The Specific Carbohydrate Diet is a strict grain-free, lactose-free, and sucrose-free dietary regimen intended for those suffering from Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (both forms of IBD), celiac disease, IBS, cystic fibrosis, and autism. It is based on the work of Elaine Gottschall, who wrote Breaking the Vicious Cycle, which introduces ...
Part One would constitute a basic education in Reiki for people with no prior knowledge or experience of it, and parts two and three would provide training in working with animals for people of all levels of experience. The book also includes a series of pictures showing the full range of hand positions for animals including dogs, cats, horses and ...
Adele Pietra has heard her mother say that her destiny is carved in the same brilliantly hued granite her father and brother cleave from the Stony Creek mine - she is to marry a quarryman. But when Adele's brother, Charles, dies unexpectedly, Adele sees the chance to change her life. Enrolling at Yale as Charles, Adele assumes his identity - and ...
The complexion of the world is changing. There are millions of people of multiracial descent and the number is growing. With a roster of acclaimed authors, "Mixed" explodes expectations of what it means to be multiracial. Including contributors such as Danzy Senna, Cristina Garcia and Diana Abu-Jaber, and with an illuminating introduction by ...
Some of the more troublesome and disturbing aspects of workplace diversity are illuminated in this volume - individual and institutional resistance, the effectiveness of diversity change efforts and the less visible ways in which exclusion and discrimination continue to be practised in the workplace. To help the reader understand some of these ...
Even "successful" gamblers who don't bet more than they can afford to lose could still be acting out an unhealthy compulsion. This book's six-step plan shows readers how to take responsible risks in life without gambling away security, money, or happiness.
The ancient civilization of Japan, with its Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples, is also closely associated with all that is new and modern. Looking outward, Japan sees what it has become since Hiroshima: the world's second-largest economy, a source of fury and wonder, a power without arms. Looking inward, Japan sees old ways shaken and new ones ...
Everyone knows that a vegetarian diet is healthy, but it is often thought to be dull and uninspiring. Prasad has provided a delightful cookbook showcasing the pleasures of vegetarian Indian food that is anything but bland. The recipes are clearly laid out and accompanied by fat and calorie counters, with a nutritional guide as an introduction.
This new introductory textbook provides an integrated, up-to-date introduction to the lands, people, and cultures of the non-Western world. Through a cross-cultural and multi-disciplinary approach, the book focuses on critical issues of development, environment, and cultural conflicts facing most areas of the non-Western world. Areas covered ...
In a bold new approach to philosophical studies, Dr. Chakravarthi Ram-Prasad presents a comprehensive survey of over 3000 years of Eastern thought from a decidedly non-Western perspective. A renowned expert in Eastern Philosophy, Dr. Ram-Prasad offers up an engaging examination of the great Asian philosophies on their own terms, along the way ...
Sprawling 2700 kilometres across India, Pakistan, Nepal, Tibet and Bhutan, the Himalaya possess an abundance of ecological niches, from subtropical to arctic climates, and support vast quantities of flora and fauna - more than 650 varieties of orchid thrive in the we mountain region of Sikkim alone. In the valleys, a number and range of peoples ...
Derived from options theory in modern finance and based on the Nobel Prize-winning work of three MIT economists, this book provides a systematic approach to project valuation that enables readers to minimize investment risks, exercise flexibility in decision making, and maximize returns.
Optimal Reliability Design provides a detailed introduction to systems reliability and reliability optimization. State-of-the-art techniques for maximizing system reliability are described, focusing on component reliability enhancement and redundancy arrangement. The authors present several case studies and show how optimization techniques are ...
Through its analysis and investigation of the social history of the artisans of Jodhpur, this volume studies the historiography of the period to 'history from below', with its attendant conceptual issues relating to dominance, resistance, quotidian protest, and the nature and the limits of state and 'elite' hegemony.
This book is unique in that it brings together published viscosity data, experimental methods, theoretical, correlation and predictive procedures in a single volume. The readers will get a better understanding of why various methods are used for measuring viscosity of different types of liquids and why an experimental method is dependent on fluid ...
A summary of data on heavy metal accumulation, biomonitoring, toxicity and tolerance, metal contamination and pollution in the environment, and the importance of biodiversity for environmental monitoring and cleanup of metal-contaminated and polluted ecosystems. It advocates the use of bacteria, mycorrhizae, freshwater algae, salt marshes, bryo- ...
Paras Prasad's text provides a basic knowledge of a broad range of topics so that individuals in all disciplines can rapidly acquire the minimal necessary background for research and development in biophotonics. Introduction to Biophotonics serves as both a textbook for education and training as well as a reference book that aids research and ...
Prasad's inspirational and practical program gives readers a confidence in their inner strength, helps them identify their addictive profile with the use of questionnaires, and provides a powerful three-step plan that will help them kick the habit once and for all.
Make peace with food and break free from yo-yo dieting and compulsive eating forever. Why do 90 percent of even the most resolute dieters fail over the long term? Why do some people binge on ice cream when they experience stress? Sometimes food cravings can be so consuming that they feel like an uncontrollable addiction. But as Dr. Balasa L. ...
Designing With Solar Power encapsulates five years of work by over thirty international experts from the fields of research, development and design. Photovoltaic (PV) power's potential for wide distribution makes it a unique and novel energy source that can be embedded within the fabric of individual buildings, shifting power generation away from ...
Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital for Children, "Pocket Pediatrics" follows the style of "Pocket Medicine", one of the best-selling references for medical students, interns, and residents. This pocket-sized looseleaf can be used on the wards and by candidates reviewing for pediatric board exams. In ...
Increases in various fungal infections due to Candida, Aspergillus, Blastomyces, Histoplasma spp., and Dermatophytes have attracted interest in the biochemistry of the fungal pathogens responsible. This book discusses the importance of lipids in pathogenic fungi and how they are involved in infections that pose serious health problems. The role ...
The fast-growing demand for advanced high-speed, multimedia wireless services accessible to anyone, anywhere, requires the building of new "third generation" mobile communications systems. Critical to the development of these systems is the establishment of standards that will allow personalized, user-friendly wireless access to a widely varied ...
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