A guide to weight loss identifies the role of the leptin hormone in controlling appetite and burning excess fat, in a volume that also provides recipes, case stories, and information on how to consume proteins, carbohydrates, and healthy fats in accordance with one's body type. 50,000 first printing
Celebrated neurologist Dr. Perlmutter shows readers how easy it is to regain and maintain clarity by offering the best tools for improving memory and preventing the aging of the brain.
Heavin offers this 30-minutes-a-day, three-times-a-week approach to weight loss, based on improving muscle mass and pumping up metabolism, in order to lose those unwanted pounds. CURVES also offers readers an eating guide, a quick survey to gauge metabolism, and other useful tips to reduce weight.
Connelly, founder of Met-Rx, has woven his lifetime's experience in physical fitness, body composition, and nutrition science into a precise, easy-to-follow program for fitness and fat loss.
ks in a matter of weeks. From skin texture to metabolic function, readers can make dramatic changes in their lives. Dr. Whitaker's #1 rule: "It's never too late and you're never too old to benefit from the Age-Loss Program!" Index; charts.
Dr. Lester Packer is a keen proponent of the "antioxidant advantage," the ability of the body to better resist the process of aging and disease when it has the right combination and quantities of antioxidants working together. He and writer Carol Colman refer to this combination as the antioxidant network: coenzyme Q10, glutathione, lipoic acid ...
This book explains how to diagnose and treat depression with conventional medicine and alternative therapies. The author, a psychiatrist, encourages the mildly depressed to try natural substances, such as SAM-e, and the severely depressed to seek professional help.
The originator of the popular Curves fitness centers--the largest fitness franchise in the world--Gary Heavin has now written a book to accompany his program. Including a workbook for keeping track of progress, the book is about not only taking off weight and inches, but keeping them off permanently through lifestyle changes.
Lupus affects 500,000 individuals, of whom 90 per cent are women. It is a chronic auto-immune disease, often considered a medical mystery. This book clarifies the nature of the disease, lists the tests required for its diagnosis, and the risks and benefits of treatment.
This comprehensive guidebook contains information on the major over-the-counter supplements, including fat blockers, antioxidants, sports supplements, nutraceuticals, natural hormones, and natural antidepressants.
Taking groundbreaking studies out of the laboratory and putting them into the kitchen, a cardiologist promotes seven miracle foods--including garlic and chocolate--that can add 6.4 years on average to one's life.
The team physician for the New York Knicks tells readers everything they need to know about the body's most vulnerable joint--the knee--and provides invaluable advice on how to prevent, recognize, and treat knee injuries. 15 line drawings.
The Melatonin Miracle marked the opening slavo in what will be regarded as this century's greatest revolution in medicine--a scientific breakthrough that allows the reversal of the aging process. Now, the bestselling authors of this phenomenal bestseller (seven printings; nearly 200,000 copies in print) reveal to the public for the first time how ...
that tells readers about a way to slow the hands of time and enjoy a longer, healthier, more vigorous life--starting today. The authors explain how the hormone melatonin, produced in the pineal gland--the body's timekeeper--works, how to make use of it, and what kinds of results to expect.
Taking groundbreaking studies out of the laboratory and putting them into the kitchen, a cardiologist promotes seven miracle foods--including garlic and chocolate--that can add 6.4 years on average to one's life.
Learn to supercharge the immune system, nature's most potent weapon against disease, through "Immunotics". From a general program for everybody to advice for the aging immune system, this guide can help stressed-out souls and those at risk for chronic illness.
The authors of "Natural Energy" reveal the signs of enervation and provide the tools to repair the body's energy systems, recharge the life-force and revive the self by avoiding energy-wasters and embracing energy-boosters.
Sex, weight, and mood are three hot-button issues for couples who want to face the realities of midlife head-on. In this work that presents solutions tailored to one or both halves of a couple, two physicians focus on diet, fitness, and stress reduction.
Between birth and age five, your child has up to thirty IQ points at stake. Scientists now know that the human brain is undergoing a constant and dramatic transformation in the first years of life. During this peak time of development, "every" activity and experience leaves an indelible mark on your baby's brain, for better or worse. The right ...
Dr. Lester Packer is a keen proponent of the "antioxidant advantage," the ability of the body to better resist the process of aging and disease when it has the right combination and quantities of antioxidants working together. He and writer Carol Colman refer to this combination as the antioxidant network: coenzyme Q10, glutathione, lipoic acid ...
A ground-breaking book that shatters the destructive myth that women are less susceptible to heart disease than men. It is a fact that heart disease strikes ten times more women annually than breast cancer, and women are more likely than men to die of their first heart attack. This important book tells women how to prevent or recover from heart ...
Based on questions submitted by hundreds of women across the United States, this comprehensive guide is filled with life-saving information for women of all ages. Dr. Legato uses the latest research to supply vital details on the best medical treatments, and translates complex technical terminology into plain English.
Through lively discussion, illuminating anecdote, and sample conversation, this uplifting book alerts parents to the particular problems of adolescent girls, describes the wide range of "normal" development for girls ages nine through 17, and discusses ways to address critical issues such as friendship, sexuality and body awareness.
Heart disease is the #1 killer of women in the United States, and this live-saving book helps women understand, avoid, and survive the disease. Vital information includes a profile of the high-risk woman, specific female considerations, including pregnancy, menopause and estrogen replacement therapy, stress, and how to avoid being labeled ...
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