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All the colors we are : the story of how we get our skin color = Todos los colores de nuestra piel : la historia de por qué tenemos diferentes colores de piel / by Kissinger, Katie,1951-; Bohnhoff, Chris.;
Explains, in simple terms, the reasons for skin color, how it is determined by heredity, and how various environmental factors affect it.LSC
Subjects: Skin; Human skin color; Melanins;
© c2014., Redleaf Press,
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An immense world : how animal senses reveal the hidden realms around us / by Yong, Ed,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The Earth teems with sights and textures, sounds and vibrations, smells and tastes, electric and magnetic fields. But every animal is enclosed within its own unique sensory bubble, perceiving but a tiny sliver of an immense world.This book welcomes us into a previously unfathomable dimension-the world as it is truly perceived by other animals. We encounter beetles that are drawn to fires (and fireworks), songbirds that can see the Earth's magnetic fields, and brainless jellyfish that nonetheless have complex eyes. We discover that a crocodile's scaly face is as sensitive as a lover's fingertips, that the eyes of a giant squid evolved to see sparkling whales, and that even fingernail-sized spiders can make out the craters of the moon. We meet people with unusual senses, from women who can make out extra colors to blind individuals who can navigate using reflected echoes like bats. Yong tells the stories of pivotal discoveries in the field, and also looks ahead at the many mysteries which lie unsolved"--
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Neurosciences.; Perception in animals.; Physiology.; Senses and sensation.;
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The invisible machine : the startling truth about trauma and the scientific breakthrough that can transform your life / by Lipov, Eugene,author.; Lörincz, Holly,author.; Mustard, Jamie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-264) and index.
Subjects: Anesthesia in neurology.; Anesthesia; Mind and body.; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Post-traumatic stress disorder; Sympathetic nervous system.;
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Good chemistry : the science of connection, from soul to psychedelics / by Holland, Julie,1965-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Psychiatrist and family therapist Julie Holland dives into the neuroscience of connection and helps us to understand how we've lost touch with a basic human need and how we can get it back"--
Subjects: Neurochemistry.; Social isolation; Interpersonal relations; Psychopharmacology.;
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Carbon : the book of life / by Hawken, Paul,author.;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-229) and index.An exploration of carbon's vital role in sustaining life, revealing its profound connections to nature, humanity and the planet's history, while offering a hopeful perspective on embracing its potential to shape a sustainable future.
Subjects: Carbon cycle (Biogeochemistry); Carbon; Carbon; Chemistry, Organic.; Climatic changes; Green movement;
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Up to speed : the groundbreaking science of women athletes / by Yu, Christine,1976-author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."How the latest science can help women achieve their athletic potential"--
Subjects: Physical fitness for women.; Sports for women.; Sports sciences.; Women athletes;
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Outlive The Science and Art of Longevity [electronic resource] : by Attia, Peter.aut; Gifford, Bill.; CloudLibrary;
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD • A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert   “One of the most important books you’ll ever read.”—Steven D. Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics AN ECONOMIST AND BLOOMBERG BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR Wouldn’t you like to live longer? And better? In this operating manual for longevity, Dr. Peter Attia draws on the latest science to deliver innovative nutritional interventions, techniques for optimizing exercise and sleep, and tools for addressing emotional and mental health.   For all its successes, mainstream medicine has failed to make much progress against the diseases of aging that kill most people: heart disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and type 2 diabetes. Too often, it intervenes with treatments too late to help, prolonging lifespan at the expense of healthspan, or quality of life. Dr. Attia believes we must replace this outdated framework with a personalized, proactive strategy for longevity, one where we take action now, rather than waiting.   This is not “biohacking,” it’s science: a well-founded strategic and tactical approach to extending lifespan while also improving our physical, cognitive, and emotional health. Dr. Attia’s aim is less to tell you what to do and more to help you learn how to think about long-term health, in order to create the best plan for you as an individual. In Outlive, readers will discover:   • Why the cholesterol test at your annual physical doesn’t tell you enough about your actual risk of dying from a heart attack. • That you may already suffer from an extremely common yet underdiagnosed liver condition that could be a precursor to the chronic diseases of aging. • Why exercise is the most potent pro-longevity “drug”—and how to begin training for the “Centenarian Decathlon.” • Why you should forget about diets, and focus instead on nutritional biochemistry, using technology and data to personalize your eating pattern. • Why striving for physical health and longevity, but ignoring emotional health, could be the ultimate curse of all.   Aging and longevity are far more malleable than we think; our fate is not set in stone. With the right roadmap, you can plot a different path for your life, one that lets you outlive your genes to make each decade better than the one before.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Longevity; Aging; Human Anatomy & Physiology;
© 2023., Harmony/Rodale/Convergent,
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The girl's body book / by Dunham, Kelli S.; Tallardy, Laura.;
Includes bibliographical references, Internet addresses and index.Helps prepare girls and their parents for the ups and downs of puberty, middle school, and everything in between, including topical issues like school safety and #MeToo.For ages 9 and older.LSC
Subjects: Girls; Teenage girls; Puberty; Girls; Teenage girls; Girls; Teenage girls; Sex instruction for girls;
© 2019., Applesauce Press,
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Who we are! : all about being the same and being different / by Harris, Robie H.; Westcott, Nadine Bernard.;
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Subjects: Individual differences in children; Individual differences; Human physiology;
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You are weird : your body's peculiar parts and funny functions / by Swanson, Diane,1944-; Boake, Kathy.;
Subjects: Human anatomy; Human body; Human physiology;
© 2009., Kids Can Press,
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