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A manifesto for a radically different philosophy and practice of manufacture and environmentalism"Reduce, reuse, recycle" urge environmentalists; in other words, do more with less in order to minimize damage. But as this provocative, visionary book argues, this approach perpetuates a one-way, "cradle to grave" manufacturing model that dates to the Industrial Revolution and casts off as much as 90 percent of the materials it uses as waste, much of it toxic. Why not challenge the notion that human industry must inevitably damage the natural world?In fact, why not take nature itself as our model? A tree produces thousands of blossoms in order to create another tree, yet we do not consider its abundance wasteful but safe, beautiful, and highly effective; hence, "waste equals food" is the first principle the book sets forth. Products might be designed so that, after their useful life, they provide nourishment for something new-either as "biological nutrients" that safely re-enter the environment or as "technical nutrients" that circulate within closed-loop industrial cycles, without being "downcycled" into low-grade uses (as most "recyclables" now are). Elaborating their principles from experience (re)designing everything from carpeting to corporate campuses, William McDonough and Michael Braungart make an exciting and viable case for change.

Details a proven six-part self-care regimen that helps create the internal harmony and balance vital to conception. These techniques not only enhance the results and reduce the side effects of in vitro and other Western fertility treatments; they also help shorten labour and speed postpartum recovery.

Shows that good digestive health is vital to overall wellness. Advocating a regimen of dietary changes, supplements, detoxification, and a 7-step lifestyle modification program, this title also shows how food can be used as medicine to heal intestinal problems.

Written by paediatricians, this volume includes checklists to help readers identify toxins in and around the home and an extensive list of resources for locating more natural products. Whether choosing which toys to buy or being informed about a child's schools, here are recommended solutions.

This thorough yet lighthearted guide to online dating is designed primarily to help the over-35 woman browse Internet sites--with confidence, ease, and a sense of adventure--and capture that special someone.

In this important, groundbreaking book, Cutler, who has been prescribing enzymes to her patients and taking them herself for more than 20 years, shows readers how to assess their bodies' unique enzyme needs and create totally personalized enzyme regimens.

Ease Symptoms, fight disease, and supercharge immunity-all without drugs or chemicals You're about to enter an entirely different kind of drugstore. One where herbal medicines are offered right alongside conventional pharmaceuticals. The Herbal Drugstore is the only place where you can compare mainstream drug treatments and their herbal alternatives for close to 100 common health problems. You'll find herbs that have the same healing powers as many prescription and over-the-counter medications. But herbs are cheaper and gentler, with few or no side effects. Whether you need first aid in long-term relief, The Herbal Drugstore has a remedy for you. -Want to lose your love handles? Get a helping hand from psyllium, an herbal alternative to appetite suppressants-Can't sleep? Start snoozing with Valerian-it's as effective as Valium, but nonaddictive-Feeling stressed? Calm jangled nerves with Kava-Kava-and it won't undermine alertness-Battling bronchitis? Clear up your cough with licorice, a natural expectorant-Trying to topple high blood pressure? Turn to Hawthorn. It has much in common with beta blockers-without the side effects. The Herbal Drugstore features these and many more herbal remedies-712 in all. Each is compared to its pharmaceutical counterpart so you can decide which treatment is best for you.

Favor-Hamilton's real-world athletic experience combined with Dr. Antonio's in-depth knowledge of exercise and nutrition science make this book a must-read for all female runners who want to go faster, play harder, and minimize the risk of injury.

Now Available in Paperback! Leading authorities discuss the past, present and future of Islam. Islam, the least understood of the world's great religions, is balanced on a precipice between the past and the future, between fanatical fundamentalists and progressives advocating peace. Noted Islamic authority Michael Wolfe moderates 35 expert speakers, writers and leaders, including Yusuf Islam (Cat Stevens) and Karen Armstrong, the best-selling author of A History of God and Islam. They discuss the future of Islam, tear down false stereotypes, review the historical realities that have shaped the religion, and examine paradoxes and schisms within the faith. At a time when every Muslim is forced to defend his faith and Americans are curious about Islam's basic tenets, this book answers many questions at the same time that it ponders both the danger and promise of the future.

At the heart of this book is a uniquely conceived confidence-boosting plan for managing the three stages of a "shyness attack," based on the author's original research, as well as a dating profile quiz and journaling exercises.

Over 150,000 people adopt children each year, and more than 2 million parents are now raising adopted children and grandchildren. While the path to parenting through adoption is rich with rewards and fulfillment, it's not without its bumps. This compassionate, illuminating, and ultimately uplifting book is the first to openly recognize the very normal feelings of stress that adoptive families encounter as they cope with the challenges and expectations of their new families. Where do parents turn when the waited-for bonding with their adopted child is slow to form? When they find themselves grieving over the birth child they couldn't have? When the child they so eagerly welcomed into their home arrives with major, unexpected needs? Until now, adoptive parents have had to struggle silently with their feelings, which can range from flutters of anxiety to unbearable sadness. At last, Karen J. Foli, a registered nurse, and her husband, John R. Thompson, a psychiatrist, lift the curtain of secrecy from "Post Adoption Depression Syndrome" (PADS). Drawing on their own experience as adoptive parents as well as interviews with dozens of adoptive families and experts in the field, the couple offers parents the understanding, support, and concrete solutions they need to overcome post-adoption blues-and open their hearts to the joy adoption can bring.

Presents a series of simple strategies to help youngsters take hold of their apprehensions and overcome their anxieties with the help of nurturing parents and inventive approaches to the problem without causing stress or increasing their fears.

Each year, about 785,000 women runners who are pregnant or who have recently given birth hear conflicting fitness advice from friends, family, and even doctors. Save for a handful of magazine articles, these women have nowhere to turn for accurate, up-to-date information. Until now. The Runner's World Guide to Running and Pregnancy is a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive look at the how-tos and benefits of running for expectant mothers. And the benefits abound. Even a modest pregnancy running program gives women a reduced risk of gestational diabetes, high blood pressure, and premature birth. It also leads to fewer cesareans, faster recovery after delivery, and even smarter babies! From the worldwide authority on running, the Runner's World Guide to Running and Pregnancy offers the latest, most detailed information available, along with real-life tips to help you succeed. Inside you'll find: * Advice from experts including sports gynecologists, nutritionists, and exercise physiologists * The most current heart rate and training guidelines * Pre-pregnancy and pregnancy stretching and strength programs * Cross-training suggestions including yoga, Pilates, swimming, and more * Running-specific menu plans for a healthy pregnancy * Strategies for preventing injuries * Money-saving tips for choosing the best maternity running gear * Guidance for postpartum running The Runner's World Guide to Running and Pregnancy gets to the bottom of the how-much-is-too-much debate once and for all. Pregnant runners will never be puzzled by conflicting advice again.

Shows readers how to extend the life expectancy of their dogs by controlling parasites, controlling diet, and providing opportunities for exercise.

For the parents of defiant children, "Try and Make Me!" offers a seven-step programme that empowers parents to stop defiant behaviour and motivates children now only to behave but also to think and solve their own problems.

The author spells out what active people of any ability need to eat in order to achieve peak fitness. The recipes and nutritional charts aid the various eating programmes offered for the different fitness goals, from pre-/post-workout meals, to boosting energy, losing weight and maximum strength.

Hierbas milagrosasLa guía de las 50 hierbas más poderosas del mundoNo cabe duda que las curas herbarias forman una parte integral de la cultura hispana. Desde España al Caribe, México y Sudamérica, millones de abuelitas recomiendan eficaces remedios a base de hierbas para múltiples enfermedades. Pero más allá de la tradición, con cada día que pasa, hay una nueva revelación sobre las hierbas medicinales. No sólo se están descubriendo nuevas hierbas curativas, sino también nuevos usos para las hierbas que ya conocemos.Y aquí por primera vez, el experto en medicina natural Michael Castleman logra unir la tradición con la ciencia. Él ha investigado los usos tradicionales de las hierbas más ha revisado cientos de estudios científicos realizados para probar su eficacia. Después de un proceso meticuloso de selección, a usted le brinda el fruto de su trabajo: las 50 hierbas medicinales comprobadas como las más efectivas para tratar 101 enfermedades.Hierbas milagrosas comienza con la historia de la curación herbaria, luego Castleman enseña lo facil que es aprovechar la medicina de la naturaleza en casa con unas sencillas infusiones, tés y tinturas.Entonces él presenta las 50 hierbas una por una y explora todos sus poderes curativos, indicando la dosis correcta para cada hierba según la afección que se esté tratando.En fin, Hierbas milagrosas es el primer manual de hierbas práctico que cualquiera puede usar para mejorar sus problemas de salud. Entre otros maravillosos remedios, en estas páginas usted descubrirá medicinas naturales para: * Acidez: La hierba que es buena para la barriga (página 132)* Cardiopatía: Un tónico herbario para el corazón (página 85)* Depresión: Una hierba que le triunfa a la tristeza (página 67)* Migrañas: Mejórelas masticando esta medicina natural (página 128)* Nerviosismo: Un suave sedante que calma los nervios (página 179)* Sobrepeso: El auxiliar digestivo para adelgazar (página 75)¡Y mucho más! ¡Aproveche ahora el poder de las Hierbas milagrosas!

Presents strategies for racers of any experience level on endurance and adventure running, discussing such topics as training, equipment, eating, sleeping, and obtaining sponsorship. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Based on the author's own running and coaching experience, and his interviews with dozens of other top runners and coaches, this book is a tool for runners, who hope to perform at the very best of their ability. It provides practical ways for the average runner to adapt methods and tools, used by top runners, to their own running programme.

For adventure-loving cyclists as well as anyone who has ever daydreamed of pedaling the open road or trail . . . Imagine a bike trip through California wine country, a nature tour of Vermont in autumn, mountain biking the north rim of the Grand Canyon, climbing Mont Ventoux during the Tour de France! There's nothing quite like the exhilaration of a bike tour vacation if it is done right-not to mention the fitness benefits it provides. Backed by nearly two decades of experience from the most authoritative magazine on cycling, this book shows the way. Written in a quick, easy-to-absorb style, it tells you: o How to buy the right touring bike and gearo How to find a good touring companyo How to plan your own touro Training programs for any length of touro What clothing to choose for specific weather conditionso How much and what to eat and drinko Cycling Dream Trips-the 10 places you have to ride Complete with maintenance tips and 12 emergency repairs you should know how to do, advice on riding in bad weather and in heavy traffic, and the ultimate packing checklist of what you need to take no matter where (or how long) you go, this handy, helpful guide is designed to make your bike tour an invigorating, rewarding experience you will never forget.

Lasagna Gardening With HerbsLasagna gardening is sweeping the nation, as more and more gardeners discover this simple, sensible method of creating healthy soil for easy-care gardens. Pat Lanza's organic, commonsense approach takes the backbreaking labor out of preparing and planting an aromatic, delicious, and low-maintenance herb garden. Discover Pat's homegrown methods for using more than 50 favorite herbs in recipes, making herbal wreaths and delicious herbal teas, and growing and using edible flowers."From the first paragraph of Lasagna Gardening with Herbs to the last, I felt as though I had finally found my soil sister. Pat Lanza writes and gardens with knowledge, passion, and a pioneer spirit. Her easy-to-implement tips, combined with her encyclopedic wisdom about plants and soil, make her book indispensable to both beginning and advanced gardeners."--Sharon Lovejoy, contributing editor of Country Living Gardener, a New York Times syndicated contributor, and author of numerous books, including Trowel & Error"If Pat Lanza sometimes has dirty fingernails, it's because she's a writer with the hands-on, dig-in-the-dirt passion of a gardener. When she writes about gardening methods, you know she's tried them. And with her discovery of lasagna gardening, she's managed to make it easier for all of us."--Walter Chandoha, animal and garden photographer and author and illustrator of more than 25 books, including The Literary Gardener"Pat Lanza is the only one I know who turns the world upside down when she gardens. She starts with the basics-- dirt first! Her philosophy is that if you do it right from the garden up and make it fun and easy, the garden will do the rest."--Jim Long, columnist for The Herb Companion and The Herb Quarterly magazines and author of books on herbs and history"Pat Lanza is a true renaissance woman, always inventing new ways to tackle old tasks. One day she decided to try her lasagna method of soil improvement with herbs. Did it work? Of course! Her small garden produced prodigious harvests of delicious aromatic herbs! Carpe diem!"--Jim W. Wilson, horticulturist and author of numerous books, including Jim Wilson's Container GardeningAbout the AuthorPatricia Lanza is a lifelong gardener, a popular speaker, and the proprietor of the Potager, a garden gift shop and café in Wurtsboro, New York. Her first book about her time-saving garden methods, Lasagna Gardening, won the prestigious Quill and Trowel Award from the Garden Writers Association of America.