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Food. There's plenty of it around, and we all love to eat it. So why should anyone need to defend it? Because most of what we're consuming today is not food, and how we're consuming it - in the car, in front of the TV, and increasingly alone - is not really eating. Instead of food, we're consuming "edible foodlike substances" - no longer the products of nature but of food science. Many of them come packaged with health claims that should be our first...
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Penguin Books
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English
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"From world-renowned psychologist and New York Times-bestselling author Dr. Elissa Epel, a book that offers a simple yet powerful plan to turn your stress into your strength in just seven days Our lives have become increasingly stressful. From the moment our eyes open in the morning to when they drift closed at night, we are flooded with constant stress triggers: to-do lists, deadlines, thorny conversations, crises both small and large. And unfortunately,...
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Penguin Books
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English
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Eating doesn't have to be so complicated. In this age of ever-more elaborate diets and conflicting health advice, Food Rules brings a welcome simplicity to our daily decisions about food. Written with clarity, concision and wit that has become bestselling author Michael Pollan's trademark, this indispensible handbook lays out a set of straightforward, memorable rules for eating wisely.
7) Stretching
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Shelter Publications
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English
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"10 new stretching routines for office workers and computer operators; tips on office ergonomics and preventing repetitive stress injuries; description of 4 types of stretching, including dynamic stretching for athletes."
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Crown Publishers
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English
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Advocate of antiaging medicine Somers presents cutting-edge remedies and preventative care that most doctors just aren't talking about with patients: longevity medicine and the more progressive study of bioidentical hormones. As we age, certain hormones diminish, creating an imbalance that can set off everything from perimenopause to cancer, beginning as early as our thirties. This hormonal imbalance causes many to feel depressed, anxious, fatigued,...
9) Eat this, not that!: thousands of simple food swaps that can save you 10, 20, 30 pounds--or more!
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Rodale
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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A guide to eating strategically for weight loss shares dietary secrets that can help readers to make informed food choices, providing hundreds of substitutes for specific foods with high calories, fat, and sodium.
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Aster
Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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WHAT CAN YOU CHANGE TODAY, AND NOT PUT OFF UNTIL TOMORROW?
Dr Alex is on a mission to empower us to make our own health choices, take positive control and feel equipped and inspired to make those small changes today that energize and future-proof us for life.
What you do consistently has a direct impact on your day-to-day health, your immune system, your mental health, your metabolism, your bone density, your heart health, your blood pressure, your...
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G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
c1996
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English
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Offers individualized nutrition plans for each blood type, with information on which foods, spices, teas, and condiments to use for optimal health; which vitamins and supplements to emphasize or avoid; and the best exercises to reduce stress and stay healthy.
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Carlton Books
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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A practical book on the art of makeup. It offers expert advice, tips, insider secrets and instructions for specialist techniques for the novice or professional makeup artist. It covers topics ranging from creating period looks to using glitter and crystals to body-art and airbrushing techniques.
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Free Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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A guide to looking and feeling beautiful counsels readers on the connection between health and beauty while outlining scientifically valid recommendations for skin care, diet, stress management, alleviating pain, and achieving happiness.
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Regan Books
Pub. Date
[1995]
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English
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Outlines a dietary system based upon biochemical research designed to help people achieve a state of optimal good health, physical performance, and mental alertness, and discusses the implications of the eating plan in regard to chronic ailments, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and others.
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Dragon Gem Publishing
Pub. Date
20150906
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English
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Why go gluten free?
1) You've been diagnosed with Celiac Disease
2) You have Gluten Sensitivity!
Either of these issues have a HUGE impact on all aspects of your health - gluten is one of the most pervasive ingredients in ANY processed food in North America! It's even in lipstick, lip gloss and other cosmetics. This book covers gluten sensitive and Celiac Disease symptoms, and explains physiological and biological impact of the gluten ingredient...
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This work is an examination of what makes us fat. In his book Good Calories, Bad Calories, the author, an acclaimed science writer argues that certain kinds of carbohydrates, not fats and not simply excess calories, have led to our current obesity epidemic. Now he brings that message to a wider, nonscientific audience. With fresh evidence for his claim, this book makes his critical argument newly accessible. He reveals the bad nutritional science...