Book Description
Celiac Disease (CD) is one of the most common and under–diagnosed, hereditary autoimmune condition in the U.S. today. Recent studies reveal that 1 in every 100 people suffer from CD. And 97% of them are undiagnosed. The average time to diagnosis is currently 9 years. In the case of CD (also known as gluten intolerance), the body damages or destroys the very mechanism that enables us to digest food. The primary target of injury is the small intestine. Triggered by gluten, the main protein found in wheat, rye and barley, the disease damages the small intestine so that it is unable to properaly absorb nutrients.
This is the first authoritative guide to CD co–authored by an internationally renowned specialist on the disease. Dr. Peter Green and writer Rory Jones help readers to identify the symptoms, understand their diagnosis and cope with the challenges of living with CD. Incredibly comprehensive, yet accessible and user friendly, this book covers the disease from a medical, dietary and psychological standpoint. It explores all aspects of CD from the often "silent" symptoms and proper diagnostic procedures to the many related conditions and specific diet. The book also includes appendices on related articles and books of interest, medical contact information and a list national CD support groups.
Customer Reviews:
I Must Have if You're Living with Celiac Disease.......2007-10-07
This is a good, informative, layman language book. It gives you such a good grounding in how your body is responding to gluten and how your body works. It will answer most of your questions and give you a solid base from which to make decisions about your treatment and your health. It is a must have for Celiacs, or anyone who loves one.
Good Data.......2007-06-28
THIS BOOK SHOULD BE READ BY ALL FAMILY DOCTORS> The book contains information on how Gluten effects the body in ways other than just the intestenal tract.
Insightful.......2007-06-27
After having Celiac Disease for almost 25 years, this book was a good review of the state of medicine, thoughts on linkages to other auto-immune diseases as well as diseases in general and the "revised" celiac diet that is used today vs the one I have been on which was stricter.
Excellent celiac book.......2007-05-13
This book, A Hidden Epidemic, by Dr. Peter Green is a very useful book and has much information in it about celiac. I have recommended this to several people new to celiac and they too agree that this has so much information in it relating to celiac. Very helpful.
Leads to an understanding of the current knowledge..........2007-05-12
Celiac Disease: A Hidden Epidemic was an excellent source of information regarding the topic. Written with what seems to be the most current state of understanding of this condition, this book was penned with the layman in mind. However, there is enough detail in the book to challenge the reader to do some research on their own. It is easy to read and if you are afflicted with any of the celiac-related conditions, you will burn through the book quickly. If you have or are interested in Celiac conditions, this book should be your starting place.
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Over 85% of Americans today express concern about health and the environment, but only a small fraction say they know where to begin. Whether you are concerned about climate change, personal health, or just want to live more lightly on the planet, this book is for you. It helps you get past the worry and take positive action to improve both your health and the health of our environment.
Based on a lifetime of research and practice, this practical guide for living green offers advice and solutions you can easily put into practice, like:
*The 10 foods you should always eat organic to avoid pesticides, herbicides, hormones and antibiotics. *Affordable and practical ways to offset your "carbon footprint" and neutralize your personal impact on global warming. *The most chemically-intensive personal care, household cleaning and lawn care products, and their effective natural alternatives. *How soft plastic water bottles hurt your health, your pocket book and our environment, with a simple and refreshing alternative. *How a simple carbon filter can dramatically improve your everyday health and potentially add years to your life. *The truth about hybrids and flex fuels. *Why an organic mattress is the most important health investment you can make. Foreword by Jordan Rubin, New York Times best-selling author of The Maker's Diet.
Customer Reviews:
Starting Today!!!.......2007-10-17
Global warming and all the issues of sustainability can be VERY scary topics. This book was a breath of fresh air! Although it was very thorough and well written, it was not doom and gloom. Rather - it made me feel empowered to start making a difference in the quality of my life, and thereby improve the chances of the world around me to pull through our current crisis. A must read for those of you feeling dragged under by this topic.
Good basics.......2007-10-10
This book has solid basic introductory information and is written in an easy-to-read language. However, if you are already somewhat informed on basic ways to greener living, you may already be familiar with all the ideas discussed in this book. I would only recommend this book if you are a newcomer to the Green Revolution.
Living Green 06.......2007-10-04
I really liked this book. It is a little hard-core, but motivational. The book overviews an entire green/health lifestyle: from diet to household energy. The author follows his own advice in part because he has multiple-chemical-sensitivity. He is also very eco-conscious, but there is definitely a strong health slant (he was the CEO of GNC and is for Garden of Life).
I cannot yet (I make too little money) buy a new car or retrofit my home to be more green, but I like his advice and plan to read it again when I do have money. The diet and personal products sections have good buying guides and I can put these sections into action in my life now. If you are looking for a consumer guide, I recommend you pair this book with "The Virtuous Consumer" by Garrett- a slightly more mainstream book.
I also bought and recommend "Clean House, Clean Planet" by Logan.
Very disappointing.......2007-09-30
There's really nothing very practical in this book, but instead focuses on things that seem to be relatively "low impact." It does not illustrate the most significant ways people can live a greener life (e.g. by not driving and not eating red meat) and reduce their negative impacts on our environment. The advice seemed superfluous and too anecdotal, and thus unconvincing.
Green.......2007-09-13
Good effort to delineate an economical way to think but the authors seem to not practice what they preach.
Customer Reviews:
Great Stuff.......2007-10-01
This book is fantastic!! It really get into the details so you clearly understand the path of where things come from. It's enlightening and well worth the money. While educational in nature it is also very interesting. You can't help running around the house looking for someone to tell them what you just read.
Great Stuff.......2007-05-16
Stuff is a terrific exploration of the lifecyle of products and services that we pay for as consumers. This book feeds us info, but more importantly, shows us how to be more aware of what we consume and why. Great exercise for anyone interested in learning or teaching about our environment, (which should be everyone!)
Book and HTML versions are very different.......2007-01-03
I bought the "HTML edition" thinking that I'd save a tree and burn pixels instead. But the HTML is not the book; it is a very short essay. If you're expecting the same content as what's on paper, be warned.
Excellent information! An Easy & Fun Read!.......2006-07-31
Ryan and Durnings book contains excellent information about products we use everyday, and how our choices matter. After reading the first section tracing the history of coffee, I was prompted to go to my health food store and purchase "shade coffee" (organic or cooperatively produced).
I especially liked the sections at the end of each chapter on "What to Do?" with their helpful recommendations. I'm a social psychologist and author of "Quotes, Questions & Actions for Global Understanding". I highly recommend Ryan and Durning's book to all who want to easily make better choices in their day-to-day activities.
Serious but fun read.......2006-02-08
This is one fun and informative book and one I am buying for young as well as older friends. I sit here typing on a computer keyboard and because of the book I see things I never really stopped to see before. And with this comes questions and answers about how many people and natural resources does it take to make all the elements of this modern marvel. Not just the keyboard, monitor and speakers, but the people behind Amazon.com who are consuming coffee, flushing toilets, using lights and machines to process my order.
This is what the book is all about. Becoming quiet and looking around at everything we touch and consume and looking at the bigger picture and 'seeing' all the hands, and natural resources it has taken to produce the coffee we drink, water we drink, car we drive, magazines we read, lights we use, clothes we wear, and the list goes on.
At the end of each chapter, rather than leave the reader feeling like a glutton and bad, the authors have suggested better choices or alternative. Like writing about the average T-shirt and what it takes to make one to what it takes to care for one the authors suggest that one wash only full loads and don't wash after every use but when the item is actually dirty. T-shirts in summer cool the body better which means less AC use, and in winter extra layers of clothing means less heating costs.
Anyway, the book is one that even when I re-read it I discover something new that I hadn't read before. Will check out their other books as well.
Customer Reviews:
Gorgeous Book .......2007-10-13
This is a gorgeous book and one of my favourite herbal medicine books. It is beautifully written and presented and the pictures are lovely. I am training to be a clinical medical herbalist and it is so easy to get caught up in tinctures in bottles that come from a supplier - this book brings me back to grassroots herbalism, the growing and harvesting of plants and the making of medicines with your own hands. I love this book and highly recommend it.
James Green nails it - a great introductory text.......2007-08-01
James Green shares his wealth of knowledge in this well-organized, informative, and extensive text with a nice touch of humor and spiritualism. His deep love for the art of herbalism shines through in this well-written piece, which flows beautifully and is a pleasure to read. The illustrations by his daughter are quite fitting and match the herbal aesthetic as well. A must-have for any budding herbalist (and worth picking up for the intermediate as well!)
My Most Used Herbal Book........2007-07-29
A true compendium of information. I have learned so much from this book and constantly refer to it when preparing remedies. I am giving it 5 stars because it is so superior to anything else written, however, it only covers a limited amount of herbs and their uses. Most of them easily wildcrafted in Northern California. Granted some herbs are meant to be used with caution and most individuals involved with using herbs learn these quickly. No one wants to get themselves or anyone else sick. I just wish James Green had covered a few more than the 35 in depth. But, it is still a wonderful book nonetheless.
The best on making your own herbal medicines........2007-07-15
James Green really did a good job. Other reviewers outline the book's content in great detail, so I'll spare that here. I am not a professional herbalist, although I make and use herbal medicines here and there for various problems. I always consult this handbook- Green is very clear and thorough with his step-by-step directions on how to make these medicines. He doesn't discuss exactly what herbs to use too much- but there's many other sources for that. This book is all about the procedure of making medicine, not what to use. He also discusses ethical harvesting of wild herbs. Making herbal medicine is easy and enjoyable, and you'll save a ton of money.
excellent book.......2007-07-07
I wish I had purchased this book a long time ago. Excellent reading and very informative with a humorist air.
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There's still a lot to learn about the healing power of plants, James Duke points out, but what we do know is already prodigious. Much of that knowledge is gathered in The Green Pharmacy, an A-to-Z guide to that relies on plant-based medicines to cure what ails us. Between the listings, Duke crams personal anecdotes from a lifetime of studying herbs, berries, and bark. For example, he relates how he worried about telling a pregnant niece that ginger could help alleviate her morning sickness because he'd learned from a pharmacologist that ginger could also induce miscarriage. Then he solved the mystery: he'd recommended ginger tea, which contains about 250 milligrams of ginger. The Chinese, he learned, use about 80 times that much to end pregnancies--another testimony to the amazing versatility of these natural medicines.
Book Description
The Green PharmacyMany diseased and conditions for which we turn to modern medicine can also be treated naturally with healing herbs, medicinal food, other natural remedies--and these treatments can be safer, less expensive and possibly even more effective than traditional methods. Let Dr. James Duke, the world's leading authority on healing herbs, leads you through the vast world of natural remedies--from Anise for Asthma to Violet for Varicose Veins, and everything in between. With just a few trips to the health-food store, the supermarket, or your own backyard--and with the help of Dr. Duke--you'll have everything you need to create your own Natural Medicine Cabinet.
Customer Reviews:
James Duke Rocks!.......2007-09-23
I really enjoy this author and his no nonsense approach to herbalism.
He is very real and thorough in his writings. He shares stories and things to help set the image in your mind on what helps or does not help certain situations.
Excellent Information
User friendly and packed with wisdom.......2007-06-10
This guide to herbalism and healing is simply wonderful. I highly recommend it to anyone who is searching for holistic and natural methods to dealing with medical problems. The ability to search by ailment or useful herb is very nice. A must for any naturalists bookshelf.
Jess
An excellent natural remedy book!.......2007-04-16
This book has a lot of useful information about natural remedies and even how to make herbal tea yourself.
Illnesses are listed in alphabetical order with recommended natural remedies.
The Index has herbs etc..listed also in alphabetical order with page numbers for location.
Dr. Duke does provide words of caution where he feels it is neccessary.
I recommend this book. The price is very affordable and the book has an extensive list of natural remedies.This book is also very well organised.
complete herbal.......2007-03-08
This is the best book I could find and read concerning the herbal concoctions on the market today,but, make sure you get this book, not one of the many so named "green" books, there are many books out on this subject and some are very very similarily named.This book has almost all of the herbs listed and uses for them.I highly recommend it to herbal health persons.
Dr Duke has done it again!.......2007-02-20
My medicince cabinet has changed considerably since reading this book, it has become filled with herbal teas etc, with NO side effects. Thanks to the truth printed from these pages and Dr. Duke with his extensive research.
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Paper or plastic? Cloth or disposable? Regular or organic? Every day, environmentally conscious consumers are faced with the overwhelming catch-22 of a capitalist society--reconciling the harm we do by consuming, while still providing ourselves and our families with the goods and services we need. It's enough to make a city dweller crazy. Fret no more! The Union of Concerned Scientists has put together a well-researched and eminently practical guide to the decisions that matter. The authors hope that the book will help you set priorities, stop worrying about insignificant things, and understand the real environmental impacts of household decisions. For instance, you may be surprised to learn that buying and eating meat and poultry is much more harmful to the environment than the packaging the meat is wrapped in, even if it's Styrofoam. This guide takes on both sides of the consumer-impact argument, goring sacred cows of the environmentalist movement (like the strident emphasis on recycling) and the industrialist perspective (like the relentless message to buy more, more, more). If you're confused and overwhelmed by all the environmental decision-making in the modern world, you'll find new inspiration in this book. --Therese Littleton
Book Description
From one of the most prestigious nonprofit organizations devoted to environmental issues comes a clear, practical, and rational overview of the relationship between consumers and the environment.
Paper or plastic? Bus or car? Old house or new? Cloth diapers or disposables? Some choices have a huge impact on the environment; others are of negligible importance. To those of us who care about our quality of life and what is happening to the earth, this is a vastly important issue. In these pages, the Union of Concerned Scientists help inform consumers about everyday decisions that significantly affect the environment. For example, a few major decisions--such as the choice of a house or vehicle--have such a disproportionately large affect on the environment that minor environmental infractions shrink by comparison.
This book identifies the 4 Most Significant Consumer-Related Environmental Problems, the 7 Most Damaging Spending Categories, 11 Priority Actions, and 7 Rules for Responsible Consumption. Learn what you can do to have a truly significant impact on our world from the people who are at the forefront of scientific research.
Customer Reviews:
EVERYONE should read this book.......2007-09-30
Impeccably researched, well-referenced, and very convincing. This book will convince the shrewdest skeptics. It focuses on high-impact habits, and doesn't harp on the little tiny details that don't make a big difference. A fantastic book; true to its title!
Some good ideas.......2007-08-23
This was purchased as a gift for someone who is very interested in the health of our environment. It is a good book for those who share that interest.
Short and practical .......2007-07-04
This short and practical guide tells us how we can make a difference in protecting our environment...and also tells us what behaviors do not.
It sheds a lot of insight on the topic, while also dispelling lots of myths concerning different options and choices available to today's consumer (paper or plastic?, cloth or disposable?, etc., etc.)
worth reading, but getting dated.......2007-04-24
This book is now a bit dated. The largest impact we make on the environment according to the authors is driving a car. What, in 2007, is the best environmental car choice, a hybrid (what happens when all these batteries die?) or a high mileage diesel that the European car makers are building?
Likewise, in home heating, now that there are tax credits for energy efficient home improvements, what is the most cost effective thing we can do that makes a difference?
I would like to read something a little more up to date on these topics, but this book was a good readable into to making good choices.
restating the obvious.......2007-04-10
Travel less, install more energy efficient appliances and lighting, get better gas mileage in you car, install better insulation in your house, eat less meat. That's most of the book, it does break things down to help you decide what choices make the most difference, but there is no groundbreaking information in here that will change your life. If you want to make an impact on your environmental footprint, you need to make sacrifices in your life, that's what it comes down to. The one thing I did learn was that heating a cup of water in the microwave uses less energy (less wasted heat) that on the stove. But much of the info in this book is interesting statistically, but not really that useful to the average consumer.
Book Description
Taxes play an integral role in trading success, yet no book today clearly and adequately explains the tax issues that are unique to active traders and investors. The Tax Guide for Traders provides traders with practical material on how to minimize the impact taxes have on their hard-won profits.
Written in a hands-on style that appeals to traders as opposed to accountants, it discusses the best ways to set up a trading business, key tax forms and how to use them, tax treatment for specific types of securities, what to do in case of an audit, and much more.
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Taxes play an integral role in trading success, yet no book today clearly and adequately explains the tax issues that are unique to active traders and investors. The Tax Guide for Traders provides traders with practical material on how to minimize the impact taxes have on their hard-won profits.
Written in a hands-on style that appeals to traders as opposed to accountants, it discusses the best ways to set up a trading business, key tax forms and how to use them, tax treatment for specific types of securities, what to do in case of an audit, and much more.
Customer Reviews:
Full of Useful Information But Needs an Editor.......2006-09-14
This book is full of useful information and strategies for active traders and investors. However, it is poorly written. The author repeats himself often, while omitting important information that I guess he assumes the reader knows (for example that the mark to market election can only be changed once chosen with the specific consent of the IRS). Sections and subheadings are poorly organized. Often the author writes something like: "we recommend X for the following reasons" and no reasons follow. The book desperately needs editing. If you are prepared to put up with this and have a good understanding of the basics of the tax code as they apply to investing already then this book is very worthwhile reading. I am just starting Ted Tesser's book on taxes for traders. It is a MUCH better read. I have yet to see if it is as useful.
Everything you wanted (and need) to know..........2005-01-29
If you are an active trader, this book MUST find its way into your hands. It covers every issue necessary to help you in filing your taxes with trader status. If you can file as a trader, a whole new world of business expense deductions will be open to you. I found that this book answered every question I had, along with some I hadn't even thought of yet.
If you are familiar with author Robert Green's Green Company website, you know how much information and detail he has to share. And if you've read the many pages on his website or his articles in "Active Trader" magazine, then you know how Mr. Green is able to take the otherwise complicated and confusing (and sometimes boring) subject of taxation and present it in a way that almost anyone can follow.
You will find chapters dedicated to important topics such as entity selection and formation for traders, mark-to-market accounting, retirement planning, and tax planning, along with several examples of IRS forms filled out for various types of traders. Mr. Green recommends simple, legal, and proven techniques for reducing the number one cost of traders -- taxes. And he doesn't use risky "tax avoidance" or "multiple-entity" schemes.
This book was written just a few months ago, so it is very up-to-date. In addition, the book promises to publish free updates on Mr. Green's website. So while the tax code may constantly change, this book should always be current.
I don't think this book should be thought of as a replacement for a qualified tax professional familiar with the needs of traders, although I suppose some folks may be able to file their taxes correctly with this book's help. The tax law is just too complicated and the rules are constantly changing from court decisions and lawmakers in Washington. But this book will help you run your trading like business in a way that will allow you to maintain trader status and make life easier at tax time.
I have read every book and website I could find on the subject of trader taxation and entity formation. This book, "The Tax Guide for Traders", is the best yet. I highly recommend it.
Read it before visiting your CPA.......2004-12-15
The book discusses issues that should be considered before filing as a trader. It also discusses factors that traders should consider before electing mark-to-market accounting. The guidance here is consistent with what I've read and heard from other credible sources.
A chapter is devoted to choosing the form of entity--single member Limited Liability Company, sole proprietor, etc. The book mentions several times that a tax professional should be consulted before selecting a form of entity for the trading business. This point cannot be overemphasized.
Another chapter includes the author's recommendations for establishing retirement plans that traders who have established a business entity may find useful. The book also discusses allowable deductions for traders.
The chapter on proprietary trading discusses considerations when trading a firm's capital instead of your own, and what to consider before associating with a firm as an employee or independent contractor.
For the most part, the book uses examples to illustrate key points effectively. The chapter on IRS audits includes a couple of cases studies--an audit of a part-time trader and an audit of an unprofitable trader. Illustrative Schedule Cs (Profit or Loss from Business)--for a sole proprietor and an LLC--are presented and discussed in some detail. The chapter on futures and commodities trading seemed to lack the level of detail that was present in other parts of the book, although it does provide a good overview of the relevant issues. As for taxation of equity, index, and ETF option trades, the book does not offer any guidance at all in this area.
The author is a CPA, and CEO of an accounting firm that provides services to traders and investors. This edition of the book was published in late 2004. Readers are invited to log on to the accounting firm's web site to get updates on issues that were not included in the print edition when it went to press. The web site also has links to journal articles published by the author that will be of interest to active traders.
I was somewhat bothered by the Introduction to the book, where the author appears to take a dim view of other tax professionals who serve trader/clients or want to get into the business of serving them. We are told, for example, that unless your local CPA or tax attorney handles "dozens" of traders, they probably will come up short in their advice to you." Dozens? Oh, come on now.
That said, I believe the book is a good starting point for active traders who are considering making a business out of it. With this information at hand, you should be able to ask good questions of your local CPA. He or she should be able to put you on the right path or, if appropriate, refer you to another tax professional with experience in this area.
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One-size-fits-all diets and exercise programs don't work because each of us has unique genetic programming, or a Body Code, that determines our body build and dictates the best food and exercise plans for us, explains Jay Cooper, wellness director of the Green Valley Spa in St. George, Utah. Cooper is a marathon runner, triathlete, and cancer survivor who was given only months to live in 1990--and has been cancer-free for nine years as of the book's publication date. According to Cooper, your Body Code includes your anatomical type (mesomorphic, ectomorphic, endomorphic), which determines how much and what type of movement is best for you; your glandular-metabolic type (thyroidal, adrenal, pituitary, gonadal), which determines what kind of diet is best for you; and energy type (vata, pitta, kapha), which is the "meeting between mind and body." He puts all this together into genetic types he calls Warrior, Nurturer, Communicator, and Visionary. Each type has its own best diet and exercise plan, and he describes each in detail, complete with a progressive movement program and suggested menus for each type. If you've tried diets and exercise regimes that felt wrong or didn't get you to your goals, this book may give you a new perspective and a solution. --Joan Price
Book Description
If you've ever tried a trendy new diet and found it impossible to stick to.... If you've wondered why the steak-and-salad regimen that worked miracles for your friend actually put three unwanted pounds on you.... you're about to find out what will work. You can lose weight and achieve optimal health by unlocking
The BODY CODE
At the renowned Green Valley Spa, nutritionist Jay Cooper has developed a remarkable quartet of customized wellness plans, with amazing results for thousands of satisfied clients. Now you can embark on a food and fitness program that is as individual as you are.
WHICH TYPE ARE YOU?
Jay Cooper explains how to ear and exercise for each of the four human genetic types:
- The WARRIOR TYPE: rectangular or chesty build; extroverted, energetic, and practical
- The NURTURER TYPE: curvy, pear-shaped build; compassionate, selfless, and magnetic
- The C0MMUNICATOR TYPE: lanky or rangy build with long limbs; lively, creative, and unpredictable
- The VISIONARY TYPE: naturally thin, youthful build; calm, reserved, and intellectual
Once you've identified your type (by simply answering a series of questions about your body shape, exercise tendencies, and preferred foods), you can begin a lifetime of energy-balancing strategies and diet solutions that are just right for you.
Discover the exclusive breakthrough plan from the Green Valley Spa -- and enjoy the rejuvenating powers of Jay Cooper's expertise -- with The Body Code.
Customer Reviews:
excellent plan .......2005-03-28
OK, so I am going against eveything I believe in and writing a review for a book I have not read. However, I was able to meet Jay Cooper in real life at the Green Valley Spa several years ago + was lucky enough to have him "code" my body + give me suggestions as to what to eat + how to exercise based on his formula + IT WORKS. I have been incorporating many of his suggestions for both eating + working out + have seen great results and also feel like I can maintain this for life. I don't know how easy the book is to fiqure out which type you are objectively...but if you can, I suggest giving it a shot.
A "be- careful" submission..........2002-06-10
This book woos with unique suggestions geared toward four diferent types; one cannot help but feel they're being talked directly to. Some of the methods work in theory, but beware of the example menus! Certain meal plans offer almost no fat. This seems to be an editing goof rather than the author's philosophy. Read the rest of the book and you'll understand.
It makes sense.......2002-03-23
It makes sense. Other metabolism books i read suggested to eat high fat and protein diets, yet I've always had a cholesterol problem. This book told me the types of food other books were recommending were dangerous to my health and suggested the foods that would make sense for me to eat for my body type. I've also lost ten pounds in 1 1/2 months and lowered my cholesterol with the help of this book. I highly recommend it.
Too too vague.......2002-01-04
This book doesn't work for everyone, that being me. It gives solid advice for general healthy eating, but the premise isn't watertight--there aren't four body types in reality. I didn't lose weight on this diet because I tried it several times (with lapses in between), each time failing. Why? I was unable to properly diagnose myself. Cooper mentions that there are sometimes "mixed types", types which do not quite correspond to any of the four. Great, just great. Check on the website--he mentions that also, and when you're a mixed type, that's a whole new ballpark. If you do manage to be one of the four, you are in luck. But then, there's those like me who aren't and we're unable to really use the book. It's a pity--Cooper's prose is not condescending and is in fact very reader-friendly. Give it a go, but make sure you can return it if it doesn't quite pan out.
Okay I guess.......2001-10-18
I bought this book after I rented it from the library, and long story short, it flew off the top of my car onto the highway. So I bought it to replace the one I broke. After that I kind of lost interest in reading it. I followed the plan for a while but saw no changes in my body so I gave up. Maybe too soon.
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A Complete Guide to 180 Healing Herbs-- From America's Favorite Herbalist
In this handy companion to his best-selling book, The Green Pharmacy, leading herbal authority James A. Duke, Ph.D., delivers the lowdown on virtually every healing herb available in today's marketplace: its description and history, therapeutic uses, medicinal properties, prescription counterparts, dosage options, safety and effectiveness rating, and precautions.
Dr. Duke's inimitable folksy tone and friendly manner shine throughout The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook, making it as entertaining to read as it is practical. The most thorough and comprehensive herb reference of its kind, the handbook was culled from the thousands of entries in Dr. Duke's database of the world's medicinal plants. The database, which he began during his career as a top botanist with the USDA, is a lifelong project for Dr. Duke and has become a major reference resource for herbalists worldwide.
Customer Reviews:
Looking for an alternative to our pill popping culture ?.......2007-08-30
So you're looking for an alternative to pill popping ? Now that's a change! I'm in awe of people who think it it's ok to take a pill to prevent something that they think is going to happen - for example, a friend mentioned that she needs to take a strong pain pill (I won't mention the name here) because she "may" get back pain. That's not what pills were made for. If you worry about the side effects of even the mildest drugs, then this book is for you. I hate taking any kind of medication, and am always on the lookout for alternatives to medication. Give me an herb or a fruit, or vegetable, and tell me to take that for a medical problem, and I'll happily give it a try!
I like this book because it's filled with information on various natural remedies. There's a reason God created these herbs and plants - for us or the animals to use them to cure ourselves. Sure, we can't cure everything, but this book certainly shows you how to "cure" or control many, many problems. I highly recommend it!
Another one I love is "Back to Eden" by Jethro Kloss.
Pocket herb guide.......2007-07-06
One of the best guides i have seen,covering 180 herbs and a reference on a lot of common ailments.
Best Paperback Book on Herbal Healing.......2006-10-21
I found Earl Mindell's 'Vitamin Bible',at the Paperback Corner,in Princeton,Illinois.And i found the 'Green Pharmacy',at the Dollar-Store,for only a buck.I was amazed at how much information that small paperback had to offer,for just a buck.Dr.James Duke gives excellent scientific stats and uses of various herbs.He reveals the full skinny on every herb of value and interest,for everyone's prime health-care and preventive care.He also has a similar book called,'Renewel',that i would also recommend.I would have gladly paid the full-price for his book.This guide sadly got bumped to the discount shack. Yet,the mall-herd want their fast-food literature,that offers mostly 'empty ideas',and no food for thought.State governmernts could buy-up the copies,at discount bulk-rates,and hand-out the herbal books to all medi-care users.Have them take a 100 question multiple-choice test,over what they read.The ones who scored a 100 ,could collect their aid-money.The ones who did not pass ,were allowed the re-take until they passed with a perfect score. It would relieve alot of the health-care cost,that has grown so prohibitive ,for most local and state relief public aid offices.But,it seems business-as-usual from the pharmco-companies,who charge outragous sums for their re-formulated herbal product.Consumers Beware!
A great starter text and layman's index.......2006-07-14
The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook is an informative and concise resource on the medicinal value of herbs written to the layman yet of value to the practitioner. Dr. Duke's no-nonsense approach to demonstrating the therapeutic value to useful herbal preparations as well as potential adverse reactions provides the reader with a useful index of commonly used herbs. This book is an easy read, and it is written in a straight-forward manner that makes it easily understood by those new to the ageless use of plants in our environment to ease and cure disease.
DUKE'S BEST EFFORT BELONGS ON EVERY BOOKSHELF.......2005-08-04
I have read all of James Duke's books and this one is the best and most essential. Every common medicinal herb is described and rated for its value medicinally and for safety in a uniform and formulamatic way in alphabetic order. This makes this book both concise and incredibly valuable for quick reference. No matter how many times I have read this book I find myself going to it daily for quick information and in this regard it has no equal. The only shortcoming is really by design it excludes "non-herbal" though related information. For instance, you may find information on bromelain, but no reference to using it with quercetin since quercetin is a flavonoid. Duke's newer book on "anti-aging" does take this into account, but it is not neatly or usefully organized for quick reference. Lastly, many books of this type are quite expensive, "The Green Pharmacy" is the exception with new copies available for around $10. and used for around $6.
Customer Reviews:
Real Milk Returns.......2007-10-01
Schmid very carefully tells the history of milk and once you are informed you will be sickened by current "legal" dairy practices. If you have ever driven by large dairies (especially in Idaho) and inhaled the stink of confined cows and observed the mud and filth they live in this book is a must read. Rock on "Real Milk".
milk.......2007-09-10
This is a fully satisfactory product full of no nonsense information about milk and the politics of its manufacture and distribtion. Anyone interested in nutrition should read this book
Great information.......2007-05-11
This information will change your life. We were already drinking raw milk, but this gave me all the extra ammunition I need for when I'm questioned about it. After reading this, you won't want to buy processed foods, processed milk, or eat at most fast food places. You'll want to make a difference in our food supply.
I enjoyed reading it. He had tons of footnotes/bibliographies.
Raw milk used to be used to heal people. Now we have to fight to get raw milk, because others in power are keeping us from getting it.
Biased and messy, but interesting.......2007-04-11
The book contains a wealth of information about milk's history, clinical studies involving milk, cholesterol, and the food industry & factory farming. However it's difficult for me to trust the information wholeheartedly because of the text's biased, anecdotal nature. Additionally, many highly debatable "facts" are presented with no formal citation, such as "a number of alternative medical practitioners, including myself, have found that raw milk has greatly benefited their immunocompromised patients."
Ron's bias permeates nearly every part of the book. In Chapter 16, his description of a Salmonella outbreak blamed on raw milk from California's Alta Dena Dairy quickly devolves into a diatribe, concluding with "The point is that people need and have a right to choose carefully produced raw dairy products despite the fact that contamination may occasionally occur."
Ron could have put more effort into presenting the information. The book contains hundreds of typographical errors, and many times the text rambles and repeats itself. I found it hard to follow, and many of the chapters seemed arbitrarily divided, and placed in a strange order. Some large sections, such as the cholesterol chapter (ch.10), are little more than summaries of a single other book or publication, containing mostly excerpts from that source.
Again, I think this book contains a lot of important information about milk. However it needs to be taken with a grain of salt. I urge Ron to revise the book to rewrite or remove the biased, anecdotal writing.
finally the truth.......2007-03-08
Whenever the truth is releaved it always rings true in your heart. This is what one feels when reading this book. I Loved it......I cant wait to try "Raw Milk".........
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