Diet Science

Un pequeño oasis entre el árido territorio de tantas dietas milagro y/o de moda, promesas falsas y estudios rigurosos. Para mantener una buena salud debes proporcionar a tu cuerpo más de 30 vitaminas, minerales y otros compuestos que este no puede fabricar. ¿Tomas suficiente cantidad de todos ellos? Muchos expertos consideran que no. Su teoría es que la dieta típica de las sociedades modernas, deficitaria en ciertos minerales y vitaminas, podría estar relacionada con la gran prevalencia de algunas enfermedades crónicas actuales. Pero ¿es cierto?

The term core stability has been overhyped and misconstrued, leading people astray with endless crunches and swinging kettlebells, onto a fast track to injury and despair. Instead of following the latest injury-prone fad, you’re about to discover a set of 50 science-based core exercises to tone your body and train your core for functional performance whether you’re training for a world championship or just trying to walk without falling.

Within the last few decades, several obesity-reducing low carbohydrate diets have come to the public's attention. What few realize is that these are all the grandchildren in thought to William Banting, an undertaker who, in 1864, wrote one short book that launched the first incredibly popular diet for obesity. Banting was immortalized by having his name enter the English language as a verb. Three examples include an Irishman, Captain Boycott, whose name entered the language in the 1860s.

There are as many diets and fads in today's health-conscious world as there are days in the year. They can be used for all sorts of reasons, not just weight loss, and it's true that many people will try one at some time in their life. It's also true that many will fail to lose any weight at all. One of the things which is often overlooked when someone is trying to combat things such as weight loss is the importance of amino acids, without which our bodies cannot survive.

Tras haber estudiado a una población de más de 20,000 personas durante una década, el mayor estudio continuado hecho nunca sobre salud pública en España, el Dr. Martínez-González presenta en un lenguaje claro y ameno lo que la medicina sabe hoy en día sobre algunos de los problemas que más preocupan a los ciudadanos: el control de peso, la dieta ideal, el colesterol, la actividad física, la tensión arterial, los controles de salud, el consumo de alcohol, la adicción al tabaco, el estrés y hasta la felicidad.

Yoga is a philosophy of life and a systematic science that enables us to realize our true nature and experience our union with the Divine. Inner Quest weaves together hundreds of answers to the questions that well up from within our heart as we travel the spiritual path. Topics include: reincarnation, relationships, karma, death and dying, understanding the mind, health and healing, meditation, and more.

Taiji (pronounced Tie-jee) is an excellent system of exercise characterized by spiraling, supple, lithe movements, but it is much more than just a mild exercise. Taiji can also be used as an effective martial art, moving meditation, a way by which blood, nerve, and lymph blockages can be reduced, as well as reducing needless tensions, thus improving health; a way to develop good balance and power, clearer thinking, smooth and more effective actions, and is even able to make one better looking.

Initialed thousands of years ago, developed throughout the entire history of human civilization, with its origins from the higher divine teaching, original profound medicine, and long history of mind-body-spirit practice, Mind-Body Medicine and Healthology (MBM) is one of the most rapidly advancing and widely used effective healthcare approaches today. It is also one of the most mystifying fields. This book demystifies this profound science and gives you the tools to maximize its wide spectrum of applications.

For many years, the digestive disorder called “leaky gut syndrome” has been described. Yet leaky gut was dismissed by conventional medicine as anecdotal and those who proposed it were labeled heretics. Is leaky gut real? Is there any hard scientific evidence? And if it is real, can it be diagnosed? And will reversing it offer any help to the millions who suffer from digestive ailments and inflammatory disorders - even those related to gluten sensitivities and irritable bowel syndrome? Going beyond the nebulous descriptions of the condition, leaky gut is finally clarified scientifically:...

Covering the subject of hypothyroidism - an underactive thyroid gland - this book contains 17 chapters dedicated to the most common thyroid disorder that exists. All aspects regarding hypothyroid conditions are addressed in this resource, in easy-to-understand language. This book is approximately 12,192 words in length. The "Best Darn" reference in the title, is not to imply that this is an extensive medical journal but rather that the book contains all aspects of information on the subject that most laypersons would be seeking.

Hygiene prevents the spread of disease and saves countless lives. But in recent decades, rather than safeguarding us from illness, an obsession with ‘cleanliness’ seems to have been having the opposite effect. As we are now starting to realise, our overuse of soap, sanitisers and untested, misleading skin-care products is doing untold damage to our skin’s vital microbial layer, which influences everything from acne, eczema and dry skin to how we smell.

Por anos sobrestimamos o poder do corpo humano de restaurar a nossa saúde. O médico pioneiro Dr. William Li tem mostrado os estudos que comprovam como mais de duzentas comidas são capazes de reduzir o risco de demência, retardar o crescimento do câncer e vencer outras tantas doenças. E o melhor: o foco deste livro não é sobre as comidas para evitar, mas servir como um guia inovador sobre os alimentos que devem ser consumidos para melhorar a saúde, como ameixas, canela, chá de jasmim, vinho tinto e cerveja, tomates italianos, azeite de oliva, ostras, queijos, pão de fermentação natural e café.

Step onto the sun-kissed shores of vibrant health and sublime taste with "Meal Prep Mastery." This compendium is your ultimate guide to mastering the art of meal prepping while embracing the rejuvenating principles of the South Beach Diet. Dive into an ocean of flavors and learn how to navigate the beachfront of well-being with ease. From understanding the foundational phases of the South Beach Diet to stocking your pantry with wholesome goodness, this book sets the stage for a transformative culinary journey. Explore the secrets of crafting balanced meal plans that resonate with your goals...

This two audiobook bundle, Healthy Gut: Transform Your Health from the Inside Out, for a Healthy You, provides excellent value, it contains two manuscripts in one. It is an informative guidebook with an all-around, multifaceted, holistic approach to the immune system, autoimmune disorders, anti-inflammatory foods, healthy eating, sugar addiction and weight loss; you can listen and refer back to time and time again.

Why Smart People Make Bad Food Choices explores the hidden influences and mental shortcuts our minds use to process information and how that often leads to unhealthy food choices. Understanding these hidden influences can help us make better decisions. More importantly, we can learn to fear less, and enjoy more, the food we eat.

The Carnivore Diet - Not Just Another Fad! It is a new way of eating backed by solid science. Although eating only meat, butter, and eggs might sound extreme, many who have adopted this diet are testifying that they are being cured of diseases that doctors could not help them with. The author was a sceptic until he researched the science behind it and went on the diet himself and found it to be the easiest and healthiest diet he has ever tried. In this book you will learn… What the diet is and why it works. The science behind the diet. The danger of natural plant toxins The deficiency of ...

In How Not to Diet, Dr. Michael Greger combs through thousands of scientific studies to uncover the true cause of obesity and offer a science-backed solution for achieving sustainable weight loss and preventing, halting, and even reversing chronic diseases.

You absolutely can reverse your diabetes. At last, a breakthrough program that's been proven to work better, faster, cheaper, and safer than prescription drugs. If you or someone you love is struggling with diabetes, then this audiobook is for you. It will provide you with the practical answers you have been looking for. A proven step-by-step plan to normalize your blood sugar within days (that’s right, days) and reverse your diabetes in three weeks or less.

El deporte no es solamente una actividad física, sino una actividad integral, holística, que altera, desarrolla y activa las distintas dimensiones del ser humano, las visibles y las invisibles, las materiales y las inmateriales, lo más nuclear y esencial que hay en él, pero también lo más exterior. Partiendo de esa premisa, esta obra muestra la práctica deportiva como un camino de extraordinaria utilidad para activar la inteligencia espiritual, trascendente o existencial, latente en todo ser humano.

In Move, Connect, Play, founder of AcroYoga International Jason Nemer shares the core principles of AcroYoga for athletic performance and for life, as well as 10 key areas of training (strength, flexibility, technique, balance, breath, gravity, relationships, mental, emotional, and sustainability). He also offers specific exercises and routines for how to train safely and effectively in each area.