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Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself book cover1

Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body Can Heal Itself

William W Li MD

4.3
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
Is your diet feeding or defeating disease?

Forget everything you think you know about your body and food, and discover the new science of how the body heals itself. Learn how to identify the strategies and the dosages for using food to transform your resilience and health in EAT TO BEAT DISEASE.

We have radically underestimated our body's power to transform and restore ou
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Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth

Richard J. Foster

4.4
Richard J. Foster’s Celebration of Discipline: The Path to Spiritual Growth is hailed by many as the best modern book on Christian spirituality with millions of copies sold since its original publication in 1978.

In Celebration of Discipline, Foster explores the "classic Disciplines," or central spiritual practices, of the Christian faith to show how each of these areas contribute to a balanced spi
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Awareness

Anthony de Mello, SJ, J. Francis Stroud

4.5

"This is your wake-up call! You may not have even realized you were sleep-walking. Most of us are most of the time. Awareness is an eye-opener. It's Anthony de Mello telling you gently but firmly, 'It's time to get up now.'" --Charles Osgood of "CBS Sunday Morning" and "The Osgood File"

"Awareness will be the critical test of American business in the next decade. I call it the 'business of awarenes

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The Peak Performance Protocol: The Elite Athlete's Guide to Unlocking Your Potential

Dr. Marc Bubbs

4.6
There is a new revolution happening in sports as more and more athletes are basing their success on this game-changing combination: health, nutrition, training, recovery, and mindset. Unfortunately, the evidence-based techniques that the expert PhDs, academic institutions, and professional performance staffs follow can be in stark contrast to what many athletes actually practice. When combined wit
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Quench: Beat Fatigue, Drop Weight, and Heal Your Body Through the New Science of Optimum Hydration

Dana Cohen MD, Gina Bria

4.1
Based on breakthrough new science in the field of hydration, Quench debunks many popular myths about "getting enough water" and offers a revolutionary five-day jump start plan that shows how better hydration can reduce or eliminate ailments like chronic headaches, weight gain, gut pain, and even autoimmune conditions.

Chronic headaches...brain fog...fatigue...weight gain...insomnia...gut pain...a
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Primal: Why We Long to Be Wild and Free

Nate Summers, Jon Young

4.5
TV survival shows and survival schools are more popular than ever; Paleo diets are proving to be more than just a passing trend; and free-range parenting is gaining steady momentum. So in an age when living in a modern society often equates to comfort and ease, why is it that we are so interested in these primal aspects of being human when they are no longer really necessary? Why are we still so f