"When award-winning landscape photographer Andrew Thomas visited four of the US National Parks in December 2007, he was mesmerized by their natural beauty. After two return trips within the next twelve months, he began a quest to travel to and photograph all fifty-nine parks of the US National Park Service. Every park is represented by several photos, giving a full impression of the varied geographical features and dramatic mood shifts inherent in the changing light and seasons. Thomas also provides useful details for each park-nearest city, topographical coordinates, area size-as well as the date the park was established and the number of yearly visitors"--
Andrew Weil Libros
Andrew Weil es un líder y pionero de renombre mundial en el campo de la medicina integrativa, un enfoque de atención médica orientado a la curación que abarca el cuerpo, la mente y el espíritu. Su trabajo se centra en métodos de curación naturales y preventivos, basados en su extensa educación y práctica de por vida. El Dr. Weil enfatiza la integración del conocimiento científico con la sabiduría tradicional y la educación de futuros médicos en este campo transformador de la medicina. Su mensaje es claro: el bienestar es alcanzable a través de decisiones informadas y cuidado holístico.






Consciously Female
- 409 páginas
- 15 horas de lectura
It often feels chaotic rather than dynamic being a woman. Every day is different. Am I a size 10 today, or a size 14? Do I feel energised or do I feel like crawling under the duvet and watching Eastenders? Even our interest in sex bobs about, seemingly from minute to minute. And we mentally cross off the days when our hormones are in flux - chalking our bad moods up to PMS and waiting impatiently for our bodies to return to 'normal'. But if we are not 'ourselves' for so much of our lives, then who are we? In Consciously Female, Tracey Gaudet gives women the tools and the techniques to consciously reframe what it means to live inside a woman's body. So instead of crossing off the days we feel bad, we will learn to understand them as part of an important cycle which adds emotion and physical feeling to our lives - we will become 'consciously female'. Integrating conventional and alternative medicine, the book provides us with a complete wellness programme, including advice on nutrition, exercise, rituals and mind-body techniques. It's wonderfully positive, practical and inspirational - it's for every woman.
National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs
The World's Most Effective Healing Plants
- 400 páginas
- 14 horas de lectura
With a commitment to providing accurate information on botanical remedies, this guide is a valuable resource for consumers, doctors, and health professionals. Crafted by a team of botanical and medical experts, it presents reliable, practical insights into 72 essential medicinal herbs. This informative reference connects these herbs to the body systems they support, organized into eight chapters: Mental Health & the Nervous System, Respiratory System, Heart & Circulation, Digestive System, Joints, Muscles & Skin, Urinary & Male Health, Female Health, and Wellness & Perception. Each chapter begins with an overview of the health benefits of plants for that body system, sharing traditional herbal remedies and current scientific findings. Highlighting nine plants per chapter, the guide combines botanical and medical information, detailing therapeutic uses, effectiveness, preparations, cautions, and insights into active ingredients. A photo gallery illustrates how each herb is cultivated and processed commercially, revealing the story behind the products available in stores. Special features include practical tips for using herbs in daily life and timelines that showcase the historical wisdom surrounding herbal remedies. An appendix offers an illustrated index of plants, an ailment-by-ailment therapeutic index, a glossary, and a comprehensive index for easy navigation.
In this revolutionary book, Dr Andrew Weil shows how the concept of spontaneous healing can change all our lifes for the better. Drawing on his training as a doctor and his in-depth first-hand knowledge of alternative treatments, he describes in clear, accessible language the operation of the body's healing system and the various methods with which we can support its natural ability to maintain and heal itself - not only in our everyday lifes, but also in the face of devastating illness. Dr Andrew Weil suggests practical ways in which all of us can get healthy and fit, providing specific and detailed information: on food, drink and diet; on environmental factors and how to avoid toxins; on exercise and stress reduction; and on vitamins, supplements, herbs and tonics. Numerous case histories provide evidence of the remarkable success of spontaneous healing in dealing with serious medical conditions. SPONTANEOUS HEALING is an essential book for everyone who wishes to lead a healthy life.
Huge international bestselling author of Spontaneous Healing, Dr Andrew Weil brings his integrative health method to overcoming depression and achieving peak emotional wellness.
Natural Health, Natural Medicine
- 384 páginas
- 14 horas de lectura
Concentrating on alternative medicine, this work recommends ways to deal with a variety of common complaints, from acne to ulcers. Methods include home remedies, vitamins and supplements, and natural cures. Also examined are ways in which to live a healthier lifestyle.
Health and Healing
Conventional and Alternative Medicine - The Principles, The Practice
- 302 páginas
- 11 horas de lectura
For people who want to understand the strengths and weaknesses of conventional and alternative medicine, Dr. Weil presents the full spectrum of alternating healing practices, including holistic medicine, homeopathy, chiropractic, and Chinese medicine, outlining the differences from conventional approaches. A practical guide to natural healing, this program is for those who wish to take control of their lives and their health.
In his new book, Dr. Weil explains how the mechanisms and processes of the body's healing system work. He delineates the ways in which an individual can optimize the functioning of his or her own system, and he explains the effects of the eight-week program, conceived to harness and support the internal healing system of our bodies. Incorporating alternative medicines and treatments, he gives specific and detailed information on diet, exercise, stress reduction, breathing techniques, vitamins, supplements, herbs, and all the other components in the eight-week program. He customizes programs for special groups of people: pregnant women, overweight people, recovering alcoholics and drug abusers, those dealing with or overcoming heart problems, former cancer sufferers, people over 65, and a dozen other categories. Building on the breakthrough thinking of Spontaneous Healing and drawing on the experiences of patients who have adopted his program, Dr. Weil's Eight Weeks to Optimum Health provides an invaluable means to maintain health and lessen the need for medical intervention.
The Best Alternative Medicine
- 448 páginas
- 16 horas de lectura
The Best Alternative Medicine is the only book available today that both evaluates the major areas of alternative medicine and addresses how they can be used to treat specific conditions. Dr. Kenneth R. Pelletier explains such popular therapies as mind/body medicine, herbal and homeopathic remedies, spiritual healing, and traditional Chinese systems, discussing their effectiveness, the ailments each is most appropriate for, and how they can help prevent illness. In the second part of the book, which is organized alphabetically, he draws on the latest National Institute of Health (NIH)-sponsored research to present clear recommendations for the prevention and treatment of health concerns ranging from acne to menopause to ulcers.Combining valuable guidance about alternative treatments with definitive health advice, The Best Alternative Medicine will be the standard reference for the increasing number of people integrating alternative medicine into their personal and organizational heath-care programs.
More than 20 leaders in the health-care field have contributed to this important book which speaks directly to the future of medicine. Focusing on the importance of the relationship between doctors and their patients, "Roots of Healing" features essays by Dr. Bernie Siegel, Michael Lerner, Ph.D., Helen Smith, Ph.D., and others.



