Typically, most people wait until January to add their commitment to a healthier lifestyle to their "resolution list". Although it's never too late to change bad habits, it is much easier to prevent them. Making some changes before the holiday season kicks in is a guarantee that our health and well being won't have to suffer a few months later.
The New Westminster Public Library offers a number of resources that can help you improve your eating habits, restore your inner balance and enjoy a healthy lifestyle not only during the upcoming holidays, but for years to come.
Those who are thinking to switch to a whole food, plant-based diet can find great advice from the well-know nutritionist T. Colin Campbell in his recently published book Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition.
Healing Foods: Eat Your Way to a Healthier Life, edited by Susannah Steel, presents over 300 healing foods, easy-to-prepare recipes and food combinations that target specific health issues.
Gwyneth Paltrow shares her healthy recipes and tips for feeling more energetic and looking great in her new book It's All Good: Delicious, Easy Recipes That Will Make You Look Good and Feel Great.
If you need to lose weight, don't be skeptical and try the new 5:2 diet, which is explained in detail in Fast Dietby Michael Mosley and Mimi Spencer.
Nutrition expert Roberta Anding has an excellent series of lectures called Nutrition Made Clearthat use real-world examples to decipher the science behind nutrition. These DVDs, like all the others in The Great Courses series, are a must watch.
The Self-Health Revolutionby Michael J. Zenn gives us all the good reasons for becoming conscious consumers when it comes to health and food choices.
Of course, the list of resources that promote personal well-being and a balanced lifestyle available at the library doesn't end here – use the ones that match your lifestyle goals and stay in good health.
