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      • Editora Jandaíra (Pólen Producao Editorial Ltda.)

        Jandaíra is an independent publisher of books by Brazilian authors who are thought-provoking and daring for children and adults.Originally Pólen Livros, it was born to explore new horizons, to establish partnerships, new ideas and to value voices. With a focus on women, contemplating the greatest diversity of feminine universes, she started her catalog with works written by and for women, to tell the feminine vision of stories, the world, society. And as a perspective for a new future, children came with themes to be discussed by people of all ages.In 2020, in partnership with the Sueli Carneiro seal, we achieved wide reach in bookstores throughout Brazil! With the seal coordinated by the philosopher and writer Djamila Ribeiro and with eight titles published initially; the diversity most present in our books, made us recognized as the publisher that embraces causes, from motherhood to self-knowledge, from feminism to anti-racism, from literature to non-fiction and children.

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      • Health & Personal Development

        Live as you dream

        Yoga for your mind

        by Janesh Vaidya

        LIVE AS YOU DREAM is a journey back to your home, your heart, where you find your true self and your wishes. When you return home you find your feeling naked and pure, as you once were in your childhood. When you get back into your magic world, when you start to live for your dream, everything will return to your life - your ultimate happiness and health. There you will be confident and fearless and walk forward on the path of light and hope. There you forget about your sorrows and deep wounds, which will heal in the warmth of your own heart. There you won’t leave your life anymore, instead you live your life as you dream.In this book Janesh Vaidya devotes himself to the anatomy of the mind and shows how we can train our senses to develop our mind. LIVE AS YOU DREAM is a work-book for daily exercises, structured so that you can interact with your brain and heart for a couple of minutes morning and evening, to get acquainted with your thoughts, feelings and emotions on a deeper level.Our feelings affect us in our daily lives: sadness turns into depression, irritation feeds anger, fear leads to anxiety. This book helps you train the senses so that you bring in the best of the outside world, away from stress and worries. It is a mental therapy that you practice at home, to find your way back to your true self and live as you once dreamed.The book is based on Janesh Vaidya's studies of Mana-shastra, the Ayurvedic knowledge of psychology. Through decades of studies in India and Europe, he has developed mind-yoga exercises that makes it easy to practice this ancient knowledge also in our modern world.

      • Health & Personal Development

        Boost Your Immune Power with Ayurveda

        by Janesh Vaidya

        Traditional knowledge for the modern world providing tools to strengthen our immunity by simple adjustments in our daily life.With the current world situation in mind traditional Ayurveda practitioner, author and lecturer Janesh Vaidya has written a book specifically targeting the rapidly heightened interest in strengthening the immune system with natural solutions. According to Ayurveda, one of the most ancient health sciences in the world, our body is composed with five elements, and among them agni (the fire element) is controlling our immune system, protecting our body from the attack of external pathogenic microorganism such as bacteria, virus, fungi and parasites. The immune power varies from person to person, and depends not only on the person’s birth dominating elements, but also the age and season dominating elements. Without understanding these natural influences on our body in different stages of life, if we follow a general lifestyle, our agni, as well as the other elements, gets into a state of imbalance that weakens our immune system.By looking at these natural facts through the window of Ayurveda, and correcting them with personalised food and lifestyle programs, one can balance the elements in the body and maintain maximum health and immunity in all ages and seasons.The format makes the book easy to follow - even beginners are able to get straight into the practice via an easy self-test. BOOST YOUR IMMUNE POWER WITH AYURVEDA contains all you need to know to start using Ayurveda to strengthen your immune system through simple lifestyle adjustments to match your current body and mind type.

      • Food & Drink

        Food is my medicine

        Ayurveda recipes from my village

        by Janesh Vaidya

        FOOD IS MY MEDICINE is an exclusive cookbook built on the principles of ayurveda, the most ancient health science in the world. The aim of the book is to introduce healing recipes from the east, adapted to the western kitchen and at the same time easy to prepare. It gives the reader the experience that every meal can be a healing medicine without compromising the taste and fragrance of the food. A food journey that includes more than 100 unique and mouth watering recipes presented as breakfast, soups, salads, curries, burgers, snacks, juices and specialties from Kerala, with photos from Janesh Vaidya’s home village.FOOD IS MY MEDICINE is designed to be understood even by a reader who doesn’t have previous knowledge in ayurveda. The importance of an individualised diet and its connection to health is explained in part 1 of the book. Through charts and tables you will get to know the different forces (kapha, pitta, vata) and also identify your PDE (presently dominating element).Part 2 is the practical part of the book where with the help of vegetables, fruits, grains, spices and herbs you will be able to start a pharmacology in your kitchen and become your own food therapist, choosing recipes and preparing your meals to balance your PDE. For readers who are looking for an inspiring plant based cookbook or anyone who is curious to cook their favourite dishes from their local Indian restaurant. The recipes can be modified to suit the ayurvedic suggestions for the whole family, or be used without following the ayurvedic principles.

      • Health & Personal Development

        Yoga is my therapy

        by Janesh Vaidya

        YOGA IS MY THERAPY is taking yoga to the next level by giving the readers the tools to individualise yoga according to their health and specific body type. The included yoga programs for 53 common health problems make it a go-to book for students, teachers and beginners alike.QUESTIONS ANSWERED IN THE BOOK With his vast experience in Ayurveda Janesh Vaidya is answering many of the questions that other western yoga books fail to discuss, including: - Why different people need different yoga programs (explained through the relationship between yoga and the Indian medicinal system Ayurveda). - How to find your Presently Dominating Elements and design a yoga program accordingly. - What you should/shouldn’t practice if you suffer from illness/imbalance/ health problems. - The dangers of yoga.TARGET GROUPS In Sweden, YOGA IS MY THERAPY has been especially well received by 3 main target groups by: - Helping beginners find the right yoga program for their health condition. - Making yoga students understand their body-mind type and deepen their knowledge in their daily practice. - Being a handbook for yoga teachers who want to upgrade their profession to become yoga therapists, making tailor-made programs for their clients.

      • Medicine
        July 2016

        Fast Facts: Early Breast Cancer

        by Jayant Vaidya, Vivek Patkar

        Fast Facts: Early Breast Cancer provides a comprehensive overview of stage 0, I, II and IIIA disease, including the latest thinking on the risk of developing breast cancer and the value (or not) of screening, alongside the importance of clinical staging and triple assessment. Using clear diagnostic and management pathways, this practical resource covers: · the risks and benefits of neadjuvant treatment · surgical and reconstruction options · the latest approach to radiotherapy · when and how to select the correct adjuvant therapy · guidelines for follow-up and rehabilitation. Fast Facts: Early Breast Cancer is an invaluable resource that draws on current evidence to assist everyone working in breast cancer care improve patient outcomes. ;

      • Gynaecology & obstetrics
        June 2014

        Fast Facts: Breast Cancer

        by Jayant S Vaidya, David Joseph

        Wherever you are in your career, and whatever involvement you have with caring for women with breast cancer, the fifth edition of Fast Facts: Breast Cancer has something for you. The world-class authors of this popular fact-packed handbook provide practical advice on all the key areas of breast cancer management, from risk factors and diagnosis to treatment of all cancer stages. But what really makes it stand out from the crowd is the authors' awareness of the information you need when you talk to a woman concerned about breast cancer. The chapter dedicated to perception of risk will refresh your knowledge and help you talk to your patients about their individual prospects, while the short chapter on clinical trials will help you discuss potential participation in trials and answer common questions. Improvements in the management of breast cancer have followed three major themes in recent years: greater optimization of individualized local treatment, longer duration of therapies, and the use of biological therapies targeted at specific receptors. This colorful up-to-date handbook addresses all these trends, alongside the disturbing issues of overdiagnosis as a result of screening and overtreatment. Given the explosion in information technology, patients and their families have access to much more information on their condition and as a result assume a more active role in their medical management. Health professionals have an important role in helping patients sort the facts from the fallacies, put the risks and benefits into perspective and balance their treatment choices. For this reason alone, Fast Facts: Breast Cancer is an invaluable evidence-based resource for everyone working in breast cancer care in primary and secondary settings, from medical and nursing students, to GPs, specialist nurses and residents. The authors encourage you to make your patients well-informed active partners in their breast cancer care by sharing this highly readable book with them.

      • Medicine
        June 2010

        Fast Facts: Breast Cancer

        by Jayant S Vaidya, David Joseph, Alison Jones

        This colourful, comprehensive yet compact handbook covers the key areas of breast cancer management, from risk factors and diagnosis to management of all cancer stages. But what really makes this book stand out from the crowd is the authors' awareness of just what information you need when you talk to a woman concerned about breast cancer. The chapter dedicated to risk will refresh your knowledge and help you talk to your patients about their individual risk. And the short chapter on clinical trials will help you discuss potential participation in trials and answer common questions. Wherever you are in your career, and whatever involvement you have with caring for women with breast cancer, this book will have something for you.

      • Science & Mathematics
        June 2007

        Drug Discovery and Development

        Traditional Medicine and Ethnopharmacology

        by Bhushan Patwardhan

        While biotechnological advances, genomics and high throughput screenings or combinatorial and asymmetric syntheses are opening new opportunities in drug discovery, the industry is facing serious innovation deficit. The total number of new molecules registered per year has dropped in contrast to expected increase. Post marketing failures of blockbuster drugs have become major concerns of industries. On the other side, globally there is a major shift to sue of traditional medicine involving complementary and alternative therapies. Ethnopharmacology and traditional medicines have contributed in past significantly in the process of natural product drug discovery. There are two clear tracks where ethnopharmacology has potential to contribute in future drug research. First, as a discovery engine to provide new targets, leads, and second, use of quality assured and standardized traditional medicines. In this scenario, it is important to understand the mechanisms of drug discovery and pharmaceutical development with a focus on herbal drugs and neutraceutical. This book provides historical perspective, future prospects and significance of ethnopharmacology in drug research. It also provides important steps in botanical drug discovery and development including bioprospecting, quality control, standardization, pharmaceutics, stability, pharmacokinetics, and bioavailability with examples from ethnopharmacology and herbal medicine. One of the important feature of this book is to give an excellent insight to Good Laboratory and Good Clinical Practices along with very useful summary steps involved in filing IND or NDA of botanical products. The book also gives Regulators perspective of validating claims and how ethnopharmacological or traditional medicines need different approach.

      • Horticulture
        August 2020

        Safety and Quality Management in Food Supply Chain

        A Farm To Fork Approach

        by Sudheer, K.P. & Bindu Lakshmanan

        Food safety and quality is a matter of international significance and a responsibility of food processors and governments in the global food supply chain. Technological interventions in food quality analysis and safety detection are advancing at tremendous rates. A comprehensive documentation to create awareness, to implement strategies and to fill up the void in research and development in safety of foods of plant and animal origin is a long standing demand of scientific and industrial communities. In this context, it is essential that the current procedures and protocols in the areas of safety and quality analysis/detection be made available in an easy to read format for the benefit of the students, analysts and researchers. The disciplinary background of the contributors range from Food Engineering, Post-harvest Technology, Food technology, Food Microbiology, Meat Technology, Veterinary Public health, Biotechnology, Biochemistry, Food Packaging and Quality management, to Community science. It covers the most common and new techniques in safety and quality analysis while addressing the relevant food safety and quality issues. Besides compiling the safety aspects of various food products viz: cereals, fruits and vegetables, milk, meat, fish, water, bakery and confectionery, this book also documents the rules, regulation and certification associated with food industry. We are sure this book will be a good reading material for academia and industry in food processing sector.

      • Horticulture
        September 2021

        Postharvest Management Fruits and Vegetables (Completes in 2 Parts)

        by V.K.Joshi

        The book is the culmination of the efforts of contributions by eminent scientists. A lot of textual matter with illustrative practical exercises have been added to make the book more useful. Broadly the book has been divided into 8 sections: Section 01: Postharvest Management of Fruits and Vegetables Section 02: Preservation and Processing Technology Section 03: Production of Health Foods Section 04: Fermented Foods Section 05: Fruits and Vegetables Waste Utilization Section 06: Production of Additives Section 07: Quality, Safety and Marketing of Fruits and Vegetable Products Section 08: Practicals Chapters on different aspects of the subject matter covered include postharvest losses, loss reduction technology, handling, maturity indices, postharvest treatments, fruit and vegetable processing aspects, juice processing, drying, extrusion cooking, osmotic dehydration, technology for production of mushroom products, technology for production of health foods, indigenously fermented food products, flavour production technology, fermentation technology for wine production, lactic fermented beverages, latest technique of analysis, application of enzymes in food processing, biotechnology in food processing, juice concentration technology, sensory evaluation of food, processing waste utilization technology, oil extraction methodology, ready – to- eat product preparation, confectionary preparation, quality assurance, food safety and standard authority of India, project preparation, e-marketing of processed products, etc. The book in short has something for everybody related to the fields of Handling, Packaging, Processing, Preservation of Fruits and Vegetables

      • Agriculture & farming
        June 2020

        Medicinal and Aromatic Plants

        Utilization and Conservation Techniques

        by Gopal Shukla ,Bidhan Roy, Vineeta & Sumit Chakravarty

        Medicinal and aromatic plants (MAPs) are invaluable natural resources of use to human race, without which the survival of human/ animal race is incredible. There is an enormous diversity of plants which are put into medicinal, beauty care and culinary purposes. Cultivation of commercially important medicinal plants is in high demand as the global community is growing towards a green and herbal oriented approach. India as a country has thousands of years old traditional medicinal systems which rely solely on medicinal plants. There is a gradual loss of medicinal plants with the increasing demand of plant derived drugs. Majority of medicinal plants are still collected from the wild. This doesnt meet the demand and thereby pave ways to adulterants. The over extraction and ignorant activities cause biodiversity loss. Farm production of MAPs in these days is extremely vulnerable to underlying climate risk. Sustainable management of these resources requires urgent attention for environmental stability and improvement of livelihood. New income generating opportunities are opening up for rural populations and in particular for small-scale farmers as well as marginal farmers through MAPs cultivation. New generation are not well aware of the various uses of many plants to which it was put before. Thus there is an urgent need to spread the knowledge and conserve the wild populations of medicinal plant diversity in various forest areas of India. Considering the importance of the MAPs, an attempt was taken in this edited book to understand and highlight the role of MAPs in livelihood improvement and income generation through cultivation, conservation and utilisation. Most of the chapters in this book dealt with individual medicinal plants in detail. Two chapters have also been included on pests and diseases management of MAPs. Nowadays, IPR issues are more important. One chapter has been included on IPR issues on medicinal plants. A chapter also devoted on value addition of the medicinal plant products.

      • Agriculture & farming
        June 2022

        Solid and Hazardous Waste Management

        by Sunil Kumar

        Solid Waste Management has been a major challenge for the Urban local bodies in developing countries like India. It is one of the major concerns for the environmental managers, industry personnel and policymakers. It has been one of the areas on which the research community focused the greatest energy in the last couple of decades. This book offers readers methodical and technological aspects of solid and hazardous waste management, Challenges associated with waste management in developing countries, Techno-economic assessment of waste management systems in the Indian context. Special emphasis is given on applying advanced technologies coupled with novel tactics used for sustainable solid waste management, and various environmental impacts caused due to improper waste management practices are also discussed in detail. Environmental education and communication as a foundation in sustainable development, an essential aspect for strict enforcement of various environmental policies, is also explicated in the present book.

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