Introduction
1. “Preventable Deaths from Heart Disease and Stroke,” CDC VitalSigns, September 2013, https://www.cdc.gov/VitalSigns/pdf/2013-09-vitalsigns.pdf; and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Heart Disease Facts,” https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/facts.htm.
2. “From high intensity exercise to ‘sleep debt’: Biochemist reveals the six things you do every day that are ageing you—and how to stop them,” DailyMail.com, August 15, 2018, https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6061245; and Dr. Libby Weaver, The Beauty Guide (Little Green Frog Publishing, 2018). https://www.drlibby.com/shop/the-beauty-guide/.
3. R. Brown, et al., “Secular differences in the association between caloric intake, macronutrient intake, and physical activity with obesity,” Obesity Research & Clinical Practice 10, no. 3 (May–June 2016): 343–255. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1871403X15001210.
Chapter 2
1. World Health Organization, “Guideline: Sugars Intake for Adults and Children,” 2015, https://www.who.int/nutrition/publications/guidelines/sugars_intake/en/.
2. S. Mihrshahi et al., “Fruit and vegetable consumption and prevalence and incidence of depressive symptoms in mid-age women: Results from the Australian longitudinal study on women’s health,” European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 69, no. 5 (May 2015): 585–91. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25351653.
3. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, “Sodium,” https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/InteractiveNutritionFactsLabel/factsheets/Sodium.pdf.
4. Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, “Health Risks and Disease Related to Salt and Sodium,” https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/salt-and-sodium/sodium-health-risks-and-disease/.
Chapter 3
1. Statista, “Market value of packaged food in the United States from 2013 to 2018 (in million U.S. dollars),*” https://www.statista.com/statistics/491685/packaged-food-united-states-market-value/.
2. G. Rubin, “Back by Popular Demand: Are You an Abstainer or a Moderator,” Gretchen Rubin (blog) (October 10, 2012), https://gretchenrubin.com/2012/10/back-by-popular-demand-are-you-an-abstainer-or-a-moderator/.
3. H. Armitage, “Low-fat or low-carb? It’s a draw, study finds,” Stanford University School of Medicine, February 2018, http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2018/02/low-fat-or-low-carb-its-a-draw-study-finds.html.
4. The University of Sydney, GI News: Glycemic Index, http://glycemicindex.com/.
5. C. Petersen and J. L. Round, “Defining dysbiosis and its influence on host immunity and disease,” Cellular Microbiology 16, no. 7 (July 2014): 1024–1033. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4143175/.
Chapter 4
1. I. Janssen et al., “Waist circumference and not body mass index explains obesity-related health risk,” American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 79, no. 3 (March 2004): 379–84. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14985210.
2. M. Roth et al., “Self-Detection Remains a Key Method of Breast Cancer Detection for U.S. Women,” Journal of Women’s Health 20, no. 8 (August 2011): 1135–1139. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3153870/.
3. “Time for more vitamin D,” Harvard Women’s Health Watch, September 2008, https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/time-for-more-vitamin-d.
4. American Thyroid Association, “Prevalence and Impact of Thyroid Disease,” https://www.thyroid.org/media-main/press-room/.
5. S. Consul et al., “Comparative study of effectiveness of Pap smear versus visual inspection with acetic acid and visual inspection with Lugol’s iodine for mass screening of premalignant and malignant lesion of cervix,” Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology 33, no. 3 (July–September 2012): 161–65. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3523473/.
6. American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association, “How many Americans have an autoimmune disease?” April 29, 2017, https://www.aarda.org/who-we-help/patients/questions-answers/.
Chapter 5
1. Environmental Working Group, “Exposures add up – Survey results,” EWG’s Skin Deep Cosmetics Database (June 15, 2004), https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/2004/06/15/exposures-add-up-survey-results/.
Chapter 6
1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “Sleep and Sleep Disorders,” https://www.cdc.gov/sleep/index.html.
2. D. Benson, “Trouble sleeping? Experts say skip antihistamines,” Baylor College of Medicine, October 7, 2013, https://www.bcm.edu/news/sleep-disorders/experts-warn-against-antihistmaines-sleep-aid.
3. R. Oliveira, “What About 10,000 Steps a Day?” UC Davis Integrative Medicine, June 15, 2016, https://ucdintegrativemedicine.com/2016/06/10000-steps-day/#gs.jrPb7vc.
4. University of California - Irvine, “Even mild physical activity immediately improves memory function: Now you just need to remember to exercise!” ScienceDaily, September 24, 2018, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/09/180924153424.htm.
5. K. Ishikawa-Takata et al., “How much exercise is required to reduce blood pressure in essential hypertensives: a dose–response study,” American Journal of Hypertension 16, no. 8 (August 1, 2003): 629–633. https://academic.oup.com/ajh/article/16/8/629/199247.
6. American Cancer Society, “Diet and activity factors that affect risks for certain cancers: Breast cancer,” https://www.cancer.org/healthy/eat-healthy-get-active/acs-guidelines-nutrition-physical-activity-cancer-prevention/diet-and-activity.html.
7. T. P. Aird, et al., “Effects of fasted vs fed-state exercise on performance and post-exercise metabolism: A systematic review and meta-analysis,” Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 28, no. 5 (May 2018): 1476–1493. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/29315892/.
Chapter 8
1. M. Grothaus, “Why Journaling Is Good for Your Health (And 8 Tips to Get Better),” Fast Company (January 29, 2015), https://www.fastcompany.com/3041487/8-tips-to-more-effective-journaling-for-health; N. Farber, “The Law of Attraction Revisited,” Psychology Today (blog) (January 5, 2014), https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-blame-game/201401/the-law-attraction-revisited.
2. AJ Adams, “Seeing Is Believing: The Power of Visualization,” Psychology Today (blog) (December 3, 2009), https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/flourish/200912/seeing-is-believing-the-power-visualization.