Winner - 2011 USA Best Book Award1st Runner Up - 2011 Eric Hoffer AwardEditor's Choice - 2011 IP's Highlighted Title AwardEditor's Choice - 2011 IP's Living Now Award Healing with herbs has long been a tradition in the martial arts. Most martial artists are aware of this legacy; few are fortunate to study with teachers who understand and can teach the traditional Chinese formulas. The rest of us pick up what we can, whereever we can. This book is for the rest of us. Western Herbs for Martial Artists and Contact Athletes explores herbs that are readily available in the West. Sixty-four herbs common to Europe and North America are considered. Each herb is examined for its effectiveness, safety, and how to specifically use it to enhance martial arts and contact sports training. Readers will be able to choose an herb to meet a specific need, understand how to purchase it, prepare it, and use it safely. This book will be an asset for your library, don't put it on the bottom shelf, because you will refer to it often.

The medical environment has become a labyrinth of interlocking corporate, hospital, and governmental boards of directors, infiltrated by the drug companies. Drug company representatives write glowing articles about pharmaceuticals, which are then signed by physicians paid handsomely for their cooperation, though they may not know the adverse side effects of the drugs they promote. The most toxic substances are often approved first, while milder and more natural alternatives are ignored for financial reasons. It's death by medicine.

We exercise more and we think we eat better than ever before. But we worry more, too - about heart disease, cancer, diabetes, obesity, even about worry itself. We should be healthy, but we're afraid we're not. Here's how your body can be completely and naturally prepared for the modern world in which we live. Naturally Well is a primer for the uninitiated in natural health and contains pearls of wisdom for both the seasoned practitioner and the informed lay person. Learn how becoming well through natural foods, easy exercise and a calm frame of mind can prevent illness and restore you to vibrant health. Naturally Well is a must read for everyone of all ages.

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