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10 Things You Need to Know about Losing Weight
Item# 40672
© 2009
51 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-61616-207-8
DVD ISBN: 978-1-61616-206-1
Each year, millions of people attempt to slim down-and fail. If super-diets and weight-loss fads don't work, what does? This program presents ten science-based approaches to losing weight without star...
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Bill Moyers Journal: On the Ground in Pakistan / Developing Ecological Intelligence
Item# 40507
© 2009
57 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-935-9
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-936-6
In this edition of the Journal, Bill Moyers is joined by historian Juan Cole and GlobalPost journalist Shahan Mufti to examine how America's increasingly strained relationship with Pakistan will impac...
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The Secret Life of Your Body Clock
Item# 40568
© 2009
49 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-902-1
DVD ISBN: 978-1-60825-903-8
Ticking away inside the human body are the timepieces that govern our daily and seasonal lives. This program shows how these biological clocks dictate physiological behavior-determining when our brain...
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Cells, Tissues, and Skin
Item# 39505
© 2009
23 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-423-1
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-424-8
After an introductory segment on cell characteristics, this program discusses the way human body cells function and combine into the structures that sustain life. Topics include membrane permeability...
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The Circulatory System
Item# 39509
© 2009
22 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-431-6
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-432-3
This program takes a close look at the organs of the human circulatory system and how they work to sustain life. After an introductory overview, the composition of blood-its plasma, erythrocytes, leuk...
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Digestion and Nutrition
Item# 39511
© 2009
22 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-435-4
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-436-1
This program examines the chemical structure of food and the human body's ability to convert food into fuel and raw materials. Major and minor nutrients are defined, catabolism and anabolism are contr...
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The Endocrine System
Item# 39512
© 2009
21 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-437-8
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-438-5
After an introductory segment contrasting the human endocrine and nervous systems, this program addresses the complex physiology of the endocrine system. Topics include the endocrine organs and glands...
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The Human Body: How It Works
Item# 39504
© 2009
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-421-7
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-422-4
This nine-part series uses physiologic animations and illustrations, microscopic imaging, expert commentary, and footage of the body in motion to provide a thorough overview of the amazing human machi...
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Human Development and the Reproductive System
Item# 39507
© 2009
20 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-427-9
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-428-6
This program traces the development of a human being from conception to full-term fetus, with a focus on the functions of the male and female reproductive systems. The three stages of development in t...
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The Immune System
Item# 39506
© 2009
22 Min.
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VHS ISBN: 978-1-60825-425-5
DVD (Chaptered) ISBN: 978-1-60825-426-2
This program examines how the human immune system defends the body against disease-causing invaders-and how in some cases its antigen-fighting capabilities can be turned against the bodily cells it pr...
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