Andrew Weil
2) Fast food, good food: more than 150 quick and easy ways to put healthy, delicious food on the table
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293 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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These days, fewer people than ever are cooking meals at home. Convincing ourselves that we don't have time to cook, we've forgotten how fast, simple, and wonderfully satisfying it can be to prepare delicious meals in our own kitchens for the people we love. With guidance on following an anti-inflammatory diet and mouth-wateringly gorgeous photographs, FAST FOOD, GOOD FOOD will inspire the inner nutritionist and chef in every reader.
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281 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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This book presents integrative treatment strategies for low mood and depression; offers advice on lifestyle, behavior, and dietary changes; and helps readers assess their own emotional wellness and build personalized plans to manage their moods.
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xiv, 289 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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"Prescription drug use in America has increased tenfold in the past fifty years, and over-the counter drug use has risen just as dramatically. In addition to the dozens of medications we take to treat serious illnesses, we take drugs to help us sleep, to keep us awake, to stop our noses from running, our backs from aching, and our minds from racing. Name a symptom, there's a pill to suppress it. Modern drugs can be miraculously life saving, and many...
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293 pages ; 25 cm
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English
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At the heart of [this book] is [the author's] belief that although aging is an irreversible process, there are myriad things we can do to keep our minds and bodies in good working order through all phases of life. To that end, he draws on the new science of biogerontology (the biology of aging) as well as on the secrets of healthy longevity - diet, activity, and attitude - that he has gathered firsthand from cultures around the world.-Dust jacket....
6) Natural health, natural medicine: the complete guide to wellness and self-care for optimum health
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xiv, 432 pages ; 21 cm
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English
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vi, 264 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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The World Health Organization recently rated America thirty-seventh in health outcomes, on par with Serbia. Tackling head-on the three major myths of American medicine, Dr. Weil shows how medical schools fail to give future doctors the education they need to care for patients, how insurance companies have destroyed our opportunity to get excellent care, and how pharmaceutical companies have come to rule our lives. The solution involves nothing less...
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287 pages ; 23 cm
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Español
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Tanto si usted sufre de depresion, como si simplemente quiere sentirse mas satisfechos con su vida, el Dr. Andrew Weil esta a punto de cambiar radicalmente sus ideas sobre la felicidad y el gran antagonista de nuestro tiempo: la depresion.
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2 audio discs (approximately 150 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"In Meditation for optimum health, you will join bestselling authors Dr. Andrew Weil and Dr. Jon Kabat-Zinn for a practical introduction that makes it simple to enjoy the life-changing benefits of meditation - even if you've never tried it before"--Container.
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10 audio discs (11 hrs., 15 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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"Dr. Weil details the complementary roles of conventional and alternative medical practices while explaining why people get sick, how they heal, and how they can avoid becoming sick again. He shows that modern medicine is excellent for handling trauma, but that methods such as holistic medicine, chiropractic, homeopathy, Chinese medicine, and osteopathy are useful for maintaining overall health. Shedding light on the strengths and weaknesses of...
14) Change your genes, change your life: creating optimal health with the new science of epigenetics
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xxii, 214 pages ; 22 cm
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English
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"Biology is no longer destiny. Our DNA doesn't rigidly determine our health and disease prospects, as the previous generation of geneticists believed. According to the new science of epigenetics, our genes are shaped by what we think and what we do. An endless supply of new studies is showing that the vast majority of our genes are fluid and dynamic. Our genetic profile may signal an inherited vulnerability to a disease, but those genes cannot predict...
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xvii, 302 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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"Call it altering consciousness, call it getting high, or call it mindfulness. Humans are hardwired to seek ways to transcend the limits of everyday awareness, whether it's the little kid spinning in circles to get dizzy or a runner experiencing the day's first rush of dopamine. And you don't need drugs--as Edward Rosenfeld shows, the "high" is inside, and there are literally hundreds of perfectly natural ways that we can use to find it. An encyclopedic...
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320 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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In Cannabis Pharmacy, expert Michael Backes offers evidence-based information on using cannabis to treat an array of ailments and conditions. He provides information on how cannabis works with the body's own system, how best to prepare and administer it, and how to modify and control dosage. This newly revised edition is now completely up-to-date with the latest information on the body's encannabinoid system, which is now understood to control emotion,...
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181 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
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English
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"Companion to the film Fantastic Fungi. Contributions from Michael Pollan, Andrew Weil, Eugenia Bone, and many more expterts make Fantastic Fungi an awe-inspiring visual journey through the exotic, little-known realm of fungi and its amazing potential to positively influence our lives. An all-star team of professional and amateur mycologists, artists, foodies, ecologists, doctors, and explorers joined forces with time-lapse master Louie Schwartzberg...