Author: Michael A. Schmidt Ph.D
Publisher: North Atlantic Book
Keywords: alternative, treatments, guide, parent, infections, childhood
Number of Pages: 224
Published: 2004-01-21
List price: $12.95
ISBN-10: 1556434421
ISBN-13: 9781556434426

Research increasingly questions the safety and efficacy of antibiotics in treating ear infections in small children. This timely guide explores the underlying causes of the problem and suggests new strategies. The author discusses diet, homeopathic care, and children’s vitamin absorption process. The book includes a checklist that advises parents when they should take their children to the doctor, and provides specific questions to ask in determining the appropriateness of antibiotics or surgery.

Author: Randall Neustaedter
Publisher: North Atlantic Book
Keywords: children, adults, benefits, risks, guide, vaccine
Number of Pages: 360
Published: 2002-11-11
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1556434235
ISBN-13: 9781556434235

The Vaccine Guide takes readers through the background and philosophy of vaccination and discusses common misconceptions. It covers each disease and its vaccine, providing difficult-to-obtain facts about vaccine reactions. Also discussed are vaccine effectiveness, toxicity and adverse effects, legal requirements, alternatives, and the latest information on the threat of bioterrorism. New to this edition are topics of particular concern to adults, including smallpox and anthrax vaccines, flu shots, and new conditions linked to vaccine reactions.

Authors:R. Gordon Wasson, A Albert Hofmann, Carl A. P. Ruc
Publisher: North Atlantic Book
Keywords: mysteries, secret, unveiling, eleusis, road
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2008-11-25
List price: $18.95
ISBN-10: 1556437528
ISBN-13: 9781556437526

The secretive Mysteries conducted at Eleusis in Greece for nearly two millennia have long puzzled scholars with strange accounts of initiates experiencing otherworldly journeys. In this groundbreaking work, three experts—a mycologist, a chemist, and a historian—argue persuasively that the sacred potion given to participants in the course of the ritual contained a psychoactive entheogen. The authors then expand the discussion to show that natural psychedelic agents have been used in spiritual rituals across history and cultures. Although controversial when first published in 1978, the bookâ

Authors:Victoria Boutenko,  Gabriel Couse,
Publisher: North Atlantic Book
Keywords: cooked, food, dependency, foods, raw, steps
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 2007-05-08
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1556436513
ISBN-13: 9781556436512

Why do we overeat time and time again? Why do we make poor diet choices while we want to be healthy? What makes losing weight so difficult? These and many other vital questions are addressed in 12 Steps to Raw Foods in an open and sincere dialogue. Based on the latest scientific research, Victoria Boutenko explains the numerous benefits of choosing a diet of fresh rather than cooked foods. This book contains self-tests and questionnaires that help the reader to determine if they have hidden eating patterns that undermine their health. Using examples from life, the author explores the most comm

Authors:Ralph Nader, Jerry Brow,
Publisher: North Atlantic Book
Keywords: earth, power, island, press, book, corporate, globalization, free, trade, gatt, nafta, case
Number of Pages: 240
Published: 1993-09-22
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 1556431694
ISBN-13: 9781556431692

This book examines the notion of "free trade" and the issues raised by adopting the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Essays by Ralph Nader, Jerry Brown, William Greider, Margaret Atwood, Mark Ritchie, Wendell Berry, Pat Choate, and others.

Authors:Ori Hofmekler,  Rick Osbor,
Publisher: North Atlantic Book
Keywords: estrogenic, making, sick, chemicals, foods, diet, anti
Number of Pages: 208
Published: 2007-05-15
List price: $16.95
ISBN-10: 155643684X
ISBN-13: 9781556436840

• Lower your risk of metabolic disorders, disease, and chronic weight gain• Protect yourself against the estrogenic substances in the environment, products, water, and foodLearn how certain foods and herbs can protect you!Estrogenic chemicals—known for causing the near extinction of various living species—are found in some of the most common foods we eat.In this revolutionary diet book, Ori Hofmekler addresses the millions of overweight and obese individuals who have failed or are disappointed with other diets—those who suffer from yoyo dieting, weight gain rebounds, or accumulation

Author: Chris Jarmey
Publisher: North Atlantic Book
Keywords: revised, muscles, book, concise
Number of Pages: 192
Published: 2008-08-12
List price: $29.95
ISBN-10: 1556437196
ISBN-13: 9781556437199

A clear, simple guide for students of anatomy as well as an excellent resource for athletes, massage therapists, and anyone interested in the workings of the human body, this user-friendly book is organized around six muscle groups. They include muscles of the face head, and neck; the trunk; the shoulder and upper arm; the forearm and hand; the hip and thigh; and the leg and foot. Each of the groups is given a distinctive color to make it easy to identify, and each muscle is shown in its relationship to the skeleton. Each gets a complete profile, including origin/insertion, action of the muscl