Health & Fitness

Bacteria in Daily Life

by Grace Coleridge Frankland Read by J. M. Smallheer 4.5
The author provides a fascinating look at the emerging science of bacteriology at the start of the twentieth century including early progres…

Reminiscences Of A Workhouse Medical Officer

by Joseph Rogers Read by David Wales 4.8
Joseph Rogers (1821-1889) was an English physician, medical officer, and health care reformer in London. The system of poor-law dispensarie…

Studies in the Psychology of Sex

by Havelock Ellis Read by LibriVox Volunteers
Volume 3: Analysis of the Sexual Impulse; Love and PainIn the study of Love and Pain I have discussed the sources of those aberrations which…

A Mind That Found Itself

by Clifford Whittingham Beers Read by Skip Corris 5
At twenty-four, Clifford Beers, Yale graduate and son of an old New England family, was confined to a mental institution, where he experienc…

A Treatise on Bread, and Bread-Making

by Sylvester Graham Read by Tatiana Chichilla 5
Sylvester Graham, also known as the "Father of Vegetarianism", was a Presbyterian minister who emphasized clean eating. Graham end…

How to Eat

by Thomas Clark Hinkle Read by Rapunzelina 4.6
A regime on how to keep a healthy mind in a healthy body, consisting of a yogic way of eating, fresh air and light exercise. - Summary by Ra…

A Guide to Health

by Mahatma Gandhi Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Mahatma Gandhi, known today as a fascinating political leader and pacifist, also considered himself "something of an authority on matte…

Food Guide for War Service at Home

by Katherine Blunt Read by Maria Kasper 4.3
"The long war has brought hunger to Europe; some of her peoples stand constantly face to face with starvation. To meet all this great f…

The Natural History of Chocolate

by D. De Quelus Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.4
The Natural History of Chocolate being a Distinct and Particular Account of the Cocoa-tree, its Growth and Culture, and the Preparation, Exc…

Religion and Health

by James Joseph Walsh Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
In the introductory chapter and the one following we find the strong presentation of his thesis on the everlasting reality of religion. The …

On the Preparations of the Indian Hemp

by William Brooke O'Shaughnessy Read by Peter Yearsley 4.7
The author investigated the uses of cannabis resin as an anticonvulsant and relaxant in cases of tetanus, cholera, and infantile convulsions…

Apis Mellifica

by C. W. Wolf Read by Marie Daum 5
Apis Mellifica explores the therapeutic potential of Apis Mellifica, a homeopathic remedy derived from the venom of honey bees. In this insi…

What to Eat and When

by Susanna Cocroft Read by LibriVox Volunteers 5
What is the purpose of food? How can it be utilized best to maintain health, aid recovery from illness and raise robust children, while bein…

Little Masterpieces of Science

by George Iles Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.7
One of a series of books, "Little Masterpieces in Science" edited by George Iles, Health and Healing is a collection of articles w…

No Animal Food and Nutrition and Diet

by Rupert H. Wheldon Read by Ben Adams 4.3
>Though little is known about its author, this is considered the first vegan cookbook ever written. At the time of its composition, the V…

Habits that Handicap

by Charles B. Towns Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.2
Habits that Handicap delves into the complex world of addiction, exploring the psychological and social factors that contribute to alcoholis…

Pleasure Cycling

by Henry Clyde Read by TriciaG 4.7
"In this little book, the writer, looking back to his own days of inexperience in cycling, has endeavored to furnish some useful inform…

The Logic of Vegetarianism

by Henry Salt Read by Lee Smalley 4.7
With clear logic and entertaining dialogues, the author presents many reasons for a vegetarian rather than a “flesh-eating” diet, and his ar…

Nerves and Common Sense

by Annie Payson Call Read by Scientila Duddempudi 5
This is a collection of 30 articles on mental health, stress reducing and general advice on how to deal with everday problems at work or at …

Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls

by Ernest A. Bell Read by LibriVox Volunteers 4.6
A complete and detailed account of the shameless traffic in young girls, the methods by which the procurers and panders lure innocent young …

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