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The encyclopedia of psychoactive plants : ethnopharmacology and its applications / by Rätsch, Christian,1957-(CARDINAL)746935;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 878-907) and index.Introduction -- What are psychoactive plants? -- The use of psychoactive plants -- Psychoactive plants and shamanic consciousness -- The fear of psychoactive plants -- The study of psychoactive plants -- Psychoactive plants as factors in the development of culture -- The psychoactive plants -- On the structure of the major monographs -- The most important genera and species from A to Z -- Major monographs -- Little-studied psychoactive plants -- Minor monographs -- Reputed psychoactive plants -- "Legal highs" -- Psychoactive plants that have not yet been identified -- Psychoactive fungi -- The archaeology of entheogenic mushroom cults -- Cultivating mushrooms -- The genera and species from A to Z -- Purported psychoactive fungi -- General literature on psychoactive fungi -- Psychoactive products -- Active constituents of plants -- Active plant constituents and neurotransmitters -- The active plant constituents from A to Z -- Botanical taxonomy of psychoactive plants and fungi."The most comprehensive guide to the botany, history, distribution, and cultivation of all known psychoactive plants"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Encyclopedias.; Ethnopharmacology; Psychotropic drugs.; Psychotropic plants; Psychotropes.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Vital signs for cancer prevention : protect yourself from the onset or recurrence of cancer / by Williams, Xandria.(CARDINAL)633992;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-340) and index.A new approach to cancer. Overview ; An alternative approach ; The cancer process ; What is CAM? ; Prevention : it's critical -- What to do, and how much at risk are you? Your anti-cancer program ; Do you have cancer? -- The predisposing factors. Predisposing factors and risk factors ; #1 : poor diet ; #2 : macronutrient errors ; #3 : vitamin deficiencies ; #4 : mineral deficiencies ; #5 : faults of your digestive system ; #6 : poor liver function ; #7 : toxins : the silent killers ; #8 : fatigue and faulty energy production ; #9 : faulty glucose metabolism ; #10 : faulty neurotransmitters ; #11 : stress and emotional issues ; # 12 : exhausting your adrenal glands ; #13 : underactive thyroid gland ; #14 : poor immune function ; #15 faulty estrogen ratios ; In a nutshell -- Appendix A. Inflammation as a predisposing factor for cancer -- Appendix B. The cells of your immune system and what they do."Focuses on the key signals that can alert you to the possibility that you might be heading for degenerative diseases in general and cancer in particular and offers suggestions for how to reverse a trend toward the disease"--
Subjects: Cancer; Health behavior.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Brain energy : a revolutionary breakthrough in understanding mental health--and improving treatment for anxiety, depression, OCD, PTSD, and more / by Palmer, Christopher M.(Psychiatrist),author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-327) and index.Introduction -- Part I: Connecting the dots. What we're doing isn't working: Mental health today -- What causes mental illness and why does it matter? -- Searching for a common pathway -- Could it all be related? -- Part II: Brain energy. Mental disorders are metabolic disorders -- Mental states and mental disorders -- Magnificent mitochondria -- A brain energy imbalance -- Part III: Causes and solutions. What's causing the problem and what can we do? -- Contributing cause: Genetics and epigenetics -- Contributing cause: Chemical imbalances, neurotransmitters, and medications -- Contributing cause: Hormones and metabolic regulators -- Contributing cause: Inflammation -- Contributing cause: Sleep, light, and circadian rhythms -- Contributing cause: Food, fasting, and your gut -- Contributing cause: Drugs and alcohol -- Contributing cause: Physical activity -- Contributing cause: Love, adversity, and purpose in life -- Why do current treatments work? -- Putting it all together: Developing your metabolic treatment plan -- A new day for mental and metabolic health."Brain Energy explains this new understanding of mental illness in detail, from symptoms and risk factors to what is happening in brain cells. Palmer also sheds light on the new treatment pathways this theory opens up-which apply to all mental disorders, including anxiety, depression, ADHD, alcoholism, eating disorders, bipolar disorder, autism, and even schizophrenia."--
Subjects: Mental illness; Mental illness; Mental illness; Mental health;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 10
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Understanding the brain [videorecording] / by Norden, Jeanette.(CARDINAL)555379; Leven, Jon.(CARDINAL)554917; Reay, Alisha.(CARDINAL)554670; Teaching Company.(CARDINAL)349444;
Includes bibliographical references (Course guidebook, pages 166-174).Part one: disc 1. Historical underpinnings of neuroscience -- Central nervous system : gross organization -- Central nervous system : internal organization -- Central nervous system : subdivisions -- Cortex : lobes and areas -- Cortex : sensory, motor, and association areas -- disc 2. Central nervous system : development -- Central nervous system : cellular organization -- Pathways and synapses -- Neurotransmitters -- Stroke -- The visual system : the eye.Part three: disc 5. The reward system : drugs -- Brain plasticity -- Emotion and executive function -- Processing of negative emotions : fear -- Music and the brain -- Sexual dimorphism of the brain -- disc 6. Sleep and dreaming -- Consciousness and the self -- Alzheimer's disease -- Risk factors for Alzheimer's disease -- Wellness and the brain : effects of stress -- Neuroscience : looking back and looking ahead.Part two: disc 3. The visual system : the cortex -- The auditory system -- The somatosensory system -- Agnosias -- The motor system : voluntary movement -- The motor system : coordinated movement -- disc 4. Parkinson's disease -- Language -- The limbic system : anatomy -- The limbic system : biochemistry -- Depression -- The reward system : anatomy.Camera operators, Lonnie Harrell, Alexis Doty, Jim Allen, Nancy Evans.Taught by Jeanette Norden."Designed as a survey course to introduce individuals without a background in science to the modern field of neuroscience. Drawing on everyday experience and popular books, as well as current research, the course seeks to amaze and inform the learner about" the brain -- Course guidebook.DVD.
Subjects: Instructional films.; Lectures.; Nonfiction films.; Video recordings.; Brain.; Brain; Brain; Neurophysiology.; Neurosciences.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 7
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Craving : why we can't seem to get enough / by Manejwala, Omar,1971-(CARDINAL)402614;
Includes bibliographical references.Machine generated contents note: Chapter 1 Craving: why it matters -- Chapter 2 Beyond neurotransmitters: The real brain science of craving and decision-making -- Chapter 3 How cravings drive self-defeating behaviors and the tenacity of craving -- Chapter 4 Addiction is addiction: how gambling, food, sex, alcohol and drug addiction are related -- Chapter 5 Plasticity: How thoughts, actions, experiences (and drugs) actually change your brain -- Chapter 6 Spirituality and recovery: How 12-step recovery and other spiritual approaches reduce cravings -- Chapter 7 You can't do it alone: why groups can improve urges and behaviors that individuals can't -- Chapter 8 The nai;ve perception of immunity -- Chapter 9 Apparently Irrelevant Decisions (AID) and how simple actions can reduce craving -- Chapter 10 Joy, hope and recovery -- Appendix: A Field Polarized: The Uncomfortable Gap Between Cognitive Therapies and Twelve Step Programs -- References -- Index -- About the Author." A nationally recognized expert on compulsive behaviors explains the phenomenon of craving and gives us tools to achieve freedom from our seemingly insatiable desires by changing our actions to remap our brains. When we find ourselves wanting something strong enough, we'll do just about anything to get it-sometimes at the expense of our bodies, brains, banks accounts, and relationships. So why do we sometimes have the irrepressible feeling that we need something-such as food, cigarettes, alcohol, or sex- that we really just want? And how do we satiate that feeling without indulging it? In Craving, Omar Manejwala, M.D., translates the neurobiology of this phenomenon into real and accessible terms, explaining why we just can't seem to get enough. He then gives us tools and guidance to find satisfaction without giving in to our cravings. Dr. Manejwala explains: how and why our brain drives behavior how to change the part of our brain that fuels our cravings the warning signs that craving is evolving into addiction why craving is the most difficult component of addiction to address why self-help and spiritual groups that use models like the Twelve Steps are so effective at changing behaviors, receiving encouragement, and remaining accountable "--"Explains the phenomena of craving in real and accessible terms, explaining why we just can't get enough. Gives tools and guidance to find satisfaction without giving in to our cravings. Explains how and why our brain drives behavior, how to change the part of our brain that fuels our cravings, and the warning signs that craving is evolving into addiction"--
Subjects: Decision making; Compulsive behavior.;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 4
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The healthy mind cookbook : big-flavor recipes to enhance brain function, mood, memory, and mental clarity / by Katz, Rebecca,author.(CARDINAL)279673; Edelson, Mat,author.(CARDINAL)464477; Caruso, Maren,author.(CARDINAL)666793;
"A collection of more than 120 recipes formulated to optimize brain health, boost memory, improve mood, sharpen the central nervous system, and more. Between digital overload, sleep deprivation, and the stress of modern life, most people's brains are constantly in flight-or-fight mode, with levels of cortisol and other hormones and neurotransmitters out of whack. Brain conditions ranging from childhood ADHD and adult depression to memory impairment are on the rise, and medications for brain conditions, if available, do only a mediocre job while generating a host of debilitating side effects. Fortunately, Rebecca Katz has harnessed the latest research on brain functioning to identify how the foods we consume can improve the brain's ability to control cognition, emotion, and physical function--all of which dictate memory, mood, and motion. These 120 recipes translate the very best of this science into the kitchen, incorporating nutrient-dense foods that best promote brain health and development from childhood through the golden years"--
Subjects: Brain.; Mental health; Intellect; Cooking.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Minds behind the brain : a history of the pioneers and their discoveries / by Finger, Stanley.(CARDINAL)329213;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 311-347) and index.1380L
Subjects: Neurosciences; Brain;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The joy plan : how I took 30 days to stop worrying, quit complaining, and find ridiculous happiness / by Roman, Kaia,author.(CARDINAL)346531;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 255-288) and index.Introduction -- Background (how did I end up here?) -- Now what? -- The bitch in my head -- Know thyself -- Strategy (the plan!) -- Does this feel good? -- Reboot: from stressed to blessed -- Mindfulness over matter -- Eat, play, love -- Challenges (I thought this would be easier.) -- The quest for happy hormones -- Let it go, let it go -- Complaining versus creating -- Team (these are my people.) -- That's true love -- Personal board of directors -- Kids and other spiritual teachers -- Projections (light up the future!) -- Writing a new story -- Exercising the joy muscle -- Joy is contagious -- The journey that counts -- Afterword -- Appendix: Create your own joy plan -- The joy plan discussion guide."As a mother, a wife, and a businesswoman, Kaia Roman always had a plan. But when her biggest plan, the business she cofounded, collapsed, Kaia found herself crushed by depression. And what felt even worse was that, with a husband and two kids relying on her to get out of bed, she didn't have a plan to move forward. Determined to turn her life around and put her ingrained habits of stress and anxiety behind her, Kaia decided to put everything elseon hold and dedicate thirty days to the singular pursuit of joy. The results were astonishing-and lasted much longer than the initial monthlong project. In this uplifting and eye-opening memoir, Kaia uses her business savvy to create a concrete Joy Plan to get back on her feet fast. Using scientific research on hormones, neurotransmitters, and mindfulness, along with the daily dedication to creating a more joyful existence, Kaia teaches readers how to move past temporary happinessand succeed in creating joy that lasts."--Publisher's description.
Subjects: Autobiographies.; Self-actualization (Psychology); Happiness.;
Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4
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The fibromyalgia advocate : getting the support you need to cope with fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome / by Starlanyl, Devin.(CARDINAL)530066;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subjects: Fibromyalgia; Myofascial pain syndromes; Fibromyalgia.; Myofascial pain syndromes.;
Available copies: 7 / Total copies: 9
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True wellness for your gut : combine the best of western and eastern medicine for optimal digestive and metabolic health / by Kurosu, Catherine,1960-author.; Kuhn, Aihan,1956-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.The gut- an east west perspective -- The gastrointestinal system and glucose metabolism in health and disease -- The true wellness approach to gastrointestinal problems -- The true wellness approach to diabetes -- The true wellness approach to obesity -- Qigong to heal the gut -- General principles of self-healing."True Wellness for Your Gut combines the best that Eastern and Western medicine have to offer in the understanding, treatment, and prevention of gastrointestinal disease, diabetes, and obesity. By blending modern research with ancient practices, this book will help readers stay positive and keep motivated along their journey toward better health and overall well-being. The authors have helped thousands of people through the use of surgery, pharmaceuticals, acupuncture, herbs, qigong, tai chi, meditation, and life-style counseling. They explain how Western medicine has substantiated a long-held understanding of the gut held by Eastern medicine - that digestive health significantly impacts and is impacted by sleep, emotions, movement, food, and social support. The authors discuss how sleep, exercise, nutritious food, stress management, acupuncture, and qigong favorably impact the gastrointestinal system. These modalities restore balance in the nerves, hormones, and neurotransmitters that improve digestion and metabolism. A special section is devoted to discussing the human gut microbiome, the bacteria we harbor in our intestines, and how the microbiome is essential to our health."--
Subjects: Gastrointestinal system; Gastrointestinal system; Digestive organs; Digestive organs; Metabolism; Metabolism; Diabetes; Diabetes; Obesity; Obesity; Self-care, Health.; Holistic medicine.; Alternative medicine.; Medicine, Chinese.; Health behavior.; Well-being.; Mind and body.; Food preferences.; Exercise therapy.; Qi gong; Meditation.; Acupuncture.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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