Neal D. Barnard

New York Times bestselling author Dr. Neal Barnard reveals the shocking truth about cheese-the dangerous addiction that is harming your health-and presents a radical program to lose weight and feel great.We've been told that dairy does a body good, but the truth is that cheese can be dangerous. Loaded with calories, fat, and cholesterol, cheese can make you gain weight and leads to a host of health problems like high blood pressure and arthritis. Worse, it contains mild opiates that make it additive, triggering the same brain receptors as heroin and morphine.In The Cheese Trap , Dr. Neal Barnard presents a comprehensive program to help readers break free of their cheese addiction so they can lose weight, boost energy, and improve their overall health. This easy-to-follow diet features a treasury of healthy recipes that will tame even the toughest cravings-from pizza, to lasagna, to ice cream and cheesecake.

Offering new hope to millions, this new nutritional approach to diabetes will dramatically alter the way we think about treating the diseaseUntil now, most health professionals have considered diabetes a one-way street. Once you developed it, you were stuck with it—and you could anticipate one complication after another, from worsening eyesight and nerve symptoms to heart and kidney problems.Enter Dr. Neal Barnard, who through a series of groundbreaking studies, the latest funded by the National Institutes for Health, has shown it doesn't have to be that way. By following the diet outlined in this book, readers can control blood sugar three times more effectively than with the American Diabetes Association's diet and, beyond that, improve their bodies' ability to respond to insulin—in effect reversing the defining symptom of the disease. And there's more. Study participants lost weight, were able to cut back on and sometimes even discontinue medications, and left behind tedious exchange plans in favor of delicious foods in generous portions.It's a new way to treat diabetes. It's about time.

This nationally bestselling book explains the shocking new science of how hormones are wreaking havoc on the body, and the delicious solution that improves health, reduces pain, and even helps to shed weight. Hidden in everyday foods are the causes of a surprising range of health problems: infertility, menstrual cramps, weight gain, hair loss, breast and prostate cancer, hot flashes, and much more. All of these conditions have one thing in common: they are fueled by hormones that are hiding in foods or are influenced by the foods we eat. Your Body in Balance provides step-by-step guidance for understanding what's at the root of your suffering-and what you can do to feel better fast. Few people realize that a simple food prescription can help you tackle all these and more by gently restoring your hormone balance, with benefits rivaling medications. Neal Barnard, MD, a leading authority on nutrition and health, offers insight into how dietary changes can alleviate years of stress, pain, and illness. What's more, he also provides delicious and easy-to-make hormone-balancing recipes, including:Cauliflower Buffalo ChowderKung Pao Lettuce WrapsButternut Breakfast TacosMediterranean CroquettesApple Pie NachosBrownie Batter HummusYour Body in Balance gives new hope for people struggling with health issues. Thousands of people have already reclaimed their lives and their health through the strategic dietary changes described in this book. Whether you're looking to treat a specific ailment or are in search of better overall health, Dr. Neal Barnard provides an easy pathway toward pain relief, weight control, and a lifetime of good health.

Strengthen your memory with New York Times bestselling author Dr. Neal Barnard’s simple 3-step plan to protecting your brain with your diet.Could your breakfast or lunch be harming your memory?Are you missing out on the foods that could prevent Alzheimer's disease?Everyone knows good nutrition supports your overall health, but few realize that certain foods-power foods-can protect your brain and optimize its function, and even dramatically reduce your risk of Alzheimer's Disease. Now, New York Times bestselling author, clinical researcher and health advocate Dr. Neal Barnard has gathered the most up-to-date research and created a groundbreaking program that can strengthen your memory and protect your brain's health.In this effective 3-step plan Dr. Barnard reveals which foods to increase in your diet and which to avoid, and shows you specific exercises and supplements that can make a difference. It will not only help boost brain health, but it can also reduce your risk of Alzheimer's disease, stroke, and other less serious malfunctions such as low energy, poor sleep patterns, irritability, and lack of focus. You'll discover: The best foods to increase cognitive functionDairy products and meats-the dangers they may pose to your memoryThe surprising roles alcohol and caffeine play in Alzheimer's riskThe latest research on toxic metals, like aluminum found in cookware, soda cans, and common antacids.Plus a detailed menu plan, recipes and time-saving kitchen tips

For years, Dr. Neal D. Barnard has been at the forefront of cutting-edge research on what it really takes to lose weight and restore the body to optimal health. Now, with his proven, successful program, in just three short weeks you'll get fast results-drop pounds, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, improve blood sugar, and more. With Dr. Barnard's advice on how to easily start a plant-based diet, you'll learn the secrets to reprogramming your body Whether you are one of the millions who are anxious to get a jumpstart on weight loss or who already know about the benefits of a plant-based diet but have no idea how or where to start, this book is the kickstart you've been waiting for. Complete with more than sixty recipes, daily meal plans for the 21-day program, tips for grocery shopping, and more, this book will teach you how to make the best food choices and get your body on the fast track to better health.

If sweets and high-fat foods are sabotaging your efforts to lose weight and get healthy, Dr. Neal Barnard has the solution to conquering your food addictions. Backed up by scientific research, Breaking the Food Seduction explains that your biochemistry, not your lack of willpower, is the problem. Dr. Barnard reveals the simple dietary and lifestyle changes that can break the stubborn cycle of cravings and make you free to choose healthy and tasty foods that can help to you lose weight, lower cholesterol, and improve your overall health.Featuring a 3-week kickstart plan and 100 delicious, satisfying recipes.

Leading medical authority Neal Barnard, MD, FACC, shows you how to put the power of a vegan diet to work with an easy, step-by-step approach.Many are looking to adopt a more healthful diet but may have questions, How do I plan a vegan meal? Is protein an issue? How do I make it work if I don't cook? Which are the best choices at restaurants?In The Vegan Starter Kit Dr. Neal Barnard, perhaps the world's most respected authority on vegan diets, answers your questions and gives you everything you need to put vegan power to work. You'll learn how to ensure complete nutrition, and get quick-reference charts for calcium sources, tips for modifying your favorite recipes, and examples of quick and easy meals. Everything you need for permanent weight control and dramatically better health is presented.The Vegan Starter Kit also includes information on healthy eating in childhood, pregnancy, and other stages of life, and a complete set of basic meals, holiday feasts, snacks, among many other features.

In Dr. Neal Barnard’s Get Healthy, Go Vegan Cookbook, the country’s leading diabetes team weighs in on America’s hottest dietary trend. The cookbook is based on a landmark two-year study conducted by Dr. Barnard, which showed that a vegan diet more effectively controls type 2 diabetes. In fact, it‘s also beneficial for weight loss, the reversal of heart disease, and the improvement of many other conditions. Dr. Barnard and nutritionist Robyn Webb now offer easy, delicious meals to improve your health.Featuring 125 flavorful recipes, readers will find all-occasion dishes that use familiar ingredients and require minimal effort. All recipes are free of animal products, low in fat, and contain a low-to-moderate glycemic index.Barnard and Webb explain how diet changes can have such dramatic health effects and provide simple ways to get started. With convenient menus, scientifically proven advice, and inspiring stories from real people who have used Barnard’s recommendations to turn their health around, there’s no better cookbook to help you eat well and feel great.

Dr. Neal Barnard’s new diet and plan offers an evidenced-based, food-as-medicine protocol for kickstarting weight loss and keeping it off.Eat These Foods, Lose the WeightWeight loss is one of our top health concerns, so much so that we keep looking for good ways to lose weight, preferably a way that is easy, effective, and permanent. It turns out that, when properly chosen, certain foods cause weight loss, with no need for the deprivation and planning that most weight-loss regimens require. In his next book, leading nutrition researcher and author Dr. Neal Barnard reveals three breakthroughs that are supported by research, revealing that certain 1. can reduce the appetite2. trap calories so they are flushed away and cannot be absorbed, and,3. increase the body’s ability to burn calories for about three hours after each meal. These breakthroughs make weight loss incredibly easy, without calorie counting or deprivation. This diet encourages people to eat, not to stop eating. Dr. Barnard also reveals that some of the foods we think are good for us can actually be harmful, like salmon, goat cheese, and coconut oil, all of which pass easily into body fat...and often overstay their welcome. To make it easy, Dr. Barnard will include a simple to follow meal plan that includes delicious, and even indulgent recipes which include foods we have often been told to avoid, like potatoes and pasta, so you can eat real food, and still lose real weight.

Did you know that ginger can prevent migraines and that coffee sometimes cures them? Did you know that rice can calm your digestion, that sugar can make you more sensitive to pain, that evening primrose can ease the symptoms of arthritis?Drawing on new and little-known research from prestigious medical centers around the world, Neal Barnard, M.D., author of Eat Right, Live Longer and Food for Life, shows readers how they can soothe everyday ailments and cure chronic pain by using common foods, traditional supplements, and herbs.Dr. Barnard reveals which foods regularly contribute to pain and how to avoid them. He guides the reader to specific pain-safe foods that are high in nutrition but don't upset the body's natural balance, as well as foods that actively soothe pain by improving blood circulation, relieving inflammation, and balancing hormones. Complete with delicious recipes, Foods That Fight Pain is a revolutionary approach to healing that will transform your life.

Citing overwhelming medical evidence previously downplayed by powerful lobby groups, Dr. Barnard reveals why a diet based on the new four food groups (grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruits) will sharply decrease the risk of cancer and heart disease and dramatically increase life expectancy. He also unveils a 21-day program for a smooth transition to the new way of eating healthfully. Line drawings.

More than one million copies sold!No more counting calories—discover the foods that take the weight off and keep it off with this revolutionary plan.Did you know that certain foods have an incredible negative calorie effect that actually melts fat? This revolutionary approach, outlined by Neal Barnard, M.D., and proven effective by thousands of men and women who have tried it, can bring about the permanent weight control every diet promises but seldom delivers.Find out how, by following the negative calorie plan, you Boost your metabolic rateBurn calories more effectivelyLower dangerous cholesterol levelsEnjoy better health—and protect your heartEat the delicious foods you love—in the quantities you wantWatch the pounds disappear—without stressful dieting or the temptation to bingeDr. Barnard also provides delicious negative calorie recipes that use foods most people already have in their home cupboards. Easy, effective, and satisfying, Foods That Cause You to Lose Weight will bring about the permanent weight control every diet promises but seldom delivers.

150 delicious plant-based recipes designed to tackle diabetes and its complications.Finally an approach to managing diabetes that is not based on pills or injections, but on food—the most delicious “prescription” you could imagine. Written by Dr. Neal Barnard, the unparalleled expert on diabetes and health, with recipes developed by Dreena Burton, bestselling cookbook author and creator of the Plant Powered Kitchen blog, this plant-based cookbook is filled with 150 easy and delicious recipes.Inside, expect to find favorite foods like burgers, onion rings, muffins, and pudding, but approached from a healthful angle—focusing on vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and legumes. Dr. Barnard also offers thorough explanations about the scientific relationship between nutrition and diabetes, and identifies the ingredients in the book by their vitamins, nutritional properties, and health power in a simple and easy to understand way. Dr. Neal Barnard’s Cookbook for Reversing Diabetes is a treasury of meals that are as tasty as they are powerful for health.

Breakthrough genetic research indicates that genes are not just onoff switches for characteristics we can't control (like gender or eye color). Some genes, including those that shape our bodies, actually adapt to outside influences. In Turn Off the Fat Genes , Dr. Neal Barnard draws on this cutting-edge research to create a revolutionary new program for activating thin genes and suppressing fat genes, a dramatic tool for sculpting away excess pounds to reveal the healthy, vital body that nature intended.In Turn Off the Fat Genes , Dr. Barnard begins by explaining the dynamics of nutrition and its impact on genetics. Once you understand how the genes that control your shape can be influenced, the next step is positive intervention. The heart of Dr. Barnard's book is a three-week gene-control program (complete with menus and recipes) specifically designed to influence the five key genes that determine: (1) which foods you prefer, (2) the strength of your appetite, (3) whether your calories are burned or stored as fat, (4) how fast you burn calories, and (5) your muscular type and ability to exercise. Dr. Barnard's program enables all of us to enjoy the same virtually effortless weight control as the naturally thin people we have always admired.

Each year 1.3 million people in the U.S. are diagnosed with cancer. Dr. Neal Barnard, founder of the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), explains how nutrition can play a key role in overcoming cancer. Readers learn how foods influence hormones that fuel cancer and how a dietary change to a low-fat, plant-based diet can be beneficial to anyone diagnosed with cancer. Each section describes specific nutrients and how they work in your body, which foods are the best sources, and simple, practical steps to take to increase their consumption. Also included are recipes for delicious meals that let you know you do not have to sacrifice good flavor to become healthy.

Now in paperback, after selling more than 35,000 copies in hardcover, Ear Rivht, Live Longer is an 8-step program that shows readers how to use specific vegetarian food choices to prevent disease, while promoting longevity and a lifelong feeling of vitality. Includes recipes and menus by Jennifer Raymond.

This revised edition presents the latest information from the country's leading medical authorities, showing that food choices can improve your health. With the right foods you can lose weight permanently, without restrictive diets, prevent and even reverse heart disease, and reduce your chances of contracting many types of cancer.

Dr Barnard presents a scientifically proven diet programme that enables you to repair your insulin function and reduce your medication within weeks.

Offering a different approach from standard diets, this book shows how to lose fat and keep it off, how to increase metabolic rate through food selection, choose foods that are nutritious and not calorie-dense, and introduces new methods to burn calories more effectively.

La única guía que necesitas para impulsar un cambio radical en tu vida con una dieta vegana saludable.¿Cómo planeo una comida vegana? ¿En qué alimentos encuentro las proteínas que necesito? ¿Cuáles son las mejores opciones en los restaurantes? ¿Cómo obtengo todos los nutrietes? Estas y muchas otras son preguntas que suelen surgir cuando alguien decide empezar una dieta vegana.El Dr. Neal Barnard, tal vez la autoridad más respetada a nivel mundial en veganismo, recoge todo lo que necesitas tener en cuenta en este kit de supervivencia para el vegano un libro práctico fundamental que detalla cómo enfocar la transición, que habla sobre los mitos de la alimentación vegana y que incluye información sobre alimentación saludable en la infancia, la juventud, el embarazo y otras etapas de la vida.En el libro también se abordan objetivos para mejorar la salud como la pérdida de peso, la reducción del colesterol, el control de la diabetes o la prevención del cáncer así como aspectos más prosaicos como la no tan simple tarea de entender el etiquetado de los alimentos que compramos o qué comer siendo vegano cuando estamos fuera de casa.Además, encontraremos un apartado con deliciosas recetas, menús completos y espacio para apuntar nuestros primeros descubrimientos en la transición a la alimentación vegana.¡Todos los secretos de la nutrición vegana al alcance de tu mano!

21 dagen vegan1 verandert je leven Bill Clinton, Adéle en Ellen DeGeneres raakten er tientallen kilo's mee kwijt.Of je doel nu is om een paar kilo af te vallen, of omdat je vindt dat een puur plantaardig dieet beter is voor het milieu en de dieren. Je zult aan den lijve ondervinden dat het besluit om dierlijke producten uit je voedingspatroon te schrappen vele extra voordelen met zich meebrengt. Je voelt je fitter, je cholesterol wordt lager en je algehele gezondheid krijgt een boost. En o ja, je valt ook nog vele kilo’s af.Dr Neal Barnard laat je zien welke voedingstoffen een welkome vervanging zijn voor vlees en vis. Maar ook voor zuivelproducten zoals melk, kaas en eieren. Niet alleen neemt Barnard je bij de hand om de 21 dagen goed door te komen en de rest met succes te voltooien, hij helpt je ook met een goede voorbereiding: Wat vind je lekker? Wat eet je tijdens welke maaltijd? Welke boodschappen moet je in huis hebben? Hoe kan je favoriete recepten aanpassen aan je nieuwe eetpatroon?Met 21 dagen vegan! Geef je je gezondheid in 3 weken een megaboost.

In engaging interviews by Dr. Neal Barnard, leading experts tell you their unique perspectives on the power of foods. They discuss how our eating habits determine our chances for a long and healthy life.Featured is life changing information on keeping a healthy heart, vital facts on cancer prevention, avoiding food poisoning, new ways to prevent a broad range of illnesses, how food affects your mood and mental functioning, insights on our natural diet, and what Asian diets can tell us about our own.

This Wonderful and Informative Food Is a Wonder The Power to Heal Is on Your Plate by Neal Barnard, M.D. is required reading for anyone who is concerned by his/her health

30 Foods that cause you to lose weight. Men and women who have tried them lost weight. Proven results.

This is a general description, but the one on the back of the cassette is more detailed as The powerful, yet simple approach trim your waistline, lower cholesterol and control blood pressure.

How to prevent and even reverse heart disease -- just by eating the right foods. Dr. Barnard shows us how to improve cardiovascular health -- one meal at a time.

Un método nutricional que permite prevenir y controlar la diabetes. Incluye menús y recetas de Bryanna Clark Grogan y una guía de ejercicios. Un prometedor enfoque al tratamiento de la diabetes basado en la dieta. Por fin en nuestro país el revolucionario método del doctor Barnard para prevenir, controlar y revertir la diabetes. Basado en una serie de importantes estudios científicos, avalados por el Instituto Nacional de Salud de Estados Unidos y la Fundación para la Educación e Investigación de la Diabetes, el programa del doctor Barnard demuestra que es posible reducir la resistencia a la insulina y revertir la diabetes tipo 2 a partir de una dieta vegana baja en grasas. Los cambios nutricionales que propone el doctor Barnard se han demostrado tres veces más eficaces que la dieta estándar para controlar la glucosa en sangre y, a diferencia del enfoque farmacológico, llevan aparejados efectos tan beneficiosos como la pérdida de peso, la reducción de los niveles de colesterol o la mejora de la presión sanguínea. Con información detallada sobre las elecciones alimentarias más adecuadas y los efectos de los distintos alimentos en el organismo, el libro incluye abundantes ideas y deliciosas recetas para todas las comidas del día. AUTORNeal D. Barnard es doctor en Medicina, profesor en la facultad de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud de la Universidad de Washington, presidente y fundador del Comité Médico para la Medicina Responsable y fundador del Centro Médico Barnard. Ha dirigido numerosas investigaciones sobre los efectos de la dieta en la diabetes, el peso corporal y el dolor crónico, algunas de las cuales han recibido prestigiosos premios. El doctor Barnard ha publicado más de 70 artículos científicos, así como dieciocho títulos de gran impacto, entre ellos “Alimentos que combaten el dolor” o “Comer bien para vivir más años”.