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Most Delicious Poison: From Spices to Vices – The Story of Nature’s Toxins
A deadly secret lurks within our kitchens, medicine cabinets and gardens…Digitalis purpurea. The common foxglove. Vision blurs as blood pressure drops precipitously. The heartbeat slows until, finally, it stops.
Atropa belladonna. Deadly nightshade. Eyes darken as strange shapes flutter across your vision. The heart begins to race and soon the entire body is overcome with convulsions.
Papaver somniferum. The opium poppy. Pupils constrict to a pinprick as the senses dull. Gradually, breathing shudders to a halt.
Scratch the surface of a coffee bean, a chilli flake or an apple seed and find a bevy of strange chemicals – biological weapons in a war raging unseen. Here, beetles, birds, bats and butterflies must navigate a minefield of specialised chemicals and biotoxins, each designed to maim and kill.
And yet these chemicals, evolved to repel marauding insects and animals, have now become an integral part of our everyday lives. Some we use to greet our days (caffeine) and titillate our tongues (capsaicin), others to bend our minds (psilocybin) and take away our pains (opioids).
Inspired by his father’s love of the natural world and his eventual spiral into the depths of addiction, evolutionary biologist Noah Whiteman explores how we came to use – and abuse – these chemicals. Delving into the mysterious origins of plant and fungal toxins, and their unique human history, Most Delicious Poison provides a kaleidoscopic tour of nature’s most delectable and dangerous poisons.
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‘Deeply researched and fascinating.’ —JENNIFER DOUDNA, WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE IN CHEMISTRY
‘Magisterial, fascinating and gripping.’ —NEIL SHUBIN, AUTHOR OF YOUR INNER FISH
‘Exuberant, poignant and mind-blowing.’ —DANIEL E. LIEBERMAN, AUTHOR OF EXERCISED
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Genius Gut: How to Eat for Your Second Brain to Transform Your Health and Mood from the Inside Out
PRE-ORDER NOW AND START PAYING ATTENTION TO THOSE GUT FEELINGS
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A Revolutionary 10-Step Gut-Brain Method to Feel Your Absolute Best
Meet Dr Emily Leeming, a leading microbiome scientist, registered dietitian, chef – and now your expert guide on how to feed your second brain to transform your health and mood from the inside out.
Genius Gut digests the latest microbiome science on our second brain – the gut – and dives into the powerful two-way path between our physical and mental wellbeing, revolutionising what smart nutrition means. In a pioneering 10-step no fuss gut-brain method, you will learn how and what to eat to feel your absolute best.
No calorie counting, no restrictions, pure science.
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Unprocessed: What Your Diet Is Doing to Your Brain
We all know that as a nation our mental health is in crisis. But what most don’t know is that a critical ingredient in this debate, and a crucial part of the solution – what we eat – is being ignored.
Nutrition has more influence on what we feel, who we become and how we behave than we could ever have imagined. It affects everything from our decision-making to aggression and violence. Yet mental health disorders are overwhelmingly treated as ‘mind’ problems as if the physical brain – and how we feed it – is irrelevant. Someone suffering from depression is more likely to be asked about their relationship with their mother than their relationship with food.
In this eye-opening and impassioned book, psychologist Kimberley Wilson draws on startling new research – as well as her own work in prisons, schools and hospitals around the country – to reveal the role of food and nutrients in brain development and mental health: from how the food a woman eats during pregnancy influences the size of her baby’s brain, and hunger makes you mean; to how nutrient deficiencies change your personality.
We must also recognise poor nutrition as a social injustice, with the poorest and most vulnerable being systematically ignored. We need to talk about what our food is doing to our brains. And we need decisive action, not over rehearsed soundbites and empty promises, from those in power – because if we don’t, things can only get worse.
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Lowe’s Transport Manager’s and Operator’s Handbook 2024
Lowe’s Transport Manager’s and Operator’s Handbook 2024 offers crucial guidance on changes within the transport and haulage industry, providing a clear and concise approach to complex rules, processes and regulations affecting practitioners within the sector.
This fully updated 54th edition outlines important legal and technical information so that transport managers, fleet operators, hauliers and practitioners can ensure they remain compliant while navigating a continuously evolving sector. Covering the latest changes to UK guidelines, this indispensable guide includes an essential overview of new operational rulings, up-to-date regulatory decisions and key aspects of transport legislation.
Lowe’s Transport Manager’s and Operator’s Handbook 2024 is a vital source for those wanting to ensure professional competence and operational stability. From driver testing and training, road traffic law and vehicle maintenance to Brexit-led changes and technological advancements, this highly regarded guide remains an essential resource for ensuring the safe and efficient operation of today’s transport industry.
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The Fantastic Book of Hospitality Jokes: For Chefs, Bartenders, Baristas, Butchers, Wait Staff and More! (The Fantastic Joke Books)
If you have ever had the delight of working in hospitality or have ever been a customer (highly likely), this book is for you. Unlike the chef who made culinary puns, which didn’t pan out too well, this book is a secret recipe, serving up snickers and laughs. Devour a feast of jokes that are so hot you will have to move away from the grill, and, just like a deep-dish pizza topped with beef jokey it is also filled with cheesy one liners to make you giggle on shift.
Now, a word of caution must be had, some jokes are innocent, and some are rude & lewd, but none are meant to offend. It’s well known that the darker your sense of humour, the more intelligent you may be. Some jokes are so dark they are definitely well-done. With that being said, sit back, let us turn up the heat, and get ready for a spicy, delicate buffet of fun.“There has long been a happy symbiotic relationship between kitchen and bar. Simply put, the kitchen wants booze, and the bartender wants food.”
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How Not to Age: The Scientific Approach to Getting Healthier as You Get Older
Live better for longer with this ultimate guide to longevity from the Sunday Times bestselling author of How Not to Die and founder of NutritionFacts.org.
We all want to stay healthy as we age but, with so many different claims out there, it can be hard to know the best advice to follow. In How Not to Age, Dr Michael Greger digs into the top peer-reviewed anti-aging research to deliver a complete and optimal guide with simple steps to extend your lifespan and slow the adverse effects of aging.
Inspired by the dietary and lifestyle patterns of the world’s centenarians and residents of ‘blue zone’ regions where people live the longest, Dr Greger presents easy, evidence-based ways to preserve the body functions that keep us feeling youthful, both physically and mentally. Can an apple a day really keep the doctor away? What’s better for your longevity, jogging for four hours or eating two handfuls of nuts twice a week? And are carrots or berries more beneficial to your eyesight?
Brimming with expertise, How Not to Age lays out practical strategies for living your longest, healthiest life – and for enjoying every moment of it.
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The Good Bite’s High Protein Meal Prep Manual: Delicious, easy low-calorie recipes with full nutritional breakdowns & food-tracking barcodes
Pre-order your copy of The Good Bite’s High Protein, Meal Prep Manual now, for food as tasty as it is good for you.
Niall Kirkland, founder of The Good Bite, is on a mission to bridge the gap between healthy and delicious. In this book, he shares 80 calorie-counted, meal-prep, air fryer and slow cooker recipes – with a photo for every one – that will help you fill your fridge with mouth-watering, high-protein dishes that take the stress out of mealtimes.
- PB&J Protein French Toast
- Peri-peri Rice Bake with Grilled Corn
- Sticky Korean Popcorn Chicken
- Slow Cooker Sweet Potato Shepherd’s Pie
- Creamy Peanut Noodles with Prawns
- Hot Honey Halloumi Pittas with Harissa-Lime Mayo
- Creamy Tuscan Butter Beans
- Cookie Dough Bites
With chapters covering breakfast, lunch, dinner, desserts and snacks – as well as essential advice on calculating your ideal protein intake, full nutritional breakdowns and barcodes that feed directly into your food-tracking app for each recipe – this is the ultimate resource for anyone looking to harness the power of protein. Inside you’ll find delicious, nourishing meals packed with flavour, to keep you eating strong all week long.
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So Good: Food you want to eat, designed by a nutritionist
The debut cookbook from Emily English, with over 80 easy-to-make, delicious and nutritious recipes.
When we think of nutrition and ‘eating well’ so many of us jump to the words ‘diet’, ‘unenjoyable’ and ‘sacrifice’. Sometimes we can see healthy eating as something we should do rather than something you want to do. This book aims to change that. To alter your perception of eating well and shift away from an all or nothing approach.
With recipes including…
FLUFFY RICOTTA LEMON PANCAKES
HOT HONEY HALLOUMI AVOCADO TOAST
MANGO AND CRUNCHY CHICKPEA SALAD, WITH JALAPENO DRESSING.
CHICKEN AND SPICY GUACAMOLE LUNCH TIME TACOS
GARLIC CRUMBED SALMON WITH COURGETTES AND YOGHURT
CREAMY PARMESAN CHICKPEAS WITH PICKLED CHILLIES
GREEK YOGHURT ROASTED STRAWBERRY ETON MESSFood, to me, means joy. It’s a celebration, a memory, a moment. It’s not about counting calories; it’s about making every meal COUNT. Let every bite you take not only nourish your body but feed your soul with the simple delight of SO GOOD. Let’s bring the joy back to nutrition, back to our lives, back to our plates, and never forget that food, at its core, is joy.
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The City & Guilds Textbook Level 5 Diploma in Leadership and Management for Adult Care: Second Edition
Develop best practice and improve your leadership skills with our second edition textbook (for the 3096-51 specification).
– Develop a comprehensive understanding of the knowledge and skills required with detailed coverage of all mandatory units
– Apply theoretical aspects of the Diploma in the workplace, and use our ‘Evidence Opportunity’ feature to test your understanding of the assessment criteria
– Build confidence reviewing and evaluating practice in Adult Care settings with ‘Reflect On It’ activities, and examples of reflective accounts
– Prepare a strong portfolio, with advice and activities on how to use evidence most effectivelyThis textbook has been fully updated to meet the requirements of the updated Skills for Care qualification criteria.
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