Biochemist Sylvia Tara explores the surprising science behind our most hated body part. Fat is an obsession, a dirty word, a subject of national handwringingand, according to biochemist Sylvia Tara, the least-understood part of our body. You may not love your fat, but your body certainly does. In fact, your body is actually endowed with many self-defense measures to hold on to fat. For example, fat can use stem cells to regenerate; increase our appetite...

Finally Full, Finally Slim shows you how to permanently lose weight by right-sizing your portions without eliminating entire food groups or staring at an empty plate. Within these pages, Dr. Young outlines thirty days worth of simple changes to help you shed pounds and provides a portion plan that ensures you will feel satisfied. She expertly describes the relevance of diet to health and steers you toward whole foods and away from clever marketing...

Outsmart Your Impulses and Eat Better - A Belgian chocolate cake topped with a velvety homemade mousse catches your eye on the menu. The next thing you know, you’ve ordered it—despite the hefty price. But do you know why? Through over 40 compelling questions, this book explores how our eating decisions tread the line between conscious and subconscious, and enables us to be more intelligent about food. With expert insights that draw from psychology,...

The Whole30 program is designed to help you break unhealthy habits and strengthen your immune system. Hartwig takes it a step further with this cookbook built on your new habits. You'll eat lean proteins, vegetables and fruits, and healthy fats -- with no slips, cheats, or special occasions. No sugar, alcohol, grains, or dairy are included.

It is difficult to tell how much added sugar you're eating. Food manufacturers sneak into almost everything we eat, from bread to cold cuts to yogurt, peanut butter, pizza, and even "health" foods. But with the simple steps in Zero Sugar Diet, you'll be able to eat all your favorite foods and strip away unnecessary sugars, while still enjoying the sweeter things in life. By replacing empty calories with essential ones -- swapping in whole foods and...

Vogel shows how a diet that is high in natural, healthy fats can actually help your body burn fat. In the ketogenic diet, as you get more of your calories from healthy fats and cut back on carbs, you'll start burning fat, losing weight, and feeling strong and energetic without feeling hungry or deprived. The first half of the book introduces the keto diet, and the foods that make it work. In the second half Vogel shares tips, meal plans, and recipes....

"An effective and practical program based on the Paleo lifestyle, customized to fit your needs! The Paleo movement is in the early stages of sweeping the nation. But we're not cavemen anymore, so why should we eat a "caveman diet"? In THE PERSONAL PALEO CODE, Chris Kresser uses the Paleo diet as a baseline from which you can tailor the ideal 3-step program--Reset, Rebuild, and Revise--to fit your lifestyle as well as your individual body type, genetic...

In 2015's 'How Not to Die,' Dr. Michael Greger presented scientific evidence that a plant-based diet can prevent and reverse many of the causes of premature death and disability. In this follow-up recipe collection, Dr. Greger puts that science into action. From Superfood Breakfast Bites to Spaghetti Squash Puttanesca to Two-Berry Pie with Pecan-Sunflower Crust, every recipe offers a delectable, easy-to-prepare, plant-based dish to help anyone eat...

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. Includes healthy and delicious recipes. "America's #1 authority on health and well-being explains how to harness the healing power of food. What if there were a prescription that could slim, energize, and protect your body from major health risks? What if there were a remedy for...

A follow-up to "The Engine 2 Diet" outlines a seven-day vegetarian program designed for rapid weight loss and lower cholesterol, triglyceride, and blood-pressure counts.