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Mind and Body Fitness April 2017
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| Primal Fat Burner: Live Longer, Slow Aging, Super-Power Your Brain, and Save Your Life... by Nora GedgaudasIf you've been hearing about Paleo diets but weren't sure what they were, Primal Fat Burner offers the information and guidance you need. In accessible, engaging chapters on dietary aspects of human evolution, how fat works in the body, and the effects of modern, carbohydrate-heavy diets, author Nora Gedgaudas details the metabolic issues (carbs vs. fat) and how to manage them. This follow-up to her Primal Body, Primal Mind includes more specific, structured information on eating plans and recipes. Her "able, funny writing" (Booklist) makes this a winner. |
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The case against sugar
by Gary Taubes
The best-selling author of Why We Get Fat outlines compelling arguments about the health dangers of sugar, identifying the powerful lobbies behind its overuse while citing its role in a range of challenges from obesity to nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.
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Radical beauty : how to transform yourself from the inside out by Deepak Chopra "Through six pillars of healthy living that focus on internal and external nourishment, sleep, living naturally, avoiding excessive stress, and better understanding the relationship between emotions and inflammatory foods, the authors offer practical tips, tools, innovative routines, and foods that will allow you to achieve your highest potential of beauty and health. Here is the latest information on foods to support your metabolism and how to best promote circulation of beauty-boosting nutrients; the use of the most effective skin-care ingredients coupled with traditional Ayurvedic medicine; and how to work with your skin to balance your nervous system, thus slowing aging. Further, Chopra and Snyder will show you how positive emotion-based living and peace foster natural and timeless beauty"-- Provided by publisher.
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Great Books You Might Have Missed
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| Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age by Jo Ann Jenkins with Boe WorkmanJo Ann Jenkins, the CEO of AARP, wants people to change the dominant conversation on aging. Arguing that age 50 isn't "over the hill" and that slogans such as "50 is the new 30" are misleading, she presents evidence that Baby Boomers drive the economy and that aging isn't a problem -- just a part of life. To help you "disrupt" your own aging, Jenkins provides information on financial security, health, and asserting your own needs. Whether you're 20-something, 50-something, or older, be sure to take a look at this well-researched and user-friendly guide. |
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The Fibromanual: A Complete Fibromyalgia Treatment Guide for You and Your Doctor
by Ginevra Liptan
People who suffer from fibromyalgia experience pain, fatigue, brain fog -- and frustration that it's so difficult to find a health care provider who can help. In The Fibromanual, Dr. Ginevra Liptan relates her struggles as a fibromyalgia patient, explains the combination of treatments (both conventional and alternative medicine) that have helped her, and outlines a step-by-step plan for recovery based on four Rs (rest, repair, rebalance, and reduce). There's medical information on fibromyalgia you can review with your doctor, as well as a directory of fibromyalgia health care providers. This encouraging manual offers hope to those who are suffering from this baffling condition.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Manatee County Public Library System 1301 Barcarrota Boulevard West Bradenton, Florida 34205 (941) 748-5555www.mymanatee.org/library |
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