Health promotion is much more than the absence of disease, and it is also much more than focusing on bringing about behaviour change. It is important to remember that health is a complex issue as it requires collective and organised efforts of multiple stakeholders in society. While this book walks you through health promotion as a new public health concept of preventive action, it also critically reflects on health promotion approaches and methods....

Applies an all-encompassing approach to endurance training that includes primal-aligned eating to escape carbohydrate dependency and enhance fat metabolism; building an aerobic base with comfortably paced workouts; strategically introducing high intensity strength and sprint workouts; emphasizing rest, recovery and an annual periodization; and more. --Publisher's description.

"Jane Dorner, account manager at a flashy New York public relations firm, has two modes: PR Jane, twenty-five, peppy, chummy and eager to sell you a feminist vibrator or a self-care-slash-bereavement subscription box; and Actual Jane, twenty-nine, drifting through mediocre work days and lackluster dates while paralyzed by her crushing mountain of medical debt. When her job performance is called into question, Jane's last-ditch effort to keep her livelihood...

"Prepare to set aside what you think you know about yourself and microbes. Good health -- for people and for plants -- depends on Earth's smallest creatures. [This book] tells the story of our tangled relationship with microbes and their potential to revolutionize agriculture and medicine, from garden to gut"--Dust jacket flap.