Bøger af Kathleen Barnes

Food Is Medicine is a comprehensive guide to the healing power of food, much of which you can grow in your own garden or buy at a nearby farmers market. Whether you're looking for a solution for simple problems like cuts and bruises or ways to prevent and even cure serious diseases like cancer and heart disease, the 101 prescriptions from the garden presented in Food Is Medicine will steer you in the right direction. These scientifically validated nutrients offer simple ways to embrace renewed health and reap the results you're seeking.

All of us experience stress on a daily basis, perhaps even hourly. Stress is present in all of our lives. Everywhere we turn, we are challenged. There are stressors that most of us recognize: financial worries, job loss, illness, divorce, death. Even the good stuff is stressful: weddings, births, new jobs, new homes. Yet our bodies are not equipped to undergo long-term relentless stress without suffering severe health consequences. 10 Best Ways to Manage Stress offers simple, practical and effective tools to get the stress monster in hand and your mental and physical health back on track.

If you believe that bones are made of calcium, you have subscribed to The Calcium Lie. You're not alone. Most consumers and, surprisingly, most doctors, believe that bones are made of calcium. Yet any basic biochemistry textbook will tell you the truth: Bones are made of at least a dozen minerals and we need all of them in perfect proportions in order to have healthy bones and healthy bodies. If you get too much calcium, through food sources or by taking supplements, you set yourself up for an array of negative health consequences, including obesity, Type 2 diabetes, Type 2 hypothyroidism, hypertension, depression, problem pregnancies and more. This is the second edition of the calcium Lie, updated, expanded and with greater in-depth explanation of the medical problems that can be caused by mineral imbalances and solid strategies to correct them. This book gives you all the information you need to stay healthy and to regain your health if you or your doctor have been duped by The Calcium Lie.

We live in a toxic world. Poisons are everywhere, -In our air -In our water -In our food -In our clothing -In our furniture and everything around us. This isn't meant to scare you. It is simply intended to help awaken you to the reality of Our Toxic World. Kathleen Barnes is a firm believer in action. None of us is helpless. We are not victims. This book offers simple tools that each us can implement in our daily lives. You'll learn how to: -Choose the best foods for your health -Obtain clean drinking water -Make choices to rid your home of toxins -Find safe beauty and personal care products -Advocate for change ALL without breaking the bank!

This User's Guide describes the nature of thyroid disorders, natural thyroid-replacement hormones, and the important role of supplemental vitamins and minerals for thyroid function.

With the health risks associated with conventional hormone-replacement therapy, women are searching for safe and effective ways to reduce hot flashes, prevent osteoporosis, and reduce the risk of heart disease during menopause. In this User's Guide, health writer Kathleen Barnes describes a variety of natural and safe options for navigating the biological changes that come with mid-life. She suggests vitamins, herbs, and other supplements that scientific studies have found helpful in easing a natural transition and for lowering the long-term risk of age related diseases.