All endurance sports are as much a test of your emotional endurance ability as they are a test of your physical ability. Though most are aware of this, few actually know how to train for, and apply, emotional endurance skills during a race. This very cutting-edge book brings together the experience of 5-Time Ironman Champion, Heather Gollnick, and sports neuropsychologist, Dr. Izzy Justice, to provide you with both invaluable knowledge and EQ exercises to incorporate into your training, pre-race, and race-day plans to give yourself a chance to perform at your best when it counts the most.

This book provides a unique, detailed, and much needed look at the emotional and mental aspects of training for triathlons. It clearly explains the underlying theory as well as offering easy to follow, practical advice and techniques that any athlete can use - from elite level to novice - to strengthen and use the mind to achieve more than they ever thought possible.

- Chrissie Wellington, 4-Time World Champion

Never underestimate the power of being excited and motivated. Emotions are a big part of sports. This book helps with managing them to perform better.

- Andy Potts, Olympian, 70.3 World Champion

Emotions, mental fortitude, and imagery are core to success in triathlon races. Those that have trained for them will perform better. This ground-breaking book will help you do that.

- Meredith Kessler, Ironman Champion, 70.3 US Pro Champion

For any triathlete, brand new or seasoned, I guarantee that reading this book will give you some awesome new tools so that every race and workout is a great one.

- Bob Babbitt, USAT and Ironman Hall of Fame

Vital Statistics of the United States: Births, Life Expectancy, Deaths, and Selected Health Data brings together a comprehensive collection of birth, mortality, and health data into a single volume. It provides a wealth of information compiled by the National Center for Health Statistics and other government agencies. Vital Statistics contains over 225 tables and is divided into four parts: Births, Mortality, Health, and Marriage and Divorce. Charts and graphs, available at applicable points in each chapter, illustrate some of the most vital trends in the data. In addition, updated definitions reflect the latest federal parameters for information about births, mortality, health, and marriages.

Part 3 of 'Profiles of the Nutrients' by Richard Rydon covers the Water-Soluble and Fat-Soluble Vitamins required by the human body. The topics considered include the fourteen known vitamins and some nonvitamins. In all, the series comprises three books. The first part deals with Carbohydrates, Lipids and Proteins. And the second part deals with Minerals and Trace Elements

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Essential reading' SUNDAY TIMES MAGAZINE 'A book of hope' OBSERVER 'A marvellous tour of insights' THE TIMES 'A must-read . . . I couldn't recommend it higher' MICHAEL BALL What can a diseased brain tell us about being human, living our own lives better and helping those with dementia get the best from theirs? When Wendy Mitchell was diagnosed with young-onset dementia at the age of fifty-eight, her brain was overwhelmed with images of the last stages of the disease - those familiar tropes, shortcuts and cliches that we are fed by the media, or even our own health professionals. But her diagnosis far from represented the end of her life. Instead, it was the start of a very different one. Wise, practical and life affirming, What I Wish People Knew About Dementia combines anecdotes, research and Wendy Mitchell's own brilliant wit and wisdom to tell readers exactly what she wishes they knew about dementia.

Suppose your natural biological design includes a hidden blueprint of your body's functioning and vitality. Suppose this blueprint could warn you before health problems or illness actually occur without expensive or invasive laboratory testing. Suppose this blueprint is universal and extends to every man, woman, and child. What if you discovered the key that translates this metabolic text, knowing that it is available to anyone who is trained to read it?
The Kortum Technique is a Visual Assessment Process that decodes the metabolic bonds that relate to biology and well-being. It translates the body's own vocabulary of health data, which appears in a visible lexicon of symbols that are known as "indicators." Read for yourself about this cutting-edge technique that allows easy access to some of the body's deepest secrets.

Enlightenment is Letting Go Healing from Trauma, Addiction, and Multiple Loss Enlightenment is Letting Go is the boldest presentation of abuse related trauma, addiction and multiple loss. Written with a language from the heart it will take you to the depths of the connections between the disorders. This book is about the audacity and courage of men and women who transcended from the depths of suffering, trauma, addiction, loss, life threatening illness and atrocities to clarity, awareness, hope, healing, freedom, peace and enlightenment. The author further explores through story telling, the spoken word, and poetry the process of the healing journey. The book explores how embracing treatment and the healing journey can transform the deepest wounds and pain caused by trauma, addiction and loss. You will journey with the author and storytellers into territories of truth, spirituality, courage and honesty as they embraced the highest part of their being through healing. The stories will take you on a truthful journey within, and allow you to see the process of healing that is so much needed in the world today.

Nobody can possibly care about your health as much as you. The sooner you realize it, the faster you can do something about it.Running to the doctor, and the pharmacy afterward, has become the norm for most health issues. If approached with common sense, however, many could be handled from home. Health isn't a right unless you fight for it. I'm the Un-Druggist, a pharmacist disgusted with what commonly passes for health care today in the U.S. The truth about healthy living often conflicts with those common medical beliefs.Truth is our only chance.

This book is for average Americans who want to improve their life; the corporation that is preparing for or preventing turbulent times; the CEO who is leading a turnaround of his or her company; and the healthcare executives that are preparing for upcoming healthcare reform. We must be prepared to deal with these challenges. This book is about being more prepared to effectively lead change and adapt in turbulent times related to personal and corporate health as well as business relative organizational development and transformation. The goal is to land safely and be stronger to handle change in the future.

This is a record book for individuals, parents, carers or medical professionals to keep a lifetime medical record for one person. This includes medical history, insurance and practitioner details, details of vaccinations, injuries, operations and examinations, optical records, and important personal information such as next of kin, where to receive religious guidance, and organ donation preferences. It will last a lifetime, and ensure that you can take responsibility for ensuring that your own medical records, or those of somebody you care for, are as complete and up to date as possible.

You're about to discover how Virgin Coconut Oil benefits our bodies as well as the different means through which it can hasten our weight loss. It is quite unconventional, considering that oil typically equals fat when we think about it. However, this is certainly not the case with coconut oil for it contains many beneficial nutrients that are good for our bodies-inside and out. Here, you'll be provided with more than just simple facts. You'll also be given lots of recipes that you can enjoy during your diet without having to worry that you'll end up ruining your routine. In fact, by eating these, you'll lose weight more efficiently. So do not procrastinate, find out the secrets and miracles behind coconut oil that so many have no idea about! Guaranteed you will not be disappointed!

Have you ever ....Looked at a food or drink label and wondered what brominated vegetable oil is? Looked at your fingernails and asked yourself why there are ridges? or white spots? Wondered why some food products say "Sell By," some say "Best If Used By" and still others say "Use By"? The answers are here!

Ok, you have just hit 30, or even 40 or 50, what's next? Do you simply accept that aging and becoming infirm is inevitable or do you get up off your backside and do something about it? For me, growing old and infirm has never been an option. I watched my grandparents; uncles & aunts and parents all suffer from declining health and loss of mobility due to inactivity. As an adult, reaching 30 and 40 years of age, I was shocked to discover that most of my former school mates had turned into old men and women. Not for me! I made the decision to stay active, healthy, fit and strong for as long as I possibly could and so the essence of this book was born.