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How can you lose weight, ease chronic conditions, and stay healthier longer? Discover how to “rewrite your health destiny” (David Perlmutter, MD, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Grain Brain) with this accessible book that teaches you how to flip the switch on your metabolism with intermittent fasting, protein cycling, and keto. Within each of us is an ancient mechanism that eliminates toxic materials, initiates fat burning, and protects cells from becoming dysfunctional—or turning cancerous. It's called autophagy, and when it's turned on, the complex operation not only can slow down the aging process, it can optimize biological function as a whole, helping to stave off all manner of diseases and affording us the healthy life spans we never thought possible. It's the body's ultimate switch to life. So how can we positively activate this switch? How frequently should we fast and for how long? Which foods dial up autophagy or, conversely, turn it down? How much exercise and what types are recommended? What's the sweet spot between intermittent fasting, protein cycling, and ketogenic eating? Backed by a wealth of scientific data and featuring a gallery of guidelines to follow for lasting results, “The Switch offers a paradigm shift in the way we think about health—and how to avoid decline and illness. This is a must read” (Mark Hyman, #1 New York Times bestselling author).

Leading medical authority Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, shows you how to put the power of a vegan diet to work with an easy, step-by-step approach. Many are looking to adopt a more healthful diet but may have questions, like: How do I plan a vegan meal? Is protein an issue? How do I make it work if I don't cook? Which are the best choices at restaurants? In The Vegan Starter Kit Dr. Neal Barnard, perhaps the world's most respected authority on vegan diets, answers your questions and gives you everything you need to put vegan power to work. You'll learn how to ensure complete nutrition, and get quick-reference charts for calcium sources, tips for modifying your favorite recipes, and examples of quick and easy meals. Everything you need for permanent weight control and dramatically better health is presented.The Vegan Starter Kit also includes information on healthy eating in childhood, pregnancy, and other stages of life, and a complete set of basic meals, holiday feasts, snacks, among many other features.

The importance of having a balanced diet is discussed in this series on the different food groups. Each book uses simple comparisons to explain that some foods are healthier than others, and gives readers ideas for creating their own meals.

Is this the right book for me? Have you tried hundreds of diets and failed? Lose Weight, Gain Energy, Get Healthy is not a diet, but an achievable approach to eating which maximises the use of superfoods to not only lose weight but really gain in energy and wellbeing. With info on how to detox, and how to sustain your weight loss, this is your ultimate guide to optimum nutrition and a new, slimmer body. Lose Weight, Gain Energy, Get Healthy: Teach Yourself includes: Chapter 1: Food for health and life What is a healthy diet?Your food diaryHealthy eating recommendationsOptimum nutritionNutrition QuizUnderstanding the basicsProof that a healthy diet works Chapter 2: Eat to lose weight Reasons for weight gainThe energy balance equationCalculating your Body Mass IndexBasal Metabolic RateHow much weight should you lose?1: Reducing your calorie intake2: Using up more calories through activity and exercise3: Eating less and exercising moreSeven-day eating plan for healthy weight loss Chapter 3: Superfoods What are superfoods?PhytonutrientsThe essential fatty acidsMeet the superfoodsSimple tips for increasing your superfood intakeSuperfoods seven-day eating planSuperfood recipesGetting the most from superfoods Chapter 4: How to detox! Why detox?Do YOU need to detox?What are toxins?How we detoxifyDetox optionsPlanning your detoxTop ten foods for detoxBasic detox guidelinesSupplements to helpWhat to expect during your detoxPossible side effectsFourteen-day detox eating plan Chapter 5: Functional foods What are functional foods?Are functional foods useful?Benefits and drawbacks of functional foodsOmega 3 fatty acidsPlant sterolsDo functional foods cost more?The probiotic and prebiotic revolutionWill functional foods work for you? Chapter 6: How to look (and be!) younger What is ageing?Top ten anti-ageing diet tipsAnti-ageing nutrientsNutrition for super skinWaterDoes diet affect your hair and nails?Your anti-ageing guide Chapter 7: Energy boosting foods Where do we get energy from?Glycaemic Index (GI) and Glycaemic Load (GL)Blood sugar controlHow much carbohydrate should you eat?Energy giving foodsWaterCaffeinated drinksStressAdrenal superfoodsHealth conditions that can sap vitality Chapter 8: Food for thought SerotoninChocolate - friend or foe?Brain food - fish and fish oilsNutrients for brain powerThe effect of low blood sugar levelsDietary benefits for specific mental health conditions Supplements to help mental functions Chapter 9: Healthy eating for the family Small stepsHealthy eating ideasCutting a few corners!Get the family involvedGoing organicGrow your own Teach Yourself methods: _x000D

From the founder and director of the Feldenkrais Movement Institute, a program to keep aging at bay and rejuvenate health

Our attitudes to our health and lifestyle are changing as the media focuses on the rise in obesity, drink problems and drug addiction.The Feel Good Factory's handy, no-nonsense book providesmany inspiring ideas to make small but life-changing steps towards healthier and happier lives.

Title from PDF title page (viewed on June 30, 2008).

'Foreword by Andrew Weil'--Jacket.

We've got TV celebrities, radio celebrities, celebrity doctors, TV non-celebrities,'experts', chefs and celebrity weather reporters all telling us how we can look and feel better and be more successful in every aspect of the little bit of life we've got left after ploughing through their endless (and usually conflicting) advice.'Infinite Ideas'introduces three new brilliant books, which cut a path through this jungle of self-congratulatory verbiage to get straight to some real-world ideas from people who've been there and done it - real people. These books are collections of the best advice from a range of specialist writers. And they come in an amazing package - 52 brilliant ideas in 256 pages of glorious colour. They are of unbeatable value!

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Title from ebook title screen (viewed on June 16, 2004).

Includes index.

'The easy and fun guide to total nutrition and fitness. Idiot-proof steps to making savvy food choices. Expert advice on losing weight and keeping it off.'