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From Atkins to Dukan, fear of the almighty carb has taken over the diet industry for the past few decades - even the mere mention of a starch-heavy food is enough to trigger an avalanche of shame and longing. But the truth is, carbs are not the enemy. Now, best-selling author John A. McDougall, MD, and his kitchen-savvy wife, Mary, prove that a starch-rich diet can actually help us lose weight, prevent a variety of ills, and even cure common diseases.

In this program Denis Waitley offers a total, synergistic approach to building a fat-burning, disease-fighting, age-defying body and mind based upon research and experience during his years as chairman of psychology on the United States Olympic Committee's Sports Medicine Council. He compares science-based truths with popular myths concerning nutrition and exercise as well as providing concepts for healthy behavior modification employed by high-performance achievers.

In 2017, world-class ultrarunner Hillary Allen was at the top of her sport - and it felt like she was running on top of the world as she competed in Norway's Tromsø Skyrace. Allen was nearly halfway through the 50-kilometer race when she fell 150 feet off an exposed ridge, fracturing her back and breaking multiple ribs, both feet, and both of her lower arms. Beginning with the dramatic story of her accident and rescue, Out and Back: A Runner's Story of Survival Against All Odds recounts Allen's fight to return to the life she loves.

While many Westerners still think of yoga as an invigorating series of postures and breathing exercises, these physical practices are only part of a vast and ancient spiritual science. For more than three millennia, yoga sages systematically explored the essential questions of our human existence: What are the root causes of suffering, and how can we achieve freedom and happiness? What would it be like to function at the maximum potential of our minds, bodies, and spirits? What is an optimal human life?

Eat less, lose more: a mantra few of us would disagree with and one we’ve heard countless times in official health advice. And yet doctors treating diabetes and obesity are experiencing extraordinary results among patients by taking a different approach - not by counting calories, but by eating a low-carb, high-fat diet. Setting out the case for this ‘ketogenic’ approach to eating, Gary Taubes analyses the bad science behind the nutritional dogma that has brought us to a diabetes and obesity crisis.

Dan Buettner, the New York Times best-selling author of The Blue Zones, lays out a proven plan to maximize your health based on the practices of the world's healthiest people. For the first time, Buettner reveals how to transform your health using smart eating and lifestyle habits gleaned from new research on the diets, eating habits, and lifestyle practices of the communities he's identified as "Blue Zones"—those places with the world's longest-lived and thus healthiest people.

The brain likes the familiar, and that includes your body weight, even though it may not be healthy. This audiobook, I Know How to Lose Weight so Why Can't I Keep It Off?, describes the biological obstacles that can make it extremely difficult to keep those lost pounds from coming back as your body fights to regain its comfort zone. Understanding how it all works is the first step in achieving your wellness goals. With this understanding, you'll realize there are ways to take control.

Within the Yoga Sutra, an ancient text about the practice of yoga, only two verses mention asanas, or the postures we commonly associate with yoga in the West. Patanjali, the legendary sage and author of this 2,250-year-old work, was concerned not solely with physical development, or even mental...

Health journalist and skeptic Eminé Kali Rushton was converted to an Ayurvedic approach during pregnancy when she discovered how eating and living according to the ancient Indian principles of Ayurveda rebalances the body for the better. Ayurveda teaches that we each have a dosha - a basic body type that defines our personality and physical well-being, from the foods we crave to those that spark intolerances and increase weight gain. This book is the first to decode this 5,000-year-old science of well-being specifically for busy modern lives.

Life is busy, full of things competing for our time and attention, and it’s easy to believe that the best way to get things done is just to keep going—as fast as possible. But that just isn’t true. In fact, taking time to re-centre ourselves can have tremendous personal and professional benefits. In this concise programme, sports psychologist Dr Josephine Perry and yoga for sports specialist Lexie Williamson will guide you through tried-and-tested relaxation techniques designed especially for busy people—which, let’s face it, is all of us.

Discover a menu of ten behaviors you can add to your way of living and thinking to enhance every day’s journey through the unpredictable terrain of your existence. Add these behaviors gradually and watch your life become steadily more vivid and satisfying. Or you can go on a “crash Joy...

How to Argue With a Meat Eater (and Win Every Time) is an essential companions for all vegans helping them to remain cool and calm (and win) even in the most heated debate. It comprehensively breaks down every argument used against veganism, providing listeners with impressive rebuttals to these arguments. Covering topics such as ethics, the environment, health and nutrition, as well as providing tips on how to have 'healthy' debates, this book will leave listeners feeling confident and empowered knowing that, not matter what the argument, they can win every time.

The number of people being diagnosed with asthma is increasing but it remains one of the most misunderstood diseases of our times. Given the levels of pollution in many metropolitan cities and states in India, most of us are able to identify the impact on our lungs. But did you know that many a...

Many people today are fighting a toxic battle, and they don't even know it. They eat a lot, yet remain undernourished. In Toxic Relief, Dr. Colbert seeks to help with his proven and medically sound program of juice fasting. This fast will cleanse the body right down to the cellular level, renewing vitality, restoring energy, shedding toxic fat, and adding years to the lifespan of the average person.

Susan S. Scott is an experienced psychotherapist who, due to a back injury, was forced to abandon her therapist's couch and walk for therapy. Through her extended strolls through nature, she discovered the ingenious ability of trees to grow around obstacles and, in essence, heal themselves. The result of Dr. Scott's musings is Healing with Nature. This collection of stories and photos describes a different aspect of the healing process.

Aroma, texture, sound, emotion—these are just a few of the elements that play into our perceptions of flavor. The Flavor Equation demonstrates how to convert approachable spices, herbs, and commonplace pantry items into tasty, simple dishes. In this groundbreaking book, Nik Sharma, scientist, food blogger, and author of the buzz-generating cookbook Season, guides home cooks on an exploration of flavor in more than 100 recipes.

In their quest to lose weight and live healthily, dieters continue to embrace low-carb plans like Keto, Paleo, and the Mediterranean Diet. And, with this new update and revision, Jonny Bowden's best-selling Living Low Carb more perfectly reflects today's choices, including new sections on Keto, Paleo, low-carb Mediterranean, and Carnivore and Vegetarian Keto, in addition to Atkins and the Zone.

Practical information and guidance on fitness, diet, mental health, chronic conditions, and beyond Men's Health For Dummies is an indispensable resource that empowers you to take control of your health and well-being. This comprehensive book integrates practical tips, expert advice, and...

Does Diet Coke really cause cancer? Are eggs healthy? Does alcohol stop fat burning? And what steps can you take to avoid obesity, diabetes and heart disease? In Saturated Facts, TikTok star Dr Idz, an NHS medic with a degree in nutritional research, debunks the myths that often go unchecked on social media and explores the cutting-edge science around some of the most exciting topics in diet and health.

Whether you choose a mostly carbohydrate or protein entrée can impact your sleep, disposition, and mood. Other menu options may actually improve your memory in the wake of stress. Even pain and the symptoms of depression can be better managed by what you eat. In addition, many plants have been long viewed as having medicinal properties. This scientifically grounded yet pragmatic program will provide you with the necessary understanding to experience a state of optimal mental health.