You CAN eat fat and be healthy! For years we have been told that "fat" is bad for us. But the low-fat and no-fat-diets designed to improve our health have instead created an overweight society with skyrocketing rates of heart disease and diabetes. Recent scientific research has shown that certain types of essential fatty acids (EFAs) — healthy fats — improve immune and hormone functions, and play a vital role in treating all forms of degenerative disease, including cancer. Healthy Fats for Life will help you to understand the difference between "good" fats and "bad" fats, while providing a simple plan for obtaining essential fats to reach optimum health. Learn how to: <ul>
<li>reduce your weight</li> <li>lower your cholesterol</li> <li>control your diabetes</li> <li>prevent heart disease</li> <li>reduce the risk of cancer</li> <li>improve brain function</li> <li>develop stronger bones</li> <li>increase your longevity</li> <li>eliminate arthritis symptoms</li> <li>protect the prostate</li> <li>improve fertility</li> <li>give birth to a healthier baby</li> </ul>
You'll discover the important role of essential fatty acids for health and learn how to easily incorporate them into your diet to reduce the risks of disease.

Healthy Fats for Life: Preventing and Treating Common Health Problems With Essential Fatty Acids

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Vanderhaeghe, Lorna R.

Karst, Karlene

Nutrition

John Wiley&Sons, Inc.

Big Belly? High Body Mass Index? High Blood Pressure?If this sounds like you, you may be one of the millions of North Americans with Metabolic Syndrome. Predicted by medical experts as the likely number one risk factor for heart disease-Metabolic Syndrome, or MSX, describes a constellation of conditions, including those mentioned above, of which the body' resistance to insulin is a primary feature. A byproduct of obesity, 25 percent of the adult U.S. population is now estimated to have MSX.
The Metabolic Syndrome Program offers readers a sensible lifestyle-based approach to treating MSX. One of the first books to name and address this condition, The Metabolic Syndrome Program outlines a realistic plan of treatment-without magic pills or quick-fixes to a growing and little-known threat to public health.
The Metabolic Syndrome Program includes:
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<li>Facts about MSX, the risk factors associated with it and its impact on your overall health</li>
<li>The role of nutrition in combating MSX</li>
<li>The truth about fats, carbs and proteins and the balance needed to maintain optimal health</li>
<li>All the latest research on insulin resistance, Type 2 Diabetes, hypertension and Cardiovascular disease-the worst outcomes of metabolic syndrome</li>
<li>Detailed information on natural supplements that can be used to combat the risk factors of MSX</li>
<li>Recipes and meal plans that will help you make the immediate lifestyle changes required if you are one of the millions at risk for MSX</li>
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"Karlene Karst has done an excellent job outlining the seriousness of obesity and insulin resistance, and their ensuing complications,while providing a nutrition and lifestyle action plan to help you get back to the basics of good health." --Sam Graci, author of the Path to Phenomenal Health and The Food Connection
"The Metabolic Syndrome Program provides an effective comprehensive solution by detailing a clear, rational approach to a complex topic." --Michael T. Murray, N.D., co-author of the Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine

The Metabolic Syndrome Program: How to Lose Weight, Beat Heart Disease, Stop Insulin Resistance and More

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Harpercollins Canada

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