Weight Loss Science

In 1971, Diet for a Small Planet broke new ground, revealing how our everyday acts are a form of power to create health for ourselves and our planet. This extraordinary book first exposed the needless waste built into a meat-centered diet. Now, in a special edition for its 50th anniversary, world-renowned food expert Frances Moore Lappé goes even deeper, showing us how plant-centered eating can help restore our damaged ecology, address the climate crisis, and move us toward real democracy.

In Lifelong, Lindberg takes listeners through the world of quantum biology, the science of anti-aging, the concept of hormesis, and the cutting-edge fasting program that can lead to an incredible personal growth and self-rejuvenation. Through a series of enlightening chapters, he lays out the remarkable program that has rejuvenated his mind, body, and soul and hopes to inspire others to embark on this transformative journey.

This is an unusual–and unusually interesting–exploration of diet, weight and health that has a memoir aspect and a practical aspect. It’s a cut-to-the-chase audiobook that makes you realize not that everything you know about dieting and weight loss isn’t true (even though it probably isn’t), but that way too much of your brain, your time and your pocketbook has been taken up with the endless (and futile) quest.

What do people with a particularly long life span eat? How can you lose weight efficiently? Are afflictions typical of old age avoidable? Can you 'eat yourself young' with certain foods? Much of what we think is healthy can even be harmful. Bas Kast has compared thousands of sometimes contradictory studies to deliver scientifically founded findings about what really makes for healthy eating.

Debunk diet myths and make better food choices with this helpful guide that will transform the way you think about nutrition and health. In Dressing on the Side, Jaclyn London - the nutrition director of Good Housekeeping - debunks the diet myths and mental blocks that keep you from reaching your health and weight-loss goals. In this audiobook filled with accessible information, simple strategies, and practical application of scientific research, London breaks down what's at the heart of the issue and offers tools, shortcuts, and solutions that work within any scenario.

Have you also heard of this trendy new term “Autophagy” but just cannot really get behind it? Are you looking for a scientifically accurate, but easy-to-understand guide to use the new concept to your advantage? Or are you simply interested in a healthy lifestyle, a sustainable diet form or detoxification of your body? If you answered yes to at least one of the questions above, this guide is specifically written for you.

Are you tired of following fad diet after fad diet, never quite seeing the results you want or need? How long has it been since you felt comfortable and confident in your skin? The time for feeling uncomfortable in your own skin is over. This book is here to show you what you have been missing by treating your body poorly and not giving it the love, attention, and nutrients it deserves.

If you have tried to lose weight and failed, or lost weight and failed to keep it off, you're not alone. Two out of three Americans are overweight, many with between thirty and one hundred pounds to lose. Now Dr. James W. Anderson, a professor of medicine and clinical nutrition at the University of Kentucky, shares his groundbreaking, scientifically based nutritional plan that has already helped thousands of Americans lose weight-sometimes more than one hundred pounds-and keep it off permanently.

Our evolutionary ancestors once possessed the ability to intuit what food their bodies needed, in what proportions, and ate the right things in the proper amounts—effortlessly balanced. When and why did we lose this ability, and how can we get it back? David Raubenheimer and Stephen Simpson answer these questions in a compelling narrative, based upon five "eureka" moments they experienced in the course of their groundbreaking research.

Instead of cycling on your treadmill for several hours every day, all you need to do is copy a diet our ancestors used thousands of years ago to heal themselves. Fasting allows the body to not only shed weight, but also to reverse major diseases such as diabetes type 2. There is a little-known, yet revolutionary scientific process called autophagy that is the most natural solution to weight loss, anti-aging, and longevity. Our Greek ancestors discovered and swore by this self-regulation mechanism of the cell and soon you will, too.

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.

In this book we will tell you about the research at the cutting edge of human health and nutrition. If you want to get healthy, it starts here.

¡Prepárate para deshacerte de ese peso extra, comer lo que quieras y vivir un estilo de vida más saludable con el ayuno intermitente! No, no es una dieta tonta o un programa de hambre extrema. El ayuno intermitente es una forma de arte y ciencia que implica persistencia fisiológica y psicológica que se ha practicado desde tiempos antiguos. El Arte y la Ciencia del Ayuno Intermitente para Mujeres es tu última parada para aprender todo lo que necesitas saber como mujer sobre el ayuno intermitente basado en la investigación científica.

Blind Trust in Doctors and Why It’s Killing You will open your eyes and show you the main reasons why you need to be in complete control of the medical decisions that concern your well-being. The medical industry could be killing you, and it’s time to regain control right now. If you want to be 100 percent in charge of your health, listen to this audiobook now.

Simply put, intermittent fasting (IF) is the practice of restricting your mealtimes to certain times or days of the week. So, rather than slogging it out at the gym for hours, all you’ll need to do is just switch up your mealtimes. Sounds simple doesn’t it? Well, it really is. Extensively researched and backed by the latest scientific findings, this audiobook provides you with everything you need to know to win your battle of the bulge.

No, it is not some silly crash diet or extreme starvation program. Intermittent fasting is an art and science form involving both physiological and psychological persistence that has been practiced since ancient times. For decades, obesity and diabetes have been beyond epidemic proportions and have become intrinsic parts of society. Intermittent fasting is an effective tool to combat these issues safely.

Diet, by definition, is the type of food consumed in a certain period. It can be as simple as an average daily meal. It can also be part of a treatment program for medical conditions. The ketogenic diet has long been used in the treatment of epilepsy in children. Recent findings showed that it has other benefits aside from controlling seizures. Since its introduction in the 1920s, the ketogenic diet remains controversial until today. In this audiobook learn more about the ketogenic diet today.

Foodist is an approach that actually celebrates food while taking you through the nutrition and psychology involved in eating well to help you move beyond the daily obstacles and bad habits that keep the tasteless, empty, and unsatisfying food-like products on your plate. Losing weight no longer has to be about sacrifice, deprivation, and willpower, and food will turn from something you fight into something you can actually love again. As Darya writes, "You don't need a diet. You need an upgrade."

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Wilson lays out simple, practical strategies for combining fastercise with smart eating choices. Fastercise can provide excellent results for a wide range of people: seasoned athletes, fitness enthusiasts, and even those who dislike exercising or have physical limitations. Whatever your fitness goals are, fastercise can help you achieve them.