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"In his ... bestseller Wheat Belly, Dr. William Davis changed the lives of millions of people by teaching them to remove grains from their diets to reverse years of chronic health damage. Now, he goes beyond cutting grains to help you take charge of your own health in Undoctored. This groundbreaking exposé reveals how millions of people are given dietary recommendations crafted by big business, are prescribed unnecessary medications, and undergo...
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Whether you adopt or shop, choosing the right pet for you and your family is a decision that should be made after careful consideration. Once that pet enters your home, what are your next steps? How do you raise naturally healthy pets? Why should you raise naturally healthy pets? Do you know which vaccinations should be given or how often? Will your pet need monthly chemical treatments for parasite prevention or is this avoidable? How do you choose...
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"If you were ill and doctors couldn't help you, would you have 20 years to wait before medical science discovered the true cause of your suffering and the way to get better? What would it be worth if someone could help you recover and heal--right now? Anthony William, the one and only Medical Medium, shares revolutionary insight--much of which science has yet to discover--into the reasons we suffer and how to finally heal from more than two dozen...
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Twenty-year-old Sibel is fascinated by the human body. She's hoping to be a doctor and plans to spend her summer in Istanbul studying for the MCAT and visiting her father's grave. Instead, she finds herself self-diagnosing her own possible chronic illness with the four humors theory of ancient medicine. Is an imbalance of blood, bile, choler, and phlegm the cause of her physical and emotional turmoil? Also on Sibel's mind: her blond American boyfriend...
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In rural Virginia, Young and Pak Yoo run an experimental medical treatment device known as the Miracle Submarine-- a pressurized oxygen chamber that patients enter for therapeutic 'dives' with the hopes of curing issues like autism or infertility. When the Miracle Submarine mysteriously explodes, killing two people, a dramatic murder trial upends the Yoos' small community. The ensuing trial uncovers unimaginable secrets from that night-- trysts in...
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"A bizarre, rollicking trip through the world of fringe medicine, filled with leeches, baking soda IVs, and, according to at least one person, zombies. It's no secret that American health care has become too costly and politicized to help everyone. So where do you turn if you can't afford doctors, or don't trust them? In this book, Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling examines the growing universe of non-traditional treatments -- including some that are really...
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A security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes the monstrous product of a chilling military experiment that only six-year-old orphan Amy Harper Bellafonte can stop.
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"A neurologist delves into the often misunderstood world of psychosomatic disorders, sharing individual case histories of patients who have medically unexplained symptoms, and encourages people to look with compassion at the ways in which our brains act out and to question our failure to credit the intimate connection between mind and body,"--NoveList.
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Her name was Henrietta Lacks, but scientists know her as HeLa. She was a poor Southern tobacco farmer, yet her cells--taken without her knowledge--became one of the most important tools in medicine. The first "immortal" human cells grown in culture, they are still alive today, though she has been dead for more than sixty years. HeLa cells were vital for developing the polio vaccine; uncovered secrets of cancer and viruses; helped lead to in vitro...
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"Over the next ten years, 40 to 60 million people in this country will be admitted to the ICU. Most of these hospitalizations will be sudden, unexpected, and harrowing, experiences that can alter patients and their families physically and emotionally, with effects that endure for years. Every Deep-Drawn Breath is a rich blend of science, medical history, profoundly humane patient stories, and personal reflection. Dr. Wes Ely's mission is to prevent...
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"Dr. Tommy John's unique program: a diet, lifestyle, and movement plan (Rethink. Rebuild. Replenish. Recover) for injury- and performance-proofing young athletes in every sport Beginning as early as age 6 and continuing through the teenage years and on into their twenties, both male and female athletes are more at risk of serious injuries at younger ages than ever before. Dr. Tommy John, son of lefty pitcher Tommy John and also a sports performance...
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Practiced for over 5,000 years in India, Ayurveda is the health-care manual for balanced energy and finding relief from ailments that affect a woman's well-being. Certified Ayurveda practitioner Emily L. Glaser shares her knowledge of this holistic medicine in an accessible way-with guidance on how to integrate Ayurveda on the path toward healing and balanced living.--
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Ciel Phantomhive and his demonic butler, Sebastian, are back, but their next case has them treading some rough waters! Aboard the luxury liner Campania, the two investigate an illegal human experiment that involves resurrecting the dead. But the closer they get to the truth, the closer they are to their own deaths! Will this be their final case, or will one hell of a butler keep them afloat?
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