Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health And Don't Forget The Chocolate!

Introduction Liz Pearson is a registered dietitian with a passion for peanut butter sandwiches and an undying love for chocolate. Mairlyn Smith is a multi-talented home economist who creates recipes that are super nutritious and incredibly delicious. Together these two wrote The Ultimate Healthy Eating Plan... that still leaves room for chocolate, an award-winning national bestseller. Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health... and don't forget the chocolate! is the next level -- the next generation. It answers more questions, gives more advice, and highlights more disease-fighting powerhouse foods. And that's not all! In addition to containing 50 "best of the best" recipes from the original book, it contains 90 brand new, tasty, nutrition-packed recipes. Here are 10 ways that Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health is certain to boost your health and well-being: 1 How to Eat Healthy in an Unhealthy World We live in an unhealthy world. We're bombarded with high-calorie, fat-laden, sugar-loaded, nutritionally-barren foods at every turn. Obesity is considered one of today's most visible-yet most neglected-public health problems. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes is predicted to get worse before it gets better. Our children may be the first generation with a lower life expectancy than their parents. If ever there was a time to take action, that time is now. Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health is designed to help you make healthy choices in an unhealthy world. Whether dining out, grabbing food on the run, or making meals at home, we provide specific, realistic, and achievable advice on your best food choices. 2 Dispels Myths and Clarifies Misconceptions If you're confused, discouraged, or disheartened about what you should or shouldn't eat, join the crowd. Nutrition headlines seem to change with the weather. One day, a particular food is good for you, the next day it's harmful to your health. One person says eat it, the next says don't. Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health does its best to make sense of the complex and ever-changing world of nutrition. Our recommendations are based on the best evidence available from our extensive review of the research and interviews with leading scientists in the field. These questions and more are answered: Can you get all you need from food or must you pop a pill? Is soy a miracle food or have we been misled? Do canned fruits and vegetables really deliver? Fish is supposed to be good for you, but is it safe to eat? Should we build our bones with milk, or is there a better way? Are organic foods worth the money? Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health simplifies complex issues, tackles controversial subjects, and provides specific advice. 3 Packed with Super Nutritious, Disease Fighting Foods Twenty-five hundred years ago Hippocrates said, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Today, research confirms that certain foods and food combinations have the ability to slash your risk of heart disease and cancer, protect against diabetes and osteoporosis, shield against aging and Alzheimer's, cut your risk of eye diseases such as macular degeneration and cataracts, and alleviate inflammatory disorders like arthritis. Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health highlights foods that are the most potent disease fighters like pomegranate juice, cinnamon, green tea, broccoli, berries, extra virgin olive oil, and almonds. Foods are ranked based on their overall nutrient contribution as well as their health-protecting ability. How much of these foods do you need to eat to siPearson, Liz is the author of 'Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health And Don't Forget The Chocolate!', published 2007 under ISBN 9781552858455 and ISBN 1552858456.