Download or read book The Alchemy of Disease written by John Whysner and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2020-06-02 with total page 229 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the dawn of the industrial age, we have unleashed a bewildering number of potentially harmful chemicals. But out of this vast array, how do we identify the actual threats? What does it take to prove that a certain chemical causes cancer? How do we translate academic knowledge of the toxic effects of particular substances into understanding real-world health consequences? The science that answers these questions is toxicology. In The Alchemy of Disease, John Whysner offers an accessible and compelling history of toxicology and its key findings. He details the experiments and discoveries that revealed the causal connections between chemical exposures and diseases. Balancing clear accounts of groundbreaking science with human drama and public-policy relevance, Whysner describes key moments in the development of toxicology and their thorny social and political implications. The book features discussions of toxicological problems past and present, including DDT, cigarettes and other carcinogens, lead poisoning, fossil fuels, chemical warfare, pharmaceuticals—including opioids—and the efficacy of animal testing. Offering valuable insight into the science and politics of crucial public-health concerns, The Alchemy of Disease shows that toxicology’s task—pinpointing the chemical cause of an illness—is as compelling as any detective story.
Download or read book The Alchemy of Illness written by Kat Duff and published by Pantheon. This book was released on 1993 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this elegantly written inquiry into the function and purpose of illness, Duff reflects upon her own experience with Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome (CFIDS) and offers a fresh perspective on recovery and healing. While we are conditioned to think of health as the norm, the author reveals that illness has its own geography, laws and commandments.
Download or read book The Alchemy of Healing written by Farnaz Afshar and published by BalboaPress. This book was released on 2013-07-29 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all know how frustrating it can be to do everything youre supposed to do and yet see nothing change for the better. This can happen in all areas of our lives, but it is perhaps most trying when it comes to our health. Author Farnaz Afshar knew such frustration. Suffering from a range of physical ailments, she became sicker and sicker and was unable to recover using conventional medicine. The Alchemy of Healing: The Healer Was Always You tells of Afshars discovery of her self-healing power, documenting her journey from illness to well-being. She shares her own story of healing and offers a collection of thoughts and life lessons to help others experiencing illness. She has come to the conclusion that the cause of every illness is the same, making it possible for anyone to achieve relief from any illness by applying the same Law of Attraction principles she learnt. Each chapter guides you through your own path to recovery from whatever illness you have. You can discover your inner strength and self-healing capabilities. The health you desire is in your hands. You, and only you, can really heal yourself!
Download or read book Alchemy of the Soul written by Martin Lowenthal and published by Nicolas-Hays, Inc.. This book was released on 2004-10-01 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Life without myth, the vital force of archetypal experiences, is life filled with maladies, neuroses, addictions, and disease. Alchemy of the Soul retells the myth of Eros and Psyche to help readers reconnect mind and relatedness to find wholeness and deep meaning. Author Martin Lowenthal describes how the story of Eros and Psyche illustrates the alchemical process of marrying soul and matter so that life can be lived with more joy, meaning, and a tangible sense of divine love. The book is divided into three parts: • Part 1 is a beautiful retelling of the myth of Eros and Psyche. • Part 2 examines the power of myth and alchemy and shows how spiritual alchemy can restore and transform the soul. • Part 3 is an initiation into the alchemical mysteries using myth as mentor. Lowenthal writes, "The story assails the defenses of our mind and our reactive habits and seeks to wrest a victory for life and growth from the inertia of daily habits and confusion. It initiates us into a world far more vibrant, rich, and nourishing than the one we knew in childhood and naively, yet regressively, settle for. In this sense, story reveals what happens as we attempt to spread our emotional wings in the developmentally confining domain of our childhood home and community and what it takes to make something significant of ourselves in ways that feed the future. As guests of the story, we discover the larger sacred garden in which we emerge as a unique and beautiful flower in a bed of exquisite blossoms, each one unique and essential." Alchemy of the Soul takes alchemy from the realm of the esoteric and places it in practical terms of story—terms that anyone can understand, value, and use as a guide to life.
Download or read book Alchemy of Herbal Medicine written by Spencer Garret and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every day diseases. Herbal recipes. Your complete resource to start feeling your best, naturallyEach time a cough, fever, headache or other regular ailment hits, several people quickly turn to 'over-the-counter' medications for help. But for those individuals who want to take herbal medicine, it can be a herculean task and confusing to get a trustworthy resource that is equally simple to grasp and understand. Join herbal medicine author SPENCER GARRET as she leads you on the journey towards knowing the appropriate herbal medicine practice for you. Here in her book ALCHEMY OF HERBAL MEDICINE - VOLUME I 600 NATURAL REMEDIES TO CURE DISEASES, offers an open, all-in -one anthology of herbal medicine therapies to use in the comfort of your own home anytime there is a need for it.Alchemy of Herbal medicine: Volume I 600 Natural Remedies to cure Diseases provides the most useful natural therapies that can used to treat common diseases, without the fear or risk of horrible or potentially dangerous side effects that pharmaceuticals can cause in the body.Inside the page of this book you'll find:Inside these pages you'll find:600 HERBAL MEDICINE RECIPES to relieve and heal everyday ailments and injuries naturallyPROFESSIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE ADVICE on basic ingredients and tools to set you up for successWith easy organization and obvious, succinct instruction, Alchemy of Herbal medicine: Volume I 600 Natural Remedies to cure Diseases has you covered irrespective what ails you, such as: Allergies, Bee sting, Bronchitis, Canker sore, Constipation, Dandruff, bed sore, Eczema, Fever, Dog bite, Sun burn, Skin Cancer, Hair loss, Headache, Indigestion, Menopause, Poison ivy, Aging, Acne, Arteriosclerosis, Psoriasis, Rheumatoid arthritis, Sore throat, Broken bones, Weight loss, and so on.
Download or read book The Alchemy of Inner Work written by Lorie Eve Dechar and published by Weiser Books. This book was released on 2020-07-01 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “My sincere hope is that everyone will read this treasure trove of essential inner knowledge. This book is a magnificent accomplishment." -- Caroline Myss, author of Anatomy of the Spirit Alchemy is the science of transformation—how to change one thing into something else. In The Alchemy of Inner Work, Dechar and Fox examine how illness, suffering, and dis-ease—the “lead” of our lives—can become the “gold” of our authentic selves, and the key to good health and well-being. Drawing on traditional Chinese medicine, Eastern and Western alchemical traditions, Kabbalah, and Jungian psychology—plus case studies from working with patients—the authors provide hands-on insights for bringing “the soul of medicine” back into our lives. The book includes: A simple introduction to the ancient practices and principles alchemy How the alchemical model offers a profoundly new path to true health and well-being An array of practices for removing the barriers that block our own healing energy An invitation to alchemical “dream work” as a support on the path of healing
Download or read book Alchemy of Nourishment written by Esther Cohen, PH. and published by Ancient Arts Press. This book was released on 2017-12-04 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Emerging out of the chaos of misleading dietary information, Alchemy of Nourishment is a transformative new approach to activating the innate wisdom of your body's capacity to thrive as nature intended. Our fast-paced lifestyle, lack of time in nature, and polluted environment increase our stress levels, placing extraordinary demands on our body's ability to detoxify. Toxic overload is at the root of all disease, which can manifest as headaches, weight gain, lack of energy, brain fog, IBS, high blood pressure, and even cancer. This easy to follow, step-by-step guide leads you to tangible, positive changes in your relationship with food, lifestyle, and physical and emotional health. Alchemy of Nourishment integrates science with ancient wisdom to provide a blueprint for wholeness and health. Establish an intimacy with your body that opens the doorway to a vibrant mind, body, and spirit. Through mindfulness practices, real food, and understanding, the Art, Science and Magic of eating will change your life. Restore, Rebuild, Rejuvenate, Thrive!
Download or read book The Alchemy of Healing written by Edward C. Whitmont, M.D. and published by North Atlantic Books. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Alchemy of Healing, Dr. Edward C. Whitmont explores the major themes of illness, health, and the practice of medicine. Uniquely qualified by his personal associations with such pioneers as Carl Jung, M. Esther Harding, Karl Konig, Elizabeth Wright Hubbard, and G.B. Stearns, Whitmont takes a daring plunge into the paradoxes of homeopathic medicine, psychoanalytic transference, quantum physics, and the Gaia Hypothesis. Deftly exploring such subjects as Jungian synchronicity, alchemy, the I Ching, and the Law of Similars, he hints at the unknown principles fusing organism, planet, and cosmos and at a healing principle so profound it is written in both the stars and the sub-molecular traces of molecules. In this landmark work that addresses for the first time in our century the esoteric role of the physician in the drama of life and death, Whimont provides a forum for one of the most neglected voices of Western Civilization—that of disease—revealing how it is our own abandoned and depreciated voice. In challenging the myth of mechanical medicine he provides a clue as to how we might yet heal ourselves and our planet.
Download or read book Alchemical Psychology written by Thom F. Cavalli and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-03-04 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alchemical practices have been reborn in our contemporary world under the rubric of Jungianism, transpersonal psychology, or depth psychology. But in Alchemical Psychology, Thom F. Cavalli, Ph.D., takes us directly to the source—and on a wonderful adventure into the true nature of our hearts and minds. In a book that sparkles with verve, life, and practicality, Dr. Cavalli explains how alchemy was one of humankind’s earliest efforts to transform the nature of consciousness. What little-known or underground arts did alchemists practice in pursuit of self-transformation—and how can they enrich us today? Using the same practices that he employs with patients, Dr. Cavalli offers readers a plethora of personal exercises that, among other things, enables them to “type” themselves according to ancient alchemical identifiers of nature and personality. He then provides practices that can help free them from the grip of familiar problems and foster true personal growth. Beautifully illustrated with medieval prints from the alchemical tradition, Alchemical Psychology gives readers both a richer understanding of their own natures and of the traditions on which many of our modern therapies are based.
Download or read book Uneasy Alchemy written by Barbara L. Allen and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How coalitions of citizens and experts have been effective in promoting environmental justice in Louisiana's Chemical Corridor.
Download or read book The Alchemy of Murder written by Carol McCleary and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2011-03 with total page 488 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nellie Bly, Jules Verne, Oscar Wilde, and Louis Pasteur team up during the 1889 World's Fair in Paris to find a killer connected to a virulent plague infecting thousands of Parisians.
Download or read book Paracelsus written by Bruce T. Moran and published by Reaktion Books. This book was released on 2019-10-16 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout his controversial life, the alchemist, physician, and social-religious radical known as Paracelsus combined traditions that were magical and empirical, scholarly and folk, learned and artisanal. He read ancient texts and then burned “the best” of them. He endorsed both Catholic and Reformation beliefs, but he also believed devoutly in a female deity. He traveled constantly, learning and teaching a new form of medicine based on the experience of miners, bathers, alchemists, midwives, and barber-surgeons. He argued for changes in the way the body was understood, how disease was defined, and how treatments were created, but he was also moved by mystical speculations, an alchemical view of nature, and an intriguing concept of creation. Bringing to light the ideas, diverse works, and major texts of this important Renaissance figure, Bruce T. Moran tells the story of how alchemy refashioned medical practice, showing how Paracelsus’s tenacity and endurance changed the medical world for the better and brought new perspectives to the study of nature.
Download or read book The Alchemy of Menopause written by Cathy Skipper and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-11-26 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women are desperate for support during peri-menopause. This workbook offers a positive and empowering approach that will guide women through a deep process to a place of inner strength and wisdom. It will help women understand how the physical experiences of menopause are the body's way of triggering profound transformation and self realization. Menopause is not a disease it is an initiation. Now is the time to take back and redefine this momentous passage in our lives! This book offers a framework based on C. G. Jung's concepts of inner alchemy within which women can safely and coherently work with the transmuting power of peri-menopause to become more fully who they really are and take their place as healers and leaders in a world that is crying out for the crone's wisdom. Essential oils are suggested as guides along the way as there is nothing more powerful, yet safe and easy to use to explore our psyches than aromas.
Download or read book Toxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance written by Philip Wexler and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-03-13 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Toxicology in the Middle Ages and Renaissance provides an authoritative and fascinating exploration into the use of toxins and poisons in the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Part of the History of Toxicology and Environmental Health series, this volume is a follow-up, chronologically, to the first two volumes which explored toxicology in antiquity. The book approximately covers the 1100s through the 1600s, delving into different aspects of toxicology, such as the contributions of scientific scholars of the time, sensational poisoners and poisoning cases, as well as myths. Historical figures, such as the Borgias and Catherine de Medici are discussed. Toxicologists, students, medical researchers, and those interested in the history of science will find insightful and relevant material in this volume. - Provides the historical background for understanding modern toxicology - Illustrates the ways previous civilizations learned to distinguish safe from hazardous substances, how to avoid them, and how to use them against enemies - Explores the way famous historical figures used toxins
Download or read book The Book Of Aquarius Alchemy and the Philosophers Stone written by Anonymous and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2012-02-28 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alchemy and the Philosophers' Stone are real. This is not a joke or a scam. This book covers the full theory and practice of alchemy and how to make the Philosophers' Stone, capable of reversing the aging process and curing all disease to the effect that one could live forever. This is an ancient secret which has never before been publicly released. Please read the book before making any judgement on it; this world is not what it seems to be.
Download or read book Changing the Tides of Fear written by Robert Ghost Wolf and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From out of the nothingness of the great void the light issued forth From the Light you sprang forth into being... Masters of Destiny You have since the beginning always held the ability to set forth the dictates of your reality Even now the universe awaits your command... Master yourself and you will master your life From the light you came and unto the light you will return ... from the dream
Download or read book The Alchemy of Air written by Thomas Hager and published by Crown. This book was released on 2009-08-18 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A sweeping history of tragic genius, cutting-edge science, and the Haber-Bosch discovery that changed billions of lives—including your own. At the dawn of the twentieth century, humanity was facing global disaster: Mass starvation was about to become a reality. A call went out to the world’ s scientists to find a solution. This is the story of the two men who found it: brilliant, self-important Fritz Haber and reclusive, alcoholic Carl Bosch. Together they discovered a way to make bread out of air, built city-sized factories, and saved millions of lives. But their epochal triumph came at a price we are still paying. The Haber-Bosch process was also used to make the gunpowder and explosives that killed millions during the two world wars. Both men were vilified during their lives; both, disillusioned and disgraced, died tragically. The Alchemy of Air is the extraordinary, previously untold story of a discovery that changed the way we grow food and the way we make war–and that promises to continue shaping our lives in fundamental and dramatic ways.
