Za hranicemi vitality - Praktická biochemie zdraví, odolnosti a dlouhověkosti (2026)

This book clearly explains how the human body functions during movement, eating and physical strain, and how small everyday decisions affect health, energy and performance. It is intended for anyone interested in natural sciences, sport or a healthy lifestyle. Drawing on current biochemistry, it places scientific knowledge in the context of everyday life. Among other things, it explores why small interventions can have major significance; whether sugar really is a “white killer”; how microplastics, food packaging and artificial sweeteners affect the body; how many daily steps provide a genuine benefit; what happens during fasting; what free radicals, oxidative stress and hidden hunger are; why vitamin D, gluten and lactose are more complicated subjects than they are often presented; and how the body’s biochemistry influences athletic performance. The author, a scientist and biochemist, engagingly explains what lies behind common recommendations about health and performance, showing which advice actually works, why it works and what modern science says about it. Biochemistry can now convincingly explain many things our grandmothers did intuitively, helping readers discover what is really happening inside the body and why it matters. The contents are in Czech.