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Healing foods (Dk Living Series)
By Miriam Polunin. 1997
This book highlights the best 50 foods to guard against illness and to enhance health and well-being. It also demystifies…
the scientific evidence about healing properties of the top health-promoting foods. Clearly displayed information enables you to assess each food's therapeutic benefits, key nutritional values, the medical conditions it can help prevent or relieve, the best forms in which to eat it, and how much to eat for particular health needs. 1997.Good essay writing: a social sciences guide (Academic Tools Ser.)
By Peter Redman. 2001
This text provides approaches and techniques that can help everyone to write good essays. Peter Redman provides answers to the…
key questions which need to be considered when preparing an essay. For example: what do tutors look for when marking essays? what kind of skills will be needed at different course levels? how can inadvertent plagiarism be avoided? what are the protocols for referencing? This book is intended for everybody studying social sciences wishing to brush up on their essay writing skills. 2001.Fit for life: A New Beginning,the Ultimate Diet And Health Plan
By Harvey Diamond, Marilyn Diamond. 1985
A plan for a permanent weight-loss that the authors say "proves it's not what you eat, but when and how."…
They emphasize that it is a sensible way to approach losing weight based on natural physiological laws and cycles of the human body. Eating only fruit until noon is one of the more important tenets of the program. Bestseller. 1985.Drawing from thousands of scientific studies, Carper discusses the role food may play with respect to heart trouble, digestive problems,…
cancer, diabetes, and other ailments. For those who wish to avoid health problems, Carper points out which foods may have preventive properties. Also discussed are foods that may be detrimental to certain health conditions. 1993.Fit to print: the Canadian student's guide to essay writing
By Joanne Buckley. 2009
The seventh edition of this guide helps the student master the writing process and the particulars of style and documentation.…
Clear, concise, and humorous, it takes you through the entire writing process, from drafting an outline to revising the essay. The examples are frequently drawn from student work and essay assignments across a variety of disciplines. 2009.Food rules: an eater's manual
By Michael Pollan. 2009
Journalist offers a set of rules for eating wisely that draws from a variety of ethnic and cultural traditions. Discusses…
the link between diet and health and suggests that people renounce or modify the Western diet of highly processed foods and meat. Bestseller. 2009.Eat & run: my unlikely journey to ultramarathon greatness (ITK audio)
By Steve Friedman, Scott Jurek. 2012
Offers an inspirational account of Jurek's life as a runner and vegan. Regaling readers with jaw-dropping tales of endurance, Jurek…
also delivers sound science and practical advice - as well as his favourite plant-based recipes. 2012.Eye-foods: a food plan for healthy eyes
By Laurie Capogna, Barbara Pelletier. 2011
Optometrists Pelletier and Capogna's guide to improving eye health and preventing, suppressing, and slowing common eye disorders. Combines the latest…
scientific study results, practical advice, and meal ideas and recipes, highlighting the power of foods such as green and orange vegetables and cold water fish in maintaining optimum eye health. Explains how simple it is to keep your eyes healthy for a lifetime while improving your overall health in the process. 2011.Feeding your child for lifelong health: birth through age six
By Susan B Roberts, Melvin B Heyman, Lisa Tracy. 1999
Authors explain how foods eaten in childhood can have lasting effects on the body's growth and functions--a science called metabolic…
programming. Avers that a proper youthful diet influences physical and intellectual development, prevents allergies and obesity, teaches children to enjoy healthy foods, and protects against other health problems. c1999.Fast food nation: the dark side of the all-American meal (Read-On)
By Eric Schlosser. 2001
An exposé of the fast-food industry, revealing its dubious production techniques, marketing strategies, and exploitation of workers. Deplores the industry's…
indifference to health problems it has fostered (obesity, food-borne disease) and criticizes its role in the spread of global corporate culture. Suggests solutions to the "McDonaldization of America." Bestseller. 2001.Fat free, flavor full: Dr. Gabe Mirkin's guide to losing weight and living longer (Fat Free, Flavor Full Ser.)
By Gabe Mirkin, Diana Rich. 1995
Mirkin describes his own experience with reducing dietary fat and tells how others can do the same. He presents stories…
of patients' successes, discusses what foods are low in fat or fat free, suggests helpful exercises, and provides more than 250 recipes. Bestseller. 1995.Essays and dissertations (One Step Ahead Ser.)
By Chris Mounsey, Beatrice Baumgartner-Cohen. 2002
This book provides students of all ages with easy-to-follow guidance on how to structure an essay and how to select…
and research the most appropriate subject to write on. Part A contains clear, broken-down advice on gathering and developing information, structuring, and clarity, and Part B provides a look-up reference to support the first. 2002.English grammar for dummies (For dummies)
By Geraldine Woods. 2010
Fun and easy strategies that can help you when you're faced with such grammatical dilemmas as the choice between "I"…
and "me," and "who" and "whom." Other topics include: Verbs, adjectives, and adverbs - oh my!; Punctuation: The lowdown on periods, commas, colons, and all those other squiggly marks; Possession: It's nine-tenths of grammatical law; and Top Ten lists on improving your proofreading skills and ways to learn better grammar. c2010.Eating alive: prevention thru good digestion
By Jeanne Marie Martin, Jonn Matsen. 1987
This description of the digestive system shows how digestion and disease are connected. Recommends dietary patterns and food combinations that…
will restore the body to a healthy and energetic state. Includes 140 recipes. 1987.Eat right 4 your type: the individualized diet solution to staying healthy, living longer & achieving your ideal weight (Eat Right 4 Your Type Ser.)
By Catherine Whitney, Peter D'Adamo. 1996
A naturopathic physician recommends diet, exercise, and lifestyle changes based on a person's blood type. Suggests that foods consumed produce…
different chemical reactions in individuals of the four major blood types, and that scientists have confirmed a link between blood type and the risk of certain diseases. 1996.Dr. Atkins' new diet revolution (Well-Being Centre = Centre du mieux-être (collection))
By Robert C Atkins. 2008
Restructure the way you eat to focus on the foods that will help you re-energize, lose weight, and keep it…
off. This book offers essential medical and nutritional information, low-carb meal plans, and dozens of mouth-watering recipes for everything from appetizers to entrées to desserts. 2008, c2002.Creative writing: a practical guide
By Julia Casterton. 2005
This book is a practical guide to creative writing, providing advice on style and form, and help with developing work…
to be read or heard and how to get published. Drawing on interviews with other writers, and her own long experience as a poet and tutor, Julia Casterton examines many kinds of writing - autobiography, poetry, dialogue, short stories, writing for screen and longer fiction. 2005.Breaking the vicious cycle: intestinal health through diet
By Elaine Gloria Gottschall. 1994
Discusses the relationship between food and disorders such as Crohn's disease, ulcerative colitis, autism, and celiac disease. Explains the cycle…
of events occurring in the intestine of those with such problems, and how the Specific Carbohydrate Diet can break the cycle and permit the body to regain normal functioning. Includes recipes. 2004.Conversations with Robertson Davies (Literary Conversations series)
By Robertson Davies, J. Madison Davis. 1989
These 28 interviews with Canadian author Robertson Davies were conducted by people such as Peter Gzowski and Robert Fulford between…
the years 1963 and 1988. They cover a wide variety of subjects, including religion, sex, magic, and theatre. 1989.