The Best Of Womens Health

Let's face it—women simply do not shed pounds or build muscle as easily as men do. Drawing on fascinating recent research that has shed new light on the gender differences in food metabolism and the effect of exercise, the editors of Women's Health, the healthy lifestyle magazine for today's active woman on the go, have devised a weight-loss plan that works especially well for women who would like to lose 5-25 pounds. Key features of the Women's Health Perfect Body Plan include: • Glucomannan, a soluble fiber that helps dieters feel full faster—and therefore eat less throughout the day • Meal plans that contain at least 40 grams of fiber per day • An adjustment for the impact of female hormones on weight loss (women need a higher protein diet than men to increase lean body tissue and decrease body fat) • Dieting techniques that revolve around psychological needs and personal goals and lifestyle • Two diet plans to choose from—one higher in fats and lower in carbs; the other higher in carbs and lower in fats (simple food tests help women choose the type they need) In addition to the customized eating plan—complete with 75 easy-to-prepare recipes—there is a vigorous customized fitness program consisting of 50 exercises that brings results in just three weeks.

Women need their own health reference source. Research into gender-specific medicine — particularly identifying the ways in which diseases and their treatment affect men and women differently — has gainedground in the past 25 years. While this information is familiar to the medical community, much of it is unknown to the layperson. For example, more women than men die of cardiovascular disease every year, possibly because their symptoms are not recognized. Organized by body system, each chapter starts out with an explanation of how that system works and ways to maintain healthy function through diet, exercise, and other self-help measures. This is followed by an explanation of some of the medical conditions affecting that particular system and how they should be treated — in women, not men. Highly regarded as a women''s health expert and advocate; as a physician educator and as a media commentator, Dr. Moore is the Founder and President of DrDonnica.com, a popular women’s health information website launched in Sept. 2000. She is also Founder and President of Sapphire Women’s Health Group LLC, a multimedia women’s health education and communications firm. Team-written by female specialists in the US and UK, all of whom are experts intheir respective fields.

The Women's Health Little Book of Exercises is a handy instruction manual to more than 250 of the best exercises and workouts for banishing fat and losing weight, shaping abs, and sculpting a better body! With detailed step-by-step photos, the book will instruct readers how to execute each move with perfect form to challenge every muscle fibre for better, faster results. Special advice includes 'how to tone your arms faster than ever before', 'the best abs exercises for bikini season' and '4 surprising foods that burn fat and build lean muscle'. Based on the Women's Health Big Book of Exercises, the Little Book by Adam Campbell is even more useful because it's compact enough for you to take right into the gym with you - so you'll never question whether you're doing an exercise wrong again. Workout log included.

Are you unhappy relying on antibiotics for every illness, painkillers for menstrual cramps, and caffeine just to feel “normal”? Are you fed up with an endless cycle of colds, flus, headaches, digestive problems, and fatigue? Do you want to experience freedom from menopausal hormone fluctuations and hot flashes? Natural Choices for Women’s Health explores these issues and many more, offering a groundbreaking resource for women who want to approach health naturally. In this completely accessible guide, Dr. Laurie Steelsmith shows for the first time how women can create a lifetime of optimal well-being by blending the extraordinary benefits of natural medicine from both the Western tradition and ancient Chinese teachings. Outlining a Naturally Healthy Lifestyle that enhances the body’s own health-sustaining abilities, Steelsmith identifies ten crucial components of a woman’s health—the immune system, kidneys, liver, digestive system, heart, hormones, bones, breasts, pelvis, and mental health—and provides dozens of tips to help maintain peak condition. In this resource you will discover: • How to balance your hormones with natural medicine • A list of “Best Breast Foods” and other tips to enhance your breast health • Ancient methods for increasing your libido with Chinese herbal medicine • How exercise can promote the balance of yin and yang in your body • Secrets of the Chinese Five Element system and how your personality type influences every aspect of your health Innovative, authoritative, and truly comprehensive, Natural Choices for Women’s Health is sure to become the standard reference for women who want to attain wellness naturally.

This book clearly elucidates many of the key issues found in the disparate literature on sex-based differences in health and illness. It provides primary care clinicians with a practical, up-to-date source of information that can lead to optimal, targeted care for women. Among the topics examined in this comprehensive volume are treating and preventing osteoporosis, diabetes, cervical cancer, eating disorders, and more.

Presents postures and total body sequences, offers breathing and meditation techniques, provides advice on finding the right style of yoga and shares a nutrition plan centered around clean, calming foods.

As a woman, you're expected to juggle a million things, from work to family to unrealistic body image expectations, but no one seems to tell you to prioritize your own health. In A Women's Health Survival Guide - Helping You Become Your Best Self, author Cheryl Agranovich offers a handbook to help you understand why you should make your health a priority. She begins with the importance of developing a foundation of good health and builds from there, teaching you how to: create your health team; take charge of your health by being your own health warrior; implement practical and effective ways to improve your daily health habits, targeting hydration, nutrition, fitness, and sleep; care for your mental and emotional health, encouraging you to find your passions in life and attend to your sexual health needs; and navigate your financial health. With practical tips included, A Women's Health Survival Guide provides women with the effective tools they need to prioritize their own health every day, ultimately enabling them to better achieve all their goals and live a well-balanced life.

Presents an assortment of short exercise routines which take only fifteen minutes per day and includes workouts for different fitness levels, with some moves targeting specific body parts.