During the era of slavery in the Danish West Indies, a distinct Africana heritage religion was developed by the enslaved population that relied on performative expression, and Gregory Carter traces this heritage.This spiritualty shared many attributes with other African heritage religions throughout the African Atlantic, including belief in spirit powers, the veneration of ancestors, polyrhythmic music, dance, costumed masquerade performance, reliance on herbalism ...

Have you heard about the little-known nerve that can drastically change your life?In your body exists a very special nerve that can control your emotions, health, happiness and hormones. Scientists and doctors are now getting more and more interested in this secret nerve than has the potential to be an "off button" for inflammation-related diseases, depression, anxiety and even cancer.In this outstanding book, you are going to reveal the secrets of the Vagus...

Under Watchful EyesBy: Carter GregoryBen met Edna in Sydney, Australia during the tumultuous time of World War II. Ben wishes to join the army at fourteen, but his mother insists he becomes a priest, causing friction in the home. When Ben and Edna run away and spend an innocent day together, their mothers become furious, and Edna and her family move three thousand miles away to Perth. Ben's mother tells him nothing of Edna's whereabouts. And Ben becomes desolate.Ben...

Have you heard about the little-known nerve that can drastically change your life?In your body exists a very special nerve that can control your emotions, health, happiness and hormones. Scientists and doctors are now getting more and more interested in this secret nerve than has the potential to be an "off button" for inflammation-related diseases, depression, anxiety and even cancer.In this outstanding book, you are going to reveal the ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.This book also explores emotional eating in real-life settings at work, at home, and in relationships offering realistic strategies that work in busy, imperfect lives. Setbacks and slip-ups are addressed with honesty and reassurance, helping you move forward without quitting or falling into all-or-nothing thinking.Most importantly, this guide is about building confidence with food and with yourself. It encourage...

An accessible and reassuring guide to childhood health and immunity from a pediatrician who’s both knowledgeable about the latest scientific research and respectful of a family’s risk factors, health history, and concernsIn The Vaccine-Friendly Plan, Paul Thomas, M.D., presents his proven approach to building immunity: a new protocol that limits a child’s exposure to aluminum, mercury, and other neurotoxins while building overall good health. Based on the ...

Learn how exercising your vagus nerve, which regulates functions in the body such as digestion, heart rate and the immune system, can improve your health.Anatomists were stumped. How could the vagus nerve, a single nerve beginning in the brainstem, be so long and connect to so many different organs? What effects could this nerve possibly employ? With such a vast array of potential functions, what would happen if this nerve was injured or cut?This helpful guid...

The latest scientific research on home birth, breastfeeding, sleep training, vaccines, and other key topics—to help parents make their own best-informed decisions.In the era of questionable Internet "facts" and parental oversharing, it's more important than ever to find credible information on everything from prenatal vitamins to screen time. The good news is that parents and parents-to-be no longer need to rely on an opinionated mother-in-law about whether it’s OK...

A guide to coping with fibromyalgia, myofascial pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome• Reveals how to deal with each disorder and how treatments can interact or aggravate if more than one disorder is present• Offers techniques to dispel the side effects created by these illnessesFibromyalgia, chronic myofascial pain, and chronic fatigue syndrome are often seen as interchangeable conditions, a belief held even by many health care providers. Nothing could be further from...

The astonishing and impressive first collection of short stories from New York Times bestselling author Neil GaimanAn elderly widow finds the Holy Grail beneath an old fur coat in a second-hand store . . .A stray cat fights and refights a nightly battle to protect his adoptive family from an unimagiable evil . . .A young couple receives a wedding gift that will reveal a chilling alternate history of their marriage . . .Beneath a bridge by the railroad tracks...

LONGLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE 2014By the author of Four Letters of Love, the international bestseller now a major film starring Helena Bonham Carter and Pierce Brosnan'A love letter to literature and storytelling' Eimear McBride'I am utterly obsessed with Niall Williams' Ann PatchettIn her attic room, with the rain rushing down ...