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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2018
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Aroused : The History of Hormones and How They Control Just About Everything by Randi Hutter Epstein"Metabolism, behavior, sleep, mood swings, the immune system, fighting, fleeing, puberty, and sex: these are just a few of the things our bodies control with hormones. Armed with a healthy dose of wit and curiosity, medical journalist Randi Hutter Epstein takes us on a journey through the unusual history of these potent chemicals from a basement filled with jarred nineteenth-century brains to a twenty-first-century hormone clinic in Los Angeles. Brimming with fascinating anecdotes, illuminating new medical research, and humorous details, Aroused introduces the leading scientists who made life-changing discoveries about the hormone imbalances that ail us, as well as the charlatans who used those discoveries to peddle false remedies. Epstein exposes the humanity at the heart of hormone science with her rich cast of characters, including a 1920s doctor promoting vasectomies as a way to boost libido, a female medical student who discovered a pregnancy hormone in the 1940s, and a mother who collected pituitaries, a brain gland, from cadavers as a source of growth hormone to treat her son. Along the way, Epstein explores the functions of hormones such as leptin, oxytocin, estrogen, and testosterone, demystifying the science of endocrinology. A fascinating look at the history and science of some of medicine's most important discoveries, Aroused reveals the shocking history of hormones through the back rooms, basements, and labs where endocrinology began."--Dust jacket flaps.
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The Bully-proof Workplace: Essential Strategies, Tips, and Scripts for Dealing with the Office Sociopath by Peter J. Dean"More than one in four Americans deals with an on-the-job bully. These office sociopaths don't just make individuals miserable. Their poison spreads throughout the company, damaging overall morale, creativity, productivity, and profitability. It doesn't have to be this way. Leading consultants Peter Dean and Molly Shepard have helped vanquish workplace bullying and now share their proven methods with you. In The Bully-Proof Workplace, they provide vital insight into the four major types of bullies: The Belier uses slander, deception, and gossip ;The Blocker uses negativity and inflexibility ; The Braggart uses narcissism and a sense of superiority ; The Brute uses aggression and intimidation. These bullies may operate differently, but they all have one thing in common: a desperate need for control based on deep-seated fear and insecurity. This invaluable survival guide equips individuals with strategies, tips, and scripts for managing interactions with bullies. Managers learn how to identify bullying, deal with it swiftly, and introduce zero tolerance for such behaviour. Executives gain the information they need to create a corporate policy regarding bullying."--Provided by publisher.
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The Sober Leap : Practical Wisdom to Create an Amazing Life Beyond Addiction by Noelle Van VlierbergenThe Sober Leap helps women take their recovery to the next level. Millions of women enter recovery from alcohol addiction with one goal in mind: to stay sober. They?re left to their own devices to ?figure it out? from there, leaving them feeling lost, disenchanted, and susceptible to relapse. The Sober Leap invites women to step into the light and thrive in recovery. Certified Health and Addiction Recovery Coach Noelle Van Vlierbergen provides practical wisdom to change the habits and behaviors that are holding readers back from showing up fully as a powerful, sober woman. With honesty and humor, Noelle shares her own experiences with recovery and introduces readers to eleven basic principles that will transform the mind, body, and soul. Reintroducing readers to the truths they?ve always known, but lost along the way, The Sober Leap is a call to action to let go of the past, embrace the present, and finally start living the life you were meant to live.
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