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The High Alkaline Smoothie Cleanse: Balance Your pH in 7 Days
by Stephan DomenigReboot your health in 7 days with this juice-based alkaline diet Alkaline diets—that is, eating foods low in acid in order to keep your pH reading neutral or alkaline—have a growing legion of celebrity fans: Kelly Ripa, Victoria Beckham, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Jennifer Aniston reportedly follow it. As you age, your acid levels tend to rise, which can leave you bloated, sluggish, and uncomfortable. High alkaline diets lower inflammation and can help reduce pain and disease. Losing weight is an added plus. This book offers more than 75 recipes for juices, smoothies, soups, and more, including: Green Minestrone Soup Coconut, Chia, and Berry Blast Passion Fruit Mojito Chocolate Nut Whip Lemongrass Iced Tea With a focus on fruits and vegetables, this science-based plan is a simple start to a lifetime of healthy eating.
High Anxieties: Cultural Studies in Addiction
by Janet Farrell Brodie Marc RedfieldThe essays collected in this volume describes connections between our notions of "addiction" and "culture" that go far beyond the commonplace that addiction, like any representable entity or event, is a phenomenon with a cultural side to it.
High Blood Pressure: How to Lower Blood Pressure Naturally and Prevent Heart Disease
by Christina Neal<p>Do the dangers of high blood pressure and its potential complications have you worried? Do you want to find safe and effective strategies to lower blood pressure naturally? <p>Each year, high blood pressure-or hypertension-causes more than 9 million deaths worldwide. Although family history and aging can increase your chance of having hypertension, an unhealthy lifestyle remains the primary cause. Lack of exercise, eating junk food, not drinking enough water, or lack of sleep can all lead to elevated blood pressure levels.</p>
High Blood Pressure for Dummies
by Alan L. RubinJust been diagnosed with high blood pressure? Don't fret you're not alone. In fact, you're a member of a club that includes an estimated one-quarter of the world's population! But just because it's common doesn't mean you should treat it lightly. People with high blood pressure are at significantly greater risk for stroke, heart attack, kidney failure and blindness. There's a reason why it's often referred to as "the silent killer" --most people never experience any symptoms... until it's too late. Now for some good news: tons of money has been pouring into high blood pressure research over the last couple of decades, and nowadays it is a very manageable condition. If you think you may be at risk for high blood pressure, or already know that you've got it and are looking for the best way to manage it, this book is for you. Written by bestselling health author Dr. Alan Rubin, it clues you in on everything you need to: Find out if you have high blood pressure or if you're at risk; Determine what type you have and how serious it is; Understand what causes it; Know how it affects your body's organs; Work with a doctor to get your pressure down; Take charge of your health and add years to your life. In plain English, Dr. Rubin explains the role of genetics, sex, age, and ethnicity in high blood pressure. He explores lifestyle factors that contribute to high blood pressure. And he offers: Expert advice on various blood pressure medications, their effectiveness, side affects, and alternatives; Nutritional guidelines for managing high blood pressure, including the AMA's DASH diet; Tips on how to lose weight, quit smoking, and make other key lifestyle changes guaranteed to get your pressure under control; Guidance on how to design a blood-pressure-lowering exercise program that you can stick with; The inside track on alternative treatments, including yoga, meditation, hypnosis, biofeedback, and more. Packed with basic strategies for managing high blood pressure, High Blood Pressure For Dummies will set you on the path to a long and healthy life.
High Blood Pressure For Dummies
by Richard SnyderMaintain healthy blood pressure with timeless wisdom and new breakthroughs in prevention and treatment High Blood Pressure For Dummies explains all you need to know about blood pressure—and what to do when it gets too high. High blood pressure can lead to serious complications, but with lifestyle changes and medication, it’s easily treatable. This jargon-free, compassionate book walks you through the necessary changes to help lower blood pressure and live a healthy life. You’ll be well equipped to determine if you’re at risk and consider the medical consequences of hypertension. From there, develop a successful treatment plan and choose the right foods for you. With this Dummies guide, you can learn to prioritize you and your health. Learn what hypertension is, what causes it, and how it can be prevented and treated Improve your quality of life and live longer by focusing on a healthy blood pressure Understand your doctor’s recommendations and discover diet and lifestyle factors that you can control Find out about new research on hypertension causes, treatments, and genetic influencesThis new edition of High Blood Pressure For Dummies is great for people with high blood pressure, their caregivers, and anyone with a family history who wants to better understand the condition.
The High Blood Pressure Solution: A Scientifically Proven Program for Preventing Strokes and Heart Disease
by Richard D. Moore• Proves that the majority of cases of stroke, heart attack, and hypertension can easily be prevented by maintaining the proper ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet. • Updated with scientific evidence from a recent Finnish study showing a 60 percent decline in deaths attributed to strokes and heart attacks. • Provides a comprehensive program for balancing body chemistry at the cellular level. High blood pressure is entirely preventable, without reliance on synthetic drugs. Dr. Moore's approach is simple: by maintaining the proper ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet, blood pressure can be regulated at the cellular level, preventing the development of hypertension and the high incidence of strokes and heart attacks associated with it. Dr. Moore updates this edition with a new preface reporting on the latest scientific research in support of his program. The most striking results come from Finland, where for several decades sodium chloride has been replaced nationwide with a commercial sodium/potassium mixture, resulting in a 60 percent decline nationwide in deaths attributed to strokes and heart attacks. Extrapolated to America, the Finnish statistics would mean 360,000 strokes prevented and 96,000 lives saved every year. Dr. Moore makes it clear that high blood pressure is only one symptom of an entire systemic imbalance. He outlines a safe, effective program that focuses on nutrition, weight loss, and exercise to bring the entire body chemistry into balance. For those currently taking blood pressure medications, he includes a chapter on working with your physician to ensure that any reduction in hypertension drugs can be effected gradually and safely.
The High-Calcium Low-Calorie Cookbook: 250 Delicious Recipes to Help You Beat Osteoporosis
by Hope S Warshaw David E FardonThe High Calcium Low-Calorie Cookbook presents a tasty panoply of recipes for every occasion that are low in cholesterol and fat, sodium, and calories, and are made without sugar.<P><P> Veteran cookbook author Betty Marks has collected over 250 fun and creative recipes using often overlooked low-calorie, high-calcium foods. With tasty appetizers, entrees, desserts, and more, this book takes a variety of delicious ingredients and turns them into healthy, easy-to-make meals. A healthy diet that is rich in calcium yet low in cholesterol is essential from childhood to old age. In particular for women: osteoporosis, or bone loss, affects at least half of North American women. A diet of calcium-rich foods, combined with a regular exercise program, can help slow bone loss and help keep both men and women strong no matter what their age.Drawing from numerous culinary traditions, Betty Marks delivers a broad spectrum of healthful recipes. From simple salmon dip and lamb kebobs in spinach sauce to curried shrimp with scallops and papaya pistachio cream, the recipes in The High Calcium Low-Calorie Cookbook are unique and flavorful. Home cooks no longer need to compromise, as they can now keep the calcium but cut the fat.
The High Fat Diet: How to lose 10 lb in 14 days
by Zana Morris Helen FosterThis groundbreaking new book rewrites the rules of effective weight loss to reveal the real secret to rapid and sustained weight loss: quite simply, to burn fat, you need to eat fat.Over the last 12 years leading trainer Zana Morris has helped thousands of clients get the results they want with her unique diet and exercise plan. Now in this book she makes it available to everyone for the very first time. Backed by the latest science showing that the right fats are healthy and aid weight loss not weight gain, The High Fat Diet presents a unique nutrition plan and a targeted 12-minute, high intensity workout, which together will enable you to get the results you want - and fast! www.highfatdiet.co.uk- 14-day diet plan filled with delicious, healthy fats. You'll never feel hungry and will fuel your body with the nutrients it needs to burn fat and shed weight. Includes easy-to-prepare recipes and indulgent meal suggestions.- Unique 12-minute, high intensity exercise programme you can do in the gym or at home. Includes stylish photographs, tips on technique and answers to common questions.- 14-day maintenance plan after completing the initial 14 days to keep you on track.- Advice on motivation, visualisation and goal-setting so your mind and body work together.Simple and highly effective, The High Fat Diet will ensure you burn fat, not muscle, as you get rid of your unwanted pounds. It is the only book you need to get the body you want.
High Fiber Keto: A 22-Day Science-Based Plan to Fix Your Metabolism, Lose Weight & Balance Your Hormones
by Naomi WhittelA female-centric keto diet and jumpstart plan from the New York Times bestselling author of Glow15.Have you tried going keto and found that it has made you feel worse rather than better? Does keto seem to make sense in so many ways yet seem just slightly off in several key ones? What if it's not just you? What if traditional keto diet simply fails to encompass the needs of the female body?Naomi Whittel, the New York Times best-selling author of Glow15, explores how the problem isn't keto, it's fiber. Ninety percent of women are fiber deficient, and when women go the standard keto route, they often lean into animal-based, high-fat, zero-fiber foods, leading to low energy, brain fog, and unnecessary weight gain. Whittel explores the prebiotic fiber sources that work within a keto framework to speed up your metabolism, transform your microbiome, balance your hormones, and keep you feeling full. Included are a 22-day meal plan, movement plan, and delicious, easy-to-make recipes.
High Fibre Keto: A 22-Day Science-Based Plan to Fix Your Metabolism, Lose Weight & Balance Your Hormones
by Naomi WhittelHave you tried going keto and found that it has made you feel worse rather than better? Does keto seem to make sense in so many ways yet seem just slightly off in several key ones? What if it's not just you? What if traditional keto diet simply fails to encompass the needs of the female body?Naomi Whittel, the New York Times bestselling author of Glow15, explores how the problem isn't keto, it's fibre. Ninety percent of women are fibre deficient, and when women go the standard keto route, they often lean into animal-based, high-fat, zero-fibre foods, leading to low energy, brain fog and unnecessary weight gain. Whittel explores the prebiotic fibre sources that work within a keto framework to speed up your metabolism, transform your microbiome, balance your hormones and keep you feeling full. Included are a 22-day meal plan, movement plan and delicious, easy-to-make recipes.
High Health: High to Live Long and Die Young
by Chris ApostolHigh Health is a sensible, surprisingly simple solution for everyone, including over-the-hill adults and seniors who have a desire to retake the summit! High Health is not a diet -- it is calorie-smart regenerative nutrition coupled with effective low-impact exercises designed to slow the age clock and recharge the engine. It begins with an oil change from hydrogenated chemically processed oils to Omega 3 essential fatty acids. Nutrient-dense whole foods, oxygenation, and hydration techniques balance out a practical program which is adaptable to any fitness level. The High Health solution is the-how-to-live-long-and-die-young solution. A plan for the achievement of the best possible health through sound nutrition, exercise, hydration, oxygenation, and supplementation.
High-Heeled Manners
by The Editors of Conari Press"We all are born charming, fresh, and spontaneous and must be civilized before we are fit to participate in society," according to American etiquette maven Miss Manners. And this is just the book to remind us what civilization looks like!
High Intensity Fitness Revolution for Men: A Fast and Easy Workout with Amazing Results
by Pete Cerqua Victoria ToujilinaWhat if you were able to skip the long hours of grueling gym workouts and the endless cycle of sweat and exhaustion that you supposedly need to get fit? And what if even after forgoing those, you could still have an amazing physique? High Intensity Fitness Revolution for Men gives you the information that you need to do just that. Here bestselling author and celebrated fitness trainer Pete Cerqua presents a groundbreaking fitness regime that helps you get in the best shape of your life in less than fifteen minutes a day.High Intensity Fitness is all about optimizing your time by teaching you how to work out smarter, not longer. Using scientific principles and advanced workout programs, the regimes in High Intensity Fitness Revolution for Men will change your body in only minutes a day. Anyone from the ultra-athletic at the peak of their physical prime to the perpetual couch potato can benefit from Cerqua's expert program. High Intensity Fitness breaks down and simplifies the key exercises that you need, and eliminates what you don't. These workouts are especially designed and repeatedly proven to help you achieve the fastest results through the shortest workouts.So what are you waiting for? Join the High Intensity Fitness Revolution today.
High Intensity Fitness Revolution for Women: A Fast and Easy Workout with Amazing Results
by Pete Cerqua Victoria ToujilinaWhat if you were able to skip the long hours of grueling gym workouts and the endless cycle of sweat and exhaustion that you supposedly need to get fit? And what if even after forgoing those, you could still have an amazing physique? High Intensity Fitness Revolution for Men gives you the information that you need to do just that. Here bestselling author and celebrated fitness trainer Pete Cerqua presents a groundbreaking fitness regime that helps you get in the best shape of your life in less than fifteen minutes a day.High Intensity Fitness is all about optimizing your time by teaching you how to work out smarter, not longer. Using scientific principles and advanced workout programs, the regimes in High Intensity Fitness Revolution for Men will change your body in only minutes a day. Anyone from the ultra-athletic at the peak of their physical prime to the perpetual couch potato can benefit from Cerqua's expert program. High Intensity Fitness breaks down and simplifies the key exercises that you need, and eliminates what you don't. These workouts are especially designed and repeatedly proven to help you achieve the fastest results through the shortest workouts.So what are you waiting for? Join the High Intensity Fitness Revolution today.
High Intensity Interval Training: Burn Fat Faster with 60-Plus High-Impact Exercises (Idiot's Guides)
by Sean BartramAre you looking to burn fat and get lean and strong, and do it all in less time? HIIT, or High-Intensity Interval Training, involves workouts with short bursts of high-intensity, heart-pumping exercise followed by short periods of rest. This dynamic, fat-burning training strategy has been proven to strengthen the whole body and improve cardiovascular health, and the workouts take less time compared to traditional training methods. From the official trainer to the Indianapolis Colts cheerleaders comes Idiot&’s Guides: High-Intensity Interval Training, a comprehensive guide to HIIT, featuring beautiful, full-color photos and detailed step-by-step instructions. Here&’s what you&’ll find inside: • Over 60 step-by-step exercises and beautiful photography to help you train smarter and faster • 90 structured workout routines to target every area of your body and ensure that you never grow bored with your workouts • 10 comprehensive training programs that can be done anywhere and anytime to help you transform your health and train your entire body • Detailed, visual instruction from a professional that&’s organized by level of fitness, so it&’s suitable for the beginner or the pro Get ready to break a serious sweat as you train your way to a leaner, stronger, calorie-burning body!
High-Intensity Interval Training for Women: Burn More Fat in Less Time with HIIT Workouts You Can Do Anywhere
by Sean BartramBurn fat, lose weight, and reach your fitness goals faster with high-intensity interval training! High-intensity interval training, or HIIT, is a fantastic way to lose weight and get strong by performing very short bursts of targeted exercise. The beauty of HIIT is that it works fast and the workouts are very short — which means you don't have to dedicate a lot of time to working out, but you&’ll still get great results. High-Intensity Interval Training for Women is a step-by-step, highly visual guide packed with exercises, workouts, and multi-day programs all tailored to help you reach your fitness goals, and help you do it in the time you have. Here&’s what you&’ll get with this complete guide: • 60 exercises that can be done anywhere and cover all the major muscle groups, with special emphasis on the core and lower body, where women often look for results first • Clear, step-by-step instructions and beautiful photography to illustrate every exercise • Over 45 routines designed for readers of all fitness levels, plus four multi-day challenges that range from three days all the way up to 28 days • Expert guidance how HIIT works, pre- and post-workout stretching, goal setting, and nutrition to help get you started and keep you on the right track to achieving your fitness goals If you're looking for an incredibly efficient and effective way to get strong and also get the body you want, then HIIT is your answer, and High-Intensity Interval Training for Women is the only guide you&’ll need!
The High Magic of Talismans and Amulets: Tradition and Craft
by Claude LecouteuxA comprehensive study of the use of talismans and amulets in the Western Mystery Tradition • Provides an in-depth look at the medieval and Renaissance use of amulets and talismans, including the work of Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, and Athanasius Kircher • Provides a full summary of the magical knowledge required to make an amulet or talisman, including the invocations required to activate their powers • Reviews different kinds of amulets and talismans, from ancient jewelry and magical objects to the modern rabbit’s foot or lucky horseshoe The use of talismans and amulets stretches back nearly to the dawn of man, from everyday items magically prepared, such as horns or coins, to intricate and beautiful jewelry imbued with protective powers. Drawing on his private collection of medieval manuscripts as well as his privileged access to the rare book archives of major European universities, Claude Lecouteux provides a comprehensive history of the use of talismans and amulets for protection, healing, and divine influence. He explores their use in the Western Mystery Tradition as well as Eastern and Middle Eastern beliefs about these magical objects and their incorporation--despite Church anathema--into the Christian tradition of Medieval Europe. Reviewing many different kinds of amulets and talismans used throughout the ages, such as a rabbit’s foot, horseshoe, gris-gris bag, or an inscribed parchment charged through ritual, he details the principles and symbology behind each object and shows that their use is still as widespread today as any time in the past. Lecouteux explains the high magic behind the hermetic art of crafting amulets and talismans: the chains of sympathy, astrological geography, and the invocations required to activate their powers. He explores the work of adepts such as Agrippa, Albertus Magnus, and Athanasius Kircher, including an in-depth look at Kircher’s work on planetary seals in his Oedipus Aegyptiacus. Illustrated throughout with period art depicting magical symbols, seals, and a wide array of talismans and amulets, this comprehensive study provides a practical guide to the historical development and step-by-step creation of magical objects.
High Marks: Regents Living Environment Made Easy
by Sharon H. WelcherLearn more about biology and physical science through this easy study guide.
High Performance Health: 10 Real Life Solutions to Redefine Your Health and Revolutionize Your Life
by James RippeArmed with more than twenty years of research, Dr. Rippe lays out a 10-step blueprint for mind-body-spirit wellnessFor the first time, world-renowned cardiologist Dr. James Rippe, in conjunction with Florida Hospital-the largest admitting hospital in America-reveals to the general public his distinctive 10-step mind, body, and spirit program used by top executives and star athletes to revolutionize their health and turn it into the ultimate performance tool.Written for every person regardless of current health status or circumstances, this lifestyle guidebook challenges readers to "Take back your health!" by outlining a filter to process any new diet, health, or lifestyle idea. Using real-life stories that demonstrate health as a value, Dr. Rippe goes beyond the basics to address the deeper purposes that give our lives meaning. Genuinely motivational, High Performance Health offers the secrets to our best possible health and life today!
High Performance Health Workbook
by James M. RippeIn this workbook, world-renowned cardiologist Dr. James Rippe reveals-for the first time to the general public-his distinctive 10 step mind-body-spirit program used by top executives and star athletes to supercharge their health and turn it into the ultimate performance tool.This 5-week study will guide you through Dr. Rippe's 10 Steps to Achieving High Performance Health:1. Discover Your Life Purpose and Direction-Then Track It2. Connect with Your Body and Mind3. Use the Performance Rest Principles4. Establish a Third Place5. 15 Minutes of Solitude6. 30 Minutes of Physical Activity7. Discover Your "Intellectual/Spiritual Age" and Live It8. Eat Foods to Fuel Performance9. Connect with Others10. Connect with Your Spirit** Includes a bonus DVD
High Performance Liquid Chromatography in Phytochemical Analysis (Chromatographic Science Series)
by Monika Waksmundzka-Hajnos Joseph ShermaThe powerful, efficient technique of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is essential to the standardization of plant-based drugs, identification of plant material, and creation of new herbal medicines. Filling the void in this critical area, High Performance Liquid Chromatography in Phytochemical Analysis is the first book to give a comp
High-performance Sports Conditioning
by Bill ForanToday's athletes are breaking records that many thought were untouchable—in large part due to the major advances in sports training. High-Performance Sports Conditioning combines these superior modern methods with sample training programs, workouts, and drills to serve as the only conditioning guide you'll need this season. <p><p>This landmark book presents the principles and practices of this new era of athletic training in the most thorough and useful text ever of its kind. The first step in building a conditioning program is testing and building up the nine essential fitness components including power, strength, speed, quickness, coordination, agility, flexibility, local muscular endurance, and cardiovascular aerobic capacity and endurance. Next you tailor the training exercises and drills to the development of sport-specific performance factors. Then you periodize the training program precisely for peak performance at critical points in the competitive season, and if necessary, use a safe and effective reconditioning regimen to bring an athlete back from injury. <p><p>High-Performance Sports Conditioning brings together 22 of the finest and most respected contributors ever assembled for a sports conditioning guide. The strength and conditioning coaches for the Cleveland Indians, Vancouver Canucks, Miami Heat, Seattle Seahawks, Tampa Bay Mutiny, United States Olympic Training Center, and other top sports organizations share their best drills and workouts for developing full athletic potential in 11 sports. Internationally acclaimed experts such as Don Chu on power, Mark Verstegen on coordination and agility, and Tudor Bompa on periodization provide the very best information and insights in their respective areas of training. The revolutionary training system found in High-Performance Sports Conditioning reveals the future of athletic strength and conditioning and will be the training bible for coaches and athletes for many seasons to come.
High Priest
by Timothy LearyTimothy Leary, the visionary Harvard psychologist who became a guru of the 1960s counterculture, reentered as an icon of new edge cyberpunks.HIGH PRIEST chronicles 16 psychedelic trips taken in the days before LSD was made illegal. The trip guides or "High Priests" include Aldous Huxley, Gordon Wasson, William S. Burroughs, Godsdog, Allen Ginsberg, Ram Dass, Ralph Metzner, Willy (a junkie from New York City), Huston Smith, Frank Barron, and others. The scene was Millbrook, a mansion in Upstate New York, that was the Mecca of Psychedellia during the 1960s, and of the many luminaries of the period who made a pilgrimage there to trip with Leary and his group, The League for Spiritual Discovery. Each chapter includes an I-Ching reading, a chronicle of what happened during the trip, marginalia of comments, quotations, and illustrations.A fascinating window into an era. This edition includes a Foreword by Allen Ginsberg, an introduction by Timothy Leary about the intergenerational counterculture, and illustrations by Howard Hallis.
The High-Protein Bariatric Cookbook: Essential Recipes for Recovery and Lifelong Weight Management
by Staci GulbinDiscover high-protein recipes that will help you recover and thrive after weight-loss surgery and beyondGastric sleeve surgery is a brave undertaking that requires a specific diet to aid recovery. This comprehensive bariatric cookbook will help you through every stage of your post-op diet with expert advice, supportive tips, and delicious recipes.What sets The High-Protein Bariatric Cookbook apart from other gastric sleeve cookbooks:Post-bariatric surgery basics—Learn why protein is a vital component in a post-bariatric diet, how to set up your post-op kitchen, what your diet will look like in the initial stages after surgery, and what it will look like after the first three months.Sample meal plans and recovery tips—The first three months after bariatric surgery will set the stage for your post-op healing. Helpful meal plans, timelines, and advice on what foods to avoid will help you successfully move through each phase, from clear liquids to eating a general diet again.100 high-protein recipes—You'll find tasty, nutrient-packed options for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks. Make a succulent vegetarian Tempeh-and-Parmesan Risotto, light and flavorful Salmon Cakes and Leafy Greens, hearty Beef and Butternut Squash Stew, and everything in between.Order The High Protein Bariatric Cookbook for delectable, high-protein recipes that will help you succeed as you begin this positive, new chapter of your life.
The High-Protein Cookbook
by Linda West Eckhardt Katherine West DefoydEnd food boredom and diet burnout with more than 400 sophisticated, low-carbohydrate dinners that are bursting with flavor--and on the table in under 30 minutes! Hundreds of thousands have embraced the low-carbohydrate lifestyle finding that a diet based on lean protein, fruits, and vegetables and less dependent on simple carbohydrates has helped them look and feel better. But a monotonous menu of steak and salad or expensive, additive-laden prepared foods has been the undoing of many a successful diet regimen. The solution? Linda West Eckhardt and Katherine West DeFoyd have devised more than 100 protein-rich, low-carbohydrate dinners that will satisfy even the most demanding diners. Drawing on their experiences as award-winning cookbook authors, Eckhardt and DeFoyd have developed a tempting range of high-protein meals that are quick enough to make on a weeknight but elegant enough to share with guests -- and so delicious they'll never know they've been shortchanged on carbohyd rates, fat, and calories. Each entree inThe High-Protein Cookbook * Provides at least 30 grams of protein, yet is light on fat and calories. * Is styled for two people but can easily be doubled or tripled * Uses short lists of fresh, healthful ingredients * Is based on simple cooking techniques requiring no special equipment * Avoids "artificial" products and flavorings * Contains reasonable amounts of high-quality protein balanced by ample servings of vegetables and fruits With chapters devoted to side dishes and salads, sauces and condiments, and even sinfully satisfying desserts that won't break the carbohydrate bank,The High-Protein Cookbookis the perfect companion to many of today's most popular dietary regimens and an enticing argument for cutting back on excess carbohydrates.