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Leslie Beck's Longevity Diet
The Power Of Food To Slow Aging And Maintain Optimal Health And
- Publisher
- Penguin Group Canada
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2010
- Category
- Healthy Living
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780143171874
- Publish Date
- Dec 2010
- List Price
- $24.00
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Description
Celebrity nutritionist Leslie Beck unlocks the secrets to achieving good health and maintaining an active and energetic lifestyle in Leslie Beck's Longevity Diet. Complete with food plans, new recipes, tips, and strategies, Leslie Beck's Longevity Diet includes the following information to help slow aging and promote lifelong vitality:
• The secrets of the healthiest cultures from around the world
• A quick and easy self-assessment to determine how your lifestyle habits are affecting your health
• The top foods to slow aging and promote health
• How to determine your own caloric prescription for optimal longevity
"This book masterfully explores the relation between the food we eat and its profound effect on the quality of our lives. It is an indispensable resource for all who understand that you are what you eat."
—Chef Michael Smith
"This is one of the most comprehensive and easy-to-read books on health and nutrition that I've read."
—Rick Gallop, Bestselling author of The G.I. Diet
"Complete with excellent user-friendly recipes and all the information you will ever need. A must buy for those of us who believe in diet and health."
—Lucy Waverman, Food Columnist, The Globe and Mail
"Leslie Beck has transformed the lives of many active people by enabling them to acquire new levels of fitness as they develop life long physical and nutritional habits. This book will serve to inspire you to value health, nutrition and exercise, life long."
—John Stanton, founder of the Running Room
"This is a practical and sensible approach to health focusing on what we can control every day."
—Hayley Wickenheiser, three-time Women's Hockey Olympic gold medallist
About the author
Leslie Beck, RD, a registered dietician, is a leading Canadian nutritionist and the bestselling author of eleven nutrition books. She is the national director of nutrition at Body Science Centers.