Health & Fitness : Healthy Living

In homes around the country, parents are fighting a difficult battle: trying to get their picky eaters to eat healthy foods without ruining family mealtime. We all know that it is critical for kids to develop sound eating habits at a young age to set them up for a lifetime of good health. However, as any time-crunched parent will tell you, it is all too easy to give in to your child's refusal to eat anything but chicken fingers and French fries. Children's food expert Annabel Karmel is here to help with 135 fast, yummy, and nutritious recipes that will tempt even the fussiest eaters. more...

Price: $23.00

Written by a leading podiatrist, The Good Foot Book includes indispensable information on basic foot problems as well as foot anatomy and biomechanics, systemic disorders, and nail and dermatological problems. It covers common foot problems faced by diabetics, seniors, and athletes, including bunions, hammer toes, corns, calluses, warts, and skin maladies and features a chapter on choosing proper footwear, gives advice on when to seek professional attention, and highlights recent techniques in foot surgery. more...

Price: $17.95

Green guru and ecolicious consultant Sophie Uliano has appeared on. Oprah, Good Morning America, The View, and other national television. shows; her first book, Gorgeously Green, is a New York Times bestseller. And now, with The Gorgeously Green Diet, Sophie shows how to love. food, live healthily, lose weight, and save money and the planet. Uliano offers three different lean and green eating plans?Light Green,. Bright Green, and Deep Green. Each offers a cornucopia of the healthiest. and most gorgeous food you?ve ever eaten as well as the secret to. being healthy and staying that way. You?ll learn how to reduce your impact. on the environment by following the plan and how the Gorgeously. Green Diet will improve your overall health. There are money-saving. tips, including how to cook a healthy organic meal for five on less than. it would cost to eat at Burger King, as well as nearly one hundred recipes. and a gentle exercise plan. At www.gorgeouslygreen.com readers. can take the pledge to become green and lean, ask questions, and get. support. This is the celebration of food, the planet, and healthy bodies. that Sophie?s many fans have been waiting for. more...

Price: $25.95

The official guide to organic parenting for the toddler stage and beyond—from the author of Green Babies, Sage Moms. Green living starts at home—where small changes can vastly improve family life. When little ones start exploring, parents want to give them a healthy, green world—at home, at school, and beyond. Jam-packed with helpful, money-saving advice, this book includes sections on:. • Eco-friendly toys, home repairs, holidays, and birthdays. • Pesticides—on the lawn and in food. • How to get a school to go green. • What to ban from house and garden. • What’s really in a food label. • Breaks for Mother Earth—going green while saving green. • And much more!. With tips that will actually save parents money, this guide shows them how to go green while protecting both their children and the planet their children will inherit. more...

Price: $15.00

A savvy and practical guide to organic eating for urban dwellers. In the past few years, organic food has moved out of the patchouli-scented aisles of hippie food co-ops and into three-quarters of conventional grocery stores. Concurrent with this growth has been increased consumer awareness of the social and health-related issues around organic eating, independent farming, and food production. Combining a straight-to-the-point exposé about organic foods (organic doesn't mean fresh, natural, or independently produced) and the how-to's of creating an affordable, easy-touse organic kitchen, Grub brings organics home to urban dwellers. It gives the reader compelling arguments for buying organic food, revealing the pesticide industry's influence on government regulation and the extent of its pollution in our waterways and bodies. With an inviting recipe section, Grub also offers the millions of people who buy organics fresh ideas and easy ways to cook with them. Grub's recipes, twenty-four meals oriented around the seasons, appeal to eighteen- to forty-year-olds who are looking for fun and simple meals. In addition, the book features resource lists (including music playlists to cook by), unusual and illuminating graphics, and every variety of do-it yourself tip sheets, charts, and checklists. more...

Price: $18.95