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What is The Costa Rica No One Talks About?

The Costa Rica No One Talks About is NOT about trying to sell you Costa Rica or depicting Costa Rica as an idyllic place--there are multiple websites and sources of information that are happily already doing that.

It is NOT about persuading you not to visit or live in Costa Rica--although the information shared in this book may change your mind about vacationing in or retiring to Costa Rica.

It is NOT about advising you not to invest in Costa Rica--although the stories told in The Costa Rica No One Talks About may convince you...

The Costa Rica No One Talks About is NOT about trying to sell you Costa Rica or depicting Costa Rica as an idyllic place--there are multiple websites and sources of information that are happily already doing that.

What is The Costa Rica No One Talks About?

The Costa Rica No One Talks About is NOT about trying to sell you Costa Rica or depicting Costa Rica as an idyllic place--there are multiple websites and sources of information that are happily already doing that.

It is NOT about persuading you not to visit or live in Costa Rica--although the information...

Born and raised near Detroit, Michigan, James B. Reynolds, DDS, MS, and diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics, is determined to help as many people as possible in his home city and beyond gain access to the orthodontic care they need. In a world of expanding technology and specialization, treatment options are increasing-and so is patient confusion.

With so many paths and opinions, how can you possibly decide on, and feel confident about, a line of treatment for yourself or your loved ones?

Dr. Reynolds has written this fun, friendly, and informative guide to lead...

Flea Markets are considered one of the most democratic institutions around. A man wants to sell something, he pays a small fee for a space in an outdoor parking lot or a farmer's field, brings his own table, puts out his wares and he's in business . . . this is frontier capitalism.

This guide is for all collectors and dealers who want to gain access to the universe of antiques and collectibles sold at flea markets, antique malls, or on the Internet. Author Barry Berg discusses what it really means to sell and buy in this arena. He provides tips on making the most of your...

The World Health Organization and The American Diabetes Association endorse the effectiveness of using glycemic values in selecting foods. But many health professionals consider glycemic index (GI) and glycemic load (GL) too complicated to use in their clinical practice.

That translates into not listing GI and GL values on our packaged food products, not including these values in our national nutrient database files, and little to no help from our health professionals.

So it is up to the consumer to figure it out.

This pocket guide is built to provide...

CHEAT SHEET SIMPLY for USA FOODS provides a unique layout of nutrition information for foods born in the USA.

Five charts display over three hundred seventy five foods. Each chart organizes foods based on a specific feature of their nutrition.

The first chart presents foods by the amount of carbohydrate they contain. Foods with the least amount of carbohydrate are at the top of the chart. Foods with the greatest amount of carbohydrate are at the end of the chart.

The second chart lists foods according to their glycemic index (GI) value. Foods with...

Online shopping has experienced a boom in recent years for good reason. There are many perks to shopping online: great deals, access to rare or specialty items, the ability to shop from your couch in your pajamas, and instantaneous access to reviews.

However, anyone who has shopped online knows that it has its pitfalls: sizing clothing and shoes can be difficult,...

Have you ever experienced brain fog, strange moods, or suicidal thinking while on a prescription medication?

Do you wonder if your doctor gave you all the necessary warnings about the mental effects of what has been prescribed?

Do you sometimes think you might not need to be on all those drugs?

Chances are you have not been given the opportunity for Informed Consent, because you were not told what is really known (and not known) about what the drug is doing in the body and brain, its possible side mental effects, what's...

What is the influence of lowering cholesterol on risk of cancer, dementia, and death?

How have conflicts of interest shaped the national prescribing guidelines blindly followed by most doctors?

How do these medications affect the muscles and the liver?

Patients who read this book will know more facts about these drugs than most physicians, who are unthinkingly prescribing cholesterol-lowering medications very broadly.

Dr. Moira Dolan is passionate about empowering the consumer, and encourages every reader to become...

Antibiotics can be lifesaving, but they are so often prescribed without good reason that they generate more drug side effects than any other class of medicines. On a personal level, antibiotics can cause mild to deathly side effects.

Antibiotic overuse in the larger society has forced the widespread growth of drug resistant bugs, causing a global health crisis according to the World Health Organization.

In this latest in the series of No-Nonsense Guides, Dr. Dolan describes a rational approach to appropriate antibiotic use or avoidance. This handy reference for...