Medications Books

Advanced Waxing and Hair Removal or Joseph H Pilates Method at Home

2009-12-05T20:04:00.000-08:00

Advanced Waxing and Hair Removal

Author: Pamela Hill

This extensive manual provides a modernized approach to hair removal and dispels the rumors, old wives tales, and half truths about hair growth, hair removal, and the techniques that are associated with the procedures. Deigned to act as a resource for students and practicing aestheticians, Advanced Waxing and Hair Removal discusses the must-know subjects of anatomy and physiology; patient interviewing; charting; techniques; and how to grow a hair removal business; and includes patient studies, photographs and recommendations for treatment. Illustrated are the processes of hair removal by following several candidates through different hair removal techniques and provides many illustrations to observe the results. Documentation of treatment plans, interviewing techniques, and patient recommendations are made available to the reader. In addition, the book discusses the use of lasers, who can perform this procedure, how it works, and why it may be the single prong in the hair removal plan for a patient. With its simple, non-intimidating approach, this handbook provides the reader with advanced, updated, and need-to-know information about the hair removal process.

Preface     xiii
About the Authors     xv
Acknowledgments     xvii
Reviewers     xix
Introduction to Hair Removal     1
Key Terms     1
Learning Objectives     1
Introduction     2
Introduction to Hair Removal Methods     2
History and Origins of Hair Removal     7
Diseases that Increase Hair Growth     9
Training Technicians on Hair Removal Procedures     10
OSHA and Safety     16
Employment Options     17
Conclusion     26
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic     26
Chapter Questions     27
Chapter References     27
Bibliography     27
Anatomy and Physiology of the Hair and Skin     29
Key Terms     29
Learning Objectives     30
Introduction     30
Skin Anatomy     32
The Layers of the Skin     33
The Skin's Pigmentation     40
The Dermis     41
Hypodermis or Subcutaneous Tissue     45
Skin Physiology     48
The Pilosebaceous Unit     52
When Hair Begins to Grow onthe Body     60
Conclusion     62
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic     62
Chapter Questions     62
Chapter References     63
Bibliography     64
Hormones and Hair Growth     65
Key Terms     65
Learning Objectives     66
Introduction     66
The Endocrine System     66
The Gonads     74
Introduction to Hirsutism and Hypertrichosis     76
Hirsutism     78
Hypertrichosis     78
Hormonal Syndromes that Contribute to Excessive Hair Growth     79
Conclusion     82
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic     83
Chapter Questions     83
Chapter References     84
Bibliography     84
Consultations     85
Key Terms     85
Learning Objectives     85
Introduction     86
The Office Consultation     86
Client Expectations     96
Conclusion     98
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic     99
Chapter Questions     99
Bibliography     99
The Tools of the Trade      101
Key Terms     101
Learning Objectives     101
Introduction     102
The Treatment Room     102
Wax     116
Medications that Affect Hair Growth     123
Conclusion     124
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic     125
Chapter Questions     125
Bibliography     125
Skin Typing and Hair Removal     127
Key Terms     127
Learning Objectives     127
Introduction     128
Fitzpatrick Skin Type     128
Hypopigmentation     137
Hyperpigmentation     137
Skin Type and Electrolysis     138
Skin Type and Waxing     139
Skin Type and Laser Hair Removal     140
Conclusion     140
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic     141
Chapter Questions     141
Chapter References     142
Bibliography     142
Lasers and Hair Removal     143
Key Terms     143
Learning Objectives     143
Introduction     144
Lasers and Light Sources     145
Safety in the Laser Treatment Room      151
Patient Selection     152
Effects of Laser on Skin Type     154
The Laser Hair Removal Treatment     157
The Laser Treatment Parameters     162
Hair Growth Following Laser Treatment     165
Side Effects     167
State Licensure     168
Conclusion     169
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic     169
Chapter Questions     169
Chapter References     170
Bibliography     170
Waxing Basics     171
Key Terms     171
Learning Objectives     171
Introduction     172
Hard Wax     173
Soft Wax     178
Techniques for Soft Waxing     181
Speed Waxing     184
Regrowth and Return Visits     188
Conclusion     189
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic     189
Bibliography     190
Waxing Protocols     191
Key Terms     191
Learning Objectives     191
Introduction     192
Client Preparation     192
Waxing for Women     193
Waxing for Men      218
Posttreatment Care     222
Conclusion     223
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic     224
Bibliography     224
Threading and Sugaring     225
Key Terms     225
Learning Objectives     225
Introduction to Threading     226
History of Threading     226
Sugaring     230
Application Techniques of Sugaring     235
Conclusion     240
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic     240
Chapter Questions     240
Bibliography     241
Electrolysis     243
Key Terms     243
Learning Objectives     243
Introduction     244
History of Electrolysis     244
Electricity, Electrolysis, and Safety     246
Types of Permanent Hair Removal     250
Galvanic Electrolysis     254
Blend Method     256
Principles of Phoresis     258
Electrolysis for Different Types of Hair     262
The Treatment Process     264
Insertion Techniques     266
Conclusion     273
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic      274
Chapter Questions     274
Bibliography     275
Building a Hair Removal Business     277
Key Terms     277
Learning Objectives     277
Introduction     278
Getting Your Business Started     278
Keeping Your Business Moving     287
Conclusion     298
Top 10 Tips to Take to the Clinic     299
Chapter Questions     299
Chapter References     299
Bibliography     300
Glossary     303
Index     317

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Joseph H. Pilates Method at Home: A Balance, Shape, Strength, and Fitness Program

Author: Eleanor McKenzi

First popularized in the 1920s and adopted by dance greats George Balanchine and Martha Graham, the Pilates technique is gaining worldwide recognition as an effective holistic exercise system. It combines elements of yoga and classical dance with principles of concentration and exercise that increase body awareness, release tension, and realign the body. The program is particularly popular with people who are moving away from the "no pain, no gain" mentality of the workout gym and seeking alternative methods of fitness. Pilates at Home offers readers a clear explanation of this conditioning system. Color photographs show users how to coordinate body, mind, and spirit by working with the body's muscles - not on or against them. Sections on posture, breathing, warm-up exercises, and the use of weights can be easily applied to everyday life.

Diabetes or Goal Digger Fitness

2009-12-04T16:03:00.000-08:00

Diabetes: A Guide to Living Well

Author: Gary Arsham

Completely revised and updated to meet current ADA Clinical Practice Recommendations, this book offers patients three levels of commitment, letting them decide which level they can commit to in order to live healthier with diabetes. Topical coverage includes:

Medications
Cardiovascular disease
Obesity
Emotional issues
Treatment plans
And more

Ernest Lowe is a counselor, educator, producer, and television series writer. He has lived with diabetes for 45 years.

Gary Arsham, M.D., Ph.D., is a physician/educator and a member of the national boards of directors of the American Diabetes Association and the American Association of Diabetes Educators. He has lived with diabetes for more than 40 years.

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Patient guidance integrating recent developments. Published by the Diabetes Center, Inc. 13911 Ridgedale Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55343. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

LEARNING TO LIVE WELL

Willing to Live Well

Living Well At the Beginning of Diabetes

Help!

LIVING WELL WITH DIABETIC CONTROL

Diabetes--Defining the Choices

The Intensive Regimen

Living Well with Type 2 Diabetes

The Moderate Regimen

The Loose RegimenLiving Well with Insulin Reactions

LIVING WELL WITH THE KEYS TO CONTROL

Living Well with Your Food Choices

Living Actively with Diabetes

Living Well with Stress

SUPPORT FOR LIVING WELL

Living Well with Your Medical Team

Living Well with Others with Diabetes

Living Well with Yourself

LIVING WELL WITH DIABETIC COMPLICATIONS

Neutralizing the Threat of Complications

If Complications Develop

Complications Simplified

WOMEN AND CHILDREN LIVING WELL

Living Well As a Diabetic Woman, by Catherine Feste

Living Young with Diabetes

Living Well in the Future

Appendices

Index

Goal Digger Fitness: Look, Feel, and Perform Your Best with a Breakthrough 14-Day Exercise Plan Tailored to Your Goals and Your Life

Author: Eric Harr

There is a Fitness Goal Digger in each of us, a person who thrives upon movement, who is ready to set exercise goals and do what it takes to achieve them. Perhaps you consider yourself a runner, cyclist, golfer, or Rollerblader. Then again, maybe you're at the point where you just take the stairs instead of the elevator, do some yard work or vacuum the living room vigorously, and park in the farthest spot from the entrance when you shop. Whatever the case, you want to lead a reasonably active life--when you have the time and, of course, the motivation. But lately, "whenever you can" and "whenever life allows" are not as often as you'd like them to be. Goal Digger Fitness will show you how to fit exercise into the context of your everyday life. In this book, you'll find:

A test to help you match your fitness program to your psychology, physiology, and schedule
A three-step program to identify personal obstacles, define your goals, and execute a personalized fitness plan
Exercise plans prescribed in 10-day doses with 4-day breaks in between
Tips and strategies to overcome mental and physical roadblocks
The Goal Digger Diet, with an array of healthy, tasty meals that can be prepared in less than 10 minutes

With special programs such as the Look Better Program, Feel Better Program, Perform Better Program, and Better Health Program, this superb guide will help you set and achieve your goals so that you reach your full fitness potential.

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

2009-12-03T12:02:00.000-08:00

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.

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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."
—

A Holistic Guide To Embracing Pregnancy Childbirth And Motherhood or Building for Life

2009-12-02T08:01:00.000-08:00

A Holistic Guide To Embracing Pregnancy, Childbirth, And Motherhood

Author: Karen N Salt

The newly pregnant woman faces a multitude of changes in her mind, life, and body, some of which are addressed by traditional medical care but many of which are not. In this holistic guide, the expectant mother will find warm and reassuring advice that will help her stay calm, focused, and energized during this exciting time and beyond.Rather than treat the arrival of a baby as strictly a one-moment-in-time medical event, author Karen Salt provides advice and wisdom to "treat" the whole woman-her emotions and her physical changes-and covers the entire year-long experience of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period. Salt's holistic approach unveils for mothers-to-be the backbone of the doula role-to provide support, information, advocacy, and facilitation to women during pregnancy, labor, and early motherhood-and teaches her the many ways to use the doula philosophy to nurture herself through the process. From meditation and relaxation exercises, to fitness and nutrition advice to tips for achieving "positive energy living," this comprehensive guide puts mothers in control of their pregnancy, their birthing experience, and their approach to this wonderful and life-altering time.

Journal of Human Lactation

This refreshing, almost poetic book talks with much wisdom and sensitivity about all aspects of the journey to motherhood.
— August, 2003

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Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection

Author: Stephen R Kellert

Sustainable design has made great strides in recent years; unfortunately, it still falls short of fully integrating nature into our built environment. Through a groundbreaking new paradigm of "restorative environmental design," award-winning author Stephen R. Kellert proposes a new architectural model of sustainability.

In Building For Life, Kellert examines the fundamental interconnectedness of people and nature, and how the loss of this connection results in a diminished quality of life.

This thoughtful new work illustrates how architects and designers can use simple methods to address our innate needs for contact with nature. Through the use of natural lighting, ventilation, and materials, as well as more unexpected methodologies-the use of metaphor, perspective, enticement, and symbol-architects can greatly enhance our daily lives. These design techniques foster intellectual development, relaxation, and physical and emotional well-being. In the works of architects like Frank Lloyd Wright, Eero Saarinen, Cesar Pelli, Norman Foster, and Michael Hopkins, Kellert sees the success of these strategies and presents models for moving forward. Ultimately, Kellert views our fractured relationship with nature as a design problem rather than an unavoidable aspect of modern life, and he proposes many practical and creative solutions for cultivating a more rewarding experience of nature in our built environment.

How to Cure a Hangover or Does A Chimp Wear Clothes LE

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

How to Cure a Hangover: The Best Remedies from the World's Greatest Bartenders

Author: Andrew Irving

All the hangover cures recommended here have been created by the world’s leading bartenders from the 20th and 21st centuries, and all were carefully devised to revive their suffering customers. "Hair of the dog" mixtures, such as Banana Cow and Suffering Bastard, guarantee relief from overindulgence, but if Breakfast Eggnog isn’t your cup of tea, try one of the many fruity juices and smoothies. Dr. Andrew Irving also offers authoritative medical advice on the short- and long-term effects of too many rough nights. The book deals with the science of a hangover, including the role of coffee and water, plus the history of weird and wonderful hangover cures since antiquity.

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Does A Chimp Wear Clothes? LE

Author: Fred Ehrlich

Getting dressed is one of a young child's first "grown-up" experiences. Filled with fascinating facts about animals, this book explains why people need clothes to protect them and to keep them warm and healthy!

Author Biography: Fred Ehrlich, a pediatrician and child psychiatrist, has spent dozens of years advising families on the emotional and physical care of young children. He is the author of many highly acclaimed children's books. Emily Bolam's first children's book was published upon her graduation from art school. She has been creating board books and picture books ever since. She lives in Brighton, England.

Body Sculpting or Sleep

2009-11-29T23:58:00.000-08:00

Body Sculpting: Tone and Reshape Your Body in 6 Weeks!

Author: Chrissie Gallagher Mundy

Feel great, lose weight, and reshape your body through this six-week program designed to streamline your form and keep you slim and trim. The well-illustrated and easy-to-follow exercises consist of basic, dynamic movements and draw from the most effective elements of ballet, Pilates, and weight training. The resulting mix of cardiovascular, toning, and stretching
routines provides an all-around, thorough workout. Assess your natural body type, posture, and fitness level to determine the most effective form of training, and address specific problem areas, in particular the thighs, stomach, and butt. Corrective exercises for trimming down after pregnancy and strengthening a bad back complete this simple yet highly effective plan. It's the perfect
program for those on the go.

Sleep: The Complete Guide to Sleep Disorders and a Better Night's Sleep

Author: J Paul Caldwell

Revised and updated for 2003.

Although we often take sleep for granted, each of us, at some point in our lives, has had difficulty sleeping. From young children having nightmares to seniors experiencing insomnia, sleep deprivation is a common problem across all ages. In this comprehensive book, Caldwell helps readers understand what makes or breaks a good night's sleep, and offers clear advice on how to achieve better sleep.

Sleep discusses:

The effects of diet, exercise and sex on sleep patterns
The effects of shift work, jet lag and Seasonal Affective Disorder
What causes snoring and sleep apnea
Sleep disorders in the most vulnerable: children and seniors
Drugs and sleep -- what interferes and what helps
Treatment of major kinds of sleep disorders
The functions of rest, dreams and sleep

Complete with up-to-date case studies, diagrams and sidebars, Sleep is your guide to enjoying a healthier mind and body.

April 11, 2000 - Montgomery Advertiser

Helps readers understand what makes or breaks a good night's sleep ... and offers clear advice on how to achieve better sleep.

Healthy Foods for Happy Kids or Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Classroom

2009-11-28T19:57:00.000-08:00

Healthy Foods for Happy Kids: An A-Z Nutritional Know-how

Author: Susannah Olivier

In Healthy Food for Happy Kids, nutrition author Suzannah Olivier covers the details of child nutrition and how to encourage your child to eat a healthy diet. You'll find the answers to many nutritioanl questions such as: Is my child getting enough iron? What is a portion of fruits and vegetables? How much milk does my child need? How much sugar is too much? Olivier also offers the following basic principles to get your child on the road to good nutrition and a healthy life.
• Choose at least five portions of fruits and vegetables daily.
• Always eat a healthy breakfast.
• Make snack choices nutritious.
• Offer desserts by all means, but avoid using them as a bribe to finish a meal.

The fact is, our children's health is suffering from poor nutrition. Healthy Food for Happy Kids will Help you find the right diet and the right approaches to help your children concentrate, do well at school, and resist childhood illnesses-in a nutshell, to be Happy Kids.

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Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Classroom

Author: Robert P Pangrazi

Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Classroom responds to the growing trend in K-6 education, where classroom teachers with no specific Physical Education training must increasingly implement activities in nontraditional settings—often with limited space, equipment, time, and planning. The book is colorful, engaging, compact, and user-friendly. Its practical organization, combined with detachable, sortable index-size cards comprising more than 260 separate activities, enables teachers to implement them immediately and provides a unique resource not previously available to instructors. Improving the Health of America’s Children, Understanding Children’s Needs and Readiness for Physical Activity, Teaching Physical Activities Safely and Effectively, Improving the Effectiveness of Instruction and Feedback, Management and Discipline in an Activity Setting, Teaching Children with Special Needs, Integrating Physical Activity and Academics, Increasing Student’s Activity Levels, Helping Students Develop Physical Fitness, Improving Students' Nutrition, Teaching Sun Safety, Promoting Children's Health Beyond the School Day. Intended for those interested in learning about how to promote physical activity and health in the classroom.

101 Reasons Why Im a Vegetarian or Natural Foot Care

2009-11-27T15:56:00.000-08:00

101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian

Author: Pamela Ric

For many years, Pamela Rice authored and produced a pamphlet entitled 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian, keeping it updated with six editions over thirteen years. Known to all who have read it as "The Mighty Convincer," the pamphlet offered pointed, bite-sized arguments for choosing the meatless diet from the perspectives of human health, animal welfare/rights, economics, and the environment. Over 180,000 copies of the pamphlet have been put into circulation. The success she gained from the pamphlet grew to the point where Ms. Rice was able to open the Vegetarian Center of NYC (the first of its kind in the nation).

Now Ms. Rice has written an expanded and fully resourced book-length version of 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian, filling out the details of her argument and providing up-to-date information, but maintaining her engaging and informed style. She covers everything from the conditions for animals on factory farms to disappearing fish stocks, lagoons of animal waste, high incidences of heart disease, colon cancer and other diseases, and other information from industry periodicals, newspapers, magazines, Web sites, and other less readily available sources.

A work of prodigious scholarship and dedication, written with wit and skill, 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian is sure to become the handy reference work for vegetarians who want to give their meat-eating friends one book that explains why they do what they do, and for meat-eaters who want to understand all the arguments for a meatless diet.

Author Bio: Aside from the Vegetarian Center, Pamela Rice is also the founder of the nonprofit VivaVegie Society and the editor of The VivaVine, both based in New York City. As president of the society, Ms. Rice, and scores of volunteers she managed, has engaged in creative methods of vegetarian outreach. Tens of thousands of copies of her pamphlet, 101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian, have been distributed to passersby on New York City streets since 1991. Ms. Rice has appeared on television in the United States on several occasions and has been profiled in The New Yorker magazine.

Library Journal

Expanding on her popular pamphlet of the same title, vegetarian writer/activist Rice thoroughly covers all the practical reasons to go vegetarian, including (in addition to the welfare of animals) social, medical, economic, and-especially-environmental concerns while avoiding spiritual or religious reasons. Examples of her reasons include "The Cancer connection: The `Big C' and meat" and "Fossil fuel alchemy: The oil in your meat." Rice aims to let the facts speak for themselves and not to attack anyone's eating habits or beliefs. She accomplishes this by thoroughly documenting all her 101 reasons, using respected mainstream sources, such as U.S. government reports, major newspapers, peer-reviewed journal articles, and other citations from scientists, doctors, and government officials. Although Rice jumps from topic to topic, intending to give readers the big picture, she includes a page that lists "reasons by category" as well as a comprehensive index for those interested in a specific aspect of vegetarianism. A well-written and -documented indictment of the meat industry and its impact on the world, this is an excellent source for students writing papers on or debating this topic. Recommended for all libraries.-Robert Flatley, Kutztown Univ., PA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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Natural Foot Care: Herbal Treatments, Massage, and Exercises for Healthy Feet

Author: Stephanie L Tourles

Say good-bye to sore and irritated feet forever with this comprehensive look at foot care.

In Natural Foot Care you'll find:

* Easy recipes for moisturizing creams, relaxing soaks, and healing ointments

* Instructions and herbal remedies for an at-home pedicure

* Natural solutions to problems like corns, bunions, and cold feet

* Advice for finding shoes that really fit

* Exercises for strengthening and stretching foot muscles

* Illustrated techniques for a relaxing foot massage

Ethnic Variations in Dying Death and Grief or Mental Fitness for Life

2009-11-26T11:55:00.000-08:00

Ethnic Variations in Dying, Death, and Grief: Diversity in Universality

Author: Donald P Irish

This volume is directed towards professionals who work in the fields concerning death and dying. These professionals must perceive the needs of people with cultural patterns which are different from the "standard and dominant" patterns in the United States and Canada. Accordingly, the book includes illustrative episodes and in-depth presentations of selected "ethnic patterns". Each of the "ethnic chapters" is written by an author who shares the cultural traditions the chapter describes. Other chapters examine multicultural issues and provide the means for personal reflection on death and dying. There are also two bibliographic sections, one general and one geared towards children. The text is divided into three sections - Cross-Cultural and Personal perspectives, Dying, Death, and Grief Among Selected Ethnic Communities, and Reflections and Conclusions. The book is aimed at those in the fields of clinical psychology, grief therapy, sociology, nursing, social and health care work.

MADDVOCATE

The strength of the book is that contributors write about their own traditions rather than reporting on studies about traditions... the reader gains a respect for the varied ways racial, ethnic, and cultural groups have learned to try to make sense of death.

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Mental Fitness for Life: 7 Steps to Healthy Aging

Author: Sandra A Cusack

This timely book, written by experts in gerontology and based on recent, solid research debunks the myth that slipping into one's dotage is inevitable for baby boomers. Authors Sandra Cusack and Wendy Thompson draw on studies from Harvard, Berkeley, UCLA, and elsewhere to show how to keep an active, alert mind throughout life. The book explains the importance of goal setting, replacing old beliefs with "power thinking," finding "new creativity," and putting together a program and strategies that lead to staying mentally fit for life.

Words That Heal the Blues or The South Beach Diet

2009-11-25T07:54:00.000-08:00

Words That Heal the Blues: Affirmations and Meditations for Living Optimally with Mood Disorders

Author: Douglas Bloch

DOUGLAS BLOCH is a teacher and counselor who writes and speaks on topics of psychology, healing, and spirituality. He has authored 10 books including the inspirational self-help trilogy Words That Heal, Listening to Your Inner Voice, and I Am With You Always. He lives in Portland, Oregon, where he runs support groups for those healing from depression and anxiety.

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The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss

Author: Arthur Agatston

For years, cardiologist Arthur Agaston, M.D. urged his patients to lose weight for the sake of their hearts, but every diet was too hard to follow or its restrictions were too harsh. Some were downright dangerous. Nobody seemed to be able to stick with low-fat regimens for any length of time. And a diet is useless if you can't stick with it.

So Dr. Agaston developed his own. The South Beach Diet isn't complicated, and it doesn't require that you go hungry. You'll enjoy normal-size helpings of meat, poultry, and fish. You'll also eat eggs, cheese, nuts, and vegetables. Snacks are required. You'll learn to avoid the bad carbs, like white flour, white sugar, and baked potatoes. Best of all, you'll lose that stubborn belly fat first!

Dr. Agaston's diet has produced consistently dramatic results (8 to 13 pounds lost in the first 2 weeks!) and has become a media sensation in South Florida. Now you, too, can join the ranks of the fit and fabulous with The South Beach Diet.

Publishers Weekly

Despite the glitzy title, this is one of the more appealing diet books among the new "anti-carb" programs. Agatston, a doctor based at Miami Beach's Mt. Sinai Medical Center, found that his patients not only were unable to stay on various popular diets but their cholesterol and blood sugar levels remained dangerously high after trying these plans. The doctor chose to alter his own diet-first avoiding all carbohydrates and fruit and then reintroducing these foods in moderation. Feeling better and losing weight, he then consulted a nutritionist to modify his strategy to devise a sound method for his patients. The South Beach diet begins with a somewhat restrictive two-week program, generally producing a weight loss of from eight to 13 pounds. The initial phase may be difficult for those who crave bread, pasta and fruit. But there are still choices, and snacks (cheese, hummus, vegetables) are a necessary part of the diet. People shouldn't feel hungry on this part of the diet, stresses the author. The second phase offers somewhat more choices, including whole wheat bread and other selected carbohydrates. Agatston advocates combining the "bad" with the "good." For example, take whole wheat bread and dip it into olive oil, rather than using butter. Eat a very small amount of pasta with lots of vegetables, meat and healthy oils. Complete meal plans along with simple recipes comprise roughly half the book. Of course, there's no perfect diet that works for everyone but the enthusiasm of the conversational tone and the inviting manner make the book more appealing than many other diet tomes. (Apr.) Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

How We Live Our Yoga Pa or How Not to Be My Patient

2009-02-21T10:06:00.000-08:00

How We Live Our Yoga Pa: Personal Stories

Author: Valerie Jeremijenko

"This captivating, fresh collection of personal stories provocatively explores the question of 'what happens to a practice based on stillness and acceptance, in a world based on striving, distraction and insatiable appetites.' More than a dozen yoga practitioners shine light on their own lives to reveal a great breadth of possibilities about the reach of yoga for Americans."-Publishers Weekly, starred review

Village Voice

...space and the doctrine of fair use dictate that I urge you to buy this book and read the whole (Adrian Piper) essay, as well as the 13 other chapters by writers whose lives have been irretrievably altered by their practice of yoga. Jeremijenko, who teaches in the dance department of Virginia Commonwealth University, has done a great service in assembling this collection. Whether yoga is already part of your life or you merely feel it beckoning, How We Live Our Yoga is the perfect companion for what may well become a life-changing journey

Publishers Weekly

This captivating, fresh collection of personal stories provocatively explores the question of "what happens to a practice based on stillness and acceptance, in a world based on striving, distraction and insatiable appetites." More than a dozen yoga practitioners shine light on their own lives to reveal a great breadth of possibilities about the reach of yoga for Americans. Editor Jeremijenko has done fine work pulling together startlingly different lives that are revealed through superior, thoughtful writing. Not all the stories are glowing tributes by any means, which gives this compilation all the more credibility. Fulbright scholar Elizabeth Kadetsky's "Coming Apart in Pune" commences the collection with a less-than-flattering account of a stint in yoga guru B.K.S. Iyengar's studio in India. Indian-American poet Reetika Vazirani's poignant, ironic and hopeful "The Art of Breathing" crystallizes America's variant of yoga, detailing its strengths and weaknesses. For the estimated 15 million Americans who practice yoga, this book is a real boon. It isn't at all about how to do yoga, but it is about how to comprehend yoga in a very rich way. Lacking a glossary to explain some terms, this work is not for those with no familiarity with the world of asanas (poses). But for those with even a cursory knowledge of yoga practice, it proffers a highly interesting, refreshing and deeper gaze at an ancient gift. (Oct.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Most yoga texts instruct readers on how to achieve postures, how to sit during meditation, and so forth. In contrast, the evocative essays assembled in this volume illustrate yoga "off the mat" that is, practicing yoga in daily life. The contributors are practitioner-writers who follow a variety of yoga paths and have published in periodicals and anthologies. They do not shy away from tough subjects: practicing celibacy as a spiritual discipline, the way we subsume cultures without according them their depth, what yoga can teach us about death, and the relationship of yoga to injury, illness, and depression. The voices are strong even when they are unsure, as in essays that question the deification of teachers and gurus. Editor Jeremijenko, a yoga teacher and professor of dance and choreography at Virginia Commonwealth University, presents vital, high-quality, writing that speaks directly. Highly recommended for all public libraries and academic libraries with movement therapy collections. Elizabeth C. Stewart, Portland, ME Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

introduction Valerie Jeremijenko	1
coming apart in pune Elizabeth Kadetsky	8
brick by brick Samantha Dunn	27
the meaning of brahmacharya Adrian M. S. Piper	36
lyric yoga Stanley Plumly	57
the practice of paradox Alison West	67
balancing acts: two views on ashtanga Janet Bowdan and Roz
Peters	77
an insomniac awakes Lois Nesbitt	91
journey in yama-yama land Robert Perkins	107
the art of breathing Reetika Vazirani	120
how i became swami mommy Judith Hanson Lasater	135
journey of a lifetime Vyaas Houston	142
the guru question Jeff Martens	159
subtle alchemy Gladys Swan	173
corpse pose A. B. Emrys	181
contributors	191
acknowledgments	195

Book review: Rogovs Guide to Israeli Wines 2007 or Calico Cupboards

How Not to Be My Patient: A Physician's Secrets for Staying Healthy and Surviving Any Diagnosis

Author: Edward T Creagan

"By the time I see most of my patients, they have weeks, not months, left to live,"says Edward T. Creagan, M. D. , cancer specialist and professor, Mayo Clinic Medical School. "Let there be no doubt, they are courageous, and we have many incredible success stories that defy what we know about cancer. But truth be known, half of my patients never needed to walk into my exam room because their cancers were related to lifestyle choices they made along the way. I'm not placing blame or guilt. In this book, I will tell you what you can do, for yourself and your family, so you won't ever be my patient. "

How Not to Be My Patient teaches people how to talk so their doctors will listen. Dr. Creagan shares insights doctors are never taught in medical school-insights readers will be surprised to learn. He takes readers inside the examination room and teaches them how to make the most of their seven minutes-the average time of an office visit. Every one of us can lower our own risk of premature death and disability right now-it's never too late. But first, we need to take personal responsibility for our own health and welfare in order to decrease the risks of developing diseases, especially cancer-the most-feared disease of all.

With Dr. Creagan's prescription for prevention and survival, readers can take control of their health care, their medical records and their decision making. Dr. Creagan will also show patients how to wisely select and build partnerships with their doctors, even though today's bureaucratic strangleholds are driving doctors to retire early and forcing patients to the Internet for advice.

For those whose future includes anencounter with a life-changing illness such as cancer, heart disease or diabetes, Dr. Creagan has this empowering message: You can survive any diagnosis.

Publishers Weekly

Creagan, a cancer specialist at the highly acclaimed Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and co-writer Wendel present a hopeful yet realistic view of cancer treatment and prevention. Having treated thousands of cancer patients in the past 35 years, Creagan has seen it all. Contrary to its title, however, the book fails to reveal any truly earth-shattering secrets, but it does offer a comprehensive overview of the best ways to prevent cancer or deal with a diagnosis. Creagan stresses that a diagnosis of cancer need not be a death sentence, nor are our health destinies solely defined by heredity. A number of factors influence health, and Creagan outlines the ways to combat disease. Along with religion, spirituality and connectedness, Creagan advocates lifestyle changes, explaining that exercise, nutrition and early detection all play vital roles. The book includes a helpful section on how to communicate effectively with a physician as well as an explanatory checklist of important diagnostic tests. Becoming an "empowered" patient is crucial; Creagan suggests that all patients maintain copies of their medical records. Creagan responsibly and compassionately covers the many steps readers can take to give themselves the best odds of surviving or avoiding cancer and other diseases. (Oct.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Creagan, a Mayo Clinic cancer specialist, teams with Wendel, a consumer health information specialist, to outline how anyone can reduce the chances of being diagnosed with cancer, heart disease, stroke, and other major illnesses. Unlike other physician-written how-to-stay-healthy books, their guide addresses not only the body but the mind and spirit as well, discussing lifestyle behavioral choices, judicious health screening, and effective doctor-patient relationships for both genders at any age. Part 1 defines good health skills, such as exercise, nutrition, and eliminating negative behaviors (e.g., smoking). The authors also stress such psychosocial factors as having meaning and purpose in life. Part 2 outlines how to work with the doctor through good communication and becoming medically knowledgeable about one's health. Part 3 outlines how to survive any life-threatening diagnosis through additional measures, like a good support system, a good attitude, and appropriate complementary medicine. Incorporating patient stories, informative tables and sidebars, and encouraging "My Thoughts" at each chapter's end, the authors offer readers a sensible game plan for maintaining health and reducing their risks of life-threatening diseases. Highly recommended for all public and health consumer libraries.-Janice Flahiff, Medical Coll. of Ohio, Toledo Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Power to Heal or Osteoporosis Handbook

2009-02-20T06:04:00.000-08:00

Power to Heal

Author: Francis MacNutt

This follow-up book to Francis MacNutt's earlier book, Healing, documents the growth of his thinking on divine healing and focuses largely on example and experience as opposed to theological inquiry. The emphasis is on physical healing, as opposed to healing of the memories..

Interesting book: The Little Book of Big Medical Emergencies or The Worlds Best Kept Diet Secrets

Osteoporosis Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Prevention and Treatment

Author: Sydney Lou Bonnick

Updated and Revised with the latest information for men and women.

La receta del gran medico para la diabetes or The Skiers Edge Breakthrough Techniques for Intermediate and Advanced Skiers

2009-02-19T02:03:00.000-08:00

La receta del gran medico para la diabetes

Author: Jordan Rubin

El autor de exitos Jordan Rubin, junto al Dr. Joseph Brasco nos ensena como adoptar las 7 claves en La receta del Gran Medico para tener salud y bienestar extraordinarios para enfocarnos agresivamente en la diabetes y desarrollar un plan contra ella.

New interesting book: The Secret War with Iran or Global Drug Enforcement

The Skier's Edge: Breakthrough Techniques for Intermediate and Advanced Skiers

Author: Ron Lemaster

Explaining how skiing works, this book goes beyond simple, traditional advice to present the science of ski technique and describe the mechanics of good skiing. 80 photos.

NutriBase Guide to Fat and Cholesterol or Curaci n espont nea

2009-02-17T21:59:00.000-08:00

NutriBase Guide to Fat and Cholesterol

Author: Nutribas

Diets high in fat and cholesterol have been directly linked to heart disease, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, and cancer. Here's the perfect guide to help readers make smart choices in food selection. Includes listings for saturated and unsaturated fats, calories, and cholesterol.

Curaciуn espontбnea (Spontaneous Healing)

Author: Andrew Weil

En este libro revolucionario el distinguido doctor Weil, educado en la Universidad de Harvard, nos explica cómo funciona nuestro sistema intrínsico de curación del organismo, su conexión vital con la mente, su organización biológica, sus métodos de autodiagnósticos, y de autoreparación y regeneración. Los casos increíbles de sus propios pacientes y también los tratamientos que el doctor ha visto durante sus viajes por el mundo, constituyen una prueba irrefutable de la existencia de la curación espontánea y de su soprendente eficacia.

Powerful Medicines or Healthy Eating During Pregnancy

2009-02-16T17:57:00.000-08:00

Powerful Medicines: The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs

Author: Jerry Avorn

If you believe that the latest blockbuster medication is worth a premium price over your generic brand, or that doctors have access to all the information they need about a drug's safety and effectiveness each time they write a prescription, Dr. Jerry Avorn has some sobering news. Drawing on more than twenty-five years of patient care, teaching, and research at Harvard Medical School, he shares his firsthand experience of the wide gap in our knowledge of the effectiveness of one medication as compared to another. In Powerful Medicines, he reminds us that every pill we take represents a delicate compromise between the promise of healing, the risk of side effects, and an increasingly daunting price. The stakes on each front grow higher every year as new drugs with impressive power, worrisome side effects, and troubling costs are introduced.

This is a comprehensive behind-the-scenes look at issues that affect everyone: our shortage of data comparing the worth of similar drugs for the same condition; alarming lapses in the detection of lethal side effects; the underuse of life-saving medications; lavish marketing campaigns that influence what doctors prescribe; and the resulting upward spiral of costs that places vital drugs beyond the reach of many Americans.

In this engagingly written book, Dr. Avorn asks questions that will interest every consumer: How can a product judged safe by the Food and Drug Administration turn out to have unexpectedly lethal side effects? Why has the nation's drug bill been growing at nearly 20 percent per year? How can physicians and patients pick the best medication in its class? How do doctors actually make their prescribing decisions, and why dothose decisions sometimes go wrong? Why do so many Americans suffer preventable illnesses and deaths that proper drug use could have averted? How can the nation gain control over its escalating drug budget without resorting to rationing or draconian governmental controls?

Using clinical case histories taken from his own work as a practitioner, researcher, and advocate, Dr. Avorn demonstrates the impressive power of the well-conceived prescription as well as the debacles that can result when medications are misused. He describes an innovative program that employs the pharmaceutical industry's own marketing techniques to reduce use of some of the most overprescribed and overpriced products. Powerful Medicines offers timely and practical advice on how the nation can improve its drug-approval process, and how patients can work with doctors to make sure their prescriptions are safe, effective, and as affordable as possible.

This is a passionate and provocative call for action as well as a compelling work of clear-headed science.

Publishers Weekly

In this pragmatic volume, Avorn sets out an impressive plan for the American health care system to get helpful drugs to those who need them, protect patients from dangerous side effects and keep costs within reasonable limits. Avorn, chief of the division of pharmacoepidemiology and pharmacoeconomics at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, argues, "[F]or a sum no greater than our current drug budget, medications could provide all Americans with the most productive and cost-effective interventions in all of health care." Avorn claims, "[W]e waste billions of dollars a year on prescription drugs that are excessively priced, poorly prescribed, or improperly taken." To remedy this situation, reform is needed in how new drugs are approved and marketed. In addition, practicing physicians need access to state-of-the-art information about new medications, including how well they compare to established (and often cheaper) products. Computer technology, Avorn shows, can bring together the latest information on treatment options and drug contraindications. But changes in the pharmaceutical industry itself-of which Avorn does not hold a flattering view-may be necessary to eliminate pressure to prescribe the most heavily advertised and costly new product when old standbys are equally effective. Though this informative and witty book is overly long, it makes a compelling case for prescription sanity and shows how constructive change can realistically be achieved. (Aug. 20) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Avorn brings 30 years' experience as a physician and researcher to the current debate about pharmaceuticals. In the opening sections, "Benefits" and "Risks," he provides an excellent overview of the research techniques necessary to evaluate a drug's safety and effectiveness, while in "Cost" and "Information" he covers some of the same territory as Merrill Goozner's The $800 Million Pill and Stephen Ceccoli's Pill Politics regarding the development, marketing, and pricing of new drugs. Avorn's analysis, however, goes further than just criticizing the industry-he puts drug costs in the bigger picture of health resource allocation while pointing out the difficulty that both doctors and patients face in trying to find unbiased information. In the fifth and final section, he suggests more rational public policy. Avorn's coverage is thorough and his writing style engaging and even humorous. While accessible to lay readers, this title would also be an appropriate text for health sciences students. Highly recommended.-Eris Weaver, Redwood Health Lib., Petaluma, CA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

Cogent analysis of how pharmaceutical drugs are approved, promoted, and prescribed in this country, with some well-considered recommendations for improving the present system. According to Avorn (Medicine/Harvard Medical School), Americans waste billions of dollars on prescription drugs that are overpriced, poorly prescribed, and improperly taken. He draws on his extensive experience as researcher and physician to explore the relationships between benefits, risks, and the economic impact of prescription drugs. While the FDA comes under scrutiny for its failure to properly assess the risks of such medications as the diet drug Redux and the diabetes drug Rezulin, this is not another FDA-bashing book. Avorn's picture is bigger. Through case studies, he examines decisions made by the regulatory agencies, pharmaceutical companies, health policymakers, and physicians that reveal faults in the entire system. After examining how benefits and risks are discovered and measured, he turns to the difficult question of how these are balanced against each other when making decisions about a drug's use. Avorn finds that in the real world, the major source of information about drugs is the promotion departments of pharmaceutical companies. Surrounded by "an almost suffocating plethora of information of very uneven quality," physicians have not been prepared by their medical education to deal with it. He proposes an educational outreach program based in medical schools that would send academic "detail men" to doctors' offices just as drug companies do. They would provide neutral, evidence-based assessment of drug choices so that physicians would know which treatments were more better, safer, and morecost-effective. Avorn points to Canada, Australia, and Great Britain as countries whose drug-assessment procedures we can learn from. His final chapters offer concrete, practical ideas for improving the ways in which drugs are evaluated and pertinent information about them is disseminated. Marked by solid scholarship, measured criticism, and pithy comments: an informative and highly readable study that makes a significant contribution to the ongoing discussion of an important health care issue.

New interesting textbook: Image Processing in Radiology or Marketing Research with SPSS

Healthy Eating During Pregnancy

Author: Laura Riley

Every week of your pregnancy brings phenomenal changes to you and your baby. Learn what's happening to both of you and learn about foods that help to ensure the highest level of health, helping your baby's growth and development. The authors share up-to-date information as well as a sense of wonder at the miracle of life.

More than 200 kitchen tested and approved recipes ensure great taste and success in preparing a variety of dishes.

Recipes classified by how they benefit the mom-to-be and baby, such as recipes for high iron, high fiber, high calcium, make ahead meals, and more, making it easy for mom-to-be to identify recipes most appropriate for her individual needs.

Healthy Eating During Pregnancy includes medically sound weight-management guidance and necessary nutrients as well as information on how to avoid, or cope with, morning sickness and heartburn.

In addition, advice on exercise, diabetes, food allergies, hypertension and obesity is also provided.

Heart Attack or Having a BabyWhen the Old Fashioned Way Isnt Working

2009-02-15T13:56:00.000-08:00

Brian Turner's Favourite British Recipes

Author: Kathleen Berra

Brian Turner was born and brought up in Yorkshire, his culinary background shaped by his experience of eating and learning to cook "good English food," such as steak pudding, fish and chips, pork pies, and trifle. Now one of the country's top chefs and restaurateurs, and chairman of the Academy of Culinary Arts, he has never lost sight of the Great British traditions that formed the foundation of his career. With his typical brand of banter and good humor, he leads us through his collection of classic recipes, from Mulligatawny Soup and Welsh Rarebit to Shepherd's Pie and Spotted Dick—everything from comfort food to sophisticated dishes for modern entertaining.

Interesting book: Debating Immigration or Streetwise

Having a Baby...When the Old-Fashioned Way Isn't Working: Hope and Help for Everyone Facing Infertility

Author: Cindy Margolis

An Internet icon turns the spotlight on infertility-and inspires women who are struggling to start a family.

Cindy Margolis. listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the "most downloaded woman on the Internet," was brought down to earth when she and her husband tried to conceive. Suddenly, she was just one of the more than nine million women each year who are desperately trying to have a child. After false starts, out-of-control hormones, five invitro fertilizations, and surrogacy, Cindy and her husband traveled a long journey that resulted in three happy and healthy children.

Now Cindy helps readers navigate the world of infertility treatments and procedures. Warm, supportive, and funny, she provides the wisdom, advice, and resources that could only come from a woman who's been there, and spreads an essential message of hope.

Publishers Weekly

Tackling a delicate issue with courage, wisdom and generosity, model Margolis (Celebrity spokesperson for "National Infertility Association" Resolve) shares the personal, emotional story of her long journey to pregnancy using in vitro fertilization. An oft-avoided subject, this guide to pursuing assisted reproductive therapies (ARTs) is meant to address the "biggest hurdle" in Margolis's own story, "the lack of readily available information and resources" that leaves couples facing the emotional and practical challenges of infertility with little support. Aside from a step-by-step look at the in vitro methods that eventually yielded Margolis a successful pregnancy, the authors provide a chapter on practical concerns ("Figuring out Costs, Insurance, and What Is and Isn't Covered") and, thoughtfully, stories from couples using an array different methods (surrogacy, adoption, etc.) for dealing with infertility; further, she sprinkles her text with the addresses and web sites of helpful organizations. Personal, easy to read and possessed of a warm, welcome sense of humor, Margolis's book makes an excellent introduction for anyone facing fertility issues, putting a hopeful face on a distressing topic, providing much-needed support and pointing the way forward.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Internet Guide to Herbal Remedies or Group Psychotherapy and Recovery from Addiction

2009-02-13T21:40:00.000-08:00

Internet Guide to Herbal Remedies

Author: David J Owen

"The next best thing to knowing something is knowing where to find it." — Samuel Johnson
The Internet Guide to Herbal Remedies helps you find reliable online resources for the information you need about herbs used to treat a variety of medical conditions, including cancer, heart disease, depression, and AIDS. This easy-to-use consumer guide will help you steer clear of misleading— and potentially harmful— information that often amounts to nothing more than a thinly veiled product advertisement, as you search for the accurate and up-to-date news, facts, and advice that are out there— if you know where to look.
Author David J. Owen, whose previous book, The Herbal Internet Companion: Herbs and Herbal Medicine Online (Haworth) won the 2002 International Herb Association Book Award, guides you through Web sites, mailing lists, listservs, newsgroups, and databases to uncover safe and sound health information that's aimed at specific conditions and specific populations; there's even a chapter on herbs for pets! You'll find the information you need on the safety and effectiveness of herbal remedies, current laws and regulations governing their use, and the basics of botany, including how herbs are named and what parts of the plants are used.
Internet Guide to Herbal Remedies provides the information you need on:
decoding herbal product labels
general and CAM Web sites
PubMed (MEDLINE)
Google versus PubMed
Web sites that discuss side effects and herb-drug interactions
consumer awareness Web sites
Web sites for specific diseases and conditions
Web sites for specific populations
Web addresses, browsers, and navigating Websites
and much more!
Internet Guide to Herbal Remedies also includes helpful tables, figures, and screen captures from Web sites. This book is essential for anyone looking for safe and reliable information online.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Martha J. Greenberg, PhD(Pace University)
Description:This terrific little book is packed with useful guidance for consumers wishing to find reliable information on herbs and herbal remedies on the Internet. It discusses navigating sites, finding and using e-discussion groups, and accessing commercial and medical sites for herbal information and evidence.
Purpose:It is intended as a guide to the best online resources for herbal information. The author presents web sites, search tools, listservs, databases, and chat rooms that will help consumers (and healthcare professionals) find reliable information on safety and effectiveness of many herbs.
Audience:Consumers and healthcare professional alike are bound to find this book very useful. It is user friendly for both the novice and sophisticated Internet user. The author has expertise in library and knowledge management, holds an appointment in the UCSF School of Pharmacy, and has previously published on herbal medicine online.
Features:The book takes a simple approach to the Internet, starting with Internet basics and web navigation. Included is material on understanding web addresses and browsers, even tips to enlarge text to avoid eyestrain! The book moves through chat rooms and discussion groups into specific web sites on herbs. Medical and governmental web sites are emphasized, because of their scientific information. Herbal safety and efficacy and certain diseases and conditions where herbal treatment may be useful are included.
Assessment:I know of no other comparable resource and highly recommend this gem of a book!

Look this: Grandes Recetas Con Ajo or Flavor Chemistry of Ethnic Foods

Group Psychotherapy and Recovery from Addiction: Carrying the Message

Author: Jeffrey Roth

Learn what it's like to be a member of an addiction recovery group!

Group Psychotherapy and Recovery from Addiction: Carrying the Message is NOT a self-help book. Instead, it's a rare opportunity to sit in on a virtual therapy group and take part in a virtual Twelve Step meeting. The book's unique perspective lets you compare and contrast the experience of participating in a psychotherapy group and a Twelve Step group, including an examination of the Twelve Steps and The Twelve Traditions. The book demystifies the process of recovery, demonstrating all the important elements of the group process, including free association, resistance, transference, re-enactment, boundary management, interpretation, and confrontation.

Rather than relate shared stories of addicts in recovery or present abstract formulations on the group experience, Group Psychotherapy and Recovery from Addiction takes you inside the experiential process of recovery that can't be achieved in isolation. Your experience as a group "member" will help solve the mystery of the group process and provide you with insight into the scientific elements of recovery as the book builds a bridge between the Twelve Step programs and a psychoanalytic model of group functioning.

Group Psychotherapy and Recovery from Addiction examines:

how the group carries the message of recovery
the higher power of the group as a symbol of authority
the development of prayer and meditation as group analytic functions
addiction as a family disease
making amends as an export process
powerlessness and free association
unmanageability and resistance
surrender and transference
inventory and re-enactments
humility and working through
The Twelve Steps and The Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous
and much more!

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Patricia E. Murphy, PhD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This book offers a creative approach to providing information about group process in the treatment of addiction. Rather than providing information in a cognitive manner, the author invites the reader to enter into a group of first person participants.
Purpose: Arising from a theory that addiction is a disease of isolation, the book's aim is to support an understanding of the primary role of group therapy in treatment. The style of the book allows the reader to enter into a group process and to learn from experience. For those willing to engage in this type of learning, the book is a great text.
Audience: The author makes clear that this is not a self-help book. Rather, it is a book intended for the use of those who work with persons who have addictions.
Features: The book has a unique style of asking the reader to join a group. Different fonts for each participant allow a conversation without the interruption of indicating the speaker. Some who are academically inclined might prefer a book based more on research. On the other hand, the professional who might not have time to attend a recovery group could develop helpful insights from the book's informal, though well developed approach.
Assessment: At first, the varied fonts seem off-putting. The reader might not bother to go any farther than leafing or flipping through the pages. However, spending time with this group is very educational. The author's well-reasoned approach and the clear description of the application of this method of healing makes this an extraordinary book that is apt to be of interest to those with education in psychiatry as well as to those with a less technical background.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

	Foreword
Ch. 1	Addiction as a family disease	1
Ch. 2	How the group carries the message of recovery	19
Ch. 3	Powerlessness and free association	29
Ch. 4	Unmanageability and resistance	39
Ch. 5	The higher power of the group as a symbol of authority	47
Ch. 6	Surrender and transference	59
Ch. 7	Inventory and reenactment	73
Ch. 8	Humility and working through	85
Ch. 9	Making amends as an export process	97
Ch. 10	Continuing the inventory and "self-analysis"	109
Ch. 11	The development of prayer and meditation as group analytic functions	121
Ch. 12	The twelve traditions : boundaries and containment	133
App. A	Twelve steps of alcoholics anonymous	155
App. B	Twelve traditions of alcoholics anonymous	157

Essential Guide to Nutrition and the Foods We Eat or Brand Medicine

2009-02-12T17:39:00.000-08:00

Essential Guide to Nutrition and the Foods We Eat

Author: American Dietetic Association

From The American Dietetic Association

Getting the most out of your daily nutritional intake...
Finding where foods fit in the food guide pyramid...
Comparing food labels...
...all in easy-to-read tables of the nutrients in 2,500 common foods we eat

The Essential Guide to Nutrition and the Foods We Eat provides the nutritional values for 2,500 common foods. Brand-name packaged foods, fast foods, fruits, and vegetables are all included in this essential guide to America's favorite foods. In easy-to-read tables, every shopper can compare foods and brand names for calories, fat, sodium, and so much more.

New interesting textbook: The Book Of Tea or House of Mondavi

Brand Medicine: The Role of Branding in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Author: Tom Blackett

As governments seek to mitigate the cost of state-subsidized healthcare, branding in the pharmaceutical industry has become a critical issue. Drugs companies must change their methods of communication and distribution--focusing more on their direct relationship with the consumer. This requires fundamental changes in consumer behavior, access to information, freedom of choice, and value for money. Brands and brand values will play a leading role in this process, as has been seen with products such as Prozac and Viagra. This book by Interbrand Newell and Sorrell, the world's leading branding consultancy, provides cutting-edge thinking on this area and lessons for anyone involved in brand development and management.

Herbs in the Treatment of Children or Getting Pregnant the Natural Way

2009-02-10T14:05:00.000-08:00

Herbs in the Treatment of Children: Leading a Child to Health

Author: Julian P Scott

Written by a leading practitioner in the field, this clear and practical guide describes the use of key Chinese and Western herbs in the treatment of childhood illnesses, focusing on methods of treatment that lead a child back to health rather than suppress symptoms. The book examines remedies used for a wide variety of common conditions and illnesses, and explores how to break the cycle of symptoms leading to a chronic condition. It conveys a solid understanding of the particular needs and unique aspects of treating children, at a level that is accessible to both the practitioner and the interested parent.
• Presents a clear and accessible approach to the consideration of appropriate herbal remedies.
• Gives practical advice not only on remedies but other supportive measures as well.
• Discusses the causes and patterns of each illness to solidify the reader's understanding.
• Explores complications and dangers related to using herbs with children.
• Examines orthodox treatments that may be employed for each condition.

Pt. 1	Basic Concepts	1
1	Energy and Health	3
2	Energetic Patterns of Illness	13
3	Diet	21
4	Fevers and Infectious Diseases	31
5	Echo Patterns	41
6	Stages of Growth and Their Relation to Illness	47
7	Diagnosis	53
Pt. 2	Using Herbs	63
8	Administering Herbs	65
9	Materia Medica	73
Pt. 3	Treatment of Illnesses	119
10	Constipation	121
11	Chronic Diarrhea	133
12	Infantile Colic	141
13	Regurgitation and Continued Vomiting	147
14	Poor Appetite	157
15	Food Allergies	163
16	Fevers	175
17	Chronic Cough	189
18	Asthma	203
19	Acute Cough	223
20	Measles	237
21	Mumps	245
22	Whooping Cough	249
23	Immunizations	257
24	Ear Infections (Otitis Media)	265
25	Sleeping Problems	275
26	Eczema	287
App	Calcium in Food	299
	Further Reading List (Annotated)	300
	Bibliography	301

Interesting textbook: Habilidades de Delegación Clínicas:una Guía para Práctica Profesional

Getting Pregnant the Natural Way

Author: Deborah Gordon

The Wiley Women’s Natural Health Series brings together mainstream, complementary, and alternative medical approaches. These unique books offer advice and support on a wide range of topics of concern to women, including perimenopause, breast health, and menopause.

Are you experiencing infertility'Written by an authority in complementary medicine, Getting Pregnant the Natural Way is a compassionate guide that offers natural approaches to help you now. Drawing on the benefits of herbal medicine, homeopathy, nutritional therapies, and mind-body medicine in conjunction with the latest medical therapies, Dr. Deborah Gordon explains the mechanisms of fertility and the possible causes of infertility, then outlines a simple six-step program to help you:

• Prepare your body, mind, and spirit for pregnancy

• Prevent, control, or reverse conditions that impair fertility

• Improve your overall feelings of health and well-being

• Reduce stress and anxiety

• Create balance in your life

Uniquely created from a woman’s perspective, Getting Pregnant the Natural Way offers support, wisdom, and hope for you to reach your goal of a healthy pregnancy.

The Jumbled Jigsaw or John Barleycorn

2009-02-09T10:03:00.000-08:00

The Jumbled Jigsaw: An Insider's Approach to the Treatment of Cluster Conditions in Autism

Author: Donna Williams

The Jumbled Jigsaw exposes Autism spectrum conditions not as a single entity, but as the combination of a whole range of often untreated underlying conditions. Exploring everything from mood, anxiety, obsessive-compulsive and tic disorders to dependency, identity and personality issues, information processing, sensory perceptual problems and gut and immune disorders, Donna Williams demonstrates how such common conditions can combine to form a 'cluster condition' that underpins the label 'Autism Spectrum Disorder'.

The Jumbled Jigsaw empowers and challenges families to look at what they can do to alter their child's environment and address the combination of underlying issues that up the tempo of each person's 'Autism'. It provides carers with the information they need to navigate the expanding Autism 'marketplace' and demand the right tools for the job. Donna also confronts society's reluctance to embrace diversity and puts up a challenge to professionals to recognise the various, often treatable conditions that lead to an Autism spectrum diagnosis, and deliver a more effective service to those in need.

Written in a user-friendly style, this thought-provoking book is an invaluable resource for Auties, Aspies and parents, as well as professionals, policy makers and service providers.

Part 1	Getting Oriented	7
	Introduction	9
Part 2	Into the Depths	21
1	Fuel System and Electrical Problems: Health and Autism	23
2	Different Ways of Navigating the World: The System of Sensing versus Interpretation	39
3	Issues of Overload: Being Mono and Delayed Information Processing	83
4	Experiencing the World Rather Differently: Sensory-Perceptual Issues	119
5	Losing Control of One's Body: Impulse-Control Problems	143
6	Strange Emotional Spaces: Mood-Regulation Problems	159
7	Invisible Cages: Anxiety Issues	186
8	Being Joined at the Hip: Dependency Issues	231
9	Bad Parenting or Bad Match? Boundary Issues	257
10	A Matter of Perspective: Trauma, Neglect, Abuse and Grief	269
11	Who Am I and Which Side Am I On? Identity Issues	293
Part 3	The Fallout	339
12	The Fallout	341
Appendix 1	Sources of Help: Professionals, Places and Services	365
Appendix 2	Autism Spectrum Cluster Checklist	369
Appendix 3	Referral List Based on Checklist	374
	References	383
	Index	384

Interesting book: Surveillance Countermeasures or The Right Man

John Barleycorn

Author: Jack London

It all came to me one election day. It was on a warm California afternoon and I had ridden down into the Valley of the Moon from the ranch to the little village to vote Yes and No to a host of proposed amendments to the Constitution of the State of California.

Upton Sinclair

Assuredly one of the most useful, as well as one of the most entertaining books ever penned by a man.

The Simple Path to Health or Qi Gong For Beginners

2009-02-08T06:02:00.000-08:00

The Simple Path to Health: A Guide to Oriental Nutrition and Well-Being

Author: Kim L

An illuminating overview of Oriental nutrition and medicine that's packed with ideas for achieving optimum health--as well as helpful diagrams and illustrations. See how to select foods to achieve balance and harmony, and try recipes for health, natural home remedies, food plans, and 7-day diet forms. With these personal and home care tips, you'll be well on your way to applying Eastern principles to everyday living.

Book review: Shapewalking or Thyroid Problems in Women and Children

Qi Gong For Beginners: Eight Easy Movements For Vibrant Health

Author: Stanley D Wilson

"Qui Gong is one of the most important movement meditation techniques. If all Americans learned just the 'Eight Silken Movements' and practiced them daily, we could reduce health costs by 50 percent...."--C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., Founder Shealy Institute for Comprehensive Health Care, and Founding President, American Holistic Medical Association. An exercise program that can actually release blocks to healing and get you centered...in six minutes a day. The simple, no impact, but very powerful movements of Qui Gong can do that--and more, from increasing longevity to boosting the immune system. And this beautifully illustrated guide, written especially for beginners, will introduce you to this ancient art that balances and strengthens the life force. Try it, and look forward to extraordinary health benefits! 148 pages, 110 b/w photos, 4 b/w illus., 7 x 10.

Seven Secrets to Raising a Happy and Healthy Child or Tattoos Desire and Violence

2009-02-07T02:00:00.000-08:00

Seven Secrets to Raising a Happy and Healthy Child: The Ayurvedic Approach to Parenting

Author: Joyce Golden Seyburn

Seven Secrets to Raising a Happy and Healthy Child is a timeless collection of wisdom that's nurturing to both the child and the caregiver. It's a heartfelt eye-opener based on the 5,000-year-old preventive health-care system from ancient India -- Ayurveda -- the science of life. Joyce Golden Seyburn guides you through simple practices to be performed from conception through childhood that include centering yourself while calming your baby, baby massage, and determining your baby's mind/body type (dosba in Sanskrit) after birth. This book has no age boundaries and can be easily applied to any child. Joyce reminds you of the simple, ancient Ayurvedic truth: that if a parent is happy, then the child will be happy. She writes: "A mother's happiness during pregnancy is a baby's most vital nourishment." She goes on to say: "We need to go back to fundamental values and practices that ensure preventive health and stability in the challenging times ahead." This uniquely informative book on the mind/body approach to pregnancy and parenting prepares you, as parents, for the journey of nurturing your child by giving you simple tools to use along the way.

	Foreword	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	xiii
Chapter 1	Courting Creation: Keeping Mommy Balanced	1
Chapter 2	Discovering Your Baby's Mind/Body Type: Diagnosing and Working with Doshas	21
Chapter 3	Centering Time: Silent Moments and Transcending Through the Senses	47
Chapter 4	Touch Time: Massage for Your Baby and You	71
Chapter 5	Conscious Breathing and Yoga: Infant Pre-Yoga Exercises and Yoga for Pregnancy	97
Chapter 6	Nutrition: Harmonizing Your Doshas	125
Chapter 7	Nurturing Yourself and Your Newborn: Labor, Birth, and the Postpartum Period	163
	Epilogue	189
	Notes	191
	About the Author	193

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Tattoos, Desire and Violence: Marks of Resistance in Literature, Film and Television

Author: Karin Beeler

Whether they graphically depict an individual's or a community's beliefs, express the defiance of authority, or brand marginalized groups, tattoos are a means of interpersonal communication that dates back thousands of years. Evidence of the tattoo's place in today's popular culture is all around-in advertisements, on the stereotypical outlaw character in films and television, in supermarket machines that dispense children's wash-away tattoos, and even in the production of a tattooed Barbie doll.

This book explores the tattoo's role, primarily as an emblem of resistance and marginality, in recent literature, film, and television. The association of tattoos with victims of the Holocaust, slaves, and colonized peoples; with gangs, inmates, and other marginalized groups; and the connection of the tattoo narrative to desire and violence are discussed at length.

Karin Beeler is an associate professor in the English department at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, Canada. She lives in Prince George.

Look Gorgeous Always or Gua Sha

2009-02-05T21:59:00.000-08:00

Look Gorgeous Always: Find It, Fake It, Flaunt It (52 Brilliant Ideas Series)

Author: Linda Bird

Looking beautiful comes naturally...to about one person in a thousand. The rest of us have to work at it. Look Gorgeous Always shows women how to uncover their most intoxicating, sensual, radiant selves by revealing how to walk the walk, flatter their figures, build confidence, and take good care of their bodies and souls. Among the 52 Brilliant Ideas:

- Idea #4: Lose pounds without trying
- Idea #6: Look great in photos
- Idea #10: Purify your mind
- Idea #12: Luscious lips
- Idea #22: Breathe for beauty
- Idea #26: Lighten up
- Idea #39: Playing with color

Brilliant features     xii
Introduction     xiii
Boost your body image     1
Deep cleansing     5
Water works     9
Lose pounds without trying     13
Rub it in     19
Look great in photos     23
Hands-on treatments     27
Move that body     31
Keep an eye on your eyebrows     35
Purify your mind     41
Lose 10 pounds without dieting     45
Luscious lips     49
Great gnashers     53
Detox     59
Why walking works wonders     65
Beauty and the bath     69
Enhance your eyes     73
Get more energy without more sleep     77
The sun rules     83
Feet first     87
Beat the bloat     91
Breathe for beauty     95
Get bikini fit     99
Beauty sleep     103
Beauty and the beach     109
Lighten up     113
Cellulite busting     117
Fabulous foundations     123
The power of aromatherapy     127
Boost your bust     131
Feedyour face     137
Points on posture     141
A sense of smell     145
Quick fixes     151
First impressions     155
Seduction secrets     161
Back beauty     165
Hair care     171
Playing with color     175
Sex up your legs     181
PMS busters     187
Creating curves     193
Party preening     197
Clever hair care     201
Treat yourself     207
The power of vitality     213
Water therapy     217
Get the most out of your vacation     221
Create a beauty boudoir     225
Hair conundrums     229
Spa therapy     235
Beauty A-Z     241
Where it's at...     249
Index

New interesting textbook: Yoga Basics or Lung Cancer

Gua Sha: A Traditional Technique for Modern Practice

Author: Arya Nielsen

This is the first English language book on the ancient therapeutic technique 'Gua Sha'. It is a technique commonly used in Asia and Southeast Asia by TCM practitioners, Chinese families and individuals who know and use it as part of their 'health culture'. In Gua Sha, the skin is pressured in strokes i.e. scraped (but not broken) by a blunt edge (Chinese families used a spoon). This, in Western terms, raises extravasated blood and metabolic waste which collects in muscle tissue, and encourages its departure. Gua Sha is often used to counteract muscle strain through athletic injury, back pain, and conditions beyond muscle injury alone. The result, visually, is livid discolouration of the skin which subsides in a few days, considerably faster than a bruise. For this reason practitioners in the West have been afraid of using it. However it can be a very useful technique to know how to use, and will enhance the skills of any practitioner using it while giving them another treatment method to help increase their clinical skills.This book brings the technique alive for Western practitioners, with clear discussion of how to do it - including correct technique, appropriate application, and difficulties to bear in mind - and when to use it, and superb colour illustrations and specially commissioned line drawings to demonstrate the technique. The author is an expert practitioner of 'Gua Sha'.
• There is no other book on the market which covers this very useful technique
• Practitioners will be able to learn a new technique and enhance their skills with the aid of this thorough, reliable and clear guide
• Covers aspects of the subject relevant to a wide range ofprofessionals, particularly any 'hands-on' practitioners
• Clear, colour photographs show the practitioner exactly what to expect in the way of clinical results
• Written by an expert practitioner who has carried out much research in this area and has experience of using Gua Sha in a wide variety of cases
• Includes an introduction by Ted Kaptchuk - one of the very top names in international TCM

Preventing Addiction or Ayurvedic Beauty Care

2009-02-04T17:58:00.000-08:00

Preventing Addiction: What Parents Must Know to Immunize Their Kids Against Drug and Alcohol Addiction

Author: John C Fleming

"Addiction is a chronic, progressive and incurable disease," says author John C. Fleming, a Louisiana physician who specializes in treating individuals and families facing the problem. "Though treatable, recovery rates are very low." Prevention is the only guaranteed way to avoid the life-long, personal-and-family misery associated with drug abuse, Fleming maintains. In his ground-breaking book, Fleming shows parents how to truly "drug-proof" their children. Parents wanting to help their children avoid drugs altogether as well as parents who already face the prospect of a drug-using child or teen will benefit greatly by reading and implementing the techniques described in his book.

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Ayurvedic Beauty Care: Ageless Techniques to Invoke Natural Beauty

Author: Melanie Sachs

Ayurvedic Beauty Care presents both ancient and modern Ayurvedic secrets for beauty care. The aim of this book is to elevate our western understanding of beauty to new levels with deeper Ayurvedic insights. These insights hold powerful health promoting and enhancing methods and luxurious beauty techniques such that all levels of beauty (outer, inner, secret) can be realized in our increasingly fast paced and chaotic world.

Diet Simple or When Parkinsons Strikes Early

2009-02-03T13:56:00.000-08:00

Diet Simple

Author: Katherine Tallmadg

Losing weight doesn't have to be a frustrating, angst-ridden chore. There are dozens -- even hundreds -- of diet plans touted on television and in magazines. But nearly every one results in yo-yo gains and losses, slowing your metabolism and making you heavier than ever before. Others have you endlessly counting fat grams and carbohydrates, and many leave you lifeless, denied of vital energy. Enter the Diet Simple solution. Here, Katherine Tallmadge shares the program that's made her the most sought-after nutritionist in the nation's capital. Her approach is based on her 20-plus years of helping people lose weight and keep it off, from senators and congressmen to everyday folks battling job stress, time constraints, travel, and the pressures of everyday life. Her secret:

It's the small, easy changes you make in eating that have the most dramatic and lasting results in your weight. Following Tallmadge's approach, most people don't even realize they're on a diet until they slip into their favorite jeans -- with room to spare! Diet Simple presents more than 150 ingenious ways to shed pounds. Tallmadge shows you how snacking can help you lose 35 pounds. How eating more in the morning will make you lose 31 pounds. How a chocolate sundae will shed 20 pounds. How breathing will melt away 16 pounds. How a brownie can take off 12 pounds. And much, much more.

In addition, Diet Simple includes dozens of techniques for Emotional Eating, Frequent Travelers, "Disorganized" Eating, and Restaurant-Goers. And no matter what your lifestyle or level of activity, you can customize the tips in Diet Simple to meet your own individual needs, whether you want to lose 10 pounds or 50. To cap it off, Diet Simple gives you 26 Batch Recipes -- enticing, delicious weight-loss meals perfect for keeping in your refrigerator and eating all week long. All from famous chefs and award-winning restaurants across the country. Losing weight has never tasted so good or been this easy. It's time to find out just how simple looking good and feeling great can be!

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When Parkinson's Strikes Early: Voices, Choices, Resources and Treatment

Author: Barbara Blake Krebs

Parkinson's disease is often associated with the elderly, but half a million sufferers are in their early fifties or younger. This disorder carries both a physical and social stigma, with neurological degeneration made worse by the refusal of many to seek help. When Parkinson's Strikes Early grew out of an Internet discussion group in 1996, and was further inspired by actor Michael J. Fox's revelation that he has Parkinson's disease. This book covers symptoms, side effects of medication, support networks, and surgery options, and explores the physical, emotional, and social struggles that face young people with Parkinson's. Resources, advocacy ideas, and an index are also included.

	Important Note	viii
	Foreword	ix
	Acknowledgements	xii
	Introduction	1
1	Welcome to the Journey	6
2	From Uninvited Guest to Master of the House: Symptoms and Side Effects as Parkinson's Disease Progresses	29
3	Living with Parkinson's Disease I: Quality of Life	46
4	Living with Parkinson's Disease II: Romance, Marriage, and Family	74
5	Invisible People: How the Public Perceives Parkinson's Disease	98
6	"Invisible No More!": Empowerment Through Community	127
7	When Drugs Fail: Surgeries for Parkinson's Disease	159
8	Routes to a Cure, Hopes for the Future	186
	About Our Contributors	206
Appendix 1	Ideas for Advocates	215
Appendix 2	A Selective Resource Guide to Parkinson's Disease Information	219
	Endnotes	248
	References	256
	Index	263

The Eye Book or Belonging

2009-02-02T09:55:00.000-08:00

The Eye Book: A Complete Guide to Eye Disorders and Health

Author: Gary H Cassel

When all is well with our eyes, most of us take them for granted. But when our vision is blurred or our eyes are itchy and watery, it's hard to concentrate on anything but our eyes. In The Eye Book, three eye care specialists present a comprehensive reference to help readers care for their eyes and protect their vision, with special attention to changes and diseases that occur in the adult years.

After detailing how the various parts of the eye work together so we can see, the authors review everything that can go wrong -- from myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism to the major disorders of cataracts, glaucoma, and age-related macular degeneration. They also thoroughly describe each part of the eye and the problems that can develop, from the irritation of itchy eyelids and conjunctivitis to emergency situations such as a detached retina. They describe the signs and symptoms of all these problems and how to deal with them, including when to apply a warm compress -- and when to head to the emergency room. Medical and surgical treatment of both minor eye irritations and major diseases are explained in detail, so readers know where to turn and what to expect.

The authors also tell readers what happens during an eye examination and how to recognize an eye emergency. They explain all about eyeglasses, including the various kinds of bifocals, and describe the care and maintenance of contact lenses in a way that makes wearing them a viable option for anyone who wishes to do so. They detail the special concerns of people with systemic diseases such as diabetes and indicate how common medications -- from antibiotics and antidepressants to tamoxifen -- affect the eyes. The pros andcons of refractive surgery are discussed, as are the special problems of people with low vision.

An appendix lists medications used to treat eye conditions and the side effects of those medications. The book is fully illustrated with fifty-five line drawings and includes a symptoms index that will direct readers to sections of the book which describe the possible causes of the specific symptoms they are experiencing.

Library Journal

Fear of reduced vision and blindness regularly tops surveys of consumers' concerns about their health. Therefore, comprehensive, current information on this small but vital area of the human body is a high priority for libraries answering consumer health queries. The authors are associated with the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins University, consistently rated one of the top ophthalmology departments in the United States. Their guide covers routine eye care and the more common eye diseases, providing up-to-date facts on refractive surgery, treatment for optical neuritis, and possible nutritional therapies for cataracts and macular degeneration. Information on systemic and general health conditions affecting the eye is provided, as is a good introduction to the problem of "low vision," vision that cannot be corrected by spectacles, contact lenses, or introcular lens implants. The coverage of the newest refractive surgical techniques, clinical trials, and medications makes this an important acquisition for libraries with similar titles; highly recommended for public, school, and hospital libraries.--Pamela C. Sieving, W.K. Kellogg Eye Ctr., Univ. of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Booknews

Printed in a large typeface, this reference for the general reader discusses vision care with an emphasis on changes and diseases that occur in the adult years. The volume begins with a description of the parts of the eye and their functions. Individual chapters are devoted to such topics as eye exams, eyeglasses, contact lenses, refractive surgery, cataracts, glaucoma, and macular degeneration. Coverage extends to health problems and medications that effect the eyes. The volume does not include bibliographical references. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	List of Figures
	Foreword
	Preface
Pt. I	Introduction
1	A Guide to the Adult Eye	3
2	How Our Vision Changes over Time	21
Pt. II	Getting to 20/20
3	The Eye Exam	51
4	All about Eyeglasses	79
5	Contact Lenses: Everything You Need to Know	117
6	Refractive Surgery: Don't Discard Those Spectacles Just Yet	174
Pt. III	The Big Problems for Aging Eyes
7	Cataracts	191
8	Glaucoma, the "Silent Thief"	244
9	Age-Related Macular Degeneration	291
Pt. IV	Other Eye Problems: Diagnosis and Treatment
10	The Eyelids	313
11	The Cornea	329
12	The Conjunctiva	342
13	The Complicated World of Tears	353
14	The Uvea: Iris, Ciliary Body, and Choroid	372
15	The Retina and Vitreous	378
16	The Optic Nerve	396
Pt. V	Other Things You Need to Know
17	Eye Trauma and Emergencies	407
18	General Health Problems That Can Affect the Eyes	419
19	Coping with Low Vision	476
20	Common Medications That Affect the Eyes	492
	Appendix: A Guide to Eye Medications and Their Side Effects	505
	Signs and Symptoms Index	538
	General Index	546

New interesting textbook: Robot Builders Cookbook or End to End QoS Network Design

Belonging: Bonds of Healing and Recovery

Author: Dennis Linn

Practical new insights that say addiction and co-dependency come from our best attempts to belong to ourselves, others and God, and that recovery is rooted in finding healthier, more authentic ways to belong.

Parenting a Child with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or Breaking the Rules of Aging

2009-02-01T05:51:00.000-08:00

Parenting a Child with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Author: Nancy S Boyles

A guide for parents and educators, Boyles and Contadino combine over 23 years of experience to provide basic information on strategies and ideas that may be useful when working with the AD/HD child. This updated edition helps parents navigate through the steps of recognizing the symptoms, getting proper diagnosis, and finding proven intervention techniques that will guide their child past the obstacles of this learning disability.

Nancy S. Boyles, M.Ed., is an educator who specializes in the area of intervention and consultation for children with learning differences. She is the coauthor of The Learning Differences Sourcebook.

Darlene Contadino, M.S.W., writes about AD/HD and has been active in support groups. She is the coauthor of The Learning Differences Sourcebook.

Library Journal

These two titlesboth from authors who have experience parenting a child with attention deficit disorders and working as professionals in the fieldjoin a growing body of literature on parenting AD(H)D children. The books are similar in layout: early chapters define attention deficit disorders and their diagnosis, a substantial middle section covers strategies for managing a child's behavior, and concluding chapters and appendixes present additional materials for parents. Although many of the strategies and definitions are common to both books, differences of tone and style exist. Boyles and Contadino use more anecdotal and personal examples and stress the role of parent as child advocate. Flick clearly draws more on his position as a professional in the field, adapting a 12-step plan that parents can implement. Both books are recommended for parenting collections in public libraries; Flick's book is also recommended for community college and undergraduate libraries.Kay L. Brodie, Chesapeake Coll., Wye Mills, Md.

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Breaking the Rules of Aging

Author: David A Lipschitz

This book draws on the latest medical research to shatter some of the biggest myths about aging, and to outline a new way to understand and manage the aging process.

Publishers Weekly

Old age gets a bad rap, argues geriatric specialist Lipschitz. The senior years do not inevitably mean loss of mental or physical prowess, he maintains: in fact, the cliched advice to "take it easy, you're not as young as you were" is exactly the wrong approach. Lipschitz cites studies showing that exercise is beneficial to the elderly, and that sexually active seniors live longer than celibate ones. He even decries the obsession to lose weight, claiming that "thin isn't healthy," since "pleasingly plump" (but not obese) people live longer. Lipschitz's approach is balanced and well reasoned, never fanatical. He argues against invasive surgery for most coronary disease, contending that if a person has no symptoms, surgery can cause more problems than it solves. However, he goes on to list specific conditions that do warrant surgical intervention. Many seniors are over-medicated, he notes, which leads to negative side effects, and he offers specific advice for replacing dozens of medications with a few carefully chosen ones. The host of a public television series called Aging Successfully with Doctor David, Lipschitz is articulate and entertaining, and he clearly explains medical terms and procedures for the layman. His upbeat book reassures seniors that if they look after themselves, their golden years can be their most rewarding. (Oct. 18) Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

Hawaiian Lomilomi or We Are Not Alone

2009-01-31T01:50:00.000-08:00

Hawaiian Lomilomi: Big Island Massage

Author: Nancy S Kahalewai

This extraordinary overview of traditional and contemporary lomi-lomi massage offers a unique opportunity for readers to discover the value and wisdom of Hawaiian cultural healing practices. Richly illustrated, this book provides an intimate and easy to digest portrait of lomi-lomi from the perspective of the Hawaiian people. It contains new photos and a thorough presentation of many popular techniques, including the use of hot stones, plant medicines, and salt water. This new second edition is the only comprehensive source in print today on this unique Hawaiian art.

March/April 2005 - Massage Magazine

"Each of us can benefit from the Hawaiian philosophy of aloha that flows throughout this book. It is one you will want for your desktop, for it gives an in-depth review of some of the hottest topics in Hawaiian healing arts and culture."

September 1, 2004) - Hawaii Island Journal

"Kahalewai's entire approach to lomilomi . . . is one of reverence and respect. This book isn't just for people who are interested in lomilomi massage-it's a book for everybody who loves Hawaii."

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We Are Not Alone: Learning to Live with Chronic Illness

Author: Sefra Kobrin Pitzel

This is an essential layperson-Ys guide to coping with chronic illness-- or the 50 million Americans who suffer from diseases such as arthritis, diabetes, and multiple sclerosis, and for the people who care for them.

With firsthand insights of one who has been there, Sefra Pitzele details every phase, from the frightening onset of disease through the process of readjustment to the successful adaptation to new norms. She addresses the issues that most concern the chronically ill: dealing with relationships; participating in sexual activities; helping your doctor help you; managing pain and depression; maintaining humor and dignity; more. She details adaptive living strategies from new ways to shop and cook to ingenious modifications at home and at work. There are nationwide listings of helpful organizations, support groups, products, and services. 44,000 copies in print.

Heart Smart or 90 Days to Stress Free Living

2009-01-29T21:48:00.000-08:00

Heart Smart: A Cardiologists 5-Step Plan for Detecting, Preventing, and Even Reversing Heart Disease

Author: Matthew S Devan

"This is an important book addressing key health considerations relevant to every family in America. I urge every adult to read Heart Smart and every cardiologist's office to stock it and recommend it to their patients."
—From the Foreword by James Rippe, M.D. coauthor of Weight Watchers Weight Loss That Lasts

"Dr. DeVane has written an owner's manual for the heart that everyone should read. In Heart Smart, Dr. DeVane interprets the latest research studies and explains in simple terms how they should be applied to improve your cardiac health. He gives the inside scoop on cutting-edge heart tests and tells you which ones you should insist your doctors order. If you are looking to take control of your heart health, Heart Smart is the book for you."
—Byron K. Lee, M.D., Assistant Professor of Medicine University of California, San Francisco, Division of Cardiology

"Dr. DeVane has somehow managed to summarize the most up-to-date cardiac preventive measures in the medical literature in a concise, easy-to-read guide. Our jobs will be easier and our patients' lives healthier if those at risk take the time to read Dr. DeVane's enlightening book."
—Lisa Saff-Koche, M.D., Director of Tampa General Hospital; Cardiac Rehabilitation and Cardiovascular Prevention Specialist at Florida Cardiovascular Institute

"Heart Smart should be read by anyone who has been diagnosed with heart disease as well as those who want to prevent it. The book is written in a down- to-earth style that any reader can easily understand. I highly recommend it!"
—Neal White, M.D., Director of Invasive and Interventional Cardiology at the Bay AreaHeart Institute

	Introduction : the heart smart advantage	1
1	Heart attack : know the warning signs to save your life	9
2	The ultimate chest pain guide : when should you worry?	17
3	Attack of the killer plaque : coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis	29
4	Traditional cardiac risk factors : the big picture	41
5	Watch out for the "big five" killers : hypertension, the "new" diabetes, smoking, obesity, and a sedentary lifestyle	49
6	Taking aim at HDL, LDL, and triglycerides : a new look at some old foes	77
7	Digging deeper into your risk : inflammation, infection and beyond : which emerging factors should you be tested for?	113
8	The truth about stress tests : what they can and can't tell you about your cardiac risk	133
9	The cutting edge of cardiology : take advantage of the latest imaging and stress tests to find out your risk	143
10	Cardiac risk assessment tools	169
11	Kick off your heart smart program : 101 things you can do now to prevent a heart attack	185
12	Exercise : a priority for heart health	191
13	What can I eat? : the heart smart approach to nutrition, dieting, heart-healthy "superfoods," and supplements	205
14	Aspirin and cholesterol-lowering drugs : heart medications to save your life	233
	Conclusion : no more excuses, live heart smart	249

90 Days to Stress-Free Living: A Day-by-Day Health Plan, Including Exercises, Diet, and Relaxation Techniques

Author: C Norman Shealy

Experts will tell you that good health is your natural state, but stress can upset the balance between your genetic health code and your social environment. To return to your natural state of health, take the Personal Stress Assessment Test and identify your specific problem areas. Then start the day-by-day health plan with a variety of exercises--both at-home workouts and at-your-work quick destressors, designed to transform your life in only 90 days. The techniques for diet and relaxation are simple and original, introducing you to a new, enjoyable way to remove stress-building foods and activities and replace them with ways to eat and work in peace and calm even in the midst of people who are notorious for driving you crazy. Take control. No matter if you've spent years building up habits that produce stress, you can turn your mind and body into an oasis of calm in minutes a day.

Yoga for Suits or Optimum Nutrition for the Mind

2009-01-28T17:47:00.000-08:00

Yoga for Suits: 30 No-Sweat Power Poses to Do in Pinstripes

Author: Edward Vilga

A mid-afternoon latte isn't the only way to re-charge at work. Yoga for Suits provides more than 33 exhilarating alternatives! So free those scrunched up shoulders, unfrazzle that frizzled brain, and go from fuzzy to focused. Edward Vilga, a certified yoga teacher and private trainer to many high-powered New Yorkers, explains how.

In Yoga for Suits, Vilga has assembled a terrific collection of yoga stretches and breathing exercises. The ones he has chosen here have several distinct "pluses":

They can be done in business attire-in the typical office or cubicle-without yoga props.

They aren't sweat-inducing, so no need for a post-session shower.

They can be done by almost anyone. Vilga includes suggested modifications for the less flexible.

They work fast, elevating mood while lowering blood pressure and heart rate. Just a few of these poses can make a big difference in attitude and energy levels.
Vilga explains how to do each pose step-by-step, and accompanies his directions with beautiful, full-color photographs. The photos make the yoga moves easy to learn, and the book's "lay-flat" binding makes the book especially easy to use. Yoga for Suits is a great way to revitalize. It provides needed zip almost as quickly as a cup of java, but without the inevitable post-caffeine energy plunge.

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Optimum Nutrition for the Mind

Author: Patrick Holford

How we think and feel is directly affected by what we take into our bodies. Although it may seem strange, eating the right food has been proven to boost IQ, improve mood and emotional stability, sharpen the memory, and keep the mind young. Similarly, the harmful things we take into our bodies, or anti-nutrients -- including oxidants, alcohol, sugar, and stimulants -- negatively impact mental health. These are the main issues world-renowned author Patrick Holford discusses in Optimum Nutrition for the Mind. The book is broken down into eight parts. Part 1 provides "food for thought" -- what are the best foods to eat and which nutrients are most beneficial. Part 2 discusses how to protect the brain from becoming polluted and how to identify and avoid "brain allergies." Part 3 teaches readers how to boost their intelligence, enhance their memories, beat the blues, solve sleep problems, and more. Part 4 turns to mental illness, Part 5 to depression and schizophrenia, and Parts 6 and 7 to mental health in the young and old, respectively. These parts include information on identifying and understanding specific problems and how to treat them naturally and effectively. Part 8 provides a complete action plan for regaining and maintaining good mental health. The book closes with a helpful Resources section that provides readers with useful addresses. From boosting one's memories, solving depression, and beating addictions to overcoming eating disorders, preventing age-related memory decline, and balancing out mood swings, Optimum Nutrition for the Mind covers a wide range of important topics and will be of interest to anyone who wants to think and feel great.

Ganele a la Glucosa or Discover Meditation

2009-01-27T13:45:00.000-08:00

Ganele a la Glucosa (Prevention's The Sugar Solution)

Author: Staff of Prevention Magazine Editors

Dramatically improve your health by getting your blood sugar into balance in just 1 month-and keep it there for life!

Besides the millions of Americans with Type 2 diabetes or pre-diabetes, there are more suffering from a host of symptoms that are often difficult to diagnose but are actually caused by blood sugar imbalances: fatigue, forgetfulness, inability to lose weight, fading eyesight, insomnia, depression. Fortunately, it's easy to reverse these symptoms once you control your blood sugar with this book's 30-day plan for blood-sugar balancing-without drugs or injections.

Take control of your health and well-being and in the process lose weight, gain more energy, sharpen your memory, and protect yourself against life-threatening illnesses like heart disease, cancer, and diabetes. By eating The Sugar Solution way-mastering the glycemic index; learning what foods to combine; discovering the best herbs and supplements to take; engaging in regular, moderate walking and strength-training; and learning how to control stress-you will take back control of your blood sugar-and your health.

Look this: Theme Birthday Parties for Children or If I Can Cook You Know God Can

Discover Meditation: A First-Step Handbook to Better Health

Author: Doriel Hall

One in a series of beginner health guides, Discover Meditation offers you a wide-ranging overview of mental disciplines - from Christian meditation to Eastern mantras. It explains how meditation promotes self-healing by bringing the body into a state of balance and shows how the technique has been used for centuries as a tool to alter consciousness and overcome physical pain.

Body Art Book Gift Set or Top 100 Zone Foods

2009-01-26T09:44:00.000-08:00

Body Art Book & Gift Set

Author: Adrienne Burk

Create beautiful body art using our temporary tattoos, body jewels, and inspiring patterns!

Decorating your body with any kind of art is a great form of self expression. You can easily alter your appearance by trying these dazzling body jewels and artistic temporary tattoos. Then check the colorfully photographed book for information about other forms of skin adornments – from mehndi to bindi dots – and become inspired by the meaning behind certain symbols. Look through the stunning patterns that can be traced on to your skin and make them your own.

This superb gift set contains:

2 temporary tattoos for arm- or ankle-bands
2 large temporary tattoos, perfect for the back or shoulder
2 sheets of smaller temporary tattoos
Adhesive body jewels
64-page, all-in-color Body Art book
35 design patterns

Top 100 Zone Foods: The Zone Food Science Ranking System

Author: Barry Sears

With his number one New York Times bestseller The Zone, Dr. Barry Sears revolutionized nutritional thinking around the world. Now in The Top 100 Zone Foods he shows you how to incorporate the absolute best Zone foods into your diet. Using his new Zone Food Science Ranking System, Dr. Sears has analyzed thousands of foods to find the best proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and spices on earth. The Top 100 Zone Foods will introduce you to the exquisite flavors of Zone-perfect dishes such as Pork Tenderloin with Apple Compote, Kodiak Trout with Green Beans, Mediterranean Mushroom Gratin, and Broiled Tuna Steak with Dill Sauce and Fruit -- and you'll reap the rewards of high-performance living at the same time.

The Top 100 Zone Foods features:

The world's healthiest fruits, vegetables, meats, fish, and spices ranked according to nutritive value
100 delicious, easy-to-prepare Zone-balanced recipes, including Zone food block information
A Day in the Zone, complete with typical delicious meals and their timing

Live in the Zone -- and enjoy improved health, vitality, and strength!

	Introduction	ix
1	Making the Top 100	1
2	Your Zone Primer	8
3	The Healthiest Foods in the World	19
4	The Top 100 Zone Foods	32
5	Eating Out or Dining In	254
6	Zone Supplements	261
7	Food and Hormones	267
8	The Zone vs. Other Diets	274
9	Motivation for a Lifetime in the Zone	281
	Appendixes
A	Technical Support	285
B	All About Carbohydrates	287
C	Using Zone Food Blocks for Making Zone Meals	296
D	Zone Diet Validation Studies	303
E	References	307
	Index	314

Aging in the Church or Alpha Lipoic Acid

2009-01-25T05:41:00.000-08:00

Aging in the Church: How Social Relationships Affect Health

Author: Neal M Kraus

Agrowing number of studies indicate that social ties that are formed by older people in the church have a significant positive impact on their physical and mental health. Aging in the Church by Neal Krause constitutes the first attempt to provide a comprehensive assessment of the various types of relationships that stem from church involvement.

Through his thorough investigation of the underlying links between these relationships and the ways they relate to attributes like forgiveness, hope, gratitude, and altruism, Krause hopes to explain why older adults who are involved in religious activities tend to enjoy better physical and mental health than those who are not involved in religious communities. Going well beyond merely reviewing the existing research on this subject, Aging in the Church provides a blueprint for taking research on church-based social relationships and health to the next level by identifying conceptual and methodological issues that investigators will have to confront as they delve more deeply into these connections.

About the Author:
Neal M. Krause is a professor in the School of Public Health and a research professor in the Institute of Gerontology at the University of Michigan

Acknowledgments     vii
Social Relationships in the Church and Health: Problems and Prospects     3
Religion and Health: What We Know and What We Need to Do Next     4
Setting Boundaries on the Study of Church-Based Social Ties and Health     9
Why Research on Church-Based Social Ties and Health in Late Life Is Important     11
Overview of the Chapters That Follow     28
Conclusions     31
Church-Based Social Support: Getting Help during Difficult Times     33
Conceptualizing and Measuring Informal Church-Based Social Support     35
Stress-Induced Psychosocial Deficits     39
Mobilizing Support from Fellow Church Members     44
Exploring the Benefits of Church-Based Social Support     46
Sharpening the Theoretical Underpinnings of Church-Based Social Support     53
Less Familiar Dimensions of Church-Based Social Support     65
Bringing Different Kinds of Stressors to the Foreground     70
Conceptual and Methodological Challenges     75
Conclusions     78
Church-Based Companion Friends     79
Identifying the Basic Nature of Close Companion Friends     80
Measuring Close Companion Friendships at Church     85
Linking Close CompanionFriendships with Health and Well-Being     91
Close Companion Friends in Late Life     102
Close Companion Friends and Health: A Preliminary Empirical Examination     103
Conceptual and Methodological Challenges     106
Conclusions     112
Social Relationships That Arise from Formal Roles in the Church     113
Formal Relationships with the Clergy     113
Bible Study Groups and Prayer Groups     127
Formal Relationships in Church Volunteer Programs     134
Formal Assistance for the Homebound     145
Conclusions     151
Negative Interaction in the Church: Exploring the Dark Side of Religion     155
Measuring Negative Interaction in the Church     157
Prior Research on Negative Interaction in the Church, Health, and Well-Being     160
Negative Interaction in the Church and Health: Examining Conceptual Linkages     162
Negative Interaction with the Clergy     169
Negative Interaction in the Church during Late Life     171
Conceptual and Methodological Challenges     173
Conclusions     185
Exploring the Pervasive Influence of Social Structural Factors     187
A Strategy for Studying Social Structural Variations in Church-Based Social Ties and Health     189
Variations by Race: Studying Older African Americans     192
Gender, Church-Based Social Ties, and Health in Late Life     203
Church-Based Social Ties and Health: Variations by Socioeconomic Status     216
Conclusions     229
Conclusions: Taking a Broader Perspective and Identifying Next Steps     232
Core Religious Beliefs and Church-Based Social Relationships     235
General Conceptual and Methodological Challenges     239
Casting a Broader Net: Delving into the Dark Morass of Subjectivity     261
Technical Details of the Religion, Aging, and Health (RAH) Survey     267
References     271
Index     303

Alpha Lipoic Acid: Nature's Ultimate Antioxidant

Author: Allan E Sosin

Used for years throughout Europe, Alpha Lipoic Acid--an antioxidant coenzyme--is one of nature's most potent weapons against disease. Manufactured in the body and found in many foods, it has produced great results in the prevention and treatment of diabetes, cataracts, heart disease, liver ailments, cancer, kidney stones, and other illnesses. Now, readers can discover its life-enhancing benefits.

Normal Childbirth or Healing from the inside out

2009-01-24T01:40:00.000-08:00

Normal Childbirth: Evidence and Debate

Author: Susan Down

This new edition builds on the strengths of the popular first edition, with updated national and international data, and the most recent debate around the controversial area of childbirth. With the increasing risk of litigation, there can be a tendency to classify women as 'at risk' if they present with even a hint of a problem. This is a contentious area and midwives need to be aware of the wide parameters of 'normal' in order to practise autonomously, effectively and safely. This book provides an evidence-based source for all midwives and other health professionals with an interest normal birth.

Explores the wider range of normal childbirth that is unique to individual mothers and babies

Challenges the assumptions underpinning current beliefs and attitudes

Updated statistics, both national and international

Latest research and debate

Books about: Theodore Roosevelt or The Cuckoos Egg

Healing from the inside out: A Natural Health Program That Reveals the True Source of Your Symptoms

Author: Karla Dougherty

No doctor can ever understand your body as well as you. And from understanding comes the self-awareness and responsible self-care that produces long-lasting good health. To help you take charge of your body's well-being, clinical nutritionist Adele Puhn, author of the New York Times bestseller The 5-Day Miracle Diet, has written this comprehensive guide to the sources of—and remedies for—many, perhaps all, of your health problems. An abused digestive tract allows toxins and bacteria to leak through its weakened walls into the bloodstream and wreak havoc throughout the body. An overtaxed liver, unable to perform its vital filtering and metabolic functions, leaves the body toxic and vulnerable.

Healing from the Inside Out tells you how to heal these conditions and repair the damage they have caused in all parts of the body—featuring more than fifty fully detailed and carefully structured preventive and rescue regimens—wholesome diets, appropriate potencies of vitamins, minerals, amino acids, herbal remedies, and more—all designed to heal and invigorate the body.

- Gastro-intestinal tract: Crohn's disease, colitis, ulcers, gallbladder disease, hiatal hernia, irritable bowl syndrome
- Heart and circulation: angina, arrhythmia, high cholesterol, hypertension
- Muscles, joints, and skeleton: chronic back pain, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
- Skin and hair: dandruff, hair loss, psoriasis
- Endocrine system: hypoglycemia, hyperthyroidism, kidney stones, diabetes
- Emotions: depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, stress, hyperactivity
- Breathing: asthma, chronicbronchitis, sinusitis
And much more, including case histories and a guide to complementary heath organizations.

When Children Die or The Healthy Boomer

2009-01-22T21:39:00.000-08:00

When Children Die: Improving Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and Their Families

Author: Marilyn J Field

"When Children Die examines what we know about the needs of these children and their families, the extent to which such needs are - and are not - being met, and what can be done to provide more competent, compassionate, and consistent care. The book offers recommendations for involving child patients in treatment decisions, strengthening the organization and delivery of services, reducing financial barriers to care, developing support programs for bereaved families, training health professionals, expanding the knowledge base to guide clinicians and families, and more. It argues that taking these steps will improve the care of children who survive as well as those who do not - and will likewise help all families who suffer with their seriously ill or injured child." Featuring illustrative cases, the book discusses patterns of childhood death and explores the basic elements of physical, emotional, spiritual, and practical care for children and families experiencing a child's life-threatening illness or injury.

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Reviewers
	Summary	1
1	Introduction	19
2	Patterns of Childhood Death in America	41
3	Pathways to a Child's Death	72
4	Communication, Goal Setting, and Care Planning	104
5	Care and Caring from Diagnosis Through Death and Bereavement	141
6	Providing, Organizing, and Improving Care	180
7	Financing of Palliative and End-of-Life Care for Children and their Families	234
8	Ethical and Legal Issues	293
9	Educating Health Care Professionals	328
10	Directions for Research	350
	References	392
App. A	Study Origins and Activities	445
App. B	Prognostication Scores	449
App. C	Assessing Health-Related Quality of Life in End-of-Life Care for Children and Adolescents	476
App. D	Cultural Dimensions of Care At Life's End for Children and Their Families	509
App. E	Bereavement Experiences After the Death of a Child	553
App. F	End-of-Life Care in Emergency Medical Services for Children	580
App. G	Education in Pediatric Palliative Care	599
App. H	Progress in Pediatric Palliative Care in New York State - A Demonstration Project	638
App. I	Committee Biographical Statements	665
	Index	671

Go to: Changing Lanes in China or Making Career Decisions That Count

The Healthy Boomer: A No-Nonsense Midlife Health Guide for Women and Men

Author: Peggy Edwards

In North America, some eighty-eight million boomers are facing the physical and personal challenges of midlife. But midlife can also be a time of tremendous vitality, confidence, and joy.

In this comprehensive guide, three experts in midlife health draw on interviews, the latest research, and their own expertise to help men, women, and couples on the journey from midlife turbulence to midlife mastery.

The Healthy Boomer provides easy-to-use decision-making tools, accurate information, and practical advice on such topics as:

The male and female menopause; how to make a decision about hormone replacement therapy; alternative health care; preventing heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis; prostate health and impotence; healthy relationships and great sex in midlife; anti-aging techniques; weight control, exercise, and healthy eating; the importance of spiritual well-being; handling midlife stress; what to do if you can't remember names any more.

For the many North American boomers who are experiencing midlife challenges, The Healthy Boomer is required and reassuring reading.

Is It Hot in Here Or Is It Me The Complete Guide to Menopause or Alzheimers Disease

2009-01-21T17:36:00.000-08:00

Is It Hot in Here? Or Is It Me? The Complete Guide to Menopause

Author: Pat Wingert

At last, a deeply optimistic guide to all the long, often mysterious years of menopause • the role of hormones and the controversy over hormone therapy • the truth about hot flashes . . . and how to deal with one in the middle of a meeting • the impact on sexuality and how to counteract that wavering libido. There are chapters on memory (how to protect it), moods (how to ride them out), and sleep (how to get what you need). And finally, why this period can be a natural springboard to staying healthy, feeling great, and looking beautiful for that next act in your life.

Publishers Weekly

Workman's enviable success with the classic pregnancy "bible" What to Expect When You're Expecting has no doubt sparked this guide, which claims to do for those at midlife what Heidi Murkoff's series has done for pregnant women. The company has tapped two respected Newsweek health writers for this map to everything a woman might encounter before, during and after menopause. An attractive, user-friendly format with sidebars, charts, illustrations and q&as guides readers through hundreds of pages of material. Chapters progress from the basics (types of menopause, onset and duration, testing); hormonal changes and their impact on sleep, sex, moods and memory; and lifestyle (diet, exercise, stress); to heart and bone health, cancer, treatment options and medications. As Wingert and Kantrowitz point out, we've come a long way from when symptoms associated with menopause included "uncontrollable peevishness" and "perversion of moral instincts," yet many women remain reticent about their experiences, fear aging and feel incapable of the new challenges presented by their bodies along with the rest of their obligations. Such readers will welcome Wingert and Kantrowitz's inclusion of suggestions for self-care and their positive focus on what, they say, can be a healthy and productive time in a woman's life. (Feb.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Menopause is a natural part of a woman's life cycle. Although most women go through it with few difficulties, for others the "change of life" is a debilitating experience. Baby boomer women reaching midlife are eager to manage their own menopausal experience, and Wingert and Kantrowitz, who cover women's issues for Newsweek, offer an in-depth guide to major menopausal complaints: hot flashes, sleep disorders, sexual dysfunction, bleeding, and mood and memory changes. There is also information on midlife health issues like osteoporosis, heart disease, and cancer, as well as evidence-based discussions of available treatment options. Q&A sections, case studies, material on what to tell your daughter, memory tests, and "Looking Good" beauty tips, combined with the writers' reader-friendly, authoritative tone, make this book an outstanding addition to menopause and midlife health collections. Highly recommended for all health and women's health collections. (Resources, appendixes, and indexes not seen.)-Karen Bensing, Benjamin Rose Lib., Cleveland Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

What People Are Saying

“Required reading for women wanting to maximize the second half of their lives . . . up-to-date, readable, and comprehensive.” —Wulf H. Utian, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Director and President, The North American Menopause Society

Foreword   Bernadine Healy, M.D.     v
Why We Wrote This Book     xi
The Basics     1
What's Happening?     3
Mirror images: the beginning and end of menstruation
When does the menopause transition begin?
The stages of menopause
The different kinds of menopause (natural, induced, early)
Menopause in the animal world
How long does it take? Can it be temporary?
Hormones and your reproductive life
Are you out of eggs?
What's normal and what's not
Do menopause tests work?
Can menopause be reversed?
The pill and perimenopause
Late pregnancies
Estrogen in your body after menopause
An ending and a beginning
The Hormone Question     25
All about estrogen
A primer: pills, creams, patches, shots, bioidenticals
A history of hormone therapy and how it came to be part of every doctor's arsenal
The importance of the Women's Health Initiative
The dilemma of contradicting studies
How to understand news about medical research
Why you might still want to try hormones and what you need to know to make your decision
When is the best time to start hormones?
Hormone therapy and cancer: What are the risks?
Does estrogen cause weight gain or make you look younger?
Alternative treatments that might help and some that don't
Plus: Case studies of five women who made the decision
What You're Feeling Now     53
Hot Flashes     55
How and why you get them
Anatomy of a flash
Why some women are frequent flashers and othersnever break a sweat
How to feel better with and without drugs
Hot flash fashions
Do fat women flash more than skinny ones?
What if it's not menopause?
How long will a hot flash last?
How hot is a hot flash?
Why do you shiver afterwards?
The "emergency" kit every working menopausal woman should keep in her desk drawer
Tracking triggers
Does exercise help or hurt?
Can antidepressants work?
Relief without an Rx
Sleep     71
Why insomnia often strikes now
The role of estrogen
Snoring: a sign of trouble?
Common sleep disorders
How to finally get the rest you need
Setting the mood for sleep
Why a glass of wine before bed won't do the trick
Foods that can keep you up and ones that make you sleepy
Is it depression?
Sex before bed (or not)
Why you're beating a path to the bathroom
Keeping a sleep diary
Physical problems that rob you of sleep
Hot and cold couples
The role of exercise
Sleeping pills and natural remedies
Sex     93
The rise and fall of libido
How to improve your sex life
Body changes that can make sex more painful
Getting expert help
Sex toys and where to buy them
Hormone therapy and libido
Why orgasm can be elusive
New thinking on women and sexual dysfunction
What you need to know about testosterone
Could Viagra be the answer?
Better-than-ever orgasms
The thrill is gone, and that's fine with me
How to fix lubrication problems
The connection between allergies and vaginal dryness
Vaginal estrogen cream and your partner
Alternative treatments
Yeast infections and how to fight them
Starting to date again
Why contraception and safe sex still matter
The right way to Kegel
Bleeding during sex
The depression-sex connection
Hysterectomy and sex drive
Chemo and libido
Sex after radiation
What's in the medicine chest?
What if it's his problem, not yours?
What you need to know about sexually transmitted diseases
Bleeding     135
Irregular bleeding and how you know when you need to go to the doctor
What does heavy bleeding really mean?
Causes of irregular bleeding
Could it be cancer?
Fibroids and how to treat them
What you can expect at the doctor's office
How to talk to your doctor about bleeding problems
What you should know about the newest procedures and medications
Should you worry about anemia?
Is the pill the answer?
Nonhormonal treatments that may work
Sex and bleeding
The pros and cons of hysterectomies
Should you try and keep your ovaries?
Why your uterus may be falling and what to do about it
Postmenopausal bleeding: a primer
Aches and Pains     161
A top-to-bottom compendium
Menstrual migraines and morning headaches: What they mean and new treatments for both
Burning mouth syndrome
What your gums reveal about your hormone levels
Thyroid problems: too much and too little
Can low thyroid make you fat?
To treat or not to treat: the debate over thyroid therapy
Torn rotator cuff
Frozen shoulder
Breast tenderness
Morning stiffness
Joints 101
Beating arthritis
Talking to your doctor about incontinence
Foot problems and buying shoes that fit
Moods and Emotions     193
Singing the menopause blues?
The hormone/mood connection
The depression spectrum
Lowering your risk for mood disorders
PMS, perimenopause, and depression: Are they linked?
Hot flashes, sleep, and mood
The role of stress and how to manage it
Toxic marriages
Cultural influences on mood at menopause
Thyroid disease and depression
The science of happiness
Evaluating different treatments
Can you Botox your troubles away?
Rx: a new job?
Help! Antidepressants are killing my libido
Can hormone therapy help?
Could progesterone be the problem?
Bipolar disorder and hormone therapy
Anxiety disorders at midlife
Why you may be more vulnerable to panic attacks
Could it be more than depression?
Late-onset schizophrenia
Will schizophrenia worsen?
Thinking and Memory     227
The anatomy of your brain at midlife
Types of memory problems
Feeling out-to-lunch during the menopause transition
What is Alzheimer's?
Depression and memory
Common causes of memory loss
Hot flashes and concentration
ADD in adults
Chemo brain
Losing your car keys: a sign of Alzheimer's?
The role of stress
Hormones and dementia: what we've learned from the Women's Health Initiative
Reading problems
Surgical menopause and memory
Maintain your brain
Strategies for improving memory
How exercise helps your body and your mind
What's diet got to do with it?
The importance of being social
Mind games
Staying Healthy Forever     251
Bones     253
Estrogen loss and weak bones
Getting your daughter to build bone mass now
Getting tested
Who's at greatest risk for osteoporosis?
Calcium: from food or supplements?
Why vitamin D matters
You can be too thin
The role of race and ethnicity
Teeth and bones
Inside your medicine chest: medications for bone health
Do statins and cancer drugs protect bones?
Concern about radiation
Alternative treatments
Is heredity destiny?
Exercises to strengthen your bones and improve flexibility and balance
Eyes and Ears     293
When did the menu print get so small, and why is everybody mumbling?
Dry eyes
Estrogen, testosterone, and your eyes
Buying reading glasses that don't look frumpy: a guide
Behind your specs: makeup tips
Do you need bifocals?
Why nighttime driving has gotten harder
Sun exposure and eye health
Preserving your vision as you get older
Hormone therapy and hearing loss
How loud is too loud?
Alternatives to visible hearing aids
Turn down your iPod!
Heart     315
The #1 killer of women
Why your symptoms may be different from his
Cholesterol 101
Risk factors for heart disease
Estimating your risk and how to lower it
The controversial role of hormone therapy
Using the new food labels
Antioxidants and free radicals
Exercise, exercise, exercise
How heart disease affects your whole body
Cancer     335
What you need to know about breast, ovarian, endomentrial, cervical, lung, colorectal, bladder, vulvar, vaginal cancer
Keeping an eye out for symptoms
Hormones and cancer: where they meet
Cancer detectives: maximizing the benefits of mammograms, Pap tests, colonoscopies
The effect of menopause and age on your risk profile
Why pregnancy and breast feeding protect against breast cancer
Does the pill make a difference?
Is hormone therapy an option after cancer?
Hormone therapy and cancer: a mixed bag
What you should know about breast self-examinations
When is it a tumor and when is it just a cyst?
What you can do to improve your odds
Lowering your risk by losing weight
The pros and cons of progesterone
The search for an effective ovarian cancer screen
The cervical cancer vaccine and what it means for you
Dealing with menopause and cancer at the same time
Diet and Exercise     377
Does BMI matter?
Good fats and bad fats
Can supplements keep you healthy?
Why your belly is suddenly bigger
Battling bloated portions
Dairy and dieting
Vegetarians and menopause
The myths and realities: from blueberries to chocolate
How to lose weight at midlife
Exercises and recipes to keep you fit and strong into your 80s and beyond
Looking Good     423
Aging skin
Looking younger longer
Assessing sun damage
Smoking and premature aging
Are high-priced skin creams worth the extra money?
Adult acne
Hormone therapy and wrinkles
Makeup tips
Nail health
Fixing varicose veins
Bust boosters
Buying a bra that really fits
Less hair on your head, more on your chin: what to do
Endnote     447
Appendix I     451
Appendix II     477
Acknowledgments     491
Index     499

Go to: Plimoth Colony Cook Book or A Slice of Kentucky

Alzheimer's Disease: A Guide for Families and Caregivers

Author: Lenore Powell

When people suffer from Alzheimer's disease, their family and friends usually must care for them and make decisions on their behalf, tasks that can be emotionally and physically draining. Backed by solid medical information about the specifics of the disease-from early signs, testing, and diagnosis to treatments and long-term care-this comprehensive guide will help family and caregivers alike be better prepared for the unique challenges ahead of them. An invaluable resource, Alzheimer's Disease explains how to cope with the many feelings provoked by the disease and provides practical care advice including ways to communicate and to make life safe and comfortable for the Alzheimer's patient.

New York Times

Excellent.... Indispensable.

American Journal of Psychiatry

A wonderful primer, an introduction for families new to Alzheimer's disease.... Captures the full impact of the illness on caregivers and...provides valuable assistance and direction.

Breaking the Chains of Cocaine or Integral Yoga Hatha

2009-01-20T13:35:00.000-08:00

Breaking the Chains of Cocaine: Black Male Addiction and Recovery

Author: Oliver J Johnson

Addresses the problem of cocaine addiction from an African American frame of reference.

Interesting textbook: Chicks Battle the Dudes or In Nirmalas Kitchen

Integral Yoga Hatha

Author: Swami Satchidananda

First published in 1970, this large format Hatha Yoga instruction guide is now recognized as a classic in its field. Over 160 large photographs show Hatha expert Sri Swami Satchidananda performing more than 80 postures, breathing practices, relaxation, cleansing and concentration techniques. Instructions are easy to follow and describe how the body and mind benefit from each pose. Practice routines for beginning, intermediate and advanced students are suggested.

Growing up with Divorce or Inner Focus Outer Power

2009-01-18T06:31:00.000-08:00

Growing up with Divorce: Helping Your Child Avoid Immediate and Later Emotional Problems

Author: Neil Kalter

THE CLASSIC WORK ON HELPING CHILDREN OVERCOME THE TRAUMA OF DIVORCE

For many years, Growing Up With Divorce has offered divorced parents transformative insight, solace, and practical guidance on how to help their children cope with the stresses caused by marital separation.

Every child is unique, yet there are certain common reactions to the stresses of divorce — anger, a sense of divided loyalties, lasting intimacy issues. Dr. Neil Kalter explains that, for children, divorce is not a single event but is comprised of "a series of events that occur over many years." Identifying three stages of divorce, Dr. Kalter cites the particular struggles associated with each stage and explains how gender as well as cognitive, emotional, and social development also affect how children react.

Dispensing sage advice on everything from understanding and minimizing the anxieties that underlie various troublesome behaviors to smoothing out your child's transitions between her two households to incorporating a new spouse into your family, Dr. Kalter gives parents and the professionals who treat divorced families an indispensable guide to navigating the difficulties of divorce.

Inner Focus Outer Power: Mind/Body Exercises for Strength Beauty and Health

Author: Eric Franklin

The mental technique of imagery—demonstrated, for example, when a dancer pictures a sunflower reaching toward the sun as he/she stretches upward—is thoroughly explained in this guide to daily stress-relieving routines. Movement, coordination, flexibility, and posture are discussed as external characteristics that can be improved significantly with a strong inner focus, and the same conclusion is reached in chapters on the benefits of good mental health for circulation, breathing, and even individual body cells. Practical advice proceeds from this background information, including how to choose and use an assortment of personal mental images, how to use tricks such as "mental recycling," and how to set up an imagined "portable fitness studio" during stress-inducing dead time waiting in line, climbing stairs, sitting in an airplane seat, talking on the telephone, or running the vacuum cleaner.

Fat So or Carb Wars

2009-01-17T19:29:00.000-08:00

Fat!So?: Because You Don't Have to Apologize for Your Size

Author: Marilyn Wann

In this hilarious and eye-opening book, fat and proud activist/zinester Marilyn Wann takes on America's biggest fear--worse than the fear of public speaking or nuclear weapons--the fear of fat.

Michelle Goldberg

Marilyn Wann must be one of the bravest women in the country. This 270-pound world traveler, aviator, Ivy League graduate and journalist is the Abbie Hoffman of fat power, a movement that seems all the more courageous for its utter lack of hipster cachet. By loudly and boldly proclaiming her message of fat pride in her irreverent hot-pink zine Fat!So? on talk radio and now in a book, Wann has shamelessly flouted our culture's most potent remaining taboo. She revels in her body, in fat culture, fat clothes, fat sex and fat community with a breezy confidence that's almost impossible for a typical neurotically weight-obsessed reader (i.e., me) to fathom.

Lots of writers like to pretend they're spurning cultural rules -- witness the floods of prose about sex work, incest, heroin addiction, s/m and mental illness. But in reality, copping to any of these things is as likely to increase a scribe's social status as it is to render him a pariah. Fat is different. Fat people don't even have subcultural coolness as a comfort. Not fitting into society's weight ideal really is likely to exclude one from both the mainstream and from the radical chic elite. Despite the recent flippant headline in W magazine, "Living Large: Fat Is Back," being a size 22 -- or a size 10, for that matter -- is far from fashionable.

Not that you would know that, though, from reading Fat!So? -- whose tireless cheerleading often succeeds in making it seem OK to be big. Wann forgoes the angsty musings of more "serious" books about appearance anxiety like the essay collections "Minding the Body" and "Beauty Secrets." Instead, Fat!So? is relentlessly fun, with features like a Venus of Willendorf paper doll (replete with nine cute cut-out outfits), silly songs and poems, even "Heroes and Villains of Fat History" trading cards. Section titles include "You, Too, Can be Flabulous!" "Why You Should Dye Your Hair Hot Pink" and "The Joys of Fat Sex."

It's not all frivolous, though. There are somber chapters about fat teenagers who commit suicide and battle stories from Fat!So? readers that are full of loneliness, shame and frustration. Some people will probably be surprised by the amount of good health information in the book, too. Like Laura Fraser's wonderful, muckraking anti-diet-industry book, Losing It, Fat!So? makes a convincing case that most attempts at radical weight loss are futile. She urges readers to eat well and exercise regularly in the hope of getting healthy, not thin. Wann says she works out three times a week, and there's even a chapter written with her personal trainer, herself a size 14.

Perhaps the most refreshing part of the book is Wann's "Anatomy Lessons," photographs of nine different bellies, chins, upper arms or butts. Except for those who frequent nude beaches or spend a lot of time in health club locker rooms, most of us hardly ever see what real people's naked bodies look like. These pictures are calming and reassuring, though they can also defeat Wann's purpose. Sadly, instead of realizing that all kinds of bodies can be beautiful, I found myself thinking, "Well, at least I'm not that fat."

That may be the biggest problem with Fat!So? -- it's so ahead of its time that Wann's positivity can seem like wishful thinking. She calls on fat people to reclaim the word "fatso," just as gays have taken back the word "queer." "You're not overweight, not plump, not bloated," Wann writes. "You're fat! Combine the word fat with other words in new and unusual ways: sexy fat, fat and fabulous, fat pride. Use fat in a sentence: 'You're looking good. Are you getting fat?' 'I met a handsome fat man the other day.' 'Gee, I wish I could be fat like her.'" Learning to love fat is easier said than done, though, and it takes tremendous courage to remain impervious to the vicious loathing of an entire culture. Wann has that courage. Reading Fat!So? probably won't make you love your body. But it might inspire you to hate it a little bit less. -- Salon

Kyle K. Norris

Fat!So? is recommended for anyone who has ever felt uncomfortable in their own skin for whatever reason. Wann's flabbulous (her coinage) attitude has the capability to both completely alter one's self-perception and radically shift society's perspective on body image form one of hatred into one of acceptance and celebration. -- ForeWord Magazine

School Library Journal

YA-The pervasiveness and dangers of anorexia, bulimia, and other eating disorders are undeniable; recent articles on the subject have appeared in periodicals ranging from People to the Journal of the American Medical Association. Wann, a 5'4", 275-pound Californian, states unequivocally that America needs an attitude adjustment. Fear of fat, she says, supports a $40 billion a year diet industry, destroys both relationships and self-esteem, and engenders "loathing on a national level." Her revolutionary idea? Eat right, exercise, and stop worrying about weight. Being thin doesn't automatically equate with either health or happiness, the author reminds readers. She includes information from physicians, health experts, and medical journals to support her assertion that fitness contributes more to longevity than the "the f-word." The book, named after her Web site and her zine, is an engaging blend of fact and humor. Charts, graphics, photos ("visual counterpropaganda"), testimonials, quotes, ideas for sassy comebacks, and much more can help teens of all sizes reevaluate their view of the "flabulous." Fat! So? is irreverent and thought provoking, informative and fun.-Dori DeSpain, Herndon Fortnightly Library, Fairfax County, VA Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

INTRODUCTION	9
What Are You So Afraid Of?	13
Quiz: Are You a Fatso?	15
Why I Encourage You to Use the F-Word	18
ANATOMY LESSON #1: THE BUTT	22
What Do You Like About Being Fat?	24
Love in the Time of Size 18: Alexis Neptune	25
Little Lost Pound o'Fat Sees the World	26
The FAT!SO? Manifesto	28
Talk Radio & You	31
She Likes It!: Boanne	34
But What About Your Health?	35
What's In a Word?: Donna Marsh	42
Fat Kills: Betty Rose Dudley	42
A Happy Ending: Dawn Falkowich	44
300,000	44
Another Number	46
Anatomy Is Destiny	47
The Little Black Dress: Audra Spurlock	49
A Letter to FAT!SO?: Bethany Johnson	50
The Cutoff Point	50
Oh, Yeah?	54
Celebrity WastingSyndrome	56
My Personal Trainer Can Beat Up Your Personal Trainer	56
Cinder Says	61
Break the Connection	61
What Being Fat Has Taught Me: Nicole M. Nicholson	63
A Talk Show By Any Other Name	63
What Can You Do?	64
ANATOMY LESSON #2: THE BELLY	66
Self-Hate Crimes	68
The Search for the Cure	69
A Brief Timeline: Prescription Diet Drugs	71
The Same Old Song	74
The Battle of the Pseudosciences	75
Skeptical But Equal	78
The Soap Lady: Lynn McAfee	81
Beating a Horse of a Different Color	82
Fat Is Not a Cloaking Device!	83
Gab Café Success Story #1: The Newlyweds	85
The Wash & Chop Way	87
Diet Doublespeak	88
How to Tell When You're on a Diet	89
First Strike	90
The Cyrano Syndrome	91
Opportunity Cost	92
Yeah, Right!	94
Eat Like a Bird	96
Genetic Curses: Emily Ivie	96
Notes from a Young Zine Editor	97
Cottage Cheese Cuisine	98
Gab Café Success Story #2: The Angry Young Woman	100
Why Not Just Needlepoint?	103
Everyone Needs a Hobby	105
The Dance of Happiness: Yalith Fonfa	107
ANATOMY LESSON #3: THE CHIN	108
It Ain't Necessarily So	110
It's Hereditary	113
Deserts: Kristine Durden	116
Children Can Be So Cruel	117
A Normal Childhood: Tracy Pekar-Rogers	120
The Weight Question	121
He Ain't Heavy, He's Samoan	123
BMI: Bold & Meaningful Information About Fat: Sondra
Solovay	125
They Called Me Hank	127
Generation XXX	128
Cut & Paste Project #2: Venus of Willendorf Paper Doll	129
My Size: Debora Iyall	150
Shopping With Mom: Johanne Blank	152
Gab Café Success Story #3: The Entrepeneur	154
Thank You, Barbie!	155
Why You Should Dye Your Hair Hot Pink	156
ANATOMY LESSON #4: THE UPPER ARM	158
Muumuu-of-the-Month Club (A Fatlin Mint Exclusive)	160
When In Russia	161
A Good Fat Rant: Joanna Iovino	163
Fat Phrasebook	164
Roseanne Sighting	166
Calling All Fat Men	167
By Any Means Necessary	168
Join the Air Force, See the Scales: Porter Bennefield	170
Tales of a Fat Lad: Charles Van Dyke	171
Cut & Paste Project #3: Dial-A-Clue	173
Flirting 101	175
The Joys of Fat Sex	177
A New Position on Fat Jokes: Cynthia Meier	179
In Praise of Appetites	180
Aunt Agony	182
You, Too, Can Be Flabulous!	184
Shelf Life	185
FAT!SO? Trading Cards: The Heroes & Villains of Fat
History	189
Contributors	195
Notes	199
Index	204
About the Author	208

Interesting textbook: Your Special Wedding Toasts or Everything Thai Cookbook

Carb Wars: Sugar is the New Fat

Author: Judy Barnes Baker

You don't have to compromise on taste in order to cut down on sugar and starch. Carb Wars is filled with delicious low-carb recipes that let you indulge your cravings while still maintaining a healthful life-style. This is food too good to resist and now you don't have to!

Love and Survival or Shaking Medicine

2009-01-17T10:27:00.000-08:00

Love and Survival: 8 Pathways to Intimacy and Health

Author: Dean Ornish

The Medical Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy

We all know that intimacy improves the quality of our lives. Yet most people don't realize how much it can increase the quality of our lives -- our survival.

In this New York Timesworld-renowned physician Dean Ornish, M.D., writes, "I am not aware of any other factor in medicine that has a greater impact on our survival than the healing power of love and intimacy. Not diet, not smoking, not exercise, not stress, not genetics, not drugs, not surgery."

He reveals that the real epidemic in modern culture is not only physical heart disease but also what he calls spiritual heart disease: loneliness, isolation, alienation, and depression. He shows how the very defenses that we think protect us from emotional pain are often the same ones that actually heighten our pain and threaten our survival. Dr. Ornish outlines eight pathways to intimacy and healing that have made a profound difference in his life and in the life of millions of others in turning sadness into happiness, suffering into joy.

Chicago Tribune - Marion Woodman

The Medical Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy

We all know that intimacy improves the quality of our lives. Yet most people don't realize how much it can increase the quality of our lives — our survival. In The New York Times, world-renowned physician Dean Ornish, M.D., wrote, "I am not aware of any other factor in medicine that has a greater impact on our survival than the healing power of love and intimacy. Not diet, not smoking, not exercise, not stress, not genetics, not drugs, not surgery."

Newsweek

Revolutionary results...Dr. Ornish's work could change the lives of millions.

Newsweek

Revolutionary results...Dr. Ornish's work could change the lives of millions.

Dr. Marion Woodman

The Medical Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy

We all know that intimacy improves the quality of our lives. Yet most people don't realize how much it can increase the quality of our lives -- our survival. In The New York Times, world-renowned physician Dean Ornish, M.D., wrote, "I am not aware of any other factor in medicine that has a greater impact on our survival than the healing power of love and intimacy. Not diet, not smoking, not exercise, not stress, not genetics, not drugs, not surgery."

Kirkus Reviews

Ornish, the bestselling author known for using diet, exercise, and stress management to treat heart disease Dr. Dean Ornish's Program for Reversing Heart Disease now insists that the most powerful influences on health are love and intimacy. The founder of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute near San Francisco says he knows of no other factor—"not diet, not smoking, not exercise, not stress, not genetics, not drugs, not surgery—that has such a major impact on our quality of life, incidence of illness, and premature death from all causes." After backing up this claim with an impressive review of the literature supporting the healing role of social support and intimacy and the health-damaging consequences of loneliness and isolation, Ornish looks inward and describes his own personal journey to greater openness. He follows these self-revelations with a discussion of intimacy-enhancing strategies. In what is the book's least cohesive chapter, he presents a standard exercise in communication skills and briefly discusses the value of human touch, the meaning of commitment, the practice of meditation, and the role of spiritual practices and psychotherapy in developing the sense of self that is a prerequisite to achieving intimacy. Ornish then inserts a lengthy illustrative anecdote: the case of a patient whose heart disease begins to reverse after he accepts Ornish's urging to open his heart and give up his anger. The second and more compelling half of the book consists of Ornish's conversations on the role of love and intimacy in health and disease with a broad spectrum of thoughtful men and women with different perspectives: a yogi, an intuitive healer, atheologian, a sociologist, a psychologist, and many scientists and physicians.

What People Are Saying

"Revolutionary results....Dr. Ornish's work could change the lives of millions."

John Gray
"Relationships bring freedom and joy. InLove & Survival, Dr. Dean Ornish powerfully demonstrates that intimacy also can heal. I am thrilled about this book!"

Daniel Goleman
"Love & Survivalis an emotionally intelligent guide to good health and well-being. Everyone should read it."

Andrew Weil
"Dr. Dean Ornish, who was the first to prove the reversal of heart disease by changing lifestyle, now turns his attention to the heart in a more profound sense and identifies love and intimacy as the most powerful healing forces that exist. I could not agree more. This book is filled with sparkling insights and practical wisdom about protecting health and enhancing wellness by attending the nourishment of our real hearts."

Andrew Weil, M.D.
The most important book ever written about love and health.

John Gray, Ph.D.
Dr. Dean Ornish powerfuly demonstrates that intimacy also canheal. I am thrilled about this book! -- Author of Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus

Daniel Goleman, Ph.D.
An emotionally intelligent guide to good health and well-beng. Everyone should read it. -- Author of Emotional Intelligence and science correspondent to The New York Times

Books about: Orígenes Sociales de Dictadura y Democracia:Señor y Campesino en la Fabricación del Mundo Moderno

Shaking Medicine: The Healing Power of Ecstatic Movement

Author: Bradford P Keeney

INDIGENOUS CULTURES / HEALING

“Indigenous wisdom knows that ‘to live is to move.’ To awaken from our deep slumber means our bones will be rattled, and we’ll be shaken to the core. In this invitation into very ancient medicine, we hear the voices of the elders issuing a timely wake-up call, accessible to the modern world through Bradford Keeney, their brother and representative in the West.”
--Malidoma Somé, Ph.D., elder, teacher, and author of Healing Wisdom of Africa and Of Water and the Spirit

Shaking Medicine reintroduces the oldest medicine on Earth--the ecstatic shaking of the human body. Most people’s worst fear is losing control--of their circumstances, of their emotions, and especially of their bodies. Yet in order to achieve the transcendent state necessary to experience deep healing, we must surrender control. Examining cultural traditions from around the world where shaking has been used as a form of healing--from the Shakers and Quakers of New England to the shaking medicine of Japan, India, the Caribbean, the Kalahari, and the Indian Shakers of the Pacific Northwest--Bradford Keeney shows how shaking can bring profound therapeutic benefits.

Keeney investigates the full spectrum of the healing cycle that occurs when moving from ecstatic arousal to deep trance relaxation. He explains how the alternating movement produced while shaking brings all the body’s energetic systems into balance. He includes practical exercises in how to shake for physical therapeutic benefit, and he shows how these techniques lead ultimately to the shaking medicine that both enables andenhances spiritual attunement. The book also includes a 40-minute CD of ecstatic drumming music to use while shaking.

BRADFORD KEENEY, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned scholar, therapist, and shaman who has led expeditions throughout the world to study cultural healing practices. He is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Rock Art Research Institute, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the author of Bushman Shaman: Awakening the Spirit through Ecstatic Dance, Shamanic Christianity: The Direct Experience of Mystical Communion, and the editor of the Profiles of Healing series.

Pronunciation Guide

Foreword
By the Bushman Elders

1    The Shake
       Rediscovering the Oldest and Newest Cure on Earth

2    The Cycle of Healing
        Ecstatic Arousal and Deep Relaxation

3    The World’s First Shakers
        The Kalahari Bushman Shamans

4    The Last Taboo
        Why Did the Quakers Stop Quaking and the Shakers Stop Shaking?

5    Experience versus Ideology
        Spiritual Dilemmas in the Northwest

6    Harnessing the Shake
        Spiritual Traveling in the Caribbean

7    Singing Down the Spirit
        The African American Church

8    Seiki Jutsu
        The Japanese Shaking Medicine

9    Coiled Wisdom
         Shaking Medicine, Shakti, and Kundalini

10    The Life Force Theatre
          Performances and Testimonies

11    The Ultimate Medicine
         From Shaken Faith to Shaking Faith

Afterword
The First People Speak about Shaking Medicine

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Bradford Keeney, Ph.D., is an internationally renowned scholar, therapist, and shaman who has led expeditions throughout the world to study cultural healing practices. He is an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the Rock Art Research Institute, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, and is the author of Bushman Shaman: Awakening the Spirit through Ecstatic Dance, Shamanic Christianity: The Direct Experience of Mystical Communion, Shaking Medicine: The Healing Power of Ecstatic Movement, and the editor of the Profiles of Healing series.

The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Guide to Diabetes or Reiki

2009-01-16T22:25:00.000-08:00

The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Guide to Diabetes: The Only Authoritative Guide to Managing Diabetes Using the Glycemic Index

Author: Dr Jennie Brand Miller

The New Glucose Revolution Low GI Guide to Diabetes is the only guide providing up-to-date information about using the GI to help manage Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes. GI experts Brand-Miller and Foster-Powell explain why diets based on low GI foods improve blood sugar control, which types of carbohydrate are best to eat, and why many so-called "taboo" foods don't really cause unfavorable effects. Practical tips advise how to use the GI to control one's blood glucose throughout the day. Grocery and pantry lists detail the best foods to have on hand, and recipes cover a week's worth of low-GI meals. Also included are GI values for hundreds of foods and beverages.

Book review: Orvis Cookbook or Tempted

Reiki: Healing Yourself and Others: A Photo-Instructional art Book

Author: Marsha Burack

Reiki is an ancient system of natural healing rediscovered in mid-nineteenth century Japan by Dr. Mikao Usui. Through a rich interweave of poetry, prose, and anecdotes of the author's personal experiences as a healer, Reiki - Healing Yourself & Others clarifies the origins of Reiki and teaches the masterful art of hands-on healing. Designed to lay flat for easy reference, the book comes to life with large, clear, detailed photo-instructions of all the major Reiki hand positions. Reiki - Healing Yourself & Others shares simple yet powerful techniques that will reduce stress and promote radiant health. The book's beautiful Chinese-style paintings, resonating with age-old traditions uniting healing and art, call to the healer within you.

High Energy Cookbook or The First Year Multiple Sclerosis

2009-01-16T13:24:00.000-08:00

High-Energy Cookbook: Good-Carb Recipes for Weight Loss, Health, and Vitality

Author: Rachael Anne Hill

This invaluable book is based on a nutritional approach to good health. It shows you how you can lose weight, improve your overall health, increase your energy level, reduce food cravings, and reduce your risk of cancer and diabetes just by making a few changes to the sort of foods that you eat. The core of this approach is the glycemic index (GI). This is a measure of how quickly the energy from a carbohydrate is absorbed into the bloodstream. If the energy from a food is absorbed quickly it has a high GI, if it is absorbed more slowly it has a low GI. Eating a large amount of high-GI foods is not recommended if you want to lose weight, lower your cholesterol, or increase your energy level. Low-GI foods, or good carbs, on the other hand are known to have beneficial effects on our overall health and aid in weight loss. So if you're trying to lose weight, out go white bread and baked potatoes and in come most fruit and vegetables, legumes, and basmati rice.

In this book nutritionist Rachael Anne Hill shows us how to cut down on those quick energy release foods, as well as saturated fats, and how to replace them with a healthy, good-carb diet based on low-GI foods, unsaturated fats, low-fat proteins, and fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. This is a nutritionally sound approach, which has none of the dangers of many of the low-carb diets that are popular today. Rachael then offers a huge selection of easy, delicious recipes for breakfasts, lunchboxes and snacks, quick lunches and suppers, and entertaining dishes, all of which take only 20 minutes or less to prepare. The High-Energy Cookbook explains in clear language why eating the good-carb, low-GI way is beneficial to everyone, not just those who want to lose weight. It gives lots of practical advice on how to incorporate this approach into your daily diet, whether it's what to buy in the supermarket or what to choose when faced with a restaurant menu. With over 60 low-GI, low-fat recipes, there is plenty of inspiration for cooking the healthy way every day.

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

Author: Margaret Blackston

Multiple sclerosis is as much a mystery as it is a disease, but this chronic and often disabling condition of the central nervous system affects an estimated 350,000 nationwide. From the moment of her diagnosis in 2000, author Margaret Blackstone 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 MS. By providing reliable, useful, empathetic, and up-to-date information you need to know when you most need to know it, The First Year -- Multiple Sclerosis is an invaluable guide for everyone learning to live with their MS diagnosis.

Viral Immunity or Your Guide to Eczema

2009-01-16T02:22:00.000-08:00

Viral Immunity

Author: J E Williams

HIV, hepatitis, influenza, the common cold, herpes, Ebola, Hantavirus, West Nile fever, dengue, TT virus-the viral world keeps posing new major challenges to human health each year. At the same time as this onslaught of emerging powerful viral infections, our antibiotic arsenals are losing ground and our immune systems are compromised. Can we handle the next viral epidemic?

Yes, says James Williams, an experienced, credentialled naturopath, acupuncturist, and expert in traditional Chinese medicine. We can shore up our immune system to handle current and any future viral infections and not be dependent on conventional vaccinations or antibiotics to insure our health.

In 10 practical steps, Dr. Williams shows how to develop unassailable viral immunity using natural approaches. If you already have a viral infection, these steps will help you reverse its effects; if you're concerned about exposure to one in the future, these steps will give you the keys to prevention. Included in these steps are the best that natural medicine offers: stress management, enzymes, nutrients, detoxification, oxygen therapy, immune modulators, hormones, natural antiviral medicines and anti-inflammatory medicines, Chinese and Western herbs, and more.

"Viral immunity is without question one of the most important health issues of this century," says Dr. Williams. "The message of this book is clear. You can improve your system in general with diet, lifestyle, and natural medicines. Here you will find natural ways of improving immune function, remedies to treat viral infections, and suggestions on how to reframe outdated concepts that could otherwise prevent you from obtaining effective treatment."

Book review: Pass the Sweet Potatoes Please or Delia Collection

Your Guide to Eczema

Author: Sarah Wakelin

Your Guide to Eczema is the patient's ultimate source of essential and invaluable information. Providing all the necessary facts, guidance and support, this book will enable the reader to make informed choices and regain control of their life.
Written by Sarah Wakelin, a Consultant Dermatologist at St. Mary's Hospital, London, and an expert int he field, Your Guide to Eczema covers all aspects of this condition, from diagnosis to treatment, giving the reader invaluable advice on how to take control of the condition and manage it in everyday life. A comprehensive guide, this book will reassure, support and inform all those who read it.
The clear, straightforward design of the book together with original features such as myth/fact boxes, key terms, question and answer sections and a chapter on who patient/carer might need in the NHS and their role in the treatment of the condition will prepare the reader for all that may lie ahead.

Children of Trauma or Polarity Process

2009-01-15T16:21:00.000-08:00

Children of Trauma: Rediscovering Your Discarded Self

Author: Jane Middelton Moz

Imagine what it would be like to become the healthiest person you could be. . . . .
This is the inherent right of each individual but when lingering emotional trauma from our childhood blocks the normal developmental process, we get struck. As each of us strives to become the healthiest person we possibly can, we will have to come face-to-face with emotional fears that may be the result of traumatic childhoods. Although that journey may be paved with the paid of unresolved grief and unrecognized loss, this book will serve as the map to guide you and help you rediscover your discarded self. . .
. . . the best self you were always meant to be.

	Foreword	xvi
1.	The Discarded Self, An Overview Of Children Of Trauma	1
2.	Where I Stop And You Begin: Developing Emotional Boundaries	19
3.	Panic Attacks: A Window To The Frightened Child	71
4.	Relationships: Attempts At Mastery	89
5.	Dimestores, Bakeries, Businesses And Bingo	121
6.	You And Me Against Me: The Unfair Odds Of Self-Hate	137
7.	From Legacy To Choice	155
	Bibliography	179

Interesting book: The Logic of Violence in Civil War or The Avenger Takes His Place

Polarity Process: Energy as a Healing Art

Author: Franklyn Sills

In this thorough, award-winning explanation of the theory and practice of polarity, cranial osteopath Franklyn Sills guides the reader through Dr. Randolph Stone’s mapping of humans’ subtle energies. Popular in Europe, polarity incorporates holistic health, diet, exercise, massage, and spiritual practice. This is an approachable introduction to a form of bodywork that therapists and lay individuals interested in alternative health practices will find useful.

The Taoist Soul Body or John Barleycorn

2009-01-15T07:17:00.000-08:00

The Taoist Soul Body: Harnessing the Power of Kan and Li

Author: Mantak Chia

HEALTH / MARTIAL ARTS

The Lesser Enlightenment of Kan and Li practice combines the compassion of the heart energies (yang/fire) with sexual energies originating in the kidneys (yin/water) to form and feed the soul or energy body. Practice of the Chinese formula Siaow Kan Li (yin and yang mixed) uses darkness technology to literally “steam” the sexual energy (jing) into life-force energy (chi) by reversing the location of yin and yang power. This inversion places the heat of the bodily fire from the heart center beneath the coolness of the bodily water of the sexual energy of the perineum, thereby activating the liberation of transformed sexual energy.

Darkness technology has been a key element of Taoist practice--and of all Inner Alchemy traditions--throughout the ages. A total darkness environment stimulates the pineal gland to release DMT into the brain. The darkness actualizes successively higher states of consciousness, correlating with the accumulation of psychedelic chemicals in the brain. In the darkness, mind and soul begin to wander freely in the vast realms of psychic and spiritual experience. Death is no longer to be feared because life beyond the physical body is known through direct experience.

The birth of the soul is not a metaphor. It is an actual process of converting energy into a subtle body. Developing the soul body is the preparation for the growth of the immortal spirit body in the practice of the Greater Enlightenment of Kan and Li.

A student of several Taoist masters, MANTAK CHIA founded the Universal Healing Tao System in 1979 and has taught and certified tens of thousands of students andinstructors from all over the world. He is the director of the Tao Garden Integrative Medicine Health Spa and Resort training center in northern Thailand and is the author of 31 books, including Cosmic Fusion, Sexual Reflexology, and the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man.

A student of several Taoist masters, Mantak Chia founded the Healing Tao System in North America in 1979 and developed it worldwide as European Tao Yoga and Universal Healing Tao. 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 the director of the Tao Garden Health Spa and the Universal Healing Tao training center in northern Thailand and is the author of thirty-one books, including Inner Smile, Cosmic Fusion, Sexual Reflexology, and the bestselling The Multi-Orgasmic Man.

New interesting book: Lean and Hard or The Practice of Traditional Western Herbalism

John Barleycorn: Alcoholic Memoirs

Author: Jack London

Jack London cut a mythic figure across the American landscape of the early twentieth century. But throughout his colorful life - from his teenage years as an oyster pirate to his various incarnations as a well-traveled seaman, Yukon gold prospector, waterfront brawler, unemployed vagrant, impassioned socialist, and celebrated writer - he retained a predilection for drinking on a prodigious scale. London's classic "alcoholic memoirs" - the closest thing to an autobiography he ever wrote - are a startlingly honest and vivid account of his life not only as a drinker, but also as a storied adventurer. Richly anecdotal and beautifully written, John Barleycorn stands as the earliest intelligent treatment of alcohol in American literature, and as an intensely moving document of one of America's finest writers.

Upton Sinclair

Assuredly one of the most useful, as well as one of the most entertaining books ever penned by a man.

Ethical Gourmet or Gardeners Yoga

2009-01-14T19:15:00.000-08:00

Ethical Gourmet: How to Enjoy Food That Is Humanely Raised, Sustainable, Nonendangered and That Replenishes the Earth

Author: Jay Weinstein

Over 70 percent of Americans consider themselves environmentalists. More and more of us want to ensure that what we eat doesn't deplete resources, cause animal or human suffering, or lead to pollution. We want our food untainted by antibiotics, pesticides, or growth hormones. But we still want it to taste good! Now Jay Weinstein has written the bible for those who care about both good food and the well-being of the world. The Ethical Gourmet informs readers about how they can make responsible eating choices, explains what "organic" really means, tells readers where ethically raised foods can be purchased, offers advice on choices when dining out, and delves into such controversial topics as genetically modified foods and fair-trade coffee and chocolate.

As enlightened as we'd all like to be, our resolve can waver if ethical eating is unpalatable. By providing 100 healthy, sophisticated, and flavorful recipes, Weinstein makes sure that will never become an issue. The Ethical Gourmet features savory vegetable dishes such as Manchego-Potato Tacos with Pickled Jalapenos; seafood recipes such as Zucchini Spaghetti with Garlicky Clams and Grilled Bluefish; and grain, bean, and legume specialties like Pumpkin Basmati Rice Pilaf. Meat dishes, such as Coco-Vegetable Rice with Tamarind Chicken Skewers, are also included but use the meat more to flavor or spice a dish rather than as the centerpiece.

Publishers Weekly

Navigating the relative morality of buying local, buying organic or buying fairly traded food can be difficult, but this exhaustive guide is an excellent roadmap to socially conscious eating. In the first chapter, "The Politics of Food," Weinstein outlines the ways in which food production has become ironically fraught with destruction in the name of nourishment: environmental decay, wasteful packaging, inhumane treatment of animals and workers, the overuse of antibiotics and increasingly endangered species. By adhering to just a few principles, he argues, we can trade our decadent lifestyles for more sustainable practices. These include eating less meat, and choosing humanely raised game meats; eating more organic produce; choosing farm-raised fish and avoiding overfished species like wild salmon; and buying fairly traded coffee, chocolate and sugar. Weinstein provides a host of sophisticated, flavorful recipes that draw from guilt-free ingredients, like a vegetarian Moroccan Squash Tagine with Couscous and a Terrine of Duck Liver, a humane alternative to foie gras. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and contributor to the New York Times and Travel & Leisure, Weinstein is passionately serious about culinary ethics, but he is equally serious about the pleasures of eating. (June) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Adult/High School-Weinstein seeks to unwrap the politics and lay bare the facts of ecological destruction caused by American cello-wrapped consumerism. Global warming due to deforestation, chemical pollution of our water supply, and depletion of our natural resources through overproduction are just a few of the agricultural hot topics that he covers in the opening chapter. He goes on to provide an Earth-conscious eater's guide to buying and preparing food. His ideas are simple: eat local, eat organic, and support ethical farming practices that respect workers, livestock, and the land. Each chapter is organized by food group, with a description of what to look for when buying, and several healthful Earth-friendly recipes. A lot of useful Web sites help readers find out more about the foods and agricultural practices described. The author is a trained chef and food writer who is passionate about educating Americans about their eating habits. His insights and suggestions are in stark contrast to the appetite of the average adolescent. This book may be an eye-opener and mouth-closer for many teens accustomed to fast food, and a natural extension of practical how-tos for those already influenced by Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation (Houghton, 2001).-Brigeen Radoicich, Fresno County Office of Education, CA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Interesting book: Taste of Indonesia or Cal A Vie Living

Gardener's Yoga: Bend & Stretch, Dig & Grow

Author: Veronica DOrazio

Gardening is considered a contemplative, gentle pastime, but it makes many demands on the human body. The 21 yoga positions in this colorful guide are intended to energize gardeners so they can enjoy planting, mulching, digging, and harvesting without the aching back and sore knees. The first section, "Breaking Ground," emphasizes warming up the spine and gently engaging the hips, back, and neck. Section two, "Planting Seeds," focuses on standing and balancing poses. The last section, "Harvest," covers relaxation, elongating tired muscles, and refocusing the spirit. Yoga balances the central nervous system, tones and cleanses the internal organs, strengthens the circulatory system, and promotes an overall sense of well-being and contentment. This guide draws on that ancient discipline to transform taxing activities — from crawling between rows to weed and squatting for hours to plant seedlings to digging out new beds and watering — into rituals of rejuvenation for mind, body, and spirit.

Pilates or Mens Body Sculpting

2009-01-14T09:14:00.000-08:00

Pilates: Three in One

Author: Hinkler

The Pilates Method is a movement-based physical conditioning system that requires you to be acutely aware of posture, alignment, breathing and muscle control. When you practise Pilates consistently and with purpose, you will achieve freedom of movement, improved sense of centre and balance, and improved levels of energy.

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Men's Body Sculpting

Author: Nick Evans

"Physical perfection isn't just about pumping iron. Men's Body Sculpting combines the right exercises with the right nutrition in the right order to pack on muscle, burn calories, and define your look. Nick is living proof that his methods work!"

Robert Kennedy, executive editor MuscleMag International.

PrefaceAcknowledgments Part I Maximizing Muscle Mass Chapter 1 Mass Construction Chapter 2 Focused Contraction Training Chapter 3 Gaining an Anabolic Advantage Chapter 4 Mass Generator Program Part II Cutting Body Fat Chapter 5 Lean Muscle Training Chapter 6 Hard-Muscle Fuel Chapter 7 Body Fat Blitz Program Part III Chiseling the Ultimate Body Chapter 8 Climbing the Ladder of Intensity Chapter 9 Anabolic Steroid Overdrive Chapter 10 Super Supplement Stack Chapter 11 Hybrid Hard Body Program Chapter 12 Muscle Care and Maintenance Appendix 1 Food Nutrition Facts Appendix 2 Training, Nutrition, and Progress Charts Bibliography Index About the Author

My Real Style or Celebration Games

2009-01-13T22:12:00.000-08:00

My Real Style: A Makeover Journal

Author: Sam Saboura

Record your fashion do's in this workbook edition of Sam Saboura's Real Style. Filled with wardrobe-building advice and shopping tips, plus space for making lists and pasting magazine clippings to create a portfolio of looks you want, this is a scrapbook for style and inspiration.

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Celebration Games: Physical Activities for Every Month

Author: Barb Wnek

Make every day a cause for celebration with Celebration Games! This book provides a calendar year's worth of fun games and activities-all designed to get 5- to 12-year-olds excited about physical activity. Included are 68 physical fitness activities, skills, games, and rhythm and dance activities, each based on a specific holiday or seasonal theme.

Whether it's Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's Day, Cinco de Mayo, or Kwanzaa, every occasion offers a new opportunity to build a child's knowledge of health and wellness. Innovative yet easy to implement, the activities use common equipment and supplies and may be adapted easily to various grade or skill levels. In addition to teaching kids important health concepts, you'll also uncover opportunities to tie in lessons on history and diversity. Ideas for family events are also included to get everyone involved.

For more than 25 years, author Barb Wnek has strived to foster healthy attitudes in children. Now, she brings you the same creative ideas that won her acclaim as one of Dole's Creative 5 A Day Teachers of the Year. Based on decades of testing in summer camps and public schools, Celebration Games makes teaching fun for both you and your kids by turning every activity into a special event.

Cool Water or The Pilates Powerhouse

2009-01-13T13:10:00.000-08:00

Cool Water

Author: Bill Alexander

The key to ongoing freedom from alcoholism or any other kind of addiction is right before us, here and now, in the ordinary and perfect present moment. The problem is that addictions are often the result of our efforts to escape living in the present in the first place. Bill Alexander's unique approach uses mindfulness, story, and meditation to help alcoholics and others learn to come back to the moment and to find healing there.

Publishers Weekly

Alexander's (A Man's Book of the Spirit) graceful, invitingly personal memoir and guide expands on AA's dictum to turn one's will and life over to "God as we understood him." Describing how insights from Zen Buddhism illuminated his recovery from alcoholism, Alexander, who leads workshops in "Ordinary Recovery," suggests that people can find a higher power in the magic and immediacy of the present moment. He borrows the great Zen teacher Shunryu Suzuki's claim that the mindfulness and even the enlightenment that comes with Buddhist practice is "nothing special": "Recovery is ordinary. What is recovered is the ordinary world we left behind. What we realize, drug free, is the transcendent wonder of the very ordinary." Alexander cautions alcoholics to avoid the isolating effects of self-blame and the trap of "thinking of yourself as `always recovering, never recovered.' " Calling alcoholism his dark twin, "close dwelling, co-arising at every moment, conceived with me, born with me, and with me still," Alexander describes how this troublesome inborn trait led him to mindfulness practice and the discovery of his true humanity. As unpretentious and profound as a drink of cool water, Alexander's book shows readers that simple awareness itself has the magical power to heal. (Sept.)

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The Pilates Powerhouse: The Perfect Method of Body Conditioning for Strength, Flexibility, and the Shape You Have Always Wanted in Less than A

Author: Mari Winsor

An exercise routine embraced by professional dancers for over fifty years, Pilates is now the hottest and most talked about fitness trend since the running shoe. The perfect blend of Yoga and Nautilus, Pilates concentrates on building strength and flexibility, improving coordination, balance, and posture, and increasing stamina. All Pilates movements are initiated by muscles in the abdominal area (known as the powerhouse) and are designed to work the smaller muscles that support larger ones, while stretching and lengthening the entire muscular package. A low-impact yet highly intense workout, Pilates is ideal for everyone, young or old, those who are extremely fit or out of shape, as well as those who have chronic pain, injuries, or asthma.Illustrated with over 100 black-and-white photographs, The Pilates Powerhouse brings this time-efficient and highly effective means to get and stay in shape into the home, without the need for expensive classes and elaborate equipment. Using only a mat, a stick and, for advanced Pilates, a ball, readers will feel personally trained by Mari Winsor’s innovative routines and spirited instruction, reaping the dramatic and lasting results of Pilates in less than an hour a day.

Library Journal

Winsor, a former professional dancer who has taught numerous movie stars and professional athletes the Pilates method of body conditioning, has written a manual that will appeal to a wide audience. It addresses the needs of beginning, intermediate, and advanced users in a concise format that includes step-by-step instructions and more than 100 black-and-white photos. The Pilates method is effective because of the use of resistance, which can be increased through the use of an array of specially designed exercise machines. Winsor confines herself to discussing the Pilates mat routine, in which exercises are performed on a mat or floor, using only controlled movement to create resistance. This approach allows her to provide an excellent overview of the Pilates philosophy and methods. Following the exercises, Winsor (herself an asthma sufferer) suggests Pilates breathing techniques for asthmatics and those with neck and back injuries but emphasizes the neccessity of consulting a physician first. Finally, she tells readers how to find a qualified instructor. Recommended for all basic fitness collections as a great introduction. Those who want a more comprehensive treatment would do better with Sean Gallagher's The Pilates Method of Body Conditioning (LJ 6/1/99).--Ximena Chrisagis, Wright State Univ. Libs., Dayton, OH Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

What People Are Saying

Marisa Tomei
Works deeper than any other workout I've done. Mari Winsor got me in great shape.

Melanie Griffith
Pilateshas changed my life.

The Womans Guide to Hysterectomy or World of the Autistic Child

2009-01-13T01:09:00.000-08:00

The Woman's Guide to Hysterectomy: Expectations and Options

Author: Adelaide Haas

Hysterectomy is performed more than any other surgical procedure for women, with the exception of the cesarean section. Authors Adelaide Haas and Susan L. Puretz, both professors in the field of health, have experienced hysterectomy firsthand. Dismayed by the limited information available to them, they collaborated on this comprehensive book about a critically important subject for women. The Woman's Guide to Hysterectomy addresses common fears, expectations, and questions regarding such issues as what to ask your doctor, second opinions, preparations for surgery, sex and sexuality after surgery, and life after hysterectomy. Encouraging all women to become more actively involved in their own healthcare, this book is a practical catalog of the latest medical information and provides much-needed reassurance for women faced with this life-altering decision.

Author Biography: Adelaide Haas, Ph.D., is a professor of communication and women's studies at SUNY New Paltz. Dr. Haas lives with her husband, Kurt, in New Paltz, New York. Together they are the authors of the college text Understanding Sexuality. Susan L. Puretz, Ed.D., former chairperson of the SUNY New Paltz Department of Health and Physical Education, has taught courses and published numerous articles on health education and human sexuality. Dr. Puretz lives in Saugerties, New York.

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World of the Autistic Child: Understanding and Treating Autistic Spectrum Disorders

Author: Bryna Siegel

For thousands of loving and concerned parents of autistic children, the suspicion that something may be wrong comes long before the clinical diagnosis of autism, PDD (pervasive developmental disorder), or Asperger's syndrome. When rounds of testing and consultations confirm parents' worst fears, their emotional turmoil is matched by an overriding practical concern: What do we do next?
The World of the Autistic Child is by far the most complete and comprehensive book ever written for the parents of autistic children, and for the teachers, child specialists, and other professionals that care for them. Written by Dr. Bryna Siegel, a developmental psychologist and director of a large university clinic for autistic children, it provides help and hope not only for the children, but for their families--the parents, grandparents, siblings, and other caregivers who must come to grips with their own grief and confusion following a diagnosis of autism or other related disorder. Dr. Siegel believes that parents' best defense is to acquire, as early as possible, the knowledge and the parenting skills they will need to work with professionals to help their child fulfill his or her potential. This book, therefore, is about understanding the diagnosis of autism, the available treatments, and how to decide what is best for a particular child with autism or PDD.
Straightforward and sympathetic, Dr. Siegel guides readers through the thicket of symptoms and labels, explaining the crucial importance of intensive early education, and how to find the resources and help that are available. Behavior modification, the development of daily living skills, guidelines for selecting and designingschooling, mainstreaming, the role for traditional academics in educating higher functioning children and young people, building effective parent-teacher relationships, psychoactive medications, and dealing with the possibility of residential placement are all covered. Dr. Siegel teaches parents and professionals to use their own common sense and personal observations in evaluating the many highly publicized but unorthodox and often untested treatments for autism, including the much-touted facilitated communication (F/C), holding therapy, auditory training, "Options" therapy, allergy treatments, and special diets.
Pulling together a wealth of long-needed information on the latest educational and medical advances, The World of the Autistic Child is a superb guide and resource that no one who cares about autistic or developmentally disabled young people will want to be without.

	Introduction	3
1	Defining Autism, PDD, and Other Autistic Spectrum Disorders	9
2	Social Development in Autism and PDD	25
3	Communication Skills in Autism and PDD	43
4	Autism, PDD, and the Child's Activities and Interests	60
5	Getting a Diagnosis	82
6	After the Diagnosis: Coping with a Sense of Loss	121
7	Family Issues	136
8	Finding Resources	167
9	The Importance of Very Early Intervention	196
10	Selecting a Classroom: Assessing Teachers, Aides, and Student Composition	209
11	Behavior Management and Teaching Methods for Children with Autism and PDD	231
12	Teaching Communication Skills to Children with Autism and PDD	253
13	Forks in the Road: The Elementary School Years and Beyond	274
14	Psychoactive Medications	301
15	Non-Mainstream Treatments for Autism	321
	Afterword	333
	Index	335

Drunk Driving Defense or Building for Life

2009-01-12T16:06:00.000-08:00

Drunk Driving Defense

Author: Lawrence Taylor

Now you can rely on the expertise of the lawyer whose name has become synonymous with drunk driving defense. Lawrence Taylor covers every step of the police action and legal process, from the breathalyzer and field sobriety tests to witness preparation and jury instructions.

With his detailed guidance you'll be able to:

overcome chemical evidence presumptions

identify nonspecific blood alcohol analysis

weigh effects of acetone and acetaldehyde

prove false instrument readings caused by radio frequency interference and other phenomena

expose physiological defects of horizontal gaze nystagmus

establish grounds for impeachment of the arresting officer

and more.

The Fifth Edition features a wealth of practice materials, including:

Forms used by police and other agencies

examples of successful motions used by experienced defense attorneys

verbatim cross and direct examinations of police officers, eyewitnesses, and chemical experts

checklists

suggested voir dire and opening and closing statements.

Interesting book: How to Conduct Surveys or Grant and Sherman

Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection

Author: Stephen R Kellert

In Building For Life, Kellert examines the fundamental interconnectedness of people and nature, and how the loss of this connection results in a diminished quality of life.

A Skeptics Guide to the Twelve Steps or Bodies of Inscription

2009-01-12T05:04:00.000-08:00

A Skeptic's Guide to the Twelve Steps

Author: Phillip Z

How many of us have felt like Phillip Z? He has a staunch belief in the Twelve Steps, yet struggles with the concept of a Higher Power.

In A Skeptic's Guide to the 12 Steps, the author investigates each of the Twelve Steps to gain a deeper understanding of a higher power. He examines what may seem like "unsettling" concepts to us including surrendering one's will and life to God, and he encourages us to understand the spiritual journey of recovery despite our skepticism.

Bodies of Inscription: A Cultural History of the Modern Tattoo Community

Author: Margo DeMello

Since the 1980s, tattooing has emerged anew in the United States as a widely appealing cultural, artistic, and social form. In Bodies of Inscription Margo DeMello explains how elite tattooists, magazine editors, and leaders of tattoo organizations have downplayed the working-class roots of tattooing in order to make it more palatable for middle-class consumption. She shows how a completely new set of meanings derived primarily from non-Western cultures has been created to give tattoos an exotic, primitive flavor.

Community publications, tattoo conventions, articles in popular magazines, and DeMello's numerous interviews illustrate the interplay between class, culture, and history that orchestrated a shift from traditional Americana and biker tattoos to new forms using Celtic, tribal, and Japanese images. DeMello's extensive interviews reveal the divergent yet overlapping communities formed by this class-based, American-style repackaging of the tattoo. After describing how the tattoo has moved from a mark of patriotism or rebellion to a symbol of exploration and status, the author returns to the predominantly middle-class movement that celebrates its skin art as spiritual, poetic, and self-empowering. Recognizing that the term "community" cannot capture the variations and class conflict that continue to thrive within the larger tattoo culture, DeMello finds in the discourse of tattooed people and their artists a new and particular sense of community and explores the unexpected relationship between this discourse and that of other social movements.

This ethnography of tattooing in America makes a substantive contribution to the history of tattooing in addition to relating how communities form around particular traditions and how the traditions themselves change with the introduction of new participants. Bodies of Inscription will have broad appeal and will be enjoyed by readers interested in cultural studies, American studies, sociology, popular culture, and body art.

Booklist - Patricia Monaghan

This book has much to recommend it for general collections. . . . DeMello's major interest is in describing the new community of tattooed people, both men and women, for whom new meanings are being forged from the meeting of skin and ink.

Gayle Rubin

A fascinating book bursting with penetrating description. DeMello makes a very useful contribution to the literature on these increasingly salient voluntary communities of passion, interest, and identity.

Honey Magazine - Carol Cooper

DeMello uncovers some fascinating data about exactly how and why tatoos once associated exclusively with older servicemen and social outlaws have become acceptable for some of today's brightest young strivers.

The Village Voice - Margot Mifflin

A penetrating and wonderfully original piece of research, interweaving references to Foucault and Pierre Bourdieu . . . with field work in a well-organized and cleanly written book.

Kirkus Reviews

A respectful look at an aspect of pop culture not normally treated in such unsensational terms.

Library Journal - Chogollah Maroufi

An interesting, authentic account of tattoo communities.

The New Yorker - Leo Carey

DeMello describes how the new tattoo movement has tried to put a 'middle class face on the art form.' Clearly, though, a sense of danger still accounts for much of the tattoo's allure.

What People Are Saying

Kathleen Stewart
The histories of tattoo traditions presented in this book are fascinating and rich. DeMello has many insights into tattoos' complexity of meaning, brought out in precise ethnographic and historical fashion.
—(Kathleen Stewart, author of A Space on the Side of the Road: Cultural Poetics in an "Other" America)

	Preface
	Acknowledgements
	Introduction: Bodies and Social Orders	1
1	Finding Community: Shops, Conventions, Magazines, and Cyberspace	17
2	Cultural Roots: The History of Tattooing in the West	44
3	Appropriation and Transformation: The Origins of the Renaissance	71
4	Discourse and Differentiation: Media Representation and Tattoo Organizations	97
5	The Creation of Meaning I: The New Text	136
6	The Creation of Meaning II: The Tattoo Narratives	159
	Conclusion: The Future of a Movement	185
	Notes	195
	Bibliography	207
	Index	219

Hair Story or The Complete Idiots Guide to Body Sculpting Illustrated

2009-01-11T19:02:00.000-08:00

Hair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America

Author: Ayana D Byrd

An entertaining, historical, and anecdotal exploration of the history of black hair in America from Africa to the present.

Hairstory explores the complex cultural, political, economic, religious, and personal issues surrounding Black women and their hair. It reads as a timeline and includes profiles of major figures such as Madam C. J.Walker, who created a shampoo press and curl method for straightening hair, and other notable personalities. Interviews featuring both black and white americans document the generational shifts in attitudes towards hair styles such as the afro, braids, weaves, and dreadlocks. The authors bring their own unique and dynamic viewpoints to the subject, and expose the myths, secrets, perceptions and emotions of the love/hate relationship Black women have with their hair.

About the Author:
Ayana Byrd holds a bachelors degree in political science from Barnard College. She has worked as a research chief for Vibe magazine and done freelance writing for Rolling Stone and InStyle magazine. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Lori A. Tharps attended Smith College and received a master's degree from Columbia University School of Journalism. She is currently a reporter for Entertainment Weekly magazine. She lives in Brooklyn, NewYork.

Publishers Weekly

Whether it's hip-hop diva Lil' Kim's "weave of the week" or activist Angela Davis's Afro, black hair evinces the power to set trends and define icons. In this entertaining and concise survey, Byrd (a research chief for Vibe) and Tharps (a reporter for Entertainment Weekly) revel in the social, cultural and economic significance of African-American hair from 1400 to the present. The opening chapter chronicles the rise of the slave trade, revealing intriguing facts about the significance of hair in African culture--such as that only royalty donned hats or hairpieces, and recently widowed Wolof women stopped maintaining their hair as a sign of their mourning. The authors contextualize issues familiar to African-Americans while explaining black hair culture to the uninformed, so readers who don't already know what "the kitchen" refers to (hair at the nape of the neck, usually the "nappiest") will soon find out. Photos and illustrations are put to effective use, though amusing charts such as "Five Famous Men with Equally Famous Hair" and the "Black Hair Glossary" are out of sync with the text. Meanwhile, significant figures, like Madame C.J. Walker and Nathaniel "The Bush Doctor" Mathis, are revisited in detail in various chapters, resulting in unnecessary repetition. But these are small quibbles with a book that successfully balances popular appeal with historical accuracy, adeptly exploring the roots of pervasive intraracial discrimination while explaining, for example, how the much-maligned Jheri Curl ever became a fad. Agent, Marie Brown. (Feb.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Body Sculpting Illustrated

Author: Patrick Hagerman

Lookin' good has never been so easy!

This invaluable book covers the most effective body sculpting exercises—from free weights to machines—making it the perfect workout companion for the gym or home. Inside, readers will also find exercise tips; information on nutrition, cardiovascular exercises, and flexibility; tools, tables, and templates for resistance/cardio; meal and nutrition plans; heart rate and body mass charts; a caloric-content guide; and much more.

• Includes more than 400 illustrations
• Covers several variations of exercises, making it useful both in the gym and at home

Author Biography: Patrick S. Hagerman, Ed.D., clinical assistant professor of exercise and sport science at the University of Tulsa, was named Personal Trainer of the Year by the NSCA.

Randall Broderdorf is the owner and president of TAKE ACTION! Fitness Training & Education, which provides private, group, and corporate training.

Jennifer Lata Rung is a former editor and the author of The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Being a Groom and The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Being the Father of the Bride.

Part 1	The "Art" of Body Sculpting	2
1	Just What Is Body Sculpting?	4
	Synergy Is the Key	6
	The Role of Genetics and Body Type	6
2	Separating Fact from Fiction	8
	Spot Reduction Fixes Problem Areas	10
	Lifting Weights Will Make Me Bulky	11
	Turning Fat into Muscle (and Vice Versa)	11
	Workouts Have to Be Hard and Frequent	12
	I'm Too Old, So It's Too Late	13
	Specially Engineered Foods and Protein Formulas Build Muscle Faster	13
3	Buyer Beware!	14
	Exercise Gizmos and Magic Bullets	16
	They're Called Fad Diets for a Reason	19
4	Developing Your Body Business Plan	24
	Success Is Spelled S.M.A.R.T.	26
	Life Is Habit Forming	29
	If You Can See It, You Can Achieve It	32
Part 2	Nutrition: The "Raw" Materials for Sculpting Your Physique	34
5	Feeding the Body	36
	What's a Calorie?	38
	Fill 'Er Up with High Octane	39
	Vitamins and Minerals	42
	Supplements	43
	What Are You Drinking?	44
6	Reality Eating	46
	How Many Calories?	47
	A Pyramid of Food	49
	Time to Eat	50
	Shopping for Labels	52
	Dining Out and Eating on the Go	54
	Planning and Putting It All Together	55
Part 3	The Building Blocks of Body Sculpting	56
7	Stretch with Ease	58
	Flexibility Facts	59
	Long-Necks	62
	Pectoral Twist	63
	Shoulder Squeeze	63
	Bicep Push	64
	Triceps Pretzel	64
	Hanging Back	65
	Abdominal Reach	65
	Glutes and Hips	66
	Quadriceps Stance	66
	Hamstring Toe Touch	67
	Achilles Step	67
8	Taking Exercise to Heart	68
	Run, Bike, Swim, or Skate?	70
	Time to Burn Some Fat	71
	Daily Dose of Cardio	72
	Harder or Faster	72
	Which Comes First: Time or Intensity?	75
	Cooling It Down	76
Part 4	Resistance Training: The "Tools" for Carving Your Physique	78
9	Resistance Rules	80
	Safety and Form	82
	Warming Up Your Engine	83
	Setting Your Goals	84
	Moving Forward	88
	No Boredom Allowed	89
10	Absolute Abs	92
	The Most Important Muscle!	94
	Lie Down and Breathe	94
	A Daily Dose?	95
	Where Are Your Abs?	95
	Basic Crunch	96
	Oblique Crunch	98
	Balance Crunch	100
	Reverse Crunch	102
	Double Crunch	104
	Rocky Abs	106
	Abdominal Machines	108
	Stability Ball Crunch	110
	Stability Ball Obliques	112
	Russian Twist	114
11	Pecs to Be Proud Of	116
	The Push-Up	118
	Modified Push-Up	120
	Stability Ball Push-Up	122
	Dumbbell Press	124
	Stability Ball Dumbbell Press	126
	Dumbbell Fly	128
	Dumbbell Incline Press	130
	Machine Chest Press	132
	Machine Fly	134
	Bench Press	136
	Tubing Press	138
12	We've Got Your Back	140
	Lying Pull-Up	142
	Pull-Up	144
	Chin-Up	146
	Extensions	148
	Stability Ball Extensions	150
	Lat-Pulldown Machine	152
	Seated Row Machine	154
	Barbell Row	156
	Dumbbell Row	158
	Tubing Row	160
13	Shoulder This Challenge	162
	Dumbbell Lift	164
	Dumbbell Front Raise	166
	Dumbbell Lateral Raise	168
	Dumbbell Press	170
	Barbell Lift	172
	Barbell Raise	174
	Machine Shoulder Press	176
	Tubing Press	178
	Tubing Raise	180
14	Armed with Buff Biceps	182
	Dumbbell Curl	184
	Hammer Curl	186
	Concentration Curl	188
	Barbell Curl	190
	Overhand Curl	192
	Preacher Curl	194
	Low-Pulley Curl	196
	Biceps Curl Machine	198
	Tubing Curl	200
	Seated Ball Tubing Curl	202
15	Triple Threat Training: Triceps	204
	Seated Dip	206
	Vertical Dip	208
	Assisted Dip	210
	Dumbbell Kickback	212
	Tubing Kickback	214
	Overhead Press	216
	Barbell French Curl	218
	Dumbbell French Curl	220
	Triceps Press Machine	222
	Cable Pushdown	224
	Tubing Pushdown	226
16	Backside Basics	228
	Horizontal Leg Lift	230
	Horizontal Leg Swing	232
	Donkey Kick	234
	Prone Extension	236
	Squat-and-Lift	238
	Side Lunge	240
	Glute Extension Machine	242
	Hip Extension Machine	244
	Cable Lateral Lift	246
	Cable Hip Extension	248
17	The Thigh's the Limit	250
	Wall Squat	252
	Body Squat	254
	Tubing Squat	256
	Dumbbell Squat	258
	Barbell Squat	260
	Lunge	262
	Walking Lunge	264
	Step-Up	266
	Split Squat	268
	Leg Extension Machine	270
	Lying Leg Curl Machine	272
	Seated Leg Curl Machine	274
	Leg Press Machine	276
	Thighmaster	278
	Lateral Pull	280
18	Well-Cut Calves	282
	Standing Calf Raise	284
	Stability Ball Calf Raise	286
	Seated Calf Raise	288
	Calf Raise Machine	290
	Seated Calf Raise Machine	292
	Tubing Calf Raise	294
19	Putting It Together	296
	Before You Get Started	297
	Measuring Your Progress	298
	Staying Motivated	299
	Working with a Trainer	300
	Your Journey Toward Fitness	300
	Appendixes
A	Glossary	302
B	Resources	307
C	Nutritional Information	309
D	Goals and Logs	313
E	Workout Plans	317
	Index	321

Prospero and Caliban or A Wellness Way of Life with Exercise Band

2009-01-11T10:01:00.000-08:00

Prospero and Caliban: The Psychology of Colonization

Author: Octave Mannoni

A classic in psychological ethnography and the history of colonialism.

A Wellness Way of Life with Exercise Band

Author: Gwen Robbins

The purpose of A Wellness Way of Life is to help you pursue your wellness potential by providing you with a road map for this exciting journey. The road map includes two essential components: (1) knowledge, and (2) tools for action. The authors have sorted through the array of confusing and sometimes contradictory health information to provide information that is based on solid research. To make lifestyle changes, you need to take knowledge and move into action. A Wellness Way of Life sets the stage for this by providing many useful tools for action so you can apply the information to your everyday life.

1: Understanding Wellness

2: Changing Behavior

3: Developing and Assessing Physical Fitness

4: Maximizing Cardiorespiratory Fitness

5: Developing Flexibility

6: Developing Muscular Fitness

7: Exploring Special Exercise Considerations

8: Preventing Common Injuries and Caring for the Lower Back

9: Maximizing Heart Health

10: Coping with Stress

11: Eating for Wellness

12: Achieving a Healthy Weight

13: Preventing Cancer

14: Understanding Substance Abuse and Addictive Behavior

15: Preventing Sexually Transmitted Disease

16: Exploring Lifetime Wellness Issues

Menopause or Fit and Female

2009-01-10T21:59:00.000-08:00

Menopause

Author: Neil C Boland

Menopause is a very complex and confusing subject.It's about time truly authoritative experts wrote a readable, comprehensive, up-to-date, and understandable 2006 guidebook not for other doctors, but for the menopausal woman herself. Finally! .....entertaining, creatively and insightfully written, devoid of sleep-inducing academic boring monotony, and from a menopausal woman's point of view. Indeed, this is the first book written for women which clearly separates fact from fiction now four years post-WHI study. It includes very important new 2006 findings on menopause. This book is written because of INTENSE AND OVERWHELMING DEMAND women have for accurate information.

Since the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) Study was published in July 2002, the world of health care decision making has been turned upside down. The clanking of trash cans was deafening worldwide when millions of women tossed their hormonal medications. Immediately, physicians' phones rang off the hook. A panic-striken confused public of sleep-deprived, anxious menopausal women began to descend on doctors' consultation rooms waving hand fans searching for answers.

The perfect Category Five Menopausal Storm had been set into motion. Three conspiring fronts had converged simultaneously:1) an Internet information savvy baby boomer generation just starting menopause, 2) the premature release of a well done but flawed landmark study on menopause, and 3) a journalistic media hell bent on lightening-like dissemination of the scariest information possible for maximum shock effect.

Menopausal women are sick and tired of getting health care information from the media. MENOPAUSE, JUST THEFACTS, MA'AM is a book written just for these women. Dr. Neil C. Boland is a board-certified seasoned practicing Ob/Gyn Physician and Menopausal Medicine Specialist. Linda LaVelle is a practicing aesthetician of the highest caliber who is menopausal herself. She shares her personal and professional experiences in a delightfully humorous style. It's really about time! Website:

justthefactsmaam.net .

New interesting textbook: MCITP Self Paced Training Kit or Core Security Patterns

Fit and Female: The Perfect Fitness and Nutrition Game Plan for Your Unique Body Type

Author: Geralyn Coopersmith

"No one understands what it means to be fit and female better than Geralyn Coopersmith. Her work has brought results to women nationwide."
-Carol Espel, MS, National Director of Group Fitness for Equinox Fitness Clubs

"Every woman should read Geralyn's book."
-Michael Boyle, author of Functional Training for Sports

"Coopersmith leads the reader to new levels of self-awareness and the ability to make educated choices. Underlying her hip, upbeat tone is a sound background in exercise physiology and a strong desire to help women improve their lifestyles."
-Joan Pagano, author of Strength Training for Women

Ever wonder why some women look great with very little effort while others exercise and diet obsessively with disappointing results? The fact is, when it comes to getting in shape, all women are not created equal. We've all heard about apples and pears, but there's lots more to women's bodies than just that. If you've been frustrated by fad diets and the workout of the month that never seems to work, you need a program designed specifically for your unique body type.

In Fit + Female, Geralyn Coopersmith, a top fitness expert and certified personal trainer, ditches the one-size-fits-all approach to getting in shape and helps you determine which type you are. Then you get a nutrition and exercise plan that's tailored for your needs, not just generic, off-the-rack advice. If you want to get back into that clingy little number that now hugs all the wrong places, this is the realistic, scientific how-to for you!

Publishers Weekly

Coopersmith, resident fitness instructor on the Fine Living Channel's Simplify Your Life, has devised a fitness and nutrition plan to accommodate the needs of women of all shapes and sizes. Observing that "fitness is not one size fits all," Coopersmith divides her approach to address six basic body shapes: the endo-pear, endo-apple, meso-pear, meso-apple, ecto-pear and ecto-apple. Each shape, she claims, requires a customized workout and eating plan, though all incorporate components of a cardio workout, muscular fitness segment and flexibility training. For instance, the already slim ecto pear focuses on shaping muscles while maintaining weight and should not overdo aerobic exercise, while the bulkier meso-apple needs to zero in on cardio work to trim the waist and abs. Illustrated exercises are provided for each body type. Noting that "fitness must fit into a busy woman's life," Coopersmith modifies each sequence, offering a "bare minimum," "ideal" and "gung-ho" work out. While Coopersmith's methods are individualized, her message to all women is to give up their notion of a "Barbie body," work with what they have, steer clear of fad diets and eat healthfully. Perky and friendly, Coopersmith offers an accessible plan and outlook that many women will warm up to. (Aug.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Surprises Around the Bend or Getting Right with God Yourself and Others Participants Guide 3

2009-01-10T11:58:00.000-08:00

Surprises Around the Bend: 50 Adventurous Walkers

Author: Richard A Hasler

Includes walking tips • Includes suggestions for prayer and meditation.

Look this: Forgive Us Our Debts or A Government Ill Executed

Getting Right with God, Yourself, and Others Participant's Guide 3: 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.

The Corinne T Netzer Carbohydrate Dieters Diary or Complete Gluten Free Cookbook

2009-01-10T00:56:00.000-08:00

The Corinne T. Netzer Carbohydrate Dieter's Diary

Author: Corinne T Netzer

Record what you eat and control your carbs!

Record everything you eat and drink, consult the handy carbohydrate counter, chart your daily totals to monitor your carbohydrate intake.

It's easy to keep track of your carbohydrate intake with this handy, page-per-day diary. Now you can spot and eliminate trouble areas at a glance. Just jot down everything you eat and drink—including snacks!—and follow your progress day by day with the book that helps you stay in control.

An easy-to-use system for recording your daily carbohydrate intake for up to 16 full weeks
Expert dieting hints to help you maintain your regimen
A weekly progress report to keep you informed and motivated
Includes a compact carbohydrate counter for quick reference

Complete Gluten-Free Cookbook: 150 Gluten-Free, Lactose-Free Recipes, Many with Egg-Free Variations

Author: Donna Washburn

Enjoy the sensational food that is typically avoided in gluten-free diets.

Gluten-free foods needn't be plain or unappetizing. When there's a food allergy such as celiac disease, wheat intolerance or lactose intolerance, that usually means cooking two separate meals. That's no longer the case, however, thanks to the imaginative recipes in Complete Gluten-Free Cookbook. Everyone can enjoy these tantalizing recipes, which include everything from baked goods, pasta dishes, appetizers and family meals to mouthwatering desserts. Here is a sampling of the inspired gluten-free recipes, most of which have an egg-free variation:

• Asparagus risotto
• Wild rice latkes
• Skillet cornbread
• Bacon and tomato biscuits
• Coconut shrimp
• Curried beef with rice noodles
• Date orange streusel cake
• Cherry almond biscotti
• Pear hazelnut tart
• Shirley's old-fashioned donuts.

In addition to the 150 recipes, there is extensive information about various gluten-free flours, legumes and rices. Also included are tips and techniques for baking lactose-free and egg-free products, making the book helpful for those with other allergies.

Finicky Eaters or The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth

2009-01-09T15:55:00.000-08:00

Finicky Eaters: What to Do When Kids Won't Eat

Author: Lori Ernsperger

Does you child refuse to eat foods from a specific food group? Does your dinner table turn into a battleground during mealtimes' Are you working with a student who is anxious or scared of eating new foods' If you have answered yes, then this book is the perfect resource with easy answers to these troubling questions. This long-awaited book is written for parents and professionals working with children with food aversions and eating challenges. Dr. Lori Ernsperger and Ms. Tania Stegen-Hanson provide clear and concise strategies and practical lessons for assisting children in eating a balanced diet. This valuable resource contains a comprehensive treatment plan for solving mealtime struggles.

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The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth

Author: Sheila Kitzinger

This new edition of The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth has been extensively revised to reflect scientific advances and cultural trends. Here, candidly and reasonably presented, is all the information expectant parents need to make their own decisions about everything--from which tests to allow to how to handle pain to where to give birth. 300 photos, drawings & diagrams.

Library Journal

One of the most celebrated British authors on the sociological and anthropological aspects of birth, breast feeding, and early parenthood, Kitzinger has completely revised her classic Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (LJ 3/1/81) to guide readers seeking a woman-centered birth experience through the newly researched alternatives now available. Organizing her book into five major sections (Early Weeks, Physical and Emotional Changes, Anticipating the Birth, the Experience of Birth, and You and Your Newborn), Kitzinger provides candid information about what mothers need to know, ranging from ways to navigate the technical landscape of hospital births to making the personal choices of a water home birth. Her "empowerment language" no longer assumes there is a marriage, replacing references to "a man" with "birthing partner." Discussing "birth rooms" rather than delivery rooms, she encourages readers to construct a birth plan, make their own space, and choose an effective birth companion. Other changes make the text more logical and accessible. The "Pregnancy Week by Week" section has been moved from the appendix to the introduction, and section dividers include tables of contents with page numbers. With revised appendixes and 300 updated photographs, drawings, and diagrams, this guide is a valuable resource for all health collections.-Rebecca Cress-Ingebo, Wright State Univ. Libs., Dayton, Ohio

Hats and Eyeglasses or Avoiding Miscarriage

2009-01-09T03:54:00.000-08:00

Hats and Eyeglasses: A Family Love Affair with Gambling

Author: Martha Frankel

A gloriously written memoir of growing up in a family of hard-core gamblers-Martha Frankel thought the gambling gene had passed her by, until she found herself addicted to online poker and knee-deep in debt.

Most weekends when Martha Frankel was a kid, her mother had a mah-jongg game going in the kitchen with her girlfriends while their husbands were in the living room playing poker. Once Frankel reached adulthood, however, while her cousins were making their way in the world as bookies and drug dealers, gambling didn't much factor into her life.

In the tradition of Five-Finger Discount by Helene Stapinski and Dry by Augusten Burroughs, Hats & Eyeglasses traces Frankel's love affair with poker. It was a passion that bit her in her mid-forties and remained harmless enough when she stuck to real cards. But everything changed one evening in 1998 in Atlantic City, when Frankel overheard one dealer bemoan the fact that his tips that evening were going to be small what with the meager crowd assembled. Another dealer mentioned that everyone must be playing online-"Why leave the house when you can play in your pajamas?" the dealer said. Why indeed? thought Frankel, who couldn't wait to get back to her computer. The next morning she took a deep breath, typed in her credit card number, and entered the world of online gambling. It was the beginning of what one of her uncles called "hats and eyeglasses," a term used to describe those times when you're losing so bad you're drowning (so all one can see is the poker player's hat and eyeglasses floating on the surface of the water). By turns hilarious and heartbreaking, Hats & Eyeglasses is a tale of passion,addiction-and those times in life when we almost lose our shirt.

The Washington Post - Jonathan Krim

Martha Frankel may not be a prototypical member of the faceless players who flood casinos, card rooms and online gambling sites, but her memoir, Hats & Eyeglasses, is at once funny, disturbing and likely familiar to many who have lived in the grip of obsession…to read Hats & Eyeglasses is to want to get to know Frankel, to hear her tell even more rollicking tales than the book reveals, and especially to play poker with her. For low stakes, of course.

Publishers Weekly

A soft-pedaling memoir by journalist Frankel fondly recalls growing up in the Bronx and Queens, N.Y., learning to play poker from her dad and uncles, which would later become her obsession. As a kid Frankel absorbed the numbers-canny ways of her relatives, who doled out gambling advice such as the reference in the title to a ship's sinking, leaving only hats and eyeglasses floating on the surface. With the death of her beloved father, known as the Pencil because he was a CPA, Frankel's big dreams deflated and she largely drifted through school, a first marriage and drug use, before meeting woodworker Steve. She moved to Woodstock, N.Y., and, through friends, began writing celebrity interviews for magazines like Details. An idea for writing a screenplay about a poker player brought her into close contact with her ex-con cousin Keith, who had taught her how to play. From regular Wednesday night poker games with her friend Sal's group of hard-pickled males, where she learned how not to play "like a girl," to an all-poker cruise to casinos in Atlantic City, N.J., and L.A., she gravitated to playing online, which enthralled her-and emptied her bank account. As she explains in this frank and unaffected memoir, shame brought her back to her family and closer to her mother. (Feb.)

Kirkus Reviews

A competent though slight reminiscence of days of wine and flushes. Those who have read Mordecai Richler's novel Joshua Then and Now will be familiar with entertainment journalist Frankel's father and his cronies, tough immigrants with names like Cha Cha, Broadway and Sammy B who aspired to get out of the Bronx projects and passed the time playing poker and pinochle. The Frankels did get out, moving across town to an apartment in Queens with a nice view of the 1964 World's Fair site, then under construction. The game followed: men in one room playing poker, women in the other playing canasta. "I learned to read the Daily Racing Form," writes Frankel. "I learned about daily doubles and exactas, started to recognize the jockeys from one week to the next, learned the name of the man who sold the tickets, the one who smiled at me and said, 'Hope this one's a big winner, honey,' as he handed the tickets to my father." Such is the vanity of human wishes; Frankel's memoir turns up few winning moments, its title referring to the bupkes that pop brought down on the low-stakes circuit of backroom poker and OTB. Frankel doesn't do much better, coached along by an ex-con cousin who is distinctly unimpressed by the list she carries that runs from a pair to a straight flush ("'Because I can't remember what comes between three-of-a-kind and four-of-a-kind,' I whine"). Still, she holds her own, self-aware enough to know her strengths and weaknesses as a player and smart enough to impress fellow inmates at a writers' workshop. At that, the book has a workshoppy feel, with a few feints at drama-Is she a gambling addict? Will she lose her shirt at Harrah's?-and the requisite what-I-learned lesson: "I'm nolonger out of control, fighting a dragon I could never slay."Of modest interest as an admonition to the potentially wayward. But Richler's book has a better payoff. Agent: Lynn Johnston/Lynn Johnston Literary

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Avoiding Miscarriage: Everything You Need to Know to Feel More Confident in Pregnancy

Author: Susan Rousselot

Written in the warm and accessible manner of a knowledgeable girlfriend, this highly unique book is the first to enable women to evaluate their own risk of miscarriage and take steps to reduce that risk. There are only four major causes of miscarriage, and targeted questionnaires help each woman clarify whether she might be at higher risk in any of these areas. Each cause is explained thoroughly but clearly, with the information and support women need to improve their chance of future successful pregnancy. This makes the book as relevant for women who have never even been pregnant as it is for women who have experienced miscarriage. The book presents a detailed overview of miscarriage, dispels common myths, provides flow charts to help reveal the cause of any previous unexplained loss, and offers positive, practical options for action. It is written from the patients perspective, drawing on sympathetic case studies to introduce each chapter and presenting complex medical research in a way that is easy to understand. The reassuring and upbeat tone inspires a positive attitude, and the book enables each woman to identify the path that is right for her based on her unique personality and circumstances.

The Pocket Idiots Guide to Being an Expectant Father or Whole Body Beauty Wisdom

2009-01-08T18:52:00.000-08:00

The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Being an Expectant Father

Author: Joe Kelly

From the home pregnancy test to handing out cigars-and beyond...

Dads-to-be often worry more than they let on about the emotional, financial, and physical changes that come with their partners' pregnancies. Here, expectant fathers can find information related to pregnancy, childbirth, and baby care, including training to be the birthing coach; how to understand what's ahead for mom; sex during pregnancy; baby-proofing the home; how to prepare for the baby's arrival; getting used to an infant's schedule; and preparing for the unexpected.

Book review: Le Prix de Tout :une Parabole de Possibilité et de Prospérité

Whole Body Beauty Wisdom

Author: Bharti Vyas

Many beauty treatments target only one aspect of the body, but we are more than just the sum of our parts. In Whole Body Beauty Wisdom, you'll find 500 indispensable tips for making yourself gorgeous all over--body, mind and spirit . Beauty therapist Bharti Vyas's method incorporates everything necessary to maintain good health and a sense of prolonged well-being, while looking and feeling beautiful. Incorporating Ayurvedic principles, Vyas offers quick, easy, earth- and body-friendly advice on all things beautiful, including: skincare, inner healthy, food, common problems, and make-up. Filled with insider information only a beauty expert could share, Whole Body Beauty Wisdom is the all-in-one guide to achieving natural radiance.

TRY THESE TIPS FOR BEAUTY--

INSIDE AND OUT

Give yourself a scalp massage. It will improve the conditions of your hair, lift your spirits, clear your head, and release tension.

Turn off the television and seek your stimulation from reading, conversation, painting or quiet contemplation.

Camouflage lines on your forehead with an oil-based foundation, applied with a damp sponge, and set with loose powder.

Recharge yourself by concentrating on your breathing for five or ten minutes.

Try a mask made with oats to help balance and heal dry, irritated, and sensitive skin.

Reiki or The Young Athlete

2009-01-08T07:51:00.000-08:00

Reiki: A Comprehensive Guide

Author: Pamela Miles

An illuminating guide to one of the fastest-growing spiritual healing practices in the world and an essential tool for anyone ready to bring healing into his or her life.

Perhaps the gentlest healing therapy in the world, Reiki originated in early twentieth-century Japan. In this indispensable guide to Reiki, one of the foremost experts traces the origin and development of the practice, detailing how and why it restores and renews the human body in ways we've only begun to understand.

A pioneer in bringing Reiki into mainstream medical practice, Miles draws on her unique background to explain how this therapeutic technique, which involves a gentle laying on of the hands, complements conventional medical treatments and can hasten recovery from invasive surgical procedures, as well as ease the symptoms of cancer, insomnia, depression, anxiety, and other conditions. With compassion, wisdom, and the accumulated experience that comes from nearly twenty years as a Reiki practitioner, Pamela Miles empowers readers by showing how simple it is to take.

Andrew Weil

Drawing from an uncommonly deep understanding of Reiki, Pamela Miles articulates the essence of healing in language accessible to both professionals and the public.

Christiane Northrup

A beautifully written manual for how to use this wonderful healing modality in your own life.

Mehmet Oz

Pamela Miles has written an intelligent, sensitive guidebook to this remarkable healing practice.

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The Young Athlete: A Sports Doctor's Complete Guide for Parents

Author: Jordan D Metzl

Amateur sports used to mean varsity and JV teams in high school and college, but today more than thirty million kids play on a wide range of recreational and competitive or select teams, and at younger and younger ages. Parents want to encourage safe sports for their children, both on the field and off. Whether your athlete is a five-year-old beginner or the star of a varsity team, The Young Athlete provides guidance on everything from working with the coach to preventing and treating sports-related injuries.

Jordan D. Metzl, M.D., co-founder and medical director of The Sports Medicine Institute for Young Athletes and one of America's premier pediatric sports physicians. The Young Athlete provides two kinds of guidelines. First, it helps both you and your child keep a sensible perspective on the benefits of organized sports and avoid the "win at all costs" mentality. Through personal advice and anecdotes from his medical practice, Dr. Metzl, a marathon runner, Ironman triathlete, and former college soccer player, helps parents evaluate real-life situations and make decisions. He addresses the concerns of parents who have no experience in sports but want to encourage their children to achieve their utmost potential. Second, this book focuses on strategies that can help prevent injuries and promote health. Dr. Metzl tells you how to recognize the most common injuries and determine their degree of seriousness. He also discusses the nutritional needs of the developing athlete and the benefits of strength and preventive conditioning before and during the season. The Young Athlete is a comprehensive guide that will enable your young athlete to be the best that he or she can be, both on and off the field.

Tom Wolfe

This book is good medicine for those unsung, underestimated, high-strung, over-fixated competitors, the athlete's parents.

Miriam Arond

...gives the parents of athletic children exactly what they need: practical and easily accessible information...I... recommend it highly.

Debra Winger

Jordan Metzl looks at the world of youth sports and brings to bear his experiences treating the injuries and the parents of many a young athlete. Listen up...

Russell F. Warren

A book for the parents of young athletes is long overdue. Dr. Metzl has created an excellent resource that will improve the quality of the young athlete's care.

Booknews

Metzl (medical director, sports Medicine Institute for Young Athletes) and Shookhoff, a writer specializing in education issues want parents and young athletes to keep a sensible perspective on the benefits of organized sports. They offer advice on how to do so along with information on preventing injuries, recognizing common injuries and evaluating their seriousness, and understanding nutritional and exercise needs. The book offers specific tips for dealing with coaches and other parents, helping children handle team pressures, and recognizing when a child is doing too much. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Preface	xi
	Acknowledgments	xvii
Chapter 1	The Benefits of Youth Sports: Mens Sana in Corpore Sano (A Sound Mind in a Sound Body)	3
Chapter 2	Life on the Sidelines: Being a Good Sports Parent	17
Chapter 3	Put Me In, Coach: Working with the Coach	44
Chapter 4	To Every Thing There Is a Season: Instilling a Sense of Perspective	76
Chapter 5	The Developing Athlete: Adolescence and Sports	105
Chapter 6	Nutrition and Nutritional Supplements: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly	127
Chapter 7	Preparing for the Sports Season: Preseason Conditioning and Training	157
Chapter 8	Overuse Injury: What Happens When Kids Do Too Much	176
Chapter 9	Upper-Body Injuries: Elbow, Back, Shoulder	189
Chapter 10	Lower-Body Injuries: Ankles and Knees	208
Chapter 11	Pigskin and Sheepskin: Thinking About College	236
	Notes from the Doctor	254
	Glossary	262
	Notes	268
	Further Reading	271
	Index	275

Crazy Makers or The Feel Good Guide to Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatique Syndrome

2009-01-07T21:49:00.000-08:00

Crazy Makers: How the Food Industry Is Destroying Our Brains and Harming Our Children

Author: Carol Simontacchi

An unprecedented and impeccably reported look at how American food manufacturers and their "products" may be endangering our minds.

With obesity becoming one of the fastest-growing worldwide epidemics, and manufactured food fueling that trend, The Crazy Makers is timelier than ever. This updated edition includes a new chapter on autism, as well as revised material that illustrates just how much the industry has changed in a few short years.

Based on extensive research, epidemiological evidence, and a formal study of schoolchildren's eating habits, The Crazy Makers identifies how the latest food products may be literally driving us crazy. Carol Simontacchi offers the reader nutritional primers and recipes to help counteract the problems facing us and our children every time we sit down to eat.

Interesting textbook: Reiki Card Deck or Goddesses and Angels

The Feel-Good Guide to Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatique Syndrome: A Comprehensive Resource for Recovery

Author: Lynette Bassman

When they were first documented in the medical literature, fibromyalgia (FMS) and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) were thought to be little more than psychosomatic complaints. Sufferers were repeatedly told nothing was medically wrong with them, though they slogged through life chronically exhausted and crippled with pain. But times have changed. Medical professionals now recognize that FMS and CFS are very real and highly individualized medical conditions, which require dedicated and attentive care. Many of the first books about FMS and CFS sought to tell readers with the medical establishment "didn't want them to know," but people with FMS and CFS no longer need to be liberated from the "secret stigma" of their condition. Now they need to learn what they can do to start feeling better. This book takes FMS and CFS out of the shadows and explores treatments for each that really work.

It begins with an overview of FMS and CFS, offering a simple explanation of what is known about these conditions. Then describes and evaluates most available therapies, both conventional and alternative. The book even addresses emotional problems that can accompany FMS and CFS and offers ways to overcome them. You'll learn to assess symptoms and customize a treatment approach that meets yourr own personal symptom profile. Instead of "working against the system," you'll be able to use the treatment resources available to them to start feeling better and to stay that way.

Ernie Els Guide to Golf Fitness or Secrets of AyurVedic Massage

2009-01-07T12:47:00.000-08:00

Ernie Els' Guide to Golf Fitness: Take Strokes off Your Game and Add Yards to Your Drive

Author: Ernie Els

Lower Scores and Longer Drives

Let’s face the facts. You need to be in shape to be on your best golf game. Ernie Els’ Guide to Golf Fitness offers a comprehensive and fully illustrated fitness plan for every skill level and body type, because sometimes taking lessons and putting in hours of practice aren’t the only ways to improve your game. Ernie Els’ Guide to Golf Fitness will help you design a program focusing on four key areas:

* Cardiovascular fitness
* Flexibility
* Muscle strength
* Avoiding common golf injuries

This program was designed by Ernie’s personal trainer, David Herman, and together they encourage you to train to prevent injuries and improve your confidence and mental focus, both on and off the course.

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Secrets of AyurVedic Massage

Author: Atreya Craig Smith

A practical manual for the Western massage therapist.

Parting or Taking an Honest and Spiritual Inventory Participants Guide 2

2009-01-07T00:32:00.000-08:00

Parting: A Handbook for Spiritual Care Near the End of Life

Author: Jennifer Sutton Holder

At times we may be called to be companions on a journey we would rather not take--the journey of a loved one toward the end of life. For those who choose to serve as close companions of terminally ill relatives or friends, Parting offers the collective wisdom of people from many cultures and faith traditions as a "travel guide" for meaningful companionship--helping someone toward a peaceful transition from this life. Sections of the book discuss how to cross the bridge from ordinary conversation to spiritual reflection; how to provide comforts for the body, mind, and soul; and how to care for yourself while concentrating on the needs of another. Transcending any specific religion or culture, this handbook addresses universal spiritual needs.

Designed for easy reading by weary travelers, this practical, pocket-sized guide prepares the spiritual companion for an enriching experience, even on the journey toward life's end. It is an indispensable tool for family members and friends, hospice workers, religious leaders, counselors, and medical providers.

Interesting book: Taking Care of Your Child or Narrative Medicine

Taking an Honest and Spiritual Inventory Participant's Guide 2: A Recovery Program Based on Eight Principles from the Beatitudes

Author: John Baker

	Foreword	7
	Introduction	8
	The Road to Recovery: Eight Principles Based on the Beatitudes	9
	Twelve Steps and Their Biblical Comparisons	10
	Serenity Prayer	12
	Celebrate Recovery's Small Group Guidelines	13
Lesson 7	Moral	15
Lesson 8	Sponsor	21
Lesson 9	Inventory	26
Lesson 10	Spiritual Inventory Part 1	32
Lesson 11	Spiritual Inventory Part 2	41
	Afterword	48

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Breast Cancer or Step by Step

2009-01-06T14:30:00.000-08:00

What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Breast Cancer: How Hormone Balance Can Help Save Your Life

Author: John R Le

Breast cancer incidence has risen by 60 percent in the last fifty years. Conventional treatment protocols are simply not working and -- worse -- they may even be harmful. Now Dr. John Lee, an internationally renowned pioneer and expert in natural hormones and author of the bestselling What Your Doctor May Not Tell You about Menopause, teams up with breast cancer researcher Dr. David Zava to present a revolutionary hormone balance program to reduce your risk of breast cancer and help eliminate a recurrence if you already have the disease.

Library Journal

	Introduction	xiii
Part I	The History, Politics, and Nature of Breast Cancer	1
Chapter 1	The History and Politics of the Breast Cancer Industry: Why We Can't Seem to Prevent or Cure Breast Cancer	3
Chapter 2	Risk Factors for Breast Cancer: Why It All Points to Estrogen	26
Chapter 3	The Nature of Cancer: Normal Cells That Refuse to Grow Up	44
Chapter 4	Other Factors That Affect Susceptibility to Breast Cancer: Insulin Resistance, Birth Control Pills, Early Puberty, DHEA, Prolactin, Melatonin, Thyroid	63
Chapter 5	The Nature of Breast Cancer: Nurturing Gone Awry	84
Part II	The Sex Hormones and How They Affect Breast Cancer	95
Chapter 6	The Nature of Estrogens: Angels of Life, Angels of Death	97
Chapter 7	How Estrogen Talks to Your Cells: The Right Communication Is Everything	116
Chapter 8	Estriol: A Safer Replacement Estrogen: Mother Nature's Designer Estrogen	136
Chapter 9	The Nature of Progesterone: The Great Protector	153
Chapter 10	The Nature of the Androgens: The Part "Male" Hormones Play in a Woman's Hormonal Orchestra	171
Chapter 11	The Problem of Ert and Hrt: How Hormone Replacement Therapy Can Cause Cancer	182
Chapter 12	Tamoxifen and Raloxifene: Why Synthetic Drugs Create New Problems	196
Part III	Practical Advice for Preventing and Healing Breast Cancer	209
Chapter 13	How and When to Use Natural Progesterone: The Guardian Angel of Breast Cancer	211
Chapter 14	How and When to Use Other Hormones: Estrogen, DHEA, Pregnenolone, the Corticosteroids, Testosterone, and Androstenedione	233
Chapter 15	Testing and Symptoms: How to Determine Your Hormone Balance	245
Chapter 16	The Light and Dark Sides of Soy: How to Eat Soy So That It Helps	262
Chapter 17	How Nutrition Affects Your Breast Cancer Risk: Making Good Choices Can Make the Difference	285
Chapter 18	Protecting the Present and the Future: Creating an Environment Where Cancer Can't Get Started	316
	Resources	344
	Recommended Reading	353
	References	357
	Appendix	427
	Index	432
	About the Authors	443

Book about: Electronic Commerce 2004 or Principles of Auditing and Other Assurance Services

Step-by-Step: Daily Meditations for Living the Twelve Steps

Author: Muriel Zink

Since Muriel Zink began her own recovery work over thirty years ago, many people in self-help and anonymous recovery programs have shared their concern with her about finding concrete, practical ways to use the Twelve Step model, developed originally by Alcoholics Anonymous.
In STEP BY STEP, Muriel devotes each month of the year to an in-depth exploration of one of the Twelve Steps, with daily entries. The steps are presented in the chronological order of the months, though any of the meditations can be used out of sequence. No matter where we are in our recovery, these wise, inspiring messges and meditations can help us "step" our way to healthier, more productive lives.

Kick Up Your HeelsBefore Youre Too Short To Wear Them or Talking Back to Ritalin

2009-01-06T03:29:00.000-08:00

Kick Up Your Heels...Before You're Too Short To Wear Them: How to Live a Long, Healthy, Juicy Life

Author: Loretta LaRoch

For the last 20 years, Loretta LaRoche has been delighting readers, audiences, and PBS television viewers with her wacky and wise insights about life, love, and the insanity of the modern world. Now, in her most deeply personal book yet, Loretta addresses the most exciting challenge that we all face—one that she now finds herself facing every day: How do we age well? And can humor, dignity, honesty, wisdom, and other virtues ease the path?
Our society is youth obsessed: Beauty products, special exercises, designer vitamins, plastic surgery, and certain medications are promoted as “the” ways to enhance life. While these formulas may have some merit, they’re not enough to prepare us to have a rich, authentic life filled with passion and juiciness. Why do we wait until we’re almost dead before we focus on how to age well? Every school system in the country should be preparing us for the inevitable process of aging and how to do it well. Our parents, our schools, and the media should all be teaching us that aging is a process that begins at birth . . . not something to be feared and avoided. Those who continue to be hardy and live long and healthy lives understand that the real path to vitality requires connection, playfulness, flexibility, grace, tenacity, resiliency, curiosity, learning, and good humor.
With her trademark humor and practical wisdom, Loretta tackles how to live a long, healthy, juicy life—using herself and many of her friends and mentors as metaphors. Filled with practical advice, lifestyle skills, wisdom, and spirituality, Kick Up Your Heels . . . is a mental health spa that will inspireyou and your family to live with joy, harmony, and peace while you still have the time!

New interesting book: Easy Party Cakes or The Encyclopedia of Sauces for Your Food

Talking Back to Ritalin: What Doctors Aren't Telling You about Stimulants and ADHD

Author: Peter R Breggin

Millions of children take Ritalin for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. The drug's manufacturer, Novartis, claims that Ritalin is the "solution" to this widespread problem. But hidden behind the well-oiled public-relations machine is a potentially devastating reality: children are being given a drug that can cause the same bad effects as amphetamine and cocaine, including behavioral disorders, growth suppression, neurological tics, agitation, addiction, and psychosis. Talking Back to Ritalin uncovers these and other startling facts and translates the research findings for parents and doctors alike. An advocate for education not medication, Dr. Breggin empowers parents to channel distracted, disenchanted, and energetic children into powerful, confident, and brilliant members of the family and society.

James S. Gordon

Every parent who is thinking of putting his or her child on Ritalin and every physician who is contemplating writing a prescription for it should read this book.

Knits for Men or The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception Pregnancy and Birth

2009-01-05T18:27:00.000-08:00

Knits for Men: 20 Sweaters, Vests, and Accessories

Author: Margaret Hubert

Classic styles that men love to wear

The book presents twenty original knitting projects for men's sweaters and accessories. Included will be a variety of sweaters and vests and a few accessories, like hats, mittens, scarves and slippers.

It will include classic masculine styles (Nordic, cables, ribs, stripes) made modern through color and yarn selection. The designs will be contemporary âЂ"sweaters and accessories that men will want to wear. The yarns will be classics âЂ" smooths and chunky yarns âЂ" for the most part in natural fibers like wool and cotton. The colors will be masculine âЂ" some grays, browns, blues, etc.—but reflect current designer trends.

The projects will be suitable for a variety of skill levels, with most appropriate for the advanced beginner and intermediate knitter. Unusual techniques will be taught, but this is not a "learn to knit" book.

Go to: Death Dealer or Let Freedom Ring

The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth

Author: Stephanie Brill

The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth has been thoroughly updated ensuring that this book remains the best source for women embarking on this most important step. Authors Stephanie Brill, the co-founder of the nationally renowned Maia Midwifery and Preconception Services, draws upon her years of expertise in working with lesbians, single women, and all the many faces of alternative families.

Brill covers the latest information in insemination and fertility technology and presents the most up-to-date information on developments in all areas of conception and pregnancy, including:

New fertility drugs and protocols in fertility clinics that have become standard since publication of the first edition
How to time for self-insemination based on age considerations
The special needs of butch women and women who are transitioning from female to male
Expanded coverage of safe-sex practices during pregnancy

The wealth of information included in this indispensable volume makes The New Essential Guide to Lesbian Conception, Pregnancy, and Birth the definitive resource on childbirth for the new American family.

Stephanie Brill is co-founder of Maia Midwifery and Preconception Services in Berkeley, CA, which has achieved national recognition by helping thousands of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered individuals with every aspect of creating a family. Brill is also the author of The Queer Parent's Primer and serves as the director of Maia.

Lose It for Life or Yoga for Your Life

2009-01-05T06:26:00.000-08:00

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 to help readers achieve permanent results.

New interesting textbook: The Caged Virgin or Mellon

Yoga for Your Life: A Practice Manual of Breath and Movement for Every Body

Author: Barry Kaplan

"Yoga is the most powerful system of stress management, but it is also...a system for transforming our awareness and quieting down our mind and body to experience inner sources of peace, joy, and well-being. I highly recommend Yoga For Your Life as a practical and clear guide..."--Dean Ornish, M.D. Over 400 beautiful color photographs present the spirit of yoga adapted to fit the American lifestyle. Along with eight progressive, easy-to-follow lessons are innovative methods for making yoga work for you every day--to wake up, calm anxiety, focus the mind, and prevent insomnia. Even if you're a beginner, you can pick up this book and start practicing right now! 160 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 11.

8 Minutes in the Morning for Real Shapes Real Sizes or The Path Bariatric Angels

2009-01-04T21:24:00.000-08:00

8 Minutes in the Morning for Real Shapes, Real Sizes: Specifically Designed for People Who Want to Lose 30 Pounds or More

Author: Jorge Cruis

Lose weight the Jorge Cruise way!

Each morning for 4 weeks, you'll roll out of bed, review Jorge Cruise's motivational messages, complete just two revolutionary and effective strength-training Cruise Moves™ designed for your body size, and that's it! No equipment. No aerobics. No gym memberships. No strained back or knees. No hassles.

Learn about Jorge's all-new eating system that includes every one of your favorite foods--not one is off-limits! Never starve or deprive yourself again. You'll eat healthier foods and fewer calories automatically--without hunger. How can you lose weight by eating two entire plates of food and topping it off with chocolate? Jorge shows you how with his unique Cruise Down Plate™ approach to eating. You can follow his plan anywhere and enjoy it for life.

By putting Jorge's client-proven motivational component into daily practice, you will eliminate emotional hunger and self-sabotaging behavior forever. Weight loss has never been easier!

The Path ... Bariatric Angels

Author: Kate F

Founder- Angels Cove Retreat, LLC and Bariatric Angels, LLC

Kate began her career 22 years ago, starting as a Licensed Practical Nurse in 1984, but found that she wanted to pursue a more specialized field and quickly found her passion in psychiatric nursing. Her focus is addictive illnesses; covering all age groups. To further her knowledge in this specialization, she returned to school to receive her A.A.S. and become a Registered Nurse, from Raritan Valley College in 1986. She attended the prestigious Rutgers Summer School of Alcohol Studies.

In March 2003 Kate under went Gastric Bypass Surgery, loosing 187 pounds.

"Bariatric Angels was a dream I wanted to share with other recovering Bariatrics." Kate started to build Bariatric Angels in 2004. Her dream became a reality; a peer support group specific to the needs of the issues of Bariatrics, both pre and post surgery. A place to share experiences, strength and hope with one another, while sharing knowledge and support.

Kate's present dream is ANGELS COVE RETREAT, a place for Bariatric to get personalized help.

The Angels Cove Retreat, LLC; is a program for those needing a more personalized experience to help them to find a Path of recover.

Kate's philosophy is simple, "The surgery is an excellent tool in recovery. Stabilization and continued recovery is a direct outcome of interrupting the 'Success Failure Syndrome' that all Morbidly Obese people face".

Individuals develop perspective and get the answers necessary to succeed through Kate's introspective techniques.

Angels Cove Retreat, LLC gives the individual an opportunity to fill their 'personal tool bag' withadditional special tools for times when you need a 'little extra help' to keep the focus on loosing weight or staying stabilized. Follow-up through Bariatric Angels Meetings, help people to continue to succeed!

The Path which Kate wrote, with assistance from Lauren D., is a "how to" book for the "disease between the ears". Just like the surgery, which is tool in the battle for recovery in the disease against Morbid Obesity so is The Path. The book is a look at the 'wiring of your thoughts and excuses that lead you back into food and the reasons to eat. Panaceas do not exist in weight loss but, weight loss surgery and The Path together they are a great start!

Kate was nominated, and won Magic 98.3 "Women Who Make Magic, 2005". Kate's dedication, diligence and perseverance has always worked helping others overcome their issues with addictions and will continue to do so in the future and throughout her personal life.

Body Bar or Guide to the Human Body

2009-01-04T10:23:00.000-08:00

Body Bar: 133 Moves for Full-Body Fitness

Author: Gregg Cook

Simple and inexpensive, yet amazingly effective, body bars are the newest wave of fitness equipment sweeping the country. The rubber-sheathed steel bars come in multiple lengths and weights to enable anyone to get a perfectly tailored workout, especially when used with expert fitness routines like the ones provided here. Designed to deliver a powerful workout in a short time, these easy-to-follow routines range from brisk ten-minute stress-busters to muscle-building 40-minute hardcore full-body blasts. From the fundamentals through progressively more challenging techniques, the exercises utilize body bars in both strength training and polymetric routines that emphasize quickness and agility. Upper and lower body workouts are provided for beginners, intermediates and experts, all demonstrated in color photographs.

Guide to the Human Body

Author: Richard Walker

A fully illustrated guide to anatomy, physiology and medicine.

More and more people are conscious about understanding and improving their health. An essential part of this process is learning the basic anatomy and physiology of the human body, but technical medical texts are impenetrable to most readers.

Guide to the Human Body is an ideal reference -- a fully illustrated, simple-to-grasp guide to human anatomy and physiology. This colorful handbook clearly explains biological processes and systems such as:

Skeletal and muscular systems

Nervous system

Glands and hormones

Cardiovascular system, tissues and organs

Immune system

Respiratory system

Digestive and urinary system

Reproductive system

There is also a concise A-Z medical encyclopedia that describes and explains over 600 medical conditions and terms. With 250 color diagrams, Guide to the Human Body is an outstanding pocket-sized reference book.

Elaine Wick - Children's Literature

This small, dense book provides a guide to the human body, as well as an A-Z medical encyclopedia describing the most common medical conditions and elements of human biology. Beginning with the biological composition of the body and proceeding through body systems, a lot of ground is covered in 111 pages of small print. While ardent students of biology may find Richard Walker's complex book valuable as a resource, other students may have a problem finding some of this text comprehensible. In many cases, it is the colorful, clear illustrations and sidebars that clarify what is discussed. For example, in explaining the hip bones, "posteriorly, each ilium articulates with the sacrum at the sacroiliac joint through which the weight of the upper body is transmitted from the backbone to the pelvic girdle," gave this reviewer, who has interest in hip structure, pause. In this example, the illustrations were of marginal help understanding the description. There also appear to be several confusing statements, such as, "The head houses the brain and major sense organs. It is supported and protected by the brain, which also forms the framework of the face." That said, this A-Z encyclopedia is a very useful resource; although some may wonder about the choices, for instance, why scabies but not sinusitis? Nonetheless, the book has a place on the reference shelf. The diagrams of cells, the body and so forth will be of interest. Supplement this with a more basic presentation of the body to merge the biological aspects with the physical. A table of contents and an index are included. An author biography is not included, except to say Walker is an award-winning author on human biology. 2004, FireflyBooks, Ages 12 up.

Rayna Patton - VOYA

The books in the Firefly Guide series are characterized by their small size, small but clear typeface, splendid color illustrations, and densely informative text. They are generally written by distinguished authorities in the field. Their low cost and the high quality of the information and of the books themselves make them well worth considering for high school libraries. Guide to the Human Body is divided into twelve major body systems, with many beautifully clear and well-chosen illustrations. What follows is a seventy-page medical encyclopedia, almost a glossary, with short entries for a wide range of topics such as abortion, blood poisoning, and even prions, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE/mad cow disease), and its human counterpart, Creutzfeldt-Jacob disease (CJD). In addition, the book has several well-illustrated pages describing the way that cells work and the overall organization of the body. Despite the indisputable merits of this up-to-date little book, most school libraries might already have a great deal of the same information in the health section. The series also includes guides to the human body, global hazards, gems, fossils, flags of the world, and space. (Firefly Guides).. VOYA Codes 5Q 3P S A/YA (Hard to imagine it being any better written; Will appeal with pushing; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12; Adult-marketed book recommended for Young Adults). 2003, Firefly, 192p.; Index. Illus. Photos., Trade pb. Ages 15 to Adult.

School Library Journal

Adult/High School-Concise but thorough, these resources provide a wealth of information. Logically organized by subject, they are then subdivided many times so that a section will not overwhelm students. Outstanding color photographs, computer graphics, diagrams, and charts further clarify the texts by showing formation, movement, or cross-sections. The texts are readable and gradually move to more academic information within each section. Factual details are presented in easy-to-read charts. The first title includes hazards not always easily found in resources: droughts, landslides, avalanches, extinctions, and diseases, to name a few. Various aspects of pollution are included so that students may see what humans are doing to the environment. The second book opens with extensive introductory material including history, various properties, and lore. Then, each gem is presented with text and charts of specific chemical properties. While most gems are discussed on a single page, some that are well known have longer articles. Students will have to use the index to locate specific stones as they are organized by chemical composition. Each chemical group is identified by a different color stripe at the top of the page to unify the section. The last title opens with introductory material on cells, tissue, and organs before moving on to each body system. The final third is devoted to a glossary defining specific body parts, diseases, and medical procedures. These titles will be heavily used.-Claudia Moore, W. T. Woodson High School, Fairfax, VA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Fourfold Path to Healing or Eight Stories Up

2009-01-04T00:21:00.000-08:00

Fourfold Path to Healing: Working with the Laws of Nutrition, Therapeutics, Movement and Meditation in the Art of Medicine

Author: Thomas S Cowan

The Fourfold Path to Healing merges the wisdom of traditional societies, the most modern findings of western medicine and the esoteric teaching of the ancients. The fourfold approach includes Nutrition using nutrient-dense traditional foods therapeutics through a wide range of nontoxic remedies Movement to heal and strengthen the emotions and medication to develop your powers of objective thought.

Eight Stories Up: An Adolescent Chooses Hope over Suicide

Author: DeQuincy Lezin

Suicide is the third leading cause of death for young Americans aged 15-24. As a teenager, DeQuincy Lezine nearly ended his own life-he believed it was the only way to end the emotional pain and misery caused by clinical depression. Instead, Lezine was able to receive expert psychiatric care, and went on to found the first campus-based chapter of the Suicide Prevention Action Network USA.
Now a researcher at the University of Rochester Center for the Study and Prevention of Suicide, Lezine is particularly devoted to preventing adolescent suicide, and he brings the wealth of his personal and professional experience to bear in Eight Stories Up. He first describes his deteriorating state of mind in college, pinpointing some of the origins of the depression that would nearly claim his life. He then goes on to use his experiences to offer wisdom and practical advice to other young people who may be considering suicide. In straightforward, easy-to-understand language and along with the psychiatric expertise of David Brent, MD, Lezine discusses what is known about suicide in adolescents, how to seek psychiatric treatment, and how to get the most out of professional help. He also surveys some of the therapists used to prevent suicide, how to talk to loved ones about suicidal thoughts, and how to stay healthy at home and at school. The result is both a remarkable memoir and a useful guide that will help to ease the isolation and suffering caused by thoughts of suicide, assuring young people that, with commitment and hard work, they can overcome their troubles in a safe and healthy way.
Part of the Adolescent Mental Health Initiative series of books written specifically forteens and young adults, Eight Stories Up offers hope to young people who are at risk of suicide, offering a lifeline of experienced support and guidance that could save their lives.

A Life of My Own or The PDR Family Guide to Natural Medicines and Healing Therapies

2009-01-03T15:20:00.000-08:00

A Life of My Own: Meditations on Hope and Acceptance

Author: Hazelden Foundation

These direct and affirming meditations offer daily access to strength, serenity, and insight in our relationships with chemically dependent people.

Written with a broad-based spirituality and straight-forward style by the author of the classic Each Day a New Beginning, these reflections gently guide friends and family working programs like Al-Anon, Nar-Anon, and Coc-Anon to a better sense of themselves, Twelve Step principles, and what it means to joyfully live a life of one's own.

Books about: The HIPAA Compliance Kit or Visual Merchandising and Display

The PDR Family Guide to Natural Medicines and Healing Therapies

Author: Pdr

Mainstream medicine's first guide to safe and effective modes of alternative healing

The world of natural and alternative medicine offers an amazing array of effective, inexpensive, but still controversial health-care choices. Now in this milestone book, America's most trusted provider of medical information, the Physicians' Desk Reference®, cuts through the controversy and tells you what you need to know about your healing options.

- Which widely available herbs, vitamins, and minerals act like potent prescription medication
- Fifty alternative therapy options—how they work, what they strive for, and potential side effects
- Self-help techniques to stave off—and even reverse—chronic problems and disease
- The latest findings on acupuncture, aromatherapy, chiropractic adjustment, homeopathy, and much more
- How certain natural remedies interact with conventional drugs
- Easy-to-use indexes that will enable you to find treatment options for hundreds of ailments, identify the most effective herbal remedies, and research natural medicines by both common and Latin names
- A sixteen-page herb identification portfolio featuring more than one hundred medicinal herbs, photographed in full color

Eat More Weigh Less or Curandose con los angeles cartas oraculas

2009-01-03T03:19:00.000-08:00

Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean Ornish's Advantage Ten Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly

Author: Dean Ornish

You really can eat more and weigh less—if you know what to eat. As this groundbreaking book clearly shows, it's not just how much you eat, it's primarily what you eat.

Most diets rely on small portion sizes to reduce calories sufficiently. You feel hungry and deprived. Dr. Ornish's program takes a new approach: abundance rather than deprivation. If you change the type of food, you don't have to be as concerned about the amount of food. You can eat whenever you're hungry, eat more food—and still lose weight and keep it off. Simply. Safely. Easily. In this book, you'll find 250 gourmet recipes from the country's most celebrated chefs.

Unlike high-protein diets that may mortage your well-being, Dr. Ornish's diet and lifestyle program is scientifically proven to help you lose weight and gain health. People not only keep off the weight, they lower their cholestoral and reduce their chances for getting heart disease and such other illnesses as breast, prostate, and colon cancer; diabetes; osteoporosis; and hypertension. Dr. Ornish's program has given millions of people new hope and new choices.

Interesting textbook: Brazilians Working with Americans Brasileiros Que Trabalham COM Americanos or The New Strategic Management

Curandose con los angeles cartas oraculas (Healing with the Angels Oracle Cards)

Author: Doreen Virtu

You Are Surrounded by the Healing Love of Angels!

Healing with the Angels Oracle Cards

— Forty-four divination cards, each with a different beautiful victorian-style or old master-style angel picture, and words signifying their meaning. There are no negative or frightening cards in this deck — each carries a positive, and healing picture and meaning. Includes a small instruction booklet, telling the full meaning of each card, including angel messages about healing from various life challenges. The booklet gives instructions on how to give yourself or others "angel readings" with the cards.

Good Carbs Bad Carbs or 15 Minute Everyday Pilates

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

Good Carbs, Bad Carbs

Author: Johanna Burani

When it was first published early in 2002, Good Carbs, Bad Carbs was the first book to use the phrase "good carbs" and to clarify how to adjust one's eating habits to strike the perfect balance of carbohydrates for optimum health, weight, and vitality. Now, in this new, completely revised edition, best-selling author Johanna Burani brings Good Carbs, Bad Carbs totally up-to-date—with references to the most recent research—and more useful than ever for everyone trying to figure out exactly what carbs they should be eating. The focus remains on using the glycemic index to identify the carbs that most help to lose weight, stay healthy, control blood glucose levels, and maintain energy throughout the day. This edition of the best-selling guide also includes a wonderfully helpful laminated 4-color pullout shopping guide, as well as twenty all new good-carb recipes.

Look this: Making a Living from Your eBay Business or Google Web Toolkit Applications

15 Minute Everyday Pilates

Author: Alycea Ungaro

No time to exercise? No problem! DK's new 15-Minute Fitness series gives you all the tools you need to squeeze regular exercise into your life. This fantastic new format offers: four detailed gatefolds for easy, step-by-step instruction; a DVD to walk you through each routine; and a fully-illustrated, fully-annotated book to help you perfect your technique. Choose one of four complete mini-workouts each day to target a specific part of the body, and to strengthen, stretch, and build your way to a more toned, more healthy you.

	Introduction	6
	Body sculpting basics	8
	Assessing your shape	22
	Problem areas	36
	Stomach and waist	40
	Bottom and hips	58
	Legs and thighs	76
	Arms and upper body	94
	Corrective shaping	114
	Post-natal exercises	118
	Bad backs	122
	Increased flexibility	124
	Index	126
	Acknowledgements	128

	The glycemic index explained	6
	The recipes	22
	Breakfast	24
	Lunchboxes and snacks	40
	Quick lunches and suppers	62
	Entertaining	94
	Desserts	114
	Index	126
	Acknowledgments	128

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Advanced Waxing and Hair Removal or Joseph H Pilates Method at Home

Advanced Waxing and Hair Removal

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Joseph H. Pilates Method at Home: A Balance, Shape, Strength, and Fitness Program

Diabetes or Goal Digger Fitness

Diabetes: A Guide to Living Well

Booknews

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Goal Digger Fitness: Look, Feel, and Perform Your Best with a Breakthrough 14-Day Exercise Plan Tailored to Your Goals and Your Life

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

Reflexology for Women's Health

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

What People Are Saying

A Holistic Guide To Embracing Pregnancy Childbirth And Motherhood or Building for Life

A Holistic Guide To Embracing Pregnancy, Childbirth, And Motherhood

Journal of Human Lactation

Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection

How to Cure a Hangover or Does A Chimp Wear Clothes LE

How to Cure a Hangover: The Best Remedies from the World's Greatest Bartenders

Does A Chimp Wear Clothes? LE

Body Sculpting or Sleep

Body Sculpting: Tone and Reshape Your Body in 6 Weeks!

Table of Contents:

Sleep: The Complete Guide to Sleep Disorders and a Better Night's Sleep

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Healthy Foods for Happy Kids or Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Classroom

Healthy Foods for Happy Kids: An A-Z Nutritional Know-how

Promoting Physical Activity and Health in the Classroom

101 Reasons Why Im a Vegetarian or Natural Foot Care

101 Reasons Why I'm a Vegetarian

Library Journal

Natural Foot Care: Herbal Treatments, Massage, and Exercises for Healthy Feet

Ethnic Variations in Dying Death and Grief or Mental Fitness for Life

Ethnic Variations in Dying, Death, and Grief: Diversity in Universality

MADDVOCATE

Mental Fitness for Life: 7 Steps to Healthy Aging

Words That Heal the Blues or The South Beach Diet

Words That Heal the Blues: Affirmations and Meditations for Living Optimally with Mood Disorders

The South Beach Diet: The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss

Publishers Weekly

How We Live Our Yoga Pa or How Not to Be My Patient

How We Live Our Yoga Pa: Personal Stories

Village Voice

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

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How Not to Be My Patient: A Physician's Secrets for Staying Healthy and Surviving Any Diagnosis

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

Power to Heal or Osteoporosis Handbook

Power to Heal

Osteoporosis Handbook: The Comprehensive Guide to Prevention and Treatment

La receta del gran medico para la diabetes or The Skiers Edge Breakthrough Techniques for Intermediate and Advanced Skiers

La receta del gran medico para la diabetes

The Skier's Edge: Breakthrough Techniques for Intermediate and Advanced Skiers

NutriBase Guide to Fat and Cholesterol or Curaci n espont nea

NutriBase Guide to Fat and Cholesterol

Curaciуn espontбnea (Spontaneous Healing)

Powerful Medicines or Healthy Eating During Pregnancy

Powerful Medicines: The Benefits, Risks, and Costs of Prescription Drugs

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

Kirkus Reviews

Healthy Eating During Pregnancy

Table of Contents:

Heart Attack or Having a BabyWhen the Old Fashioned Way Isnt Working

Brian Turner's Favourite British Recipes

Having a Baby...When the Old-Fashioned Way Isn't Working: Hope and Help for Everyone Facing Infertility

Publishers Weekly

Internet Guide to Herbal Remedies or Group Psychotherapy and Recovery from Addiction

Internet Guide to Herbal Remedies

Doody Review Services

Group Psychotherapy and Recovery from Addiction: Carrying the Message

Doody Review Services

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Essential Guide to Nutrition and the Foods We Eat or Brand Medicine

Essential Guide to Nutrition and the Foods We Eat

Brand Medicine: The Role of Branding in the Pharmaceutical Industry