Zen Bookstore
Welcome to the Zen Fitness online bookstore! We feel it is important to help our clients broaden their knowledge base about fitness and nutrition in addition to what we offer during the training experience. We have teamed up with Amazon.com to give you the opportunity to purchase books we think will help your reach and maintain your fitness goals. We are especially happy to recommend cookbooks that favor a whole foods approach to food preparation. Check back every so often to see new books we have added to the list!
If you find a book you would like to purchase, just click on the book icon and you will be taken to the purchasing page for that book on Amazon.com. You will be able to use your credit card to make the purchase on their secure site.
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Esselstyn, Rip. The Engine 2 Diet: The Texas Firefighter's 28-Day Save-Your-Life Plan that Lower's Cholesterol and Burns Away the Pounds. New York, NY: Wellness Central, 2009. Rip Esselstyn is a professional athlete turned firefighter who became very concerned about the physical condition of his fellow Engine 2 firefighters after he joined the team. He created a plant-based diet advocating whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts and seeds, and he put everyone on it. The results were amazing. Everyone lost weight, significantly lowered their cholesterol, and improved their overall health, not to mention gained energy and felt better. This popular diet is medically approved and easy to follow, with mouth-watering recipes. Menu choices for eating out are included so you can make this diet a part of your lifestyle! |
| Freedman, Rory and Kim Barnouin. Skinny Bitch: A No-Nonsense, Tough-Love Guide for Savvy Girls Who Want to Stop Eating Crap and Start Looking Fabulous! Running Press: Philadelphia, PA, 2005. Not for the weak of heart, the authors offer a sharp-tongued, no-holds-barred call to women to change their eating habits or suffer the consequences. What's great is that the diet these "savvy" women have created is based on whole foods and a healthy lifestyle. You will find delicious recipes that are easy to prepare, and some great education regarding the pitfalls of modern day junk food and high-fat consumption. If you don't mind the language, you'll get a charge out of the humor! | |
| Amsden, Matt. RAWvolution. William Morrow Press, New York: NY, 2006. Matt Amsden has revolutionized the power of raw foods with this delightful cookbook and health guide. He offers a mouth-watering array of recipes for the vegan who wants to "go raw," but doesn't know how to get beyond carrot and celery sticks. This is a book for everyone, even if you do not aspire to a vegetarian diet. The information about the value of raw foods and ways to prepare them are worth the time. We highly recommend this book! | |
| Campbell, T. Colin, Ph.D., and Thomas M. Campbell II. The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss, and Long-Term Health. Benella Books: Dallas Texas, 2006. The title speaks for itself. This is a book everyone should read. The authors have conducted a long-term study that is free of political agendas, economic interests, and modern-day fads. It is a study based on real data put through rigorous unbiased interpretation, and the results are astounding. The outcomes include new instructions for how to create a truly healthful diet as well as prevent heart disease, diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, and the whole host of health problems that plague our modern culture. This is a "must read!" |
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