Fitness and Health: A Practical Guide to Nutrition, Exercise and Avoiding Disease

Aerobic Sex One important and enjoyable function of human performance is the act of making love. Good aerobic function is a key ...

deficiency. Correcting aerobic deficiency often eliminates these com- plaints. Another factor associated with the person who “do ...

hormonal therapy. This type of therapy never made sense to me for two reasons: It’s not very successful; and it’s relatively eas ...

26. Sports Shoes: The Danger Underfoot Just like finding the proper formula for nutrition and exercise, it’s up to you to find t ...

feet from sensing and sending vital information to the brain. The more the foot is covered with thick, insulating materials, the ...

Excess heel height can also increase pronation, especially in shoes with heels that are thicker than about 1 inch. Too much heel ...

Another study by orthopedic surgeons showed that 88 percent of women wore everyday shoes that were too small. Case History Jim h ...

swelling of the first metatarsal joint (the “ball” of the foot). In more extreme cases, inspection of your shoe will reveal wear ...

Don’t let anyone say you have to break them in before they feel good — the best shoes for you are the ones that feel good right ...

This information on the potential dangers of shoes is not new. The first published research to show these problems dates back to ...

27. Self-Health Care Most likely you’re reading this book because you want to take more control of your health. The rampant prob ...

must be expanded to include factors associated with chronic disease and ill health. These include the food people consume, level ...

(GDP), and more than four times the U.S. military budget. This cost is even more than other industrialized nations who provide h ...

For example, an individual who is on a course of degeneration leading toward the onset of cancer at age 60 may be treated with t ...

Delaying the course of what is known as the universal degenera- tive process means an individual need not expect a life of slow ...

ber of unhealthy patterns and physiological imbalances may develop. By age 10, this carbohydrate-intolerant child begins to deve ...

Exercise is sometimes recommended. But with no direction, the patient frequently exercises too intensely in the hope of burning ...

We are not fated to live and die with a game plan we don’t control. We can alter the quality of our lives, and influence the qua ...

Before making an appointment, don’t be afraid to call a profes- sional’s office for information about how he or she practices. T ...

28. Brain Power To paraphrase the great singer-songwriter Bob Dylan, if we’re not busy being born we’re busy dying. This sums up ...