Diet Studies

More than 30 years ago, nutrition researcher T. Colin Campbell and his team at Cornell University, in partnership with teams in China and England, embarked upon the most comprehensive study ever undertaken of the relationship between diet and the risk of developing disease. What they found, when combined with findings in Campbell's laboratory, opened their eyes to the dangers of a diet high in animal protein and the unparalleled health benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet.

The Fertility Diet reveals startling new research from the landmark Nurses' Health Study, which shows that the food you eat can boost your fertility. The Nurses' Health Study exhaustively examined the effects of diet and other lifestyle changes on fertility among nearly 20,000 female nurses. Two of the study's lead researchers translate its groundbreaking findings into changes you can put into practice today. This book prescribes 10 simple changes in diet and activity that can increase your chances of getting pregnant.

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This is the audio summary of The China Study, a book that promotes the benefits of a whole-food, plant-based diet.

This comprehensive history sets yoga in its global cultural context for the first time. It leads us on a fascinating journey across the world, from arcane religious rituals and medieval body-magic, through muscular Christianity and the British Raj, to the Indian nationalist movement and the arrival of yoga in the 20th-century West. We discover how the practice reached its present-day ubiquity and how it became embedded in powerful social currents shaping the world's future.

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Uncover the patterns that have kept you overwhelmed and overweight, plus how to break those strongholds. End your cravings along with any guilt and shame cycles by applying powerful biblical truths to set you free for life! Tens of thousands like you have ended a lifetime of frustration with overeating, binges, and cravings that felt impossible to overcome before, but with God all things are possible (Matthew 19:26).

For most Americans in the 19th century, it wasn't what you ate, but how much you ate, that mattered. Late in the century, doctors wrote books like How To Be Plumb and the voluptuous woman was the ideal. The famed actress Lillian Russell, considered by many the epitome of beauty, weighed almost 200 pounds. Today, in contrast, Americans seem obsessed with calories, diets and slimness, and with eating healthful amounts of vitamins, minerals, fats, and proteins. What sparked this remarkable revolution in the way we eat.

Over the past several decades, globalization has homogenized what we eat, and done so ruthlessly. The numbers are stark: Of the roughly 6,000 different plants once consumed by human beings, only nine remain major staples today. Just three of these - rice, wheat, and corn - now provide 50 percent of all our calories. Dig deeper and the trends are more worrisome still.

“You don’t have to starve to be healthy; you just have to figure out the right way to eat” Lizzy Peters Do you even realize how powerful acid is? Acid is that substance that is strong enough to burn a hole through metal. Imagine having an excess amount of that within your body? Imagine what it could do to your organs and cells. It’s not like your body doesn’t try to neutralize the excess acids but to neutralize the excess acids, it would have to take some minerals known as alkalizing minerals out of some of its vital organs. It has to take minerals like sodium, calcium, magnesium ...

Der renommierte Ernährungswissenschaftler T. Colin Campbell leitete die China Study - die umfassendste Studie über Essverhalten, Gesundheit und Krankheit in der Geschichte der biomedizinischen Forschung. Auf Basis seiner 40-jährigen Forschungstätigkeit erklärt Campbell die Zusammenhänge zwischen tiereiweißreicher Ernährung und der Entstehung von chronischen Krankheiten. Zudem gibt er konkrete Ratschläge, wie wir durch vegane Ernährung gesundheitliche Vorschädigungen und chronische Krankheiten erfolgreich bekämpfen können.

Millions of us use restrictive diets, intermittent fasting, IV therapies, and Ozempic abuse to shrink until we are sample-size acceptable. But for the 30 million Americans who live with eating disorders, it isn’t just about less. More, Please is a chronicle of a lifelong fixation with food—its power to soothe, to comfort, to offer a fleeting escape from the outside world—as well as an examination of the ways in which compulsory thinness, diet culture, and the seductive promise of “wellness” have resulted in warping countless Americans’ relationship with healthy eating.

Many yoga practitioners explore the benefits of yoga through its poses, but did you know that the magic and mystery of yoga lie within the power of yogic mythology? Myths of the Asanas was the first book to collect and retell the ancient tales of yogic myth to a modern audience, and has since become a beloved resource for yoga practitioners and instructors the world over. This expanded edition contains nine unheard stories about some of the yoga world's most beloved poses.

Being a personal trainer is a full-time job, and it is because of this; a personal trainer should be, among other things, well-grounded in his work. The person should know his onions, and a professional body should attest to that. In this case, it is the national association of sports medicine where the NASM comes in. The National Academy of Sports Medicine Certified Personal Trainer Exam prepares would-be personal trainers to get the required certification to do their work effectively.

Food is one of life's great joys. So why has eating become such a source of anxiety and confusion? Bee Wilson shows that in two generations the world has undergone a massive shift from traditional, limited diets to more globalized ways of eating, from bubble tea to quinoa, from Soylent to meal kits. Paradoxically, our diets are getting healthier and less healthy at the same time. For some, there has never been a happier food era than today: a time of unusual herbs, farmers' markets, and internet recipe swaps.

The China Study by T. Colin Campbell and Thomas M. Campbell II is primarily focused on the results of an enormous survey of diet and mortality that T. Colin Campbell conducted in 65 Chinese counties. Please note: This is an analysis and review of The China Study and not the original book.

Jacoby Ballard provides an empowering and affirming guide to embodied healing through yoga and the dharma, grounded in the brilliance, resilience, and lived experiences of queer folks.

Feeling stressed? Today, more people are feeling anxious, depressed, and distressed about life. I felt completely the same way. My job was a nightmare; I was struggling mentally with the day to day. I felt tired, exhausted, and I wanted more in life. I heard and learned about meditation, but the concepts went over my head. The techniques were too unconventional for me, and none of these books gave any practical advice. Then I discovered the amazing world of practical meditation. With this book, you will get actionable instructions on how to make meditation apart of your life.

If you want to learn better food choices are capable of controlling the compulsive eating behavior as well as weight gain...then keep reading! Do you want to experience feelings of calmness, alertness, and high levels of energy from the food eaten? Whatever do you eat affects the way you feel? Are you ready to make a change in your lifestyle? Here is the deal: Food not only nourishes your bodies but also makes you feel good. If you either eat too much or too less, the quality and health of life could be affected. This will result in having a negative feeling towards food.

Our culture today is saturated with weight loss programs and diets. And yet, obesity is at an all-time high. How is it that we can have so much information yet not experience lasting transformation? The Setting Captives Free Weight Loss Bootcamp study presents the answer to this question and the gospel solution to losing weight. The principles in this study will show how it is possible to live a life without diets, to lose weight, and to keep it off permanently, all while enjoying the change of heart that comes through Christ.