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Book SynopsisEnergy as a foundation of good health-how we can get it and keep it Whether we are elite athletes, office workers, or students struggling with assignments, we all need energy and can only optimise our performance with optimal energy levels. And if our energy demand exceeds our energy supply we eventually have to stop. In her NHS and then independent medical practice, Dr Myhill has increasingly specialised in helping patients with pathologically low levels of energy. Through this she has learned of the centrality of having sufficient energy to live well and stay healthy, and of balancing energy generation with energy use. In this, her simplest and most readable account of the fundamentals of good health, supported by editor and former patient Craig Robinson, Dr Myhill provides all we need to ensure the energy equation is resolving in our favour.
Table of ContentsThe Knackered Ape: The naive doctor stumbles into the real world; The Naked Ape to the Knackered Ape; The knackerometer; The Knackered Ape is an addict; The energy equation: Energy generation: The correct fuel in the tank; The mitochondrial engine; Matching energy generation to energy demands; Sleep for regular servicing, healing and repair of our engines; Optimising energy expenditure through exercise; Free energy from sunshine and heat: Energy expenditure: Basal metabolic rate; Immunological holes in the energy bucket - inflammation from allergy, autoimmunity and chronic infection; The emotional hole: Get your act together: Groundhog days: Appendices: The PK diet; Groundhog Basic; Groundhog Acute; Groundhog Chronic; Vitamin C
