A guide to how water can prevent & treat disease as well as rejuvenate the body & mind Shows the role water deficiency plays in a large number of diseases & other health disorders Explains how to determine the quality & quantity of water that is best for you & the time during the day it is best to drink

Includes:: 10 water cures for profound physical rehydration, toxin removal, & remineralization. Drinking sufficient quantities of water is a necessity for optimal physical functioning, but it can also play a major role in the prevention & treatment of many diseases. Chronic fatigue, depression, eczema, rheumatism, gastric disorders, high or low blood pressure, high cholesterol, obesity, & urinary infections are but a few of the many disorders that can result from not drinking enough water
- & which can be treated by raising our intake of this vital liquid. The physical assaults that our bodies endure from pollution, stress, overly rich & processed foods (often containing too much salt), & alcohol & tobacco have dramatically increased our daily need for water over what our ancestors required. Christopher Vasey explains not only why water is so essential to our health but also what quantities we should drink & when. He also discusses the qualities of different types of water & demonstrates which will best address certain conditions. In addition, he provides 10 water cures that will rehydrate the deepest levels of the body, remove toxins, & restore vital minerals.


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From one of the world's leading experts on health & skin care
- a revolutionary guide that will help you look & feel ten years
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Do you eat next to nothing & exercise for hours every week, but find it impossible to lose weight? Do your friends seem to eat what they like, but if you so much as look at a cake you pile on the pounds? If so, your problem may not be too much fat but too much fluid. The Waterfall Diet is a revolution in dieting. Linda Lazarides reveals that many women who are trying to lose weight (40% of the female population) would lose weight more effectively if they controlled fluid retention. Linda shows you how to easily identify if fluid retention is your problem & help you to safely lose a stone in seven days. This revised & updated edition focuses more attention on the health benefits of dealing with water retention, which is a major cause of high blood pressure as well as weight problems. It is also more practical, as the author provides a 7-day menu plan with clear instructions on how to follow the diet. The new edition will also include a section on water retention in pregnancy & testimonials & feedback from followers of The Waterfall Diet. ...

Ashwaganda for stamina & vitality... arjuna for heart health... dandelion for breast wellness...gokshura to reach a sexual peak... Traditional Ayurveda, using the principles of the three doshas, constitutional body typing & highly individualized therapies, is the oldest continuously practiced healing system on Earth. Over those many centuries, generations of Ayurvedic scholars & physicians have reviewed, inspected, dissected & refined the system to perfect a highly effective form of health, balance & healing. Now, two of the world's leading Ayurvedic herbalists, both leaders of the holistic health renaissance, & who together bring a total of over 75 years of practice to this work, have crafted a manual for making Ayurveda understandable & eminently, practically useful. The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs is more than an herb manual. It is a life path to well-being. ...

The Way of Herbs is an essential manual for gaining & maintaining health through a holistic approach, a natural path to well being. It contains complete, easy-to-use information on simple herbal remedies & gives detailed descriptions of more than 140 Western herbs & 31 important Chinese herbs. With interest in natural health remedies & alternatives to Western medicine on the rise, Michael Tierra provides a classic work on herbs & natural healing. ...

Qigong is an integrated mind-body healing method that has been practiced with remarkable results in China for thousands of years. Now in this fascinating, comprehensive volume, renowned qigong master & China scholar Kenneth S. Cohen explains how you too can integrate qigong into your life
- & harness the healing power that will help your mind & body achieve the harmony of true health.
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This is David Deida's acclaimed primary sourcebook on masculine spiritual practice. It explores the most important issues in mens lives from career & family to women & intimacy to love & spirituality
- for every man who wants to live a life of integrity, authenticity, & freedom.
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The Weight, Hypnotherapy & YOU Weight Reduction Program: An NLP & Hypnotherapy Practitioners Manual, gives practitioners a complete, fully-scripted, ready-to-use weight reduction program that addresses the epidemic problem of obesity in adults. This book gives step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions for managing, conducting & marketing a unique program that can expand a practice, constitute a niche offering, or add a new, valuable & profitable service to an existing practice. This unique program is based on actual clinical experience & published research on the efficacy of hypnotherapy as a viable tool in weight management. The book

Includes:: examples of office forms & marketing materials, as well as a CD-ROM containing a Client Workbook with take-home readings & assignments. This program will help your clients stay motivated & on-track with their nutrition & exercise plans, while working at an individual pace. The book covers the practitioners preparation: the program background, relevant research, prerequisite skills, training & knowledge, how to screen clients, office forms, as well as ethical, safety, & marketing considerations. The eight scripted sessions cover the clinical interview & outcomes, reframing overeating, self-hypnosis, stress management, sensible food choices, the relationship with food, exercise, & lasting results. The book tells readers how to motivate recalcitrant clients & how to market the program in ones own community to build a referral network.

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The Western Herbal Tradition provides a comprehensive & critical exploration of the use of plant medicines through 2000 years of history from Dioscorides to the present day. It follows each of the 27 herbs through a wide range of key sources from European, Arabic & American traditions including Greek, Roman & Renaissance texts. A rich discussion of the historical texts is balanced with current application & research. The herbs have been selected on the basis of common use by practising herbalists. Each illustrated monograph contains: Species, identification & botanical description; A study of the characterisation & medicinal use of the plants consistently drawn; from featured herbals which

Includes:: the authors own translations from the Latin; Assessment of past & current texts in the transmission of herbal knowledge; Consideration of traditional therapeutics, including humoral & physiomedical approaches; Suggestions towards a modern experiential approach through Goethean methodology; Current evidence on pharmacological constituents; Review of evidence on safety; Recommendations for internal & external uses, prescribing & dosage.

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