 American Heart Association Healthy Family Meals: 150 Recipes Everyone Will Love (2009) by the American Heart Association - This book will make you re-think what a “healthy” meal is! Filled with color photos of prepared dishes, this cookbook provides some mouth-watering recipes for family members of all ages to enjoy. The organization is user-friendly, with special sections for quick dinners, plan-aheads, and more. In addition, there is a special section on meal accompaniments for many of the entrees featured in this book.
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 Eat this, Not that! 2010: The No-Diet Weight Loss Solution (2009) by David Zinczenko - In this latest version of the “Eat this, Not That” phenomenon, the format stays the same, but the information is updated. The author has researched supermarket and restaurant foods and breaks down the worst foods to eat, while providing healthier alternatives to choose from. This book is sure to help anyone make more informed decisions, whether eating out or at the grocery store, in order to achieve a healthier body for the new year. |
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 The End of Overeating: Taking Control of the Insatiable American Appetite (2009) by David Kessler - This book details how the food production giants of our country load foods with salt, fat, and sugar in an attempt to get people psychologically hooked on their food. The author describes how companies are able to perpetuate the overeating phenomenon that is part of American culture and how they have succeeded. In addition, the book includes a food rehab program, which provides sensible ways for the average person to overcome overeating and avoid temptations in the future. |
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 Fit Home Team: The Posada Family Guide to Health, Exercise, and Nutrition the Inexpensive and Simple Way (2009) by Jorge Posada, et al. - This get-healthy book is one the entire family can enjoy. Children often learn from and follow the lifestyles of their parents. By making nutrition and exercise a family priority, everyone can achieve wellness. This guide provides family-friendly recipes, tips on making exercise fun, seasonal activities, a family progress chart, and much more. |
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 G-free Diet: A Gluten-Free Survival Guide (2009) by Elisabeth Hasselbeck
Written by a co-star of the popular morning show “The View” and diagnosed with celiac disease herself, this book outlines how to effectively cut out gluten from the everyday diet in order to become healthier and happier. Not just for people with celiac disease, this book shows how to improve cholesterol, energy, and IBS symptoms, while losing weight and getting healthier overall. It also features recipes, restaurant tips, shopping guides, information from health professionals, and more. |
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 Healing Through Exercise: Scientifically-Proven Ways to Prevent and Overcome Illness and Lengthen Your Life (2009) by Jorg Blech - The author presents research to support his claims that exercise is the key to preventing and healing illnesses, including diabetes, osteoporosis, cancer, and even learning disabilities. The author provides some quick and easy ways to naturally increase activity levels. If you’ve doubted the power of exercise before, you may want to read this one. |
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 Master Your Metabolism: The 3 Diet Secrets to Naturally Balancing Your Hormones for a Hot and Healthy Body (2009) by Jillian Michaels and Mariska van Aalst - Written by the trainer featured in the NBC series The Biggest Loser, this book focuses on how naturally occurring hormones in the body can negatively and positively impact health and weight loss. How certain foods affect different hormones, how environmental factors can impact hormone production, tips for eating out, and dealing with hormone-imbalance problems are all covered in this book. It’s a new look at how to harness your own body’s power to stabilize or lose weight and become a healthier person with more energy. |
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 Mindless Eating: Why We Eat More Than We Think (2006) by Brian Wansink - Do you ever feel like your mind and stomach are not working together when you are eating? If so, this book’s research on mindless overeating may interest you. The author explores how and why people eat the way they do, and shows through some clever experiments how dietary habits are influenced by so many outside factors. Also included in this book is an eating guide to use the “mindless margin” in order to lose weight this year. |
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 The Program: Master the Secrets of Your Brain for the Healthiest Body and Happiest You: The Proven 12-Week Method (2009) by Kelly Traver
Focusing on re-programming the brain in order to lose weight and stay healthy, the author of this book reveals the secrets she has discovered that can make this goal possible. By helping the brain get rid of old habits and learn healthy behaviors, the brain and body will be healthier and happier overall. This book provides a new approach to improving health. |
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 Reinventing the Body, Resurrecting the Soul: How to Create a New You (2009) by Deepak Chopra - Authored by one of the kings of alternative medicine, this book details the hidden link between soul and body. The emphasis is on energy and how people can turn their energy into a positive force to create a healthier physical body. The author outlines his 10 steps to wholeness, which affect both mind and body in order to achieve the best and healthiest state of being.
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 Taste of Home Comfort Food Diet Cookbook (2009) by the editors of Taste of Home - Just glancing through this photo-filled book will make your mouth water. Many of these dishes sound and look just as good or even better than their fat-laden counterparts. The book is conveniently separated into breakfast, lunch, dinner, and more, and additionally subdivided by the number of calories per dish. If you need good tasting recipes to keep you on a healthy track this new year, take a peek at this book! |
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 You: Having a Baby (2009) by Michael Roizen and Mehmet Oz
Along the same lines as the 6 other bestsellers in the You series, Drs. Rozien and Oz provide a detailed look at the many facets of being pregnant. From pre-conception to post-partum, this book is neatly organized by topic instead of by week or month, like most other pregnancy titles. Myths are debunked and information is provided in a straightforward, often humorous, manner. Some nice additional features of this book include nutritional guides, recipes, self-tests, and more. |