32 Results for : overconsumption
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End Game: Tipping Point for Planet Earth? , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 532min
Overconsumption, population growth, dwindling natural resources, climate change, disease, contamination, storms, thirst, war… Will the struggle to simply stay alive become humanity's future rather than its past? What happens when vast population growth endangers the world's food supplies? Or our water? Our energy needs, climate, or environment? Or the planet's biodiversity? What happens if these all become critical at once? Just what is our future? In End Game, world-renowned scientists Tony Barnosky and Liz Hadly draw on their work to explain the growing threats to humanity as the planet edges towards a resource war for remaining space, food, oil and water. And as they show, these wars are not the nightmares of a dystopian future but are already happening today. They explore the origins of Ebola in densely populated areas of south-eastern Guinea, witness raging fires in Yellowstone and Colorado and explain how drought-induced food shortages are already causing problems in the Sudan, Gaza Strip and Iraq. Finally, they ask: at what point will inaction become the break-up of the intricate workings of the global society? The planet is in danger now, but the solutions, as Barnosky and Hadly show, are still available. We still have the chance to avoid the tipping point and to make the future better. But this window of opportunity is closing fast and will shut within ten-to-twenty years. End Game is the call we need. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Katharine Mangold, Nick Landrum. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/hcuk/002120/bk_hcuk_002120_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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French Kissing, Season 4 , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 487min
Paris...City of lights, City of love...City of drama! Two years have passed since Dominique Laroche was elected president of France at the end of French Kissing: Season Three. She and Steph are living together at the Elysée, but their relationship is strained by the demands of Dominique's job. When a rising star of the opposition proposes a new law that would affect lesbians' right to have children, Dominique is torn between her personal feelings and her party's political line. Feminist radio host Aurore Seauve is advising the opposition on the new law proposal but finds herself more caught up in the intrigue at the Elysée than she wants to be, not in the least because of her interest in Dominique's uptight chief of staff, Solange. Zoya Das has moved from Sydney to Paris to be with her new love, Camille, and is finding it difficult to settle into her new country, new language, and new job. Meanwhile Camille is finding out the hard way that not all her colleagues are comfortable with an out and proud lesbian at work, even if she is friends with the president. Relationships will be tested, loyalties will be questioned, and assumptions will have to be set aside as both familiar and new characters navigate the turbulent waters of love - and politics. Warning: This title contains sensual language, ladies making love, overconsumption of French wine, and heated discussions on feminism and the right to orgasm. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Abby Craden. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/030960/bk_adbl_030960_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Dopamine Nation
*The New York Times bestseller* All around us people are looking at their phones too much, eating too much, drinking too much. Our world is addicted to fleeting distracting pleasures that get us nowhere. Dr Anna Lembke provides a clear way back to a balanced life. This book is about pleasure. It's also about pain. Most importantly, it's about how to find the delicate balance between the two, and why now more than ever finding balance is essential. We're living in a time of unprecedented access to high-reward, high-dopamine stimuli: drugs, food, news, gambling, shopping, gaming, texting, sexting, Facebooking, Instagramming, YouTubing, tweeting... The increased numbers, variety, and potency is staggering. The smartphone is the modern-day hypodermic needle, delivering digital dopamine 24/7 for a wired generation. As such we've all become vulnerable to compulsive overconsumption. In Dopamine Nation, Dr. Anna Lembke, psychiatrist and author, explores the exciting new scientific discoveries that explain why the relentless pursuit of pleasure leads to pain...and what to do about it. Condensing complex neuroscience into easy-to-understand metaphors, Lembke illustrates how finding contentment and connectedness means keeping dopamine in check. The lived experiences of her patients are the gripping fabric of her narrative. Their riveting stories of suffering and redemption give us all hope for managing our consumption and transforming our lives. In essence, Dopamine Nation shows that the secret to finding balance is combining the science of desire with the wisdom of recovery. 'Dr Anna Lembke is a whiz on why we get hooked on things - and how we can enjoy pleasurable things in healthier doses.' - The Guardian- Shop: buecher
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Emotional Sugar: Understanding Sugar Addiction, Through the Lens of Emotional Regulation , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 95min
From cupcakes to pies to iced coffee drinks, sugar is found in many foods and is almost impossible to avoid. Emotional or psychological dependence on sugary foods and drinks, also known as sugar addiction, is a real cause of concern for health officials in America. Processed foods and refined grains create additional sugar in the body once the body metabolizes the food. Sugar in moderation is not harmful; however, many overdo it. A recent study suggests Americans eat far too much sugar. To be specific, approximately 75 percent of Americans eat excessive amounts of sugar, many of whom could be classified as having a sugar addiction.Sugar consumption can create a short-term high and a spark of energy in the body. Some studies have suggested sugar is as addictive as cocaine. People often enjoy the dopamine release sugar brings. However, due to the addictive nature of sugar, long-term health effects like obesity and diabetes are a risk of sugar overindulgence. Similar to other compulsions or behavioral addictions, sugar addiction is a special risk for people with low moods, anxiety, and stress.This book explored sugar use as an addictive process, through the lens of emotional regulation, addressing the research question: What is the lived experience of emotional regulation through sugar addiction?This study aimed for a greater understanding of the interdependent nature of sugar and emotions. What might a sugar-addicted population express that facilitates recovery and emotional regulation? The lived experience revealed that envy, deprivation, fear of sugar’s control, and lack of support from authority figures contributed to an inability to get enough of comfort foods or to stop overconsumption, and contributed to feelings of guilt, shame, and loss. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ashton Haugen. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/206509/bk_acx0_206509_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Summary of The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in "Healthy" Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain by Dr. Steven Gundry , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 187min
Disclaimer: This is a summary of The Plant Paradox: The Hidden Dangers in Healthy Foods That Cause Disease and Weight Gain by Dr. Steven Gundry. It summarizes the book in detail to help people understand and implement the original work by Dr. Gundry. This book is not meant to replace the original book but to serve as a companion to it.In this book summary, you’ll discover:How plants use gluten and lectin as part of a built-in defense system to fight against plant eaters (chapter one)A critical discovery that earned humans a weapon and a key advantage in the war with plants (chapter two)How lectins can attach themselves to the border of every intestinal cell and cause the body’s immune system to weaken (chapter three)How seven deadly disruptors come together and conspire with lectins to make people fat and sick (chapter four)How the modern diet makes you fat and sick (chapter five)How overconsumption of animal protein encourages ageing - (chapter six)List of foods you can consume during phase one cleansing - (chapter seven)A supplement that'll help protect your gut lining as well as prevent dementia and neurological issues associated with ageing (chapter eight)Two strategies you can use to restrict animal protein consumption without feeling deprived (chapter nine)Why fruits - which are high in fructose should not be part of the diet of cancer patients (chapter ten)An executive summary of the original book, a concise chapter-by-chapter summary, as well as key takeaways from each chapterAnd much, much more!If you're ready to charge of your health, download your copy of this book summary today! PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Mark Dunn. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/132299/bk_acx0_132299_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Alcoholism: How to Cure Alcoholism , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 37min
For thousands of years, man has been producing and consuming alcoholic beverages. Archaeological expeditions have found artifacts that showed that ancient civilizations in Egypt and Greece had their own fermentation processes. Egyptians and Greeks used these beverages for religious and medicinal purposes. Alcohol played a huge part in the social interaction between ancient Greeks and Egyptians. Alcohol was served at feasts, thereby enhancing celebrations. However, even in ancient times, overconsumption was deemed unfavorable and dangerous. Scholars like Plato and Hippocrates wrote texts on how important it is to control alcohol drinking. One of their recommendations even cited that children should not be allowed to consume these beverages. Drinking alcoholic beverages was considered a part of civilized society and was encouraged, but getting drunk certainly was not. In modern times, there have been numerous attempts to control the consumption of alcohol. The US Prohibition in 1920 sought to control inebriation by banning the production, importation, and sale of alcoholic drinks. However, people still found ways to get a drink. Countries all over the world have laws that limit access to alcohol. Sadly, these have not stopped the growing number of underage drinkers, which eventually results in alcohol use disorders. Alcoholism is a serious health and social problem that needs special attention. Alcohol-related incidents claim the lives of nearly 100,000 Americans each year. This audiobook is about alcoholism. It defines what this disorder is and discusses the causes and symptoms. It also contains helpful information on how to address the problem and successfully quit drinking. What you will learn in this guide: Alcoholism explained The effects of alcohol on the body How to quit drinking ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Derek Botten. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/102200/bk_acx0_102200_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Don't Get Too Comfortable (Unabridged Selections): The Indignities of Coach Class, The Torments of Low Thread Count, The Never- Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems, Hörbuch, Digital, 276min
The Indignities of Coach Class, the Torments of Low Thread Count, the Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems.David Rakoff's collection of autobiographical essays, Fraud, established him as one of our funniest, most insightful writers. In Don't Get Too Comfortable, Rakoff journeys into the land of plenty that is contemporary America. Rarely have greed, vanity, selfishness, and vapidity been so mercilessly and wittily portrayed. Whether contrasting the elegance of one of the last flights of the supersonic Concorde with the good times and chicken wings of Hooters Air, portraying the rarified universe of Paris fashion shows where an evening dress can cost as much as four years of college, or traveling to a private island off the coast of Belize to watch a soft-core Playboy TV shoot, where he is provided with his very own personal manservant, David Rakoff takes us on a bitingly funny grand tour of our culture of excess, delving into the manic getting and spending that defines the North American way of life.Somewhere along the line, our healthy self-regard has exploded into obliterating narcissism, and Rakoff is there to map that frontier. He sits through the grotesqueries of “avant garde” vaudeville in Times Square immediately following 9/11. Twenty days without food allows him to experience firsthand the wonders of “detoxification”, and the frozen world of cryonics, whose promise of eternal life is the ultimate status symbol, leaves him very cold indeed (much to our good fortune). At once a Wildean satire of our ridiculous culture of overconsumption and a plea for a little human decency, Don't Get Too Comfortable is a bitingly funny grand tour of our special circle of gilded-age hell. Language: English. Narrator: David Rakoff. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/rand/000661/bk_rand_000661_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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Lagom: Avoid Waste and Live a More Fulfilling Life by Adopting the Swedish Lifestyle Choice of 'Just Enough' , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 71min
Hygge, the Danish concept of comfort, has taken the world by storm in the last few years. We have all been seduced by Scandi lifestyle concepts either through social media or TV shows. What this quick start guide will do is introduce you to another lesser known Scandi concept of Lagom, or as it’s often translated "just enough is the right amount". Let’s face it, we lead very wasteful lives. We buy too much; we consume too much; and as a result we ultimately throw away too much! Owning too much and throwing too much away makes us feel unhappy, whether we realize this or not. Cleaning, organizing, and even just looking at all the stuff we have accumulated can have us feeling stressed and demoralized. In this guide we will look at how we can adopt “Lagom” and introduce it into our everyday lives to leave us feeling "just right." Get your copy today and start to live a more fulfilling lifestyle.Imagine a life that shuns overconsumption and how this can open up the time and energy to engage in more fulfilling pursuits. Has your life been, over time, more and more consumed by buying yet more pieces of furniture or more clothes you won’t even wear? Well, put these lifestyle choices to one side and rediscover how to buy less and live more. Learn how we can all improve our lives and happiness by adopting some simple lifestyle choices. Leave behind those worries about finding the time to dust, clean, iron, and recycling, by living by the Swedish lifestyle choice of Lagom.This essential guide breaks down into easy to follow steps, showing you exactly how you can live a less consumerist lifestyle and enjoy what’s really important in life. Here's a preview of what's inside....What is Lagom?Origins of LagomPositive benefits of living with just enoughAppyling Lagom to your homeTips on how to succeed with LagomLagom and food consumptionAnd much m ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Pete Ferrand. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/106759/bk_acx0_106759_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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In Defense of Sugar: The Sweet Truth About the Diet Industry's Latest Evil , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 89min
Does sugar make us fat and sick? Like fat in the 80s and 90s, sugar is the new nutritional devil. Sugar is the scapegoat for all of our woes. Got cancer? Well sugar feeds cancer! Got diabetes? You ate too much sugar; better cut back! Your kid's hyperactive? Clearly they've been eating too many Twinkies. And don't forget: Sugar is more addictive than cocaine and heroin! But is this "truth" too sweet to swallow? Free yourself from the fear and hysteria surrounding sugar. Pundits, politicians, medical professionals, and hucksters alike bombard us with their scaremongering. We're reminded often of the high rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes, cancer, and other diseases, and we're encouraged - sometimes even mandated - to reduce our risk. Amidst the hysteria, everyone is looking for something to blame. Sugar has become a scapegoat. In fact, sugar has been called "the new tobacco". But the evidence against sugar is practically non-existent. It's time to face the sweet, sweet truth. The consumption of high-fructose corn syrup has declined in the US since 1999, but people continue getting fatter, so there must be another explanation for the obesity epidemic besides overconsumption of candy and soda. It's facts like these that make Joey's Lott's latest book, In Defense of Sugar, a must-hear. Lott cuts through the nonsense being sold by the likes of Dr. Mark Hyman and Dr. Joseph Mercola - the "anti-sugarists" - by digging deep into the scientific studies. And what do those studies say? That sugar, when included in a well-rounded diet, is not only not harmful but may even be beneficial. Let's put it this way: If fructose is really so dangerous, early humans would have dropped dead from eating all that tropical fruit before they had time to create the next generation. ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Greg Zarcone. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/046459/bk_acx0_046459_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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How to Declutter Your Home Room by Room: A Complete Guide to an Organized Life - Discover the Best Ways to Declutter Your Home Fast , Hörbuch, Digital, ungekürzt, 234min
Attention: Good news for stressed out moms, small space dwellers, the chronically disorganized, and everyone else who is overwhelmed with their stuff.Learn how to drop your clutter baggage and feel the amazing relief of a fresher, spacious, organized home in seven days or less and how you can easily live lighter and happier where you are right now!!Listen to this carefully.Give me five days and I'll give you the secret of mastering clutter.Most people have a clutter problem.That's right - most people have a clutter problem. That's why there are so many "Get Organized" books!There are even TV shows about people with wall-to-wall clutter...so the rest of us can hopefully say, "My problem is not that bad... yet!"Oh, yes. There are people right on your street who have to clear a path in their home just to find their way to the bathroom.There are people in your city who sleep every night on a bed that is piled with junk. And there are lots of people with storage areas filled floor to ceiling...with stuff that hasn't moved in 20 years!How to Declutter Your Home Room by Room is a comprehensive manual, if you will, that contains practical tips on how to declutter, organize, and maintain a tidy home.But before you start arranging your things, you will first learn about consumerism, the psychology of clutter, and how society has conditioned you to believe that overconsumption is good. You’ll unlearn the consumerist ideology by adopting a minimalist mindset that unchains you from material burdens. Once you have learned how to pare down, you will get to organizing. This book will teach you the basics of the home organization before giving you specific techniques that you can apply to your house. With this guide, you won’t just tidy up or put things away, but you’ll also be able to create an organizational system that works for your lifestyle. Scroll up and click "Bu ungekürzt. Language: English. Narrator: Ivy Brandt. Audio sample: https://samples.audible.de/bk/acx0/203948/bk_acx0_203948_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.- Shop: Audible
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