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Be Well at NPL
Be Well at NPL provides free wellness programming at library branch locations, and connects you to trusted health resources found online, in our stacks, and in the community.
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Explore how vegetarians can get the protein they need without turning to animal sources, how children can be provided the optimal exercise opportunities and nutrition to address their unique needs for growth, and how appropriate nutrition and exercise can help maintain and improve the quality of life for older adults.
82) Changing body composition through diet and exercise: Episode 10,Critical micronutrients and water
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Learn about the life-sustaining functions provided by micronutrients--vitamins, minerals, and phytochemicals--along with water. While these nutrients are critical to regulating cell processes and metabolic pathways, many of us suffer from micronutrient deficiencies, and some studies have even revealed links between deficiencies and obesity.
83) Changing body composition through diet and exercise: Episode 3,How food is digested and absorbed
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Learn about the chemical reactions involved in digestion and absorption and the mechanisms of nutrient partitioning--how nutrients are moved into specific storage areas in your body. Armed with this knowledge, you'll understand why exercise is the best way to use your food to improve body composition!
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Learn what scientific studies reveal about some outside-the-box methods for helping weight loss and improving body composition. Should you dismiss the potential impacts that artificial sweeteners, detox dieting, plate size, standing desks, sleep quantity, and environmental pollutants have on your energy intake and expenditure? You might be surprised.
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Learn how your hypothalamus works to maintain a certain preset level of body fat and weight, commonly known as the set point, and how can you influence that set point. If you feel that you've plateaued, check back with these basics to help you accomplish your personal body-composition goals.
86) Changing body composition through diet and exercise: Episode 18,Exercise for healthy muscle mass
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Recent studies show that sarcopenia, the gradual loss of muscle mass as we get older, results primarily from chronic disuse and inactivity, not the aging process itself. Learn how to find a personal trainer to begin a safe and effective program to increase your muscular strength, endurance, and power--at any age.
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Dr. Ormsbee explodes the myth that nighttime eating causes weight gain, explaining the fallacy in the myth's genesis. Numerous recent studies of both young and elderly, fit and obese individuals reveal that a small, before-bed protein snack can actually increase muscle protein synthesis and improve body composition.
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Tai Chi movements, gentle balance, and enhancing motions can assist the Parkinson patient by helping to reduce the gradual loss of balance that accompanies this disease. This video takes you through an exciting workout, using all parts of the body to help your patients learn skills that they can utilize in normal daily activities.
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A unique workout video designed specifically for the needs of people who are deaf and/or hard of hearing. The concept is to add a colorful light burst that flashes to the rhythm of the music and changes color to help translate the sound of the music into a visual energy form. Each segment of the video has specific instructions on how to properly perform the exercises. For best results, watch the video in its entirety before attempting to perform...
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Faced with an incurable and debilitating illness, Parkinson's patients must relearn how to sit-up, speak clearly, maintain balance while walking, and move from a sitting to standing position. This program is unique in that it covers a wide range of techniques, which are specifically geared to and have been approved for, Parkinson's disease. Each exercise is explained in detail and utilizes safe body mechanics. Exercises are modified for those with...
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