Thompson Rob - The new low-carb way of life: a lifetime program to lose weight and radically lower cholesterol while still eating the foods you love (including chocolate)

Dr. Atkins New Carbohydrate Gram Counter (M. Evans)

Dr. Atkins New Diet Cookbook (M. Evans)

Dr. Atkins Quick & Easy New Diet Cookbook (Fireside). Hundreds of recipes for low-carbohydrate dishes. (All are low glucose shock.)

Atkins Best Recipes (Roundtable). Some favorite recipes from Atkins cookbooks, with photographs.

Sugar Busters! Quick & Easy Cookbook (Ballantine). Delicious low-glucose-shock dishes from New Orleans.

Betty Crockers Low-Fat, Low-Cholesterol Cooking Today (Betty Crocker). Proven favorites for those on low-fat, low-cholesterol diets.

Fantastic Food with Splenda (M. Evans)

Fitness Walking for Dummies by Liz Neporent (For Dummies). Comprehensive guide to walking for fitness. Includes information on shoes, gadgets, techniques, and health benefits.

Weight Training for Beginners by Tony Gallagher (HarperResource). A good way to start a muscle-building program.

Essentials of Exercise Physiology by William McArdle, Frank Katch, and Victor Katch (Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins). For those who want to deepen their knowledge of metabolism, diet, and exercise. Written for nondoctors.

Unbelievable Desserts with Splenda (M. Evans)

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P reventive cardiologist Rob Thompson, M.D.board-certified in cardiology and internal medicinespecializes in preventing heart attacks and strokes. For the past twenty-five years, he has practiced internal medicine and preventive cardiology in downtown Seattle, where he has also done research in heart disease. Dr. Thompson graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle in 1971, at a time when the thinking on heart disease was entirely different from where it stands todaya learning curve that he has watched with interest and that he himself has participated in with vigor and enthusiasm.

He did his postgraduate training at the University of Illinois Medical Center in Chicago, and Dr. Thompson was a faculty member at the University of Washington and director of coronary care at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle before entering private practice in 1977. Over the years, he has penned a number of scientific articles for peer-reviewed journals.

Having accumulated the experience and knowledge that equates to amazing insight on weight loss and heart disease, Dr. Thompson sees his latest work The New Low-Carb Way of Life as an extremely satisfying achievement that amounts to the ultimate patient consultation, in which he is able to share information that will lead readers to greater overall healtha coup thats impossible for any physician in the space of a brief office visit.

In The New Low-Carb Way of Life , Dr. Thompson presents a terrific new weight-loss plan that helps you do what was previously unthinkable: customize a low-starch diet to your personal metabolic needsand also prevent heart disease and diabetes in the process. Designed for the sawiest generation of weight-conscious Americans ever, this book has an uplifting message: only certain carbs pack on pounds and clog arteries, and those are easily identifiable white foods, including flour, corn, potatoes, rice, and sugar.

Dr. Thompson promises that you can attain peak health without having to abandon your current way of living. You simply make a few small changes in your lifestyleones that wont make you feel deprived, leave you hungry, or wear you out. You can use the New Low-Carb Way to shed unwanted pounds, improve your overall health, and feel newly empowered and confident.