Dr Nick Tiller (6 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine. A tour de force, debunking the myths and scams of the modern wellness industry. A great read Dr Chris van Tulleken, best-selling author of Ultra-Processed People'Brings much-needed attention to misleading guidance in the wellness space' Publishers WeeklyThe global health and wellness market is worth over 5 trillion. But the expensive supplements, fad diets and quick-fix treatments arent benefiting our health theyre making us fatter, sicker and unhappier. This book is your blueprint for taking back control.Drawing on more than two decades of experience, exercise scientist Dr Nick Tiller pulls back the curtain on an industry that values profit over people. He exposes how wellness marketing exploits our biases, why social media amplifies the loudest voices rather than the most credible and how bad science drives health misinformation.From weight-loss drugs and cold plunges to wearable tech and alternative therapies, separate fact from fiction and discover what truly works.This is essential reading for anyone ready to see wellness culture for what it is dangerous, dishonest and long overdue for a reckoning and to take back control of our body and health.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A sceptic's takedown of the global wellness industry and a practical guide to making sound decisions for our health and well-being From Ozempic to ice baths, from vitamins and supplements to the latest fad diet pick through the succession of fitfluencers, snake oil products, bad science and hidden side effects and get to the health and fitness facts that actually work.Something isnt working. In the West, the amount we're spending year-on-year on health and wellness is increasing, and at the same time, obesity is increasing, and so is diabetes. The 3 trillion health and wellness industry is pernicious by design if they could sell us something that made us well, they wouldn't be able to keep selling us things. Academic, researcher and exercise scientist Dr Nicholas B. Tiller equips us with the tools needed to sift the wheat from the chaff and invest our time, energy and money in pursuits that actually help us achieve our wellness goals.In this accessible, personal and deeply practical book, youll understand how advertising and marketing agencies know our biases better than we do and how they turn them against us. Youll uncover how a speck of good science can be spun into a web of bad science, and how to distinguish between someone whos trying to sell us product and someone who's trying to turn us into one.Drawing on over a decade of expertise in subjects ranging from exercise physiology to nutrition, this is an essential read for navigating the modern health and wellbeing world. A sceptic's takedown of the global health and wellness industry and a practical guide to making sound decisions for our well-being Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: Brand New. 320 pages. 6.02x1.42x9.21 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A sceptic's takedown of the global wellness industry and a practical guide to making sound decisions for our health and well-being From Ozempic to ice baths, from vitamins and supplements to the latest fad diet pick through the succession of fitfluencers, snake oil products, bad science and hidden side effects and get to the health and fitness facts that actually work.Something isnt working. In the West, the amount we're spending year-on-year on health and wellness is increasing, and at the same time, obesity is increasing, and so is diabetes. The 3 trillion health and wellness industry is pernicious by design if they could sell us something that made us well, they wouldn't be able to keep selling us things. Academic, researcher and exercise scientist Dr Nicholas B. Tiller equips us with the tools needed to sift the wheat from the chaff and invest our time, energy and money in pursuits that actually help us achieve our wellness goals.In this accessible, personal and deeply practical book, youll understand how advertising and marketing agencies know our biases better than we do and how they turn them against us. Youll uncover how a speck of good science can be spun into a web of bad science, and how to distinguish between someone whos trying to sell us product and someone who's trying to turn us into one.Drawing on over a decade of expertise in subjects ranging from exercise physiology to nutrition, this is an essential read for navigating the modern health and wellbeing world. A sceptic's takedown of the global health and wellness industry and a practical guide to making sound decisions for our well-being Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. A sceptic's takedown of the global wellness industry and a practical guide to making sound decisions for our health and well-being From Ozempic to ice baths, from vitamins and supplements to the latest fad diet pick through the succession of fitfluencers, snake oil products, bad science and hidden side effects and get to the health and fitness facts that actually work.Something isnt working. In the West, the amount we're spending year-on-year on health and wellness is increasing, and at the same time, obesity is increasing, and so is diabetes. The 3 trillion health and wellness industry is pernicious by design if they could sell us something that made us well, they wouldn't be able to keep selling us things. Academic, researcher and exercise scientist Dr Nicholas B. Tiller equips us with the tools needed to sift the wheat from the chaff and invest our time, energy and money in pursuits that actually help us achieve our wellness goals.In this accessible, personal and deeply practical book, youll understand how advertising and marketing agencies know our biases better than we do and how they turn them against us. Youll uncover how a speck of good science can be spun into a web of bad science, and how to distinguish between someone whos trying to sell us product and someone who's trying to turn us into one.Drawing on over a decade of expertise in subjects ranging from exercise physiology to nutrition, this is an essential read for navigating the modern health and wellbeing world. A sceptic's takedown of the global health and wellness industry and a practical guide to making sound decisions for our well-being Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.…