Obesity poses one of the greatest public health challenges of the 21st century, creating serious health, economic, and social consequences for individuals and society.
This textbook is a practical guide to the application of the philosophy and principles of Integrative and Functional Medical Nutrition Therapy (IFMNT) in the practice of medicine, and the key role nutrition plays in restoring and maintaining wellness.
This volume provides case studies conducted in Malaysia based on environmental management and the sustainable development of human and ecological systems.
This book aims to encourage a more reflective, multidisciplinary approach to public safety, and the 'reenfranchisement' of those affected by this new phenomenon.
Achieve vibrant health by combining ancient Taoist principles, modern alternative health practices, and acid-alkaline balance *; Offers complete guidelines on what to eat for different yin-yang constitutions, specific health problems and organ systems, and energetic conditions *; Provides detailed information on fasting, detoxification, and food combining for acid-alkaline and yin-yang balance *; Includes illustrated guides to several self-diagnostic methods from the East, allowing you to interpret your body's signs before disease manifests The human body, like all phenomena in nature, possesses the inherent power of self-regeneration when the conditions of true health are adopted.
As the worldwide prevalence of morbid obesity among adolescents continues to rise, recent years have seen a large increase in the performance of adolescent bariatric surgery.
A human being consists of a mammalian component and a multiplicity of microbes, collectively referred to as the "e;microbiota"e; or "e;microbiome,"e; with which it has a symbiotic relationship.
This unique book is a first-of-its-kind resource, comprehensively guiding readers through the epidemiology, pathophysiology, recent diagnostic criteria, and management options for patients with Food Protein-Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome (FPIES).
Translating Children's Literature is an exploration of the many developmental and linguistic issues related to writing and translating for children, an audience that spans a period of enormous intellectual progress and affective change from birth to adolescence.
Although the United States prides itself as a nation of diversity, the country that boasts of its immigrant past also wrestles with much of its immigrant present.
More than twenty years after the idea of this Carotenoids book series was first discussed, we finally reach the end of the project with Volume 5, which covers the functions and actions of carotenoids in human nutrition and health.
Terrapsychological Inquiry is a path of storied, imaginative research that takes seriously our intense inner responses to the state of the natural world.
This new volume, Health Benefits of Secondary Phytocompounds from Plant and Marine Sources, looks at a selection of important issues and research topics on phytochemicals in plant-based therapeutics, covering bioactive compounds from both plant and marine sources.
This two-volume work discusses environmental health, the branch of public health concerned with all aspects of the natural and built environment affecting human health, and addresses key issues at the global and local scales.
When Corin and Brian Mullins started their company, HapiFoods, in 2009 with just $129, they had no idea that in less than a decade they would be shipping millions of bags of cereals around the world.
This book was written to provide a thorough overview of clinical nutrition and immunology to allow the reader to become knowledgeable in this evolving and complex area of medicine.
Explores the relationship among the German confessional divide, collective memories of religion, and the construction of German national identity and difference.
AN ESSENTIAL CONVERSATION FROM TODAY'S LEADING VOICES ON EFFECTING CHANGE IN HEALTH AND SOCIETY "e;The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has changed the conversation about health in the United States.
In competitive sports where an extra breath or a millisecond quicker neural response can spell the difference between fame and mediocrity, a number of myths have persisted around the impact of what might be considered megadoses of various vitamins and trace elements.
After the United Nations adopted the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to "e;end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure prosperity for all,"e; researchers and policy makers highlighted the importance of targeted investment in science, technology, and innovation (STI) to make tangible progress.
This study assesses the significance of Pinocchio in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries in addition to his status as the creature of a nineteenth century traversed by a cultural enthusiasm for dummies, puppets, and marionettes.
In the first full-length study in English of Carlo Collodi's The Adventures of Pinocchio, the authors show how the checkered history of the puppet illuminates social change from the pre World War One era to the present.
This book explores the innovative concept of nutritional intelligence, providing a structured approach to overcoming bulimia, binge eating, and obesity.
Drawing on indigenous and scientific knowledge of medicinal plants, Traditional Herbal Therapy for the Human Immune System presents the protective and therapeutic potential of plant-based drinks, supplements, nutraceuticals, synergy food, superfoods, and other products.
A medical research pioneer reveals "e;how food choices that support biodiversity can save lives, shield us from novel infections, and protect the planet"e; (Joel Fuhrman, MD, #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Eat to Live).
