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Good Nature: Why Seeing, Smelling, Hearing and Touching Plants is Good for Our Health
by Kathy WillisA ground-breaking investigation into newly discovered evidence showing that remarkable things happen to our bodies and our minds when our senses connect with the natural world. We all take for granted the idea that being in nature makes us feel better. But if you were a skeptical scientist—or indeed any kind of sceptic—who wanted hard scientific evidence for this idea, where would you look? And how would that evidence be gathered? It wasn&’t until Dr. Kathy Willis was asked to contribute to an international project looking for the societal benefits we gain from plants that she stumbled across a study that radically changed the way she saw the natural world. In the study there was clear proof that patients recovering from gall bladder operations recovered more quickly if they were looking at trees. In fact, in the last decade there has been an explosion of &“proof" that incredible things happen to our bodies and our minds when our senses interact with the natural world. In Good Nature, Kathy Willis takes the reader on a journey with her to dig out all the experiments around the world that are looking for this evidence—experiments made easier by the new kinds of data being collected from satellites and big-data biobanks. Having a vase of roses on your desk or a green wall in your office makes a measurable difference to your wellbeing; certain scents in room diffusers genuinely can boost your immune system; and, in a chapter that Kathy calls "Hidden Sense" we learn that touching organic soil has a significant effect on the healthiness of your microbiome. What is remarkable about this book is how its revelations should to be commonsense– schools should let children play in nature to improve their health and concentration; urban streets should have trees—and yet it reveals just how difficult it is to prove this to businesses and governments. As Kathy Willis says in her narrative, "We now know enough to self-prescribe in our homes, offices or working spaces, gardens, and when out walking. However small these individual actions might be, overall they have the potential to provide a large number of health benefits. And we need to be encouraging others to do the same. Nature is far more than just something that is useful for our health. It is not a dispensable commodity. It is an inherent part of us."
The Good News About Estrogen: The Truth Behind a Powerhouse Hormone
by Uzzi ReissThe latest information about estrogen, the body's enlivening powerhouse hormone.Why is estrogen crucial—and so misunderstood? How do I know if my estrogen level is “normal”? What is the best treatment for a hormonal imbalance? How does estrogen impact my reproductive cycle? Is hormone replacement therapy right for me? Is it only useful at menopause? How can I be my best, healthiest self now and in the future?Understanding estrogen—its function and interplay with all your other hormones and body systems—is key to a healthy, vibrant life. But far too many women remain unaware of the benefits of estrogen, and how it can be supplemented in natural, bioidentical form. This book, written by an expert in the field of OB-GYN and integrative medicine, offers an authoritative yet accessible approach to hormonal health. In The Good News About Estrogen, Dr. Uzzi Reiss draws upon the most up-to-date scientific research, as well as women’s stories from his decades of practice, to explain: - How hormones—and your levels of estrogen—change over time, and what you can do to achieve balance naturally or with hormone replacement therapy (HRT). - The good news about estrogen—how it can enhance energy, sexuality, and memory; alleviate premenstrual syndrome (PMS) or the side effects of menopause; help fight weight gain, anxiety, depression, and more. - Bioidentical hormones—why they are safe and crucial to your well-being at any age or stage, and how to choose which treatment plan is right for you. - How your everyday habits—what you eat, drink, wear, and breathe—can affect hormonal health, and which small lifestyle changes can make a big difference. - Nutrition and exercise—learn how each works hand-in-hand with hormones and can help you to achieve maximum physical and emotional fitness, promote bone health, prevent cardiovascular disease, and boost brain power.
Good News About High Blood Pressure: everything you need to know to take control of hypertension -- and your life
by Tom PickeringDescribes what high bloodpressure is, it's causes, it's treatments, and it's management.
Good News About What's Bad for You (And Vice Versa)
by Jeff WilserDrink whiskey, take more naps, throw out your multivitamins: The Good News About What&’sBad for You (and Vice Versa) provides all the latest research to justify indulging the vices you love and ditching the &‘healthy&’ habits you hate. Jeff Wilser sprints through scientific evidence on everything from the benefits of procrastination and playing video games to the downsides of practising yoga and eating kale.Humorous and life-affirming, this book is a slap in the face to the puritanical and a joyful endorsement for pleasure seekers. It&’s all the proof you need that the best way to live a life is with &‘everything in moderation&’.
Good Night: Your Holistic Guide to the Best Sleep of Your Life (Feel Good #2)
by Julia Blohberger Roos NeeterIf you struggle with insomnia, sleep procrastination, and catching zzz&’s in general, this empowering handbook will help you master the art of sleep.In our busy, hyperconnected times, it can be hard to fall–and stay–asleep at night. But sleep is one of the keys to overall well-being, and not getting enough of it can have a big impact on your physical and mental health. Written by two yoga and Ayurveda teachers, Good Night will help you understand the connections between diet, exercise, stress, and sleep so you can improve the quality of your rest from every angle. This approachable guide includes: Tips for making achievable lifestyle adjustments and breaking bad habits, including bringing devices into bed.Exercises for calming your racing mind.Journal prompts that help you analyze stressors that keep you awake.A twenty-one-day tracker to measure the positive impact of modifying your sleep habits on your health.And more!Have a good night every night with simple and effective lifestyle adjustments that will help you feel like your best, most well-rested self.
Good Night Bath Time (Good Night Our World)
by Adam Gamble Mark JasperGood Night Bath Time highlights bubble baths, bathtubs, sudsy soap and shampoo, bath toys including rubber duckies and toy boats, fluffy towels, and more. Get ready to splash around in this charming bath book! Children like to recognize their favorite bath-time rituals and may learn some new ones--while being lulled to sleep in traditional bedtime story fashion. Bath time has never been so much fun.This book is part of the bestselling Good Night Our World series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting themes.Scrub-a-dub-dub! This exciting bath book takes young readers through the steps of bath time, all while lulling them to a quiet sleep.
Good Night Bedtime (Good Night Our World)
by Adam Gamble Mark JasperA snoozy, lovey, cuddly, cozy, kissy, huggy, dozy bedtime, with a good night&’s rest and sweet dreams for all are guaranteed by the many soothing rituals illustrated in this charming board book, part of the Good Night series. Children relax in warm sudsy baths, brush their teeth and hair, don their favorite pajamas, collect their beloved stuffed animals and blankies, wish upon a star, listen to lullabies, and—most importantly—are embraced by their family&’s love before nodding off. Shhh...This book is part of the bestselling Good Night Our World series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting themes.
Good Night, Body: Finding Calm From Head to Toe
by Britney Winn LeeBedtime can be full of big emotions for kids! Calm anxious, busy thoughts with this body scan meditation designed to help kids relax and prepare for sleep. This mindfulness practice will help children let go of the worries, stress, and excitement of the day as they reach their arms like a telescope, let their mouths hang like a hammock, dance their fingers like wind chimes, and listen to their hearts beat a reassuring cadence, "you're loved, you're loved." <P><P> From Britney Winn Lee, author of popular books The Boy with Big, Big Feelings and The Girl with Big, Big Questions, comes another powerful book for helping children navigate stress, form positive self-perceptions, and strengthen their hearts and minds. Good Night, Body echoes the comforting chants of Goodnight Moon as it leads children in greeting, moving, and relaxing each body part. With lyrical text and body-positive illustrations, this mindfulness picture book guides kids in connecting with who they are inside and out. <P><P><i>Advisory: Bookshare has learned that this book offers only partial accessibility. We have kept it in the collection because it is useful for some of our members. Benetech is actively working on projects to improve accessibility issues such as these.</i>
Good Night Daddy (Good Night Our World)
by Adam Gamble Mark JasperWhat could be more fun than spending time with Daddy? This book highlights children and fathers spending precious time together, enjoying cooking, trips to the candy store, painting with Dad, bike rides, playing hide-and-seek, having a race, playing catch, tying shoes, shopping at the market, making sand castles, having tea parties, fishing, camping, piggyback races, going to work, walking the dog, football games, gazing at the stars, catching snowflakes, sledding, and more.
Good Night Mommy (Good Night Our World)
by Adam Gamble Mark JasperMommies are the greatest! This book highlights time spent with Mommy enjoying the everyday as well as special occasions, including soccer games, shopping, baking birthday cakes, going to school, riding rollercoasters, taking bubble baths, visiting the doctor, sewing teddy bears, getting dressed, brushing hair, working in the garden, making breakfast, reading stories, going to the playground, watching movies, going to the toy store, ice skating, playing in the snow, and more.
Good Night Puppies (Good Night Our World)
by Adam Gamble Mark JasperTake a stroll down puppy lane as your child discovers and delights in everything about these fun and furry little creatures. This colorful board book includes picking out puppy, playing ball, hide and seek, tug of war, feeding, puppy toys, bathing, walks, different breeds and sizes and colors, snuggling with puppy, bedtime, and more.
Good Night, Sleep Tight: Gentle, proven solutions to help your child sleep well and wake up happy
by Kim West Joanne KenenGetting a young child to go to sleep and stay asleep is one of the most challenging aspects of parenting. Yet many parents resign themselves to enduring years of exhaustion. Now there is a sensible, smarter alternative, a no cry sleep method, that really works. Kim West, know to her clients as The Sleep Lady, has developed a practical, easy to follow and effective sleep training approach that is gentle on both parent and child. The Sleep Lady Method - including a gentle, practical, step-by-step programme called The Sleep Lady Shuffle - has worked for hundreds of families. Whether you want to start to gently shape your baby's sleep habits or address specific sleep problems, this book will give you the answers you need, the confidence to put them into action, and the good night's sleep you all deserve!
The Good Night Sleep Tight Workbook for Children Special Needs: Gentle Proven Solutions to Help Your Child with Exceptional Needs Sleep Well
by Kim West Katie HolloranWith its easy-to-use and clear step-by-step format, the Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook will help tired parents create and follow an effective sleep plan to achieve sleep success for their kids with special needs—toddlers to tweens. With its easy-to-use and clear step-by-step format, the Good Night, Sleep Tight Workbook will help tired parents create and follow an effective sleep plan to achieve sleep success for their kids with special needs—toddlers to tweens.
Good Night, Tucked in Tight (Happy Healthy Monsters)
by Naomi Kleinberg Barry GoldbergGrover and Elmo teach toddlers and their parents all about getting a good night's sleep. In the guise of the Sleepytime Monster, Grover appears in Elmo's dream, and the two then "visit" all over Sesame Street, hoping to sprinkle Sleepy Dust to help their friends fall asleep. But, alas, no one is ready for bed! Meanwhile, Grover dispenses Sleep Facts and Tips, gently telling readers why it's important to get enough sleep and how to make bedtime easy and pleasant. And since bedtime is such an important and often difficult time for parents and children, this book will help! Funny illustrations and text make learning about how to be healthy both easy and fun.
A Good Night's Sleep: A Drug-Free Solution
by Jan SadlerHow to overcome insomnia with visualization, breathwork, and meditation • Presents mental and physical exercises to quiet mental chatter, visualizations to prepare for sleep, and deep breathing and mindfulness meditation techniques • Explains how to establish and analyze a sleep diary and how to retrain the body to sleep solidly In A Good Night’s Sleep, Jan Sadler teaches the skills needed to break the patterns and frustration of insomnia. She explains how to overcome stress and restlessness through meditation and deep diaphragmatic breathing, how to prepare for sleep through positive visualization, and how to quiet mental chatter with awareness and physical techniques such as the “Stop/Cancel/Change” and “Shakeout” exercises. Sadler addresses how to reduce dependence on sleeping pills, determine the amount of sleep you truly need, and, most important, how to retrain yourself to sleep soundly. She provides a two-week sleep diary and shows step-by-step how to identify and analyze any underlying daytime and pre-bedtime habits that can disturb sleep. By revealing the keys to quality, drug-free sleep, A Good Night’s Sleep enables you to reclaim control of your sleep cycle and your life.
Good Porn: A Woman's Guide
by Erika LustPorn. Do you think of it as a dirty word, a taboo topic, something you associate with cheesy films with bad plots? Filmmaker and author Erika Lust is here to change all that. With the goal of making porn more accessible to women, Good Porn examines the films, the industry, and the phenomenon. It breaks away from any assumptions you may have about porn, opening the door for a wholly new conversation about a medium that has too long been considered the domain of men. Come on in, ladies . . . the water's just fine.
Good Practice in Brain Injury Case Management
by Jackie ParkerBrain injury case management involves the care and support of brain-injured individuals and their families in a range of areas, from personal injury litigation to the planning of treatment and therapy regimes. Good Practice in Brain Injury Case Management provides a guide to effective case management, outlining all the key issues that professionals working with brain-injured people will need to know, from understanding what brain injury actually is and how it feels to experience it to strategies for rehabilitation, assessing risk and implementing support plans. The contributors are drawn from a wide range of disciplines, including social work, neuropsychology, occupational therapy and legal practice, and offer information and advice in clear jargon-free. This is an essential handbook for case managers and all other professionals working with brain injured people.
Good Practices in Health Financing
by Hugh R. Waters Pablo Gottret George SchieberFor humanitarian reasons and the concern for households' economic and health security, the health sector is at the center of global development policy. Developing countries and the international community are scaling up health systems to meet the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and are improving financial protection by securing long-term support for these gains. Yet money alone cannot buy health gains or prevent impoverishment due to catastrophic medical bills; well structured, results-based financing reforms are needed. Unfortunately, global evidence of "successful" health financing policies that can guide the reform effort is very limited and therefore the policy debate is often driven by ideological, one-size-fits-all solutions. 'Good Practices in Health Financing: Lessons from Reforms in Low- and Middle-Income Countries' attempts to begin to fill the void by systematically assessing health financing reforms in nine low- and middle-income countries that have managed to expand their health financing systems to both improve health status and protect against catastrophic medical expenses. The participating countries are: Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Estonia, the Kyrgyz Republic, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tunisia, and Vietnam. The study seeks to identify common enabling factors of their good performance. While the findings for each country are important, collectively they send a clear message to the global community that more attention is needed to define "good practice" and then to evaluate and disseminate the global evidence base.
Good Sh*t: Your Holistic Guide to the Best Poop of Your Life
by Julia Blohberger Roos NeeterIt's time to talk sh*t—literally—with this relatable and humourous interactive handbook that will help you conquer the (ceramic) throne so you can conquer your life.If you grew up in the Western world, you were probably taught that poop is gross. Unspeakable, even. But it&’s a waste to think of poop as a waste. Bags under our eyes tell us we&’re not getting enough sleep. Sallow skin, thinning hair, and brittle nails tell us if our diets are imbalanced or if we're overstressed. Poop tells us all of that—and much more. This friendly and conversational handbook from two certified yoga and Ayurveda coaches teaches you how to think of poop as a useful gauge of overall health, and helps you track the effects of simple lifestyle adjustments with: • A seven-day tracker to observe your current poop health. • Insights on the impact of diet, exercise, sleep, and stress on your poop, with tips for making improvements in all areas. • Journal prompts that help you analyze behaviors that lead to good and bad poops. • A 21-day tracker to help you see the positive impact of lifestyle changes on your poop over time.
The Good Skin Solution: Natural Healing for Eczema, Psoriasis, Rosacea and Acne
by Shann JonesEczema is the most common skin disorder in the industrialized world, followed closely by psoriasis, rosacea and acne. However, conventional medicine still offers no permanent solution to these conditions.In this book, natural health author Shann Nix Jones tells the incredible story of how she discovered a chemical-free method to help treat these conditions, during her struggle to heal her son’s eczema and save her husband from a life-threatening MRSA superbug infection. Shann’s staggering discovery is that eczema is not actually a skin condition – it’s an autoimmune disorder. Your skin is simply a map of your gut; in order to heal the skin, you must first heal the gut.Shann reveals the latest scientific research about the ‘microbiome’ – the vast ecosystem of microorganisms that lives inside us. In simple, easy-to- understand language, she explains the gut-skin connection: what eczema, psoriasis, rosacea and acne really are; why they’re often accompanied by hay fever, asthma, IBS and food allergies; and how adopting the kefir-based Good Skin Solution can help to treat both the symptoms and the underlying causes of your skin condition.If you, or anyone you know, are suffering from an on-going skin condition, this book could be the lifeline you’ve been waiting for.
The Good Spell Book: Love Charms, Magical Cures and Other Practices
by Gillian KempEvery witch needs a book of spells.Bring the power of magic into your everyday with these fun and easy-to-use spells, charms, potions and more. Using common household ingredients, The Good Spell Book provides answers to the problems we all face in our day-to-day lives; from winning a job to attracting the one you love - it will give you all the guidance you need.Whether you're a complete beginner, advanced spell caster, or simply curious, these are the spells that will increase your self-worth, and empower you to lead a healthier, happier and more fulfilled life.
The Good Spell Book: Love Charms, Magical Cures, and Other Practical Sorcery
by Gillian KempTake control of your life with this essential handbook of 85 everyday easy spells for the modern witch, revised with 10 new spells and filled with beautiful illustrations and helpful tips.Every witch needs a book of spells...The world's most popular fortune-telling techniques—crystal balls, tarot cards, and palm-reading—originated with the Romany people, whose belief in magic, spell-casting, and prophecy has endured for nine centuries. Now you can bring the power of these time-honored magical traditions into your everyday life with this beautifully illustrated new edition of Gillian Kemp&’s The Good Spell Book. The 85 easy-to-follow spells, including 10 new ones, make use of common ingredients like candles, flowers, ribbon, and string, and they can help solve problems we all face, from attracting the one you love to improving your health to landing your dream job.Whether you&’re a complete beginner, advanced spell caster, or simply curious, these spells will increase your self-worth and empower you to lead a healthier, happier, and more fulfilled life.
Good Spells for Bad Days: Broken Hearts, Bounced Checks, and Bitchy Co-Workers - Simple Magick to Fix Any Misfortune
by Skye AlexanderWhen the going gets tough, the tough cast spells. In this spell book, you will learn how to cast your way out of any sticky situation. A little magick can go a long way: Got dumped? Mix a batch of Broken Heart BalmCan't sell your house? Cast a Spell to Sell in a Bad EconomyWorried a coworker might sabotage your job? Try a Bind for a BackstabberWondering if you're going to get laid off? Brew a Protect Your Job PotionWant to ward off negative energy? Make an Evil Eye Amulet With simple spells, charms, and potions for every occasion, beginner and experienced spellcasters alike can put bad days behind them-one spell at a time!
Good Spells for Bad Days
by Skye AlexanderWhen the going gets tough, the tough cast spells. In this spell book, you will learn how to cast your way out of any sticky situation. A little magick can go a long way: Got dumped? Mix a batch of ?Broken Heart Balm? Can't sell your house? Cast a ?Spell to Sell in a Bad Economy? Worried a coworker might sabotage your job? Try a ?Bind for a Backstabber? Wondering if you're going to get laid off? Brew a ?Protect Your Job Potion? Want to ward off negative energy? Make an ?Evil Eye Amulet? With simple spells, charms, and potions for every occasion, beginner and experienced spellcasters alike can put bad days behind them'one spell at a time!
Good Stress: The Health Benefits of Doing Hard Things
by Jeff KrasnoTen protocols to counteract the &“chronic ease&” that creates our modern epidemic of dis-ease, from a wellness industry leader who can prove they work—because he&’s tested them on himself.Jeff Krasno, the founder and CEO of the global wellness platform Commune Media, thought he was pretty healthy. Though he suffered from brain fog, chronic fatigue, and bouts of insomnia, those symptoms seemed utterly normal in today&’s society. When he learned he had diabetes, his first thought was, How can that be? I run a wellness company!His diagnosis propelled him to consult every expert at his disposal and engage in intensive &“me-search&” in order to turn his health around. On this journey, he began to form a larger picture of what&’s wrong with our health in the modern world. In Good Stress—co-authored with his wife, Schuyler Grant, who shepherded him through 300-plus interviews with doctors and helped distill the results into actionable information—Jeff shares what he&’s learned and outlines a practical program for readers to reset their own health.Jeff explains that the comforts and conveniences of modern life in the developed world undermine our biology. Humans evolved with Paleolithic stressors and scarcity, which conferred health and resilience.Modern life sets us up for diabetes, dementia, heart disease, cancer, and more. Chronic disease is the result of chronic ease: an endless abundance of calories, sedentary desk jobs, exposure to blue light, and separation from nature. To come back into balance, we need to thoughtfully subject our bodies and minds to the stressors we&’re naturally built for.This book distills the hundreds of conversations that Jeff has had with acclaimed teachers and practitioners in mind-body wellness, including Gabor Maté, Mark Hyman, Marianne Williamson, and Dr. Sara Gottfried. Jeff gives readers uncommonly wise and relatable guidance for 10 practices to extend both our lifespan and our healthspan, including:Time-restricted eating Cold and heat exposureLight therapyEating &“stressed plants&”Building our &“psychological immune system&” and moreFor each practice, Jeff shares his own experience (there&’s a great story of how Wim Hof finally convinced him to get into an ice bath); unpacks the science behind it, the place it has in our culture, and the effects it has on body and mind; and explains how to undertake it safely and mindfully.