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Sports Nutrition Pocket Guide or Essential Environments

2009-12-05T22:17:00.000-08:00

Sports Nutrition Pocket Guide: Your Daily Gym Bag Reference

Author: Michael Colgan

Access 27 years of sports nutrition research and get on the path to athletic excellence. Utilize the "right stuff" nutrition program and build yourself a better body. Design a Personal Sports Nutrition Program to suit your genetic individuality, your sport, your training level, your health history and your lifestyle. See how the latest discoveries in nutrition research can immediately boost your sports performance. Find out why the right minerals are more important than vitamins, and vastly more important than all the herbal and so-called prohormone concoctions put together in building physical power. Read the real truth about antioxidants. Learn the Seven Steps To Glory that should form the basis of every athlete's nutrition.

	Introduction	iii
1	One System of Chemistry	1
2	Synergy	7
3	Nature Made All the Locks	19
4	Physiological Dynamics	23
5	Some Folk Have Fat Feet	27
6	Seven Steps to Glory	31
7	Mineral Makeover	41
8	Calcium	45
9	Phosphorus	51
10	Potassium	55
11	Sulfur	59
12	Sodium & Chloride	63
13	Magnesium	67
14	Iron	71
15	Zinc	77
16	Copper	83
17	Iodine	87
18	Chromium	89
19	Selenium	93
20	Manganese & Molybdenum	97
21	Silicon & Boron	101
22	Vanadium & Arsenic	105
23	Fluoride	109
24	Cobalt, Tin, Nickel, & Germanium	113
25	Vitamins in Action	117
26	Vitamin A	121
27	Vitamin B1, Thiamin	125
28	Vitamin B2, Riboflavin	127
29	Vitamin B3, Niacin, Nicianamide	131
30	Vitamin B6, Pyridoxine	135
31	Vitamin B12, Cobalamin	139
32	Folate, Folic Acid	143
33	Biotin	147
34	Pantothenic Acid	151
35	Vitamin C Ascorbates	155
36	Vitamin D Calciferol	161
37	Vitamin E, Tocopherols, Tocotrienols	165
38	Vitamin K	169
39	Testing Vitamin Status	173
40	Acetyl-L-Carnitine	177
41	Phosphatidylserine	183
42	Melatonin	185
43	S-adenolsylmethionine	191
44	Creatine	197
45	Glucosamine and Chondroitin	211
46	Soy Isoflavones	219
47	Pygeum, Saw Palmetto	229
48	Save Your Breath	233
49	Antioxidant Armor	239
50	Going For The Gusto!	257
	References	259
	About Dr. Colgan	291
	Index	292

Look this: Healthful Quantity Baking or A Paradiso Year

Essential Environments: Discover How to Create Healthy Living Spaces (Essential Living)

Author: Janie Quinn

How to create healthy living spaces, promote wellness through positive lifestyle choices, and avoid the assault of chemical toxins are among the simple and smart solutions included in this handbook to incorporating the healing force of nature into daily life. Products and practices that are kind to the environment are featured with healthy alternatives to such potentially harmful products as laundry detergent, toothpaste, and deodorant. Suggestions for redesigning the home, office, and yard to create toxic-free spaces are complemented by information on eating healthier foods that have minimal environmental impact.

What People Are Saying

Carl Pope
"For anyone concerned about the health of their world."
—executive. director, Sierra Club

Gerald M. Reisinger
"This book will make a difference in cleaning up the waterways of our country and the waterways of your life."
—Recreation Chairman, Susquehanna River Watch, North Dakota

Organic Consumers Association
"Healing the planet is dependent on each and every one of us first healing our personal living spaces."

Death or Tiger Bone and Rhino Horn

2009-12-04T18:06:00.000-08:00

Death: The Great Mystery of Life

Author: Herbie Brennan

From the burial rites of the earliest humans to the current price of freezing one's dead body, this engaging study confronts the mystery of death, leaving no question unanswered. In Death, Herbie Brennan dissects the biological processes by which people die, delving into the history of plagues, wars, and natural disasters. This fearless exploration also goes beyond the moment of physical death to unravel the mysteries of the afterlife, with chapters on ghosts and near-death experiences. Clear and informative, this book presents a wide array of research, inviting readers to learn the likely causes of death and telling them what to expect in the process. Brennan turns the most frightening concepts into comforting revelations and devotes a good portion of the book to "the good news"—the history of the afterlife, the tranquillity of near-death experiences, and how scientific advances are increasing our chances of cheating death. Traveling the world, Brennan reveals the surprising similarities and differences in cultural manifestations of this universal concept. Brennan also explores out-of-body experiences, documented radio communication with the deceased, and telepathy. The result is a comprehensive account from multiple perspectives that is captivating, mysterious, and wonderfully reassuring about this most feared of human experiences.

Publishers Weekly

This latest offering from Brennan, an Irish writer of nonfiction (The Martian Genesis) and children's books (Frankenstella and the Video Store Monster), is a study of death from a variety of angles. A historical chapter on the devastation caused by the bubonic plague is informative and interesting, as is the author's coverage of the Ebola virus and of modern dangers associated with the overuse of antibiotics. Brennan also includes a thoughtful overview of the ways various religions regard death and immortality. But when he turns his attention to ghosts, mediums, out-of-body experiences (OOBE) and other psychic phenomena which are clearly his chief interest more skeptical readers may raise an eyebrow. Brennan has done a number of experiments using hypnosis to trigger OOBE in subjects and the results of these, along with examples done by others in the field, are used to support his arguable conclusion that "there is a substantial body of evidence to suggest the second body everyone experiences during an OOBE is something more than a subjective reality." In addition, Brennan details a theoretical account of the death experience that is based on a murky merge of Tibetan religious beliefs and testimonials from those who have survived near-death encounters. The author's claim that actual death is characterized by "calm, freedom from pain, the possibility of continuity..." will reassure believers and irritate rationalists. (Oct.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

	Three Amazing Things	ix
	Introduction	xiii
	Preface	xv
1.	Your Likely Way to Die	1
2.	Black Death	11
3.	The Next Plague	23
4.	The Great Invention	40
5.	Death from Heaven	53
6.	The Mystery of Death	65
7.	Under the Microscope	75
8.	Freezing to Life	88
9.	Heirs and Spares	98
10.	Body Building	112
11.	History of the Afterlife	125
12.	History of the Afterlife (2)	140
13.	The Nature of Mind	157
14.	Ghosts	176
15.	Recordings and Time Slips	195
16.	Phantoms of the Living	210
17.	Mediums	226
18.	Recording the Dead	246
19.	Coming Back	261
20.	The Death Experience	279
	Epilogue: Living with Death	292
Appendix	Recording Spirit Voices	295
	End Notes	299
	Bibliography	305
	Acknowledgments	308
	Index	310
	About the Author	320

Tiger Bone and Rhino Horn: The Destruction of Wildlife for Traditional Chinese Medicine

Author: Richard Ellis

In parts of Korea and China, moon bears, black but for the crescent-shaped patch of white on their chests, are captured in the wild and brought to "bear farms" where they are imprisoned in squeeze cages, and a steel catheter is inserted into their gall bladders. The dripping bile is collected as a cure for ailments ranging from an upset stomach to skin burns. The bear may live as long as fifteen years in this state. Rhinos are being illegally poached for their horns, as are tigers for their bones, thought to improve virility. Booming economies and growing wealth in parts of Asia are increasing demand for these precious medicinals. Already endangered species are being sacrificed for temporary treatments for nausea and erectile dysfunction.

Richard Ellis, one of the world's foremost experts in wildlife extinction, brings his alarm to the pages of Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn, in the hope that through an exposure of this drug trade, something can be done to save the animals most direly threatened. Trade in animal parts for traditional Chinese medicine is a leading cause of species endangerment in Asia, and poaching is increasing at an alarming rate. Most of traditional Chinese medicine relies on herbs and other plants, and is not a cause for concern. Ellis illuminates those aspects of traditional medicine, but as wildlife habitats are shrinking for the hunted large species, the situation is becoming ever more critical.

Tigers, bears, and rhinos are not the only animals pursued for the sake of alleviating human ills--the list includes musk deer, sharks, saiga antelope, seahorses, porcupines, monkeys, beavers, and sea lions--but the dwindling numbers of those rare species call us to attention. Ellis tells us what has been done successfully, and contemplates what can and must be done to save these animals or, sadly, our children will witness the extinction of tigers, rhinos, and moon bears in their lifetime.

The Washington Post - Susan Okie

For those ready to do battle to save endangered species, Ellis's book provides plenty of factual ammunition.

Publishers Weekly

Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) frequently relies on medicines created from the body parts of animals that are rumored to have curative properties. Sea horses, for example, when consumed in large quantities, are alleged to cure everything from asthma to impotency. A worldwide interest in alternative medicine and the ease of international commerce have put dozens of species worldwide-such as American bears and African rhinos-at risk. The problem is serious, which makes it all the more unfortunate that veteran nature writer Ellis (The Empty Ocean) dilutes the issue by devoting so much space to other reasons why various species are on the verge of extinction. He also seems reluctant to blame TCM itself for creating the problem, especially given the lack of evidence of medical benefits for many of its practices. Ellis repeatedly puts forth the altruistic notion that if people only knew these remedies were obtained at the risk of other species' extinction, demand would decrease. Similarly, he suggests that making Viagra widely available will reduce the market for animal-based aphrodisiacs. Such optimism suggests that, while Ellis displays an exemplary knowledge of the animal kingdom, he has a few things left to learn about human nature. B&w photos. (June 30) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Silicone Survivors or The Tai Chi Two Person Dance

2009-12-03T13:55:00.000-08:00

Silicone Survivors: Women's Experiences with Breast Implants

Author: Susan M Zimmermann

Susan Zimmermann talked with forty women about one of the most sensitive issues of body image and health - their breasts, the chief attribute of femininity. In the aftermath of the early 1990s controversy over the use of silicone breast implants, how do women decide to undergo surgery to enhance or reconstruct their bodies? How does surgery alter a woman's self-image? How do they face the possibility of debilitating autoimmune disease from rupturing or leaking implants? Now, having faced years of medical and personal uncertainty, many have coped by reassessing their lives and their relationships, by sharing information and support with other women with implants, outreach that becomes a means for self-empowerment.

	Acknowledgments
1	Introduction	1
2	Historical Background: The Emergence of a Controversy	20
3	The Decision to Seek Breast Implants: Women's Participation in the Medicalization Process	42
4	False Expectations: An Ironic Twist on "Before and After"	70
5	Misinforming Women of Risk: A Medical Conspiracy?	91
6	Minimizing Women's Troubles	115
7	Listening to an Inner Voice	145
8	Transforming Identities: Experiences of Empowerment	169
	Notes	191
	Bibliography	213
	Index	223

Look this: Securing Americas Future or The Priestly Tribe

The Tai Chi Two-Person Dance: Tai Chi with a Partner

Author: Jonathan Russell

This centuries-old harmonizing of movements resembles a dance in which the lead switches from partner to partner with every movement, requiring participants to enter into a bodily dialogue with each other. Each movement has a specified number of beats, which aids in the correct positioning of one’s body. The book is amply illustrated with photographs of Master T. T. Liang performing the two-person dance.

Healing with Aromatherapy or Mastering the Zone

2009-12-02T09:44:00.000-08:00

Healing with Aromatherapy

Author: Marlene Ericksen

Integrating centuries of herbal traditions with modern-day science, this book provides a comprehensive overview of the principles of aromatherapy.

Go to: Fancy Nancy Collectors Quintet or Encyclopedia Brown Box Set

Mastering the Zone: The Next Step in Achieving SuperHealth and Permanent Fat Loss (2 Cassettes)

Author: Barry Sears

Dr. Sears takes your health to the next level.His easy-to-follow strategy throws out conventional carbohydrate-worship and says humans need protein and carbohydrate and even fat for true health. By carefully adjusting a sensible diet, Zone followers attain hormonal balance and reap real results- permanent weight loss, great health, all around peak performance- that begin immediately and last a lifetime. If you are new to The Zone, it will show you, step-by-step, how easy it is to eat for superior health. If you are a Zone veteran, it will help you fine-tune your Zone lifestyle.

Every Womans Yoga or Hollow Tree

2009-12-01T05:33:00.000-08:00

Every Woman's Yoga: How to Incorporate Strength, Flexibility, and Balance into Your Life

Author: Jaime Stover Schmitt

The Definitive Yoga Guide for Women
Yoga truly is for every woman. Its therapeutic and healing powers are vast and inclusive, its benefits ranging from body conditioning and toning to stress and pain relief, from childbirth preparation to easing through the menopause transition. Every Woman's Yoga is a basic yoga manual that focuses on specific yoga practices that are most suitable for women. Whether you are already into yoga, just getting started, or simply exploring the wonderful world of yoga therapy, this informative guide will help you nurture your mind, body, and soul and will enable you to simply be your physical and mental best.
Inside, you'll discover how yoga can:
·Help sighs of aging and decrease stress
·Assist through pregnancy, menstrual issues, and infertility
·Build strength and promote flexibility
·Support recovery from breast cancer treatment
·Ease incontinence, digestion, and elimination
·Help with fatigue and depression
·Build confidence, promote inner beauty, and manage weight
·And many other conditions central to being a woman!

Author Biography: Jaime Stover Schmitt, Ed.D., C.M.A., is the founder and director of Spanda, a yoga therapy education program that grew out of her private yoga movement therapy practice of 15 years. Dr. Schmitt is also a faculty member of the Himalayan Institute, a teacher at the Kripalu Center, and a contributor to Yoga International Magazine. She lives in the New York metropolitan area.

Interesting textbook: ProBlogger or Primal Leadership

Hollow Tree: Fighting Addiction with Traditional Native Healing

Author: Herb Nabigon

Before discovering native healing methods, Herb Nabigon could not imagine a life without alcohol. The Hollow Tree, tells the story of his struggle to overcome addiction with the help of the spiritual teachings and brotherly love of his Elders. Nabigon had spent much of his life wrestling with self-destructive impulses, feelings of inferiority and resentment, and alcohol abuse when Eddie Bellerose, an Elder, introduced him to the ancient Cree teachings. With the help of healing methods drawn from the Four Sacred Directions, the refuge and revitalization offered by the sweat lodge, and native cultural practices such as the use of the pipe, Nabigon was able to find sobriety.

Treating the Aching Heart or Energy Healing

2009-11-30T01:22:00.000-08:00

Treating the Aching Heart: A Guide to Depression, Stress, and Heart Disease

Author: Lawson R Wulsin

Why is depression bad for heart disease? And how does heart disease contribute to depression? And why is treatment for depressed people with heart disease so often inadequate? Through personal vignettes, accessible scientific explanations, and medical illustrations, Treating the Aching Heart traces the vicious cycle of depression and heart disease and points the way to better care based on cutting-edge science. The book presents a new view of depression as a broad-reaching illness with a distinct neurobiology that influences the most up-to-date model of heart disease. Treating the Aching Heart provides a window into the most studied mind-body problem, the interaction between the brain and the heart. Though many mysteries remain, in no other area is the relationship between a mental disorder and a physical disorder better understood than in the study of depression and heart disease. Anyone who has suffered from depression (about one in four U.S. adults) or some form of heart disease (also about one in four), or has a close family member with either problem, will find this book a useful guide to treatment.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Regina Lopez, MD(Rush University Medical Center)
Description:This book explores the complex dynamics between depression and heart disease, emphasizing the importance of a deeper understanding of this reciprocal relationship in order to improve treatment strategies and outcomes for both.
Purpose:The aim is to promote change in the way mental health clinicians and their medical collaborators communicate. These are worthy objectives given the fact that depression and heart disease influence one another and both diseases affect a large proportion of the population. The author stresses that a comprehensive treatment approach for both diseases and collaboration when both diseases are present should become a standard of care.
Audience:According to the author, the book is intended for patients who suffer from depression and/or heart disease, and their loved ones. The book would also be useful for clinicians who treat patients with one or both of these diseases. The author is a professor of psychiatry and family medicine who practices in both fields and does research on psychosomatic medicine.
Features:The book covers epidemiology, risk factors for both diseases, and the converging risks. It discusses the biology of depression and its psychological, social, and physical effects. The anatomical and physiological ties between the heart and the brain are covered, followed by the behavioral and biological links. A guide to treatment for depression and heart disease is also included. The book concludes with ways to improve the delivery of care to the population with both diagnoses. The book is easy to read and understand.The chapters contain clinical tips, which are tied together to form treatment strategies. The personal vignettes which make the book more personalized are clinically applicable. The appendixes, notes, and references provide details for additional readings/information. The shortcoming of this book is that it seems too simplistic for physicians who treat these diseases.
Assessment:This is a useful book because depression and heart disease are typically not discussed together nor viewed from the different standpoints. However, it may be more appropriate for patients. Because it is an easy read, physicians may be interested in reading it to get a general understanding of the link between two common diseases.

Interesting textbook: Mentoring 101 or Understanding Business

Energy Healing: A Pathway to Inner Growth

Author: Jim Gilkeson

In the last few years, the therapeutic practice of energy medicine, formerly on the frontiers of alternative healing, has begun to attract more widespread interest. Practiced by a growing number of therapists and bodyworkers, energy medicine attends to the energy field that surrounds and penetrates the human body. Energy Healing makes a two-fold contribution to the discipline: it presents an original theoretical and spiritual framework for energy work, and it offers practical lessons and concrete techniques that allow those exploring energy medicine to take action for themselves. Written in straightforward prose and informed by 15 years of practice, Energy Healing is a precise, eloquent sourcebook that will be of interest to everyone exploring the realm of energy practice.

What People Are Saying

Denise Low
Energy Healing is a workbook that not only provides healing exercises but also personal guidance throughout the process. Drawing upon his own lifelong quest for spiritual, mental, and physical health, Jim Gilkeson shares the wealth of his own experiences with wit and wisdom.
—Denise Low, Ph.D.,( author of Tulip Elegies: An Alchemy of Writing and Touching the Sky)

Ann Nunley
Energy Healing is a 'must-read' for those who practice energy healing and for those wishing to learn about and engage in such practices. It is written from a wise and balanced perspective, and points out both the extreme benefits that can be achieved through energy medicine and healing, and some of the crucial pitfalls that may be encountered. Written in a well-organized, interesting, and clear manner, it sets a tone for personal growth and responsible practice. I highly recommend this book.
—Ann Nunley, (1998-99 co-president of the International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine (ISSSEEM) and author of Inner Counselor and Landscapes of the Heart)

Jeff Levin
Reading this outstanding book is like taking a comprehensive course in the theory an practice of subtle-energy healing. Jim Gilkeson has created a highly informative and highly practical guide accessible to just about anyone.
—Jeff Levin, Ph.D., M.P.H., (past president, International Society for the Study of Subtle Energies & Energy Medicine (ISSSEEM))

Defeat Cancer or Confessions of a Couch Potato

2009-11-28T21:11:00.000-08:00

Defeat Cancer

Author: Gregory A Gor

After spending four years of extensive research, the cancer returned. Frustrated with his reliance on pharmaceutical drugs and the possible need for radiation and other therapies, Gregory Gore set out to battle his returning cancer. He shares the ten specific steps he took to defeat his cancer naturally.

Gore discusses a wide range of factors that are important to treating disease and living cancer free. He says that most cancers are symptoms of an ineffective immune system from a toxic overload of poisonous chemicals, heavy metals, processed foods, and much more. He has found that most medical practices treat the symptoms of cancer, not the cause. There is information on how to boost the immune system to fight against disease and live a healthier and probably disease-free lifestyle.

Book review: Entertaining Made Easy or American Cookbook

Confessions of a Couch Potato

Author: Stephen Furst

A hysterical memoir of growing up as a husky . . . plump . . .heavy-set . . . OK, FAT! child, who struggled with weight problems through adulthood, Stephen Furst shares his tips and recipes for how he went from an out-of-control 320-pound person with diabetes, to his lean, mean, low-fat eating machine of 175. A self-help cookbook of epic proportionsor actually, epic portionsfilled with all kinds of tips and anecdotes, it includes everything from real recipes (such as cheesecake, soup, and pasta) to how to get through the holidays without killing yourself instead of your relatives. You've tried everything elsetry laughing your way to better health.

Stephen Furst has been an actor for the past 23 years, starring in the classic movie comedy Animal House and two multiaward-winning television series"St. Elsewhere" and "Babylon 5."

	Introduction	vii
Chapter 1	Working My Way to the Bottom	1
Chapter 2	An American Childhood	19
Chapter 3	Dessert First	43
Chapter 4	Back to the Top: Appetizers	57
Chapter 5	Beef, Veal, Lamb, and Liver	67
Chapter 6	Chicken and Seafood and, Um, Condiments	69
Chapter 7	Then There's Turkey	77
Chapter 8	Between-Meal Snacks	85
Chapter 9	Soups and Salads	95
Chapter 10	What It's Like Being Thin	101
Chapter 11	Eating Out Tips	115
Chapter 12	Sports? Exercise?	121
Chapter 13	Is It Getting Complicated in Here?	129

With Pen in Hand or Staying Dry

2009-02-20T18:34:00.000-08:00

With Pen in Hand: The Healing Power of Writing

Author: Henriette Anne Klauser

In moments of grief or loss, we often turn to the written word to say what cannot be said aloud. Indeed, directing sadness, rage, or confusion at the page can be tremendously cathartic and liberating. As we express our deepest feelings without reserve in poetry or prose, we feel the power of our words begin to draw out some of the pain in our hearts and replace it with hope.But fears about writing honestly and self-criticism can stand in the way of making use of this powerful therapeutic tool. With Pen in Hand is an inspirational and practical guide to breaking through these roadblocks and to helping one "write to heal." Outlining writing techniques that are best for working through pain and for privately collecting raw emotions--"Writing a Letter of Goodbye," "Interviewing Your Body," "Rapid-Writing," and more--Henriette Klauser shares stories and tips that will help readers gain comfort from what they commit to paper. For the accomplished writer and non-writer alike, With Pen in Hand will help one make use of the kind of expression that in the aftermath of a crisis or loss, can make one whole again.

KLIATT

In her introduction, Klauser, best-selling author of Writing on Both Sides of the Brain, explains that her experiences giving workshops and the letters that she receives are the genesis of her latest book. The fundamental premise of her work is a belief in the "power of the written word to soothe our souls and ease the anguish." Klauser does not provide much scientific validation for her premise. She refers to the work of James Pennebaker of the University of Texas who did some research on people who had lost their jobs. He concluded that those who wrote about their experiences recovered emotionally more quickly and found new jobs more quickly than those who did not write. Writing about emotional topics in general was found by Pennebaker to result in "an increase in germ-fighting lymphocytes" and a decrease in anxiety, stress levels, and depression. The majority of the chapters involve the stories of individuals who, faced with traumatic events in their lives, turned to writing a journal and found some measure of consolation in the process. Among the individuals: a woman dealing with divorce, a woman whose child died, a priest who decides to leave the priesthood, a rape victim, a victim of domestic abuse, someone dealing with the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorism, and a Vietnam veteran. Most of the chapters give extensive excerpts from the journal writings of such individuals. At the end of the chapter, Klauser includes a short section called "Apply This" in which she suggests a way for the reader to use a similar approach in writing about the problems of their own lives as was used by the person who was the focus in that particular chapter. Such approaches include stream of consciousnessand writing with the unschooled hand (i.e., using the left hand if right-handed). Klauser's book is billed as "inspirational and practical." I found the stories compelling. They could well serve as inspiration for someone seeking solace through writing about an experience and their feelings as they deal with the aftermath of that experience. However, other than learning from examples, this book offers little practical instruction or advice. This book would be most helpful to those interested in the writing process or in psychology. KLIATT Codes: A—Recommended for advanced students and adults. 2003, Perseus, 262p. bibliog., Pucci

New interesting textbook: Perla Meyers Art of Seasonal Cooking or Feed a Crowd Southern Cook Book

Staying Dry: A Practical Guide to Bladder Control

Author: Kathryn L Burgio

This highly acclaimed book offers help to the millions of adult Americans who deal with urinary incontinence. Based on a program developed at the National Institute on Aging in association with the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Staying Dry is the book that will put you back in charge.

Library Journal

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and urinary incontinence are two common chronic ailments traditionally thought to be incurable. While neither is life-threatening and neither is being heroically researched and reported upon, these afflictions cause great personal distress to millions of people. For the first time, two strong self-help books offer cogent medical information and comprehensive action plans to IBS or incontinence sufferers. Staying Dry , a workbook (unfortunately padded with unnecessary forms) based on successful programs developed at Johns Hopkins, is very practical and encouraging. The Wellness Book of IBS is also specific and practical. Extensive and invasive tests for IBS are unnecessary, say the authors; diagnosis can be established by careful history and physical examination. Individual diet regulation is advised, and the book concludes with 50 recipes for IBS comfort. Both books are highly recommended.-- Evelyn L. Mott, Palm Beach Cty. P.L., West Palm Beach, Fla.

	Foreword	ix
	Preface	xiii
	Introduction: From Damp to Dry	1
Step 1	Getting a Handle on Your Problem	13
Step 2	What Your First-Week Bladder Diary Means	29
Step 3	Your Trip to the Doctor	53
Step 4	Taking Control	67
Step 5	A New Beginning	101
Appendix A	Further Evaluation and Testing	123
Appendix B	Treatments That You May Be Offered	133
	Glossary	151
	Index	165

The Power of the Mind to Heal or 100 Questions and Answers about Cervical Cancer

2009-02-19T14:23:00.000-08:00

The Power of the Mind to Heal

Author: Joan Borysenko

"You hold the key to physical, emotional and spiritual healing within your remarkable mind," says Dr. Borysenko, author of "Minding the Body, Mending the Mind." We heal by becoming truly ourselves, by discovering our wholeness. The Power of the Mind to Heal presents transformative methods for overcoming negative patterns and finding the higher self. Dr. Borysenko illustrates practical reasons for practicing forgiveness, with yourself & others, and healing your life with love.

Book about: Anlagengebäude & Gemeinschaftsentwicklung

100 Questions and Answers about Cervical Cancer

Author: Don S Dizon

The only text to provide both the patient's and doctor's views, 100 Questions & Answers About Cervical Cancer aims to provide a much needed primer for patients and their families, addressing the questions most relevant to a woman following a diagnosis of pre-invasive changes or invasive cervical cancer. This text gives up-to-date, authoritative, practical answers to your questions about cervical cancer, not only regarding the diagnosis and treatment of the disease, but also female survivorship. 100 Questions & Answers About Cervical Cancer is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

About the Author:
Don S. Dizon, MD, FACP, Program in Women's Oncology, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Probidence, Rhode Island

About the Author:
Paul DiSilvestro, MD, FACOG, Program in Women's Oncology, Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Probidence, Rhode Island

About the Author:
Michael Krychman, MD, Director, Sexual Health and Survivorship Medicine, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian, Newport Beach, California

Get Moving with Grover or Como convivir con su artritis

2009-02-18T10:11:00.000-08:00

Get Moving with Grover

Author: Random Hous

It's your lovable pal Grover, showing you how easy it is to move around-even with a book. In fact, Grover will show you how to use this book as part of your workout, by running under it, over it, and around and around for pages of heart-pumping fun. A page of tips for parents is also included.

Wendy M. Smith-D'Arezzo - Children's Literature

Grover and Elmo literally move through this book, as Grover instructs preschool children to put the book down and jump over it, run around it and do push ups on top of it. The story is written in silly Grover talk, including his rhetorical questions throughout. "That stretching feels good, does it not?" While the childish text and colorful pictures will delight young children, the repetition of inanities will soon wear thin for adults. There is a section at the end directed toward parents detailing some ideas to try at home to get children moving. Important information is shared in the text about the developmental abilities of preschoolers, helping parents to determine what they should expect of their young children. The importance of balancing movement and play, sleep and rest plus the need for nutritious food is also emphasized. The familiar Sesame Street characters will be a plus for some children, but the combination of reading and exercise will be stretch for most adults. 2005, Random House, Ages 3 to 5.

New interesting book: Sew Easy as Pie or Hostess

Como convivir con su artritis: Una guнa para una vida activa y saludable

Author: Virginia Gonzales

The only Spanish-language book on arthritis that is current and focused on self-care, this useful guide encourages sufferers to take a proactive approach in controlling their symptoms. Particular care was taken in the translation to accommodate cultural differences and to use standard vocabulary generally understood in most Spanish-speaking communities.

El único libro en español sobre la artritis que es corriente y guiado hacia el cuidado propio, esta guía anima al paciente a tomar un papel activo en el control y manejo de los síntomas. La traducción fue hecha de manera cuidadosa, logrando la mayor cobertura posible en el mundo hispano parlante.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Fibromyalgia and Other Invisible Illnesses or 50 Ways to Manage Type 2 Diabetes

2009-02-17T05:59:00.000-08:00

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Other Invisible Illnesses: A Comprehensive and Compassionate Guide

Author: Katrina Bern

Revised and expanded, this edition offers the latest findings on chronic fatigue, fibromyalgia, and overlapping diseases such as Gulf War Syndrome. It includes new information on the interaction of the brain, emotions, and immune system as well.

New interesting textbook: Gestão Estratégica:Criação de Vantagens Competitivas

50 Ways to Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Author: M Sara Rosenthal

More than 15 million persons suffer from Type 2 diabetes, a disease of insulin resistance. 50 Ways to Manage Type 2 Diabetes is a straightforward guide that offers 50 quick and easy solutions for minimizing the effects of the disease, preventing complications, and controlling blood sugar levels without daily insulin injections. It also includes an extensive meal planning section.

M. Sara Rosenthal is a medical health journalist, educator, and author of many widely acclaimed health books, including The Thyroid Sourcebook, The Type 2 Diabetic Woman, and The Gastrointestinal Sourcebook. She is an Associate of the Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto, a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre in Health Promotion.

Nutritional Genomics or Simplified Facial Rejuvenation

2009-02-16T01:47:00.000-08:00

Nutritional Genomics: Impact on Health and Disease

Author: Regina Brigelius Floh

Nutritional genomics paves the way for novel applications in medicine and human nutrition, and this volume presents the latest data on how genetic variation is associated with dietary response and how nutrients influence gene expression. In so doing, it brings together the various disciplines involved in this field of research, making this essential reading for nutritionists, biochemists and molecular biologists.

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Simplified Facial Rejuvenation

Author: Melvin A Shiffman

Simplified Facial Rejuvenation is divided into sections that include anatomy and anesthesia, classifications, dermatologic procedures, suture lifts, surgical cariations of the face, surgical variations of the eyes, brow, neck, lips, nose, ear, and scalp, and medical legal aspects. There are multiple variations of suture lift procedures presented to allow the physician to decide which is best. Unique surgical procedures of the face are presented, many of which are techniques of minimal-incision facelift, and new techniques including resection of the supraorbital ridges, mesotherapy for hair rejuvenation, transblepharoplasty, browlift, and cervicoplasty with hexagonal excision, as well as new classifications of facial aging. The book brings together the more popular procedures for patients that include simpler methods of facial rejuvenation with less pain, shorter recovery time, less cost, and fewer complications.

Osteoporosis or Music within You

2009-02-14T21:34:00.000-08:00

Osteoporosis: The Alternatives

Author: Eva Lee Snead

This is a must read for anyone who has this disease. This silent disease that progresses for decades, without any outward signs needs the patient to understand the therapies that are available to help. Dr. Snead has researched all of the medical data so that you may be informed of and have a better choice of treatments. This is a highly technical book which your Dr. may not be aware of and you should. Questions and Answers are clearly examined so there should be no question of proper treatment and care.

Interesting book: Alcohol Gender and Culture or Single Malt Whiskey

Music within You

Author: Shelley Katsh

In this second and expanded edition, the authors examine the natural and vital role that music plays in everyone's life, with discussions on the myriad effects of music on human beings, and the potentials of music for therapy and healing. Included are five ways to grow through music, with simple exercises for using one's innate musical capacities to enhance creativity, communication, and self-confidence. The authors offer a practical guide for adult beginners studying music. Therapists and teachers will find this book most useful in creating music experiences for people of all ages, abilities, and needs.

Homeopathic Medicine for Women or Thyroid Problems in Women and Children

2009-02-13T17:22:00.000-08:00

Homeopathic Medicine for Women: An Alternative Approach to Gynecological Health Care

Author: Trevor Smith

Many women's health concerns can be most effectively addressed with homeopathic remedies. Here, Dr. Smith discusses both homeopathic and conventional treatments for a variety of conditions.

Introduction
1. Adolescent Period Problems
2. Period Problems of the Adult Woman
3. Tampon or Pad
4. Pregnancy
5. Breast Feeding Problems
6. Puerperal Problems
7. Infections
8. Sterility and Failure to Conceive
9. Menopausal Problems
10. Pruritus Vulvae
11. Prolapse and Leakage
12. General Breast Problems
13. Fibroids
14. Cancer
15. Trauma and Rape
16. Ovarian Disease
17. Contraception
18. Sexual Problems
List of Recommended Remedies
Homeopathic Organizations and Suppliers
Index

Interesting book: Business Driven Technology or Marketing for Therapists

Thyroid Problems in Women and Children: Self-Help and Treatment

Author: Joan Gomez

The thyroid is one of the most important parts of the body, regulating metabolism and organ function. Thyroid disorder can manifest as hypothyroidism (too little activity) or hyperthyroidism (too much activity). Symptoms can range from mild to serious, but thyroid problems are 90 percent curable if detected. This complete, up-to-date book covers every aspect of both conditions, incorporating case studies and including special chapters for pregnant women, babies, children, adolescents, and women over 50. Another chapter discusses vitamins, the role of iodine, how diet affects the thyroid, and the role of stress.

Health Psychology or Vegetarians and Vegans in America Today

2009-02-12T13:10:00.000-08:00

Health Psychology

Author: Anthony J Curtis

This simple and concise introduction to the psychology of health is the perfect text for students new to the area. Topics covered include health policy and epidemiology, genetic factors in disease, the experience of illness as a patient, beliefs and attitudes, stress, pain and healthy lifestyles.

Vegetarians and Vegans in America Today

Author: Karen Iacobbo

Vegetarianism is not a diet trend, or the flavor of the month. Instead, it is a philosophy and practice with roots in antiquity. Vegetarianism has existed for centuries in much of the world as a social movement and subculture. In the United States, this subculture has existed for more than 200 years. In this book, the Iacobbos bring this thriving subculture to life. By examining its businesses, organizations, events, scholarship, and influence on the arts, and by interviewing dozens of vegetarians and vegans, the authors reveal a subculture whose members hold a variety of perspectives on everything from animal rights to advocacy, politics, and religion.

Body Brilliance or Pressure Point Plan for Natural Health

2009-02-11T08:58:00.000-08:00

Body Brilliance: Mastering Your Five Vital Intelligences

Author: Alan Davidson

This book is a warm, funny, encouraging, compassionate and deeply personal guide to waking your spirit fully in your body. It engages your "five essential intelligences"—physical, mental, emotional, moral and spiritual—and develops them fully. You feel a high level of energy when your potential is being fully expressed in one of these areas; it's important to your happiness to identify and improve the areas in which your energy feels low or weak.

Body Brilliance is filled with inspiring stories. It tells the surprising details of people who exemplified peak development in one form or another: Olympians Jesse Owens and Wilma Rudolph for physical intelligence; Albert Einstein for mental intelligence, and Rumi and his teacher Shams for spiritual intelligence. It provides powerful yet simple ways in which you can fully engage each level, by finding the wisdom that your body is trying to communicate with you—and then living that wisdom in powerful experience through your body. It teaches you to pay attention to your unique individual patterns, listening deeply to your body's messages.

Body Brilliance is also full of practical exercises to awaken each level, and to encourage you to find your personal levels of peak expression in that domain. When you wake up fully in your body, and harmonize all five layers, you discover a result that is more than the sum of the parts; you fall deeply in love with being alive, and infatuated with being fully present in your life.

About the Author
Alan Davidson, RMT, is the owner and director of Essential Touch Therapies in Houston, Texas. He has a B.S. from University of Houston, with an emphasis on psychology, sociology, philosophy, and religion. Alan is fascinated with the intersection of bodywork, psychology, ritual, and spiritual practice. He has taught massage, meditation, yoga, aromatherapy, and human transformation since 1990 and is a certified Nia White Belt. Alan is currently on the teaching staff at Source Vital College of Holistic Studies and NiaMoves Studio. You can see more about him, and subscribe to his health newsletter, at www.throughyourbody.com.

Books about: Marketing de Serviços

Pressure Point Plan for Natural Health

Author: Judith Sachs

The sensitive pressure points on the bottom, top and sides of the foot are the key to balancing energy and enhancing healing. Using the art of reflexology, this book shows how to press, knead, and glide along various areas in the foot to improve circulation in corresponding parts of the body. This comprehensive guide teaches the European method of reflexology. Included are: step-by-step instructions for a head-to-toe reflexology session; secrets to spotting imbalance and illness; charts for locating pressure points and stimulating its reflex; Chinese medicine, tai chi exercises, and other treatments that complement reflexology for dozens of health problems; and steps for eliminating toxins and impurities from the body.

Fine Embellishment Techniques or Better Eyesight

2009-02-10T04:45:00.000-08:00

Fine Embellishment Techniques: Classic Details for Today's Clothing

Author: Jane Conlon

You don't have to be an expert to add embellishment techniques from the 1920's, 30's and 40's to your wardrobe. Discover the possibilities when you add threadwork, beading, trims, piping and more to garments. These projects are elegant and sophisticated and especially appealing to those who like glamour but not glitz.

Library Journal

Like knitters, today's sewers welcome ideas for embellishments to push their sewn garments beyond the boundaries of the ready-to-wear. The topic has yet to be covered fully in sewing books--until now. Conlon, a frequent contributor to Threads magazine, divides embellishment techniques into five major types: beading, threadwork, trims, applique, and bindings/pipings. Separate chapters devoted to each of these techniques include information on choosing appropriate tools and materials, step-by-step directions, and ideas for using the embellishment in a garment. Instructions are crystal clear, and the whole is beautifully organized and illustrated. Highly recommended for sewing collections. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Hassanali Mehran

You don't have to be an expert to add embellishments from the 1920s, 30s, and 40s to your wardrobe. Discover the glamourous possibilities of adding threadwork, beading, trims, piping, and more to garments.

Interesting book: Modern Project Finance or Wild Grass

Better Eyesight: The Complete Magazines of William H. Bates

Author: Thomas R Quackenbush

Artists, teachers, army officers, housewives, elderly people, parents, and children with vision problems write about their experiences with the Bates Method and giving up their glasses in Better Eyesight. Major eye conditions (myopia, astigmaticsm, farsightedness, presbyopia, amblyopia, strabismus, cataract, gluacome, blindness) are discussed by Bates, other opthalmologists, the medical community, and readers. The significance of this literature is both historical and immediate. For the first time, the connection between eyestrain to shoulder and neck pain, headaches, and other muscular tension is discussed.

Noonans Syndrome a Medical Dictionary Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References or Peripheral Vascular Disease

2009-02-09T00:33:00.000-08:00

Noonan's Syndrome - a Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Author: Icon Health Publications

This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to Noonan's syndrome. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to Noonan's syndrome.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.

Forward
Chapter 1. Studies on Noonan's Syndrome
Overview
Federally Funded Research on Noonan's Syndrome
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed
Chapter 2. Alternative Medicine and Noonan's Syndrome
Overview
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Additional Web Resources
General References
Appendix A. Physician Resources
Overview
NIH Guidelines
NIH Databases
Other Commercial Databases
Appendix B. Patient Resources
Overview
Patient Guideline Sources
Finding Associations
Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries
Overview
Preparation
Finding a Local Medical Library
Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada
ONLINE GLOSSARIES
Online Dictionary Directories
NOONAN'S SYNDROME DICTIONARY
INDEX

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Peripheral Vascular Disease: Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References (3-in-1 Medical Reference Series)

Author: James N Parker

This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to peripheral vascular disease. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to peripheral vascular disease.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.

Shapewalking or Thyroid Problems in Women and Children

2009-02-07T20:22:00.000-08:00

Shapewalking: Six Easy Steps to Your Best Body

Author: Marilyn L Bach

ShapeWalking goes beyond most fitness walking programs by adding toning and stretching to an aerobic walking regimen. Exercisers use their own body weight and portable exercise bands for strength training to help control weight, develop muscle, and prevent or reverse bone density loss. Addressing people of all fitness levels, the authors discuss getting started, setting attainable goals, achieving a target heart rate, and toning the most common trouble spots. Workouts include an antiosteoporosis workout that strengthens the bones most affected by the disease. Completely updated, this book also includes current resources, photos demonstrating proper form, charts for keeping track of progress, and safety tips for preventing injuries.

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Thyroid Problems in Women and Children: Self-Help and Treatment

Author: Joan Gomez

Introduction....................1
Chapter 1: What Your Thyroid Does for You....................5
Metabolism....................6
Looks....................9
Other Bodily Functions....................10
Mental and Emotional Balance....................10
Biological Timekeeping....................11
Women and the Thyroid....................12
Other Stresses....................13
What Are the Thyroid Hormones?....................13
How Does the Thyroid Know How Much Hormone to Make?....................14
One More Hormone....................15
Thyroid Disease in the United States....................16
Chapter 2: Enlarged Thyroid....................18
Normal, Physiological Goiter....................19
Simple Goiter....................20
Multinodular Goiter....................21
Nodular Goiter....................22
What to Do about Multinodular and Nodular Thyroid....................23
Endemic or Iodine-Deficiency Goiter....................25
Autoimmune Disorders....................31
Tumors of the Thyroid....................33
Chapter 3: Underactive Thyroid....................35
Symptoms....................37
What to Do if You Suspect You Have an Underactive Thyroid....................46
Causes of an Underactive Thyroid....................47
Secondary Hypothyroidism....................52
Treatment of an Underactive Thyroid....................53
Subclinical Hypothyroidism....................54
Chapter 4: Overactive Thyroid....................59
Symptoms....................60
What to Do if You Suspect You Have an Overactive Thyroid....................64
Causes of anOveractive Thyroid....................65
Graves' Disease....................66
Toxic Multinodular Goiter....................74
Toxic Nodule....................76
Hashitoxicosis....................77
De Quervain's Thyroiditis....................77
An Excess of Iodine....................78
An Excess of Thyroid Hormone Taken by Mouth....................80
Disorders of the Pituitary Gland....................80
Cancer....................81
Chapter 5: Thyroid Issues Affecting Fertility and Pregnancy....................82
Fertility....................83
How the Thyroid Functions During Pregnancy....................84
Goiter....................87
Underactive Thyroid....................87
Overactive Thyroid....................88
After the Birth (Postpartum)....................91
Thyroid Disorders and Birth Defects....................94
Chapter 6: Thyroid Problems in Babies Before and After Birth....................96
In Utero....................96
A Shortage of Thyroid Hormone....................99
An Excess of Thyroid Hormone....................107
Chapter 7: Thyroid Concerns in Children and Adolescents....................111
Underactive Thyroid in Children....................112
Overactive Thyroid in Children....................117
Thyroid Cancer....................122
Adolescents....................122
Chapter 8: Thyroid Issues in Women over Fifty....................127
Medicines That May Affect Thyroid Tests....................129
Underactive Thyroid....................130
Overactive Thyroid....................135
Cancer....................139
Other Illnesses....................140
Chapter 9: The Other Thyroid Hormone....................142
Paget's Disease....................143
Too Much Calcium in the Blood (Hypercalcemia)....................143
Osteoporosis....................144
Too Little Calcium in the Blood (Hypocalcemia)....................145
Chapter 10: Keeping Your Thyroid Happy....................147
Iodine....................148
Vitamins....................149
Clean Water....................151
Diets That Upset the Thyroid....................151
Medicines That Can Cause Problems....................155
Your Genes....................158
Stress....................159
Thyroid Illness on Top of Physical Illness....................163
A Note for Dieters: How to Play It Right....................165
Chapter 11: Tests and Treatments....................167
Standard Thyroid Tests....................168
Screening Tests....................169
Treatment for an Underactive Thyroid....................177
Treatment for an Overactive Thyroid....................180
Treatment of Thyroid Cancer....................189
Treatment of Goiter....................189
Treatment of Eye Problems....................191
General Treatment for Thyroid Sufferers....................192
Resources....................194
Index....................196

Finding Meaning in Life at Midlife and Beyond or Hay Fever

2009-02-06T16:10:00.000-08:00

Finding Meaning in Life, at Midlife and Beyond: Wisdom and Spirit from Logotherapy

Author: David Guttmann

Having been mentored by Viktor E. Frankl, the founder of logotherapy, Emeritus Professor David Guttmann authored this book so general readers may understand this approach to finding meaning in life at the point when most of us begin deeply wondering over that question, at midlife and beyond. Especially in this day and age of multiple demands on our time and seemingly non-stop obligations, we too often find that it is only when the dust settles, after a work day or work week, or even after retirement, when we begin to wonder: What is the meaning of life? The purpose? This book at hand is a new millennium venture into those questions and their answers using logotherapy, written by a sage understudy who recalls Frankl, with his logotherapy, as the "epitome of his theory even at 80 years old, wise and witty, exuding an energy, enthusiasm and youthful spirit that belied his years by decades." Aging does not diminish our power, our energy, and our quest for life, but reshapes it with new understandings, goals, and needs. But, says Guttman, we live in a technical and machine-based world now, in which there is a danger of losing our souls. Here, readers find a new, creative perspective on aging and a fresh spiritual outlook. This book will be of interest not only to general readers, especially those at midlife and beyond, but also to their families, friends, and students or professionals in the helping professions. This unique work provides knowledge to find meaning in life derived from the fields of philosophy, psychology, religion and gerontology, with case illustrations and vignettes to give readers both intellectual pleasure and practical guidance.

Hay Fever: The Complete Guide: Find Relief from Allergies to Pollens, Molds, Pets, Dust Mites, and More

Author: Jonathan Dr Brostoff

A step-by-step guide to understanding and coping with hay fever, perennial rhinitis, and other allergic reactions.

• Helps to determine whether you really suffer from hay fever and how to deal with it on a year-round basis.

• Shows how to lessen your symptoms without drugs and how to avoid reactions in the first place.

• Explains how to minimize the development of allergies in your children.

• Includes appendices on pollen seasons around the world, air pollution, and useful products and resources.

Almost everyone has thought that they may be suffering from hay fever at one time or another. But what is hay fever? And what are the most effective treatments? Hay Fever: The Complete Guide looks at these questions and provides the scientific background on the causes and types of hay fever and related sinus conditions and how to treat them for the most effective results. The authors explore all the issues of respiratory allergies, including the links between asthma and hay fever and the related issue of preventing allergies in children. They also discuss the role of food allergies and allergens and review the common myths surrounding them. The most effective treatments, both drug-based and homeopathic, are analyzed and weighed against one another. Helpful Appendices offer a summary of the causes, symptoms, and possible treatments for hay fever as well as various sources for further information.

Misinformed Consent or Smart Face

2009-02-05T05:52:00.000-08:00

Misinformed Consent: Women's Stories about Unnecessary Hysterectomy

Author: Lise Cloutier Steel

The personal accounts in this collection were written by women who have undergone hysterectomies, and they offer a sobering perspective on the surgery. The potential risks and irreversible consequences of the surgery are presented to dispel popular beliefs that hysterectomies pose no medical or emotional risks. The stories and resources encourage individual women and the medical community at large to consider alternative and more effective treatment options.

Author Biography: Lise Cloutier-Steele is the author of Living and Learning with a Child Who Stutters. She lives in Gloucester, Ontario.

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Smart Face: A Dermatologist's Guide to Cosmetics and Skin Care

Author: Thomas Goodman

If you want to have beautiful and healthy skin and are tired of spending money searching for that "magic potion," Smart Face will give you the inside track to saving money and saving face--regardless of your age.

With the sound medical and consumer-product advice in this book, you'll be able to read between the lines of beauty-product advertisements and know what to believe and what not to believe. Dr. Goodman also explains why the most expensive skin-care products are not always the best.

Publishers Weekly

Goodman ( The Skin Doctor's Skin Doctoring Book ) and freelance writer Young offer a comprehensive consumer reference guide to cosmetics and facial skin care with medical sections that are refreshingly clear and jargon-free. The authors use skin biology to explain, for example, what moisturizers can and cannot do: they can help smooth the appearance of the tiny facial lines but can cause acne breakouts on oily skin. They do not penetrate deeply and cannot prevent or remove wrinkles. The chapter on advertising claims, ingredients, labeling and skin rejuvenation cautions women to beware of the come-ons of expensive, beautifully packaged cosmetics. The scientific-sounding words on makeup bottles, the authors maintain, may be misleading: ``Collagen in skin creams or liquids, whether just `collagen,' `hydrolyzed collagen,' or `procollagen,' does not penetrate into the dermis and therefore cannot rebuild the dermis.'' A section on sun damage is emphatic about the importance of skin protection and a helpful, informative chart lists consumer products by category, price (high, medium, low), key ingredients and skin-type suitability. Illustrations not seen by PW. (September)

Library Journal

These two books, both written by dermatologists, cut through cosmetic industry hype to provide medically sound information on skin maintenance and repair. Goodman says advertisers have conned women into over-moisturizing, a major cause of adult acne. He explains how one can determine skin's true dryness and sensitivity and describes brand-name products that will, and will not, work. Novick covers much the same ground, with special attention to new drugs, such as Retin-A, and new laser surgery techniques. He does not discuss the pros and cons of specific brands, as Goodman does, but provides a more comprehensive discussion of skin disorders and also discusses plastic surgery, nail care, and the effects of pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Both books are well done, clearly describing the state of current technology in this field. Goodman's is more concise; Novick's, broader in scope. Susan B. Hagloch, Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, Ohio

Yoga Secrets for Business Success or In the Shadow of Gods Wings

2009-02-04T01:40:00.000-08:00

Yoga Secrets for Business Success: Practical Tecniques, Based on Ancient

Author: Darshan Singh Khalsa

Yoga can help you climb the ladder of success faster and enjoy your job more. During his twenty years in Fortune 500 companies, the author realized that he and his colleagues needed a way to meet the daily challenges of their high-pressure work. He turned to yoga with such triumph that he soon began his own yoga consulting business. Yoga Secrets For Business Success contains the simple exercises and meditations-many of which can be done right in the office-that he has been teaching to corporate clients for the past decade. Learn to be a leader, relax in three minutes, energize immediately, relieve headaches, conquer fear and depression, manage anger, improve decision-making, sharpen concentration, become more intuitive and discover your charisma. (5 1/4 x 8 1/2, 224 pages, color photos)Darshan Singh Khalsa, an internationally certified Kundalini Yoga teacher, founded Transition Stress Management, Inc., providing business innovation consulting and stress management services. His clients include Citibank, Hewlett Packard, IBM, and Southwestern Bell. He is a member of the International Kundalini Yoga Teachers Association, the International Yoga Association, and the Yoga Alliance. Khalsa is also a master storyboarder and recipient of the Storyboarder of the Year Award in 2001.

Look this: A Bite Off Mamas Plate or Red Sage

In the Shadow of God's Wings: Grace in the Midst of Depression

Author: Susan Gregg Schroeder

Susan Gregg-Schroeder offers a bold statement about living with chronic depression and discovering gifts of God in the midst of that depression. Taking readers on her own personal journey into depression, she describes what happened to her while she served as a church pastor.

Anorexia Nervosa or Yoga for Your Spiritual Muscles

2009-02-02T21:29:00.000-08:00

Anorexia Nervosa: A Survival Guide for Families, Friends, and Sufferers

Author: Janet Treasur

When anorexia nervosa strikes an individual and her family everyone is thrown into confusion by the mixture of emotions that emerge. One of the strongest is fear. The fear arises partially because so much is unknown. What has caused this to happen? What will happen now? What can we do about it? This book is an attempt to answer some of these questions.

Unusually for a book on anorexia nervosa this book includes sections for parents and other caregivers alongside a section for the sufferer herself. So often books have been written which only give one perspective. In her work with patients and families Janet Treasure has tried to ensure that family and professionals collaborate and co-operate in order to overcome the power of the illness. Many families have used and commented on various versions of this book, and have helped to form its content. Experiences and problems have been shared, and solutions generated.

Anorexia nervosa is a difficult illness to experience and write about because it spanssuch an extreme range of severity and it can also develop in childhood and adulthood. Nevertheless, there is much common ground throughout the range. Readers are therefore encouraged to use this book as a tool box rather than a new engine and to ask the questions "Is this part relevant for me?", "Can I use it?", "Shall I try it?" rather than trying to fit it all into place and expecting it to run smoothly.

Books about: Christianity and the Constitution or New Frontiers of Jihad

Yoga for Your Spiritual Muscles: A Complete Yoga Program to Strengthen Body and Spirit

Author: Schaeffer

Completely illustrated, this book features a complete yoga program including postures, breathing exercises, and relaxation techniques; plus touching personal stories and inspiring quotes.

Where Have My Eyebrows Gone or Practical Encyclopedia of Yoga and Pilates

2009-02-01T17:17:00.000-08:00

Where Have My Eyebrows Gone?: One Woman's Personal Experience with Chemotherapy

Author: Maureen C McCutcheon

Where Have My Eyebrows Gone: One Woman's Personal Experience with Chemotherapy is a breast cancer survivor's account of her experience with chemotherapy treatment. Educational, yet light-hearted, this straightforward guide explains what cancer is and how it grows, treatment options and possible symptoms. Also addresses appearance, emotional, relationship and follow-up issues. A thoughtful gift for any woman undergoing chemotherapy treatment; an informative reference for family and friends. · A Cleveland Clinic oncologist and other experts contribute medical facts and advice · Offers suggestions dealing with different issues, such as hair loss. · Uses humor to help readers through chemotherapy's discomforts

Practical Encyclopedia of Yoga and Pilates

Author: Bel Gibbs

A complete program for toning and stretching the body for all the family, including 50 specially devised safe and enjoyable exercises for children.

Chronic Illness and the Twelve Steps or Healing with Herbs and Rituals

2009-01-31T13:05:00.000-08:00

Chronic Illness and the Twelve Steps: A Practical Approach to Spiritual Resilience

Author: Martha Cleveland

When we live with a chronic illness or disability, our spirit is tested. And though we may have no say in our sickness, how we meet its spiritual challenge is entirely up to us. This is the message of Martha Cleveland's heartening book, which maps the spiral of emotional pain that steals the energy of the chronically ill--and shows how to turn this spiral into a path toward spiritual growth. Cleveland herself turned to the Twelve Steps for support during almost two decades of a recurring illness that defied diagnosis. In this book, she shares what the Twelve Step program teaches her about living with chronic illness--coping with feelings of pain, anger, hopelessness, and isolation--and about offsetting such negative emotions with spiritual wellness. An invitation to choose joy over despair, her book reveals how chronic illness can open the spirit to acceptance, serenity, and fulfillment.

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Healing with Herbs and Rituals: A Mexican Tradition

Author: Eliseo Torres

Healing with Herbs and Rituals is an herbal remedy-based understanding of curanderismo and the practice of yerberas, or herbalists, as found in the American Southwest and northern Mexico.

Part One, "Folk Healers and Folk Healing," focuses on individual healers and their procedures. Part Two, "Green Medicine: Traditional Mexican-American Herbs and Remedies," details traditional Mexican-American herbs and cures. These remedies are the product of centuries of experience in Mexico, heavily influenced by the Moors, Judeo-Christians, and Aztecs, and include everyday items such as lemon, egg, fire, aromatic oil, and prepared water. Symbolic objects such as keys, candles, brooms, and Trouble Dolls are also used.

Dedicated, in part, to curanderos throughout Mexico and the American Southwest, Healing with Herbs and Rituals shows us these practitioners are humble, sincere people who have given themselves to improving lives for many decades. Today's holistic health movement has rediscovered the timeless merits of the curanderos' uses of medicinal plants, rituals, and practical advice.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Martha J. Greenberg, PhD(Pace University)
Description:This is a small volume on the history and practices of Curanderismo in the southwest United States. Traditional Mexican-American herbs and remedies are included.
Purpose:The book is designed to introduce nonacademics and nonscientists to Curanderismo folk healing history and practices.
Audience:It is written at a basic understandable level useful for the lay audience and high school and beginning college students. The author has studied the healing traditions most of her life and teaches at the University of New Mexico.
Features:The book discusses the early history of folk healing and its passage to Mexico and the U.S. Much of the history is related through legend and stories. A multitude of other references are provided for those interested in reading more about the tradition. Lastly, common herbs and their uses along with their Spanish names are presented.
Assessment:The book is for the most part based on story and legend, but it is a readable and adequate elementary book with which to begin one's investigation into Curanderismo.

Pt. 1	Folk healers and folk healing	1
Ch. 1	A brief history of curanderismo	5
Ch. 2	The curandero	9
Ch. 3	Ailments	13
Ch. 4	The rituals	21
Ch. 5	Folk beliefs	31
Ch. 6	Don Pedrito Jaramillo	36
Ch. 7	Nino Fidencio	42
Ch. 8	Teresita	47
Ch. 9	Modern curanderos	58
Ch. 10	Fusing traditional and modern medicine	65
Ch. 11	Further reading pertaining to curanderismo	69
Pt. 2	Green medicine : traditional Mexican-American herbs and remedies	75
Ch. 12	Green medicine : an introduction	79
Ch. 13	A brief history of green medicine	85
Ch. 14	Where to get the herbs	89
Ch. 15	Preparing herbs for use	92
Ch. 16	A few cautions	94
Ch. 17	Important terms	97
Ch. 18	Keeping green medicine alive	102
Ch. 19	Further reading pertaining to green medicine	104
App	Spanish language listing of plant names	109

Chiropractors Self Help Back and Body Book or Hard Sell

2009-01-30T08:53:00.000-08:00

Chiropractor's Self-Help Back and Body Book: Your Complete Guide to Relieve Common Aches and Pains at Home and on the Job

Author: Samuel Homola

Most books on backache emphasize medication or surgery as cures. This practical guide suggests a better approach for sufferers. Using self-healing techniques to relieve pain, distinguishing back trouble from other problems, and protecting a weak back during sex or pregnancy are just a few of the topics in this thorough handbook. Over 40 black-and-white illustrations are included.

List of Illustrations....................x
Foreword....................xiii
Preface: How to Use This Book....................xiv
Introduction: What This Book Can Do for You....................1
1 * Pinpointing the Cause of Your Head, Neck, Shoulder, Arm, Back, and Leg Pain....................4
2 * Headache: Home Treatment and Prevention....................30
3 * How to Relieve Neck, Shoulder, and Arm Pain....................53
4 * What You Can Do about Back, Hip, and Leg Pain....................75
5 * How You Can Loosen and Align Your Spinal Joints Safely and Effectively....................119
6 * How to Eat to Reduce Body Weight and Relieve Backache....................140
7 * Protective and Remedial Exercise in a Personalized Back-Care Program....................164
8 * How to Handle Spinal Arthritis in a Self-Help Program....................182
9 * How to Prevent Back Strain by Using Proper Sitting, Standing, Lifting, and Sleeping Postures....................203
10 * Preventing and Easing Back Pain During Pregnancy....................222
11 * How to Protect a Painful Back During Sex and while Pregnant....................231
12 * Evaluating Back and Leg Pain after Middle Age....................240
13 * When You Need the Help of a Specialist....................248
14 * Sense and Nonsense in Chiropractic Care of Back Pain....................259
15 * Questions Patients Commonly Ask about Back Trouble....................268
Endnotes....................276
Glossary....................277
Index....................288

Interesting textbook: Taking the Hill or Natures New Deal

Hard Sell: The Evolution of a Viagra Salesman

Author: Jamie Reidy

Jamie Reidy is to the pharmaceutical business what Jerry Maguire was to professional sports and Frank Abagnale (Catch Me If You Can) was to bank fraud. He's the guy who's been there, done that, and walked away with the insider stories. You'll find yourself rooting for Reidy and at the same time, you'll be shocked by the realities of the world that paid his salary.

Hard Sell is a witty expos© of an industry that touches nearly everyone in contemporary America. It reveals the questionable practices of drug reps, nurses, and even physicians. Reidy traces his ups and downs as a rep for giant drug manufacturer Pfizer, maker of some of the most widely prescribed and used drugs in existence, including Viagra.

With equal parts self-confidence and self-mockery, Reidy tells it like it is in the drug-selling trenches that are our local doctors' offices. The result is a funny and fascinating book that will appeal to those with pharmaceutical sales experience, medical professionals, those who have tried Viagra, and any American unhappy with rising drug prices. Hard Sell will be an easy sale this season.

Book of Stones or Reflexology Deck

2009-01-29T04:41:00.000-08:00

Book of Stones: Who They Are and What They Teach

Author: Robert Simmons

The Book of Stones is a new edition of the best-selling guide to some of Earth’s most beautiful natural objects. Two introductory chapters detail the authors’ theories about how to work with crystals and stones—including the concept of crystal resonance and the scientific observation that living organisms (such as ourselves) are liquid crystalline structures. An illuminating alphabetical journey through the mineral kingdom, stone by stone, follows.

Each entry begins with the stone name and photo, plus its elemental and chakra correspondences, as well as keywords that indicate its properties. Next comes a description of the crystal structure, hardness, history, and known locations of each mineral, plus any relevant legend or lore from the past. Each author then offers an essay on the subtle energy properties and spiritual applications of the stone. The entries conclude with summaries of the spiritual, emotional, and physical healing qualities of the stone, and an affirmation for evoking its potential benefits. The book’s presentation is straightforward enough to make it an excellent introduction for beginners, yet the level of detail and the depth of research make it an invaluable resource for the most experienced stone practitioners.

New interesting book: Looks or Body By God

Reflexology Deck

Author: Barbara Kunz

The Reflexology Deck is a step-by-step guide with photos that show which reflexes to press and which techniques to use when practicing reflexology. There are also "quick-fix" routines to use in the office or while traveling. DK Decks are clear and concise. They combine straightforward information with a fresh, clean design in a portable, easy-to-access format.

Making Sense of IBS or Fitness Evaluation of the Horse

2009-01-28T00:29:00.000-08:00

Making Sense of IBS: A Physician Answers Your Questions about Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Author: Brian E Lacy

People with irritable bowel syndrome have chronic abdominal pain and discomfort, bloating, and disordered bowel habits. Understandably, they worry about their symptoms and how their lives are disrupted by IBS. And they are often frustrated because they cannot control their symptoms with dietary changes or over-the-counter medications. The contradictory advice they receive from friends and health care professionals only adds to their concerns.

As a gastroenterologist, Dr. Brian E. Lacy is well aware of the concerns and frustrations that surround IBS. He has written this compassionate and readable book to explain all aspects of the disorder -- from causes to symptoms, from diagnosis to treatment -- for everyone who struggles with irritable bowel syndrome.

In Making Sense of IBS, Dr. Lacy addresses the questions people most frequently ask, including how IBS develops, how it is diagnosed, how to distinguish symptoms of IBS from symptoms of other medical disorders, how the symptoms are affected by stress, the effectiveness of alternative and complementary therapies, available prescription medications, and whether IBS is hereditary. He provides tips on preparing for an office visit with a health care provider, a list of patient-based resources, a glossary of medical terms, and profiles of patients seeking -- and finding -- solutions.

A complete guide for people with IBS and their families, this is an essential tool for understanding and living with this common and sometimes debilitating disorder.

Fitness Evaluation of the Horse

Author: Jean Pierre Hourdebaigt LMT

Learn to evaluate the fitness of any horse—in the stable and in the saddle

This guide helps horse owners, riders, and trainers at all levels learn how to assess any horse's fitness, strengths, and weaknesses. If you're buying a horse, this will help you pre-assess prospects before getting the complete veterinary examination. If you own a horse, these techniques will help you better understand your horse's aptitudes, customize a training program, identify signs of strain, and provide better care for your horse.

With step-by-step instructions and almost 200 photos and drawings showing the proper positioning and approach for each technique, you'll learn:

• Hand palpation skills, several basic massage movements, and simple stretching exercises

• A Riding Evaluation Program (REP) that helps you identify abnormalities in gaits, tight- muscle groups or sore joints, and more

• The Palpation Evaluation Program (PEP), in which you use your fingertips to pinpoint problems

• How to perform an assessment of the horse's musculoskeletal system, with twenty-five points on each side

Fitness Evaluation of the Horse teaches you to evaluate the soundness and fitness of a horse in a hands-on manner so that you can fine-tune your training program, improve your performance, and enhance your relationship with your horse.

Tai Chi Book or Eating Gluten Free

2009-01-26T20:17:00.000-08:00

Tai Chi Book: Refining and Enjoying a Lifetime of Practice

Author: Robert Chuckrow

Designed for students who have learned the basic Tai Chi form, this book tells how to reach the next level of practice, gain a better understanding of the art, and achieve remarkable vitality. 109 photos. 17 illustrations.

Book about: Drug Therapy and Mood Disorders or Baby Massage for Dummies

Eating Gluten Free: Delicious Recipes and Essential Advice for Living Well without Wheat and Other Problematic Grains

Author: Shreve Stockton

Gluten intolerance—an incurable autoimmune condition that causes severe abdominal pain, diarrhea, chronic fatigue, depression, and anxiety when gluten (proteins found in specific cereal grains) is present in the system—affects more than 2 million Americans today, and the numbers continue to grow. Now, in Eating Gluten Free, author and fellow sufferer Shreve Stockton offers an invaluable resource for all those seeking relief from the symptoms of gluten intolerance, also known as celiac disease. Split into two user-friendly sections, Eating Gluten Free first provides essential information on the nature of the condition, necessary lifestyle modifications, and tips for avoiding dangerous foods and hidden gluten, and much more. The second section offers more than 100 healthy and delicious gluten-free recipes, ranging from breakfast to dessert, and features helpful tips and advice designed to make cooking each dish simple and lots of fun. Complete with an extensive resource section, Eating Gluten Free is perfect for everyone diagnosed with gluten intolerance as well as for those simply looking for a healthy way to reduce wheat and gluten in their diet.

Meaning in Suffering or The Patient

2009-01-25T16:06:00.000-08:00

Meaning in Suffering: Caring Practices in the Health Professions

Author: Alwilda Scholler Jaquish

Compelling, timely, and essential reading for healthcare providers, Meaning in Suffering addresses the multiplicity of meanings suffering brings to all it touches: patients, families, health workers, and human science professionals. Examining suffering in writing that is both methodologically rigorous and accessible, the contributors preserve first-hand experiences using narrative ethnography, existential hermeneutics, hermeneutic phenomenology, and traditional ethnography. They offer nuanced insights into suffering as a human condition experienced by persons deserving of dignity, empathy, and understanding. Collectively, these essays demonstrate that understanding the suffering of the "other" reveals something vital about the moral courage required to heal—and stay humane—in the face of suffering.

Interesting book: 250 Best Cookie Recipes or Skuses Complete Confectioner

The Patient: Biological, Psychological and Social Dimensions of Medical Practice

Author: Hoyle Leigh

This revised and updated edition incorporates new developments that have emerged since the publication of the second edition in 1985.

Booknews

New edition of a text first published in 1980 (and revised in 1985) and initially intended for medical students needing a basic behavioral science text. The audience is now broader, and the material presented is essential core data for medical behavioral science as well as a guide to approaching patients. Coverage includes help-seeking behavior, the sick role, expectations in the consulting room, anxiety, defense mechanisms, mood disorders, psychosis, pain, substance abuse, sleep and dreams, assessment, and management. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Death and Dignity or South Beach Heart Program

2009-01-24T11:53:00.000-08:00

Microsoft Office Word 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques

Author: Timothy E Quill

In Microsoft Word 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques you'll find features that are specifically designed to improve retention, and prepare readers for future success. Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages users to expand their understanding of the Word 2007 software through experimentation, exploration, and planning ahead.

1. Creating and Editing a Word Document
2. Creating a Research Paper
3. Creating a Cover Letter and a Resume Web Feature: Creating a Web Page Using Word
Appendices A: Project Planning Guidelines B: Introduction to Microsoft Office 2007 C: Microsoft Office Word 2007 Help D: Publishing Office 2007 Web Pages to a Web Server E: Customizing Microsoft Office Word 2007 F: Steps for the Windows XP User G: Microsoft Business Certification Program

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South Beach Heart Program: The 4-Step Plan That Can Save Your Life

Author: Arthur Agatston

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Smart Food or Conversations on the Edge

2009-01-23T07:40:00.000-08:00

Smart Food: Diet and Nutrition for Maximum Brain Power

Author: Arthur Winter

Chock-full of the most up-to-date information available, "Smart Food" teaches how food affects every aspect of our daily lives from sleep patterns to mood-swings, to productivity on the job. 40 line drawings.

Book about: Complete Passover Cookbook or Wheat Montana Cookbook

Conversations on the Edge: Narratives of Ethics and Illness

Author: Richard M Zaner

At the edge of mortality there is a place where the seriously ill or dying wait—a place where they may often feel vulnerable or alone. For over forty years, bioethicist cum philosopher Richard Zaner has been at the side of many of those people offering his incalculable gift of listening, and helping to lighten their burdens—not only with his considerable skills, but with his humanity as well.

The narratives Richard Zaner shares in Conversations on the Edge are informed by his depth of knowledge in medicine and bioethics, but are never clinical. A genuine and caring heart beats underneath his compassionate words. Zaner has written several books in which he tells poignant stories of patients and families he has encountered; there is no question that this is his finest.

In Conversations on the Edge, Zaner reveals an authentic empathy that never borders on the sentimental. Among others, he discusses Tom, a dialysis patient who finally reveals that his inability to work—encouraged by his overprotective mother—is the source of his hostility to treatment; Jim and Sue, young parents who must face the nightmare of letting go of their premature twins, one after the other; Mrs. Oland, whose family refuses to recognize her calm acceptance of her own death; and, in the final chapter, the author's mother, whose slow demise continues to haunt Zaner's professional and personal life.

These stories are filled with pain and joy, loneliness and hope. They are about life and death, about what happens in hospital rooms—and that place at the edge—when we confront mortality. It is the rarest of glimpses into the world of patients, their families, healers, and those who struggle, like Zaner, to understand.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: William R. Hendee, PhD (Medical College of Wisconsin)
Description: This book is a set of narratives taken from the author's experience as a philosopher/ethicist working with dying patients and their families. The author attempts to understand and describe the joy, pain, loneliness, and hope of the dying, and the difficulties experienced by their families.
Purpose: The author is attempting to convey the true emotions, hopes, and worries of the dying patient and the families of such patients. He states in the preface that "I really am trying to get each story right." This is a noble and very important objective. The author has succeeded very well in meeting his goal without being overly sentimental nor unsympathetically objective.
Audience: The book is written for anyone concerned about the dying patient and how to understand the patient's feelings, wishes, and beliefs. Everyone has the experience of dealing with the death of a loved one and this book is very helpful in providing narratives about the experience. The book would be worthwhile reading for persons in healthcare, but it is equally valuable for the layperson. The author, an emeritus professor of medical ethics and philosophy at Vanderbilt University, is certainly a credible authority.
Features: This short book consists of six narratives (stories) of dying patients and their families. The stories are compelling, and the writing is superb. The author has the capacity to bring the reader into the interaction with the patient. It is difficult to put this book down once one starts.
Assessment: This book is recommended reading for anyone dealing with a dying patient and the family of the patient. Certainly, persons working in healthcare will find the book of considerable interest. But it is written to be equally valuable to a lay audience. It is one of the most well-balanced and insightful books I have read on the subject.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

Placebo or The Enduring Self in People with Alzheimers

2009-01-22T03:28:00.000-08:00

Placebo: Mind Over Matter in Modern Medicine

Author: Dylan Evans

Can we really cure ourselves of disease by the power of thought alone? Faith healers and alternative therapists are convinced that we can, but what does science say?
Contrary to public perception, orthodox medical opinion is remarkably confident about the healing powers of the mind. For the past fifty years, doctors have been taught that placebos such as sugar pills and water injections can relieve virtually any kind of medical condition. Yet placebos only work if you believe they work, so the medical confidence in the power of the placebo effect has provided scientific legitimacy to popular claims about the healing power of the mind.
In this intriguing exploration, Dylan Evans exposes the flaws in the scientific research into the placebo effect and reveals the limits of what can and cannot be cured by thought alone. Drawing on new ideas in immunology and evolutionary biology, Evans proposes a new theory about how placebos work, and asks some searching questions about our concepts of health and disease

The Enduring Self in People with Alzheimer's: Getting to the Heart of Individualized Care

Author: Sam Fazio

Despite the frequent characterization of Alzheimer's disease as a "loss of self," this enlightening book demonstrates unequivocally that a person's unique self persists throughout the course of the disease. The Enduring Self in People with Alzheimer's reveals how much can be done in care settings to support a person's sense of identity and thereby enrich the lives of people experiencing the many losses associated with dementia.

Drawing from a diverse body of research in multiple disciplines, the book brings together the recommendations of the best thinkers and practitioners to illustrate the meaning of self and the importance of providing dementia care that recognizes and supports personhood. Translated from research into practice, strategies for restructuring the physical and social environment to facilitate person-centered care are presented. Administrators and staff will also learn how to reframe communication and interactions to build more meaningful relationships with people with Alzheimer's.

Use the tools and topics in this book to provoke discussion and provide staff training that will encourage a shift in attitude and practice to a more person-centered approach. Appropriate for all settings providing Alzheimer's care, The Enduring Self in People with Alzheimer's is a vital tool for ensuring that personhood is maintained and respected throughout the course of the disease.

About the Author:
Sam Fazio, Ph.D., works in Medical and Scientific Relations at the national Alzheimer's Association and on several local research projects

Flores de Bach para principiantes or Kangaroo Care

2009-01-20T23:16:00.000-08:00

Flores de Bach para principiantes: 38 esencias con remedios practicos y naturales

Author: David Vennells

38 remedios para la salud y la felicidad

En Flores de Bach, usted encontrará remedios que le ofrecen una forma segura de curación alternativa para usted, su familia y amigos. En esta guía encontrará:

Descripciones concisas sobre los treinta y ocho remedios naturales.Indicaciones para diagnosticar malestares y qué remedios emplear.Remedios para lograr protección física y espiritual, claridad mental y seguridad en la toma de decisiones.Instrucciones para crear sus propios remedios.Casos de personas que han mejorado su vida empleando los remedios naturales.

ЎDescubra una valiosa fuente de información natural para lograr una vida con mayor armonía, salud y felicidad!

Author Biography: David Vennells (Manchester, England) is a Reiki practitioner and teacher. He first experienced Reiki after suffering from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome for four years. In a very short time Reiki greatly improved his mental and physical condition and general quality of life.

	Nota	xi
	Introduccion	xiii
1	La vida de Edward Bach	1
2	Descubriendo la nueva medicina	13
3	Reflexiones sobre la vida de Bach	29
4	Como actuan los remedios de Bach	37
5	Como prescribir los remedios	65
6	Como preparar y utilizar los remedios	81
7	Remedios de Bach para los animales	99
8	38 remedios florales de Bach	113
9	Historias, consejos y estudios de casos	197
10	Meditaciones curativas	239
	Conclusion	255
	Dedicacion	259
Apendice 1	Grupos de meditacion	261
Apendice 2	El Bach Flower Centre	265
	Lecturas adicionales	273
	Bibliografia	279
	Indice	281

New interesting textbook: And Roses for the Table or Lemongrass and Sweet Basil

Kangaroo Care: The Best You Can Do to Help Your Preterm Infant

Author: Susan M Ludington Ho

If you have just given birth to a preterm infant, you and your baby both face special challenges. Parents long to help their baby but often feel isolated and frightened by hospital procedures.

Now there is wonderful news for both babies and parents. Kangaroo Care, a technique pioneered in leading neonatal centers worldwide, gives you a unique role: a special way of holding your infant that provides crucial health benefits -- including shorter hospital stays. Kangaroo Care is a step-by-step guide to bringing these benefits to your baby -- even if your neonatal unit does not yet have a Kangaroo Care program

Library Journal

Originating in Colombia a decade ago as a means of keeping preterm infants (premies) alive in an unheated hospital, ``kangaroo care'' is a term describing skin-to-skin contact in an upright position. The authors have written a comprehensive book explaining what it is, which premies are suitable and why (not all qualify), the physiological theories behind it, and how it benefits both infants and their parents. They describe a typical neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay and how this procedure can complement NICU treatment. For additional information on premies, see Helen Harrison's The Premature Baby Book ( LJ 7/83). Highly recommended for family health collections.-- Anne C. Tomlin, Auburn Memorial Hosp. Lib., N.Y.

Stretching Basics or The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Men

2009-01-18T13:10:00.000-08:00

Stretching Basics: Stretching and Flexibility for Sport, Lifestyle and Injury Prevention with Australia's Body Coach

Author: Paul Collins

Stretching Basics is a user-friendly exercise guide for achieving a more supple and flexible body using your own body as resistance. It provides an introductory guide for stretching and flexibility exercises for sport, lifestyle, and injury prevention. Stretching before and after work or exercise plays a vital role in keeping muscles pliable, flexible and free of tension.

Body Coach Paul Collins provides step-by-step instructions for more than 50 exercises meant to improve flexibility and range of motion, as well as to reduce muscular tension throughout the whole body. Stretching Basics also includes testing and stretching routines for reducing lower back tension, exercises at the office and workplace and general fitness. Stretching Basics is ideal for all age groups and ability levels.

New interesting book: Best of the Best from Utah or Touring Texas Wineries

The Doctors' Book of Home Remedies for Men: From Heart Disease and Headaches to Flabby Abs and Fatigue

Author: Prevention Magazin

The most up-to-date advice on how men can take care of themselves

For most men, going to the doctor doesn't rank high on the fun scale. So wouldn't it be great to know how to take care of the most common health problems yourself? Here's how, as The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Men is full of do-it-yourself options that are fast, effective, and approved by doctors.

This indispensable resource to good health and peak fitness presents the best and latest medical advice from more than 400 doctors on how to deal with the aches, pains, ailments, problems, and just plain hassles that men face every day. Out of the 2,000 tips in this easy-to-use volume not one requires a prescription or a doctor's visit. And many won't cost you a dime. So whether it's a serious problem such as angina or a minor annoyance such as five o'clock shadow, you'll find the answers inside:

Allergies

Anxiety

Back Pain

Baldness

Commuter Strain

Congestion

Constipation

Dandruff

Diabetes

Flatulence

Frequent Urination

Hangover

High Cholesterol

Impotence

Jock Itch

Kidney Stones

Midlife Crisis

Nausea

Nosebleed

Performance Anxiety

Razor Burn And Cuts

Shinsplints

Sex Addiction

Stress

Toothaches

Ulcers

Warts
And much more!

The Revival Slim and Beautiful Diet or Healing Spiritual Abuse

2009-01-18T01:59:00.000-08:00

The Revival Slim and Beautiful Diet: For Total Body Wellness

Author: Aaron Tabor

A "no-brainer" system to better physical, emotional and spiritual health. Take a dynamic medical researcher and physician, pair him with his down-to-earth, straight-talking mama - and you've created the perfect writing team for The Slim and Beautiful Diet. Based on ground-breaking research, this book shares the exciting health benefits of soy along with other easy-to-implement life-enhancing beliefs, activities, thoughts and health practices in an entertaining, accessible format.

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction: Please Read for Maximum Results!     ix
A Doctor-Designed Diet that Rescued Mom     1
Rapid Weight Loss Plan: The Revival Slim & Beautiful Diet     13
The Ten Psychological Commandments of Permanent Weight Loss     51
Beauty and the Beanstalk: "I've Got Soy Under My Skin!"     69
The Fifteen Physical Laws of Accelerated Weight Loss     99
Put a Tiger in Your Tank...Energize Me!     125
Your Daily Diet Devotions: Just Lose It     143
Escape Your Hormonal Hades, the Valley of Dry Bones, and a Broken Heart: Soy Meets Girl     177
Closing Remarks     195
Resources to Rule Your World     197
Become a "Shrink": Host a Revival Diet Small Group!     197
Revival Slim and Beautiful Diet Plan Summaries     199
Daily Eating Pattern Templates     203
Medical Study References for the Intellectually Curious     205
Healthcare Provider Patient Samples Program     215
Nutrition Staff and Order Information     216

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Healing Spiritual Abuse: How to Break Free from Bad Church Experiences

Author: Ken Blu

Are you a victim of spiritual abuse? Are you discouraged from questioning the decisions or teachings church leaders make? If you do little or no volunteer work for the church, do you feel like a second-class Christian? Does your pastor insist on being addressed by a title such as "Dr." or "Pastor"? Do you hear many broad, vague appeals to "surrender fully," "yield completely" or "lay it all on the altar"? Are public reports about various ministry activities sometimes exaggerated? Do church members feel safe talking only about past victories, not present struggles? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you may be a victim of spiritual abuse. Many of us have gone through bad church experiences that have left us feeling like failures. Blaming ourselves, we asked for God's forgiveness, but still felt distant from the church and sometimes from God too. Often, however, the fault is not ours but that of Christian leaders who abuse spiritually. How can we recognize the signs of spiritual abuse? What can we do to gain healing from the wounds we have experienced? With clarity and refreshing honesty, Ken Blue answers these questions and offers hope and healing to the victims of spiritual abuse. In addition he shows Christian leaders how to avoid abusive patterns and instead offer Christ's gospel of grace to every casualty of bad church experiences.

Caregiving or Sobreviviendo VIH SIDA

2009-01-17T16:48:00.000-08:00

Caregiving

Author: Peter S Houts

The definitive resource for cancer caregivers

Thanks to advances in medical science, people with chronic illnesses like cancer are living longer than ever before. Most often the responsibility for caregiving is placed with loved ones.

This helpful guide responds to the changing needs and challenges you face and offers support though the myriad situations you may encounter, from physical and emotional conditions, to dealing with health care providers and insurance carriers, to taking care of your own needs along with those of the person with cancer.

This revised edition is an indispensable resource that will help you manage the everyday challenges that come with caring for a loved one in the home. Includes a list of resources for caregivers.

Peter S. Houts, Ph.D., is professor emeritus at Pennsylvania State University’s College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania.

Julia Bucher, R.N., Ph.D., is the regional manager of cancer control planning for the Pennsylvania Division of the American Cancer Society. She lives in Milton, Pennyslvania.

	Preface	ix
	How to Use This Book	x
	How to Read the Chapters	x
	A Six-Step Approach to Problem Solving	xi
	Cancer Treatments	1
	Surgery	3
	Chemotherapy	7
	Radiation Therapy	12
	Biological Therapies	18
	Hormone Therapy	20
	Bone Marrow and Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplants	22
	Clinical Trials	27
	Paying for Treatments	28
	Managing Care	31
	Understanding Caregiving	32
	Helping Children Understand	46
	Coordinating Care from One Treatment Setting to Another	62
	Getting Help from Community Agencies and Volunteer Groups	69
	Getting Information from Medical Staff	78
	Emotional Conditions	87
	Anxiety	88
	Depression	100
	Physical Conditions	115
	Appetite	116
	Bleeding	127
	Cancer Pain	135
	Confusion and Seizures	158
	Constipation	165
	Diarrhea	174
	Fever and Infections	181
	Mouth Conditions	190
	Nausea and Vomiting	202
	Skin Conditions	211
	Vein Conditions (Needle Sticks)	221
	Living with Cancer and Cancer Treatments	229
	Hair Loss	230
	Lymphedema	235
	Mobility (Moving Around the House)	242
	Ostomies and Prostheses	247
	Sexual Conditions	254
	Tiredness and Fatigue	263
	Appendix	270
	Resource Guide	271
	Glossary	279
	Index	285

Interesting book: News Coverage of Violence against Women or Reconsidering Informality

Sobreviviendo VIH/SIDA: La gua para los latinos

Author: Rodrigo Munoz

Written for the Hispanic community in clear, simplified language for the newly diagnosed, their families, and their caregivers, this guide addresses all of the critical issues associated with HIV/AIDS. Disclosing useful information and motivating those afflicted, this useful reference addresses topics such as understanding symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment options; choosing the right medical care; practicing good self-care through nutrition and exercise; and accepting the importance of medical compliance.

The Corinne T Netzer Dieters Activity Diary or Living Well with Endometriosis

2009-01-17T04:36:00.000-08:00

The Corinne T. Netzer Dieter's Activity Diary

Author: Corinne T Netzer

We all know that exercise plays a crucial role in weight loss and healthy living, and now staying fit is easier than ever with this compact, portable two-page-per-day activity diary. It will show readers how to keep track of their daily spare time activities, both sedentary and active, and to follow their progress day-by-day. This book will help change sedentary time into active time, and includes:
* An easy, efficient system for recording daily activities for up to 8 full weeks
* A weekly progress report to keep readers informed and motivated
* A concise calorie counter for quick reference
* Valuable tips and information to help increase activity
* Space for writing notes, food intake, exercise schedules, and more.

New interesting book: Emergencias de la Ninez or The Goddess Diet

Living Well with Endometriosis: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You... That You Need to Know

Author: Kerry Ann Morris

A complete guide to the side–effects and treatments – both conventional and alternative – for endometriosis, from a respected name in the field who also suffers from endometriosis.

Endometriosis is a debilitating reproductive and immunological disease that affects 7–10 million American women each year. The disease occurs when the same kind of tissue that lines the walls of the uterus grows outside the uterus in the pelvic cavity or some other area of the body, usually significantly affecting the woman's fertility and often causing pelvic pain. And as with any condition that affects fertility, the results are often emotional and psychological as well as physical.

As someone who suffers from endometriosis, and who has connections to a wide network of healthcare professionals, Morris is the perfect person to guide sufferers through diagnosis, treatment and living well with the condition. Like the previous titles in our successful Living Well series, this book will offer a holistic approach to living with the disease. The author will offer strategies for coping with the psychological aspects of endometriosis, including how best to tell others about the condition; treatment options including alternative and complementary treatment plans; dealing with infertility; and weighing the hysterectomy option. The author will draw on her relationship with fellow sufferers as well as medical professionals to help readers, making this the most comprehensive guide to endometriosis available.

Kerry–Ann Morris was diagnosed with endometriosis in 1999. Since then she has become one of the most active members of the endometriosis community, and hasstarted an outreach website for the disease. She has relationships with many fellow sufferers and experts in the medical community, making her the perfect author for a book on holistic treatment.

Temporary Tattoos or Shamans of the Foye Tree

2009-01-16T19:25:00.000-08:00

Temporary Tattoos

Author: Erick Avelin

Removable tattoos are great fun for parties and at holiday time. They are popular because they are clean and safe and -- best of all -- can be easily removed without any damage to the skin. Whatever your mood -- elegant or funky, whimsical or traditional -- these colorful tattoos are a wonderful way to express yourself.

The tattoos in this book all use carefully tested materials to create colorful and distinctive images. Kids can tattoo themselves or each other. Each technique is discussed in detail and carefully illustrated, making it possible for even a beginner to follow.

Temporary Tattoos includes comprehensive skin-care advice as well as make-up and design information for different skin types.

In a series of colorful and inviting double-page spreads, you'll find:

sixty different tattoo designs on a variety of themes: nature, signs and symbols, calligraphy, international motifs and Halloween
three main techniques -- brush, stamp and stencil -- each with clear directions
attractive patterns that are easy to trace
detailed photographs to help you create your tattoos step-by-step

Since the dawn of civilization, the idea of body decoration has stimulated the imagination and given rise to many different designs. Temporary Tattoos will appeal to anyone aged 10 to 30. Here is an ideal way to complete your outfit for a big night on the town or just to express the way you feel and who you are. Best of all, they are safe and you can easily change them as the occasion or your mood changes.

Voya

Any beginner can use this manual to produce a tattoo.

Book Report

This colorful, attractive book is sure to be popular with middle school and high school students.

Children's Literature

This book provides detailed instruction and a variety of designs that can be used to create temporary tattoos, with lots of photographs that show the process and finished results. It starts with a comprehensive list of products, design materials and step-by-step instructions for creating stencils, stamps and tattoo tracings. With the emphasis on non-dye, temporary techniques, this is a safe way to experiment with body art. There are detailed descriptions for twenty tattoos, with additional motifs in a design glossary at the end. Designs are organized by theme and each is assigned a level of difficulty from one to three. 2001, Firefly Books, $9.95. Ages 14 to 18. Reviewer: Sally Heldrich

Laura Woodruff <%ISBN%>1552096092 - VOYA

This slim, beautifully illustrated book is essentially a simple how-to for creating temporary tattoos. Three techniques are described: making a stamp, making a design with paintbrushes, and making a stencil. The tattoos themselves are grouped by theme, such as astrological symbols, nature, calligraphy, and international symbols. Each type of tattoo has an illustration, and all look professionally done. Materials, including ink, and techniques are described briefly but thoroughly in a step-by-step fashion. Any beginner can use this manual to produce a tattoo, but artistic ability is a plus in doing the free-form tattoo. The attractive teen models used here are representative of all the major ethnic groups. Ornamental and painless, temporary tattoos are an excellent alternative for teenagers who want body decoration without risk and the ability to change the art frequently and easily. Parents and educators can use the book as an alternative response for young people who are pushing for the permanent tattoo. Illus. Photos. VOYA CODES: 4Q 4P S A/YA (Better than most, marred only by occasional lapses; Broad general YA appeal; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12; Adult and Young Adult). 2001, Firefly, 64p. PLB

School Library Journal

Gr 7 Up-This book offers an alternative to permanent body decoration. The authors discuss skin tones and skin care; list products that may be used in the application of temporary tattoos; and provide ideas for making stamps, stencils, and designs, along with precautions to avoid skin damage. The majority of the book is comprised of detailed instructions for the various designs, which include motifs for Halloween, from nature and the zodiac, and from Asian sources. There are suggestions for colors and techniques for different skin shades. Each design is illustrated with color photographs of young people wearing the work in progress and the finished product. Every project is identified with a degree of difficulty from easy to challenging. A fascinating book that will fly off the shelves in any library serving teens.-Elizabeth Stumpf, Clearfield Middle School, PA Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Shamans of the Foye Tree: Gender, Power, and Healing among Chilean Mapuche

Author: Ana Mariella Bacigalupo

Drawing on anthropologist Ana Mariella Bacigalupo's fifteen years of field research, Shamans of the Foye Tree: Gender, Power, and Healing among Chilean Mapuche is the first study to follow shamans' gender identities and performance in a variety of ritual, social, sexual, and political contexts.

To Mapuche shamans, or machi, the foye tree is of special importance, not only for its medicinal qualities but also because of its hermaphroditic flowers, which reflect the gender-shifting components of machi healing practices. Framed by the cultural constructions of gender and identity, Bacigalupo's fascinating findings span the ways in which the Chilean state stigmatizes the machi as witches and sexual deviants; how shamans use paradoxical discourses about gender to legitimatize themselves as healers and, at the same time, as modern men and women; the tree's political use as a symbol of resistance to national ideologies; and other components of these rich traditions.

The first comprehensive study on Mapuche shamans' gendered practices, Shamans of the Foye Tree offers new perspectives on this crucial intersection of spiritual, social, and political power.

The Dual Diagnosis Recovery SourceBook or Body Contouring After Weight Loss

2009-01-16T08:14:00.000-08:00

The Dual Diagnosis Recovery SourceBook: A Physical, Mental, and Spiritual Approach to Addiction with an Emotional Disorder

Author: Dennis Ortman

For those who suffer from a combined psychiatric illness and chemical dependency

The six out of one hundred people diagnosed with the dual disorders of addiction and mental disorder face unique challenges on the road to recovery. With comprehensive information and illustrative, inspiring case studies, The Dual Diagnosis Recovery Sourcebook explores the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual approaches to recovering from this often misunderstood and yet surprisingly common condition.

Dennis Ortman, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist who specializes in dual diagnosis of adults, adolescents, and children.

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Body Contouring After Weight Loss

Author: Jeffrey L Sebastian

Are you among the tens of thousands of people who have lost a dramatic amount of weight? If so, congratulations! You did it! Those years of struggling and failed diets are behind you. Perhaps you did it through weight loss surgery. Or, perhaps it was through diet and exercise. Either way, you have created a new body and a new life for yourself.

But, now that the weight is gone, are you left with extra skin? If so, it likely causes you embarrassment and perhaps hygiene problems as well. Fortunately, body contouring surgery can help restore a more natural look to your body.

The authors of this book, respected plastic surgeons, have performed hundreds of body contouring procedures on weight loss patients, and they understand your concerns as you explore having reconstructive surgery. Among the questions they answer are:

            •   How soon after surgery can I have excess skin be removed?
            •   Which surgery should I have first?
            •   How many surgeries can I have at one time?
            •   Should I have a tummy tuck or a body lift?
            •   Will I have much pain after contouring surgery?
           •   Can my breasts be restored to normal?
            •   Where will scars from the surgery be visible?
            •   When can I return to work and resume physical activity?
            •   What about fees? Will insurance pay?

The book contains 136 color illustrations and photos, including dozens of "before & after" photos of surgery patients, as well as an appendix, resource section, glossary, and index.

Library Journal

This thorough, up-to-date exploration of the mechanics of body-contouring surgery is specifically written for people who have undergone substantial weight loss and are interested in having some of their resulting loose skin removed. The authors-all board-certified plastic surgeons with extensive experience in plastic and/or reconstructive surgery-include sections on when such surgery is indicated, how it is arranged, which medical professionals perform it, and specific bodily areas it targets (e.g., the abdomen, thighs, arms, face, and neck). One-page "Patient Profiles" detailing patients' experiences are peppered throughout each chapter and help keep the text relevant and realistic. The abundance of information found here is well organized and presented in an easy-to-read, conversational style. Highly recommended for all consumer health library collections, as the book covers an increasingly successful and popular area of plastic surgery. (Index not seen.)-Elizabeth J. Eastwood, Mesa P.L., Los Alamos, NM Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Bach Flower Remedies for Women or My Child Has Diabetes

2009-01-15T22:01:00.000-08:00

Bach Flower Remedies for Women

Author: Judy Ramsell Howard

This is the woman's guide to using the world-famous Bach Flower Remedies. It explains how the Bach system works and its potential benefits for women throughout their lives, from its uses for menstrual pain to issues of emotional balance.

Charles William Daniel (1871-1955) was a maverick free-thinker whose tiny publishing house had august links with many of the most influential thinkers and movements of the 20th century. To wit, copies of Daniel's books could be found in the library at Ghandi's ashram. This spirit lived on after his death, and the company maintained its niche by publishing definitive texts on a variety of spiritual and esoteric subjects. Many of these titles, notably those on Aromatherapy and Bach Flower remedies, have become standard works on the subject. When the C.W. Daniel list went looking for a new home, the Vermilion and Rider imprints were the natural place for this wonderful collection of authors.

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My Child Has Diabetes: A Parent's Guide to a Normal Life after Diagnosis

Author: Karen Hargrave Nykaza

From the moment her son was diagnosed with diabetes, author Karen Hargrave-Nykaza felt lost. Although there was plenty of medical information on the disease, she struggled to find ideas for managing typical, everyday activities. How would she keep her family's life normal while addressing one child's health issues? How much information did her son's school need? Play dates, birthday parties, and her son's developing independence also troubled her.

Faced with such challenges, and having no resource to turn to, Hargrave-Nykaza began her quest to uncover the answers. In a straightforward, supportive manner, My Child Has Diabetes shares Hargrave-Nykaza's knowledge to help other parents in similar situations cope with their child's disease.

Hope in the Midst of Depression or Overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

2009-01-15T12:46:00.000-08:00

Hope in the Midst of Depression: How to Embrace Life Again

Author: Mary Southerland

Mary Southerland had a successful ministry, a husband who led a growing church, and two kids who were the joy of her life. She kept all these things in balance until clinical depression brought her world crashing down.

In Hope in the Midst of Depression Mary recounts her difficult journey and offers readers biblical advice and encouraging words to help them:

understand what depression is and isn't
experience right and godly thinking
know that life beyond the pain exists

For anyone who struggles with depression, knows someone who is, or who needs encouragement, this is a source of light that will lead them to the hope and healing of Christ.

Formerly titled Coming Out of the Dark.

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Overcoming Postpartum Depression and Anxiety

Author: Linda Sabastian

Every year nearly 400,000 women—approximately 15% of all new mothers—face postpartum disorders. Postpartum depression is the most common complication of pregnancy, yet few understand it or are prepared to deal with it. This book examines the causes of treatment for postpartum depression. Topics covered include: The Unexpected and the Unknown, The Roller Coaster of Postpartum Blues, Postpartum Anxiety Disorders, The Spectrum of Pospartum Depression, Navigating the Mental Health System, Understanding the Use of Medication, For Fathers and Families, and Looking Ahead.

Complete Idiots Guide to Being Vegetarian or When Healing Becomes a Crime

2009-01-15T00:33:00.000-08:00

Complete Idiot's Guide to Being Vegetarian

Author: Frankie Avalon Wolf

Time to veg out!

This updated and revised guide to the joys of vegetarianism features-for the first time-75 delicious recipes! You will learn how to prepare and savor main dishes and sides, smoothies, breakfasts, snacks, and more. A great introduction to the vegetarian lifestyle, this edition has tips on changing eating habits as painlessly as possible and covers the health and psychological aspects of going "veg."

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When Healing Becomes a Crime: The Amazing Story of the Hoxsey Cancer Clinics and the Return of Alternative Therapies

Author: Kenny Ausubel

A powerful and substantiated expose of the medical politics that prevents promising alternative cancer therapies from being implemented in the United States.

• Focuses on Harry Hoxsey, the subject of the author's award-winning documentary, who claimed to cure cancer using herbal remedies.

• Presents scientific evidence supporting Hoxsey's cancer-fighting claims.

• Published to coincide with the anticipated 2000 public release of the government-sponsored report finding "noteworthy cases of survival" among Hoxsey
patients.

Harry Hoxsey claimed to cure cancer using herbal remedies, and thousands of patients swore that he healed them. His Texas clinic became the world's largest privately owned cancer center with branches in seventeen states, and the value of its therapeutic treatments was upheld by two federal courts. Even his arch-nemesis, the AMA, admitted his treatment was effective against some forms of cancer. But the medical establishment refused an investigation, branding Hoxsey the worst cancer quack of the century and forcing his clinic to Tijuana, Mexico, where it continues to claim very high success rates. Modern laboratory tests have confirmed the anticancer properties of Hoxsey's herbs, and a federal govenment-sponsored report is now calling for a major reconsideration of the Hoxsey therapy.

When Healing Becomes a Crime exposes the overall failure of the War on Cancer, while revealing how yesterday's "unorthodox" treatments are emerging as tomorrow's medicine. It probes other promising unconventional cancer treatments that have also been condemned without investigation, delvingdeeply into the corrosive medical politics and powerful economic forces behind this suppression. As alternative medicine finally regains its rightful place in mainstream practice, this compelling book will not only forever change the way you see medicine, but could also save your life.

Lloydiana

When Healing Becomes a Crime is extraordinarily well researched, documented, and written. Ausubel guides the work through a complex story without turning it into a political polemic. This is definitely a recommended text for any reader interested in understanding the tensions and changes in medical orthodoxy of the twentieth century.

Donald G. Murphy

Ausubel's book will be widely read by the lay public. Should this be the case, its influence on lawmakers and the medical establishment will be substantial. Hopefully health care professionals and lawmakers will read it.

Internet Book Watch - Internet Book Watch

When Healing Becomes a Crime surveys the Hoxsey cancer clinics and alterative therapies in an expose of medical policies which have limited and affected promising alternative cancer therapies in this country. The focus on Harry Hoxsey, who claimed to cure cancer through herbs, presents scientific evidence supporting his claims and provides a survey of how cancer treatments are limited.

The Utne Reader - Utne

This compelling account of radical cancer therapist Harry Hoxsey's 35-year battle with mainstream medecine makes for great reading, especially in light of new interest in unorthodox cures.

Foreword by Bernie Siegel, M.D.
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: The Wildest Story in Medical History: The Ballad of Harry and Mildred
1. Riding the Cancer Underground
2. "People Who Got Well When They Weren't Supposed To"
3. A Formula for Conflict
4. Quacking Around
5. Gone to Texas: The Medical Wild West
6. Hoxsey vs. the AMA: "Thrice Is He Armed Who Hath His Quarrel Just"
7. Uncle Sam's Quackdown: "A Conspiracy Against the Health of the Nation"
8. Twelve Thousand Patients in Dallas: "You Couldn't Run Me Out of Here with a Gatling Gun"
9. Endgame: The Government "Liquidates" Hoxsey
10. Mexican Standoff
Part Two: A Conflict of Medical Opinion: The Hoxsey Remedies vs. Conventional Cancer Treatments
11. Tempest in a Tonic Bottle: A Bunch of Weeds?
12. Hoxsey's Eclectic Approach to Cancer
13. The Hoxsey Escharotics: "Like a Pit from a Peach"
14. Nutrition with Attitude
15. Conventional Cancer Treatment: "Heroic" Medicine
16. The Hidden Roots of "Heroic" Cancer Treatment
Part Three: Money, Power, and Cancer: Healing the Politics of Medicine
17. Cancer Scandals in the Capital: The Hoxsey Film Goes to Washington
18. Patented Medicine: A Way of Business
19. Two Centuries of Trade Wars: The High Priests of Medicine
20. A TRuce in the Medical Civil War: The Office of Alternative Medicine Looks at Hoxsey
21. Look Out, America! Here Come Alternative Cancer Therapies
22. "Pay Your Money and Take Your Choice": The Corporatization of Alternative Medicine
23. The Other Heroic Medicine
Epilogue
Afterword
Notes
Appendix: Sources of Information on Botanical Medicine
Selected Bibliography Resources
Index

Epilepsy or Diabetics Healthy Exchanges Cookbook

2009-01-14T14:22:00.000-08:00

Epilepsy: A New Approach

Author: Adrienne Richard

This book is a unique collaboration between a gifted writer with epilepsy and a skilled physician who has brought new insight into the treatment of this condition.

At the age of twenty-six, when Adrienne Richard was seven months pregnant, she was diagnosed with epilepsy. For years she took anticonvulsant drugs to control her seizures, but she wanted to wean herself from the powerful drugs if she could. During the first ten years without medication she had only one seizure. Her goal was to live seizure-free.

Ms. Richard practiced yoga, biofeedback, and mind/body techniques in the eighties to help her reach that goal. While writing an article for a magazine based in California, she learned of Dr. Joel Reiter, who was exploring epilepsy self-care in his clinical practice and through his groundbreaking research.

Epilepsy: A New Approach combines Adrienne Richard's own inspiring story of overcoming a debilitating condition with Dr. Reiter's up-to-the-minute medical knowledge of diagnosis and treatment. This self-help program offers people with epilepsy and those who love them a chance to regain control of their lives.

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Diabetic's Healthy Exchanges Cookbook

Author: JoAnna M Lund

JoAnna Lund's Healthy Exchanges works because every one of these recipes must, according to JoAnna's four basic rules, be: Low in Fat and Sugar: A diabetic diet demands less sugar, less fat, and lower cholesterol; Easy to Make: If it takes longer to cook than to eat, you won't see it in this book; Made from Ordinary Ingredients: If You can't find it at the local supermarket, you won't find it in this book; As Tasty and Good as it Looks: If a dish doesn't satisfy every sense, the way old family favorites do, it won't get eaten - no matter how healthy it is! The Diabetic's Healthy Exchanges Cookbook features more than 150 kitchen- and family-tested recipes, complete with all diabetic and weight-loss exchanges as well as information on calories and fat content, plenty of helpful hints, sound advice, and a good dose of encouragement.

Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance 3rd Edition w Web Study Guide or Integrative Oncology

2009-01-14T03:10:00.000-08:00

Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance-3rd Edition w/ Web Study Guide

Author: James R Morrow

Measurement and Evaluation in Human Performance, Third Edition, offers unmatched, in-depth instruction in measurement and evaluation techniques. Thoroughly revised and updated, the third edition features a new section on epidemiology and further develops international perspectives. This edition features improved readability in measurement statistics and enhanced efficiency in solving measurement and evaluation problems when using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).

Pietro Tonino

This text explores the subject of measurement of human performance. This book teaches students the principles of evaluation of human performance and allows them to determine what data are pertinent in evaluating human performance. It is intended for students who will become involved in evaluation and measurement of human performance. It explores these subjects in detail. The book is well organized and easy to read. The illustrations are of good quality. The question and answer sections reinforce important concepts. This book provides an in-depth review of the evaluation and measurement of human performance. It will be most appreciated by those in this field and, for others, it is a good reference text.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Pietro Tonino, MD (Loyola University Stritch School of Medicine)
Description: This text explores the subject of measurement of human performance.
Purpose: This book teaches students the principles of evaluation of human performance and allows them to determine what data are pertinent in evaluating human performance.
Audience: It is intended for students who will become involved in evaluation and measurement of human performance. It explores these subjects in detail.
Features: The book is well organized and easy to read. The illustrations are of good quality. The question and answer sections reinforce important concepts.
Assessment: This book provides an in-depth review of the evaluation and measurement of human performance. It will be most appreciated by those in this field and, for others, it is a good reference text.

Booknews

An interactive textbook and software package (Apple- compatible) which uses MYSTAT, a graphic and data management program. The text covers theories and principles of measurement and navigates computer applications and practical physical education science problems and solutions. Includes graphics, b&w photographs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Integrative Oncology: Incorporating Complementary Medicine Into Conventional Cancer Care

Author: Lorenzo Cohen

Integrative medicine strives to incorporate the best of complementary and conventional modalities. By examining five prestigious comprehensive cancer centers, the authors focus on the innovative ways in which integrative oncology is being incorporated into conventional cancer care in the United States. The authors discuss the field of integrative oncology, the potential harm and legal issues, and how to communicate concepts and treatment with patients. Integrative Oncology: Incorporating Complementary Medicine into Conventional Cancer Care is a platform from which accomplished professionals describe the various aspects of their programs and present their insights to those seeking to start or improve an integrative oncology program. Integrative oncology is a nascent field, and efforts today are building a rigorous evidenced–based clinical medicine, research, and educational foundation for the future.

Restless Nights or Practical Guide to Palliative Care

2009-01-13T17:59:00.000-08:00

Restless Nights: Understanding Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Author: Peretz Lavi

People with severe sleep apnea may struggle for breath all through the night, not breathing for as long as ninety seconds at a time during their sleep. This syndrome, which affects at least four percent of men and two percent of women, can cause daytime fatigue, traffic and work accidents, deteriorating cognitive abilities, and cardiovascular problems. Yet until now there has been no accessible discussion of the history, physiology, and risk factors of sleep apnea. In this book Peretz Lavie, an expert in sleep research, tells the complete story of sleep apnea for the first time."In this engaging and historically rich book, we discover the prevalence of sleep apnea, its ability to disrupt our everyday lives, and its key role as a major risk factor for hypertension, heart disease, and other degenerative conditions. The book also provides a comprehensive roadmap to overcoming this pervasive problem." -Ray Kurzweil, author of The Age of Spiritual Machines and recipient of the National Medal of Technology

Author Biography: Peretz Lavie is Andre Ballard Professor of Biological Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology. He was one of the founders and is currently a board member of Sleep HealthCenters, which is affiliated with the Brigham & Women's and Beth Israel hospitals in Boston.

Library Journal

Lavie, a biological psychologist, a founder of Boston's Sleep Health Centers, and author of the very engaging The Enchanted World of Sleep, turns his attention here to sleep apnea, a prevalent and potentially life-threatening disorder. He begins with a fascinating history of the subject from ancient Greek musings about the purpose of breathing through more recent discoveries on the control of respiration. Case studies, both historical and contemporary, illustrate how enormously disruptive the disorder can be to those afflicted. Lavie reports on the prevalence of sleep apnea (it affects one in every ten men and one in every 25 women) and discusses its diagnosis, consequences (sleep apnea is a risk factor for hypertension, stroke, and cardiovascular disease), and available treatments. Lavie, a skillful and engaging writer, is a passionate and convincing advocate for greater attention to the disorder-both in medical schools and by general and family practitioners. Recommended for special, academic, and large public libraries.-Laurie Bartolini, Illinois State Lib., Springfield Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

	Preface
1	The Breath of Life	1
2	Respiratory Control	13
3	The First Pickwickian	21
4	Rediscovery of the Pickwickian Patient	37
5	Western Innovations	53
6	The Dog Dropped Off and the Experiment Woke Up	64
7	From an Exotic Syndrome to a Public Health Issue	79
8	Risk Factors for Sleep Apnea	90
9	The Syndrome's Symptoms	115
10	The Price of Awakenings	126
11	At the Temple of Morpheus	135
12	Children and Sleep Apnea	151
13	Sleep Apnea, the Heart, and the Blood Vessels	166
14	From Baroreceptors to Free Radicals	179
15	Death at an Early Age and the Paradox of Old Age	188
16	Treatments for Sleep Apnea Syndrome	195
17	Sleeping Under Pressure - The Big Promise	212
18	A Whole New Understanding	227
	References	241
	Index	253

Practical Guide to Palliative Care

Author: Jerry L Old

Designed for easy use at the bedside, this manual contains the practical information health care professionals need to provide optimal end-of-life care. The book presents a multidimensional, holistic approach to assessment and management of the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the patient and family. Topics covered include cultural diversity in end-of-life care; communicating with patients and families; predicting life expectancy; terminal care; non-pain symptom management; pain control; palliative interventions; pediatric palliative care; record keeping; and ethics. The succinct, user-friendly presentation features bullet points and numerous quick-reference tables. Each chapter includes an "In a Nutshell" summary of key points.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Jean A Endryck, MSN(Seton Health)
Description:This overview of palliative care principles is an excellent book for beginning practitioners with limited experience and for general practitioners with some experience in this field. This book provides an easy way to locate the information.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide a simple approach at the end of life for your patients. The authors make it convenient to locate the information the practitioner may require immediately. Helping our patients and families with a "good death" is an important legacy that we leave with our families. The authors meet the objectives by providing a simple, comprehensive easy to read book.
Audience:This book can be used by students, residents, and seasoned general practitioners to provide an evidence-based approach to good quality end of life care. Although written for generalists, this book could be useful for the palliative care practitioner as well. The authors are practicing physicians who work with patients and families on end of life issues.
Features:The contents cover the aspects of the National Consensus Project for Palliative Care in a succinct, easy to read manner. It mainly covers the adult population, but touches on the pediatric population for a good overview. The end of each chapter has a "nutshell" section to highlight the important aspects of the chapter. The short, to the point chapters make it easier to find information quickly.
Assessment:As an experienced palliative care practitioner, I found the book easy to read and reference. I intend to use this book as part of my orientationprogram for new practitioners who join our service.

The Scleroderma or Fields of Plenty

2009-01-13T05:47:00.000-08:00

The Scleroderma: First Year - An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

Author: Karen Gottesman

Scleroderma—a chronic autoimmune condition that causes hardening, thickening, or tightening of the skin and attacks the heart, lungs, kidneys, and gastrointestinal tract—is extraordinarily difficult to diagnose and can take a huge toll on the psychological well-being of the individual. From the first moment of her diagnosis, author Karen Gottesman took charge and educated herself on every aspect of her condition. Now, as a "patient-expert," she guides those newly diagnosed step by step through their first year with scleroderma. She provides crucial information about the nature of the disease, treatment options, diet, exercise, social concerns, emotional issues, networking with others, and much more. The First Year™—Scleroderma is illustrated with charts and tables, and offers an invaluable guide for everyone learning to live with their diagnosis.

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Fields of Plenty: A Farmer's Journey in Search of Real Food and the People Who Grow It

Author: Michael Ableman

In the face of supersizing and a fast-food nation, a growing community of organic farmers and food artisans are producing sustainable nourishment that is respectful to the land and rich in heritage, flavor, and passion. In Fields of Plenty, respected farmer, teacher, and ecology advocate Michael Ableman seeks out these innovative and committed farmers to reveal how the fruits of those who till the soil go beyond taste. From Knolls farm in California, famous for succulent figs tree-ripened to perfection, to an urban farm in Chicago that sustains an entire community, his odyssey takes him to farmers who are trying to answer questions of sustenance philosophically and, most importantly, in practice. Illustrated with evocative color photographs of the land and the people who work it, and accompanied by a bountiful selection of recipes, this beautifully written memoir reveals the power of food as a personal and cultural force.

Publishers Weekly

Ableman chronicles his three-month journey across the U.S., during which he meets fellow farmers (he's also an author, photographer and executive director of an urban agricultural center in California) and strives to "reassure [himself] that abundance is enhanced, not sacrificed, by humane and sustainable practices." He brings along son Aaron; the two leave their family and farm in British Columbia to share wonder and wisdom with farmers nationwide. They stay at farms and learn their hosts' growing methods and family stories. Ableman's musings range from the changing seasons to the political challenges of small-scale farming. Recipes close each chapter; lucky Ableman sampled the dishes in the company of the people who grew the ingredients, from Anthony and Carol Boutard, who grow Charentais melons in Oregon, to Eli Zabar, who has a half-acre of greenhouses atop buildings on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Although this book may be a bit too dense for those not familiar with alternative agriculture, it is easy enough for anyone to read a few sections at a time, taking their pick of memoir, food writing, farming history and technique, and recipes. (Sept. 29) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

The Complete Idiots Guide to Running Injury Free or Base Building for Cyclists

2009-01-12T20:35:00.000-08:00

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Running Injury-Free

Author: Damon Martin

No pain—maximum gain.

More than half of all runners in the U.S. are sidelined at least once a year because of an injury. Many others run through the pain that starts to surface as they age—the result of years of bad posture, joint and muscle stiffness and poor running mechanics. This guide provides readers with a holistic approach to preventing injuries and getting rid of nagging pains. In it, readers learn how to increase flexibility, calibrate muscle strength, pick the right shoes, break bad habits, and more—all while improving distance and efficiency.

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Base Building for Cyclists: A New Foundation for Endurance and Performance

Author: Thomas Chappl

Cyclists of any age, experience, skill, and talent level can reach their full potential as both athlete and individual by training their bodies and minds for athletic competition. Ultrafit coach Thomas Chapple shows how with this practical guide. Based on the idea that success depends on the extent to which cyclists build their foundation of aerobic fitness, or their "base," for the road ahead, the book explains step-by-step how to build a bigger aerobic engine, work up to higher volumes, and make significant improvements in strength, endurance, and speed.

Foreword   Joe Friel     ix
Introduction     xi
The Cyclist's Engine
Energy Sources     3
Energy Delivery     11
Weight and Health Management     25
Diagnosing the Engine
Fitness Assessment     37
Training Zones     67
Fitness Elements     73
Planning Your Training Year
Measuring Training Load     97
Training Plan     111
Training Blocks     131
Daily Training Log     139
Building a Stronger Engine
Endurance     149
Strength     189
Efficiency     211
Training the Mind for Competition     243
Advanced Fitness Elements     253
Resources     259
Performance Testing Guidelines     263
Sample Base Training Plans     267
List of Abbreviations and Acronyms     287
Glossary     289
Index     293
About the Author     304

Essential Guide to Hysterectomy or Choicemaking

2009-01-12T09:23:00.000-08:00

Essential Guide to Hysterectomy: A Gynecologist Advice on Your Choices Before, During, and Ater Surgery-Including the Latest Treatment Options and Alternatives

Author: Lauren F Streicher

In clear, conversational language, Dr. Lauren Streicher discusses everything a woman needs to know to make informed choices about this often-controversial subject, including emotions and sex after surgery, hormone replacement, and much more.

New interesting book: Macroéconomie

Choicemaking

Author: Sharon Wegscheider Crus

"Freedom from" and "freedom to" are essential elements of recovery. Freedom from our pain and our past gives us the freedom to choose our future life path in recovery. Sharon Wegscheider-Cruse uses her own experiences to show us how to become free and how to enjoy the freedom to make choices.

She outlines the journey toward spiritual satisfaction and wholeness--the freedom of choice--in this eloquent work. This is necessary reading for anyone who has lived with addictive relationships, whether the addiction was to a drug or another person.

Energy Balance through the Tao or Heart Smart for Black Women and Latinas

2009-01-11T23:10:00.000-08:00

Energy Balance through the Tao: Exercises for Cultivating Yin Energy

Author: Mantak Chia

EXERCISE / MARTIAL ARTS

In the Western world, exercise focuses mainly on physical fitness and developing muscular strength. In the East, exercise systems balance the body, mind, and spirit. This balance is strongly emphasized in the Taoist system of Tao Yin, one of the oldest and most diverse forms of exercise in China. Tao Yin focuses on creating balance between internal and external energies and revitalizing the body, mind, and spirit with a combination of strength, flexibility, and internal energy exercises. Its ultimate goal is for the practitioner to become pure, responsive, and full of energy, like a child.

In Energy Balance through the Tao Master Mantak Chia introduces 45 fully illustrated Tao Yin exercises to Western readers. He explains the history behind the practice and its connections to other complementary Chinese exercise forms, such as tai chi. In this book Chia focuses on the lying and sitting positions of Tao Yin, which improve health and structural alignment and, once mastered, strengthen movements and postures in standing positions. The benefits of these remarkably simple exercises include harmonizing chi, developing strength and flexibility through tendon stretching, relaxing the abdominal muscles and the diaphragm, releasing toxins through the breath, and training the "second brain" in the lower abdomen to coordinate and direct these processes.

MANTAK CHIA, a student of several Taoist masters, founded the Universal Healing Tao System in 1979. He has taught and certified tens of thousands of students and instructors from all over the world and tours the United States annually, giving workshops and lectures. He is thedirector of the Tao Garden Integrative Medicine Health Spa and Resort and the Universal Healing Tao training center in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand, and the author of twenty-five books, including the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man.

New interesting book: Ultimate Carbohydrate Counter or Cholesterol Cures

Heart Smart for Black Women and Latinas: A 5-Week Program for Living a Heart-Healthy Lifestyle

Author: Jennifer H Mieres

“A terrific, potentially life-saving book that's a must read for all black and Latina women.” --Jane Chesnutt, Editor-in-Chief, Woman's Day

This book is an important wake-up call for black women and Latinas to understand that small steps can make a difference in preventing heart disease. Read this book for yourself and your sisters, but also for your families' good health." - Nancy Loving, Heart disease survivor and Co-Founder, WomenHeart

“ This book is a must have guide which covers all aspects of diet and lifestyle as well advice on how to partner with your doctor for a heart healthy life.” -- Rita F. Redberg, MD, MSc., FACC. Director, Women's Cardiovascular Services, UCSF School of Medicine.

“This book is filled with sound nutrition, fitness and stress management advice (the cornerstone of all heart-healthy lifestyle plans) and offers myriad practical solutions for the prevention of heart disease. Heart Smart should be on every black and Latina woman's nightstand!" -- Janet Bond Brill, PhD., R.D., author of Cholesterol DOWN: 10 Simple Steps to Lower Your Cholesterol in 4 Weeks-Without Prescription Drugs

This groundbreaking book is the first to take into consideration the heart health of women of color and provide an action plan to overcome the unique cultural and genetic challenges they face in staying heart healthy. It doesn't merely present generic information on diet, exercise and eliminating stress, but highlights the importance of community, culture, and lifestyle.

This complete five week program includes:

Ways to eat a heart healthy diet bylearning what to eat and how much as well as how to modify traditional recipes so they still taste the same.

An easy-to-follow exercise program that uses walking to benefit health and well-being with suggestions for where to walk if the neighborhood is unsafe, and ways to get the whole family involved

Information on how women can work with their doctor to get the most out of their health

JENNIFER H MIERES, M.D.,F.A.C.C, F.A.H.A, is a cardiologist at NYU School of Medicine, whose clinical research focuses on Heart disease in Women . She was an Emmy nominee in 2003 for her production of the PBS documentary “A Woman's Heart”. TERRI ANN PARNELL, R.N, M.A., an award-winning cardiovascular nurse, is widely published in the medical literature on areas focused on patient education and heart disease.

Ann Burns - Library Journal

Cardiologist Mieres and Parnell, a registered nurse, present a simple plan to help women of color prevent heart disease, showing them how to lose weight and lower their blood pressure and cholesterol with an inexpensive, easy-to-follow diet and exercise program.

Acknowledgments     ix
Foreword     xiii
Introduction     1
The Double Whammy: The High Risk of Heart Disease for Women in General and Black Women and Latinas in Particular
Heart Disease: Women's Heart Disease Is Different from Men's     9
Assessing Your Risk     15
Don't Be a Statistic: It's Never Too Late to Get on the Road to Heart Health     35
Listen to Your Body     43
Three Small Steps to Heart-Healthy Living in 5 Weeks
Week One: Get Ready by "Setting the Table" for the Rest of Your Life!     53
Week Two: Step 1: Get Moving!     73
Week Three: Step 2: Simple Steps to Healthier Eating     87
Week Four: Step 3: Stress Less and Enjoy     111
Week Five: FEAST: Putting It All Together for the Rest of Your Life!     143
Preventing Heart Disease for a Lifetime
The Power of Partnering with Your Doctor     155
Appendices
Resources for Heart-Smart Recipes     169
Helpful Health-Care Facts     173
Common Heart Medications, Treatment, and Tests     181
Questions and Answers About Heart Disease     187
Women's Heart Centers     195
Glossary     220
Suggested Reading     227
Index     231

Beauty and the East or Womens Cancers

2009-01-11T13:59:00.000-08:00

Beauty and the East: A Book of Oriental Body Care

Author: Wendy Buonaventura

This fascinating story of body care and the creation of sensual ambience focuses on customs practised in the Middle East, Africa and India and takes a humorous look at the often converse attitudes towards the body prevailing in the West.

Women's Cancers: How to Prevent Them, How to Treat Them, How to Beat Them

Author: Kerry Anne McGinn

Experienced oncology nurses address all the issues surrounding women's cancers. This edition offers new data on the long-term effects of cancer and its treatment, as well as updates on genetic influences, environmental factors, and analysis of complementary and alternative therapies. 70 black-and-white illustrations are included.

Library Journal

This thorough guide covers breast, cervical, ovarian, uterine, and vaginal cancers in depth, discussing prevention, diagnosis, and traditional as well as alternative therapies. The authors, both oncology nurses, seek to empower and encourage women to be assertive healthcare consumers. With cancer affecting one in four families in the United States today and the incidence of women's cancers rapidly increasing, there's certainly a need for titles in this field. While Women and Cancer (Harrington Park Pr., 1987) discusses survival and gender behaviors, and Women with Cancer (Springer-Verlag, 1986) covers psychological aspects, Women's Cancers is fully comprehensive, helpful to patients and healthcare workers alike. Recommended.-- Janet M. Coggan, Univ. of Florida Libs., Gainesville

Acknowledgments....................xi
Foreword....................xiii
PART ONE: "YOU HAVE CANCER ..."....................1
CHAPTER 1 Cancer Basics....................4
CHAPTER 2 Causes and Prevention....................15
CHAPTER 3 Detecting a Change....................37
CHAPTER 4 Diagnosis and Beyond....................51
CHAPTER 5 A Woman and Her Doctors....................66
CHAPTER 6 The Rest of the Team....................77
CHAPTER 7 Local Treatments for Cancer....................86
CHAPTER 8 Systemic Treatments for Cancer....................99
CHAPTER 9 Complementary and Alternative Therapies for Cancer....................120
CHAPTER 10 Feelings....................171
PART TWO: BREAST CANCER....................185
CHAPTER 11 Questions about Breasts....................188
CHAPTER 12 Detecting and Diagnosing Breast Changes....................209
CHAPTER 13 Treating Invasive Breast Cancer....................228
CHAPTER 14 Beyond Basic Treatment for Breast Cancer....................251
PART THREE: THE GYNECOLOGIC CANCERS....................267
CHAPTER 15 Cancer of the Ovary....................272
CHAPTER 16 Cancer of the Uterus (Endometrial Cancer)....................299
CHAPTER 17 Cancer of the Cervix and Cervical Dysplasia (CIN)....................316
CHAPTER 18 Cancer of the Vagina....................341
CHAPTER 19 Cancer of the Vulva....................354
CHAPTER 20 Rare Gynecologic Cancers....................365
PART FOUR: LUNG CANCER AND COLORECTAL CANCER....................371
CHAPTER 21 Lung Cancer....................373
CHAPTER 22 Cancer ofthe Colon, Rectum, and Anus....................400
PART FIVE: LIFE AFTER CANCER....................421
CHAPTER 23 Long-Term and Late Effects of Cancer and Cancer Treatment....................422
CHAPTER 24 Feelings after Treatment Ends....................432
CHAPTER 25 After Treatment Ends: The Other Issues....................447
CHAPTER 26 Cancer Is Still a Political Issue....................466
Afterword....................484
Glossary....................485
Bibliography....................496
Resources....................508
Index....................516

Nutritional Epidemiology or Psychological Trauma and Addiction Treatment

2009-01-11T01:47:00.000-08:00

Nutritional Epidemiology, Vol. 30

Author: Walter Willett

This guide is intended for those who wish to understand the complex relationships between diet and the major diseases of western civilization, such as cancer and atherosclerosis. It is aimed both at researchers engaged in the unraveling of these complex associations and at readers of the rapidly multiplying and often confusing scholarly literature on the subject.
The author starts with an overview of research strategies in nutritional epidemiology--a relatively new discipline which combines the knowledge compiled by nutritionists during this century with the methodology developed by epidemiologists to study the determinants of disease with multiple etiologies and long latent periods. A major part of the book is devoted to methods of dietary assessment using data on food intake, biochemical indicators of diet, and measures of body size and composition. The reproducibility and validity of each approach and the implications of measurement error are considered in detail. The analysis, presentation, and interpretation of data from epidemiologic studies of diet and disease are discussed. Particular attention is paid to the important influence of total energy intake on findings in such studies. As examples of methodologic issues in nutritional epidemiology, three substantive topics are examined in depth: the relations of diet and coronary heart disease, fat intake and breast cancer, and Vitamin A and lung cancer. This volume will benefit epidemiologists, nutritionists, dietitians, policy makers, public health practitioners, cancer researchers and oncologists, and cardiovascular specialists.

Diane S. Lauderdale

This is the second edition of what has become the standard text in nutritional epidemiology, an area of intense research activity and public interest. The aim is to provide the reader with the conceptual and methodologic grounding essential for conducting studies of diet and disease. The complexity of carrying out population-based studies of nutrition makes bringing practical and theoretical issues together in one volume invaluable. This book is intended to be an introduction to the field and a resource for investigators, as well as an aid to those interpreting the published literature. Striking a balance between the basic concepts a student needs and the analytic cutting edge which the more experienced investigator would like is difficult. This book functions primarily as a solid introduction for students or researchers who are already familiar with basic epidemiologic and statistical methods but who are relatively new to nutritional assessment and its particular analytic challenges. Some of the more complex recent methods are mentioned and references are provided. The first half incudes a description and evaluation of data collection methods for carrying out dietary assessment, including biochemical indicators. The next section covers analytic issues, while the final chapters present literature reviews of four much-studied associations (e.g. vitamin A and lung cancer; folic acid and neural tube defects) and directions for future research. The author is an expert in this field and both the chapters he has written as well as those contributed by others are uniformly well-organized and written with notable clarity. Much of the material in this edition is carried over from the firstedition, but there are three new chapters. References have generally been updated, but the classics of this relatively young field are included as well.

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Reviewer: Diane S. Lauderdale, PhD (University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine)
Description: This is the second edition of what has become the standard text in nutritional epidemiology, an area of intense research activity and public interest.
Purpose: The aim is to provide the reader with the conceptual and methodologic grounding essential for conducting studies of diet and disease. The complexity of carrying out population-based studies of nutrition makes bringing practical and theoretical issues together in one volume invaluable.
Audience: This book is intended to be an introduction to the field and a resource for investigators, as well as an aid to those interpreting the published literature. Striking a balance between the basic concepts a student needs and the analytic cutting edge which the more experienced investigator would like is difficult. This book functions primarily as a solid introduction for students or researchers who are already familiar with basic epidemiologic and statistical methods but who are relatively new to nutritional assessment and its particular analytic challenges. Some of the more complex recent methods are mentioned and references are provided.
Features: The first half incudes a description and evaluation of data collection methods for carrying out dietary assessment, including biochemical indicators. The next section covers analytic issues, while the final chapters present literature reviews of four much-studied associations (e.g. vitamin A and lung cancer; folic acid and neural tube defects) and directions for future research.
Assessment: The author is an expert in this field and both the chapters he has written as well as those contributed by others are uniformly well-organized and written with notable clarity. Much of the material in this edition is carried over from the first edition, but there are three new chapters. References have generally been updated, but the classics of this relatively young field are included as well.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

New interesting book: Practice of Research in Social Work or A Knock at Midnight

Psychological Trauma and Addiction Treatment

Author: Bruce Carruth

Important reading for current and future addictions treatment clinicians—this book synthesizes and integrates the expanding body of knowledge about combined trauma/addiction treatment to specifically address the needs of clinicians in addiction treatment environments.

Here, in a single source, is an essential overview of trauma treatment for people in addiction treatment settings. Psychological Trauma and Addiction Treatment presents specific methodologies and techniques for clients in inpatient and outpatient addiction/mental health settings. The contributors—leading clinicians and researchers in the field—provide a comprehensive set of scientific treatment approaches addressing a broad spectrum of trauma disorders.

Psychological Trauma and Addiction Treatment brings you up-to-date, authoritative coverage of:

• The dynamics of co-occurring psychological trauma and addiction
• All of the primary treatment frameworks currently utilized in trauma treatment
• Treatment frameworks that take gender into account
• Cognitive therapies in treating these co-occurring disorders
• The role of psychodynamic psychotherapies in treatment
• Attachment disorders and their relation to trauma and addiction treatment
• EMDR as a treatment for traumatized addicts
• The psychoneurology of trauma and the implications of psychoneurology in addictions and trauma treatment
• How self-help groups can contribute to and limit recovery for psychologically traumatized clients
• Forgiveness therapy as an adjunct to trauma treatment
• Counselor self-care for those who work with this client population

Ultimately, this is a book of hope. Every author in this text has a firm belief that people with co-occurring trauma and addiction can recover, can maintain quality relationships, can confront life's challenges as they arise, and can be happy and fulfilled. Psychological Trauma and Addiction Treatment is designed as essential reading for entry-level and experienced addiction counselors, social workers, professional counselors, psychologists, and others working in the trauma treatment field.

What People Are Saying

Craig Nakken
This book more than any others I've read, addresses in detail the negative interdependence so common between addiction and psychological trauma. It not only explores the theoretical relationship between the two, which it does thoroughly in the first part of the book, but it also speaks well to the simultaneous healing of the wounds of trauma and the illness of addiction. . . . IT PUSHES AND CHALLENGES US to not continue the separation between psychology and addiction theories and techniques, but as clinicians to cross over and bridge this historical divide to better serve the still suffering. (Craig Nakken, LICSW, LMFT, Author of The Addictive Personality: Understanding the Addictive Process and Compulsive Behaviors)

David J. Powell
Therapists at times feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the patients' problems, ranging from mental disorders to substance abuse and psychological trauma. Some counselors might even experience "secondary trauma" as a result. This book OFFERS HOPE FOR COUNSELORS AND PATIENTS. It addresses an important yet rarely discussed subject in the behavioral health field, the relationship between psychological trauma and addiction treatment. These issues often go undiagnosed and under-treated. . . . COVERS A BROAD RANGE OF CRITICAL ISSUES, SUCH AS EFFECTIVE PSYCHOTHERAPEUTIC MODELS FOR DEALING WITH TRAUMA AND ADDICTION. It also reviews the neurobiology of trauma and the roles of 12 Step and Creative Arts programs in treatment. THE READER WILL GREATLY BENEFIT from both the theoretical and practical aspects of this seminal book. IT SHOULD BE REQUIRED READING FOR THERAPISTS WHO DEAL WITH ISSUES RELATED TO TRAUMA AND ADDICTION. (David J. Powell, PhD, President, International Center for Health Concerns, Inc.)

Kathryn Bedard
A collection of wisdom that is INVALUABLE, for the beginner in the field through clinicians with advance training and expertise. The wealth of knowledge and experience on these pages is applicable for those in addictions, mental health, correctional and other settings. Each chapter plays a key part in becoming an integrated and whole picture of the trauma experience and the methods available for its' treatment. . . . THE MOST IMPORTANT ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THIS BOOK IS THE STRONG MESSAGE OF ADVOCACY AND HOPE: that there can be an end to the cycle of "treatment failures", that trauma survivors can grow and recover. From an individual who has been in the clinical field of mental health and addictions for over 35 years: THIS BOOK BELONGS IN THE OFFICE OF EVERY TREATMENT PROFESSIONAL: and it should be dog-eared and well used! (Kathryn Bedard, MA, LCADC, CMS, NCADC, Author, Compassion and Courage in the Aftermath of Traumatic Loss: Stones in My Heart Forever)

Jeffrey M. Georgi
NOT JUST 'EXCELLENT BOOK'. IT IS A NECESSARY ONE. . . .Has something for both the clinician new to the field and the seasoned therapist. For the entry level clinician, its overview of approaches provides enough information allowing them to pursue further learning and training in the approach that best suits them. For the more seasoned clinician, there are adequate case studies tied to techniques which will help strengthen their developing eclectic styles. . . .BALANCES A SENSITIVITY OF THEORY AND PRACTICE. The addiction field has long suffered on practice without the supporting theoretical models. . . .Examines a variety of models for the treatment of addiction and trauma providing an integration of theory woven around case histories and technique. Tackling issues of spirituality, 12 step involvement, gender concerns, and DMDR, Creative Arts, and other interventions which might be seen as 'controversial' (through the eyes of an overly stuffy conservative academic). . . . OPENS AN ESSENTIAL DIALOGUE FOR CLINICAL GROWTH. . . . Perhaps Psychological Trauma and Addiction Treatment's most important gift to the field is its acknowledgment of the inseparable nature of trauma and addiction demanding that these co-mingling disorders be treated in an integrated fashion if we are to be effective. It appropriately ends with the unequivocal message that those of us who treat this patient population are not left unaffected and not to address our own issues of self-care is done so at our own peril. (Jeffrey M. Georgi, M.Div., CCAS, LPC, Clinical Associate, Department of Behavioral Medicine, Clinical Director, Duke Addictions Program, Duke University Medical Center)

Maximum Fitness or Monochrome Days

2009-01-10T15:35:00.000-08:00

Maximum Fitness: The Complete Guide to Navy SEAL Cross Training

Author: Stewart Smith

"HUT 1, HUT 2, HUT 3 ...HIKE!" Don't be tackled by football tryouts. The time to get fit for high school football is now. Everyone wants to be a football hero but not everyone is in shape to make the team. Now join former Navy SEAL, Stew Smith, as he talks with real high school football players who demonstrate the exercise program that got them out of the tryouts and onto the Varsity. Photographed on location at one of the nation's top-ranked high school football programs, Get Fit Now for High School Football is specifically designed for the 12 to 18 year-old athlete.

The young athlete will learn:

* Techniques for improving overall strength and power

* Plyometric training for explosive speed and agility

* Aerobic conditioning for ultimate endurance

The first in the Get Fit Now for High School Sports(tm) series, this book is bound to score with young athletes in all fifty states.

Book review: Conquering Depression or Paths to God

Monochrome Days: A First-Hand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Depression

Author: Cait Irwin

If you are one of the nearly twenty percent of adolescents who experience the symptoms of major depression before the end of high school, then you are probably already familiar with the sadness, isolation, and confusion that depression can bring. You may have questions about symptoms, medications, treatments, and how to deal with depression at school and at home. Monochrome Days: A Firsthand Account of One Teenager's Experience with Depression was written specifically for you.
Cait Irwin was diagnosed with major depression at the age of fourteen, and she nearly lost her battle with the illness before she was able to receive the treatment she so desperately needed. In Monochrom Days, Irwin, now an adult and a successful artist, shares her experiences as a young woman who suffered from a crippling depression but was able to recover with the help of a supportive family and expert psychiatric care. In telling her remarkable story, Irwin and science writer Linda Andrews explain what is currently known about major depression in adolescents, demystifying the often confusing science behind the illness. In easy-to-understand language, the book also
-Provides an accessible yet in-depth look at the causes, treatment, and management of depression -Discusses such difficult topics as psychiatric hospitalization and antidepressant medications -Offers tips on how to deal with depression both at school and at home, and how to talk about it to teachers, family, and friends
Thoughtful, inspiring, and full of practical wisdom, Monochrome Days is both a compelling memoir and a useful resource that will help to ease the pain of major depression. Cait Irwin's story is one that offershope and guidance that you yourself can use to overcome the challenges of this illness, and go on to lead a healthy, productive life.

VOYA

By the end of high school, one in four teens will experience some type of depression. Depression is one of several mental illnesses most likely to occur initially in adolescence, leading to its study by the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative and this book for teens. The book combines the firsthand experiences of the author with medical information and recommendations for teens struggling with depression. Although the information is clear and easy to understand, the emotional impact that one would expect from reading about Irwin's experiences is lacking. It may be that more than a decade has passed since the author's diagnosis as a teen, providing a sense of distance and analysis that does not ring true for someone in the midst of such a crisis. Sidebars also provide brief looks at how several young men experienced depression. The medical information, resource guide, and further reading will be helpful for teens and parents unsure of what to do next or confused by what they are hearing from medical professionals. Overall this book may be more helpful to parents, siblings, or friends of a young person with depression than to the teen struggling with the disease. Books for teens looking at other adolescent-onset mental illnesses are also planned.

KLIATT

While this is not Cait Irwin's first book about her experience with major depressive illness, it is both a summary of what she experienced and a direct attempt to aid other teens who suffer through a major depression. She does not write alone in her attempt to communicate with other teen depressives, but has on her writing team a psychiatrist and a journalist, who specializes in writing on mental health issues. Each chapter has two sections. In the first, entitled "My Story," Irwin recounts in sometimes-painful detail the saga of her downslide into a deep depression in the summer between the 8th and 9th grades. In the second section, "The Big Picture," she shifts into an analysis of what was happening to her, suggestions for appropriate actions, and possible treatment alternatives. Thus, this little book is also a manual, a guide for teens experiencing depression. Toward the end, there is an FAQ section and lists of resources and service organizations. While Monochrome Days does not in any way provide all the help needed by a depressed teen, it certainly demonstrates to the reader that he or she is not alone in the experience of depression and that there are people and methods available to help. Age Range: Ages 12 to adult. REVIEWER: Patricia Moore (Vol. 42, No. 1)

Amy PickettCopyright 2006 Reed Business Information. - School Library Journal

Gr 8 Up
In eighth grade, Irwin began experiencing symptoms of depression, including hopelessness, despair, and a stifling cloudiness of mind. This book chronicles her experience with "the dark force that had seized control of my life," covering early signs, thoughts of suicide, inpatient treatment in a psychiatric hospital, and readjustment to high school life. Aimed at adolescents who struggle with mental illness, Irwin's story provides a road map to recovery that she describes as "a graph with lots of peaks and valleys, but an overall trend that was heading upward." Her voice is that of an older, wiser friend who empathizes with what depressed teens are going through. Chapters are divided into two sections. In "My Story," Irwin details her personal history with depression. "The Big Picture" includes more general information on symptoms, risk factors, treatment, and a "Guy's-Eye View" sidebar. This format is highly effective for balancing the author's autobiographical perspective with scientific input from her coauthors. Additional features include FAQs and sources for more information. This title is an excellent choice for readers of Brent Runyon's The Burn Journals (Knopf, 2004) and Gail Griffith's Will's Choice (HarperCollins, 2005). Sadly, the unappealing cover may deter browsers, but this book is well worth a close look.

The Everything Parents Guide to Children with Depression or First Place 4 Health

2009-01-10T04:23:00.000-08:00

The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Depression: An Authoritative Handbook on Identifying Symptoms, Choosing Treatments, and Raising a Happy and Healthy Child

Author: Rebecca Rutledg

Does your child seem sad, withdrawn, or lethargic? You know something's wrong, but you're not sure what to do about it. You're not alone—some six million children suffer from depression.

Your child needs help—your help. With The Everything Parent's Guide to Children with Depression, you can ensure that your child receives the right support and treatment. In this reassuring, practical handbook, Drs. Rebecca Rutledge and Thomas Bannister offer the professional advice you need to determine:

If your child is at risk
How and when to get professional help
The best treatment options
Benefits and side effects of medication
What you and your family can do to help

Rutledge, an expert psychologist, and Bannister, a clinical psychiatrist, are both known for their work with depressed children and adolescents. With their help, you'll understand why your child is unhappy—and what you can do about it.

Introduction     xiii
Getting a Handle on Childhood Depression     1
Do Kids Really Get Depressed?     1
Prevalence in Children and Teens     3
Theories of Depression     5
What Is Depression Exactly?     11
Childhood Versus Teenage Depression     13
Behavioral Symptoms     14
Emotional Symptoms     16
Causes of Depression     19
Genetics     19
Brain Chemistry     20
Physical Illness     21
The Family Environment     23
Loss     24
Television and Other Influences     27
Stressful Life Events     28
Predictors of Depression     33
Family History     33
Loss     37
Sleep and Appetite     38
Behavior     41
Comments     43
Helplessness     44
Self-esteem     45
Is My Child Depressed?     49
A Look at the Depressed Child     49
Keep a Calendar     53
Glean Information from School, Family, and Friends     55
Get the Diagnosis Right     57
Using DepressionQuestionnaires     59
Psychotic Depression     61
Get a Physical Exam     63
Risk Factors     65
Problems with Social Skills     65
School Problems     68
Learning Disabilities     70
Chronic Illness     71
Family Environment     73
Sibling Troubles     77
Preexisting Psychiatric Illness     79
Depression as a Part of Other Psychological Problems     81
Anxiety Disorders     81
Eating Disorders     88
Sexuality     89
Self-injury     89
Learning Disorders     90
Behavioral Problems     91
Low Self-esteem     92
Dysthymia and Bipolar Disorder     93
Defining and Diagnosing Dysthymia     93
What Does a Dysthymic Child Look Like?     95
Where Dysthymia Ends and Depression Begins     96
Defining and Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder     97
What Does a Bipolar Child Look Like?     100
Track the Symptoms     102
Treatment Options     102
Depression-related Issues     107
Depression's Link to Other Mental Illnesses     107
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder     108
Oppositional Defiant Disorder     110
Conduct Disorder     111
Physical and Sexual Abuse     113
Seasonal Affective Disorder     113
Alcohol and Drug Abuse     114
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder     117
Medical Illness     120
Seeking Professional Help     121
When to Intervene     121
Parental Reservations about Getting Help     122
Educating Yourself     123
Finding a Diagnostician     129
Preparing for the First Appointment     130
How to Pick the Right Therapist     131
The Importance of Honesty and Full Disclosure     134
The Decision to Undergo Treatment     135
Do Your Homework     135
Discussing Treatment with Your Child     137
Who Else Needs to Know?     139
Exploring Parental Feelings and Fears     140
Trust Your Gut     144
Getting a Second Opinion     144
Treatment for the Mind, Body, and Soul     147
Psychotherapy     147
Medication     152
Medication Side Effects     155
Alternative Remedies     157
Diet, Exercise, and Spirituality     158
The Role of Advocate for Your Child     159
Strategies for Children     161
Education     161
Cognitive Restructuring     163
Problem-Solving Skills     168
Communication Skills     170
Labeling Emotions     171
Seeking Outlets for Emotional Expression     172
Demystifying the Stigma of Mental Illness     174
Suicide: Is Your Child at Risk?     175
Prevalence among Children and Teens     175
Risk Factors     176
Warning Signs     181
Suicidal Ideation     185
Suicide-proofing the Home     186
Help Manage Suicidal Thoughts, Feelings, and Behaviors     188
Inpatient Treatment     191
Is It Time for Inpatient Treatment?     191
Treatment Settings     194
Picking a Facility     197
What to Expect from Inpatient Treatment     200
The Parental Role in Treatment     203
Inpatient Treatment Is Over-Now What?     204
Prevention     207
Open Communication     207
Teaching Communication Skills      209
Physical Activity     211
Creative Outlets     212
Education     213
Fostering Self-esteem     215
All in the Family     219
Depression's Effect on the Family     219
Caring for the Caregiver     222
Nurture the Adult Relationship     225
Siblings     228
Extended Family     230
Family Therapy     232
Parenting the Depressed Child     235
Avoiding the "Poor, Pitiful Me" Syndrome     235
Developing Trust     238
Effective Discipline     240
Knowing When to Back Off     244
Keep Perspective in the Midst of Chaos     245
Encourage Self-reliance     247
At-risk Parents and Depression     249
Depression     249
Drug and Alcohol Abuse     252
Divorce     254
Marital Discord     256
Parental History of Abuse     257
Toxic Parenting     258
School     265
Should the School Know?     265
Reasonable Accommodations     268
Putting School Resources to Good Use     270
The Parent's Role at School     272
Manage Depression's Effect on School Performance     274
When the School Isn't on Board     278
What Does the Future Hold?     281
Is the Depression Gone?     281
Overparenting     283
Maintain a Close Relationship     285
Prepare for Developmental Changes     287
Your Child's Identity after Depression     292
Major Life Events and Stressors     293
Conclusion     294
Resources on Childhood and Adolescent Depression     295
Depression Questionnaires     297
Index     299

Book review: Addiction Is a Choice or The Realage Workout

First Place 4 Health: Discover a New Way to Healthy Living

Author: Carole Lewis

Based on proven techniques and a track record of 25 years of experience, First Place 4 Health will show how to create balance in the four core areas of life: spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical. All leading to weight loss and positive life change. With weight loss at the core of healthy living, readers will be encouraged and inspired to participate in personal life transformation from the inside out. The improved and easy to follow format will inspire readers to get on the road to health, making small choices for positive change every day. Accessible and filled with success stories, First Place 4 Health will motivate, inspire and educate readers to make changes for total, lasting health.

Action Plan for Allergies or Outsmart High Cholesterol

2009-01-09T19:10:00.000-08:00

Action Plan for Allergies: Your Guide to Managing Exercise and Medication to Relieve Symptoms

Author: William Briner

Relieve symptoms from allergic reactions, hay fever, and asthma!

Action Plan for Allergies was developed in conjunction with the American College of Sports Medicine, the largest sports medicine and exercise science organization in the world. This book shows you how to take control of your health, boost your energy, and reduce or eliminate the need for medication with the latest scientific research and proven exercise plans.

Because fitness level, diet, environment, and medication-such as albuterol, loratidine, diphenhydramine, and salmeterol-affect allergies, Action Plan for Allergies allows you to tailor the exercise programs to your individual needs.

Including information on creating an allergen-free environment, as well as techniques for desensitization and increasing tolerance, Action Plan for Allergies is a comprehensive resource for managing your symptoms and leading a freer, healthier life.

Library Journal

Many of us have been told not to exercise if we have asthma or suffer from allergies. In this book, written in conjunction with the American College of Sports Medicine, Briner (medical director, Sports Medicine Ctr.; director, Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship, Lutheran General Hosp., Park Ridge, IL) shows that exercise does not hurt allergy and asthma sufferers and may actually help them. Asserts Briner, "No allergic disease qualifies as an excuse to avoid exercise." As with the other excellent titles in the "Action Plan for Health" series, this book is logically organized, provides useful graphics, and offers a review of key concepts at the end of each chapter. Briner opens with a useful discussion of the physiological benefits of exercise and then shows how the physiological changes gained from exercise can improve the quality of life for those suffering from allergies or asthma. He then lays out guidelines for implementing and adhering to a well-designed exercise program. Briner cites scientific research when appropriate and supplies references for those wanting to access the primary literature on specific topics. An excellent resource that fits the bill; highly recommended for college, medical school, consumer, and public libraries. Howard Fuller, Stupski Fdn., Mill Valley, CA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

What People Are Saying

Dr. Mariana Castells, MD, PhD Associate Director of the Allergy and Immunology Training Program at the Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
"Action Plan for Allergies is a comprehensive, easy-to-read resource for managing allergies through exercise and physical activity. Whether you have asthma, anaphylaxis, or food allergies, the safe and sound approaches in Action Plan for Allergies will improve your health and physical fitness."

Chapter 1 Taking Control of Your Allergies

Chapter 2 Designing an Exercise Program

Chapter 3 Improving Asthma Through Aerobic ExerciseAdding Aerobic Exercise

Chapter 4 Building Strength and Flexibility

Chapter 5 Exploring Alternative Forms of Exercise

Chapter 6 Managing Allergies Through Tolerance and Desensitization

Chapter 7 Creating an Allergen-Free Environment

Chapter 8 Staying on Track to Reduce Symptoms

Look this: Why People Dont Heal and How They Can or Positive Options for Colorectal Cancer

Outsmart High Cholesterol

Author: The Staff of Prevention Magazin

TAKE HEART!
TAKE CHARGE OF YOUR CHOLESTEROL TODAY!

It's a simple truth-lower your cholesterol level, and you'll live longer, reduce your risk of heart attack or stroke, and help stop heart disease if you already have it. And you may not need high-tech interventions or expensive prescription medications. For many people, simple changes in diet, exercise, and lifestyle will do the trick.

This guide from the editors of Prevention Health Books can be your personal tool for building a strong, healthy heart-starting now. Inside you'll discover:

* How the combinations of stress and cholesterol can set the stage for heart disease
* The bone-building mineral that could reduce heart-disease risk by more than 20 percent
* The good news about eggs-they may not be as bad for cholesterol as most people think
* How to combat high cholesterol at every meal, with heart-healthy recipes that don't sacrifice taste

A 14-day menu planner that will shape up your cholesterol numbers...a sure-fire diet solution!

OUTSMART HIGH CHOLESTEROL

LOWERING CHOLESTEROL IS EASY!!!
DO YOU KNOW...

* It's not butter...it's better! Discover the astonishing heart benefits of olive oil and the new stanol-containing margarine.
* You don't have to run a marathon...just a little gentle exercise every day can substantially improve your cholesterol profile.
* You don't have to eat tofu...these days you can choose from dozens of soy-based products to send your cholesterol south.
* You don't have to act like a nut...eat them instead. Both almonds and walnuts contain heart-healthy fats that can keep your arteries clear. So indulge!
* You can popa [vitamin] pill...taking just a few supplements can make your "bad" cholesterol levels plummet-and energize you too.
* You can break away from fast food-with Outsmart High Cholesterol, you can switch to healthier, more satisfying fare. It's simpler than you think, and it will take off unwanted pounds, too!

Rolfing and Physical Reality or Mind Body Health

2009-01-09T06:59:00.000-08:00

Rolfing and Physical Reality

Author: Ida P Rolf

A warm and wise self-portrait of the woman who originated the therapy that bears her name. Here, Ida Rolf tells about her life, about the wonder of the human body, about life in general, and about Rolfing in particular, explaining her technique of manipulating muscle tissue to allow the body to come into its correct alignment.

After Rolfing, your body has been encouraged to do what it wants to do--you move with ease, your lungs take in more air, and you are taller (and therefore, slimmer).

Books about: My Vue or Las Christmas Escritores Latinos Recuerdan Las Tradiciones Navidenas

Mind/Body Health: The Effects of Attitudes, Emotions and Relationships

Author: Keith J Karren

Mind/Body Health: The Effects of Attitudes, Emotions, and Relationships, Third Edition details the latest scientific findings regarding the relationship between the mind and body, and discusses how attitudes and emotions directly affect physical health and well-being. Written by an interdisciplinary team of authors, including a professional health educator who is deeply involved in Mind/Body research and an MD/Internist who specializes in Mind/Body practices, this text details current global findings on the relationship between the mind, body, and health. The authors show that negative emotions such as anger, depression, and anxiety can adversely affect physical health while positive emotions such as humor and optimism can serve to improve health and increase longevity. Relationships between physical health and spirituality, attitude, medicine, and various social factors are explored. The authors stress the importance of health choices and lifestyle factors on overall health and well-being, while laying groundwork for continued research in Mind/Body medicine in the 21st century. New to this edition is a chapter on the role nutrition plays in emotional, mental, and physical health. Psychoneuroimmunology - The Mind/Body Connection, The Impact of Stress on Health, The Disease - Prone Personality, Anger, Hostility, and Health, Worry, Fear, and Health, Depression, Despair, Anxiety, and Health, Insomnia and Sleep Deprivation: Health Effects and Treatment, The Disease - Resistant Personality, Social support, Relationships, and Health, Loneliness and Health, Marriage and Health, Families and Health, Grief, Bereavement, and Health, The Healing Power ofSpirituality, Altruism and Health, The Healing Power of Hope and Optimism, Explanatory Style and Health, Locus of Control and Health, Self-Esteem and Health, The Healing Power of Humor and Laughter, Nutrition and Mind/Body Health, Behavior Medicine Treatment: Effects on Medical Outcomes and Costs, Methods of Intervention and the Principles of Stress Resilience For all readers interested in learning about the effects of attitudes, emotions, and relationships.

Ch. 1	Psychoneuroimmunology : the connection between the mind and the body	3
Ch. 2	The impact of stress on health	42
Ch. 3	The disease-prone personality	87
Ch. 4	Anger, hostility, and health	139
Ch. 5	Worry, anxiety, fear, and health	172
Ch. 6	Depression, despair, and health	192
Ch. 7	Insomnia and sleep deprivation : health effects and treatment	228
Ch. 8	The disease-resistant personality	251
Ch. 9	Social support, relationships, and health	275
Ch. 10	Loneliness and health	310
Ch. 11	Marriage and health	340
Ch. 12	Families and health	362
Ch. 13	Grief, bereavement, and health	388
Ch. 14	The healing power of spirituality	417
Ch. 15	The healing power of altruism	452
Ch. 16	The healing power of faith and religion	471
Ch. 17	The healing power of optimism	502
Ch. 18	Explanatory style and health	523
Ch. 19	Locus of control and health	534
Ch. 20	Self-esteem and health	547
Ch. 21	The healing power of humor and laughter	559
Ch. 22	The importance of nutrition of mind and body health	585
Ch. 23	Behavioral medicine treatment : effects on medical and health outcomes and costs	610
Ch. 24	Methods of intervention and the principles of stress resilience	642
App. A	The elements of human fulfillment
App. B	The seven habits of highly effective people
App. C	The misunderstood alternative : effective type B characteristics that can protect from heart disease

Appetites or The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians

2009-01-08T21:47:00.000-08:00

Appetites: On the Search for True Nourishment

Author: Geneen Roth

Geneen Roth's When Food Is Love profoundly explored the relationship between eating and intimacy in women's lives. Her rejection of convention in dieting practices has motivated hundreds of thousands of women to think more deeply about, and alter their relationship to, eating and food. When Food Is Love became a bestseller - but in the wake of that success, Roth found herself in an unexpected position: she descended into a long illness, losing what she thought she could never live without - her health, her hair, and even her best friend. In Appetites: On the Search for True Nourishment, Geneen Roth explores, with great insight and clarity, the process of questioning what was at the core of her own life, her ultimate return to good health, and the new and unexpected ways she found to nourish herself and those she has loved and worked with. Over the course of this journey, Roth looked deeply into women's friendships and what happens when they change; the longing for success and affirmation for one's work; the conflicting emotions a woman can have when she considers whether or not to have a child; the longing for a safe place to live and build toward the future. She writes, "Appetites is the story of friends and women with whom I've worked as they've questioned the meaning of success, thinness, friendship, and fulfillment ... Why, I asked myself, is an embarrassment of riches embarrassing? Why do most women feel they will lose friends as they lose weight? ... What feels good about feeling bad? And where do we turn for nourishment when it's not in the places we thought it would be?"

Publishers Weekly

That some of us overeat in order to feed a spiritual rather than physical hunger isn't a new idea, but perhaps no one has chatted it up with as much panache as Roth (When Food Is Love). In her earnest new book, this popular workshop guru focuses on the ersatz bliss of overeating but also expands her vision to question "the meaning of success, thinness, friendships, and fulfillment." Drawing on much personal anecdote-her hair loss following illness; her ties to her best friend; her worries about another's health, etc.-she charms readers toward realizing that true happiness comes not from a sleek body, wealth or indeed any external attribute but from a sense of inner worth. There's nothing new in that idea either, but Roth presents it, as usual, in just the right mix of confession, sass and style. (Apr.)

Library Journal

After 20 years of therapy and 13 years of "spiritual practice," diet guru Roth (When Food Is Love, Dutton, 1991) shares 243 pages of inspirational insights about self-esteem. "You are the feast," she concludes, having recounted at length her own tribulations brought on by an illness she will not name that caused her to lose her hair-a crowning blow. She was thus forced to reevaluate her own advice to those she had counseled about appearance and self-esteem. Roth continues to give lectures and workshops; to assist the reader, she offers her business address and telephone and FAX numbers at the end of the book. Though full of New Age platitudes, her work nonetheless has a following. For Roth's fans.-Cynthia Harrison, George Washington Univ., Washington, D.C.

Kirkus Reviews

A dubious exploration of appetite as a metaphor in women's lives, from the author of When Food Is Love (1991), who conducts workshops on women, food, and self-esteem.

According to Roth, women desire obsessively—a perfect body, success, love—instead of embracing themselves as they are and appreciating what they already have. A woman who overeats, for example, may be trying to fill a void within herself, not realizing that she already has what she needs. Roth gives examples from her own life: Having obtained what she thought she wanted—fame, a good man, a thin body, a life in scenic northern California—she still wasn't happy. Then she developed chronic fatigue syndrome and a vitamin deficiency that caused her hair to fall out, all of which made her realize that she should have appreciated her health while she had it. A series of chance disasters—an earthquake, a fire that nearly burned her house down—led her to understand that everything she has could easily be taken away, that her deepest satisfaction must come from herself. Though witty and lucid about her personal experience, Roth does, unfortunately, lapse into the occasional New Age, pseudo-Buddhist truism. Nor is it always obvious how particular parts of the narrative fit into her overall argument. Worse, the author can be downright maudlin: Anthropomorphic paeans to her cat's capacity for enlightened contentment, though mitigated by moments of self-mockery, get embarrassing after awhile.

Roth's lack of self-consciousness about her own privilege is an even larger problem. It is easy enough to preach about finding happiness within yourself when you have what you always wanted from the world. But those who haven't found love, fame, rewarding work, or money may be less than sympathetic to the spiritual struggles of the "woman who has everything" and still isn't satisfied.

The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians: How to Stay Sane and Care for Yourself from Pre-conception Through Birth

Author: Rachel Pepper

The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians covers everything you need to make the thrilling and challenging journey to motherhood: from choosing a donor to tracking fertility to signing the right papers on the dotted lines. Rachel Pepper's lively, easy-to-read guide is the first place to go for up-to-date information and sage advice on everything from sex in the sixth month to negotiating family roles.

Why a second edition? When the acclaimed first edition appeared, the author's daughter was only a few months old. This new edition takes into account the parenting know-how Pepper has developed over the intervening six years, as well as the evolving legal status of lesbian parents, and the increasing importance of the Internet for information on fertility, sperm banks, and donors. The resource section is greatly expanded, as are the sections on each trimester of pregnancy, on childbirth, and on life with a newborn. And Pepper provides more insight into preconception planning for both single lesbians and couples. An indispensable resource, The Ultimate Guide to Pregnancy for Lesbians is now bigger and better.

Principles and Practice of Resistance Training or Bottom Line

2009-01-08T10:35:00.000-08:00

Principles and Practice of Resistance Training

Author: Michael H Ston

Principles and Practice of Resistance Training represents a true breakthrough in planning and monitoring strength training programs. This research-based book details how to systematically examine the physical, physiological, and biomechanical parameters associated with crafting resistance training programs to improve sport performance and strength and power in athletes. The authors bring together more than 100 collective years of teaching, conducting research, and coaching national- and international-level athletes to share their unique insights concerning adaptations to strength and conditioning.

The text is written in a manner that challenges professionals while remaining accessible to advanced coaches. It begins by presenting readers with an understanding of basic science. This scientific foundation allows readers to formulate a sound training process that is more likely to produce the desired short- and long-term results. Next, the text examines how to test, monitor, and evaluate adaptations to various types of training programs. It emphasizes the significance of appropriately monitoring training programs to identify elements of the program to adjust so the goals of clients or athletes are more effectively and efficiently achieved. Finally, the authors discuss exercise selection and present a practical example so readers can learn to apply the information in the text to build their own training programs. Each chapter is written in a "stand-alone" manner so that readers can refer back to the material as needed.

Principles and Practice of Resistance Training also explores key questions that currently have no clear, scientifically proven answers. For these issues, the authors offer reasoned, speculative explanations based on the best available information and data—including anecdotal evidence— intended to stimulate additional observation and research that will eventually offer a clearer understanding and resolution of the issues involved. In sharing their personal experiences as coaches and research scientists, the authors are able to address issues that are not normally dealt with in academic programs.

Principles and Practice of Resistance Training is far more than a general guide for strength training. It is an in-depth exploration of the science behind the training. Armed with the scientific understanding and the tools to put that information into practice, you will be able to develop training programs that help your athletes or clients excel.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Jessica Jo Groth, MA(Central College)
Description:This book examines the scientific aspects of resistance training and sports conditioning.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide scientific research and information to show how different parameters affect sport performance.
Audience:According to the authors, the book is written for a wide audience and is intended to challenge the postgraduate audience while still being useful for coaches. Unfortunately, the book does not achieve their goal of being "coach-friendly" as well as it could have because of the in-depth treatment of some of the topics.
Features:This book covers the scientific aspects of strength and conditioning for athletes, including everything from biomechanics to application. It uses charts and graphs to help visually explain the research as well as a very lengthy, chapter by chapter, list of references. One shortcoming is the absence of actual lifts and conditioning drills.
Assessment:This is a helpful book for coursework and can certainly be used as a scientific resource. However, there is little information related to practical application. It is written at a higher level than the book developed by the National Strength and Conditioning Association, Essentials of Strength and Conditioning, 2nd edition, Baechle and Earle (Human Kinetics, 2000), and does not provide all of the necessary material to make it a resource on its own for the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist exam.

Bottom Line: Your Fastest Way to a Sexy Butt!!

Author: Robert Kennedy

A Comprehensive book dedicated to women who want a more firm, toned and shaplier butt and hip area.

The Victorias Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming or Growing in Christ While Helping Others Participants Guide 4

2009-01-08T00:22:00.000-08:00

The Victoria's Secret Catalog Never Stops Coming: And Other Lessons I Learned From Breast Cancer

Author: Jennie Nash

Breast cancer made Jennie Nash a wise old woman at the age of thirty-six. She learned, among other things, that her instincts are good, her kids are really resilient, and that, in the fight against breast cancer, the journey for patients, family, and friends can be a surprisingly positive, life-changing experience.

Some five years younger than the AMA-recommended age for mammograms, Jennie Nash insisted she be tested, not because of a lump but because of a hunch brought on by a friend's battle with lung cancer. Jennie was as shocked to discover as her friend had been that cancer knows no age limits.

From detection and surgery to reconstruction and recovery, Jennie gives readers a road map for a journey no one chooses to take. She details both the large and small lessons learned along the way: the importance of a child's birthday cake; the pleasure of wearing a beautiful, provocative red dress; how to be grateful rather than guilty when someone brings lasagne to the door; and that sometimes the only difference between getting to live and having to die is luck.

A celebration of survival, Jennie Nash's account transforms one of life's most harrowing experiences into a story of reassurance and enlightenment.

Publishers Weekly

After she discovered that a close friend from high school days was diagnosed with advanced metastatic lung cancer, Nash (Altared States: Surviving the Engagement, 1992), a freelance writer, knew intuitively that a tightness on the left side of her chest was a sign of breast cancer. Her first mammogram was negative, but at a six-month follow-up, 35-year-old Nash was diagnosed with the disease. In this forthright memoir, the author recalls in a series of chapters labeled "lessons" what she learned from going through the ensuing mastectomy and breast reconstruction. In Lesson #2 ("Bad News Does Less Damage When It's Shared"), she explains how the support of her husband, who lost his mother to breast cancer, her family and friends was a "critical component" to her recovery. In another touching but almost lighthearted lesson ("Courage Doesn't Always Dress in Camouflage"), Nash describes a party that she attended shortly before her operation, where she turned heads by uncharacteristically wearing a sexy red dress. Although she did not require chemotherapy or radiation (her margins were clean), Nash did suffer from the physical aftereffects of a free-flap reconstructive surgery that she nonetheless never regretted having. She shares the difficulties of discussing the illness with her two daughters, aged three and seven, and other stressful family events: during her recuperation, a feud developed between her husband and her mother that was obviously a result of the emotional toll her illness took on them. This honest account of a young mother who survived breast cancer will be helpful to others in the same situation. (Oct.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

"I imagined I had cancer before I knew I had it," says Nash (Altered States) after hearing of a childhood friend's bout with lung cancer. She scheduled her first mammogram at age 35, and six months later she faced a diagnosis of breast cancer. The rest of her journey is presented in honest, in-your-face, straight-from-the-nipple prose that will hit home with anyone who has met a similar fate. She includes her husband, children, family, and everyone she ever met in the process, telling the story over and over, refining the details, and making it as vital to her recovery as any form of treatment. She doesn't miss a beat or minimize a moment in describing her biopsy, mastectomy, reconstruction, and complications from the reconstruction. Women who fear the "unknown" of breast cancer will find solace here: cancer might be as awful as they suspect, but they will get through it, too. This wonderful book is highly recommended. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

Magazine writer Nash (Altared States, not reviewed) shares her experience of breast cancer. The author was in her mid-30s, married with two young daughters, when she learned that a close friend had lung cancer. She quickly became convinced that a sore spot in her own left breast must also be caused by cancer. It was not, but the mammogram did show suspicious calcifications in her right breast. Nash writes frankly and movingly about the emotion-packed period that followed: she had a second mammogram; a very painful biopsy revealed that she indeed had cancer; and she underwent a lumpectomy that was supposed to solve everything. It didn't. When told that she would need a modified radical mastectomy, Nash began exploring her various options for breast reconstruction. After meeting women who let her see and touch their reconstructed breasts, she chose the "free-flap" procedure, which utilizes abdominal skin and tissue and provides relatively normal-looking results but requires a considerable recovery period. Her description of successful reconstruction will make this account of surviving breast cancer especially comforting to many women. Nash has distilled her story into 13 short chapters, each of which is called a "lesson" and opens with a one-paragraph summary of the message she wants to pass along to others. These range from admonishments to trust your instincts (i.e., if you think you have cancer, keep pushing until you find out for sure), to reminders that courage takes unexpected forms, bad news needs sharing, caretakers are only human and may not behave as you need them to, and the culture's pervasive images of beautiful bodies cannot be ignored. As Nash's story ends, she is busycounseling other women who are facing mastectomies, showing them by example that "cancer can make you strong and courageous and peaceful and pleased." A survivor's story that is both upbeat and candid.

New interesting book: Einführung in die Betriebsbuchhaltung

Growing in Christ While Helping Others Participant's Guide 4: A Recovery Program Based on Eight Principles from the Beatitudes

Author: John Baker

A Program for Implementing a Christ-Centered Recovery Ministry in Your
Church Alcoholism - Divorce - Sexual Abuse - Codependency - Domestic Violence - Drug Addiction - Sexual Addiction - Food Addiction - Gambling Addiction and many more!
There is a way the church can help the hurting move beyond their wounds to experience the healing and forgiveness of Christ. Since 1991, more than 200,000 people have participated in the Celebrate Recovery programs offered at more than 3,500 churches, prisons, and rescue missions. Drawn from the Beatitudes, Celebrate Recovery helps people resolve painful problems in the context of the church as a whole. Newly updated, the kit includes:
•1 20-minute DVD introductory guide for leaders
•1 leader’s guide
•1 of each participant’s guide (4 total)
•CD-ROM with 25 lessons
•CD-ROM with sermon transcripts and reproducible promotional materials
•4-volume audio CD sermon series
“And then there’s pastor John Baker, the founder of Celebrate Recovery… Big John and I shared something in common. We used to drink too much. And our hearts changed, and then we quit. That is a tried-and-true formula. The problem is government is not good at changing hearts. But people like John Baker have been good about it and successful doing that.” —President George W. Bush on Celebrate Recovery and its founder, John Baker, at the Faith-
Based and Community Initiatives Conference, March 3, 2004.

	Foreword	7
	Introduction	8
	The Road to Recovery: Eight Principles Based on the Beatitudes	10
	Twelve Steps and Their Biblical Comparisons	11
	Serenity Prayer	13
	Celebrate Recovery's Small Group Guidelines	14
Lesson 19	Crossroads	15
Lesson 20	Daily Inventory	27
Lesson 21	Relapse	34
Lesson 22	Gratitude	41
Lesson 23	Give	48
Lesson 24	Yes	53
Lesson 25	Seven Reasons We Get Stuck	60
	Afterword	63

No Gluten Cookbook or The Quick and Easy Fat Gram Calorie Counter

2009-01-07T15:11:00.000-08:00

No-Gluten Cookbook: Delicious Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water - All Gluten-Free!

Author: Kimberly A Tessmer

If you have a gluten allergy, or know someone with one, then you know that it is extremely difficult to live with a gluten intolerance. Not only is it a trial to find foods that are safe to eat, it is ten times harder to find foods that are healthy, gluten-free, and appeal to the whole family!

The No-Gluten Cookbook is here to help you solve these problems and more, with such breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack offerings as:

Shrimp and Lobster Salad
Fresh Tuscan Tomato Soup
Spicy Cornbread Stuffed with Chilies
Chocolate Mint Swirl Cheesecake with Chocolate Nut Crust

Having a gluten allergy does not mean you have to sacrifice fine dining! With more than 200 delicious, gluten-free recipes to choose from, you'll start to see your diet restrictions as benefits, rather than deprivations!

Series Editor Kimberly A. Tessmer, R.D., L.D., is the author of the The Everything(r) Nutrition Book and Gluten Free for a Healthy Life. A registered dietitian and freelance writer who currently owns and operates Nutrition Focus, a consulting practice for nutrition and weight loss, and she has served as the National Corporate Dietitian for three major weight loss companies as well as Food Service Manager and Dietetic Technician at several hospitals. Miss Tessmer is a member of the American Dietetic Association and the ADA Practice Group "Entrepreneurs." She lives in Ohio.

New interesting textbook: Weisss Herbal Medicine Classic Edition or Shopping

The Quick and Easy Fat Gram & Calorie Counter

Author: Lynn Sonberg

Fats: The "Bad Guys" in Your Diet

Fats pack more than twice the calories into every gram than either protein or carbohydrates. Recent studies show that it's the amount of fat you eat that will determine your weight. In addition, a high fat diet increases your risk of heart disease and cancer. The American Heart Association and the National Cancer Institute recommend you get no more than 30 percent of your daily calories from fat. The Quick and Easy Fat Gram & Calorie Counter will show you how.

Count Fat Grams for Healthy Weight Loss

It's easy! Tired of balancing calories, cholesterol, fat, and fiber intake? Just count fat grams and everything else will fall into place. The Quick and Easy Fat Gram & Calorie Counter does all the work for you. It provides fat gram counts for 2,500 basic, brand-name, and fast foods and gives you the calorie count and percentage of calories that come from fat.

Try The New, Easier, More Effective Way to Stay Slim and Healthy

AgeLess Body Timeless Mind or Reiki with Gemstones

2009-01-07T02:59:00.000-08:00

Ageless Body, Timeless Mind: The Quantum Alternative to Growing Old

Author: Deepak Chopra

There is nothing inevitable about aging--that is the inspiring message from Dr. Deepak Chopra. "Once again Dr. Chopra presents us with information that can help us live long, healthy lives. For all those interested in a long, full life, this book is a valuable resource."--Bernie Siegel, M.D., author of Love, Medicine and Miracles Over 1.5 million copies sold. National bestseller. Line drawings.

Interesting textbook: Python Cookbook or Dojo

Reiki with Gemstones: Activating Your Self-Healing Powers by Connecting the Universal Life Force and Gemstone Therapy

Author: Ursula Klinger Omenka

By connecting Reiki and gemstones therapy, the powers of self-healing are activated in a natural manner.

The Classic Ten or Reversing Heart Disease

2009-01-06T16:47:00.000-08:00

The Classic Ten: The True Story of the Little Black Dress and Nine Other Fashion Favorites

Author: Nancy Macdonell Smith

Nancy MacDonell Smith explores the origins, meaning, and remarkable staying power of the ten staples of feminine fashion:
* the little black dress
* the white shirt
* the cashmere sweater
* blue jeans
* the suit
* high heels
* pearls
* lipstick
* sneakers
* the trench coat
Tracing the evolution of each item from inception to icon status, she reveals the history and social significance of each, from the black dress's associations with danger and death to the status implications of the classic white shirt. Incorporating sources from history, literature, magazines, and cinema, as well as her own witty anecdotes, Smith has created an engaging, informative guide to modern style.

Library Journal

A fashion news/features director at NYLON magazine, Smith takes an in-depth look at the history and evolution of ten staples of feminine fashion-the little black dress, the suit, jeans, the cashmere sweater, the white shirt, high heels, pearls, the trench coat, lipstick, and sneakers. She examines the ways in which both the conservative patriarchy and the women's liberation movement influenced fashion. As Smith informs us, "The taboo against women in trousers was so strong that women didn't even wear two-legged underwear until the 1850s." Each chapter begins with an insightful quote about the piece of apparel under consideration and contains frequent references to celebrities (frequently the Hepburns, Katharine and Audrey) who contributed to making each of the ten staples famous. While Smith provides an entertaining history of fashion classics and their origins-she is extremely knowledgeable about the subject-the narrow focus of the book minimizes its potential audience. Ten original line drawings are included. For libraries where there is a demand for books on fashion history.-Corey Newkirk, "Library Journal" Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Reversing Heart Disease: A Vital New Program to Help, Treat, and Eliminate Cardiac Problems without Surgery

Author: Julian Whitaker

Hundreds of thousands of American heart patients have used Dr. Julian Whitaker's bestselling Reversomg Heart Disease to successfully deal with cardiac problems naturally. Now, drawing on nearly twenty more years of experience at his Whitaker Wellness Institute, Dr. Whitaker examines modern medicine's latest diagnostic techniques, treatments, and drugs -- and offers the newest improvements to his comprehensive cardiac program.

Food for Life or Rock Your Body

2009-01-06T05:35:00.000-08:00

Food for Life: The Spirituality and Ethics of Eating

Author: L Shannon Jung

Food for Life draws on L. Shannon Jung's gifts as theologian, ethicist, pastor, and eater extraordinaire. In this deeply thoughtful but very lively book, he encourages us to see our humdrum habits of eating and drinking as a spiritual practice that can renew and transform us and our world. In a fascinating sequence that takes us from the personal to the global, Jung establishes the religious meaning of eating and shows how it dictates a healthy order of eating. He exposes Christians' complicity in the face of widespread eating disorders we experience personally, culturally, and globally, and he argues that these disorders can be reversed through faith, Christian practices, attention to habitual activities like cooking and gardening, the church's ministry, and transforming our cultural policies about food.

Rock Your Body: The Ultimate Hip Hop Inspired Dance as Sport Guide for Slimming, Shaping, and Strengthening Your Body

Author: Jamie King

A one-of-a-kind fitness program incorporating hip-hop dance moves created by celebrity director/choreographer Jamie King.

One of today’s hottest directors/choreographers, Jamie King is continually sought after to work with top pop stars like Jennifer Lopez, Christina Aguilera, Prince, Shakira, Ricky Martin, and most notably, his longtime collaborator, Madonna. Most recently, King directed Madonna’s hit video, "Sorry" and directed her 2006 "Confessions on a Dance Floor" world tour.

Not only is Jamie King known for his work with celebrities, he’s been creating quite a sensation in the fitness world as the creator of the Nike Rockstar Workout, which has become hugely popular at health clubs across the country and around the world.

In Rock Your Body, Jamie King fashions some of his electrifying hip-hop moves into an innovative 4-week intensive workout program that targets and tones every muscle group, increases strength and flexibility, and promotes weight loss. Best of all, anyone can do it, no matter how fit or how polished a dancer, and start seeing results right away. Rodale is publishing this full-color book at the same time it is releasing a full-length DVD of the same name featuring Jamie King instructing exercisers on the dance moves.

Cooking Healthy with a Pressure Cooker or Safe in the Fathers Hands

2009-01-05T20:22:00.000-08:00

Cooking Healthy with a Pressure Cooker: A Healthy Exchanges Cookbook

Author: JoAnna M Lund

Healthy recipes for any kind of pressure cooker.

Whether they're cooked in an old-fashioned pressure cooker or a new, electronic, programmable one, delicious dishes are only a few steps away with these Healthy Exchanges(r) low-fat, low-sugar, heavenly creations-soup to nuts. JoAnna Lund once again proves that healthy eating can-and should-be finger-licking good.

In addition to approximately 200 quick-and-easy recipes, the book includes:

- Best pressure cooker tips for success
- How to create a Healthy Exchanges(r) pantry
- A Healthy Exchanges(r) chopping chart for easier preparation
- JoAnna's Ten Commandments of Successful Cooking
- How to read a Healthy Exchanges(r) recipe

Handling the Pressures of a Busy Life     1
My Best Pressure Cooker Tips for Success     9
A Peek Into My Healthy Exchanges Pantry     13
Yes, But How Much Should It Be? A Healthy Exchanges Chopping Chart     17
JoAnna's Ten Commandments of Successful Cooking     21
The Recipes
How to Read a Healthy Exchanges Recipe     27
Super-Duper Soups and Stews     29
Splendid Sides and Veggies     81
Magnificent Main Dishes     135
A Terrific Taste of This and That     209
Menus to Help You "Handle the Pressure"     227
Making Healthy Exchanges Work for You     229
Index     231

Look this: Inside Alzheimers or OM Yoga in a Box

Safe in the Father's Hands: The Comfort and Hope of God's Faithful Promises

Author: Emilie Barnes

Offer a refuge of beauty and comfort to a friend needing encouragement. Emilie Barnes openly shares from her personal battle with illness and offers hope to others. Soft pastel flowers and graceful birds lovingly painted by Carolyn Shores Wright provide the ideal setting for this gift of comfort.

Your Pregnancy Week by Week or Dr Deneses Secrets for Ageless Skin

2009-01-05T08:10:00.000-08:00

Your Pregnancy Week by Week

Author: Glade B Curtis

A totally revised and expanded new edition of the best-selling doctor-authored pregnancy book--the only one organized week by week.

Because of the rapid rate of change to both mother and baby, doctors refer to a pregnancy in increments of weeks, not months or even trimesters; expectant mothers look for changes and compare the details of their pregnancies based on the same weekly schedule. The best-selling Your Pregnancy Week by Week doles out focused information in this medically appropriate way, making it the most mom-recommended pregnancy guide on the market.

Now carefully brought up-to-date, this expanded Fifth Edition will also be the most medically current and comprehensive pregnancy guide available. Always reliable and now re-designed to be even more accessible, weekly chapters include illustrations, descriptions of baby's growth and developmental milestones, information about a mother's average weight gain and what she might be feeling or becoming aware of, and the medical testing that corresponds to the week in question. New features include:

Information on cutting edge obstetric technologies-from 3D ultrasound to pre-natal genetic testing
The very latest diet, nutritional and fitness recommendations for expectant mothers
A new chapter devoted to overdue (post-term) pregnancies
An expanded 15-page glossary of pregnancy and childbirth terms
A handy Due Date Prediction Calendar

Library Journal

This book is a worthy addition in this subject area. Its format, information, and language are both highly accessible and current. As the title states, pregnancy is followed week by week. A chapter is devoted to each week, covering six basic areas: baby size; mother's size; baby's growth and development; changes in the mother; how the mother's behavior affects development; and things ``you should also know.'' A vast range of material is included, making this a bargain for the price. Similar to but more comprehensive (and up to date) than When You're Expecting by Arlene Eisenberg & others (Workman, 1984), this would be an excellent complement to the more recent The Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons Complete Guide to Pregnancy ( LJ 4/15/89).-- Kathleen L. Atwood, Pomfret Sch. Lib., Ct.

Dr. Denese's Secrets for Ageless Skin

Author: Adrienne Denes

American women spend 4.3 billion dollars a year on skin care products that just don't work. Now, anti-aging expert Dr. Adrienne Denese draws on recent medical breakthroughs, the development of new treatments and ingredients, and her own experience helping thousands of patients reverse the signs of aging to bring her skin care secrets to every woman. In this accessible book, she offers practical advice, information, and techniques that guarantee younger-looking skin, including:

- Dr. Denese's 6-step program for flawless skin (the only skin care program readers will ever need)
- Self-tests to help readers analyze their face and choose the best program for their skin
- A shopping list of products they do and do not need
- A medically sound eating plan
- A guide to getting the right treatments at the doctor's office, spa, or salon
- A preview of the very latest treatments

The Five Tibetans or Healthy Heart Cookbook For Dummies

2009-01-04T22:59:00.000-08:00

The Five Tibetans: Five Dynamic Exercises for Health, Energy, and Personal Power

Author: Christopher S Kilham

The Five Tibetans is a yogic system of highly energizing postures and exercises that originated in the Himalayas. Liberating and enhancing the innate energetic power of the human body and mind, these five exercises take a minimum of daily time and effort but offer remarkable results in the way of increased physical strength and suppleness as well as mental acuity. In addition, these exercises can be a vehicle for enlivening the senses and generating and harnessing energy for the purpose of self-transformation.

Regular practice of these postures:
Relieves muscular tension and nervous stress
Improves respiration and digestion
Benefits the cardiovascular system
Leads to deep relaxation and well-being
Tunes and energizes the chakras

The Five Tibetans are explained within the context of traditional yoga, providing a foundation for understanding.

Black-and-white photographs and illustrations complement the text and clearly indicate the proper execution of each exercise.

Hinduism Today

Kilham brings to The Five Tibetans nicely written chapters about kundalini, the chakras and an especially insightful instruction on the role of breathing while doing each rite. Excellent and recommended.

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Healthy Heart Cookbook For Dummies

Author: James M Rippe MD

A heart healthy regimen needn’t be torture. Two hours on a stationary bike, followed by a dish of low-fat cottage cheese topped with a lonely sprig of parsley may be your idea of what it takes to maintain heart health—but it’s actually a lot more enjoyable and fun! Cardiac fitness, like any new lifestyle plan, can be achieved with only a few basic modifications to your diet and activity level.

With The Healthy Heart Cookbook For Dummies, you’ll follow an exciting and delicious food regimen, destined to give you and your heart a boost. Written by James Rippe, a leading cardiologist and chef, and with over 100 recipes from a cadre of expert dietitians and fifty top chefs, you’ll discover some of the secrets to heart health, some common fallacies, and get the lowdown on a few life-saving basics:

The risk factors for heart disease—and how to control them
The eight key eating habits affecting heart health—includ ing the number of calories, cholesterol and fat, and antioxidant-rich foods you consume
“Bad” versus “good” cholesterol—the world of saturated, monosaturated, and polyunsaturated fats
Nature’s gift to health—phytochemicals and what foods contain them
Smart shopping tips—including common supermarket traps, and how to select produce, meats, seafood, dairy, grains, and from the deli counter

You’ll discover what a snap it is to prepare your own menu, assemble meals that are nutritious and balanced and also meet every sort of dietary need (including high blood pressure, diabetes, and food allergies). The book’s rich cornucopiaof recipes will help you explore the delicious possibilities of every meal and dish, including:

Breakfast and brunch—including Pumpkin Cheesecake Muffins, Peach Scones, and Eggs Benedict with Asparagus and Low-Fat Hollandaise Sauce
Appetizers and snacks—including Homemade Dill and Celery Seed Hummus and Chilled Hapa Shrimp Rolls and Thai Citrus Dipping Sauce
Seafood—including Red Snapper with Braised Fennel and Spinach and Seared Scallops in Grilled Eggplant with Mango Salad
Poultry and Meat—including Lemon-Grilled Cornish Hens, Healthy Heart Beef Stroganoff, and Herb-Crusted Lamb Loin with Braised Fennel and Fresh Mint
Vegetarian Entrees—including Curried Tofu and Vegetable-Stuffed Pitas with Cashews and Raisins

With sixteen pages of full-color photos, black-and-white how-to illustrations, a summary cheat sheet of need-to-know info, and humorous cartoons, The Healthy Heart For Dummies Cookbook helps you build a sensible foundation for overall fitness—beginning with your heart.

Introduction.
PART I: Building a Healthy Heart.
Chapter 1: Choosing a Healthy-Heart Lifestyle.
Chapter 2: You Are What You Eat: The Link between Your Diet and Your Heart.
Chapter 3: Cooking Heart-Healthy Meals.
Chapter 4: A Grocery Store Guide to Healthy-Heart Shopping.
Chapter 5: How to Plan a Heart-Healthy Meal.
PART II: Laying the Foundation: The Main Course.
Chapter 6: Breakfast and Brunch.
Chapter 7: Poultry and Meat.
Chapter 8: Seafood.
Chapter 9: Vegetarian Entrées.
Chapter 10: Special Occasion Dishes.
PART III: Adding the Extras: Recipes for Before and After the Main Course.
Chapter 11: Beverages.
Chapter 12: Appetizers and Snacks.
Chapter 13: Soups and Salads.
Chapter 14: Side Dishes.
Chapter 15: Desserts.
PART IV: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 16: Ten Tips for Eating on the Road and on the Run.
Chapter 17: Ten Simple Steps to Make Your Diet Healthier.
Chapter 18: Ten Easy Recipe Modifications for a Heart-Healthy Diet.
Chapter 19: Ten Simple Strategies for Lowering Your Cholesterol.
Chapter 20: Ten Ways to Teach Your Children Healthy-Heart Habits.
Chapter 21: Ten Essential Kitchen Tools for Healthy-Heart Cooking.
Appendix: Resources.
Index.
Book Registration Information.

Positive Strategies for Students with Behavior Problems or The Fat Fallacy

2009-01-04T11:47:00.000-08:00

Positive Strategies for Students with Behavior Problems

Author: Daniel Crimmins

When a student's challenging behavior can't be resolved through either traditional disciplinary approaches or schoolwide positive behavior support (PBS), what can a teacher do next? This groundbreaking manual has effective solutions for educators from grades K-12. Developed for use with children who have persisted or severe behavior problems, this book introduces educators to the systematic Positive Strategies method, which helps them understand why behaviors persist, prevent problem behavior, and replace challenging behaviors with better alternatives. The Positive Strategies approach gets results because it's: grounded in the proven and popular PBS approach used in schools across the country, field tested-hundreds of school teams have used it, nonaversive, stopping escalating cycles of problem behavior and helping students develop better skills, adaptable to the unique needs of individual children in different educational contexts, equally useful for students with or without special needs.

Educators will get complete, step-by-step instructions on the two-part Positive Strategies method: 1) conducting functional behavioral assessments to see how student characteristics and environment interact with consequences to shape behavior and 2) developing behavior intervention plans to prevent problem behaviors and teach replacement skills, Readers will also discover how to assemble effective school teams, implement the Positive Strategies method, and follow up with students to ensure the benefits are sustained. With the appropriate, effective, and individualized Positive Strategies method, school teams will help bring about long-term improvements in the social success, academicachievement, and overall quality of life for children with severe problem behaviors.

About the Author:
Daniel Crimmins, Ph.D., is Vice President for Community Programs, Westchester Institute for Human Development, and Associate Professor, New York Medical College School of Public Health, Valhalla, New York

About the Author:
Anne F. Farrell, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor, School of Family Studies, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut

About the Author:
Philip W. Smith, Ph.D., is Psychologist and Project Coordinator, Westchester Institute for Human Development, Valhalla, New York

About the Author:
Alison Bailey, M.S.Ed., is Director of Administrative Operations, Westchester Institute for Human Development, Valhalla, New York

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The Fat Fallacy: The French Diet Secrets to Permanent Weight Loss

Author: Will Clower

Fat is not the enemy!
Croissants. Brioche. Brie. To the American palate, these foods are fattening and oftentimes “forbidden.” Yet they are the regular staples of the French diet. And though almost half of all Americans are overweight, France’s obesity rate is at a low eight percent, while the French also boast fewer cases of stroke and heart disease. It’s clear that America’s obsession with low-fat and fat-free foods has ultimately failed.
In The Fat Fallacy, neuroscientist Will Clower explains precisely why the American diet sabotages weight-loss efforts and discusses how French eating habits can lead to better health and trimmer physiques. In this revolutionary work, Dr. Clower explains:
• How highly processed “fake foods” are the real culprit in the American diet
• Why it’s not just what you eat but how you eat that makes a difference
• Easy ways to adopt the habits of the French to melt the pounds away, including
complete dinner recipes—with dessert!
Finally, here’s a plan that cuts through the high-protein/low-fat debate. It’s not a gimmicky diet program but a way of life that will invite Americans to enjoy food like never before—while being healthier and trimmer than they ever could have imagined.

Author Biography: Dr. Will Clower is a neurophysiologist and neuroscience historian at the University of Pittsburgh. He obtained his Ph.D. from Emory University in Atlanta and spent two years as a research fellow at the Institute of Cognitive Sciences in Lyon, France.

Choosing Naia or Ecopsychology

2009-01-04T01:36:00.000-08:00

Choosing Naia: A Family's Journey

Author: Mitchell Zuckoff

A powerful story, based on an award-winning series of articles, about a modern family and Down syndrome

Halfway through their first pregnancy, Greg and Tierney Fairchild hear the news all expectant parents dread: their baby isn't perfect. A routine ultrasound reveals that the fetus Tierney carries has a major heart defect. Making matters worse, the nature of the defect leads doctors to suspect it might be a symptom of Down syndrome. With those events as its starting point, Choosing Naia examines the exploding world of prenatal information—and the emotional maelstrom that ensues from an unwanted test result—through the prism of the Fairchild family's experiences.

Rapid advances in prenatal testing are enabling doctors to diagnose with great certainty a wide assortment of problems inside the womb. But that's where certainty ends. As they struggle with grief and confusion, would-be parents have only days or weeks to make choices—abortion, adoption, or continuing the pregnancy and keeping the child—whose reverberations are bound to alter the course of many lives.

In the Fairchilds' case, those choices are further complicated by race. Having married across racial lines, Greg and Tierney can imagine the discrimination felt by the disabled. Ultimately, that understanding informs their decision about whether and how to parent a disabled child. Once the choice is made, they face a difficult delivery, where Tierney's vigilance literally saves her baby's life, and high-risk open-heart surgery before the baby they name Naia can celebrate her first birthday. After clearing those hurdles, the Fairchilds face new barriers they must tear down onbehalf of their beloved child for all the days of their lives.

Mitchell Zuckoff won the 2000 Distinguished Writing Award from the American Society of Newspaper Editors for his series "Choosing Naia," which also was honored by the National Down Syndrome Congress and the American Association on Mental Retardation.

Publishers Weekly

For a series of Boston Globe articles in 1999, reporter Zuckoff interviewed Greg and Tierney Fairchild, a happily married, interracial professional couple who went for the usual prenatal screenings and came away with some very bad news: the fetus carried a major heart defect that could signal Down syndrome. Zuckoff's compassionate and informative medical cliff-hanger draws on extensive interviews with the Fairchilds, their families, friends and medical practitioners, as well as broad research into the history and science of issues related to the developmentally disabled. The story opens with Tierney's joyous "positive" result on the home pregnancy test. All is going well until, during a routine ultrasound, a doctor declares, "I think we have a problem here." More tests confirm the Down syndrome diagnosis. Up against Connecticut's 24-week deadline for elective abortions, the couple struggles with complicated ethical and practical concerns, since the newborn would have to undergo major open-heart surgery and face lifelong retardation, in addition to other medical problems. In the end, they decide this will simply be one more challenge they'll face together. After Naia's birth, the Fairchilds struggle to keep her alive and fight to strengthen her for heart surgery, while working to develop her social and mental skills to the best of her abilities, which turn out to be great indeed. While Zuckoff's focus stays on the couple, he broadens the usefulness of their story with asides on the history of the treatment of retardation, including the legal and medical issues such cases raise, with endnotes detailing his sources and an appendix listing resources for people needing further guidance. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Zuckoff expands upon his award-winning series of newspaper articles of the same name in this book about the heartbreak that arises when modern medicine's astounding ability to identify problems while a baby is still in the womb comes face to face with its inability to do anything about them. The book follows a couple from the time they discover that their child will be born with Down syndrome through their decision to continue the pregnancy and into the baby's first years of life. Zuckoff made a wise decision in choosing the Fairchilds as the subjects of his book. First, they appear to be prochoice, so their eventual decision to continue the pregnancy is more interesting than it might have been if they were staunch prolifers. Second, their mixed-race marriage adds some interesting dynamics to their extended-family interactions. Third, they did not fall into a high-risk factor category for having a child with Down syndrome, and initial screening tests did not suggest a problem. This book will be of interest not only to parents facing a similar decision but also to those interested in the ethical, religious, social, and economic issues surrounding prenatal diagnosis. For most collections. KellyJo Houtz Griffin, Eatonville, WA

Prologue

Part I

1.
"Don't worry, Mom. Everything will be fine."

2.
"If you are going to cry, you cry later. It blinds your eyes."

3.
"I'm just so sick of having to deal with discrimination."

4.
"The miracle you pray for might not be the miracle you receive."

5.
"I'm really sorry to have to tell you this."

6.
"What do people usually do?"

7.
"This child will cause trauma and tragedy from the first breath."

8.
"So, you're just going to go with the abortionist?"

9.
"No problem."

10.

"There's nothing to be sorry about. I'm not sorry."

PART II

11.

"I can't remember the last time the baby kicked."

12:

"We don't have more time."

13:

"Hello sweet baby. Hello."

14:

"We had to give her the chance to make it."

15:

"What do the other nine people know that we don't?"

16:

"She's not pink."

17:

"I didn't get my kiss from Naia this morning."

18:

"It's like her birth, when she didn't cry."

19:

"Naia is a miracle just as she is."

20:

"DA-DA!"

PART III

21:

"We have the encyclopedia, but we don't have Hamlet."

22:

"You kind of know you can live through it."

23:

"Naia! Come back!"

24:

"Your family is always there for you."

25:

"I think we should talk about it more."

Appendix: Down Syndrome, Birth Defects, and Prenatal Testing Resources

Author's Note

Sources

Selected Bibliography

Acknowledgments

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Ecopsychology: Restoring the Earth, Healing the Mind

Author: Theodore Roszak

This pathfinding collection shows how the health of the planet is inextricably linked to the psychological health of humanity, individually and collectively. As such, it is sure to become a definitive work for the burgeoning ecopsychology movement, which is both a new beginning for environmentalism and a revolution in modern psychology. Collected here are writings from the premier psychotherapists, thinkers, and eco-activists working in the field, including:
James Hillman, world-renowned Jungian analyst, relating the "one core issue for all psychology" - the nature and limits of human identity - to the condition of the planet
Chellis Glendinning, author of My Name Is Chellis and I'm in Recovery from Western Civilization, alerting us to "the link between the psychological process of addiction and the technological system"
Carl Anthony, former president of Earth Island Institute, arguing for a "genuinely multicultural self and a global civil society without racism"
Ralph Metzner, president of the Green Earth Foundation and author of Maps of Consciousness, decrying our loss of "respect for the mysterious, and humility in relationship to the infinite complexities of the natural world"
Joanna Macy, writer, therapist, and Buddhist, noting that "we all need to unblock our feelings about our threatened planet" if we are to work through out "environmental despair"

Mastering Bach Flower Therapies or The Hot Diet

2009-01-03T16:24:00.000-08:00

Mastering Bach Flower Therapies: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment

Author: Mechthild Scheffer

In Mastering Bach Flower Therapies: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment, Mechthild Scheffer presents a comprehensive guide to incorporating Bach flowers into your life. The first practitioner to recognize the psychological underpinnings of the Bach flower remedies, Scheffer demonstrates that emotional and physical well-being are inextricably linked and shows how the flower therapies can be a powerful tool-not only for healing individual symptoms, but for putting the course of one's life back on track. With a thorough diagnostic questionnaire and color spectrographs of the most popular flowers, Mastering Bach Flower Therapies gives you all the expertise you need to put the healing therapies to work.

Scheffer's groundbreaking best-seller Bach Flower Therapy: Theory and Practice revolutionized the science of Bach flower remedies, detailing the healing properties of each individual flower.

Rather than using a dry, theoretical approach to treatment, Scheffer gives first-hand accounts of patients cured by the flowers and provides expert commentary on the course of their diagnosis, treatment, and recovery.

Interesting book: A Covenant with Color or Building a Winning Career in Architecture

The Hot Diet: The Real Reason You're Gaining Weight...and How to Lose It Fast and Forever

Author: A J Djo

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The Mcdougall Program or Stronger Arms Upper Body

2009-01-03T04:12:00.000-08:00

The Mcdougall Program: 12 Days to Dynamic Health

Author: John A McDougall

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. John McDouggal, bestselling author and creator of the nationally renowned diet and exercise program at the St. Helena Hospital in Deer Park, California, introduces his remarkable twelve-day plan. Building on the idea that the traditional meat-rich American diet is hazardous to our health, Dr. McDougall has developed a medically sound, low-fat, starch-based diet that not only facilitates weight loss but also reverses serious illness, without drugs, and provides a broad range of dramatic and lasting health benefits. Step-by-step, he takes you through his revolutionary new program.

Stronger Arms & Upper Body

Author: Joe Wuebben

Take your upper-body workout to the next level with Stronger Arms & Upper Body. Muscle & Fitness magazine's Joe Wuebben and Jim Stoppani, PhD, team up to provide the most effective exercises and programs for increasing strength, definition, power, and size.

Targeting the development of shoulders, arms, upper back, chest, and abdominals, Stronger Arms & Upper Body features over 100 exercises for serious lifters, including specific instructions for mastering technique and advanced exercise variations to help lifters push past plateaus.

Along with 33 programs and ready-to-use workout plans, detailed anatomical illustrations, explanations and variations for equipment needs, and the latest in advanced training methods, Stronger Arms & Upper Body provides the comprehensive, hard-core instruction you need for the results you want.

"Jim Stoppani is one of the leaders in the field of weight training. In Stronger Arms & Upper Body, he and Joe Wuebben have created the resource for the development of upper-body strength, power, and size."

David "Scooter" Honig, CPT, MS
Coauthor of New York Times bestseller LL Cool J's Platinum Workout

"Looking to get more muscular and ripped? Stronger Arms & Upper Body is the guide you can't do without. In it you'll find straightforward, detailed information and effective advice from two of the most respected and knowledgeable writers in the fitness and weight training field. Stoppani and Wuebben have delivered an amazing blueprint for building your chest, shoulders, back, and arms to their full potential."

Michael Berg
Deputy Editor, Muscle & Fitnessand Flex magazines

Part I Foundations of Training
Chapter 1 Upper-Body Anatomy
Chapter 2 Training Fundamentals
Chapter 3 Exercise Essentials

Part II Upper-Body Exercises
Chapter 4 Chest Exercises
Chapter 5 Back Exercises
Chapter 6 Shoulder and Trapezius Exercises
Chapter 7 Triceps Exercises
Chapter 8 Biceps and Forearm Exercises
Chapter 9 Rotator Cuff Exercises

Part III Advanced Applications
Chapter 10 Advanced Training Methods
Chapter 11 Tailor-Made Programs
Chapter 12 Ready-to-Use Workouts

Serious Strength Training or Chi Self Massage

2009-01-02T18:01:00.000-08:00

Serious Strength Training

Author: Tudor O Bompa

Whether you want to increase strength, gain power, or sculpt the ultimate physique, Serious Strength Training will help you maximize your goals.

Tudor Bompa, the man who revolutionized western training with his principle of periodization, presents

136 photos showing 68 of the most effective exercises,
six detailed training phases,
nutritional guidelines for each phase, and
customized training programs for optimal muscle building.

Muscle development and shaping takes dedication, patience, and a solid understanding of training principles. Get the results you want with the proven programs in Serious Strength Training.

About the Authors

Tudor O. Bompa, PhD, revolutionized western training methods when he introduced his groundbreaking theory of periodization in Romania in 1963. After adopting his training system, the Eastern Bloc countries dominated international sports through the 1970s and 1980s. In 1988, Dr. Bompa applied his principle of periodization to the sport of bodybuilding. He has personally trained 11 Olympic Games medalists (including four gold medalists) and has served as a consultant to coaches and athletes worldwide.

Dr. Bompa's books on training methods, including Theory and Methodology of Training: The Key to Athletic Performance, have been translated into eight languages. His training programs have been used in coaching certification programs around the world, and he's received certificates of honor and appreciation from such prestigious organizations as the Argentinean Ministry of Culture, the Australian Sports Council, the Spanish Olympic Committee, and the International Olympic Committee.

A member of the Canadian Olympic Association and the Romanian National Council of Sports, Dr. Bompa is full professor at York University in Toronto, Ontario, where he has taught training theories for 25 years. He and his wife, Tamara, live in Sharon, Ontario, where he enjoys walking his dog, gardening, and watching old movies. He is a citizen of both Canada and Romania.

As a personal trainer, kinesiologist, and former bodybuilder, Lorenzo J. Cornacchia has conducted extensive electromyography (EMG) research to identify which exercises cause the greatest muscle stimulation and which could potentially cause harm. He publishes a regular column in Ironman magazine based on his research.

Cornacchia received his bachelor of arts in physical education and health from York University in Toronto, Ontario. A member of the Association of Kinesiologists of Canada and a resident of Toronto, he enjoys attending wrestling events and playing volleyball and tennis.

Part II: Periodized Workouts
Chapter 4. Phase One: Anatomical Adaptation (AA)
Chapter 5. Phase Two: Hypertrophy (H)
Chapter 6. Phase Three: Mixed Training (M)
Chapter 7. Phase Four: Maximum Strength (MxS)
Chapter 8. Phase Five: Muscle Definition (MD)
Chapter 9. Phase Six: Transition (T)
Chapter 10. Yearly Training Programs

Part III: Sculpting the Ultimate Physique
Chapter 11. Maximum Stimulation Lifts
Chapter 12. Eating Plans for Muscle Development
Chapter 13. Muscle Recovery Between Workouts
Chapter 14. Drug-Free Training (by Mauro DiPasquale, MD)

Conclusion
Appendix I. Training Log
Appendix II. Maximum Lift Based on Repetitions
Appendix III. Maximum Weight Chart
Glossary
Bibliography
About the Authors

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Chi Self-Massage: The Taoist Way of Rejuvenation

Author: Mantak Chia

HEALTH / MARTIAL ARTS

The Western concept of massage primarily concerns muscle manipulation. In the practice of Chi Self-Massage, internal energy, or Chi, is manipulated to strengthen and rejuvenate the sense organs--eyes, ears, nose, tongue, teeth, and skin--and the internal organs. The Taoist techniques in this practice are more than 5,000 years old and, until very recently, were closely guarded secrets passed down from master to student with each master often knowing only a small part of the complete method.

In Chi Self-Massage Master Mantak Chia pieces together the entire system of these techniques into a logical routine, revealing the methods used by Taoist masters to maintain their youthfulness. He explains the energetic theory behind Chi Self-Massage and how negative emotions affect the organs and nervous system. By practicing the exercises outlined and following the daily routine that requires only 5 to 10 minutes to complete, readers can strengthen their senses--most notably vision, hearing, and taste--detoxify their internal organs and glands, help control negative emotions, relieve stress and constipation, and improve their complexion, teeth and gums, and overall stamina.

A student of several Taoist masters, MANTAK CHIA founded the Healing Tao System in 1979. He has taught tens of thousands of students from all over the world and tours the United States annually, giving workshops and lectures. He is the director of the Tao Garden Integrative Medicine Health Spa and Resort training center in northern Thailand and is the author of 25 books, including the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man and Sexual Reflexology.

Preventing Miscarriage or ADHD

2008-12-31T23:22:00.000-08:00

Preventing Miscarriage: The Good News (Revised Edition)

Author: Jonathan Scher

A Reassuring and Informative Guide
That Offers New Hope For Expectant Parents

Along with inspiring accounts of women who have delivered healthy babies after years of heartbreak, Dr. Jonathan Scher provides the latest medical information on preventing recurrent miscarriages, including why couples with "unexplained infertility" actually may be suffering repeat pregnancy loss due to failure of the embryo to implant in the womb, important immunological and tissue tests that may explain or prevent miscarriage, emerging treatments such as heparin and I.V.I.G., updated resources, and much more.

New interesting textbook: Tourism or Managing Iterative Software Development Projects

ADHD: A Complete and Authoritative Guide

Author: American Academy of Pediatrics

This comprehensive guide to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) offers parents balanced, reassuring, and authoritative information to help them understand and manage this challenging and often misunderstood condition. Based on the American Academy of Pediatrics' own clinical practice guidelines for ADHD and written in clear, accessible language, this book answers the common questions: How is ADHD diagnosed? What are today's best treatment options? and Will my child outgrow ADHD? Accurate, up-to-date findings on evaluation and diagnosis, coexisting conditions, and unproven treatments are provided. Also addressed are behaviors associated with the teenage years and what schools can do to support children with the condition. ADHD management strategies that balance the roles of behavior therapy, medications, and parenting techniques are suggested.

Publishers Weekly

With its arsenal of experts, evidence-based research and trusted name, the American Academy of Pediatrics sets out to demystify and untangle the knot of controversy surrounding one of today's hot-button health issues: ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). Nothing unnerves parents more than confronting the realization that their child might be diagnosed with ADHD at least until they face the mountain of potentially disreputable books, articles and Web sites dedicated to the topic and the media hype that has made ADHD a dreaded household word. The concern is not unfounded: ADHD affects 6% to 9% of the school-age population, a childhood problem second only to asthma. What's more, much of the confusion occurs because behaviors associated with ADHD inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity are exhibited by all children at some time. The AAP's intent for this guide is to provide a single source that reveals the truth about the disorder, diagnosis, treatment and lifelong management of ADHD. While nothing about ADHD is easy, this book is well structured and surprisingly easy to understand (although the writing is rather clinical and devoid of warmth), as it walks parents through the difficult process of defining the disorder and its various subtypes. Parents will appreciate the abundant charts, myth-busting sidebars, case studies, parenting strategies and clarifying message: diagnosing and effectively treating ADHD relies on the dedicated, long-term teamwork among a child's parents, teachers, mental health professionals and physicians. (Apr.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Coping with Alzheimers or Do It Yourself Medicine

2008-12-31T14:11:00.000-08:00

Coping with Alzheimer's: A Caregiver's Emotional Survival Guide

Author: Rose Oliver

Coping With Alzheimer'sspeaks directly to you, the caregiver, in its exploration of thse emotions. You are taught where feelings come from, how they work, and the behaviors--adaptive and maladaptive--to which they lead. Drs. Oliver and Bock address your thoughts and feelings, and your actions; they show you how to change your emotional and behavioral responses to this illness to positive and constructive ones. The goal is to help you lead best life possible while providing quality care for your loved one.

Books about: Hope and Help for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and Fibromyalgia or Cuerpos Sin Edad Mentes Sin Tiempo

Do-It-Yourself Medicine: How To Find And Use The Most Effective Antibiotics, Painkillers, Anesthetics And Other Miracle Drugs . . . Without Costly Doctors' Prescriptions Or Hospitals

Author: Ragnar Benson

Ragnar gives you precise instructions for securing and using the very latest drugs and supplies from animal health centers, foreign pharmacies, mail order suppliers, military dispensaries and other unusual sources.

Pathophysiology or The Perricone Weight Loss Diet Personal Daily Journal

2008-12-31T01:59:00.000-08:00

Pathophysiology: Functional Alterations in Human Health

Author: Carie A Braun

This pathophysiology text offers a unique conceptual approach that facilitates learning by viewing pathophysiology as health care professionals do. Students will learn about general mechanisms of disease or alterations in human function—such as immune alterations or altered nutrition—and apply these processes to specific conditions. Chapters focus on fifteen core concepts of altered human function, selected by analyzing and clustering health conditions with high prevalence, incidence, and severity. Unlike a traditional systems-based approach, this novel approach shows how most diseases involve multiple body systems. A bound-in CD-ROM includes animations and an interactive game. Faculty resources include lesson plans, PowerPoint slides, additional case studies, and student assignment worksheets.

The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet Personal Daily Journal: A Diet Journal to Keep You Focused on Your Weight-Loss Goals

Author: Nicholas Perricon

In the blockbuster book The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet, Dr. Nicholas Perricone presented a groundbreaking program for losing weight, maintaining muscle, and toning the skin by following his anti-inflammatory food plan. Now, in The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet Personal Daily Journal, Dr. Perricone provides a day-by-day motivating guide to everything you need to integrate this program into your busy life. Elegantly designed and easy to use, this daybook features:

delicious menu plans

easy recipes

fat-burning secrets of the anti-inflammatory lifestyle

tip of the day

inspirational quotes from Dr. Perricone

space to write down your own experiences as you transform into the new you

As Dr. Perricone has discovered, patients who keep a journal achieve the greatest results. Having a written report is a strong motivator and will make sure you are focused on your goals. So lose the fat, the wrinkles, and the years with The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet Personal Daily Journal, the perfect companion on your journey to a slim, healthy, and youthful body.

Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands on Learners or Mariel Hemingways Healthy Living from the Inside Out

2008-12-30T15:47:00.000-08:00

Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners: Basic Survival Skills

Author: DeAnna Horstmeier

At last, a book for teaching practical math skills to kids and adults with Down syndrome or other learning delays, using hands-on activities that appeal to their learning style. This guide focuses on teaching essential, basic math -- addition and subtraction -- and concepts about time, money, counting, measuring, and more, that empower learners to be as independent as possible with daily living skills. DeAnna Horstmeier is an experienced educator and the parent of an adult son with Down syndrome. Her teaching technique is appropriate for preschoolers just being introduced to number concepts as well as adults who may not have learned basic concepts in school. Conveniently, lessons come with stated objectives that can be easily incorporated into a student's IEP at school. Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands-On Learners is about mastering math skills and concepts that are essential to surviving in a community. The guide recognizes that for someone with Down syndrome, or another developmental disability, basic number sense -- understanding sequences and place value, written numbers and the like -- as well as the ability to do simple computations are keys to independence. Parents, teachers, and counselors can use these techniques successfully at home or at school. Get started today!

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Mariel Hemingway's Healthy Living from the Inside Out: Every Woman's Guide to Real Beauty, Renewed Energy, and a Radiant Life

Author: Mariel Hemingway

Mariel Hemingway's Healthy Living from the Inside Out is an accessible, down-to-earth guide that shows us what our bodies and minds truly need. Dividing the program into four foundational areas, we can isolate the issues we all face and start making the necessary changes.

Food: What we eat and drink affects every part of our lives, from your energy level to your body shape. First by distinguishing what foods make us feel and act our best, we can then learn how to integrate a flavorful yet super nutritious diet part of our regular life.

Exercise: By putting the emphasis on quality not quantity, we learn to nurture ourselves, stay grounded, and transform our mental, emotional, and physical state a little bit each day.

Home: Too often where we live echoes the clutter and chaos of the outside world. Learn how to make our homes a place where we can rest, recharge, and refocus, a haven for the balanced life we (and our families) seek.

Silence: In our super noisy world, bringing quiet reflection into our lives slows down the rush, helps us learn the empowering skill of observation, and ultimately can guide us into healthier habits and behaviors.

Encouraging us to listen to ourselves and do things differently, Mariel Hemingway's unique program shows us how we can make the best decisions for our own lives, look amazing, and feel fantastic from head to toe. The results are immediate and will last a lifetime.

Library Journal

Too many of us seem to be living in Alice's Looking Glass: it takes all the running we can do to stay in the same place. Actress/ model Hemingway, long a proponent of holistic living, here outlines her 30-day program for eating well, exercising, detoxifying one's home (both physically and spiritually), and cultivating serenity using yoga techniques. The advice exercise regularly, meditate, and eat whole foods, preferably organic is similar to that found in many other books, but Hemingway's book stands out by telling us not to push too hard to achieve perfection in any area. It's in the striving that we create more stress for ourselves, thereby defeating the purpose. The whole idea behind her suggestions is being good to oneself. This would be a fine addition to most libraries' self-help collections. Susan B. Hagloch, formerly with Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, OH Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Treadfit or Grief Dying and Death

2008-12-30T04:36:00.000-08:00

Treadfit: 9 Weeks to Your Ultimate Body Using a Treadmill or Elliptical

Author: Gerard Thorn

Popular personal trainer Gerard Thorne gives readers an effective, easy-to-follow program on using their treadmill or elliptical cross-trainer to get the body they always dreamed of. Friendly, humorous, knowledgeable and insightful, Thorne tells the readers why they should take the laundry off their treadmill or elliptical trainer, dust off the electrical panel, and plug it in. In TreadFit, we provide the personal trainer, along with motivation to spare. Gerard will have readers in the shape of their life in nine weeks.

Grief, Dying, and Death: Clinical Interventions for Caregivers

Author: Therese A Rando

In this comprehensive manual, the author provides both the theoretical background and the practical treatment interventions necessary for working with those who are bereaved or dying.

Important topics such as anticipatory grief, postdeath mourning, and the stress of grief are described in detail. Grief reactions, both normal and abnormal, as well as their causes are analyzed. Special attention is given to grief caused by the death of a child or spouse, death by suicide, and children's grief.

Beating Diabetes or A Womans Spirit

2008-12-29T19:25:00.000-08:00

Beating Diabetes (a Harvard Medical School Book): Lower Your Blood Sugar, Lose Weight, and Stop Diabetes and its Complications in Their Tracks

Author: David M Nathan

You can control or even prevent diabetes!

Dr. David Nathan is a lead researcher on the landmark National Institutes of Health study that proved that diabetes can be beaten without drugs. His Harvard Medical School colleague Linda Delahanty is a leading international expert on nutrition and diabetes control. Together they bring you the first complete, medically proven program for preventing or controlling diabetes.

David M. Nathan, M.D., is the director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Center and a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. An internationally recognized expert on diabetes and its complications, he was one of the designers of the landmark Diabetes Prevention Program and the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial.

Linda Delahanty, M.S., RD, is the director of nutrition and behavioral research and chief dietitian at the Massachusetts General Hospital Diabetes Center and an instructor in medicine at Harvard Medical School.

New interesting book: Selected Works of Merton H Miller or Advertising as Communication

A Woman's Spirit: More Meditations from the Author of Each Day a New Beginning

Author: Hazelden Foundation

A Woman's Spirit is a collection of wise, compassionate daily meditations for women now living a sober life and seeking spiritual fulfillment. Topics include facing challenges, having faith in a Higher Power, taking responsibility, and more.

The Art of Spiritual Healing or The Complete Waterpower Workout Book Programs for Fitness Injury Prevention and Healing

2008-12-29T07:13:00.000-08:00

The Art of Spiritual Healing

Author: Joel S Goldsmith

"From the metaphysical teachings of Goldsmith . . . now comes one of the better studies of spiritual healing."—Church Management

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The Complete Waterpower Workout Book: Programs for Fitness, Injury Prevention, and Healing

Author: Lynda Huey

The one and only book people need to plunge into the fitness wave of the decade, by the leader in water excerciseand an internationally respected sports physical therapist.

Library Journal

Because water supports the body while providing resistance to body movement, water-workout pioneer Huey maintains that water training provides all the benefits of more strenuous forms of exercise without the risk of injury. These features make water training a versatile form of exercise that almost everyone (from runners and weight trainers to senior citizens and pregnant women) can enjoy. Designed for people wishing to vary their workouts and for those recovering from injuries, this definitive guide offers an impressive range of exercise programs--emphasizing balanced strength, aerobic and anaerobic fitness, and flexibility--in deep and shallow water for both swimmers and nonswimmers. Clear, concise instructions are given for each of the workout programs--waterpower, deep waterpower, dance-specific, sport-specific, and lower-body, upper-body, and post-surgical rehabilitation. Recommended for both lay readers and specialists. (Photographs not seen.)-- Linda Chopra, Cleveland Heights-University Heights P.L., Ohio

Lose It for Life or American Yoga Associations Easy Does It Yoga

2008-12-28T22:01:00.000-08:00

Lose It for Life: The Total Solution--Spiritual, Emotional, Physical--for Permanent Weight Loss

Author: Stephen Arterburn

Lose It for Life is a uniquely balanced program that not only deals with the physical issues of overeating but also focuses on the emotional, mental, and often-missed spiritual factors related to weight loss.

Even if you have already experienced some success on another weight-loss program (Atkins, South Beach, Weight Watchers, whatever), this book will give you the information and motivation you need to achieve a permanent "state of weightlessness," which is the secret to lasting results.

Lose It for Life was developed by best-selling author and radio personality Stephen Arterburn, who lost 60 pounds 20 years ago and has kept it off. In this revolutionarly book, he and Dr. Linda Mintle, who is known for her clinical work regarding weight issues, will help you accomplish what you desire most: permanent results.

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American Yoga Association's Easy Does It Yoga: The Safe and Gentle Way to Health and Well-Being

Author: Alice Christensen

Regain your health, vitality, and independence through this age-old approach to fitness

Whether you're an older adult just beginning to exercise, you're physically weak due to an illness or injury, or you haven't worked out in a while, The American Yoga Association's Easy Does It® Yoga is a safe, easy-to-use guide to renewed physical and emotional wellness.

For thousands of years people have turned to Yoga to enhance their quality of life. Yoga gradually builds physical flexibility and strength, improves concentration, relieves stress, increases energy, and develops the ability to relax at will. Easy Does It® Yoga, a nationally recognized fitness program, adapts traditional Yoga techniques to make them safe and easy for people who may face physical limitations. But, although it is a gentler from of Yoga, it is just as effective as more strenuous fitness programs for getting and staying in shape.

Alice Christensen, founder, of the American Yoga Association, guides you through the program, showing you:

* The basics of Yoga exercising, breathing, and meditation with specific, easy-to-follow illustrations throughout

* Specific postures such as the Gentle Full Bend, the Easy Sun Pose, and the Elbow Twist to help you target your weaker spots and increase your overall flexibility

* The unique benefits of Yoga for alleviating chronic health conditions ranging from arthritis to depression

* A six-week program to get you started and to help you develop a basic understanding of essential movements

* Specially designed sequences to boost energy or bring calm, depending on your specific needs

* Strategies to incorporate the Yoga lifestyle into yourdaily routine, not only with exercise, but also with tips on creating a healthy diet and ways to develop a more peaceful, positive mental attitude Regardless of your age or physical condition, The American Yoga Association's Easy Does It® Yoga will inspire you to awaken your body and mind and experience the well-being and fulfillment that Yoga brings.

Library Journal

Christensen, the author of several books about yoga and founder of the American Yoga Association, has written a sensible, encouraging, and clear-cut guidebook for establishing a personal, comprehensive breathing-exercise-meditation yoga program. She targets older adults and persons with chronic medical conditions who may require a gentle or modified approach to exercise. Easy routines for standing, sitting, and lying postures are outlined, and because this is meant as a practice manual, each routine is accompanied by an easy-to-follow photograph and an explanation. The author provides additional variations and cautions as alternatives for those who need them. Informative chapters cover nutrition, breathing, meditation, yoga philosophy, and relaxation techniques, and appendixes list additional sources of information. Recommended for public libraries, academic libraries, and wellness collections.--Deborah Anne Broocker, Learning Resources Ctr., Georgia Perimeter Coll., Dunwoody Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Getting Stronger or Natures Cancer Fighting Foods

2008-12-28T10:49:00.000-08:00

Getting Stronger: Weight Training for Sports

Author: Bill Pearl

Written by Bill Pearl, a four-time Mr. Universe, and widely regarded as the best general book on weight training available, Getting Stronger contains specific strength training programs for 21 sports as well as general conditioning. The book includes more than 100 one-page fitness programs that can be performed by simply following the illustrations, while each lift is keyed to a section with specific instructions for that lift. The 20th anniversary edition includes new sections on nutrition, supplements, injury rehabilitation, stretching, and equipment.

Books about: Varieties of Capitalism or Electronic Media

Nature's Cancer-Fighting Foods

Author: Verne Varona

Medical investigation is now pointing to the inescapable conclusion that nutrition has preventive powers. Grounded in documented research from leading medical institutions -- along with studies of the world's healthiest populations -- nutrition educator Verne Varona has developed a breakthrough nutritional and lifestyle program for immunity building and cancer prevention. This book is a compass guide to better health -- with detailed diet and lifestyle modifications that will reinforce your body's immunity and reduce cell-damage to an absolute minimum.

	Preface
	Introduction
Ch. 1	Eating Habits, Food Quality, and Cancer Prevention	1
Ch. 2	Carbohydrates, Fats, and Proteins: Myths, Truths, and Healthy Advice	13
Ch. 3	Phytochemical Super Heroes and Amazing Antioxidants	43
Ch. 4	The Healing Power of Acid and Alkaline	59
Ch. 5	The Meat and Dairy Issue	85
Ch. 6	No-Guilt Craving Strategies for Eliminating Sugar, Fat, and Overeating	103
Ch. 7	The Best Kept Secret of the Orient: The Soup That Heals	137
Ch. 8	Harvesting the Good Earth-Medicinal Herbs and Mushrooms	147
Ch. 9	Health Supportive Supplement Strategies	177
Ch. 10	Nature's Cancer-Fighting Food Plan	201
Ch. 11	Food Preparation and Cooking for Lifetime Health Benefits	227
Ch. 12	Salud! Nutritious, Delicious, and Easy-to-Make Recipes	263
	Afterword	311
	Acknowledgments	317
	Resource Guide	325
	Endnotes	337
	Index	359

Inside the Yoga Sutras or 3 Hour Diet On the Go

2008-12-28T00:38:00.000-08:00

Inside the Yoga Sutras: A Comprehensive Sourcebook for the Study and Practice of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras

Author: Reverend Carrera

Inside the Yoga Sutras presents a clear, up-to-date perspective on the classic text of Yoga theory and practice: the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. This comprehensive sourcebook includes: commentary for each sutra, extensive cross referencing, a study gu

Interesting book: Second Treatise on Civil Government or Strategic Planning for Public and NonProfit Organizations

3 Hour Diet On the Go

Author: Jorge Cruis

More Than 600 New Options!

Imagine eating your favorite foods every 3 hours to finally get the results you've been searching for. NO calorie-counting, NO carb deprivation, and NO skipping sweets. Based on the revolutionary principles of Time-Based Nutrition™, this pocket guidebook will give you the slimming secrets you need to enjoy fast food, restaurant meals, gas station gourmet, and much more!

Visit 3hourdiet.net for your free personalized weight-loss profile.

Weight Watchers Start Living Start Losing or Pretending to Be Normal

2008-12-27T15:27:00.000-08:00

Weight Watchers Start Living, Start Losing: Inspirational Stories That Will Motivate You Now

Author: Weight Watchers

Many of us have struggled with getting a grip on eating, exercise, or health habits, breaking the yo-yo diet cycle, or overcoming a complicated relationship with food. Now Weight Watchers, one of the world's leaders in providing weight-loss information and services, opens its doors so readers everywhere can read the motivational stories of people who've lost weight successfully-and changed their lives along the way. Start Living, Start Losing shares 100 stories of everyday people and celebrities who reveal in compelling, moving, and sometimes humorous detail their journeys toward slimming down.

Foreword   Sarah, Duchess of York     ix
Acknowledgments     xi
Introduction     1
Mirror, Mirror     9
Size Matters     11
A Transforming Experience     14
My New Neck     16
On Campus and Still Losing     18
Wearing My Daughter's Clothes     20
Looking Suitable     23
From Overweight Mom to Fit Triathlete     26
Waving Good-bye to Excuses     29
Journaling: Show Yourself Signs of Success     32
Family Matters     33
Making Time for Me     35
Losing It for Sugar Face     38
A Big Thanks to Mom     41
Controlling My Weight-and My Destiny     44
Rethinking Old Family Habits     47
Dealing with Family Tragedy     50
Making Myself a Priority     53
A Healthy Legacy     56
From Single Mom to Diva     58
Journaling: Think about How Your Family Can Help     61
Working Nine to Five     63
Coming Clean with Myself     65
Losing Weight Surrounded by Food     68
Acting My Way to Weight Loss     72
Living throughDownsizing-in More Ways than One     75
A World Traveler Carries a Lighter Load     78
Watching What You Eat on the Road     81
Nursing My Portions     84
Journaling: Stash Healthy Snacks in the Right Places     87
Changing My Relationship with Food     89
Finding Me Again     91
Stopping Sneak Eating     94
Weight and Relationships     96
Finding the Bubbly Girl Again     99
Stopping the Junk-Food Habit     101
Learning to Love Me     104
Feeling My Feelings, Not Stuffing Them     106
Living through My Plateau     110
It's All about Portions     113
Journaling: Share, Share, Share     115
New Brides, New Moms     117
The Incredible Shrinking Wedding Dress     119
How I Stopped Hiding behind Eating     123
Cooking and Eating Great Food-the Healthy Way     127
Getting My Body Ready for Baby     130
Bouncing Back after Baby     134
Journaling: Visualize the Future     136
Embracing Challenge     137
Losing Weight, Finding My Sisters     139
Sticking with It     142
Becoming a Cowgirl     146
Getting Back into Exercise     149
Riding for My Life     152
Praying for Help     154
Getting Healthy in Mind, Body, and Spirit     157
Journaling: Consider What You Can Control in Your Life     160
Seeking Good Health     161
Saving My Heart     163
Looking toward the Future     166
Gaining a Positive Attitude with Cancer     168
Taking the Pressure off Myself     171
Losing Weight to Save My Life     175
Keeping a Sense of Humor     178
Bye-Bye, Diabetes     180
Journaling: Participate in Physical Activities You Used to Love     183
A Guy Thing     185
Healthy = Happy     187
Scared Serious     190
Finding the Courage to Change-Twice     193
Losing Weight Is a Family Affair     196
On Becoming a Superhero     200
From Husky to Marathon Runner     203
Journaling: Give Yourself an Oil Change     206
The Power of Teamwork     207
Making Each Other Stronger     209
Teaching Us How to Take Care of Our Bodies     213
A Couple's Journey to a Better Life      219
A Ton of Inspiration     223
A Mother and Daughter Losing It Together     228
Journaling: Go Public with Your Goals     232
Credits     233
Index     235

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Pretending to Be Normal: Living with Asperger's Syndrome

Author: Liane Holliday Willey

Pretending to be Normal tells the story of a woman who, after years of self-doubt and self-denial, learned to embrace her Asperger's Syndrome traits with thanksgiving and joy. Chronicling her life from her earliest memories through her life as a university lecturer, writer, wife and mother, Liane Holliday Willey shares, with insight and warmth, the daily struggles and challenges that face many of those who have Asperger's Syndrome. Pretending to be Normal invites its readers to welcome the Asperger community with open acceptance, for it makes it clear that, more often than not, they are capable, viable, interesting and kind people who simply find unique ways to exhibit those qualities.

The last part of the book consists of a series of substantial appendices which provide helpful coping strategies and guidance, based on the author's own experience, for a range of situations. This positive and humane book will provide not only insight into the Asperger world which will prove invaluable for the professionals who work with people with Asperger's Syndrome, but also hope and encouragement for other people with Asperger's Syndrome, their families, and their friends.

Kirkus Reviews

Asperger's Syndrome is one of the constellation of conditions known as autism. As both Willey and her young daughter have AS, her life story provides a startling look at how those with the syndrome experience the world. Willey grew up knowing only that she was somehow different, extremely intelligent, and extremely quirky•but accepted and valued•seems to have been the assessment of her parents, physicians, and others early in her life. Her peculiarities•inability to find her way in unfamiliar places, and extreme aversion to people coming too close to her, to noise, to confusion•became a devastating issue when she left home for the unfamiliar environment of college. From then on, Willey struggled mightily until she reached the safe haven of marriage to an outstandingly sympathetic partner, a fulfilling job teaching college, and motherhood. When her own daughter, one of twins, was diagnosed as an infant with Asperger's Syndrome, Willey immediately recognized herself: "social action impairments, narrow interests, an insistence on repetitive routines, speech and language peculiarities, non-verbal communication

1	Placebos on trial	1
2	What can placebos really do?	25
3	The acute phase response	44
4	The belief effect	70
5	Why? : the evolutionary question	96
6	Nocebo - beyond good and bad	119
7	The alternatives	141
8	Psychotherapy - the purest placebo?	164
9	The witch doctor's dilemma	181

	Preface
1	Quiet Rooms for Troubled Voices	1
2	When You're Dead Anyway, What's to Live For?	17
3	Hope against Hope	39
4	Don't Let Me Forget to Remember	69
5	Broader's Hill	89
6	The Cruel Clarity of It All	111
	Acknowledgments	143
	Notes	147

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Tiger Bone and Rhino Horn: The Destruction of Wildlife for Traditional Chinese Medicine

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Silicone Survivors or The Tai Chi Two Person Dance

Silicone Survivors: Women's Experiences with Breast Implants

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Healing with Aromatherapy or Mastering the Zone

Healing with Aromatherapy

Mastering the Zone: The Next Step in Achieving SuperHealth and Permanent Fat Loss (2 Cassettes)

Every Womans Yoga or Hollow Tree

Every Woman's Yoga: How to Incorporate Strength, Flexibility, and Balance into Your Life

Hollow Tree: Fighting Addiction with Traditional Native Healing

Treating the Aching Heart or Energy Healing

Treating the Aching Heart: A Guide to Depression, Stress, and Heart Disease

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Energy Healing: A Pathway to Inner Growth

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Defeat Cancer or Confessions of a Couch Potato

Defeat Cancer

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With Pen in Hand or Staying Dry

With Pen in Hand: The Healing Power of Writing

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Staying Dry: A Practical Guide to Bladder Control

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The Power of the Mind to Heal or 100 Questions and Answers about Cervical Cancer

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100 Questions and Answers about Cervical Cancer

Get Moving with Grover or Como convivir con su artritis

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Fibromyalgia and Other Invisible Illnesses or 50 Ways to Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia and Other Invisible Illnesses: A Comprehensive and Compassionate Guide

50 Ways to Manage Type 2 Diabetes

Nutritional Genomics or Simplified Facial Rejuvenation

Nutritional Genomics: Impact on Health and Disease

Simplified Facial Rejuvenation

Osteoporosis or Music within You

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Homeopathic Medicine for Women or Thyroid Problems in Women and Children

Homeopathic Medicine for Women: An Alternative Approach to Gynecological Health Care

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Thyroid Problems in Women and Children: Self-Help and Treatment

Health Psychology or Vegetarians and Vegans in America Today

Health Psychology

Vegetarians and Vegans in America Today

Body Brilliance or Pressure Point Plan for Natural Health

Body Brilliance: Mastering Your Five Vital Intelligences

Pressure Point Plan for Natural Health

Fine Embellishment Techniques or Better Eyesight

Fine Embellishment Techniques: Classic Details for Today's Clothing

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Better Eyesight: The Complete Magazines of William H. Bates

Noonans Syndrome a Medical Dictionary Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References or Peripheral Vascular Disease

Noonan's Syndrome - a Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

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Peripheral Vascular Disease: Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References (3-in-1 Medical Reference Series)

Shapewalking or Thyroid Problems in Women and Children

Shapewalking: Six Easy Steps to Your Best Body

Thyroid Problems in Women and Children: Self-Help and Treatment

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Finding Meaning in Life at Midlife and Beyond or Hay Fever

Finding Meaning in Life, at Midlife and Beyond: Wisdom and Spirit from Logotherapy