The Rice Diet Solution or The Joy of Reflexology

The Rice Diet Solution

Author: Kitty Gurkin Rosati

The New York Times bestseller. Before Atkins, before the low-carb craze, before counting calories, there was the Rice Diet Program.

Founded by a pioneering Duke University physician in 1939, the Rice Diet Program has been helping dieters lose weight quickly, successfully, and permanently. Now, this world-renowned, medicallyapproved weight-loss method can help everyone across the world--and not just those who travel to Durham, North Carolina.

The Program offers a high-complex-carb, low-fat, and low-sodium diet that sheds excess body fat at an astounding rate. On average, men lost 28 to 30 pounds per month, and women lost 19 to 20 pounds per month. The diet also cleanses the body of water bloat and toxins, and has been seen to help with such chronic health problems as heart disease, diabetes, and hypertension. Included are hundreds of delicious, easy-to-fix recipes.

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The Joy of Reflexology: Healing Techniques for the Hands & Feet to Reduce Stress & Reclaim Health, Vol. 1

Author: Ann Gillanders

The ancient Chinese technique of reflexology is growing rapidly in popularity around the world. Author Ann Gillanders, one of the foremost leaders of the reflexology movement, presents a clear, step-by-step guide to this classic art of healing. Illustrated in full color throughout, The Joy of Reflexology shows how to relax, tone, stimulate, and strengthen the whole mind-body system. Ann Gillanders demonstrates how "reflex" zones on the hands and feet mirror the body's health. By applying finger pressure on the hands and feet, anyone can learn to counter stress, relieve pain, and combat ailments. Reflexology is an ideal therapy, as it is safe, requires no equipment, and can be done anytime, anyplace. In this practical, hands-on guide you'll find: complete healing sessions using hand and foot reflexology, with point-by-point illustrations and captions; effective ways to overcome tension and stress; techniques for relieving back pain; treatments for digestive problems; methods to reduce stiffness in joints; feet relaxation exercises; detailed color maps of the reflex zones and reflex points on the hands and feet; and a chart of reflexology points for treating common ailments.