Health

How Karmic Constellations can help you understand and transform your soul path

30 high-profile and celebrity breast cancer survivors and "previvors"--including Edie Falco, Sheryl Crow, and Athena Jones--lend their voices to this inspirational support and recovery roadmap for anyone braving a cancer diagnosis, along with their loved ones.

A celebration of the potent plant, and its renaissance from everyone's favorite drag to simply being dope.

[Not final] The decades following the Second World War saw new mothers' experiences of loneliness, boredom and unhappiness become increasingly widely acknowledged. The language of postnatal depression was often attached to this, but mothers themselves articulated and organised around their discontent in ways that challenged medical models. Unhappy Mothers explores the ways that mothers' discontent came to be recognised by five communities: general practitioners, health visitors, self-help groups, and feminists both inside and outside the academy. Drawing attention to the social, political, and professional contexts within which this knowledge developed, the book argues that expertise about unhappy mothering was increasingly claimed by women themselves. The solutions to the problems of early mothering that they proposed were social and political. Using an extensive array of sources that includes local and national newspapers, autobiographies, medical texts, social surveys, feminist writings, self-help literature, and sociological studies, Unhappy Mothers shines a light on those who spoke into the silence around unhappy motherhood.

A practical introduction to the ancient Chinese philosophy of yin yang, helping you find balance and equilibrium.Are you seeking more balance in your life? Perhaps you want to improve your work-life management, create more harmony in the home or learn to regulate your emotions.According to Chinese philosophy, equilibrium is the basis for a happy and ordered life because everything - from the stars in the sky to the changing seasons and even your thoughts and feelings - exists on a fine balance of energy. This crucial balancing act is known as yin yang: the belief that all things act against an equal and opposite force. Think day (yang) and night (yin). Happy and sad.Through the ancient philosophy of yin yang, you can discover how to live in tune with yourself. This pocket-sized guide will help you: Understand the Taiji symbol, and the principles of duality, dependence, dynamism.Discover how the five Chinese elements that make up our natural world can connect us with the ebbs and flow of life.Apply the lessons of yin yang in your life - from movement, sleep and diet, to your emotions and environment.Improve your relationship with your partner by embracing your unique energies, to welcome change, handle conflict and embrace flow.Gemini PocketsFrom little guides to soothe your soul to all-access passes to the lives of pop icons, and from quizzes and puzzles for literature lovers to books on food, nature, fashion, and more, Gemini Pockets are the perfect fit for your life and interests.

I'm Your Peri Godmother takes readers on a hilarious and helpful journey through the rollercoaster experience of perimenopause.Health advocate and journalist Shelly Horton thought menopause was for old ladies and was simply hot flushes and no more periods. She'd never heard the term perimenopause until she went from kicking arse in her career to flatlining in the ICU – all because her hormones staged a full-blown peri-mutiny. Now, driven by the knowledge that keeping quiet only holds women back, she is sharing her perimenopause story along with evidence-based health advice, case studies and practical tools so you can navigate perimenopause with more confidence and a lot less confusion.Entertaining and informative, I'm Your Peri Godmother destigmatises perimenopause and will help you feel less alone on your own peri journey. Consider Shelly your big sister, your supportive best friend, your very own peri godmother, here to help you through it all with a wave of her magic wand, lots of medical evidence (but no medical jargon) and real-life warmth and humor.

This book offers a new obstetric quality paradigm to address violations of physical and emotional safety during childbirth hospitalization. It's a vital call for prioritizing Black mothers' expressions, expectations, and experiences in clinical practice, decision-making, and care delivery.

Offering an in-depth exploration of the security challenges posed by COVID-19, Gunaratna, Aslam, and their contributors present a comprehensive collection of thematic and country-specific analyses on post-pandemic planetary health strategies.

Offering an in-depth exploration of the security challenges posed by COVID-19, Gunaratna, Aslam, and their contributors present a comprehensive collection of thematic and country-specific analyses on post-pandemic planetary health strategies.

Based on decades of his research in the medical literature on weight gain, obesity, and Type 2 diabetes, Dr. John Poothullil offers common sense but scientific-based advice on 7 ways to lose weight. Readers will learn how they begin by reconnecting with their "authentic weight" -- the natural weight that they intuitively know best fits their body. Next, Dr. John discusses the reasons why people tend to overeat and how one must become aware of being truly hungry. The third step reviews how to recognize the hunger and satisfaction signals that the brain sends us. One clue Dr. John teaches is to notice when each successive bite of food begins to taste not as good as the first bite. This is a signal to stop eating. The fourth way to beat weight gain is to change one's long developed eating behaviors by unlearning the triggers to overeating and learning new habits. Dr. John provides tips on changing how one shops for food and eats in restaurants or at dinner parties. He discusses how not to be swayed by the advertising and marketing of food. The fifth step is about realizing that the most substantial contribution to weight gain is eating too many carbs from grains like wheat, rice, and corn, as well as grain-flour products--breads, pizza, tortillas, muffins, doughnuts, and so on. It is grains, not fat from meat or dairy, that fills your fat cells and causes one to gain weight. The sixth step is about eating a diverse diet, learning to read food labels, moderating alcohol consumption whose calories add to weight gain, and learning to eat mindfully. The final step is about using exercise to be healthy but not to expect it to lead to weight loss. Reading this book will be life-changing for anyone who is gaining weight or who is already overweight or obese.

This book is a historically grounded critical exploration of how the skin whitening industry has become a contemporary site that facilitates commodification of unregulated whiteness on a global scale.

This book is a comprehensive overview of Black male college athletes' experiences, highlighting their self-presentation processes as they navigate ever-changing social environments.

Britain's high places are many and varied, from the rolling hills and lush valleys of the Malverns to the vertiginous slopes of Snowdonia, the romantic peaks and vistas of the Lake District and the silent sub-Arctic tundra of the Cairngorms.

Recovering from surgery, Paul Clements and his wife, Felicity, spent a year in a remote cottage in the woodlands of Montalto Estate, Co. Down. Through the lens of a curious observer and a budding bird watcher, Clements describes in exquisite detail his discovery of the restorative power of nature. Beautifully written, A Year in the Woods is a fusion of social and cultural history, nature writing and memoir. Reflecting back on this magical year spent in the woods through the journal he kept, Clements describes his awakening to the wonder of the woodland and developing his deep connection to nature. Peppered with fascinating folklore and history, Clements celebrates the changing seasons, from harsh winter storms to dry languid summer evenings. Clements is a gifted writer, but it is his detailed and often humorous descriptions of the complexities of nature at his doorstep from the foibles and idiosyncrasies of various fauna, to his awe of nature's resilience to ever-changing weather conditions that ultimately captivates the reader.

An accessible exploration of 48 medicinal and culinary herbs to grow and use year-round, with information on gardening, cooking, and integrating herbs as part of a holistic wellness routine.   Herbs bring in more bees, more birds, and more beneficial insects to the garden. They add spice and depth to any recipe. Herbs enrich our lives, our health, and our earth in profound and nourishing ways. Herbs in Every Season offers gardeners, herbalists, cooks, and homesteaders a new way of looking at herbs throughout the year. Herbalists will learn how an herb’s growth habits inform its medicinal capabilities, and gardeners will gain insight on herbs as integral culinary plants for the kitchen garden, pollinator plants for perennial borders, and key ingredients for a home apothecary. ​With detailed plant profiles on 48 herbs, many of them native plants, Bevin Cohen encourages a year-round perspective on growing and using herbs in tandem with the seasons. He will assure any newcomer that herbs are not only easy to grow, but also forgiving. Readers will take delight in: Simple, homegrown recipes and preservation techniques for cooking and concocting herbs in tonics, teas, meals, and treats Herbal remedies and useful DIY applications for common ailments such as sunburns and mosquito bites Deep insight on how the life cycle of an herb contributes multitudes to its medicinal and culinary properties How a seasonal herbal approach can provide a much-needed process of cyclical re-connection to the earth   A practice of living close to the land is deeply enriched through a daily relationship with herbs—in every season.

A roadmap to navigating the personal and professional transitions of your twenties, with practical insights and reassurance that you're not alone, from the host of the top podcast The Psychology of Your 20s.