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"The internationally renowned, clinically tested, revolutionary diet program to lose weight, fight disease, and live a longer, healthier life. Can what you eat determine how long, and how well, you live? The clinically proven answer is yes, and The Longevity Diet is easier to follow than you'd think. The culmination of 25 years of research on aging, nutrition, and disease across the globe, this unique program lays out a simple solution to living to...
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"68 percent of Americans have dieted at some point in their lives. But upwards of 90% of people who intentionally lose weight gain it back within five years. And as many as 66% of people who embark on weight-loss efforts end up gaining more weight than they lost. If dieting is so clearly ineffective, why are we so obsessed with it? The culprit is diet culture, a system of beliefs that equates thinness to health and moral virtue, promotes weight loss...
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Get the facts on good nutrition, slim down, and feel great. This guide shows you how to manage your diet so you get the most bang (nutrients) for your buck (calories) and gives you the know-how to put together a shopping list, prepare healthy foods, and easily cut calories.
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With insights from notable people in medicine, health, business, the arts, and politics, Brzezinski breaks through the walls of silence and shame we've built around obesity and food obsession and talks openly about how our country became overweight, and what we can do to turn the corner and step firmly onto the path of health.
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Reveals the positive benefits of enjoying moderate portions of vilified ingredients ranging from red meat and alcohol to gluten and salt.
"Advice about food can be confusing. Experts seem to agree on only one thing: some ingredients--often the most enjoyable ones--are bad for you, full stop. But as physician Aaron Carroll explains, if we stop consuming some of our most demonized foods, it may actually hurt us. Examining troves of studies on dietary...
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"How would you like to have the mind, body, and spirit of someone half your age, and add more years to your life? Or have people stare in disbelief when they discover how old you really are? How would you like to become...ageless? You can. It's possible. And the proof is inside this very book. Becoming Ageless: The Four Secrets to Looking and Feeling Younger Than Ever is the result of years of research into the science of longevity, written by a man...
13) Primal body -- primal mind: empower your total health the way evolution intended (...and didn't)
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Selective pressures designed our primal physiology, but we can adapt our physiologies and our mind-sets to the modern world, and go beyond nature's limitations to a new frontier of unlimited potential.
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Nutrition is the study of food composition and the effect of the various components of food on the body. Dietetics is the application of the principles of nutrition to health. This resource explains the training and certification required for dietitians and nutritionists, the types of career choices (clinical, public health, and food service), and possible career paths (practitioner, educator, researcher, administrator, and consultant). Sidebars include...
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The Smart Guide to Nutrition gives you all the essential information for understanding how your body uses nutrients, where nutrients go in the body, and how you can optimize your dietary choices and calories. Author Anne Maczulak, PhD in Nutrition, covers the main topics of nutrition, starting with the essential nutrients needed by all cells and building your knowledge of whole body nutrition. This Smart Guide offers a quick reference to the carbohydrates,...
18) Healthy eating
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"Learn all about the importance of a healthy diet, from what foods you should eat to what effect they will have on your health."--
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Uses an accessible Q & A approach and informative graphics to debunk popular food myths and diets, redefine nutrition in the modern world, and enable individuals to make informed decisions about their eating habits. Is a vegan diet healthier? Should I try going low-carb? Is it always a bad idea to skip a meal? Are superfoods all they're cracked up to be? Is fat still bad for you? Can I eat to improve my chances of conceiving? Science of Nutrition...
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