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Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
In these 36 lectures, get answers to questions about the evolution of the human diet and its relationship to our bodies. Bringing together insights from fields including anthropology, health science, biology, and sociology, this partnership between The Great Courses and National Geographic lays bare what science can teach us about food.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
As you move into the long-term Live It! portion of the Mayo Clinic Diet, you'll learn how to realistically set your personal outcome and performance goals, as well as your daily caloric intake. With The Mayo Clinic Healthy Weight Pyramid as your guide, you'll see that no foods are completely off limits as long as you understand the crucial difference between serving size and portion size.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn the five specific habits to add to your daily routine for the first two weeks of the program, the five habits to remove, and the bonus habits that will give your weight-loss journey the best possible jump-start. These changes are designed to bump you out of your comfort zone and head you in a different, healthier direction - but in ways that are both doable and nutritionally sound.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Physical exercise provides a variety of health benefits with respect to heart disease, blood pressure, cognitive function, mood, diabetes, and some cancers - as well as helping the body lose weight and maintain that loss. In addition to structured exercise, learn how to incorporate more Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) into your day.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Science has revealed that the ability to lose weight and maintain that loss is affected by a complex web of hundreds of physical, mental, and emotional factors. Learn practical tips to help you implement the behavioral changes needed to lose weight and keep it off.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Many people believe they don't have enough willpower to lose weight and keep it off. But the real issue is having the amount of willpower you need exactly when you need it - and you can plan for that. Learn how to give yourself every opportunity to be successful in changing your behavior long-term, and about the significant interplay between guilt and forgiveness.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
If you couldn't follow every detail of the Lose It! program for the full two weeks, don't worry. Chances are you did change some habits, and that is the beginning of success. Going forward, you can give yourself a bit of leeway on some habits - but others are too fundamental to your weight-loss success to be negotiable.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
How to plan healthier meals? Chef Jen makes it easy! With her simple suggestions for grocery shopping and easy-to-follow cooking demonstrations, you'll learn to cross-utilize your ingredients to maximize efficiency in the kitchen. From barbeque pita pizza to pesto shrimp pasta, these delicious meals will help you meet your weight-loss goals.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Outsmart Yourself: Brain-Based Strategies to a Better You gives you insights into how your mind works and the tools you need to make lasting change. Taught by Professor Peter M. Vishton of William & Mary, these 24 practical lectures draw from a wealth of scientific evidence to take you inside your brain and show you why you behave the way you do - and what you can do to strengthen your creativity.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
While you can use any method that's convenient for you to track your daily food intake and activity - from pencil and paper to smartphone apps - the tracking itself is crucial for success as you begin the long-term portion of The Mayo Clinic Diet. Learn exactly what and when to track for maximum efficacy. But tracking your weight? That's a more personal matter.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Some days you will eat too much, and some days you won't exercise, not even for five minutes. It happens to everyone. And eventually, you may even hit a plateau in your weight loss. Learn the best ways to keep negative self-talk at bay and continue to move forward toward better health, instead of expecting unattainable perfection and relapsing into old habits.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to prepare your kitchen and what other tools you'll need to begin Lose It! - the two-week jump-start phase of The Mayo Clinic Diet. But first, take this quiz to answer a fundamental question: Is this the right time for you to start a weight-loss program? Or are there other underlying issues to be addressed first?
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
With more than two-thirds of U.S. adults either overweight or obese, weight is clearly a national health concern. But how important is it for you to lose weight? Learn how your body-mass index, waist circumference, and medical history each impact your health. You'll be surprised to learn which factors are most important and why.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Everyone who undertakes a long-term plan to improve health will face obstacles. Learn to anticipate specific challenges and plan your work-arounds in advance. Whether it's grocery shopping, cooking, eating out, getting your family on board with food changes, or prioritizing exercise, you can identify and overcome potential obstacles to your optimum health. You can be successful.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
The Mayo Clinic Diet is an adaptable plan that can work whether you're in your home kitchen or out on the road. If you usually follow a vegetarian, vegan, Mediterranean, or DASH diet (for hypertension), no problem. These and other eating plans fit well within the framework of The Mayo Clinic Diet. With these five healthy cooking techniques and the five criteria for any food, you'll be on your way.
16) Food additives
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Description
Do you know what maltodextrin is? No, it's not the winning word from the national spelling bee. It's probably in your corn flakes. Should you eat something that you can't pronounce? In the past few days, you've probably eaten several hundred chemicals during your snacks and meals. Some you may know all about, but there may be a lot you've never heard of and even a few you can't pronounce! Are all these chemicals safe? Which are healthy, and which...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
What is the most effective way to nurture your own optimal health? Are there sound alternatives to the drugs so common in our health-care system, which can carry unwanted consequences and side effects? Make use of the best of nature-based medicine, live a truly nurturing lifestyle, and learn to care for your own well-being in the most comprehensive and far-reaching way.
19) Unsupersize Us
Publisher
Bayview Entertainment
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
This film is the follow up to the award-winning *Unsupersize Me*. Five subjects that all suffer from common health issues are put on regimen of a plant based diet and exercise for six weeks. The results are impressive as the five people quickly turn their health around. UNSUPERSIZE US showcases cooking skills, healthy shopping, eating healthy on the road, and mental fortitude. Winner of two awards at the **Impact Docs Awards**.
Publisher
Gravitas
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
This documentary tells the far-fetched but completely true history of how our country became so unhealthy, tracing a detailed history spanning 150 years to show just how misinformation and outright lies have become "truth." FAT exposes the widespread myths and lies around healthy eating, fat and weight loss and shows how, in spite of all our good intentions, we go on getting fatter and fatter.
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