This highly regarded, evidence-based reference provides the most comprehensive and accurate guidance to enjoy the multiple benefits of essential oils. Featuring practical, proven, and easy to follow guidance, this ultimate reference provides everything needed to empower clinicians and individuals to use essential oils safely and effectively.
Instead of running to the doctor every time you get sick, you can avoid the illness in the first place with the solutions offered in The Doctor’s Guide to Surviving When Modern Medicine Fails. No matter your current state of health, these easy-to-follow steps will help you elevate your health and live a longer life. This book goes above the standard of healthy eating and exercise. Dr. Johnson tells you what to eat, how to employ proven dietary supplements as allies in your health, ways regularly cleanse your body of toxins and harmful chemicals to prevent common colds and diseases, and how to get the most out of physical activity, and more. The techniques outlined by Dr. Scott A. Johnson will create a bodily environment inhospitable to heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and more. Through the sensible approach in The Doctor’s Guide to Surviving When Modern Medicine Fails
Exploiting elaborate and aggressive marketing strategies, Big Pharma has seized hundreds of billions of dollars over the last several decades by creating customers instead of cures. Their unlimited and entrenched influence among medical schools, governments, medical professionals, regulatory bodies, policy makers, and consumers has created a population dependent on drugs to feel good. Drugs are not the only answer to health! A mounting body of evidence suggests that essential oils work by influencing some of the same pathways and mechanisms of action as drugs, without the harsh side effects. Join Dr. Scott A. Johnson as he reveals secrets that Big Pharma doesn't want you to know about essential oils and arms you with the knowledge to make informed health-care decisions. In his book, What Big Pharma Doesn't Want You to Know About Essential Oils, Dr. Johnson exposes secrets such as: > essential oils that reduce inflammation and pain by inhibiting multiple proinflammatory pathways, including one that works as well as the prescription NSAID indomethacin; > an essential oil that reduces cholesterol as effectively as the prescription drug ezetimibe; > how to balance brain chemicals vital to a positive mood, and an essential oil that beat Prozac in a head-to-head comparison; > how essential oils can lower blood pressure by inhibiting ACE activity and acting as a calcium channel blocker like drugs designed for the same purpose; > essential oils that work with the cells to prevent allergic reactions; > how three essential oils influence neurotransmitter activity to promote restful sleep without resorting to addictive sleep aids; > and much, much more.
Would you be able to survive during a crisis if you were cut off from vital medical treatment and prescription medications? Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced to do exactly this during the last decade, struggling to outlive calamities while isolated from medical care. In this invaluable and practical resource, Dr. Scott A. Johnson prepares you with crucial information that could potentially save your life when modern medicine collapses after a disaster. With a supply of about 42 essential oils in your emergency preparedness kit, Dr. Johnson provides a definitive, specific, and easy to follow guide arming you with indispensable information to manage more than 460 health conditions. Whether you're new to essential oils or a long time user, this book will quickly become your go to quick reference for essential oils" -- Back cover.
For centuries, plants have been used for survival, food, and healing, creating a strong connection between man and nature. Ancient healing systems, developed and refined over hundreds or thousands of years, and passed down from generation to generation kept cultures healthy. Remarkably, today's science has proven our ancestors correct in many of their discoveries of the healing properties of medicinal plants. Revitalized by scientific validation, a renewed interest in traditional medicinal plants is occurring among the public and scientific community. Monographs of Rare and Exotic Essential Oils and Absolutes explores more than 225 essential oils extracted from time-honored indigenous plants. This exploration is intended to reveal the healing properties of traditional aromatic plants and preserve their historical and medicinal value. Many of these plants have demonstrated antidepressant, anticancer, anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antiulcer, antidiabetic, antihypertensive, and antimicrobial properties in scientific research. It is possible that an undiscovered or uninvestigated plant used anciently could hold the key to reversing conditions that plague modern man. Continued examination of traditional medicinal plants will benefit the health of modern man and may lead to important discoveries of phytomedicines. A plethora of plants with complex mixtures of aromatic molecules await discovery to become a vital part of man's quest to improve health and live longer.
Droplets is a collection of shorter fiction by horror author Scott A. Johnson. Featured within are twenty-three stories that are frightening, surreal, or just plain bizarre. From creatures under the bed to psychos, monsters and madmen, the stories in this book are not for the weak-hearted.
The Sociology Student Writer's Manual 7/E is a practical guide to research, reading, and writing in sociology. The Sociology Student Writer’s Manual and Reader’s Guide, Seventh Edition, is a set of instructions and exercises that sequentially develop citizenship, academic, and professional skills while providing students with knowledge about a wide range of sociological concepts, phenomena, and information sources. Part 1 begins by teaching students to read newspapers and other sociological media sources critically and analytically. It focuses on the crafts of writing and scholarship by providing the basics of grammar, style, formats and source citation, and then introduces students to a variety of rich information resources including the sociological journals and the Library of Congress. Part 2 prepares students to research, read, write, review, and critique sociology scholarship. Finally, Part 3 provides advanced exercises in observing culture, socialization, inequality, and ethnicity and race.
Tired of feeling trapped that stimulant drugs are the only option for ADHD? Is your child smart but disorganized, excitable, scattered, and struggling? Do you long for the day when his true brilliance and talents will be revealed? Your grueling wait is over! World-renowned natural health expert, Dr. Scott A. Johnson, reveals indispensable evidence-based methods to release your child from the distracting obstacles that have repressed him for too long. Retrain your child's brain to perform optimally and inspire him to realize his fullest potential with the unique and complete strategies shared in Beating ADHD Naturally. In this revolutionary book you will explore: - the mysteries of what causes ADHD, including brain irregularities, genetics, and environmental factors; - dynamics driving the skyrocketing surge in ADHD frequency; - customary treatment options, their risks, and why they are not the solution long-term; - nutritional shifts that encourage optimal brain function and signaling; - evidence-based dietary supplements and essential oils that balance brain neurotransmitters and reduce ADHD symptoms; - proven strategies to foster positive friendships and peer relationships for your child with ADHD at school and home; - how to make school successful for your child with ADHD; and - and how music and sensory integration diminish ADHD symptoms.
A True Story. In July 1997, a group of friends went to Stone Mountain Cabin for a weekend retreat, and one of them was abducted by aliens from another world. This person, Johnson Haynes, a diabetic, endured experiments at the hands of those beings, but it turned out they meant no harm and were on a mission of mercy to save their dying race, needing only the glucose in his blood. Johnson also communicated with them, learning their language. He was later released, and found, only to be examined by the government pertaining to, among other things, the language of the aliens and nature of his abduction. Additional details of his capture remain classified to this day. Read about his experiences in Abduction at Stone Mountain Cabin.
As founder of the Peace Corps, Head Start, the Special Olympics (with wife Eunice Kennedy Shriver), and other organizations, Sargent Shriver was a key social and political figure whose influence continues to the present day. This authorized biography, exhaustively researched and finely rendered by Scott Stossel (deputy editor of The Atlantic), reads like an epic novel, with “Sarge” marching through the historical events of the last century—the Great Depression, World War II, JFK’s assassination, the Cold War, and many more. Sarge gives us a complete account of Shriver’s life, as well as a thoughtful commentary on the Kennedy family, the Peace Corps, and United States and world history. It is a riveting and comprehensive reconstruction of a life that exemplifies what it means to be a true American.
After a decade starring for the St. Louis Cardinals, Albert Pujols is already compared with names in the highest reaches of baseball's pantheon: Ruth, Gehrig, Aaron, Mays. Slugging his way toward the Hall of Fame, Pujols has raised the game's standard for greatness beyond any statistical measure. But the standard by which Pujols measures himself has less to do with baseball performance than with honoring God and exemplifying his faith for the millions who follow him. From his birthplace in the Dominican Republic to his high-school days in Kansas City, from a single season in the minor leagues to the World Series and nine All-Star Games, Pujols has developed his immense talents on the baseball diamond, all the while focusing his direction-and the direction of his family-with the belief that a higher power is behind every achievement. Authors Scott Lamb and Tim Ellsworth spare no tale of this growing baseball legend, all the while accentuating "the unseen hand of divine providence" that has shaped the man Albert Pujols has become. It's a story that will inspire, and a reminder of the human quality behind superhuman achievement. A story-still in the making-of allowing God's strength to guide one man's path to be the best his game has ever seen. His numbers are staggering. In 2010 Albert Pujols became the first player in baseball history to bat .300 with 30 home runs and 100 runs batted in for ten consecutive seasons. Babe Ruth didn't do it. Ted Williams didn't do it. Hank Aaron didn't do it. The fact that this was accomplished in Pujols' first ten seasons only makes the achievement more, well, Ruthian. Albert Pujols' story goes beyond numbers, though. Beyond the bright lights and packed stadiums of Major League Baseball. Even beyond the adulation of millions who have come to see the St. Louis Cardinal star as the rare "once-in-a-lifetime-player" who transcends team loyalties. Through the 2010 season, Pujols hit 408 home runs. And every time he touched home plate after sending another baseball to a random bookshelf or trophy case, Pujols pointed heavenward. Toward the strength behind his otherworldly talents, toward the inspiration that lifts him on a daily basis, regardless of his team's place in the standings. For Jesus Christ is Albert Pujols' first love. Faith, family, then maybe baseball. Endorsements: "He matches in his personal life the excellence that he demonstrates on the diamond. You will love this book and will love Pujols if you don't already." -Mike Huckabee , 44th Governor of Arkansas, Former Republican presidential candidate, Host of Fox News ' Huckabee Show, Best-selling author But Pujols' argument for greatest player ever isn't nearly as interesting or significant as the fact that there even is an argument. That's because perhaps the most amazing thing about Albert Pujols is that less than two years before he began one of the greatest rookie seasons in baseball history, he was a non-prospect." -Joe Posnanski, Senior Writer at Sports Illustrated (included in the Foreword) "Pujols is full of nuggets. Given that the action in the famous poem "Casey at the Bat" starts with "Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same," I enjoyed reading that Albert Pujols asks opposing runners at first base, "If you died today, where do you think you're going to go?" Lamb and Ellsworth lucidly describe both the season-by-season baseball exploits of Pujols and the impact he's having on some lives for eternity." -Marvin Olasky, Editor-in-chief, World
After only 10 seasons, the St. Louis Cardinals' Albert Pujols is already one of the greatest players to have ever laced up a pair of spikes. But when adulation and glory come his way, Pujols is quick to credit another--to point people to his hero--God.
Veteran political journalist Scott Farris tells the stories of legendary presidential also-rans, from Henry Clay to Stephen Douglas, from William Jennings Bryan to Thomas Dewey, and from Adlai Stevenson to Al Gore. He also includes concise profiles of every major candidate nominated for president who never reached the White House but who helped promote the success of American democracy. Farris explains how Barry Goldwater achieved the party realignment that had eluded FDR, how George McGovern paved the way for Barack Obama, and how Ross Perot changed the way all presidential candidates campaign. There is Al Smith, the first Catholic nominee for president; and Adlai Stevenson, the candidate of the "eggheads" who remains the beau ideal of a liberal statesman. And Farris explores the potential legacies of recent runners-up John Kerry and John McCain. The book also includes compact and evocative portraits of such men as John C. Fremont, the first Republican Party presidential candidate; and General Winfield Scott, whose loss helped guarantee the Union victory in the Civil War. This new edition of Almost President brings the work up-to-date with a section that explores the results and ramifications of the 2012 presidential election.
Our team of crack historians has uncovered the truth you never learned in school: the living dead have walked among us since the dawn of time. In this collection of gruesome tales from throughout the ages, the ravenous undead shamble through bloody battlefields, plague-ridden cities, genteel country estates, and dusty frontier towns. They emerge from foggy cemeteries, frozen barrows, loamy bogs, cursed mines, and gore-spattered operating rooms to prey on the living. But these zombies don't just eat people. They help painters and writers save their faltering careers. They unwittingly push humankind on the quest for fire. They topple evil capitalists and their corporate empires. They fight crime. They fall in love. Join us on a journey into our zombie-filled past... Neither history nor the living dead have ever been this exciting!
Evolutionary biology has increasingly relied upon tools developed in molecular biology that allow for the structure and function of macromolecules to be used as data for exploring the patterns and processes of evolutionary change. Integrated Molecular Evolution, Second Edition is a textbook intended to expansively and comprehensive review evolutionary studies now routinely using molecular data. This new edition has been thoroughly updated and expanded, and provides a basic summary of evolutionary biology as well as a review of current phylogenetics and phylogenomics. Reflecting a burgeoning pedagogical landscape, this new edition includes nearly double the number of chapters, including a new section on molecular and bioinformatic methods. Dedicated chapters were added on: Evolution of the genetic code Mendelian genetics and population genetics Natural selection Horizontal gene transfers Animal development and plant development Cancer Extraction of biological molecules Analytical methods Sequencing methods and sequencing analyses Omics Phylogenetics and phylogenetic networks Protein trafficking Human genomics More than 400 illustrations appear in this edition, doubling the number included in the first edition, and over 100 of these diagrams are now in color. The second edition combines and integrates extensive summaries of genetics and evolutionary biology in a manner that is accessible for students at either the graduate or undergraduate level. It also provides both the basic foundations of molecular evolution, such as the structure and function of DNA, RNA and proteins, as well as more advanced chapters reviewing analytical techniques for obtaining sequences, and interpreting and archiving molecular and genomic data.
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