Downloadable books about
Eating For Health And Pleasure - Where To Get Them Online.
-- by Alan Detwiler
Not much else is more important to enjoying yourself than good health. Likely, the best way to keep your health is to eat the right foods in the right quantities. You got to know what to eat and how to make it a pleasure. So, below is a list of books each of which is about some aspect of eating for health and pleasure.

Make your own decision whether a particular book is useful to you. Everybody's circumstances and attitudes are different. Some of these books may be available through your local library.


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  1. It Takes a Genome: How a Clash Between Our Genes and Modern Life Is Making Us Sick
    or
    It Takes a Genome 
    Author: Gibson, Greg
Published By: Pearson Education
Edition: 1
Adobe Price: $19.99
    Genes have control over our bodies and our behavior. Within genes are the codes that tightly control our bodies' minute design details. Those complex design details determine how well we withstand the circumstances of modern living. A diet high in sugar and fat is not what our genes have been tuned to deal with. Our genes have not been tweaked to produce the optimum immune response to today's relatively clean, sterile environment. We are living with genes tweaked by the diet and the environment of our ancient ancestors. We are ill-adapted to the 8 hour always-on work day followed by long periods of artifical electronic input and other rest preventions of the modern life style. Our ancient genes cause our bodies to malfunction in reaction to such modern conditions. Our diets give us diabetes, obesity, and all sorts of maladies brought on by atherosclerosis. Out of wack immune systems produce an array of problems from allergies, asthma, and auto immune diseases. We suffer fatigue, anxiety, and other symptoms from lack of rest and stress responses. A difference in genetic makeup largely determines which people have which set of strengths and which set of vulnerabilities. An understanding of those strengths and vulnerabilities can produce positive adjustments to limitations of the imperfect, yet wonderful design that each of us has been given.



  2. Complete Idiot's Guide to Cooking Substitutions 
    Author: Brown, Ellen
Published by: Alpha Books
    What to use as replacement for ingredients in a recipe when you don't have what the recipe calls for. Also replacements for special dietary requirements such as lower calorie, low sugar, low fat, trans-fat free, egg-free, milk-free, and no gluten. Includes vegetarian and vegan substitutions and conversions for weights and measures.



  3. First Activity - Cooking 
    Author: Wilkes, Angela
Published by: Dorling Kindersley
    A cook book and recipe book for kids. Includes menus and recipe cards. Spiral binding.



  4. How to Teach Kids to Cook 
    Author: Gate, Gabriel
Published by: Allen & Unwin
    Sixty recipes, food photographs, safety advice, and practical tips.



  5. Very Vegetarian: Thrifty Appetizers, Main Meals and Desserts in Minutes 
    Author: Erlic, Lily
Published By: SynergEbooks
    Easy to prepare recipes using economical ingredients, most of which you probably already have. Suggests using free-range eggs, soya milk, tofu. Includes recommendations for choosing those ingredients. Whole-wheat flour is standard. Includes recipes using oat flour and oats plus fiber (for porridge recipes). Wheat germ and bran is used in muffins. Rice is long grain rice or brown Basmati. Sugars are usually specified as brown sugar, raw sugar, honey and maple syrup.



  6. Cooking for Two 
    By: Lund, Joanna M.
Published By: Penguin Group Inc.
Adobe Price: $19.95 
Mobipocket Reader Price: $19.95 
Microsoft Reader Price: $19.95
    Cooking healthy, quick, interesting meals for two without endless leftovers and half used cans of ingredients. 200, two-portion Healthy ExchangeŽ recipes for salads, vegetables, main dishes, soups and desserts. Complete nutritional information.



  7. The Enlightened Kitchen: Eat Your Way to Better Health 
    By: Oser, Marie
Published By: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Adobe Price: $16.95 
Available to read online in eb20
    Plant-based cuisine with 175 recipes. How to convert traditional favorites normally high in saturated fat, calories, and cholesterol into healthy, wholesome, and satisfying meals.



  8. The Fiber35 Diet: Nature's Weight Loss Secret 
    Author: Watson, Brenda; Smith, Leonard
Published By: Simon & Schuster
Formats: Adobe, Mobipocket Reader, 
Microsoft Reader 
Price: $16.00
    The health benefits of fiber. Using fiber-rich fruits, vegetables, legumes, and whole grains that were once prevalent in our diet. Fiber helps to prevent many major diseases including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer. Fiber increases satiety, reduces hunger, and so decreases caloric intake to help you lose weight. Recommendations about dietary supplements and nutritious food choices. Recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. A strength and cardio training program to help maintain ideal body weight.



  9. Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen 
    title: Grub: Ideas for an Urban Organic Kitchen
By: Lappe, Anna; Terry, Bryant
Published By: Penguin Group Inc.
Adobe Price: $18.95 
Mobipocket Reader Price: $18.95 
Microsoft Reader Price: $18.95
    A guide to organic eating for urban dwellers using items from the organics sections of conventional grocery stores. The social and health-related aspects of organic eating. How to create and use an organic kitchen. Gives arguments for buying organic food including avoiding pollution of water supplies and reducing toxins put into the body. Suggests using seasonally available food. Includes easy recipes for 24 meals.



  10. The Strang Cancer Prevention Center Cookbook 
    Author: Pensiero, Laura J.; Osborne, Michael P.; Oliveria, Susan
Published By: McGraw-Hill
Format: Adobe 
Price: $16.95
    A comprehensive guide to cancer prevention Presents the latest thinking on the prevention of cancer. The link between diet and health. A collection of health-inducing recipes. A comprehensive guide to cancer prevention. Advocates promoting cure through early detection. Describes how cancer-fighting agents are found in many fruits and vegetables. 150 recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, sides, entrees, and desserts. Research suggests that up to 80 percent of all cancers can be prevented by the changes in diet and lifestyle described.



  11. What to Eat 
    Author: Light, Luise
Published by: McGraw-Hill
    Eating for optimum health and longevity. A simple, research-based eating plan and nutrition guide for looking and feeling better. Guidelines for eating out. Fast, easy menus and recipes. Strategies for getting kids to eat healthy foods. How agricultural and political forces have determined our diet.



  12. Eat To Live 
    Author: Fuhrman, Joel
Published By: Little, Brown
Format: Adobe, Microsoft Reader 
Price: $14.99
Available to read online in eb20
    A healthy and effective plan for shedding weight, and keeping it off by choosing high nutrient density foods. Losing 20 pounds in two to three weeks. The greater the nutrient density, the more a person is satisfied with fewer calories. High nutrient density foods decrease cravings for high-calorie foods so less will power is required.



  13. You - On A Diet: The Owner's Manual for Waist Management 
    Author: Roizen, Michael F.; Oz, Mehmet C.
Published By: Simon & Schuster
Format: Adobe, Mobipocket Reader, Microsoft Reader 
Price: $25.00
    Biological reasons for why you crave chocolate, gorge at buffets, and store body fat. Understanding the body's fat-storing and fat-burning systems. Using that knowledge to help control body fat. How the brain, stomach, hormones, muscles, heart, genetics, and stress levels interact to influence your body's size and health. An easy to learn and easy to follow diet and workout program. A comprehensive manual for to achieve and maintain an ideal and healthy body size.



  14. The Reality Diet: Lose the Pounds for Good with a Cardiologist's Simple; Healthy; Proven Plan 
    Author: Schnur, Steven A.
Published By: Penguin Group Inc.
Adobe, Mobipocket Reader, Microsoft Reader 
Price: $15.00
    The Reality Diet contains foods from all food groups. Stresses the importance of fiber to reduce hunger, lower the risk of heart disease, colon cancer, and a host of other conditions. 200 quick, easy recipes. Eight weeks of menus, tips for eating in restaurants and an effective exercise program. A comprehensive weight-loss plan for lifelong health.



  15. 365 Days of Healthy Eating from the American Dietetic Association 
    Author: Duyff, Roberta Larson
Published By: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Format: Adobe 
Price: $14.95 
Available to read online in eb20
    Practical hints, tips, and strategies for healthy eating and regular exercise. Tips for smart shopping, menu choices, and food preparation. 60 simple, flavorful recipes for meals, snacks, and desserts.



  16. American Dietetic Association Guide to Better Digestion 
    Author: Bonci, Leslie
Published By: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Format: Adobe 
Price: $14.95 
Available to read online in eb20
    Using diet to manage gastrointestinal disorders such as gas, constipation, heartburn, or irritable bowel syndrome. Identifying the negative and positive impact certain food choices have on a digestive condition. The most common dietary mistakes made when managing gastrointestinal disorders.





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