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The body book : the law of hunger, the science of strength, and other ways to love your amazing body
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Edition:
First edition.
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New York, NY : HarperWave, An Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2014
Physical Description:
280 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9780062252746
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Summary

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Cameron Diaz shares her formula for becoming happier, healthier, and stronger in this positive, essential guide grounded in science and inspired by personal experience, a #1 New York Times bestseller.

Throughout her career, Cameron Diaz has been a role model for millions of women. By her own candid admission, though, this fit, glamorous, but down-to-earth star was not always health-conscious. Learning about the inseparable link between nutrition and the body was just one of the life-changing lessons that has fed Cameron's hunger to educate herself about the best ways to feed, move, and care for her body. In The Body Book, she shares what she has learned and continues to discover about nutrition, exercise, and the mind/body connection.

Grounded in science and informed by real life, The Body Book offers a comprehensive overview of the human body and mind, from the cellular level up. From demystifying and debunking the hype around food groups to explaining the value of vitamins and minerals, readers will discover why it's so important to embrace the instinct of hunger and to satisfy it with whole, nutrient-dense foods. Cameron also explains the essential role of movement, the importance of muscle and bone strength and why we need to sweat a little every day.

The Body Book does not set goals to reach in seven days or thirty days or a year. It offers a holistic, long-term approach to making consistent choices and reaching the ultimate goal: a long, strong, happy, healthy life.


Author Notes

Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress and former model. She rose to prominence during the 1990s with roles in the movies The Mask, My Best Friend's Wedding and There's Something About Mary. Other high-profile credits include the two Charlie's Angels films, voicing the character Princess Fiona in the Shrek series, Any Given Sunday, Knight and Day, The Holiday, The Green Hornet and Bad Teacher.

Diaz has received four Golden Globe Award nominations for her performances in the movies, Being John Malkovich, Vanilla Sky, Gangs of New York, and There's Something About Mary for which she also won the New York Film Critics Best Lead Actress Award. She is also the author of New York Times bestseller: The Body Book. In 2013, Diaz was named the highest paid actress over 40 in Hollywood.

(Bowker Author Biography)


Table of Contents

Introduction: Knowledge Is Powerp. 1
Part 1 Nutrition: Love Your Hunger
1 You Are What You Eatp. 9
2 Food, Glorious Food!p. 13
3 Hunter, Gatherer, Drive-Thru-erp. 18
4 How to Love Your Hungerp. 28
5 Eating the Sunp. 33
6 Complex Carbs Are Energyp. 40
7 Sugar Is Not a Nutrientp. 47
8 Protein Is Strengthp. 57
9 Fat Is Essentialp. 64
10 Eating the Starsp. 70
11 Water Is Lifep. 87
12 The Digestion Chapterp. 90
13 Say Hello to Your Little Friendsp. 99
Part 2 Fitness: The Body Wants to Be Strong
14 The Body Wants to Be Strongp. 109
15 The Magic of Movementp. 121
16 Energy In, Energy Outp. 132
17 Oxygen Is Energyp. 139
18 Structural Supportp. 147
19 Muscle Womanp. 153
20 The Basics of Trainingp. 164
21 Your Lady Bodyp. 174
22 The ABC's of Zzzz'sp. 188
Part 3 Mind: You've Got This
23 You've Got Thisp. 199
24 The State of Being Connectedp. 208
25 Decoding the Modern Appetitep. 219
26 Unpacking Your Habitsp. 227
27 Nothing's for Freep. 233
28 Planning for Your Nutritionp. 238
29 Finding Your Inner Athletep. 248
Conclusion: Now You Really Got Thisp. 257
Acknowledgmentsp. 259
Notesp. 264
Supplementary Reading Listp. 269
Indexp. 271
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