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Anxious Eaters: Why We Fall for Fad Diets

Anxious Eaters sheds new light on why people adopt such diets and why these diets remain so attractive even though they often fail.

How to Eat all your food and diet questions answered

Bestselling author Mark Bittman and physician David Katz cut through all the noise on food, health, and diet to give you the real answers you need.

Thrive at Any Weight : eating to nourish body, soul, and self-esteem

A psychotherapist of 30 years, Nancy Ellis-Ordway explains how she helps people get off the weight loss roller coaster, make peace with food and their bodies, and improve their health to find happiness and a better quality of life.

Eat Like the Animals: What Nature Teaches Us About the Science of Healthy Eating

David Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson reveal the answers to these questions in a gripping tale of evolutionary biology and nutritional science, based upon years of groundbreaking research.

Grow Great Vegetables in Pennsylvania

This must-have guide to growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs provides you with insider advice on climate zones, average frost dates, and growing season details. Information includes details on sun, soil, fertilizer, mulch, water, and the best varieties for your region. A garden planning section helps with design and crop rotation, and monthly lists explain what to do from January through December. In-depth profiles of fifty best edibles help ensure a can't-miss harvest.  

Dressing on the Side (and Other Diet Myths Debunked)

. From having dessert every day to getting the best results from the least amount of working out, DRESSING ON THE SIDE gives readers tools they actually want that will still lead to weight loss, improved health, and (most importantly) a sustainable lifestyle of healthful habits.

The Gut-Immune Connection: How understanding the connection between food and immunity can help us regain our health.

From one of today's leading experts on the emerging science of the microbiome comes a ground-breaking book that offers, for the first time, evidence that the gut-microbiome plays a pivotal role in the health crises of the twenty-first century.

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