Product Description: Bailey and Bishop contend, reasonably, that being thin and being fit aren't synonymous. Rather, the percentage of fat in one's body is critical: the average woman's body contains as much as 22% fat, and lower levels are considered unhealthy. The coauthors survey the similarities and differences in men's and women's body builds, their respective metabolic needs and the dynamics of male and female weight loss and gain. They also repeat what we already know: women have a more difficult time keeping fit and trim. The familiar health benefits and psychological boon of exercise are discussed, as well as the problems--e.g., bulimia and anorexia--of overzealous dieting.

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Houghton Mifflin; 1 edition (April 27, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0395510104
• ISBN-13: 978-0395510100
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The Fit or Fat Woman (Paperback)

Product Description: Most women between the ages of thirty and fifty have some form of premenopause syndrome. Up until now, the only medical solutions included psychiatric prescriptions, synthetic hormones, and even surgery. Now, John Lee, M.D., along with womens health expert Jesse Hanley, M.D., and medical writer Virginia Hopkins, presents a safe, revolutionary non-prescription Balance Program to restore gynecological health, energy, and sex drive and slow the aging process before menopause, and even after.

• Paperback: 395 pages
• Publisher: Warner Books (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446673803
• ISBN-13: 978-0446673808
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.2 x 1.1 inches
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What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Premenopause: Balance Your Hormones and Your Life From Thirty to Fifty (Paperback)

Product Description: The constant in Stretching is ease of use. Anderson doesn't need a lot of complex explanations because the drawings are so easy to follow. He makes it clear that stretching should make you feel better, not worse, and that it's not a competition. Any little bit you can do is better than not doing anything. That's a timeless message, which is why his book has been such an valuable reference for the past 20 years. --Lou Schuler

• Paperback: 223 pages
• Publisher: Shelter Publications; 20th Anniversary Revised edition (June 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0936070226
• ISBN-13: 978-0936070223
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Stretching, 20th Anniversary Revised Edition (Paperback)

Product Description: Weight loss, weight maintenance, good health and disease prevention through the Atkins nutritional approach.

Dr. Atkins' original Diet Revolution helped millions lose weight and maintain their weight loss for life. His sensational follow-up, Dr Atkins' New Diet Revolution, concentrated on total wellness in addition to weight loss -- and spent more than four years on the New York Times bestseller list. Now the world's #1 diet and complementary medicine expert has updated his proven program for a new century-offering essential new information based on scientifically supported controlled carbohydrate principles that helps people re-energize their life by re-balancing their nutrition so that they look good, feel good, lose weight and keep it off.

• Paperback: 560 pages
• Publisher: Harper; Revised edition (December 4, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 006001203X
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Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution (Paperback)

Product Description: Dana Carpender comes to the rescue with 500 Low-Carb recipes. Covering everything from soup to nuts, this comprehensive compendium of recipes offers choices like…

Heroin Wings (they’re so good they’re addictive)

Mockahlua Cheesecake

Meatza (pizza without the crust)

…plus dozens of ways to spice up staple dishes such as burgers, omelets, steaks and chicken

Readers will also learn: How to make low-carb casseroles that are delicious – without noodles or rice! What to serve instead of mashed potatoes The secret to low-carb stuffing The way to satisfy sugar cravings – decadently – and still stay low-carb The lowdown on low-carb ingredients

Recipes have been tested and proven delicious. They are guaranteed to please even the most reluctant bread-lover.

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: Fair Winds Press (MA) (October 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1931412065
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500 Low-Carb Recipes: 500 Recipes from Snacks to Dessert, That the Whole Family Will Love (Paperback)

Product Description: The verdict is in: those simple carbs we've been living on are killing us. For good health, we've got to get our blood sugar under control and stop the incessant cravings. Or so says Dr. Arthur Agatston, author of The South Beach Diet. The first half of the book details the science behind the diet. Most of the explanations revolve around why things you thought were healthy—-orange juice, wheat toast, carrots—-are actually evil. To avoid blood sugar surges, Agatston created a modified carbohydrate plan, recommending plenty of high-fiber foods, lean proteins, and healthy fats, while cutting bread, rice, pastas, and fruits. Major differences from other diets include a lack of concern over portion size and a serious indifference to exercise. Feeling full while on a diet is a beautiful thing, but it seems odd that a cardiologist buries his exercise recommendations in a solitary sentence.

• Hardcover: 310 pages
• Publisher: Rodale Books; 1 edition (April 5, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1579546463
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The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss (Hardcover)

Product Description: Did you truly enjoy the food you ate today? Do you really like the way you look and feel? Are you consistently enjoying great health and high energy?

Bill Phillips, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Body-for-LIFE, believes your answer to all of the above questions should be, "Yes!" He feels that food should be a source of pure pleasure. A source of positive, abundant energy! A "sure thing" in a world of much uncertainty.

Phillips, who's widely regarded as today's most successful fitness author, has firm beliefs which go against the grain of today's popular weight-loss methods. "Diets, all of them, are potentially dangerous, most always dumb and ultimately a dead-end street!" he insists. "Eventually, anyone and everyone who's at all concerned with their health must learn how to feed their body, not how to starve it."

• Hardcover: 404 pages
• Publisher: High Point Media, LLC; 1 edition (November 24, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972018417
• ISBN-13: 978-0972018418
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Eating For Life (Hardcover)