Summaries of books about Health & Fitness:
The South Beach Diet
The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss
Arthur Agatston
The book introduces a diet plan focused on eliminating cravings for sugar and refined starches, emphasizing the consumption of healthy fats and carbohydrates. It provides readers with meal plans, recipes, and guidance on how to lose weight and maintain a healthy lifestyle through three distinct phases.
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WomanCode
Perfect Your Cycle, Amplify Your Fertility, Supercharge Your Sex Drive, and Become a Power Source
Alisa Vitti
The book provides a comprehensive program for women to balance their hormones by understanding their menstrual cycle and leveraging nutrition, fitness, and lifestyle changes. It aims to address issues such as irregular periods, fertility, low libido, and hormonal imbalances, empowering women to optimize their health and well-being.
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80/20 Running
Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower
Matt Fitzgerald
The book advocates for a training approach where 80% of running is done at a low intensity and 20% at a high intensity, based on the principle that this balance improves performance and reduces injury risk. It provides runners with detailed plans and strategies to implement this method, aiming to help them run faster by training more efficiently and with less strain.
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Eat Fat, Get Thin
Why the Fat We Eat Is the Key to Sustained Weight Loss and Vibrant Health
Mark Hyman
The book challenges conventional wisdom about fats, arguing that incorporating the right kinds of fats into a diet can lead to improved weight loss and overall health. It provides scientific explanations, nutrition advice, and meal plans to help readers make dietary changes that embrace healthy fats while avoiding sugars, refined carbohydrates, and the wrong kinds of fats.
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Herbal Medicine for Beginners
Your Guide to Healing Common Ailments with 35 Medicinal Herbs
Katja Swift|Ryn Midura
The book serves as an introductory guide to using 35 common medicinal herbs to treat everyday ailments, providing readers with recipes and instructions for creating herbal remedies. It covers the basics of herbal medicine, including how to harvest, prepare, and apply these natural treatments safely and effectively.
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The End of Mental Illness
How Neuroscience Is Transforming Psychiatry and Helping Prevent or Reverse Mood and Anxiety Disorders, ADHD, Addictions, PTSD, Psychosis, Personality Disorders, and More
Daniel G. Amen
The book challenges traditional approaches to mental health, advocating for a paradigm shift towards understanding and treating brain health through advanced imaging technology and lifestyle interventions. It offers insights into how neuroscience can lead to more effective prevention and treatment strategies for a wide range of psychological conditions.
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Essential Oils
Ancient Medicine for a Modern World
Jordan Rubin
The book provides a comprehensive guide to the history, benefits, and uses of essential oils, drawing from ancient practices to address modern health concerns. It offers practical advice on incorporating essential oils into daily life for wellness, including recipes, safety tips, and detailed profiles of various oils.
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Built from Broken
A Science-Based Guide to Healing Painful Joints, Preventing Injuries, and Rebuilding Your Body
Scott H Hogan
The book provides a comprehensive approach to joint health, combining scientific research with practical advice for healing and preventing injuries. It offers strategies for rehabilitation, nutrition, and exercise to rebuild the body and improve overall joint function.
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Salt Sugar Fat
How the Food Giants Hooked Us
Michael Moss
The book investigates the processed food industry, revealing how companies strategically use salt, sugar, and fat to make products addictive. It explores the science behind flavor manipulation and the impact on consumer health and society's growing obesity epidemic.
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Genius Foods
Become Smarter, Happier, and More Productive While Protecting Your Brain for Life
Max Lugavere|Paul Grewal
The book provides dietary and lifestyle recommendations aimed at optimizing brain health, cognitive function, and overall well-being. It combines scientific research with practical advice on nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress management to enhance mental performance and protect against neurodegenerative diseases.
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