Women tend to retain much more water just before their periods.

Though the research is preliminary, introducing pre- and probiotics together in the diet could have beneficial effects on allergies, aging, obesity, and a range of diseases from AIDS to type 2 diabetes.

“domino foods,” as eating one portion often creates a domino effect of oversnacking.

The first three mistakes discussed in the next few pages (eating too late, not eating enough protein, drinking too little water) are the three most common causes.

According to Gray the most likely cause of injury is neither weakness nor tightness, but imbalance.

Here is the ratio of most of the fat-loss case studies in this book: __ / / (60% diet, 10% drugs, 30% exercise)

To the surprise of researchers who conducted muscle biopsies on Kenyan runners, there was a high proportion of fast-twitch muscle fibers, the type you’d expect to find in shot-putters and sprinters.

Treat your first weighing following your period (as soon as one day following is fine) as your “after” measurement.

You can’t miss a nap