Beautiful Bones Without Hormones

Download or read book Beautiful Bones Without Hormones written by Leon Root and published by Gotham. This book was released on 2005 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. Leon Root, world-renowned orthopedic surgeon and author of the million-copy bestseller Oh, My Aching Back, presents a 100% natural, HRT-free diet and exercise program for increasing bone density and reducing the risk of osteoporosis. “Save your bones, save your life.” That’s Dr. Leon Root’s motto after thirty-five years as an orthopedic surgeon. Today, forty-four million Americans suffer from osteoporosis or osteopenia. Having seen scores of people lose their independence and their lives to osteoporosis-related fractures, Dr. Root has become a crusader against this silent killer. Dr. Root’s plan is the first and only one written since the Women’s Health Initiative Study, which questioned the safety of HRT. His simple, all-natural approach consists of an easy-to-follow diet and exercise program that will safeguard anyone’s bones against the incurable—and wholly preventable—disease of osteoporosis. The book includes: A 14-Day High Calcium Diet (with foods you know), including variations for Children, Vegetarians and the Lactose Intolerant with an emphasis on forming healthy habits for a lifetime A breakdown of the amount of absorbablecalcium in common foods More than sixty simple, calcium-rich recipes for delicious—not “diet”—meals, including calorie count and nutritional information A fully-illustrated, twenty-minute exercise routine that people of any fitness level can do at home Cutting edge information on recent breakthroughs in drug treatment for osteoporosis patients An extensive glossary, plus a list of organizations and websites devoted to beating osteoporosis No other book on the market comes close to providing the comprehensive, up-to-the- minute information and advice Dr. Root gives in Beautiful Bones Without Hormones. "Dr. Root writes in the clearest and most informative way. His is a book that anyone who even suspects that he or she has osteoporosis—and that is a great number of us—should immediately read." ?Barbara Walters, ABC News “Beautiful Bones Without Hormonesoffers an incredibly sound and wholesome diet and exercise program certain to minimize the risk of osteoporosis in anyone who follows it. It's an exceptional book, and I recommend it heartily.” ?Miriam E. Nelson, Ph.D., associate professor, The Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, and author of the national bestseller Strong Women, Strong Bones “Do we need this book? Yes, yes, yes! Having read it, I plan to have the strongest bones this side of a Tyrannosaurus rex… It’s extraordinarily lively, easy to read, and packed with information you won’t find anywhere else.” ?Helen Gurley Brown, Editor-in-Chief, Cosmopolitan International “Osteoporosis is a terrible thief, stealing health and independence from women of all ages. Fight back with Beautiful Bones Without Hormones, this simple and effective do-it-yourself manual from one of America's most experienced and trustworthy orthopedic surgeons.” ?Lisa R. Callahan, M.D., author of The Fitness Factorand medical director of the Women's Sports Medicine Center, Hospital for Special Surgery “An eye-opening account of a very serious disease, osteoporosis, by a thoughtful leader in the field.” ?Tim McCarver, Fox Sports “This book has become a fixture on my bedside table.” ?Beverly Sills, Coloratura Soprano and former director of the New York City Opera "This is a practical, how-to book that lists the new bone-building medications available and provides readers with a 14-day healthy, high-calcium diet for vegetarians; and one for the lactose-intolerant, as well. […] The coup de grace is the cookbook at the book's end. With recipes for The Famous Croque Monsieur Sandwich and Maccaroni and Cheese, calcium never looked so good." ?Publishers Weekly

Download or read book Beautiful Bones Without Hormones written by Leon Root and published by Gotham. This book was released on 2004 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An orthopedic surgeon shares an all-natural program of diet and exercise to reduce the risk of osteoporosis and increase bone density without the use of hormones.

Download or read book From Birth Until Sunset written by Marie DiMercurio RT(R) MHSc and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2021-03-25 with total page 378 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally a book that tells the truth of how the standard American diet which has been adopted by most of the world has betrayed us and is destroying our bodies and complicating our health. The SAD offers synthetic chemicals into our diet and environment, which accumulates within the human body, thus promoting disease. A lifetime following the standard American diet and lifestyle could lead to an early death. This book offers the learning process on how to get away from this destructive system, which one can then have optimal health and freedom from allergies, cravings, food addictions, and withdrawals. The problems as well as the solutions are well explained. This is one woman's journey from sickness to recovery, which is needed by our society in this time of epidemics. http://frombirthuntilsunset.com/

Download or read book The Healthiest You (with embedded videos) written by Kelly Traver and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-12-20 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A twelve-week program that teaches you to retrain your brain to embrace a healthy lifestyle, now with embedded videos. Why is The Healthiest You different from every other health, diet, and fitness plan? Because it works. Dr. Kelly Traver understands that the human brain resists change. Only when we learn the secrets of how to get our brain to work for us, not against us, can we make healthy, permanent lifestyle changes. By combining the most cutting-edge discoveries in neuroscience with the latest information in medicine, nutrition, and fitness, Dr. Traver developed the The Healthiest You program and initially tested it on her patients, ranging in age from twenty to eighty-one. Her results were astounding: · Among those who were overweight, the average weight loss was nineteen pounds · Among those who were diabetic, 80 percent achieved a reduction in their blood sugars · Among those with high blood pressure, 87 percent returned their blood pressure to normal · Some 80 percent of the smokers successfully kicked the habit. In the course of twelve short weeks readers can achieve similar success by following Dr. Traver’s simple, straightforward instructions to work with this stubbornly change-resistant organ so that it not only accepts new, healthy lifestyle habits, it actually embraces them. This updated edition also includes the top ten motivators that have been proven to drive peoples’ behavior when it comes to working on their health. You can use this powerful information to re-motivate yourself whenever your enthusiasm starts to wane. With the powerful tools provided by The Healthiest You you can learn to change your body and your life, simply by understanding and working with your brain.

Download or read book What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM): Menopause written by John R. Lee and published by Grand Central Publishing. This book was released on 2001-03-15 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguing that giving estrogen replacement therapy to women after menopause is medically the wrong thing to do, Lee suggests that natural progesterone can prevent most of the unpleasant side effects of menopause, including osteoporosis and weight gain.

Download or read book Ageless written by Suzanne Somers and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this #1 New York Times bestseller, Suzanne Somers reveals the secrets to a younger, healthier, and sexier you. What if you could really feel better as you get older, or age without illness? What could be better than having your doctor tell you that you have the bones of a twenty-year-old, or the heart of a thirty-year-old? Follow the advice in Ageless, and you’ll discover your own internal fountain of youth! Jam-packed with updated information on bioidentical hormone replacement and antiaging, Ageless will change your life forever. Suzanne talks about: • Antiaging medicine and how it can help work against the environmental assault that is making us sick • Menopause, which can become an enjoyable passage once the body is in perfect hormonal sync with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy • Why so many hysterectomies are unnecessary, how birth control pills may have contributed to the rise of them, and how to restore your body to perfect hormonal balance after having one • The importance of sleep and the healing work that nature does during this time

Download or read book Vegetarian Times written by and published by . This book was released on 2004-10 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To do what no other magazine does: Deliver simple, delicious food, plus expert health and lifestyle information, that's exclusively vegetarian but wrapped in a fresh, stylish mainstream package that's inviting to all. Because while vegetarians are a great, vital, passionate niche, their healthy way of eating and the earth-friendly values it inspires appeals to an increasingly large group of Americans. VT's goal: To embrace both.