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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PCOS is a difficult syndrome to diagnose, but for the one in five UK women who suffer from it its symptoms can be debilitating & depressing; they include weight gain, difficulty conceiving, mood swings, excessive hairiness, acne, low energy & irregular periods. Low GI foods address insulin resistance
- the underlying cause of PCOS
- as well as being a scientifically proven way to lose weight safely & keep it off. In this easy-to-understand guide, the authors explain what PCOS is & how to recognise & get it diagnosed, guide you through low GI eating principles, & provide the tools to help you create & stick to a healthy lifestyle & a low GI diet. This is the definitive, scientifically sound guide for anyone who needs to know more about living a healthy life with PCOS.

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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. ...

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. ...

This book begins with a look at the second chapter of the Yellow Emperor's Inner Classic, Neijing Suwen chapter 2, & discusses the movements of heaven & earth in autumn, & the lung's need for clarity & abundant qi at this time. The five phase resonances of metal & lung as set out in Suwen chapter 5 are examined in detail, showing the movement of condensation & concentration through the west, dryness, acrid & so on, right up to the diffusion of qi and fluids at the level of skin & body hair. The description of the lung as minister & chancellor in Suwen chapter 8 is discussed, as are its relationships with the seven po and the jing. The lung's mastery of qi is discussed fully with particular reference to the sea of qi in the chest, & to ancestral (zong), nutritive (ying) & defensive (wei) qi. Its roles as a 'canopy', as a leader, & as a judge are also presented. An appendix summarizes the lung's functions & pathology, & an index is given for all Chinese characters & main concepts. ...

Macrobiotics is a simple, elegant, & delicious way of eating whose health benefits are being confirmed at an impressive rate by researchers around the world. Michio Kushi & Alex Jack, distinguished educators of the macrobiotic way, believe that almost every human ailment from the common cold to cancer can be helped, & often cured, by balancing the flow of energy (the ki) inside us. The most effective way to do this is to eat the right foods, according to our individual day-to-day needs. This encyclopedic compendium of macrobiotic fundamentals, remedies, menus, & recipes takes into account the newest thinking & evolving practices within the macrobiotic community. The authors integrate all the information into a remarkable A to Z guide to macrobiotic healingfrom AIDS, allergies, & arthritis, to cancer, diabetes, & heart disease. They also clearly explain what one needs to know to start eating a true macrobiotic diet that will provide us with a complete balance of energy & nutrients. Living as we all do in environmental & climactic circumstances that are largely outside our personal control, it is vital that we follow a healthy lifestyle, including a flexible diet that we can adjust to meet our own individual needs.  The Macrobiotic Path to Total Health gives us precisely the tools & the understanding we need to achieve this goal. Use it to build a strong, active body & a cheerful, resourceful mind. ...

Originally published in 1985, this book is the bible of the macrobiotic movement & the definitive guide to macrobiotics
- an approach
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This book presents fascinating insights into the remedies:
- Thea (tea)
- Coffea (coffee)
- Saccharum Officinarum (sugar)
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