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  • Book cover of The Ultimate Blood Type Diet
    Alexa Lee

     · 2023

    The Ultimate Blood Type Diet: Guide for Cancer Prevention by Alexa Lee is an essential resource for anyone looking to improve their overall health and reduce their risk of cancer. Based on the groundbreaking research of Dr. Peter D'Adamo, this comprehensive guide offers personalized dietary recommendations based on an individual's blood type. The book begins by providing an overview of cancer prevention and the importance of nutrition in achieving optimal health. It then delves into the four blood types - Type O, Type A, Type B, and Type AB - and explains how each type should approach their diet to achieve maximum health benefits. For example, individuals with Type O blood are encouraged to follow a high-protein, low-carbohydrate diet that includes plenty of lean meats, seafood, and vegetables. Meanwhile, those with Type A blood are advised to follow a primarily vegetarian diet that includes plenty of fruits, vegetables, and grains. The Ultimate Blood Type Diet also includes practical tips and recipes to help readers implement these dietary recommendations into their daily lives. With over 50 delicious and easy-to-prepare recipes, readers will be able to enjoy a wide variety of meals that are tailored to their individual blood type. In addition to diet, the book also explores other lifestyle factors that can impact cancer prevention, such as exercise and stress management. Readers will learn the importance of incorporating regular physical activity into their routine and will be provided with tips for managing stress to reduce their risk of cancer. One of the unique features of The Ultimate Blood Type Diet is its focus on personalized nutrition. By tailoring dietary recommendations to an individual's blood type, readers can ensure that they are getting the nutrients their body needs to thrive. This approach has been shown to have a positive impact on overall health and can also reduce the risk of chronic diseases like cancer. Overall, The Ultimate Blood Type Diet is a must-read for anyone looking to improve their health and reduce their risk of cancer. With practical tips, personalized dietary recommendations, and delicious recipes, this guide is the ultimate resource for achieving optimal health and well-being. If you're ready to take control of your health and reduce your risk of cancer, then The Ultimate Blood Type Diet is the perfect book for you. Order your copy today and start your journey towards a healthier, happier you!

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    A number of factors influence the expression of an individual's sexually selected traits. These include genes, environmental factors, parental effects, and the individual's condition. Parental effects can also affect offspring condition. This dissertation considers factors influencing offspring condition, and how genes and parental effects contribute to the expression of the sexually selected wing-bar Phylloscopus humei, a monomorphic species. Males use their wing-bars in interactions determining territory size, but other forms of selection on the wing-bar have not been identified. I studied a breeding population of P. humei in the Manali Sanctuary, Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India breeding along an elevational gradient. In Chapter I, I use this elevational gradient to gain insight into factors that might explain nestling condition. The hatch date of nestlings has been commonly found to be important in their survival and fitness, with earlier-hatching birds faring better than those hatching later in the season. It is unclear whether this effect results as a direct consequence of the actual date of hatching or via parental transmission of fitness to offspring (with higher condition birds breeding earlier). I found that chicks hatching at higher elevations did so later in the season and were in poorer condition than were chicks hatching earlier at low elevation. There was no detectable compensation for late breeding at higher elevations, suggesting that parents pass their condition to their offspring. The following two chapters examine possible influences on monomorphism, focusing on the wing-bar. In Chapter II, I assess extra-pair paternity in the species and how it might affect selection on the wing-bar. Using newly isolated microsatellite primers, I assessed parentage in this population as well as in a handful of families sampled in Naran, Pakistan. The rate of extra-pair paternity was high and similar across years and in two populations--35% overall in Manali and 32% in Naran. There was no association of wing-bar size, either in adult males or in offspring, with extra-pair paternity, and it appears that the high levels of extra-pair paternity may be a result of male harassment of females owing to the high density and breeding synchrony of the species. Chapter III considers another possible influence on monomorphism in P. humei--the inheritance of wing-bar size. Using parent-offspring regressions across sexes, this chapter determines that the wing-bar's presence in females is a result of a genetic correlation between the sexes. This genetic correlation is sufficiently strong that dimorphism is not expected to develop. However, there is a difference in the magnitude of heritability of wing-bar size between mothers and their sons and daughters. This may be the result of a sex-specific maternal effect acting on inheritance of the size of the wing-bar. Additionally, based on observations of female behavior, it is likely that the wing-bar may serve them a function, though it has not yet been determined.

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  • Book cover of The Worlds Behind Her Eyelids
    Alexa Lee

     · 2025

    "Tell me, kid... How do you feel about desecrating a graveyard?" Suffocated by her narcissistic mother's constant complaints, Grace retreats into the refuge of her mind. Her imagination becomes her only source of escape, and there she meets a grizzly treasure hunter, Mitch, with a history of rescuing strays. He takes Grace under his wing, allowing her to accompany him on his search for a long-lost artefact. Split between her mundane reality and the exhilarating new world she has created, Grace leads an exciting double life. In one, she is a normal teenager, but in the other, she travels with Mitch, slowly discovering more about the shadowy world he is involved in and those hunting him down. The lines between reality and imagination blur as Grace continues to delve into her daydreams whenever reality is too hard to deal with, but soon, she finds other worlds. However, they are not as welcoming as she expected, and escape may not be quite so simple... A dark, adventure-filled coming of age fantasy, perfect for fans of the His Dark Materials series, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue and Coraline.

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    In its debut publication, Rabid Otter Horror brings together ten talented authors to form Error Code, an anthology examining humanity's dependence on technology. Within these pages, explore why the terms and conditions should be carefully read, what happens when your home assistant refuses to be shut off, and discover the result of a virus taking over the next step in human evolutions, culminating with the question: has reliance on technology made us stronger? Or is humanity opening itself to its own destruction? Featuring: Alexa Lee Asa Callan Bernard McGhee Curtis A. Deeter Elizabeth Devecchi Jude DeLuca Jyl Glenn Lindsey Goddard Phrique Tamika Thompson

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