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The HBD Cookbook

Life-Changing Recipes for Long-Term Health and Perfect Weight
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The HBD Cookbook by Petronella Ravenshear offers a fresh approach to healthy eating by combining delicious recipes with a focus on balance and nutrition. It's designed to help readers achieve better digestive health and overall wellness through meal choices that are both satisfying and nourishing. This cookbook is filled with practical advice and creative dishes to inspire those looking to transform their eating habits.
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This cookbook may appeal to you if you're interested in achieving optimal health and wellness through nutrition. It's perfect for those who wish to explore a variety of delicious recipes tailored to support holistic balance and dietary well-being. Whether you're a seasoned chef or just starting in the kitchen, you'll find culinary inspiration and practical guidance that align with health-driven goals.

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‘I’m full of energy and I feel great. The compliments are flooding in’ – The Times

Life-changing recipes for long-term health and perfect weight

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‘I’m full of energy and I feel great. The compliments are flooding in’ – The Times

Praise for Petronella Ravenshear and The Human Being Diet:

‘Whisper it, but the secret weapon for weight loss among the sleekest, leanest women of southwest London is the Human Being Diet’ – The Times

‘The remarkable results are incontrovertible.’ – The Telegraph

‘Fashion set go wild for tough new nutrition plan’ – Daily Mail

‘[Petronella Ravenshear] knows her stuff’ – Tatler

‘Hailed for its transformative powers’ – The Times

'I like the HBD because it's so simple, there's no faffing around endlessly totting up calories or points.'

'I feel renewed. I'd battled my relationship with food for so many years and now I'm healthy and I feel fantastic. It's a feeling money can't buy.'

Change the way you eat to change the way you feel.

The Human Being Diet is a revolutionary programme to help you become the best, healthiest, lightest, most energetic, happiest version of YOU.

These delicious recipes are based on the groundbreaking nutritional science of the Human Being Diet. Find out when to eat, what to eat and how much to eat to reset your metabolic rhythm and restore your health, resulting in perfect weight, boundless energy, flawless skin, healthy digestion, and refreshing sleep.

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The HBD Cookbook by Petronella Ravenshear is celebrated for its weight loss effectiveness, especially among fashion-forward circles in southwest London. It has been praised for its transformative impact, with publications like The Times highlighting its secret weapon-like status for achieving a lean physique. Additionally, it receives accolades for Petronella Ravenshear's expertise in nutrition.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008600785

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 January 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thorsons

Illustration: 40 col illus

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 16.0mm

Width: 189.0mm

Height: 230.0mm

Weight: 660g

Pages: 224

About the Author

As author and nutritionist to the UK's fashion and celebrity set, Petronella Ravenshear combined years of clinical practise and research into her first book, The Human Being Diet and now The HBD Cookbook. Petronella qualified in Nutritional Therapy at the Institute for Optimum Nutrition where she studied for three years. She started her private practice in London in 2004, specialising in weight management and skin and digestive disorders. She was certified as a Metabolic BalanceTM coach in 2008 and in 2013 received her diploma in clinical psychoneuroimmunology (cPNI) from the Natura Foundation. Petronella has been featured in the Times and Sunday Times, Daily Mail, Tatler, British Vogue and the Sunday and Daily Telegraph. She worked as a columnist for the Sunday Telegraph Magazine, and has written for Vogue. She is a firm believer in the wisdom of the body and that

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