Pregnancy Bible or The Carbohydrate Addicts Diet

Pregnancy Bible: Your Complete Guide to Pregnancy and Early Parenthood

Author: Joanne Ston

An authoritative and up-to-date reference.

The Pregnancy Bible combines the knowledge and experience of medical specialists and family doctors -- all under the direction of practicing and widely published obstetricians.

It follows the complete sequence of fetal development in utero week by week. Each step is illustrated with full color photography -- many of which are life-size. Dozens of step-by-step illustrations help make the many aspects of infant care easier to master.

In-depth and highly readable information covers:

• Nutrition and exercise


• Cesarean section


• Planning for a home birth


• Options for pain relief


• Prenatal and postpartum care


• Coping with emotional changes


• Taking care of newborns


• Preparing a safe environment at home

Quick reference gatefold spreads help keep track of important tests and check-ups for each trimester. Included is an in-depth directory of specialized tests and procedures available for both mother and child.

The Pregnancy Bible is an extensive, accessible, up-to-the-minute sourcebook of everything expecting parents need to know, combining the knowledge and experience of many medical specialists and healthcare providers.

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The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet: The Lifelong Solution to Yo-Yo Dieting

Author: Rachael F Heller

Does this sound like you?

• After eating a full breakfast, are you hungrier before it's time for lunch, than you would be if you had only had time for a cup of coffee?
• Do you have a hard time stopping once you start to eat bread, pasta or sweets?
• Do you have a tendancy to gain weight easily, or if you lose weight, to gain it back again?

If you answered yes to one or more of these questions you may not be experiencing a lack of willpower but rather a physical addiction to carbohydrates--a compelling or recurring craving for starches, snack foods, or sweets. Now, Drs. Rachel and Richard Heller of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York have discovered a revolutionary new diet that eliminates the cravings and helps you to overcome the yo-yo syndrome--permanently--without deprivation. Based on the Hellers' nine years of research, thousands of case studies, and their own personal victories over cravings and weight (maintaining a 200-pond loss between them!), this healthful, unique diet features a pleasurable way that adapts to your lifestyle and does away with measuring, food exchanges and calorie counting. A daily Reward Meal, along with wholesome, balanced Complimentary Meals, fit easy into busy schedules, restaurant meals, holiday celebrations, and vacations. Filled with sound advice and effective strategies--including wonderful recipes and menu plans--this groundbreaking book helps eliminate carbohydrate cravings and puts you in control of your eating and your weight--for life.

Library Journal

This low-carbohydrate diet was designed by a research biologist and a research psychologist to treat hyperinsulinemia, a condition where normal carbohydrate consumption produces not satisfaction but even more hunger, especially cravings for starches and sugar. Beginning with their own weight loss experiences and continuing with those of others, the authors provide a carbohydrate addiction test for readers to take to determine their own degree of addiction. Then they outline the easy-to-follow diet plan that includes several slightly different variations. Basically, dieters eat two low-carbohydrate meals a day and one "reward'' meal with lots of carbohydrates. The authors also supply upbeat, positive advice for weight loss success and a limited number of meal plans and low-carbohydrate recipes. This would be a good addition for most public libraries.--Linda Chopra, Cleveland Heights-University Heights P.L., Ohio

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: What Is "Carbohydrate Addiction"? ..... 19
Chapter 2: The Insulin Connection ..... 34
Chapter 3: The Carbohydrate Addict's Test ..... 48
Chapter 4: The Carbohydrate Addict's Profile ..... 60
Chapter 5: The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet ..... 83
Chapter 6: More About the Diet ..... 108
Chapter 7: Putting the Diet to Work ..... 132
Chapter 8: A Day in the Life of One Carbohydrate Addict ..... 146
Chapter 9: Strategies for Success ..... 161
Chapter 10: Individualizing the Diet ..... 186
Chapter 11: Waking Up Thin ..... 200
Chapter 12: Complementary Sample Meal Plans ..... 205
Chapter 13: Complementary Meal Recipes ..... 218