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Essential Oils

Alpha. · DK
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

An instructional reference guide to essential oils and aromatherapy from the experts at Neal's Yard Remedies, a trusted source for natural health and beauty products.Learn how to harness the healing powers of essential oils for treating maladies and improving mental and physical well-being....
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The Gale Encyclopedia of Nutrition And Food Labels

Jacqueline L Longe · Gale
Pages: 686
Format: Print book

"Covers key nutrition and food label topics and terms as well as diseases and global food/nutrition issues"--Provided by publisher"--
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The Little Book of Hygge: Danish Secrets to Happy Living

Meik Wiking · William Morrow
Pages: 221
Format: Print book

Embrace Hygge (pronounced hoo-ga) and become happier with this definitive guide to the Danish philosophy of comfort, togetherness, and well-being.Why are Danes the happiest people in the world? The answer, says Meik Wiking, CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Copenhagen, is Hygge....
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1 Out of 10 Doctors Recommends: Drinking Urine, Eating Worms, and Other Weird Cures, Cases, and Research from the Annals of Medicine

H Eric Bender · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Have you ever wondered what that 1 outlier would say when you see commercials and products boasting that 9 out of 10 doctors recommend something? Well here's your answer... Three doctors explore and explain the least recommended techniques lurking in the darkest corners of medicine through...
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Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body.

Jessamyn Stanley · Workman
Pages: 232
Format: Print book

From the unforgettable teacher Jessamyn Stanley comes Every Body Yoga, a book that breaks all the stereotypes. It's a book of inspiration for beginners of all shapes and sizes: If Jessamyn could transcend these emotional and physical barriers, so can we. It's a book for readers already...
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Then Came Life: Living with Courage, Spirit, and Gratitude After Breast Cancer

Geralyn Lucas · Gotham
Format: Hardcover

The author of Why I Wore Lipstick to My Mastectomy dares all women who have had a stumble in life to harness their fighting spirit and stand back up with courage and optimism. One mastectomy, two C-sections, three pant’s sizes, and lots of red lipstick later, Geralyn Lucas is dealing...
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Follow Your Gut: The Enormous Impact of Tiny Microbes

Rob Knight · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 128
Format: Hardcover

Allergies, asthma, obesity, acne: these are just a few of the conditions that may be caused - and someday cured - by the microscopic life inside us. The key is to understand how this groundbreaking science influences your health, mood, and more.In just the last few years, scientists have...
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore · Sourcebooks
Pages: 496
Format: Print book

The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark dangerThe Curies' newly discovered element of radium makes gleaming headlines across the nation as the fresh face of beauty, and wonder drug of the medical community. From body lotion to tonic water, the popular new element...
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Out of the Wreck I Rise: A Literary Companion to Recovery

Neil Steinberg · The University of Chicago Press
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

"There's still time to change things." - Siri Hustvedt, The Blazing World Addiction is easy to fall into and hard to escape. It destroys the lives of individuals, and has a devastating cost to society. The National Institute of Health estimates seventeen million adults in the United...
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No Apparent Distress: A Doctor's Coming-of-Age on the Front Lines of American Medicine

Rachel Pearson · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A brutally frank memoir about doctors and patients in a health care system that puts the poor at risk.In medical charts, the term "N.A.D." (No Apparent Distress) is used for patients who appear stable. The phrase also aptly describes America's medical system when it comes to treating...
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Herbs and Nutrients for Neurologic Disorders: Treatment Strategies for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis, Migraine, and Seizures

Sidney Kurn · Healing Arts Press
Pages: 244
Format: Print book

A guide to herbal and holistic medicine for brain health and neurologic disorders* Provides detailed herbal, antioxidant, and nutritional strategies for Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, stroke, migraine, and seizures* Supported by scientific studies and years of successful...
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Living with Cancer: A Step-by-Step Guide for Coping Medically and Emotionally with a Serious Diagnosis

Vicki A Jackson · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

The prospect of entering treatment is overwhelming for anyone facing a diagnosis of cancer. While patients have access to a vast amount of medical information online, this advice is often unreliable or confusing. In Living with Cancer, Drs. Vicki A. Jackson and David P. Ryan have crafted...
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The FibroManual: A Complete Fibromyalgia Treatment Guide for You and Your Doctor

Ginevra Liptan · Ballantine Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

The most up-to-date, comprehensive treatment guide to fibromyalgia, by a renowned physician who herself has the condition If you suffer from fibromyalgia and are struggling to get help from your doctor, you're far from alone. Ten million Americans experience the widespread muscle pain,...
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Mind Over Meds: Know When Drugs Are Necessary, When Alternatives Are Better – and When to Let Your Body Heal on Its Own

ANDREW M D WEIL · Little, Brown and Company
Pages: 289
Format: Hardcover

Too many Americans are taking too many drugs -- and it's costing us our health, happiness, and lives.
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Medical Myths That Can Kill You: And the 101 Truths That Will Save, Extend, and Improve Your Life

Nancy L. Snyderman M.D. · Crown Archetype; 1 edition
Format: Book

Do you know what’s really good for you?In this age of countless miracle cures, it’s vital to separate the myths that endanger your health from the medical facts you need. FACT: Unfiltered coffee can clog your arteries.FACT: Donating blood may lower your risk of heart disease.FACT:...
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