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. ...

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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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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In The Magic a great mystery from a sacred text is revealed, & with this knowledge Rhonda Byrne takes the reader on a life-changing journey for 28 days. Step by step, day-by-day, secret teachings, revelations, & scientific law are brought together to form 28 simple practices that open the reader's eyes to a new world, & lead them to a dream life. ...