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Nutrition, Fitness, and Mindfulness

An Evidence-Based Guide for Clinicians

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Editors:
  1. Jaime Uribarri

    1. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

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  2. Joseph A. Vassalotti

    1. The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., New York, USA

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  • Written by national and international experts in the field
  • Provides an overview of clinical studies on dietary patterns
  • Provides a comprehensive and holistic approach to nutrition and health

Part of the book series: Nutrition and Health (NH)

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Table of contents (19 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
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  2. Nutrition

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. The DASH Dietary Pattern

      • Pao-Hwa Lin, Crystal C. Tyson, Laura P. Svetkey
      Pages 3-16

    3. The Mediterranean Diet

      • Elena M. Yubero-Serrano, Francisco M. Gutierrez-Mariscal, Pablo Perez-Martinez, Jose Lopez-Miranda
      Pages 17-31

    4. Plant-Based Nutrition

      • Hena N. Patel, Kim Allan Williams Sr.
      Pages 33-44

    5. The Low AGE Diet

      • Jaime Uribarri
      Pages 45-53

    6. Healthy Drinks

      • Joseph A. Vassalotti
      Pages 55-63

    7. Beneficial Herbs and Spices

      • Teresa Herrera, Amaia Iriondo-DeHond, Jaime Uribarri, María Dolores del Castillo
      Pages 65-85

    8. Integrating Healthy Eating and Drinking into Daily Life

      • Jerrilynn D. Burrowes, Josephine Wright
      Pages 87-102

  3. Fitness

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Aerobic Physical Activities

      • Ilkka M. Vuori
      Pages 105-119

    3. Resistance Activities

      • Jared M. Gollie, Michael O. Harris-Love
      Pages 121-136

    4. Yoga as a Mind-Body Practice

      • Christiane Brems
      Pages 137-155

  4. Mindfulness

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 157-157
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    2. Health Benefits of Mindful Meditation

      • Kathleen C. Spadaro, Ingrid M. Provident
      Pages 159-176

    3. Health Benefits of Spirituality

      • Deanna Dragan, Danielle McDuffie, Martha R. Crowther
      Pages 177-187

    4. The Health Benefits of Resilience

      • Lauren A. Peccoralo, Darshan H. Mehta, Gabrielle Schiller, Lia S. Logio
      Pages 189-201

    5. The Value of Sleep for Optimizing Health

      • Matthew A. Tucker
      Pages 203-215

    6. Integrating Mindfulness into a Routine Schedule: The Role of Mobile-Health Mindfulness Applications

      • Arnold A. P. van Emmerik, Robin Keijzer, Tim M. Schoenmakers
      Pages 217-222

  5. Use of This Integrated Approach in Different Populations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 223-223
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About this book

This comprehensive volume presents an approach based on cutting edge clinical science to the integration of healthy behaviors in clinical practice, using three major categories; healthy eating, active living, and mindfulness. Chapters are authored and edited by a select group of national and international experts in their respective fields who have developed these concepts for application in routine practice. All chapters are formatted to provide key learning points and summarized conclusions for easy reference. Topics include the DASH diet, plant based nutrition, the Mediterranean diet, beneficial herbs and spices, fitness, spirituality, meditation, healthy sleep, and disease prevention.

Nutrition, Fitness, and Mindfulness will be a useful guide for all clinicians and healthcare professionals encouraging patients to make more thoughtful and healthy lifestyle choices. 




Editors and Affiliations

  • Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA

    Jaime Uribarri

  • The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., New York, USA

    Joseph A. Vassalotti

About the editors

Jaime Uribarri, MD, 
Division of Nephrology
Department of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital 
New York, NY USA

  

Joseph A. Vassalotti, MD
Division of Nephrology
Department of Medicine
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital
The National Kidney Foundation, Inc.  
New York, NY USA

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Nutrition, Fitness, and Mindfulness

  • Book Subtitle: An Evidence-Based Guide for Clinicians

  • Editors: Jaime Uribarri, Joseph A. Vassalotti

  • Series Title: Nutrition and Health

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30892-6

  • Publisher: Humana Cham

  • eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30891-9Published: 01 February 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-30894-0Published: 26 August 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-30892-6Published: 31 January 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2628-197X

  • Series E-ISSN: 2628-1961

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 278

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Clinical Nutrition

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