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Author
Publisher
Greenwood, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
This book highlights 50 habits for promoting physical as well as mental/emotional and social health. Each entry describes a healthy habit, explains the benefits of that habit, and examines the supporting research and statistics.
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Medicine used to be a paternalistic affair: a doctor's job was to make all the decisions, and a patient's job was to obey them. But technological, economic, and cultural changes over the last century have given us unprecedented control over our own healthcare. We have been turned into healthcare consumers, expected to work with doctors on complicated medical decisions. But just how capable are we of making those decisions? Talya Miron-Shatz is an...
Author
Publisher
Hudson Street Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
A practicing physician and NIH-funded researcher draws on her research and experience to show that our outlook on life-- our unique patterns of thinking and feeling about ourselves, others, and the world--may be the key to how well and how fast we age.
8) The body book: the law of hunger, the science of strength, and other ways to love your amazing body
Author
Publisher
HarperWave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"From Grammy-Award winning music superstar and actor Tim McGraw comes a one-of-a kind lifestyle book that melds his personal fitness transformation story with practical advice to inspire healthy changes in readers' lives. Tim McGraw is as well-known for his unparalleled accomplishments in the entertainment industry as he is for his boundless energy--he is the embodiment of vitality and success. But only a decade ago, he found himself struggling with...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"A provocative manifesto that teaches you how to take control of your own health, no matter your age or circumstances-from an innovative doctor and his philosopher daughter. Dr. Alex Jadad is the creator of the Jadad scale, a methodology to assess the quality of clinical trials that has become the most widely used in the world, and Tamen Jadad-Garcia is a health entrepreneur and philosopher-they combine their expertise to uncover the shaky foundations...
Author
Publisher
Turner Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"In her newest book, Dr. Lani Simpson provides readers with no-nonsense, easy-to-understand advice about the sun and how our bodies react to sun exposure. This go-to-guide for all members of the family includes: practical information about how to obtain vitamin D from the sun safely, how to protect yourself and your family from sunburns, and how to find safe sunscreen products. This book examines how our ancestors worshiped the sun and how those beliefs...
Author
Publisher
Pegasus Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The definitive guide to keeping your brain healthy for a long and lucid life, by one of the world's leading scientists in the field of brain health and ageing. The brain is our most vital and complex organ. It controls and coordinates our actions, thoughts and interactions with the world around us. It is the source of personality, of our sense of self, and it shapes every aspect of our human experience. Yet most of us know precious little about how...
Author
Publisher
Grijalbo
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
Español
Description
La Dra. Belaustegui nos da las claves de la flexibilidad metabólica, una herramiente imprescindible para optimizar nuestro metabolismo a traves de la alimentación, la actividad física y el estilo de vida. Detrás de la inflamación crónica, del exceso de peso, de la falta de energía y de enfermedades tan graves como el cáncer, subyace una rigidez metabólica que nos impide acceder al combustible celular adecuado cuando lo necesitamos. Sin duda,...
Author
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"This book is intended for women between the ages of 35 and 55, offering fitness and wellness advice that's tailored to their unique needs. The book will help the reader understand why movement, in many forms, is key to building and maintaining a fit and healthy body and mind"--
"A woman's mind and body change as she goes through life, and so should her outlook on what it means to be healthy and fit. If you're a woman over age 35, you need fitness...
18) What now?
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Five short episodes cover the exploits and decisions of eight teenagers over 24 hours. See Bridie Carter (McLeod's Daughters, Dancing with the Stars) in one of her first roles.-Kanopy.
Author
Publisher
Seal Press
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
""We've been there. And as parents, we are right there with you." This is the message of health and sexuality experts Logan Levkoff, PhD and Jennifer Wider, MD--you're not alone, and they're here to help. In Got Teens?, the Doctor Moms combine their medical and psychological knowledge with their own personal experiences to comprehensively address the most cringe-worthy and difficult questions that kids often ask their parents. From "What is a blow...
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
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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