Unquestionably, as a society, we are suffering from an unfortunate lack of dietary fiber-a fiber famine, if you will. And while it is true that we are constantly assaulted with reports warning us that diets low in fiber can be very detrimental to our health, most of us persist in eating the way we always have. In this booklet, Rita Elkins, MH, clearly defines the importance of fiber in reducing the risk of cancer, improving the assimilation of important nutrients, and enhancing overall health.
It's no secret that the typical American diet is generally detrimental to overall health. As the quality of one's health declines, so too does the effectiveness of the dody's digestive abilities. In this booklet, Rita Elkins, H.H., examines how digestive enzymes, the key to aiding proper digestion, are often not present in the digestive process. She also discussees how to use enzymes, safety issues, and how to best select enzyme supplements.
Mix the latest scientific data on herbal products and physical ailments with the need for natural approaches to health, and what do you have? The Woodland Health Series. Each of these booklets gives concise, pertinent information for those looking to nature for optimal health.
The emergence of new research concerning the body's hormones has pinpointed DHEA as key to maintaining various metabolic processes, endocrinal mechanisms, and reproductive capabilities. Rita Elkins, MH, discusses this hormone's various applications, its most recent research, its safety, and how it can ultimately slow the aging process and promote excellent health.
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.
Rita Mae Brown and her feline co-author Sneaky Pie Brown return to Albemarle County, Virgina, as tangled mysteries past and present converge in the bestselling Mrs. Murphy series. “As feline collaborators go, you couldn’t ask for better than Sneaky Pie Brown.”—The New York Times Book Review With the New Year just around the corner, winter has transformed the cozy Blue Ridge Mountain community of Crozet, Virginia, into a living snow globe. It’s the perfect setting for Mary Minor “Harry” Haristeen to build a new work shed designed by her dear friend, local architect Gary Gardner. But the natural serenity is shattered when out of the blue, right in front of Harry and Deputy Cynthia Cooper, and in broad daylight, Gary is shot to death by a masked motorcyclist. Outraged by the brazen murder, Harry begins to burrow into her friend’s past—and unearths a pattern of destructive greed reaching far back into Virginia’s post-Revolutionary history. When Harry finds incriminating evidence, the killer strikes again. Heedless of her own safety, Harry follows a trail of clues to a construction site in Richmond, where the discovery of mysterious remains has recently halted work. Aided as always by her loyal, if opinionated, companions, crime-solving cats Mrs. Murphy and Pewter, and Tee Tucker the Corgi, Harry hunts for a link between the decades-old dead, the recently violently deceased—and ancient secrets that underlie everything. And while other deaths are narrowly averted in a flurry of fur, the killer remains at large—ever more desperate and dangerous. The deep-rooted legacy of corruption that’s been exposed can never be buried again. But if Harry keeps pursuing the terrible truth, she may be digging her own grave. Praise for Probable Claws “Series fans will know exactly what to expect: animals who talk to one another, [Rita Mae] Brown’s personal views on an array of topics, and a healthy dose of Virginia history.”—Publishers Weekly “The animal crew, joined by a surprising new addition, is in rare form. . . . Beautiful illustrations bring the pet personalities to life.”—Kirkus Reviews
In China, red yeast rice has been used for centuries as a natural food dye and to promote blood circulation, but recent research suggests that it may also have cholesterol-lowering properties. This completely revised and updated booklet by master herbalist Rita Elkins includes information about historical uses of red yeast rice, recent scientific data documenting its effectiveness and preliminary studies on the use of red yeast rice for diabetes and more! Also includes information about dietary supplements that may complement red yeast rice and other natural methods of lowering cholesterol. Read inside to discover how red yeast rice may improve the health of your heart!
“Examines the way we connect to novels, films, paintings and music, and argues that our enthusiasms should be an integral part of conversations about art.” —Helen Thaventhiran, London Review of Books How does a novel entice or enlist us? How does a song surprise or seduce us? Why do we bristle when a friend belittles a book we love, or fall into a funk when a favored TV series comes to an end? What characterizes the aesthetic experiences of feeling captivated by works of art? In Hooked, Rita Felski challenges the ethos of critical aloofness that is a part of modern intellectuals’ self-image. The result is sure to be as widely read as Felski’s book, The Limits of Critique. Wresting the language of affinity away from accusations of sticky sentiment and manipulative marketing, Felski argues that “being hooked” is as fundamental to the appreciation of high art as to the enjoyment of popular culture. Hooked zeroes in on three attachment devices that connect audiences to works of art: identification, attunement, and interpretation. Drawing on examples from literature, film, music, and painting—from Joni Mitchell to Matisse, from Thomas Bernhard to Thelma and Louise—Felski brings the language of attachment into the academy. Hooked returns us to the fundamentals of aesthetic experience, showing that the social meanings of artworks are generated not just by critics, but also by the responses of captivated audiences. “[Hooked] is an exposé aimed at critics who disavow their personal allegiances.” —Matthew Rubery, Public Books “There are many insights in Hooked that will facilitate a productive interdisciplinary conversation about aesthetics, politics, and the future of critique.” —Michael Gallope, nonsite.org
Why do critics feel impelled to unmask and demystify the works that they read? What is the rationale for their conviction that language is always withholding some important truth, that the critic's task is to unearth what is unsaid, naturalized, or repressed? These are the features of critique, a mode of thought that thoroughly dominates academic criticism. In this book, Rita Felski brilliantly exposes critique's more troubling qualities and proposes alternatives to it. Critique, she argues, is not just a method but also a sensibility--one best captured by Paul Ricoeur's phrase "the hermeneutics of suspicion." As the characteristic affect of critique, suspicion, Felski shows, helps us understand critique's seductions and limitations. The questions that Felski poses about critique have implications well beyond intramural debates among literary scholars. Literary studies, says Felski, is facing a legitimation crisis thanks to a sadly depleted language of value that leaves the field struggling to find reasons why students should care about Beowulf or Baudelaire. Why is literature worth bothering with? For Felski, the tendencies to make literary texts the object of suspicious reading or, conversely, impute to them qualities of critique, forecloses too many other possibilities. Felski offers an alternative model that she calls "postcritical reading." Rather than looking behind the text for its hidden causes, conditions, and motives, she suggests that literary scholars place themselves in front of a text, reflecting on what it calls forth and makes possible. Here Felski enlists the work of Bruno Latour to rethink reading as a co-production between actors, rather than an unraveling of manifest meaning, a form of making rather than unmaking. As a scholar with an abiding respect for theory who has long deployed elements of critique in her own work, Felski is able to provide an insider's account of critique's limits and alternatives that will resonate widely in the humanities.
Literary Black Power in the Caribbean focuses on the Black Power movement in the anglophone Caribbean as represented and critically debated in literary texts, music and film. This volume is groundbreaking in its focus on the creative arts and artists in their evaluations of, and insights on, the relevance of the Black Power message across the region. The author takes a cultural studies approach to bring together the political with the aesthetic, enriching an already fertile debate on the era and the subject of Black Power in the Caribbean region. The chapters discuss various aspects of Black Power in the Caribbean: on the pages of journals and magazines, at contemporary conferences that radicalized academia to join forces with communities, in fiction and essays by writers and intellectuals, in calypso and reggae music, and in the first films produced in the Caribbean. Produced at the 50th anniversary of the 1970 Black Power Revolution in Port of Spain, Trinidad, this timely book will be of interest to students and academics focusing on Black Power, Caribbean literary and cultural studies, African diaspora, and Global South radical political and cultural theory.
How early twentieth-century American policymakers sought to gain control over radiotelegraphy networks in an effort to advance the global position of the United States. In Reluctant Power, Rita Zajácz examines how early twentieth century American policymakers sought to gain control over radiotelegraphy networks in an effort to advance the global position of the United States. Doing so, she develops an analytical framework for understanding the struggle for network control that can be applied not only to American attempts to establish a global radio network in the early twentieth century but also to current US efforts to retain control of the internet. In the late nineteenth century, Britain was seen to control both the high seas and the global cable communication network under the sea. By the turn of the twentieth century, Britain's geopolitical rivals, including the United States, looked to radiotelegraphy that could circumvent Britain's dominance. Zajácz traces policymakers' attempts to grapple with both a new technology—radiotelegraphy—and a new corporate form: the multinational corporation, which managed the network and acted as a crucial intermediary. She argues that both foreign policy and domestic radio legislation were shaped by the desire to harness radiotelegraphy for geopolitical purposes and reveals how communication policy and aspects of the American legal system adjusted to the demands of a rising power. The United States was a reluctant power during the early twentieth century, because policymakers were unsure that companies headquartered in the United States were sufficiently American and doubted that their strategies served the national interest.
Settling Routt County was never easy or safe. Fugitives used the undeveloped landscape as an "outlaw trail" to evade authorities. The inexorable Harry Tracy managed three jailbreaks before being killed by a posse. Conversely, many of the first families left entrepreneurial legacies. Widowed Alice Bartz sold the family homestead to start the Bartz Hotel in her Steamboat Springs' bakery and house, serving three meals a day to locals and guests. Others families, like the Nays and the Laughlins, were able to cut hay and raise enough livestock to pass the land down to future generations. Native author Rita Herold preserves oral histories and nearly forgotten episodes of the county's past.
**Selected for Doody's Core Titles® 2024 in Physical Therapy** Offering a comprehensive look at physical therapy science and practice, Guccione's Geriatric Physical Therapy, 4th Edition is a perfect resource for both students and practitioners alike. Year after year, this text is recommended as the primary preparatory resource for the Geriatric Physical Therapy Specialization exam. And this new fourth edition only gets better. Content is thoroughly revised to keep you up to date on the latest geriatric physical therapy protocols and conditions. Five new chapters are added to this edition to help you learn how to better manage common orthopedic, cardiopulmonary, and neurologic conditions; become familiar with functional outcomes and assessments; and better understand the psychosocial aspects of aging. In all, you can rely on Guccione's Geriatric Physical Therapy to help you effectively care for today's aging patient population. - Comprehensive coverage of geriatric physical therapy prepares students and clinicians to provide thoughtful, evidence-based care for aging patients. - Combination of foundational knowledge and clinically relevant information provides a meaningful background in how to effectively manage geriatric disorders - Updated information reflects the most recent and relevant information on the Geriatric Clinical Specialty Exam. - Standard APTA terminology prepares students for terms they will hear in practice. - Expert authorship ensures all information is authoritative, current, and clinically accurate. - NEW! Thoroughly revised and updated content across all chapters keeps students up to date with the latest geriatric physical therapy protocols and conditions. - NEW! References located at the end of each chapter point students toward credible external sources for further information. - NEW! Treatment chapters guide students in managing common conditions in orthopedics, cardiopulmonary, and neurology. - NEW! Chapter on functional outcomes and assessment lists relevant scores for the most frequently used tests. - NEW! Chapter on psychosocial aspects of aging provides a well-rounded view of the social and mental conditions commonly affecting geriatric patients. - NEW! Chapter on frailty covers a wide variety of interventions to optimize treatment. - NEW! Enhanced eBook version is included with print purchase, allowing students to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Rita Elkins' work in health research over the past decade has contributed to this valuable reference about the devastating effects of depression and effective natural treatments for the disorder. Depression and Natural Medicine contains information gathered from extensive interviews with medical doctors and psychologists, and explains why someone might be depressed and what natural therapies are available. Elkins firmly underscores the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in order to treat depression.
Pycnogenol is a natural substance that has recently come to the forefront of scientific research. The general consensus among experts in the health field is that pycnogenol is destined to become the most vital of all antioxidant compounds. It helps protect us from the toxic substances we are exposed to daily: auto exhaust, tobacco smoke, pollution, preservatives, etc.
This accessible guide discusses the reasons for the unexpected causes of depression, offering practical, no-nonsense advice on effective treatments without the use of prescription drugs and individualized supplement treatment plans.
Ever wondered if there were any safe substances that could effectively inhibit the appetite, supply energy, and boost fat-burning, without compromising health? The answer is a definite yes. In this informative book, author Rita Elkins provides a detailed examination of nature's safe and effective alternatives to phen-fen.
Rita Elkins' work in health research over the past decade has contributed to this valuable reference about the devastating effects of depression and effective natural treatments for the disorder. Depression and Natural Medicine contains information gathered from extensive interviews with medical doctors and psychologists, and explains why someone might be depressed and what natural therapies are available. Elkins firmly underscores the importance of maintaining a healthy lifestyle in order to treat depression.
Health advocates the world over have long been touting the benefits of fiber, among them lower risk of various cancers, enhanced gastrointestinal function, increased energy and improved overall health. Despite the wealth of knowledge indicating fiber's worth, the public remains largely ignorant of some of the most basic facts concerning dietary fiber. In this valuable guide, Rita Elkins, MH, provides a detailed and fun look at using fiber to promote great health. Inside THE COMPLETE FIBER FACT BOOK you will find: how dietary fiber can lower the risk of various diseases, including cancer; how it can improve digestion and overall gastrointestinal health; detailed lists of high-fiber foods; simple explanations of the truths and myths surrounding dietary fiber; great recipes that easily and effectively incorporate high-fiber foods.
Thousands of women suffer from PMS every month, and many of them have found no medical treatments that provide relief. In this booklet, author Louise Tenney describes alternative approaches to PMS care and prevention. She explains which minerals, vitamins, and herbs can be beneficial for women who suffer from PMS; and she sets up a PMS prevention diet that includes recipes to help women overcome their problems naturally and safely.
Mix the latest scientific data on herbal products and physical ailments with the need for natural approaches to health, and what do you have? The Woodland Health Series. Each of these booklets gives concise, pertinent information for those looking to nature for optimal health.
Mix the latest scientific data on herbal products and physical ailments with the need for natural approaches to health, and what do you have? The Woodland Health Series. Each of these booklets gives concise, pertinent information for those looking to nature for optimal health.
Shark cartilage has the remarkable ability to provide support and protection for the immune system. It also contains ample amounts of certain biochemicals that contribute to its impressive therapeutic value. In this booklet, you will read about the extraordinary ability of shark cartilage to inhibit tumor growth and reduce pain.
The fact that over 100,000 people die each year from colon cancer indicates a great need to maintain optimal colon health. Using cascara sagrada is a natural way of keeping waste material from clogging the colon, promoting regularity, and maintaining valuable intestinal flora. In this regard, Cascara sagrada can prove to be invaluable as a colon cleanser and contributor to good colon health.
It is no secret that most people want safe and effective ways to lose weight, manage dietary fat intake, and stabilize factors leading to heart disease, cancer and other conditions. It appears now there is a solution to these problems: chitosan, a natural fiber that blocks fat absorption, thereby reducing dangerous cholesterol levels, lowering high blood pressure, and promoting weight loss.
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