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Diabetes Burnout: What to Do When You Can't Take It Anymore
William H. Polonsky - 1999
It's easy to get discouraged, frustrated, and burned out. Here's an author that understands the emotional rollercoaster and gives you the tools you need to keep from being overwhelmed, addressing such issues as dealing with friends and family, and how you can better handle the stress for better health. Written with compassion and a sprinkle of humor.
The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners: Do-It-Yourself Soaps Using All-Natural Herbs, Spices, and Essential Oils
Kelly Cable - 2017
The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners will show you how easy and simple it is to make your very own homemade soaps without artificial dyes and chemicals. Your senses will tingle as you master the art of cold-process soap making using fresh, floral, woody, and amber scents to create your own handcrafted soaps.Get your hands wet with The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners when you soak in:
Over 55 diverse recipes to choose from such as castile soap, shampoo bars, shaving bars, anti-aging soaps, salt soaps, goat-milk soaps, and more.
Step-by-step instructions, tips, and tricks for mastering cold-process soap making, decorating techniques, and scent pairing―designed specifically with beginners in mind.
Natural ingredients that avoid harsh chemicals and artificial dyes, which can dry out and irritate your skin.
Illustrated charts detailing how and when to use natural colorants, essential oils, and herbal infusions.
Join Kelly Cable, a longtime soap maker, herbalist, teacher, and creator of the popular blog Simple Life Mom, as she shares the simple tips and tricks of her craft in The Natural Soap Making Book for Beginners.
Gardening with Chickens: Plans and Plants for You and Your Hens
Lisa Steele - 2016
Start by planning your garden and learning strategies and tips for keeping your plants safe while they grow. Plant with purpose, choosing from a dozen plans for theme gardens such as Orange Egg Yolks or Nesting Box Herbs. Or choose a design that's filled with edibles - sharing the bounty with your family and your feathered friends. Then comes the fun part: enjoy the harvest, even let the chickens graze!Lisa's friendly writing, together with inspirational photos and illustrations, will have you rolling up your sleeves and reaching for your gardening tools. Lisa also covers a range of topics just for chicken-keepers, including:- Chickens and composting- Using chickens to aerate and till- Coop window boxes- Plants to avoid when you have chickens- Lists of the most valuable crops and herbs- Advice on how to harvest and use many of the plants- And much more!Whether you're an experienced chicken keeper, master gardener, or just getting into these two wonderful hobbies, Gardening with Chickens is an indispensable guide for a harmonious homestead.
Living with Sheep: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Flock
Geoff Hansen - 2005
A unique guide to sheep, for would-be farmers and people who simply love animals and the outdoors.
The Family Garden Plan: Grow a Year's Worth of Sustainable and Healthy Food
Melissa K. Norris - 2020
Melissa K. Norris, fifth generation homesteader and host of the popular Pioneering Today podcast, will walk you through each step of the process, from planning your food crops and garden space to harvesting and preserving the food you grow. Even intermediate to experienced gardeners will discover dozens of new ideas. More than just practical advice, you’ll learn how gardening can contribute to a sustainable lifestyle and give you a sense of accomplishment, peace of mind, and overall joy. Make the Family Garden Plan your “grow-to” guide for good eating and greater well-being for you and your loved ones.
Herbal Remedies: The Ultimate Guide To Herbal Remedies For Achieving Extraordinary Health
Nicole Evans - 2015
Here Is A Preview Of Some Of The Health Conditions You'll Be Able To Cure And Treat
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HOW TO GROW YOUR HERBS
30 MOST COMMON USED HERBS FOR MEDICINAL PURPOSES
HERBAL REMEDIES FOR ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND STRESS
HERBAL REMEDIES FOR PAIN RELIEF
HERBAL REMEDIES FOR WEIGHT LOSS
HERBAL REMEDIES FOR COMMON ALIMENTS
HERBAL REMEDIES FOR SKIN CONDITIONS
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57 Scientifically-Proven Survival Foods to Stockpile: How to Maximize Your Health With Everyday Shelf-Stable Grocery Store Foods, Bulk Foods, And Superfoods
Damian Brindle - 2019
You Can Choose A Different Future For Your Family By simply following the advice detailed within 57 Scientifically-Proven Survival Foods To Store, you’ll ensure your family will be healthy and ready for anything that comes your way, without having to rush to the store at the last minute and without worrying that you’ve missed something critical. Who I Am, Why Listen To Me My name is Damian Brindle. I'm a longtime survival blogger with many thousands of readers.I've spent the past decade studying and discovering nearly everything I can about survival, especially at home preparedness, to ensure my own family's survival. I know more than most folks about bugging in, bugging out, food storage, off-grid cooking, home safety and protection, and so much more. Over the last several years I've dedicated my life and my time to helping others just like you better survive disasters of all kinds. Like I said, it's my life.I'm also husband to a wonderful wife and father to two growing boys.I’ve spent years ensuring my family will be 100% safe, secure, and ready for disasters of all kinds and now I’m offering you the chance to take an important–even crucial–action for yourself by getting your pantry food storage correct right now. Here’s What’s Covered Inside
What a healthy diet should include (miss any of these and you’re asking for trouble);
The 27 best everyday grocery store foods to stockpile to maximize your intake of fiber, protein, fat, carbs, calories, vitamins and minerals;
What 11 bulk foods you should focus on above all others, including where to get them for less and how to properly store your bulk foods for decades;
Plus 19 additional “superfoods” to boost nutrition, aid with digestion, and support your immune system when you needed the most;
How to make use of everything discussed within once you have it all purchased and properly stockpiled.
Why You Must Prepare Yourself Now Disasters, including earthquakes, hurricanes, tornadoes, wildfires, blizzards, floods, and so many more won’t wait for you to be ready for them, and most strike without warning! You simply MUST prepare yourself now. Here’s how to get your survival pantry right and to stay safe.. How To Get The Kindle Version Free This book qualifies for the Kindle MatchBook program. As such, you can get the Kindle version free simply by purchasing the paperback version right now. To do so, select the "Paperback" format instead and choose "Buy Now" then visit your Kindle MatchBook page to complete the process. Scroll Up And Click The "Buy Now" Button There’s no reason to worry about feeding yourself or your family again, and there’s no need to worry that they’ll be healthy when grocery store shelves are empty.
Storey's Guide to Raising Rabbits
Bob Bennett - 2000
Breed selection, year-round care and feeding, safe housing, humane handling, and disease prevention and treatment are all addressed.This is the classic, comprehensive, essential reference for all rabbit raisers.
Grow or Die: The Good Guide to Survival Gardening
David The Good - 2015
or water? What if you've never even planted a garden in your life... and your life depended on growing your own food?Don't panic! Grow or Die: The Good Guide to Survival Gardening has the answers. From hand tools that will till the ground better than a tractor to plans for growing all the calories you need in a crisis to easy-to-follow crop rotations that will beat the pests, this book is the cheapest insurance you can own against the crash we all know is coming sooner or later.You'll discover how to scrounge for seeds in unlikely places. How to till without a tiller. How to preserve your harvest. How to beat pests without poison. How to convert a lawn into a food factory. How to garden to survive in emergencies and crises.Expert gardener David The Good, author of the bestselling Compost Everything: The Good Guide to Extreme Composting, has written the gardening book that could one day save your life. Easy to follow and entertaining, Grow Or Die doesn't bog down in the technical details, but focuses on how you can turn your garden into a tool for survival. It's perfect for those interested in preparedness, low-tech gardening and living with a lighter, more ecologically sustaining footprint.
Growing Gourmet and Medicinal Mushrooms
Paul Stamets - 1993
With updated production techniques for home and commercial cultivation, detailed growth parameters for 31 mushroom species, a trouble-shooting guide, and handy gardening tips, this revised and updated handbook will make your mycological landscapes the envy of the neighborhood.
The Traditional Bowyer's Bible, Volume 3
Jim Hamm - 1994
The third volume in The Traditional Bowyers Bible series covers tools Korean and African archery bows of the Plains Indians custom shafts stone points and much more
Mike McGrath's Book of Compost
Mike McGrath - 2006
And he’s never stopped studying, because he wants to give the best, most up-to-date information to the listeners of his nationally-syndicated Public Radio show, “You Bet Your Garden.” He offers the fruits of his labors in this illustrated guide that reveals why compost is the answer to virtually every garden question. McGrath explains why compost improves soil structure; why it provides the perfect amount of food for every plant; how it fights plant diseases more safely and effectively than any chemical fungicide; and how to make your own. This is a must-have on every gardener’s bookshelf!
Water Storage: Tanks, Cisterns, Aquifers, and Ponds for Domestic Supply, Fire and Emergency Use--Includes How to Make Ferrocement Water Tanks
Art Ludwig - 2005
It will help you with your independent water system, fire protection, and disaster preparedness, at low cost and using principles of ecological design. Includes building instructions for several styles of ferro cement water tanks.
Second Nature: A Gardener's Education
Michael Pollan - 1991
A new literary classic, Second Nature has become a manifesto not just for gardeners but for environmentalists everywhere. "As delicious a meditation on one man's relationships with the Earth as any you are likely to come upon" (The New York Times Book Review), Second Nature captures the rhythms of our everyday engagement with the outdoors in all its glory and exasperation. With chapters ranging from a reconsideration of the Great American Lawn, a dispatch from one man's war with a woodchuck, to an essay about the sexual politics of roses, Pollan has created a passionate and eloquent argument for reconceiving our relationship with nature.
Clean & Lean Diet Cookbook: Over 100 Delicious Healthy Recipes with a 14-Day Menu Plan
James Duigan - 2012
Illustrating what you should be eating to keep your body in its best-ever shape, 'Clean & Lean Cookbook' takes you through lunch and dinner with ideas for quick, easy meals that won't impact on your waistline.