January 2024 MBR The Health/Medicine Shelf

The Health/Medicine Shelf

The Human Being Diet
Petronella Ravenshear
Health Human Publishing
https://thehumanbeingdiet.com
9798988806677, $20.00, PB, 293pp

https://www.amazon.com/Human-Being-Diet-blueprint-feasting/dp/B0CGKV8TRL

Synopsis: Sick of flawed fad diets? Longing to understand the root causes b=
ehind obesity and chronic diseases? Hoping to overcome feelings of constant=
 exhaustion?.

Petronella Ravenshear (who is a Senior Associate member of the Royal Societ=
y of Medicine) has spent decades helping thousands of clients resolve long-=
standing digestive, skin, and weight issues. And now, with the publication =
of a newly revised and updated second edition of "The Human Being Diet: A b=
lueprint for feasting and fasting your way to feeling, looking and being yo=
ur best" she shares the revelations from her in-depth studies of functional=
 nutrition and help you put the spring back in your step.

The new and expanded second edition of "The Human Being Diet" is a DIY thre=
e-month program that will reestablish your body's long-term balance. Using =
her expertise to demystify complex research and dense subject matter, Raven=
shear puts health first and allows weight loss to follow as a welcome side =
effect. And by embracing her liberating approach, you'll be able to interac=
t with food in a positive way while enjoying the freedom of renewed strengt=
h and vigor.

With "The Human Being Diet", you will discover: How making smart choices ca=
n outweigh genetic tendencies and protect your ongoing health; A straightfo=
rward set of rules and phases that reveal which foods best suit your unique=
 biochemistry; The underlying science behind adjusting your eating habits t=
o reset rhythms and restore zest for life; Why 74% of deaths worldwide are =
caused by avoidable diseases and how you can course correct to improve your=
 odds; Ways in which common approaches to weight loss get it wrong, helpful=
 recipes and meal plans, and much, much more!

Critique: "The Human Being Diet" is a life-changing reveal to having a prac=
tical nutrition resulting in better health and a longer life. Thoroughly 'u=
ser friendly' in tone, style, organization and presentation, "The Human Bei=
ng Diet" is an extraordinary and unreservedly recommended addition to perso=
nal, professional, community, and college/university library Health & Diet =
collections and Nutrition curriculum studies lists. It should be noted that=
 "The Human Being Diet" is also readily available in a digital book format =
(Kindle, $9.99).

Editorial Note: Petronella Ravenshear trained at the Institute for Optimum =
Nutrition and at the Institute for Functional Medicine. She was in private =
practice in London's Chelsea for nearly twenty years where she built a glit=
tering reputation for helping thousands of clients resolve long-standing di=
gestive, skin and weight issues. Petronella decodes the biological processe=
s which lead to inflammation, lack of energy and overweight, while explaini=
ng and clarifying the underlying reasons why changing when we eat, what we =
eat, and how much we eat, resets our rhythm and restores our joy in life.

Mindful Movement
Dr. David Tannenbaum, author
Risa Sheppard, author
Newman Springs
9798887632322, $15.95, PB, 128pp

https://www.amazon.com/Mindful-Movement-Heal-Your-Therapy/dp/B0C7JPJK5P

Synopsis: Today, the number one ailment affecting Americans is back pain, w=
hich impacts more than 80 percent of the population. An additional 70 milli=
on adults also suffer from arthritis and joint inflammation. While traditio=
nal medicine treats these common aches and discomforts as mechanical proble=
ms to be cured by mechanical means, little to nothing is done to alleviate =
the stress at the root of the issues.

Risa Sheppard and Dr. David Tannenbaum collaborate in "Mindful Movement: He=
al Your Back Pain with BAM Therapy" to provide practical and effective help=
 for those living with chronic musculoskeletal pain and related ailments.

"Mindful Movement" offers essential information on the back, along with spi=
ritual wisdom and Pilates movements for alleviating and healing back pain. =
The authors have poured over seventy years of combined experience in healin=
g into Mindful Movement, along with cutting-edge medical research that supp=
orts Body and Mind Therapy (BAM).

In the pages of "Mindful Movement, grateful readers are presented with guid=
elines on how to incorporate spiritual mentalities and gentle exercise ther=
apy for those who seek to heal their body naturally, without resorting to d=
rugs or invasive surgeries. Constricted minds create constricted bodies, an=
d in turn, open minds create open, fluid, free-moving bodies.

Specifically, "Mindful Movement" helps readers do the following: Understand=
 the connection between emotional stress and physical pain; Identify the so=
urce of pain; Alleviate pain from the body; Replace drug therapy with gentl=
e healing techniques; Manage sanity in the face of stressful experiences.

Critique: Exceptionally well written, organized and presented for the benef=
it of non-specialist general readers (and invaluable for medical care provi=
ders as well), "Mindful Movement: Heal Your Back Pain with BAM Therapy" is =
especially and unreservedly recommended for personal, professional, communi=
ty, and college/university library Health/Medicine collections and suppleme=
ntal Alternative Medicine curriculum studies lists. It should be noted that=
 "Mindful Movement" is also readily available in a digital book format (Kin=
dle, $9.99).

Editorial Note #1: David Tannenbaum ( https://drdavidtannenbaum.com) is a c=
hiropractor and the founder of Tannenbaum Chiropratic which is located in B=
everly Hills, California.

Editorial Note #2: Risa Sheppard is one of the world's most sought-after Pi=
lates instructors, Sheppard Method Pilates (https://sheppardmethodpilates.c=
om) provides an unforgettable, welcoming place where you can achieve physic=
al, emotional, and mental balance and stability. By placing an emphasis on =
Classical Pilates and the ever-important mind, body, soul connection, her c=
lients work on themselves as a whole, rather than just the physical being.

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