Thursday, December 3, 2009

Reflexology for Womens Health or Resiliency in the Face of Disaster and Terrorism

Reflexology for Women's Health

Author: Ann Gillanders

Written by a world-renowned reflexologist, this book takes the gentle, drug-free and noninvasive alternative therapy of reflexology and shows how it can be effectively used to treat over 100 women-specific ailments. The author's approach is simple and straightforward, with clearly written text and color photographs teaching healing therapies for a whole range of common problems, both physical and psychological.

Topics addressed in Reflexology for Women's Health range in scope from PMS, cramps and stress to Candida, breast health and osteoporosis. Special chapters also cover conception and pregnancy including morning sickness and fertility boosting. Practical and helpful, Reflexology for Women's Health is also a pleasure to read and includes sidebars that provide supporting hints, tips and complementary health advice.



Book review: Making Globalization Work or Project Management with MS Project CD Student CD

Resiliency in the Face of Disaster and Terrorism: 10 Things to Do to Survive

Author: V Alex Kehayan

Addressing issues of physical and mental health, this practical pocket guide offers concrete strategies for surviving a disaster and outlines how to best sustain mental health and emotional resiliency long after the event is over. Ten streamlined chapters present a clear path of response to stressful events of any scale, from individual traumas to terrorism. Readers immediately benefit from the reassurance that comes from having a map for responding appropriately. They also learn what to say and not to say to comfort and support others, sustaining communities if catastrophe strikes. Reassuring in a time of uncertainty, this handbook empowers readers with a collection of personal tools to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from calamity.

What People Are Saying

John P. Wilson
"An incredibly useful set of practical things to do in real life situations. . . . This is a must have reference volume."
PhD, professor and Fulbright scholar, Cleveland State University


Beverley Raphael
"Provide[s] a strong basis for both prevention of adverse outcomes and mitigation of impacts."
MD, professor and director, Mental Health Services, New South Wales Health Department


Diana Brown
"This is a much needed inclusive book. I've never seen all this material in one place."
LCSW, BCD, disaster mental health specialist


Barbara Varenhorst
"An essential book for everyone concerned about the safety of their families, homes, schools and communities."
PhD, counseling psychologist and specialist in resiliency and asset building


Joseph J. Licata
"This book will certainly assist us to educate the public about the basics of disaster survival."
coordinator, Fort Lee Office of Emergency Management


Patricia M. Berliner
"Does an excellent job of helping us to prepare ourselves, homes and loved ones for what we might someday face."
CSJ, PhD


Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America.org
"Personal and private aspects of tragedy are explored with defined approaches written simply."




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