Fitness Study

More than 30 years ago, nutrition researcher T. Colin Campbell and his team at Cornell University, in partnership with teams in China and England, embarked upon the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease. What they found, when combined with findings in Campbell's laboratory, opened their eyes to the dangers of a diet high in animal protein and the unparalleled health benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet.

The Fertility Diet reveals startling new research from the landmark Nurses' Health Study, which shows that the food you eat can boost your fertility. The Nurses' Health Study exhaustively examined the effects of diet and other lifestyle changes on fertility among nearly 20,000 female nurses. Two of the study's lead researchers translate its groundbreaking findings into changes you can put into practice today. This book prescribes 10 simple changes in diet and activity that can increase your chances of getting pregnant.

This comprehensive history sets yoga in its global cultural context for the first time. It leads us on a fascinating journey across the world, from arcane religious rituals and medieval body-magic, through muscular Christianity and the British Raj, to the Indian nationalist movement and the arrival of yoga in the 20th-century West. We discover how the practice reached its present-day ubiquity and how it became embedded in powerful social currents shaping the world's future.

Are you ready to dive in and begin your studies in one of the most respected certifications in the fitness industry, but want to know where to focus your attention? Then this book is for you. The CSCS Study Guide was created to give listeners an easy, affordable, no nonsense approach to studying for the CSCS exam. Other books attempt to reinvent the wheel and essentially give you a cliff notes version of the NSCA text. This book works along side the NSCA text to prepare you for what you can expect come exam day.

Besser leben mit Bas Kast: Warum es sich lohnt, keinen Alkohol zu trinken. Das "gesunde Gläschen Wein" gibt es nicht. Gerade in den letzten Jahren hat die Forschung vermehrt herausgefunden, welche Schäden Alkohol in unserem Körper anrichtet. Es waren diese Befunde, die Bestsellerautor Bas Kast dazu bewogen haben, seinen Alkoholkonsum zu überdenken – und schließlich ganz einzustellen. In seinem neuen Buch erklärt er im Detail und auf Basis neuester wissenschaftlicher Erkenntnisse, wie Alkohol im Körper wirkt, welcher Zusammenhang zwischen dem Konsum alkoholischer Getränke und einer Krebserkrankung besteht.

Women go through various life stages, with each moment bringing a new set of challenges and opportunities. Yet we rarely speak openly about these, or share our knowledge and solutions with each other. We use euphemisms to describe periods rather than saying the word. We don't acknowledge leakages or admit that we don't know how to find our pelvic floor or even what it does. We buy trendy sports bras without thinking how they work for breast health or exercise performance. We see young women giving up exercise in their teens to the detriment of their health at an older age.

The Good Gut: The Good Gut: Taking Control of Your Weight, Your Mood, and Your Long-Term Health (2015) by Justin Sonnenburg and Erica Sonnenburg explores the fascinating machinations of the human gut. Also known as the microbiome, the gut is teeming with live bacteria that help make or break one’s physical and mental health.

Get the main key insights from this summary of Uma Naidoo’s This Is Your Brain on Food in just a short listen.

Jacoby Ballard provides an empowering and affirming guide to embodied healing through yoga and the dharma, grounded in the brilliance, resilience, and lived experiences of queer folks.

Study while on the go! Listen anytime, anywhere! Audio allows us to learn and absorb information during our busy schedules. Listen during downtime or passive activities (while driving, working around the house, at the office, or at the gym). CPT audio prep covers everything on the exam and references the latest NASM essentials of personal fitness training (sixth edition) presented in an easy-to-understand, chapter-by-chapter format.

Many yoga practitioners explore the benefits of yoga through its poses, but did you know that the magic and mystery of yoga lie within the power of yogic mythology? Myths of the Asanas was the first book to collect and retell the ancient tales of yogic myth to a modern audience, and has since become a beloved resource for yoga practitioners and instructors the world over. This expanded edition contains nine unheard stories about some of the yoga world's most beloved poses.

In his book, The Toxin Solution, Joseph Pizzorno offers a proven step-by-step method anyone can use to flush out a piling load of toxins and enjoy better health in just eight weeks. In simple and hopeful language, The Toxin Solution shows listeners how to do just that. Anyone struggling with a chronic illness or anyone simply looking to boost his or her energy levels will find this groundbreaking health guide an invaluable companion.

This is a summary of The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in Healthy Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain by Dr. Steven Gundry. It summarizes the book in detail to help people understand and implement the original work by Dr. Gundry. This book is not meant to replace the original book but to serve as a companion to it.

In Let's Get Physical, journalist Danielle Friedman reveals the fascinating hidden history of contemporary fitness culture, chronicling in vivid, cinematic prose how exercise evolved from a beauty tool sold almost exclusively as a way to 'reduce' to one millions have harnessed as a path to mental, emotional and physical well-being.

What does it mean to be a sporty woman in the 21st century? From the launch of Net-A-Sporter, serving up sports clothing for fashionistas, to the introduction of #plankie as the new Instagram selfie for yoga bunnies, exercise for women has finally gone mainstream. But if sweating has never been so hot for female celebrities, then why are there still so many obstacles for girls and women when it comes to sport?

Der Bestseller im Diät-Dschungel: Was ist gesund, was ist schädlich, wie ernähren wir uns richtig?Wissenschaftsjournalist Bas Kast bricht, gerade 40-jährig, zusammen. Hat er mit Junkfood seine Gesundheit ruiniert? Eine Ernährungsumstellung soll helfen. Doch was ist wirklich gesund? Kast geht auf eine Entdeckungsreise in die aktuelle Alters- und Ernährungsforschung: Was essen besonders langlebige Völker? Wie nimmt man effizient ab? Lassen sich Altersleiden vermeiden? Kann man sich gezielt "jung essen"? Welche Nahrungsmittel halten wir für gesund, obwohl sie uns sogar schaden?

For years we have been told to make lists and obsessively monitor when we’re angry, what we eat, how much we worry, and how often we go to the gym. So why isn’t everyone healthy? Now based on the most extensive study of long life ever conducted The Longevity Project reveals what really matters across the long run—the personality traits, relationships, experiences, and career paths that naturally keep you vital.

Human beings are getting fatter and sicker. As we question what we eat and why we eat it, this book argues that living well involves consuming a raw vegan diet. With eating healthfully and eating ethically being simpler said than done, this book argues that the best solution to health, environmental, and ethical problems concerning animals is raw veganism—the human diet.

Please Note: This is an independent and unofficial summary and analysis was published and written by Great Liberty Publishing, is in no way affiliated with the original author, and is not the original book. This is a very well-written summary and book guide to Eat to Fight Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal by William W. Li. This summary is intended to simplify and facilitate easy understanding of the main book.

It takes only seven seconds for a criminal to pick you as a target. This empowering guide for women to protect themselves and their loved ones, from a self-defense expert and longtime veteran of law enforcement, combines commonsense advice on staying safe with concrete actions on what to do if find yourself in a dangerous situation.