Toxic Cocktail: How Chemical Pollution Is Poisoning Our Brains

Toxic Cocktail: How Chemical Pollution Is Poisoning Our Brains 1st Edition, Kindle Edition

In today’s world, everyone carries a toxic load of dozens of industrially produced chemicals in their bloodstream. Not only do these adversely affect the health of adults and children, but also, and more worryingly, they damage the development of unborn infants. The amniotic fluid of pregnant women has been found to contain a variety of chemicals, such as pesticides, plasticizers, disinfectant products, flame-retardants, surfactants and UV filters, many of which interfere with fetal physiology, especially thyroid hormone action. Thyroid hormone is vital for brain development, particularly for the fetus during pregnancy and for toddlers. In fact, children born to women who lack this thyroid hormone (or who are unwittingly exposed to thyroid-disrupting chemicals) have lower IQs and more neurodevelopmental problems.

Evolution of the human brain has involved multiple changes and processes dependent on thyroid hormone. The urgent question thus arises: Is chemical pollution poisoning brain development and reversing evolution’s most outstanding achievement: the human brain? And if so, as this book convincingly illuminates, what can be done about it both collectively and individually? Toxic Cocktail provides a clear view of how many environmental chemicals interfere with brain development. As a result, this book looks at how we define and test IQ, the evidence for IQ loss, and how chemical pollution and thyroid hormone disruption can be actors in this process, as well as increasing neurodevelopmental disease risk.

88 Natural Remedies: Ancient Healing Traditions for Modern Times

88 Natural Remedies: Ancient Healing Traditions for Modern Times (Shorts) Kindle Edition

by Dan Buettner(Author, Contributor), Steven Foster(Contributor), Barton Seaver(Contributor)

This National Geographic health book provides portable answers to treating common ailments using proven natural therapies.

Runny nose, watery eyes, sinus headache? Don’t reach for the Claritin. Instead, learn how to treat seasonal allergies with nasal lavage, a time-honored practice. Upset stomach? Forget chalky antacids; instead wear an acupressure wrist band or chew on a teaspoon of fennel, favored by Indians for combating the effects of spicy food. Fight insomnia with valerian root, the leading natural herb to promote quality sleep with no side effects.

Sections include:

· Acupressure (use a wrist band to relieve motion sickness, soothe sore feet, treat constipation, relieve wrist tension, alleviate headaches and neck tension, and more)
· Aromatherapy (De-stress in the tub, relieve a headache, scent a room to create a mood, mix a body oil, make a compress, and more)
· Ayurvedic Medicine (learn the Sanskrit history of “the science of life and longevity,” how to evaluate practitioners, about ayurvedic “energy prints,” and more)
· Breath Therapy (Relax with Wu, Do the 4-7-8 relaxation breath, strengthen diaphragm muscles, use the 20-Cycle Breath to improve concentration, and more)
· Herbs (Fennel, Peppermint, Valerian Root, Chamomile)
· Hydrotherapy (drink the correct amount of water for your body, fight a cold, treat a bruise, rub away fatigue, soothe a sunburn, and more)
· Massage Therapy (learn quickie massages to do on yourself to: release facial tension, relax your shoulders, help your hands, and release your lower back)
· Meditation (specific exercises designed to focus on your breath, chant, focus on touch, be mindful)
· Nasal Lavage and Steam Therapy (clears sinuses, relieves congestion)
· Qigong (a five-minute meditation to focus your qi energy, learn and practice the simple eight postures of qigong)
· Reflexology (follow instructions to perform a simple reflexology treatment that can be done anywhere to relax and invigorate your hand.

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What Every Body Is Saying

What Every Body Is Saying: An Ex-FBI Agent’s Guide to Speed-Reading People Paperback – April 15, 2008

by Joe Navarro(Author), Marvin Karlins(Author)

Read this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe Navarro, a former FBI counterintelligence officer and a recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to “speed-read” people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You’ll also learn how your body language can influence what your boss, family, friends, and strangers think of you. You will discover:

The ancient survival instincts that drive body language
Why the face is the least likely place to gauge a person’s true feelings
What thumbs, feet, and eyelids reveal about moods and motives
The most powerful behaviors that reveal our confidence and true sentiments
Simple nonverbals that instantly establish trust
Simple nonverbals that instantly communicate authority

Filled with examples from Navarro’s professional experience, this definitive book offers a powerful new way to navigate your world…

He says that’s his best offer. Is it? She says she agrees. Does she? The interview went great—or did it? He said he’d never do it again. But he did.

Forensic Linguistics

Forensic Linguistics 3rd Edition

by John Olsson(Author), June Luchjenbroers(Author)

Now in its third edition, John Olsson’s practical introduction to forensic linguistics is required reading for students of language and the law.

This third edition has been revised, expanded and updated throughout, and includes new chapters on identifying forensic texts and important interactional aspects of the language used in legal contexts. There is also a substantial chapter on forensic phonetics by Harry Hollien, a world renowned forensic phonetician. The book includes an appendix of forensic texts for student study, and even more exercises and suggestions for further reading.

This practical introduction to forensic linguistics is based on Olsson’s extensive experience as a practising forensic linguist and as lecturer on dozens of courses worldwide. Olsson’s work has been successfully combined with Luchjenbroers’ research into the language used to and by criminals, witnesses and legal professionals, to become essential reading for students, and researchers encountering this branch of applied linguistics for the first time.

Brave New World

by Aldous Huxley (Author)

Brave New World is a searching vision of an unequal, technologically advanced future in which humans are genetically bred, socially indoctrinated, and pharmaceutically anaesthetized to passively uphold an authoritarian ruling order–all at the cost of our freedom, full humanity, and perhaps even our souls. His masterpiece, Brave New World, has fascinated and scared millions of readers, and it retains its urgent relevance to this day as both a cautionary tale for the future and a thought-provoking, gratifying work of fiction. Brave New World was written in the shadow of the advent of fascism in the 1930s, and it refers to a 21st-century world ruled by mass entertainment, technology, medicine and medicines, persuasion arts, and the hidden influence of money.

The Internet of Bodies

Opportunities, Risks, and Governance

by Mary Lee, Benjamin Boudreaux, Ritika Chaturvedi, Sasha Romanosky, Bryce Downing

Related Topics: Cybersecurity, Health Information Privacy

Internet-connected “smart” devices are increasingly available in the marketplace, promising consumers and businesses improved convenience and efficiency. Within this broader Internet of Things (IoT) lies a growing industry of devices that monitor the human body and transmit the data collected via the internet. This development, which some have called the Internet of Bodies (IoB), includes an expanding array of devices that combine software, hardware, and communication capabilities to track personal health data, provide vital medical treatment, or enhance bodily comfort, function, health, or well-being. However, these devices also complicate a field already fraught with legal, regulatory, and ethical risks. The authors of this report examine this emerging collection of human body–centric and internet-connected technologies; explore benefits, security and privacy risks, and ethical implications; survey the nascent regulatory landscape for these devices and the data they collect; and make recommendations to balance IoB risks and rewards.

Key Findings

Governance of IoB devices is managed through a patchwork of state and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, and consumer advocacy groups

The primary entities responsible for governance of IoB devices are the FDA and the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Although the FDA is making strides in cybersecurity of medical devices, many IoB devices, especially those available for consumer use, do not fall under FDA jurisdiction.
Federal and state officials have begun to address cybersecurity risks associated with IoB that are beyond FDA oversight, but there are few laws that mandate cybersecurity best practices.

As with IoB devices, there is no single entity that provides oversight to IoB data

Protection of medical information is regulated at the federal level, in part, by HIPAA.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) helps ensure data security and consumer privacy through legal actions brought by the Bureau of Consumer Protection.
Data brokers are largely unregulated, but some legal experts are calling for policies to protect consumers.
As the United States has no federal data privacy law, states have introduced a patchwork of laws and regulations that apply to residents’ personal data, some of which includes IoB-related information.
The lack of consistency in IoB laws among states and between the state and federal level potentially enables regulatory gaps and enforcement challenges.

Recommendations

The U.S. Commerce Department can put foreign IoB companies on its “Entity List,” preventing them from doing business with Americans, if those foreign companies are implicated in human rights violations.
As 5G, Wi-Fi 6, and satellite internet standards are rolled out, the federal government should be prepared for issues by funding studies and working with experts to develop security regulations.
It will be important to consider how to incentivize quicker phase-out of the legacy medical devices with poor cybersecurity that are already in wide use.
IoB developers must be more attentive to cybersecurity by integrating cybersecurity and privacy considerations from the beginning of product development.
Device makers should test software for vulnerabilities often and devise methods for users to patch software.
Congress should consider establishing federal data transparency and protection standards for data that are collected from the IoB.
The FTC could play a larger role to ensure that marketing claims about improved well-being or specific health treatment are backed by appropriate evidence.

The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It

The Burzynski Breakthrough: The Most Promising Cancer Treatment and the Government’s Campaign to Squelch It Paperback – October 28, 2009

by Thomas D. Elias (Author)

This is the definitive book about Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski’s antineoplaston treatment for cancer, which has put thousands of cancers into remission and is at last on the road to full drug approval from the FDA. This marks a major change for the FDA, which formerly called the Burzynski treatment a fraud. After decades of battling FDA officials who unsucessfully placed Dr. Burzynski on criminal trial, the Burzynski treatment is now officially recognized as the most promising way to fight at least two cancers that almost never respond to chemotherapy and radiation. Many of the most hostile FDA officials have now departed, allowing antineoplastons to achieve orphan designation and putting the treatment well on the way to becoming a leading therapy, possibly even the standard one. This book details 30 years of government resistance to history’s most promising cancer treatment, providing a full portrayal of both Dr. Burzynski, detailed coverage of his criminal trial and vindication, and detailed case histories of many patients who had been diagnosed with a wide variety of cancers. More than 12 years after its initial appearance, this updated version of the book is at last available in paperback.

The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques

The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques 1st Edition

by Martina Dove (Author)

The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques provides an in-depth explanation of not only why we fall for scams and how fraudsters use technology and other techniques to manipulate others, but also why fraud prevention advice is not always effective.

Starting with how fraud victimisation is perceived by society and why fraud is underreported, the book explores the different types of fraud and the human and demographic factors that make us vulnerable. It explains how fraud has become increasingly sophisticated and how fraudsters use communication, deception and theories of rationality, cognition and judgmental heuristics, as well as specific persuasion and scam techniques, to encourage compliance. Covering frauds including romance scams and phishing attacks such as advance fee frauds and so-called miracle cures, the book explores ways we can learn to spot scams and persuasive communication, with checklists and advice for reflection and protection.

Featuring a set of practical guidelines to reduce fraud vulnerability, advice on how to effectively report fraud and educative case studies and examples, this easy-to-read, instructive book is essential reading for fraud prevention specialists, fraud victims and academics and students interested in the psychology of fraud.