Full-Filled: The 6-Week Weight-Loss Plan for Changing Your Relationship with Food-And Your Life-From the Inside Out

Stephens, a diet and weight-loss coach whose weight-loss podcast tops the category on iTunes, teams up with writer Rose to present her program in book form. Formerly a compulsive eater, Stephens offers an unusual weight-loss plan that spends very little time talking about what you should or should not put in your mouth. To lose weight, dieters must eat less than what they burn, but rather than a detailed food and exercise plan, Stephens opts for viewing the process as a spiritual practice. According to Stephens, successful weight loss is an inside job, and long-term maintenance plans and motivation must come first. (Most diets have it backward, and as a result 95% of dieters gain weight back within one year, the author claims). She guides readers to examine why they overeat, to view their setbacks not as failures but as feedback, and to use such self-correcting tools as working out, meditating, sleeping, and hydrating to get back on board after a slipup. Stephens shows how to identify trigger foods and situations, and encourages readers to track hunger levels and identify patterns. This user-friendly six-week program approaches weight loss as a journey with side trips and ups and downs; the goal is to arrive at a slim and healthy outcome. (Check Catalog)

Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us All

There's a silent, dangerous war going on out there. On one side are parents, bombarded with stories about the dangers of vaccines, now wary of immunizing their sons and daughters. On the other side are doctors, scared to send kids out of their offices vulnerable to illnesses like whooping cough and measles--the diseases of their grandparents.How did anyone come to view vaccines with horror? The answer is rooted in one of the most powerful citizen activist movements in our nation's history. In "Deadly Choices," infectious disease expert Paul Offit relates the shocking story of anti-vaccine America--its origins, leaders, influences, and impact. Offering strategies to keep us from returning to an era when children routinely died from infections, "Deadly Choices" is a vigorous and definitive rebuttal of the powerful anti-vaccine movement.  (Check Catalog)

The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science, and Fear

WHO DECIDES WHICH FACTS ARE TRUE?
In 1998 Andrew Wakefield, a British gastroenterologist with a history of self-promotion, published a paper with a shocking allegation: the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine might cause autism. The media seized hold of the story and, in the process, helped to launch one of the most devastating health scares ever. In the years to come Wakefield would be revealed as a profiteer in league with class-action lawyers, and he would eventually lose his medical license. Meanwhile one study after another failed to find any link between childhood vaccines and autism.
Yet the myth that vaccines somehow cause developmental disorders lives on. Despite the lack of corroborating evidence, it has been popularized by media personalities such as Oprah Winfrey and Jenny McCarthy and legitimized by journalists who claim that they are just being fair to "both sides" of an issue about which there is little debate. Meanwhile millions of dollars have been diverted from potential breakthroughs in autism research, families have spent their savings on ineffective "miracle cures," and declining vaccination rates have led to outbreaks of deadly illnesses like Hib, measles, and whooping cough. Most tragic of all is the increasing number of children dying from vaccine-preventable diseases.
In "The Panic Virus "Seth Mnookin draws on interviews with parents, public-health advocates, scientists, and anti-vaccine activists to tackle a fundamental question: How do we decide what the truth is? The fascinating answer helps explain everything from the persistence of conspiracy theories about 9/11 to the appeal of talk-show hosts who demand that President Obama "prove" he was born in America.
"The Panic Virus "is a riveting and sometimes heart-breaking medical detective story that explores the limits of rational thought. It is the ultimate cautionary tale for our time. (Check Catalog)

The Best of America's Test Kitchen: The Year's Best Recipes, Equipment Reviews, and Tastings (2011)

The Best of America's Test Kitchen 2011 gives you the best of the best from the year, culled from the thousands of recipes we have presented on the pages of our magazines and books and on our public television shows.  (Check Catalog)

Cinch!: Conquer Cravings, Drop Pounds, and Lose Inches

There are no calories to count; no points or grams to memorize.
Just begin choosing four daily meals from over one hundred delicious options (along with a mandatory daily chocolate escape), and you're well on your way to achieving your weight-loss goals. In thirty days on the program described in the "Cinch!" book, you'll shed pounds and inches--and overcome emotional eating in the process.
Acclaimed weight-loss expert Cynthia Sass has arrived at the exciting secret to sustainable weight loss: her innovative combinations of clean, nutrient-rich foods not only maximize fat-burning but also deliver a faster, healthier metabolism forever. Following the program is as simple as putting together an easy-to-understand fivepiece puzzle at every meal and enjoying four delicious, easy-to-prepare meals in addition to a chocolate treat. The program described in the "Cinch!" book includes a full thirty days' worth of quick-fix, satisfying meals and teaches you a simple strategy for creating your own, so you know exactly what, how much, and when to eat, whether you're at home, at a restaurant, or on vacation. The "Cinch!" book makes weight loss simple, with meals you'll look forward to eating (no "diet" foods). And best of all, Sass starts her program with an innovative five-day "Fast Forward," which jump-starts the program's impressive results and will leave you feeling lighter and healthier.
If you've been trying to eat more clean, natural, and organic foods, but have lacked the structure needed to lose weight, this is the exact plan you've been waiting for. The "Cinch!" book includes every tool you'll need for weightloss success: Sass's proven program, expert tips and advice, daily journals, grocery-shopping lists, chapters on exercise and emotional eating, and a month's worth of recipes--customizable for meat eaters, vegetarians, and vegans. You'll enjoy Chocolate Pear Ginger Smoothies, JalapeNo Guacamole, and Chicken Pesto Pitas--to name just a few luscious options!
Best of all, Sass's weight loss is lasting weight loss. In one month, you'll recalibrate your body, freeing yourself from cravings and erratic eating, and begin a satisfying new relationship with food. With Sass's expertise behind you, you'll be empowered to continue creating satisfying meals and feel inspired by a wealth of new eating habits--making this so much more than a diet. (Check Catalog)