Bøker av Liz Neporent

Atkins works! Eat grapefruit-shed weight! Pilates gives you "long, lean muscles-no bulk!" Each day we are bombarded with conflicting fitness information, promises, and advice-from the Internet, magazines, books, TV, advertising, experts, trainers, coaches, friends. But how do you know whom you can trust? In The Fat-Free Truth, Liz Neporent and Suzanne Schlosberg cut through the noise, synthesize the literature, and get to the truth by providing 239 accurate, straight-shooting answers to America's most pressing fitness and weight-loss questions. No one understands the excess of misinformation out there better than Liz and Suzanne. For ten years, Suzanne has written Shape's "Weight Loss Q&A," the most popular column in the country's largest fitness magazine. Liz fields weekly questions as the "Fit by Friday" columnist for iVillage, the leading Internet site for women's issues. Together they receive more than a thousand questions a month from people nationwide. Frank, funny, and endlessly informative, The Fat-Free Truth assembles in one place everything you really need to know to get fit and stay fit-and to keep your sanity while doing so.

A straightforward, engaging, up-to-date guide to migraine and its treatment.For millions of Americans, migraine headaches are a debilitating part of every day. As top neurologists specializing in headache pain at Brigham and Women's Hospital and The Faulkner Hospital in Boston, Elizabeth Loder, MD, MPH, and Paul Rizzoli, MD, are at the forefront of new research related to migraine management and treatment. In THE MIGRAINE SOLUTION, they'll provide clear, current, reliable information to meet the unmet needs of the headache patient, while also clarifying some of the 'myths' of headache management. Along with Liz Neporent, seasoned health journalist and lifetime migraine sufferer, they will provide readers with all of the guidance they need to alleviate their migraines for good, including:- Understanding migraine triggers- Self-evaluation questionnaires and symptom-trackers - Cheat sheets, wallet cards, and migraine logs- Over-the-counter vs. prescription drug treatment- Herbal/vitamin treatment and complementary/alternative medicine- Lifestyle treatments including diet, exercise, sleep, and meditation- Emergency pain management- Special circumstances: women and children- Essential Harvard resources and FAQs

Praise for Fitness For Dummies(R) by Suzanne Schlosberg and Liz Neporent "Full of smart, jargon-free, common sense advice." -- Shape. "A funny, irreverent, and very smart guide." -- Cooking Light "Comprehensive, authoritative -- and entertaining." -- Men's Fitness Features a walking journal to help track your progress Set a steady pace toward health and fitness with this fun and easy guide Walking is one of the easiest and most effective ways to exercise, whether you're a senior, mom-to-be, or you're looking for a low-impact, low-cost alternative to jogging or the gym. This friendly guide explains stride by stride how to maximize the cardiovascular benefits of walking -- and set up a personalized fitness walking program. Discover how to: Develop a customized fitness walking routine Set up goals and track your progress Select the right shoes and accessories Stretch, warm up, and cool down Integrate advanced activities -- hikes, walk-runs, and races Avoid common injuries Get smart! www.dummies.com Register to win cool prizes Browse exclusive articles and excerpts Get a free Dummies Daily(TM) e-mail newsletter Chat with authors and preview other books Talk to us, ask questions, get answers