The Muscle Kitchen: Contents and a synopsis of the printed book by the same name available on Amazon.com via Paypal. Read the great testimonials ("Feedback") of people whose lives and health have been positively effected by advice from Steve Perkins (CNC, The Cooking Buff.

The Muscle Kitchen© proposes no quick-fix "diet" or temporary crash scheme; most diets are poorly designed, extreme and often harmful. Most people soon fall off a 'diet plan', returning to former habits, wasting money, time, effort and a lot of hope in the process.

The Muscle Kitchen© clarifies the misconceptions about diets, food and nutrition advice - including advice from other nutritionists and dieticians. TMK gives you the basics so you can begin building a wiser knowledge base about what YOU should eat, how to combine foods and prepare meals for health, fueling for longevity. For practical use - for every day, from here on. ... and more.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
A huge health crisis and his recovery, a photo gallery of author Steve Perkins, creator of "The Muscle Kitchen," CNC (Certified Nutrition Consultant), The Cooking Buff

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TMK's Steve Perkins (AKA The Cooking Buff) - past and upcoming presentations and samples of his unique presentation style. -FLASH-

The first edition of "The Muscle Kitchen" is the perfect nutrition primer for almost everyone. It is amazing how far off the mark most people are about food and beverages. TMK focuses on the basics - easy to understand, wise content, helpful tools, cool graphics drive the points home.

Go BY the book. BUY the book. Please.

"The Muscle Kitchen" in print $19.95 + s/h

BOOK CONTENTS

GETTING STARTED Take one step at a time; upgrade your resources and tools ...
PRINCIPLES Rules that will make you healthy, build muscle, lose weight, tone and firm, and just plain good eating sense
BASICS How to do everything right, well, almost everything.
ADDICTIONS How the author kicked nicotine and caffeine naturally without pills, patches, gum... .

ACIDITY & ALKALINITY Our bodies are war zone - acid and alkaline forces counteract each other. Which is preferred and beneficial? What purposes do they serve? How to prevent and balance an overly acidic body condition which is fodder for disease and tissue decay.

YIN/YANG Balance, grass-hopper. balance = acid vs. alkaline foods and why they matter
CAVEMAN CUISINE Our ancestors weren't far off the mark. Not having to hunt our food, do we have too much of good thing?
FOOD COMBINING Frequent, simpler meals are healthier and easier to ingest with better absorption of nutrients and resultant healthful longevity. Proven but rarely promoted even by physiologists and dieticians. Learn why.
BODY TYPES We're all hard-wired; perspectives on which type you are and how to fine-tune your body machinery
COOK IT RIGHT Cooking technique is crucial in keeping nutrition in the quality foods you buy then serve
EMOTIONS & EATING Get a grip on your personal relationship with food, your eating habits and mind set.
FAST FOOD Survival in the drive-thru lane; it happens to everyone, no time, starving, ugh ... help!
VOLATILE OILS They're everywhere - the key to freshness and purity in the foods we buy, store, cook and eat.
FOOD LABELS What you see is what you get; read all labels skeptically and habitually.
FOOD PYRAMIDS Fact or fallacy? Whom do you trust with your daily food choices?
GOD-LIKE FUEL What health nuts and bodybuilders ate before protein powders and supplements
GOOD CARBS, BAD CARBS Grain products can sap your energy if misused, learn the difference and how to eat them in the right proportion
PROTEIN. PROTEIN. PROTEIN. The key to muscle and a healthy immune system, the wrong kinds, the side effects of too much
SAVE YOUR GUT Safe, smart food combining, intestinal health, digestive enzymesof protein
WHY ORGANIC? It's good for you, good for the soil, good for the air and water, good for future generations
SLOW CHOW Dining out strategies, just say no to dessert, what to avoid, where to start and finish
SOFT DRINKS are NOT at all soft, they're America's 'other drinking problem'!
SWEET TEETH The cold, hard facts about sweeteners, which ones to use, which ones to avoid like the plague.
SNACKS Smarter fuel on the fly; what NOT to graze on, portable food ideal for travel
EATING FOR DUMMIES Chart visuals for quick reference
YOGHURT (YOGURT) Probiotics, the essential, friendly digestive bacteria
T.L.C.C. Old timers' protein: tuna & lots of cottage cheese
KITCHEN SMARTS Microbes and cooties, sanitation matters, no compromises in food preparation
HYDRATE OR DIE fluids, beverages, liquids - crucial to everyday survival
SHOPPING LIST Careful cart savvy, grocery store wisdom; avoid certain areas of your grocery store, shop others first..

RECIPES A sampling of breakfast, lunch, snacks and dinner recipes. -VIDEOS-

pH FACTORS Why they are so vital to correcting imbalances in our food supply and healthcare and the basics of how to manage them

GLOBAL WARMING Pump up your carbon karma.
LINKS Resources, references, affiliates, recommended reading

HIV + AGING Special concerns, dietary and supplement. Living better despite HIV - moreover, because of HIV, the medications, side effects, etc.

HIV + NUTRITION Positive and vital information; think, act and eat more like an athlete

HIV + WOMEN Special health and nutrition concerns for HIV-positive women

ALKALIZE NOW! A magic health bullet if there ever was one. What we've all been lacking and searching for!

FEEDBACK Comments, success stories and testimonials from visitors and readers of The Muscle Kitchen, the book and/or website.

TMK STORE Get the printed book "The Muscle Kitchen"; 'Ready, Aim, Fuel' food target magnets; the author's near-death recovery story, "The Blotto Time".