This book analyses the often-complex factors that influence weight gain, from our hormonal make-up to our eating psychology. Full of evidence-based research and real-life case histories, it gives intelligent advice on what to do when confronted with the need to tackle your health, or that of your child. It emphasises that exercise is key and that eating is one of the joys of life, not a medication. Topics include: Our hunter-gathering past; Exercise intelligence; Why we don't exercise enou...

Part memoir, part travelogue, Going Loco takes us on a dizzying journey around the medical world. It is a gripping read, full of the colour and charm of Dr Tom's previous book - this young doctor on the move is great company.

A diagnosis of diabetes can feel like a life sentence of poor health. Yet this is far from the case as the example of the Olympic champion and diabetic, Sir Steve Redgrave, has demonstrated. In this positive and optimistic book, Dr Tom Smith aims to help diabetics understand their condition and so achieve a high quality of life. He describes all aspects of the healthy lifestyle that every diabetes sufferer needs to follow, empowering them with a sense that they can shape their own future.

We are all becoming more aware of high cholesterol problems and often only discover that we are at risk during a general health check. In this book, Dr Tom Smith describes, in his accessible style, the causes of high cholesterol, the associated problems, the complications and the risks if high cholesterol goes untreated. Dr Smith details the treatments available together with possible side effects. He also gives information on the diet and lifestyle changes that may help to reduce your cho...

It is quite difficult to discover a soulmate among guys who are frequently careless, impolite, or trapped in their youth. It may even appear hard at times to locate the correct one! Whether you have a specific man in mind or are just looking, this book will help you become a lot happier person, appeal to healthy guys, and substantially enhance your chances of attracting any guy you desire.This is a far-reaching and thorough book that outperforms any dating book you've ever read. Yo...

Recent, groundbreaking medical research has made a connection between Vitamin D deficiency and 17 types of cancers, including breast, colon, and prostate.Illnesses such as influenza, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and coronary heart disease have also been connected to a lack of this vitamin. Until not too long ago, not getting enough Vitamin D (the sunshine vitamin) was only associated with rickets, the childhood bone disease.Now, Soram Khalsa, M.D., sheds n...

The Amazing Antioxidant Everyone Is Talking About!Are you looking for an effective way to fight the effects of aging and free radical damage? Would you like to reach and maintain your body's optimal health? There may be no stronger way than with antioxidants—and there may be no stronger antioxidant than alpha lipoic acid. This remarkable coenzyme, which occurs naturally in younger bodies but gradually diminishes with age, may very well be one of our best defenses a...

Newly revised and expanded for 2016, this book explains what peer-reviewed research published in top medical journals has to say about:+ What is a normal blood sugar?+ How does diabetes develop?+ What really causes diabetes?+ What blood sugar levels cause complications?+ Must you deteriorate?+ What diet is right for you?+ How can you make that diet work?+ What medications are safe?+ What supplements lower blood sugar?+ W...

Trick and Treat asks the key quetions: has 'healthy eating' coincided with a reduction in health problems and health spending? Who benefits from the effects of 'healthy eating'? What is the evidence to support the principles of 'healthy eating'? If 'healthy eating' isn't healthy, what is? Barry Groves brings together over a century of relevant findings, including classic papers and the latest research, to examine each of these issues in depth. He concludes that there is a simple, evidence-...

One of the most respected U.S. health magazines cuts through the myths surrounding heart disease to provide effective prevention and treatment strategiesHeart disease remains the leading cause of death for both men and women in the West, yet so little is known about it. Despite the billions of dollars spent on researching its causes, conventional medicine continues to offer treatments that are based on false observations. Many still believe, for example, that fatty...

Magnesium deficiency has the potential to affect each and every person even before they are born. Many of us have known for a long time that most of our modern diseases—from cardiovascular issues such as heart disease, stroke, and congestive heart failure, to diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, and autoimmune diseases the likes of Crohn's or rheumatoid arthritis—are intimately linked to the industrial world's flawed eating habits. If whole populations again began to eat wild berries, roots, an...

An expert on alternative medicine provides drug-free methods for preventing, reducing, and reversing the effects of arthritisArthritis has reached pandemic levels in the western world. It is one of the most common diseases associated with old age—and one of the biggest causes of disability at any time of life. But aside from suppressing the pain and inflammation, there is little that conventional medicine can do.Thankfully, there are other options. In this ...