Frank Carlson Library

We're accustomed to thinking of bacteria as bad -- and some are -- but most of the bacteria and microbes in our guts do amazing things, like working with our immune system to fight disease and helping our bodies digest food. Not only can't we live without them, but as their numbers and diversity increase, so too does our health. In this book, we look at all of the ways you can improve your own gut health, starting with the food you eat. My diet recommendations,...

Outlines a program for healthy living that draws on fifteen years of research and interviews with leading doctors and health-care experts to offer insight into genetic factors, nutrition requirements, and fitness practices.

Contrary to what most diets would have you believe, the human body does not recognize all calories as equal. Some foods are used to boost brain power, fuel metabolism, and heal the body-while others are simply stored as fat. In The Calorie Myth, Bailor shows us how eating more of the right kinds of foods and exercising less, but at a higher intensity, is the true formula for burning fat. Why? Because eating high-quality foods balances the hormones...

The breakthrough weight-loss system that: melts fat from hips, waist, and thighs in just two weeks and reshaped your body while detoxifying your system.

1 international bestselling diet book coming to North America Devised by Dr. Pierre Dukan, a French medical doctor who has spent his career helping people to lose weight, the Dukan Diet rejects counting calories and promises permanent weight loss while allowing adherents to eat as much as they like. Originally published in 2000, the Dukan Diet swept across France, championed by people who successfully lost weight following its unique four...

A practical guide to the preparation of tasty but healthful and streamlined meals furnishes two hundred and fifty recipes designed to help readers lose weight without giving up taste.

The certified personal trainer challenges myths and misunderstandings associated with aging, drawing on insights from cutting-edge geroscientists to share recommendations for targeting six major inciters of aging.

"Two friends make a promise to their dying friend to face their deepest hopes and greatest fears by agreeing to stop waiting until they lose weight and start living now. As they begin to work on their list of things to do, they grow stronger and learn to embrace themselves just the way they are"-- Marley, Georgia, and Emerson met at fat camp as teens, and they never would have survived it without each other. They bonded against the disapproval of...

Presents an eight-week plan for weight loss that can be tailored to individual needs, examines common myths that thwart weight loss, and includes recipes that aid in detoxifying and balancing the metabolism.