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Treat stress, anxiety, depression, and more with simple herbal remedies that calm your mind, build a healthy nervous system, and promote lasting peace. In this informative guide, renowned herbalist Rosemary Gladstar profiles 21 herbs proven to be effective at soothing common ailments like insomnia, panic attacks, skin conditions, and migraines. With simple directions for making herbal mixtures that can be used in delicious teas, tinctures, and capsules, Gladstar shows you how to harness the power of nature to achieve a more relaxed and fulfilling life.

In this bestselling book from Rosemary Gladstar, the godmother of modern herbalism, learn how to grow, harvest, prepare, and use the 33 most common and versatile healing plants. Craft a soothing aloe lotion after an encounter with poison ivy, make a dandelion-burdock tincture to fix sluggish digestion, and brew up some lavender-lemon balm tea to ease a stressful day.

After 10 years of dismissive (or downright wrong) diagnoses, the author was finally told she had rheumatoid arthritis the week of her 40th birthday. Stunned and angry, she decided to not let RA interfere with her plans for a great life. Fifteen years into her journey with RA, she’s learned a lot of tricks that make living with RA easier.

About 75% experience dissociation at some point. It often emerges as a coping mechanism to trauma, profoundly impacting daily life, cognition, and relationships. If not addressed, it can increase vulnerability to further trauma. This guide helps you explore dissociation's complexities, providing a roadmap to understanding, self-discovery, and healing. With practical strategies, you can work toward a more integrated and balanced self.

In the modern industrial world, a large proportion of the adult population suffers from diverticulitis. By the age of 60, more than 50 percent of us will suffer from the condition. Comfortable living and a soft diet magnify the problem. In her easy-to-follow style, Dr. Joan McClelland focuses on the foods that affect diverticulitis, explaining how the right diet can have an amazing effect on the condition and allow sufferers to lead a full life.

Diverticulitis is very common, can be dangerous, and there are rapidly increasing numbers of sufferers. Everyone has more than a 50 percent chance of suffering from diverticulitis before the age of 60. Dr. Joan McClelland describes, in her easily accessible style, the symptoms, the types of diverticulitis, the complications, and the treatments, including alternative and herbal remedies. This book also tackles the psychological aspects of diverticulitis, and the benefits of exercise and diet.

As parents, we all want to raise happy and successful children. But sometimes, we find ourselves struggling to navigate the complex world of parenting. That's why I'm excited to introduce you to The Parenting Guide for Nurturing Empathy, Independence, and Resilience in Children–a comprehensive guidebook that will help you create a healthy and thriving environment for your child.

If you or a loved one is feeling stressed or depressed about RA and its myriad life changes, listen to this audiobook! Helen Ward Day, an RA veteran, has taken on the topic of life with an invisible disability with humor and a true nuts-and-bolts guide to navigating life with this frustrating disease. Helen Ward Day has taken a potentially devastating diagnosis that threatened to derail her future and turned it into a positive, graceful way of life that does not minimize RA's reality; instead, she embraces it to develop work-arounds that help her lead the life of her dreams.

Soothe aches, pains, ease fever, treat infections and tend to scrapes and bruises with herbal medicines easy enough to make in the home kitchen. In this Storey BASICS® guide, bestselling author and master herbalist Rosemary Gladstar shows you how to use 56 common herbs to safely address a wide range of everyday ailments. Covering everything from burns, wounds, and bruises to headaches, congestion, and insomnia, Gladstar offers dozens of easy-to-make recipes for herbal remedies that will soothe your woes without the harsh ingredients found in commercial pharmaceuticals.

Are you a clueless reptile owner who knows nothing about the history of reptiles? Do you want to bond with your reptile and learn more about their ancestors, what they are truly capable of and how they became our adorable and trustworthy companions? Be fascinated by amazing facts about reptiles as it relates to their biology, their history, incredible records and even their significance in mythology and religions all over the world. Tickle your brain by playing this audiobook for a smooth uninterrupted narration by a professional narrator.

This purposeful devotional guide features 180 readings and prayers designed to help alleviate your worries as you learn to live in the peace of the Almighty God, who offers calm for your anxiety-filled soul. Inspired by this promise from God's Word: "Don't fret or worry. Instead of worrying, pray. Let petitions and praises shape your worries into prayers, letting God know your concerns.

More than 30 percent of American adults report that they have trouble falling asleep. With millions of adults struggling to keep their eyes open every day, and sleep aids such as melatonin rising in popularity, there’s no question that many people are desperate for a simple and natural way to drift off every night. The safe and effective practice of self-hypnosis is an easy-to-learn method of empowering yourself to start getting the rest you need.

Have you ever wondered what happens after we die? Or felt an inexplicable connection to a place, person, or moment in time—as if your soul had been there before? You're not alone. Across every culture and generation, people feel the quiet pull of something deeper—something eternal. Reincarnation: A Universal Gift and the Eternal Journey of the Soul is a transformative guide for seekers, skeptics, and spiritually curious minds alike. Whether you're questioning your life’s purpose or exploring past-life memories, this book offers profound insight into the soul’s journey across lifetimes.

Promote vibrant health and radiant beauty, soothe everyday ailments, and ease persistent stress with these simple, natural cures for everything from dry skin and infant colic to cold symptoms and insomnia.

In this easy-to-digest, straight-to-the-point book, Rachael will teach you about the best most powerful crystals that will take you from down-and-out to living your best life possible, with relatable real-life situations and real-life solutions, in five easy steps. Follow her journey as she turned her life around in the most epic way with crystals - from absolute rock bottom to having mind-blowing business opportunities land in her lap, huge improvement in health, and blitzing her way through mental trauma to become an absolute warrior.

Look great, smell wonderful, and feel good as you make your own homemade natural body care products. In this Storey BASICS® guide to holistic beauty, Rosemary Gladstar shares more than 30 simple recipes for cleansers, moisturizers, and creams comprised of essential oils and herbs. Make unique shampoos for lustrous, fragrant hair and learn Gladstar’s amazing five-step system for glowing skin. Skip the harsh commercial ingredients and use nature’s closet to keep your body healthy and beautiful.

"Confessions of a Section 8 Landlord" is a candid account of the challenges and rewards of managing low-income housing. This gripping collection of stories exposes the raw reality of self-managing a twelve-unit apartment complex in one of America’s most dangerous cities. With a sense of humor and a touch of horror, the author recounts their experience with tenants who go to great lengths to save on rent, run-ins with the local gang leaders, and multiple squatters who turn the property into their own.

The goal of this audiobook is to rewire your brain from negative self-talk to positive and uplifting ones. This is not something that will happen overnight, but with dedicated effort, this audiobook can transform your attitudes and help you to start your day on a positive note. The affirmations can be said out loud or in your head, whatever works for you. Listen to this while getting ready in the morning or on your way to work! I hope that this audiobook can help you change your mindset from negative to positive.

Are you new to the world of Witchcraft? Ready to step in to your power and create the life of your dreams? You have come to the right place. In this guide, you will learn all the foundations of how to perform a spell using candle magick. You'll learn everything from mental work and preparation to what kind of candles to use and when to perform your rituals. Once you have your basic knowledge down, an entire chapter is dedicated to over 20 spells on love, self confidence, wealth, and more.

Have you ever felt left behind by the rapid changes in technology? Tired of relying on others to solve your device dilemmas? Whether for yourself or a loved one, mastering the iPhone 15 is easier than you think! This simple guide is tailored specifically for seniors, offering clear, easy-to-follow instructions with a touch of humor.