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It's time to turn back the clock! In 20 YEARS YOUNGER, Bob Greene
offers readers a practical, science-based plan for looking and
feeling their best as they age. The cutting-edge program details
easy and effective steps we can all take to rebuild the foundation
of youth and enjoy better health, improved energy, and a positive
outlook on life. The four cornerstones of the program are: an
exercise regimen for fighting muscle and bone loss, a
longevity-focused diet, sleep rejuvenation, and wrinkle-fighting
skin care. Woven throughout the text is practical advice on
changing appearances, controlling stress, staying mentally sharp,
navigating medical tests, and much more. Readers will walk away
with a greater understanding of how the body ages and what they can
do to feel-and look-20 years younger.
This book presents research findings about 50 foods that are
commonly touted as healthy and educates readers about the medical
problems they purportedly alleviate or help prevent. It is always
in the best interest of those who market foods to make grandiose
claims regarding their nutritional value, regardless of whether
actual scientific proof exists to support such a claim. Even
diligent and educated consumers often have difficulty discerning
facts from mere theory or pure marketing hype. As the incidence of
childhood obesity in the United States continues to increase at an
alarming rate and food costs skyrocket, this book arrives at a
perfect time for health-conscious consumers, providing an
authoritative reference for anyone looking to make wise eating
decisions at home, work, school, or in restaurants. Healthy Foods:
Fact versus Fiction is the result of a collaborative effort between
a medical doctor and an award-winning journalist and author on
nutrition. This book provides actual research findings to shed
light on the true benefits of the most popular health foods-and in
some cases, debunk misconceptions surrounding certain foods.
Includes 50 topics covering the most popular health foods, such as
blueberries, buckwheat, and capers Comprises the exhaustive
research of a physician and an acclaimed independent scholar and
writer 50 photographs are provided to illustrate each type of food
A glossary containing hundreds of entries explains common terms
such as "protein" and "antioxidant" as well as medical terminology
like "gastric dysrhythmia"
What if a leading dermatologist just happened to be your best
friend and you could ask her anything? DR. ELLEN MARMUR, a
world-renowned New York City dermatologist, answers all your
questions with this comprehensive, cutting-edge guide to healthy,
beautiful skin. As a skin cancer surgeon--and a skin cancer
survivor herself--Dr. Marmur has treated thousands of patients
confused about sun protection, cosmeceuticals, and antiaging
procedures. She believes that you need just three basic essentials
for gorgeous, healthy skin and offers refreshingly accessible
solutions to issues like acne breakouts, dry skin, wrinkles, and
more. You'll get answers to important questions, such as: - What's
the difference between sunblock and sunscreen, and which
ingredients are the best? - Will drinking a lot of water make my
skin look better? - What is the best facial cleanser and
moisturizer for my skin? - What, besides plastic surgery, can help
my sagging neck? - How do I know if this freckle is skin cancer? -
Which antiaging products truly work? - What should I ask my
dermatologist if I'm considering Botox, fillers, lasers, or other
procedures? Filled with Dr. Marmur's passionate expertise, Simple
Skin Beauty is the definitive, go-to handbook for protecting your
skin at any age.
Global Perspectives on Astaxanthin: From Industrial Production to
Food, Health, and Pharmaceutical Applications explores the range of
practical applications for this molecule, focusing on
nutraceutical, pharmaceutical and cosmeceutical products, along
with food and feed. This volume brings together the most relevant
research, background and future thinking on astaxanthin, focusing
on its health benefits. Chapters cover phytopharmaceuticals,
industrial production, feeds, downstream processing, regulations,
products, color, pigment, cosmetics, bioactive compounds,
relationships to other carotenoids, and skin care. The detailed
information on its production, processing, utilization and future
applications will be of particular use to academic and industry
researchers in pharmaceutical sciences, pharmacology and nutrition.
Preparation of Phytopharmaceuticals for the Management of
Disorders: The Development of Nutraceuticals and Traditional
Medicine presents comprehensive coverage and recent advances
surrounding phytopharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals and traditional
and alternative systems of medicines. Sections cover the concepts
of phytopharmaceuticals, their history, and current highlights in
phytomedicine. Also included are classifications of crude drugs,
herbal remedies and toxicity, traditional and alternative systems
of medicine, nanotechnology applications, and herbal cosmeticology.
Final sections cover applications of microbiology and biotechnology
in drug discovery. This book provides key information for everyone
interested in drug discovery, including medicinal chemists,
nutritionists, biochemists, toxicologists, drug developers and
health care professionals. Students, professors and researchers
working in the area of pharmaceutical sciences and beyond will also
find the book useful.
We've all heard the mantra, "exercise for good health." In fact,
exercise, or lack of it, may be the most important factor in
avoiding, or surviving and recovering from, the top three killers
across developed countries--heart disease, cancer, and stroke. But
few of us understand exactly how different forms of exercise
work--physiologically speaking--to keep us healthy and prevent or
treat disease. Here, two nationally known exercise experts lead a
stellar team explaining, in reader-friendly terms, what exercise
does to our bodies and how it spurs beneficial biological actions.
In addition to explaining how and why exercise powers us and
promotes longer life, Understanding Fitness includes a review of
social factors affecting exercise. Exercise for specific
conditions--from arthritis to cancer, diabetes, fibromyalgia, and
osteoporosis, is also addressed.
This book is for and about a growing group of people who are
leading a movement that is utterly changing our traditional
attitude toward midlife, which has become a time of opportunity.
Today, people in their fifties and sixties are involved in a second
social revolution: Rather than becoming spectators of their kids'
lives, they're doing amazing things with their own. Not content to
walk quietly into their golden years like their parents, they are
extending their active lives - working, traveling, creating,
seeking, spending and having sex and adventures just as they did in
their 20s. Only now they've got the money and the energy to do it
on a new set of terms. The heart of the book is made up of profiles
of 30-40 men and women who've remade their lives in fascinating
ways. Dozens of stories, based on in-depth first-person interviews,
reflect this sociological and cultural phenomenon.
Learn all about your body and mind in this dynamic new fact-filled
children’s book from #1 bestselling author and global fitness
phenomenon Joe Wicks!
From Joe Wicks – fitness phenomenon and tireless advocate for the power
of strong physical and mental health – comes a breakthrough book to get
young readers moving and feeling good. Inspiring and motivating, and
fully illustrated throughout, Fitter, Healthier, Happier! is an
accessible look at the key ingredients to a healthy, happy body:
exercise, nutrition, sleep and a healthy mind.
With four information-packed chapters, Joe talks readers through
everything they need to know about having a healthy body:
KNOW YOUR BODY: Why do we need a healthy body? Find out what happens to
our heart and lungs when we exercise, and how does our skeleton and
muscles help us to run, jump and dance.
FUEL YOUR BODY: Join Joe on a tasty tour of everything from carbs to
minerals – find out about eating well, nutrition and fuelling your body
to ensure you always have plenty of energy.
MOVE YOUR BODY: With handy tips and exercises, grow skills such as
flexibility, balance and speed, and get an insight into why these are
so important to our physical and mental health. Did you know that
exercising every day can boost your brain power?
FOCUS YOUR BODY: A healthy body and a healthy mind go hand in hand! Joe
will help you with top-level tips about finding a sport or exercise you
love, getting a good night’s sleep, reducing your stress and worry, and
finding a calmer mindset.
Written in Joe’s energetic, relatable and motivating voice – which
powered so many families through lockdown – this is an informative and
fun journey through your body and mind, with plenty of inspiring ideas
and activities, and brought to life with amazing black-and-white
illustrations by Kate Sutton
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