Yes, she knew of Jesus Christ, given her religious childhood, but author Ashley Brooks can attest that she didn't know the Savior personally until turning thirty. Her autobiography, My Journey through Hell into Heaven on Earth, recounts how she lived a charmed childhood in Texas, but with a transition from homeschooling to public school, Ashley began experienced chronic anxiety that led to struggles with anxiety and depression. Trying to find her place in God's plan, she became entangled in an abusive relationship and started a prospering career in freelance modeling that led her down some dark paths. However, Ashley still felt lost in her life's direction; it wasn't until she called out to God one night that her true spiritual transformation began and she saw herself, and her dreams, through God's eyes. Ashley hopes others see the need for God in their lives and use their blessings to help others.
This is the true story of a rescue dog, who was initially overlooked because he was different and the life he now leads because one person was able to look past the superficial and into his heart.
These are desperate times for the health of Americans. Food has been adulterated in ways no one could have ever dreamed of. Our infant and childrens milk contain growth hormones, antibiotics, pesticide residues and up to 15 chemical ingredients, including MSG and high fructose corn syrup. This book contains concise articles on the radical changes in American food from the creation of GMOs in the 1990s to the radical increase in the number of dangerous chemical ingredients. The articles average about 1,700 words and can be read out of sequence. A perfect travel companion offering short topics that can be read at your leisure. Almost all meat comes from factory farms where livestock, confined in cages and pens are kept in close, windowless quarters; knee-deep in manure; fed with Monsanto GMO Bt corn; pumped up on growth hormones and given antibiotics daily to prevent the animals from dying before being sent to the slaughterhouse. Meat taken from slaughterhouse floors is used to feed other cattle and left-over meat scraps are glued together using meat glue to make filet mignons, hot dogs and a host of other processed meat products. In the near future, meat processors will try to force meat and dairy products from cloned animals on a population in which 95% object. Fruits and vegetables are genetically engineered with bacteria, toxins and viruses. Then, they are fertilized by contaminated animal waste and sprayed with even more pesticides like Roundup that leave harmful and dangerous residues in the human gut. Processed and packaged foods contain GMOs and dangerous chemical ingredients such as MSG; high fructose corn syrup; and GMO wheat and soy that cause allergies and intolerance. Illness and disease are increasing exponentially. Fast foods cause illness, disease and shorten lives. Yet it is a trillion dollar industry bombing Americans with food ads in every media outlet and every social event. Read all about it.
The plight of overweight and obese Americans has fostered a national debate that has poured over into television talk shows such as Oprah and the Nightly News. Oprah Winfrey devoted an entire show to the N.Y. Times Bestseller, Women, Food and God, asking viewers to email their comments to her web page. Our reactions to the limited theories advanced on that show are contained in the book. American obesity rates are the highest in the world. Sixty-eight percent of adults are categorized as overweight. One-third of them are diagnosed as clinically obese. There are nearly 7 million overweight and obese children in the U.S. today. Childhood obesity statistics show that obese children have a 70% chance of becoming obese adults. The percentage increases to 80% if either one or both parents is obese as well. Americans did not get fat overnight nor did some mosquito spread a deadly virus that causes obesity. Eating until becoming obese is now the leader in American addictions surpassing cigarettes and alcohol. There are tangible reasons why Americans are gaining weight, becoming obese or cannot lose it. The so-called "healthy foods" you're eating are making you fat and ill. The research cited in the Reference section proves that weight gain and obesity are the result of an addiction to many chemical food ingredients, the dangers of genetically modified fruits and vegetables and the damage to the human body caused by foods containing synthetic growth hormones, carcinogens and antibiotics found in factory farmed meats and dairy. We ask and answer the questions: Are you eating a lot of salads but still gaining weight? Juicing and still gaining weight? Drinking so-called health food shakes to lose weight without success? Changing your diet so often you feel like a yo-yo? Can't stop eating? Finding working out impossible because you are getting too overweight to walk, jog or exercise for very long? Are you considering a drastic means to lose weight such as liposuction, gastric bypass or lap-band surgeries? PLEASE STOP NOW. It's Not Your Fault! The information in this book led to one author losing more than 80 pounds and the other losing 20. And they are still losing weight. This is a new approach to losing weight. The authors show you how to change your diet and lose weight without giving up your favorite type of foods. The only sacrifice is switching brands containing dangerous chemical additives for a healthier version. We teach you how to do it. It's easier than you think. The book describes the causes of food cravings, overeating, addiction and discuss food allergies, delayed food intolerance and the dangerous addictive chemicals used by food manufacturers that cause the compulsive/obsessive eating that leads to obesity. We offer a 90-day challenge and easy 12-step dieting rules that can start readers on their way to losing weight. Diabetes, heart disease and other illnesses are complications caused by weight gain. This book enlightens and empowers people to lose weight and improve their health. We also discuss how certain chemical food addictions in children originate with the eating habits of pregnant mothers that start in vitro. We offer important information to help expectant mothers stop the cycle of addiction. "I'm having great fun already with the book. Fascinating read. And extremely informative. I'm appalled at the extent of my ignorance!" Barbara Paskin, BBC
All humans are distinctly different and there is no perfect diet that works for everyone. Mannie's Diet led to one author losing more than 80 pounds and the other losing 20. They both continue to lose weight without much effort. This book enlightens and empowers people to lose weight and improve their health. We simplify overly technical information into common descriptions. We offer a new approach to losing weight and improving your health that exposes the dangers of dangerous chemical food additives and chemicals that cause addiction. The authors' latest book, It's Not Your Fault, explores the causes of weight gain and obesity. Your so-called "healthy foods" are making you fat and ill. By creating your own diet based upon our theories, the diet you create will change your life, cause you to lose weight and also prevent arthritis and gout caused by inflamation, allergy, intolerance or genetic predisposition. There is no question that pesticides, preservatives and addictive chemical additives in food are the cause of weight gain and many other health problems. This diet points out the dangerous chemicals in packaged foods and offers better choices. By removing these chemicals from your diet and reducing excess uric acid in your blood system, organs and muscles, you can prevent inflammation, weight gain and obesity. This diet provides practical examples of what has been successful for the authors. It is a philosophical change of lifestyle for people that eliminates all offensive foods from their daily diets while identifying the good foods their bodies can digest. Once you eliminate all the foods causing you to be ill, it becomes your diet not Mannie's Diet anymore. It includes an analysis of packaged foods and beverages sold in markets, convenience stores and in restaurants as well as providing organic recipes and examples of daily meal menus. Everyone will find foods they can eat safely while identifying the ones that make them gain weight or become ill. Creating your own personal elimination-style diet and taking our natural enzyme formula can be your answer. It was for us. Natural enzymes cost under $100 per month. The relatively low cost of the diet is enhanced by the savings in the cost of prescription drugs, lost work days, fewer doctor visits, fewer expensive tests, no emergency room trips and the ability to attend more business and social functions with fewer aggravating symptoms and less pain. Along the way, a person will learn how their body works, how to balance their pH, what homeostasis is and how homeostasis works in the human body. It will also replace depleted enzymes and improve organ function. One of our principal goals is to stop "chronic silent inflammation" that leads to weight gain, obesity, delayed food allergies and intolerance as well as diseases like Crohn's, IBD, IBS, MS and diabetes. By eliminating silent inflammation, you will effectively stop, minimize or control arthritis, gout and other illnesses. We provide the results of five years of research, testing, charting and the preparation of organic meals to create a daily diet and meal plans that incorporate foods tailored to each individual's desires and needs. We cite more than 1,500 medical treatises, journals, surveys, tests and periodicals in support of their facts, theories and opinions in the References section of this book. You can look up every theory and opinion and read the source material for yourself.
According to researchers, the body's failure to produce specific enzymes is the cause of many illnesses and diseases. It is never too early nor too late to improve your health and extend your life. The human body is amazingly resilient. It can repair itself by getting rid of damaged cells and replacing them with healthier ones. Even a slight change in lifestyle can have major impact on weight and health. The inclusion of a regime of the natural enzymes recommended in our book could remarkably accelerate the rate your body heals and repairs itself. Understanding how your body works and Taking Control of Your Life(c) are the first steps toward wellness. More than 50,000 enzymes are responsible for every function in the human body. Each enzyme is created for a special purpose and comes with a specific characteristic and unique function starting with opening your eyes in the morning to putting your head to rest on your pillow at night. Children are born with a full bank of enzymes and continue to produce enzymes throughout their childhood and adolescent years before the aging process takes hold. As people age, the production of enzymes either slows or stops entirely causing illness and disease. Other have a genetic defect that inhibits the production of enzymes causing diseases such as Crohn s, MS and ALS. Arthritis is the most common cause of disability in the U.S. By 2011, an estimated 60 million adults will have episodes of arthritis. By 2020, the number will reach 79 million. More than 3 million people admit to suffering from gout in the U.S. alone. More than 5 million people suffer from Crohn's disease, IBD, IBS and other digestive diseases. Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in the U.S. (behind lung cancer) with nearly 150,000 new cases diagnosed each year. The body's environmental or genetic failure to produce important enzymes is the root cause of arthritis, gout, Crohn's Disease, IBD and IBS. Prescription drugs do not cure the diseases. Their side effects (heart attacks) are frequently worse than their benefits. As the incidents of arthritis, inflammation, gout, Crohn's disease, IBD, IBS and cancer increase throughout our nation, it becomes clear that a significant number of Americans are suffering from symptoms without knowing it. Often these symptoms start as early as forty years old and, for some, even earlier. Can you recognize these symptoms? If you do, do you know what to do about preventing and/or treating full blown attacks of gout and arthritis? We offer information, solutions and hope for preventing and controlling the effects of these and other illnesses. The authors cite more than 1,800 medical treatises, journals, surveys, tests and periodicals covering more than 120 years of scientific research in the References section of this book in support of their facts, theories and opinions. The reader can look up every theory and opinion and read the source material for themselves. If the information contained in this book were available to me earlier in life, I would have avoided colon cancer, the removal of a significant portion of my colon and avoided the onset of arthritis, gout, Crohn s Disease, IBD and IBS. Mannie Barling, author. "Mr. Barling's amazing recovery can only be attributed to his research into the history of natural digestive enzymes and his formula limiting the pain and physical limitations of his arthritis, gout and IBD." Cranford L. Scott, MD, Clinical Professor of Medici
You can't seduce me into giving you what you want."Logan smiled slowly at her, "What if all I want is to seduce you?" he asked. Harper Talbot's life has always revolved around one goal, running her parents company. When her mother dies unexpectedly, she sees her chance to work through her grief doing what she loves. What her parents would have wanted her to do. Too bad her stepbrother, Logan, has other ideas. Logan Brooks had been away for a long time. Too long. When his father calls him home to help run his stepmother's company, he sees it as a chance to redeem himself. And to win the heart of the only woman that has ever matter to him, Harper Talbot. Guaranteed HEA and no cliffhangers or cheating.
Rekindle America’s faith in charitable and nonprofit organizations In Generosity Crisis: The Case for Radical Connection to Solve Humanity’s Greatest Challenges, accomplished philanthropy experts Nathan Chappell, Brian Crimmins, and Michael Ashley deliver a startlingly insightful exploration of the decline of American generosity. The authors offer inspirational solutions to the dramatic downturn in giving in the US, showing us how to re-establish the interconnection that drives reciprocity, love, and generosity. You’ll discover how to help reignite the radical connection between us and value-driven organizations that strive to improve life on Earth. You’ll also become part of the conversation about generosity as an antidote to isolation and learn to take personal responsibility for the world’s most seemingly intractable problems. The book also includes: Actionable insights from a variety of vantage points informed by the authors’ decades of experience in nonprofit and social benefit organizations A broad and deep analysis of how to revitalize the spark of generosity that once made the American nonprofit sector such a powerful force for good Strategies for looking beyond technology as the only scalable solution to the charitable deficit An engrossing and essential treatment of practical charity and real-world nonprofit work, Generosity Crisis will earn a place in the libraries of nonprofit leaders, directors, managers, and other professionals with a personal stake in ensuring the continued survival of the American charitable sector.
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