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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2017
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Easy paleo : 70 delicious recipes
by Good Housekeeping Institute
Featuring such dishes as Savory Pumpkin and Sage Soup, Lemon-Oregano Chicken With Mint Zucchini and Skewered Shrimp, a trusted American magazine takes on the popular new diet that cuts down on processed foods and carbs, limits salt and promotes healthy eating, showing readers how to stick to paleo in the real world.
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The heart of aromatherapy : an easy-to-use guide for essential oils
by Andrea Butje
"In this guide to safe and effective aromatherapy, Aromahead Institute founder Andrea Butje brings 40 essential oils' unique properties to life for easy home usage. Each essential oil profile contains thorough practical information (Latin name, aroma, aromatic note, uses, and safety tips), as well as a "personality" profile to provide a sense of the core spirit, physical, and emotional supportive capabilities. Interspersed throughout the text are stories about individual distilleries and tips for buyingthe safest, most natural forms of the essential oils. Over 100 recipes are categorized for skin care, rest and relaxation, respiratory, digestion, pain relief, meditation and contemplation, and natural cleaning. Clear, easy-to-follow instructions are accompanied by safety tips and adjustments to make each recipe kid-friendly. With accessible information and recipes, both budding and experienced aromatherapists alike will be able to create personalized essential oil blends for happier, healthier bodies,minds, and homes."
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The Acid Watcher Diet: A 28-Day Reflux Prevention and Healing Program
by Jonathan Aviv
According to author Jonathan Aviv, an acclaimed ear, nose, and throat specialist, patients can have symptoms of acid reflux without recognizing them -- and may go for years without being diagnosed. In The Acid Watcher Diet, Aviv explains how to identify these signs (including not only heartburn, but such things as abdominal bloating, post-nasal drip, and allergies) and how to relieve the problem through diet. His solution is a 28-day diet plan, followed by a maintenance phase. Lists of foods to avoid and recipes are included.
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Sleep: How to Get It, and Why
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| The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time by Arianna HuffingtonFollowing a scary episode of exhaustion, journalist and Huffington Post editor-in-chief Arianna Huffington dug deeply into the science of sleep and wrote this informative book about it. Describing a global culture in which being sleep-deprived can be a badge of honor, she argues persuasively that people who get by on less than seven hours of sleep per night should change their ways. Then she describes techniques for getting more rest, targeting different age groups and lifestyles. The Sleep Revolution is an eye-opening and potentially life-changing tract. |
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| Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep by David K. RandallAfter being diagnosed with non-REM arousal parasomnia, a sleep disorder that can cause sleepwalking and night terrors, journalist David K. Randall set out to discover what goes on in our brains while our bodies are at rest. He examined both current research as well as historical accounts -- learning, among other things, how our sleep habits have changed over time. So, do sleeping pills work? Is there a cure for snoring? Why do we dream? If you've ever wondered about any or all of these questions, make sure you've got Dreamland on your nightstand. |
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Wild nights : how taming sleep created our restless world
by Benjamin Reiss
Based on centuries of literary, medical and scientific writings, an English professor explains how the modern rules of sleeping, which have been ingrained in our culture for two centuries, have had a detrimental impact on our overall well-being.
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Sleepless in America [DVD]
Explores the need for sleep and the harmful consequences of poor sleep habits. Draws on the latest cutting-edge research and compelling stories to illustrate the serious physical, emotional, and societal consequences of poor sleep, reveal the emerging explanations for why people sleep, illuminate the wide array of sleep disorders, and explain what people can all do to get a better night's rest.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Central Mississippi Regional Library System
100 Tamberline Street
Brandon, Mississippi 39042
601-825-0100
http://www.cmrls.lib.ms.us
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