Highlighting the critical role of midwestern farmers in the creation of the American CenturyThough often left out of the story of the making of the American Century, the farmers of the Midwest were at its center, fueling the nation’s growing power in the midtwentieth century. In Global Heartland, Peter Simons explores how, after decades of slipping to the margins of an urbanizing economy, these farmers assumed renewed strategic and cultural importance as t...

While stories of the proverbial 'Fountain of Youth' have followed mankind almost since our first waking moments, the concept really took hold in literature and imagination when Spanish Explorer Juan Ponce de Léon sought to find the fabled fountain in the 16th century. While he failed in his quest, modern scientists uncovered a pivotal clue to this ancient mystery in 2009 - a clue that has led to an amazing discovery that you can incorporate into your own life, today, to find your very own ...

Sulfur is a mineral that is vital to human growth and health, yet it is all too often overshadowed by other, more marketable vitamins and minerals. Found readily in nature and in every part of the human body, this non-metallic compound can help us achieve optimal health - IF we know about it, and if we understand the how's, why's and when's of this important mineral. This guide is your answer to everything regarding sulfur. If you suffer from brittle nails, fatigue, slow healing wounds, ar...

In Climbing Parnassus, winner of the 2005 Paideia Prize, Tracy Lee Simmons presents a defense and vindication of the formative power of Greek and Latin. He also shows how these languages have played a crucial role in the development of authentic Humanism, the foundation of the West's cultural order and America's understanding of itself as a union of citizens. Simmons's persuasive witness to the unique, now all-but-forgotten advantages of study in and of the classical languages constitutes ...

An extensively revised third edition of this introduction to neuroethology - the neuronal basis of animal behaviour - for zoology, biology and psychology undergraduate students. The book focuses on the roles of individual nerve cells in behaviour, from simple startle responses to complex behaviours such as route learning by rats and singing by crickets and birds. It begins by examining the relationship between brains and behaviour, and showing how study of specialised behaviours reveals ne...

Cancer rates are rising world-wide, with a 2012 World Health Organization report stating that there were 14 million new cases every year with 8.2 Million cancer related deaths. These astronomical numbers make cancer a leading cause of death in the world, and with 1 in 4 deaths in the United States attributed to Cancer, it is the second leading cause of death in America alone. While the causes of Cancer vary from tobacco use to excess weight, one theory suggests the alkaline and acidity lev...

Do you feel run down and worn out from doing very little? Is your energy level a laughable shadow of what it once was? Many think this is just a sign of getting older, but the truth is, these are signs of increasing toxicity. Unfortunately, in our modern world of chemicals and free radicals, we are constantly being bombarded with energy sapping toxins - toxins that just build up in our systems over time, lessening our energy, degrading our health and generally making our lives one tired da...

Chlorophyll, the Earth's green blood, is the fabric of life, without which no life would be possible. New studies reveal that chlorophyll is not only vital for plants and herbivores but that - in humans - it can make the difference between a healthy life, bursting with vitality and energy, to a life plagued by sickness and deficiencies. Peter Carl Simons, expert on nutrition and vital substances, explains in this book important correlations and offers answers to questions imperative for a ...

Alzheimer's Disease is a progressive illness that slowly erodes memory and vital mental functions. Affecting an estimated 5.3 Million American's, with approximately 5.1 million of those afflicted over the age of 65, this diabolical condition as zoomed to the 6th leading cause of death in the States and earned a feared spot in our collective consciousness. When 1 in 3 elderly patients suffer from Alzheimer's or some form of dementia, it is no wonder that the medical community is galvanizing...

Imagine a plant, a plain tuber, that looks like a radish, that grows at an altitude of 4000 metres, that survives extreme heat, cold, severe weather and a thin atmosphere and which at the same time stores strength, vitamines, trace elements and mineral nutrients. The Inkas had already used maca root from the Andean high plateaus as food and as medicine. Peter Carl Simons, a health expert, shows how this unremarkable plant can still be used as part of a therapy. The field of application inc...

Microcirculation of blood is the circulation of blood in the smallest of blood vessels, those embedded in the organ tissues. While these are not the first avenues of thought when we consider circulation, they are vital to human health and to the function of the body. Without Microcirculation, our organs would fail, carbon dioxide removal would be reduced and the body would cease to function as it is meant to. This type of blood movement also directly impacts blood pressure and has become a...

Despite modern advances people still get older. The years pass and time takes its toll and it seems that aging is all but inevitable... But what if it doesn't have to be? We may not be able to stop the passage of time, but what if we could slow, or even reverse, the effects of aging? Long ago wise men and women had secrets that are just be rediscovered now, plants and methods to increase longevity and vitality. Science has shown us these methods and secrets are still just as valid and help...