Diet Fitness

The New York Times best-selling author of Fat Chance explains the eight pathologies that underlie all chronic disease, documents how processed food has impacted them to ruin our health, economy, and environment over the past 50 years, and proposes an urgent manifesto and strategy to cure both us and the planet.

Discover how more than 25,000 patients who underwent water-only fasting at TrueNorth Health Center experienced results that were nothing short of phenomenal. Detailed explanations are presented about the different types of intermittent and prolonged fasts available along with how water-only fasting reverses metabolic disorders, hypertension, and obesity. Also addressed is the connection between eating highly processed foods and visceral fat to chronic disease and the importance of improving diet and lifestyle choices in order to maintain the benefits gained from fasting.

The potato hack was modeled after an 1849 diet plan for people that were becoming fat and "dyspeptic" from living too luxuriously. This potato diet simply called for one to eat nothing but potatoes for a few days at a time, promising that fat men become as "lean as they ought to be." One hundred and sixty-seven years later, we are fatter and sicker than ever, but the potato diet still works. Potatoes contains natural drug-like agents that affect inflammation, hunger, insulin, sleep, dreams, mood, and body weight.

Empowering, inclusive, smart, and a must-have, Good Food, Bad Diet will give you the tools to reject diets, repair your relationship with food, and lose weight so you can move on with your life.

Embark on a transformative journey tailored specifically for men with ADHD through "Men with Adult ADHD: Mastering Mindfulness, Navigating Relationships, Diet & Fitness". This comprehensive 3-in-1 guide is meticulously designed to address the multifaceted aspects of living with ADHD, offering a holistic approach to personal development and well-being.

Unlock the secrets to achieving the body of your dreams with The Brain-Body Connection, a groundbreaking book by neuroscientist Dr. Farhan Khawaja, PhD. This transformative guide dives deep into the science behind physical transformation, offering listeners a fun and comprehensive approach to fitness and weight loss that goes beyond traditional methods. In The Brain-Body Connection, Dr. Farhan introduces a revolutionary concept called Nero-Muscular Recomposition (NMR). This is a new, science based method that bridges the gap between mind and body to enable sustainable physical transformation.

After devoting years to working with pro-athletes, Olympians, and Navy Seals, fitness gurus Kelly and Juliet Starrett began thinking about the physical well-being of people who are not elite athletes. What are the fundamental qualities that make a human being durable, and how do we ensure that we continue to feel great as we age? Organized around ten assessments and ten physical practices that anyone can do, Built to Move is designed to improve the way your body functions in daily activities and boost overall quality of life.

The key to weight loss isn't calories. It isn't fat. It isn't protein. It isn't even carbs. You can count them, cut them, and swap them all you want, but you won't lose weight if you're eating foods that your body can't tolerate. And the most common diet foods - like egg whites, wheat bread, and fat-free yogurt - are some of the worst offenders. These "healthy" foods are actually making you fat! In this book, celebrity nutritionist and fitness expert J. J. Virgin pinpoints the 10 foods that sabotage weight loss. Just by eliminating these 10 diet saboteurs, listeners will see incredible results.

From legendary Brazilian jujitsu and MMA master Rickson Gracie comes a riveting, insightful memoir that weaves together the story of Gracie’s stunning career with the larger history of the Gracie family dynasty and the founding of the Ultimate Fighting Championship, showing how the connection between mind and body can be harnessed for success both inside and outside the ring.

Does it feel like your life is too busy, your days are too short, and you're feeling overworked, overstressed, and overtired? Chances are you’ve asked your doctor for help, only to be told that it’s because of your age, or your workload, or, worse, that it’s just “normal.” If so, you’re not alone. Women of all ages are suffering from an epidemic of fatigue and burnout. But exhaustion doesn’t have to be your new normal.

Mining the same problem-solving and motivational skills JD Roth has used so successfully with reality show contestants, The Big Fat Truth gets listeners to address the real reasons they're overweight (and nobody gets away with saying it's because they love food). With his combination of enthusiasm, empathy, no-holds-barred style, and master story-telling abilities, JD helps them unearth and tackle the unresolved issues they've buried under the French fries and chocolate chip cookie.

Are you having trouble losing weight that simply won't go away any time soon? What if the best way to improve your body and health is not to follow the most recent trend in diets, but rather to engage in a time-tested practice that requires you to consume food, but only on a less frequent basis? This ground-breaking audiobook will guide you through an in-depth investigation of intermittent fasting as a powerful tool for achieving optimal health and weight loss.

When it comes to diet, most people's concerns involve weight loss, fitness, cardiac health, and longevity. But what we eat affects more than our bodies; it also affects our brains. A triple threat in the food space, Dr. Uma Naidoo is a board-certified psychiatrist, nutrition specialist, and professionally trained chef. In This Is Your Brain on Food, she draws on cutting-edge research to explain the many ways in which food contributes to our mental health and shows how a sound diet can help treat and prevent a wide range of psychological and cognitive health issues.

Most diet plans were created by men for men, but women’s bodies don’t work the same way. Popular programs can actually make it harder for women to lose weight, because they can wreak havoc on a woman’s complex and delicate hormonal system. Dr. Sara Gottfried has spent her career demystifying hormones and helping patients improve their health more broadly with personalized medicine. In Women, Food, and Hormones, Dr. Gottfried presents a groundbreaking new plan that helps women balance their hormones so they can lose excess weight and feel better.

Our ability to prevent and reverse these conditions—and feel incredible today—is under our control and simpler than we think. The key is our metabolic function—the most important and least understood factor in our overall health. As Dr. Casey Means explains in this book, nearly every health problem we face can be explained by how well the cells in our body create and use energy. To live free from frustrating symptoms and life-threatening disease, we need our cells to be optimally powered so that they can create “good energy,” the essential fuel that impacts every aspect of our wellbeing.

Acacia seeds, goji berries, kale, the world seems to discover a superfood every week. There's so much talk about them in the press that the word itself seems to have no meaning. What's a superfood then really, do they even exist? This books addresses those questions and more.

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.

Designed specifically for women of all ages and their unique needs, this go-to guide provides you with the steps to take control of your health—for good.

If you’re feeling frustrated or scared based on a PCOS diagnosis or symptoms you’re experiencing, take comfort in knowing that a change in the way you eat has been shown to significantly improve common symptoms associated with polycystic ovarian syndrome and has often helped restore fertility to those afflicted with the condition. Recent studies have found associations with a variety of macronutrients, supplements, and foods that can positively and negatively affect your PCOS symptoms.

Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler chronicles his month of living and extreme fitness training with a Navy SEAL in the New York Times and number one LA Times best seller Living With a Seal, now with two bonus sections. Entrepreneur Jesse Itzler will try almost anything. His life is about being bold and risky. So when Jesse felt himself drifting on autopilot, he hired a rather unconventional trainer to live with him for a month-an accomplished Navy SEAL widely considered to be "the toughest man on the planet"!