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"How to eat for maximum brain power and health from an expert in both neuroscience and nutrition. Like our bodies, our brains have very specific food requirements. And in this eye-opening book from an author who is both a neuroscientist and a certified integrative nutritionist, we learn what should be on our menu. Dr. Lisa Mosconi, whose research spans an extraordinary range of specialties including brain science, the microbiome, and nutritional genomics,...
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Debilitating brain disorders are on the rise--from children diagnosed with autism and ADHD to adults developing dementia at younger ages than ever before. But a medical revolution is underway that can solve this problem: astonishing new research sheds light on the influence of the human microbiome in every aspect of health, including your nervous system. In Brain Maker Dr. Perlmutter explains the potent interplay between intestinal microbes and the...
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2020.
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"A radically practical guide to making food choices that are are good for you, others, and the planet. Is organic really worth it? Are eggs ok to eat? If so, which ones are best for you, and for the chicken--Cage-Free, Free-Range, Pasture-Raised? What about farmed salmon, soy milk, sugar, gluten, fermented foods, coconut oil, almonds? Thumbs-up, thumbs-down, or somewhere in between? Using three criteria--Is it good for me? Is it good for others? Is...
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BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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"The China Study" revealed what we should eat and provided the powerful empirical support for this answer. "Whole" answers the question of why. Why does a whole-food, plant-based diet provide optimal nutrition? "Whole" demonstrates how far the scientific reductionism of the nutrition orthodoxy has gotten offtrack and reveals the elegant wonders of the true holistic workings of nutrition, from the cellular level to the operation of the entire organism....
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HarperWave, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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The NYT bestselling author of Fat Chance, Dr. Robert Lustig explains the eight pathologies that underlie all chronic disease, and how they are not 'druggable,' but how they are 'foodable' -- meaning, medication can't cure what nutrition can -- by following two basic principles: protect the liver and feed the gut --
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BenBella Books, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
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English
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"The best of today's science-based nutrition and lifestyle research is finally available in one crystal-clear plan. All you need is five steps and five weeks. Maybe you've just received a wake-up call: your own health crisis, or a sick parent or friend. Or maybe you're just tired of feeling tired and sick of feeling sick. You don't need a diet plan. You need a health transformation-- from the inside out. For more than 20 years, The Baby Book author...
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2016.
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New York Times bestselling authors Dr. Daniel Amen and Tana Amen are ready to lead you to victory...The Brain Warrior’s Way is your arsenal to win the fight to live a better life. The Amens will guide you through the process, and give you the tools to take control. So if you’re serious about your health, either out of desire or necessity, it’s time to arm yourself and head into battle.
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A neurologist describes how carbohydrates, even the healthy ones, destroy brain function and cause a range of diseases, including ADHD, anxiety, chronic headaches, and depression, and offers a thirty-day plan to reprogram dietary habits and repair brain cells.
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"If you want to improve your health or simply maintain it, The New American Heart Association cookbook, Centennial Edition, is for you. This comprehensive resource provides information on grocery shopping strategies, stocking a healthy kitchen, preparing delicious recipes, eating well, meal planning, and much more. This revised edition of the American Heart Association's flagship cookbook offers not only more than 800 recipes-100 of which are all...
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Avery
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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The internationally renowned, clinically tested, revolutionary diet program to lose weight, fight disease, and live a longer, healthier life. Can what you eat determine how long, and how well, you live? The clinically proven answer is yes, and The Longevity Diet is easier to follow than you'd think. The culmination of 25 years of research on aging, nutrition, and disease across the globe, this unique program lays out a simple solution to living to...
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Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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Replenish and rejuvenate your postpartum body with these 75 easy, healing, and protein-rich recipes designed with new moms in mind. After giving birth, most mothers are well-versed in feeding patterns and schedules for their little ones, yet little attention is given to their own nutrition. The Postnatal Cookbook offers 75 simple,easy-to-prepare recipes for truly nourishing the postnatal body--what is ultimately best for both mother and baby! Written...
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2023.
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English
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"Uncover the evidence-based science to slowing the effects of aging, from the New York Times bestselling author of the How Not to Die series When Dr. Michael Greger, founder of NutritionFacts.org, dove into the top peer-reviewed anti-aging medical research, he realized that diet could regulate every one of the most promising strategies for combating the effects of aging. We don't need Big Pharma to keep us feeling young-we already have the tools....
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Rockridge Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Your first pregnancy is an exciting and joyous time. It also comes with a slew of new things to learn and remember--like how to properly eat for two... [This book] cuts through the noise, laying out the nutritional guidelines you need to know in clear and simple terms, with 90 recipes and 12 complete meal plans to support the health development of your baby."--Page 4 of cover.
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Hachette Go
Pub. Date
2020
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English
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"The body has a remarkable ability to ward off diseases and heal itself-and it does so with the help of : glutathione (GSH). At the forefront of the latest GSH research, Dr. Nayan Patel addresses important questions such as: What is glutathione? What happens when your GSH levels are low? What diseases does GSH ward off? How can you naturally increase the amount of GSH your cells produce? What are the safest and most effective GSH supplements? With...
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North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"Psychiatrist Jodie Skillicorn presents a new path, debunking the myth of the neurochemical imbalance and exploring the roots of depression, such as adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and poorly managed day-to-day stress. Evidence-based and fully supported by current depression research, Dr. Skillicorn's holistic methods for beating depression-including nutrition, mindfulness, fostering meaningful connections, exercise, sleep, nature, and breathwork-empower...
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