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Building upon this critical work in Good Calories, Bad Calories and presenting fresh evidence for his claim, Taubes now revisits the urgent question of what's making us fat - and how we can change - in this exciting new book. Persuasive, straightforward, and practical, Why We Get Fat makes Taubes' crucial argument newly accessible to a wider audience.

The Amazon #1 bestselling authors of Lose the Gluten, Lose the Gut. Ditch the Grain, Save your Brain and two of the country's leading experts in functional medicine and chronic disease offer hope to millions of diabetics. Have you been told the following? "You can't reverse type 2 diabetes", "You will be on your diabetes drugs for the rest of your life", "You need to lose weight, exercise and change your diet". Do you feel hopeless and confused by all of the conflicting advice? Unfortunately the conventional treatments and recommendations are failing millions of diabetics. There is no ...

What if the ability to look, feel, and perform at peak capacity wasn’t the stuff of lore but instead was within easy reach? In Boundless, the New York Times best-selling author of Beyond Training and health and fitness leader Ben Greenfield offers a first-of-its-kind blueprint for total human optimization. Boundless guides you every step of the way to becoming an expert in what makes your brain tick, your body work, and your spirit happy.

Change Your Life Forever In Just 7 Short Weeks Get Leaner, Fitter, Healthier, Sexier So why should you get out there and start a running and jogging training program? Well here are 8 reasons to get you going The “Runner’s High.” Yes it does exist Shed the Winter Weight Stress Relief, run the day's worries away Prevent Muscle and Bone Loss Maintain and Improve General Health Get Confident Healthy Body, Healthy Mind Fight Insomnia The list is endless We cover everything in detail; this is one of the best running training plans out there to get you started, we combine running with ...

At the height of medical technology and civilization, America has become the fattest and sickest nation to ever grace the earth. There was a time when food was our medicine, and the farmer our physician. But now industrialization has converted farms into factories, replaced produce for processed foods, and meat comes with just as many warnings as the drugs we are prescribed. If we continue to embrace the Standard American Diet (SAD diet) and current health care system, this may be the first generation of parents to outlive their children.

THE REAL COST OF INFLATION ON A COUNTRY can be best seen not through government-sanctioned data points circulated throughout the corporate sponsored media, but in the financial, physical, and mental health of its citizenry.

Rediscover a life of strength, mobility, and freedom from the challenges of aging with "Core Centered Chair Yoga for Seniors." The core is the power center of the body. Discover how to dramatically improve posture, core strength, mobility, and balance, plus the bonus of weight loss through intelligent nutrition for aging. Have you suffered an injury or returning to exercise after recuperating from surgery? Have you lost muscle mass from lack of exercise & aging? Take control of your health and regain your strength and agility with this comprehensive 21-day guide. Say goodbye to the ...

Starting Strength has been called the best and most useful of fitness books. The updated third edition expands and improves on the previous teaching methods and biomechanical analysis. No other book on barbell training ever written provides the detailed instruction on every aspect of the basic barbell exercises. Many people all over the world have used the simple biological principle of stress/recovery/adaptation on which this method is based to improve their performance, their appearance, and their long-term health.

A Timekeeper’s Guide to Weight Loss is a revelation for anyone who wants to reverse the impact of being overweight. Intermittent fasting is the holy grail we have been searching for. This book will change the way you view weight loss and food. You will learn how to lose weight and to get healthier. If the low-fat, low-calorie advice is right, why are our waistlines expanding? Did you know that the CDC estimates that obesity impacts 93.3 million US adults? Intermittent fasting is a weight loss plan with added health benefits: increased energy, enhanced mental focus, decreased diabetes risk...

A Simple Guide for Yoga Teachers is an easy-to-follow, informative book for any new teacher starting out. It is a must-have visual guide that includes poses to learn & master, helps you learn how to create a solid wireframe for all classes, and includes images of poses with in-depth anatomical details of their purpose. You will also learn the top tips for teaching classes outside of the actual sequence, including setting the mood for your classes, what type of music to play, and how to continuously improve as a teacher over time. A Simple Guide for Yoga Teachers includes: Over 85 poses to ...

It's not you; it's your schedule. Does it sound like magic? It's not. We've all heard of circadian rhythms - those biological processes that give us jet lag and make us night owls or early birds. But few of us know just how profoundly these diurnal patterns affect our overall health. Bad habits - like skipping meals, squeezing in workouts, working late into the night and then trying to catch up on sleep during the weekend - disrupt our natural cycles. A growing body of research on chronobiology reveals just how sensitive the human body is to these rhythms all the way down to the genetic level.

Combining the dietary recommendations in his bestselling Genius Foods and the lifestyle recommendations of The Genius Life, Genius Kitchen features shockingly delicious, nutrient-packed recipes that will energize your mind, strengthen your body, and pave a path to health that you’ll feel with the first bite.

Deena Kastor was a star youth runner with tremendous promise, yet her career almost ended after college, when her competitive method - run as hard as possible, for fear of losing - fostered a frustration and negativity and brought her to the brink of burnout. On the verge of quitting, she took a chance and moved to the high altitudes of Alamosa, Colorado, where legendary coach Joe Vigil had started the first professional distance-running team. There she encountered the idea that would transform her running career: the notion that changing her thinking - shaping her mind to be more encouraging, kind, and resilient - could make her faster than she’d ever imagined possible.

In Eat Smarter, nutritionist, best-selling author, and number-one-ranked podcast host Shawn Stevenson breaks down the science of food with a 30-day program to help you lose weight, reboot your metabolism and hormones, and improve your brain function. Most importantly, he explains how changing what you eat can transform your life by affecting your ability to make money, sleep better, maintain relationships, and be happier.

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.

Susie Chan is an icon of endurance running. Since taking up running at the age of 35, she has completed the legendary Marathon des Sables more times than any other British woman, set the 12-hour treadmill World Record and was one of the first women to finish all the World Marathon Majors. Susie’s story is an inspirational fight against the odds. From leaving a dysfunctional marriage, managing as a single mum and tackling cancer treatment, Susie has had her fair share of adversity. Throughout it all, running has kept her going.

When elite and everyday ultrarunners alike want to improve their ultramarathon performance, they turn to Coach Jason Koop for guidance and council. Training Essentials for Ultrarunning takes Coach Koop's time-proven and evidenced-based methodologies that have been honed over 20 years of professional coaching and delivers it to the masses. Regardless of whether you are first-time ultrarunner, a seasoned veteran, or an ultrarunning coach, this resource is a must-have for all ultrarunners.

Discover How To Eat Clean And Achieve A Healthier Lifestyle! Now is the time to take charge of your life and start eating clean! Would you like to discover the benefits of clean eating? Want to know how to eat clean on a budget? This book will open up your eyes to a new way of thinking about the food you put into your body. In this book "Clean Eating on a Budget" you will discover the benefits of clean eating AND how it can improve your health for life! You will also learn the much needed information on exactly how to eat clean on a budget. Reading the simple steps in this book will teach ...

Discover the healing power of alkaline juicing! Energize your body and mind to look and feel amazing. Imagine feeling like you are 15 again. Imagine a life without aches, pains, excess weight, and stiffness. Imagine feeling light, happy, and energized. Imagine more energy and vitality in all areas of your life and health.

When Chris McDougall agreed to take in a donkey from an animal hoarder, he thought it would be no harder than the rest of the adjustments he and his family had made after moving from Philadelphia to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. But when he arrived, Sherman was in such bad shape he could barely move, and his hair was coming out in clumps. Chris decided to undertake a radical rehabilitation program designed not only to heal Sherman's body but to heal his mind as well - and so Chris decided to teach Sherman how to run.