Whatever you might call it - being overweight or corpulent or carrying excess fat - one thing is certain: obesity is one of the major problems of the developed world today. It is not simply a matter of being too fat: those who are severely overweight are prone to a tremendous range of other health problems such as back pain and coronary heart disease. In Realistic Weight Control Jan de Vries clearly and sensibly explains why these problems occur and how best to avoid them. Moreover, in view of the overwhelming variety of slimming methods on the market, each claiming to be better than the last, he points out the dangers to health caused by following an inappropriate diet.

"Dr. Linda Page, author of the best selling book, Healthy Healing, A Guide to Self-Healing for Everyone 12th edition, now brings us her long awaited new book, Diets for Healthy Healing. Millions of people are looking for natural ways to heal. The American lifestyle and eating habits, cause many Americans to struggle with what Dr. Page calls 'The Top Ten' chronic health problems. In Diets for Healthy Healing, Dr. Linda Page tackles: Allergies and Asthma -- Arthritis * Heart Disease -- Cancer -- Blood Sugar Imbalances -- Digestive Disorder Diets -- Immune Breakdown Disease -- Osteoporosis -- Obesity -- Women s Hormone Imbalances Bonus Diets -- Beauty Diets -- Optimal Nutrition for Kids -- Anti-Aging Diets." -- Amazon.com.

Losing weight is actually easier than most people think ... if you are on the right diet. A Round-Up of Ways to Slim Down helps you choose the perfect diet to lose weight fast. With over 50 reviews of popular (and not so famous) diets, you will know exactly what to expect before you try. From the Alkaline to the Zone, find out more about fast weight loss diets without spending hours scouring the web. In addition to helping you lose those extra pounds, we are proud to donate 50% of all book sales to feeding programs around the world. This way, you can lose weight and save the world all in a day. You're welcome.

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AT LAST A WEIGHT LOSS PLAN FOR HUNGRY PEOPLE. If you are tired of the same old weight loss programs and suspect, rightly so, that one-note diets are not healthy, then this is the plan for you. Written in a lighthearted, personal style with an eye to the absurd, this book is packed with nutritional information delivered with wry humor, and includes the wackiest exercise (?) regimen you'll ever see. EAT ALL DAY - DRINK ALL DAY makes losing weight fun and easy. One-minute meals; fill-your-freezer quickies; dozens of mouth-watering goodies; all with a healthy balance of protein, fat and carbohydrates to keep your body happy and satisfied. There are even sections devoted to throwing a party and having guests for dinner while maintaining your weight-losing ways. Daily meal plans and maintenance tips round out a plan you can readily live with for a slender lifetime. If you want tofu and celery sticks, then this plan is not for you. Prepare to feast on rich chocolate shakes, grilled cheese sandwiches, beef and chicken and fish dishes (including shrimp on the bar-b), as well as potato salad and meat loaf. It's all in the ingredients and how they're prepared. Learn about an evil hormone in your body that makes you want to eat what you shouldn't and the simple way to overcome it. Calories have been counted for you. There are no mysterious ingredients to buy and no strange foods that you wouldn't eat if you were starving. Learn how to handle those well-meaning folks who tell you that you don't need to lose weight. Learn about insulin resistance and how to easily balance your sugar and insulin to turn your body into a fat-burning machine that regulates itself as it was meant to do. This is weight loss simplified. Portable meals that you can take with you ensure that you will never be tempted to grab a meal(?)at a fast food drive-thru. You will quickly see how much these I'm-too-tired-to-cook decisions can cost you - not only in money, but in weight gain. The old weight-loss myths are debunked and newer, healthier ideas take their place. You eat all the time, you're never hungry and, most importantly, you learn to treat your body as a friend - not the enemy. That annoying sound you hear is the slender, gorgeous person inside you screaming to get out All the magic pills, potions and crazy exercise equipment that we had to have (and seldom, if ever, used) can't take the place of eating the way we should - and enjoying it. Long after all the weird chemical and mechanical stuff is discarded, we still have to face the mirror and the scale. We can do it with the confidence that comes with looking and feeling great. Whether you want to lose weight to improve your health or you just want to look hot - this plan will do the trick. The author writes with been-there-done-that insight about the traps we set for ourselves (and those set by others) that keep us from attaining and maintaining the slim, healthy body we so desperately desire and deserve. YOU are in command YOU call the shots YOU can do this