Astrology & Weight Control: The Jupiter / Pluto Connection

Manufacturer: RODALE

This book is packed full of moves, many of which are diagrammed.

Manufacturer: WLS Boards LLC. Brand: Brand: WLS Boards LLC.

The laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, or Lap-Band, can be the weight loss tool you need to overcome obesity - but only if you use it right. The Big Book on the Lap-Band: Everything You Need to Lose Weight and Live Well with the Adjustable Gastric Band! is your complete manual, from considering surgery until maintaining your goal weight - and everything in between.Authoritative and reassuring throughout, the book guides beginners through weighing the pros and cons of the lap-band, choosing a surgeon, getting insurance reimbursement or paying out of pocket for surgery, recovering safely from surgery to promote better weight loss later and all about band fills. The lap-band diet is the key to weight loss, and the book contains helpful hints, food lists and menus for each stage of the lap-band journey. The book also addresses sensitive issues such as whether and how much to talk about your surgery, and when to consider cosmetic surgery after losing weight. The Big Book on the Lap-Band has these unique features:Written by a weight loss surgery advocate who lost and kept off 100-pounds with the lap-bandCo-written by a nutritionist and weight loss specialist with detailed information on the lap-band dietReal-life lap-band patients sharing their stories about how they made the gastric band work for themInteractive worksheets to assess your own readiness for and progress with the lap-bandScience-based, understandable explanations of all aspects of the lap-band and life with itDon't let your weight be derailed by lack of knowledge or because of misinformation that you find online. Instead, get the comprehensive information you need from this single credible source.

Manufacturer: The Diet Solutions, LLP

The only book written by a Black weight loss physician specifically for Black women. Robert S. Beale, Jr., M.D., a Black bariatric physician in practice for over 30 years, has personally treated more Black women with weight issues than any other physician in the world. Until now, Dr. Beale’s methods and treatment philosophies have only been available to Black women in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Dr. Beale now offers all Black women, who suffer with obesity and who struggle to reach a healthy weight, a realistic solution for permanent weight loss success. Weight is like hair - you are born with a certain type. However, the type of hair you have determines the salon you go in. Many Black women have been going in the wrong "salon" and listening to the wrong "stylist" for their weight. "The Black Diet Doctor's Solution For Black Women" will show you the correct program for you to lose weight. You will learn: - Why your weight is not your fault. - Why many popular diet and exercise plans do not work for Black Women. - Why simply "eating healthy" may not get you to a healthy weight. - How this is a two-step process: First you must "Eat to Lose" and second you must "Eat to Maintain." - How to set milestones. - How to manage hunger and cravings. - How to overcome plateaus. - How to deal with everyday life along your journey to a healthy weight. The Solution includes: - Food lists - Meal plans - Recipes - Exercise plans - Strategies - Maintenance plans

Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

Weight loss surgery is becoming more and more popular as a long-term solution for people to regain control of their bodies and their health. Once you make the decision to undergo surgery, it is up to you to ensure the best possible outcome. This will entail radical changes in both your lifestyle and eating habits.To reap the maximum benefits of your weight loss surgery, you must learn new methods for dealing with unhealthy attitudes about food. When used in conjunction with therapy, this workbook provides practical tools that have been scientifically tested and shown to help people successfully prepare for, and overcome the post-operative challenges of creating new and healthy eating and lifestyle habits. This treatment program does more than teach you how to guarantee yourself a successful recovery after surgery; it teaches you the skills to manage your health and weight for the rest of your life.This workbook includes user-friendly devices to help you learn these new skills, including food records and checklists, body image journals, weight graphs, problem-solving exercises, and interactive homework assignments. Written by professionals in the area of eating disorders and obesity, this book will help you take control of your health as you begin your new life after weight loss surgery.TreatmentsThatWorkTM represents the gold standard of behavioral healthcare interventions!· All programs have been rigorously tested in clinical trials and are backed by years of research· A prestigious scientific advisory board, led by series Editor-In-Chief David H. Barlow, reviews and evaluates each intervention to ensure that it meets the highest standard of evidence so you can be confident that you are using the most effective treatment available to date· Our books are reliable and effective and make it easy for you to provide your clients with the best care available· Our corresponding workbooks contain psychoeducational information, forms and worksheets, and hom...

Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons

The original intermittent fasting plan: easy to follow, effective, and science-basedThe Alternate-Day Diet is based on scientific and clinical studies that show how restricting calories only every other day activates a gene called SIRT1?the ?skinny? gene?which results in reduced inflammation, improved insulin resistance, better cellular energy production, and releasing fat cells from around the organs to promote weight loss.This easy-to-follow two step plan will enable readers to enjoy these remarkable and measurable benefits:? Lose fat easily and quickly without deprivation, discomfort, or stress? Improve fat metabolism and avoid regaining lost fat? Slow the aging process? Find relief from symptoms of asthma, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases, and menopause-related hot flashes

Manufacturer: ALPEN EDITIONS Brand: Brand: ALPEN EDITIONS

Since launching his first book in 1986, he remains one of the foremost experts on the glycemic index. Over the last years, his nutritional recommendations have not only been scientifically proven but they have also inspired many other diet best selling books.For years, nutritionists have claimed that the only way to lose weight was to eat less, count calories and cut out fat.Four decades later, one must admit that low fat diets are a total failure. While energy consumption has decreased, obesity has multiplied by 400%.Inspired by Atkins, opinion leaders declared carbohydrates the real evil. These leaders then switched from one extreme to another recommending low carb diets. However, aside from a temporary weight loss, people subsequently suffered from cardiovascular problems by eating too much fat.This is why the Montignac Method is the only perfectly balanced diet. It suggests the right carbs and the right fats:Carbohydrates are chosen according to their GI (glycemic index). The lower the GI the most significant the weight loss!Fats are chosen on the cardio criteria knowing that some fats lower risks and even help weight loss.

Manufacturer: Inspired Health Publishing

Manufacturer: UPA

It’s All about Nutrition is an introductory textbook designed specifically to capture the interest of general education students in nutrition. Students will want to read this textbook in its entirety, as David Bissonnette draws them into a more thoughtful study of the field of nutrition. He paints a backdrop describing the origins of our current dietary practices, nutrition within the history of human health, the emergence of the science of nutrition, the history of the U.S. food industry, and the prevalence of malnutrition in the United States during the 1930s. Within these historical contexts, It’s All about Nutrition describes vitamin and mineral deficiencies, the obesity epidemic, family nutrition, chronic disease, and world hunger to offer readers a comprehensive look at the field of nutrition in the United States.

Manufacturer: Ebury Press

This unique approach to slimming is based on a revolutionary concept—that of "Free Foods"—foods you eat in any quantities, whenever you're hungry. And they aren't just typical diet staples such as lettuce and low-fat cottage cheese. Free Foods include pasta, rice, lean meat, fish, poultry, and fresh fruit and vegetables. Recipes such as Farfalle and mixed bean salad, Mild and creamy chicken curry, Fragrant pilaff, and many more besides, can be eaten as Free Foods when you are Food Optimising. Gone are the days of feeling as though you are missing out!