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Step Up Your Game: The Revolutionary Program Elite Athletes Use to Increase Performance and Achieve Total Health
by Naresh RaoAs a sports and wellness medicine practitioner whose clients include Olympic and professional athletes, triathletes, and weekend warriors, Dr. Naresh Rao has uncovered the secrets of how and why elite athletes consistently perform at the highest levels. In Step Up Your Game, he reveals what separates the best athletes from the rest of us, despite our best efforts in any chosen sport. According to Rao, top athletes know that peak performance requires much more than consistent practice. He reveals a comprehensive program that takes into account every aspect of optimizing wellness--from monitoring health to improving nutrition, following a thorough training protocol, and developing a plan for recovering from and preventing injury. The mental game is just as important as the physical o≠ these athletes make sure to address their motivational, psychological, and spiritual needs, too. In short, the athletes who are at the top of their game know that if they want to improve--whether it’s their accuracy at the goal, time at the finish line, or consistency of play--they need to take each of these aspects into consideration every single day. Step Up Your Game reveals how remarkable success is available to athletes with the conviction and desire to improve. By integrating Dr. Rao’s program into an existing fitness routine, readers will take ownership of their training in a systematic way, remove the stress that often hampers outcomes, and--most importantly--begin to fully enjoy their exercise experience as they work to achieve their healthiest selves.
Return to Beauty: Old-World Recipes for Great Radiant Skin
by Narine NikogosianReturn to Beauty offers regimens made from fresh ingredients that can be found right in your kitchen. With recipes for winter, spring, summer, and fall, you can look beautiful throughout the year. Narine Nikogosian's natural and inexpensive products can be whipped up in less than ten minutes. Have a jar of honey in your pantry? Mix it with a few crushed walnuts to create a sensual, aromatic scrub for oily skin. Use dabs of cottage cheese to lighten undereye circles, or almond oil to rehydrate cracked lips. Narine also provides recipes based on astrological signs, such as for Scorpio, a Gracious Grapefruit Mask made of grapefruit, egg yolk, and soothing honey to rejuvenate your skin even after a late night. Narine is from a long line of Armenian women who have been harnessing the powers of nature to create everlasting beauty. For the first time, she reveals her secrets so that you can have star-worthy skin.
The English Prison Health System After a Decade of Austerity, 2010-2020: The Failed Political Experiment (Routledge Frontiers of Criminal Justice)
by Nasrul IsmailAusterity has reconfigured and scaled back the governance and delivery of public services and negatively affected society’s most vulnerable groups. This book opens up the closed world of English prisons to examine its impact on prison health governance and healthcare delivery. It argues that austerity has been a decade-long, large-scale political experiment that has caused debt to balloon, eroded the prison health system and perpetuated a cycle of punishment resulting in sicker prisoners. In short, austerity has violated prisoners’ human rights. Drawing on interviews and data from existing longitudinal and economic analyses, the book demonstrates how austerity has resulted in high rates of recidivism, diminished what remains of the welfare state, and increased inequality and punitiveness. Despite a decade of failure, there is a marked political reluctance to dispense with austerity, and the governmental juggernaut continues to produce the same result. As the spectre of recession increases, caused in part by Brexit and COVID-19, these failures are ever more perilous. This book blends the interdisciplinary perspectives of criminology, public health, sociology, law, social policy, politics, and economics to enable greater understanding of the impact of austerity on health governance, prison healthcare, the prison workforce, and prisoners’ health and safety. It challenges current policy, practice and thinking, and is a must read for anyone who wants to reflect on how the political economic structure can affect the governance and delivery of healthcare services in marginalised settings, beyond prisons, and indeed beyond England.
Well & Good: Supercharge your health for fertility & wellness
by Nat KringoudisWell & Good will set you on the path of priming your body for a complete wellness overhaul, because fertility isn't just about babies or a thriving reproductive system, it's about taking control of your health on all levels.With plenty of tips and recipes, Nat Kringoudis shows step-by-step how to take charge of your health and wellbeing. Her knowledge is not only for those want to boost their fertility, but for anyone who wants to experience better daily health.If you are ready for healthy hormones, Well & Good has all the information you need:• Top-ten foods for increased fertility• Ten steps to wellness• Your Fertile Pantry handy shopping list• Special tips for boosting men's reproductive health• Tips on revving up your fertility before conception• Tips for anyone who suffers from hormone imbalances and endometriosis• More than forty delicious and simple recipes to improve fertility and hormone health• How to look after your body when your baby arrives• Debunking ovulation myths.
The Key to Your Energy: 22 Steps to Rebuild Your Energy and Free Yourself Emotionally
by Natacha CalestréméThe international bestselling guide with 22 tried-and-tested steps to spiritual healing, unburdening your past traumas, and regaining your energy so you can finally live life to the fullest.Are you tired of feeling tired? Do you feel weighed down by your emotional burdens and your past traumas?This is a practical manual in which journalist and therapist Natacha Calestrémé lays out exactly how she healed and rebuilt her energy, weaving in alternative therapies that ultimately helped her to reset her mindset, improve her sleep, boost happiness, and unblock any negative emotions that were in her way. She'll show you how to identify and heal any trauma deep within to live a life of freedom, helping you to free yourself from your painful emotions and reconnect with your inner strength, the key to your energy.
Weighing the Future: Race, Science, and Pregnancy Trials in the Postgenomic Era (Critical Environments: Nature, Science, and Politics #9)
by Natali ValdezEpigenetics, the study of heritable changes in gene expression, has been heralded as one of the most promising new fields of scientific inquiry. Current large-scale studies selectively draw on epigenetics to connect behavioral choices made by pregnant people, such as diet and exercise, to health risks for future generations. As the first ethnography of its kind, Weighing the Future examines the sociopolitical implications of ongoing pregnancy trials in the United States and the United Kingdom, illuminating how processes of scientific knowledge production are linked to capitalism, surveillance, and environmental reproduction. Natali Valdez argues that a focus on individual behavior rather than social environments ignores the vital impacts of systemic racism. The environments we imagine to shape our genes, bodies, and future health are intimately tied to race, gender, and structures of inequality. This groundbreaking book makes the case that science, and how we translate it, is a reproductive project that requires feminist vigilance. Instead of fixating on a future at risk, this book brings attention to the present at stake.
Ponte en tu piel: Consejos sobre Skincare y estilo de vida para lucir una piel sana y bonita
by Natalia JiménezUna guía para aprender a cuidar tu piel. La piel es el órgano más grande y visible del cuerpo humano. Todos envejecemos, pero es posible hacerlo de forma sana y natural. Por eso, la dermatóloga Natalia Jiménez ha creado una guía fácil y muy completa con las claves para lucir una piel bonita: estilo de vida, alimentación, ejercicio físico y skincare. Un manual para aprender a cuidar nuestra piel de manera efectiva: cuáles son los ingredientes perfectos que tienes que encontrar en una crema, cómo leer una etiqueta correctamente, la importancia del fotoprotector como antiaging, los mejores tratamientos estéticos quirúrgicos y no quirúrgicos y la rutina ideal de cuidado para cara y cuerpo. Un completo libro en el que una de las dermatólogas más prestigiosas de nuestro país nos ayuda a ponernos en nuestra piel. Mi objetivo a lo largo de este libro es dar un enfoque diferente sobre el cuidado de la piel y el proceso de envejecimiento: veremos cómo funciona cada tratamiento, qué es efectivo y en qué no merece la pena invertir. Además, intentaré sustituir el concepto antiaging, que tiene claras connotaciones negativas, por el de better aging: porque envejecer de una forma saludable es posible. La filosofía better aging está ganando terreno en la actualidad, como forma más coherente y respetuosa de cuidarnos con el paso de los años. Mi libro busca ser un manifiesto de esta corriente y acercar al lector todos los secretos del cuidado de la piel, basados en los estudios científicos y en mi experiencia personal en la consulta.
Claves de cocina. Para volver a comer rico, variado y casero todos los días
by Natalia KiakoEl tercer libro de la autora de los exitosos Cómo como y A cuatro manos: un manual para tomar el mando de nuestra alimentación cotidiana, desde la organización de las compras hasta la preparación casera de comidas más saludables y sabrosas de un modo eficiente y sostenible. ¿Podemos volver a cocinar lo que comemos a diario sin agotarnos ni añorar el delivery? Natalia Kiako dice que sí. Que lo que preparamos en casa puede ser muy rico, incluso más que la comida comprada. Pero ¿cómo? Si nunca hay tiempo, si estamos siempre corriendo. Pensado como un libro-taller, en CLAVES DE COCINA se despliega un método que tiene mucho de la organización intuitiva de nuestras bisabuelas y una buena dosis de pragmatismo actualizado para ahorrar tiempo, aprovechar atajos y potenciar recursos. En su "cocina de componentes", Kiako propone repensar la manera en que hacemos las compras, aprender a intervenir y combinar ingredientes dentro de una dinámica que (con algo de práctica y cierto margen de prueba y error) nos permita resolver un almuerzo al paso o hacer la cena mientras los chicos se bañan. Acá no hay prohibiciones ni obligaciones, sino una invitación: un puñado de criterios que vamos cultivando a medida que los aplicamos, acompañados de recetas simples y flexibles ante las necesidades y los gustos de cada persona. Tan lejos de la reiteración mecánica y obediente de instrucciones a la que estamos habituados que casi podríamos llamarlas "anti recetas". Una mesa repleta de opciones, argumentos e información, para que el proceso de adueñarnos de lo que comemos sea realizable y lo más placentero posible.
Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession
by Natalia Mehlman PetrzelaHow is it that Americans are more obsessed with exercise than ever, and yet also unhealthier? Fit Nation explains how we got here and imagines how we might create a more inclusive, stronger future. If a shared American creed still exists, it’s a belief that exercise is integral to a life well lived. A century ago, working out was the activity of a strange subculture, but today, it’s almost impossible to avoid exhortations to exercise: Walk 5K to cure cancer! Awaken your inner sex kitten at pole-dancing class! Sweat like (or even with) a celebrity in spin class! Exercise is everywhere. Yet the United States is hardly a “fit nation.” Only 20 percent of Americans work out consistently, over half of gym members don’t even use the facilities they pay for, and fewer than 30 percent of high school students get an hour of exercise a day. So how did fitness become both inescapable and inaccessible? Spanning more than a century of American history, Fit Nation answers these questions and more through original interviews, archival research, and a rich cultural narrative. As a leading political and intellectual historian and a certified fitness instructor, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela is uniquely qualified to confront the complex and far-reaching implications of how our contemporary exercise culture took shape. She explores the work of working out not just as consumers have experienced it, but as it was created by performers, physical educators, trainers, instructors, and many others. For Petrzela, fitness is a social justice issue. She argues that the fight for a more equitable exercise culture will be won only by revolutionizing fitness culture at its core, making it truly inclusive for all bodies in a way it has never been. Examining venues from the stage of the World’s Fair and Muscle Beach to fat farms, feminist health clinics, radical and evangelical college campuses, yoga retreats, gleaming health clubs, school gymnasiums, and many more, Fit Nation is a revealing history that shows fitness to be not just a matter of physical health but of what it means to be an American.
Fit Nation: The Gains and Pains of America's Exercise Obsession
by Natalia Mehlman PetrzelaHow is it that Americans are more obsessed with exercise than ever, and yet also unhealthier? Fit Nation explains how we got here and imagines how we might create a more inclusive, stronger future. If a shared American creed still exists, it’s a belief that exercise is integral to a life well lived. A century ago, working out was the activity of a strange subculture, but today, it’s almost impossible to avoid exhortations to exercise: Walk 5K to cure cancer! Awaken your inner sex kitten at pole-dancing class! Sweat like (or even with) a celebrity in spin class! Exercise is everywhere. Yet the United States is hardly a “fit nation.” Only 20 percent of Americans work out consistently, over half of gym members don’t even use the facilities they pay for, and fewer than 30 percent of high school students get an hour of exercise a day. So how did fitness become both inescapable and inaccessible? Spanning more than a century of American history, Fit Nation answers these questions and more through original interviews, archival research, and a rich cultural narrative. As a leading political and intellectual historian and a certified fitness instructor, Natalia Mehlman Petrzela is uniquely qualified to confront the complex and far-reaching implications of how our contemporary exercise culture took shape. She explores the work of working out not just as consumers have experienced it, but as it was created by performers, physical educators, trainers, instructors, and many others. For Petrzela, fitness is a social justice issue. She argues that the fight for a more equitable exercise culture will be won only by revolutionizing fitness culture at its core, making it truly inclusive for all bodies in a way it has never been. Examining venues from the stage of the World’s Fair and Muscle Beach to fat farms, feminist health clinics, radical and evangelical college campuses, yoga retreats, gleaming health clubs, school gymnasiums, and many more, Fit Nation is a revealing history that shows fitness to be not just a matter of physical health but of what it means to be an American.
Fit to Be Citizens? Public Health and Race in Los Angeles, 1879-1939
by Natalia MolinaMeticulously researched and beautifully written, Fit to Be Citizens? demonstrates how both science and public health shaped the meaning of race in the early twentieth century. Through a careful examination of the experiences of Mexican, Japanese, and Chinese immigrants in Los Angeles, Natalia Molina illustrates the many ways local health officials used complexly constructed concerns about public health to demean, diminish, discipline, and ultimately define racial groups. She shows how the racialization of Mexican Americans was not simply a matter of legal exclusion or labor exploitation, but rather that scientific discourses and public health practices played a key role in assigning negative racial characteristics to the group. The book skillfully moves beyond the binary oppositions that usually structure works in ethnic studies by deploying comparative and relational approaches that reveal the racialization of Mexican Americans as intimately associated with the relative historical and social positions of Asian Americans, African Americans, and whites. Its rich archival grounding provides a valuable history of public health in Los Angeles, living conditions among Mexican immigrants, and the ways in which regional racial categories influence national laws and practices. Molina's compelling study advances our understanding of the complexity of racial politics, attesting that racism is not static and that different groups can occupy different places in the racial order at different times.
Ancestral Healing Made Easy: How to Resolve Ancestral Patterns and Honour Your Family History
by Natalia O'Sullivan Terry O'SullivanIdentify old family wounds, communicate with your ancestral guides, heal your lineage and achieve wellbeing for yourself and loved ones.To understand who we are, we must know where and who we come from. Discover powerful practices to honour and heal your family lineage.Ancestral healing is the process of revealing and releasing inherited wounds and traumas that have been passed down by our ancestors. Anyone researching their heritage will uncover both positive and negative issues that pass through the bloodlines from one generation to the next. Once we understand the effects our family has had on our wellbeing, we can find ways to heal their influences and celebrate their legacy.Renowned soul rescuers Natalia and Terry O'Sullivan have distilled an array of practices, rituals, exercises and meditations to help you: • explore what ancestral healing is and how it can aid you • recognize how unresolved ancestral wounds have impacted your life • learn how to use rituals and practical exercises to honour and communicate with your ancestors • balance your physical, emotional and psychological wellbeing through healing the family woundsThe journey of ancestral healing is one of evolution and restoration. Each step, ritual and prayer will take you closer to the life your ancestors have dreamed for you.
The Ancestral Continuum
by Nicola Graydon Natalia O'SullivanThe Ancestral Continuum guides readers on an illuminating journey toward an understanding of how much our lives today are affected by the choices and life experiences of our ancestors. This groundbreaking book does for the subject of ancestor acknowledgement what The Secret did to explain the universal Law of Attraction to a wide audience.The book combines first-person stories with practical, psychological, and spiritual advice, exercises, rituals, and meditations to help readers connect with their ancestors in a new and profound way. Drawing on many stories, traditions, anecdotes, and philosophies, this book describes the many ways in which our relationship with our ancestors continues beyond death. We learn how, if we remember and honor them in our daily lives, we can re-discover a rich source of gifts, communications, wisdom, and magical synchronicity. As our relationship with them deepens, so too does our understanding our own gifts and talents--our genius--and how to bring them into the world.
The Ancestral Continuum
by Nicola Graydon Natalia O'SullivanOur ancestry influences more than just our physical characteristics - it can also have a profound effect on who we are as people. The success of TV shows like Who Do You Think You Are? has prompted a massive interest in people tracing their family roots. But researching into our forebears' lives can often unearth turbulent histories. The past 250 years has seen more change and upheaval on a global scale than at any other point in history. The legacy of the holocaust, of slavery, indentured servitude and of two world wars, has seen a massive migration of peoples across the world, and almost all families know of a recent ancestor whose life was turned upside down by these events. Discovering more about our forebears, and identifying inherited traits, can help us realise our potential and assist us in overcoming obstacles that may be holding us back. As we learn about and honour our ancestors, we can reclaim who we are, discover our creativity, and find our true soul path. In this extraordinary book, readers will find out how to: discover and honour their ancestors, heal their family histories, reveal inherited creative and inspirational gifts, discover their guardian ancestors and learn from inspiring case studies of personal growth. The Ancestral Continuum will take each reader on a journey through the labyrinth of their own ancestral legacy. As we explore our family tree, we can begin to see ourselves as just one strand in a never-ending tapestry of history and emotion, personality and achievement, birth and death, that will continue into infinity. The book is a powerful and revolutionary blueprint for transforming how we feel about ourselves.
The Ancestral Continuum: Unlock the Secrets of Who You Really Are
by Nicola Graydon Natalia O'SullivanThe Ancestral Continuum guides readers on an illuminating journey toward an understanding of how much our lives today are affected by the choices and life experiences of our ancestors. This groundbreaking book does for the subject of ancestor acknowledgement what The Secret did to explain the universal Law of Attraction to a wide audience.The Ancestral Continuum is an extraordinary investigation into the spiritual and emotional legacies we inherit at our birth from our ancestors, and a powerful and revolutionary blueprint for transforming how we feel about ourselves. The book takes you on a journey to discover how humanity, throughout time and around the world, acknowledges loved ones who have died and honors those who came before them. And it will give you the tools to explore your family tree, meet your ancestors anew and find your way through the labyrinth of your own legacy. You will begin to see yourself as just one strand in a never-ending tapestry of history and emotion, personality and achievement, tragedy and death, that will continue through your family into eternity.There is a massive interest worldwide in people tracing their roots. But researching into our forebears' lives often unearths surprising or turbulent histories. The past 250 years have seen more change and upheaval than at any other point in history, and almost everyone alive now will have ancestors whose lives were touched by war, migration, mass upheavals and major turning points in society. Although we may not know their names, the stories of these ancestors have an impact on our lives now and will in the future. We are all connected. By remembering those who have gone before us, we can step into our true power and realize our highest potential.
Urogynaecology for the MRCOG and Beyond
by Natalia Price Simon JacksonWhile the upper renal tract remains the sole preserve of the urologist, gynaecologists have traditionally been involved in the assessment and treatment of female lower urinary tract infection disorders. Childbirth is a major causal factor in urogynaecology, and women often present with a combination of menstrual, genital, urinary and colorectal symptoms which require a holistic approach. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the assessment and treatment of a range of urogynaecological problems: urinary incontinence; lower urinary tract symptoms; overactive bladder; recurrent urinary tract infection; haematuria; painful bladder syndrome and interstitial cystitis; pregnancy and the renal tract; ageing and urogenital symptoms; fistulae and urinary tract injuries; pelvic organ prolapse; colorectal disorders; obstetric anal sphincter injuries. It has been comprehensively updated to reflect current clinical practice and new research since publication of the original edition.
Detox for Women: An All New Approach for a Sleek Body and Radiant Health in 4 Weeks
by Natalia Rose“Finally a diet-lifestyle that links the secret of real beauty with naturally delicious foods!”—Frédéric FekkaiNatalia Rose, a leading nutritionist and authority on cleansing diets, reveals a gentle and uniquely effective 28-day detox plan designed specifically for adult women. Detox 4 Women offers a revolutionary, foolproof, four-week transformation plan that allows women to eat what other detox plans do not, including cooked foods, some meats and cheese, butter, and chocolate. The author of The Raw Food Detox Diet takes health and weight loss one step further with Detox 4 Women
Raw Food Life Force Energy: Enter a Totally New Stratosphere of Weight Loss, Beauty, and Health (Raw Food Series #2)
by Natalia RoseLooking for a whole new approach to weight loss, health, and beauty without necessarily going all raw or strictly vegetarian? Welcome to Raw Food Life Force EnergyAccording to top nutritionist Natalia Rose, everyone is entitled to a beautiful lean body, youthful radiant skin, abundant energy, and a state of natural bliss. The secret is tapping into the ultimate source of well-being—Life Force Energy. If we can properly harness and increase our Life Force Energy through simple dietary and environmental principles, and therefore cleanse and bring our bodies back to their natural, harmonious frequency, we can experience radically improved levels of health, beauty, and happiness. Raw Food Life Force Energy is entirely compatible with the principles laid out in Rose's previous book, The Raw Food Detox Diet, but presents her diet-lifestyle in an excitingly progressive framework that reminds us that we are not just physical bodies, but dynamic beings who thrive on harmonious high vibrations and Life Force Energy. Rose presents four fundamental energy principles and practical applications, leading us to the best sources of natural energy—such as raw fruits and vegetables, sunlight, and fresh air, to name a few. These principles lay the groundwork for Rose's comprehensive 21-day program, followed by more than seventy original, mouthwatering recipes that range from healthful cooked fish dishes to raw vegetarian soups, entrees, and desserts to accommodate all levels of raw food energy dieters. Rose offers a new vision of how to honor and revitalize our bodies and become powerfully attractive inside and out. Raw Food Life Force Energy shows us how to break out of our destructive, energy-draining patterns of poor eating, unsuccessful dieting, and stressful living to lift ourselves to a whole new stratosphere of well-being.
The Raw Food Detox Diet: The Five-Step Plan for Vibrant Health and Maximum Weight Loss
by Natalia RoseNutritionist describes the benefits of detoxing through a diet of raw foods. Details how to transition slowly and provides recipes, diet tips, and cleansing methods.
The Raw Food Detox Diet: The Five-Step Plan for Vibrant Health and Maximum Weight Loss (Raw Food Series #1)
by Natalia RoseA top nutritionist provides her simple, proven five-level diet plan to safely make the transition to eating raw foods, and to detoxify and achieve a perfect body no matter how you eat now. The raw food craze has taken off, as raw restaurants spring up and celebrities, models, and other fans tout the effects of eating raw. However, many people who are intrigued by raw food simply don't know how to make the transition from what they're eating now, or how to achieve the benefits of eating raw without giving up their lifestyle or the foods they love. Natalia Rose, an in-demand nutritionist, shows how in The Raw Food Detox Diet. Whether your diet is primarily made up of meat and potatoes, or tofu and tempeh, you can incorporate the flavour and lasting health benefits of raw food into your life. Over time, our bodies build up poisons and store waste from food that is not fully eliminated. Raw food helps to detoxify the body by flushing out these poisons and setting us back on a course toward greater energy, clearer skin and shinier hair, and a slim, natural figure. But making the transition to a raw diet too quickly can have negative effects on the body. Instead, the healthier way is to make a gentle change based on your previous diet and current needs. You do not conform to The Raw Food Detox Diet; it conforms to you, and you choose how far you want to go. Whether you're looking to live an all-raw lifestyle, or just to improve your energy and shape while still eating the foods you love, this groundbreaking diet book will energize and inspire you to achieve your goals safely and easily.
Woman: An Intimate Geography
by Natalie AngierWith the clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language that make her one of The New York Times's premier stylists, Pulitzer Prize-winner Natalie Angier lifts the veil of secrecy from that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces, the female body. Angier takes readers on a mesmerizing tour of female anatomy and physiology that explores everything from organs to orgasm, and delves into topics such as exercise, menopause, and the mysterious properties of breast milk. A self-proclaimed "scientific fantasia of womanhood." Woman ultimately challenges widely accepted Darwinian-based gender stereotypes. Angier shows how cultural biases have influenced research in evolutionary psychology (the study of the biological bases of behavior) and consequently lead to dubious conclusions about "female nature" such as the idea that women are innately monogamous while men are natural philanderers. But Angier doesn't just point fingers; she offers optimistic alternatives and transcends feminist polemics with an enlightened subversiveness that makes for a joyful, fresh vision of womanhood. Woman is a seminal work that will endure as an essential read for anyone interested in how biology affects who we are as women, as men, and as human beings.
Woman: An Intimate Geography
by Natalie AngierNational Book Award finalist A New York Times notable book &“One knows early on one is reading a classic—a text so necessary and abundant and true that all efforts of its kind, for decades before and after it, will be measured by it.&”—Thomas Lynch, Los Angeles Times After fifteen years in print, Woman remains an essential guide to everything from organs to orgasms and hormones to hysterectomies. With her characteristic clarity, insight, and sheer exuberance of language, bestselling author Natalie Angier cuts through the still prevalent myths and misinformation surrounding the female body, that most enigmatic of evolutionary masterpieces. &“Ultimately, this grand tour of the female body provides a new vision of the role of women in the history of our species.&”—Washington Post
Cat Gods, Goddesses, Deities, and Demons: A Guide to Feline Folklore and Mythology
by Natalie BovisDiscover 51 of the most common and not-so-common cat gods, goddesses, deities, and demons from around the world and how to incorporate their Divine Feline Energy into your daily life. Throughout time, felines have played a sacred role in human life. Archeologists have found cat remains buried with humans as far back as the tenth millennium BCE in Cyprus, and the Greek goddess Hecate is said to have regularly assumed the form of a cat. Hieroglyphics tell us that ancient Egyptians worshipped cat gods, and their queen Cleopatra had a kitty companion in her palace whom she called Tivali. A Chinese cat goddess called Li Shou is said to have protected farmers from mice, and Ai Apaec was a pre-Inca god with fangs and whiskers said to have descended from an even more ancient cat god. This book is more than a guide to ancient cat gods. It&’s an exploration of the way humans have observed, interacted with, learned from, and revered another species who share the Earth with us. Ancient folklore is rife with examples of animal cunning and compassion, and many humans invoked other species as spiritual guides or flat out worshipped them as gods. Arguably, cats are the most intriguing of animals because of how we can relate to them. Much like us, they are free spirits and adaptable survivors. We admire them for their dignity, independence, and ferocity. In this gorgeously illustrated guidebook, you&’ll meet 51 feline deities and demons from four geographical families around the world—Africa, Americas, Asia, and Europe. You&’ll also encounter mystical cats who work in alliance with human gods and goddesses. The feline entities come from different eras and cultures all over the world. Some are angelic guides, and others, demonic adversaries, but all play a role in our understanding of feline deities and why they became to be so. Learn all about these sacred godlike creatures, including what they look like, what they symbolize, and how you can use their spirit and ancient wisdom to tap into your own Divine Feline Energy.
Anti-Inflammatory Diet 5-Ingredient Cookbook: Fast, Easy Recipes to Reduce Inflammation
by Natalie ButlerCreate flavorful, anti-inflammatory meals with 5 ingredients or less Eating a diet rich in nutrient-dense, anti-inflammatory ingredients can help you reduce inflammation and improve your overall health. This cookbook simplifies anti-inflammatory eating with satisfying recipes that require only 5 easy-to-find main ingredients to whip up delicious breakfasts, lunches, dinners—and even desserts.What sets this book apart:An intro to anti-inflammatory eating—Learn more about what inflammation is and how an anti-inflammatory diet can help significantly reduce symptoms.Soothing recipes—Discover recipes that exclude (or significantly limit) inflammatory ingredients like processed foods, added sugars, and trans fats—while emphasizing anti-inflammatory foods that taste great.Just a few healthy ingredients—Cook mouthwatering meals with 5 nutritious ingredients or less—all of which you can easily find at your local grocery store.Ease inflammation and start feeling better with help from the Anti-Inflammatory Diet 5-Ingredient Cookbook.
Nuworld Botanicals DIY Raw Skincare Recipes 2
by Natalie CascellaNuworld Botanicals DIY Raw Skincare Recipes 2 features simple, quick, and effective recipes you can easily create in your own kitchen. Perfect for DIY enthusiasts looking to experiment with vitamin-rich superfoods and natural ingredients for healthy, glowing skin, this book offers a practical guide to crafting high-quality skincare products.Inside, you&’ll find a handy how-to guide on natural plant-based AHAs and antioxidants, along with a superfood color guide for product inspiration. Whether you&’re creating skincare for personal use or building a business, Natalie&’s recipes are tested, proven, and retail-ready.