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"Is chocolate heart-healthy? Does yogurt prevent type 2 diabetes? Do pomegranates help cheat death? News accounts bombard us with such amazing claims, report them as science, and influence what we eat. Yet, as Marion Nestle explains, these studies are more about marketing than science; they are often paid for by companies that sell those foods. Whether it's a Coca-Cola-backed study hailing light exercise as a calorie neutralizer, or blueberry-sponsored...
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We all witness, in advertising and on supermarket shelves, the fierce competition for our food dollars. In this engrossing exposé, Marion Nestle goes behind the scenes to reveal how the competition really works and how it affects our health. The abundance of food in the United States—enough calories to meet the needs of every man, woman, and child twice over—has a downside. Our over-efficient food industry must do everything possible...
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While great strides have been made in the fields of genetics, immunotherapy, and stem cell treatments, scientific research are also increasingly confirming the benefits of centuries-old alternative healing practices to boost wellness and longevity. Now Tate and the editors of Health Radar provide a manual with analysis of alternative and conventional approaches to hundreds of health condition.
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"Focus on creating cravable, delicious, healthy food to change the health of individuals and the planet one bite at a time. Deb Kennedy PhD has a unique blend of skills she whisks together to make healthful changes both simple and delicious. As a nutritional biochemist and chef she was able to gather a tribe of fellow chefs and nutrition scientists from around the world to create this comprehensive work that has developed culinary competencies for...
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Accessible and easy-to-follow, The Greenprint is a movement to embrace your absolute best and healthiest life. Through his more than two decades of experience working with clients, including some of the world's biggest celebrities, and spearheading exercise and nutrition research, Borges developed the groundbreaking "22 Laws of Plants," which he's determined are the most important plant-based diet, exercise, and lifestyle secrets for losing weight,...
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Campbell takes on the institution of nutrition itself: the history of how we got locked in to focusing on "disease care" over health care; the widespread impact of our reverence of animal protein on our interpretation of scientific evidence; the way even well-meaning organizations can limit what science is and is not taken seriously; and what we can do to ensure the future of nutrition is different than its past.
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"There's an ever-growing body of evidence supporting the relatively simple principles behind healthy eating. Yet the public seems to be more confused than ever about what to eat. The never-ending promotion of celebrity and other fad diets gets in the way of choosing a diet that is healthy for both you and the planet that we all share. So forget popular diets and food trends. Based on information gleaned from the acclaimed Nurses' Health Study and...
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"A big, inside look at the shocking lack of regulation within the pet food industry, and how readers can dramatically improve the quality of their dogs' lives through diet. What's really going into commercial dog food? The answer is horrifying. Big Kibble is big business: $75 billion globally. A handful of multi-national corporations dominate the industry and together own as many as 80% of all brands. This comes as a surprise to most people, but what's...
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"Nadine Artemis invites us to rethink conventional notions of beauty and wellness, to abandon established regimes and commercial products, and to embrace "renegade" beauty--a practice of doing less and allowing the elements and the life force of Nature to revive the body, skin, and soul so that the natural radiance of our own beauty can shine through. This engaging book explains how our ancestors lived deeply rooted in and reliant on nature, though...
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"Accesible y fácil de seguir, The Greenprint es un movimiento para adoptar un estilo de vida mejor y más saludable. A través de sus más de dos décadas de experiencia trabajando con clientes, entre ellos, algunas de las celebrida- des más famosas del mundo, y líder en la investigación nutricional y ejercicio físico, Borges desarrolló las innova- doras «22 Leyes de las plantas» que, asegura, configuran la dieta íntegramente vegetal, el...
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