Best of
Diets

2017

Feast Without Fear: Food and the Delay, Don't Deny Lifestyle


Gin Stephens - 2017
    Still, many wonder what foods they should be eating for best results. Is there one best diet that works for every one of us? The surprising answer to that question is an emphatic NO! In Feast Without Fear, the follow up to Delay, Don't Deny, you will learn what makes each of us unique, and why there is not a one-size-fits-all approach, no matter what all of the diet books promise you. From your genetic differences to your individual gut microbiome, there are personal factors that affect how your body responds to the foods you eat. In addition, you will examine several well-researched dietary approaches that are linked to vibrant health and longevity. You will discover how to craft an individual eating style that makes you feel your very best, while still eating the foods you love. Get ready to Feast Without Fear!

Paleo Principles: The Science Behind the Paleo Template, Step-by-Step Guides, Meal Plans, and 200+ Healthy Delicious Recipes for Real Life


Sarah Ballantyne - 2017
    In her signature approachable yet comprehensive style, Sarah Ballantyne, PhD, has laid a complete foundation for understanding the principles of the Paleo template in order to inform and empower people’s day-to-day choices. Combined with an unprecedented collection of practical strategies, tips, and visual guides, plus more than 200 delicious recipes and twenty meal plans for a variety of health goals, this book is a one-stop-shop for nutrition nerds, health nuts, and gourmands alike. The Paleo diet is a nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory whole-foods diet based on eating a variety of quality vegetables, meats, seafood, fruits, eggs, nuts, seeds, healthy fats, herbs, and spices. It is clinically proven to improve health by providing complete and balanced nutrition while omitting most processed and refined foods and empty calories. Far from being a historical re-enactment, the Paleo framework is derived from thousands of scientific studies that illuminate our understanding of which foods support health and which foods undermine it. Combined with attention to essential lifestyle factors like physical activity, sleep, and stress, the Paleo template is quite simply the most robust approach out there for optimal health, performance, and longevity! With the perfect balance of detailed explanations, accessible summaries of actionable information, and visual guides, Paleo Principles provides everything readers need to achieve their best health. Beyond a set of rules, this book teaches precisely why some foods are better choices than others while providing indispensable resources like food lists, shopping guides, and cooking how-tos. Health comes from more than just the foods on our plates, however, which is why Dr. Ballantyne also incorporates a focus on lifestyle factors known to improve health, including being active, getting enough sleep, managing stress, and connecting with community. People needn’t worry that following a Paleo-style diet will leave them feeling hungry or deprived. Healthy re-creations of family-friendly favorites, from pizza to pancakes, prove that you can regain your health and love every bite! Paleo Principles contains more than 200 nutritious Paleo recipes that are free of gluten, grain, dairy, legumes, and refined sugar—including kitchen basics, breakfasts, soups and salads, main dishes, side dishes, baked goods, and desserts—all labeled for the top eight allergen ingredients as well as other common food sensitivities, like FODMAPs and nightshades, and the Autoimmune Protocol. Adapt the Paleo template to serve your specific needs and health goals by using Paleo Principles’ guides on customizing macronutrient ratios, navigating gray-area foods, troubleshooting chronic illnesses and food sensitivities, transitioning to a Paleo-style diet, understanding your body’s individual response to different foods, and balancing Paleo priorities with competing interests for lifelong success. Combine these resources with twenty meal plans reflecting the most common health objectives, and you have the know-how to personalize your plan to fit your life. Join the millions of people taking back their health by following a Paleo lifestyle. Whether your goal is to lose weight, increase performance, reduce cardiovascular disease risk factors, prevent cancer, mitigate autoimmune disease, reverse diabetes, or simply achieve your best health, Paleo Principles gives you answers and a veritable toolkit to make lasting, positive change toward better health.

Nutribullet Soup Recipe Book: Low Carb Nutribullet Soup Recipes for Weight Loss, Detox, Anti-Aging & So Much More! (Recipes for a Healthy Life, #3)


Stephanie Shaw - 2017
    However, I am aware that not everybody likes having smoothies all the time (if at all) especially when the weather gets a bit cooler. As well as that, some natural ingredients are actually better for you cooked.I created these soup recipes in order to continue giving you the straight forward and easy to follow, healthy, nutritious and tasty recipes you have come to expect. They are not only healthy and tasty but also healing, rejuvenating, and energizing as well. Soups that you and everybody will enjoy at anytime of the year. In this book, I go a lot further than just giving you a compilation of tasty, nutritious recipes. I provide you with information, on the ingredients that has been demonstrated in studies. I explain why it would benefit you when you use these ingredients. When you have the knowledge, you will be better informed on how to improve your health and that is very important to me. It is for this reason that the book begins with a section on some of the ingredients you will be using in the recipes. Information about the health benefits of the vegetables and the nutrients that they are rich in. Knowing the benefits of the ingredients will enable you to adapt the recipes to your needs and taste.For those of you wanting to lose weight, studies have repeatedly shown that when soup is eaten before a meal, people tend to eat less at that meal and don't feel hungry or deprived of food.Each recipe comes complete with- nutritional information- Imperial & metric measurements- where applicable, differing instructions for the Nutribullet RX model to the other Nutribullet models due to the RX's heating capabilitiesThere are seven chapters with recipes. Each chapter deals with a specific issue and the recipes have been formulated to meet your requirements.- Healthy Heart - heart disease is one of the leading causes of deaths world wide.- Detoxification - remove toxin from your body and reduce the risk of developing chronic disease and enhance your immune system.- Weight Loss - excess fat increases your risk of heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers and other conditions.- Healthy and Radiant Skin - important for protection against the environment and ultra violet radiation and many other functions.- Energy Boost - a survey by a vitamin company show that 97% of the people claim to be tired.- Anti-Aging - improve your quality of life as you get older by staying younger for longer.- Super Foods - increase your health and longevity.Great favourites such as:- Minestrone- Mixed Veg Soup- Pumpkin SoupTo the slightly more exotic:- Minty Sweet Pea & Ginger- Black Bean Soup with Kukicha BrothDon’t worry if you don’t have all of the ingredients for the recipes because you can substitute the ingredients. When you know the health benefits of the vegetables, you will find it easier to create recipes. The main point is you are providing your body with all the goodness nature has to offer.Take a step towards a longer, youthful, healthier & happier life. A life with more energy and more time. Your new radiance & confidence awaits you.

The Easy Acid Reflux Cookbook: Comforting 30-Minute Recipes to Soothe GERD & LPR


Karen Frazier - 2017
    Luckily, the key to managing GERD and LPR is closer than you think. By creating delicious, easy-to-follow recipes without the high fat or acidic ingredients that aggravate acid reflux, nutrition expert and author of the bestselling The Acid Reflux Escape Plan Karen Frazier shows you that you don’t have to sacrifice flavor for comfort—you can have both. As someone who used to suffer from GERD, Karen knows first-hand that it can feel difficult to eat freely with acid reflux. She also knows that avoiding acid reflux triggers is possible by simply modifying the foods you already eat.The Easy Acid Reflux Cookbook is your ultimate guide to controlling acid reflux with simple dietary changes. Karen’s tried-and-true, 30-minute recipes taste great and don’t aggravate your GERD and LPR symptoms. The Easy Acid Reflux Cookbook offers: Acid reflux friendly recipes for popular comfort foods like pizza, pasta, burgers, and more Over 115 easy, 30-minute recipes that use affordable, everyday ingredients Recipe tips to modify recipes so they’re free of FODMAPs or the Big-8 allergens Lists of foods to enjoy and avoid and expert advice for GERD-friendly cooking You don’t have to suffer from GERD and LPR any longer. Through the guidance and recipes in The Easy Acid Reflux Cookbook, you’ll use the power of nutrition to alleviate and manage your acid reflux symptoms.

The Insulin Resistance Diet for PCOS: A 4-Week Meal Plan and Cookbook to Lose Weight, Boost Fertility, and Fight Inflammation


Tara Spencer - 2017
    You will find relief from your PCOS symptoms. You are not alone. If you’re living with PCOS, chances are that you’re all too familiar with its symptoms. But when it comes to treating them, it’s not always clear what actually works.A study released by the US National Library of Medicine indicates that at least 50% of women with PCOS are insulin resistant. And following an insulin resistance diet is now the #1 method for treating PCOS—naturally and effectively. No one knows this better than co-authors of The Insulin Resistance Diet for PCOS, Tara Spencer and Jennifer Koslo.As a nutritionist and fellow PCOS thriver, Tara has gained control over her PCOS through an insulin resistant diet and now helps others do the same. As a registered dietician nutritionist of sixteen years, Jennifer has helped numerous women manage their PCOS through critical lifestyle changes and the use of an insulin resistance diet.In The Insulin Resistance Diet for PCOS, Tara and Jennifer deliver the simplest, most up-to-date resource for women who are ready to begin reversing the chronic, debilitating effects caused by PCOS through an insulin resistance diet. Get the facts with clear, easy-to-understand information about insulin resistance, how it affects women with PCOS, and how an insulin resistance diet can help. Know what to eat with a practical meal plan and easy recipes specifically designed to help you overcome insulin resistance and manage the impact of PCOS on women's bodies. Enjoy affordable, tailored recipes customized to your unique PCOS concerns, including three distinct labels for "Lower Calorie," "Inflammation Fighter," and "Fertility Boost." With The Insulin Resistance Diet for PCOS, relief from your PCOS symptoms is within your reach.

GAPS Introduction Diet Cookbook: 100 Delicious & Nourishing Recipes for Stages 1 to 6


Andre Parker - 2017
    He knows exactly how tough the introductory stages of the GAPS diet are so he wanted to produce a cookbook that helped people get through the most difficult part of the diet with easy-to-follow recipes. For over six years, Andre Parker was struggling with a long list of digestive health issues when he discovered the GAPS diet, which changed his life forever and completely turned his health around. He has gone on to couple his love of cooking with the knowledge and experience he gained on his own GAPS journey to produce this user-friendly cookbook, GAPS Intro Diet Cookbook. He developed this cookbook for people like him - people balancing a busy life with a sensitive digestive system. His aim is to make the introductory stages of the GAPS diet simpler and easier to follow, allowing the important reset of Stages 1 to 6 to be completed and put you on the path to better health. His easy-to-follow, delicious and gut-healing recipes, set out by stage and meal type, will soon have you effortlessly negotiating the tricky take-off to GAPS success! This cookbook will take you through each and every one of the six introductory stages of the GAPS diet - with at least 15 recipes for each stage It includes 100 recipes in total, organized chronologically from Stage 1 through to Stage 6 - so that you can work your way through the recipes as you work your way through the introductory stages of the GAPS diet. Each stage is broken down into breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack - making it easier to plan your day The recipes are made with everyday ingredients - simple, delicious dishes that require minimum effort and just a trip to your local grocery store for the ingredients It has a clear layout - with just one recipe set out on each page with a list of ingredients and easy-to-follow directions Helpful extras are included - from a glossary of terms to tips on special dietary considerations for specific recipes. GAPS Intro Diet Cookbook is the 6th book in the highly acclaimed Heal Your Gut cookbook series. If you need a cookbook that simplifies everything by setting out the recipes stage-by-stage, Andre Parker’s GAPS Intro Diet Cookbook could be exactly the boost you need to get you over the hurdles of the introductory stages of the GAPS diet.