| Table of Contents |
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| Acknowledgments |
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| Introduction |
3
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| Part I: HORMONES AND BLOOD CHEMISTRY |
7
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| Chapter 1 What Are Hormones? |
9
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| Chapter 2 Insulin and Glucagon |
17
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| Chapter 3 Cortisol |
25
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| Chapter 4 Testosterone and Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) |
29
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| Chapter 5 Estrogen and Progesterone |
39
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| Chapter 6 Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and Melatonin |
51
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| Chapter 7 Growth Hormone |
61
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| Chapter 8 Homocysteine |
67
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| Part II: DIET AND NUTRITION |
73
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| Chapter 9 Diet and Aging |
75
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| Chapter 10 Metabolic Syndrome |
79
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| Chapter 11 Inflammation |
87
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| Chapter 12 Weight Loss Diets |
95
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| Chapter 13 Developing the Perfect Eating Plan |
103
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| Chapter 14 Desirable Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats |
111
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| Chapter 15 Less Wholesome Food Choices |
157
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| Chapter 16 Creating Healthy Meals and Snacks |
165
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| Chapter 17 Organic Foods |
173
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| Chapter 18 Foods or Supplements? |
177
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| Chapter 19 What Can Sabotage The Perfect Eating Plan? |
197
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| Part III: EXERCISE |
205
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| Chapter 20 Why Exercise? |
207
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| Chapter 21 Condition All Systems |
217
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| Chapter 22 The Perfect Exercise Plan |
227
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| Part IV: INJURIES |
255
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| Chapter 23 When Can Injuries Occur? |
257
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| Chapter 24 Knee Injuries |
261
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| Chapter 25 Foot and Ankle Injuries |
285
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| Chapter 26 Elbow Injuries |
303
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| Chapter 27 Wrist Injuries |
311
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| Chapter 28 Shoulder Injuries |
317
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| Chapter 29 Back Injuries |
327
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| PART V: SPIRITUALITY |
345
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| Chapter 30 How Does Spirituality Affect Our Health? |
347
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| Afterword |
359
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| Index |
361
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