When a woman's hormones are out of balance, she experiences symptoms ranging from PMS, fibroid tumors, and mood swings, to insomnia, elevated stress, and weight gain. Hormone imbalance also leads to serious conditions such as heart disease, osteoporosis, and breast cancer. In the newest groundbreaking book by well-known women's health expert Susan M. Lark, MD, along with Kimberly Day, shares with women of all ages, her exciting and effective all-natural program on how to restore and balance their own hormones. She combines three decades of research, scientific findings, and her own clinically time-tested treatments for restoring and balancing hormones naturally. into one comprehensive book.She explains how hormones are produced in the body and what factors cause hormone imbalances. You can then determine which of three hormonal "types" you are, so you can choose safe, effective, well-studied natural remedied to fit your unique hormonal profile, symptoms, and health goals.Therapies include the use of herbs, foods, nutritional supplements, energy medicine therapies, diet, exercise, stress management, and bioidentical hormones.

How should we treat non-human animals? In this immensely powerful and influential book (now with a new introduction by Sapiens author Yuval Noah Harari), the renowned moral philosopher Peter Singer addresses this simple question with trenchant, dispassionate reasoning. Accompanied by the disturbing evidence of factory farms and laboratories, his answers triggered the birth of the animal rights movement. 'An extraordinary book which has had extraordinary effects... Widely known as the bible of the animal liberation movement' Independent on Sunday In the decades since this landmark classic first appeared, some public attitudes to animals may have changed but our continued abuse of animals in factory farms and as tools for research shows that the underlying ideas Singer exposes as ethically indefensible are still dominating the way we treat animals. As Yuval Harari’s brilliantly argued introduction makes clear, this book is as relevant now as the day it was written.

The authors discuss eight traits of vibrant people and the six basic physiological functions crucial to restoring and maintaining these traits.

Van Rensselaer Potter created and defined the term "bioethics" in 1970, to describe a new philosophy that sought to integrate biology, ecology, medicine, and human values. Bioethics is often linked to environmental ethics and stands in sharp contrast to biomedical ethics. Because of this confusion (and appropriation of the term in medicine), Potter chose to use the term "Global Bioethics" in 1988. Potter's definition of bioethics from Global Bioethics is, "Biology combined with diverse humanistic knowledge forging a science that sets a system of medical and environmental priorities for acceptable survival."

Eating junk food and fast food is a great all-American passion. American kids and grownups love their candy bars, Big Macs and supersized fries, Doritos, Twinkies, and Good Humor ice cream bars. The disastrous health effects from the enormous appetite for these processed fat- and sugar-loaded foods are well publicized now. This was particularly dramatically evidenced by Super Size Me (2004), filmmaker Morgan Spurlock's 30-day all-McDonald's diet in which his liver suffered the same poisoning as if he had been on an extended alcohol binge. Through increased globalization, American popular food culture is being increasingly emulated elsewhere in the world, such as China, with the potential for similar disastrous consequences. This A-to-Z reference is the first to focus on the junk food and fast food phenomena from a multitude of angles in addition to health and diet concerns. More than 250 essay entries objectively explore the scope of the topics to illuminate the American way through products, corporations and entrepreneurs, social history, popular culture, organizations, issues, politics, commercialism and consumerism, and much more. Interest in these topics is high. This informative and fascinating work, with entries on current controversies such as mad cow disease and factory farming, the food pyramid, movie tie-ins, and marketing to children, will be highly useful for reports, research, and browsing. It takes readers behind the scenes, examining the significance of such things as uniforms, training, packaging, and franchising. Readers of every age will also enjoy the nostalgia factor, learning about the background of iconic drive-ins, the story behind the mascots, facts about their favorite candy bar, and collectables. Each entry ends with suggested reading. Besides an introduction, a timeline, glossary, bibliography, resource guide, and photos enhance the text. Sample entries: A&W Root Beer; Advertising; Automobiles; Ben & Jerry's; Burger King; Carhops; Center for Science in the Public Interest; Christmas; Cola Wars; Employment; Fair Food; Fast Food Nation; Hershey, Milton; Hollywood; Injury; Krispy Kreme; Lobbying; Nabisco; Obesity; PepsiCo; Salt; Soda Fountain; Teen Hangouts; Vegetarianism; White Castle; Yum! Brands, Inc.

Nearly two-thirds of American women are overweight and unhealthy! Why? Because they eat too much processed sugars, empty calories, and saturated fats, and not enough fresh fruits and vegetables. In other words, their pH balance is totally out of wack. World renowned physician and author of the popular Lark Letter newsletter, Dr. Lark's latest book Eat Papayas Naked provides an easy plan for women to bring their bodies into proper pH balance. Starting out with an informative overview of what overly acidic or a high-alkaline producer means and how your body reacts to different kinds of foods, Dr. Lark then provides an easy way for you to learn what your metabolic type is. After showing each of us how important all of these factors are in contributing to our overall health and pH balance, including the effects on skin, nails, hair, weight loss, and detoxification, Eat Papayas Naked provides more than 60 delicious, wholesome recipes designed to counteract excessive acid and help you achieve radiance and increased energy through diet. Eat Papayas Naked is something truly healthy and tasty to sink your teeth into!

This is one in a series of books looking at the most common reasons that lead patients to seek care. Focusing on women's health, this book covers pathophysiology, patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment. Topics include family planning, prenatal care, menopause and miscarriage.