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Green Smoothies for Beginners: Essentials to Get Started
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Rockridge University Press
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Rockridge University Press (2013, Mar 7th).
Pages: 92
WHAT ARE THOSE GREEN DRINKS? WHAT DO THEY TASTE LIKE? AND HOW ARE THEY MADE? Green Smoothies for Beginners: Essentials to Get Started answers your basic questions and provides everything you need to know to begin enjoying the myriad health benefits of the delicious green drink. Discover optimal health with Green Smoothies for Beginners:The Green Smoothie Detox Plan includes recipes, helpful tips, and guidelines for a One-Day Cleanse, Three-Day Cleanse, and a Five-Day Cleanse. Discover 35 quick and easy green smoothie recipes for weight loss, digestive health, disease prevention, anti-aging, healthy skin, increased energy, and improved cognitive function. Learn how to create your own tasty green drinks; discover 63 smoothie ingredients; learn which fruits, vegetables, herbs, and spices work best together; and start making your own green smoothies from scratch today. more
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Plan D: How to Lose Weight and Beat Diabetes (Even If You Don't Have It)
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Billie Fitzpatrick
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: It Books (2013, Apr 30th).
Pages: 288
In Plan D, Sherri Shepherd, Emmy Award winner and cohost of The View, presents her easy-to-follow program for losing weight, managing sugar sensitivity, and getting moving—all to help you feel and look your best.For years, Sherri Shepherd was told that she was pre-diabetic. And for years, she ignored her doctor’s advice to lose weight and get healthy before she developed full blown diabetes. When she finally got the big-D diagnosis of Type 2 diabetes, the same disease that took her mother’s life, Sherri vowed that she’d change her ways so that her son wouldn’t be left alone, without a mother, as she had been.With the help of her doctor, she created this program, lost more than 40 pounds, and she looks great and has more energy than she did in her twenties. more
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Weight Watchers 50th Anniversary Cookbook: 280 Delicious Recipes for Every Meal
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Weight Watchers
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin; Anv edition (2013, Apr 30th).
Pages: 352
We’re having a celebration of food for cooks who love to eat well—and eat smart!Weight Watchers cookbooks are trusted by anyone who is excited about cooking delicious, healthy food. And with the more than 280 recipes in Weight Watchers 50th Anniversary Cookbook, healthy cooks (and anyone who aspires to be one!) everywhere now have the opportunity to sample a collection of many treasured favorites. These delicious dishes have been updated, featuring fresh ingredients, how-to tips, Weight Watchers lore, and nutritional info and PointsPlus® values for the newest program, Weight Watchers 360˚. Inside you’ll find…• Classics like Easy Homemade Macaroni and Cheese and Garden Vegetable Soup • Savory Italian fare such as Sausage Focaccia and Pizza Margherita• Healthy takes on hearty dishes such as Buffalo Chicken Wings and Biscuit-Topped Chicken Pot Pie• Bold-flavor favorites such as Asian Noodle Soup with Tofu and Shrimp; and Ham, Pepper and Onion Calzones• Hearty salads that make a meal, like Caesar, Chef, and Cobb• Retro faves such as Deviled Eggs and Fudgy Brownie Pudding CakeWeight Watchers 50th Anniversary Cookbook is a great resource, whether you’re in search of a quick-fix dinner for tonight or planning a week’s worth of menus. more
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Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Spent Hiding in Plain Sight
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: M.E. Thomas
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Crown (2013, May 14th).
Pages: 288
As M.E. Thomas says of her fellow sociopaths, we are your neighbors, co-workers, and quite possibly the people closest to you: lovers, family, friends. Our risk-seeking behavior and general fearlessness are thrilling, our glibness and charm alluring. Our often quick wit and outside-the-box thinking make us appear intelligent—even brilliant. We climb the corporate ladder faster than the rest, and appear to have limitless self-confidence. Who are we? We are highly successful, non-criminal sociopaths and we comprise 4% of the American population (that’s 1 in 25 people!). Confessions of a Sociopath takes readers on a journey into the mind of a sociopath, revealing what makes the tick and what that means for the rest of humanity. more
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My Beef with Meat: The Healthiest Argument for Eating a Plant-Strong Diet--Plus 140 New Engine 2 Recipes
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Rip Esselstyn
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Life & Style (2013, May 14th).
Pages: 288
For the millions who are following a plant-based diet, as well as those meat-eaters who are considering it, MY BEEF WITH MEAT is the definitive guide to convincing all that it's truly the best way to eat! New York Times Bestelling author of The Engine 2 Diet and nutrition lecturer Rip Esselstyn, is back and ready to arm readers with the knowledge they need to win any argument with those who doubt the health benefits of a plant-based diet--and convince curious carnivores to change their diets once and for all. Esselstyn reveals information on the foods that most people believe are healthy, yet that scientific research shows are not. Some foods, in fact, he deems so destructive they deserve a warning label. Want to prevent heart attacks, stroke, cancer and Alzheimer's? Then learn the facts and gain the knowledge to convince those skeptics that they are misinformed about plant-base diets, for instance:You don't need meat and dairy to have strong bones or get enough proteinYou get enough calcium and iron in plantsThe myth of the Mediterranean dietThere is a serious problem with the Paleo dietIf you eat plants, you lose weight and feel greatMY BEEF WITH MEAT proves the Engine 2 way of eating can optimize health and ultimately save lives and includes more than 145 delicious recipes to help readers reach that goal. more
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The Complete Guide to Getting a Job for People With Asperger's Syndrome: Find the Right Career and Get Hired
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Barbara Bissonnette
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Pub (2012, Nov 16th).
Pages: 200
Finding a job is a confusing and anxiety-provoking process for many individuals with Asperger Syndrome (AS) who may not know what they are qualified to do and may struggle to communicate their value to employers. In this book, Asperger's employment expert Barbara Bissonnette describes exactly what it takes to get hired in the neurotypical workplace. Every aspect of finding employment is covered, from defining strengths and researching occupations, to marketing oneself and projecting confidence and enthusiasm in interviews. Job-hunters are taught how to develop a personal profile of their talents and skills, their ideal work environment, and important work criteria. They are then shown how to set realistic goals and develop an effective job search plan. more
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Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Howard Jacobson
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: BenBella Books; 1 edition (2013, May 7th).
Pages: 352
New York Times BestsellerWhat happens when you eat an apple? The answer is vastly more complex than you imagine.Every apple contains thousands of antioxidants whose names, beyond a few like vitamin C, are unfamiliar to us, and each of these powerful chemicals has the potential to play an important role in supporting our health. They impact thousands upon thousands of metabolic reactions inside the human body. But calculating the specific influence of each of these chemicals isn’t nearly sufficient to explain the effect of the apple as a whole. Because almost every chemical can affect every other chemical, there is an almost infinite number of possible biological consequences.And that’s just from an apple.Nutritional science, long stuck in a reductionist mindset, is at the cusp of a revolution. more
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Man 2.0 Engineering the Alpha: A Real World Guide to an Unreal Life: Build More Muscle. Burn More Fat. Have More Sex
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: John Romaniello
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: HarperOne (2013, Apr 16th).
Pages: 288
Every man has the potential for a great body, insane sex, and an unreal life. (Seriously)Want to lose body fat? That's easy—you can drop 20 pounds in 6 weeks.Want bigger muscles? Done. A 50-pound increase to your bench press, coming right up.Want to be smarter? Not a problem—the strategies in this book have been proven to increase brain function.Want an awesome sex life? Yeah, there's a fix for that, too—increased libido and improved performance are just weeks away.You were born to achieve greatness, to be a man. But somewhere along the way you started to live an ordinary life. Fitness experts John Romaniello and Adam Bornstein developed a system that targets hormone optimization; their approach is specifically designed to transform you into the Alpha you were always meant to be. more
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The Omni Diet: The Revolutionary 70% PLANT + 30% PROTEIN Program to Lose Weight, Reverse Disease, Fight Inflammation, and Change Your Life Forever
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Tana Amen
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: St. Martin's Press (2013, Apr 16th).
Pages: 416
By the time she had reached her mid-30s, Tana Amen had nearly given up on good health. Through a lifetime of chronic medical ailments, including severe digestive issues, recurrent infections and, most devastatingly, a battle with thyroid cancer, there was never a point when Tana felt consistently healthy. Doctors ascribed her poor health to genetics, bad luck, and a family history of obesity and heart disease. But even when Tana committed to a standard fitness and eating regimen, her health failed to improve.That’s when she realized that she needed to make a real change. She needed to figure out how to improve her health . . . for good.The Omni Diet is the culmination of a decade-long quest by Tana Amen to study the relationship between food and the body, and to understand how proper nutrition not only impacts weight loss, but actually holds the key to reversing chronic disease, decreasing inflammation, healing the body, and dramatically improving quality of life. more
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Love 2.0: How Our Supreme Emotion Affects Everything We Feel, Think, Do, and Become
Author/Actors/Director/etc.: Barbara Fredrickson
Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Hudson Street Press (2013, Jan 24th).
Pages: 256
We all know love matters, but in this groundbreaking book positive emotions expert Barbara Fredrickson shows us how much. Even more than happiness and optimism, love holds the key to improving our mental and physical health as well as lengthening our lives. Using research from her own lab, Fredrickson redefines love not as a stable behemoth, but as micro-moments of connection between people—even strangers. She demonstrates that our capacity for experiencing love can be measured and strengthened in ways that improve our health and longevity. Finally, she introduces us to informal and formal practices to unlock love in our lives, generate compassion, and even self-soothe. Rare in its scope and ambitious in its message, Love 2.0 will reinvent how you look at and experience our most powerful emotion. more
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