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...Most readers of this book will have had some type of religious instruction. Whether as children we were taught at a church Sunday school or some other religious institution, or weabsorbed simple social assumptions from the culture we live...

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... first time a Naturopathic Doctor opens his vault to unveil the complete list of home remedies used by professionals Holistic Practitioners... The ... ...itioners... The God of heaven, who created us, has given us the simple things of nature for our healing. It is my prayer that this encyclopedia will... ...eases and disorders. Back in the old days, the pioneers were practical minded people. They knew how to make-do Encyclopedia of Home remedies for be... ... hundreds of reports and studies, and putting my findings to the test on real people in my natural healing clinic... I can say that the majority of ... ...ge of the healing power of herbs. Eastern medical systems such as Traditional Chinese Medicine and Unani Medicine have well documented use of herbal... ... your skin complexion. No invasive surgery required! Find out how the ancient Chinese coped with menopause using a simple yet effective herbal remed... ...to have fewer apocrine sweat glands, such as older adults and people of Asian descent. Poor hygiene, of course, is another reason unpleasant smells ... ...ree days to aid in balancing the acidity/alkalinity of your system. Umeboshi (Japanese salt plum) can quickly balance the body's pH. These are avail... ...s should be used preventively, rather than during acute attacks. 8. Use the Japanese beverage lisymachia or kinsenso tea, available from Japanese g...

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...er a broad, hopeful perspective on the current world crisis. a Professor of o ntology, a Ph.d . in Philosophy and Kabbalah, and an m.Sc. in medical... ...and an m.Sc. in medical bio-cybernetics, laitman combines all three felds of expertise to address the extraordinary challenges facing us today. i n ... ...these problems: the crisis is essentially not fnancial, but psychological! People 1. have stopped trusting each other, and where there is no trust th... ... frst and most important step to understanding the crisis is to 4. inform people of this natural process, using books (such as Bail Y ourself Out), ... ...nly cleared for a moment. Right in front of us, where we had thought the descent toward the valley would be, appeared the snowy white summit of Mt.... ... All this began with the decline of ocean perch and herring. w hy? w ell, Japanese whalers have been killing off the variety of whales that eat the... ... relief that it was as if we had already found the trail. Admittedly, the descent from the ridge was not easy. It took my knees months to recover fr... ...y. heaLing the heaL thC are sY stem Clearly, we cannot emulate the ancient Chinese healthcare system. w e have grown too entangled in our egotistica...

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...“The Odyssey is not an adventure story. It is, rather, a book of wisdom that explains the art of humanity’s journey toward becoming artists of life and of the life of the universe. It tells the tale of a love story that is based on love as a decision and as a project. It is not a tale o...

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