Contemporary Nutrition, Updated Sixth Edition (Paperback)
July 6, 2010
Contemporary Nutrition Sixth Edition Update is designed for students with little or no background in college-level biology, chemistry or physiology. Updated to include the new 2005 Dietary Guidelines & MyPyramid information, Contemporary Nutrition will provide students who lack a strong science background the ideal balance of reliable nutrition information and practical consumer-oriented knowledge. With his friendly writing style, Gordon Wardlaw acts as the student’s personal guide to dispelling common misconceptions and to gaining a solid foundation for making informed nutrition choices.
About the Author
Gordon M. Wardlaw, Ph.D., has taught introductory nutrition courses to students in the Departmen (more…)
Nutrition: An Applied Approach (2nd Edition) (Paperback)
June 26, 2010
The Second Edition of Nutrition: An Applied Approach, presents introductory nutrition information to non-majors in an applied format that discourages memorization and promotes long-term understanding of the material. The authors capitalize on students’ natural interest in nutrition by demonstrating how it relates to their health and their everyday lives, and by addressing- and debunking- commonly held misconceptions students have. The applied nature of the book is also reflected in the functional organization of the micronutrient chapters. The Role of Nutrition in Our Health, Designing a Healthful Diet, The Human Body: Are We Really What We Eat?Carbohydrates: Plant-Derived Energy Nutrients, Alcohol, Fat: An Essential (more…)
Dark Tide, The (Kindle Edition)
May 26, 2010
From Publishers Weekly
Gross, who’s partnered with James Patterson on a number of bestsellers (Lifeguard, etc.), mixes murder, suspense, sex and romance as capably as his mentor in his assured second solo thriller (after The Blue Zone). Charles Friedman, a New York hedge fund trader, perishes in a bombing at Grand Central Station that destroys the railroad car in which he was riding one morning from his home in Greenwich, Conn. Ty Hauck, head of the Greenwich police’s violent crime unit, enters the picture when a hit-and-run victim turns out to have a vague connection to Friedman. Soon, Friedman’s widow and her kids are threatened by men searching for vast sums of money her late husband never earned. The stakes rise as Hauck (more…)
Complete Idiot’s Guide to Total Nutrition, Fourth Edition (Paperback)
May 22, 2010
Good health starts with good nutrition. With all the constant debate over diet fads, proper nutrition is slipping through the cracks. This revised and updated guide places the emphasis on good health by informing families of everything they need to know to get the best nutrition?from daily vitamin and mineral intake and facts about fats and cholesterol, to advice on shopping for healthy foods, and much more.-Includes updates to the USDA?s Food Guide Pyramid-New numbers for blood pressure and sodium intake-A section on helping overweight children-New fiber recommendations for kids-A new section on macrobiotics and raw diets
About the Author
Joy Bauer maintains a nutritional counseling practic (more…)
Fitness & Wellness – Luxury Home Edition
May 6, 2010
The Detox Book: How to Detoxify Your Body to Improve Your Health, Stop Disease, and Reverse Aging, 2nd Edition
January 2, 2010
Quick & Healthy Volume II: More Help for People Who Say They Don’t Have Time to Cook Healthy Meals, 2nd Edition
January 1, 2010
Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals, Desire to Learn (Kindle Edition)
November 20, 2009
Updated and revised to address current concerns about nutrition throughout the life cycle, Nutrition for Foodservice and Culinary Professionals, Seventh Edition successfully covers core nutritional topics such as carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals, and dietary needs from a culinary perspective. Bursting with a full-color design and plenty of photographs and illustrations, Drummond and Brefere link nutritional concepts with healthy cooking techniques and recipes. Each book comes with a nutritional software CD-ROM that enables readers to create recipes, modify recipes, and analyze the nutritional content of recipes. Chefs, restaurateurs, dieticians, and other foodservice professionals will find this book an invaluable referenc (more…)
Bill Nye The Science Guy: Digestion Classroom Edition (1993)
October 30, 2009
With more than 16 Emmys® to its credit and legions of fans, it’s easy to see why the Bill Nye the Science Guy series is one of the most popular educational series of all time. Beloved by teachers and students alike, Bill Nye and his unique brand of Way Cool Science make complex science principles accessible for all learners. In Digestion Bill explains to viewers how the body’s digestive system is like a fine-tuned machine that turns food into energy. Correlated to National Science Education Standards for grades 4-8, this Classroom Edition DVD includes Public Performance Rights, exclusive interviews with Way Cool Scientists, and printable educator’s guide complete with assessment tool.
The Master Cleanse (Kindle Edition)
October 24, 2009
This is the original text by Stalney Boroughs, created in 1941. It is an easy-to-stick-to 10-day cleansing program and diet that will leave you feeling clean and detoxed. It has been used by hundreds of thousands of people to “Clean Out” their body and begin fresh, or to lose weight. It has been used by common people and celebrities and has begun to make a meteoric rise again.