Nutrition

In this groundbreaking health and lifestyle guide, Darin Olien—superfoods expert, nutritionist, creator of Shakeology, and co-host of the Netflix docuseries Down to Earth with Zac Efron—provides the key to understanding and utilizing five life forces, the sole factors that determine whether or not we will be healthy, fit, and free of illness.

In Superlife, Darin Olien provides us with an entirely new way of thinking about health and wellbeing by identifying what he calls the life forces: Quality Nutrition, Hydration, Detoxification, Oxygenation, and Alkalization. Olien demonstrates in great detail how to maintain these processes, thereby allowing our bodies to do the rest. He tells us how we can maintain healthy weight, prevent even the most serious of diseases, and feel great. He explains that all of this is possible without any of the restrictive or gimmicky diet plans that never work in the long term.

Olien has traveled the world, exploring the health properties of foods that have sustained indigenous cultures for centuries. Putting his research into practice, he has created a unique and proven formula for maximizing our bodies’ potential. He also includes a “How-to-eat” user’s guide with a shopping list, advice on “what to throw away,” a guide to creating a healthy, balanced diet plan, and advice on how to use supplements effectively. 

Written in Olien’s engaging conversational style, Superlife is a one-of-a-kind comprehensive look at dieting and nutrition, a timeless and essential guide to maintaining the human body and maximizing its potential.

Drawing from the latest research and a decade of experience as a dietitian and consultant at The Gut Health Clinic, Dr Megan Rossi explains how to feed your gut for a happier, healthier you using simple, delicious and gut-boosting recipes.

Eat Yourself Healthy is packed with over 50 delicious, easy-to-make meal ideas from delicious breakfast options such as banana, fig and courgette breakfast loaf and chickpea crepes, to crowd-pleasing dinner recipes including creamy pistachio and spinach pesto pasta and mouth-watering satay tofu skewers.

Alongside Dr Rossi’s gut-friendly recipes, Eat Yourself Healthy also includes expert advice on how to deal with common complaints such as IBS and bloating, diagnose food intolerances, and manage good gut health with sleep and exercise routines.

Supercharge your digestive health and transform your overall wellbeing with this ultimate guide that promises to make you happier and healthier from the inside out.

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Is a vegan diet healthier? Should I try going low-carb? Is it always a bad idea to skip a meal? Are superfoods all they’re cracked up to be? Is fat still bad for you? Can I eat to improve my chances of conceiving?

Science of Nutrition cuts through the noise of conflicting diet advice with clear answers backed up by the very latest research.

Recognising that there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to nutrition, this ground-breaking book has the answers to all your food-related questions, covering every conceivable topic – from gut bacteria to weight management, to heart health and immune support, to vegan diets and intermittent fasting, and everything in between.

With an accessible Q&A approach and informative graphics, this nutrition book will debunk popular food myths and diets, redefine nutrition in the modern world, and enable you to make informed decisions that are best suited to you, about what, when, and how to eat.

The book’s easily digestible and evidence-based advice empowers you to explore the benefits and importance of nutrition, alongside the downright misleading when it comes to the world of food and diet, and to equip yourself with the knowledge and confidence to assess and enhance your approach to nutrition.

Exam Board: AQA
Level: GCSE 9-1
Subject: Food preparation and nutrition
Suitable for the 2023 exams

Complete revision and practice to fully prepare for the GCSE grade 9-1 exams

Revision that Sticks! Collins AQA GCSE 9-1 Food Preparation and Nutrition Complete All-in-One Revision and Practice uses a revision method that really works: repeated practice throughout.

A revision guide, workbook and practice paper in one book!
With clear and concise revision for every topic, plus seven practice opportunities, Collins offers the best revision at the best price.

For even more practice QR codes link directly from the topics in the revision guide to online interactive quick recall quizzes and to worked solution videos in the workbook.

Includes:
• quick tests as you go
• end-of-topic practice questions
• topic review questions later in the book
• mixed practice questions at the end of the book
• more topic-by-topic practice in the workbook
• a complete exam-style paper
• online quick recall quizzes for every topic
• online video solutions for every topic
• free Q&A flashcards to download online
• free ebook version

Optimum nutrition is a revolution in health care – it means giving your body the best possible intake of nutrients to allow you to be as healthy as you can. Through easy-to-follow questionnaires and a simple step-by-step plan THE OPTIMUM NUTRITION BIBLE shows you what to eat and what nutrients to take to live a healthier, happier life.
Discover how to: boost your immune system; increase your energy and fitness levels; prevent serious diseases such as cancer, diabetes and heart disease; turn back the ageing clock; lower your blood pressure without drugs; increase your IQ, memory and mental performance. You’ll also find fascinating information on why the wrong fats can kill and the right fats can heal, and what a well-balanced diet really means.

Based on scientific research and written by one of the world’s leading nutrition experts, this book is a must if you care about your health.

This NS Textbook on Sport and Exercise Nutrition has been written to cover the latest information on the science and practice of sport and exercise nutrition. A key concept behind this textbook is that it aims to combine the viewpoints of world leading nutrition experts from both academia/research and a practical stand point. Plus where necessary there are additional practitioner based authors to ensure theory is translated into practice for each chapter in the form of either ‘practice tips’ or ‘information sheets’ at the end of relevant chapters.

The textbook in essence can be divided into three distinct but integrated parts:

• Part 1: covers the key components of the science that supports the practice of sport and exercise nutrition including comprehensive reviews on: nutrients both in general and as exercise fuels; exercise physiology; hydration, micronutrients; and supplements.
• Part 2: moves into focusing on specific nutrition strategies to support different types of training including: resistance; power/sprint; middle distance/speed endurance; endurance; technical/skill, team; and specific competition nutrition needs.
  The unique format of this textbook is that it breaks down nutrition support into training specific as opposed to the traditional sport specific support. This reflects the majority of current sport and exercise requirements of the need to undertake concurrent training and therefore facilitating targeted nutrition support to the different training components through the various macro and micro training cycles.
• Part 3: explores some of the practical issues encountered in working in the sport and exercise nutrition field and includes key sport related topics such as: disability sport; weight management; eating disorders; bone and gut health; immunity; injury; travel; and special populations and situations.

READERSHIP: Students of nutrition and dietetics at both undergraduate and postgraduate level. All those working in the field of nutrition and related health sciences.

Nutrition For Dummies, 2nd Edition provides a detailed understanding of the nutritional breakdown of different food groups and examines the relationship food has with one’s physical and mental wellbeing. The book also advises you on how to establish healthy eating patterns and how to maximise the health benefits of what you eat.  

This new edition includes approx 20% new and updated material, including new chapters on nutrition in institutions and how to eat healthily on the go.  New content also includes up-to-date health guidelines and government policies, information on probiotics and over the counter weight loss drugs, plus advice on how to eat well on a budget.

Nutrition For Dummies, 2nd Edition includes:

Part I: The Basic Facts about Nutrition
Chapter 1: What’s Nutrition, Anyway?
Chapter 2: Digestion: The 24-Hour Food Factory
Chapter 3: Why You Eat What You Eat and Like What You Like

Part II: What You Get from Food
Chapter 4: Powerful Protein
Chapter 5: The Lowdown on Fat and Cholesterol
Chapter 6: Calories: The Energisers
Chapter 7: Carbohydrates: A Complex Story
Chapter 8: The Alcohol Truth: The Whole Truth
Chapter 9: Vigorous Vitamins
Chapter 10: Mighty Minerals
Chapter 11: Phabulous Phytochemicals
Chapter 12: Water Works

Part III: Healthy Eating
Chapter 13: What Is a Healthy Diet?
Chapter 14: Making Wise Food Choices
Chapter 15 : Ensuring Good Nutrition Whoever You Are
NEW! Chapter 16: Eating in Institutions
NEW! Chapter 17: Being Nutritionally Savvy on the Go

Part IV: Processed Food
Chapter 18: What Is Processed Food?
Chapter 19: Cooking and Keeping Food
Chapter 20: Weird Science: Examining Food Additives

Part V: Food and Health
Chapter 21: Food and Allergies
Chapter 22: Food and Mood
Chapter 23: Food and Medicine
Chapter 24: Food and Dietary Supplements 

Part VI: The Part of Tens
Chapter 25: Ten Nutrition Web Sites You Can Trust
Chapter 26: Ten Superfoods
Chapter 27: Ten Fad Diets: The Truth Behind the Headlines

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER

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Is a vegan diet healthier? Should I try going low-carb? Is it always a bad idea to skip a meal? Are superfoods all they’re cracked up to be? Is fat still bad for you? Can I eat to improve my chances of conceiving?

Science of Nutrition cuts through the noise of conflicting diet advice with clear answers backed up by the very latest research.

Recognising that there is no one-size-fits-all when it comes to nutrition, this ground-breaking book has the answers to all your food-related questions, covering every conceivable topic – from gut bacteria to weight management, to heart health and immune support, to vegan diets and intermittent fasting, and everything in between.

With an accessible Q&A approach and informative graphics, this nutrition book will debunk popular food myths and diets, redefine nutrition in the modern world, and enable you to make informed decisions that are best suited to you, about what, when, and how to eat.

The book’s easily digestible and evidence-based advice empowers you to explore the benefits and importance of nutrition, alongside the downright misleading when it comes to the world of food and diet, and to equip yourself with the knowledge and confidence to assess and enhance your approach to nutrition.

How do you feel when you look in the mirror?

Are you trapped in a body that leaves you unhappy and disappointed with what you see?

With the NIH estimating that more than 1 in 3 adults are overweight, you’re not alone.

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Maybe you’ve resigned yourself to the thought that this is what life will be from now on. Society tells you that midlife is the time when you start to slow down and lose your physical potential, and there’s nothing you can do to stop it.

The truth is, you have the power to change.

According to researchers at the U.S. National Cancer Institute, it’s never too late to start reaping the rewards of physical activity — regardless of your age.

While it isn’t possible to reverse aging entirely, taking the right approach to your health can have you looking and feeling younger than ever before.

You might have heard the phrase, “You can’t teach an old dog new tricks,” but that limiting mentality won’t get you anywhere in life.

Instead, recognize your own abilities as you discover the secrets to healthful living.

In Total Fitness After 40, you will discover:

• The research-based approach to fitness that has been identified as the most effective anti-aging exercise strategy
• Strategies for overcoming negative self-talk — and how reprogramming your mind will optimize your physical and emotional health
• How to learn to love exercise and embrace your new fitness regimen with excitement rather than dread
• An exercise database with simple, easy to follow instructions and weekly fitness plans
• How you can increase your strength level by up to 40% in just 12 months without any prior experience with resistance exercise
• What the FITT principle is and how you can use it to create the ideal workout program for your specific fitness goals and abilities
• Everything you need to know about nutrition, from building a balanced meal plan to calculating your exact caloric needs without using complicated math
• The key to setting yourself up for success with goals that are measurable and realistic — and the crucial phrasing that will make all the difference

And much more.

If you’ve been waiting for a sign that it’s time to change your ways and stop making excuses, this is it. You don’t need time-consuming exercise classes or expensive personal trainers — all you need is the right perspective and understanding.

Your mentality and motivation are incredibly powerful tools when wielded correctly, and you can kickstart your fitness journey starting today.

And as an EXTRA BONUS you also get

Breaking Bad Eating Habits

3 Crucial Steps to Help You Stop Dieting, Increase Mindfulness and Change Your Life – at Any Age!

In Breaking Bad Eating Habits, here is just a fraction of what you will discover:

• Practical advice for managing mindset, stress, and attitude while developing a healthier, more sustainable lifestyle
• How nutrition affects your development even before birth — and why childhood influences are so powerful
• 8 principles that form the basis of mindfulness with a 6-step process to help you become a more mindful eater
• Tips and tricks for adapting meals and recipes to immediately start improving your nutrition

And much more.

If you’re ready to embrace a holistic approach to fitness, say bye to old eating habits and hello to a happier, healthier you, then scroll up and click the “Add to Cart” button right now.

Written by a renowned team of international experts, Human Nutrition provides an authoritative, comprehensive resource for students of human nutrition and other health sciences, and a valuable source of information for everybody working in nutrition and related fields.

The text opens with an exploration of the chemical characteristics of foods and nutrients, before moving on to discuss the physiology of food nutrition, micronutrients, and dietary requirements for different sections of the population. The text concludes with an assessment of the evidence base for a link between nutrient intake and disease risk, and a review of the broad discipline of public health nutrition.

Online Resource Centre:

The Online Resource Centre to accompany Human Nutrition features:

Student Resources:
Auto-marked multiple choice questions to accompany each chapter
Curated links to online sources of further information
‘In depth’ panels: extended coverage of topics included in the book

Lecturer Resources:
Figures from the book: available to download for use in lectures