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  • A Primer for the Exercise and Nutrition Sciences

    Thermodynamics, Bioenergetics, Metabolism

    by Christopher B. Scott ...
    Series series Chemistry and Material Science (R0)
    What a journey writing this text has been. The lengthy voyage started well before the idea hatched of authoring a text that contained the word “thermodynamics”! I was informed by my good friend and sometimes colleague Dr. Jose Antonio that by including that word in the title, nutritionists and exercise physiologists might avoid the subject. But almost every step of my expedition was taken on a ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • How to Maximize the Caloric Costs of Exercise

    A Relatively Short Story

    by Christopher B. Scott PhD ...
    Regular physical activity creates a myriad of physiological changes within the human body, almost all of it good. Exercise is, in fact, the heart and soul of physical and athletic development. The book you are reading however is not about that - youll need to read about the enhancement of muscular performance elsewhere.This is a book about the hows and whys of maximizing the caloric expenditure of ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

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  • A Short Guide to a Long Life

    by David B. Agus, M.D. ...
    The New York Times bestselling book of simple rules everyone should follow in order to live a long, healthy life, featuring illustrations throughout, from the author of The End of Illness.In his international bestseller, The End of Illness, Dr. David B. Agus shared what he has learned from his work as a pioneering cancer doctor, revealing the innovative steps he takes to prolong the lives of not ... Read more

    $11.99 USD

  • On Growth and Form

    by D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson ...
    Series series Canto Classics
    Why do living things and physical phenomena take the form they do? D'Arcy Thompson's classic On Growth and Form looks at the way things grow and the shapes they take. Analysing biological processes in their mathematical and physical aspects, this historic work, first published in 1917, has also become renowned for the sheer poetry of its descriptions. A great scientist sensitive to the ... Read more

    $21.39 USD

  • Biomechanics of Cycling

    Edited by Felipe P. Carpes, Rodrigo R. Bini ...
    Series series Medicine (R0)
    Bicycles have been a common device to enhance physical fitness level in gyms and training centers along with solid use in competitive sport. For that reason, biomechanics of cycling has grown as a research field with many publications addressing different perspective of the interaction between the cyclist and his bicycle. The most common end point of research on biomechanics of cycling is ... Read more

    $80.09 USD

  • Biomechanics of the Human Body

    by Luciano Fratin, Emico Okuno ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    Biomechanics of the Human Body teaches basic physics concepts using examples and problems based on the human body. The reader will also learn how the laws of mechanics may help to understand the conditions of the static and dynamic equilibrium of one of the marvels of nature: the human body.The mathematical language used in physics has always been pointed out as responsible for students’ ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Paleo Diet - The Complete Paleo Diet Guide: Paleo Diet Plan And Paleo Diet Recipes

    by Dr. Michael Ericsson ...
    This book contains proven steps and strategies on how to follow the natural diet that we are genetically adapted to. I will be discussing how and why the Paleo diet works. There are also sample Paleo recipes and diet plans included in the last chapter that you can use to create your own.With all the diet systems around, it can be quite confusing which one to follow. Most, especially the recent ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Fundamentals of Biomechanics

    Equilibrium, Motion, and Deformation

    by Nihat Özkaya, Dawn Leger, David Goldsheyder, Margareta Nordin ...
    Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
    This textbook integrates the classic fields of mechanics—statics, dynamics, and strength of materials—using examples from biology and medicine. The book is excellent for teaching either undergraduates in biomedical engineering programs or health care professionals studying biomechanics at the graduate level. Extensively revised from a successful third edition, Fundamentals of Biomechanics features ... Read more

    $62.99 USD

  • Eat Less, Live Longer

    Your Practical Guide to Calorie Restriction with Optimal Nutrition

    by Anca Ioviţă ...
    During my third year of medical school I stumbled upon an online article about calorie restriction with optimal nutrition. I read about an apparently simple diet intervention that prolonged the average and maximum lifespan of laboratory animals such as yeast, fruit flies, worms and mice. At that time, I wasn't aware that such experiments were already done on non-human primates too.Honestly, I ... Read more

    $6.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Back to Basics in Physiology

    Fluids in the Renal and Cardiovascular Systems

    by Juan Pablo Arroyo, Adam J. Schweickert ...
    This original six chapter book will briefly review and integrate the basic concepts behind water distribution and movement in the body. This fills a knowledge gap that most medical and undergraduate physiology students acquire when these topics are studied separately. As of now, there is no textbook that fully integrates renal, cardiovascular and water physiology in a clear understandable manner. ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • Physics of the Human Body

    by Irving P. Herman ...
    Series series Physics and Astronomy (R0)
    This book comprehensively addresses the physics and engineering aspects of human physiology by using and building on first-year college physics and mathematics. Topics include the mechanics of the static body and the body in motion, the mechanical properties of the body, muscles in the body, the energetics of body metabolism, fluid flow in the cardiovascular and respiratory systems, the acoustics ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Human Physiology, Biochemistry and Basic Medicine

    by Peter R. Kramer, Laurence A. Cole ...
    Human Physiology, Biochemistry and Basic Medicine is a unique perspective that draws together human biology, physiology, biochemistry, nutrition, and cell biology in one comprehensive volume. In this way, it is uniquely qualified to address the needs of the emerging field of humanology, a holistic approach to understanding the biology of humans and how they are distinguished from other animals. ... Read more

    $134.99 USD