Cupcakes and diet/nutrition/exercise books got along together like the best of friends at last night's Genre Reading Group meeting! Our next meeting will be on Tuesday, October 27th at 6:30pm and the genre up for discussion will be historical fiction.
Eat This, Not That No-Diet Diet by David Zinczenko
(powells.com) Imagine a diet plan that lets you eat at
Burger King, McDonald's, Dunkin' Donuts and Olive Garden and still strip away 10,
20, even 30 pounds or more! A diet plan that lets you order takeout pizza, whip
up a box of macaroni & cheese, even reach into the freezer section for ice
cream and never worry about gaining weight or going hungry! A diet plan that
lets you enjoy your most indulgent comfort foods whenever you want and actually
teaches you how to eat them more often! The Eat This, Not That! No-Diet
Diet is the easiest, most revolutionary weight-loss plan ever created.
Whether you’re in the drive-through, the family restaurant,
the supermarket aisle or your own kitchen, you make dozens of decisions every
day that affect your weight and your health. Now, those decisions are made
easier than ever! Authors David Zinczenko and Matt Goulding have built on the
success of their wildly popular Eat This, Not That! series offood-swap guides and created a complete morning-to-night, 365-day eating plan
that will have you enjoying all your favorite foods and shedding pounds like
you’ve never imagined! No matter where you are or what you crave, you’ll be
stunned to discover how easy losing weight can be!
(powells.com) With engineers working around the clock to
figure out how to add irresistibility and whoosh to food, and the
ever-expanding choices (and portions) available to us, it's no wonder we've
become a culture on caloric overload. But with obesity rising at alarming
rates, we're in desperate need of dietary intervention.
In The End of Overeating, Dr. David A. Kessler, former
Commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, takes an in-depth look
at the ways in which we have been conditioned to overeat. Dr. Kessler presents
a combination of fascinating anecdotes and newsworthy research — including
interviews with physicians, psychologists, and neurologists — to understand how
we became a culture addicted to the over-consumption of unhealthy foods. He
also provides a controversial view inside the food industry, from popular
processed food manufacturers to advertisers, chain restaurants, and fast food
franchises. Kessler deconstructs the endless cycle of craving and consumption
that the industry has created, and breaks down how our minds and bodies join in
the conspiracy to make it all work. He concludes by offering us a common sense
prescription for change, both in ourselves and in our culture.
Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength by Roy
Baumeister
(powells.com) Pioneering research psychologist Roy F.
Baumeister collaborates with New York Times science writer John
Tierney to revolutionize our understanding of the most coveted human virtue:
self-control. Drawing on cutting-edge research and the wisdom of real-life experts, Willpower shares
lessons on how to focus our strength, resist temptation, and redirect our
lives. It shows readers how to be realistic when setting goals, monitor their
progress, and how to keep faith when they falter. By blending practical wisdom
with the best of recent research science, Willpower makes it clear
that whatever we seek—from happiness to good health to financial security—we
won’t reach our goals without first learning to harness self-control.
The South Beach Diet Supercharged by Arthur Agatston
(powells.com) Five years ago, with the publication of TheSouth Beach Diet, renowned Miami cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston set out to
change the way America eats. Now he has an even more ambitious goal: to change
the way America lives by helping Americans become fitter as well as thinner and
healthier . . . for life.
In the all-new The South Beach Diet Supercharged, Dr.
Agatston shows you how to rev up your metabolism and lose weight faster while
following the proven healthy eating principles of the original diet: choose
good carbs, good fats, lean protein, and low-fat dairy. Collaborating with Dr.
Joseph Signorile, a professor of exercise physiology at the University of
Miami, Dr. Agatston presents a cutting-edge, three-phase workout that perfectly
complements the three phases of the diet itself. Based on the latest exercise
science, this ease-into-it fitness program combines low- and high-intensity
interval exercise (with a focus on walking) and functional core body-toning
exercises. The result: You'll look fitter and you'll burn more fat and calories
all day, even at rest.
Also included is the latest nutritional research on how
specific foods high in vitamins, minerals, fiber, and a host of phytonutrients
help keep you healthy; new and expanded lists of Foods to Enjoy; taste-tempting
Meal Plans for phases 1 and 2; and dozens of easy-to-prepare new recipes,
including Eggs Frijoles, Chock-Full-of-Veggies Chili, Roasted Tomato Soup,
Homestyle Turkey Meatloaf, and South Beach Diet Tiramisu. In every chapter
you'll find inspiring success stories from real-life South Beach dieters and
plenty of effective weight loss tips. And as an added bonus, Dr. Agatston
answers the questions you've most often asked him about the diet since the
original book was published.
The Ten Minute Total Body Breakthrough by Sean Foy
(powells.com) Introducing a breathtaking promise: transform
your body and get fit in just 10 minutes a day. Incorporating the latest
research in exercise physiology, The 10-Minute Total Body Breakthrough is
an ingenious program of interval, circuit, aerobic, and resistance training
that accrues the benefits of hours at the gym in daily 10-minute workouts. And
these are workouts that can be done anywhere, any time--home, office, hotel
room, the park, and, of course, the local health club.
Created by Sean Foy, an exercise physiologist and behavioral
coach, The 10-Minute Total Body Breakthrough counters the #1 reason
people don't exercise--not enough time--with a scientifically proven,
clinically tested 4-3-2-1 program: 4 minutes of high-energy cardio, 3 minutes
of resistance, 2 minutes of core, and 1 minute of stretching and deep
breathing. The step-by-step illustrated exercises are simplicity itself--air
boxing, wall push-ups, chair jogging, stationary high-knee marching--and are
presented in three levels geared to the reader's fitness, with four weeks of
routines per level. Their potency lies in the benefits of nonstop movement,
thermal effect, intensity, and more: in other words, why it truly takes just 10
carefully crafted minutes to boost metabolic rate, exercise all the major
muscle groups, increase cardiovascular endurance, have a positive effect on
cholesterol and blood pressure, and deliver a sense of well-being.
Sugar Crush: How to Reduce Inflammation, Reverse NerveDamage, and Reclaim Good Health by Richard Jacoby
(powells.com) Do you suffer from ailments your doctors
can't seem to diagnose or help: mysterious rashes, unpredictable digestive
problems, debilitating headaches, mood and energy swings, constant tiredness?
If so, nerve compression is likely the cause.
What Grain Brain did for wheat, leading peripheral
nerve surgeon Dr. Richard Jacoby now does for sugar, exposing the shocking
truth that a diet high in sugar, processed carbohydrates, and wheat can
compress and damage the peripheral nerves of the body, and lead to pain,
numbness, and tingling in the hands and feet, as well as a host of related
conditions, from migraines, autism, and ALS to gallbladder disease and
diabetes.
Over the years, Dr. Richard Jacoby has treated thousands of
patients with peripheral neuropathy. Now he shares his insights and tells the
story of how he connected the dots to determine how sugar is the common
denominator of many chronic diseases.
Practical and accessible, Sugar Crush breaks down
our dangerous addiction to sweets, offering a unique, holistic understanding of
the toll sugar and carbs take on the body, and demonstrating how dietary
changes can help nerves regain their normal function dramatically.
Whether you have diabetes or prediabetes, or are even just
concerned about your health, Sugar Crush is the essential guide to
knowing the dangers of nerve compression. Complete with dietary advice, the
latest thinking on ways to prevent and reverse neuropathy, and a quiz to help
you assess your nerve damage, this book will give you the tools you need to
quit sugar, calm your nerves, and reclaim well-being.
Food: A Love Story by Jim Gaffigan
(powells.com) Have you ever finished a meal that tasted
horrible but not noticed until the last bite?
Eaten in your car so you wouldn't have to share with your
children? Gotten hungry while watching a dog food commercial? Does the presence
of green vegetables make you angry?
If you answered yes to any of the following questions, you
are pretty pathetic, but you are not alone. Feast along with America's favorite
food comedian, bestselling author, and male supermodel Jim Gaffigan as he digs
into his specialty: stuffing his face. Food: A Love Story is an
in-depth, thoroughly uninformed look at everything from health food to things
that people actually enjoy eating.
GENERAL DISCUSSION:
One of our bookgroup members is participating in a
nutritional study at UAB and is giving us a first person perspective of his
experience:
“The purpose of the Fiber and Mood study is to determine the
effect of a fiber-containing shake on mood. The study is set up in two separate
phases. The first phase will include screening and baseline testing. In the
second phase, participants will come to UAB to eat all of their meals for two
weeks,-Monday-Friday. There will be two weeks in between each week-long session
of eating at UAB.”
Arguments over dietary guidelines are ongoing:
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/09/29/fight-erupts-over-us-dietary-guidelines
http://www.takepart.com/article/2015/09/29/fight-erupts-over-us-dietary-guidelines
We spent a few minutes remembering the pioneers:
More recent trendsetters:
Food trucks are experiencing a surge of popularity. There are several books out on the topic and
last year’s Jon Favreau film, Chef, was particularly good.
Esquire article, “Why Did Everyone Stop Taking Real Lunch
Breaks?” by John Hendrickson
http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a33512/lunch-break-study/
http://www.esquire.com/food-drink/food/a33512/lunch-break-study/
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