Summary: Thousands of years ago, Hippocrates said that all disease begins in the gut. Scientific research has proven this idea to be true. In Healthy Gut, Healthy You, clinician and researcher Dr. Michael Ruscio shows how modern lifestyle changes and the widespread use of antibiotics have made our guts more vulnerable than ever before. Over two thousand years ago, Hippocrates said that all disease...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ruscio Institute 2018
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Summary: A guide for understanding, diagnosing, and treating one of the most discussed yet little-understood health conditions: leaky gut syndrome.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harperwave, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers 2016
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613 AXESummary: An obesity epidemic has swept America-leading to an alarming rise in diabetes cases. This video looks at the disturbing trend and illustrates how diabetic teenagers can lead rewarding lives instead of becoming passive victims. Interviewing two young men and following them through their daily routines, the program reveals the benefits of staying positive and active. Will-a high school student...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: Each year, millions of people attempt to slim down-and fail. If super-diets and weight-loss fads don't work, what does? This program presents ten science-based approaches to losing weight without starving as volunteers put the theories to the test. Experiments reveal the relationship between plate size and food consumption, why soup is the most filling of meals, how low-fat dairy products...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: At more than 800 pounds, Jeremy Norman has spent two years entirely bedridden. Can an exact cause of his condition be pinpointed? Is his lifestyle or the food industry to blame? This program explores the politics and personal stories behind obesity, one of America's greatest health threats. After studying the scope of the crisis, the film profiles Jeremy and other patients who struggle with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009
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Summary: Humans used to get their food directly from natural sources. Today, however, a great deal of what we eat is not only processed, it is manufactured. Many complex steps lie between what grows and what reaches the table. This program tells us about cheese-making and shows new ways of preserving food, extending its freshness. It also discusses the effects of cholesterol on health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: It sounds laughable to blame food manufacturers and fast food restaurants for children being unhealthily overweight. But Big Tobacco thought health-related lawsuits were a joke too-until they finally lost. In this ABC News program, correspondent John Donvan examines the food industry's marketing strategies to see if and to what extent they are responsible for America's epidemic of childhood...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: We live in a world of diet best-sellers and state-of-the-art gyms. Why, then, is obesity on the increase? This program explores a glaring paradox in North America's food-obsessed culture-that our knowledge of nutrition has never been better, while our collective health has never been worse. Viewers will gain an understanding of what food means to us socially and psychologically, as well as how...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Durvasula, Ramani.
Summary: "An intelligent, timely, and prescriptive book that shows how your attitude towards food often reflects your attitude towards other areas in your life--jobs, relationships, money--and how you can let go of trying to please others all the time and insteadsatisfy your own true appetites and live a more authentic and healthier life"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skirt!, an imprint of Globe Pequot Press 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 394.1 DURSummary: The lunch hour calls most Americans to the drive-thru lane or to the dining area of a well-known fast food restaurant. Knowing what or what not to eat can be very tricky because most menu items are high in fat, calories, and sodium. This video offers tips for making wise fast food choices, including specific ways to cut fat and calories, and steps for adding complex carbohydrates and fiber. It...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: Snacks rule, says Ricardo, an enthusiastic high school student whose four food groups are sweet, crunchy, salty, and cold. When he and his friend Lynette take a trip to the grocery store, they're able to find munchies that fill all four categories-and some important health requirements as well. After watching this video, viewers will understand how to choose sensible snacks: foods and drinks...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: Microwave meals—they’re a bonanza for retail giants, but how do they effect public health? Is the old-fashioned home-cooked dinner an endangered species? This program reports on the rise of factory-processed food and its growing impact on the general public’s diet and cooking skills. Viewers meet culinary writer Joanna Blythman, who believes prepackaged meals help perpetuate a hectic lifestyle...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Demetre, Danna
Summary: "Eat, Live, Thrive Diet shows women how they can not only lose excess body fat permanently but also improve their overall health in critical areas such as brain function, resistance to disease, slowing down external aging, and increasing energy. This highly effective eating plan is presented in a compassionate voice by two experienced health coaches who share personal experiences of battling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WaterBrook 2019
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 DEMJohanson, Paula.
Summary: This book describes how processed foods get to the point that they are no longer healthy, natural food and how foods that are deep-fried put extra calories into human bodies that become obese and have health problems.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rosen Central 2011
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 642 JOHZimberoff, Larissa
Summary: "Ultra-processed and secretly produced foods are cheered by consumers and investors because they are plant-based--often vegan--and help address societal issues. An investigative reporter pokes holes in the mania behind today's changing food landscape and clearly shows the trade-offs of replacing real food with technology-driven approximations."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.2 ZIMSummary: Spurlocks social experiment in fast food gastronomy sees him attempting to subsist uniquely on food from McDonald's menu for an entire month. He also examines the corporate giant's role in contributing to America's obesity epidemic.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Samuel Goldwyn Films, LLC 2004