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Did You Just Eat That?: Two Scientists Explore Double-Dipping, the Five-Second Rule, and other Food Myths in the Lab

Dawson, Paul · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Is the five-second rule legitimate? Are electric hand dryers really bacteria blowers? Am I spraying germs everywhere when I blow on my birthday cake? How gross is backwash?When it comes to food safety and germs, there are as many common questions as there are misconceptions. And yet there...
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Heart Health: A Guide to the Tests and Treatments You Really Need

Shah, Jignesh MD · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

In the absence of good, trustworthy information, patients are guided mostly by their fear instincts when diagnosed with heart disease. With the misperception that more is better, they all too often end up agreeing to undergo every test and treatment recommendation of their harried healthcare...
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Heal Yourself with Chinese Pressure Points: Treat Common Ailments and Stay Healthy Using 12 Key Acupressure Points

Turlin, Laurent · Sterling Ethos
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

With this lavishly illustrated book as your guide, use the ancient, holistic technique of acupressure to treat everything from allergies and asthma to back and knee pain. Through targeted self-massage, acupressure can relieve a variety of ailments ranging from headaches and colds to stress,...
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Dwelling: Simple Ways to Nourish Your Home, Body, and Soul

Michaels, Melissa · Harvest House Publishers
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Feel Well Where You Dwell Our dwellings - both our home and body - are intricately connected. Each has the potential to inspire the other to be its very best! Your home is where your life happens. Learn how to create a sanctuary that inspires your well-being, so you can experience a greater...
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Getting Risk Right: Understanding the Science of Elusive Health Risks

Kabat, Geoffrey · Columbia University Press
Pages: 248
Format: Hardcover

Do cell phones cause brain cancer? Does BPA threaten our health? How safe are certain dietary supplements, especially those containing exotic herbs or small amounts of toxic substances? Is the HPV vaccine safe? We depend on science and medicine as never before, yet there is widespread misinformation...
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Herbal Remedy Handbook: Homemade Recipes for Everyday Ailments

Walker, Kim · Kyle Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

With self-care, mindfulness and mental health being at the forefront of the popular consciousness, never has taking control of your health felt so imporant. And learning about herbs and how they can treat and heal ailments and conditions is a good place to start.The Herbal Remedy Handbook...
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Find Your Path: Honor Your Body, Fuel Your Soul, and Get Strong with the Fit52 Life

Carrie Underwood · Dey Street Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "I want to be healthy and fit 52 weeks of the year, but that doesn't mean I have to be perfect every day. This philosophy is a year-round common-sense approach to health and fitness that involves doing your best most of the time - and by that I don't...
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Sicker, Fatter, Poorer: The Urgent Threat of Hormone-Disrupting Chemicals to Our Health and Future . . . and What We Can Do About It

Trasande, Leonardo · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

A leading voice in public health policy and top environmental medicine scientist reveals the alarming truth about how hormone-disrupting chemicals are affecting our daily lives - and what we can do to protect ourselves and fight back. Lurking in our homes, hiding in our offices, and polluting...
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