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Author
Publisher
Allen Lane
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Sleep is one of the most important but least understood aspects of our life, health and longevity. Until very recently, science had no answer to the question of why we sleep, or what good it served, or why we suffer such devastating health consequences when it is absent. Compared to the other basic drives in life - eating, drinking and reproducing - the purpose of sleep remained elusive. In this book, Matthew Walker charts 20 years of cutting-edge...
Author
Publisher
Chatto & Windus
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Most of us accept the way our heart flutters when we set eyes on the one we secretly admire, or the sweat on our brow as we start the presentation we do not want to give. But few of us are fully aware of how much more dramatic and extreme our body's reactions to emotions can sometimes be. Up to a third of people who go to see their GP have symptoms that are medically unexplained; in the vast majority of these cases an emotional cause is suspected....
Author
Publisher
Human Kinetics
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
With over 100 exercises and 60 workouts targeting specific training goals - endurance, fat loss, lean muscle mass, power and strength, and athletic performance - 'Metabolic Training' prepares you to get the most out of your training.
Author
Publisher
Cornerstone Press
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERFrom the bestselling author of This Is Your Brain on Music and The Organized Mind, a surprising and inspiring exploration of the healing power of music.'Fascinating' Observer'Fun and thoughtful' Financial Times'Eye-opening' Rolling StoneWe are only just beginning to appreciate the healing power of music. In recent years, a wave of scientific research has upended everything we once knew about its effects on our brains:...
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