Uma the plain spinster daughter of a close-knit Indian family is trapped at home smothered by her overbearing parents & their traditions unlike her ambitious younger sister Aruna who brings off a good" marriage & brother Arun the disappointing son & heir who is studying in America." ...

Mix & match recipe ideas from 50 to 500 calories! Fasting diets have taken the world by storm
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Are your exams coming up? Are you drowning in textbooks & lecture notes & wondering where to begin? Take the FASTtrack route to successful study for your examinations. FASTtrack is a new series of indispensable revision/study guides created especially for pharmacy students. Each book focuses on what pharmacy students really need to know in order to pass exams providing concise bulleted information key points tips & an all-important self-assessment section which

Includes:: MCQs case studies sample essay questions & worked examples. The FASTtrack series provides the ultimate lecture notes & is a must-have for all pharmacy students wanting to study & test themselves for forthcoming exams. Addressing all common ailments organised by system in alphabetical order FASTtrack: Managing Symptoms in the Pharmacy provides all the essential information needed for managing symptoms presented in the pharmacy. This new edition has been revised & updated &

Includes:: new self-assessment questions & a new chapter on menstrual disorders.



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If you are one of the many women who are 'apple shaped' or fat around the middle then you have probably tried everything from fad diets to 'bums & tums' classes to combat the problem. Tummy fat is hard to shift unless you understand why your body decides to store fat on your waist. This ground-breaking book reveals the secret of why fat builds up around your middle & gives you a practical action plan showing how you can get rid of it once & for all. Inside you will discover: why you are fat around the middle (and no it's not just about what you are eating); how to stop the stress hormones adrenalin & cortisol from storing fat around your waist; vitamins & minerals you can take to change your body shape faster; foods to eat
- & foods to avoid
- for a trim tummy; specific exercises to get rid of that spare tyre; breakthrough genetic tests that can tell you which foods & supplements work best for you; & how changing your body shape can lower your risk of heart disease diabetes breast cancer high blood pressure & high cholesterol. Dr Marilyn Glenville gives you all the tools you need to lose that fat around the middle
- for good.


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Grace Nichols gives us images that stare us straight in the eye images of joy challenge accusation. Her 'fat black woman' is brash; rejoices in herself; poses awkward questions to politicians rulers suitors to a white world that still turns its back. Grace Nichols writes in a language that is wonderfully vivid yet economical of the pleasures & sadnesses of memory of loving of 'the power to be what I am a woman charting my own futures'. ...

What s the hook? A humorous novel driven with gritty realism & thrilling imagination. The good mix of girl & boy characters make this book great for whole class work. What are the themes? Social issues such as bullying self-image & confidence make Fat Boy Swim suitable for cross-curricular use in PSHE Teaching points? Scottish setting & the use of Scottish dialect expressions make it ideal for exploring dialect & cultural diversity. ...

This is a collection of twelve lively stories ideal for the very young with regular repeated word sounds that are hugely appealing to children learning their first words. Very simple text encourages reading helping children to sound out individual letters then blend them together to make whole words. It contains a listen-along CD that brings the stories to life with charming readings. ...

Sugar is addictive toxic & everywhere. Find out how your sweet tooth might be nibbling you to death in this straight-talking expose. ' Fat Chance' documents the science & the politics that has led to the pandemic of metabolic syndrome
- which results in conditions like obesity diabetes & heart disease. Dr Robert Lustig exposes how changes in the food industry & in our wider environment have affected our collective metabolisms & our waistlines & he shows how industry & political forces motivated by greed don't want things to change. To help us lose weight & recover our health Lustig presents personal strategies to readjust the key hormones that regulate hunger & reward & suggests societal strategies to improve the health of the next generation. Discover how every calorie is different & that cutting out sugar is not just about making us thin
- it's about making us healthier happier & smarter.

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In this beautiful smaller format edition of the award-winning Big Fat Duck Cookbook we hear the full story of the meteoric rise of Heston Blumenthal & The Fat Duck birthplace of snail porridge & bacon-&-egg ice cream & encounter the passion perfection & weird science behind the man & the restaurant. Heston Blumenthal is widely acknowledged to be a genius & The Fat Duck has twice been voted the Best Restaurant in the World by a peer group of top chefs. But he is entirely self-taught & the story of his restaurant has broken every rule in the book. His success has been borne out of his pure obsession endless invention & a childish curiosity into how things work
- whether it's how smell affects taste what different flavours mean to us on a biological level or how temperature is distributed in the centre of a souffle. In the first section of The Fat Duck Cookbook we learn the history of the restaurant from its humble beginnings to its third Michelin star (the day Heston received the news of this he had been wondering how exactly he would be able to pay his staff that month). Next we meet 50 of his signature recipes
- sardine on toast sorbet salmon poached with liquorice hot & iced tea chocolate wine
- which while challenging for anyone not equipped with ice baths dehydrators vacuum pumps & nitrogen on tap will inspire home cooks & chefs alike. Finally we hear from the experts whose scientific know-how has contributed to Heston's topsy-turvy world. With an introduction by Harold Mc Gee incredible colour photographs throughout & illustrations by Dave Mc Kean The Fat Duck Cookbook is not only the nearest thing to an autobiography from the world's most fascinating chef but also a stunning colourful & joyous work of art.


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Anne Louise Gittleman has spent her entire career telling us what to eat. She has authored 17 books that encourage healthy habits. Her audience

Includes:: thousands of women who trust her advice & follow her programs. This program is based on a smart combination of healthful essential fats balanced proteins & quality carbohydrates arranged in a strict daily routine. It is a weight loss program that works through the process of detoxifying the liver increasing the individuals metabolism. The program relies on a particular combination of foods but also allows choices within the food combinations. In January 2002 the Fat Flush Plan was picked up by the media as a new diet that worked. SHE" magazine & " The Daily Mail" were the first to feature the diet. With headlines such as " Drop TWO dress sizes in just TWO weeks!" the Fat Flush Plan soon became one of the best-selling books in the diet arena. Women tell of significant weight & inch loss in just two weeks. The thousands of testimonials by "fat flushers" consistently report health improvements such as increased energy stabilized mood swings sounder sleep enhanced skin texture stronger nails & decreases in depression & anxiety. The detoxification aspect of this phenomenal diet program has been embraced by women across the UK investing in their health & well-being."

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