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"While e-cigarettes do not contain as many chemicals as regular cigarettes, using them is not safe. . . . They bring dangerous chemicals into the body, including the addictive chemical nicotine, and their long-term effects have serious consequences"--Provided by publisher.
2) Eat smarter family cookbook: 100 delicious recipes to transform your health, happiness, & connection
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A companion cookbook to the nationally best-selling Eat Smarter includes 100 delicious, nutrient-dense recipes for the whole family to help increase metabolism and raise energy levels including Sweet Potato Protein Pancakes, Supreme Salmon Burgers and Avocado Fries.
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""It's not a diet, it's a lifestyle." You've probably heard this phrase from any number of people in the wellness space. But as Christy Harrison reveals in her latest book, wellness culture promotes a standard of health that is often both unattainable and deeply harmful. Many people with chronic illness understandably feel dismissed or abandoned by the healthcare system and find solace in alternative medicine, as Harrison once did. Yet the wellness...
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"For readers of Kolbert's Under a White Sky and Merlin Sheldrake's Entangled Life, to all those who love science books about the brain The effects of climate change on our brains are a public health crisis that has gone largely unreported. Based on six years of research, award-winning journalist and trained neuroscientist Clayton Page Aldern synthesizes the emerging neuroscience, psychology, and behavioral economics of climate change and brain health....
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"Award-winning instructor...Brett Larkin is here to help you design an adaptable, personalized practice, and cut to the chase with quick yoga habits that soothe your soul...A five-step method to design a personal practice that works for your schedule. How to adapt your practice to meet your physical, mental, and emotional needs. More than a dozen yoga habits that will help you calm your mind and body, even if you never manage to make it to the mat"--...
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"Have you ever wondered how astronauts stay healthy in space? What if an astronaut gets sick on the space station? Does snot run in space? This . . . photo-illustrated look at space and medicine explores how scientists and physicians study astronauts in space, how they help keep them safe, and what we've learned about the human body through space exploration. Questions from real kids and answers form from astronauts, along with photos from NASA, combine...
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"Conspirituality takes a deep dive into the troubling phenomenon of influencers who have curdled New Age spirituality and wellness with the politics of paranoia--peddling vaccine misinformation, tales of child trafficking, and wild conspiracy theories. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, a disturbing social media trend emerged: a large number of yoga instructors and alt-health influencers were posting stories about a secretive global cabal...
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"On the surface, it seems that genetically modified (GM) foods are a reasonable defense against world hunger and malnutrition. They may offer solutions to other global problems as well. But critics argue that GM foods are unsafe and potentially hazardous to human health. They also claim that the engineering of GM foods harms the environment. So what is the truth? The curated essays in this volume present viewpoints from different sides of the debates...
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"Award-winning journalist Alden Wicker breaks open a story hiding in plain sight: the unregulated toxic chemicals that are likely in your wardrobe right now, how they're harming you, and what you can do about it. In To Dye For, Wicker reveals how clothing manufacturers have successfully swept consumers' concerns under the rug for more than 150 years, and why synthetic fashion and dyes made from fossil fuels are so deeply intertwined with the rise...
11) Into the weeds
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Does the most widely used weed killer in the world cause cancer? Into the Weeds: Dewayne "Lee" Johnson vs. Monsanto Company follows the story of groundskeeper Lee Johnson and his fight for justice against agrichemical giant Monsanto (now Bayer, which bought the company in 2018), the manufacturer of the weed killer, Roundup. In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a branch of the World Health Organization, classified glyphosate...
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An engaging exploration of the unique history and biology of fasting--an essential component of many traditional health practices, religions, and philosophies, resurging in popularity today--perfect for readers of Breath by James Nestor and Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker. We fast all the time, even when we're not conscious of doing so. A fast manifests the idea of holding back, resisting the animal impulse to charge ahead. Its flip side is similarly...
14) Eat everything: how to ditch additives and emulsifiers, heal your body, and reclaim the joy of food
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"Physician Dawn Harris Sherling lays out compelling new evidence implicating food additives as the real culprits behind diet-related diseases and shares simple, actionable advice to heal."--
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"En este revolucionario libro, el renombrado médico Gabor Maté analiza elocuentemente cómo las enfermedades crónicas y la mala salud en general van en aumento en los países occidentales que se enorgullecen de sus sistemas de atención médica. Casi el setenta por ciento de los estadounidenses toman al menos un medicamento recetado; más de la mitad toma dos. En Canadá,una de cada cinco personas tiene presión arterial alta. En Europa,...