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Going "keto" by eating in a high-fat, moderate-protein, and low-carb pattern enables you to break free from the disastrous effects of carbohydrate dependency. Instead, you'll reset your metabolism to promote metabolic flexibility -- where your body learns to burn fat instead of sugar for energy, even when you take a break from the plan. Many ketogenic programs require challenging restrictions and deprivation or offer misinformation, but Mark Sisson,...
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#1 international bestselling diet book coming to North America 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.
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2013.
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x, 402 pages ; 25 cm
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"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...
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[2015]
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ix, 322 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Weight loss isn't about restricting calories; it's about hormones. By giving up meat, sugar, fruit, caffeine, grains, dairy and alcohol, you will be able to repair your body and reset your hormones. Gottfried reveals how to grow new receptors for the body's seven metabolic hormones for weight loss and overall improved health.
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[2012]
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xx, 316 pages ; 24 cm
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"Foreword by Jillian Michaels One of the most successful contestants on NBC's The Biggest Loser shares his time-tested fitness program, which has helped hundreds of his students lose weight. and keep it off. Pete Thomas weighed more than 400 pounds when he landed on the NBC hit reality show The Biggest Loser. Nine months later, he won the $100,000 prize after losing a whopping 185 pounds. Determined to help others, he now teaches a weight-loss program...
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2017.
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"Over 99% of people who try to lose weight don't succeed. They don't get slender and they don't stay slender long term. The average dieter spends a significant amount of money and makes four or five new attempts each year. Four or five new attempts each year with almost no hope of success. Only 1% of people will get down to their goal weight on traditional diets. Susan Peirce Thompson. Ph.D., suggests that there's something fishy going on here, something...
7) The elimination diet: discover the foods that are making you sick and tired--and feel better fast
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"This proven 28-day elimination and detoxification program helps readers identify the most common irritating food that are likely contributing to their decline in health including gluten, dairy, soy, and processed foods. The program begins with a 2-day smoothie fast that will calm the immune system and clear out the gut. Phases one through three of the program offer clear instructions regarding what foods to include in the diet for optimal results...
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[2017]
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xvi, 319 pages ; 24 cm.
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"The New Weight-Loss Revolution from the Diet Doctor to the Stars - From red carpet premieres to TV interviews to unexpected paparazzi encounters, celebrities are always feeling the pressure to look their absolute best. So when it comes to slimming down, they want fabulous results now. Dr. Fred Pescatore, author of the New York Times bestseller The Hamptons Diet, is sharing-for the first time-the secret diet he uses with his A-list clientele to achieve...
9) The plan: eliminate the surprising "healthy" foods that are making you fat-- and lose weight fast
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2013.
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xiii, 301 pages ; 24 cm
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A practitioner of holistic medicine offers a twenty-day program to help overweight people determine their unique body chemistry and identify the supposedly healthy "trigger" foods that cause a toxic reaction and, in turn, numerous health problems.
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2016.
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xxx, 322 pages ; 23 cm
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"Millions of people suffer from autoimmunity whether they know it or not. The root cause of most weight gain, brain and mood problems, and fatigue, autoimmunity can take years; or even decades; for symptoms and a clear diagnosis to arise. Through years of research, Dr. Tom O'Bryan has discovered that autoimmunity is actually a spectrum, and many people experiencing general malaise are already on it. And while autoimmune diseases, such as Alzheimer's,...
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2013.
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xi, 383 pages : colored illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Calling all dessert fanatics: Get ready for an entire cookbook of decadent treats with under 200 calories each! Now, you can indulge and satisfy your sweet tooth with none of the guilt! Only Hungry Girl could create delicious guilt-free recipes like... Gooey German Chocolate Cake Mug (194 calories!) PB Cheesecake Chocolate Cupcakes (154 calories!) Strawberry Snowball Cupcakes (134 calories!) Roarin' Red Velvet Cake Pops (94 calories!) Black Forest...
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2014.
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"Straight talk and a simple, easy-to-maintain diet and exercise plan for people who think they don't have the money or time to lose weight. Linda Fondren, one of 11 children born to a single mother in the poorest and fattest state in America, watched the consequences of obesity ruin her sister's life--and was motivated to open an all-female gym in her hometown of Vicksburg, MS, with the motto "positively reshaping women." Then, witnessing how many...
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[2018]
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x, 347 pages ; 24 cm.
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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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2011
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xvii, 542 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
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"Super-simple, low-calorie, great-tasting meal ideas aren't easy to come by. 300 Under 300 will offer up so many guilt-free breakfast, lunch and dinner dishes, it'll make your head spin! It's meal-mania, HG style! This book features three hundred satisfying and delicious recipes for full on meals, snazzy sides and satisfying snacks that contain less than 300 calories. In addition to traditional Hungry girl recipes, this book will serve up a slew of...
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2013.
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xiv, 248 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"The indispensable companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling diet book the FastDiet became an instant international bestseller with a powerful, life-changing message: it's possible to lose weight and reduce your risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, all while eating what you would normally eat five days a week. You simply cut your caloric intake two days a week--to 500 calories for women, 600 for men. But as FastDiet author Dr....
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[2015]
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vii, 135 pages ; 23 cm
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"This book illustrates how heart disease is a serious health threat, especially for people with diabetes. In fact, it is responsible for one in four deaths in the United States and is the leading cause of death among both men and women. Unfortunately, having diabetes at least doubles your risk of heart troubles. The good news, is that there is a lot we can do to treat it and to protect ourselves from developing this life-threatening disease"--
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[2015]
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ix, 294 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
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"These days, a trip to the grocery store requires a little soul-searching and a lot of label-reading: organic, sustainable, local, seasonal, gluten-free, sugar-free, GMO-free, vegan, vegetarian, raw, and Paleo. When did eating become so fussy? It's enough to make you throw your hands in the air-and then right inside the fridge for some pie. Eating healthy nowadays really just means eating clean, or choosing whole foods sourced from the earth with...
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2017.
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xiii, 224 pages ; 25 cm
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"Ian K. Smith, M.D., is the bestselling author of Shred, The Fat Smash Diet, Extreme Fat Smash Diet, and The 4 Day Diet. He was the diet expert for six seasons on VH1's Celebrity Fit Club, and has created two national health initiatives: the 50 Million Pound Challenge and the Makeover Mile. A graduate of Harvard, Columbia, and the University of Chicago's Pritzker School of Medicine, Smith was appointed by President Obama in 2010 to the President's...
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