Book Reviews:
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On December 27th, a cookbook to complement the 2010 bestseller "The New Atkins for a New You" was released, featuring more than 200 Atkins-friendly recipes. Written by Colette Heimowitz MSc, the VP of nutrition and education at Atkins Nutritionals Inc, “The New Atkins for a New You Cookbook” emphasizes delicious and satisfying recipes that take 30 minutes or less to prepare.
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Stanford Historian Professor Robert Proctor, a foe of the tobacco industry has a new 750-page book out, titled Golden Holocost: Origins of the Cigarette catastrphe and the case for abolition, which exposes the corruption and evils of the tobacco industry and how it affects mankind today and in the future.
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In her new parenting book, "Take a Deep Breath: Clear the Air for the Health of Your Child" (World Scientific Publishers), Dr. Shapiro explains all the puzzling and oftentimes distressing breathing patterns children have throughout development.
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Is Diet a four-letter word? According to many critics it is when the word Diet is directed toward young bodies and impressionable minds as it is used in the controversial children’s book "Maggie Goes on a Diet." However, not everyone who is an expert on childhood obesity and on how to combat the problem is in total agreement with its critics.
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The Social Network Die, a new book, offers readers instructions on how to change their environments to get healthier.
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Summer typically means swimsuits, shorts, and short skirts, but for the millions of women—and men—who have varicose veins and/or spider veins, long pants and cover-ups are often their clothing choices when they are out in public. But a new book, “Say Goodbye to Varicose & Spider Veins Now!” by board certified surgeon and vein specialist Greg Martin, MD, offers the latest treatment and prevention options—and a dose of hope—to people with vein disease.
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Maria Shriver is just one of many women who are affected by Alzheimer’s disease. Her father, Robert Sargent Shriver Jr, was one of the 5.3 million Americans with the neurodegenerative disease. In a collection of essays entitled "The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Takes on Alzheimer’s", Ms. Shriver gives an insider’s look at the current trends in Alzheimer’s disease, examines cutting-edge medical research, and looks at societal impacts, particularly how the devastating disease affects women .
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With the growing prevalence of autism, most adults know at least a little about the condition. However, with estimates at 1 in 110 children being on “the spectrum”, parents may soon find their child is interacting at school, on sports teams and in the community with an autistic child, but cannot fully comprehend why their new friend is different. A new book by a mother of a child with autism is the perfect choice to help young children understand and accept.
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Dr. Joanna Dolgoff is a pediatrician and child obesity specialist. She has created a child weight loss program that boasts over a 90% success rate and featured on television news programs, such as WNBC, Fox 5 Morning Show, and The Today Show. If you can’t enroll in one of her programs, perhaps you will benefit from her new book she calls “Red Light, Green Light, Eat Right.”
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Actors and actresses often take extreme physical measures for their craft. Some purposefully gain weight to play a particular role, such as George Clooney in the film Syriana or Renee Zellweger for her popular Bridget Jones movies, while some undergo a drastic weight loss (Christian Bale in The Machinist or 50 Cent for Things Fall Apart). Some television actresses in particular feel pressure to maintain a certain body weight day in and day out. Portia De Rossi is one that is now publicly speaking about her battle with anorexia, which almost took her life.
