The Health Delusion: How to Achieve Exceptional Health in the 21st CenturyHow can it be that even with all the advances modern healthcare has made, we're experiencing record levels of ill health – from diabetes, heart disease and cancer, to osteoporosis, dementia and depression? We're more health conscious than ever before, and no matter which way we turn we're bombarded with promises of the best thing for living longer and healthier lives. But the truth is, the messages are flawed and if we follow them, we won't achieve the good health we long for. Something, somewhere, has gone horribly wrong. At last, cutting through the misinformation, The Health Delusion has the answers, all backed by hard science. It exposes the shocking truths behind our diet, health and pharmaceutical industries – and how they consistently put our health in jeopardy in favour of boosting their profits, as well as showing how the media makes things even worse by misleading us at every turn. So how can we put things right? Providing a complete 21st-century guide to optimal health at every stage of life, The Health Delusion gives us the real story, and offers us a detailed plan of the foods, supplements and lifestyle changes needed for total wellness. |
Common terms and phrases
actually adults Alzheimer’s amount antioxidant aspirin associated body bone health breast cancer BrJNutr calcium calorie cancer risk cardiovascular disease cells CHAPTER cholesterol chronic disease comes consuming coronary heart disease daily dairy products diabetes dietary dose drugs eating ensure EPA and DHA etal evidence exercise fish oils flavonoids folic acid fracture free radicals green tea health benefits hormone increased risk intake iodine iron JClin Nutr lifestyle linoleic acid look lower lycopene medicine meta-analysis milk million mortality nutrients nutrition obesity omega-3 fats optimal osteoporosis overweight patients physical activity phytonutrients pills plant foods plant-based diet polypill population pregnancy prescription pretty prevent problem prostate cancer RCTs red meat rimonabant saturated fat selenium side effects statins studies SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS sun exposure Suppl supplements there’s thing thyroid trials vegans vegetables vegetarians visceral fat vitamin D levels weight loss what’s women