From Chocolate To Morphine

Author : Andrew Weil,Winifred Rosen
Publisher : HMH
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2004-12-09
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780547525662

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From Chocolate to Morphine by Andrew Weil,Winifred Rosen Pdf

More than four million copies sold: the definitive guide to drugs and drug use from “America’s best known doctor” (The New York Times). Cowritten by one of America’s most respected doctors, From Chocolate to Morphine is the authoritative resource covering a wide range of available substances, from coffee to marijuana, antihistamines to psychedelics, steroids to smart drugs, and beyond. Dr. Andrew T. Weil provides the best and most unbiased information available, frankly discussing each drug’s likely effects, precautions for use, and suggested alternatives. Expanded and updated to include such drugs as Oxycontin, Ecstasy, Prozac, and Ephedra, this edition also addresses numerous issues from the growing methamphetamine and opioid epidemics to the push to legalize medical marijuana, and the overuse of drugs for children diagnosed with ADHD. Offering facts rather than advocacy, Weil’s trusted bestseller has become “a classic guide to psychotropic drugs” (U.S. News and World Report).

Author : Dr Andrew Weil,Winifred Rosen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 294 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000-09-05
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0544310527

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From Chocolate to Morphine by Dr Andrew Weil,Winifred Rosen Pdf

Author : Andrew Weil
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1035149421

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From Chocolate to Morphine by Andrew Weil Pdf

Author : Richard J. Miller
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 375 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199957972

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Drugged by Richard J. Miller Pdf

Miller takes readers on an eye-opening tour of psychotropic drugs, describing the various kinds, how they were discovered and developed, and how they have played multiple roles in virtually every culture.

Author : Andrew Weil,Sam Fox
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-10-09
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780316215466

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True Food by Andrew Weil,Sam Fox Pdf

The #1 bestseller that presents seasonal, sustainable, and delicious recipes from Dr. Andrew Weil's popular True Food Kitchen restaurants. When Andrew Weil and Sam Fox opened True Food Kitchen, they did so with a two-fold mission: every dish served must not only be delicious but must also promote the diner's well-being. True Food supports this mission with freshly imagined recipes that are both inviting and easy to make. Showcasing fresh, high-quality ingredients and simple preparations with robust, satisfying flavors, the book includes more than 125 original recipes from Dr. Weil and chef Michael Stebner, including Spring Salad with Aged Provolone, Curried Cauliflower Soup, Corn-Ricotta Ravioli, Spicy Shrimp and Asian Noodles, Bison Umami Burgers, Chocolate Icebox Tart, and Pomegranate Martini. Peppered throughout are essays on topics ranging from farmer's markets to proper proportions to the benefits of an anti-inflammatory diet. True Food offers home cooks of all levels the chance to transform meals into satisfying, wholesome fare.

Author : Andrew Weil,Winifred Rosen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Medical
ISBN : UOM:39015004393362

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Chocolate to Morphine by Andrew Weil,Winifred Rosen Pdf

A discussion of many commonly abused substances, their effects, and how to avoid dependence. ry A study of legal and illegal drugs--including stimulants, depressants, hallucinogens, medical drugs, and other drugs--discusses the diverse effects of each substance, side effects, safety, and alternatives.

Author : Penny Kittle
Publisher : Heinemann Educational Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Education
ISBN : 0325042950

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Book Love by Penny Kittle Pdf

Describes why secondary students don't read, and offers teachers practical advice and strategies for developing depth, stamina, and passion in adolescent readers.

Author : Paul Gahlinger
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 480 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2003-12-30
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9781440650246

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Illegal Drugs by Paul Gahlinger Pdf

Does Ecstasy cause brain damage? Why is crack more addictive than cocaine? What questions regarding drugs are legal to ask in a job interview? When does marijuana possession carry a greater prison sentence than murder? Illegal Drugs is the first comprehensive reference to offer timely, pertinent information on every drug currently prohibited by law in the United States. It includes their histories, chemical properties and effects, medical uses and recreational abuses, and associated health problems, as well as addiction and treatment information. Additional survey chapters discuss general and historical information on illegal drug use, the effect of drugs on the brain, the war on drugs, drugs in the workplace, the economy and culture of illegal drugs, and information on thirty-three psychoactive drugs that are legal in the United States, from caffeine, alcohol and tobacco to betel nuts and kava kava.

Author : David T. Courtwright
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-05-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780674737372

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The Age of Addiction by David T. Courtwright Pdf

We live in an age of addiction, from compulsive gaming and shopping to binge eating and opioid abuse. What can we do to resist temptations that insidiously and deliberately rewire our brains? Nothing, David Courtwright says, unless we understand the global enterprises whose “limbic capitalism” creates and caters to our bad habits.

Author : Andrew Weil, M.D.
Publisher : Knopf
Page : 322 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2006-09-12
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780307266064

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Eight Weeks to Optimum Health, Revised Edition by Andrew Weil, M.D. Pdf

One of America's most brilliant and respected doctors gives us his famous program for improving and maintaining health—already the program of choice for hundreds of thousands. Eight Weeks to Optimum Health focuses all of Andrew Weil's expertise in both conventional and alternative medicine on a practical week-by-week, step-by-step plan, covering diet, exercise, lifestyle, stress, and environment—all of the aspects of daily living that affect health and well-being. And he shows how his program can be tailored to the specific needs of pregnant women, senior citizens, overweight people, and those at risk for cancer, among others. Dr. Weil has added the most up-to-date findings on such vital subjects as cholesterol, antioxidants, trans fats, toxic residues in the food supply, soy products, and vitamins and supplements, together with a greatly enhanced source list for information and supplies. Preventive in the broadest sense, straightforward, and encouraging, Eight Weeks to Optimum Health has proved to be, and in this updated version will continue to be, an essential book.

Author : Andrew Weil
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2017-04-25
Category : Health & Fitness
ISBN : 9780316352987

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Mind Over Meds by Andrew Weil Pdf

Too many Americans are taking too many drugs -- and it's costing us our health, happiness, and lives. Prescription drug use in America has increased tenfold in the past 50 years, and over-the-counter drug use has risen just as dramatically. In addition to the dozens of medications we take to treat serious illnesses, we take drugs to help us sleep, to keep us awake, to keep our noses from running, our backs from aching, and our minds from racing. Name a symptom, there's a pill to suppress it. Modern drugs can be miraculously life-saving, and many illnesses demand their use. But what happens when our reliance on powerful pharmaceuticals blinds us to their risks? Painful side effects and dependency are common, and adverse drug reactions are America's fourth leading cause of death. In Mind over Meds, bestselling author Dr. Andrew Weil alerts readers to the problem of overmedication, and outlines when medicine is necessary, and when it is not. Dr. Weil examines how we came to be so drastically overmedicated, presents science that proves drugs aren't always the best option, and provides reliable integrative medicine approaches to treating common ailments like high blood pressure, allergies, depression, and even the common cold. With case histories, healthy alternative treatments, and input from other leading physicians, Mind over Meds is the go-to resource for anyone who is sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Author : Don Lund
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1105521311

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No Hands, No Feet, No Problem? by Don Lund Pdf

This is a book about Don Lund who grew up in a typical childhood became an adult born with out hands or feet

Author : Willie L. Brown
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 393 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-02-05
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781416539766

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Basic Brown by Willie L. Brown Pdf

To The Washington Post, he's "The Last Political Showman of the 20th Century." Bill Clinton has called him "the real Slick Willie." Ronald Reagan's secretary of state George Shultz called this famously liberal politician "a man of his word" and endorsed his successful candidacy for mayor of San Francisco. Indeed Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton both called upon him for advice and help. He is Willie L. Brown, Jr., and he knows how to get things done in politics, how to work both sides of the aisle to get results. Compared to him, Machiavelli looks meek. And drab. In Basic Brown, this product of rural, segregated Texas and the urban black neighborhoods of San Francisco tells how he rose through the civil rights movement to become the most potent black politician in America through his shrewd understanding and use of political power and political money. He adapts the lessons he has learned so they can be used by anyone -- black, female, male -- intent on acquiring political power. And this master of the political deal demonstrates why deals are not enough, and that political power grows only when public good is being done. Willie Brown shows how some of the most far-reaching and socially advanced legislation in American history -- like gun control, legalized abortion, gay rights, and school funding -- was carried out under his guidance and on his watch, and tells of the ingenuity, the political machinations, and the personal perseverance that were required to enact what now seems to many to be obvious legislation. These are stories of breathtaking, sometimes hilarious ruses and gambits that show that even the most high-minded legislation needs the assistance of the skills of a shark, which is what Willie Brown often sees himself as. Basic Brown is a compendium of insights and stories on the real forces governing power in American political life that will leave you looking at politics anew. It is also the inspiring and funny story of the rise of a gawky teenager in mail-order shoes and trousers who rose to entertain royalty and schoolchildren, superstars and supersize egos, the saintly and the scholarly, while working to transform and open American politics. If you ever wanted to learn how to be slick, a shark, a do-gooder, and a man of your word, Willie L. Brown, Jr., is the storyteller for you.

Author : David T. Courtwright
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-03-23
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015049736302

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Forces of Habit by David T. Courtwright Pdf

What drives the drug trade, and how has it come to be what it is today? A global history of the acquisition of progressively more potent means of altering ordinary waking consciousness, this book is the first to provide the big picture of the discovery, interchange, and exploitation of the planet’s psychoactive resources, from tea and kola to opiates and amphetamines.

Author : Philip K. Wilson,W. Jeffrey Hurst
Publisher : Royal Society of Chemistry
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2015-05-18
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781849739122

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Chocolate and Health by Philip K. Wilson,W. Jeffrey Hurst Pdf

Following on from their previous volume on Chocolate as Medicine, Philip K. Wilson and W. Jeffrey Hurst edit this companion volume, Chocolate and Health, providing a comprehensive overview of the chemistry, nutrition and bioavailability of cacao and chocolate. The book begins with a brief historical introduction to the topic, outlining the current and historical medical uses of chocolate and chocolate derivatives. The remainder of the text is arranged into three sections, taking the reader through various aspects of the nutritional and health aspects of cacoa. The first section covers the cultivation, chemistry and genome analysis of cacao. The second section discusses the biochemistry and nutritional components of cacao in relation to health, covering bioavailabilty and the metabolism and metabolomics of cacao. The final section provides an overview of the potential use of chocolate in health and medical care. Each section is written and prepared by experts within each field, providing a global perspective of the current and ongoing research in this area. This text provides the reader with a complete overview of the field and is of interest to food and biomedical scientists, as well as nutritionists, medicinal chemists and anyone with an interest in chocolate.