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2015.
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"A month from now, you'll wish you had started today.Yes, a month is all it takes to see long-term results.And seriously-even YOU can lose that weight! Food and exercise fads come and go, mainly because they just aren't sustainable. After a few days, you're hungry, bored, or hungry AND bored. That's why the Today show's very first lifestyle and fitness correspondent, Jenna Wolfe, created her famous 30-Day Fitness Challenge for her viewers. The challenge...
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In this highly readable and provocative book, Dr. Jason Fung sets out an original, robust theory of obesity that provides startling insights into proper nutrition. Flying in the face of the weight-loss recommendations that have failed in the past, this book reveals that obesity is a hormonal, not a caloric imbalance. As he explores the latest in nutritional science, Dr. Fung provides practical, effective advice on weight loss and the treatment of...
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In the first Mayo Clinic diet book actually endorsed by the Mayo Clinic, contributors start by describing why this program focuses on health rather than aesthetics, helps readers determine and accept what their healthy weight should be, and take into consideration all the excuses for unhealthy eating and exercise habits. Topics include understanding the elements of healthy weight control, learning healthy behaviors, addressing emotional needs, taking...
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[2007]
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Not another diet book: After seven years of research in every science connected with the impact of nutrition on health, science writer Taubes shows that almost everything we believe about a healthy diet is wrong. We are taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating less and exercising more--yet we see unprecedented epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Taubes argues persuasively that the problem lies...
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2012.
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"At last, here is a comprehensive cookbook to the hottest eating plan around! The Paleo diet--known in some circles as the "Caveman Diet"--is an eating plan based on evolutionary biology and backed up by medical research. Unlike other diets which can incorporate fake, processed foods and artificial sweeteners, the Paleo diet is based on what our ancestors ate: meats and fish, nuts and seeds, and naturally grown fruits and vegetables. Low-carb queen...
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"A new inspirational and practical fitness book by celebrity trainer and bestselling author, Chris Powell, known to an audience of millions from the first and second seasons of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition." His carb cycling plan and inspiring training techniques are taken to a new level in CHOOSE MORE, LOSE MORE FOR LIFE as Powell--who understands that the journey toward fitness can plateau if one becomes bored or feels limited--provides...
54) Dr. Kellyann's bone broth diet: lose up to 15 pounds, 4 inches--and your wrinkles!--in just 21 days
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Bone broth-the kind your grandma made-has long been known to have incredible health and healing properties. It's also been the cornerstone of naturopathic and weight loss specialist Dr. Kellyann Petrucci's booming practice. Now, it's been rediscovered by everyone from Good Morning America and New York Times to Gwenyth Paltrow to Kobe Bryant. In Dr. Kellyann's Bone Broth Diet, Dr. Petrucci combines delicious bone broth recipes with a groundbreaking...
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2014.
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"In The End of Dieting, Joel Fuhrman M.D., a board-certified family physician who specializes in preventing and reversing disease through nutritional and natural methods, and #1 New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Live, Super Immunity and The End of Diabetes, delivers a powerful paradigm-shifting book that shows us how and why we never need to diet again. Fuhrman writes, 'By reading this book, you will understand the key principles of the...
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[2008]
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We have been hearing for years now about the obesity epidemic and other health issues facing children. In fact, the longevity trend is reversing with this generation--children born today are not expected to live as long as their parents. In The Eat-Clean Diet for Families and Kids, author Tosca Reno handles this issue with typical aplomb.
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[2011]
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Devised by Dr. Pierre Dukan, a French medical doctor who has spent his career helping people to lose weight, the Dukan Diet rejects counting calories and promises permanent weight loss while allowing adherents to eat as much as they like. Originally published in 2000, the Dukan Diet swept across France, championed by people who successfully lost weight following its unique four phase regime. The Dukan Diet has helped millions in France, where it...