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The Danes are known as being extraordinarily happy people, and the author, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute, has rounded…
up some of the reasons why. Includes Danish habits and behaviors that promote hygge, which translates as a sense of comfort, togetherness, and well-being. 2017Specialist in thyroid and autoimmune diseases, who herself had Graves' disease, explains that thyroid dysfunction can be the hidden cause…
of a wide array of health issues and why doctors often misdiagnose it. Includes a twenty-eight-day program she developed to address thyroid problems. 2016Santo remedio: cientos de remedios caseros llenos de sabiduría y ciencia
By Doctor Juan Rivera. 2017
Cardiologist and chief medical expert for the Univision network presents over a hundred simple herbal remedies that promote general health…
and consist of ingredients found in most kitchens. Spanish language. 2017The art of impossible: a peak performance primer
By Steven Kotler. 2021
Steven Kotler decodes the secrets of those elite performers--athletes, artists, scientists, CEOs and more--who have changed our definition of the…
possible, teaching us how we too can stretch far beyond our capabilities, making impossible dreams much more attainable for all of usThe longevity book: the science of aging, the biology of strength, and the privilege of time
By Sandra Bark, Cameron Diaz. 2016
Forty-three-year-old actress and her coauthor examine the current science on aging in women. Topics examined include how the body changes…
through time, menopause, cellular aging, building stronger bodies and brains, and the biological impact of genes, choices, and attitudes. Bestseller. 2016The care & keeping of you 2: the body book for older girls (American girl)
By Cara Natterson, Josée Masse. 2012
Guide for tween and teenage girls to understand the changes taking place in their bodies, brains, and emotions. Includes discussion…
on how to relate to family and friends while experiencing puberty. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2012Un periodista de guerra explora la historia en la isla de Creta de las técnicas para aumentar la resistencia física…
y el movimiento natural desde los tiempos mitológicos hasta la Segunda Guerra Mundial, y detalla cómo estas tradiciones han sido preservadas en el mundo moderno. Traducido del Inglés. ViolenciaThe care & keeping of you 1: the body book for younger girls (American girl)
By Valorie Schaefer, Josée Masse. 2012
Updated guide for tween girls to understand the changes in their bodies and to find answers to sometimes embarrassing questions.…
Also includes information on nutrition, exercise, and emotional wellness. For grades 4-7. 2012A guide to juices and juicing by Univision nutrition and exercise expert Claudia Molina. Molina shares her favorite juice recipes,…
the nutrition habits she has followed since her teens, and the exercises that she practices frequently to promote health, wellness, and natural beauty. Spanish langage. 2016Women's bodies, women's wisdom: creating physical and emotional health and healing
By Christiane Northrup. 2010
Revised and updated edition of gynecologist Northrup's guide to combining Western medicine and alternative therapies for female mind-body wellness. Includes…
many patients' experiences evidencing the connection between mental state and physical condition. Provides a twelve-step plan for personal healing with advice on choosing a health-care provider. 2010Yoga for your mind and body: a teenage practice for a healthy, balanced life (Switch. Yoga for you)
By Rebecca Rissman. 2015
Teen guide that presents yoga techniques and poses to promote brain power, stress relief, strength, and fitness. Also discusses incorporating…
different props to assist in asana and the practice of meditation. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2015Yoga for life: a journey to inner peace and freedom
By Colleen Saidman Yee, Susan K. Reed. 2015
Fifty-five-year-old epileptic yoga instructor tells how she came to the discipline from the world of fashion modeling and how it…
has changed her. She provides instructions on poses and sequences and discusses the life she and her husband--fellow instructor Rodney Yee--have built in the New York City and Hamptons yoga communities. 2015Older, faster, stronger: what women runners can teach us all about living younger, longer
By Margaret Webb. 2014
The author recounts the year-long project she began at age fifty: to run herself into the best shape of her…
life. This included research, choosing mentors, and training, and culminated in a half-marathon at the World Masters Games in Italy, competing against the fittest fifty-year-old runners in the world. 2014The gene therapy plan: taking control of your genetic destiny with diet and lifestyle
By Mitchell L. Gaynor. 2015
An integrative medicine pioneer presents his plan for tweaking one's genetic destiny and targeting diseases by eating specific foods for…
each situation and adopting other lifestyle changes. Includes recipes using gene-therapy foods and illustrates his points with the success stories of patients suffering from a variety of ailments. 2015This companion to The Blue Zones (DB 75844) focuses on the eating habits of five areas of the world with…
a high percentage of long-living inhabitants. Advises how to best incorporate these eating styles individually or community-wide. Lists forty-four "Blue Zone" foods and includes recipes. 2015Goddesses never age: the secret prescription for radiance, vitality, and well-being
By Christiane Northrup. 2015
Ob/gyn doctor and author of health books, including The Wisdom of Menopause (DB 51760), uses personal stories and research to…
prescribe a multi-faceted program for ageless living. Wide-ranging topics include food choices, sexuality, movement, grief, rage, and a holistic approach to wellness. 2015The hormone reset diet: heal your metabolism to lose up to 15 pounds in 21 days
By Sara Gottfried. 2015
Gynecologist explains how female weight gain is the result of misfires involving seven metabolic hormones--estrogen, insulin, leptin, cortisol, thyroid, growth…
hormone, and testosterone. She outlines her three-week program of three-day bursts that address each of these hormones in turn through dietary changes. 2015The new health rules: simple changes to achieve whole-body wellness
By Frank Lipman, Danielle Claro. 2014
An M.D. and a yogi, both health writers, offer paragraph-long suggestions on improving health, organized by categories of eating, moving,…
boosting, healing, and living. Examples include: work standing up; embrace the neti pot; and buy dark leafy greens, cruciferous veggies, avocados, blueberries, eggs, and walnuts every week. 2014Aging backwards: reverse the aging process and look 10 years younger in 30 minutes a day
By Miranda Esmonde-White. 2014
Known for her long-running public television fitness show Classical Stretch, former professional ballet dancer Esmonde-White presents the technique she developed…
called Essentrics--routines that work each of the body's six hundred and twenty muscles. She explains how this differs from other types of exercising and how it prevents muscle atrophy. 2014Success through stillness: meditation made simple
By Russell Simmons, Chris Morrow. 2014
Entrepreneur and author of Do You! (DB 65065), who believes the most fundamental key to success is meditation, explains how…
to use stillness as a powerful tool to access potential. Illustrates the connection between inner peace and outward success through interviews with successful leaders in various industries. 2014