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Dr. Atkins' age-defying diet revolution /

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2000.Edition: 1st edDescription: xiv, 335 pages ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 0312251890
  • 9780312251895
Other title:
  • Doctor Atkins age-defying diet revolution
  • Age-defying diet revolution
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 613 21
LOC classification:
  • RA776.75 .A86 2000
NLM classification:
  • WT 116 A874 2000
Online resources:
Contents:
An introduction to defying aging (Defiance and dietary know-how : the keys to holding back aging) -- Why we age (The diseases of Westernization -- Aging, carbohydrates, and your heart -- Diabetic heart diseases--avoid it and add twelve years -- Insulin : the key to aging -- Free radicals : the heart of the matter -- Caloric restriction--and why you shouldn't do it) -- Age-defying nutrients (Antioxidants are 'vital' nutrients -- The antioxidant enzymes -- Why you need carotenoids -- The benefits of bioflavonoids) -- Techniques to defy aging (Reverse declining hormone levels -- Hormones that turn back the clock -- Good fats and 'really' bad fats -- Build your immunity -- Detoxify your body -- Exercise! -- Boost your brain power) -- Living the age-defying diet (Creating your age-defying diet -- The basic age-defying program -- Living the age-defying way -- Your age-defying vitanutrient plan -- Putting it all together) -- Appendix: The glycemic index of common foods.
Summary: Diet revolutionary Dr. Atkins explains how the Atkins process can help reverse the aging process, and offers advice on how to optimize nutrition, idealize hormone levels, and rejuvenate aging organs.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Vol info Status Barcode
NF NF Chamberlin Free Public Library Nonfiction 613 ATK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) RA776.75 Available 34517000191588

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An introduction to defying aging (Defiance and dietary know-how : the keys to holding back aging) -- Why we age (The diseases of Westernization -- Aging, carbohydrates, and your heart -- Diabetic heart diseases--avoid it and add twelve years -- Insulin : the key to aging -- Free radicals : the heart of the matter -- Caloric restriction--and why you shouldn't do it) -- Age-defying nutrients (Antioxidants are 'vital' nutrients -- The antioxidant enzymes -- Why you need carotenoids -- The benefits of bioflavonoids) -- Techniques to defy aging (Reverse declining hormone levels -- Hormones that turn back the clock -- Good fats and 'really' bad fats -- Build your immunity -- Detoxify your body -- Exercise! -- Boost your brain power) -- Living the age-defying diet (Creating your age-defying diet -- The basic age-defying program -- Living the age-defying way -- Your age-defying vitanutrient plan -- Putting it all together) -- Appendix: The glycemic index of common foods.

Diet revolutionary Dr. Atkins explains how the Atkins process can help reverse the aging process, and offers advice on how to optimize nutrition, idealize hormone levels, and rejuvenate aging organs.

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