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"A brilliant and brave investigation by Michael Pollan, author of five New York Times best sellers, into the medical and scientific revolution taking place around psychedelic drugs--and the spellbinding story of his own life-changing psychedelic experiences When Michael Pollan set out to research how LSD and psilocybin (the active ingredient in magic mushrooms) are being used to provide relief to people suffering from difficult-to-treat conditions...
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Medical medium volume 3
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English
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"The thyroid is the new hot topic in health. Across age groups, from Baby Boomers (and their parents) to millennials, more and more people--women especially--are hearing that their thyroids are to blame for their fatigue, weight gain, brain fog, memory issues, aches and pains, insomnia, hair loss, hot flashes, sensitivity to cold, and more. Everyone wants to know how to free themselves from the thyroid trap. As the thyroid has gotten more and more...
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Texas cowboy Ron Woodroof's free-wheeling life was overturned in 1985 when he was diagnosed as HIV-positive. Shunned and ostracized by many old friends and bereft of government-approved medicines, he decided to take matters in his own hands, tracking down alternative treatments from all over the world by means both legal and illegal. Bypassing the establishment, he joined forces with an unlikely band of renegades and outcasts and established a hugely...
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"Chronic pain is an epidemic. 50 million Americans struggle with back pain, headaches, or some other pain that resists all treatment. Desperate pain sufferers are told again and again that there is no cure for chronic pain. Psychotherapist Alan Gordon was in grad school when he started experiencing chronic pain and it completely derailed his life. He saw multiple doctors and received many diagnoses, but none of the medical treatments helped. Frustrated...
7) The instinct to heal: curing stress, anxiety, and depression without drugs and without talk therapy
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Distributed to the book trade by St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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English
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"Trigger point therapy is one of the fastest-growing and most effective pain therapies in the world. Medical doctors, chiropractors, physical therapists, and massage therapists are all beginning to use this technique to relieve patients' formerly undiagnosable muscle and joint pain, both conditions that studies have shown to be the cause of nearly 25 percent of all doctor visits. This book addresses the problem of myofascial trigger points--tiny contraction...
9) What your doctor may not tell you about menopause: the breakthrough book on natural hormone balance
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Warner Books
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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Hunter House, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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"Part whistle-blower book, part bone health bible, [this item] exposes [what the author sees as] the shocking difficulty involved in getting an accurate bone density reading and the serious risks of long term use of the most recent osteoporosis medications ... Simpson, both a Doctor of Chiropractic and a Certified Clinical Densitometrist, cuts through the confusion and inaccuracies surrounding osteoporosis to explain her whole-body approach to bone...
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Victory Belt Publishing Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Describes how to follow a Paleo lifestyle to help reverse the symptoms of a variety of autoimmune disorders, and provides expert tips on how to avoid disease triggers, foods that heal the body, and how to make lifestyle adjustments easily.
16) 7 steps to a pain-free life: how to rapidly relieve back and neck pain using the McKenzie method
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Plume
Pub. Date
2000
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English
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Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2008
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English
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Dr. Gordon shows us how doctors and patients alike have come to depend on antidepressants, and how these drugs have disappointed so many. He then carefully links each of his seven stages to helpful suggestions for relieving depression's symptoms. Using dramatic and inspiring examples from the patients he has worked with over the years, he explains the useful, mood-healing benefits of: food and nutritional supplements; Chinese medicine; movement, exercise,...
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Home Box Office
Pub. Date
[2013]
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English
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Season two picks up with Amy immersed in gathering evidence against Abaddonn. In the season's eight episodes, Amy enlists the help of journalist Jeff Flender, and as they work together on a searing expose, she dreams of a bigger life and develops romantic yearnings for the handsome, well-travelled reporter.
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John McDougall, M.D
Pub. Date
c2007
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English
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Mary went all out to show you her favorite recipes-- ones that are certain to please all family members and dinner guests. John takes on some of medicine's greatest controversies in order to give the opportunity to avoid unnecessary treatments and enjoy the excellent appearance and health you deserve.