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2015.
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"The benefits of a vegan diet cannot be understated, as it has been proven to help prevent cancer, lower cholesterol levels, reduce the risk of heart disease, decrease blood pressure, and even reverse diabetes. As one of today's most sought-after health experts, exercise physiologist Marco Borges has spent years helping his exclusive list of high-profile clients permanently change their lives and bodies through his innovative methods. Celebrities...
3) The big book of diabetic desserts: decadent and delicious recipes perfect for people with diabetes
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c2007
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English
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This first-ever collection of guilty pleasures from the American Diabetes Association and author Jackie Mills proves that people with diabetes never have to say no to dessert again. Packed with familiar favorites and some delicious new surprises, The Big Book of Diabetic Desserts has over 150 tantalizing treats that will satisfy any sweet tooth.
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Mary Tyler Moore relates the highs and lows of living with type 1 diabetes; she chronicles her struggle with the disease, as well as her rehabilitation from alcohol dependence, all while deriving gratification from her roles as actress, mother, businesswoman, campaigner, and fundraiser.
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2015.
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In a recent study, researchers in the UK found that restricting carbohydrates just two days per week was superior to a standard, daily calorie-restricted diet for both reducing weight (about 9 pounds lost vs 5 pounds) and lowering insulin levels (reduced by 22% vs 4 %). Based on this and other research indicating that safe weight loss is the key to reversing and preventing diabetes, Reader's Digest has partnered with registered dietitian and diabetes...
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From the perils of French dentistry to the eating habits of the Australian kookaburra, from the squat-style toilets of Beijing to the particular wilderness of a North Carolina Costco, we learn about the absurdity and delight of a curious traveler's experiences. Whether railing against the habits of litterers in the English countryside or marveling over a disembodied human arm in a taxidermist's shop, Sedaris takes us on side-splitting adventures that...
8) The big dark
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When something knocks out everything electrical at midnight on New Year's Eve, the world is plunged into chaos, including the town of Harmony, New Hampshire, where Webster Bragg, a vicious survivalist, sees an opportunity to dominate his fellow citizens--but as the town struggles to maintain order and civilization, young Charlie Cobb sets out on a dangerous journey through the snow to find medicine for his diabetic mother.
9) Resurrección
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2011.
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Español
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Following a near-death experience, Emma, who has diabetes, visits mediums and cemeteries and tries everything else she can think of, with the help of her friends, to find Ethan, the young man with whom she fell in love on the other side.
10) Lucky few
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[2016]
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English
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Homeschooler Stevie Hart meets Max, a strange boy who is obsessed with death, but what starts off as fun together begins spiraling downward when Stevie's diabetes sabotages her fumbling romance with Max, and her best friend, Sanger, announces she is moving out of state.
11) 96 miles
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2020.
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English
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During a massive blackout in rural Nevada, two brothers struggle to survive without their self-reliance-obsessed dad and without enough water cross the desert for help.
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[2021]
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English
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Is it possible to grow older without getting sicker? Can you look and feel fifty through your eighties and nineties? Barzilai's life's work is tackling the challenges of aging to delay and prevent the onset of all age-related diseases including 'the big four': diabetes, cancer, heart disease, and Alzheimer's. His studies include SuperAgers: individuals who maintain active lives well into their nineties and even beyond-- and reached that ripe old age...
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"One-third of all adults take two or more prescription drugs, and half of all seniors take more than five daily. This book--the first of its kind--tackles the epidemic overuse of prescription drugs. The first half of the book describes the dangers of taking too many drugs, including drug interactions, medication errors, unintentional overdoses, unnecessary medications, made-up illnesses ('restless leg syndrome'), and side effects that actually mimic...
17) Bone factory
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Eliza Ochoa and Ike Horner are homicide detectives in Booth City, a deteriorating Rust Belt city in which hope is a forgotten concept. The latest victim is a hooker mutilated so badly that the usually savvy pair initially misses the obvious: the vic is a male. The investigation leads to Booth City's most influential family and its twisted, dilettante son, and it also forces Eliza to confront her father, a bent cop now serving time in the penitentiary....
18) Patina
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Track (Jason Reynolds) volume 2
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English
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"A newbie to the track team, Patina "Patty" Jones must learn to rely on her family and teammates as she tries to outrun her personal demons"--
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2016.
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"From the best-selling author of Why We Get Fat, a groundbreaking, eye-opening expose that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And sugar is at the root of these,...
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[2005]
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English
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"These coconut flour recipes are designed with your health in mind. Every recipe is completely free of wheat, gluten, soy, trans fats, and artificial sweeteners. Coconut is naturally low in carbohydrate and recipes include both regular and reduced sugar versions. Coconut flour provides many health benefits. It can improve digestion, help regulate blood sugar, protect against diabetes, help prevent heart disease and cancer, and aid in weight loss"...
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