Health & Fitness : Nutrition

Leading animal rights activist Gene Baur examines the real cost of the meat on our plates -- for both humans and animals alike -- in this provocative and thorough examination of the modern farm industry. Many people picture cows, sheep, pigs, and chickens as friendly creatures who live happily within the confines of a peaceful family farm, arriving as food for humans only at the end of their sun-drenched lives. That's what Gene Baur had been told -- but when he first visited a stockyard he realized that this rosy depiction couldn't be more inaccurate. Amid the stench, noise, and filth, his attention was drawn in particular to one sheep who had been cast aside for dead. But as Baur walked by, the sheep raised her head and looked right at him. She was still alive, and the one thing Baur knew for sure that day was that he had to get her to safety. Hilda, as she was later named, was nursed back to health and soon became the first resident of Farm Sanctuary -- an organization dedicated to the rescue, care, and protection of farm animals. The truth is that farm production does not depend on the family farmer with a small herd of animals but instead resembles a large, assembly-line factory. Animals raised for human consumption are confined for the entirety of their lives and often live without companionship, fresh air, or even adequate food and water.Viewed as production units rather than living beings with feelings, ten billion farm animals are exploited specifically for food in the United States every year. In Farm Sanctuary, Baur provides a thoughtprovoking investigation of the ethical questions involved in the production of beef, poultry, pork, milk,and eggs -- and what each of us can do to stop the mistreatment of farm animals and promote compassion. He details the triumphs and the disappointments of more than twenty years on the front lines of the animal protection movement. And he introduces sanctuary. us to some of the special creatures who live at Farm San more...

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The first popular book on nutrigenomics, complete with diet and supplement plans to help prevent specific diseases For anyone who has a family history of cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's, or other common diseases-or for anyone worried about how the aging process is setting the stage for disease later on-this breakthrough book will be a revelation. more...

Price: $24.95

Food and Fitness enables readers to evaluate the claims made about different diets and types of exercise, in order to select the combination most suited to their needs. Organized alphabetically, with a thematic index, the dictionary provides instant access to information on a wide range of topics. more...

Price: $40.00

Bob Greene's bestselling Get With the Program! showed hundreds of thousands of people how to make a habit of healthy living and fitness. Now, in Get With the Program! Guide to Good Eating , Greene presents a blueprint for a lifetime of healthful eating, with detailed, easy-to-follow guidelines and 85 delicious recipes. more...

Price: $17.99

This handy, easy-to-use manual informs, entertains and allows you to set your own goals for better health through better nutrition. Including the latest scientific research but written in a simple, practical way, Good Health on the Go! avoids statistics and technical jargon and emphasises practical examples. Divided into eight sections, you're guided through specific areas of nutrition such as the basics, diet as the source of energy, tuning up your immune system, reducing the effects of stress and social influences on eating habits. more...

Price: $18.00