Bøger af Amy Martin

Everything you need to know about poison oak and ivy but are too itchy to ask. Minimize the misery of poison oak and ivy rash with the Itchy Business 4-stage plan - Learn the 3 Cs of rash relief - Use minerals, herbs & more to reduce itch & inflammation - Practice safe scratch - Identify, clean off & eradicate the plant. Dealing with the Rash Section 2: Understanding Urushiol Understand the potent allergen urushiol that causes the rash. Who's allergic and how that changes. How to clean it off your skin. Section 3: Rash Mastery Understanding skin for rash mastery. How immune overreaction causes rash. Transcend the itch. Be a PI ninja. When to see a doctor. Section 4: Your Rash Toolkit How to practice safe scratch. Treat the rash by its four stages and succeed. The Cs of itch relief: cool, calm, and constrict. Section 5: Remedies Rash remedies: holistic and conventional products for calming rash, cooling itch, constricting blisters. Analgesics for pain relief. Identifying, Defending & Eradicating Section 6: Identifying the Plant Identify the four main species of the American Axis of Itching in all places and seasons. Poison sumac. Innocent imitators. Section 7: Defending Yourself Prevent urushiol skin contact using clothes, creams and better habits. Ways we spread urushiol around. How to clean everything. Section 8: Eradicating the Plant Eradicate the plant by yanking, spraying and mulching it. Timeline for waging battle. Combat gear and nuclear-level protection. Section 9: PI Reader Urushiol mummies. Poison ivy tree lacquer. Poison oak art. Pop culture poison ivy. Deadly home remedies. Debunking the myths. Buy this book so you have it when you need it! Nature enthusiasts: hikers, campers, foragers, off-road bikers, hunters, naturalists - First-aid workers, school and camp nurses - ER staff - Skin care professionals - Wildlife scientists - Military personnel - Surveyors and utility linemen - Agriculture, forestry and ranch managers - Arborists and landscapers

Loss is a relative emotion. It is universal. Everyone feels loss. Different people can share a common experience but they can feel the loss differently.Loss is heavy.It is relative.It is weighty. Loss is palpable. You can almost touch it, but it isn't physically there. Loss is invisible, but its weight is almost smothering.Loss is heavy.Loss is weighty. Loss grows. If you allow it, loss can overwhelm and encompass you until the weight of the loss is greater than the weight of all that remains.This story is one born in loss. Everyone involved experienced a tragic event that bred a tremendous loss. My loss isn't the same as that of Janet Tillman. She lost her life. My loss isn't equal to that of her daughters. They each lost a beloved mother. They also lost the idea of the father they had always known. They lost their innocence.

After undergoing treatment for his bizarre sleeping disorder, Zara "Zip" McKee's boyfriend Kieran Lanier is left with an unusual side effect-amnesia. While his memory loss is supposed to be temporary, both Kieran and Zip find that dealing with his new condition places an unbearable strain on their relationship. Fortunately for Zip, she has basketball season and college decisions to keep her busy as Kieran struggles to regain his memory. But when Zip's basketball season ends in a way she didn't anticipate, will she be able to face her future without knowing if Kieran will be by her side? Join Zip and Kieran in the final installment of the In Your Dreams series as they learn that while sometimes life leads you down paths you didn't anticipate, those paths may end somewhere beyond your wildest dreams.

Book 3 of the In Your Dreams series. As researchers close in on a treatment for her boyfriend Kieran's strange sleeping disorder, Zara "Zip" McKee is hopeful that she and Kieran will soon be able to stop worrying about Kieran's condition and focus their attention on other matters--such as the looming college decisions that may force them into a long-distance relationship. But when their friend Cooper Halloran, who shares Kieran's strange condition, undergoes the treatment and is afflicted with a devastating side effect, Zip and Kieran must decide if the treatment is worth the damage it could inflict on their relationship and their lives. Join Zip, Kieran, and their families in the third installment of the In Your Dreams series as they wrestle with the question of what to do when the cure for a condition could be worse than the condition itself. *Due to language and some adult situations, this book is recommended for readers 13 and up.

Book 2 of the In Your Dreams series. Zara "Zip" McKee and Kieran Lanier thought they had put the threats from Kieran's past behind them in the first installment of the In Your Dreams series. But when danger comes for them once again, Zip, Kieran, and their families find themselves on separate summer road trips that none of them had anticipated. When all paths converge in North Carolina, the two families are forced to deal with each other and the secrets they've kept out of love and fear. But Kieran is keeping the biggest secret of all from everyone but Zip. He hasn't had a dream-about the future, about anything-for months. And while Zip and Kieran are grappling with what the new twist in Kieran's sleeping disorder might mean, a mysterious stranger reveals information that could change Kieran's life--or end it.

Book 1 of the In Your Dreams series. Sixteen-year-old Zara "Zip" McKee lives for three things: basketball, books, and bailing out of tiny Titusville, Illinois, where the junior high and high school are in the same building and everyone's known everyone else since birth. But when Kieran Lanier moves to town and passes out on her desk on his first day at school, Zip's life gets complicated in a way she never dreamed. Kieran has narcolepsy, and although he sometimes struggles to stay awake, he has no trouble capturing Zip's heart and trusting her with his most guarded secret--he sees bits and pieces of the future in his dreams. But just when Zip thinks that maybe she can handle having a boyfriend who sees things before they happen, her budding relationship with Kieran gets a jolt when Kieran's parents reveal that his sleeping disorder is not what it seems and may be putting them in harm's way. And when Zip begins to have unsettling dreams, she must decide if she can live with knowing the future in advance when she's afraid of what might happen. *Recommended for Young Adult readers 13 and up (mild cursing, some adult situations)

For anyone wanting to purify the self, create sacred space and enhance Earth energies. Go way beyond smudge sticks with Hibachi Herbal Magic using loose herbs on hot charcoal. Bring back the ancient art of strewing to create sacred space with herb blends that are scattered upon the ground. Take the effect of strewing inside at home or work with amazingly effective potpourris. For the barbeque impaired, the book comes with a how-to primer on charcoal fires. Also included is Herbal 101, an easy to follow guide for buying, preparing and storing herbs, plus Moonlady's Magical Herbs chapter for in-depth information on herbs in the book. A resources section provides books and web sites for further study

"Following the footsteps of Timber's Wild L.A., Wild Dallas-Fort Worth will guide readers through the nature and ecology of this iconic North Texas urban area. Beginning with an overview of the city's natural wonders and ecological hot spots, the book will offer a revealing guide to Dallas-Fort Worth's flora and fauna, and finish with a list of fun nature "field trips" in and around their city. Along the way we meet the ecological experts that call the region home. These helpful guide us through the field trips and put a face to the city's conservation efforts. Wild Dallas-Fort Worth is sure to find a welcome home and enthusiastic audience of families and individuals alike"--