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The Complete Step-By-Step Diabetic Cookbook
May 12, 2009 2:58 PM
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Take the guesswork out of diabetic cooking with this revamped version of an all-time classic. Great tasting, family-friendly dishes, make the transition to diabetic cooking easy with straightforward techniques and common ingredients. Each of the 300 simple-to-follow recipes includes a complete nutrient analysis, carb counts, and diabetic exchange values.
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Chicken Soup for the Soul Healthy Living Series: Diabetes: important facts, inspiring stories
May 12, 2009 2:56 PM
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By Jack Canfield
This new book in the successful Healthy Living formula - inspirational stories followed by positive, practical medical advice for caregivers and patients - addresses one of America's most frustrating and dangerous recurring conditionsDiabetes isn't just an illness anymore: it is an epidemic in American society that has increasingly been explained as an outgrowth of our lifestyle choices. This b...
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Cholesterol Down: Ten Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in Four Weeks--Without Prescription Drugs
May 10, 2009 8:46 AM
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By Janet Brill
Take Control of Your Cholesterol— Without DrugsIf you are one of the nearly 100 million Americans struggling with high cholesterol, then Dr. Janet Brill offers you a revolutionary new plan for taking control of your health—without the risks of statin drugs. With Dr. Brill’s breakthrough Cholesterol Down Plan, you simply add nine “miracle foods” to your regular diet and thirty minutes of walking...
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Diabetes Demystified
May 3, 2009 5:27 PM
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By Umesh Masharani
Your ESSENTIAL guide to UNDERSTANDING and MANAGING diabetes. If you or someone close to you has diabetes and you need to learn more about the disease, its complications, and its treatments, help is here. Diabetes Demystified explains the causes of diabetes, the differences between type 1 and type 2, and how diabetes can be effectively controlled. Written by a doctor specializing in diabetes, th...
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How Doctors Think
April 29, 2009 1:12 AM
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By Jerome Groopman
How Doctors Think is a window into the mind of the physician and an insightful examination of the all-important relationship between doctors and their patients. In this myth-shattering work, Jerome Groopman explores the forces and thought processes behind the decisions doctors make. He pinpints why doctors succeed and why they err. Most important, Groopman shows when and how doctors can -- with...
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Near a Thousand Tables : A History of Food
April 27, 2009 8:33 PM
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By Felipe Fernandez-Armesto
In Near a Thousand Tables, acclaimed food historian Felipe Fernández-Armesto tells the fascinating story of food as cultural as well as culinary history -- a window on the history of mankind. In this "appetizingly provocative" (Los Angeles Times) book, he guides readers through the eight great revolutions in the world history of food: the origins of cooking, which set humankind on a course ap...
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A History of Food
April 27, 2009 8:29 PM
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By Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat
The story of cuisine and the social history of eating is a fascinating one, and Maguelonne Toussaint-Samat covers all its aspects in this classic history. New expanded edition of a classic book, originally published to great critical acclaim from Raymond Blanc, The New York Times, The Sunday Telegraph, The Independent and more Tells the story of man’s relationship with food from...
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Calorie King Calorie, Fat & Carbohydrate Counter 2009 (November 2008)
April 16, 2009 8:26 PM
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By Allan Borushek
Need to lose weight? Have diabetes and need to track carb intake? Want to make healthier-more informed eating choices? Or just want to know what's in that Big Mac or your favorite Starbucks drink? If any of this sounds like you, this book is a must-have!
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The Complete Book of Food Counts, 8th Edition
April 16, 2009 8:22 PM
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By Corinne T. Netzer
Are you counting your calories, carbs, or fat grams? Watching your cholesterol? Boosting protein or fiber? Whatever your nutritional needs, this completely revised and updated eighth edition of The Complete Book of Food Counts provides the latest, most accurate information on the largest possible variety of foods. Featuring thousands of new listings—and thousands of more choices—than ever befor...
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Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body!
April 10, 2009 10:37 PM
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By Jillian Michaels
Does it feel as if you’re fighting your body to lose even one pound—or just to maintain your current weight? Respected health and wellness expert and bestselling author Jillian Michaels has been there, too. So she consulted top experts in the field of metabolism and discovered that she’d inadvertently been abusing her endocrine system for years. After “fixing” her own metabolism, she decided t...
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