Health Studies

Most Westerners working in Afghanistan spend their time tucked inside a military compound or embassy. Not Deborah Rodriguez. Here, she tells the story of the beauty school she founded in the middle of Kabul and of the vibrant women who were her students. When Rodriguez opened the Kabul Beauty School, she not only empowered her students with a new sense of autonomy but also made some of the closest friends of her life.

Filled with wisdom and understanding, this groundbreaking 1996 book paints a vivid portrait of conflicts transsexuals face on a daily basis - and the courage they must summon as they struggle to reveal their true being to themselves and others. True Selves offers valuable guidance for those who are struggling to understand these people and their situations.

This motivational and practical book guides readers through one man's life-saving quest for health and wellness in body, mind, and spirit. Award-winning rapper, producer, and champion of healthy living — Khnum Ibomu, widely known as ‘Stic’ from the revolutionary but gangsta hip-hop duo...

Please note: This is a summary of The Obesity Code by Jason Fung and not the original book.

Sleep Groove is Why We Sleep meets what if?—an accessible, engaging tour of sleep and circadian science from an expert. With a sleep-wonk’s attention to detail tempered by approachable language and humor, this myth-busting guide to sleep is the perfect introduction to how circadian science...

Book Summary of The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers In ‘Healthy Foods’ That Cause Disease And Weight Gain by OneHourReads. (Disclaimer: This is NOT the original book. If you’re looking for the original book, it is available from Amazon and Audible.) In the book, The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers In ‘Healthy Foods’ That Cause Disease And Weight Gain, Dr. Steven Gundry sets out to demystify long-held myths about plant-based foods. These foods, believed for the most part, to be healthy, have been responsible for hurting the human body for so long.

This SUMOREADS Summary & Analysis offers supplementary material to The Gifts of Imperfection to help you distill the key takeaways, review the book's content, and further understand the writing style and overall themes from an editorial perspective.

When you feel sad, angry, happy, or anxious, what is really going on inside of you? For centuries, scientists have believed that our emotions come from a part of the brain that is triggered by our environment: the excitement for an upcoming holiday, the fear of losing a loved one, or the anxiety of meeting a deadline for work. These emotions seem uncontrollable and as if they surface automatically from within, eventually finding themselves on the expressions of our faces and in how we carry ourselves. People have long believed this theory about emotions since the days of Plato.

It's never too late to remember who you are, it's never too late to dream big dreams and discover that God loves you in ways you cannot yet imagine.Do you dare believe in a God who wants to make your dreams come true? It seems like there is no time to dream these days. Yet the Bible is full of...

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C.G. Jung’s published writings can be studied as documents in the history of psychoanalysis, as works of literature, as depth psychological theory, as existential commentaries about the times in which they were composed, and as autobiographical markers in the author’s own individuation process. The Red Book: Liber Novus combines all of these genres. Essays in this volume are reflections on the many features of Jung’s oeuvre.

The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali is generally regarded as the most authoritative yoga book. This consists of a set of 196 Indian sutras("threads") composed 1,700 years ago. Such threads or aphorisms have been collected by the Indian sage Patañjali and offer advice for a positive and purposeful existence.

The topic of neurotheology has garnered increasing attention in the academic, religious, scientific, and popular worlds. But there have been no attempts to explore more specifically how Jewish religious thought and experience may intersect with neurotheology. The Rabbi's Brain engages this groundbreaking area.

Testosterone propels our drive for exploration and risk, for competition and creation, and even our survival. The effects of testosterone permeate the traditions, philosophy, and literature of every known culture - without it, the world would be a drastically different place. It also has a role in humanity's darker side, contributing to violence, hubris, poverty, crime, and selfishness. Recent revelations of the science of testosterone show that high levels will deplete compassion and generosity, and even reduce the affection we show our children.

Susan Cain’s book Quiet is a respectfully written, long-needed validation for introverts everywhere. In addition to using research findings to help introverts understand why they experience the world the way they do, Susan Cain offers insight and strategies for introverts to use to thrive in an extrovert-driven world. She also gives useful explanations to extroverts, partners and managers of introverts, and parents of introverted children to bring out the best in their innate gifts, while helping them cope with the extroverted requirements of daily life.

Despite Jesus' prayer that all Christians "be one", divisions have been epidemic in the body of Christ from the beginning to the present. We cluster in theological groups, gender groups, age groups, ethnic groups, educational, and economic groups. We criticize freely those who disagree with us, don't look like us, don't act like us, and don't even like what we like. With a personal touch and the trained eye of a social psychologist, Cleveland brings to bear the latest studies and research on the unseen dynamics at work that tend to separate us from others.

Bridging the gap between the world of science and the realm of the spiritual, Wallace, a pioneer of modern consciousness research, offers a practical and revolutionary method for exploring the mind that combines the keenest insights of contemporary physics and philosophers with the time-honored meditative traditions of Buddhism.

What is important for girls to know today? And what questions do girls have about the world around them? In this book, journalist and writer Andreia Nobre seeks to answer real questions asked by girls of various ages about what affects them in a male-dominated world, where girls' rights are often ignored. The book also includes important concepts such as discrimination, consent, women's reproductive rights, women's history and feminist theory so that girls can prepare for the challenges of adulthood as capable and independent women.

Director of the Bristol Cognitive Development Centre at the University of Bristol, Bruce M. Hood has been a research fellow at Cambridge, a visiting scientist at MIT, and a professor at Harvard. SuperSense is a fascinating exploration of the forces that shape people’s beliefs in the irrational - and also a compelling look at how these beliefs bind humans together in society.

ALERT, ALERT! Calling all the gay boys to the yard because WE. NEED. HELP. Hello, you gorgeous gay man! The truth is anyone can swipe right and find someone to spend a hot second with. But lasting love—the kind that shows up with coffee on a rough morning, listens when you tell the same ole’...