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1) Why we swim
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Bonnie Tsui looks at our love affair with the water, from evolution to mythology, from survival and well-being, from community swim clubs to competitive races, and she goes around the world to explore its significance in many cultures"--
Author
Publisher
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
272 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Evidence-based information on using cannabis for ailments and conditions, plus a comprehensive guide to the most popular varieties. The most comprehensive, easy-to-use book available on understanding and using medical marijuana. There are currently 4.2 million medical cannabis patients in the United States, and there are 20 states plus the District of Columbia where medical cannabis is legal. As medical cannabis becomes an accepted herbal medicine,...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
xix, 568 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Beginning with an overview of the history and science of yoga, Dr. McCall describes the many different techniques in the yoga tool kit; explains what yoga does and who can benefit from it (virtually everyone!); and provides lavishly illustrated and minutely detailed instructions on starting a yoga practice geared to your fitness level and your health status. Yoga as Medicine offers a wealth of practical information, including how to: Utilize yogic...
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
This riveting narrative explores the world of placebos, hypnosis, false memories, and neurology to reveal the groundbreaking science of our suggestible minds. Could the secrets to personal health lie within our own brains? Journalist Erik Vance explores the surprising ways our expectations and beliefs influence our bodily responses to pain, disease, and everyday events. Drawing on centuries of research and interviews with leading experts in the field,...
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"The author shows how cultivating the powerful, mysterious, and fragile bond between humans and other animals can improve our mental, physical, and spiritual health, protect our planet, and serve as an antidote to the loneliness of our species"--
Author
Publisher
NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc
Pub. Date
c1999
Physical Desc
xviii, 170 p.
Language
English
Description
A guide to alternative medicine by a respected herbalist provides information on each stage of pregnancy, along with a description of what aliments are possible, and what herbal treatments can counter them.
Author
Publisher
DK Pub
Pub. Date
2003
Physical Desc
160 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reflexology is a global best-seller by two of the most-recognized authorities on this holistic therapy. This comprehensive yet approachable guide explains how reflexology works: by applying pressure to "reflex" points on the hands and feet, you can help to stimulate the body's natural powers of self-healing. Reflexology features more than 100 step-by-step techniques and treatment sequences, detailed foot and hand reflex charts, and a directory of...
Author
Publisher
Rainbow Ridge
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
xxxi, 221 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Your Soul Remembers is proof positive that answers to questions about your past lives are at the tip of your finger. Author and past-life specialist, Joanne DiMaggio, conducted a groundbreaking research project, combining past-life regression and a form of inspirational writing she calls Soul Writing. With the help of fifty volunteers, ranging in age from 23 to 81, Joanne regressed each to the past life that was having the most impact on them now....
Author
Publisher
Dachstar Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
225 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Learn how ingesting cannabinoids, the unique compounds found in the cannabis plant, can protect your health. Research reveals that: Long-term marijuana smokers have a reduced risk for developing lung cancer ; The cannabinoid THC suppressed a variety of cancers and higher doses led to greater protection and longer life ; THC is effective for reducing the brain damage associated with Alzheimer's disease ; Cannabinoids stimulate the production of healthy...
Author
Publisher
Storey Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Physical Desc
270 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Christopher Hobbs, a mycologist and herbalist at the forefront of contemporary research, profiles the most powerful medicinal mushrooms and explains the nutritional and medicinal compounds in each one"--
Author
Publisher
Ballantine Pub. Group
Pub. Date
2002, c2001
Physical Desc
xviii, 262 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Sugars that heal" it sounds like a contradiction in terms, but it's the key to one of the most important breakthroughs in recent medical science. We've all been bombarded with warnings about the evils of consuming too much sugar. But, in fact, for our bodies to function properly, we need small amounts of eight essential sugars, only two of which--glucose and galactose--are commonly found in our limited, overprocessed diets. When all eight sugars...
16) The arthritis cure: the medical miracle that can halt, reverse, and may even cure osteoarthritis
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
1997
Physical Desc
xvi, 203 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
North Atlantic Books
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xxx, 558 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Often dubbed the "crystals bible," this comprehensive reference guide to the spiritual and healing qualities of 455 sacred stones has become the go-to book for looking up the properties of gems and minerals. Each entry includes vivid color photographs for each stone to aid identification and to showcase its beauty, as well as listing its scientific information, its element and chakra correspondences, and the physical, emotional, and spiritual benefits...
Author
Publisher
We Publish Books
Pub. Date
c2005
Physical Desc
276 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Father of the modern dreamwork movement" describes his research on the use of dreams in self-help, creativity, relationships, spirituality and culture, including incubation, remembering, interpretation and application of dream insights. Author describes his spiritual healing in dreams from alcoholism, how dreams directed his dream research program, and taught him to paint. 119 illustrations.
Publisher
Yoga Reality
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc ; sd., col. : 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When you speak, you stimulate nerve endings in the lips and the roof of the mouth; when you chant you stimulate the conches and the entire skull, thereby creating a vibratory effect on the pituitary, pineal and thalamus glands. The pituitary hangs from a stalk and it swings in a figure eight and then reverses its motion; clockwise, then counter-clockwise. This movement relates to the hormone releasing timing in the brain. Endocrinologists are now...
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