Global Health

From the bestselling author of The Little Book of Mindfulness. Meditation is an easy way to bring more peace and tranquillity into your life. Packed with practical advice, useful meditations and affirming thoughts, this little book teaches you how to be happier, healthier and more relaxed -...

In this book, veteran constitutional lawyer Jonathan W. Emord explains the intellectual origins of freedom of speech from the Age of Enlightenment to the founding of the American republic. Today, government censorship of health information worldwide relies on the same mechanisms of prior restraint that were used in Europe from the 16th to the 18th centuries.

Are you tired of dealing with unexplained health issues, stubborn weight gain, or mental health issues? Do you feel overwhelmed by conflicting health advice and wonder how to make lasting changes? If you’re ready to discover the true power of your gut and transform your life from the inside out, "The Gut Revolution" is your step-by-step roadmap to understanding and optimizing your gut for a happier, healthier life.

Finalist for the 2022 NASW Science in Society Journalism Award Longlisted for the 2022 AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books From an award-winning science journalist, a “deeply researched, entertaining, and impassioned exploration of sanitation” (Nature) and the future of...

Fair Doses is a story of vaccines: how they came about, why they are important, and how they have been made globally available—although our quest for vaccine equity is still ongoing. In this fascinating deep dive into vaccines, Dr. Seth Berkley offers an inside view of the challenges of developing and disseminating vaccines for a broad swath of illnesses, from Ebola to AIDS to malaria and beyond.

The Ultimate Guide of Fun Things To Do in Retirement is your roadmap to a joyful and purposeful retirement. Packed with practical tips and inspiring ideas, this guide will help you embrace new adventures and create a life you love.

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Have you spent countless nights with your head spinning in circles, trying to pinpoint the root cause of your health issues, feeling increasingly overwhelmed, confused, and downright scared? You're not alone. Millions are in the same trap. Do you remember the last time you felt good? Instead, you're plagued with fatigue, brain fog, hormonal hell, pain, insomnia, anxiety, or irritable bowel syndrome. Adding to the chaos, unexpected food reactions amplify every symptom. Despite going from doctor to doctor and getting numerous tests, fear and uncertainty escalate.

Read by the author, Agnes Arnold-Forster. ‘Arnold-Forster belongs to that valuable non-jargon-spouting breed of academic who is capable of explaining complex ideas in simple language.’ – The Times In Nostalgia: A History of a Dangerous Emotion, Agnes Arnold-Forster blends neuroscience and...

The climate crisis is making us all unwell. And it’s not just the climate crisis… The term ‘eco-anxiety’ has been popularised as a way to talk about the negative impact of the climate emergency on our wellbeing. In It’s Not Just You, activist Tori Tsui reframes eco-anxiety as the urgent mental health crisis it clearly is. Drawing on the wisdom of environmental advocates from around the globe, Tori looks to those on the frontlines of eco-activism to demonstrate that the current climate-related mental health struggle goes beyond the climate itself.

Award-winning New York Times reporter Donald G. McNeil, Jr. reflects on twenty-five years of covering pandemics—how governments react to them, how the media covers them, how they are exploited, and what we can do to prepare for the next one—in this “fascinating, ferocious fusillade against...

An urgent indictment of the food we eat, how it is making us sick, and the choices that led us here, and a call for a revolutionary new food system that can mend our health, economy, and planet, from a world-renowned expert in nutrition, medicine, and public policy The food we eat is making us...

A dazzling, kaleidoscopic debut novel about the life of a precocious girl in Philadelphia trying to figure out who—or what—she is. One afternoon, on a visit to the Bronx Zoo, a jaguar tells six-year-old Grace Goldberg-Li she isn’t human. Not that this comes as a total surprise. Her life...

In a teaching memoir like no other, Mara J James invites listeners into a courageous exploration of family, mental health, and personal awakening. With unflinching honesty, she guides her listeners through her family's unique journeys—beginning with the individual challenges faced by her children and culminating in the unexpected revelation of her own bipolar disorder diagnosis. What begins as a story about supporting her loved ones transforms into a deeper discovery: the realization that true healing and mindful parenting cannot exist without first turning inward.

Bains relaxants, lecture, tisanes calmantes, lavande, promenades, respiration : ces outils vous semblent-ils familiers dans votre quête d'un meilleur équilibre intérieur et d'une plus grande sérénité ? Vous êtes souvent facilement irritable au quotidien et vous aimeriez pouvoir réagir plus calmement à de nombreuses situations ? Vous êtes souvent au lit le soir et vous vous demandez quand vous pourrez enfin vous calmer et vous endormir ? Dans ce cas, ce guide peut vous aider. Il traite en profondeur d'un type de yoga qui apaise le corps et l'esprit et permet à l'âme de se détendre.

An investigation into our complicated 8-decade-long relationship with nuclear technology, from the bomb to nuclear accidents to nuclear waste. From Hiroshima to Chernobyl, Fukushima to the growing legacy of lethal radioactive waste, humanity’s struggle to conquer atomic energy is rife with...

They killed her father for speaking out. For decades, the oil-rich Niger Delta—an important wetland and farming area—has seen its natural environment devastated as a result of oil extraction that has brought little economic benefit to its people. Following a nonviolent campaign for...

Weltweit sinkt die mentale Leistungsfähigkeit, insbesondere schon bei jungen Menschen, während die Depressionsraten dramatisch steigen. Jeder Vierzigste leidet mittlerweile an Alzheimer, und das bei rapide sinkendem Erkrankungsalter. Doch die Ursachen dafür werden nicht beseitigt, ganz im Gegenteil. Kann das nur Zufall sein? Das indoktrinierte Gehirn präsentiert einen weitgehend unbekannten, wirkmächtigen neurobiologischen Mechanismus, dessen meist unbemerkte, aber mannigfache Störung diesen katastrophalen Entwicklungen zugrunde liegt.

Imagine a world in which the excess energy from one business would be used to heat another. Where buildings need less and less energy around the world, and where “regenerative” commercial buildings – ones that create more energy than they use – are being designed. A world in which...

Discover the most essential and comprehensive information about the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, how to ward off infection, and safeguard your mental and physical health during isolation—from the award-winning science journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fast 800 and...