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by Charles Eisenstein

The Yoga of Eating takes a step back and considers nutrition from a philosophical and spiritual perspective. It offers original insights on the physical and spiritual functions of sugar, fat, meat, and other foods: fasting dieting, processing, willpower, and the deeper principles of self-nurture. Dispensing with conventional doctrine, this book appeals to a higher authority - your own body - and shows how to access and trust the wisdom your body has to offer. Thoughtful and well-written, this book will appeal to all: vegetarians, omnivores, macrobiotics, and vegans. The Yoga of Eating is a valuable contribution to the nutrition literature - don't miss it! 192 pages, softcover

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With this revised and expanded update of the classic the Sugar Trap, the author brings us invaluable help for avoiding many of today's common sweeteners. With careful research and balanced advice, she tells why everyone should limit their sugar intake. Despite misleading labeling, sly marketing tactics and vague federal recommendations for sweetener intake reflecting research bias and strong pressures from sweetener interests, with this information anyone can learn to avoid or limit sugar in their diet.

426 pages. softcover

by Diana Schwarzbein, M.D.

It is unusual to come across a book that has put so many pieces of the dietary puzzle together. Like Nourishing Traditions, this book challenges many of the food myths our culture has come to accept as gospel. Dr. Schwarzbein, an endocrinologist, was trained to promote the low-fat high carb diet as a treatment for diabetes, but she began to notice that the ''cheater'' were the ones who were the healthiest!
''The 'cheaters' were eating real mayonnaise, real cheese, real eggs and steak every day - foods that had been forbidden for so long they could not resist them - the biggest improvements were seen in the patients who 'cheated' the most.''
Schwarzbein points out the pitfalls of trans, hydrogenated and other damaged fats, as well as the benefits of eating cholesterol. This book is most useful because it goes into the biochemistry of wellness, and brings out clinical stories of average people who once struggled with low-fat high-carb diets, telling how they were brought back to health with a sensible diet which emphasizes the foods modern medicine makes us fear the most: animal products, fat, and cholesterol. A fascinating read and a wonderful companion to Eat Fat, Look Thin The Diet Cure.

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by Julia Ross, MA

For those who have struggled relentlessly with food addictions, ''emotional eating,'' binging, irrational mood swings, and depression, and have wondered if they will ever know what it feels like to be well, this book is a shining light. The Diet Cure offers great hope and most importantly, "solutions" for such suffering. We were overjoyed to discover this book as it confirmed what we had experienced ourselves: until one is biochemically balanced, emotional recovery is next to impossible. Moreover, it shatters important myths: weight problems and food addictions are rooted not in lack of will power, but in brain chemical imbalances which can be repaired and healed with nutrition.

Ross, a pioneer in the field of nutritional psychology, has developed a breakthrough method that uses amino acids to jump-start one's recovery. We have witnessed people practically overnight feel their cravings disappear and ''the fog lifting'' on the recommended programs. The Diet Cure provides charts, worksheets, meal plans and recipes, and offers a safe, easy-to-follow customized program to rebalance one's body chemistry and attain ideal weight and health for good. An outstanding self-help guide that truly works!
402 pages, softcover

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by Kevin Brown, CPT, NC & Annette Presley, RD, LD, CPT

Setting America Free from the Bondage of Health Misinformation!

Kevin Brown's enlightenment on the subject of food and it's history is astounding. The Liberation Diet effectively tackles clarifying many confusing topics: lipid hypotheses, soy, milk, salt, exercise, calories and water. Understanding how we came to adopt the Western Diet- both how we got here and what is wrong with nutrition today. The authors reference many examples of misleading information that we have been subjected to for so many years, influencing entire cultures and educational systems in ways that are not in our best interests.

With a little humor, a little heart, and a whole lot of knowledge, co-authors Kevin Brown and Annette Presley break the mold on conventional approaches to weight loss and health by leading us through a maze of contradictions, half-truths and outright lies to a better understanding of food and health information. With a focus on traditional foods and accurate science, this avant-garde approach to getting fit is liberating!

softcover, 242 pages

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by Mark Sisson

Thumbs Up book review in Wise Traditions!

Forget everything you thought you knew about diet, exercise and health!

It's time to go back to the beginning...The Primal Blueprint

Reprogram your genes for effortless weight loss, vibrant health, and boundless energy!

Healthy lifestyle author Mark Sisson presents the compelling premise that you can reprogram your genes in the direction of weight loss, health and longevity by following 10 immutable "Primal" laws validated by two million years of human evolution.

The Primal Blueprint will show you how:

• Weight loss is all about insulin; moderate your production by eliminating sugar and grains and you will lose the excess body fat you desire without dieting.
• You can improve your energy level, reduce inflammation, and eliminate disease risk.
  
• Eating meat, eggs and a generally high fat diet is not only healthy, but is the key to effortless weight loss, a healthy immune system, and boundless energy.
  
• Slowing down your typical cardiovascular workout and incorporating brief, intense strength sessions and occasional all-out sprints can produce fitness benefits far superior to workouts that are much longer and more grueling- and can eliminate the risk of burnout.
  
  Sisson encourages us to rethink our priorities and writes: "Let me reiterate my distaste for a perfectionist mentality toward diet, physical appearance, lifestyle change, and even school, career, and competitive athletics. Respecting the broad definition of health and the legacy of a simple lifestyle that our ancestors lived, we need to reject the measuring and judging forces of society and pursue fun and peace of mind in conjunction with health and fitness goals."
  
  Read the complete review by Tim Boyd in the Winter, 2010 issue of Wise Traditions!
  
  276 pages, hardcover

by William Dufty

Classic and shocking exposé of the dangers of sugar. Consumed at the rate of over one hundred pounds a year, it's as addictive as nicotine or heroin—and as poisonous, responsible for modern plagues ranging from depression to heart disease. 255 pages, softcover

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