing down your metabolism. And a slower metabolism leads to weight gain and difficulty losing weight. The solution, Dr. Sara Gottfried contends, is to...
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The author of Body love returns with custom 21-day eating plans tailored to four different types of women: "The Girl on the Go" for the woman who wants to eat healthy while managing a hectic schedule, "The Domestic Goddess" for the woman who loves to spend time in the kitchen, "The Plant-Based Devotee" for the woman who avoids animal products, and "The Red-Carpet Ready" for the woman who wants to look and feel her best for an upcoming special event....
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"In the process of helping countless men and women reach their weight loss goals, Harper has noticed six fundamental patterns in the lifestyle choices of those who succeed long-term--from the unique way they plan ahead to how they organize their environment and social calendars to even the way they dress ... Harper draws on ... research related to habit formation, neuroplasticity, and cognitive behavioral psychology to show how feeding your brain--'the...
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If you need to shed pounds fast, and in an effective and lasting way, this is the book for you! Unlike many diet programs that starve you down to size, Dr. Mike Moreno's 17 Day Diet relies on proven methods to help you take weight off and keep it off for good - whether you've got 10 or 100 pounds to lose. His revolutionary program, structured around four 17-day cycles, adjusts your body metabolically so that you burn fat day in and day out. The 17...