Fight Like a Girl... and Win: Defense Decisions for Women
Author: Lori Hartman Gervasi
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It's an unfortunate reality that women are susceptible to random acts of aggression, from sexual harassment and stalking to physical assaults, domestic violence, date rape and worse. But women can learn how to protect and defend themselves—with this groundbreaking guidebook. Let martial arts black belt and accomplished journalist Lori Hartman Gervasi walk you through easy-to-follow, everyday steps for taking charge of your personal safety, training your reflexes, and—if and when the time comes—using force. Her program consists of 26 potentially life-saving decisions that every woman must make, including:
DECIDE TO BELIEVE IN YOUR FIGHT – Battles are waged from the inside out. Your conscience, intelligence, and guts must be committed to the cause. You and those you love are the things worth fighting for.
DECIDE TO DEVISE A STRATEGY – Create a one-way ticket out of every imaginable circumstance, from back-door escape routes to getaways in public places. Think “what-if…?”, plan for the unexpected, and be ready for anything!
DECIDE TO RECOGNIZE THE THREAT OF THE INITIAL ATTACK – When practicing awareness, you can detect danger before it happens. The bad guy will take steps to get close to you. Watch carefully and identify these for what they are—the preludes to an attack.
DECIDE TO MOVE – If an attacker strikes, don't freeze—get moving! Break through your fear with instant mobility. You have limitless options and any movement works as long asit leads to your safety.
DECIDE TO ACT ON YOUR INSTINCTS – Your intuition is your guide, but you must respond physically in order to be successful. When something isn't right, take action, change plans, redirect yourself, and control your destiny!
…along with Defense Do's And Don'ts, inspiring “Power Points,” and other survival tactics that can help you to be prepared, stay strong, and
FIGHT LIKE A GIRL…AND WIN
Books about: Design Mix or The Baby Cookbook
Plague Time: The New Germ Theory of Disease
Author: Paul W Ewald
In Plague Time, the eminent biologist Paul W. Ewald challenges conventional medical thought with the thesis that germs, more than our genes, cause the most important maladies of our time.
Indeed, with little if any evidence, experts in the health sciences have assumed that infections are not the primary causes of the chronic plagues that afflict us today: heart attacks, strokes, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and cancers. Ewald explains how infections may be the source of these diseases, and how this knowledge raises new opportunities for controlling them. Controversial and fascinating, Plague Time is an important work of science with major implications for our lives today.
Library Journal
For many years stomach ulcers were thought to be the product of stress, acid, and spicy foods; now we know they are caused by bacteria. Amherst biology professor Ewald (Evolution of Infectious Diseases) suggests that many other chronic diseases--including clogged arteries, diabetes, cancer, and schizophrenia--are at least partially caused by infectious agents, and here he presents research that bolsters his claims. Beyond this, he argues that studying how infectious agents evolve can lead to techniques for more effective control of killer diseases such as malaria and AIDS through decreasing their virulence. He also discusses some ethical issues related to treating diseases. An example is whether it is best to treat an individual with antibiotics when this may cause problems for a whole population if antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a result. Ewald's ideas are controversial but intriguing and have far-reaching implications. His clear, entertaining, and well-documented style makes the book appealing to a wide variety of readers. Highly recommended for all types of libraries.--Marit MacArthur Taylor, Auraria Lib., Denver Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
Kirkus Reviews
A lucid and controversial study of infections, infectiousness, and chronic illness. Many of the chronic ailments we think of as genetic are really, in Ewald's (Biology/Amherst Coll.) view, the result of "stealth" infections we don't entirely understand; our models for combating them are badly outdated, like attempts to fight this century's war with last century's weapons. For many of these infections, the solutions are simple (use insect-proof window screens, don't administer the same antibiotics to animals and humans, provide clean drinking water, and teach hygiene in the schools)—but remarkably difficult to enact. We worry about acute infections like influenza, Ebola, and Nile River encephalitis because they kill dramatically, quickly, and exotically, but most acute infections are neutralized by our immune system: if they don't kill us, they will bother us no more. Or will they? Chicken pox can resurface as shingles; other herpes viruses also reemerge. In addition to providing a fascinating history of our combat with microbes (and an excellent, readable explanation of the immune system), the author exposes us, so to speak, to a host of viruses and bacteria that can live for years without displaying the smallest symptom. Heliobacter pylori, for example, is responsible for most peptic ulcers and may cause certain cancers; the papillomavirus causes genital warts in its acute phase and cervical and penile cancers in its chronic phase. Both kill widely, but neither results in the high alert that more foreign-sounding infections arouse. This is why, Ewald argues, we are far behind in the search for cures to most chronic illnesses. Although the arrival of retroviruses like HIVandHTLV has forced us to rethink the mechanism of infection, we are still largely in the dark as far as treatment is concerned. The bad news is that inoculation as we know it simply may not be possible—or, if it is, may have only a limited role in prevention and cure. A frightening alarm whose many suggestions—starting with simple hygiene—will be ignored at our own peril.
Publishers Weekly
Could breast cancer be caused, not by genes, but by a pathogen passed to humans from mice? Very possibly, according to Amherst College biology professor Ewald (Evolution of Infectious Disease) in this controversial page-turner that's certain to garner attention. In a cogent defense of our evolutionarily selected genes, Ewald proposes that the true culprits behind chronic ailments and even mental disorders are pathogens. He propels his argument by noting the "biases of human thought" that inhibited scientific growth in the 19th century (when the notion of microbes was first rejected) and those that are, he believes, stifling the research of infectious diseases today. For example, the infectious origin of peptic ulcers wasn't recognized until the mid-1980s, more than 30 years after physicians demonstrated the effectiveness of antibacterial agents in ulcer patients. The reason for this "scientific paralysis" lies in the prevalent misconception that most infectious diseases are like the common cold, acute yet ephemeral rather than chronic. Challenging this popular mindset, Ewald thoroughly examines the calculated attack strategies of a number of chronic, sexually transmitted diseases (such as herpes, syphilis and AIDS). In contrast to the complex task of determining disease origins, however, Ewald's solutions are surprisingly simple: clean water, safe sex, home care when you're ill, awareness of pathogen evolution and more funding. The world of infectious diseases, Ewald makes clear, continues to thrive--and anyone involved in the study or practice of medicine and any scientifically literate reader curious about the origins of disease will want to read this challenging work. Author tour. (Nov. 14) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
Discover - Annie Murphy Paul
With an argument certain to stir controversy, Ewald asserts that germs are the culprits for almost every serious ailment plaguing humans today, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and arthritis. he also proposes some broad policy measures. Although Ewald can be arrogant, his enthusiasm for the topic is contagious.
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