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How can we protect ourselves from the pollution, chemicals, and toxins that pervade our environment? Dr. Jenny Goodman connects the health of our planet with our own well-being, addressing the questions that very few doctors ask. We're all too aware of the traffic pollution in the air, the chemicals in our water, the toxins in the soil (and therefore our food), and the electromagnetic energy emanating from our gadgets. If we can also understand how they affect our health, not least in the worrying rises in asthma and allergies, infertility, obesity, heart disease, behavioral and neurological disorders, as well as cancer, then we can take positive steps to avoid them. With the right information, we can: Safeguard ourselves with protective measures Minimize our interactions with pollutants Ensure our bodies have the right anti-toxin nutrients Take collective action to fight for our health and that of the environment Backed by the latest scientific and medical research, Getting Healthy in Toxic Times will empower you to look after your own health--and that of the planet. Let's put the good stuff in and take the bad stuff out!

Hollywood star Naomi Watts opens up about the challenges she faced on reaching early menopause, all based on the latest advice from hormone experts, doctors and nutritionists.At 36, Naomi Watts was at the height of her fame when suddenly she started experiencing symptoms she couldn't explain - dry, itchy skin, raging hormones, night sweats - leaving her lost and confused, only to learn that she was going through menopause.It is estimated that 13 million women in the UK are currently dealing with menopause symptoms, and yet the very word 'menopause' continues to be associated with stigma and confusion. With so little information, many women feel unprepared, uninformed and - because of the varying ages it begins - deeply alone when the time comes. This is the book Naomi Watts wishes she had when she first started experiencing symptoms. Like sitting down over coffee and having an intimate chat with the girls, Dare I Say It blends stories from Naomi and her friends with humour and expert advice, to take the stigma out of menopause and ageing.Answering questions such as: What's HRT and should I be on it? Will I ever sleep again? What happened to my libido? Do I need 18 serums for my ageing skin? Whose body is this anyway? Naomi Watts shares the most up-to-date learnings on how to manage menopause symptoms and tackle the physical and emotional challenges we encounter as we age. Irreverent, bold and funny, Dare I Say It is the companion every woman needs to inhabit the best version of themselves.

Wild Witchcraft takes us to the roots of natural magick, looking at our relationship with the Natural World and how we can work with Nature, herbs and plants, the seasons and the elements.

This book proposes a new fitness framework that encompasses all fitness indicators in a holistic and comprehensive manner, providing a comprehensive and inclusive definition of physical fitness.

By focusing on quantitative and qualitative research in Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires, this book expands on the notion of "therapeutic culture."

This book takes a case study approach to explore leadership narratives of women in healthcare and science, paying attention to the intersection of gender, identity, and race in each story

This book, Sex, Sexuality and Sexual Health in Southern Africa is structured around four major themes.

Women, Migration, and Aging in the Americas analyzes how immigrant women have coped with life after they settled in the Americas, from the 19th-21st centuries.

This book explores the perpetuation of gender-based violence in the Anglophone Caribbean, and proposes viable policy and programming solutions to prevent it. It will be of interest to researchers and practitioners working on issues related to gender, the Caribbean, global development, criminology and human rights.

The Handbook on Inequalities in Sentencing and Corrections among Marginalized Populations offers state-of-the-art volumes on seminal and topical issues that span the fields of sentencing and corrections.

This book provides a gender perspective on the impact of extended working life on the different dimensions of well-being, the factors which can limit extended working life, and the working conditions of older workers.

Venus Williams' strategic, practical and inspirational guide to winning and wellbeing.

A lyrical exploration of mental health and nature, set to the phases of the moon

This innovative book provides a new conceptual analysis of loneliness - a condition associated with severe health consequences, including increased morbidity and early death.

This book takes religion as an entry point for a deeper exploration into why practices of gender-based violence continue, and what possible actions might help to contribute to their eradication. It presents empirical cases of religious, non-religious and secular actors.

Although sport participation decreases on average for women once they become mothers, athletes have demonstrated that motherhood does not signal the end of sport engagement and athletic identities, or career roles. This is the first book to offer an in-depth examination of the nexus of women, sport and culture within the context of motherhood.

This book provides a theoretically and empirically grounded examination of the struggle for maternity care in contemporary Russia, framed by changes to the healthcare system and the roles of its participants after socialism.