One of nature's supreme soothing agents, aloe vera has been used for hundreds of years for everything from sunburn to constipation. In this booklet, author Deanne Tenney explores the various therapeutic properties of aloe, its historical use, home uses, and the latest research on its marvelous medicinal applications.
For thousands of years, various cultures-principally Chinese-have used mushrooms to prevent and treat a wide variety of health disorders. Modern research is confirming that several varieties of mushrooms have powerful therapeutic properties-ranging from lowering blood pressure to being included in a comprehensive cancer treatment plan. In this important booklet from the Woodland Health Series, Deanne Tenney provides a useful overview of the principal medicinal mushrooms-maitake, shiitake and reishi-including their beneficial properties, history, dosage and safety.
Bacteria, parasites, viruses, fungi and other microbes can pose serious health dangers to humans. Tea tree oil provides a natural, safe and effective method to fight such dangerous microbes. And that isn't all-this powerful essential oil can ease muscle aches, kill insects, fight congestion and soothe sunburns. Learn about the history of tea tree oil and read about the results of recent studies examining its antiviral, antibacterial, antifungal and antiseptic properties in this completely revised and updated booklet.
The use of natural remedies is increasing as the general public becomes more aware of the benefits found in the field of natural health. In her informative reference, An Introduction to Natural Health, Tenney deals with the relationship between natural approaches to health and modern medical practices. She provides an introduction to herbal remedies, acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, reflexology, diet and nutrition.
Scientific evidence now supports various health benefits of melatonin. In this booklet, you can read about the latest studies that promote using melatonin as an aid for regulating your sleep cycle, helping with immune-related conditions, and offering promise for depression, migraines, and other debilitating ailments. Discover why this valuable supplement is now the focus of substantial research.
The body needs an extensive array of substances to effectively maintain healthy cells, tissues, and organs. Recent research has revealed that MSM, a substance required for cell and tissue functions, is generally deficient in most Americans. Deanne Tenney explores how MSM supplementation can help combat degenerative conditions, fight arthritis, repair injured cells and tissues, and facilitate a myriad of other processes and functions.
One of nature's supreme soothing agents, aloe vera has been used for hundreds of years for everything from sunburn to constipation. In this booklet, author Deanne Tenney explores the various therapeutic properties of aloe, its historical use, home uses, and the latest research on its marvelous medicinal applications.
The use of natural remedies is increasing as the general public becomes more aware of the benefits found in the field of natural health. In her informative reference, An Introduction to Natural Health, Tenney deals with the relationship between natural approaches to health and modern medical practices. She provides an introduction to herbal remedies, acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, reflexology, diet and nutrition.
In this moving memoir, a woman recounts her search for truth and justice regarding her father’s murder during America’s deadliest prison riot. Deanne Quinn Miller was five years old when her father—William “Billy” Quinn—was murdered in the first minutes of the Attica Prison Riot, the only corrections officer to die at the hands of inmates. But how did he die? Who were the killers? Those questions haunted Dee and wreaked havoc on her psyche for thirty years. Finally, when she joined the Forgotten Victims of Attica, she began to find answers. This began the process of bringing closure not only for herself but for the other victims’ families, the former prisoners she met, and all of those who perished on September 13, 1971—the day of the “retaking,” when New York State troopers and corrections officers at the Attica Correctional facility slaughtered twenty-nine rioting prisoners and ten hostages in a hail of gunfire. In The Prison Guard’s Daughter, Dee brings readers in on her lifelong mission for the truth and justice for the Attica survivors and the families of the men who lost their lives. But the real win was the journey that crossed racial and criminal-justice divides: befriending infamous Attica prisoner Frank “Big Black” Smith, meeting Richard Clark and other inmates who tried to carry her father to safety after his beating, and learning what life was like for all the people—prisoners and prison employees alike—inside Attica. As Miller lays bare the truth about her father’s death, the world inside Attica, and the state’s reckless raid and coverup, she conveys a narrative of compassionate humanity and a call for prison reform. Praise for The Prison Guard’s Daughter “A remarkable tale of healing and reconciliation, born from the tragedy of the nation’s deadliest prison uprising . . . . The Prison Guard’s Daughter reminds us that we can reach across divides—racial, social, economic—and learn lessons about others that inevitably teach us about ourselves. In a world in which the chasms among people seem to swell wider every day, this book tells us that our true angels can prevail, as long as we are ready to engage them.” —Sister Helen Prejean, author of Dead Man Walking: The Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty That Sparked a National Debate “In the wake of the unimaginable trauma caused by the State of New York, there were the courageous few who had to endure even more pain to make sure that there was some reckoning with this horrific event, and some measure of justice for its victims. This is the extraordinarily beautiful story of one of the most courageous of those few, Dee Quinn Miller, who, quite literally, changed history.” —Heather Ann Thompson, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and its Legacy “A personal, affecting, and eye-opening account of a pivotal tragedy on the seemingly endless road to prison reform.” —Booklist
Scientific evidence now supports various health benefits of melatonin. In this booklet, you can read about the latest studies that promote using melatonin as an aid for regulating your sleep cycle, helping with immune-related conditions, and offering promise for depression, migraines, and other debilitating ailments. Discover why this valuable supplement is now the focus of substantial research.
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