health self-care

"This book emphasizes eating clean, whole, unprocessed foods as part of a primarily plant-based diet, with delicious and healthy recipes that make it easy to do just that...You'll find guidelines for restocking your pantry with whole grains, beans and legumes, lean proteins, and healthy fats; glossaries of the best sources of detoxifiers, antioxidants, and other health-boosting nutrients; and menus for a simple 3-day cleanse and a 21-day whole-body detox, with easy-to-follow tips and strategies for staying on track."--Publisher.

Josh learns why good nutrition is important; what proteins, carbohydrates, fibers, minerals, vitamins, and fats do for the body; and how to make the right food choices. Shows viewers how to use the food guide My Pyramid.

A guide to using herbs to promote longevity amd vitality, profiling twenty-two herbs and offering recipes for teas, tonis, tinctures, and more.

Describes a weight loss plan that focuses on ten whole foods that you can eat in unlimited amounts due to their thermogenic effect that burns more calories than they provide. Includes recipes that utilize the top ten negative calorie foods for smoothies, snacks, and main dishes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Also includes meal plans, grocery shopping lists and a dining out guide.

Presents practical advice to evaluating alcohol consumption, and provides tips on setting personal goals, establishing limits, and maintaining control.

An exploration of self-care and self-confidence that discusses media messages, the idea of beauty, weight issues, nutrition, ways to live a healthy lifestyle, and other related topics.

Examines a range of alternative therapies, discussing the benefits and limitations of acupuncture, homeopathy, yoga, acupressure, and other practices. Includes a listing of illnesses and common alternative treatments.

Provides more than five hundred simple, doctor-approved self-care solutions for 146 common health conditions.

Guidelines for seeking health care, as well as flow-charts to aid in the home diagnosis of many common health complaints, and the level of action which the patient needs to take.

Medical self-care guide provides information on how to prevent disease, how to stock a home pharmacy, and presents a synopsis of symptoms in eight general subject areas, with a chart to help determine whether to treat the problem at home or get professional care.