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You didn't apply for this job—and yet here you are—one among more than a million people this year alone who were thrust into the role of dementia caregiver. This book was purposefully designed to guide you every step of the way. It recognizes the profound challenges you face and offers a lifeline to help you not just survive, but thrive in your caregiving role.

Infusing your craft with plants and herbs is a powerful way to connect to Mother Earth. This green witchcraft encyclopedia explores the most essential magical plants, offering you a complete resource for safely growing, foraging, harvesting, and using everything from aloe to valerian. Discover greater harmony with nature as you harness the natural energy of plants to create healing and balance in your life.

Now in its expanded, updated revised edition, this is the original classic text (with more than five million sold) that helped create the natural foods industry. It remains today one of the major texts on herbs, natural diet and lifestyle and holistic health.

Skip the trial-and-error — here’s the foolproof way to farm mushrooms in your own home. And with the straightforward, no-BS approach that you’ll find in this audio, you’ll soon be picking your very own psilocybin mushrooms, right from the comfort of your own home.

Pushing back against a consumerist, pleasure-centric somatics industry that privileges product over process, Abigail Rose Clarke reminds us that truly meaningful embodiment practice nurtures our relationships among self, nature, and community.

An accessible and balanced account, Food Politics laid the groundwork for today's food revolution and changed the way we respond to food industry marketing practices. Now, a new introduction and concluding chapter bring us up to date on the key events in that movement. This pathbreaking, prize-winning book helps us understand more clearly than ever before what we eat and why. This book is published by University of California Press.

Have you suffered trauma in the past? Have you been wanting to relieve unusual symptoms but can’t seem to get to the bottom of it? Stored trauma can often lead to physical pain and the psychological anguish that comes along with it. Want to say good-bye to all of the overwhelming and complex info out there and discover what easily works for you? You see, using somatic healing to your benefit doesn't have to be difficult, even if you feel like you've already tried everything. In fact, it's easier than you think.

In his first book, visionary social care leader Liam Palmer shares anecdotes and well-researched articles to challenge, inform, and, ultimately, raise standards in the care home sector. He applies his strategic thinking to a number of complex problems within care to unpick these dynamics and identify the drivers and forces at work.

One of the many strange effects of the 2020 pandemic has been to make us much more vigilant about the state of our health in general and about minor symptoms in particular. And this, in turn, has made us more conscious that we all feel slightly out of sorts a great deal of the time; maybe even every day. This book is not about what happens when we're ill with something sufficiently serious to send us to the doctor or confine us to bed. Instead, it focuses on the multitude of mild, irksome, distracting illnesses, aches and pains with which we all put up with constantly.

In a world overwhelmed by pharmaceutical solutions, Barbara O'Neill's Natural Remedies: A Comprehensive Guide to Holistic Healing and Wellness offers a refreshing approach to health and well-being. Drawing on years of experience and expertise, Barbara O'Neill presents time-tested, natural remedies that are not only effective but also accessible to everyone. This book is a treasure trove of knowledge, perfect for those seeking to take control of their health through natural means.

Relieving lower back pain often involves a combination of lifestyle changes, self-care techniques, and, if necessary, professional medical intervention. In this book we will investigate many solutions to lower back pain and activities to avoid.

Are you looking for a natural, holistic approach to health that’s grounded in science and traditional wisdom? Do you want to explore the world of herbal remedies but don’t know where to start? This audiobook is your gateway to understanding the power of herbal and plant-based remedies and how they can enhance your well-being.

In a world brimming with instant solutions, rediscover the timeless wisdom of harnessing nature's remedies for everyday health challenges. This book is your comprehensive guide to unlocking the healing potential of common ingredients found right in your kitchen and garden. Dive into a world where honey soothes throats, ginger quells nausea, and chamomile calms the mind. This book takes you on a journey through the centuries-old traditions of using readily available resources to address minor ailments.

CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta offers an accessible, data-packed answer to our biggest questions about COVID-19. As the doctor who's been holding America's hand through the crisis with compassion, clarity and well-earned wisdom, he gives you the unvarnished story behind the pandemic, including insights about the novel virus' behavior, and offers practical tools to ready ourselves for what lies ahead.

Enjoy a brief history of herbalism and the benefits of herbal remedies, then follow the author as she shares the benefits of four super herbs that will change your mind about the way you saw them or used them in the past. You will get a list of 161 herbs and their medicinal benefits, a collection the author has been working on for a long time, as well as a quick reference guide of 20 diseases/ailments and which herbs you can use for them. Improve your health today!

At 22 Julie Barton collapsed on her kitchen floor in Manhattan. She was one year out of college and severely depressed. Summoned by Julie's incoherent phone call, her mother raced from Ohio to New York and took her home. Psychiatrists, therapists and family tried to intervene, but nothing reached her until the day she decided to do one hopeful thing: adopt a golden retriever puppy she named Bunker.

Have you ever driven home from work wearing nothing but a pair of rubber boots? For Dr. Melinda McCall, a large animal veterinarian in rural Virginia, this is living the dream. Caring for cattle, goats, sheep, pigs, llamas, and the occasional alpaca, unusual mishaps and mind-blowing adventures abound. Getting caught driving home naked after a tough day at work is just another day at the office for Dr. Melinda.

Aromatherapy is a popular trend gaining traction that uses the benefits of essential oils to live a healthier life. Using essential oils can improve your health, wellness, immune system, respiratory system, and emotional stability. Essential oils can get rid of colds and sickness. They can be used as a natural perfume, as natural cleaning products, as massage oils, as an anti-aging remedy, for healthy skin, and much more!

Headaches are a common part of many people's lives - for the most part causing the occasional inconvenience. However, for some, headaches can be a major burden. Around 10 million adults in the UK experience migraines, and more than 500,000 people are living with daily, or near-daily, headaches. In Headaches, Dr Mark Weatherall explains the current scientific understanding of what headaches are, what causes them and why certain people get them. This audiobook will examine how to manage headaches, the treatment options available and answer commonly asked questions.

The Complete Beginners Guide to Herbalism provides necessary scientifically proven details, outlining potential benefits and risks in a convenient and easy-to-understand format.