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The Dirt Cure: Growing Healthy Kids with Food Straight from Soil

Maya Shetreat-Klein · Atria Books
Pages: 374
Format: Print book

In the tradition of Michael Pollan, Mark Hyman, and Andrew Weil, pioneering integrative pediatric neurologist Maya Shetreat-Klein, MD, reveals the shocking contents of children's food, how it's seriously harming their bodies and brains, and what we can do about it. And she presents the first...
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Missing Microbes: How the Overuse of Antibiotics Is Fueling Our Modern Plagues

Martin J Blaser · Henry Holt & Co
Pages: 273
Format: Book

A critically important and startling look at the harmful effects of overusing antibiotics, from the field's leading expert Tracing one scientist's journey toward understanding the crucial importance of the microbiome, this revolutionary book will take readers to the forefront of trail-blazing...
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A Dignified Life: The Best Friends

David Troxel MPH · HCI; Rev Exp edition
Format: Paperback

More than 5 million Americans are currently living with Alzheimer's disease or a related form of dementia. By the year 2030, experts estimate that as many as 66 million people around the world will be faced with this life-altering disease. Unfortunately, these staggering statistics impact...
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The Diabetes Solution: How to Control Type 2 Diabetes and Reverse Prediabetes Using Simple Diet and Lifestyle Changes--with 100 recipes

Dr. Jorge E. Rodriguez · Ten Speed Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

An authoritative guide to preventing, reversing, and managing prediabetes and diabetes, featuring a comprehensive and holistic diet, fitness, and lifestyle plan, along with 100 recipes, from the authors of The Acid Reflux Solution. Control Diabetes and Reverse Prediabetes Proper management...
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Beat Osteoporosis with Exercise: A Low-Impact Program for Building Strength, Increasing Bone Density and Improving Posture

Karl Knopf · Ulysses Pr
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Prevent bone loss and decrease the risk of injury with this fully-illustrated workout guideOsteoporosis and bone loss affect millions of Americans and can start occurring in people as young as 30. Fractures, pain, and immobility are just a few of the alarming side effects that can result....
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Arthritis and You: A Comprehensive Digest for Patients and Caregivers

Ali Naheed · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 349
Format: Paperback

Arthritis is the number one cause of disability in the U.S. with more than 40 million people diagnosed; that number is expected to rise as baby boomers continue to age. Yet few understand what arthritis really is, how it develops, and what sufferers can do to minimize its impact on daily...
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Finding a Joyful Life in the Heart of Pain

Darlene Cohen · Shambhala
Format: Hardcover

Darlene Cohen discovered the secret to finding happiness in the midst of debilitating pain. She shares her knowledge in her popular workshops and now in this book. Cohen, who has suffered from rheumatoid arthritis for eighteen years, was hobbling painfully to her local Zen center one day,...
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What Makes Olga Run?: The Mystery of the 90-Something Track Star and What She Can Teach Us About Living Longer, Happier Lives

Bruce Grierson · Henry Holt and Co.
Pages: 241
Format: Print book

A fascinating look at the way we age today and the extent to which we can shape the processIn What Makes Olga Run? Bruce Grierson explores what the wild success of a ninety-four-year-old track star can tell us about how our bodies and minds age. Olga Kotelko is not your average ninety-four-year-old....
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The Evolution of Medicine: Join the Movement to Solve Chronic Disease and Fall Back in Love with Medicine

James Maskell · Knew Publishing
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback

For all too many dedicated physicians, stuck in a cycle of seven-minute patient visits and production line healing, medicine has become a frustrating vocation. Furthermore, the current epidemic of chronic illness demands a new care standard that can break down the existing structural barriers...
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