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Series
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Description
Bob Harper, superstar trainer and co-host of NBC's reality show "The Biggest Loser," distills his knowledge of nutrition, weight-loss strategy, and human nature down to twenty simple, nonnegotiable principles and offers a month's worth of menu plans and more than 90 rule-abiding recipes for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks to keep you cooking and eating skinny.
Author
Language
English
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Building on decades of research, longevity expert Dan Buettner has gathered 100 recipes inspired by the Blue Zones, home to the healthiest and happiest communities in the world. Each dish--for example, Sardinian Herbed Lentil Minestrone; Costa Rican Hearts of Palm Ceviche; Cornmeal Waffles from Loma Linda, California; and Okinawan Sweet Potatoes--uses ingredients and cooking methods proven to increase longevity, wellness, and mental health. Complemented...
5) Hoarders
Publisher
A&E
Language
English
Description
HOARDERS profiles adults who suffer from extreme hoarding, a mental disorder marked by an obsessive need to collect things, even if the items are worthless, hazardous, or unsanitary.
Author
Publisher
Chronicle Books
Language
English
Description
Documents the author's teenage struggles with anorexia, sharing her and her mother's perspectives regarding a five-year period marked by anxiety and self-destructive efforts to manage the disorder, offering an intimate look at a deadly disease.
Author
Publisher
Crown Archetype
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
The best-selling author of The 4-Hour Workweek outlines a program for healthy living that draws on 15 years of research and interviews with leading doctors and health-care experts to offer insight into genetic factors, nutrition requirements and fitness practices.
Author
Publisher
Vanguard Press
Language
English
Description
"Did you know?...We poison our children and pets to kill a fly...We get a dose of antibiotics every day--whether we have a prescription or not...We need Hazmat suits to clean up a broken energy-efficient CFL light bulb. In 'The Healthy Home' father-and-son team Dr. Myron Wentz and Dave Wentz walk readers room-by-room through a typical house, pointing out the surprising health risks posed by everyday products and behaviors of any modern family..."--Dust...
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Language
English
Description
This is the story of a woman who thought she had it all until she lost her beloved mother to cancer. Trying to process and understand her profound grief, Suzanne embarked on a journey and turned to a deeper practice of yoga. Along the way, she discovers what yoga is. Suzanne's journey led her to India, where she studied various disciplines of yoga and met with respected gurus. During her visit, she came face-to-face with a near death experience and...
10) Milk?
Publisher
Cargo Film & Releasing
Language
English
Description
Milk is a basic food in our diet, a food so fundamental that its value for our health often goes unquestioned. Using engaging storytelling through endearing characters and beautiful visuals, this documentary aims to investigate the case for milk as a nutritious food. Is milk good for us or not?
11) Survival lessons
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Language
English
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Description
One of America's most beloved writers shares her suggestions for finding beauty in the world even during the toughest times.
12) You-- the owner's manual: an insider's guide to the body that will make you healthier and younger
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Language
English
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Description
Focuses on a body part or system (heart, brain, digestive, reproductive, etc.) and discusses diseases associated with it. Also talks about genetic and lifestyle influences on the aging process; and foods, supplements and habits that can prevent or reverse related illnesses.
Author
Publisher
Wilder Publications, LLC
Language
English
Description
Regarded as one of the foremost playwrights of the nineteenth century, Ibsen tells the story of the idealist Doctor Thomas Stockmann, the medical officer of a recently opened spa in a small town in southern Norway, who finds that the water is seriously contaminated. He notifies members of the community and initially receives support and thanks for the discovery. Threatened by the possible impact of such a revelation, his brother, the town mayor, conspires...
14) Blind Faith
Publisher
New Day Films
Language
English
Description
This documentary follows the stirring personal journey, both intimate and universal, of a man coming to terms with his disability and struggling with the roles of father, husband, and successful entrepreneur, breaking through the myths of blindness and broadening our understanding of the complex hidden realities facing the blind community.. Official Selection at the NYC Independent Film Festival. “I was especially moved by all the emotional themes...
15) E-Motion
Publisher
Play TV
Language
English
Description
Imagine a world where the trapped emotions, fears, anxieties and unprocessed life experiences we hold in our bodies are the source of everything that ails us. That’s the world we live in. Now, imagine a world where everyone is manifesting from their heart the perfect creation that’s inside each of us. Imagine a world where abundance, inner peace, longevity and loving relationships abound.. Imagine emotion experts from around the world sharing...
Publisher
Vital Pictures
Language
English
Description
What will it mean for all of us to grow up, live and age in a society where half the citizens are over the age of 50? That reality is closer than most of us are willing to imagine.. Never in human history have so many lived for so long – and not just in the United States. It is a global phenomenon, ushering a spectacular social transformation. COMING OF AGE IN AGING AMERICA tells the story of its dimensions, challenges and opportunities.
17) Capturing Grace
Publisher
Passion River Productions
Language
English
Description
An award-winning documentary telling the unlikely story of what happens when New York's legendary Mark Morris Dance Group joins forces with people with Parkinson's disease to stage a unique performance.. CAPTURING GRACE is a story about the power of art and the enduring strength of the human spirit. Focusing on the rediscovery of a lighter step and the sweetness of motion, this film is about a remarkable community of dancers -- some professional,...
18) RAMPED UP
Publisher
New Day Films
Language
English
Description
The Americans with Disabilities Act - signed into law in 1990 - was referred to as the Emancipation Proclamation for Americans with disabilities. But because the government mostly lacks the power to ensure the law is followed, people with disabilities bear the primary burden of its enforcement through lawsuits. Defendants of these lawsuits say that the law is far too technical for business owners to keep up with, which leads to abuse. RAMPED UP addresses...
Publisher
PBS
Language
English
Description
An urgent wake-up call about the national threat posed by Alzheimer's disease. Many know the unique tragedy of this disease, but few know that Alzheimer's is also a major and rapidly growing public health crisis. This documentary powerfully illuminates the social consequences for America unless a medical breakthrough is discovered for this currently incurable disease.
20) Food Matters
Publisher
Food Matters International PTY LTD
Language
English
Description
This documentary is a hard hitting, fast paced look at our current state of health. Despite the billions of dollars of funding and research into new so-called cures, we continue to suffer from a raft of chronic ills and maladies. Patching up an over-toxic and over-indulgent population with a host of toxic therapies and nutrient-sparse foods is definitely not helping the situation.. Join the world's leading authorities on nutrition and natural healing...
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