Health & Fitness : Nutrition

Mejoremos la salud a todas las edades. Un manual para contribuir al cambio del comportamiento es una guía única para ayudar a las comunidades en su lucha por reducir las enfermedades, las discapacidades y la muerte prematura a través de todo el ciclo de vida. El libro combina estrategias de prevención con principios y métodos prácticos de la ciencia conductual, lo cual lo hace un manual ideal para planificar y poner en práctica programas de salud locales y regionales. more...

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More than half a million people live with multiple sclerosis, yet conventional medicine still has little to offer patients. There is no known cure-and even recent breakthroughs in drug therapy do not work to control many of the symptoms or promise any degree of recovery. But there is an alternative to drugs that can stop and reverse the ravaging symptoms of MS-the MS Recovery Diet. As this book explains, there are five common food triggers that can set off the symptoms of MS-dairy, grains containing glutens, legumes, eggs, and yeast. Yet because MS is such a complex disease, other foods play a role, as culprits or aides. The MS Recovery Diet explains the background, science, and development of this treatment in one source for the first time, and shows readers how to pinpoint their specific problem foods and sensitivities. It also offers more than one hundred simple recipes, as well as strategies to improve digestion, balance the immune system, and repair the body's myelin-crucial steps toward healing the body. Both of the authors, Ann D. Sawyer and Judith E. Bachrach, who had been diagnosed and disabled by multiple sclerosis, have experienced incredible recovery on the diet. Within the first three months on this program, Sawyer was able to stop the disease progression and begin to walk short distances with an even gait. Bachrach, whose health has been declining because of MS for thirty-eight years, regained feeling in her toes in one week and after one year on the diet, has stopped taking all medication. This book shares the treatment plan that has dramatically changed their lives, and the lives of others who have discovered it. With inspiring personal stories throughout, it offers real help-and hope-for sufferers of MS. more...

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En este número de la Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health se presentan informes que por primera vez exploran la magnitud del sedentarismo en Brasil, Chile, México y Perú. more...

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This publication, written by leading international public health professionals, highlights 13 case studies on a variety of topics including control of vitamin A deficiency, folic acid fortification of bread, control of iodine deficiency disorders, and the contribution of research to infant breast-feeding policies, as well as successful community projects to promote increased physical activity and the role of urban planning and public transportation in reducing the prevalence of sedentary lifestyles, among other important topics. Nutrition and an Active Life: From Knowledge to Action will become an important resource on best practices at the national and community levels for professionals working in health promotion, maternal and child health, nutrition, fitness, social marketing, and public health education. more...

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With sales of more than 175,000 copies in previous editions, this friendly guide has proved itself an indispensable kitchen companion to families who want to eat balanced, nutritious meals that promote good health and help them achieve a healthy weight. more...

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