health aspects

A discussion of food safety in the U.S., looking at the history and purpose of the two federal organizations that ensure the foods Americans eat are safe, including the Food and Drug Administration and the Food Safety and Inspection Service, and describing food scares, the clash between science and food, efforts to prevent foodborne illness, and advances in food safety.

Presents color-illustrated profiles of horse breeds from around the world, and provides information on horse care, including exercise, pasture, and shelter; diet and feeding; health and healthcare; grooming, and more.

"A book for teens about the culture and history of body piercing"--Provided by publisher.

Contains a collection of articles that offer varied perspectives on topics related to the safety of diets.

"Recounts the gripping story of Flint's poisoned water through the people who caused it, suffered from it, and exposed it. It is a chronicle of one town, but could also be about any American city, all made precarious by the neglect of infrastructure"--Provided by publisher.

Explores the causes and symptoms of celiac disease and walks readers through the steps of starting and managing a gluten-free diet to combat the disease.

"... identifies the many ways our cultural dismissal of sleep as time wasted undermines our health and our decision-making, and ravages our relationships, our work lives, and even our sex lives. She takes on sleep from every angle, exploring the latest science on sleep, the manipulative and dangerous sleeping pill industry, and all the ways our addiction to technology disrupts our sleep. She also presents scientific recommendations and expert tips on how we can all achieve better and more restorative sleep, and learn how to make the power of sleep work for us. Most important, by highlighting the many areas where sleep's benefits are being rediscovered ... she points the way forward to amazing innovations, reforms, and inventions rooted in our new love affair with sleep"--Provided by publisher.

"Brian Kateman coined the term 'Reducetarian'--a person who is deliberately reducing his or her consumption of meat--and a global movement was born. In this book, Kateman, the founder of the Reducetarian Foundation, presents more than 70 original essays from influential thinkers on how the simple act of cutting 10% or more of the meat from one's diet can [potentially] transform the life of the reader, animals, and the planet"--Provided by publisher.

"Vinegar has always been praised for its powerful antioxidants and antiseptic power. Learn how to use the all-natural product in your daily beauty and health routine, from crafting a wholesome weight-loss tonic to giving your skin a lovely glow."--OCLC.