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Eat Yourself Clever  by Carol Vorderman and Linda Bird
Carol Vorderman's brand-new 28-day plan will help you get into shape, beat your cravings and exercise your mind, all at the same time. Using foods that lift your mood as well as boosting your brain power, Carol's easy-to-follow plan is the straightforward route to weight loss, and better health and increased brain power. Discover how to increase your IQ, improve your memory, beat food cravings, break the cycle of emotional eating. With delicious and simple-to-make recipes, Carol's 28-day plan is guaranteed to dramatically improve your health and boost your mental performance

Paperback,  144 pp,  $41.95. Buy now

The No-crave Diet  by Penny Kendall-Reed and Stephen Reed
Eighty per cent of people who lose weight on a diet will fail to keep that weight off. The hunger pangs will become unbearable, sooner or later they'll reach for a snack and suddenly they've slipped back into bad habits. But the secret to successful weight loss is not will power or determination alone. It's about conquering food cravings. The No-Crave Diet is the first weight-loss programme that specifically tackles the food cravings which cause the majority of dieters to fail. In just two weeks, you can permanently cure your cravings for fattening foods and lose weight quickly, painlessly, healthily and permanently. Suitable for all budgets and all ages, The No-Crave Diet provides a solution for every dieter who has struggled to keep the w

Paperback,  224 pp,  $39.95. Buy now

The GenoType Diet  by Peter J. D'Adamo
What's Your GenoType? GenoType 1 The Hunter Tall, thin, and intense, with an overabundance of adrenaline and a fierce, nervous energy that winds down with age, the Hunter was originally the success story of the human species. Vulnerable to systemic burnout when overstressed, the Hunter's modern challenge is to conserve energy for the long haul. GenoType 2 The Gatherer Full-figured, even when not overweight, the Gatherer struggles with body image in a culture where thin is in. An unsuccessful crash dieter with a host of metabolic challenges, the Gatherer becomes a glowing example of health when properly nourished. GenoType 3 The Teacher Strong, sinewy, and stable, with great chemical synchronicity and stamina, the Teacher is built for longev

,  317 pp,  $49.95. Buy now

Confessions of a Carb Queen  by Susan Blech
When her doctor told her she could suffer a stroke just by walking across the street, Susan Blech knew drastic action was called for. She was only 38 years old, and the scale registered a life-threatening 468 pounds. Rejecting the idea of gastric bypass surgery, Susan relocated to Durham, North Carolina, giving up all that was familiar and $70,000 of her life savings to devote herself to losing weight and getting healthy on the famed Rice Diet. In Confessions of a Carb Queen, Susan Blech speaks candidly about topics no obese person has dared to address: fat sex, eating binges, the lies you tell others, and the lies you tell yourself. She explores the psychological component of overeating and the connection between her own binge eating and t

Paperback,  346 pp,  $22.95. Buy now

The Hot Body Plan  by Azmina Govindji and Nina Puddefoot
The Hot Body Plan is different because it's not a diet. It is not about avoiding foods, but about making choices. It's about equipping you with tools and swap lists so that you can choose the food or snack that's right for any occasion. This diet isn't about sitting at a party with a few carrot sticks on your plate, but instead includes hundreds of tempting recipe ideas and snacks, carefully selected for their nutritional and GI benefit. Balanced with savvy psychological advice from Nina, this book will help you to achieve that hot body that is essential for the party season and beyond. With a host of choices, activity boosters and mental energisers, you can embrace what your body and taste buds dictate and remain guilt-free, whilst being m

Paperback,  256 pp,  $23.95. Buy now

The South Beach Diet  by Arthur Agatston
The famed Miami Beach cardiologist who has helped millions of people worldwide to lose weight and eat healthier with his best-selling South Beach Diet books now addresses the special challenge that can undermine anyone's willpower - the irresistible lure of diet-busting dishes at festive occasions. As the more than 20 menus and 150 easy, all-new recipes in this cookbook prove, there's no need to give up favourite holiday and party dishes to stay on the South Beach Diet. Dr. Agatston explains that healthy entertaining is not a matter of deprivation, but of simply making as many good choices as possible. His new book provides those choices, putting a healthy twist on favourite entertaining meals for every occasion, whether it's a family Chris

Paperback,  256 pp,  $34.95. Buy now

The Well-rounded Pregnancy Book  by Karen Gurwitz and Jen Hoy
Every woman wants to eat her best. But eating well can be challenging during the best of times. During pregnancy it is aggravated with curveballs such as nausea, cravings, or life. Before you ruin your healthful intentions, check out The Well-Rounded Pregnancy Cookbook, which offers a compromise by providing 100 recipes that meet every mother's needs by adapting them to her moods. Feeling nauseous? Turn Pine Nuts and Golden Raisins into a lemony-soup. Craving comfort foods? Modify Asian Cabbage Salad into a traditional but healthy treat. Ready to shed your baby pounds? Transform Fettucine with Mushrooms and Slow-Roasted Tomatoes into a beautiful salad. Feeling good today? Try some Broiled Salmon with Caramelized Fennel and Sweet Onion paire

Paperback,  224 pp,  $23.95. Buy now

The Menopause Diet  by Theresa Cheung
No women can escape the menopause. Its symptoms often include weight gain, fatigue, hot flushes, mood swings, poor concentration, low libido and joint pain. Research shows that healthy eating, combined with regular exercise and weight management, is one of the best ways of controlling these symptoms. Based on the latest scientific research, studies of the world's healthiest women, real life stories and expert advice, Theresa Cheung, co-author of the bestselling The PCOS Diet Book, offers a groundbreaking plan for nutritional self-help. This practical book explains how to use diet as a powerful self-help tool to: beat symptoms and balance hormones with simple eating plans protect against osteoporosis, heart disease and cancer manage weight n

Paperback,  256 pp,  $32.95. Buy now

Mediterranean Women Stay Slim, Too  by Melissa Kelly
Mediterranean women live lives free from empty diet promises, impossible standards, and a "say no to food" mentality. Thanks to the influence of cooking lessons in her Italian grandmother's kitchen, Melissa Kelly, co-owner and executive chef of Primo Restaurant, has learned how every woman can extract the essence of the Mediterranean spirit and make it uniquely her own. She shares these lessons in Mediterranean Women Stay Slim, Too, along with more than one hundred mouth-watering recipes. While sampling everything from traditional Hummus to Prosciutto, Fennel, and Pear Salad with Persimmon Vinaigrette, you'll enjoy the timeless, artful Mediterranean way of eating well and living a long, sensuous, beautiful life.

Paperback,  336 pp,  $18.95. Buy now

French Women for All Seasons  by Mireille Guiliano
'Who can resist a book that recommends love and chocolate as part of a balanced diet?' asked Allison Pearson in the Daily Telegraph about Guiliano's French Women Don't Get Fat, a mould-breaking book that unlocked the secrets of 'The French paradox' and sold well over a million copies worldwide. By letter, by email, in person, readers have inundated Mireille Guiliano with requests for more advice. Her answer is: this buoyant new book full of advice, ideas and fresh, French recipes for each season. Elaborating on the wise counsel of her first book, but with many more easy-to-make recipes, anecdotes, tips and a wealth of global experience, Guiliano talks us through food and dining, from her childhood in Alsace-Lorraine, renowned for its cuisin

Paperback,  400 pp,  $24.95. Buy now

The Wine Diet  by Roger Corder
Wine drinkers are generally healthier and often live longer. They have less heart disease and diabetes, and are less likely to suffer from dementia in old age. Is this the wine, their diet or their lifestyle? THE WINE DIET is a complete nutritional lifestyle and contains the very latest groundbreaking research from an internationally renowned scientist and his team. As well as wine you can get the same benefits from a variety of delicious foodstuffs, including chocolate. Lose weight - and keep it off - as a result of straightforward lifestyle adjustments. Enjoy 40 delicious new recipes and benefit from the author's practical cooking tips and eating plans.

Paperback,  256 pp,  $29.99. Buy now

The French Don't Diet Plan  by Will Clower
Wouldn't you rather savor a buttery croissant instead of inhaling an artificially flavored diet shake? Isn't taking a relaxing stroll preferable to pounding out early morning miles on the treadmill? The French live this way, yet stay thin and healthy. Now, with The French Don't Diet Plan, you can, too In his groundbreaking book, The Fat Fallacy, Dr. Will Clower was the first to present a theory of how the French maintain low obesity and heart disease rates despite their seemingly unhealthy lifestyle. Dr. Clower learned that the French don't worry about dieting but rather are more concerned with how they eat. That means paying attention to the taste, pacing, and enjoyment of meals, instead of counting calories, cutting fat and carbs, or taki

Paperback,  373 pp,  $19.95. Buy now

CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet Book 2, The  by Manny Noakes
Following on from the phenomenal success of The CSIRO Total Wellbeing Diet, comes Book 2 of the diet. This companion volume provides everything you need to keep on track with your healthy new lifestyle: a summary of the essential principles of the diet; over 80 delicious new recipes, together with healthy ideas for taking your lunch to work and tips on eating out; and a simple, 'do anywhere' exercise program. As with any complete wellbeing program, exercise is a key factor. Book 2 introduces an exercise program designed to assist and encourage the most resistant people off the couch, with simple and easy-to-follow exercises. Answering all the questions from Book 1's success including how appropriate is the diet for me and can certain foods

Paperback,  208 pp,  $34.95. Buy now

The IBS Low-starch Diet  by Carol Smith Sinclair
Twenty per cent of the UK population suffer IBS-related symptoms. This guide aims to help millions to reduce their arthritic symptoms. It features a diet which shows that a gradual reduction of starch in one's diet can reduce pain in days, to a point where drug usage is reduced and, in some cases, eliminated completely

Paperback,  288 pp,  $32.95. Buy now

Diets Don't Work  by Ross Walker
We live in a time when there have never been more diets on offer, yet as a population we're getting fatter each year. Many of us have had the experience of starting a diet, losing weight in the first couple of months only to plateau and then piling the weight back on again. What's going wrong? And if diets don't work, what is the solution? Dr Ross Walker, one of Australia's best-known cardiologists, and bestselling author of 'The Cell Factor', has distilled his 25 years of experience into this vital program for eating and living naturally. The results will see you lose weight, feel healthier, be more energetic and live longer. This is not a fad diet, this is a program to live your life by - and reap the ongoing health benefits.

Paperback,  240 pp,  $32.95. Buy now

7lbs in 7 Days Super Juice Diet  by Jason Vale
The one-week super juice diet with fast� body-transforming results from the UK's leading health coach and seminar leader Jason Vale - aka The Juice Master. The man who helped Jordan get her slimmed-down post-baby body back has designed a highly motivational and hard-hitting programme for effective speedy weight loss. The '7lbs in 7 days Super Juice Diet' can help you get in shape super-fast to give you a beach-perfect body or help you look sensational in that little black dress. With his simple diet and exercise programme and inspirational message� you will not only lose weight� but also have higher energy levels� clearer skin and be set free from the dieting trap forever. Not only will Jason Vale's carefully designed juicing plan help yo

Paperback,  224 pp,  $25.95. Buy now

The Trans Fat Free Kitchen: Simple Recipes, Shopping Guides, Restaurant Tips   by Ronni Julien
Just in time to meet the FDA's new labeling law� The Trans Fat Free Kitchen provides the skinny-not the boring science-about how confused consumers can keep their lives free from the most dangerous fat ever "created": trans fats. A study in the Lancet proved that eating a mere 5 grams of trans fats a day increased women's rates of dying from a heart attack by 50 percent (5 grams of trans fat is found in one medium order of McDonald's fries or one small donut). In January of 2006� the FDA will require that all food manufacturers change their nutritional labeling to denote when trans fats are present; however� companies can still emblazon their packaging with "Trans Fat Free" even if a food has trans fats in levels less than .5 grams a serv

Paperback,  153 pp,  $18.95. Buy now

The Big Healthy Soup Diet  by Linda Lazarides
Soup has always been an excellent way to bring your body back to health and lose weight. Linda Lazarides offers a 2 week superfood-filled soup programme that not only helps you lose as much as 10lbs but can also be used to target health problems in a revolutionary way. Quick and easy to make, soup is the ultimate convenience food � a delicious way to change your diet for the better. It allows you effortlessly to eat those recommended daily portions of vegetables, herbs and pulses in the most mouth-watering combinations. Linda Lazarides gives you all of the most up-to-date information on how to combat weight problems and other health and beauty problems by eating soups with ingredients such as onions, coriander, soy, tomatoes, lemon juice.

Paperback,  304 pp,  $32.95. Buy now

Cellulite Solutions  by Cherry Maslen
Contains information readers need to tackle their cellulite issues, in a simple and friendly style. This book covers from how to treat stubborn areas, to tips on how to disguise dodgy bits, from DIY therapy to understanding how diet, lifestyle and exercise can affect cellulite

Paperback,  256 pp,  $29.99. Buy now

Abs Diet, Get Fit, Stay Fit Plan - The Exercise Programme To Flatten Your Belly, Reshape Your Body And Give You Abs For Life  by DAVID ZINCZENKO
The third book in the bestselling Abs Diet series, featuring hundreds of exercise options to help rev up your metabolism, burn fat, build muscle and sculpt a fit, lean, healthy body. The Abs Diet Get Fit, Stay Fit Plan introduces a new work-out system A: Abdominal exercises strengthen your core - B: Big muscle groups increase metabolism - S: Speed intervals, not slow cardiovascular exercise, burn fat faster - 3: 3 days a week is all you need to see results. Designed to strengthen your core, flatten your gut and get you in the best shape of your life, without the need to spend all your waking hours exercising, this plan is a must for anyone who wants a flexible, efficient exercise regime that works.

Paperback,  256 pp,  $35.00. Buy now