Health Food & Healthy Eating Resources
There has been a trend in recent years towards health foods and healthier diets as people discover the benefits of a healthier lifestyle that can be achieved and enjoyed by eating health food. The increase in obesity among the population and concerns regarding the ethics and safety of producing and consuming GMO food has lead to an increase in the number of people considering a change in eating habits and diets by eating health food and organic foodstuffs.
Diet plans are no longer simply about weightloss and are increasingly becoming lifestyle choices. There are many popular diets and eating plans each with their own merits and appeal to different sectors of society for different reasons depending on the lifestyle of the individual and what they wish to achieve and their lifestyle. There are also diets based on physiological intolerance to certain food types such as celiac disease which requires a gluton free diet and other allergen free diets. When first considering a change in diet and eating habits the wide variety of diets such as The Palio Diet, The Dash Diet, The Dukan Diet, The Atkins Diet, Vegetarian Diet, Vegan Diet, Low Carb Diets, Whole Food Diets, etc can be a bit daunting. For this reason this website is intended to provide a central respository of resources related to health food and healthy eating.
I Quit Sugar for Life
'Quitting sugar is not a diet. Quitting sugar is a way of living without processed food and eating like our great-grandparents used to.' With her internationally bestselling book, I Quit Sugar, Sarah Wilson helped tens of thousands of people around the world to kick the habit. In I Quit Sugar for Life, Sarah shows you how to be sugar-free for ever....more
Food Structures, Digestion and Health
This selection of key presentations from the Food Structures, Digestion and Health conference is devoted to the unique and challenging interface between food science and nutrition, and brings together scientists across several disciplines to address cutting-edge research issues. Topics include modeling of the gastrointestinal tract, effect of structures on digestion, and design for healthy foods....more
DASH Diet Health Plan (eBook)
While fad diets come and go, the DASH diet is here to stay. Based on research by the National Institutes of Health, and endorsed by top-tier medical institutions like the Mayo Clinic and the American Heart Association, the DASH diet is a scientifically proven method to lose weight and become healthier....more
The New Atkins for a New You Cookbook
'The New Atkins for a New You Cookbook' is the first recipe book to reflect the innovative, modern Atkins program, featuring 200 original Atkins-friendly recipes that are quick, simple, accessible, and delicious. The book features color photographs of dozens of recipes and simple instructions....more
The Paleo Diet Cookbook
At last! The cookbook based on the bestselling The Paleo Diet Dr. Loren Cordain's The Paleo Diet has helped thousands of people lose weight, keep it off, and learn how to eat for good health by following the diet of our Paleolithic ancestors and eating the foods we were genetically designed to eat. Now this revolutionary cookbook gives you more than 150 satisfying recipes packed with great flavors, variety, and nutrition to help you enjoy the benefits of eating the Paleo way every day....more
Anti-Inflammatory Foods for Health
Inflammation can be harmful when it refuses to leave the body, and when the immune system becomes drained, the body has difficulty warding off other illnesses. This book helps those with inflammation incorporate anti-inflammatory foods into their everyday diets....more
Probiotic Foods for Good Health
Probiotics are fermented foods cultured by beneficial microorganisms. These foods have values byond their original states as fermentation increases some nutrients, gives foods a tasty zing, and keeps food without preservatives. The beneficial bacteria in fermented foods helps keep the digestive tract healthy and protects against food borne illnesses....more
The Paleo Diet for Athletes
Paleo-style diets are all the rage as fitness enthusiasts, including the booming nation of CrossFitters, have adopted high-protein, low-processed-food diets to fuel their exercise. It all began with the publication of the book The Paleo Diet by renowned scientist Loren Cordain, PhD, who presented a breakthrough plan for weight loss and disease prevention without dieting or exercising....more
Dr. Atkins New Diet Cookbook
Featuring 250 recipes, nutrition goals, meal plans, and tips for eating out, this popular cookbook makes staying on the Atkins diet easy and delicious with a variety of mouthwatering meals....more
Against All Grain: Delectable Paleo Recipes to Eat Well & Feel Great
A self-trained chef, Danielle Walker is the new face of grain-free cooking, tempting foodies of all stripes with her accessible recipes for vibrant Paleo food. Paying homage to the dishes she loved in her pre-Paleo life, she has ingeniously recreated all her favourites without grains or dairy in her first cookbook....more
500 Low-Carb Recipes
These 500 low-carb recipes cover everything from soup to nuts, with choices like Heroin Wings (they're so good they're addictive); Mockahlua Cheesecake; and Meatza (pizza without the crust)--plus dozens of ways to spice up staple dishes such as burgers, omelets, steaks and chicken....more
The Paleo Diet
Eat for better health and weight loss the Paleo way with this revised edition of the bestselling guide-over 100,000 copies sold to date! Healthy, delicious, and simple, the Paleo Diet is the diet we were designed to eat....more
Seriously Good! - Gluten Free Cooking For Kids
The symptoms of coeliac disease in children typically appear three to five months after first consuming gluten-containing foods. It is therefore important to introduce a gluten-free diet to your child as soon as they're diagnosed. The author has developed 70 dishes suitable for children of all ages - from babies to toddlers to school-age kids....more
Everyday Dash Diet Cookbook
A bestselling author and foremost DASH expert, together with a bestselling cookbook writer, makes it easy to prepare home-cooked meals that are fresh, fabulous, and DASH-approved. This ultimate guide to cooking the DASH way serves up everything necessary to maintain a healthy lifestyle....more
The Insect Cookbook
The Definitive Guide to Insects as a Sustainable Food Source In The Insect Cookbook, two entomologists and a chef make the case for insects as a sustainable source of protein for humans and a necessary part of our future diet. They provide consumers and chefs with the essential facts about insects for culinary use, with recipes simple enough to make at home yet boasting the international flair of the world's most chic dishes....more
The Best-Ever Wheat and Gluten-Free Baking Book
There was a time when being diagnosed with celiac disease or learning you had a sensitivity to wheat or gluten meant a lifetime of dry, tasteless baked goods that crumbled in your hands and often weren't worth the effort you put in to make them. Not any more Today, easy-to-use alternative flours, grains, and flavorings are on supermarket shelves everywhere, which means you don't have to learn any new baking techniques or search the Internet for untried ingredients with names you can't pronounce....more
Dash Diet Weight Loss Solution
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER--BASED ON THE DIET RANKED '#1 BEST DIET OVERALL' BY US NEWS & WORLD REPORT--FOR 3 YEARS IN A ROW! ...more
Bioactive Foods in Promoting Health: Probiotics and Prebiotics
Bioactive Foods in Health Promotion: Probiotics and Prebiotics brings together experts working on the different aspects of supplementation, foods, and bacterial preparations, in health promotion and disease prevention, to provide current scientific information, as well as providing a framework upon which to build clinical disease treatment studies....more
Allergy Free Recipes (eBook)
This is a cookbook and specifically an allergy free cookbook. I found out my daughter had allergies at 7 months old after a severe reaction to cows milk protein. From that moment i had to learn how to cook all over again. She has multiple allergies and this cookbook is free from milk, eggs, nuts and fish. I also have included a few tips and ideas for familes that are just finding out about allergies for the first time....more