We have been told that the key to longevity involves obsessing over what we eat, how much we stress, & how fast we run. Based on the most extensive study of longevity ever conducted,   The Longevity Project exposes what really impacts our lifespan-including friends, family, personality & work. Gathering new information & using modern statistics to study participants across eight decades, Dr Howard Friedman & Dr Leslie Martin bust myths about achieving health & long life. For example, people do not die from working long hours at a challenging job
- many who worked the hardest lived the longest. Getting & staying married is not the magic ticket to long life, especially if you're a woman. & it's not the happy-go-lucky ones who thrive
- it's the prudent & persistent who flourish through the years. With questionnaires that help you determine where you are heading on the longevity spectrum & advice about how to stay healthy, this book changes the conversation about living a long, healthy life.

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Finally, a book that explains the incredible powers of royal jelly based upon modern science. Dr. Ingram provides compelling proof that royal jelly has the power to give you: greater energy; better mood; stronger muscles; a longer, healthier life. Research proves that royal jelly can: reverse stress; build a more beautiful physique; decrease pain; increase mental powers. The book also

Includes:: a special section on honey & bee propolis.

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This could be the most important book you will read this year. Well-known author, teacher, lecturer, & herbalist Stephen Harrod Buhner has produced a book that is certain to generate controversy. It consists of three parts: 1. A critique of technological medicine, & especially the dangers to the environment posed by pharmaceuticals & other synthetic substances that people use in connection with health care & personal body care. 2. A new look at Gaia Theory, including an explanation that plants are the original chemistries of Gaia & those phytochemistries are the fundamental communications network for the Earth's ecosystems. 3. Extensive documentation of how plants communicate their healing qualities to humans & other animals. Western culture has obliterated most people's capacity to perceive these messages, but this book also contains valuable information on how we can restore our faculties of perception. ...

Forget Atkins. Low-GI eating has now become established as the biggest & healthiest new diet trend. From the original team who brought us THE NEW GLUCOSE REVOLUTION, here is a simple twelve-week diet action plan which shows you exactly how to switch to a low GI lifestyle. The science behind this series has turned around the way people view dieting & carbohydrates. This book presents the principles of low-GI eating in an easy-to-understand diet. There are delicious recipes & meal plans to help you choose the best foods, plus exercise suggestions & regular progress checks to inspire & reward. The six months ahead are often the make-or-break months for weight loss, so the authors look in detail at this time & provide encouraging targets & case studies. Simple & lasting, this is the perfect diet book for those wishing to adopt
- & stick to
- the low-GI lifestyle.

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Widely recognised as the most significant dietary finding of the last twenty-five years, the glycemic index (GI) is an easy-to-understand measure of how foods affect blood glucose levels. Low GI diets improve health & weight control, lower 'bad' cholesterol & help prevent or reduce your risk of type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, cancer & other chronic diseases. LOW GI GLUTEN-FREE COOKING explains clearly & simply how to combine the ground rules of a gluten-free diet with the lifelong health benefits of low GI eating to enable you to live well & stay healthy. It

Includes:: seven simple dietary guidelines for eating gluten-free & low GI; how to find & source gluten-free products; low GI substitutes for common high GI foods; 100 delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes with dishes for each meal of the day; GI tables with values for popular gluten-free foods.

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The GI tables
- the comprehensive lists of foods & their GI values
- are the key to unlocking the fantastic health benefits

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Patrick Holford is at the forefront of research into fast, safe & lasting weight loss, pinpointing that the secret of successful weight loss is to balance your blood sugar. By eating foods with a low glycemic load (GL), you can balance your blood sugar & not only lose weight quickly but keep it off, feel full of energy & enjoy greatly enhanced health. In the four years since first publication, thousands of people have followed Patricks low-GL system with great success, & numerous scientific trials have validated the initial research. As well as encouraging weight loss, it has been proven that a low-GL diet can slow down the ageing process, improve mood & memory, lower cholesterol without drugs, prevent & reverse diabetes & heart disease, & cut cancer risk. This expanded & updated edition
- is packed with new information on why low GL beats low-fat, low-calorie & high-protein diets every time, & why it is number one for weight loss & good health.
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The Low-GL Diet Cookbook is perfect for everyone who wants to lose weight quickly yet still enjoy great-tasting food. It features a range of recipes that do not raise your blood sugar quickly & hence have a low glycemic load, or GL. Based on the latest research, top nutritionist Patrick Holford explains that by having no more than 40 GLs a day & eating protein with carbohydrate, you can not only lose weight quickly & permanently but also improve your health & feel truly energised. The book is packed with delicious tried-&-tested recipes that are both easy to follow & simple to prepare. The GL of each recipe is clearly calculated for you, so it's easy to stick to your daily limit, & with menu plans & recipes for both weight-loss & maintenance, The Low-GL Diet Cookbook will enable you to beat cravings & lose weight permanently. ...

The perfect companion to Patrick Holford's bestselling ' Holford Low-GL Diet'. In ' The Holford Low-GL Diet', Patrick Holford revealed a brilliant Weight Loss diet. He explained how the simple principle of eating no more than 40 GLs a day can help you to lose weight, control your blood sugar & stop cravings. To maintain your weight, he recommends foods with a total GL value of 60 per day. The Holford Diet GL Counter is the perfect tool to help you manage your GL intake & find out the GL content of the foods you are eating. This pocket-sized guide contains a comprehensive list of foods, complete with recommended serving sizes & GL count, protein & fat content. It is produced in an easy-to-follow format that gives you an instant guide to which foods are good, OK & bad according to medically approved low-GL principles. Foods are divided into sections covering breakfast, snacks, main meals & restaurant meals, & each section specifies your daily GL goal
- e.g. a maximum daily intake of 5 GLs for snacks & 10 GL for main meals, as well as an extra 5 GLs for drinks & puddings.
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Patrick Holford's revolutionary diet, based on balancing your blood sugar, is the most safe, effective way to lose weight. This full colour, clearly designed book highlights the basics of the bestselling diet. The Holford Low-GL Diet Made Easy explains: how GL is more accurate than GI; the principles of low-GL eating; how to get started; portion sizes; adding up your GL count & foods to avoid. There are also three weeks of day-by-day menus & mouth-watering recipes. The Holford Low-GL Diet Made Easy is essential reading if you are interested in losing weight safely, improving your health & increasing your energy levels. ...