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Books > Health, Home & Family > Mind, body & spirit > Alternative therapies, healing & health
It's not just about how long you live -- it's about how well you
live World-renowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar guides you on the
path to vibrant health and wellness in middle age and beyond. This
exciting guide outlines the rejuvenating and healing properties of
dozens of specific herbs, from astragalus -- which regenerates the
body's immune system, helping to prevent and treat long-term
infections -- to bilberry, which can prevent and cure eye problems
as well as reduce excess sugar in the blood -- to milk thistle,
which fights the damage cause by free radicals and can rebuild
damaged liver cells. There are herbs to support heart function, aid
your mind and memory, strengthen and soothe your nervous system,
activate your metabolism, support your bones and joints, and
improve your ability to handle stress. You'll learn how to choose
the right herbs for your needs and how to prepare and use them
safely and effectively, improving your vitality and well-being,
whatever your age
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aPersuasively argued...A fascinating study that makes a real
contribution to discussions of health, wellness and faith in
America.a
--"Publishers Weekly"
"An exploration of the history and practices of black healers
and healing illuminating the vital cultural, intellectual, and
spiritual expression of a people. This fine multidisciplinary work
draws deeply and thoughtfully from the experiences and words of its
subjects, offering alternative visions of human creativity,
resistance, and community."
--Yvonne Chireau, author of "Black Magic: Religion and the
African-American Conjuring Tradition"
Cure a nosebleed by holding a silver quarter on the back of the
neck. Treat an earache with sweet oil drops. Wear plant roots to
keep from catching colds. Within many African American families,
these kinds of practices continue today, woven into the fabric of
black culture, often communicated through women. Such folk
practices shape the concepts about healing that are diffused
throughout African American communities and are expressed in myriad
ways, from faith healing to making a mojo.
Stephanie Y. Mitchem presents a fascinating study of African
American healing. She sheds light on a variety of folk practices
and traces their development from the time of slavery through the
Great Migrations. She explores how they have continued into the
present and their relationship with alternative medicines. Through
conversations with black Americans, she demonstrates how herbs,
charms, and rituals continue folk healing performances. Mitchem
shows that these practices are not simply about healing; they are
linked to expressions of faith, delineating aspects of a holistic
epistemology and pointing to disjunctures between African American
views of wellness and illness and those of the culture of
institutional medicine.
'This is such a wonderful book for yoga beginners and experts alike
... If you love yoga, you need this book.' - Vogue.co.uk Be calmer,
happier and more creative. In Yoga: A Manual for Life Naomi Annand
shows you how to use the ancient practice of yoga to live better in
the modern world. Utilising simple, breath-led movement, this
beautiful practice companion teaches you how to wake up feeling
energised, calm an anxious mind, sleep better, feel inspired. Ideal
for total beginners to more experienced yogis, this manual includes
everything you'll need to live a more balanced, grounded life, from
five-minute lifehacks to longer sequences with specific goals in
mind. Always accessible, Yoga: A Manual for Life has at its centre
the principle of authentic self-care.
Heal yourself from the inside out
Our immune systems can no longer be taken for granted. Current trends in public healthcare are disturbing: our increased air travel allows newly mutated bacteria and viruses to spread across the globe, antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria outstrip the new drugs that are meant to fight them, deaths due to hospital-acquired infections are increasing, and the childhood vaccinations of our aging population are losing their effectiveness. Now more than ever, our well-being is at a dangerous crossroad.
But there is hope, and the solution lies within ourselves. The Healing Self is the new breakthrough book in self-care by bestselling author and leader in integrative medicine Deepak Chopra and Harvard neuroscientist Rudolph E Tanzi. They argue that the brain possesses its own lymphatic system, meaning it is also tied into the body’s general immune system.
Based on this brand new discovery, they offer new ways of increasing the body’s immune system by stimulating the brain and our genes, and through this they help us fight off illness and disease. Combined with new facts about the gut microbiome and lifestyle changes, diet and stress reduction, there is no doubt that this ground-breaking work will have an important effect on your immune system.
The Master Key is here given to the world as a means of tapping the
great Cosmic Intelligence and attracting from it that which
corresponds to the ambitions, and aspirations of each reader. The
Master Key teaching has been published in the form of a
Correspondence Course of 24 lessons, delivered to students one per
week for 24 weeks. The reader, who now receives the whole 24 parts
at one times, is warned not to attempt to read the book like a
novel, but to treat it as a course of study and conscientiously to
imbibe the meaning of each part - reading and re-reading one part
only per week before proceeding to the next. Otherwise the later
parts will tend to be misunderstood and the reader's time and money
will be wasted. Used as thus instructed The Master Key will make of
the reader a greater, better personality, and equipped with a new
power to achieve any worthy personal purpose and a new ability to
enjoy life's beauty and wonder.
The past few decades have seen remarkable technological growth in
the delivery of modern medicine. Pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and
surgical interventions have transformed the way in which health is
perceived and medicine is practiced. The modern patient has become
so dependent upon these therapies and interventions that they take
a passive interest in their health. For author Dr. Mark W. Hatcher,
this is a symptom of a culture in crisis-doctors treat disease
instead of fostering health. Using real-life examples from a busy
emergency room, he investigates this health-care crisis and
reevaluates what it means to be healthy. In "Beyond Desire:
Rediscovering Health and Wellness," Hatcher examines the
assumptions upon which the modern medical world is founded,
explores the healing methods that have been practiced for centuries
by healers around the world, and proposes a strategy for health
that focuses on the importance of the mind and spirit in achieving
and maintaining health. "Beyond Desire" shows how the practices of
meditation, yoga, tai chi, acupuncture, proper eating, and selfless
service are the true pathways to healing and rediscovering health
and wellness.
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Reach for the highest Level of Tai Chi Practice You can achieve the
highest level of tai chi practice by including Tai Chi Sword in
your training regimen. Here's your chance to take the next step in
your Tai Chi journey. Once you have attained proficiency in the
bare hand form and have gained listening ad sensing skills from
pushing hands, you are ready for Tai Chi Sword. The elegant and
effective techniques of traditional Tai Chi Sword Tai Chi sword
will help you control your Qi, refine your Tai Chi skills, and
master yourself. You will strengthen and relax your body, calm and
focus your mind, improve your balance, and develop proper Tai Chi
breathing. This book provides a solid and practical approach to
learning Tai Chi Sword accurately and quickly. Includes over 500
photographs with motion arrows! Historical overview of Tai Chi
Sword Fundamentals including hand forms and footwork Generating
power with the sword 12 Tai Chi Sword breathing exercises 30 key
Tai Chi Sword techniques with applications 12 fundamental Tai Chi
sword solo drills Complete 54-movement Yang Tai Chi Sword sequence
48 martial applications from the Tai Chi Sword sequence 10 Tai Chi
Sword 2-person matching drills No matter your age, Tai Chi Sword is
a wonderful and fun way to improve your health and well-being.
A TARGETED, EFFECTIVE PROGRAM FOR TOTAL NECK CONDITIONING
"Solid to the Neck" offers a customizable, progressive program
of exerxcises you can use to strengthen your neck. As you blend
these exercises into your own personal fitness program, you'll
learn to overcome your personal weaknesses and muscle imbalances,
reducing pain and risk of stress injuries in the process. In no
time at all, you'll discover the power and efficiency that can come
from having a strong and stable neck.
CUSTOMIZE YOUR OWN PERSONAL EXERCISE PROGRAM TO:
- Minimize your risk of injury
- Correct muscle imbalances
- Achieve better posture
- Relieve chronic muscle and joint pain
- Feel strong, energetic, powerful and healthy
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