Diet & Exercise

The Calorie Counter is an easy-to-use guide to counting energy values of thousands of food items available all over New Zealand. Completely updated and revised edition, now including GI listings. Includes over 3000 food items - including brand names - calorie and kilojule counts and hints for healthy weight control.

Most pre-prepared food cannot be eaten by food allergy sufferers so preparing meals can become a time-consuming struggle, especially for people without specialist cooking skills and knowledge of ingredients. "How to Cook for Food Allergies" explains why allergenic ingredients such as wheat, eggs and dairy products are so ubiquitous and how they are used, to help readers understand when and how to use substitute ingredients. This book will inspire readers to cook and eat a wider variety of foods than they ever thought possible. 'Wit... read more

One of New Zealand's best-selling titles, the Calorie Counter is an easy-to-use guide to counting the energy values of thousands of food items available all over New Zealand. This new edition has been completely revised to ensure it has the most up-to-date information on your favourite products. Items are sorted by brand name within each section to allow quick comparisons. Don't go grocery shopping without this handy book!

MaryRose Spence has featured as the food consultant on the popular television series What's Really in our Food? She is a nutritionist and dietician frequently consulted for her opinion on both radio and TV.
Size Does Matter delivers a fresh approach to weight loss. It will change the way you think about your body and your food needs. It will give you a life, not a diet. The author believes you can eat everything - the key is knowing how much and how often. She wants this to be the last time you lose weight.
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Have diets you've tried in the past failed or even been counter-productive? Are you sure your diet is right for your type of metabolism? After decades of laboratory and clinical research it has now been established that your blood type is the key to losing weight, avoiding disease and promoting longevity, fitness and even happiness. Your blood type determines your metabolism which means that it also determines which foods you should eat - one man's meat is another man's poison; one woman's weight-loss is another woman's dieting dis... read more

Dr Mike Moreno's 17 Day Diet is a revolutionary new weight-loss programme that activates your skinny gene so that you burn fat day in and day out. The diet is structured around four 17-day cycles: Accelerate - the rapid weight loss portion that helps flush sugar and fat storage from your system; Activate-the metabolic restart portion with alternating low and high calorie days to help shed body fat; Achieve - this phase is about learning to control portions and introducing new fitness routines; Arrive - A combination of the first th... read more

You will be given life-saving effective strategies to detoxify your body, and restore your health. The digestive system and liver are the foundation of good health, and you will be given practical tools to improve their function. Strategies to improve the function of your other detox organs will be given also. Learn about the benefits of raw vegetable juicing, seaweed, fibre and exercise.

Describes the science of food and which properties of particular foods are the active cancer fighting elements. Explains how different foods work to protect the body against different cancers.

Foods That Fight Cancer kick-started a revolution in our understanding of the cancer-fighting properties of food. Now we know the value of green tea, dark chocolate and red wine, but how can we incorporate these foods into our daily diet in practical and creative ways? Authors Richard Beliveau and Denis Gingras have teamed up with professional chefs to do just that and this is the result. Featuring 160 specially created, mouth-watering recipes, this gorgeous full-colour cookbook covers quick, one-pot family meals to more impress... read more

A Nutritionist's Plan To Beat Bloating, Food Cravings, Mood Swings, Fatigue, Headaches And IBS The definitive guide to targeting and reversing food intolerance from the UK's leading nutritionist, Antony Haynes, and Glenfiddich award-winning cookery writer, Antoinette Savill. A pain-free plan that will help people with food allergies, chronic fatigue, candida and much more. Includes over 70 delicious recipes. An indispensable book for anyone who suffers from food intolerance Renowned Harley Street nutritionist, Antony Hay... read more

The Total Wellbeing Diet, developed by Australia CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation), is a healthy eating plan that helps you lose weight. With over 100 recipes and 12 weeks of menu plans to get you started, this book provides information about the diet - how to start, what to cook and how to keep the weight off.

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Have you noticed that most people in our society are constantly tired, gaining weight (despite the health industry

Find out the truth behind the food myths we've all believed, to help change your life for the better!. Every day we read newspaper articles proclaiming that red meats will give us cancer and eggs can cause heart disease, only to hear the next day that the same foods will prolong our life, prevent disease, give us healthy children. Is there any truth in any of this? It's time to find out. Here you'll learn about which foods benefit you and how. It will put unfounded beliefs to the test, identifying once and for all which are si... read more

A companion volume to the bestselling "The Greek Doctor's Diet", this book features over 100 delicious, slow-carb, Mediterranean-influenced recipes that help you to stay slim and healthy for life. The recipes are fresh, light and full of Mediterranean goodness and flavour.

There's more to smart health than just cholesterol. This book covers all the latest findings about heart health - including omega-3s, antioxidants, plant sterols, soy protein and soluble fibre. It will change the way you shop, cook and eat.