Retox : yoga, food, attitude : healthy solutions for real life

Practical health and wellness strategies for real life from Lauren Imparato, creator of the I.AM.YOU. lifestyle brand and yoga studio. Rest to rage. Meditate to work. Cleanse to get dirty. Enough preaching about self-deprivation. No more striving for bodily purity. Who has the patience—or the time!—for strict dietary restrictions and hours of meditation? Let’s get real. These tactics just don’t work—at least not for long. But that doesn’t mean health and happiness are unobtainable. Most often you just need an anxiety buster you can do while running down the street. Or a yoga pose you can do at your desk. Or a way to debloat what feels like an alien baby in your abdomen. Retox isn’t about changing who you are or denying life’s pleasures. It’s about tailoring sensible, scientifically-based health practices to the life you already live. It’s about working hard, playing harder, and renewing your balance and energy so you can do it all again. In Retox , health expert Lauren Imparato strips yoga down to its anatomical principles, offering practical tips for fast relief. Then, drawing from a variety of disciplines—from psychology to nutrition to Tibetan philosophy—she designs no-nonsense strategies and delicious recipes to combat the most common challenges of modern life: • Stress and anxiety • Low energy • Back pain and headaches • Hangovers • PMS • Sleep Deprivation • And much more... "Practical health and wellness strategies from Lauren Imparato, creator of the I. AM. YOU. lifestyle brand and yoga studio Rest to rage. Meditate to work. Cleanse to get dirty. Enough preaching about self-deprivation. No more striving for bodily purity. Who has the patience--or the time!--for strict dietary restrictions and hours of meditation? Let's get real. These tactics just don't work--at least not for long. But that doesn't mean health and happiness are unobtainable. Most often you just need an anxiety buster you can do while running down the street. Or a yoga pose you can do at your desk. Or a way to debloat what feels like an alien baby in your abdomen. Retox isn't about changing who you are or denying life's pleasures. It's about tailoring sensible, scientifically-based health practices to the life you already live. It's about working hard, playing harder, and renewing your balance and energy so you can do it all again. In Retox, health expert Lauren Imparato strips yoga down to its anatomical principles, offering practical tips for fast relief. Then, drawing from a variety of disciplines--from psychology to nutrition to Tibetan philosophy--she designs no-nonsense strategies and delicious recipes to combat the most common challenges of modern life: Stress and anxiety Low energy Back pain and headaches Hangovers PMS Sleep Deprivation And much more."-- Provided by publisher TITLE PAGE COPYRIGHT DEDICATION AUTHOR’S NOTE PREFACE: IT’S ALL ABOUT NOW PART 1: DETOX TO RETOX 01: TIME TO GET OFF THE WAGON 02: RETOX REDUX 03: KEEPING IT TOGETHER / Daily Practices for General Living 04: DID YOU RETOX TODAY? PART 2: RETOX LAB GETTING DOMED / Headache Relief and Prevention BACK ATTACK / Back Pain Prevention and Cures HANGOVER HELPER / Recovering from and Preventing THE NEW MILE-HIGH CLUB / Making Travel a Healthy Time for You ALIEN BABY DEBLOAT / Getting Rid of That Abdominal Pooch RAGE AGAINST THE FEMALE MACHINE / Handling PMS and the Vicious Cycle S&M . . . AND THE GIANT F / Stability, Mobility, and Flexibility DREAMING OF SLEEP / Natural Sleeping Aids LUMPS ON MODERN LOGS / Mitigating Constant Sitting iADDICT / An Intervention for Tech Addiction ENERGIZER BUNNY / The Low Energy Solution HUSTLIN’ AND BUSTLIN’ / Hyperdrive MENTAL STDs / Managing Stress and Anxiety DANGLING WO(MAN) / Uncertainty and Tough Times THE BLUES / Depression, Loneliness, and Low Moods I’M FAT / Creating Your Ideal Body and Mind I HAVE TO / Circumventing Societal Pressure CRUSHIN’ IT / Creating and Maintaining Success KIDS AT HEART / An Exploration in Freedom and Fun PURE ECSTASY / Finding the Natural High GO LIVE IT Acknowledgments Photo credits Index