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Is your diet feeding or defeating disease?

We are at a turning point in our understanding of how to prevent and fight disease. Rates of cancer, heart disease, strokes, diabetes, obesity and other common health problems are skyrocketing. However, the latest scientific research and clinical evidence is revealing that the power to protect ourselves against these threats and resist them lies in a simple solution: the foods we eat everyday.

In Eat to Beat Disease, Dr William Li ex

Heal yourself from the inside out

Our immune systems can no longer be taken for granted. Current trends in public healthcare are disturbing: our increased air travel allows newly mutated bacteria and viruses to spread across the globe, antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria outstrip the new drugs that are meant to fight them, deaths due to hospital-acquired infections are increasing, and the childhood vaccinations of our aging population are losing their effectiveness. Now more than e

Scattered Minds explodes the myth of attention deficit disorder as genetically based - and offers real hope and advice for children and adults who live with the condition.

Gabor Mate is a revered physician who specializes in neurology, psychiatry and psychology - and himself has ADD. With wisdom gained through years of medical practice and research, Scattered Minds is a must-read for parents - and for anyone interested how experiences in infancy shape the biology and psychology of the

Packed with over 1100 photographs, diagrams and illustrations, specially commissioned to teach essential first-aid techniques and show symptoms clearly. How to cope and care in an emergency - from splints, simple bandages and slings to resuscitation and life-saving technique, all shown in easy steps.

Tissue salts are minerals that our bodies need to ensure optimal health. They are found in the Earth’s rocks and soil, and in food that is grown organically in mineralrich soil. Considered to be the basic constituents of our bones, blood, organs and muscles, they are easily absorbed by the human body, with no side-effects.

Die Banting-oplossing, in samewerking met die Noakes-stigting en die “Eet Beter, Suid-Afrika!” - inisiatief, is nou beskikbaar in ’n gebruikersvriendelike sakpas-formaat! Hierdie gebruikersvriendelike boekie bevat al die wenke en raad wat jy nodig het om jou Banting-leefstyl suksesvol te implementeer en om daarmee vol te hou.

In partnership with The Noakes Foundation and the Eat Better South Africa! initiative, the bestselling The Banting Solution is now in an easily accessible format! This little guide will provide all the tips and advice you need with which to start, successfully conclude and maintain your Banting lifestyle.

Om laekoolhidraat-maaltye voor te berei hoef nie vervelig of saai te wees nie. Ine Reynierse, outeur van die topverkoper ‘Low-carb’ is lekker, bring alledaagse disse weer terug na die laekoolhidraat-hoevet-spyskaart. Met haar unieke deegresepte kan jy nou brood, muffins, oliebolle, nachos, pizza, vetkoek en selfs koeksisters geniet.

Cooking with fewer or no carbs need not be boring or bland. Ine Reynierse, author of the best-selling Low Carb is Lekker, has made it her mission to bring back normal dishes to the LCHF menu. Her unique dough recipes mean that you can start enjoying bread, muffins, doughnuts, nachos, pizza, vetkoek and koeksisters again – but now without the carbs!

The UK's only fully authorized first aid guide is packed with step-by-step first aid advice, from emergency first aid and first aid for babies and children, to the latest guidelines on resuscitation, helping a drowning casualty, and snake bites.

First Aid Manual is endorsed by St John Ambulance, St Andrew's First Aid, the British Red Cross, and is used as the official training manual for the UK's leading first aid organisations' courses.

Find out how to treat over 100 differe

Jy het kanker! 'n Ystervuis beklem jou hart wanneer jy die diagnose hoor. Na die skok en ontkenning kom die vrae: Wat gaan nou met my gebeur? Wat is my oorlewingskans?

Second Chance, regain your health with Tissue Salts is designed for a full spectrum of users, from concerned parents to experienced pharmacists and health care workers who would like to better serve their customers.