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Anyone can get into a fitness rut. You could be exercising regularly but feeling unmotivated about your current routine. Or you could be enjoying your workouts but not getting the results you really want. You can even be on health club hiatus and looking for a way to get back into exercise-mode. Whatever your situation, cross-training is a practical solution. Cross-training is a well-rounded way of approaching exercise. It allows you to vary your workouts so you can inject a little excitement into your fitness routine, while you receive better results out of your exercise plan. If you have a real thirst for fitness knowledge then Cross-Training For Dummies is for you. Whether you just want t...
Prevention magazine provides smart ways to live well with info and tips from experts on weight loss, fitness, health, nutrition, recipes, anti-aging & diets.
"Packed with information that is useful on a daily basis. This book will be useful for all who care for children with disabilities or chronic disase." --Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition This fully revised and updated edition of PEDIATRIC AND ADULT NUTRITION IN CHRONIC DISEASES, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, AND HEREDITARY METABOLIC DISORDERS offers a comprehensive reference to the nutritional interventions for diseases across the lifespan. Comprising more than 60 topic-based chapters from leading figures in nutrition and medicine, this book is the most up-to-date work on diet as a symptom of, and therapy for, chronic, hereditary, and developmental disorders.
Bridges the gap between nutrition research and its practical application to children with developmental and chronic disorders. After reviewing prenatal and postnatal growth, and the evaluation of nutritional status, the authors provide succinct accounts of a wide range of pediatric disorders that present special nutritional problems. Each chapter is organized to cover biochemical and clinical abnormalities, techniques in nutrition evaluation, nutritional management, and follow-up procedures. Among the diverse conditions covered in this volume are neurogenetic disorders, behavioral disorders, drug toxicity, obesity, cancer, diabetes, and inborn errors of metabolism. A companion study guide is available from the author.
A lead science writer for The New York Times—and lifelong yoga practitioner—examines centuries of history and research to scrutinize the claims made about yoga for health, fitness, emotional wellbeing, sex, weight loss, healing, and creativity. He reveals what is real and what is illusory, in the process exposing moves that can harm or even kill. A New York Times bestseller. The Science of Yoga draws on more than a century of painstaking research to present the first impartial evaluation of a practice thousands of years old. It celebrates what’s real and shows what’s illusory, describes what’s uplifting and beneficial and what’s flaky and dangerous—and why. Broad unveils a burgeoning global industry that attracts not only curious scientists but true believers and charismatic hustlers. He shatters myths, lays out unexpected benefits, and offers a compelling vision of how the ancient practice can be improved.
"An authoritative, disturbingly comprehensive, and utterly debilitating inventory of things poised to harm, maim, or kill you--all of them based on actual research about the perils of everyday life."--Back cover.
Those who keep a food diary lose twice as much weight as those who dont. This ultimate diet and fitness journal helps retrain your brain and body to achieve your goals and a whole new level of vibrant good health! Includes the following: Daily pages to record food and beverages consumed, exercise, vitamins and supplements, and mood Weekly pages to keep track of progress and renew goals, with motivational tips Personal training pointers and charts for creating nutritional, metabolic, and fitness targets Nutrition references for common foods Adaptable for different programs
IGNORE THIS BOOK AT YOUR PERIL! Did you know that carrots cause blindness and bananas are radioactive? That too many candlelight dinners can cause cancer? And not only is bottled water a veritable petri dish of biohazards (so is tap water, by the way) but riding a bicycle might destroy your sex life? In Encyclopedia Paranoiaca, master satirists Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf have assembled an authoritative, disturbingly comprehensive, and utterly debilitating inventory of things poised to harm, maim, or kill you—all of them based on actual research about the perils of everyday life. Painstakingly alphabetized, cross-referenced, and thoroughly sourced for easy reference, this book just mi...
Two experts discuss the medical findings about osteoporosis and offer advice on decreasing the chances of developing it.
Discover Rookie Myths about Weight Loss and Fitness and Gain a Blazing-Fast Start to Your Weight Loss Journey Do you avoid certain foods just because you’ve heard that they are fattening? Are you doing crash diets and wondering why you gain all these pounds faster than light speed? Are you a women and don’t want to look like the incredible HULK? Why is fat your best ally when it comes to losing weight? Do you believe that age plays a big role in how much you weight? Why doesn’t time of day matter when it comes to eating and weight loss? Why you should never buy any fitness product advertised on TV! …and much more By discovering the myths in this book you will be able quickly give yourself a head start with your weight loss and learn to believe in facts and not in what some proclaimed gurus tells you. I wish someone revealed these myths when I started my weight loss journey because it would had saved me a lot of confusion and put me on the right track from the very beginning. Give yourself the inside scoop on what it really takes to launch a great weight loss journey...with results!