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The Fast Track One-Day Detox Diet
by Ann Louise GittlemanLearn the benefits of cleansing and fasting to rid you of the hundreds of chemicals you are now storing in your body. You can have more energy, a clearer mind, lose weight, and reduce your symptoms by 50% by doing a cleanse and cleaning up your daily diet. Find out how to prepare yourself for detoxifying, and discover who should and should not fast; Resolve skin problems by improving hydrochloric acid levels; Hear how to do a simple home test to see if you have enough hydrochloric acid in your stomach; Realize why hidden food allergies are one of the major causes of disease and illness in this country; Discover dangers of sucralose (Splenda), and benefits of cranberries; Understand the estrogen mimicking effects of plastics and parabens; Learn about a gentle and effective method to remove mercury and heavy metals from the body using ascorbate Vitamin C powder.
Fast Track to Aging Backwards: 6 Ways and 30 Days to Look and Feel Younger
by Miranda Esmonde-WhiteDrawing on her groundbreaking anti-aging movement principles, bestselling fitness expert Miranda Esmonde-White walks you through 6 ways to rejuvenate your body and mind, paired with 30 days of stretching-and-strengthening workouts that effectively reverse the aging process.Miranda Esmonde-White has already given us the Bible on movement as a way to reverse aging with her New York Times and Globe and Mail bestseller Aging Backwards. But getting started on something that will change your life is always the hardest part! The Fast Track to Aging Backwards is Miranda's master class on how to begin her healing, revitalizing and scientifically endorsed programme of stretching and strengthening--and how to make it stick. First she outlines, step by step, 6 ways to change your attitude to aging and reverse its effects, from describing helpful small changes to your daily routine that will help you form new habits; to how to find the balance between moving like the Tin Man and flopping like the Scarecrow; to showing that for maximum painfree living, our bodies need a gentle approach to exercising that is all about respecting the way our bodies are designed to move. As Miranda says, "Relaxation is the new strengthening." Exclusively for this book, she has also created 4 workouts designed to carry you every step of the way through the first month of her programme, targeting every part of your body. Laid out with clear instructions, black-and-white photos and insider's tips on how to make every movement count, these workouts will give you the edge you need to quickly achieve your best results. The Fast Track to Aging Backwards is a countdown to a healthier and more youthful you.
Fast Yourself Fit: Using Fasting and Low-Carb Eating to Lose Weight and Feel Great
by Emma Van CarlenFast Yourself Fit will teach you how to lose weight quickly, healthily, and effectively, and most importantly how to eat mindfully when breaking your fast for sustained success!Features over 25 Low Carb Recipes!Weight loss is one of the hardest things to do in life, and the vast amount of conflicting information out there can bring us to a standstill. Many of us have tried to lose weight for years and ended up failing time after time. That&’s because most diets overlook the pivotal role hormones play in the weight loss equation. Fasting and accountability coach Emma Van Carlen understands the struggles of yo-yo dieting and finding the right plan for reducing weight and keeping it off. With support from scientific research and her own success, this book outlines the hormonal foundations for weight loss and explains how using methods such as intermittent fasting combined with mindful eating can heal the hormonal issues, specifically insulin resistance and leptin resistance, that lead people to struggle with their weight in the first place. In Fast Yourself Fit, Emma tells you everything you need to know about fasting to help you select the right style and get started. In this book, you&’ll learn · Why conventional diets fail· The history of fasting and why it&’s a healthy approach· The hormonal foundations of weight gain and insulin resistance and how to use fasting to rebalance hormones· How to lose weight through fasting—without hitting the gym· What to eat when breaking your fast· How to change your diet to lose weight effortlessly· How to keep weight off in the long run by listening to your body and practicing mindful eating· How to prepare Emma&’s go-to keto recipes Emma acts as your guide throughout the book, offering her personal perspective. By employing the methods outlined in this book, she was able to heal her hormonal issues and lose 40 pounds in the process. She also shares inspirational stories from clients who have used her methods to great success. Give up on traditional &“calories in, calories out plans&” that don&’t work and Fast Yourself Fit instead!
The Fast800 Diet: Discover the Ideal Fasting Formula to Shed Pounds, Fight Disease, and Boost Your Overall Health
by Dr Michael MosleyDiscover the next major &“health revolution&” (The New York Times) with this cutting-edge new program from #1 New York Times bestselling author of The FastDiet that will help you lose weight, beat disease, and live longer with intermittent fasting. Millions of people worldwide have lost weight and reversed disease using Dr. Mosley&’s The FastDiet, which revealed the incredible power of intermittent fasting. Clinical studies show that fasting not only helps you lose weight fast, but also improves blood sugar levels and heart health, boosts brain health and function, and is even proven to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. Drawing on the latest research and his personal experience gaining and then losing 14 pounds, &“the world&’s top gut health guru&” (Dr. Barry Marshall, winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine) returns with an even more effective—yet easier to follow—diet plan designed to reap maximum fasting benefits. The Fast800 Diet pinpoints the ideal fasting calorie count for health and weight loss: 800. Built around a more manageable 800-calorie fasting day—whether that&’s 800 calories every day until you achieve your goals, or 800 calories twice a week—Dr. Mosley&’s powerful three-phase program is designed to supercharge weight loss and fast-track a healthier life: *Phase 1: a powerful jumpstart designed to accelerate weight loss. *Phase 2: fast twice a week to sheds pounds without slowing your metabolism. *Phase 3: discover how to keep the weight off—without calorie counting. Complete with over fifty-five delicious recipes, four weeks of meal plans, and inspiring success stories, The Fast800 Diet is a simple and life-changing program that gets you real-world results.
The FastDay Cookbook
by Mimi SpencerAn essential companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling FastDiet, gorgeously illustrated and containing 115 all-new recipes from around the world for no-hassle, low-cal meals to make your fast days easy as can be.Whether or not you're on the FastDiet, brought to popular acclaim by #1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Mosley, you can't go wrong with low-calorie foods that are also delicious, convenient, and easy to make. In this new cookbook, all 115 recipes--from the classics to traditional ethnic cuisines--are under 600 calories. You'll lose weight, cut your risk for a range of diseases, and live longer by effortlessly cooking up these satisfying meals. There are recipes here to suit every palate, and every culture: Tandoori Chicken for a taste of India; Spaghetti Bolognose for a hearty Italian dinner; a Beef and Beer Casserole that's sure to please the Anglophiles; Egg Drop Soup in the Chinese tradition; and Boston Bean and Ham from our very own Uncle Sam. Each calorie-counted recipe is infinitely adaptable, and everyone will find their favorite in no time with sections such as Lightning Quick Suppers (for times you want to be sitting down to eat in ten minutes flat); Fast Favorites (for calorie-controlled classics); Simple Sides; Supper Soups; Fast Meals for Men; and much more. In addition, Mimi Spencer lists kitchen cupboard essentials and introduces you to the FastDiet and all its benefits--including dramatic weight loss and lowered risk factors for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and Alzheimer's. Featuring seventy-five full-color mouthwatering photos, this is the perfect adjunct to the original FastDiet Cookbook, offering a whole new repertoire of Fast food to sustain you through the colder months and help you lose weight with ease.
The FastDiet Cookbook: 150 Delicious, Calorie-Controlled Meals to Make Your Fasting Days Easy
by Mimi Spencer Sarah SchenkerThe indispensable companion to the #1 New York Times bestselling diet book—enjoy delicious low-calorie meals that can help you lose weight, become heart-healthy, and lower your risk of major diseases.The FastDiet became an instant international bestseller with a powerful life-changing message: it&’s possible to lose weight and reduce your risk of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, all while eating what you would normally eat five days a week. You simply cut your caloric intake two days a week to 500 calories for women, 600 for men. Now, the FastDiet Cookbook offers 150 nutritious, low-calorie recipes, ranging from simple breakfasts to leisurely suppers, enabling you to incorporate the FastDiet into your daily life. With this indispensable companion book, you will never have to worry about planning your fast days again!
The FastDiet - Revised & Updated: Lose Weight, Stay Healthy, and Live Longer with the Simple Secret of Intermittent Fasting (Atria Espanol Ser.)
by Dr Dr Michael Mosley Mimi SpencerThe #1 New York Times bestsellerIs it possible to eat normally, five days a week, and become slimmer and healthier as a result? Simple answer: yes. You just limit your calorie intake for two nonconsecutive days each week—500 calories for women, 600 for men. You’ll lose weight quickly and effortlessly with the FastDiet. Scientific trials of intermittent fasters have shown that it will not only help the pounds fly off, but also reduce your risk of a range of diseases from diabetes to cardiovascular disease and even cancer. “The scientific evidence is strong that intermittent fasting can improve health,” says Dr. Mark Mattson, Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences, National Institute on Aging, and Professor of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University. This book brings together the results of new, groundbreaking research to create a dietary program that can be incorporated into your busy daily life, featuring: • Forty 500- and 600-calorie meals that are quick and easy to make• 8 pages of photos that show you what a typical “fasting meal” looks like • The cutting-edge science behind the program • A calorie counter that makes dieting easy • And much more. Far from being just another fad, the FastDiet is a radical new way of thinking about food, a lifestyle choice that could transform your health. This is your indispensable guide to simple and effective weight loss, without fuss or the need to endlessly deprive yourself.
Faster Better Stronger: Two Doctors Who Train World-Class Athletes Reveal the Tricks of the Trade for the Rest of Us
by Eric Heiden Massimo Testa Deanne Musolf“Two of the most-respected and best-liked people in bicycle racing have collaborated on this easy-to-follow, sensible guide to a healthier life.” —Samuel Abt, author of Up the RoadAre you weary of cookie-cutter fitness plans devoid of anything you can actually use? Or programs promising great abs by Monday?Eric Heiden, MD, and Massimo Testa, MD, are renowned physicians who’ve spent their lives facing every conceivable exercise problem, helping both elite athletes and people who want to finish a 5K or achieve lower blood pressure.Part I of this book is a treasure trove filled with everything everyone should know about fitness but that even the best athletes do not, including how to start (or restart) an exercise regimen; eat before, during, and after a workout; lose weight while getting fit; treat aches and pains; diagnose fatigue; harness your thoughts; and select the activities best suited to you. Part II unveils a twelve-week fitness program, tailored to your needs, which will optimize your time, efforts, and results.Faster, Better, Stronger, named one of the top ten books of the year by Disaboom.com, is highly inspiring and fun to read, with stories from Dr. Heiden at the Olympics and from Dr. Testa about helping the world’s top cyclists as well as elderly and obese patients.Doctors rarely make guarantees, but Dr. Heiden and Dr. Testa are willing to guarantee this: Everyone can get better. Including you.“I have always been amazed by Eric’s intensity, fitness, and drive and now he has got it all in a book so that everyone can reach their fitness goals. Well done!” —John McEnroe
FastExercise: The Simple Secret of High-Intensity Training
by Dr Dr Michael MosleyFrom the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet and The FastDiet comes a new revolution in fitness. Lose weight and dramatically improve your health with high intensity training—just ten minutes a day, three times a week.Hailed as “a health revolution” by the New York Times, Michael Mosley’s FastDiet—also known as the 5:2 diet—gave the world a healthy new way to lose weight through intermittent fasting. Now, Dr. Mosley addresses the essential complement to the FastDiet—FastExercise—teaming up with leading sports scientist Professor Jamie Timmons and super-fit health journalist Peta Bee to turn conventional wisdom on its head when it comes to working out. Responding to the latest research on high-intensity training (HIT), FastExercise dispenses with the practice of boring, time-consuming regimens, demonstrating that all it takes is half an hour a week to lower blood glucose levels, reduce your risk for disease, help you lose weight, and maximize your overall health. Throughout the book, the authors offer a range of workouts that take just ten minutes a day, three times a week, and can be done anytime, anywhere. Whether it’s pedaling at high resistance while waiting for your kettle to boil or holding a plank during commercials, research has shown the extraordinary impact that ultra-short bursts of HIT can have, whatever your age or level of fitness. In addition, Michael Mosley and Peta Bee break down the science behind this radically different approach to exercise and give you the tools to take advantage of the most flexible and efficient method out there. It’s a practical, enjoyable way to get maximal benefits in minimal time, short and fast, something that can become a sustainable part of your routine, as instinctive as brushing your teeth.
Fasting
by Jentezen FranklinWhen you fast, your spirit becomes uncluttered by the things of this world and amazingly sensitive to the things of God. Once you've experienced even a glimpse of this and the countless rewards and blessings that follow, it changes Your entire perspective. Jentezen Franklin gives you the keys to experiencing this kind of transformation in Fasting, one of the best and most comprehensive books available on the topic. Discover everything you need to know to unlock the power of Biblical fasting, including: The types of fasts described in the Bible and how to choose which is right for you ¦ The connection between fasting and prayer ¦ The essential components of a successful fast ¦ What to expect physically, mentally, and spiritually Experience for yourself the deeper, stronger relationship with God that only comes through prayer and fasting. Jentezen Franklin is the pastor of Free Chapel in Gainesville, Georgia, a congregation with 10,000 in attendance each week that has recently grown into a new location in Orange County, California. Franklin is a popular conference speaker and his nationally televised program, Kingdom Connection, is seen weekly on national and international networks. He has written several best selling books including Right People, Right Place, Right Plan. He and his wife, Cherise, have five wonderful children.
Fasting Cancer: How Fasting and Nutritechnology Are Creating a Revolution in Cancer Prevention and Treatment
by Valter Longo PhDA groundbreaking guide to how fasting and nutritechnology are revolutionizing the prevention and treatment of cancer, from the bestselling author of The Longevity DietDespite all our scientific advances, which have allowed us to prevent and treat so many deadly diseases, almost one in two people will develop cancer in the U.S. In Fasting Cancer, Dr. Valter Longo, one of the leading scientists in the field of nutrition and cancer, reveals the results of decades of research on the fasting and nutrition technology−based studies to defeat cancer in the body, making only tumor cells much more vulnerable to therapy while protecting the healthy cells.Fasting Cancer creates a new path in which the patient is an active codriver of the therapy by turning on the body&’s ability to fight cancer. Dr. Longo&’s studies show that the fasting-mimicking diet is beginning to make cancer therapies potentially more effective and less toxic to patients, thus providing an evidence-based complementary approach to mainstream treatments. The book also describes how the everyday Longevity Diet and plant-based ketogenic diet can support cancer therapies.Rich in patient stories and clinical data, Fasting Cancer is a read that invites everyone—doctors, healthcare professionals, patients, and family members—to understand the extraordinary potential of a new approach to help fight cancer.
The Fasting Fix: Eat Smarter, Fast Better, Live Longer
by Andreas MichalsenFasting: we've all heard of it. Countless celebrities and bestselling books have touted the benefits of fasting for weight loss, but what most of us don't know is that the benefits of fasting extend far beyond that--the latest scientific findings show that fasting is the best and easiest way for us to fight disease and slow aging.In The Fasting Fix, Dr. Andreas Michalsen--one of the world's leading experts on fasting--lays out the clear, indisputable science that fasting, when combined with a healthy diet, is the key to healing chronic illnesses and living longer.Dr. Michalsen draws from his decades of medical practice and original, cutting-edge scientific research, along with his deep knowledge about the human body and evolutionary history to distill the simple truth about what we should eat and how we should eat in order to live healthier, longer lives. Dr. Michalsen explains exactly which foods we should eat and which we should avoid. And he introduces several different, simple methods of fasting for you to choose from and easily incorporate into your everyday life.With stories from patients he has successfully treated and detailed treatment programs for the most common chronic diseases--obesity, hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, kidney disease, arthrosis, rheumatism, irritable bowel syndrome, skin diseases, allergies and asthma, migraines, depression, neurological diseases, dementia and Alzheimer's disease, and cancer--Dr. Michalsen shows us why other diets have failed, and how we can finally be healthy.
Fasting for Life: Medical Proof Fasting Reduces Risk of Heart Disease, Cancer, and Diabetes
by Francis E. UmesiriFor a nation that is on the verge of eating itself into epidemic proportions of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and associated health complications such as cancer and heart disease, this message on fasting is timely and urgent. For readers who believe in the spiritual benefits of fasting, this book provides additional health motivation to keep seeking God in fasting and prayer. Increase fasting for health and wholeness. Dr. Umesiri&’s teaching is based on a thorough review of over seventy years of peer-vetted and peer-reviewed studies published in reputable biomedical journals. He presents readers with clinical evidence in a fun, easy-to-read manner, devoid of intense scientific jargon; with suggestions on the different ways one can start to fast. Fasting for Life uses credible research to prove that fasting can reduce the risk of:DiabetesHeart diseaseCancerCardiovascular diseases (coronary heart failure, stroke, etc.)
Fasting Girls: The History of Anorexia Nervosa
by Joan Jacobs BrumbergThis book explores eating disorders, providing both a social history of Anorexia and scientific case studies
Fasting, Hydropathy And Exercise: Nature's Wonderful Remedies For The Cure Of All Chronic And Acute Diseases
by Bernarr Macfadden Felix OswaldUnlock the healing power of natural therapies with Bernarr Macfadden’s Fasting, Hydropathy and Exercise. This pioneering work delves into the transformative potential of fasting, water treatments, and physical exercise as powerful tools for achieving optimal health and curing a wide range of ailments.Fasting, Hydropathy and Exercise explores the principles and benefits of each therapy in detail:Fasting: Macfadden explains the physiological effects of fasting, its role in detoxification, and its effectiveness in treating chronic and acute diseases. He provides guidelines on how to safely undertake a fast, including preparation, duration, and post-fast care.Hydropathy: The book delves into the therapeutic uses of water in various forms—baths, compresses, and wraps—to stimulate circulation, relieve pain, and promote healing. Macfadden outlines specific hydropathic treatments for different conditions and emphasizes the importance of water in maintaining overall health.Exercise: Recognizing the vital role of physical activity, Macfadden advocates for regular exercise as a means to strengthen the body, enhance immunity, and prevent disease. He offers practical exercise routines and tips tailored to different fitness levels and health goals.Throughout the book, Macfadden emphasizes a holistic approach to health, integrating these natural therapies into a balanced lifestyle that includes proper nutrition and mental well-being. His passionate advocacy for self-care and natural healing methods has inspired generations and continues to resonate with those seeking alternative approaches to health care.Fasting, Hydropathy and Exercise is an essential read for anyone interested in natural health, alternative medicine, and holistic healing practices. Bernarr Macfadden’s insightful and practical guidance provides readers with the tools to harness nature’s remedies and achieve lasting health and wellness.
Fasting Made Easy: Rid Your Body of Harmful Toxins. Develop a Personal Fasting Plan that is Right for You. Maintain a Fasting Lifestyle and Be Healthy,
by Don ColbertFrom the author of the NEW YORK TIMES best-selling books The Seven Pillars of Health and I Can Do This Diet, along with best sellers Toxic Relief, the Bible Cure series, Living in Divine Health, Deadly Emotions, Stress Less, and What Would Jesus Eat? Dr. Don Colbert has sold more than TEN MILLION books. Fasting can provide fantastic health benefits to your whole being. While it may seem like a "sacrifice," Dr. Don Colbert, author of the bestsellers Toxic Relief and the bible Cure series, believes fasting is "a powerful tool for health, cleansing, and spiritual empowerment." In this easy-to-understand instruction manual that offers a step-by-step fasting protocol for better health, Colbert explains the needs, benefits, and lifestyle of fasting from both physical and spiritual perspectives. Discover the how, when, why, and other practical matters regarding a healthy approach to fasting. Your overall health will improve as you:Give restorative rest to your digestive tract.Cleanse your body of undesirable toxins.Boost your immune system to prevent disease and illness, thus giving you a longer life.Make yourself look better and help your skin become clearer.Melt away toxic fat to help you feel better.Repair and rejuvenate every organ, including your brain.Bring spiritual cleansing and renewal to your relationship with God.Featuring daily recipes and testimonials from successful fasters, Fasting Made Easy explains how this biblical key to health will bring renewed vitality, healing, longevity, and deeper spirituality to your life.
Fasting the Mind: Spiritual Exercises for Psychic Detox
by Jason GregoryCombines cognitive psychology with Zen, Taoist, and Vedic practices to empty the mind• Explains how eliminating external stimulation can alleviate stress and anxiety for a calmer state of mind• Details meditation practices, such as open-awareness meditation, contemplation of Zen koans, and Vipassana meditation, and explores methods of digital detox • Draws on classical yoga, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism as well as cognitive science to explain how and why to fast the mindStop planning, stop comparing, stop competing, stop thinking, and just breathe deeply for a minute . . . Our undivided attention is something we are rarely able to give for reasons ranging from digital overload to the cultural conditioning of equating busyness with purpose. Just as you might choose a fast from eating to detoxify the body, the best way to overcome this modern mental overload is to periodically fast the mind.Drawing on the spiritual philosophies and meditative practices of classical yoga, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Taoism, Jason Gregory explains how fasting the mind directly impacts your habits and way of being in the world to create peace and calmness in your life as well as allow you to build a firm psychological defense against the increasing bombardment of distractions in our world. Applying psychology and cognitive science to samsara--the cycle of suffering created by our attachment to the impermanent--he explains how overreliance on the rational mind causes imbalances in the autonomic nervous system and suppresses our natural spontaneity, feelings, and intuition. When we are unable to relax the mind deeply, we enter a destabilizing state of stress and anxiety and are unable to liberate the true Self from the impermanence and limitations of the material world. Sharing Zen, Taoist, and Vedic practices to help you empty your mind and gradually restore your natural rhythms, the author shows how to give the mind time to truly relax from stimulation so it can repair itself and come back into equilibrium. He details simple meditation practices that are easy to implement in daily life, such as open-awareness meditation and contemplation of Zen koans, as well as the advanced techniques of Vipassana, a Theravadic Buddhist discipline centered on seclusion from all worldly stimuli. He also offers methods for digital detox and ensuring a good night’s sleep, a major support for healing cognitive impairment and restoring a state of equanimity.By fasting the mind we strip away the distractions and stresses of modern life and return to our original nature as it exists deep within. We become more consciously awake in every moment, allowing us to feel the real beauty of the world and, in turn, to live life more fully, authentically, and peacefully.
The FastLife
by Mimi Spencer Michael Mosley Peta BeeFinally in one comprehensive volume--Dr. Michael Mosley's #1 New York Times bestseller The FastDiet and his results-driven high-intensity training program FastExercise combine for the ultimate one-stop health and wellness guide that helps you reinvent your body the Fast way!Eat better and exercise smarter than you ever have before. Dr. Michael Mosley's #1 New York Times bestseller The FastDiet gave the world a healthy new way to lose weight through intermittent fasting, limiting calorie intake for only two days of the week and eating normally for the rest. In FastExercise, Mosley dispensed with boring, time-consuming fitness regimens to demonstrate that in less than ten minutes a day, three times a week, you could lose weight, lower blood glucose levels, reduce your risk for diabetes, and maximize your overall health. Now, in The FastLife, Dr. Mosley combines the power of intermittent fasting and high-intensity training in one must-have volume that offers a complete program to radically bolster your health while not depriving you of the things that you love. In this book, you will find: -More than forty quick, easy fast day recipes -Revealing new insights into the psychology of dieting -The latest research on the science behind intermittent fasting and high-intensity training -A variety of simple but effective exercises that you can adopt into your weekly routine -Calorie charts and other data to help you plan your daily regimen -Dozens of inspiring testimonials The FastLife is a practical, enjoyable way to get maximal benefits in minimal time, a sustainable routine that will truly transform your mind, body, and spirit.
Faszien-Yoga für Dummies (Für Dummies)
by Sebastian Bartning Carola BartningMöchten Sie Ihre Gesundheit ganzheitlich fördern, sich mit Faszien-Yoga verwöhnen und beweglich bleiben? Faszien-Yoga verhilft Ihnen zu mehr Mobilität und beugt fasziale Schmerzen vor. In diesem Buch finden Sie erfrischendes Wissen rund um Ihre Faszien. Es bietet leicht durchführbare Übungen mit reich bebilderten Schritt-für-Schritt-Anleitungen für jede Tageszeit und regenerativ-wohltuenden Entspannungs-Routinen. Faszienrollen sind nicht erforderlich!
Fat: The surprising science behind the most misunderstood part of the body
by Mariette Boon Liesbeth van RossumThe International Bestseller, as featured in The Times Fat is a vital yet hugely under-rated organ. Fat has become a dirty word, but we know so little about how it really works. In Fat, expert doctors and obesity researchers Dr Mariëtte Boon and Professor Liesbeth van Rossum present the ground-breaking research which explodes many of the myths and prejudices surrounding body fat and will make us completely rethink our relationship with it. Making use of the cutting-edge research in this specialist field, this fascinating and entertaining book will explain how fat generates important hormones, communicates with our brains and is, indeed, essential for staying alive. Informative yet accessible, Fat: The Secret Organ is important reading, not only for people who have struggled with their weight, but for everybody who is serious about their health.
Fat: The surprising science behind the most misunderstood part of the body
by Mariette Boon Liesbeth van RossumThe International Bestseller, as featured in The TimesFat is a vital yet hugely under-rated organ. Fat has become a dirty word, but we know so little about how it really works. In Fat, expert doctors and obesity researchers Dr Mariëtte Boon and Professor Liesbeth van Rossum present the ground-breaking research which explodes many of the myths and prejudices surrounding body fat and will make us completely rethink our relationship with it. Making use of the cutting-edge research in this specialist field, this fascinating and entertaining book will explain how fat generates important hormones, communicates with our brains and is, indeed, essential for staying alive. Informative yet accessible, Fat: The Secret Organ is important reading, not only for people who have struggled with their weight, but for everybody who is serious about their health.
Fat: The surprising science behind the most misunderstood part of the body
by Mariette Boon Liesbeth van RossumThe International Bestseller Fat is a vital yet hugely under-rated organ.Fat has become a dirty word, but we know so little about how it really works. In Fat, expert doctors and obesity researchers Dr Mariëtte Boon and Professor Liesbeth van Rossum present the ground-breaking research which explodes many of the myths and prejudices surrounding body fat and will make us completely rethink our relationship with it.Making use of the cutting-edge research in this specialist field, this fascinating and entertaining book will explain how fat generates important hormones, communicates with our brains and is, indeed, essential for staying alive. Informative yet accessible, Fat: The Secret Organ is important reading, not only for people who have struggled with their weight, but for everybody who is serious about their health.(P)2020 Quercus Editions Limited
Fat
by Deborah LuptonIn contemporary western societies, the fat body has become a focus of stigmatizing discourses and practices aimed at disciplining, regulating and containing it. Despite the fact that in many western countries fat bodies outnumber those that are thin, fat people are still socially marginalized, and treated with derision and even repulsion and disgust. Medical and public health experts continue to insist that an ‘obesity epidemic’ exists and that fatness is a pathological condition which should be prevented and controlled. Fat is a book about why the fat body has become so reviled and reviewed as diseased, the target of such intense discussion and debate about ways to reduce its size down to socially and medically acceptable dimensions. It is about the lived experience of fat embodiment: how does it feel to be fat in a fat phobic-society? Fat activism and obesity politics, and related controversies, are also discussed. Internationally-renowned sociologist Deborah Lupton explores fat as a sociocultural artefact: a bodily substance or body shape that is given meaning by complex and shifting systems of ideas, practices, emotions, material objects and interpersonal relationships. This analysis identifies broader preoccupations and trends in the ways that human bodies and selfhood are experienced and practised. The second and much expanded edition of Fat is twice as long as the original edition. Lupton incorporates the very latest current critical scholarship and research offered in the humanities and social sciences on fat embodiment and fat politics. New updated material is presented in every chapter, including substantial additional sections on new digital media. Fat is a lively, at times provocative introduction for the general reader, as well as for students and academics interested in the politics of embodiment and health.
Fat Bloke Slims: How I Lost Three Stone
by Bruce ByronBruce Byron is a popular character in The Bill. He's about three to four stones overweight, nearing fifty and, in his own words, a heart attack waiting to happen. 'You see, I have a weight issue - the issue being that I have too much of it. Currently in the UK around six in ten men are medically defined as overweight and one in six as obese. Obesity in the UK has more than doubled in the past eighteen years, amongst blokes it's tripled and with this come increased risks to our health including heart disease - the UK's biggest killer. According to my friends at the British Heart Foundation, heart disease kills one in five males. It is responsible for 32% of premature deaths in males. Someone in the UK has a heart attack every two minutes. That could be me. So, here we are. This is the documented journey of a soon to be fifty-year-old, seriously overweight man who works long hours and wants to be around to see his children grow up, a man who wants to play and do exciting activities with my family, enjoy growing old with my beautiful wife and be around long enough to enjoy the rewards of our very hard-earned success.Today's the day I stop making excuses.'
Fat Boy Chronicles
by Diane Lang Michael BuchananThe Fat Boy Chronicles brings to life the pain and isolation felt by many overweight teenagers as they try to find their way in a world obsessed with outward beauty.