In a breakthrough study, a neuro-psychiatrist offers a variety of suggestions--from cognitive exercises to dietary changes--aimed at those who suffer from neurological imbalances such as depression, anxiety, and other frontal lobe problems.
Bestselling author and renowned psychiatrist Dr. Ratey presents a groundbreaking and fascinating investigation into the transformative effects of exercise on the brain.
Sackss compassionate, compelling tales of people struggling to adapt to different neurological conditions have fundamentally changed the way we think of our own brains. Here, he examines the powers of music through the individual experiences of patients, musicians, and everyday people.
It's every woman's dream: looking hip, sexy, fresh and pretty at whatever age. Now it's every woman's necessity: looking younger will help you hold onto your job and your partner. It's about making the ultimate 'to-do' list of SMALL beauty and fashion changes that pay off BIG TIME. Charla Krupp, the style expert on the Today Show, known for her ...
Using both clinical experience and biological discoveries, three San Francisco Psychiatrists explore the significant role that love plays in our lives, how it helps us to grow as individuals and as members of a community.
Every day scientists learn more about how the body adapts to the stress of running-and how various body systems contribute to running performance. Leading the charge is a fresh generation of brilliant young exercise physiologists including Ross Tucker and Jonathan Dugas, whose work has demolished many long-standing beliefs about running. Now ...
Hailed by the "Wall Street Journal" and featured twice in six months in cover stories in "Runner's World" magazine, First's unique training philosophy makes running easier and more accessible, limits overtraining and burnout, and substantially I cuts the risk of injury-while producing faster race times.The key feature is the "3 plus 2" program, ...
2002 BMA Book Competition Award Winner! Exercise Physiology, 5/e received First Prize in the Medicine Category of the 2002 BMA Book Competition. Make sure your students get the power and authority of McArdle, Katch and Katch, world class specialists in exercise, energy and nutrition in this new edition of Exercise Physiology . The extensive ...
In this groundbreaking book, one of the world's leading experts on romantic love unlocks the hidden code of desire and attachment. Fisher pulls back the curtain and reveals how people unconsciously go about finding the right match and helps readers to use nature's chemistry to find and keep their life partner.
An introduction to sport and exercise physiology for students, this book reviews the major body systems, and examines the body's acute responses to exercise and its chronic response to training. Students are taught how the environment affects these responses, and the text examines various approaches used to optimize performance. It highlights ...
Intended for adult development and ageing courses in departments of psychology, human development, nursing, social work, education, home economics and gerontology, this text offers a presentation of theory and applications. This edition reflects changing interests and research in the field of ageing. An important change is the introduction of a ...
This highly researched text teaches interactions between nutrition and exercise concepts and practical applications. Readers receive a strong foundation in the science of exercise nutrition and bioenergetics, plus insight about how the principles work in the real world of human physical activity and sports medicine. The text is logically organized ...
This book examines our emotions from a biological rather than psychological perspective. It is a provocative far-reaching account of what our emotions are, how they operate in the brain, and how they influence our lives. The author presents some unexpected findings about such psychological disorders as anxiety, phobias, and panic attacks.
Over six years of research, querying 800+ people who filled out questionnaires and were subjected to MRI's, Helen Fisher has probed the nature of romantic love. What is it? Why does it last? Why does it fade? Taking into account biology, psychology, and her own observations, Fisher provides answers to these and other pertinent questions.
Written especially for exercise science and physical education students, this text provides a solid foundation in theory illuminated by application and performance models to increase understanding and to help students apply what they've learned in the classroom and beyond.
Jourdain examines the effects of music on listeners, and why and how it differs from words. He draws from science, psychology, music theory, and philosophy to present the forces at work when music works its magic.
A renowned orthopedic surgeon provides the first medically proven fitness program designed to help prevent the #1 reason for doctor visits in the United States--bone and joint problems Fitness can't be just about a healthy heart or looking good in a swimsuit. After all, low cholesterol and a flat stomach won't get you very far if back or neck ...
A "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" for musicians, this wise and useful book transforms a sometimes frustrating, monotonous, and strenuous labor into an exhilarating and rewarding experience. 40 photos. 4 line drawings.
Revised and updated with a new two-color interior design, this third edition of thebest-selling book continues to make anatomy and physiology accessible to the reader without slighting the content. Accompanied by the completely revised ANIMA 4.0 CD-ROM, which offers interactive learning materials, self-study tests, diagrams, animations, and more ...
This text goes beyond the nature-nurture divisions that traditionally have constrained much of our thinking about development and explores the role of interpersonal relationships in forging key connections in the brain. Daniel J. Siegel presents a way of thinking about the emergence of the human mind - the process by which each of us becomes a ...
A leading expert of the neurophysiology of emotions, the author aims to show how our consciousness arose out of the development of emotion, at its core human consciousness is consciousness of the feeling and experiencing self. It presents a view of the facility that makes us most profoundly human.
Over 80,000 copies of previous editions are sold worldwide. This work is designed as a course text for students in fitness and sport and exercise science, as well as a reference for fitness professionals and personal trainers preparing for certification. Formerly titled "Health Fitness Instructor's Handbook", this full-colour text has a new title ...
"Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes" provides sound nutrition guidelines to boost athletic performance in seven of the most popular endurance sports. Endurance athletes regularly push their bodies to the limits with a strenuous training regimen that demands smart nutrition. Monique Ryan offers proven strategies for improved athletic ...
"The Singing Book" gets students singing on the very first day. With a "sing first, talk later" philosophy, the book begins with motivational chapters and exercises focusing on basic technique, then offers a wide-ranging repertoire including improvisations and rounds, folk songs from around the world, popular songs, art songs, and arias. Part ...
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