Health Safety

In 2017, seven-year-old Ava in South Carolina wrote a letter to Tyshaun, an eight-year-old boy from Washington, DC. She asked him to be her pen pal; Ava thought they could help each other. The kids had a tragic connection - both were traumatized by gun violence. Ava’s best friend had been killed in a campus shooting at her elementary school, and Tyshaun’s father had been shot to death outside of the boy’s elementary school. Ava’s and Tyshaun’s stories are extraordinary, but not unique.

People say that "you can never be too prepared" for a disaster - and while that is true, there is such a thing as over-preparation. If preparing for a possible disaster in the future significantly impairs your family's quality of life today, you might need to reassess your priorities. Living in a constant state of terror and paranoia is not something I am particularly fond of. I'm not one of those people who has built such an incredible fortress for myself that I'm almost giddy about the idea of getting a chance to use it.

Food and Drug Administration approval for COVID-19 vaccines and the controversial Alzheimer's drug Aduhelm made headlines, but few of us know much about how the agency does its work. Why is the FDA the ultimate United States authority on a drug's safety and efficacy? In Drugs and the FDA, Mikkael Sekeres—a leading oncologist and former chair of the FDA's cancer drug advisory committee—tells the story of how the FDA became the most trusted regulatory agency in the world.

You don’t have to be a conspiracy theorist or a hardcore survivalist to understand the importance of being prepared for an emergency. As recent events like hurricanes, wildfires, and power grid failures have shown, disaster can strike anywhere—often when you least expect it. Whether you live in a high-risk area or not, being prepared for natural disasters, manmade crises, and social upheaval is essential. In this audiobook, you’ll learn practical steps to ensure you and your family are ready for anything.

Spotting Danger Before It Spots Your Kids is a book about presenting the concepts of situational awareness to children (ages 5 to 12) in a way that will keep them engaged and help them take an active role in their own personal security. This book will show you how to use fun, interactive games to build situational awareness skills. Whether you're a parent, relative, or work in the childcare industry, the things you impart upon children will have a lasting impact on the way they live their lives. Nowhere is this more important than in the area of personal safety.

科学ジャーナリストが本気で調べた、食の真実。体にいい食品と悪い食品、サプリやセールストークのウソとホント。目から鱗の58視点！この20年あまり、私が一貫して気になっているのは、世間に氾濫する間違った情報に惑わされている人たちが目立つこと。

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In a world where irrigation water is contaminated by run-off from cattle feedlots and where food processors cut corners, the food preparation skills we learned from our parents and grandparents are no longer good enough to keep us safe.

Water is the most fundamental of survival needs. While many communities around the world are used to struggling with water shortages, many of us have no clue what we would do in this sort of situation.

Prepare for any scenario in this unpredictable world and instill self-confidence by learning to survive off the grid, safeguarding your family, and cultivating a resilient mindset with this ultimate condensed survival guide and video series. Protect yourself with this comprehensive book and video resource that empowers you to face uncertainties with peace of mind, and ensure the long-term well-being of yourself and your loved ones.

Teenagers face unique challenges when it comes to situational awareness. These challenges are only exacerbated by the constant physical and biological changes teens are subjected to. As young people learn to deal with these changes, they begin to explore the limits of their individuality. Unfortunately, this process often involves unnecessary risk-taking. The key to keeping teens safe during this time is to keep them alert and engaged with their environment. Spotting Danger Before It Spots Your Teens is designed around principles of positive communication, trust, and teamwork.

An entertaining guide to the statistics of personal risk, The Norm Chronicles will enlighten anyone who has ever worried about the dangers we encounter in our daily lives.

Something bad and unexpected happened at work, and we jump to “fix the problem”. But have we ever stopped to really think through what is important? What matters? What we can influence, and what we should try to influence? Have we taken the time to ponder if our “fixes” actually fix? In Sam Goodman’s latest book, he discusses just that.

Among US children ages one to fourteen, injuries cause more deaths than other causes combined. Raising Kids Who Choose Safety addresses the severity of accidental injury as a child-health concern and introduces a groundbreaking new method, TAMS: Teach, Act, Model, Shape. This simple, step-by-step plan based on the latest scientific research instills a culture of safety in the household. Practical injury-prevention advice is presented by developmental stage, from the infant, toddler, and preschool years, to the elementary school and early adolescent years.

On the internet, on playgrounds, and in schools across the country, thousands of elementary and middle school kids are picked on, teased, and harassed by bullies. It's something that can jeopardize a child's development -- unless they have the tools to help stop bullying in its tracks.

New second edition: completely updated! Are you prepared for when disaster strikes? Would you know what to do to save, protect, and feed your family? We live in uncertain times. In recent years, natural disasters have killed thousands of people and left many more people homeless and injured. We barely survived a financial crisis, and terrorist attacks are more prevalent than ever. Would you be able to survive if a disaster or catastrophe changed the world as you know it?

Have you seen much of your hair in the sink of late? If you begin to notice your hair coming out more often or in large amounts, then you may have already assumed the bad news. It may be an indication of pattern baldness, alopecia, or follicle damage. Or perhaps it could be caused by malnutrition or chronic inflammation. Regardless of the cause, no one wants hair loss. And while there isn't a magic cure for hair loss, you can control the rate at which you lose your hair naturally.

危機管理のスペシャリストたちの知識を結集した全米ミリオンセラーに大幅加筆！ミレニアル版として生まれ変わった「超実践的・なぜかちょっと笑えるサバイバルブック」

If you have to leave home, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel helps you navigate the perils of travel. Learn what to do when you are trapped in the trunk of a car, caught in the middle of a sandstorm, or are on a runaway train. Step-by-step instructions show you how to survive these and dozens of other adventures. Plus an appendix of essential travel strategies, useful phrases, and gestures to use - and avoid - will also ensure your safe return.

Discover how easy daily actions can turn your home into a safe sanctuary for your family during tough times. Did you catch that recent polls show over 66% of US homes don't have a plan for disasters like storms or earthquakes? And merely 48% have actually put together some sort of emergency strategy? You might've heard tales about families caught by surprise when disaster strikes, struggling to get by because they weren't ready.