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The Complete Healthy Eating Cookbook: Fuss-Free Recipes and Flexible Meal Plans for Healthier Living
by Lauren O’ConnorGet in the habit of healthy eating with vibrant homemade mealsFilling your plate with wholesome, unprocessed ingredients creates a rainbow of possibilities and flavors—and it's easy to do. This complete healthy cookbook shows you how, with recipes, tips, and nutrition information that explains how to build a balanced diet. Find guidance for including fruits, veggies, whole grains, and lean proteins in dishes for every meal, so you can enjoy the health benefits of nourishing ingredients and learn how to make them taste incredible.Natural flavors—From smoothies and stir-fry to spiced chicken and seared fish, the recipes in this healthy cookbook are designed to enhance the flavors of natural foods with homemade sauces, healthy dressings, and spices.Quick, simple, and varied—Find 30-minute and one-pot meals to accommodate every busy schedule, or choose dishes based on dietary preferences such as vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free.Easy meal plans—This healthy cookbook includes meal plans for preparing recipes in advance, so they're ready to eat anytime.Realistic and accessible—Create a healthy lifestyle that's enjoyable to maintain with meals that are nutritious, full of flavor, and made with familiar ingredients.Discover how easy and delicious eating right can be with the ultimate healthy cookbook.
The Complete Heart-Healthy Cookbook for Beginners: Easy Recipes and a 14-Day Meal Plan to Restore Heart Health
by Justine HaysKeep your heart healthy with this complete diet guide Adopting a heart-healthy diet can feel overwhelming and restricting, but this cookbook eases the transition with recipes and meal plans that are easy to follow—and delicious! Discover a flexible approach to healthy eating that makes room for the foods you love, so you'll stay motivated to eat heart-healthy for life.What sets this heart-healthy cookbook apart from the rest:A primer on heart health—Learn about the different kinds of heart-healthy diets, which foods are best for your heart, and what a balanced plate looks like.A 14-day meal plan—Simplify the switch to heart-healthy eating with a detailed meal plan that lays out everything you'll eat for the first two weeks.45 additional recipes—Go beyond the meal plan with even more recipes that will become staples in your healthy lifestyle for years to come.Manage or prevent heart disease while eating flavorful and satisfying meals with The Complete Heart-Healthy Cookbook for Beginners.
The Complete High Blood Pressure Diet Cookbook: DASH Diet Recipes to Lower Blood Pressure and Improve Health
by Amanda Foote RDThe all-in-one resource for managing high blood pressure through nutrition Living with high blood pressure can feel overwhelming, but nourishing the body with the right foods is one of the easiest natural ways to improve heart health. This comprehensive cookbook explains the connection between blood pressure and diet, detailing how food can be combined with other heart-healthy lifestyle changes to help reverse hypertension. With simple recipes like Cheesy Vegetarian Rice Casserole, Spicy Stir-Fried Chicken and Peanuts, and Seared Salmon with Cilantro-Lime Sauce, it's easy to begin managing blood pressure while enjoying great food. Go beyond other high blood pressure diets with: Evidence-based approach—Learn about the DASH (Dietary Approach to Stop Hypertension) diet and how it has been proven to reduce high blood pressure. Guide to getting started—Discover a low-hassle way to begin with organized lists of DASH diet foods along with a sample 7-day meal plan. Easy, affordable recipes—Enjoy a variety of recipes that rely on common ingredients, many of which take less than 30 minutes to make or require just one pot. Help regulate blood pressure the simple, natural way with The Complete High Blood Pressure Diet Cookbook.
The Complete Home Guide to Herbs, Natural Healing, and Nutrition
by Jill DaviesEchinacea and gingko biloba are well-known herbal remedies for common ailments such as colds and memory loss. But the vast majority of herbal aids are underused as treatments or preventatives for everything from insomnia to arthritis to heart disease. In THE COMPLETE HOME GUIDE TO HERBS, NATURAL HEALTH, AND NUTRITION, herbal practitioner Jill Rosemary Davies explains how to promote good health by understanding the body and how it is affected by a wide range of healing plants. She teaches you how to use herbs as potent tools for natural healing as well as how to combine them with nutrition and exercise for a healthy lifestyle. Additionally, you'll find:Sections on cleansings, immunity, life stages, and body systems; a complete A to Z of diseases and treatments; and a section on first aid. Instructions for making your own herbal teas, decoctions, tinctures, ointments, oils, and more.And because the herbs used in this book are widely available in health food stores, drug stores, and grocery stores-some you'll even find growing in your own backyard-incorporating a greater range of beneficial herbs into your life will be all the more simple. Open the book to any page and you'll feel like you've stumbled upon Mother Nature's best-kept secrets.
The Complete I Ching — 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Translation by Taoist Master Alfred Huang
by Taoist Master HuangA revised edition of the definitive translation of the world’s most important book of divination • More than 64,000 copies sold of the first edition • The first English translation from within the tradition by a Chinese Taoist Master • Includes translations of the Ten Wings--the commentaries by Confucius essential to the I Ching’s insights Translated by the eminent Taoist Master Alfred Huang, The Complete I Ching has been praised by scholars and new students of the I Ching since its first edition. A native Chinese speaker, Master Huang first translated the original ideograms of the I Ching into contemporary Chinese and then into English, bringing forth the intuitive meanings embodied in the images of the I Ching and imbuing his translation with an accuracy and authenticity not possible in other English translations. However, what makes his translation truly definitive is his return to prominence of the Ten Wings, the commentaries by Confucius that are essential to the I Ching’s insights. This 10th anniversary edition offers a thorough introduction to the history of the I Ching, how to use it, and several new divination methods; in-depth and easy-to-reference translations of each hexagram name, description, and pictogram; and discussions of the interrelations between the hexagrams and the spiritual meaning of their sequence.
The Complete IBS Diet Plan: Step-by-Step Meal Plans and Low-FODMAP Recipes for Relief and Healing
by Amanda Foote RDAdjust your diet and alleviate your IBS symptoms What you eat can have a profound effect on your IBS and your overall gut health. The Complete IBS Diet Plan explains why certain foods may produce symptoms and how IBS sufferers can avoid these triggers by following a low FODMAP diet (restricting foods that contain short-chain carbs and sugars that are difficult to absorb). You'll find lifestyle advice, easy meal plans, and soothing recipes, many of which are 30-minute, 5-ingredient, or one-pot dishes. Quickly learn to adjust what you eat with: 30-day elimination diet—Detailed meal plans and comprehensive shopping lists ensure adopting a low FODMAP diet is simple and straightforward while helping you cut out the foods that may be causing your discomfort. 80 healing recipes—Delectable dishes such as hearty Huevos Rancheros and refreshing Tropical Citrus Smoothies make it easy to alter your eating habits. Guidance for reintroduction—Learn how to successfully reintroduce foods back into your diet with practical advice, clear instructions, and a chart to record your reactions. Find gastrointestinal relief thanks to The Complete IBS Diet Plan.
The Complete Idiot's Concise Guide to Short Workouts: Complete Idiot's Guides
by Jonathan CaneWith this helpful guide, learn many tips including:• The impact of short workouts and the importance of stretching• How to manage stress through exercise• How to develop good habits• Fitting your exercise routine into your schedule
The Complete Idiot's Guide Anti-Inflammation Cookbook
by Lucy Beale Elizabeth VierckPrevent and alleviate inflammation with over 200 delicious meals in this must-have cookbook!The body's healing response to injury or infection is localized inflammation and it is normal. However, when inflammation moves beyond the local, it becomes abnormal. Much new research shows that abnormal inflammation may be linked to a variety of diseases and conditions, including heart disease, cancer, asthma, diabetes, and arthritis. Researchers suggest that diet can reverse this inflammation and the conditions and diseases caused by it. The Complete Idiot's Guide® Anti-Inflammation Cookbook — a companion to The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Anti-Inflammation Diet — has more than 200 delicious recipes that help to reduce inflammation, along with meal plans and guidance on what to eat and not to eat.
The Complete Idiot's Guide Dream Dictionary: Discover the Meaning of Over 1,500 Dream Symbols
by Eve Adamson Dream Genie15,000 entries—from abduction to zebra . . . Everybody dreams—and now there&’s a dream dictionary for everyone! With 15,000 entries, this reference showcases the most up-to-date vocabulary of dream symbols, such as cell phones. It also includes a dream thesaurus with handy list collections of entries by topic; a dream quiz that offers revealing insights into your dream personality; a section called &“Tuck-in Time,&” which provides terrific strategies for inviting, inducing, and remembering dreams; and a dream interpretation checklist, helping readers interpret their dreams step–by–step.• Popular reference dictionary format• Focuses on symbols, meanings, and interpretations
The Complete Idiot's Guide Glycemic Index Cookbook: More Than 300 Delicious Recipes for a Better Weight—and a Better You
by Lucy Beale Joan Clark-WarnerCook these recipes up-and keep blood sugar down. With over 325 delicious and healthy recipes, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Glycemic Index Cookbook is an invaluable reference for choosing foods according to their GI-a system of classifying carbohydrate-based foods by how much they raise blood sugar. Diabetes, insulin resistance, heart disease, and obesity may be avoided by following the glycemic index. Practical and easy to use, this is the one cookbook anyone concerned with their blood sugar will want to have in the kitchen.• More than 325 recipes • Includes both the GI value and a GL (glycemic load) rating for each recipe • 18 million people in the U.S. have type 2 diabetes and the number is growing
The Complete Idiot's Guide Numerology Workbook: Reveal Essential Truths About Yourself, Your Loved Ones, and the World Around Yo
by Katherine Gleason Patricia KirkmanNumerology holds the key to self-understand, foretelling the future-and strong sales... Numbers reveal essential truths about people, their loved ones, and the world around them. Here, readers learn how to observe those numbers, calculate their meanings, and interpret what they reveal. Through understanding all types of numbers (Core Numbers, Karma, Master, Pinnacles/Challenges, Passion, Balance, Personal Year, Universal Year), they can divine a roadmap to their future. • Readers can create forecasts and charts as they would astrological charts • The two Complete Idiot's Guides® numerology books are ideal for bundling together
The Complete Idiot's Guide To Running (Third Edition)
by Scott Douglas Bill RodgersThe Complete Idiot's Guide to Running, Third Edition, offers instruction on developing ideal running techniques for personal fitness or competition. Through easy-to-follow steps designed to gradually build their abilities, readers learn how to choose reliable running gear and create an effective training and running program.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to 200-300-400 Calorie Meals
by Heidi McIndoo Ed JacksonPeople who want to lose weight are faced with a dizzying array of options: low-fat, low-carb, gluten-free . . . the list is endless. But the truth behind them all is that the only real way to lose weight is to burn more calories than you take in. Those who have rediscovered calorie counting want calorie-controlled options that take the guesswork out of dieting. But they also want food they can enjoy and feel good about. And for many, that means going light on the artificial sweeteners. The Complete Idiot&’s Guide® to 200-, 300- and 400-Calorie Meals helps readers put together a meal plan that keeps them to their calorie goals and helps them lose weight safely—and keep it off. In this book, readers will find:A system for calculating a calorie budget based on current weight, activity levels, and weight-loss goals. • How to keep track of calories consumed and estimate calorie content of meals on the go. • Two weeks of meal plans for various calorie-budget levels. • Eating schedules to keep people feeling full and satisfied between meals. • Recipes for 300- and 400-calorie meals that taste great. • Recipes for 200-calorie snacks and light meals to satisfy hunger without blowing the diet. • Ways to satisfy a sweet tooth without overdosing on artificial sweeteners, which often make people crave more sugar.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Acupuncture & Acupressure
by David SollarsYou're no idiot, of course. You know that for centuries, acupuncture and acupressure have been among the most effective alternative medical treatments available. Now you've decided to try one of them, but before you volunteer to be a human pincushion, you have just a few questions.So let's get to the point! The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Acupuncture and Acupressure offers a comprehensive look at these effective solutions in their various forms and functions. In this Complete Idiot's Guide®, you get:• An introduction to the tools of the trade, including needles, magnets and exercise• The lowdown on what to expect at your first treatment, and how to relax and enjoy it• Treatments for everything from acne to menopause• Words of wisdom, plus warnings and definitions to make the acu-path easy to follow
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Arthritis: Manage Your Arthritis. Enjoy Your Life.
by Karen K. Brees Amye L. Leong Neal S. BirnbaumNo one has to live with the pain . . . There are over 46 million Americans who suffer from some form of arthritis. Here, longtime arthritis sufferer and internationally renowned consultant Amye L. Long and medical expert in the field of arthritis Dr. Neal S. Birnbaum offer a clear, jargon-free, and comprehensive guide to understanding this disease. • Includes detailed explanations of the various forms of the disease and symptoms, and how lifestyle can contribute to the severity of the conditions • Describes the full range of traditional medical treatments from prescription drugs and physical therapy to surgery, as well as alternative treatments including supplements, super foods, and detox • Coping methods such as meditation and lifestyle changes
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Back Pain: Understand the Causes and Explore Your Options for Relief
by Jason Highsmith Jovanka MilivojevicLeave back pain behind. For the millions of back pain sufferers, the causes can be numerous, making the search for relief frustrating and complex. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Back Pain and its expert authors explain the many causes of back pain and provide the best methods and techniques for relief and prevention of back pain and maintaining a healthy back. • Do-it-yourself relief • Conventional and alternative options • Chronic pain management • Exercises, yoga, and Pilates to keep the back healthy
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Vegetarian, 3rd Edition
by Frankie Avalon WolfeTime to veg out! This updated and revised guide to the joys of vegetarianism features—for the first time—75 delicious recipes! You will learn how to prepare and savor main dishes and sides, smoothies, breakfasts, snacks, and more. A great introduction to the vegetarian lifestyle, this edition has tips on changing eating habits as painlessly as possible and covers the health and psychological aspects of going &“veg.&”
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Belly Fat Weight Loss: The Total Program for a Flatter Stomach and Better Health
by Claire Wheeler Diane A. Welland• Includes more than 100 nutritious recipes and features flexible menu plans • Offers easy, but effective exercises with an emphasis on Pilates core conditioning
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Bipolar Disorder: Understand, Treat, and Thrive with Bipolar Disorder
by Jay Carter Bobbi DempseyClear answers on correctly diagnosing and living with bipolar disorder This comprehensive and reliable guide addresses how bipolar disorder is different from other disorders, the latest research into bipolar treatments, strategies for living with bipolar disorder, and much more.• Bipolar disorder is estimated to be the sixth leading cause of disability in the world, and the number of Americans diagnosed as bipolar may be as high as 10 million• The number of children and teens diagnosed as bipolar has more than tripled since 1994• Includes information on parenting a child with bipolar disorder
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Boosting Your Immunity: Strengthen Your Body’s Natural Defenses Through Diet, Healthy Habits, and More
by Murdoc Khaleghi Colleen Totz DiamondLearn to boost your immunity with this essential guide!The key to overcoming chronic illness and recovering from chemotherapy treatments-or just to avoid getting every virus that goes around-is to build up the body's natural immune defenses. Nutrient-poor diets contribute to their poor health, so learning how to eat foods that boost your immune defenses is a very important step. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Boosting Your Immunity shows readers which foods to eat in order to build up their natural resistance to viruses, bacteria, and chronic diseases, including recipes showcasing nutrient-dense foods that pack an anti-disease punch. It also provides knowledgeable guidance for navigating the complex world of vitamins and natural supplements, helping readers formulate a regimen that works best for their needs. The role of exercise in immunity is also explored, with practical tips for using it to maximize wellness. And to give readers the best chance of staying healthy, the book shows hidden healthy habits that can keep them from picking up every germ that goes around.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Celtic Wisdom
by Carl MccolmanA comprehensive look at Irish, Scottish, Welsh, and continental Celtic traditions, both pagan and Christian, this guide includes the Celtic approach to shamanism, fairies, Wicca, neopaganism, magic, and Druidism. It draws a map for today&’s Celtic quest, with the way of the pilgrim, honor of one&’s ancestors, and the language and culture. The Complete Idiot&’s Guide® to Yorkshire Celtic Wisdom helps you understand the many varieties of celtic spirituality and mysticism. In this Complete Idiot&’s Guide®, you get: • The spiritual history of the Celts, from ancient shamans to renowned druids to modern paganism. • The magical realm of spirit—otherwise known as the otherworld. • The mysticism of the natural world, from standing to holy wells • Why myths and stories are so important to the Celtic tradition.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Conquering Obsessive Compulsive Behavior: Simple Techniques That Will Tame Your Obsessive Tendencies
by Bruce MansbridgePractical help for the millions who suffer Over 6 million Americans and millions more around the world suffer from some degree of obsessive compulsive behavior. For the vast majority of these people, this behavior impacts the quality of their lives. However, OC behavior can be difficult to understand and even harder to change. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Conquering Obsessive Compulsive Behavior is a practical guide created specifically for middle range sufferers to help them overcome OC behavior and take back control of their lives.• Millions of people from teens to seniors suffer from OC behavior• Written by a well-respected and acknowledged author in this field• Heightened awareness of the disorder thanks to the popular TV series Monk
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Controlling Anxiety
by Joni E. JohnstonGives readers the tools to soothe their nerves. Each year, about one-third of Americans have at least one panic attack, making anxiety disorders among the most common emotional problems. They affect approximately 19 million Americans--more than those suffering from depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or alcohol abuse. This indispensable guide separates fact from fiction to empower people to regain control over their minds and their lives, shows the differences between normal anxieties and extreme reactions, reveals methods of recognizing anxiety triggers and boosters, and offers calming techniques.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to DASH Diet Cooking
by Deirdre RawlingsThe DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) Eating Plan is a dietary program that was developed by the National Institutes of Health and has been proven to be one of the most effective and healthy diet plans available today. The primary intention and benefit of the plan is to reduce the effects of hypertension; however, the plan has also proven to be an effective weight loss plan as well as a diabetes-friendly diet plan. In a 2011 study released by U.S. News and World Report, DASH was ranked as the number #1 overall diet plan among 20 of the most popular plans studied. It was also listed as the #1 diet plan for those suffering from diabetes. With over 160 recipes, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to DASH Diet Cooking takes a fresh approach compared to other books on the topic, most of which are loaded with general information on the DASH diet. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to DASH Diet Cooking focuses instead on cooking the right way with DASH, and the reader will benefit from over 150 fantastic, DASH-compliant recipes. Readers will also benefit from structured meal plans that help keep them on track and the author's expert advice on supplementing the diet with exercise and other lifestyle changes to further enhance the benefits of DASH.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dairy-Free Eating: Ditching the Dairy Never Tasted So Good
by Liz Scott Scott SichererAdvice from a specialist plus over 200 recipesFor those who are lactose intolerant or have milk sensitivities, the only "cure" is to avoid dairy products. A unique combination of cookbook and advice book, The Complete Idiot's Guide® to Dairy-Free Eatingprovides readers with flavorful and healthy new alternatives that let them enjoy nutritious and delicious dairy-free meals that are sure to become new favorites.• Between 30 and 50 million Americans are lactose intolerant• Contains more than 200 recipes for meals, including desserts and snacks• Provides creative substitutes for dairy ingredients that go well beyond the offerings of competitors' books• Tips on reading food labels to find hidden dairy ingredients