Health - Exercise & Fitness
by David Kirsch
When supermodel Heidi Klum needed to get into tip-top shape for the Victoria's Secret fashion show -- just eight weeks after giving birth to her second child -- she turned to a miracle worker, celebrity fitness trainer David Kirsch, and his Ultimate New York Diet.
by the Editors of Prevention magazine with Ann Fittante, MS, RD
The link between high blood sugar and type II diabetes is well known. But many people don't realize that blood sugar imbalances can set the stage for a host of health problems -- from unexplained weight gain, fatigue, and poor concentration to heart disease and stroke.
by Barbara Delinsky
With Uplift, bestselling author Barbara Delinsky, whose life has been shaped by her mother's breast cancer as well as her own, created a resource she wished she'd had for herself during her own treatment.
by Gary Small, M.D.
Only a hundred years ago, people were lucky to live beyond age forty. Now, modern medicine is striving to keep us alive well into our nineties and beyond. But who wants to live a long life without health, vitality, and faculties intact? Quality longevity -- that's what we're striving for. According to Dr. Gary Small, director of the UCLA Center on Aging, it's well within our reach.
by Felicia Drury Kliment
You've tried low-fat, low-carb, and high-protein diets, but you can't seem to keep the weight off. Why? As nutritionist Felicia Drury Kliment explains, all digestive metabolisms are not the same, and your friend's diet miracle could be your diet disaster.
by Sifu Shi Yan Ming
The Shaolin Workout includes 28 exercise sessions that teach authentic Shaolin kung fu stretches, stances, poses, punches, and kicks as well as daily meditations to strengthen the mind, body, and spirit.
by Peter Singer and Jim Mason
Convenience, price, and packaging have become the driving forces behind the American diet. But what is the true cost of our day-to-day food choices?
by Dr. Connie Guttersen, R.D., Ph.D.
Inspired by the sun-drenched foods and vibrant lifestyle of California's breathtakingly beautiful wine country, The Sonoma Diet is a surefire weight loss plan based on wholesome, satisfying, flavorful meals.
by Samuel Fromartz
Organic food has become a juggernaut in an otherwise sluggish food industry, growing at 20 percent a year as products like organic ketchup and corn chips vie for shelf space with conventional comestibles. But what is organic food? Is it really better for you? Where did it come from, and why are so many of us buying it?
by Toni Bernay, Ph.D., and Saar Porrath, M.D.
If you or someone close to you has received a cancer diagnosis, your first instinct may be to destroy the disease as quickly as possible, by any means possible. But this can lead to a barrage of questions: "What are my treatment options?" "Where can I get the best care?" "What will my insurance cover?" "How can I cope?"
by Martina Navratilova
As you read, you'll hear funny anecdotes, touching stories, and important life lessons Martina has learned from her own successes and failures and those of the friends and competitors who have influenced the woman she is today.
by Ann Berger, MSN, MD and C.B. deSwaan
With the expertise that has made her one of the foremost pain specialists in the country, and with the warmth and sincerity that have changed her patients' lives, Dr. Berger and her groundbreaking approach will help you stop hurting and start living.
