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Interest in traditional herbal remedies has never been greater, and as we all battle with the challenges of the hectic and technological modern world, escape can often be found in medicines from ancient and gentler times. The Healing Herbal is a beautiful work of reference featuring 100 plants and their influence on medicine through the ages, from ancient civilization to the present day. Authoritative and engaging text includes the very latest research on both traditional and more recently discovered herbal remedies. Cross-reference features identify a medical condition or ailment and the corresponding plant that may help provide an essential contribution to treatment. Each entry features botanical artwork of flora, leaves and seeds that form the basis of pharmaceutical drugs, from Adonis vernalis to Vinca minor.

The Muslim mum is the most fertile political symbol of our times – heralded as both the solution and cause to many of the issues that erroneously come to define Muslim communities in our now globalised world. Muslim mums who are continuously spoken down to, at, or for, and very rarely conversed with in a language that sees and understands us beneath the suffocating extraneous layers of media sensationalism and political discourse. In the first of its kind, A Cool Girl’s Guide to Being a Muslim Mum looks at the blessed and fraught experience of mothering when Muslim in contemporary political times. Amidst the textures of an accelerating digital age, ubiquitous Islamophobia and an increasingly commercialised cultural climate that impacts us in ways obvious and untold.

Are you a dyspraxic or ADHD woman, or do you think you might be?Does a lot of life advice for women feel like it's not quite meant for you?Were you told you'd grow out of dyspraxia or ADHD as a child, not grow into them as a woman?If you want to understand what dyspraxia or ADHD means to you as an adult, and a woman, this book is for you. It will support you in every part of your neurodiversity journey and help you understand what dyspraxia and ADHD mean to you as a women, in your relationship with others, yourself and even your body. It's the survival guide I wish I had growing up - so I have written it for you instead. Sometimes uplifting and humours and at other times unflinchingly honest about life's rock bottoms, think of reading this book as having a coffee with someone who's seen the best and worst of life and is ready to cheer you on when you're doing great and be there for you when you fall.

Hormones play an integral part in many of our daily functions and continue to influence our mood, sleep and sex drive throughout our lives. This feel-good guide will accompany you on your hormone health journey, covering everything you need to know to help you understand and regulate your hormones so you can regain control of your body.

From homeopath and natural health advocate Marcus Fernandez, a modern guide on how to use homeopathy at home to treat a wide range of common ailments.

"For cocktail enthusiasts, herbalists, foragers, and bartenders, Botanical Bar Craft serves up original, spirited recipes and invaluable plant knowledge, inspired by adventures in the garden and forest. In Botanical Bar Craft, innovative herbalist and mixologist Cassandra Sears invites readers to create herbal elixirs and apothecary cocktails infused by a close connection to nature. Whether in the garden, the field, or the forest, Sears finds generous abundance among the plants. Her tonic libations harness the power of phytochemistry and place-based consciousness while easing stress and comforting the body, mind, and spirit. With original recipes that tie together the creative arts of herbal medicine and craft cocktail making, Sears blends herbal tinctures, teas, and botanical infusions into modern-classic cocktails as well as sensational and unique nonalcoholic drinks that hit the spot for relaxation without sedation. More than just a collection of recipes, Botanical Bar Craft is also an herbal handbook for bartenders and a mixology guide for herbalists. Readers will delight in the journey as Sears combines dashes of herbal lore and history with instructions for developing the spirited philosophy of apothecary bartending, lessons on mixology, and a primer on the beneficial actions of medicinal herbs. Inside Botanical Bar Craft, you'll also find: -65 original recipes for potions, tonics, elixirs, and cocktails, including Kava Cacao Flip, Pregnancy Punch, Victory Garden, Bloody Botanist, Bitters and Soda, Juice of Life, and Euphoria. -More than 40 plant profiles that include how those plants grow and suggestions for how to use them behind the bar to draw out their beneficial actions. -An accessible explanation of the chemistry and energetics of medicinal herbs. -Behind-the-scenes interviews with artisan distillers. -Advice and tips for growing a garnish garden. This book will not only appeal to herbalists, herbal enthusiasts, and home cocktail enthusiasts, but also to professional bartenders looking to embrace the use of innovative and highly flavorful natural ingredients in their bar creations. Botanical Bar Craft provides all the answers for those who are curious and wondering how to make a really good drink inspired by and infused with plants"--

Written by the author of the bestselling Concise Foraging Guide, this practical pocket guide describes 166 plant species with medicinal qualities that you can forage or grow in the UK and Europe.

There are approximately 55 million people living with dementia around the world. It is estimated that this number will rise to 139 million by 2050. And it isn't just the elderly who are affected; diagnosis rates are rising in younger adults, with women at a higher risk than men. For many, especially those with a genetic predisposition, this fate has seemed inevitable. Until now.In The Ageless Brain, Dr Bredesen, a world-leading pioneer in the field of neurodegenerative research, will share cutting-edge science on neurodegeneration, including how misunderstandings of the disease have hindered our efforts to treat it. Lauded for his integrative protocol, he has, in clinical studies, reversed the symptoms of Alzheimer's and dementia. In this book, he will share his preventative program that readers of all ages can put into practice straight away. This plan will empower all of us to optimise our cognitive health and live well into old age.If you want to stay sharp and have a vibrant mind for life, this book is essential reading.

Fans of Dr. Jen Gunter and Emily Nagoski will love this science-based, practical, and empowering guide to your uterus.It gives life to humankind, billions of people have one, and yet the uterus is still mysterious to many. And talking about it can feel taboo. But when you don’t talk about it, you don’t discover what’s normal and what’s not—or what questions to ask at the doctor’s office. The reality? This versatile, pear-shaped organ is worthy of everyone’s attention. In Pear-Shaped, a gynecologist and a science communicator join forces to tell the life story of your uterus.Did you know that the uterus is a muscle? Or that it can stretch to the size of a watermelon? In Pear-Shaped, the authors reveal surprising facts about the uterus, alongside practical, helpful information including:A detailed anatomy of the uterus with illustrations.An overview of its many functions.Complications that can impact fertility, childbearing, birth, and menstruation.Tips for advocating for yourself at the doctor’s office.Descriptions and images of what the uterus looks like (including the fact that it doesn’t always look the same for everyone).Real case studies from the author’s gynecological practice.Information about menstruation, contraception, abortion, pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause.As Pear-Shaped shows, the uterus is truly fascinating. But it also can be a source of serious concern for many. Pear-Shaped also discusses various problems and diseases that arise in the uterus—including endometriosis, PCOS, fibroids, and unwanted pregnancy—and how everyday people work with their doctors to find a solution that works for them.

An empowering new take on codependent behaviour, revealing the underlying reasons we struggle with doing it all-and the path to recovery and freedom.

From boundary expert Terri Cole comes an empowering workbook featuring a wide variety of new practices, exercises, and encouragement.

It is widely believed and repeatedly stated that herbal drugs, being natural, are devoid of all toxic or adverse effects. This misconception often leads to the misuse of herbal drugs either independently or in combination with other drugs. This book embodies a survey of about 1500 medicinal plants and herbal products. It includes more than 100 e

The present book covers the natural/bio-based products from plants, mushrooms and microbes that can be used against different microbial diseases caused by viruses, bacteria and fungi. This book would be an essential reading for students, researchers and people from pharma industries.

This book discusses the various machine learning, deep learning, big data and internet of things technologies for healthcare. The book is primarily aimed at graduates and researchers studying emerging technologies in healthcare. Industry and medical professionals will also find this book helpful.

This book examines the impact of austerity on healthcare delivery in English prisons. It argues that austerity has been a political experiment that has caused debt to balloon, eroded the prison health system and perpetuated a cycle of punishment, resulting in sicker prisoners and violating prisoners' human rights.

Georgie Holbrook created this evaluation to prove her findings with over 2000 people. Living one's passion is measured by the 'inherent story of your health' being in alignment with your 'external lifestyle.' She has unearthed her discovery for you to have this opportunity to prove to yourself now to live in harmony with your authentic self.Imagine your health and lifestyle evaluation as a pair of bicycle wheels. You will have the visual opportunity in 3 simple steps to see quickly what types of reality wheels you have created, which for most people, is an eye-opening experience. Are your wheels slowly being deflated from lack of importance or vital understanding? Have your wheels been spinning in a robotic daily routine showing up in mild to extreme health issues? Or when asked if your life most days are joy-filled, you rethink the question, and say 'yes' when you mean 'no?'SCORE YOURSELF is a rare opportunity to explore your greater health and happiness. Learn 7 ways your body speaks in a language inviting change. Over 2000 people had these 7 health issues in common. Georgie says this is not normal, these can actually be prevented and healed.A major surprising fact, over 2000 people had 10-20 health issues out of 27 giving them personalized feedback to consider taking their health seriously. No one had none! Learn the underlying cause, and do not ignore these significant messengers. Consider these signs as the love language of your soul getting your attention to embrace natural solutions and take the time to make healthy changes.Learn how trial and error remedies leave you distrusting your body.Explore reasons why one rarely heals if they have an internalized quiver.Understand how emotions manifest in physical health issues as a language.Discover how health challenges can be 80% emotional and be reversed.Ask yourself, what areas of your life work really well? What areas do you feel can still be improved if you could understand what is required to make changes? With detailed understanding, you have the opportunity to change and fall in love with your life.Once the evaluation is completed and scored, you can take small steps and pick areas you want to improve on. First, you will understand why making this improvement is vital. Second, when you experience the benefits - you will start building self-confidence in the way you physically and emotionally feel and want to make healthier choices. This evaluation will prove that nature by design has answers, and the intelligence within you has been doing healing and repair since the day you were born. Believe always that nothing is impossible to improve and heal.Georgie shares from her own experience. She learned that to honor her Inherent Purpose in life, her body as her friend had to redirect her life during a 7-year devastating health challenge, having facial deformity and near blindness. She self-healed, having been given a second chance, has helped hundreds of people learn natural principles which align with the harmony of their soul that transformed their lives. Creating for them endless possibilities for successful living lifestyles that complement their purpose and reason for being alive. Remember the life you save, maybe your own.

Empower your mind, strengthen your body and build your best life with this girl-power guide to strength training. With helpful tips, practical advice and energizing affirmations, this wellness and weightlifting companion will support you on your journey to becoming your strongest self.