The Hundred-Year DIET: Guidelines and Recipes for a Long and Vigorous Life - Couverture souple

Beebe, Blair

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0595486789 ISBN 13 : 9780595486786

Editeur : iUniverse, 2008

Synopsis

Many people are now living to see their one-hundredth birthday. To help more people reach that longevity, board-certified internist Blair Beebe, M.D. and culinary expert Sue Beebe have discovered key factors concerning prevention of the main causes of early disability and death, like heart disease, strokes, and diabetes. They explain the evidence about weight control and disease prevention, and present a sensible action plan that includes recipes for better nutrition and basic information about exercise.The Hundred-Year Diet explains which specific health recommendations will lead to effective weight control and enhance good health, with measurable results confirmed in clinical trials. The hundred-year diet strives to build good health habits that last. Beebe and Beebe provide practical guidelines showing how to reach and maintain an ideal weight, improve blood cholesterol levels, avoid high blood pressure, participate in vigorous daily exercise and feel more salutary.For anyone willing to give up butter, fatty meat, french fries, and other high-calorie, fat-loaded foods, the hundred-year diet can open a new world of international cuisine to help one enjoy a long and vigorous life. Included are more than seventy-five delicious low-calorie recipes incorporating the best of Mediterranean, Southwestern, and Asian cuisines.

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Biographie de l'auteur

Blair Beebe, M.D. is board certified in internal medicine, a fellow in the American College of Physicians, and a former clinical faculty member at Stanford University. He was an associate executive director of The Permanente Medical Group, Kaiser Permanente, and physician in chief of Santa Teresa Hospital, San Jose, California.French-trained culinary expert Sue Beebe has a master?s degree in microbiology and has taught nursing students at community colleges and at San Jose State University. She has attended three cooking schools in France: Lenôtre and Marguerite?s in Paris, and l?École des Trois Ponts in Roanne.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0595486789
• ISBN 13: 9780595486786
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible