Introduces hundreds of fitness and wellness strategies and techniques designed to enhance an individual's own natural immune system and offers drug-free approaches for preventing and treating thirty common immune-related ailments.

This text brings comprehensive information from more than 95 experts, including herbalists and nutritionalists, on how you can activate the healer within and cut your risk of all major diseases by at least 20 per cent, prevent colds and flu all year round and overcome allergies.

This text brings comprehensive information on how you can activate the healer within and cut your risk of all major diseases by at least 20 per cent, prevent colds and flu all year round, overcome allergies and environmental toxins, and boost your energy to new levels. More than 95 experts, including herbalists, nutritionalists, doctors and alternative practitioners give advice.

From two of the world’s top scientists and one of the world’s top science writers (all parents), Dirt Is Good is a q&a-based guide to everything you need to know about kids & germs. “Is it OK for my child to eat dirt?” That’s just one of the many questions authors Jack Gilbert and Rob Knight are bombarded with every week from parents all over the world. They've heard everything from “My two-year-old gets constant ear infections. Should I give her antibiotics? Or probiotics?” to “I heard that my son’s asthma was caused by a lack of microbial exposure. Is this true, and if so what can I do about it now?” Google these questions, and you’ll be overwhelmed with answers. The internet is rife with speculation and misinformation about the risks and benefits of what most parents think of as simply germs, but which scientists now call the microbiome: the combined activity of all the tiny organisms inside our bodies and the surrounding environment that have an enormous impact on our health and well-being. Who better to turn to for answers than Drs. Gilbert and Knight, two of the top scientists leading the investigation into the microbiome—an investigation that is producing fascinating discoveries and bringing answers to parents who want to do the best for their young children. Dirt Is Good is a comprehensive, authoritative, accessible guide you've been searching for.

Charge up your immune system with powerful and simple tactics Your immune system stands between you and all the world’s colds, flus, bugs, infections, and other illnesses. So why not keep it supercharged and ready to go? Boosting Your Immunity For Dummies, Portable Edition, shows you how to use nutrition and superfoods, detoxification, and other lifestyle changes to power up your immune system and keep it in tip-top shape. Doctors Wendy Warner and Kellyann Petrucci—experts and specialists in holistic strategies for wellness—demonstrate how you can use commonsense solutions and strategies to minimize illnesses, increase your well-being, and maximize your health. You’ll learn: Why your immune system is your ticket to a stronger, longer, and healthier life What happens when your immune system doesn’t perform as it should How to tap into the immune properties of superfoods How to benefit from detoxification to refresh your immunity Whether you’re new to a healthy lifestyle or a seasoned pro, Boosting Your Immunity For Dummies, Portable Edition, will set you on a solid path to understanding and supporting your immune system.

Boost your immune system the natural way with nutrient-rich superfoods and recipes created by acclaimed nutritionist and naturopath Kirsten Hartvig. Never before have we been so aware of the relationship between diet and immunity. Our bodies have a truly remarkable ability to heal themselves and to ward off illness, but it has been undermined by our reliance on processed and nutrient-depleted foods. This book shows you how to redress the balance by eating foods that stimulate the immune system and supply it with the nutrients it needs to promote optimum well-being. By explaining the simple principles of eating for immunity and showing how you can incorporate tasty, immunity-boosting recipes into your diet, this informative and practical book tells you all you need to know to enhance your body's defence systems. Common ailments, such as recurrent colds, flu, asthma, allergies, bronchitis, eczema and chronic fatigue, indicate that your immune system needs a boost. In addition, stress and depression can weaken your body's natural defences. Learn from this authoritative guide how the right choice of healing foods can help you fight off illness, lift your spirits and gently restore balance to mind and body for complete health. The structure of the book has been carefully devised so that you can source information according to your needs: By food - Look up the immunity-enhancing properties of more than 150 different foods, including several special "star foods" By ailment - Find out which foods will address a particular ailment, allergy or disorder By recipe - Choose from more than 180 delicious and imaginative recipes Including diet plans and menus, this unique combination of practical medical reference resource and immune-boosting cookbook, Eat to Boost your Immunity, shows how anyone can eat for optimum health, vitality and well-being.

Optimize your health with these 175+ quick, actionable ways to boost your immune system and beat the common cold every season. From taking a day off of work to stay in bed to having to run out to the store for last minute medicine that you were sure you had, no one enjoys being sick. But what if there were quick and easy ways to boost your immune system so you could feel your best all year long? In Immune System Hacks discover over 175 practical steps you can use right away to boost your immune system and stay healthy throughout the year. These expert tips have everything you ever need to know about living your best, healthiest life, including: -Exercises that build and strengthen the immune system -Simple lifestyle choices that help guard against diseases -Environmental factors that affect the immune system -Immunity-boosting foods, vitamins, minerals, herbs, and supplements -The connection between gut health and the immune system -And more! Feel your best with the easy-to-follow advice in Immune System Hacks!

Significant changes have taken place in the policy landscape surrounding cannabis legalization, production, and use. During the past 20 years, 25 states and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis and/or cannabidiol (a component of cannabis) for medical conditions or retail sales at the state level and 4 states have legalized both the medical and recreational use of cannabis. These landmark changes in policy have impacted cannabis use patterns and perceived levels of risk. However, despite this changing landscape, evidence regarding the short- and long-term health effects of cannabis use remains elusive. While a myriad of studies have examined cannabis use in all its various forms, often these research conclusions are not appropriately synthesized, translated for, or communicated to policy makers, health care providers, state health officials, or other stakeholders who have been charged with influencing and enacting policies, procedures, and laws related to cannabis use. Unlike other controlled substances such as alcohol or tobacco, no accepted standards for safe use or appropriate dose are available to help guide individuals as they make choices regarding the issues of if, when, where, and how to use cannabis safely and, in regard to therapeutic uses, effectively. Shifting public sentiment, conflicting and impeded scientific research, and legislative battles have fueled the debate about what, if any, harms or benefits can be attributed to the use of cannabis or its derivatives, and this lack of aggregated knowledge has broad public health implications. The Health Effects of Cannabis and Cannabinoids provides a comprehensive review of scientific evidence related to the health effects and potential therapeutic benefits of cannabis. This report provides a research agendaâ€"outlining gaps in current knowledge and opportunities for providing additional insight into these issuesâ€"that summarizes and prioritizes pressing research needs.

The perfect pocket guide to boosting your immune system for better physical and mental health all year round.