Author: Nita Mehta
Monika Seth/
Publisher: SNAB
Year: 2005
Language: English
Pages: 100
ISBN/UPC (if available): 8178691027
Description
You owe it to yourself to look and feel and best always. This is not difficult if you prepare for the physical changes that come with time.
Fitness and Health can be best defined as the complete physical, mental and social well being of an individual and the absence of any disease. A fit body is a source of pleasure, not only to its owner but to the one who looks at it. The foods you eat, not only provide nourishment and energy; the right diet can help you prevent and fight diseases. Regular exercise is also crucial to your good health; you do not have to become a skilled athlete, to enjoy the benefits of physical fitness.
Nutrition is defined as the process by which an organism takes in and assimilates food and this process may be healthy or unhealthy. Thus there are healthy and unhealthy nutritional practices
Prophylaxis is always better than cure. Any unusual symptom should be an alarm bell. Use the information given in the book to take appropriate action and get rid of any abnormality to maintain good health.
Contents
DIET TIPS
HEALTHY IN YOUR HANDS
ARE YOU EATING RIGHT?
THE SUPER FOODS
THE CARBOHYDRATE PUZZLE
THE FACTS OF FAT
Know Your Fat
Fat for Life!
CHOLESTEROL: NOT THE MAIN CULPRIT
Eat to keep cholesterol in check
Reducing cholesterol naturally
WEIGHT CONTROL AND BODY SHAPING
Break the Morning Fast
Do not Ruin yourself by Crash Dieting
Trim Your Waist the Right Way
Balancing Your Slim Diet
Calorie Guidance
The Power of Exercise
FIGHT DISEASES NATURALLY
High blood pressure
Heart Disease
Food for Your Bones!
Eat to Beat Arthritis!
Are you Anaemic?
Cancer Proof your Body
How You Can Dodge Diabetes
Thyroid Disease
Pregnancy-No More Worries
Making Peace With Menopause
AGE DEFYING SECRETS
Vitamin E-the Fountain of Your
Growing Old Gracefully
GLOSSARY