Dr. Wright is the creator of a unique medical program specifically designed to target the fitness and performance needs of mature athletes. In "Fitness After 40," she shows readers how to use flexibility, aerobic exercise, and strength training to maximize the benefits of their fitness regime.
William Carey did more for the regeneration of South Asia in the 19th and 20th centuries than any other individual before or since. The Legacy of William Carey will help readers not only understand the impact he made, but is a charge to all Christians to respond in kind within their own cultures. In following Carey's example of taking the gospel ...
With more than 6,000 entries, this up-to-date and comprehensive guide helps health-conscious consumers understand the effectiveness and safety of skin products.
This book is the first authoritative guide for keeping female athletes healthy and injury free. Women's and girls' participation in sports grows exponentially every year, and everyone knows that women's bodies are constructed differently from men's, yet there have been no books on sports injury and health specific to a female athlete's needs, ...
In this updated edition, readers learn about what has changed in the cosmetics industry in the last four years. With more than 800 new cosmetics added, as well as frank discussions of current industry trends, this new edition lets consumers make educated--and potentially life-changing--choices in their cosmetics use.
This is a blueprint for developing a nutritious, balanced eating plan for life. Every day, readers are presented with conflicting information about food, nutrition, and how to eat properly. Now, Elisa Zied, a highly visible spokesperson for the American Dietetic Association, clarifies the new U.S. Dietary Guidelines and provides a clear plan for ...
With nutritional guidelines and recipes designed to make family meals simple, healthy, and delicious, this indispensable guide shows how to make a nutrition plan for each member of the family, set realistic goals, achieve and maintain a healthy weight, make fitness fun, and eat healthy at home or at restaurants.
Dispelling the fear that aging deteriorates mental capacity, "Brain Workout" offers surefire methods to vastly improve brain power at any stage of life. Dozens of easy exercises in each chapter help readers improve memory, intelligence and sensory perception. Photos, illustrations & charts.
From the author ofA Dictionary of Food Additives and Cancer-Causing Agents, here is a brand new addition of the ground-breaking book from Crown. All the latest findings about dangerous foods and what consumers can do to protect themselves and their families is included in this helpful guide.
Outlines the six medical benefits of soy-based foods, and provides 60 recipes for their use. Includes chapters on soy's influence on cholesterol, blood pressure, blood sugar, cancer, menstrual and menopausal symptoms, and the colon.
This guide describes the relationship between food and physiology, with information on diet, vitamin supplements, and herbal treatments that may affect mood and behavior. To explain how specific nutrients promote tissue growth and mental functioning, SMART FOOD describes such digestive processes as how the body converts protein molecules from ...
Back in a revised fourth edition, this consumer reference tool assists the reader by providing a list of more than 8,000 food additives that can appear in your food as a result of preservatives, pesticides, animal drugs, or processing and procuring techniques. Also explained are the new food labels that are required on all products.
The author of "A Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients" discusses the latest results in clinical testing of hormones, tackling the most challenging questions in a field that has captured the imagination of millions of aging baby boomers.
Eaker-Weil unveils the link between certain kinds of intimacy problems and family patterns of adultery, contending that adultery is a symptom of an unresolved problem in a relationship and must be attacked head-on if healing is to begin.
Detailing the existing research, exploring areas of controversy and discussing original folk history regarding certain compounds, this breakthrough book presents the very latest data on vitamins, nutrients, diets, and herbs, evaluating in a clear, scientific fashion the known facts about healing foods and their places in a therapeutic environment.
This enlarged fourth edition of The Consumer's Dictionary of Cosmetic Ingredients lists and defines 2,000 new ingredients (5,500 in all), investigates effectiveness of popular anti-aging products, and addresses the growing ethnic market along with other sweeping economic and societal changes that have affected the cosmetic industry.
Descriptions of more than 8000 prescription, non-prescription, homeopathic and herbal medications, including uses, side effects, and interaction with other foods and drugs.
The fifth edition of this classic guide, first published in 1978, continues the tradition of being the most up-to-date, complete, and trusted reference for taking the guesswork out of choosing safe and effective cosmetics and toiletries. The more than 6,000 entries include 1,400 newly developed chemicals (along with hundreds more whose names have ...
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