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The Metabolism Makeover Workbook - Paperback

$18.95

by Megan Hansen (Author)Have you "tried everything" to change your body, but nothing seems to work anymore? Do you often blame "willpower" for your inability to stay consistent? From #1 bestselling author and registered dietitian Megan Hansen comes an actionable, step-by-step guide to help you lose weight--for good this time--by combining biology and neuroscience. Whether you're looking to jump-start your health journey or revamp your existing one, Hansen will walk you through her road-tested...

Elusive Mommyhood: An Investigative Reporter's Personal Journey into IVF and Surrogacy - Paperback

$20.47

by Ginanne Brownell (Author)A profound exploration of assisted reproduction and surrogacyIn Elusive Mommyhood: An Investigative Reporter's Personal Journey into IVF and Surrogacy, international journalist Ginanne Brownell, whose work has been featured in publications including The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Financial Times, embarks on a profound exploration of assisted reproduction and surrogacy that combines intimate memoir with rigorous journalism. This groundbreaking book delv...

User's Guide to Natural Remedies for Depression: Learn about Safe and Natural Treatments to Uplift Your Mood and Conquer Depression - Paperback

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by Linda Knittel (Author), Jack Challem (Other)Millions of people suffer from chronic depression, and millions more cope with down days. But diet, natural light, and many supplements can improve mood and well-being. This User's Guide to Natural Remedies for Depression describes the easy steps you can take to improve your mood. Number of Pages: 92 Dimensions: 0.23 x 8.68 x 3.88 IN Publication Date: March 01, 2003

PROPTA Professional Personal Trainer Certification Course Workshop Study Guide - Paperback

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by Joseph E. Antouri (Author)Professional Personal Trainer Certification Course Study Guide Workshop Number of Pages: 32 Dimensions: 0.07 x 10 x 8 IN Publication Date: September 04, 2011

Why Postnatal Recovery Matters - Paperback

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by Sophie Messager (Author)During pregnancy the focus of antenatal preparation is the birth itself, and the importance of the postnatal period is often overlooked. Yet postnatal recovery (or a lack of it) can have consequences for the long-term health and wellbeing of both mother and baby. In Why Postnatal Recovery Matters Sophie Messager draws on her experience as a scientist and doula to show that thinking ahead to after the birth can get new families off to the best possible start.Author B...

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by Maddie McMahon (Author)Pregnancy is a time of profound physical and psychological change. The transition to motherhood can be complex and difficult, and in all the discourse about pregnancy and birth the huge personal changes that women undergo can be overlooked. In the 21st century it can seem that mothers are blamed and blame themselves for everything, as they struggle to manage their multiple identities as mothers, lovers, sisters and daughters. Why Mothering Matters is a nuanced and re...

Still Awake: Responsive Sleep Tools for Toddlers to Tweens - Paperback

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by Lyndsey Hookway (Author)Many parents struggle with sleep when their children are babies - and there are hundreds of books on the subject - but what happens to night-time parenting when you have a toddler or older child and the strategies that may have worked for your baby no longer seem to be helping? Older children's sleep is often complicated by factors which cannot be addressed simply by optimising a nap or tweaking the bedtime routine, and parents can feel frustrated and confused when ...

Your Baby's Bottle-feeding Aversion: Reasons and Solutions - Paperback

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by Rowena Bennett (Author)A feeding aversion (also called feeding refusal, strike, or phobia) is a fear of feeding. Babies can display signs of a feeding aversion from around 8 weeks of age. A feeding-averse baby can be hungry and yet scream and refuse to eat, or refuse to continue after eating very little. Some feeding-averse babies will eat better in a drowsy state or while sleeping - a time when their guard is down. In her book, 'Your Baby's Bottle-feeding Aversion', Rowena explains the re...

Blood Relations: Menstruation and the Origins of Culture - Paperback

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by Chris Knight (Author)This original and ingenious book presents a new theory of the origins of human culture. Integrating perspectives of evolutionary biology and social anthropology within a Marxist framework, Chris Knight rejects the common assumption that human culture was a modified extension of primate behavior and argues instead that it was the product of an immense social, sexual, and political revolution initiated by women. Number of Pages: 592 Dimensions: 1.61 x 9.07 x 6.06 IN Publ...

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by Alain Cuerrier (Editor), Kwesi Ampong-Nyarko (Editor)Recent interest in the species Rhodiola rosea (roseroot) in the West arose from the use of the rhizome as an adaptogen for the treatment of stress, but in the last few years, studies have confirmed other valuable medicinal properties. Written by well-known researchers, this volume examines important aspects of this increasingly important medicinal plant, including its botany, taxonomy, ethnobotany, classification, chemistry, phytochemist...

Suffering Succotash: A Picky Eater's Quest to Understand Why We Hate the Foods We Hate - Paperback

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by Stephanie V. W. Lucianovic (Author)As a child Stephanie Lucianovic lived for years on grilled cheese and created an elaborate system for disposing of revolting food involving bookshelves, holiday centerpieces, and, later, boyfriends. She agonized not over meeting her future in-laws, but over the peaches they served her. As an adult, this picky eater found herself in the most unlikely of circumstances: a graduate of culinary school who became a cheesemonger and then a food writer. Along the...

Everything You Need to Know to Have a Healthy Twin Pregnancy: From Pregnancy Through Labor and Delivery . . . A Doctor's Step-by-Step Guide for Parent - Paperback

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by Gila Leiter (Author), Rachel Kranz (Author)Twins...triplets...quads...finally The book that answers all your questions about multiple birth--written by a doctor who is a mother of twins herself Over ten years ago when Dr. Gila Leiter, herself an OB/GYN, was pregnant with twins, the book she desperately needed wasn'tavailable. Now it is: Everything You Need to Know to Have a Healthy Twin Pregnancy. Taking you step-by-step through the processes of pregnancy and birth, Dr. Leiter shares her ...

Headache Help: A Complete Guide to Understanding Headaches and the Medications That Relieve Them - Paperback

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by Lawrence Robbins (Author), Susan Lang (Author)A revolution has occurred in the headache field in the last ten years. Yet many people who suffer from headaches never consult a doctor, believing that no help is available, while others become frustrated and give up the search for relief. Fully revised and updated, this valuable book can save you time and trouble and help you stop the pain. It describes the full range of treatment options for migraines, cluster headaches, and tension headaches...

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by Scarlett Carrington (Author)Who says you can't have everything you want in life, as long as you're willing to do what it takes to get it?Scarlett Carrington is a modern, successful businesswoman in her early 30s. She has the perfect life: wonderful husband, beautiful home and intelligent sporty children. And she has a naughty secret - she loves to have sex Scarlett is a Christian living in the Southeast; more accurately labeled the "Bible belt of the United States". It appeared impossible...

Maimonides & Metabolism: Unique Scientific Breakthroughs in Weight Loss - Hardcover

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by Yonason Herschlag (Author)Get the keys to sustainable weight loss--reduce hunger, speed up metabolism, and transform your body into a fat-burning machine, with a science based approach. Today there is a debate raging among nutritional authorities concerning the timing of breakfast. Some argue that in order to avoid sugar lows and uncontrollable hunger one should eat breakfast shortly after awakening. Others promote the extension of the nightly fast by delaying breakfast. Maimonides & M...

Loneliness and Its Opposite: Sex, Disability, and the Ethics of Engagement - Paperback

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by Don Kulick (Author), Jens Rydstr?m (Author)Few people these days would oppose making the public realm of space, social services and jobs accessible to women and men with disabilities. But what about access to the private realm of desire and sexuality? How can one also facilitate access to that, in ways that respect the integrity of disabled adults, and also of those people who work with and care for them? Loneliness and Its Opposite documents how two countries generally imagined to be prog...

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by Kausthub Desikachar (Author)This deeply personal biographical tribute by Krishnamacharya's grandson includes photographs, archival materials, and family recollections that have never been published elsewhere, as well as unique insights into the "master of masters" by some of his most famous students-Indra Devi, Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, B.K.S. Iyengar, and T.K.V. Desikachar. First published in 2005 by the Krishnamacharya Yoga Mandiram, The Yoga of the Yogi is at last available in a portable pa...

Baby Steps: I'm Diagnosed, Now What? - Paperback

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by Tyrus J. Hinton (Author)Life sometimes thrusts upon us challenging and painful circumstances for which, in spite of our efforts, we can find no answers. I believe that childhood illnesses represent such circumstances. Baby Steps was written to provide a practical day-by-day approach to a change in your entire family's routine and life for which you had not planned. My wife and I have experienced everything written in this book and pray that this book will be a life-altering resource for yo...

Crush Cancer: Personal Enlightenment From A Cancer Survivor - Paperback

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by Dara Kurtz (Author)In this personal account of her cancer journey, Dara Kurtz talks candidly about being diagnosed, telling her friends and family she has cancer, going through treatments and learning to be a survivor. Each chapter provides insight and inspiration for patients, survivors and loved ones who have been affected by this scary, unpredictable disease.Not only did Dara survive cancer, she ultimately thrived, and with her tips and guidance, you can too. If you, or someone you love...

Learning to Speak Alzheimer's: A Groundbreaking Approach for Everyone Dealing with the Disease - Paperback

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by Joanne Koenig-Coste (Author), Robert N. Butler (Foreword by)A guide to more successful communication for the millions of Americans caring for someone with dementia: "Offers a fresh approach and hope."--NPR Revolutionizing the way we perceive and live with Alzheimer's, Joanne Koenig Coste offers a practical approach to the emotional well-being of both patients and caregivers that emphasizes relating to patients in their own reality. Her accessible and comprehensive method, which she calls ...

The Blood Sugar Freedom Formula: Type 1 Diabetes, Simplified - Hardcover

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by Matt Vande Vegte (Author) Number of Pages: 194 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: November 13, 2024

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art - Hardcover

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by James Nestor (Author)A New York Times Bestseller A Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of 2020 Named a Best Book of 2020 by NPR "A fascinating scientific, cultural, spiritual and evolutionary history of the way humans breathe--and how we've all been doing it wrong for a long, long time." --Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Big Magic and Eat Pray Love No matter what you eat, how much you exercise, how skinny or young or wise you are, none of it matters if you're not breathing properly. The...

The Stories Behind the Poses: The Indian Mythology That Inspired 50 Yoga Postures - Hardcover

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by Raj Balkaran (Author)Discover the traditional stories and wisdom behind your favourite yoga poses in this stunningly illustrated book of Indian mythology for yogis of all levels. A beautifully written introduction to Indian mythology, join storyteller, scholar and teacher, Dr Raj Balkaran, and explore the unforgettable tales behind 50 key yoga poses, such as: Vīrabhadrāsana II, the original warrior pose Tāḍāsana, mountain pose Bhujaṅgāsana, cobra pose Garuḍāsana, eagle pose Padmāsana, lo...

How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine: A Natural Arsenal of Disease-Fighting Tools for Prevention, Treatment, and Coping with Side Eff - Paperback

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by Michael Murray (Author)In this comprehensive, practical approach to combating and preventing cancer, readers can assess their risks through a screening questionnaire, learn to change their internal environment to thwart cancer, and discover the science behind the emotions and attitudes that play a significant role in prevention and treatment. Divided into three sections-prevention, treatment, and coping with side effects of treatment-How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine of...

Core Health: The Quantum Way to Inner Power - Hardcover

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by Ed Carlson (Author), Livia Kohn (Author)CORE HEALTH easily and enjoyably reconnects us to our energy system's pure core of health. Based on an energy-focused worldview, Core Health is congruent with ancient Chinese Cosmology, modern Quantum Physics, and all energy modalities. This process clears away clouds of confusion to expand our pure energy into all aspects of life to live forever joyfully, lovingly, and in optimum health. Core Health revolutionizes our whole health and the way we liv...

Improving Employee Health and Well Being - Paperback

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by Maria Ana Rossi (Editor), James A. Meurs (Editor), Pamela L. Perrewe (Editor)A volume in Stress and Quality of Working Life Series Editors Ana Maria Rossi, International Stress Management Association, James A. Meurs, University of Calgary and Pamela L. Perrew , Florida State University It is widely recognized that healthy employees are happier and more productive at work. Experiencing stress at work decreases employee's health and affects their well-being. The American Institute of Stress ...

Healthy Diet Recipe Books: Intermittent Fasting Diet and Slow Cooker Recipes - Paperback

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by Hyacinth Wilding (Author), Hicks Iesha (Author)Healthy Diet Recipe Books: Intermittent Fasting Diet and Slow Cooker Recipes The Healthy Diet Recipe Book covers two different diet plans, the Intermittent Fasting Diet and the Slow Cooker Recipes. These two diet plans work well together, since the intermittent fasting diet is not a permanent diet plan. You can go on the intermittent fasting diet to help cleanse the body and jumpstart weight loss. Once the weight loss is success, you can switc...

55 Recetas de Jugos para Prevenir y Combatir el Cancer: Estimule Su Sistema Inmune, Mejore Su Digestión y Hágase Más Saludable Hoy - Paperback

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by Joe Correa (Author)55 Recetas de Jugos Para Prevenir y Combatir El C ncer le ayudar a tener un sistema inmune m s fuerte por medio de una variedad de ingredientes y mezclas poderosos en estos jugos. La prevenci n del c ncer es un tema serio que deber a ser abordado con ejercicio cardiovascular, descanso suficiente y una nutrici n apropiada. Estos jugos no deber an reemplazar sus comidas diarias, sino complementarlas. No tomarse el tiempo para alimentar a su cuerpo apropiadamente puede t...

Chronic Blessings: Finding Life's Greatest Joys Within Your Deepest Heartache - Paperback

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by Cristy Maddox (Author)DO YOU WANT TO ENJOY THE LIFE YOU ARE LIVING, EVEN AS YOU FACE SIGNIFICANT LIFE CHALLENGES? Are you grieving the loss of the life you planned? Is your body or mind failing you? Can you ever and joy, peace, or fulfillment in these challenging situations? The answer is a resounding YES. Cristy Maddox searched for answers that were not coming; answers for a diagnosis to explain her symptoms. For nearly ten years, Cristy and her husband Greg researched an illness they had...

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by Ralf Puls (Editor), Norbert Hosten (Editor)The daily analysis of whole-body MRI datasets uncovers many incidental findings, which are discussed by an interdisciplinary advisory board of physicians. This book provides a systematic overview of these incidental findings with the aid of approximately 240 high-quality images. The radiologists involved in the project have written chapters on each organ system, presenting a structured compilation of the most common findings, their morphologic app...

Keto Snacks: Sweet and Delicious Ketogenic & Low-Carb Diet - A Simple Keto Diet Cookbook for Beginners - Paperback

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by Anthony Taylor (Author), Jenny Taylor (Author)If you're looking for a way to satisfy your sweet tooth cravings while burning fat, keeping full and increasing your energy at the same time, then this cookbook is for youTime and again, science, as well as the personal experience of many great people have proven that the ketogenic diet is one of the most reliable ways to burn off those extra pounds. You feel full of energy and vitality, your metabolism is reset and you generally feel great, am...

Home Remedies: Powerful and Effective Natural Remedies to Cure Common Ailments Fast and Easy - Hardcover

$25.33

by Robert S. Lee (Author)Have you ever wondered if there is an alternative solution to our medicine cabinets that are chock full of meds with potentially harmful side effects? Would you like to discover a better alternative that has been used for millennia and whose positive benefits have been backed up by science? If you answered yes to any of the above, then this beginner friendly guide is for you Inside the pages of this book, you'll learn how correctly and responsibly use natural home re...