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Healthy, Wealthy, and Wise August 2023
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Eat to beat your diet : burn fat, heal your metabolism, and live longer by William W. Li A revolutionary plan to lose weight by eating foods you love, from the pioneering doctor and bestselling author of Eat to Beat Disease. Lose weight by eating more of what you love Dr William Li's first book, Eat to Beat Disease, showed us how eating the right foods can reduce the risk of chronic diseases, while also extending our lifespan and improving our overall health. Building on this groundbreaking work, Dr Li now brings us Eat to Beat Your Diet, a revolutionary, science-based approach to weight loss. Eating more of the right foods and adopting a "MediterAsian" diet (combining the best of Mediterranean and Asian diets) can promote fat loss and improve our metabolism in just a few weeks. Rooted in new science, Eat to Beat Your Diet offers a simple plan providing leading research on how supplements, sleep and exercise can help us defend the body against excess fat. With clear lists of fat-fighting foods and recipes, including a 2-week-long detox and 4-week weight-loss protocol, this book empowers readers to lose 10-20 pounds healthily - all while enhancing enjoyment of food.
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Knowing what we know : the transmission of knowledge, from ancient wisdom to modern magic by Simon WinchesterFrom the creation of the first encyclopedia to Wikipedia, from ancient museums to modern kindergarten classes--here is award-winning writer Simon Winchester's brilliant and all-encompassing look at how humans acquire, retain, and pass on information and data, and how technology continues to change our lives and our minds. With the advent of the internet, any topic we want to know about is instantly available with the touch of a smartphone button. With so much knowledge at our fingertips, what is there left for our brains to do? At a time when we seem to be stripping all value from the idea of knowing things - no need for maths, no need for map reading, no need for memorisation - are we risking our ability to think? As we empty our minds, will we one day be incapable of thoughtfulness? Addressing these questions, Simon Winchester explores how humans have attained, stored and disseminated knowledge. Examining such disciplines as education, journalism, encyclopedia creation, museum curation, photography and broadcasting, he looks at a whole range of knowledge diffusion - from the cuneiform writings of Babylon to the machine-made genius of artificial intelligence, by way of Gutenberg, Google and Wikipedia to the huge Victorian assemblage of the Mundaneum, the collection of everything ever known, currently stored in a damp basement in northern Belgium. Studded with strange and fascinating details, Knowing What We Know is a deep dive into learning and the human mind. Throughout this fascinating tour, Winchester forces us to ponder what rational humans are becoming. What good is all this knowledge if it leads to lack of thought? What is information without wisdom? Does René Descartes' 'Cogito, ergo sum'--'I think, therefore I am', the foundation for human knowledge widely accepted since the Enlightenment--still hold? And what will the world be like if no one in it is wise?
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The Elderberry Book : Forage, Cultivate, Prepare, Preserve by John MoodyThe Elderberry Book deepens appreciation for a plant that has played a crucial role for thousands of years. This inspiring, and educational resource guides you through the elderberry's history, how to cultivate and forage from the balcony to the backyard, and its preparation in traditional foods, medicines, wines, crafts, and tools.
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The anti-inflammatory kitchen cookbook : more than 100 healing, low-histamine, gluten-free recipes by Leslie LangevinIf you suffer from chronic allergies, anxiety, fatigue, headaches, hives, celiac disease, inflammatory conditions such as arthritis, mast cell activation, or IBS, you might have a sensitivity to gluten, histamine, or other inflammatory compounds. This book teaches you how histamine works in the body, how it can contribute to your symptoms, and how a properly calibrated diet can help alleviate your discomfort.
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The confidence code : the science and art of self-assurance--what women should know by Katty KayConfidence. We want it. We need it. But it can be maddeningly enigmatic and out of reach. The authors of the New York Times bestseller Womenomics deconstruct this essential, elusive, and misunderstood quality and offer a blueprint for bringing more of it into our lives. Is confidence hardwired into the DNA of a lucky few--or can anyone learn it? Is it best expressed by bravado, or is there another way to show confidence? Which is more important: confidence or competence? Why do so many women, even the most successful, struggle with feelings of self-doubt? Is there a secret to channeling our inner confidence? In The Confidence Code, journalists Katty Kay and Claire Shipman travel to the frontiers of neuroscience on a hunt for the confidence gene and reveal surprising new research on its roots in our brains.
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Be Here Now : Finding Peace and Joy in the Present Moment by Meredith Gaston MasnataShowing you how to discover your 'now', building resilience and nurturing your own inner sanctuary by treasuring the world, just as it is now, in all its simplicity and authenticity; how easy it is to reconnect with the moment, pushing aside life's challenges to rediscover the simple things in life. This inspiring book will assist you to relax and enjoy the moment, a skill that should never be forgotten.
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Manifest : 7 steps to living your best life
by Roxie Nafousi
"Written by self-development coach and 'Queen of Manifesting' Roxie Nafousi, this book is the essential guide to anyone and everyone wanting to feel more empowered in their lives. In just seven simple steps you can understand the true art of manifestation and create the life you have always dreamed of. Whether you want to attract your soulmate, land the perfect job, buy the home you have always wanted, or simply find more inner-peace and confidence, Manifest will teach you exactly how to get there... Unlock the magic for yourself and begin your journey to turning your dreams into reality"
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| Body Neutral: A Revolutionary Guide to Overcoming Body Image Issues by Jessi KneelandWhat it is: a thought-provoking examination of body image and how we can make peace with the issues underlying the fraught relationships many of us have with the skin we live in.
Why it matters: Body Neutral emphasizes taking a step back from the body itself when needed to focus on the mind, providing advice for exploring what makes someone unhappy with their body and how they react to that unhappiness.
Reviewers say: "There’s a lot here for readers who are serious about coming to terms with their body image and willing to do the work to make it happen" (Booklist). |
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The 12 hour walk : invest one day, conquer your mind, and unlock your best life by Colin O'BradyMillions of people dream of living a more fulfilling life, yet many settle for a life of comfortable complacency, allowing excuses and negative thoughts to invade their minds. I don't have enough time...I don't have enough money...I'm afraid to fail...I don't have what it takes--we allow these limiting beliefs to control us. Now comes The 12-Hour Walk, which provides the inspiration--and catalyst--for getting unstuck and realizing your full potential. Featuring life lessons from explorer, endurance athlete, and entrepreneur Colin O'Brady--whose adventures in such extreme places as Antarctica and the perilous Drake Passage and on the peaks of Mount Everest and K2 have seen him establish ten world records--this book's vivid narrative and powerful insight will show you how you can embark on your own life-changing journey. With Colin as your guide, The 12-Hour Walk asks you to invest one day in yourself. The goal? Conquering your mind and becoming your best self. By walking alone, unplugging, listening to the voice within, and rewriting the limiting beliefs etched into your psyche, you can break free of the patterns holding you back and learn how to cultivate a "Possible Mindset"--an empowered way of thinking that unlocks a life of limitless possibilities. The reward: being the hero of your own destiny.
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Excellent advice for living : wisdom I wish I'd known earlier by Kevin KellySuccinct bits of wise, practical, optimistic life advice from author, leading technology thinker, and cofounder of Wired magazine Kevin Kelly On his sixty-eighth birthday, Kevin Kelly wrote down for his young adult son some things he had learned about relationships, business, and life that he wished he had known earlier. To his surprise, he had more to say than he thought, so he continued composing these short passages of guidance until he had more than four hundred of them. Kelly's bits of advice cover an astonishing range of subject matter, and each statement is meant to be a memorable prompt for an action one could take. Many of them are about right living, good conduct, and civility. There is advice on setting ambitious goals, forgiveness and gratitude, taking responsibility for mistakes, optimizing generosity, and cultivating awareness, compassion, and creativity. Career, work, and financial advice is given, as well as guidance related to practical matters ranging from parenting and troubleshooting to the importance of learning how to tie a bowline knot. Excellent Advice for Living is aimed primarily at young people, and in particular at young professionals, but it will speak to anyone at any stage of life. Kelly's advice is memorable, and, more important, needed right now.
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