In Toxic Home/Conscious Home, Rob Brown, MD examines the health dangers lurking in the modern home and offers simple, straightforward solutions as to what you can do about them. This book will help you understand how you interact with your environment physically, chemically, energetically and electrically. He answers questions such as:How can you uncover urgent and insidious sources of home toxicity?What changes can you make to improve the health and well-being of y...

*** Official course manual of the Advanced Buteyko Institute ***The Buteyko Course Manual is meant for participants to the Buteyko Breathing Course. It explains the basics of the Advanced Buteyko Breathing and gives tips, instructions and guidelines to follow during the course.We recommend reading the Buteyko Course Manual as you begin the course and before having the first teaching session with your instructor so you can ask any follow-up questions. A few weeks later you'l...

“Gets deep into the weeds, so to speak, of the microscopic architecture of plants and the biochemical processes at play.” —Washington PostMost gardeners realize that plants need to be fed, but many of us know little about the nature of the science involved. In Teaming with Nutrients, Jeff Lowenfels explains the basics of plant nutrition from an organic gardener’s perspective. In his trademark down-to-earth, style, Lowenfels explains the role of bo...

Although the Western world has been undergoing its greatest herbal renaissance in over a century, the medicinal actions of trees are often overlooked, perhaps none more so than pine. Given the drive for a new herb-of-the-day that will simulate excitement in the general populace (e.g. rhodiola, maca), it is astonishing that pine has been unrecognized for so long. This is particularly perplexing since the pollen of pine trees has been used for millennia in China and Korea as both food and a ...

Every year we each absorb an estimated 2 kilograms of chemicals through beauty and cosmetic products. Chemicals found in lipsticks, skin lotions and hair dyes have been linked with tumours, cell mutation, allergies, reproductive complications, endocrine disruption and cancer. Isn't it time we all paid more attention to exactly what goes into the eye shadows, body washes and deodorants we love to use? This compelling and timely book tells you the key chemicals you should avoid, reveals just...

This book is designed for undergraduate pharmacy students and provides both contemporary and comprehensive information on herbal drugs. The first three chapters—herbal drug industry, patents and intellectual property rights, and standardization of herbal drugs—are new, and have been culled from diverse sources. The book provides current information, and is organized in a format that enables students to focus on the important aspects

A must-read handbook for organic gardeners and small-scale growers.Thanks to research conducted over the last few decades, we know that most plants get a significant portion of their nutrients by attracting endophytic bacteria—bacteria that live inside a plant’s cells. Through a complex process, plant cells harvest the nitrogen and other nutrients in a bacterium’s cell wall and expel the bacterium’s protoplasts back into the soil where they rebuild their cell walls...

Discover the science that's really behind your everyday cosmetics and personal care. Discovering Cosmetic Science takes you on an eye-opening journey into the fascinating world of cosmetic science. Perfect for curious consumers, beauty lovers and anyone who wants to understand what they're putting on their skin, this book breaks down the complex science behind everyday products in an easy, engaging way.You'll uncover:The truth behind common beauty myt...

Collins IGCSE® Biology provides complete coverage of the latest Cambridge IGCSE® syllabus for Biology and is packed full of questions, in depth content, practical investigative skills features and more.Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationFirst teaching: 2014 First examination: 2016This title is endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education.Ensure complete and comprehensive coverage of the latest Cambridge IGCSE® Biology syl...

Scientific research has found that the healthiest and long-lived people on earth ate fungi, in fact they were defined the elixir of life, the fungi of immortality.In East and West, science has come to the same results, fungi preserve the health of humans as well as animals, they work in depth, the well-being is both physical and mental.

The human race has invented nearly every toxin imaginable. In our food, there are chemicals that kill pests, make foods ripen faster and grow bigger, and lengthen shelf life. In our clothing, chemicals make fabrics soft, keep them from wrinkling, make them fire retardant and resistant to stains, and keep them from collecting static. In our kitchens and bathrooms, chemicals create suds, remove grease, stiffen our hair, make our skin feel smooth, stop us from perspiring, change our hair colo...

Compounding and ManufacturingIn this course, you will learn about/review the basics of the art and practice of pharmacy compounding manufacturing. Despite the fact that less compounding and manufacturing is being performed in todays pharmacy, you should still be familiar with the various the various dosage forms being used and how they are prepared.This course is part of our Pharmacology series.Includes a questions and answers section at the end of each lesson....