Kategoria BISAC: Health & Fitness >> Healthy Living & Personal Hygiene

Exercise, Health and Mental Health provides an introduction to this emerging field and a platform for future research and practice. Written by internationally acclaimed exercise, health and medical scientists, it is the first systematic review of the evidence for the potential role of exercise in:

• treating and managing mental health problems including dementia, schizophrenia, drug and alcohol dependence
• coping with chronic clinical conditions including cancer, heart disease and HIV/AIDS
• enhancing well-being in the general population by improving...

Arsenic. Mercury. Pesticides. Dioxin. Toxic gases. Your typical hazardous waste dump, right? Wrong. These materials can be found in the home. Every day, people work, live, and play amid potentially harmful toxins-things they might not even know are there. They are exposed to these toxic substances in their homes, neighborhoods, schools, workplaces, foods, and consumer products.

Now, two toxics experts with decades of experience in public health have created a book that separates the risks from the myths of everyday toxins. Comprehensive and easy-to-use, this guide provides scenarios and...

The Diamonds expand Fit for Life and offer a complete health program that includes all areas of life, including sleep, stress reduction and relationships.

Explains how to delay, prevent, and treat virtually every complication of aging, including cancer, heart disease, impotence, eyesight problems, osteoarthritis, deafness, stroke, prostate enlargement, and Alzheimer's.

Make it easy on yourself - discover Andrew Weil in Large Print
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Whether you are eager to learn about the best path to recovery from illness or hoping to enhance your overall well-being, Dr. Weil's expert advice will gently guide you toward the healthier, fuller life you deserve.
In his #1 New York Times bestsellers Spontaneous Healing and Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, Dr. Andrew Weil opened our eyes to the body's wondrous ability to heal itself naturally. And after the tremendous response...

From the author of How to Create a Mind comes startling discoveries in the areas of genomics, biotechnology, and nanotechnology occur practically every day. The rewards of this research, some of it as spectacular as science fiction, are practically in our grasp. Fantastic Voyage shows us how we can use these new technologies to live longer than previously imaginable.
The authors take the reader on a journey to undreamed-of vitality with a comprehensive investigation into the cutting-edge science regarding diet, supplementation, genetics, detoxification, and the hormones involved...

Centenarians, once a rarity, are the world's fastest growing age group: there are currently about 50,000 people over 100 in the United States alone, almost three times as many as there were in 1980. Centenarians are setting the gold standard for healthy aging. What can we learn from these pioneers? How can people decades younger apply the centenarians' longevity lessons to their own lives? These are the questions Harvard scientists Thomas Perls and Margery Hutter Silver set out to answer when they launched the New England Centenarian Study.As they probed beyond disease to identify the...

FEEL BETTER. LOOK BETTER. LIVE BETTER.

Maximum Energy for Life is a revolutionary game plan for achieving optimum health and fitness that will make you look and feel better than ever before. In just twenty-one days, you'll have more energy, reduce your body fat, and manage stress and fatigue better than ever before. Mackie Shilstone's Maximum Energy for Life program has worked wonders for top athletes and busy professionals alike-and it will work wonders for you, too

""The ultimate book for helping you identify where you want to go and how best to achieve your performance...

Protect your child. Leading pediatric experts answer all your questions about reducing the risks of antibiotic overuse. ""An important book for parents.the best source I have seen about the dangers of antibiotic resistance and the risks of antibiotic overuse."" --Scott Dowell, M.D., M.P.H. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ""Finally, a book that discusses the problem of antibiotic overuse in a readable way, combining daily experiences in pediatric practice with scientific explanations."" --S. Michael Marcy, M.D., American Academy of Pediatrics If your child has a cough, cold, ear...

The roller-coaster life of the flamboyant creator of General Motors

""A well-written biography.""--New York Times

""A well-executed glimpse of one of the giants of the automobile industry.""--Publishers Weekly

Long before Ted Turner, Rupert Murdoch, and Bill Gates, there was William C. Durant (1861-1947), the flamboyant businessman who made deals at warp speed to build General Motors and the automotive industry. Now in paperback, The Deal Maker brings Durant, a self-starter obsessed with making it and being seen as making it, to thrilling life. Thriving on the art of the deal,...

Make snacking a part of a balanced diet with advice from America s nutrition experts Snacking can be a habit that nourishes and sustains you or a source of excess calories and fat. Snacking Habits for Healthy Living shows you how to select a variety of snack foods and make them part of a healthy diet. This helpful guide provides advice for everyone, with specific information on the snacking needs of children, teenagers, athletes, weight-conscious adults, and those with special nutrition needs. It offers practical guidelines and strategies for different snacking situations and settings: at...

The roller-coaster life of the flamboyant creator of General Motors

""A well-written biography.""--New York Times

""A well-executed glimpse of one of the giants of the automobile industry.""--Publishers Weekly

Long before Ted Turner, Rupert Murdoch, and Bill Gates, there was William C. Durant (1861-1947), the flamboyant businessman who made deals at warp speed to build General Motors and the automotive industry. Now in paperback, The Deal Maker brings Durant, a self-starter obsessed with making it and being seen as making it, to thrilling life. Thriving on the art of the deal,...

The ultimate user's guide to the brain...highly intelligent, straightforward, and important.
--Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.

As Seen in Time magazine and on the Today Show

""Guy McKhann and Marilyn Albert are to middle-aged people and seniors what Dr. Spock is to babies and their parents. Keep Your Brain Young is must reading for anyone over fifty; it should be on your bedside table.""
----Judy Woodruff, CNN, and Al Hunt, The Wall Street Journal

""I highly recommend this readable, informal, and entertaining guide to achieving and maintaining optimum brain functioning as we...

A medically proven program to prevent and reverse the DNA damage that causes aging

You have it in your power to retain the health, beauty, and vitality of youth well past fifty or sixty and beyond. All of us grow older, but it's a medically proven fact that how we age is a choice. With a few simple lifestyle changes, you can reap amazing visible and tangible benefits in just a few days--and this groundbreaking book shows you how.

Written by an all-star team of internationally acclaimed anti-aging experts, The Anti-Aging Solution is the first guide to reveal how you can reverse aging...

There is nothing inevitable about aging--that is the inspiring message from Dr. Deepak Chopra. -Once again Dr. Chopra presents us with information that can help us live long, healthy lives. For all those interested in a long, full life, this book is a valuable resource.---Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine and Miracles Over 1.5 million copies sold. National bestseller. Line drawings.

How to avoid disease, how to breed successfully, and how to live to a reasonable age are questions that have perplexed humankind throughout history. This book explores our progress in understanding these challenges, and the risks and rewards of devising solutions. A broad range of topics are covered, including reproduction, the development of human progeny from conception to adulthood, staying healthy, ageing, cancer, infection and the burden of our genetic legacy.

"Here is a book on health that puts it all together--a book that gives you the feeling that a personal friend is sharing things of great value with you."--Norman Cousins, author of Anatomy of an Illness
Do you expect to live to be 100--and remain healthy and active throughout your very long life? Walter M. Bortz, M.D., a leading authority on aging, former co-chairman of the AMA-ANA Task Force on Aging, and faculty member at Stanford University, says you should. Drawing on a fascinating range of research into the human life span, he shows that America's thousands of...

Now you can achieve optimum health.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Stephen Sinatra shows us how we can take control of our health through the latest findings of mind-body medicine. As a leading cardiologist and psychotherapist, Dr. Sinatra is a uniquely qualified expert in the field. Dr. Sinatra's well-balanced, totally natural program of nutritional, emotional, and physical strategies can dramatically improve the quality of your life and help you live longer.

Eight simple rules for optimum health--they could save your life
The insulin-resistance epidemic and the Great...

For the first time the lay public can benefit from the anti-aging secrets discovered by the Life Extension Foundation, the world's largest, most respected organization dedicated to anti-aging research. Working with the Life Extension Foundation, renowned anti-aging physician Philip Lee Miller shows you how to retain your physical health and vigor, mental clarity, and youthful appearance-for life.
This groundbreaking book translates cutting-edge anti-aging advances into a practical, easy-to-use program that will maximize your chances of living not only a long life-but a healthy, vibrant...

LEARN HOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY Discover how to: Identify what YOU really want out of life. Put YOUR needs first without being selfish. Improve your appearance, health, wealth, and relationships in ways that put YOU in control. Stop coming in last after family, friends, even strangers. Enhance your self-esteem with a toolbox filled with new and exciting skills. Lose weight and feel better about yourself and your life than you ever have before. Designed like a workbook, SELF-FULNESS: The Art of Loving and Caring for Your Self, by Dr. Sheila H. Forman, Ph.D., is your...