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Book Review 10% Happier

Book Review Katherine A. CARROLL, NTP 10% Happier. How I Tamed The Voice In My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, And Found Self-Help That Actually Works – A True Story by Dan Harris (ISBN 978-0-06-226543-2; paperback; $12.95; ISBN 978-0-06-226542-5; hardback;$15.99; ISBN 978-0-06-233189-2; audio; $27.14; Nook, $14.99); 2014; HarperCollins Publishers; 237 pages.) The book, […]

Book Review Intermittent Fas...

BOOK REVIEW BY KATHERINE A. CARROLL, NTP   Intermittent Fasting: the Natural Way of Eating for Health, Fat loss and Weight Loss by Bill Rockwell (ISBN-10: 1502548720; ISBN-13: 978-1502548726; Create Space Independent Publishing Platform, 2014, 61-page paperback $8.09; 46-page Kindle e-book $2.99)  This book review is dedicated to Frances Adelhardt, who left her entire estate […]

Life-Long Health: Learn How ...

BOOK REVIEW Written by Donald A. Carroll, Optometric Physician, NTP Life-Long Health: Learn How to Control Your Genes to Stay Young With Age by Dr. Hans J. Kugler Ph.D (ASIN: B00819RJTC; Kindle Edition, $1.99; May 1, 2012, Book Baby; 239 pages) Dr. Hans Kugler has been involved with the anti-aging field for many years and has been […]

BOOK REVIEW: Orthomolecular ...

BOOK REVIEW By Katherine A. Carroll, NTP Orthomolecular Treatment for Schizophrenia by Abram Hoffer, M.D., Ph.D, F.R.C.P. (C) (ISBN 0-87983-910-4; Keats, a division of NTC/Contemporary Publishing Group, Inc., 4255 West Touhy Avenue, Lincolnwood, Illinois, 60646-1975 USA, 1999, paperback and e-book, 589 pages, $5.95; Kindle version $3.16) Schizophrenia is a biochemical disorder that expresses itself in […]

BOOK REVIEW: Making Plant Me...

BOOK REVIEW BY KATHERINE A. CARROLL NTP. Making Plant Medicine (Fourth Edition) by Richo Cech with Illustrator Sena Cech. (ISBN 978-0-9700312-3-5; 2016; paper-back; Herbal Reads LLC, P.O. Box 26, Williams, Oregon 97544; 336 pages; $24.95)           Almost 22 years ago, I learned to make herbal tinctures from Dr. Richard Schulze (http://healingtools.tripod. com/biosch.html). Harassed by the […]

BOOK REVIEW: Sleep Wise: How...

BOOK REVIEW By Katherine A. Carroll, NTP Sleep Wise: How To Feel Better, Work Smarter, and Build Resilience By Daniel Jin Blum, Ph.D. (ISBN-13:9781941529409; Parallax Press Publication; 2016; 352 pages; $16.95, CDN $22.95) “Sleep is overrated,” that’s what I thought until Margaret Thatcher, who slept 4 hours a night, got dementia. Her brain didn’t have […]

BOOK REVIEW: The Complete G...

BOOK REVIEW BY Katherine A. Carroll, NTP The Complete Guide to Fasting: Heal Your Body Through Intermittent, Alternate-Day, and Extended Fasting by Jimmy Moore and Dr. Jason Fung (ISBN-10: 1628600012; 2016, paperback, 304 pages, $17.94; ISBN-13: 978-1628600018; Kindle, $9.99; and audiobook) It is hard to get excited about fasting, but once Dr. Jason Fung, a […]

Herbal Healing for Men

Book Review BY DONALD A. CARROLL OD, NTP Herbal Healing for Men By Rosemary Gladstar (ISBN 978-1-61212-477-3; Storey Publishing, 2017, Kindle; $9.99, paperback, 224 pages; $16.95.) Rosemary Gladstar, best-selling author and world-renowned educator, activist, and entrepreneur, is a legend in teaching others the practical use of herbs. This book is a fantastic example of how […]

Book Review: Mindful Aging

BOOK REVIEW by Katherine Carroll, NTP, NHF Executive Director Mindful Aging; Embracing Your Life After 50 to Find Fulfillment, Purpose, and Joy by Andrea Brandt, Ph.D, MFT (ISBN-13: 978-1683730781; PESI Publishing & Media; October 10, 2017; paperback, 230 pages, $16.99) The number of Americans ages 65 and older is projected to more than double from […]