The Complete Nutrition Guide for Women: Staying Healthy With Diet Nutrients And Supplements

Leslie Beck

Jan 2012 · Penguin Canada

About this ebook

The Complete Nutrition Guide for Women provides in-depth information that is easy to understand, lifestyle-relevant, and based on current scientific evidence. This comprehensive reference is written for all women: healthy women who want to stay well, and women who have a specific health concern and want to manage it through diet and supplements. The guide outlines symptoms, risk factors, and treatment or prevention strategies for many common conditions, including: • breast cancer • chronic fatigue syndrome • depression • heart disease • infertility • perimenopause and menopause • premenstrual syndrome Designed with all ages in mind, The Complete Nutrition Guide for Women should be on every woman's bookshelf.

About the author

Leslie Beck, a registered dietitian, is a leading nutritionist who has helped over 2000 individuals achieve their nutrition and health goals. She is the bestselling author of Leslie Beck's Nutrition Guide to Menopause, Leslie Beck's 10 Steps to Healthy Eating, Leslie Beck's Nutrition Guide for Women, Leslie Beck's Nutrition Encyclopedia, and Leslie Beck's Nutrition Guide to a Healthy Pregnancy and is a contributing author in Rose Reisman's Sensationally Light Pasta & Grains. Leslie writes a weekly nutrition column in The Globe and Mail, Canada's national newspaper, is the nutrition expert for CTV's Canada AM, and is the host of Discovery Channel's Foodstuff, a daily nutrition program aired nationally. She can also be heard two mornings a week on CFRB's Ted Woloshyn Show. Leslie runs a private practice at the Medcan Clinic in Toronto. Leslie has worked with many of Canada's leading businesses and international food companies. She regularly delivers nutrition workshops to corporate groups across Canada and the United States. Having a strong interest in sports nutrition, Leslie has acted as nutrition consultant to the Toronto Raptors and has worked with the Canadian International Marathon (1995-1997). She often holds nutrition workshops for Toronto's marathon and running clinics. Leslie keeps fit herself by running, cycling, and weight training. Born and raised in Vancouver, B.C., Leslie obtained her bachelor of science (dietetics) from the University of British Columbia and proceeded to complete the dietetic internship program at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto. She is a member of the Dietitians of Canada, the College of Dietitians of Ontario, and the Consulting Dietitians of Ontario. She lives in Toronto. Visit Leslie Beck’s website at www.lesliebeck.com.