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The Love Diet: A Personalized, Proven Program That Changes the Way You Feel to Transform the Way You Look

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Report copyright infringementby Connie Guttersen (Author), Mark Dedomenico (Author)All You Need is Love: From the New York Times best-selling author of The Sonoma Diet and the acclaimed medical director of 20/20 Lifestyles--one of the country's most successful weight loss clinics--comes the revolutionary plan that will forever change the way you feel about food, yourself, and how you look.According to doctors Connie Guttersen and Mark Dedomenico, the secret to successfully losing weight isn't...

Your Health Destiny: How to Unlock Your Natural Ability to Overcome Illness, Feel Better, and Live Longer

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Report copyright infringementby Eva Selhub (Author)An internist and clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School fuses Eastern practices with cutting edge Western medicine to help you connect body and mind to transform your health today and tomorrow.Over the course of her decades-long career, Dr. Eva Selhub has discovered a fundamental truth: health, happiness, and strength are often a direct result of the affirmative choices we make, regardless of whatever genetic or environmental setbacks ...

Foodist: Using Real Food and Real Science to Lose Weight Without Dieting

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Report copyright infringementby Darya Pino Rose (Author)In Foodist, Darya Pino Rose, a neuroscientist, food writer, and the creator of SummerTomato.com, delivers a savvy, practical guide to ending the diet cycle and discovering lasting weight-loss through the love of food and the fundamentals of science. A foodist simply has a different way of looking at food, and makes decisions with a clear understanding of how to optimize health and happiness. Foodist is a new approach to healthy eating th...

The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep: Simple Solutions for Kids from Birth to 5 Years

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Report copyright infringementby Harvey Karp (Author)America's favorite pediatrician, Dr. Harvey Karp, now focuses his unparalleled knowledge, experience, and insight on solving the #1 concern of parents everywhere: sleep. With The Happiest Baby Guide to Great Sleep, Dr. Karp--arguably the world's foremost parenting expert and bestselling author of The Happiest Baby on the Block and The Happiest Toddler on the Block--offers invaluable tips on how to help your newborn, infant, or toddler get th...

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Report copyright infringementby Jim Karas (Author)In The Petite Advantage Diet, weight-loss expert Jim Karas delivers a breakthrough lifestyle guide that's already revolutionizing the world of health and fitness: the first book of its kind designed exclusively for women 5'4" and under.Readers of his New York Times bestselling book The Business Plan for the Body can testify to how his advice has helped millions of women find their way to fitter, firmer, healthier, and happier lives. Now Jim Ka...

25 Secrets of Tai Chi: Chen Family Taijiquan 25 Key Disciplines

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Report copyright infringementby Bosco Seungchul Baek (Author)The 25 secrets of Tai Chi are the secretive Tai Chi principles inherited in Chen Village (Chenjiagou) where Tai Chi was created. Please remember that moving just slowly and softly is not Tai Chi because the classical Tai Chi (Taijiquan) requires the balance and change of energy between hardness, softness, fastness and slowness. The essence of taijiquan cannot be captured if a practitioner only studies slowness and softness. The 25 a...

Woman Desired, Woman Desiring: How to Re-energise Sex and Desire

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Report copyright infringementby Daniele Flaumenbaum (Author)A fascinating exploration of sexuality, pleasure and desire. Dr. Flaumenbaum, a gynaecologist and acupuncturist, draws on more than forty years of experience to explain how women today build their sexuality, why pleasure or even desire is so seldom present, and importantly how to remedy it. Her pioneering approach brings together gynaecology, Chinese medicine, psychoanalysis and transgenerational theory.Despite the sexual revolution...

Ireland's Hidden Medicine: An Exploration of Irish Indigenous Medicine from Legend and Myth to the Present Day

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Report copyright infringementby Rosarie Kingston (Author)An exploration of the rich herbal healing traditions of Ireland which resonate through the country's landscape, music, festivals and language. Indigenous medicine, no matter where it exists in the world, is characterised by the oral transmission of knowledge and the necessity for each person to be in harmony with themselves, their society and environment, as well as the spirit world. Ireland is no different, and its traditional therapeu...

Human Health and its Maintenance with the Aid of Medicinal Plants

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Report copyright infringementby Julian Barker (Author)A groundbreaking formula of interlocking ideas which integrate circadian physiology with the transformations that constitute human life. Based on forty years of clinical practice, Julian Barker takes knowledge, information, and data from various disciplines, presenting an integrative model of health, linking circadian biology with the psychosocial human being. He develops a theory that attempts to explain how medicinal plants modify human ...

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Report copyright infringementby Karen Pearce (Author), Sarah Sessa (Author)An indispensable guide for Pilates Instructors who may not have experience working with Parkinson's clients. This book is written for people with Parkinson's, especially in the early stages who are looking for an exercise regime that will keep them strong, flexible and as mobile as possible. Physiotherapists may also find this book a useful aid to their practice. Up to date medical information is provided, written in s...

The Handbook of Constitutional and Energetic Herbal Medicine: The Lotus Within

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Report copyright infringementby Andrew Stableford (Author)A unique and essential textbook bridging the gap between herbal medicine therapeutics and orthodox medicine. Based upon a constitutional approach to treatment, The Handbook of Constitutional and Energetic Herbal Medicine is a synthesis of the traditional herbal approach integrated with biomedical constructs. While this holistic approach to treatment may seem incompatible with the biomedical approach, this is largely due to the lack of ...

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Report copyright infringementby Christopher Hedley (Author), Non Shaw (Author)A distillation of years of experience and experimentation in a collection of essential wisdom for the aspiring herbalist. Put together by one of the most loved and respected teams in modern herbal medicine, Christopher Hedley and Non Shaw, this book is filled with clear, concise instructions and detailed recipes trialled over decades of practice. Originally intended as a teaching aid for herbal students, this is a c...

Herbal Medicine and Reproductive Health: Natural Approaches to Overcoming Male and Female Reproductive Health Problems and Improving Fertility

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Report copyright infringementby Marie Reilly (Author)A comprehensive text-book for herbalists, nutritionists and other healthcare practitioners, providing detailed information on reproductive health in both men and women. This in-depth and much needed book, will enable practitioners to gain an in-depth understanding of a wide range of reproductive health problems from both an orthodox medical and an energetic/holistic perspective. It provides detailed advice on case history taking, clinical e...

The Tai Chi Space: How to Move in Tai Chi and Qi Gong

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Cavel (Author)Learn the forty-two essential principles of Tai Chi & Qi Gong This book is designed to teach the fundamentals that drive and underpin internal arts training at all levels and stages of development, not a form. Each of the 42 principles, portrayed as images and accompanied by brief explanations, are aimed at conveying how internal arts techniques function in ways that help you embed them and feel them come alive in your flesh - regardless ...

Traditional Western Herbal Medicine: As Above So Below

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Report copyright infringementby Elisabeth Brooke (Author)A users manual to guide the interested practitioner through incorporating Western Herbal Tradition into their practice. Complete with charts, diagrams, tables and cross-references, Traditional Western Herbal Medicine synthesises and elaborates on all the extant information on the Western Healing Tradition as recorded by William Lilly and Nicholas Culpeper in the 17th century and from the author's own herbal practice. It shows how using ...

Conversations with Plants: The Path Back to Nature

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Report copyright infringementby Nikki Darrell (Author)A book to remind us of the intimate bond that has always existed between people and plants and encourages us to bring them back into our daily lives. In some parts of the world, plant medicine is still taught at the kitchen table, by the cooking fire, or in the fields, passed down from parent to child and woven through the fabric of the culture. In many places it has been severely eroded, but it has not been lost. This book helps us reclai...

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Report copyright infringementby Henriette Kress (Author)A text written for everyone who likes to harvest and process their own herbs from the wild or from their gardens. This volume includes comprehensive instructions for making herbal tinctures, oils, salves, vinegars, teas, and syrups. Finnish herbalist Henriette Kress focuses on herbs that are easy to grow or find in northern Europe-stressing teas over tinctures, as local tradition dictates. Practical Herbs 1 is fully illustrated with colo...

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Report copyright infringementby Kate Koutrouboussis (Author)This book's aim is to help the herbal traveller. From students to professional biologists in the field, herbal retailers and wholesalers, people living away from their own country and medical herbalists. The author mainly focuses on herbs which grow in Europe and the Mediterranean but has included some from the rest of the world which are commonly used in Europe.The book is very simple to use. Part One consists of the Latin names, nu...

Pharmakakawa: Theobroma Cacao in Medicine and Ceremony

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Report copyright infringementby Marcos Patchett (Author)A concise guide to the medicinal and ceremonial usage of chocolate Following on from his magnum opus, The Secret Life of Chocolate, Marcos Patchett returns with a short yet in-depth introduction to the bounty of the cacao plant. Rich with thorough research, Pharmakakawa takes readers on a journey from the tropical forests of the Americas, (the ancestral home of the plant) to its global movements across the world in which cacao was trans...

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Report copyright infringementby Julian Barker (Author)A detailed guide to understanding what is needed to effectively treat patients with herbal medicine Drawing on decades of experience, Julian Barker provides a comprehensive approach to the practice of herbalism, encompassing many of the problems a herbalist may encounter and offering advice on how they can help. Placing natural science at the forefront of its discussion, the initial section of Physic takes a wide-lens approach to exploring...

My Gut: IBS, SIBO and other digestive issues

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Report copyright infringementby Ada J. Peters (Author)Is your digestive system causing you extreme discomfort? Get educated and take action to start things flowing smoothly and begin feeling your best.Is diarrhea or constipation ruining your day? Do you suffer from symptoms such as a bloated abdomen, or abdominal pain and cramps? Are you suffering from unexplained weight loss or gain? Ada J. Peters knows firsthand the pain of G.I. disorders and understands there is no one-size-fits-all soluti...

Juzen-Taiho-To (Shi-Quan-Da-Bu-Tang): Scientific Evaluation and Clinical Applications

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Report copyright infringementby Haruki Yamada (Editor), Ikuo Saiki (Editor)Kampo is a traditional Japanese herbal medicine that takes a holistic approach to healing. Since Kampo is currently being used for the treatment of a wide range of diseases with many reports of clinical effectiveness, it is playing an increasingly important role in Japan's modern-day health care. Juzen-taiho-to (Shi-Quan-Da-Bu-Tang): Scientific Evaluation and Clinical Applications presents a concise overview of the imp...

The Human Nature of Need and Feed A Modern Treatise: Finding Wellbeing Wisdom for Life in the 21st Century

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Report copyright infringementby Otillia M. Richmond (Author)Are you concerned about your health or have questions about diet and nutrition?Do you experience difficulty controlling your weight or staying fit?Do you worry about the planet or wonder what you can do to make a difference? Or do you simply desire to further your intuition, develop freedom, and, find personal wellbeing? If yes answers any of these questions, this may be the read for you. This modern treatise uncovers the many facets...

The Magic Feather Effect: The Science of Alternative Medicine and the Surprising Power of Belief

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Report copyright infringementby Melanie Warner (Author)The acclaimed author of Pandora's Lunchbox and former New York Times reporter delivers an "entertaining and highly useful book that gives you the tools to understand how alternative medicine works, so you can confidently make up your own mind" (The Washington Post).We all know someone who has had a seemingly miraculous cure from an alternative form of medicine: a friend whose chronic back pain vanished after sessions with an acupuncturist...

Mismanaged Money in American Healthcare: Problems and Solutions

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Report copyright infringementby Lisa Famiglietti (Author), Mark Scott (Author) Warren Buffett famously invoked the metaphor of a tapeworm when describing what healthcare is to the American economy. The United States spends approximately 20% of its gross national product on healthcare, but it is unclear where the money goes or who is minding the store. This healthcare crisis is mostly about money--not lack of money, but rather misspending of money. From the perspective of a healthcare auditor ...

The TRISO90 Course: Advanced Strength and Muscle Building with The TRISOmetrics Exercise System.

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Report copyright infringementby Helen Renee Wuorio (Author), Brian Sterling-Vete (Author)The TRISO90 Course is a demanding 90-day (12-week) elite strength and bodybuilding programme built on the formidable TRISOmetric(R) exercise system. Designed for those who refuse to settle for ordinary results, it delivers maximum muscle and strength gains through precision, intensity, and proven science.The TRISOmetric system was created through pioneering research by Brian Sterling-Vete at Manchester Po...

Sport Injury Psychology: Cultural, Relational, Methodological, and Applied Considerations

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Report copyright infringementby Ross Wadey (Editor)Critical Perspectives in Sport Injury Psychology aims to engage in more intense debates about sport injury psychology by turning a more critical eye towards it. It challenges the field's traditions and practices by drawing from different disciplines, paradigms, and theories. Author BiographyRoss Wadey PhD is an Associated Professor at St Mary's University, UK. Number of Pages: 254 Dimensions: 0.58 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN ...

The Bullworker 90 Course: The Complete 90-Day/12-Week Bullworker Training Course

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Report copyright infringementby Helen Renee Wuorio (Author), Brian Sterling-Vete (Author)This newly updated edition of The Bullworker 90 Course has grown into an impressive 650+ page comprehensive training guide, and due to the substantial printing costs of large-format books, it is being offered at the lowest price Amazon will allow-delivering exceptional value for such a detailed resource.Designed as the perfect companion to The Bullworker Bible, and approved by the makers of the Bullworker...

The Loss of Sadness: How Psychiatry Transformed Normal Sorrow Into Depressive Disorder

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Report copyright infringementby Allan V. Horwitz (Author), Jerome C. Wakefield (Author)Depression has become the single most commonly treated mental disorder, amid claims that one out of ten Americans suffer from this disorder every year and 25% succumb at some point in their lives. Warnings that depressive disorder is a leading cause of worldwide disability have been accompanied by a massive upsurge in the consumption of antidepressant medication, widespread screening for depression in clini...

When Breath Becomes Air: Pulitzer Prize Finalist

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Report copyright infringementby Paul Kalanithi (Author), Abraham Verghese (Foreword by), Lucy Kalanithi (Epilogue by)#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD This inspiring, exquisitely observed memoir finds hope and beauty in the face of insurmountable odds as an idealistic young neurosurgeon attempts to answer the question, What makes a life worth living?"Unmissable . . . Finishing this book and then forgetting about it is simply not an option."-...

The First Episode of Psychosis: A Guide for Young People and Their Families, Revised and Updated Edition

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Report copyright infringementby Beth Broussard (Author), Michael T. Compton (Author)A practical and comprehensive resource for loved ones and young adults experiencing an episode of psychosis for the first time. Psychosis often first occurs in late adolescence or early adulthood - an exciting but often tumultuous time of role transitions and challenging new opportunities such as college and employment. An episode of psychosis can be frightening for those undergoing it, and for their loved one...

Save Money on Surrogacy: How to Save $100,000+ on Surrogacy in the United States

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Report copyright infringementby Esq Yifat Shaltiel (Author)Learn how to save $50,000 to $100,000+ on your surrogacy journey in the United States. This book exposes surrogacy industry secretes, written by a surrogacy industry insider, based on years of experience of running a successful surrogacy agency. Follow the strategies and tips in this book to save money and make your surrogacy journey as affordable as possible."A comprehensive guide to surrogacy at affordable costs has been long overdu...