Philip Maffetone

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Introduction

SECTION I: Choose Your Food Wisely
Chapter 1 Eating the Right Foods Will Improve Your Health and Give You More Energy
Chapter 2 Carbohydrate Intolerance and the Two-Week Test: Learning How to Move Past Low Energy, Fatigue, and Weight Gain
Chapter 3 Carbohydrate Foods: The Good, the Bad, and the Really Harmful
Chapter 4 Ignore the Big Fat Lie: Why Having a Right Balance of Fats in Your Diet Will Significantly Improve Your Health
Chapter 5 Chronic Inflammation: What You Can Safely Do to Eliminate It
Chapter 6 The Power of Protein: Are You Eating Enough?
Chapter 7 Eat Your Vegetables and Fruits: Understanding the Importance of Phytonutrients and Truly Going “Organic”
Chapter 8 Water: The Body’s Most Important Nutrient
Chapter 9 Dietary Supplements: What You Don’t Know Will Hurt You
Chapter 10 The Sun and Vitamin D: Why You Need Both to Stay Healthy
Chapter 11 Make Life a Moveable Feast with Healthy Eating, Snacking, and Cooking
Chapter 12 The Healthiest Diet: Follow Your Own Nutritional Intuition

SECTION II: Physical Health and Fitness
Chapter 13 Understanding the Foundation of Fitness: Your Aerobic and Anaerobic Systems
Chapter 14 Heart Rate Training: Applying the Basic Principles of Aerobic Fitness
Chapter 15 The Hidden Dangers of Stretching
Chapter 16 The Feet Are Your Body’s Foundation
Chapter 17 Footwear Made Simple: Finding the Right Pair of Shoes Is a Key Step to Better Health
Chapter 18 Every Runner Is Different: The Intimate Relationship Between Footwear and Gait and What You Can Do to Improve Both

SECTION III: Self-Care
Chapter 19 Stress and Hormones: How They Affect Your Overall Health and Fitness
Chapter 20 Getting to Know Your Brain: Diet, Physical Activity, and Lifestyle All Play Important Roles
Chapter 21 Your Muscles: Keeping Them in Balance to Prevent Aches, Pains, and Even Serious Injuries
Chapter 22 The Gut: Your Gastrointestinal Tract Is the Gateway to Good Health
Chapter 23 Stopping Cancer Through Prevention and a Healthy Lifestyle
Chapter 24 Healthy Heart: Cardiovascular Disease Is Preventable
Chapter 25 Healthy Sex: For as Long as You Want
Chapter 26 Finding a Health Care Practitioner
Chapter 27 How to Age Gracefully: It’s Much Easier than You Think

Appendix A Healthy Meal Ideas
Index

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