Have you ever thought about how often we think about food during the day? It is our life energy, a source of great pleasure - and it can also lead us to shame and remorse.
Relationships with food are built from childhood. It is important that these relationships are healthy, bring pleasure and well-being. To do this, it is necessary to build a competent nutrition system.
This book, with tips and exercises from the world's leading experts on eating habits, teaches teens the right attitude towards their own bodies. It tells how the teenage body changes, debunks myths about diets and unhealthy food, and helps avoid eating disorders.
It also covers important topics such as sleep and its importance in our lives, useful information about emotions and how to manage them, and scientific evidence shows why taking care of your body is so important and why focusing too much on your weight can have negative consequences.
After reading the book, the teenager will build a harmonious relationship with food and develop a balanced regime of physical activity. The knowledge gained will allow you to relax and start getting more pleasure from life.
But the main thing that the book does not let us forget is that everyone deserves respect and love right now, regardless of the state of their body and imaginary “shortcomings”.
The book consists of short chapters that are convenient for reading during short breaks, as well as exercises that can be done at home in your free time.
Part I is devoted to the psychological and physiological characteristics of puberty, gaining self-confidence, understanding the needs of your body, managing emotions and dealing with stress, proper sleep patterns and physical activity.
Part II debunks myths about healthy and unhealthy food, talks about the properties of products, gives recommendations on the ratio of KBZhU, meals during the day, teaches how to eat without fear, guided by your own signals of hunger and satiety.
Part III will give you some useful anti-crisis techniques, tell you how to eat properly outside the home, and wean you off constantly weighing yourself.
Recommended reader age: 10+
Author: Signe Darpinyan, Shelley Aggarwal, Wendy Sterling
Translation: Sergey Chernikov
Editor: Maria Chaikovskaya
Year of release: 2020
Publisher: Mann, Ivanov and Ferber
Pages: 152
Cover type: Softcover
Dimensions: 215x169x11 mm
ISBN: 978-5-00146-352-8