Endurance athletes regularly push their bodies to the limits with a strenuous training regimen that demands smart nutrition. In Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, Ryan offers proven strategies for improved athletic performance with sport-specific guidelines for running, cycling, triathlon, swimming, adventure racing, and rowing. In-depth information is presented in an easy-to-read and accessible style, with individual chapters dedicated to each of these popular (more…)

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What’s the best diet for good health and athletic performance? Nancy Clark, M.S., R.D., describes the dietary balance and specific foods shown to be optimal for athletes from recreational exercisers to Olympic hopefuls, citing supporting studies. Refreshingly free of high-protein hype, Clark emphasizes a varied, wholesome, moderate diet high in complex carbohydrates (”without question, wholesome carbohydrates are the best choices for fueling your muscles and pro (more…)

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This completely revised edition of a 1994 title offers up-to-date information about the human body’s own “host defense mechanisms” in the war on cancer, providing a multidisciplinary approach to treatment based on scientific studies and clinical experience. Quillin, a medical professional who has published extensively, has conducted nutrition studies with hundreds of patients in formal clinical settings. He discusses conventional therapies (chemotherapy, surg (more…)

New Expanded 8th edition with new photos and text.An epic study demonstrating the importance of whole food nutrition, and the degeneration and destruction that comes from a diet of processed foods.For nearly 10 years, Weston Price and his wife traveled around the world in search of the secret to health. Instead of looking at people afflicted with disease symptoms, this highly-respected dentist and dental researcher chose to focus on healthy individuals, and challenged himself to (more…)

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“Nutrition at Your Fingertips is one stop shopping for food information. Elisa Zied has compiled the most complete and exhaustive resource guide on the foods you eat and what is really in them. If you love food, you’ll love this book. This is a rich resource that belongs in kitchens, libraries and the offices of health professionals. It’s a stunning book!” -Nancy L. Snyderman, MD. FACS NBC News Chief Medical Editor Associate Professor Head and Neck Surgery University of (more…)

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“A brilliant book … a clear, concise, complete statement about the many facets of nutrition and the relationship between diet and well-being. This book is an absolute must.” — Ken Dychtwald Author of BodyMind”A superb book … should be read by all physicians.” — C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D. Founder and Past President, American Holistic Medical Association”A wonderful book … If I were forced to choose one book on nutrition from my extensive library, this woul (more…)