The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet: Maximize the Power of Omega-3s to Supercharge Your Health, Battle Inflammation, and Keep Your Mind S

by Evelyn Tribole MS, RDN

Overview

Live longer, better, and healthier with omega-3s!

The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet is the first book to offer simple, practical steps for striking the proper balance between miraculous omega-3 fats and the less-healthy omega-6 fats to get the most out of your diet. Armed with the practical information in The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet, you'll be able to:

• Discover delicious omega-3-rich foods that are right in your supermarket
• Cook mouthwatering meals using the 40 included recipes and meal plans
• Navigate the often-confusing supplements aisle
• Read food labels to identify hidden omega-6 fats found in many foods
• Pack in omega-3s even when eating out
• Learn the omega-3 and omega-6 content of more than 900 foods

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071511148
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	06/08/2007
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	256
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Evelyn Tribole, M.S., RD, is an award-winning dietitian and the author of many books, including Healthy Homestyle Cooking, which has sold more than a million copies, and Intuitive Eating. She was a contributing editor to Shape magazine for 11 years, has appeared on “Good Morning America,” “Today,” CNN, and Fox News, and been featured in USA Today, Prevention, People, and other national publications. A former spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, she has a nutrition counseling practice in Irvine, California.

Table of Contents

Part 1: The Incredible Things Omega 3’s Can do for You

1. Omega 3 is a Vitamin

2. The Developing Brain

3. Omegas and the Brain

4. Heart Health

5. Dousing Inflammation Disorders

6. Fighting&Treating Cancer

7. On the Horizon

Part 2: How Your Diet Makes Omega 3’s work Best

8. How to Get Omega 3’s in Your Diet

9. Should You Supplement with Omega 3’s?

10. Optimizing Your Diet for Omega 3 Performance

11. How to Limit Omega-6 Fats

12. How to Avoid Trans Fats and Saturated Fats

13. Eating Out Strategies

14. The Omega Pantry

15. Entrees

16. Side Dishes

17. Snacks

18. Desserts

Editorial Reviews

You can gobble down dozens of omega-3 supplements, but unless you're taking them with the proper diet, their benefits are blocked or muffled. Lifetimetv.com nutritionist Evelyn Tribole knows that maximizing the near-miraculous advantages of "good fats" requires more than a few pills. The Ultimate Omega-3 Diet elucidates what bottle labels won't tell you, offering simple tables and practical strategies for eating your way to omega-3 health. In addition to cool sidebars and meal plans, the book contains 40 recipes for tasty meals.