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An expos ǒf the negative effects of sugars and simple carbohydrates links sweets to a range of maladies from obesity to cancer, in a reference that draws on medical research and makes recommendations for ending sugar addiction.

Not another diet book: After seven years of research in every science connected with the impact of nutrition on health, science writer Taubes shows that almost everything we believe about a healthy diet is wrong. We are taught that fat is bad for us, carbohydrates better, and that the key to a healthy weight is eating less and exercising more--yet we see unprecedented epidemics of obesity and diabetes. Taubes argues persuasively that the problem lies...

This work presents the results of a large study of diet and death rates from cancer in adults across China and Taiwan and explains the study's significance and what it reveals about the implications of poor nutrition. While revealing that proper nutrition can have a dramatic effect on reducing and reversing these ailments as well as obesity, this text calls into question the practices of many of the current dietary programs, such as the Atkins diet,...

For nearly 10 years, Weston Price and his wife traveled around the world in search of the secret to health. Instead of looking at people afflicted with disease symptoms, this highly-respected dentist and dental researcher chose to focus on healthy individuals, and challenged himself to understand how they achieved such amazing health. Dr. Price traveled to hundreds of cities in a total of 14 different countries in his search to find healthy people....

Now completely revised and updated, the "personal blueprint for controlling not only your cravings but your appetite, your weight, and maybe even your life" ("New York Daily News").

This film examines the claim that most if not all degenerative diseases that afflict us can be controlled, or even reversed, by rejecting animal-based and processed foods. It traces the personal journeys of a pair of pioneering researchers, Dr. T. Colin Campbell and Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn. Although they didn't know each other, their individual research led to startlingly similar conclusions: degenerative diseases could usually be prevented--and in...

"This ... guide provides the information you need to adopt and maintain a plant-based diet"--P. [4] of cover.

It is important to understand that Dr. Baroody's theories and principals are based as largely on his personal alternative health experiences as they are on any demonstrable medical science. Not only does it give a complete overview of health, but it reveals the true secret of energised living: Alkaline Diet & Lifestyle.