EATING - for Energy and Ecstasy by Ferguson, Lois (preface by Thelma Barer-Stein) - 1999

Toronto: Malibu Consulting International, 1999. Book. Very Good+. Soft cover. First Edition. 8vo. (xvi) 192 pp. Trade paperback format. Light wear on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. The Chapters are: BECOMING AWARE - ENERGY ECSTASY AND SCIENCE: Eating for Energy: The Science of Nutrition; The Big Three Energizers; A New Attitude to Eating. Eat More: Fruits Vegetables and Grains; Grains are Great; Phytochemicals Protect You; Fresh or Frozen; How Much is Enough; What About Organic; Are Today's Fruits and Veggies What They Used to Be; What About Pesticides; Are You Practicing Safe Food; From Pickled Pork to Providing Food for the Planet; Farmers Help Protect Our Natural Resources; In 40 Years the World Population Will Double; Hunters and Gatherers Become Farmers. What About Fat: How Much Is Too Much; How Popcorn Became an Eat-less-often Food; What if I Need to Lose Body Fat; Let's Say Something Good About Fat. Nutrition Blast Off: Nutrition Is a Blast - Balanced Lifelong - An Attitude Satisfying Tasty; The Colour of Nutrition; Water Water Everywhere; Four Steps to Becoming Your Own Nutrition Guide. When to Eat and Why: E-asy; A-ppetizing; T-akeout; I-ntervals; N-utrients; G-et Up and Go. Challenges in Making the Best Choices: On the Go - Nutrition in the Kitchen; Whom Can I Trust; What Do I Grab to Get Recharged; What's In It For Me. OBSERVING YOUR SELF - ENERGY ECSTASY AND GUT SENSE: Gut Sense - The Brain in Your Bowels: Sense-ational Facts About You; Your Senses and Your Soul; The Bitter and the Sweet; Your Nose Knows; That Smell Reminds Me of...; Kids and Candy; Chelsea Buns on Saturday Afternoon; Tasty Tidbits; In Good Taste; Science and the Pleasure of Strawberries; Why Do I Love Bananas and You Don't; Symphony of Sounds; Food and Sex - It's All the Same Thing; Wine is Food; Mood and Food; Appetite for Life. Getting a Gut Sense About Eating: Hi - This is Your Gut Talking; Hi - This is Your Heart Talking. A New Food Attitude - Living on the Sensual Side: Learn Have Fun and Lighten Up About Food; Your Body is for Pleasure not Pain; Eat Less and Thoroughly Enjoy the Very Best Quality; Chocolate in a Healthy Diet; Take Time to Luxuriate; Misconceptions; Erin Learns to Choose Her Food; Listening to the Words in Your Head; A Healthy Relationship with Your Body - Healthy Relationship with Your Friends; Everything I Need to Know About Eating I Learned from Tabu; Ten Tips to Help You Create New Food Habits. Stimulating Your Senses: Fantasy Picnic; Subconscious Sensing; Culture Affects Our Food Attitudes; Breakfast of Satisfaction; Slow and Sensual; Pizza Nirvana; Pleasure and Permission; Anticipation and Salvation; Best Bites; Romantic Tastings; Champagne and Caviar; Oysters Anyone; Deep Dark Mystery of Coffee; What's In It for Me. PARTICIPATING - SHARING YOUR ENERGY AND ECSTASY: Healthy Happy Relationships with Your Self and Others: Verbal Vitamins; Loving Language; Powerful Affirmations. Food for Family and Friends: Love is the Secret Ingredient; Cooking Up Good Times; Pleasures of Family Cooking; Socially Satisfying; Focus on People: Keep Food Simple; How Not to Overeat at Parties; Concepts for Caring for Your Health at Holiday Times. Revitalize Your Ecstasy: Tips to Refuel Your Ecstasy. Be a Kid and Play with Your Food: It's OK to Have Fun with Your Food; Go Ahead and Play with Your Food; Food is an Adventure. CONFRONTING PERSONAL CHANGE - YOUR PLAN FOR ENERGY AND ECSTASY: Making Changes: Give up Dieting - for Good; Releasing Outside Influences; You've Got the Power; Making Changes to Last a Lifetime; Plan Ahead for Satisfaction; Surround Yourself with Love; Realistic Goals; When I Fall Off; Keep Track to Get on Track; I Think I Can - I Thought I Could; Obstacles Become Opportunities; Consciously Creating; Three Ps to help You Develop New Habits; Honeys and Hunks. Tools to Help You Make It Work: Choosing Your Tools; Two Dozen and One Tools to Try; The Five Cs to Successful Change; Using the Power of Three to Make It Work. REFLECTING ON NEW HABITS - ENERGY AND ECSTASY FOR LIFE:.