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The founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute outlines scientifically based recommendations reversing heart disease and other chronic health problems through lifestyle changes designed to slow cellular aging.
Fight cancer, diabetes, heart disease, weight gain, and even the aging process itself with one simple, scientifically proven plan to reverse diseaseas well as prevent and reduce symptomsfrom the world-renowned pioneer of lifestyle...
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"A unique and elegant blend of science, memoir, travel writing, history, and medicine, How to Change Your Mind is a triumph of participatory journalism. By turns dazzling and edifying, it is the gripping account of a journey to an exciting and unexpectednew frontier in our understanding of the mind, the self, and our place in the world. The true subject of Pollan's "mental travelogue" is not just psychedelic drugs but also the eternal puzzle of human...
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"A bold new plant-based plan that challenges popular keto and paleo diets, from an award-winning gastroenterologist. The benefits of restrictive diets like paleo and keto have been touted for more than a decade, but as renowned gastroenterologist Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, or "Dr. B," illuminates in this groundbreaking book, the explosion of studies on the microbiome makes it abundantly clear that eliminations are in fact hazardous to our health. What studies...
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"ANTHONY WILLIAM, the Medical Medium, has helped tens of thousands of people heal from ailments that have been misdiagnosed or ineffectively treatedor that medical communities cant resolve. And hes done it all by listening to a divine voice that literally speaks into his ear, telling him what is at the root of people's pain or illness and what they need to do to be restored to health. In his first book, the New York Times bestseller Medical Medium,...
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"Leading gastroenterologist Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, or "Dr. B," introduced readers to the wonders of fiber with the New York Times bestseller Fiber Fueled-a guide to optimizing the gut microbiome, sharpening immunity, lowering cholesterol, and promoting weight loss through a diet rich in diverse fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and legumes. Rather than restriction, Dr. B's solution is abundance and variety. Now he applies all the principles of the Fiber...
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"From the hit A&E show Hoarders, psychologist Dr. Robin Zasio shows readers how to take control of their stuff and de-clutter their lives. Recently, the once little-known condition of hoarding has become a household phrase-in part due to the popularity of the Emmy Award-winning television show Hoarders, which has captivated audiences with its stark and heartbreaking look at the people who suffer from this paralyzing condition. Contributing expert...
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Two of the world's most popular and trusted pet care advocates, drawing on wisdom from top geneticists, microbiologists, and longevity researchers, arms readers with the knowledge needed to make wise choices to keep their dogs healthy and happy for years to come.
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Ballantine
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2006.
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Presents a program for improving and maintaining health, illuminating ways to optimize individual healing power, covering such areas as diet, exercise, lifestyle, stress, environment, supplements, and other factors that influence health.
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Rodale Books
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[2016]
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"Is high-quality sleep the missing component to help you shed fat for good, stave off diseases, and keep you productive? In Sleep Smarter, Shawn Stevenson, host of the popular podcast, The Model Health Show, answers these and many other sleep-related questions.As a teenager, Stevenson was diagnosed with a degenerative bone disease. He gave up on his health and his body, until he decided to fight back.Through years of research and consulting health...
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Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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[2020]
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"In Together, the former Surgeon General addresses the overlooked epidemic of loneliness as the underpinning to the current crisis in mental wellness and offers solutions to create connection and stresses the importance of community to counteract the forces driving us to depression and isolation"--
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Ten Speed Press
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[2016]
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In The Naked Diet, author Tess Ward shares her personal prescription for renewal: a collection of deliciously simple yet flavorful recipes composed of the most nutrient-rich and simple foods. This is not a deprivation diet but an achievable lifestyle where food is enjoyed and celebrated in its purest form. Lamb Meatballs with Rhubarb Sauce, Smoked Tofu Panzanella with Figs, Hot and Spicy Seafood Soup with Crispy Shallots, Soba Noodle Salad with Cucumber...
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Book Publishing Company
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[2013]
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"Completely revised, this seminal classic offers fresh insights into the implications of becoming vegan -- for individuals, for animals, and for our fragile planet. It includes new information on the health benefits of vegan diets and a blueprint for clean eating. This streamlined "express" version is extensive yet easily understandable for anyone who wants to construct an optimal plant-based diet."--Cover page 4.
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"Discover the evolutionary mind and body benefits of living at the edges of your comfort zone and reconnecting with the wild. In many ways, we're more comfortable than ever before. But could our sheltered, temperature-controlled, overfed, underchallenged lives actually be the leading cause of many our most urgent physical and mental health issues? In this gripping investigation, award-winning journalist Michael Easter seeks out off-the-grid visionaries,...
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The Experiment
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2022.
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"From the award-winning gut health doctor and author of Love Your Gut comes a medically proven guide—featuring the revolutionary Plant Point plan—that makes it easy to up fuel up on fiber and nutrients by eating 30 or more plant foods each week “A must-have guide to plant-based eating.”٬٢٠١٤؛Dr. Will Bulsiewicz, NYT–bestselling author of Fiber Fueled “This is the ultimate guidebook for anyone wanting to transform their health...
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"In Furiously Happy, #1 New York Times bestselling author Jenny Lawson explores her lifelong battle with mental illness. A hysterical, ridiculous book about crippling depression and anxiety? That sounds like a terrible idea. But terrible ideas are what Jenny does best.As Jenny says: "Some people might think that being 'furiously happy' is just an excuse to be stupid and irresponsible and invite a herd of kangaroos over to your house without telling...
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HarperCollins
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2017.
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After sixty-eight-year-old David Granger crashes his BMW, medical tests reveal a brain tumor that he readily attributes to his wartime Agent Orange exposure. He wakes up from surgery repeating a name no one in his civilian life has ever heard--that of a Native American soldier whom he was once ordered to discipline. David decides to return something precious he long ago stole from the man he now calls Clayton Fire Bear. It may be the only way to find...
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Based on Gabor Maté's two decades of experience as a medical doctor and his groundbreaking work with the severely addicted on Vancouvers skid row, In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts radically reenvisions this much misunderstood field by taking a holistic approach. Dr. Maté presents addiction not as a discrete phenomenon confined to an unfortunate or weak-willed few, but as a continuum that runs throughout (and perhaps underpins) our society; not a medical...
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YMAA Publication Center
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[2017]
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This book is designed to guide beginning students through the fundamentals of tai chi in ten weeks. The author teaches readers the twenty-four-step Yang-style form. She shares insights on warming up, healing, and avoiding injury. More than just exercise, she shows readers how this art helps us cultivate health, balance, and qi (energy).--Publisher.
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Lantern Books, a Division of Booklight, Inc
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2013.
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A cancer survivor, an Ironman Triathlete, and widely decorated marathoner, Ruth Heidrich has long been been a role model to athletes of all ages. But over the years even Ruth herself has encountered the various, commonly held misbeliefs about running. Ruth debunks those myths and many more while providing the motivation, inspiration, and resources to start or maintain an activity whose benefits will last a lifetime.
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"For almost a decade, Claudia has counseled patients at Mercy Street, a clinic in the heart of the city. The work is consuming, the unending dramas of women in crisis. For its patients, Mercy Street offers more than health care; for many, it is a second chance. But outside the clinic, the reality is different. Anonymous threats are frequent. A small, determined group of anti-abortion demonstrators appears each morning at its door. As the protests...
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