Sarah Brewer

Many of us, at the best of times, struggle for inspiration when it comes to cooking – and that’s without a medical condition that may affect our eating habits and require careful management. The right diet is the foundation of a healthy lifestyle and all the more important for the successful management of diabetes. Fully updated for a UK audience Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies will include the latest dietary recommendations and medical information on diabetes and its management. Packed with over 100 delicious and easy to prepare recipes - for everyday eating and entertaining - alongside a brand new section on packing healthy lunches and picnics, this book will help make mealtimes interesting and healthy. The book also offers guidance on the glycaemic index, nutritional information, diabetic exchanges for each recipe and lifestyle advice to help readers take control of their condition and live life to the full. Diabetes Cookbook For Dummies will feature: Part I: Thriving with Diabetes Living To Eat With DiabetesEating To Live With DiabetesPlanning Meals for Weight Loss GoalsEating What You Like (Within Reason)Stocking Up at the Supermarket Part II: Healthy Recipes That Taste Great Enjoying the Benefits of BreakfastStarting Well: Hors d’Oeuvres and First CoursesSipping Simply Divine SoupsTaking a Leaf From the Salad BarBeing Full of Beans (and Grains and Pasta)Adding Veg to Your MealsBoning Up on Fish CookeryFlocking to PoultryCreating Balanced Meals with MeatsNibbling on SnacksDrooling Over Mouth-Watering Desserts Part III: Eating Away from Home Eating Out as a Nourishing ExperiencePacking a Picnic Lunch Part IV: The Part of Tens Ten (or So) Simple Steps to Change Your Eating HabitsTen Easy Substitutions in Your Eating PlanTen Strategies to Normalize Your Blood GlucoseTen Healthy Eating Habits for Children with Diabetes Part V: Appendixes Appendix A: Investing in Food Supplements for Optimum HealthAppendix B: Exchange ListsAppendix C: A Glossary of Key Cooking TermsAppendix D: Conversions of Weights, Measures, and Sugar SubstitutesAppendix E: Other Recipe Sources for People with Diabetes

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'Wide ranging, backed by science and research, informative and easy to understand, this is a great book for the sleep-deprived' Lisa Artis, The Sleep CouncilWhen was the last time you had a proper night's sleep? In today's fast-paced, non-stop world, research by the UK's Sleep Council has found that almost a third of us don't get enough sleep most nights. Insomnia can wreak havoc on everyday life - leaving us feeling exhausted, irritable and unwell. Lack of sleep has also been linked to a whole host of long-term chronic conditions including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, obesity and depression. But don't despair - help is at hand! This book is packed with easy to read and simple to follow tips, as well as some weird and wonderful tricks, all gathered from expert scientific research, that will help you fall asleep and stay asleep. You may be surprised to learn that everything from having a purpose in life to warming your feet, from what you eat through the day to how you breathe, from how much time you spend outdoors to reframing your thoughts and mindset can all help you get a better night's rest. A good night's sleep can help change your life for the better, and this book will help you to achieve it.

Ever wondered what's really going on in your body as you age? Can you really eat to beat cancer or prevent heart disease? These questions and more are answered in Eat Better, Live Longer, helping you make achievable, sensible, science-based changes to your diet from day one. Discover the secrets of long life from centenarians around the world, and explore the 10 simple but meaningful adaptations you can make both to what you eat and to how you eat to follow in their footsteps. A four-week eating plan, with over 110 nutrient-packed recipes, helps you learn to make smarter choices about foods that can reduce your risk of certain diseases and lessen the effects of others. Use this new-found knowledge together with details on how each part of your body changes as you age and which nutrients you need to support support all-round health, helping you live a longer, happier life. Future-proof your life with this science-based superfood approach to discovering what is really happening to your body as you are aging.

OVERCOMING LOW SEX DRIVE is packed with all the evidence-based advice you need to resolve your symptoms. Dr Sarah Brewer explains how your sex drive is controlled, and the many reasons why it can fail. As well as describing all the research behind herbal medicines, aphrodisiacs, vitamins, minerals and amino acid supplements, she gives an overview of pheromones, aromatherapy and hormonal treatments. Follow one of her twelve plans - five for men and seven for women - to help boost your low libido, whatever the underlying cause. Expect to notice a difference within just a few weeks. SEX DRIVE ESSENTIALS: What is a low sex drive? How is sex drive controlled? Why sex drive often fails. NUTRITIONAL APPROACHES: Should you go organic? Benefit from soy isoflavones, key vitamins and minerals plus l-arginine and co-enzyme Q10. Aphrodisiacs and how they may work. HERBAL MEDICINES: An overview of the scientific evidence for the most effective prosexual herbs, including Agnus castus, Ashwagandha, Bee Pollen, Black Cohosh, Catuaba, Damiana, Dong Quai, Fo-Ti, Garlic, Ginger, Ginkgo, Gotu Kola, Guarana, Horny Goat Week, Korean Ginseng, Maca, Milk Thistle, Muira Puama, Pfaffia, Red Clover, Reishi, Rhodiola, Royal Jelly, Sarsaparilla, Saw Palmetto, Schisandra, Siberian Ginseng, St John's Wort, Tribulus Terrestris, Wild Yam and Yerba Mat . AROMATHERAPY: Why smell and pheromones are so important for sex drive. Discover how to give a sensual massage, using the most effective prosexual aromatherapy oil blends. MEDICAL TREATMENTS: How female menopause and male testosterone deficiency syndrome are diagnosed and treated. Hormone Replacement Therapy with testosterone, oestrogen, progesterone, tibolone or DHEA. How Sex Therapy and Counselling can help. SELF HELP PLANS: Follow a 12 week plan designed for you, whether you are male, female, over or under 45, feeling exhausted or stressed, experiencing erectile problems, prostate symptoms or PMS. Plans are also provided for women who've just had a baby, based on whether or not you are breast-feeding.

This unique book from doctor and international best-selling author Sarah Brewer provides a highly authoritative yet easy-to-follow program of complementary medicine and self-care treatments, specially designed to support the conventional treatment for asthma. If you're suffering from this debilitating condition, and are looking for an expert to guide you through all the positive steps you can take to alleviate your symptoms and enhance your health and well-being, this is the book for you. Dr Sarah Brewer offers a pioneering approach of tailor-made programs, based on the premise that we're all unique, and have different requirements depending on our age, gender, lifestyle and genetic background. Complete the questionnaire at the beginning of Part 3 and you'll see whether to embark upon The Gentle Program, The Moderate Program or The Full-strength Program. Each program guides you through daily nutritional plans, as well as exercise plans and lifestyle changes, all of which will empower you to make real changes to your health and your life.

Distinguished doctor and internationally best-selling author Sarah Brewer presents this unique book, which provides a highly authoritative yet easy-to-follow program of complementary medicine and self-care treatments, specially designed to support the conventional treatment for high blood pressure. If you are one of the millions (10 million in the UK alone) who have this condition, and are looking for an expert to guide you through all the positive steps you can take to enhance your health and well-being, this is the book for you. Dr Sarah Brewer offers a pioneering approach of tailor-made programs, based on the premise that we're all unique and have different requirements. Complete the questionnaire in Part 3, and you'll see whether to embark upon the gentle, moderate or full-strength program. Each program offers daily menu plans, as well as exercise routines and techniques from complementary medicine - all of which will empower you to take control and make real, long-lasting changes to your health. - Understand what your doctor is prescribing you and why. - Discover complementary therapies you can use to support conventional treatments. - One ot of every three Americans suffers from high blood pressure (that's 77.9 million people). - Dr. Sarah Brewer is a top expert in the field of combined complementary and conventional medicine. - Clearly focused book, with practical programs throughout and first-class photography and design. - Fully endorsed by the Complimentary Medical Association.

Strap: A no-nonsense guide to the science of what we eat and how it affects our health Description: Shocking obesity rates, the rise of eating disorders, killer food allergies, super foods that cure cancer: as the headlines shout every week, we have never been more engaged, or struggled so hard, with what we put in our mouths. Separating fact from fiction, award-winning health journalist and nutritionist Dr Sarah Brewer combines the latest science with practical advice on what really matters to explain exactly how food influences our health and well-being.

In the UK, 7 out of 10 people over the age of 45 have high cholesterol levels (Bupa 2007). Although there are no clear symptoms, high cholesterol levels have been associated with heart disease and stroke – two of Britain’s biggest killers. There are several factors that can cause high cholesterol; an unhealthy diet, being overweight and a lack of exercise are three of the main contenders. As a result, some of the best ways to control and reduce cholesterol levels are losing weight, eating a heart-healthy diet and taking regular exercise. Although eating healthily may sound simple, it’s often difficult to know which foods to avoid when trying to lower cholesterol. Fully adapted for the UK market, Low-Cholesterol Cookbook For Dummies reveals which food you should eat and helps readers make small changes to their diet to achieve big results. Low-Cholesterol Cookbook For Dummies includes: The latest dietary and medical information on cholesterol and how to control itOver 90 delicious recipes as well as low fat cooking techniques and ways to lower cholesterol on a daily basisSensible advice on finding the right foods when shopping, planning menus, and adapting recipes to suit family and friends.

Planning a Baby? is all about giving your baby the best possible start in life. By taking maximum care of your health in the six important months before your new child is even conceived, you can optimise the chances of having a healthy baby. The first few weeks of gestation are critical. Research has shown that undernourishment during this time - often before the mother is even aware she is pregnant - can affect the baby a long way into the future. It is linked with the subsequent development of heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes in middle age. In this completely updated and revised edition, Dr Sarah Brewer provides the latest groundbreaking research and gives advice on:-Contraceptive advances-Lifestyle and factors that affect early pregnancy-Conception itself - the myths and the facts-Which vitamins and minerals are needed, including the use of folic acid-Advice for vegetarians-Sperm health-An overview of the causes of miscarriageThis book aims to give potential parents all the tools they require before embarking on one of life's greatest adventures - conception, pregnancy and the birth of a healthy baby.

The Ultimate Stress Buster is a six-point plan to overcome the damaging effects of stress.--Recognise the signs--identify the causes of stress--plan a nutritious diet--take exercise and learn to relax--export alternative therapies--discover how to organise your life more efficientlyWith quick-fix solutions and long-term strategies this is a highly practical approach to the problem of stress.