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231 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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A simple, accessible program to promote better health and prevent and reverse disease focuses on making changes in four key areas: food, relaxation, sleep, and movement.
"Dr. Rangan Chatterjee presents a radically simple plan for taking control of your health and your life. Chronic diseases such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, depression and dementia are today the nation's leading causes of death and disability. Half of all American adults...
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ix, 277 pages : illustration ; 25 cm
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In GO WILD, Harvard Medical School Professor John Ratey, MD, and journalist Richard Manning reveal that although civilization has rapidly evolved, our bodies have not kept pace. This mismatch affects every area of our lives, from our general physical health to our emotional wellbeing. Investigating the power of living according to our genes in the areas of diet, exercise, sleep, nature, mindfulness and more, GO WILD examines how tapping into our core...
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xl, 196 pages ; 24 cm
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Bestselling author Joyce Meyer blends self-help with Scripture as she shares her own struggle to overcome unhealthy living habits as well as 12 keys for restoring all-around health. Our bodies are our God-given instruments for experiencing a fulfilling life, for doing good works, and for spiritual development. God's plan for each of us involves maintaining a sound mind, body, and soul. In her latest book, Joyce addresses the "self-esteem drought"...
7) The body book: the law of hunger, the science of strength, and other ways to love your amazing body
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280 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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Here the author shares her formula for becoming happier, healthier, and stronger in this positive, essential guide that is grounded in science and inspired by personal experience. Throughout her career, she has been a role model for millions of women. By her own candid admission, though, this fit, glamorous, but down to earth star was not always health conscious. Learning about the inseparable link between nutrition and the body was just one of the...
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A searing account of how vaccine opponents have used the media to spread their message of panic, despite no scientific evidence to support them.
In this searching exposé, the recent hysteria over childhood vaccinations and their alleged link to autism becomes a cautionary tale of bad science amplified by media sensationalism.
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318 pages ; 24 cm
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"From the author of Identically Different comes a new look at nutritional health, showing us that breakthrough research on microbiomes--the microbes in our stomachs--could hold the key to healthy, balanced diets"--Novelist.
Most diet plans prove to be only short-term solutions, and few strategies work for everyone. Spector believes the key to health and weight loss isn't which foods we eat-- it's the essential digestive microbes already inside us....
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xiii, 271 pages ; 24 cm
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"An eye-opening handbook from a leading Ayurvedic physician that blends cutting-edge science on "clock genes" with ancient eastern wisdom to help us understand how to harness the power of chronobiology to effortlessly lose weight, sleep better, exercise stronger, reduce stress, and boost our well being. "It's not you, it's your schedule." Does it sound like magic? It's not. We've all heard of circadian rhythms -- those biological processes that give...
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xviii, 506 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Fight cancer, diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, and even the aging process itself with one simple, scientifically proven plan to reverse disease--as well as prevent and reduce symptoms -- from the world-renowned pioneer of lifestyle medicine. Dean Ornish, M.D., has directed revolutionary research proving, for the first time, that lifestyle changes can often reverse -- undo! -- the progression of many of the most common and costly chronic diseases...
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xv, 336 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
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"Daphne Oz, a co-host on the hit daytime talk show The Chew, bestselling author of THE DORM ROOM DIET, and Dr. Mehmet Oz's daughter, offers simple, practical advice on living your best life right now"--Provided by publisher.
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206 pages ; 23 cm.
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Español
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¿Qué sabemos actualmente sobre el envejecimiento y qué podemos hacer para envejecer mejor? La humanidad lleva intentando vencer al paso del tiempo desde siempre. La mitología y la ficción están llenos de personajes que buscan la manera de no envejecer y convertirse en inmortales. Pero no ha sido hasta el siglo XXI cuando la ciencia ha avanzado lo suficiente para que este sueño se convierta en realidad. Por fin entendemos por qué con la edad...
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"What is a habit? How do we make habits that are good for us? With help from their Sesame Street friends, young readers learn about the good choices they can make every day, such as eating healthy foods, washing their hands, brushing and flossing their teeth, staying active, and getting enough sleep." -- Amazon.com.
"What is a habit? How do we make habits that are good for us? With help from their Sesame Street friends, young readers learn about...
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xiii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Todos podemos llevar una vida sana y lograr los cuerpos que siempre sonamos, pero muchas veces ponemos excusas, como la genética o la falta de tiempo. En "Salvando vidas," el entrenador de las estrellas, Jose Fernández, comparte el fruto de sus esfuerzos para combatir el sobrepeso, enfatizando que no hay pretexto que valga: llegó la hora de emprender el camino hacia una vida saludable y un cuerpo increible. Jose Fernandez vuelca toda su experiencia...
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356 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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"Doctor Armando Barriguete, Mexican pioneer in the treatment of eating disorders, shows us that the answer to these questions can be found in learning to listen to and understand our bodies' emotional and physical messages, like the sensation of hunger and fullness, beyond our size, weight, and body fat index. And it's not that [the book] only deals with avoiding disorders, but rather achieving happiness and the equilibrium that being well fosters,...
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ix, 223 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
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In the past century, the leading causes of death around the world have shifted from infectious diseases to long-term chronic illnesses. What's killing us today isn't so much flu or tuberculosis, but heart disease and cancer. In fact, more than 1.2 million Americans die from these two diseases each year. Paradoxically, these chronic diseases are a consequence of living longer than ever. But even if we're living longer, are we living better? The overwhelming...
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