An accessible guide to the medicinal properties of teas, featuring delicious, refreshing, and soothing drinks that can help you fight cold and flu, lower cholesterol, enhance memory, lose weight, and more! An ancient Chinese legend: Once there was a man who knew 100,000 healing properties of herbs. He taught his son 80,000 secrets. On his deathbed, he told his son to visit his grave in five years, and there he would find the other 20,000 secrets. When the son went to his father’s grave, he found, growing on the site, a tea shrub. . . . Tea has been a favorite beverage worldwide for hundreds of years. A cup of tea on a rainy evening can chase the chills away and a pot of tea shared among friends can lend an air of enchantment to an afternoon. But more than that, teas are the gentle, natural, most beneficial way to absorb the healing properties of herbs—easily and inexpensively. A simple cup of tea not only has the power to soothe and relax but to deliver healing herbal agents to the bloodstream more quickly than capsules, tinctures, or infusions. In this invaluable guide, you’ll discover: • An A-Z listing of common ailments and the teas best used to help combat them • Instructions on how to create your own medicinal kitchen • Advice on creating your own tea blends • Descriptions of 100 popular herbs and their healing properties • And more! Hot or iced, the recipes in 20,000 Secrets of Tea offer delicious ways to stay healthy and revitalize you from the inside out.
Behind the walls of a hidden monastery garden, a master herbalist teaches the secrets of healing to his apprentice. Half a world away, a tribal shaman gathers medicinal roots along the Amazon. In the hills of Tibet, a Buddhist monk brews a pot of green tea for an ailing brother. And, at home in a coastal Mediterranean cottage, a young mother keeps her child’s fever at bay with a simple spoonful of thyme. For centuries, people across continents and cultures have experimented with the restoring properties of “nature’s bouquet.” And you, too, can enhance the flavor and vitality of your everyday meals with the health benefits found in such herbs as thyme, basil, parsley, cinnamon, dill, and many others. As a source of vitamins and antioxidants, herbs are natural energy boosters and disease fighters—and you can add them to your menu with the easy-to-prepare recipes found in this book. From amazing appetizers and super salads to extraordinary entrées and dynamic desserts, The Magic Teaspoon offers it all—with just the flick of a teaspoon: More than 100 recipes for health-boosting meals and snacks—listing the healing virtues each herb brings to your table “The All Naturals” herb chart revealing the best herbs to choose for specific health issues Vegetable profiles—from artichokes to zucchini How to make processed foods healthier The Sugar Lover’s Survival Guide How to make potent herbal purées for instant energizers The 25 top teas for healing The health properties found in honey, vinegar, and olive oil And much more
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He believed the lie. Uber-sexy drummer, Joe Grace, has it all, except the one woman he wants to share it with, his best friend, Melody. When he hires Mel to manage his band's tour, hot summer nights flame into a new passion neither can deny, but their fire ignites the darkness hiding behind long-buried secrets and lies. Lies that could lose him the woman he loves unless he bares his soul and lays it all on the line. She fell for the fantasy. Melody Sterling is no stranger to rock and roll. As the daughter of a legendary rocker, she had a front row seat to the destruction that lifestyle did to her parents' relationship. Dating a rock star after that disaster? Out of the question! Until her best friend becomes one. Down on her luck-and apparently out of her mind-she joins Joe on their Gracefall summer tour, and soon finds herself falling fast for the fantasy of his crazy world. Now she must decide if her own dreams are worth fighting for, even if believing in herself again means losing the man she loves.
Never trust a dragon.If the scars on Maggie's body aren't enough to remind her of that truth, the terrifying demons that plague her nightmares do the trick. Her vengeance runs deep as she sets out on a soul crusade for justice. She will kill her fear. She will kill a dragon. When did he become a hero?Deceit became second nature to Dragonkine warrior, Caden Ross, until he held Maggie in his arms. But she could never know his true nature, the Dragonkine blood pulsing through his veins. By night, his dragon magic slays the demons in her nightmares. By day, he walks by her side, longing for a time when she could love him and the beast that lurks inside him.Lines are drawn and war begins. With the awakening of the tyrant Dragon King Drest and the Death Dragons breathing down his neck, Caden must warn his family and unite with his brothers to protect the ones they love. Will Maggie overcome her need for revenge and fight with him, or will he win the battle, only to lose her forever?
Lists the top 20 diet problems and discusses how to solve them. These problems include the yo-yo syndrome, gaining weight as you age, anorexia and bulimia, cellulite, compulsive eating, plateaus, holiday weight gain, etc. Contains a dictionary of terms relating to weight loss, maintenance, food management and fitness, and includes diets, exercise, behavior modification, nutrition education, food cue control, lifestyle training, physiology, biochemistry, and psychology. Also contains a calorie counter. Designed for dieters who want to know the facts about weight loss.
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Tattoos are personal and the act of tattooing is deeply intimate. This collection revels in all manner of ink. From the first-time jitters of Company Ink, to the promise of ritual submission in Commitment, to galaxy-spanning adventure in The Voron-Kali Emperor's New Clothes, INKED will have you squirming in your seat Venomous Ink - Sometimes lust gets deep under your skin. Uncovering Heather - Opposites do so much more than attract. Her Midnight Roses - The ultimate Dom looks to get what he deserves. Embody - Some magic markers are more permanent than others. Nine Lives - A top tattoo artist has never forgotten one particular customer. She yearns to uncover his strange secret. Edited by Anna Sky, INKED contains eight sexy and provocative stories from Gregory L. Norris, Victoria Blisse, Zak Jane Keir, Harley Easton, Livia Vitali, Alain Bell, Lilya Loring and Katya Harris.
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