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"Ancients lived in accordance with daily, seasonal, and yearly rhythms by necessity. But modern life overrides these cycles -- from weather and food to work and recreation. Because they are inherently cyclical and instinctually caregivers, women are especially affected. Millions of women trying to do it all, all the time, end up feeling depleted and defeated. In these pages Sara Avant Stover shows how simple, natural, and refreshingly fun practices...
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251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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El aclamado autor de Los hombres son de Marte, las mujeres de Venus, vuelve a sorprendernos con otra obra revolucionaria que desvela las causas bioquimicas de la distancia entre los sexos: las hormonas. Para combatir el estres, afirma el autor, las mujeres liberan una hormona llamada oxitocina, mientras que los hombres producen testosterona. Si la oxitocina se genera en situaciones seguras y cooperativas, la testosterona, en cambio, aparece en momentos...
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286 pages : illustrations (color) ; 26 cm
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"A deep dive into women's health. Is heart disease a 'male' disease? Are certain vitamin and mineral requirements particularly important at certain points of women's lives? Can I stay active during pregnancy? Why are women more likely to experience stress-related conditions? How does sleep affect my overall health? What can I eat to ease my menopausal transition? The male body has always been the default body in clinical medicine, making the assumption...
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276 pages ; 24 cm
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A patient-proven eating and lifestyle program to balance nutrition and sustain weight loss -- including more than 40 delicious recipes and 6 weeks of meal plans -- tailored to women in midlife.
It's a matter of physiological factors: women tend to store fat; they can have a hard time accessing that stored fat as active fuel; and hormonal fluctuations in midlife exacerbate the situation. Haver set out to develop a nutrition program that would meet...
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320 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
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"Be a Plant-Based Woman Warrior includes more than 125 recipes made for women on the go, from Apple Flax Flapjacks and Black Ramen Bowls, to Portabella Sliders with Green Goddess Sauce, to Mint Chip Outta Sight Brownies. And it includes big-flavored dinners like Sweet Potato and Cashew Ricotta Lasagna and Plant-Based Pad Thai, sure to tempt even the most reluctant vegetable-focused eaters. Full of life, captivating energy, and delicious food, this...
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