CATALOGUES - Health - Nutrition

"The Tao of Nutrition" provides information on making every meal therapeutic, teaching you how to make appropriate food choices for your ailments, your constitution, and the season of the year. This ancient knowledge from China provides guidance for the seasoned practitioner, as well as the new student of healthy living. By balancing your energies, the body heals itself. Balance is the key to health.

Why do we overeat time and time again? Why do we make poor diet choices while we want to be healthy? What makes losing weight so difficult? These and many other vital questions are addressed in "12 Steps to Raw Foods" in an open and sincere dialogue. Based on the latest scientific research, Victoria Boutenko explains the numerous benefits of choosing a diet of fresh rather than cooked foods. This book contains self-tests and questionnaires that help the reader to determine if they have hidden eating patterns that undermine their he... read more

"The first edition of this book (published in 2000) was excellent. The second edition is "masterfully outstanding.""
--From the foreword by Gabriel Cousens, MD
"Sensational! The why and how of a raw-foods lifestyle in a nutshell. A must-read for those who want more vitality, happiness, and success in their lives."
--Victor M. Vieira, DC, fellow of the International Academy of Clinical Acupuncture
"A marvelous book full of useful information for people seeking a better understanding of the relationship between nutritional factors and optimal health. Victoria Bouten..read more

It's official; embraced by everyone from stars like Uma Thurman and Woody Harrelson to average people who are seeking the best health possible, raw food and the live food lifestyle is "in." But making that transition can be a challenge. That's where "Amazing Grace "comes in. Written by raw-foods authority David Wolfe with life coach Nick Good, this combination of personal story and motivational guide offers a wealth of ways to improve life, health, and spirit by adopting this nurturing, intuitive lifestyle. "Amazing Grace" shares W... read more

Extensive research has been done on the possible harmful effects of coffee, and this short, easy-to-read, non-technical book sums up the findings

The typical American diet is a major factor in the epidemic of obesity and poor health in the country's children. "Baby Greens" helps parents establish healthy eating habits in their children--and themselves--through a diet rich in raw foods. A lively mix of education, philosophy, recipes, and activities, the book adapts the living foods approach for all ages and lifestyles. The first part of the book explains the principles of bioenergetic nutrition and shows how cutting-edge nutritional practices--including nutritional individual... read more

""Baby Greens" is a delightful, heartfelt, educational primer and support system for parents. It has imaginative, fun-filled easy recipes, useful resources, and practical parent-child activities to potentiate the live-food way of life. I consider "Baby Greens" a must-read for all, especially live-food, parents."
-From the foreword by Gabriel Cousens, M.D., director of the Tree of Life Foundation and Rejuvenation Center in AZ and the author of "Rainbow Green Live-Food Cuisine, Conscious Eating," and "Spiritual Nutrition"
"Whether or not you are a parent, there is plenty to learn in this raw foods primer."
- "VegNews"

This revolutionary approach to losing weight is based on scientific results from clinical studies in the United States whose principle is to eliminate the urge to constantly eat. The method is easy to follow, genuinely effective, and medically endorsed. The biochemical processes that occur in the body and cause people to feel hungry soon after finishing a meal are explained. By understanding these biochemical processes, individuals learn how to eat more efficiently in order not to gain weight from overeating. Recipes for people who... read more

Dieters stymied by the mind-numbing array of weight-loss plans on the market will be able to compare and contrast more than 85 modern-day dietary programs - from the Abs Diet and the Zone Diet to the Cabbage Soup Diet and the Fat Flush system - with this straightforward guide. A detailed review of more than 60 of the most popular weight-loss and fat-burning programs on the market today forms the core of the directory that contains an overview for each diet and features a discussion of how it works, the pros and cons, and a summary ... read more

In "Eating For Beauty," author David Wolfe, one of America's foremost nutrition experts, describes how to cleanse, nourish and beautify by utilizing the benefits of a fresh-food diet. The lessons contained within this book can be applied to improve one's appearance, vitality, and health. This book is about how to become more beautiful, not just maintain beauty or even how to slow the aging process. It is about rejuvenation at the deepest level, and the enjoyment of life. This book contains the key for creating beauty within onesel... read more

""Eating for Beauty" will open your eyes to the hidden treasures of a healthy diet and open your body to a fulfilling and vital existence."
--Anthony Robbins, Author of "Awaken the Giant Within" and "Unlimited Power"
"David, I believe you are at the heart of a movement that will sweep the planet in 15 years."
--Woody Harrelson, Actor

We all know that better health doesn't come from one magical, cure-all pill. But what you should know is that it can come from readily available, over-the-counter enzyme supplements. Tom Bohager's 'Everything You Need to Know About Enzymes' offers simple, natural methods for improving your health dramatically without dramatic changes in lifestyle. Bohager's quick course explains how to use enzymes for general god health and to treat specific ailments. As health care costs in the United States soar, more and more people are interest... read more

Master herbalist Linda Woolven and "Natural Path" publisher Ted Snider have assembled a completely up-to-date guide to medicinal herbs that is comprehensive and immensely practical. Healthy Herbs brings a refreshing simplicity to an enormous body of medicinal herbal knowledge. The book identifies which herb is best for what condition while providing: Clear instruction on the safe and effective use of each herb Only herbs that are readily available in North America Up-to-date information on herbal science in straightforward, jargon-... read more

Every year, healthcare costs increase while overall health decreases. People continue to eat poorly, to gain weight, and to depend on medications and operations to maintain their health - all the while attempting the latest fad diets promising miraculous results for their outward appearance. It's time for a reality check: there is no one-size-fits-all diet. Stop judging your own health, weight, and way of eating and living, and strive to understand who you are as an eater - and WHY. "Integrative Nutrition" is loaded with valuable i... read more

Highlighting a healthy lifestyle's benefits to school performance, this update to the first journal delves deeper into the topics of fitness, exercise, nutrition, and wellness. Combining this information with other relevant subjects - such as personal responsibility, stress, body image and self esteem, fitness and nutrition goals, and the importance of sleep - this is a comprehensive resource for students from sixth to ninth grades looking to improve their overall well-being. Meeting all six of the national standards for physical e... read more

"Principles and Practices of Naturopathic Medicine" is written specifically for the student of naturopathic medicine, whether the 'student' is enrolled in a formal course of study or simply has a keen interest in health sciences. Designed to comply with the curriculum standards established by the Council of Naturopathic Education (CNME), this book will enable students of naturopathic medicine to complete the formative part of their basic training in a shorter period of time, allowing them to enter their clinical training with incre... read more

A resource guide for those interested in a life of health, fitness, and well-being, offering information on: the lifetime diet guide; fast food tables; healthful recipes; fat conversion guidelines; high fibre foods; menu options; smart food tables; 12 day food plans; and effective exercise plans.

Dr. Machiel N. Kennedy, the author of Living Lean: Your Guide to Successful Weight Loss Management, believes the whole approach to dieting is flawed. Dieting often means giving up food you like, not having fun, and depriving yourself. Worst of all, dieting often fails. Living Lean is based on solid scientific research. It is a guide through the maze of weight-loss confusion, not just another diet book that sets you up for failure. It is a blueprint for success, providing the tools you need to change your life. All you have to do is... read more

In The Magic of Chia, authority James F. Scheer details the seed's abundant nutrients: calcium, amylose (a slow-burning starch helpful for hypoglycemics), a vast array of vitamins and minerals, and an unusually good ratio of omega-3 oil to omega-6 oil. The book reintroduces this wonder food to the modern palate, with numerous tested recipes for using chia to upgrade the nutritional value of hamburgers, soups, salads, breads, fruit drinks, and much more. Included is the never before told story about the twenty-year program to domest... read more

"Jim Scheer has been one of my favorite nutrition reporters and editors for more than twenty years because he is always at the forefront of nutritional research analysis. Now he has written a fascinating book on the health benefits of chia. Everyone should read this new book about this old food that has become available once again."
--Richard A. Passwater, Ph.D.
"The combined effect (of desert foods such as chia, cholla, and mesquite) is to prevent wide swings in blood sugar, slow down the digestive process, and delay the return of hunger."
--Jane E. Brody, from he..read more

A macrobiotic diet is beneficial not just physically, but spiritually and emotionally. Consisting of nuts, grains, vegetables, and other foods that are primarily whole, living, and unprocessed, it combines foods in a way that balances the body's energies. "Modern-Day Macrobiotics" is both a cookbook and a practical guide to understanding and adopting a macrobiotic lifestyle. Along with menus and complete eating plans - including a one-day tone-up, three-day detox, ten-day regeneration diet, and four-month healing diet - it helps re... read more

The first naturopathic diet, which trains the body to use food as fuel rather than storing it as fat.

This book is a combination of the author's first two book Subjects covered in this book are trace elements, toxic elements, diabetes and many other ares.

Featuring many topics of concern for teenage girls - weight gain, weight loss, disease prevention, self-image, self-esteem, body type, fashion, eating disorders, relationships, and fitness workouts - this all-in-one guide to healthy living teaches nutritional information and fitness strategies that are easy for teens to implement into their active lives. With the included journal, students are able to track habits and explore feelings in order to effectively mark their progress and relieve their daily stress. For girls who need pos... read more