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Food for Life by Call Number: 613.2 SPEPublication Date: 2023A comprehensive guide to the new science of nutrition, drawing on Tim Spector's cutting-edge research as one of the world's leading experts in food science. Food is our greatest ally for good health, but the question of what to eat has never seemed so complicated. Tim Spector has pioneered a science-based approach to nutrition, encouraging us to forget misleading notions of calorie counts or nutritional breakdowns. In Food for Life he draws on over a decade of cutting-edge scientific research, along with his own personal insights, to deliver a new and comprehensive guide to what we should all know about food today.
Broke Vegan by Call Number: 641.56362 SIDPublication Date: 2021We all want to help do our bit to save the planet by moving towards a plant-based diet, but eating vegan can be expensive. With over 100 plant-based recipes using supermarket staples along with hints and tips for making your food go further, Broke Vegan will have you cooking meals time after time that save money and save the planet.
The Anti-Cancer Cookbook by Call Number: 641.5631 NIBPublication Date: 2020Cancer causes one in six deaths worldwide and has overtaken cardiovascular disease as the leading cause of death in many parts of the world. One in three of the world?s most common cancers could be preventable through maintaining a healthy body weight, eating a healthy diet, reducing alcohol and keeping active.
The Really Hungry Vegan Student Cookbook by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2020Make following a vegan diet easy for every student lifestyle with these tasty and affordable plant-based recipes. Moving away from home, buying endless amounts of books and making new friends are just some of the things to think about when becoming student, so why make your plant-based food prep part of that niggling list.
Cornucopia by Call Number: 641.5636 CORPublication Date: 2019Cornucopia, on Dublin's Wicklow Street, has been serving up delicious vegetarian and vegan fare for more than 33 years. Their mission has always been to make great tasting, home produced, healthy food. At a time when plant-based eating is more popular than ever, Cornucopia is a pioneer in creating delicious meals packed with vegetables, legumes, fruits, herbs and spices.
Joe's 30 Minute Meals by Call Number: 641.563 WICPublication Date: 2019Quick and easy 30-minute recipes from Britain's best-loved healthy cook, Joe Wicks.Bestselling author Joe Wicks, aka The Body Coach, presents this gorgeous book featuring more than a hundred nutritious recipes that are perfect for sharing. Proving once again that you don't need loads of time to cook great food, Joe's 30-Minute Meals is packed with everyday healthy dishes that you'll want to make time and time again.
Gut by Call Number: 612.3 ENDPublication Date: 2018Discover the secrets of your digestive system--and how to hone a healthy gut--plus new research on the mind-gut connection. With quirky charm, science star and medical doctor Giulia Enders explains the gut's magic, answering questions like: What's really up with gluten and lactose intolerance? How does the gut affect obesity? What's the connection between our microbiome and mental health? Why does acid reflux happen?
Go Dairy Free by Call Number: 641.563971 FLEPublication Date: 2018If ONE simple change could resolve most of your symptoms and prevent a host of illnesses, wouldn't you want to try it? Go Dairy Free shows you how! There are plenty of reasons to go dairy free. Maybe you are confronting allergies or lactose intolerance. Maybe you are dealing with acne, digestive issues, sinus troubles, or eczema--all proven to be associated with dairy consumption.
The Psychobiotic Revolution by Call Number: 612.32 ANDPublication Date: 2017This groundbreaking book explains the revolutionary new science of psychobiotics and the discovery that your brain health and state of mind are intimately connected to your microbiome, that four-pound population of microbes living inside your intestines. Leading medical researchers John F. Cryan and Ted Dinan, working with veteran journalist Scott C. Anderson, explain how common mental health problems, particularly depression and anxiety, can be improved by caring for the intestinal microbiome. Science is proving that a healthy gut means a healthy mind -- and this book details the steps you can take to change your mood and improve your life by nurturing your microbiome.
Allergy-Free and Easy Cooking by Call Number: 641.5631 PASPublication Date: 2012A collection of 75 completely allergen-free recipes ready in 30 minutes or less, perfect for food allergic kids and busy professionals who need to get meals on the table swiftly. With her acclaimed cookbooks and loyal following, Cybele Pascal has been pioneering allergy-friendly cooking for more than a decade. As the mother of two kids with food allergies, Pascal knows the value of weeknight-friendly allergy-free recipes that can be prepped and on the table in half an hour without sacrificing flavor or texture.
Back on track : eat, move, think and rest your way to your happiest, healthiest self by Call Number: 641.563 GILPublication Date: 2018A healthy lifestyle is key to looking and feeling your best, but sometimes life gets in the way and health and fitness goals go off track. Former elite athlete David Gillick knows this better than anyone else and here he has created the only plan you need to kickstart your diet, fitness and wellbeing goals.
The Art of Breathing by Call Number: 158.12 PENPublication Date: 2018International bestselling author Dr. Danny Penman provides a concise guide to letting go, finding peace, and practicing mindfulness in a messy world, simply by taking the time to breathe. With these simple exercises he teaches you how to dissolve anxiety, stress, and unhappiness, enhance your mind, and unleash your creativity. You will start to smile more, worry less, and with each little moment of mindfulness, discover a happier, calmer you.
Mindful Running by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2017Written by a highly respected fitness journalist, Mindful Running offers an engaging guide to how mindfulness can both optimize your runs and improve general health and well-being. Mindful Running brings together scientific research, expert analysis, and elite athlete contributions to reveal how relating to your mind, body, and surroundings in a new way can help you run longer and faster, as well as offer a boost to your overall mental, emotional, and physical health.
ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness and Health by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2017Here is the ultimate resource for maximizing your exercise and nutrition efforts. In this new edition of ACSM's Complete Guide to Fitness & Health, you have an authoritative reference that allows you to apply research-based guidance to your unique health and fitness needs. With a focus across the life span, this resource shows you how to pursue optimal health and fitness now and throughout the years to come.
A Philosophy of Walking by Call Number: 128.4 GROPublication Date: 2015This "passionate affirmation of the simple life" explores how walking has influenced history's greatest thinkers--from Henry David Thoreau and John Muir to Gandhi and Nietzsche (Observer) "It is only ideas gained from walking that have any worth." --Nietzsche
The Body Keeps the Score by Call Number: 155.935 VANPublication Date: 2014What causes people to continually relive what they most want to forget, and what treatments could help restore them to a life with purpose and joy?
Here, Dr Bessel van der Kolk offers a new paradigm for effectively treating traumatic stress. Neither talking nor drug therapies have proven entirely satisfactory.
Yoga Anatomy by Call Number: 613.7046 KAMPublication Date: 2011The best-selling anatomy guide for yoga is now updated, expanded, and better than ever! With more asanas, vinyasas, full-colour anatomical illustrations, and in-depth information, this 2nd edition you with a deeper understanding of the structures and principles underlying each movement and of yoga itself.
Fast Asleep by Call Number: 613.794 MOSPublication Date: 2021Getting a good night's sleep is everyone's daily goal. After all, it reduces your risk of depression, helps you fight chronic disease, improves your memory, and it just plain feels good. In Fast Asleep, Dr. Michael Mosley presents a science-based sleep program designed to improve brain function, support weight loss, boost your mood, and reduce stress.
Sleep and Health by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2019Sleep and Health provides an accessible yet comprehensive overview of the relationship between sleep and health at the individual, community and population levels, as well as a discussion of the implications for public health, public policy and interventions. Based on a firm foundation in many areas of sleep health research, this text further provides introductions to each sub-area of the field and a summary of the current research for each area.
Body Clocks by Call Number: 612.022 KELPublication Date: 2019A compelling case for organisations to allow people to work and study the hours that suit their personal circadian rhythms.
Why we sleep by Call Number: 154.6 WALISBN: 9780141983769Publication Date: 2018Professor Matthew Walker explores twenty years of cutting-edge research to solve the mystery of why sleep matters. Looking at creatures from across the animal kingdom as well as major human studies, Why We Sleep delves into everything from what really happens during REM sleep to how caffeine and alcohol affect sleep and why our sleep patterns change across a lifetime, transforming our appreciation of the extraordinary phenomenon
Sleep smarter : 21 essential strategies to sleep your way to a better body, better health and bigger success by Call Number: ebookISBN: 9781781808399Publication Date: 2016In Sleep Smarter, Stevenson shares easy tips and tricks to discover the best sleep and best health of your life. With his 14-Day Sleep Makeover, you’ll learn how to create the ideal sleep sanctuary, how to hack sunlight to regulate your circadian rhythms, which clinically proven sleep nutrients and supplements you need, and stress-reduction exercises and fitness tips to keep you mentally and physically sharp.
Overcoming Insomnia by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2014If left untreated, chronic insomnia reduces quality of life and increases risk for psychiatric and medical disease, especially depression and anxiety.The Overcoming Insomnia treatment program uses evidence-based cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) methods to correct poor sleep habits. CBT has been proven in multiple studies to improve sleep by reducing time spent in bed before sleep onset, reducing time spent awake after first sleep onset, and increasing the quality and efficiency of sleep.
Overcoming insomnia : a self-help guide using cognitive behavioral techniques by Call Number: 616.8498 ESPPublication Date: 2010Poor sleep is one of the most common health problems and can leave you feeling exhausted, stressed and run-down. While prescribed medications and over-the-counter remedies rarely offer lasting benefits, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy can help enormously and is the treatment of choice for insomnia.
Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2007If you suffer from insomnia, sleep apnea, restless leg syndrome, or other sleep disorders, you don't have to endure another long, sleepless night. This second edition of ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE MAGAZINE'S DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO SLEEP DISORDERS holds the keys to lasting relief from such sleep-disturbing factors as toxic overload and body clock disruptions. Outlining seven reasons why people have trouble falling and staying asleep, sleep specialist Dr. Herbert Ross recommends several natural techniques-detoxification, dietary change, mind-body therapies, exercise, and more-to promote better sleep while enhancing your overall health.
The Good Sleep Guide by Call Number: 616.8498 VANPublication Date: 2004Michael van Straten looks in detail at the various forms of insomnia--from stress or bereavement to someone else's snoring--and describes the latest research and therapies for successful sleeping.
Sleep : the common sense approach by Call Number: 616.8498 OHAPublication Date: 1998Difficulty with sleeping is one of the most common complaints that people make to their GP. In this well-researched handbook, Brenda O'Hanlon gives a clear explanation of sleep, how much we actually need, and of common sleep disorders. She gives practical advice on how to get a better night's sleep, what help is available, and discusses the proven benefits of complementary medicines and therapies. 'Sleep: The Common Sense Approach' is packed with sensible guidance and information, and also includes lists of useful addresses and further reading.
Living with Cancer by Call Number: 616.994 DALPublication Date: 2022Every three minutes, someone is diagnosed with cancer. Despite this staggering statistic, advances in screening and treatment mean that there are now hundreds of thousands of people living with, and well past, a cancer diagnosis. What's often overlooked, however, is that even successful medical treatments frequently fail to fully account for the disease's emotional and psychological impact on patients and those close to them. Living with Cancer aims to address the information overload often described by those affected by cancer, providing a reliable and peer-reviewed resource written in accessible and jargon-free language.
Living with Motor Neurone Disease by Call Number: 616.839 MURPublication Date: 2021Living with Motor Neurone Disease: A complete guide is designed to guide the reader through this complex progressive neurodegenerative condition that attacks the motor neurones, or nerves, in the brain and spinal cord. A diagnosis of MND which is also known as ALS can be frightening and overwhelming. Good quality information and support from people who understand MND is vital. Living with Motor Neurone Disease is written by many of the most distinguished Irish experts on MND, bringing safe, reliable, practical information and reassurance to everyone affected by Motor Neurone Disease.
Coping with Crohn's and Colitis by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2021This practical guide provides patients who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) strategies for coping with IBD. It teaches several skills that can make coping with Crohn's or colitis easier. Chapters provide an overview of Crohn's and colitis as well as the interplay between stress and the gut, before offering strategies on relaxation training, physical activity, managing stress and avoidance, diet and nutrition, and medical treatment options.
Alzheimer's Through the Stages by Call Number: 616.8311 MOLPublication Date: 2019How to stay strong, together--through all the stages of Alzheimer's Alzheimers books should help everyone involved through this incredibly difficult time. That's why Alzheimer's Through the Stages shows you what you can do for your loved one--and yourself--every step of the way. This book's detailed descriptions of all seven stages of the disease are both helpful and comforting. With each section divided into three parts--what to expect, what to say, and what to do--this is one of the easiest to use Alzheimers books for caregivers.
The Autoimmune Solution Cookbook by Call Number: 641.5631 MYEPublication Date: 2018The companion cookbook to the revolutionary New York Times bestseller The Autoimmune Solution, filled with more than 150 nutritious, easy-to-prepare, every day recipes to heal symptoms of inflammation and autoimmune disorders, including Graves' Disease, Psoriasis, Fibromyalgia, Lupus, Celiac disease, Hashimoto's thyroiditis, and Multiple sclerosis.
The IBS Elimination Diet and Cookbook by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2017The complete guide for overcoming IBS by discovering your triggers and building a personalized, doable, and fulfilling diet around nutritious, delicious foods that let you finally feel your best. Patsy Catsos, MS, RDN, LD, pioneered the use of the low-FODMAP diet to find your unique FODMAP fingerprint when she self-published IBS--Free at Last!, ushering in a new era of treating IBS through diet instead of medication.
A Parkinson's Primer by Call Number: 362.1968330092 VIN/VPublication Date: 2017Here is the book that John Vine and his wife, Joanne, wish they could have consulted when John was first diagnosed with Parkinson's disease--a nontechnical, personal guide written from the patient's perspective. Relying on his experiences over the past 12 years, John writes knowledgeably about all aspects of the disease. John also interviewed other Parkinson's patients and their partners, whose stories and advice he includes throughout the book. "I wish we'd had John Vine's book when my brother-in-law was diagnosed. The book is highly informative, unflinchingly honest, and reassuringly optimistic.
Dementia: The One-Stop Guide: Practical advice for families, professionals, and people living with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease by Call Number: 616.831 ANDPublication Date: 2015Across the world, 44.4 million people live with dementia. Hundreds of millions of people are affected by the dementia of parents, partners, siblings or friends. And as much of the world struggles with an aging population, dementia is set to become ever more of a challenge for societies and individuals.
Celiac Disease by Call Number: 616.399 BOWPublication Date: 2014An indispensable guide on how to safely alter your diet, manage your symptoms, and adjust to living gluten-free Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder characterized by an inability to digest gluten, a protein found in wheat and other grains that affects as many as 1 in 133 Americans.
Coping with the Psychological Effects of Cancer by Call Number: ebookPublication Date: 2010Cancer affects more than one in three of us. Until recently, the emphasis has been on battling cancer physically. Today, there is increasing recognition of the emotional aspect of having cancer, and survivorship and its issues are hot topics. This book tackles a sensitive subject in an upfront and practical way that acknowledges the uncomfortable and painful emotions associated with cancer.
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