Healthy Recipes: 6 books

"Many people are essentially cured of their [type 2] diabetes by low-carbohydrate diets, but that message is not getting out," says low-carb proponent and biochemistry professor Richard Feinman, PhD, of the SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Carbohydrates are recognized...

Overall, it is the quality of the calorie that counts rather than the calorie itself when it comes to fighting off disease and maintaining health." And it could help you drop a few pounds, too. While it hasn't been studied, the theory is that if your body doesn't get the nutrients it needs, it...

"DASH" stands for "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension," The authors feel that increasing minerals such as potassium, magnesium, and calcium lowers high blood pressure perhaps by suppressing calcium regulating hormones that close blood vessels. The diet appears to act...

"DASH" stands for "Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension," The DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) was created to assist in lowering blood pressure. It can also prevent high blood pressure where people are susceptible to the condition. HIGH BLOOD...

Inadequate protein intake in America is rare, but balancing protein calories with a healthy amount of carbohydrate and fat calories daily can be a lot of guesswork without the help of nutritional analysis.  The Institute of Medicine suggests between 10 and 35% of calories come from protein, but...

You have to watch your carbohydrate intake and many gluten-free products are very high in carbs .and if you simply replace your favorite cookies, cakes, breads and pastas with gluten free alternatives you aren’t really saving any calories or carbs. In fact, some of these replacements may...