A lawyer and venture capitalist provides a complete, practical guide for dealing with the concrete details surrounding the death of a loved one, from funeral and estate planning to navigating the complexities of online identities.Scott Taylor Smith, a venture capitalist and lawyer, had plentiful resources, and yet after his mother died, he made a series of agonizing and costly mistakes in squaring away her affairs. He could find countless books that dealt with caring for the dying and the emotional fallout of death, but very few that dealt with the logistics. In the aftermath of his mother's death, Smith decided to write the book he wished he'd had. When Someone Dies provides readers with a crucial framework for making good, informed, money-saving decisions in the chaotic thirty days after a loved one dies and beyond. It provides essential, concrete guidance on: - Making funeral and memorial service arrangements - Writing an obituary - Estate planning - Contacting family and friends - Handling your loved one's online footprint - Navigating probate - Dealing with finances, including trusts and taxation - And much, much more Featuring concise checklists in each chapter, this guide offers answers to practical questions, enabling loved ones to save time and money and focus on healing.

"Hierbas milagrosas"
"La guia de las 50 hierbas mas poderosas del mundo"
No cabe duda que las curas herbarias forman una parte integral de la cultura hispana. Desde Espana al Caribe, Mexico y Sudamerica, millones de abuelitas recomiendan eficaces remedios a base de hierbas para multiples enfermedades. Pero mas alla de la tradicion, con cada dia que pasa, hay una nueva revelacion sobre las hierbas medicinales. No solo se estan descubriendo nuevas hierbas curativas, sino tambien nuevos usos para las hierbas que ya conocemos.
Y aqui por primera vez, el experto en medicina natural Michael Castleman logra unir la tradicion con la ciencia. el ha investigado los usos tradicionales de las hierbas mas ha revisado cientos de estudios cientificos realizados para probar su eficacia. Despues de un proceso meticuloso de seleccion, a usted le brinda el fruto de su trabajo: las 50 hierbas medicinales comprobadas como las mas efectivas para tratar 101 enfermedades.
"Hierbas milagrosas" comienza con la historia de la curacion herbaria, luego Castleman ensena lo facil que es aprovechar la medicina de la naturaleza en casa con unas sencillas infusiones, tes y tinturas.
Entonces el presenta las 50 hierbas una por una y explora todos sus poderes curativos, indicando la dosis correcta para cada hierba segun la afeccion que se este tratando.
En fin, "Hierbas milagrosas" es el primer manual de hierbas practico que cualquiera puede usar para mejorar sus problemas de salud. Entre otros maravillosos remedios, en estas paginas usted descubrira medicinas naturales para:
* Acidez: La hierba que es buena para la barriga (pagina 132)
* Cardiopatia: Un tonico herbario para el corazon(pagina 85)
* Depresion: Una hierba que le triunfa a la tristeza (pagina 67)
* Migranas: Mejorelas masticando esta medicina natural (pagina 128)
* Nerviosismo: Un suave sedante que calma los nervios (pagina 179)
* Sobrepeso: El auxiliar digestivo para adelgazar (pagina 75)
Y mucho mas! Aproveche ahora el poder de las "Hierbas milagrosas"!

The Healing Herbs provides the information you need to use the earth's wonderful bounty of medicinal plants confidently, effectively, and above all, safely. It examines 100 of the most widely used, most easily available, most familiar, and most fascinating medicinal plants, tracing their history, folklore, and healing properties, and summarizing the latest scientific research on their many benefits. The Healing Herbs also explains where to find the herbs, how to take them, store and prepare them, even how to grow them.

The Healing Herbs also includes an easy-to-use A-to-Z herb encyclopedia, plus a section titled Prevention and Treatment: A Fast-action Guide to Using the Healing Herbs, including: Conditions--from ear infection to stress, A-to-Z conditions and the herbs you can use to treat and prevent specific symptoms and diseases; Healing Actions--from antibiotic to sedative, an A-to-Z list of medicinal uses with herbs as a natural alternative to certain medicines; Other Uses--some unusual uses for the healing herbs, for example as insect repellent or memory improvement. Both Conditions and Healing Actions include special precautions about certain herbs, whether in preparation, long-term use, or short-term effects.

Calcium pills don't work. Dairy products don't strengthen bones. Drugs may be dangerous.

For years, doctors have been telling us to drink milk, eat dairy products, and take calcium pills to improve our bone vitality. The problem is, they're wrong. This groundbreaking guide uses the latest clinical studies and the most upto- date medical information to help you strengthen your bones, reduce the risk of fractures, and prevent osteoporosis. You'll learn why there's no proof of calcium's effectiveness, despite what doctors say, and why a low-acid diet is the only effective way to prevent bone loss.

"This clear, convincing explanation of osteoporosis will change the way the world thinks about bone health. Lanou and Castleman prove beyond doubt that milk and dairy are the problem, not the solution."
-Rory Freedman, coauthor of #1" New York Times" best seller "Skinny Bitch"

"The authors have tackled an almost intractable myth: that calcium is the one and only key to bone vitality. It isn't. Everyone who cares about preventing osteoporosis should read this book."
-- Dr. T. Colin Campbell, author of "The China Study

A straightforward guide attempting to bring men and women closer together discusses the common male obsession with sexual domination and its adverse effects, sex-therapy techniques, contraception, and women's sexuality.

Before conventional medicine became the norm, people used the herbs from nature's medicine cabinet to cure nearly every health concern under the sun. When compared to prescription drugs, herbal healing is both safer and more cost effective. It's why The New Healing Herbs has sold thousands of copies and continues to sell hundreds every year. In this fourth edition of The New Healing Herbs by Michael Castleman, readers will access the latest, most up-to-date information about herbal remedies from cures to nausea, the common cold, diabetes, cancer, and beyond. Also included are four new herbs, the results of Castleman's endless research and dedication to holistic healing. Fans will be thrilled to have the latest edition of this classic text.