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Publisher
Abrams Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
When should we eat, and when shouldn't we? The answers to these simple questions are not what you might expect. As Steve Hendricks shows in The Oldest Cure in the World, stop eating long enough, and you'll set in motion cellular repairs that can slow aging and prevent and reverse diseases like diabetes and hypertension. Fasting has improved the lives of people with epilepsy, asthma, and arthritis, and has even protected patients from the worst of...
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English
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Throughout history up until present, many cultures have traditionally experienced the effects of verifiable healings, along with hexes, curses, witchcraft, voodoo, and other mysterious phenomena. These effects-many of which were elicited by unscientific means-were brought about by the beliefs and lore of the society. Even today, pharmaceutical companies use double- and triple-blind randomized studies in an attempt to exclude of the power of the mind...
Author
Publisher
Book Publishing Company
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Presents an introduction to veganism, discussing the role of fats, carbohydrates, vitamins, and minerals in a vegan diet and the impact that such a diet can have on resistance to diseases, weight loss, energy, and overall physical well-being.
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Publisher
Square One Publishers
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Along with the growth of the sale of sodas, energy beverages and sports drinks has been the explosion of adult and childhood obesity, diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, cancer and stroke. The authors examine the industry's hold over the media and they look at the addictive and harmful ingredients added to the formulas. Scientific evidence is presented linking our growing consumption of soft drinks with our declining health.
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Publisher
Bloomsbury
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
In a Baltimore inner-city neighborhood, a man's life expectancy is 63; in another neighborhood not far away, it's 83. The same 20-year avoidable disparity exists in nearby neighborhoods of cities around the world. In Sierra Leone, one in 21 fifteen-year-old women will die in her fertile years of a maternal-related cause; in Italy, the figure is one in 17,100; but in the United States, which spends more on healthcare than any other country in the world,...
32) Home spa for dogs: nose to tail treatments to age proof and soothe the soul of your canine companion
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Publisher
Quayside Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Going vegan is easy! Whether you're already a full-time vegan, considering making the switch or know someone who is, this book will give you all the tools you need to make the change towards a healthier, happier and more ethical lifestyle" --
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Publisher
Rosen Central
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
This book describes how carbonated soft drinks contribute up to 10 percent of young people's daily calories and how almost no nutritional value goes along with these calories that come from high fructose corn syrup, phosphoric acid, caffeine, and various flavors.
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Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
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"From preeminent LGBTQ scholar, social critic, and journalist Steven W. Thrasher comes a powerful and crucial exploration of one of the most pressing issues of our times: how viruses expose the fault lines of society. Having spent a ground-breaking career studying the racialization, policing, and criminalization of HIV, Dr. Thrasher has come to understand a deeper truth at the heart of our society: that there are vast inequalities in who is able to...
38) Wellness by design: a room-by-room guide to optimizing your home for health, fitness + happiness
Author
Publisher
Tiller Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"A room-by-room guide on designing your home for maximum wellness, whether you're building it from scratch or decorating your new rental"--
To truly feel your best, you need your living space to work as hard as you do. Gold explores how simple changes to things like lighting, fixtures, storage, and outdoor space can make a huge difference in how you feel every day. She offers a room-by-room guide to refreshing your space so that it supports muscle...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company, Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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"An engaging and deeply reported investigation of friendship: its evolution, purpose, and centrality in human and nonhuman lives alike. The bonds of friendship are universal and elemental. In Friendship, journalist Lydia Denworth visits the front lines of the science of friendship in search of its biological, psychological, and evolutionary foundations. Finding it to be as old as life on the African savannas, she also discovers that friendship is...
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