Essential oils, known for their healing properties as far back as ancient Mesopotamia and Babylonia, have reached their zenith in Madagascar, says Dr. Georges M. Halpern, author of The Healing Trail: Essential Oils of Madagascar. This interesting, informative, and clearly written new book is well-documented, with entertaining historical stories sprinkled throughout, including how eighteenth-century botanists succeeded in making this land a garden for botanical study. Madagascar, the planet's fourth largest island, has long been famous for the individuality of its flora and fauna, and for the...

"Authentic Sensual Living" takes a storytelling approach to sharing many examples from the author's diverse life and the experiences of others, allowing reflection on one's own view of the world, and then provides a platform to design an individual authentic sensual living plan.

"Authentic Sensual Living" takes a storytelling approach to sharing many examples from the author's diverse life and the experiences of others, allowing reflection on one's own view of the world. Belluzzo then provides a platform to design an individual authentic sensual living plan.

Although the mechanisms and triggers that stimulate and are responsible for the natural history ofasthma are steadily being more clearly defined, uncertainties still surround both the genetic basis and the etiologyofone of the most common syndromes in the world. In fact, it is ofconsider- able concern and interest that the incidence of asthma today appears to be rising. These statistical increments may only reflect an increasing awareness of the disease, or its earlier and more sophisticated diagnosis. More important, however, asthma mortality appears to be increasing. This increase has...

Exploring mushroom history as well as their possible uses in the future, this book gives details about mushrooms that are promising for medicinal uses, including those that can help fight liver disorders, aging, cancer, and Alzheimer's Disease.