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Books in The Truth About the Food Supply series

  • Dairy: From the Farm to Your Table

    Brian Hanson-harding

    Library Binding (Rosen Central, Aug. 10, 2012)
    Discusses milk production in the United States, including the history of milk use, how dairy products are processed, and how megadairies and factory farms affect the environment.
    Y
  • Fish: From the Catch to Your Table

    Paula Johanson

    Library Binding (Rosen Central, Aug. 10, 2012)
    Discusses commercial harvesting of fish, including the risks of overfishing, how fish farming works, and the nutritional benefits of eating fish.
    Y
  • Meat: From the Farm to Your Table

    Heather Hasan

    Library Binding (Rosen Central, Aug. 10, 2012)
    Discusses meat production in the United States, including the rise of factory farms, how slaughterhouses operate, and the importance of cooking meat to a safe temperature.
    Y
  • Poultry: From the Farm to Your Table

    Daniel E Harmon

    Library Binding (Rosen Central, July 15, 2012)
    Discusses poultry production in the United States, including the rise of factory farms, the locavore movement, and the importance of cooking poultry to a safe temperature.
    Y
  • The Truth About Stress Management

    Thomas Steissguth, M.d. Golden, Robert N., Ph.D. Peterson, Fred L., Heath Dingwell

    Hardcover (Facts on File, March 1, 2011)
    Stress is a feeling created when people react to circumstances or events that affect their lives. Stress rises from everyday problems as well as extraordinary occurrences, and it has biological and psychological components. Teens today experience stress from many different sources, including family, school, social life, sports, and technology. Because stress is an unavoidable part of life, people need ways to manage it and avoid becoming overwhelmed.The Truth About Stress Management takes an in-depth look at stress and stress management. It provides the facts about different types of stress, the consequences of stress, and healthy ways of managing stress.Entries include:Biology of stress responsesBlood pressure and stressEmotional stressExercise and stressMedicationMeditationRelaxation therapiesStress in schoolStress management techniquesStress rating scales.
  • The Truth About the Food Supply

    Brian Hanson-harding, Paula Johanson, Ann Byers, Heather Hasan, Daniel E. Harmon

    Library Binding (Rosen Central, Aug. 10, 2012)
    Discusses the food supply in the United States, including coverage of food safety, marine sustainability, feedlots, slaughterhouses, processing plants, and canneries.
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