Physical Fitness

This book is part of a three-book diet series where I take a research-based approach and explore the ins and outs of three popular diets. In my first book, I have talked about the ketogenic diet and my research, which validates that it's one of the best low carb diets to lose weight provided that you follow it carefully and with devotion. In this book, I discuss the Mediterranean diet, its benefits, and how it can help steer you towards a healthy lifestyle.

One-third of our lives - that's 3,000 hours a year - is spent trying to sleep. The time we spend in bed shapes our moods, motivation, alertness, decision-making skills, reaction time, creativity...in short, our ability to perform, whether at work, at home, or at play. But most of us have disturbed, restless nights, relying on over-stimulation from caffeine and sugar to drag us through the day. The old eight-hour rule just doesn't work, and it's time for a new approach. Endorsed by leading professionals in sports and business, Sleep shares a new program to be your personal best.

A Guide to Better Movement offers a clear and practical look at emerging science related to the brain's role in movement and pain. It is written for movement professionals, athletes, chronic pain sufferers, and anyone else interested in moving better and feeling better.

While Parkinson’s Disease can be debilitating, there is plenty of compelling data to show that exercise is one of the best ways of managing PD symptoms. Studies show that regular exercise can improve gait, grip, balance, stability, strength, and motor control in the PD client. In addition, this improvement in movement and mobility helps to reduce falls, injuries, and various other complications of the disease in the PD client.

Do you want to be slim, healthy and fit? Are you over 40 and confused about what your exercise plan should look like? Are you discouraged and ready to give up? If so, Strength Training for Life is the perfect book for you! This book will teach you everything you need to know about weight lifting and muscle building for achieving your body's natural potential. It will show you exactly how often and at what pace to exercise and help you design a personalized fitness plan that will show real, visible results!

Aqua Therapy for Lipedema and Lymphedema shares the personal story of a woman who has lipedema and lymphedema and how they have used exercise in the water to feel good and move lymphatic fluid in her body to reduce swelling and pain. Many exercises are difficult for women with these conditions, as mobility limitations, hypermobility, and joint pain often go hand in hand with lipedema. However, being in water creates a sense of freedom of movement and can enhance mental and physical health.

If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you! A recent CDC study found that less than one in four people get enough exercise. This is a very significant stat as physical exercise is hugely important in maintaining both physical and mental well-being. Without exercise, as we age we experience energy loss, stiffness, aches, and general weakness. These can be worsened if other medical issues come in to play, such as osteoporosis or arthritis. Combined, this can lead to loss of independence and a reduced quality of life.

What is inflammation and how is it affecting people's lives? What is an anti-inflammatory diet and how can it help you? This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to lose or lessen inflammatory areas in our bodies. It contains information on different ways to heal your inflammation, combat heart disease, and eliminate pain.

The day that actress, comedian, and cohost of The View Sherri Shepherd was diagnosed with the Big D - type 2 diabetes - she didn't see it coming. But she should have. Sherri had spent years battling excess weight, ignoring the warning that she was prediabetic, avoiding doctors, and denying some very clear signs that a diabetes diagnosis was imminent. Even watching the disease take her mother's life at the age of 41 didn't sound the alarm for Sherri. But when D Day came, she had a diagnosis in hand and a child of her own....

Despite advances in diagnosis and treatment, heart disease remains a major cause of illness and death. However, by proactively living a heart-friendly lifestyle, you can mitigate your risk for years to come.

In this pragmatic, insightful audiobook, Dr. Don Colbert shows you how to live virtually free from the distressing symptoms of colds, flu, and sinus infections. By employing the spiritual insight, powerful faith, godly wisdom and sound medical advice in this book, you don't have to suffer from colds, flu and sinus infections any longer.

Overmedicated, overfed, and malnourished, most Americans fail to realize the answer to lower disease rates doesn't lie in more pills but in the foods we eat. With so much misleading nutritional information regarded as common knowledge, from "everything in moderation" to "avoid carbs", the average American is ill-equipped to recognize the deadly force of abundant, cheap, unhealthy food options that not only offer no nutritional benefits but actually bring on disease.

These fun and easy exercises from the best-selling Keep Your Brain Alive fight the effects of mental aging and keep the mind fit to meet any challenge. And now they are available on audio. Co-author Manning Rubin is your personal trainer, providing lively narration to guide you through the exercises.

Do you feel exhausted? Experience foggy thinking and mysterious symptoms that come and go - symptoms your doctors can’t figure out and yet they keep prescribing more and more medications? Do you have headaches, congestion, or allergies? Do you suffer from joint pain, sleep challenges, hormone imbalances, skin problems such as eczema and psoriasis, thyroid dysfunction, or any other autoimmune disorder? Holistic healthcare expert Kristin Grayce McGary reveals that the answer to resolving your health challenges may lie in comprehensive gut repair.

Starting a strength training routine can seem daunting, especially when you’re older. This is your step-by-step guide to gaining strength and energy. Its unique W.I.S.E.R. Steps to Strength and Energy framework sets it apart–an adaptable, progressive approach to fitness just for seniors. Applying this framework, you will feel more robust, have more energy, and enjoy a higher quality of life.

The food we eat has a massive impact on our health and well-being. Certain diets can help you fight disease, deprive illnesses of vital resources, and supercharge your immune system. Now, this book breaks down the fundamentals of these cancer-fighting diets, arming you with the tools you need to boost your health, starve cancer cells, and give your immune system a helping hand.

Yoga Nidra allows you to experience a deeply relaxed daydream state of consciousness between wakefulness and sleep. This meditation will guide you through eight steps: intention setting, sound, body, breath and thought awareness, creative visualization, gratitude, and surrender. Your entire body, mind, and nervous system will gently get guided to a coherent state of deep relaxation, as your brain-wave activity will lower to alpha, delta, or theta brain frequencies, triggering the relaxation response and the functioning of your nervous and endocrine system.

Take control of your diabetes! Enjoy low-carb diabetes-friendly meals! Start exercising, stop stressing, and master diabetes-friendly dining. This keto diabetic cookbook shows you that diabetic dieting doesn’t require depriving yourself. Being diagnosed with diabetes doesn't mean you can't still enjoy all your favorite comfort foods. Low-Carb Diabetic Diet Recipes will show you how you can regulate your blood sugar and lose weight, all while eating meals that are hearty, flavorful, and nourishing. Long-term management of diabetes starts in the kitchen.

More of a transformative guide than a specific list of exercises devoted to any particular physical approach, Zen Body-Being explains how to create a state of mental control, enhanced feeling-awareness, correct structural alignment, increased spatial acuity, and even a greater interactive presence. Exercises are simple, often involving feeling-imagery and meditative awareness, which have a profound and sometimes instant effect. Where similar guides teach readers what to do, this book teaches readers how to be.

Follow this step-by-step program to optimize your cardiovascular health, boost your energy, slim your waistline, and heat up your sex life - all while enjoying sixty delicious recipes!​ Cardiovascular disease is the number one killer of Americans today. But, the good news is that everyone - regardless of size, genetics, gender, or age - can treat arterial plaque and prevent heart attacks and strokes with this audiobook. The keys to the program are shrinking arterial plaque, improving circulation, and strengthening your heartbeat.