Nature Health Fitness

Training for the Uphill Athlete translates theory into methodology to allow you to write your own training plans and coach yourself to endurance goals. Steve House, one of the best mountaineers, and his coach Scott Johnston, an Olympic-level cross country ski coach, along with Kilian Jornet, hands down best endurance athlete at this time, present training principles for the multisport mountain athlete who regularly participates in a mix of distance running, ski mountaineering, and other endurance sports that require optimum fitness and customized strength.

Nature puts a “survival switch” in our bodies to protect us from starvation. Stuck in the “on” position, it’s the hidden source of weight gain, heart disease, and many other common health struggles. But you can turn it off.

Walking upright on two feet is a uniquely human skill. It defines us as a species. It enabled us to walk out of Africa and to spread as far as Alaska and Australia. It freed our hands and freed our minds. We put one foot in front of the other without thinking - yet how many of us know how we do that, or appreciate the advantages it gives us? In this hymn to walking, neuroscientist Shane O’Mara invites us to marvel at the benefits it confers on our bodies and minds. In Praise of Walking celebrates this miraculous ability.

Few prejudices in Western society are more powerful than those concerning aging. Until recently, we have assumed that the story of aging is one of loss and decline. But there's an entirely different truth. Yes, you can teach an old dog new tricks. Is there a secret to staying young? It turns out that there are many, and they all begin with nurturing our existing relationships to foster brain health, keeping us happier and healthier. As listeners will learn, wisdom, enhanced social relationships, greater adaptation, and flexibility can all be attained as we grow older.

Susan S. Scott is an experienced psychotherapist who, due to a back injury, was forced to abandon her therapist's couch and walk for therapy. Through her extended strolls through nature, she discovered the ingenious ability of trees to grow around obstacles and, in essence, heal themselves. The result of Dr. Scott's musings is Healing with Nature. This collection of stories and photos describes a different aspect of the healing process.

“What’s for dinner"? seemed like a simple question - until journalist and supermarket detective Michael Pollan delved behind the scenes. From fast food and big organic to small farms and old-fashioned hunting and gathering, this young listeners’ adaptation of Pollan’s famous food-chain exploration encourages kids to consider the personal and global health implications of their food choices. The Omnivore’s Dilemma serves up a bold message to the generation that needs it most: It’s time to take charge of our national eating habits - and it starts with you.

"Alle Kraft liegt im Wasser", schwärmt Dr. Robert M. Bachmann. Er ist Kneippianer mit Leib und Seele und leitet in Bad Wörishofen und in Hindelang eine Klinik für Naturheilverfahren. Er stellt verschiedene Kneipp-Therapien vor, die er und seine Mitarbeiter in der Klinik in Hindelang anwenden: Vom Wechsel-Blitz-Guss bis zum Wassertreten für Patienten mit Migräne, Durchblutungsstörungen oder Magen-Darm-Problemen.

This wonderfully fresh and revelatory book invites you to create a personal yoga practice that seamlessly melds health and well-being with spiritual insight, Earth stewardship, and cultural transformation. Wilderness guide and yoga instructor Rebecca Wildbear came to yoga after a life-threatening encounter with cancer in her twenties. Over years of teaching and healing, she devised the unique and user-friendly practice she presents in Wild Yoga. In this book, she guides you in connecting to the natural world and living from your soul while also addressing environmental activism.

Esiste un cibo che è allo stesso tempo gentile con il corpo e con il pianeta. È un cibo intelligente, adatto all’Antropocene, l’epoca in cui viviamo e dove sono gli esseri umani a influenzare gli eventi della natura. Il cibo che ci salverà, il nuovo libro di Eliana Liotta, dimostra quanto sia indispensabile una svolta ecologica a tavola per aiutare la terra e la salute. Per salvare l’ambiente non basta più andare in giro in bici, comprare un’auto ibrida e ricordarsi di spegnere le luci. Non è sufficiente pensare solo a petrolio e carbone.

From the founder of the Fat Girls Hiking community comes an inclusive, inspiring call to the outdoors for people of all body types, sizes, and backgrounds. In a book brimming with heartfelt stories, practical advice, personal profiles of Fat Girls Hiking community members, and helpful trail reviews, Summer Michaud-Skog creates space for marginalized bodies with an insistent conviction that outdoor recreation should welcome everyone.

Spostarsi con le proprie gambe, senza consumare altro che la propria energia. Assaporare un passo più lento, accorgersi degli alberi, dei negozi, delle persone che incontriamo lungo il tragitto. Arrivare al lavoro svegli e pronti ad affrontare la giornata. Ma anche godersi il silenzio di un sentiero tra i campi, sfogare le emozioni spingendo sui pedali, o sapere che si potrà arrivare direttamente davanti al cinema senza preoccuparsi del parcheggio: sono tante le felicità possibili se si sceglie di vivere una vita a due ruote.

Este libro contiene información detallada y un sinfín de argumentos para responder a todas esas preguntas sobre veganismo que seguramente te haga todo tu entorno si le dices que has decidido sumarte a este movimiento a favor de los animales.

In Wild Edibles, Sergei Boutenko’s bestselling work on the art and science of live-food wildcrafting, listeners will learn how to safely identify 60 delicious trailside weeds, herbs, fruits, and greens growing all around us. It also outlines basic rules for safe wild-food foraging and discusses poisonous plants, plant identification protocols, gathering etiquette, and conservation strategies.

Lavendel hilft beim Schlafen, Kohlwickel nehmen Knien den Schmerz, Honig kämpft besser gegen resistente Keime als Antibiotika und Äpfel senken das Cholesterin - all das haben wissenschaftliche Studien bewiesen. Die Bestsellerautorin Franziska Rubin zeigt einfach und anschaulich, wie die Natur heilt und wie wir ihre Kraft für unser tägliches Leben nutzen können - um gesund zu bleiben und natürlich gesund zu werden. Zahlreiche einfache Gesundheitsrezepte, Heilanwendungen, DIY-Vorschläge und persönliche Tipps werden ergänzt durch ein Wochen-Gesundheitsprogramm.

Nous vivons une période où les crises individuelles et collectives se succèdent. Celles-ci prennent souvent racine dans les comportements de nos personnalités apeurées qui génèrent beaucoup de tensions, de déséquilibres, de chaos et de souffrances. Favoriser l'éveil de la conscience en nous, pour identifier nos comportements inappropriés et percevoir les mouvements énergétiques à l'origine de ces comportements, permet de trouver la "posture juste".

Depuis 2018, Ismaël Khelifa est l'un des animateurs de l'émission Échappées belles diffusée sur France 5. Avant cela, il a été guide naturaliste dans les régions polaires. Au cours de ses voyages, il a eu l'occasion de rencontrer des êtres humains magnifiques. De la France à l'Antarctique, en passant par le Sinaï, la Mauritanie ou la Polynésie, il vous propose de partir à la rencontre de ces hommes et de ces femmes.

Glemmer du skoven, stranden, solsorten og sommerfuglene - og måske også din mentale sundhed, fordi så meget andet presser sig på? Peter Qvortrup Geisling, læge og journalist, fortæller i "Naturen På Recept", hvordan du holder sindet sundt med naturen som veldokumenteret medicin mod stress og tristhed. Naturen giver os i det hele taget ro og tid til at reflektere over livet.

Fascinating sounds! With this audiobook you have a unique soundscape for all areas of wellness and meditation, for movie soundtracks or background music. The recordings display top quality sound fidelity and excellent high-end mastering. "Wellness-center for Meditation, Yoga and Massage" has an amazing effect on the body. The soft mix of ethereal sound atmospheres and gentle nature sounds helps us to calm down and relax. It slows down our heart rate and deeply harmonizes body and mind.

For første gang er der en dansk bog, der klart forklarer, hvordan du kan bruge verdens ældste helbredende system, ayurveda, og dets principper til at synkronisere dig med naturen og opnå balance i en moderne verden. Bogen guider dig gennem døgnets energi og foreslår gode vaner, fra du slår øjnene op til du går i seng. Du lærer blandt andet, hvordan du kan spise efter din natur, bruge åndedræt og meditation til en mere effektiv pause end en lur, og hvordan aromaterapi kan få din hjerne og dit sind til at slappe af efter en stressende dag.

Questo audiolibro è un prezioso e pratico prontuario di tutti quei rimedi naturali che, con poco, possono migliorare la tua salute, il tuo benessere e quindi la tua vita... Avevi mai pensato alle proprietà benefiche dell'Acqua e Limone, dello Zenzero, della Curcuma, della Cannella, delle Bacche di Goji, del Bicarbonato di Sodio, del Cloruro di Magnesio, dell'Aceto di Mele, dei Germogli, di Succhi Vivi e Centrifughe, delle Alghe Mineralizzanti, dell'Aloe Vera e di molti altri alimenti reperibili con estrema facilità?