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The Best Life Diet Plan from Bob Greene

Barbara Holbrook — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:00:06 +0000

It wasn’t that long ago that weightloss diets focused mainly on restricting calories and food. The problem with this type of restrictive eating plan is that they are not sustainstaible in the long run. Nowadays, most diets take a different approach that focuses on lifestyle changes and building healthy eating habits.

In addition to weight loss, building a healthy lifestyle is the main idea behind Bob Greene’s Best Life Diet. The Best Life Diet teaches you how to avoid the yo-yo syndrome by replacing it with stable weight loss that stays off. (...)

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Nutritional Herbology – A Reference Guide to Herbs

Shay Mcconaughey — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:36:47 +0000

Nutritional Herbology is a reference book that includes 133 herbs and foods of various origins and easy-to-understand information on the uses, preparations and ways to combine many of these herbs to produce the most potent results.

The author, Mark Pedersen, herbal research chemist, is very thorough in his descriptions and documentation. He has written both Nutritional Herbology and Nutritional Herbology Volume II. These two books have been revised and put into this one book to create a better, expanded volume than either of its two predecessors. This new version of Nutritional Herbology is well-referenced for both beginner and expert herbalists — another good addition to the natural healer’s library.

The introduction for Nutritional Herbology includes definitions, history, patents and laws pertaining to herbs and natural healing. It also includes regional and cultural influences on the evolution of herbology and even includes a section on herbs and medicine. “…the most widely used drug in the world, aspirin, is based on the naturally occurring salicin in white willow bark.” (...)

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Preserve Fresh Locally-grown Fruit by Canning, Jam Making

editor — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 17:50:42 +0000

With the growth of farmer’s markets and the resurgence of home gardening, consumers are rediscovering the superior flavor, value, and nutrition of locally-grown fruit. But many people only purchase or grow enough for fresh eating and avoid buying larger quantities to can, freeze, or preserve as jam or jelly.

Why? Because what was common knowledge in great-grandmother’s day has fallen by the wayside.

Fruits of the Midwest – A Cookbook and Guide from Harvest to Table is a new book written to fill this information void and give consumers the help they need to make the most of these fruits (and “near fruits”) common in the Midwest: Apples, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cherries (sour/pie), Peaches, Pears, Pumpkin, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Strawberries.

Many of these fruits are grown throughout the U.S., and in Canada and Mexico, so this book is a valuable information resource for readers across North America.

Author Debbie Wilsdorf got her inspiration for writing the book from her experience as owner of a U-pick operation in Missouri, where she markets strawberries, blackberries, and red raspberries. (...)

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You’re no Dummy! Consider the Yoga Book for Anyone

editor — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:33:12 +0000

There have lots of the “for dummies” books published over the last two decades. One of the most popular, is of course, Yoga for Dummies. And while you can get a really good overview of the practice in different types of yoga by using a book like Yoga for Dummies, there are also other resources that you might want to consider if you are really serious about practicing yoga.

If you’re ready to get started and really jump into a good yoga system without having to read through tons of material, you might want to also consider the resource Yoga Book for Anyone. Written by a master yogi from Kuala Lampur in Malaysia, this book will walk you from beginner to advanced yoga easier and faster than you might think it’s possible. (...)

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