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Quien Dijo Que No Se Puede or Environmental Illness

2009-12-05T21:47:00.000-08:00

Quien Dijo Que No Se Puede?

Author: Maria Antonieta Collins

Although her struggle and final victory over obesity along with the recipes that helped her conquer it dominated Dietas y Recetas de Maria Antonieta, this new blend of anecdotes, tips, and more recipes focuses on those who, inspired by Collins, are waging their own battle against obesity. As was her own daughter Adriana.

Patricia Arancibia, "Criticas" Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information. - Criticas

After the success of her first title, Dietas y recetas de Maria Antonieta (Maria Antonieta's Diets and Recipes, Criticas, Jan./Feb. 2002), Mexico's Univision anchor Collins has published a follow-up. Although her struggle and final victory over obesity along with the recipes that helped her conquer it dominated Dietas, this new blend of anecdotes, tips, and more recipes focuses on those who, inspired by Collins, are waging their own battle against obesity. A year after appearing on Cristina Salaregui's popular TV show where she vowed to overcome her weight problems, Collins's obese daughter, Adrianna, has become an even more striking success story than her mother. Adrianna accompanies Collins on tours to promote Dietas, and has written a couple of chapters for the new book. The testimonials, along with frank confessions of setbacks, are the book's greatest strengths. Encouraging as this is, though, the rest of the book repeats information from Dietas. Once again, such Univision stars as Saralegui, who wrote the prolog, Jorge Santos, and Lily Estefan reveal their dieting secrets, and Collins recycles Dietas's tips and advice. Moreover, the book seems to have been written and released too quickly, before it could be revised and reorganized. But despite these drawbacks, Collins's kindness, directness, and sympathy make this a worthwhile read. The new book, at least, gives measurement units in pounds and feet, with their metric equivalents in parentheses-a big improvement over Dietas. Bookstores and public libraries will find many of Collins's fans among their patrons.

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Environmental Illness: Myth and Reality

Author: Herman Staudenmayer

Environmental illness: certain health professionals and clinical ecologists claim it impacts and inhibits 15 percent of the population. Its afflicted are led to believe environmental illness (EI) originates with food, chemicals, and other stimuli in their surroundings -as advocates call for drastic measures to remedy the situation. What if relief proves elusive-and the patient is sent on a course of ongoing, costly and ineffective "treatment"? Several hundred individuals who believed they were suffering from EI have been evaluated or treated by Herman Staudenmayer since the 1970s. Staudenmayer believed the symptoms harming his patients actually had psychophysiological origins-based more in fear of a hostile world than any suspected toxins contained in the environment. Staudenmayer's years of research, clinical work-and successful care-are now summarized in Environmental Illness: Myth & Reality. Dismissing much of the information that has attempted to defend EI and its culture of victimization, Staudenmayer details the alternative diagnoses and treatments that have helped patients recognize their true conditions-and finally overcome them, often after years of prolonged suffering.

New England Journal of Medicine

When all is said and done, Staudenmayer concludes that environmental illness is iatrogenic, induced in vulnerable patients by unscrupulous physicians and advocates. For him, the phenomenon represents nothing short of medical cultism, with the expected moral superiority, rigidity of thought, and contempt for scientific laws, in which much time is spent on rituals, confessions, and group testimonials. His is a courageous hypothesis and one whose testing merits our support.

Soma or The Cox 2 Connection

2009-12-04T17:36:00.000-08:00

Soma: The Divine Hallucinogen

Author: David L Spess

The definitive work on the ancient Hindu soma rituals mentioned in the Vedas and debated by scholars for decades.

• The first book to identify the mysterious soma plant.

• A breakthrough book that reenvisions the role of psychoactive plants in religion.

Soma has been shrouded in mystery for centuries. It is simultaneously a sacred hallucinogenic plant used in secret rituals, a personified God, and an important cosmological principle. Summarizing all previous research on the subject, David Spess goes far beyond his predecessors and shows that soma provides an important key to the understanding of the earliest systemized methods of medicine, psychology, magic, rejuvenation, longevity, and alchemy. Most significant is that his intensive research provides the most compelling case yet for actual identification of the plants that served as the basis for the divine hallucinogen Nelumbo nucifera, the sacred lotus of India, as well as some members of the Nymphaea genus.

With the renewed interest in the ritual use of psychoactive substances, shamanism, psychic phenomena, and alternative modalities of healing, Soma provides a much needed bridge between Eastern and Western esoteric traditions. Contained within the enigmatic verses about soma in the Rig Veda is a secret about ourselves and the nature of our relationship to the world and cosmos. Soma makes this knowledge available to us once again.

American Herb Association

This book comes highly recommended by Dr. Willard Johnson-my college professor of religious studies-and I second the vote for anyone interested in history, plant drugs, and the origins of Eastern Religion.

What People Are Saying

Joan Halifax
A noteworthy addition to the research on hallucinogens. (Joan Halifax, author of The Fruitful Darkness and Shamanic Voices)

Wendy Doniger
By far the most thorough survey of both the botanical and the psycho-spiritual aspects of the soma plant that I've ever seen. All I can do is congratulate the author. (Wendy Doniger, coauthor of Soma: The Divine Mushroom of Immortality)

Oscar Ichazo
Soma brilliantly completes the enquiry on the scientific and botanical aspects, as well as the anthropological and cultural development, of this very important subject. A magnificent book destined to become a classic. (Oscar Ichazo, author of Psychocalisthenics and Between Metaphysica and Protoanalysis)

The Cox-2 Connection: Natural Breakthrough Treatment for Arthritis, Alzheimer's and Cancer

Author: James B LaVall

All of us have experienced, at one time or another, the temporary inflammation and pain of a minor injury. But those who suffer from chronic inflammation—whether the result of an injury or a biological disorder--and its coincidental pain are all too aware of the frequently crippling and debilitating effects of these conditions.

In The Cox-2 Connection, pharmacist and naturalist James B. LaValle shares a thorough overview of treatment options for a variety of disorders for which inflammation is a primary symptom—from osteoarthritis, bursitis, and fibromyalgia to rheumatoid arthritis, gout and dysbiosis. He clearly explains the physiological mechanism that leads to inflammation and pain and includes an in-depth section on pain-management strategies useful for anyone who is experiencing this discomfort, whether temporary or chronic.

Cox-2—or cyclooxygenase-2—is the key enzyme responsible for the body's inflammation and pain response in conditions such as arthritis and bursitis, and it is also linked to the inflammation that may play a significant role in the progression of Alzheimer's and cancer. The Cox-2 Connection, however, goes further than other pain management books by dealing with not only the synthetic, anti-inflammatory Cox-2 inhibitors, such as Celebrex and Vioxx, but also with their natural counterparts that have been used for thousands of years by people all over the world. The author thoughtfully evaluates the effectiveness of these inhibitors as well as their side effects and presents exciting new studies that indicate their possible role in preventing Alzheimer's and cancer.

The Cox-2 Connection is an essential and timely reference for anyone trying to understand and manage inflammation and pain and make sense of the exploding availability and potential of ways to deal with them.

Preface
Part 1: The Problem and Treatment
1. An Overview of Inflammation
2. Understanding Your Anatomy: Muscles, Joints, and Bones
3. Common Inflammatory Disorders and Causes
4. Cox-2 Inhibitors: A Revolution in the Treatment of Inflammation
5. The Cox-2 Connection in Alzheimer's and Cancer
Part 2: What You Can Do
6. Natural Cox-2 Inhibitors and Other Natural Remedies
7. Current Treatment Options
8. A Smorgasbord of Ways to Manage Your Pain
Resources
Notes
Index

Helping Students Overcome Depression and Anxiety or Sun Protection for Life

2009-12-03T13:25:00.000-08:00

Helping Students Overcome Depression and Anxiety

Author: Kenneth W Merrell

"Depression, anxiety, and other internalizing disorders can have severe and lasting consequences for children and adolescents. This book provides clear-cut strategies for addressing these problems creatively and effectively with students in grades K-12. A concise overview of the nature, development, and course of childhood depression and anxiety is delineated, and a comprehensive assessment model is outlined. Chapters then present a wide range of empirically supported interventions that are easy to implement and readily adaptable to diverse settings. Cognitive-behavioral and psychoeducational techniques are described in jargon-free language, and numerous reproducible worksheets are included to facilitate the practitioner's day-to-day work. Other topics covered include currently available psychiatric medications for depression and anxiety, and when and how a psychiatric referral should be made."--BOOK JACKET.

Booknews

Merrell (psychology, U. of Iowa) presents strategies for helping students in grades K-12 to overcome depression and anxiety. Aimed at support service professionals who work with at-risk students in school settings, the text describes a variety of intervention techniques. Coverage includes, for example, the development of internalizing problems, linking assessment to intervention, cognitive therapy techniques for depression, behavioral treatments for anxiety, social skills training, and referral guidelines. The volume also includes a section of reproducible worksheets. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Acknowledgments
	About This Series
	About This Book
	Index of Intervention Programs and General Intervention Strategies, with Descriptions of Purpose and Developmental Level
	List of Specific Treatment Techniques for Depression and Anxiety, Grouped by Program Component
1	Understanding Depression and Anxiety in Children and Adolescents	1
	What Are Internalizing Disorders?	1
	Four Types of Internalizing Disorders	3
	Overlap of Internalizing Problems	11
	Students with Internalizing Problems: Three Case Studies	12
2	How Depression and Anxiety Develop and Are Maintained	17
	Development of Internalizing Problems	18
	Do Specific Influence Require Specific Interventions?	22
	The Course of Internalizing Problems: Stability and Persistence	23
	Consequences of Internalizing Problems	24
	Complications: Sorting Out Related Problems	31
3	Guidelines for Assessment and Intervention Planning	40
	What Are the Purposes of Assessment?	41
	A Model for Designing Assessments	42
	Recommended Assessment Methods	45
	Linking Assessment to Intervention	55
	From Assessment to Treatment Planning	60
4	Comprehensive Intervention Program for Depression	64
	Four Comprehensive Intervention Programs	65
	Which Program Is Best?	75
	Modifying or Designing Your Own Comprehensive Treatment Program for Depression	75
5	Changing Thoughts and Beliefs: Cognitive Therapy Techniques for Depression	82
	Cognitive Therapy for Depression: An Introduction	83
	Step 1: Developing Awareness of Emotional Variability	85
	Step 2: Detecting Automatic Thoughts and Identifying Beliefs	86
	Step 3: Evaluating Automatic Thoughts and Beliefs	90
	Step 4: Changing Negative Automatic Thoughts and Maladaptive Beliefs	96
6	Changing Thoughts and Beliefs: Rational-Emotive Therapy, Attribution Retraining, Learned Optimism, and Journal-Writing Strategies for Depression	102
	Disputing Irrational Thoughts: The RET Approach	103
	Self-Monitoring and Self-Control Training	106
	Attribution Retraining and Learning to Be Optimistic	107
	Writing It Down: Journal Writing as an Intervention Tool	112
7	Behavior Change, Emotional Education, Interpersonal Problem Solving, and Conflict Resolution Strategies for Depression	117
	Behavioral Interventions for Depression	118
	Emotional Education	124
	Interpersonal Problem Solving and Conflict Resolution Training	132
	Social Skills Training	137
8	Behavioral Treatments for Anxiety: Systematic Desensitization	139
	Overview of Systematic Desensitization	140
	Other Behavioral Interventions	151
9	Social Skills Training and Other Cognitive-Behavioral Treatments for Anxiety	157
	Self-Control Training for Anxiety	158
	Self-Instructional Training	159
	The "Coping Cat" Program for Anxious Youth: An Innovative, Comprehensive Treatment Approach	160
	The Transfer of Control Approach	162
	Social Skills Training	164
10	Finding More Help: Referral Guidelines for Mental Health Counseling, Psychiatric Medications, and Alternative Treatments	171
	Making Referrals for Mental Health Counseling and Psychiatric Medications	172
	Using Medications to Treat Children's Social-Emotional Problems: Some Basic Issues and Concerns	177
	Medications for Treatment of Depression	180
	Medications for Anxiety-Related Problems	184
	Alternative Interventions	186
	App.: Reproducible Worksheets	193
	References	223
	Index	227

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Sun Protection for Life

Author: Mary Mills Barrow

Includes information on the best sunscreens, sunglasses, and protective clothing.

From the founders of Coolibar, the only providers of sun protective products officially endorsed by the Skin Cancer Foundation, this book offers the latest information on detecting, preventing, and protecting yourself from damaging sun rays that cause cancer.

Poder Curatico de la Orina or Autism

2009-12-02T09:14:00.000-08:00

Poder Curatico de la Orina

Author: May Ana

El uso de la orina para curación existe hace más de cinco mil años. Es una especie de panacea para aliviar muchas de las enfermedades que ha aquejado a la humanidad desde siempre. En la orina se reflejan muchas enfermdades y conociendo las propiedades de la orina y sus diferentes aplicaciones habra dado un gran paso en la prevención definitiva.

(Urine therapy has been around for more than 5000 years. Many uses and many cures can be attributed to urine therapy. Knowing the applications and proper uses is the key of this book.)

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Autism: The Facts

Author: Simon Baron Cohen

Coping with a diagnosis of autism can be a troubling and confusing experience for parents. Ignorance of this bewildering disorder can provoke difficult decision-making for parents and physicians alike. What causes autism? What happens to children with autism when they grow up? Does autism run in families? What kind of educational setting is best? In this accessible, comprehensive book, the authors have discovered the questions on the minds of parents and professionals, and have attempted to answer them. Autism is a puzzling disorder. It begins in early childhood, and disrupts many aspects of development, leaving the child unable to form social relationships or communicate in the usual way. This fascinating book explains in a clear, straightforward manner what is known about the condition. Helpful appendices identify organizations and resource providers concerned with autism. Written first and foremost as a guide for parents, but required reading for interested professionals, it covers the recognition and diagnosis of autism, its biological and physiological causes, and the various treatments and educational techniques available.

101 Tips for Staying Healthy with Diabetes or Leaving It at the Office

2009-12-01T05:03:00.000-08:00

101 Tips for Staying Healthy with Diabetes (and Avoiding Complications)

Author: University of New Mexico Diabetes Care Team

For those with diabetes, developing complications such as kidney disease, heart disease, and eye disease is a constant threat without proper self-care. This completely revised second edition offers the inside track on the latest tips, techniques, and strategies for preventing and treating complications.

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Leaving It at the Office: A Guide to Psychotherapist Self-Care

Author: John C Norcross

Wise, warm, and authoritative, this straight-talking guide addresses the real-world struggles that psychotherapists face in balancing their professional and personal lives. It demonstrates that recognizing and tending to your one's physical, emotional, and spiritual needs not only feels good—it also leads to more effective and ethical practice as a clinician. The book describes and illustrates 12 self-care strategies that are grounded in the authors' extensive research and clinical experience. Interwoven throughout are insights and recommendations from other master therapists, "self-care checklists," and suggestions for further reading. Lively and engaging, this is an ideal resource for a broad range of professionals and students.

Valuing the Person of the Psychotherapist     1
Refocusing on the Rewards     18
Recognizing the Hazards   Joan Laidig     35
Minding the Body     64
Nurturing Relationships     72
Setting Boundaries     93
Restructuring Cognitions   Maria A. Turkson     114
Sustaining Healthy Escapes   Rhonda S. Karg     131
Creating a Flourishing Environment     153
Undergoing Personal Therapy     167
Cultivating Spirituality and Mission     183
Fostering Creativity and Growth     197
References     207
Index     229

Bursting with Energy or Chinese Tui Na Massage

2009-11-30T00:52:00.000-08:00

Bursting with Energy: Optimum Energy and Permanent Weight Control at Any Age, Plus a Breakthrough Test to Improve Your Energy Level, Biological Age, and Overall Health

Author: Frank Shallenberger

Decreased energy production is the single most consistent hallmark of aging. Anti-Aging specialists have always considered it to be a result of the aging process. Dr. Shallenberger's startling new research may change all that. He believes that decreased energy production is not a result of aging, but in fact is the cause of it. By maintaining youthful energy production, as you grow older, you will be able to drastically slow down the aging process.

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Chinese Tui Na Massage: The Essential Guide to Treating Injuries, Improving Health and Balancing Qi

Author: Xu Xiangcai

Provides both theory and practical technique and is ideal for professional therapists, martial artists or anyone with an active lifestyle.

The Experience of Alzheimers Disease or Natural Sex Boosters

2009-11-28T20:41:00.000-08:00

The Experience of Alzheimer's Disease: Life Through a Tangled Veil

Author: Steven R Sabat

At a time when the incidence of Alzheimer's Disease is increasing dramatically, this accessible account revolutionises our stereotypes of Alzheimer's patients and their care.

Natural Sex Boosters: Supplements That Enhance Stamina, Sensation, and Sexuality for Men and Women

Author: Ray Sahelian

In recent years, science has made incredible breakthroughs in the treatment of sexual dysfunction. However, it has been found that the newly developed prescription drugs do not work equally well for everyone, and that—as the printed warnings make clear—they cannot be used without risk. Fortunately, there is an alternative. For hundreds of years, civilizations around the world have used numerous herbs, nutrients, and natural hormones to achieve the same or even greater results—and with far fewer side effects. Now, best-selling author and physician Dr. Ray Sahelian has written an easy-to-follow guide to dozens of powerful sex boosters that increase stamina, sensation, and libido for both men and women.

In this A-to-Z guide, Dr. Sahelian provides a clear discussion of each natural substance, explaining what it is, what it does, and how it is taken, and presenting the scientific data behind its claims. For men, the book covers the areas of impotency, decreased desire, and poor staying power. It also examines sexual problems related to prostate disease and treatment. For women, it looks at female sexual dysfunction (FSD), sensitivity problems, and menopause-related issues. The author has made sure to include an up-to-date resource section that provides useful websites, organizations, and product suppliers.

It is truly amazing that in this day and age, most people—including most doctors—are not aware of the many supplements that can naturally boost the sexual experience. This book provides new solutions to some very old problems.

About the Author:
Dr. Ray Sahelian obtained a bachelor's degree in nutrition from Drexel University, and completed his doctoral training at Thomas Jefferson Medical School, both in Philadelphia. He is certified by the American Board of Family Practice. A popular and respected physician and medical writer, the author is internationally recognized as a moderate voice in the evaluation of cutting-edge nutrition, herbs, and hormones. He has discussed the latest health and medical research on numerous national television programs, been cited by countless magazines, been quoted in hundreds of domestic and foreign newspapers, and reached millions of radio listeners nationwide. Dr. Sahelian is the best-selling author of Glucosamine, The Stevia Cookbook, and Mind Boosters. He currently resides in the Los Angeles area.

Healing Ministry or New Bach Flower Therapies

2009-02-20T18:04:00.000-08:00

Healing Ministry: A Practical Guide

Author: Leo Thomas

Dominican priest Leo Thomas applies the wisdom of pastoral care to the ministry of religious healing. He does so with practical, concrete, step-by-step explanations of how to offer healing to those who are hurting. The book's goal is to show Christians--lay and ordained, Catholic and Protestant--how to minister together in a powerful way so that hurting people can experience the healing love of God who meets them in

New Bach Flower Therapies: Healing the Emotional and Spiritual Causes of Illness

Author: Dietmar Kr mer

Dietmar Kramer, a practicing naturopath, has discovered a new approach to diagnosis and treatment with Bach Flower Remedies. New Bach Flower Therapies traces the relationships between the thirty-eight flowers in an unprecedented way. "Outer" flowers treat acute, more superficial problems, while "inner" flowers address the deep-rooted conflicts that are the source of surface symptoms. Kramer arranges the inner and outer flowers into twelve "tracks," which can be used as models for therapeutic sequences. By illustrating each track with characteristic case studies, the author shows how varying motives and causes can lead to the same symptom, yet require individualized treatment.

Kramer's work is among the few new therapeutic applications to build upon Edward Bach's work of sixty years ago and remain in tune with his wish for simplicity and ease of use.

Diagnostic aids facilitate the correct choice of suitable remedies, including a detailed questionnaire, which allows the therapist to make the most of the patient interview.

1 The Bach Flower Remedies
2 A New Classification of the Flowers
3 Inner Flowers: The Twelve Tracks
4 Larch: The Foundation Flower
5 Outer Flowers
6 Rescue Remedy
7 Discovering the Appropriate Flower
8 The Practice of Bach Flower Therapy
Appendix: Questionnaire
Resources for Bach Flower Remedies
Notes
Further Reading
Index

Dietmar Kramer, a licensed naturopath in his native Germany, has been active as a practitioner and teacher of holistic health care since 1983. He is also the author of New Bach Flower Therapies. Click here to visit his Bach Flower web site.

Sober Kitchen or Eating Drinking Overthinking

2009-02-19T13:53:00.000-08:00

Sober Kitchen: Recipes and Advice for a Lifetime of Sobriety

Author: Liz Scott

People in the early stages of alcoholism recovery are often sugar-addicted and nutritionally deficient. Trained chef and recovering alcoholic Liz Scott tackles these issues head on in a cookbook that pursues lifelong sobriety through building a healthy lifestyle around food.

Publishers Weekly

Alcoholics Anonymous's stress management acronym is H-A-L-T, reminding recovering alcoholics to avoid becoming hungry, angry, lonely or tired. But until now, there hasn't been a book intended to help with the hunger. A professional chef in recovery, Scott fills the void with this empathetic volume. Following an introduction to the important role food plays in recovery, Scott provides dozens of easy-to-follow recipes for each of recovery's three stages. In phase one, recipes are simple and intended to combat "years of nutritional neglect and possible extremes of eating the wrong foods or not eating at all." Sub-chapter topics include non-alcoholic beverages, quick snacks to fight hunger pains in a healthy way and treats to curb carbohydrate cravings. Throughout, Scott offers sidebars addressing alcoholic-specific issues, such as using non-alcohol-based vanilla. In phase two, Scott focuses on healthy comfort foods, with somewhat more complex recipes, such as Baked Whole Wheat French Toast with Orange Maple Glaze. Phase three concerns actively "enhancing your health and becoming a sober gourmet." Scott delves into functional foods, re-creating favorites such as chicken Marsala and black forest cake without alcohol. These recipes are appealing for anyone, but the thoughtful advice accompanying almost every entry makes them invaluable for recovering addicts in need of a nourishing diet. (Sept.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Many people recovering from alcohol or drug addiction need extra nutrition, particularly the B vitamins. Alcoholics may have additional difficulty because many foods are prepared with wine. Despite the popular belief that alcohol in cooking is burned off, sufficient alcohol remains in these dishes to trigger a relapse. Chef Scott, herself a recovering alcoholic, has developed recipes and menus that help the addicted to navigate three stages of recovery. Phase 1 emphasizes nutrition and avoiding triggers, Phase 2 helps to form new habits that make relapse less likely, and Phase 3 works on healthy lifestyles. Scott includes succinct explanations of the related scientific points, as well as a history of alcohol in food. She also provides alcohol-free recipes for such dangerous dishes as Beef Bourguignon, Duck l'Orange, and Beer Battered Fish. Filling a gap, this well-researched and easy-to-follow cookbook is recommended for public libraries and consumer health collections.-Susan B. Hagloch, formerly with Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, OH Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

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Eating, Drinking, Overthinking: The Toxic Triangle of Food, Alcohol, and Depression--and How Women Can Break Free

Author: Susan Nolen Hoeksema

A noted expert on women and depression offers a guide to balancing women’s relationship to eating, alcohol, and overthinking

Based on extensive original research, Eating, Drinking, Overthinking is the first book to show women how they can navigate the often painful and destructive worlds of the title.

While it is widely known that women suffer from depression in disproportionately large numbers, what is less well known is the extent to which many women use food and alcohol to regulate their moods. Integrating the insights of her popular first book, Women Who Think Too Much, Yale psychologist Susan Nolen-Hoeksema has written a pathbreaking and highly readable account of the ways in which eating, drinking, and overthinking, can wreak havoc on women’s emotional well-being, physical health, relationships, and careers.

As Eating, Drinking, Overthinking reveals, the coping strategies that lead women into the “toxic triangle” can be turned around to guide them out of it. Instead of letting negative thoughts gain the advantage, Nolen-Hoeksema provides exercises to help women manage their thoughts and maintain a balanced perspective.

Publishers Weekly

Nolen-Hoeksema (Women Who Think Too Much) presents a theory that women who battle eating disorders, alcohol abuse and depression are really suffering from a single disorder for which she has coined the term "toxic triangle." The author claims to be among the first to recognize this (most experts, she says, choose one as the cause of the other two), but doesn't offer anything beyond her own observations as proof that this is true. The book's main strength is its excellent exploration of the impact of all three problems, individually and collectively, on women's lives. Eating disorders, alcohol abuse and depression affect women's relationships, careers, health and put them at risk for assault. Nolen-Hoeksema helps readers make sense of their past experiences and the genetic influences that can also make a difference, perhaps leading to a better understanding of their behavior. But she flounders between writing a clinical dissertation and penning a self-help book meant to guide readers to a solution. She constantly switches voices, speaking directly to the reader at some points and talking about the reader at others. Nolen-Hoeksema makes a provocative argument, but the book's lack of clinical research and cohesive narrative make it a tough sell. (Jan.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Many people use alcohol or food to cope when life gets difficult. Psychologist Nolen-Hoeksema (Women Who Think Too Much) believes that women in particular often combine unhealthy eating and/or drinking habits with depression-what she calls the "Toxic Triangle." As she sees it, women's tendency to overthink (i.e., to get stuck in the past by rehashing events), combined with peer pressure and media images of slender, accomplished women, can trigger the triangle and lead to misery. She proposes the following strategies for overcoming this cycle: reduce stress through meditation, keep a diary to record feelings, find substitutes for destructive behaviors, use problem-solving techniques, and build positive relationships. She also suggests that parents teach young girls to use these techniques so that they, too, will not develop toxic habits. Although the Toxic Triangle model may be new, there is nothing here that cannot be found in other self-help books. Still, the information is useful, and Nolen-Hoeksema has appeared on popular media outlets like The Today Show and CNN, so buy for demand where self-help books are popular. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 9/1/05.]-Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland P.L., CA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

	Preface
1	The Toxic Triangle	1
2	Just How Toxic the Triangle Is	33
3	A Woman's Place	61
4	Our Bodies Conspire against Us	87
5	Thinking Our Way into the Toxic Triangle	111
6	Transforming Vulnerabilities into Strengths	133
7	Moving toward a Healthier You	163
8	Channeling Our Daughters' Strengths	199
	Resources	227
	Notes	233
	Acknowledgments	247
	Index	249

1001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes or Mens Style

2009-02-18T09:41:00.000-08:00

1,001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes: Firsthand Advice That Really Works

Author: Judith H McQuown

Diabetes is now the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, one of the nation's most expensive medical conditions (direct medical costs in 2002 were $92 billion), and nearly 1 million people will be diagnosed with the condition in the next twelve months. Now, 1001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes assembles a trove of real-life advice from hundreds of people living successfully with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Author and type 1 diabetic Judith McQuown has assembled tips that cover the key areas confronted daily by everyone living with diabetes, including drugs and equipment, diet and nutrition, working with your doctors, exercise, dealing with depression, and much more. Tips range from micro to macro and everything in between: "Minimize the sticking point," "Double up on your insulin," "Walk around in circles," "Ask your doctor to fax, mail, or e-mail you your test results." This book is the first-ever "1001"-format diabetes guide, full of firsthand advice that really works from hundreds of real people who are successfully managing their diabetes.

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Men's Style: The Thinking Man's Guide to Dress

Author: Russell Smith

Men’s Style is a personal and knowledgeable compendium of tasteful advice for the thinking man on how to dress and shop for clothes in a world of conflicting fashion imperatives. This sophisticated and witty book by the popular Globe and Mail columnist combines nuggets of history and the sociology of masculine attire with a practical and supremely useful guide to achieving an elegant and affordable wardrobe for work and play.

In chapters and amusing sidebars on shoes, suits, shirts and ties, formal and casual wear, underwear and swimsuits, cufflinks and watches, coats, hats, and scarves, Russell Smith steers a confident course between the hazards of blandness and vulgarity to articulate a philosophy of dress that can take you anywhere. He tells you what the rules are for looking the part at the office, a formal function, or the hippest party, and when you can toss those rules aside.

Men’s Style is supplemented throughout with fifty black-and-white illustrations and diagrams by illustrator Edwin Fotheringham.

The Stress Free Pregnancy Guide or Pilates on the Ball

2009-02-17T05:29:00.000-08:00

The Stress-Free Pregnancy Guide: A Doctor Tells You What to Really Expect

Author: Carol Livoti

While there is perhaps no happier time in a woman's life than the first few months of her pregnancy, it can also be stressful. Expectant mothers naturally worry about everything. Are the symptoms they are experiencing normal? Are they eating right? And most important, is their baby all right?

The Stress-Free Pregnancy Guide dispels myths and puts mothers' endless worries to rest with a healthy dose of reassuring and reader-friendly advice based on renowned obstetrician Carol Livoti's 30 years of experience in private practice. Expectant moms will discover exactly why their bodies are experiencing certain changes, what else to expect, and how to recognize any rare but real problems should they occur. From before conception through the postpartum period, the authors lead women through every step of their pregnancy with sound, practical medical advice. Filled with useful sidebars that help separate fact from fiction, and delightful anecdotes from Dr. Livoti's own practice, The Stress-Free Pregnancy Guide shows women that the most exciting time in their lives should not be fraught with unnecessary worry.

Introduction     vii
Before Conception     1
Conception     16
First Trimester: Normal     41
First Trimester: Abnormal     57
Second Trimester: Normal     73
Second Trimester: Abnormal     97
Third Trimester: Normal     116
Third Trimester: Abnormal     142
Labor: Normal     164
Labor: Abnormal     198
Delivery     220
Postpartum     239
Myths of Obstetrics     264
Conclusion     277
Index     281

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Pilates on the Ball: The World's Most Popular Workout Using the Execise Ball

Author: Colleen Craig

A unique and exciting synthesis of two highly acclaimed fitness techniques: Pilates Method and the Swiss exercise ball.

• Non-impact Pilates exercises on the ball can be adapted for all levels of ability, from fitness trainers and weekend athletes to those healing from injury or chronic back pain.

• Shows how to practice Pilates techniques without expensive equipment.

• Profusely illustrated with black-and-white photographs for maximal learning.

The Pilates Method of body conditioning is a highly effective workout technique that strengthens the body while engaging the mind. Developed in the early twentieth century by accomplished boxer and gymnast Joseph Pilates, the Pilates Method aligns the body; builds long, lean muscles; and develops core abdominal strength. Many lifestyle and fitness magazines have named Pilates the hottest workout of the decade.

In a first-of-its-kind fusion, Pilates on the Ball merges the principles and exercises of the highly effective Pilates Method of body conditioning with the unique functions of the exercise ball, used by Olympic coaches, dancers, and athletes to fine-tune body awareness and enhance physical performance. The ball magnifies the benefits of the carefully developed and refined Pilates Method. Because maintaining balance on the ball recruits the deep, stabilizing muscles of the spine, the postural muscles are strengthened. The ball intensifies athletic performance by increasing resistance and heightening awareness of how the body moves in space. Chapters detail the Pilates principles step by step, with successive movements to challenge all levels of ability and "watch points" forcareful evaluation of your form. Intense enough to engage seasoned athletes yet accessible enough to use as an everyday exercise routine or to alleviate chronic pain, Pilates on the Ball builds strong bodies and engaged minds.

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Craig offers a unique and exciting synthesis of the Pilates Method of body conditioning and the Swiss exercise ball, providing a new, low-impact way to get fit...

What do Children Dream or Slaying The Mouse

2009-02-16T01:17:00.000-08:00

What do Children Dream?

Author: Gerard Bleandonu

In this book, Gerard Bleandonu applies his expertise as an experienced child psychotherapist. With reference to case studies, he explains both the content of children's dreams and the functions they serve. This material includes drawings children have used to portray their dreams, which often shed valuable light on their meaning. In this investigative study, the author combines his psychoanalytic knowledge with recent findings in neurophysiology, which have improved our understanding of the processes governing children's dreams from the earliest days of life to the brink of adulthood. Finally, the author explores the cultural role of dreaming in mythology and literary creation.

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Slaying The Mouse

Author: Wendy Halley

When 19-year old Jason mysteriously slips into a deep coma, family members and doctors are baffled. Seeking answers, the family contacts author and shamanic healer Wendy Halley. Using the ancient practice of Shamanic Trance, Wendy begins a 9-month odyssey into the 'dreamtime' world, where she and Jason will connect in a healing journey that transcends geography, distance, and the conscious world. Slaying the Mouse: A True Story of Healing in the Spiritual Realms invites the reader into the intimate inner world of a young man struggling to understand his circumstances, and the otherworldly allies that join him in his fight.

Shiatsu for Lovers or Sexual Health for Men

2009-02-14T21:04:00.000-08:00

Shiatsu for Lovers

Author: Nathan B Strauss

Ancient and modern healing techniques are given new life in this series of practical guides from Astrolog. Covering such diverse methods as treating the body's aura, applying the art of feng shui to the confines of a city home, and self-administering pressure point massage, these books each present a complete course of instruction with easy-to-understand terms and exercises. The methods and philosophies found in this series will easily become part of illness-prevention routines and relaxation techniques for both beginners and professional practitioners alike.

	Introduction	7
	Administering Shiatsu
	Everyone needs Shiatsu
	After the Shiatsu treatment
	How to make the most of this book
	The Lung Meridian	25
	The Large Intestine Meridian	28
	The Stomach Meridian	34
	The Spleen-Pancreas Meridian	42
	The Heart Meridian	48
	The Small Intestine Meridian	52
	The Bladder Meridian	57
	The Kidney Meridian	69
	The Heart Constrictor Meridian	75
	The Triple Heater Meridian	80
	The Gall Bladder Meridian	85
	The Liver Meridian	94
	The Governor Meridian	98
	The Meridian of Conception	105

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Sexual Health for Men: The 'At Your Fingertips' Guide

Author: C Gingell

Good sexual and emotional relationships are vitally important to all but there are many obstacles that cause frustration, misery and loss of sexual desire and potency. Up to 50% of the population over the age of 60 is impotent which they need not be if appropriate action is taken. This book answers hundreds of questions on sexual and emotional health and expert Clive Gingell shows that in very many cases, sexual problems are not insoluble and that all can achieve healthy and fulfilled sex lives. A list of organisations to contact for support and help is also included.

Vitamania or Yoga

2009-02-13T16:52:00.000-08:00

Vitamania: Vitamins in American Culture

Author: Daniel D Appl

"Have you taken your vitamins today?" That question echoes daily through American households. Thanks to intensive research in nutrition and medicine, the importance of vitamins to health is undisputed. But millions of Americans believe that the vitamins they get in their food are not enough. Vitamin supplements have become a multibillion-dollar industry. At the same time, many scientists, consumer advocacy groups, and the federal Food and Drug Administration doubt that most people need to take vitamin pills. Vitamania tells how and why vitamins have become so important to so many Americans. Rima Apple examines the claims and counterclaims of scientists, manufacturers, retailers, politicians, and consumers from the discovery of vitamins in the early twentieth century to the present. She reveals the complicated interests - scientific, professional, financial - that have propelled the vitamin industry and its would-be regulators. From early advertisements linking motherhood and vitamin D, to Linus Pauling's claims for vitamin C, to recent congressional debates about restricting vitamin products, Apple's insightful history shows the ambivalence of Americans toward the authority of science. She also documents how consumers have insisted on their right to make their own decisions about their health and their vitamins. Vitamania makes fascinating reading for anyone who takes - or refuses to take - vitamins. It will be of special interest to students, scholars, and professionals in public health,the biomedical sciences, history of medicine and science, twentieth-century history, nutrition, marketing, and consumer studies.

	List of Illustrations
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: "Perhaps Your Diet Is Too Modern": The Discovery of Avitaminosis	1
Ch. 1	"They Need It Now": Popular Science and Advertising in the Interwar Period	13
Ch. 2	"To Protect the Interest of the Public": Vitamins, Marketing, and Research	33
Ch. 3	"Superior Knowledge": Pharmacists, Grocers, Physicians, and Linus Pauling	54
Ch. 4	Miles One-A-Day: The History of a Vitamin Dynasty	85
Ch. 5	Acnotabs: Scientific Evidence in the Marketplace	109
Ch. 6	"Millions of Consumers Are Being Misled": The Food and Drug Administration and Consumer Protection	125
Ch. 7	"Preserve Our Health Freedom": Science in Consumer Politics	144
Ch. 8	"Intensity" Makes the Difference: Vitamins in the Political Process	158
	Conclusion: Vitamania?: Vitamins in Late Twentieth-Century United States	179
	Notes	199
	Index	233

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Yoga: An Annotated Bibliography of Works in English, 1981-2005

Author: Daren Callahan

Millions of people practice some form of yoga, but they often do so without a clear understanding of its history, traditions, and purposes. This comprehensive bibliography, designed to assist researchers, practitioners, and general readers in navigating the extensive yoga literature, lists and comments upon English-language yoga texts published since 1981. It includes entries for more than 2,400 scholarly as well as popular works, manuals, original Sanskrit source text translations, conference proceedings, doctoral dissertations, and master's theses. Entries are arranged alphabetically by author for easy access, while thorough author, title, and subject indexes will help readers find books of interest.

Body Meaning Healing or Cultures of Taste Theories of Appetite

2009-02-12T12:40:00.000-08:00

Body/Meaning/Healing

Author: Thomas J Csordas

Exactly where is the common ground between religion and medicine in phenomena described as "religious healing?" In what sense is the human body a cultural phenomenon and not merely a biological entity? Drawing on over twenty years of research on topics ranging from Navajo and Catholic Charismatic ritual healing to the cultural and religious implications of virtual reality in biomedical technology, Body/Meaning/Healing sensitively examines these questions about human experience and the meaning of being human. In recognizing the way that the meaningfulness of our existence as bodily beings is sometimes created in the encounter between suffering and the sacred, these penetrating ethnographic studies elaborate an experiential understanding of the therapeutic process, and trace the outlines of a cultural phenomenology grounded in embodiment.

Booknews

As a Catholic fascinated by TV faith healers since childhood, Csordas (anthropology and religion, Case Western Reserve U.) studies both empirically and theoretically how religions attempt to provide meaning through healing, how individuals experience that healing, and in what ways religious and medical healing phenomena converge and diverge. All but one of the chapters have appeared elsewhere from 1988-2000. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

	Credits
	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Charismatic Transformations	9
1	The Rhetoric of Transformation in Ritual Healing	11
2	Embodiment as a Paradigm for Anthropology	58
3	A Handmaid's Tale	88
4	The Affliction of Martin	100
Pt. II	Navajo Transformations	139
5	Ritual Healing and the Politics of Identity in Contemporary Navajo Society	141
6	Talk to Them So They Understand	165
7	The Sore that Does Not Heal	194
8	Words from the Holy People	219
Pt. III	Modulations of Embodiment	239
9	Somatic Modes of Attention	241
10	Shades of Representation and Being in Virtual Reality	260
	Notes	285
	Bibliography	297
	Indexes	317

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Cultures of Taste/Theories of Appetite: Eating Romanticism

Author: Timothy Morton

Cultures of Taste/Theories of Appetite brims with fresh material: from fish and chips to the first curry house in Britain, from mother's milk to Marx, from Kant on dinner parties to Mary Wollstonecraft on toilets. It examines a wide variety of Romantic writers: Hegel, Coleridge, Charlotte Smith, Wordsworth, Byron, Shelley and Keats, and lesser-known writers such as William Henry Ireland and Charles Piggot. It includes a look at some legacies of Romanticism in the twentieth century, such as the work of Samuel Beckett, Jean-Paul Sartre and Philip Larkin.

Cultures of Taste/Theories of Appetite is a volume of interdisciplinary essays that brings together a wide range of scholarship in diet studies, a growing field that investigates connections between food, drink and culture, including literature, philosophy and history. The collection considers the full range of social, cultural, political and philosophical phenomena associated with food in the Romantic period, reconsidering issues of race, class and gender, as well as those of colonialism, imperialism, and science. Cultures of Taste/Theories of Appetite brings two major critical impulses within the field of Romanticism to bear upon an important and growing field of research: appetite and its related discourses of taste and consumption. As consumption--in all its metaphorical variety--comes to displace the body as a theoretical site for challenging the distinction between inside and outside, food itself has attracted as a device to interrogate the rhetoric and politics of Romanticism. In brief, the volume initiates a dialogue between the cultural politics of food and eating, and the philosophicalimplications of ingestion, digestion, and excretion.

Functional Foods or Harvest for Hope

2009-02-11T08:28:00.000-08:00

Functional Foods: Concept to Product

Author: Glenn R Gibson

From getting optimum nutrition during pregnancy to preventing osteoporosis in the elderly, consumer health consciousness spans all generations. Products like calcium-enriched milk with folic acid, cholesterol-reducing margarine, and energy sports bars are filling the grocery shelves. These "functional foods" are hot items for those concerned about their dietary intake, but do they live up to the claims, or is it just another marketing ploy? Functional Foods: Concept to Product presents step-by-step coverage of the development, from identifying, to testing, to producing, to marketing the products. By examining soft drinks, cereal and baby foods, baked goods, confectionery, dairy products, spreads, meat products, and animal feeds, it discusses modes of functional food operation such as: Vitamin and mineral fortification Cholesterol reduction Dietary Fiber Probiotics, prebiotics, and synbiotics Antioxidants Phytochemicals Herbs and botanicals Functional foods are one of the most important and exciting developments in the food industry, opening up a huge new market and transforming the relationship between food, nutrition, and health. However, manufacturers face major challenges in product development, and in substantiating and marketing health claims for this new generation of food products. An essential reference for both the food industry and health professionals, Functional Foods: Concept to Product brings together some of the leading international authorities in the field to address these challenges.

Booknews

"Functional" foods can be any kind of food that has a beneficial effect on the body beyond adequate nutrition; the idea of functionality reflects a shift away from an emphasis on a balanced diet toward achieving optimized nutrition, maximizing life expectancy and quality by using food to help the body resist disease. The idea of functional foods also opens up a huge new market, and manufacturers face challenges both in developing products and in substantiating health claims. This reference for the food industry and health professionals summarizes research on the links between food and health. It also covers regulatory issues in the European Union and US and outlines the process of product development, from identifying sources of functional compounds to scaling up for commercial sales. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating

Author: Jane Goodall

With a firm but gentle touch, Dr. Goodall paints a global landscape in which corporations own the rainwater, patent the earth's seeds, and produce mysterious "Frankenfoods." Offering her hopeful, stirring vision, she introduces us to inspiring everyday heroes like a third-generation farmer who battled Monsanto and won; French activists who protest against genetically modified crops; and John Mackey, the founder of whole foods, who has vowed to sell only ethically raised animal products. Most valuable of all, Goodall offers simple strategies yo foster a sustainable society. By eating organic, shopping at farmer's markets, and taking other mindful measures, we can all do our part to reclain our food, our health, and our planet. And we must start now.

Publishers Weekly

Goodall, best known for her decades of work with chimpanzees and baboons, turns to the social significance of the food people eat and of how it reaches our tables. In a style that's both persuasive and Pollyannaish, her guide glides through a quick history of early agriculture, despairs of "death by monoculture" (single-crop farming), warns of the hazards of genetically modified foods and of the disappearance of seed diversity, and bemoans the existence of inhumane animal factories and unclean fish farms-the macro concerns of the environmentally conscious. On a more micro level, she focuses on what individuals can do for themselves. In a grab bag of well-intentioned bromides, Goodall counsels her readers to become vegetarians, celebrates restaurants and grocery stores that seek out locally grown produce, frets about the quality of school lunches and the pervasiveness of fast food-fueled obesity, honors small farmers and warns of a looming water crisis. Most chapters conclude with "what you can do" sections: demand that modified foods be labeled; turn off the tap while brushing your teeth. This book about making healthy choices breaks no new ground, but its jargon-free and anecdote-rich approach makes it a useful primer for grassroots activists, while the Goodall imprimatur could broaden its reach. Agent, Jonathan Lazear. (Nov. 1) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

What People Are Saying

Paul Hawken
"A lucid, anecdote-filled introduction to the world of food, revealing how our food production affects us and how our choices affect the environment...Consider this book the shopping list for you and your children's future."
—author of ECOLOGY OF COMMERCE

Alice Waters
"In HARVEST FOR HOPE, Jane Goodall convinces us that we should have a new relationship with food, one that is inspiring and delicious, at the same time a preservation of tradition and an act of conservation."
—author of CHEZ PANISSE FRUIT and CHEZ PANISSE VEGETABLES

Bill McKibben
"Thrice a day you get the chance to change the planet. You can change it in significant ways, if you follow just some of this book's wise advice."
—author of WANDERING HOME: A Long Walk Across America's Most Hopeful Landscape

John Robbins
"If you want to be newly awakened to the joy of eating, to the miracle of food, and to the power each of us has by the way we live our lives, do yourself a favor. Read a copy of HARVEST FOR HOPE. I promise you: your life will change in countless ways, all of them for the better... One of those rare truly great books that can change the world."
—author of THE FOOD REVOLUTION and DIET FOR A NEW AMERICA

Deborah Madison
"If you haven't thought much about the food you eat and the choices you make (and even if you have), this is an important book to read!"
—author of VEGETARIAN COOKING FOR EVERYONE and LOCAL FLAVORS: COOKING AND EATING FROM AMERICA'S FARMERS MARKETS

Frances Moore Lappй
"I love this book! Jane Goodall's generous, playful spirit imbues every fascinating page. HARVEST FOR HOPE is full of mind-expanding observations..a personal, tender wake-up call telling us that we can reclaim the wisdom of our bodies."
—author of HOPE'S EDGE and DIET FOR A SMALL PLANET

Ethical Vegetarianism or Give Sorrow Words

2009-02-10T04:15:00.000-08:00

Ethical Vegetarianism: From Pythagoras to Peter Singer

Author: Kerry S Walters

For vegetarians seeking the historical roots of vegetarianism, for animal rights activists and the environmentally concerned, and for those questioning their consumption of meat, here's a book that provides a deep understanding of vegetarianism as more than just a dietary decision.

Booknews

Brings together primary sources on vegetarianism as a moral choice, by authors including Mohandas Gandhi, Frances Moore Lappe, Pythagoras, Albert Schweitzer, and Leo Tolstoy. Selections are arranged chronologically, from antiquity to the present, and each selection includes an introduction. Appendices overview arguments against ethical vegetarianism. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

What People Are Saying

Tom Regan
Ethical Vegetarianism offers just the right mix of 'food for thought.' The movement for a more peaceful world has for too long hungered for a book like this. Here, truly, is a volume devoted to what we eat that belongs alongside those more numerous books describing how to cook it.
— Author of The Case for Animal Rights

	Introduction: Cruel Fatalities	1
Pt. I	Antiquity: The Kinship of Humans and Animals	11
	The Kinship of All Life	13
	Abstinence and the Philosophical Life	23
	On the Eating of Flesh	27
	On Abstinence from Animal Food	35
Pt. II	The Eighteenth Century: Diet and Human Character	47
	The Carnivorous Custom and Human Vanity	49
	Carnivorous Callousness	57
	They Pity, and Eat the Objects of Their Compassion	61
	The Dubious Right to Eat Flesh	65
	A Vindication of Natural Diet	69
Pt. III	The Nineteenth Century: Diet and Compassion	75
	A Shameful Human Infirmity	77
	The World is a Mighty Slaughterhouse and Flesh-Eating and Human Decimation	81
	Human Beasts of Prey and Fellow-Suffering	89
	The Immorality of Carnivorism	97
	The Essence of True Justice	107
Pt. IV	The Twentieth Century: Diet, Rights, and the Global Perspective	113
	The Humanities of Diet	115
	Universal Kinship	127
	The Unpardonable Crime	135
	Diet and Morality	139
	The Ethic of Reverence for Life	145
	The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism	153
	All Animals Are Equal	165
	The Right Not to Be Eaten	177
	An Ecological Argument for Vegetarianism	189
	The Pretext of "Necessary Suffering"	203
	Like Driving a Cadillac	209
	Images of Death and Life: Food Animal Production and the Vegetarian Option	221
	Dietethics: Its Influence on Future Farming Patterns	233
	Contextual Moral Vegetarianism	241
	The Social Construction of Edible Bodies and Humans as Predators	247
App. I	Arguments against Ethical Vegetarianism	253
App. II	Animals and Slavery	259
App. III	Automatism of Brutes	261
App. IV	We Have Only Indirect Duties to Animals	267
App. V	Bibliography of Antivegetarian Sources	271
	For Further Reading	273
	Sources and Acknowledgments	277
	Index	283

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Give Sorrow Words: Working with a Dying Child

Author: Dorothy Judd

Give Sorrow Words gives an overview of children's attitudes toward death and considers the moral and ethical issues raised by treatments for life-threatening illnesses in children. In this new edition, available for the first time in the United States, Dorothy Judd draws on her increasing experiences with dying children and their parents to refine and clarify her work as presented in the earlier edition. This book helps readers to make sense out of the irreconcilable tension of embracing death as a part of life and accepting the death of a child. Through her work with Robert, a young boy dying of acute myeloblastic leukemia, Judd helps readers to see anew the need to reconcile the two tensions and to make the necessary decisions for medical care.

Aids and Mental Health Practice or Tylers Honest Herbal

2009-02-09T00:03:00.000-08:00

AIDS and Mental Health Practice: Clinical and Policy Issues

Author: Michael Shernoff

AIDS and Mental Health Practice discusses issues that affect several different groups in order to help you understand the unique situations of your clients. You will learn how to design treatments that will be most beneficial to Latinos, intravenous drug users, orphaned children, African Americans, HIV-negative gay men, HIV non-progressors, HIV-positive transsexuals, end-stage AIDS clients, couples of mixed HIV status, and individuals suffering from HIV-associated Cognitive Motor Disorder. AIDS and Mental Health Practice will assist you in organizing effective services for these populations.

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A guide to help clinicians and social workers treat mental health problems associated with HIV and AIDS, especially in clients from specific subpopulations such as Latinos, intravenous drug users, orphaned children, African Americans, HIV-negative gay men, and couples of mixed HIV status. Most of 28 contributions were originally published in , produced by the National Social Work AIDS Network. They cover both clinical and policy issues. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Tyler's Honest Herbal: A Sensible Guide to the Use of Herbs and Related Remedies

Author: Steven Foster

Viewing herbs from a scientific standpoint, the authors of Tyler's Honest Herbal assess our most important herbs based on available scientific information. Each write-up includes descriptive information on the source of the plant, its traditional uses, and an evaluation of the relevant and current literature which helps support or disprove intended uses of the plant. This new edition of Tyler's classic The Honest Herbal provides you with the following features not found in any of the previous editions: research and information about cat's claw, celery, garcinia, grape seed, kava, pygeum, and wild yam; what you need to know about the latest clinical trials on many bestselling herbs, including black cohosh, echinacea, garlic, ginkgo, ginseng, St. John's wort, and saw palmetto; and hundreds of new, supporting references from scientific studies on herbs and other dietary supplements.

Library Journal

Originally published as The Honest Herbal in 1982, Tyler's Honest Herbal is still the classic herbal guide for consumers and health practitioners alike, fully referenced with the latest peer-reviewed scientific data. As in previous editions, great emphasis is placed on safety concerns when taking herbs. Tyler's Herbs of Choice, a new edition of the 1994 Herbs of Choice, discusses the therapeutic application of herbal remedies for over 100 health problems. Objective and scientifically sound, it augments Tyler's Honest Herbal, although the titles do not need to be bought together. An added bonus is the useful chapter on "Herbal Regulations," as reliable and understandable information on this topic is hard to find. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

Updated from 1993, this reference by Tyler, noted professor emeritus of pharmacognosy at Purdue University, and Foster, a medicinal plant consultant, lists over 100 herbs by common name, offering clear botanical information and a serious evaluation of both the positive and negative features of the use of the herbs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Virtues of Soy or Homeopathic Medicine Chest

2009-02-07T19:51:00.000-08:00

Virtues of Soy: A Practical Health Guide and Cookbook

Author: Monique N Gilbert

Soy, often declared the miracle food of the new millennium, is the most popular and complete vegetable protein

source in the world. Nutritionally packed and extremely versatile, soy and soy-based products provide a vast array of health

benefits. Yet many people are still unsure how to use these foods in their everyday cooking. Virtues of Soy addresses this

dilemma. Discover exactly why soy products such as tofu, tempeh, textured soy protein, soymilk, miso and soy flour are good

for your health. Learn more than 169 delicious ways to incorporate these soy foods into your diet. Find out about soy's

culinary history, evolution and nutritional breakdown.

Based on solid scientific and medical research, Virtues of Soy explains how soy foods can lower cholesterol, fight heart

disease, prevent strokes, reduce hypertension, inhibit certain cancers, ward off osteoporosis, moderate menopausal symptoms,

ease PMS, regulate diabetes and control kidney disease. This guide thoroughly examines these medical conditions and

extensively details soy's influence upon them. Presented in an easy to understand question and answer format, Virtues of Soy

takes the mystery out of soy foods. It describes what the various soy products used in the recipes are, where to buy them,

how much is needed to produce positive results, and which ones are best at improving these various medical conditions.

This scrumptious collection of 169 truly tasty soy enriched recipes has simple to follow directions, and all are meat and

dairy free. These original and creative recipes range from quick and easy comfort foods to elegant entertaining cuisine, and

are perfect for anyone who wants to preserve or enhance their health. Whether young or old, male or female, vegetarian or

non-vegetarian, this book will teach you how to implement a well-balanced, heart-healthy, anti-cancer, hormone-regulating and

bone-strengthening diet. Not only is Virtues of Soy a practical health guide and magnificent cookbook, it is truly the only

comprehensive soy reference manual you will ever need!

	Introduction	1
Chapter 1	Soy Culinary History & Diets	2
Chapter 2	Nutritional & Beneficial Compounds	8
Chapter 3	Heart Disease, Stroke & Cholesterol	18
Chapter 4	Cancer	22
Chapter 5	Osteoporosis	29
Chapter 6	Menopause & Other Female Concerns	32
Chapter 7	Diabetes & Kidney Disease	37
Chapter 8	Overview of Soy Foods	40
Chapter 9	Breakfast Items	45
Chapter 10	Breads, Pizza, Burgers & Patties	55
Chapter 11	Dips, Spreads, Dressings & Vinaigrettes	84
Chapter 12	Salads, Sandwiches & Wraps	94
Chapter 13	Chili & Soups	107
Chapter 14	Stir-Fry, Saute, Pasta & Baked Entrees	121
Chapter 15	Side Dishes, Gravies & Sauces	154
Chapter 16	Desserts, Snacks & Drinks	165
	Glossary	176
	References	182
	Index	189
	Weights & Measurements Chart	194

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Homeopathic Medicine Chest

Author: Ambika Wauters

Homeopathy is an ancient practice that lends itself to prompt and efficient healing of most conditions. A valuable handbook and reference guide for the novice homeopath, Homeopathic Medicine Chest combines a detailed description of homeopathy and its underlying principles with a complete guide to hundreds of homeopathic cures for common ailments including asthma, arthritis, burns, and teething. It also features step-by-step instructions for creating tinctures, determining the correct dosages, and administering remedies.

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Common homeopathic first aid and emergency treatments are the focus of Homeopathic Medicine Chest; not the usual maintenance care offered in competing books. Ambika Wauters tells how to diagnose symptoms, use homeopathy during a crisis, and how to evaluate the body's response to homeopathic remedies.

Self Help Guide for Special Kids and Their Parents or Watercress Soup Diet

2009-02-06T09:34:00.000-08:00

Self Help Guide for Special Kids and Their Parents

Author: Joan Lord Matthews

James Williams is an SP or special person - he was diagnosed with autism during early childhood. His mother, Joan Matthews, is an NP or normal person. As James grew up, his different perception of the world and the lack of understanding from NPs created problems. Together, he and his mother met the challenges with ingenuity and humour. One day, while taking a walk, James and Joan decided to write a book of their practical solutions. The Self-Help Guide for Special Kids is that book." "Covering everything from eye sensitivity, to knowing how far away to stand from other people, to being polite when someone is crying, James' and Joan's book describes the problems that an SP may face, and the solutions which they have found to work successfully. Pervaded by their caustic humour and common sense, The Self-Help Guide for Special Kids will be invaluable to other SPs and their families both as a source of advice and a fresh and witty account of how it feels to be an SP.

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Watercress Soup Diet

Author: Marianne Dawson

This is the new dieting craze celebrities swear by. It aims to help you lose up to 10 pounds in a week while being hunger-proof, as the quantity of foods is not limited, easy to make, and low in fat. Various tips, recipes and exercise ideas are also included.

Everyday Low Carb Desserts or La Magia de la Sal y El Limon

2009-02-05T05:22:00.000-08:00

Everyday Low-Carb Desserts: Over 120 Delicious Low-Carb Treats Perfect for Any Occasion

Author: Kitty Broihier

Imagine how much more fun and satisfying a low-carb diet would be if a rich slice of cake, a luscious piece of pie, or some chewy cookies were part of the meal plan. Now, in Everyday Low-Carb Desserts, nutritionist Kitty Broihier offers readers the long awaited chance to satisfy their sweet tooth with over 120 sensational low-carb treats. Broihier has created innovative low-carb versions of all the traditional favorites—including cheesecake, peanut butter cookies, pumpkin pie, tiramisu, and chocolate mousse—without sacrificing any of the great flavor, and offers dozens more recipes that are sure to wow even the choosiest dessert lover. Everyday Low-Carb Desserts' recipes cover the full spectrum of desserts, from cakes, cookies, and fruit concoctions to pies, tarts, and puddings, and includes a special section with fabulous holiday creations that will impress even those not eating low-carb. With helpful baking and preparation tips and nutritional breakdowns for each recipe, Everyday Low-Carb Desserts is an essential addition to every low-carber's cookbook collection.

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La Magia de la Sal y El Limon: 400 Usos Para la Sal y El Limon

Author: Patty Moosbrugger

An indespensible guide to saving time and money with two ingredients found right in the kitchen!

From laundry and kitchen cleaning to beauty and first aid, lemon and salt provide inexpensive, environmentally safe, and convenient alternatives to harsh, chemical-laden products. La Magia de la Sal y el Limón explains hundreds of ways to use salt and lemon everyday, including how to:

Remove coffee, tea, and wine stains

Soften new jeans

Make age spots disappear

Deflea your dog

Reduce fevers

Make your own hairspray
La Magia de la Sal y el Limón also features a fascinating overview of lemon and salt in history, a compilation of recipes for sauces, salads, enticing entrées, desserts, and more, and even sound advice on how to choose the best lemons and find the best salt. Only a real sourpuss would fail to get a kick out of discovering the many ways to make the most of the lemons and salt sitting in the kitchen right now.
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¡Una guía indispensable para ahorrar tiempo y dinero con dos ingredientes que todos encontrarán en su cocina!

Desde la lavandería y la limpieza de cocina, hasta la belleza y los primeros auxilios, la sal y el limón nos proveen de alternativas poco costosas, seguras para el medio ambiente y convenientes para evitar el uso de productos cargados de químicos.
La Magia de la Sal y el Limón les brinda cientos de consejos para usar la sal y el limón, incluyendo:

Quitar manchas de café, te y vino

Suavizar sus jeans nuevos

Quitar las manchas de la edad

Espulgar al perro

Bajar la fiebre

Hacer su propia laca para el cabello
A todos les interesará descubrir éstas y otros cientos de formas de ahorrar tiempo y dinero usando la sal y el limón. La
Magia de la Sal y el Limón: 400 usos caseros para la sal y el limón nos da también una panorámica interesante y entretenida de la sal y el limón en la historia, una compilación de recetas para salsas, ensaladas, entradas tentadoras, postres y muchas otras recetas ricas y sabrosas.

	Agradecimientos	V
	Nota de la autora	VII
	El Pasado Y El Presente Del Limon	1
	Como Obtener El Mayor Provecho De Los Limones	13
	Los Limones: Sus Usos Alternativos En La Casa	23
	En la cocina	27
	En la lavanderia	41
	En el armario de la limpieza	46
	Para la limpieza del bano	54
	Para la belleza	57
	Para la salud	65
	Para la diversion de los ninos	74
	Por toda la casa	76
	El Aceite De Limon	81
	El Sabor A Limon: Recetas Favoritas Con Limon	87
	Una Breve Resena Historica De La Sal	135
	La Supersticion Y LA Sal	149
	La Sal: Sus Usos Alternativos En La Casa	159
	En el botiquin	162
	Para la limpieza del bano	169
	En el armario de la limpieza	171
	En la cocina	179
	En la lavanderia	185
	En el garaje	189
	En el patio de la casa	191
	En la playa	194
	Para la diversion de los ninos	195
	Por toda la casa	200
	Los Inesperados Usos Diarios De La Sal	205
	Salados Favoritos: Recetas Para Platos Con Sal	211
	Museos Y Otros Lugares Interesantes Relacionados A La Sal Alrededor Del Mundo	245
	Bibliografia	257
	Tabla de conversion de medidas metricas y centigrados	261
	Indice	265

Complete Idiots Guide to Quitting Smoking or Venus in the Dark

2009-02-04T01:10:00.000-08:00

Complete Idiot's Guide to Quitting Smoking

Author: Deborah Kleinman

You're no idiot, of course. You know smoking is bad news. It can cause lung cancer, heart problems, respiratory ailments— not to mention what it does to your teeth. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Quitting Smoking has the tips, strategies and advice you need to give up cigarettes for good. Learn how to set goals, identify and break smoking habits, choose nicotine patches and medications, design a long-term health plan, find support networks and deal with stress and depression— without lighting up.

1. So, You're Thinking About Quitting Smoking.
This Book's for You. Why Is It So Hard to Quit Smoking? The Truth About the Health Effects of Tobacco. Quitting Smoking Is Good for You at Any Age. Other Benefits of Quitting. Your Reasons to Quit. Are You Really Ready to Quit Smoking?

2. Why You Smoke: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.
The Good Things About Smoking. The Bad Things About Smoking. Why You Smoked in the First Place. Why You Smoke Now.

3. Are You Addicted?
Revisiting the Three Battles of Addiction. Habit—Grab It and Break It. Nicotine—Naughty or Nice? Those Mind Games. You Are Not the Only One. Now You're the Researcher.

4. Don't Leave the Past Behind.
Looking Backward. Why You Tried. What Worked. What Didn't Work. Relapse.

5. Spit and Chew.
Smokeless Tobacco. Health Effects of Smokeless Tobacco. Smokeless Tobacco Is Addictive. The Advantages of Quitting Smokeless Tobacco. Are You Ready to Quit Smokeless Tobacco? How to Quit Smokeless Tobacco.

6. Puffing Away on Cigars and Pipes.
Stogie Aficionado. Are Cigars Really That Different from Cigarettes? Cigars and Addiction. Regulation. Pipes. Are You Ready to Quit Cigars or Pipes? How to Quit Cigars and Pipes.

II. SMOKING OUT A PLAN.

7. Patch Things Up.
Know the Limits. Hindsight Is "20/20." Nicotine Replacement Therapies. Nicotine Patches. I'll Try the Combo Platter.

8. More Useful Medications to Help You Quit.
Nicotine Gum. Nicotine Nasal Spray. Nicotine Inhaler. Trading Places. Bupropion. The Old "Double Whammy."

9. Programs and Support Groups.
Structured Quit-Smoking Programs and Support Groups. Our Picks. Smokenders. How to Pick a Support Group or Program.

10. Less Traditional Tools of the Trade.
Hypnosis. Acupuncture. Herbal Medicine. Aromatherapy. The Power of Imagery. Meditation. Future Trends. Lots More.

11. A Cigarette Is Born.
Tobacco's Historical Beginnings. Ladies and Gentlemen, We Give You the Cigarette. Tobacco Starts as a Plant. The Making of a Cigarette. Inside the Research Labs.

12. The "Q" Team.
Danny. Alisa. Warren and Judy. Becca. A Tight Pack.

13. The Master Plan: Designing Your Personal Cessation Program.
Customizing Your Quit Approach. Motivation and Commitment: The Keys to Success. Let's Start Dating. A Helping Hand. I'll Have One of These and Two of Those. Self-Sabotage: The Smoker Inside. Class Break.

III. IT'S TIME TO KICK BUTT!

14. The Seven-Day Countdown to Q-Day.
Day Seven—Commit to Quit: Getting the Word Out. Day Six—a Jar of Kick-Butt. Day Five—Cutting Down or Beefing Up? Day Four—Money to Burn on the Good Things in Life. Day Three—Preparing Your Environment. Day Two—Focusing on the Goal. Day One—Twenty-Four Hours and Counting! Class Break.

15. Ready, Set, Go! It's Time to Kick Butt!
It's Quitting Time. Quitting with a Smoker in Your House. Taming the Craving. The Tools of Prevention. Class Break.

16. The Twenty-Four-Hour Check-In.
Congratulations, You Survived! Recognize and Celebrate Your Success. Withdrawal and the Process of Recovery. Benefits of Quitting: The First Twenty-Four Hours. Urge Management in a Nutshell. Standardize Your Action Plan. Fine-Tune Your Strategic Plan. Time for Goodies! Class Break.

17. Forty-Eight Hours of Success and Planning for the Weekend.
Forty-Eight-Hour Self-Assessment. Regrouping After Common Mishaps. Planning Out the Weekend. Trying New Things. Class Break.

18. Celebrating One Week Smoke-Free!
Taking a Look at Your First Week of Quitting Smoking. Choose Your Subheading! Assessing Your Master Plan. Relapse Prevention Kit. Handling the Unexpected High-Risk Situation. Customizing Your Commit to Quit Contracts. Class Break.

IV. LEAVING THE PACK BEHIND.

19. Are You Depressed or Anxious?
What Is Depression? Get Tested Here. How to Handle Depression from Quitting. What Is Anxiety? Class Break. How to Handle Anxiety Caused by Quitting.

20. To Gain Weight or Not To Gain Weight, That Is the Question.
Get the Skinny. Gaining Weight When You Quit. How Not to Gain Weight. Vitamins Shouldn't Smoke.

21. Let's Get Physical.
The Benefits of Exercise. Only the Best Will Do. There's More Than One Type. Getting Ready. Pump Yourself Up. How Boring! Home Alone. Class Break.

22. Getting a Grip on Stress.
What Is Stress? Road Signs. Stress and Cigarettes. Go to the Source. The Little Things. Stress Busters.

23. Let's Talk About It: Groups and Chats.
What's a Computer? Sites That Help You Quit. The Grammy Section. Sites for Kids. More Stuff.

V. BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO.

24. Smoke and Mirrors.
Their Side of the Story. The Truth and Nothing but the Truth. Too Much Television Is Bad for Your Eyes. Kid Stuff. What the Documents Say. What's Being Done About It.

25. Keeping an Eye on Your Kids.
It's an Open Door. The $100,000 Questions. Now What? Is Your Kid Addicted? How to Help Them Quit.

26. Slips and Relapses.
Get Rid of 'Em. Playing Detective. Quitting One Step at a Time. The Temptations. Class Break.

27. The Road Ahead: Long-Term Goals for Total Health.
A False Sense of Security. Supporting Yourself. Recognizing Your Progress. A Watchful Eye. Class Break. Where They Ended Up.

28. Troubleshooting Guide: Tips for Overcoming Obstacles to Quitting.
Living with a Smoker. Feeling Depressed. Gaining Weight. I'm Losing My Motivation. I Can't Stop Thinking About Cigarettes. Holiday Time. My Friends and Family Don't Understand.

APPENDIXES.

A. Glossary of Terms.
B. Quit-Smoking Resources.
Index.

New interesting textbook: Mediterraneo or Shelley and the Revolution in Taste

Venus in the Dark: Blackness and Beauty in Popular Culture

Author: Janell Hobson

Western culture has long been fascinated by black women, but a history of enslavement and colonial conquest has variously labeled black women's bodies as "exotic" and "grotesque." In this remarkable cultural history of black female beauty, Janell Hobson explores the enduring figure of the "Hottentot Venus."

In 1810, Saartjie Baartman was taken from South Africa to Europe, where she was put on display at circuses, salons, and museums and universities as the "Hottentot Venus." The subsequent legacy of representations of black women's sexuality--from Josephine Baker to Serena Williams to hip-hop and dancehall videos--continues to refer back to this persistent icon. This book analyzes the history of critical and artistic responses to this iconography by black women in contemporary photography, film, literature, music, and dance.

Informed Decisions or The Magnetic Effect

2009-02-02T20:58:00.000-08:00

Informed Decisions: The Complete Book of Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery

Author: Harmon J Eyr

Your essential reference to confronting cancer

"A Best Consumer Health title"
--Library Journal, March 2002

Informed Decisions is a comprehensive and reliable source for the latest information on every aspect of cancer, from detection to recovery--and practically everything in between. Presented in an easy-to-use format, Informed Decisions is designed to help you and your loved ones.

Harmon J. Eyre, M.D., is Chief Medical Officer of the American Cancer Society inAtlanta.

Dianne Partie Lange is a nurse and medical journalist and has served as an editor for Health, Self and Mirabella magazines.

Lois B. Morris is a NewYork-based author and journalist. She has written or coauthored seven books onhealth and behavior, and is a contributing writer to magazines More and Allure.

Library Journal

Covering all types of cancer in general terms, this tome from the American Cancer Society discusses detection, diagnosis, and treatment in five parts, subdivided into 31 chapters. Throughout, the information is presented logically, clearly, and in a visually accessible manner, with copious subheads, sidebars (case histories, checklists, dos and don'ts, etc.), headnotes (Tips and Advice, Cancer Basics), and questions to ask the doctor. Updated from the 1997 edition, this volume reflects the most recent developments in the field and includes new chapters on symptoms, coping with fatigue, and the finances of cancer. Unfortunately, only Part 6 features specific cancers, including just seven pages on breast cancer. Patient health collections should purchase this as a jumping-off point for concerned users; breast cancer patients will need more information. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

New interesting book: Digitizing Your Family History or How to Start and Operate a Digital Portrait Photography Studio

The Magnetic Effect: The Science of Applying Magentic Energy to the Living System

Author: Albert Roy Davis

This book introduces the science of applying the magnet's energies to the animal system. This can be used in emergency conditions where medical care is not obtainable. The authors' computer-exact and reproducible research findings apply to the treatment of such conditions as arthritis, cancer, glaucoma, sexual problems, aging, etc.

Rabies Lyme Disease Hanta Virus or Understanding and Managing Your Childs Food Allergies

2009-02-01T16:47:00.000-08:00

Rabies, Lyme Disease, Hanta Virus: And Other Animal-Borne Human Diseases in the United States and Canada

Author: E Lendell Cockrum

What every parent, householder, camper, hiker, fisherman and hunter needs to know. Dr. Lendell Cockrum explains how bats, rodents and rabbits infect humans with infectious and parasitic diseases. Encephalitis (5 kinds), Lyme disease, Hanta Virus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Chagas' disease, tularemia, rabies, 5 kinds of plague, rickettsetialpox, typhus, valley fever and other diseases are fully described. This is vital information for the concerned layperson, as well as health professionals.

Interesting book: Spazi di speranza

Understanding and Managing Your Child's Food Allergies

Author: Scott H Sicherer

For children with food allergies, eating -- one of the basic functions of life -- can be a nightmare. Children who suffer or become dangerously ill after eating peanuts, seafood, milk, eggs, wheat, or a host of other foods require constant vigilance from caring, concerned parents, teachers, and friends.

In this empathetic and comprehensive guide, Dr. Scott H. Sicherer, a specialist in pediatric food allergies, gives parents the information they need to manage their children's health and quality of life. He describes why children develop food allergy, the symptoms of food allergy (affecting the skin, the gastrointestinal tract, and the respiratory system), and the role of food allergy in behavioral problems and developmental disabilities. Parents will learn how to recognize emergency situations, how to get the most out of a visit with an allergist, what allergy test results mean, and how to protect their children -- at home, at school, at summer camp, and in restaurants.

Informative, compassionate, and practical, this guide will be indispensable for parents, physicians, school nurses, teachers, and everyone else who cares for children with food allergies.

Library Journal

Barring creating their own line of allergen-free food and placing their children in a plastic bubble, what are parents to do to keep their children safe from potentially fatal reactions to food? A specialist in pediatric food allergies, Sicherer (pediatrics, Mount Sinai Sch. of Medicine; The Complete Peanut Allergy Handbook) has put together in one welcomed source the wisdom of his many years of experience and the latest research from his own and others' clinical studies. Approachable and straightforward, his book provides parents with practical advice for managing a child's environment at home, at school, or out in the world at large. In Part 2, "Diagnosing a Food Allergy," the practice of taking a detailed medical history is espoused and case studies serve to bring the issue home. An action plan for anaphylaxis, a life-threatening type of allergic reaction, as well as a chapter on food allergy resources are included. Another excellent book on this topic Lisa Cipriano Collins's Caring for Your Child with Severe Food Allergies imparts similar practical and compassionate information, but Sicherer's approach is much more research-based. Highly recommended for public and consumer health libraries. Beth Hill, Univ. of Idaho Lib., Moscow Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

101 Reflections on Tai Chi Chuan or The Rough Guide to Running

2009-01-31T12:34:00.000-08:00

101 Reflections on Tai Chi Chuan

Author: Michael Gilman

Discover the remarkable health and spiritual benefits of Tai Chi, with this user friendly motivational pocket guide.

Interesting textbook: Surviving Mental Illness or Instructions for Geriatric Patients

The Rough Guide to Running, Vol. 1

Author: Lloyd Bradley

The Rough Guide to Running will propel you ahead of the pack with a power brew of reliable guidance and inspirational tips. The guide includes the basics from good running technique, goal setting and motivation to schedules, preparation and how to deal with injuries and strains. You’ll find the low-down from our team of professional runners, coaches, health experts, including a nutritionist and an osteopath as well as the best advise on running shoes, clothes, accessories and gadgets, and where to buy them. They’re all covered, from fun runs and charity runs to clubs, competitive racing, marathons and best running events around the world. Whether you have already notched up many miles or are a beginner taking your first steps in this addictive pastime, you need this book.

Stay ahead of the pack with The Rough Guide to Running!

Meet the panel: The Rough Guide To Running's resident experts     2
Why run?: An introduction     5
Getting Started
Starting off: Should I be running? Will I look stupid? What should I eat?     13
Running gear: Shoes that fit, baby buggies, global positioning, the best bras     41
Before and after your run: Warming up, cooling down, stre-e-e-tching     75
One Foot in Front of the Other
Big steps forward: Striding, posture, muscle power, hill running     93
The engine room: Heart, lungs and carbohydrate metabolism     107
Putting in the miles: Training techniques, strength workouts, crosstraining, logs     117
Run safe: Personal safety, rural running, weather warnings     135
Injury time: You'd be surprised how dangerous running can be     145
Running for Real
Second-stage motivation: Beat the blahs and re-energize your running     185
Goooaaal(s)!: How to set them, how to reach them and what to do next     193
Wanna race?: Getting ready to race, with your head as well as your feet     201
Age? Nothing but a number: Run further, live longer     219
Girl power!: Run through the month and during and after pregnancy     227
The big 26.2: Everything you need to know to run your first marathon     235
Let's speak Runglish: A handy glossary ofrunners' jargon     252
Index     256

Indirect Procedures or Making the Brain Body Connection

2009-01-30T08:22:00.000-08:00

Indirect Procedures: A Musician's Guide to the Alexander Technique

Author: Pedro De Alcantara

Written by an experienced professional musician and teacher of the Alexander Technique, this volume is the first to deal specifically with the application of the Technique to music-making. Introducing the musician to the principles and procedures evolved by F. M. Alexander (1869-1955), the book contains practical advice related to all areas of musical activity, from technique, sound production, and interpretation, to daily practice, rehearsal routines, and the mitigating of stage fright and health problems.

Book about: Women of Academe or HRD Trends Worldwide

Making the Brain/Body Connection: A Playful Guide to Releasing Mental, Physical and Emotional Blocks to Success

Author: Sharon Promislow

Making the Brain Body Connection is one of the top 100 best selling books in Cognitive Psychology, and has been embraced by the mass market and professionals alike for its playful, yet effective, approach to changing behavior, enhancing performance & increasing learning potential. Based on the latest neuroscience this international best seller provides a comprehensive array of techniques, pulled from eastern and western health practices, to help you feel better, be more effective and deal with life changes easily & effectively. The book culminates with the 10 Step Change Process, providing a strong framework for working through any personal issue effectively. Making the Brain/Body Connection gives readers a clear understanding of the elements necessary to achieve permanent change in how they feel and perform, and a template that can be used to deal with all aspects of their life. A practical and completely refreshing way to approach the mind-body connection, this book is designed and cartoon illustrated for brain friendly reading and quick reference.

March 1999 -

"Vancouver Kinesiologist Sharon Promislow offers effective strategies for relieving stress, boosting attention and optimizing performance."

March 1999 - Maclean's magazine

"Vancouver Kinesiologist Sharon Promislow offers effective strategies for relieving stress, boosting attention and optimizing performance."

What People Are Saying

"..a fun and informative collection of philosophy, attitude tips and stressbusting info...The book...gives ways to better cope."
—newspaper, October 1998

John Thie
"A clear and fun introduction to the basic principles of holistic wellbeing. Improve how you feel and perform."
—Dr., founder of Touch For Health

Candace Pert
"enthusiastically recommend Sharon's .... delightfully simple introduction to the new physiology, the interface between our emotions, body mind and spirit."
—PhD author of Molecules of Emotions, May 15, 2005

Noel Wright
"Given the complexity of the subject, the writing is admirably clear, light touch and understandable to the lay reader.."
—North Shore News, September 1998

Wayne Topping
"Simple yet powerfully effective strategies for anyone wishing to reduce stress and regain the joys of living. A must have!"
—Dr., Author of "Success Over Distress"

Raleigh Philp
"This book is very readable...so easy to read and chocked full of good applications."
—Adjunct Professor, Graduate School of Education and Psychology, Pepperdine University

The Vancouver Province
"..a fun and informative collection of philosophy, attitude tips and stressbusting info...The book...gives ways to better cope."
—newspaper, October 1998

Paul & Gail Dennison
"This book... a good choice for people of any age who are exploring the power of movement to enhance learning."
—authors of Brain Gym, May 14, 2005

Shaking up Parkinson Disease or Molecules at an Exhibition

2009-01-29T04:11:00.000-08:00

Shaking up Parkinson Disease: Fighting like a Tiger, Thinking like a Fox

Author: Abraham Lieberman

This book explains Parkinson's disease--how it's recognized, what causes it, who gets it, when and how to get help, and much more.

Library Journal

It is estimated that 1.2 million people in North American have Parkinson's disease (PD), including actor Michael J. Fox. Lieberman, the national medical director of the National Parkinson Foundation, has written a sympathetic book aimed at answering the questions posed by patients and families dealing with this dreadful disease. He covers anatomy and chemistry changes, diagnostic tests, the autonomic nervous system, and how PD affects the body and the mind. Especially good is the section on anxiety and depression as a biological rather than a psychological symptom of the disease. Lieberman explains PD symptoms, considering why they occur, what can be done medically to treat them, and steps the patient can take to alleviate them. He also details the drugs and surgery used to treat the disease and lists disorders that can mimic PD. Finally, Lieberman offers questionnaires that will help patients measure personal mobility, emotion, quality of life, and more. Though some readers may find the religious quotes off-putting, this book's readability and concrete tips make it better than William Weiner's Parkinson's Disease (LJ 5/15/01). An excellent addition to consumer health collections. Janet M. Schneider, James A. Haley Veterans' Hosp., Tampa, FL Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Molecules at an Exhibition: Portraits of Intriguing Materials in Everyday Life

Author: John Emsley

What ingredient in Coke can remove rust from chrome? What is the bitterest substance on earth? What is the worst smelling one? In this entertaining tour of chemistry, John Emsley answers these and many other questions as he illuminates the materials that make up our world. Dozens of lively articles explore such well-known molecules as water, oxygen, and glass; versatile plastics like polypropylene, polystyrene, and polyurethane; even "elements from hell" such as Sarin (a lethal nerve gas). With no formulas, equations, or molecular diagrams to baffle the non-expert, each piece blends history, science, and anecdote, with many intriguing facts added to the mix.
"The world of chemistry has never been made as entertaining," writes Nobel Prize-winning chemist Roald Hoffmann. Indeed, this book will fascinate everyone curious about the chemicals in the foods we eat, the clothes we wear, and the air we breathe.

Booknews

The worst smell in the world comes from methyl mercaptan; phosphoric acid (an ingredient in Coke) can remove rust from chrome; and phenylethylamine (PEA) is the feel-good molecule in chocolate<-->just a few of the curious facts found in science writer and chemistry professor Emsley's gallery. Blending history, science, anecdote, and intriguing facts, he discusses curious molecules in food, molecules that can help and harm the young, detergents, high-tech materials, molecules in the environment, and molecules from hell. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

What People Are Saying

Carl Djerassi
"Emsley is the ultimate guide to a chemical Louvre: always making you wish for more!"

Roald Hoffman
"The world of chemistry has never been made as entertaining as in this readable guide to a living museum."

	Acknowledgements
	Introduction
	A quick guide to things large and small
Gallery 1	Nearly as nature intended: An exhibition of some curious molecules in the foods we eat
Gallery 2	Testing your metal: An exhibition of the metals which our body must have
Gallery 3	Starting lives, saving lives, screwing up lives: An exhibition of molecules that can help and harm the young
Gallery 4	Home, sweet home: An exhibition of detergents, dangers, delights and delusions
Gallery 5	Material progress and immaterial observations: An exhibition of molecules that make life a little easier
Gallery 6	Landscape room: environmental cons, concerns and comments: An exhibition of molecules that stalk the world
Gallery 7	We're on the road to nowhere: An exhibition of molecules to transport us
Gallery 8	Elements from Hell: An exhibition of molecules that are mainly malevolent
	Book list
App	Molecular portraits on display in Molecules at an Exhibition
	Index

Your Miraculous Back or Arthritis of the Hip and Knee

2009-01-27T23:59:00.000-08:00

Your Miraculous Back: A Step-By-Step Guide to Relieving Neck and Back Pain

Author: Gerald M Silverman

Many of us complain about our "bad back," but this book argues that our backs are, without exception, amazing examples of bioengineering, capable of dramatic feats of strength, flexibility, and support. The epidemic of chronic, debilitating back pain that millions of Americans struggle with is really a manifestation of the culture we live in: sedentary lifestyles, inadequate rest, and a lack of focus on extending range of motion despite the presence of pain.

The book starts with a user's guide to the human back that explains the physiological function of this remarkable system of bones, joints, and connective tissue. Then it describes the kinds of pain that can occur in each of these systems so that you can design a recovery program that is right for your particular situation. The book works to debunk the myth that back pain is permanent or the result of damage to parts of the back system. Instead, it offers a progressive set of range of motion and stretching exercises. If practiced regularly and patiently, the techniques in the book will bring relief to anyone suffering from persistent pain in the neck and back.

Library Journal

With similar but contrasting approaches to back pain, these books identify back problems, evaluate various treatments, and suggest exercises for alleviating discomfort. Winter (orthopedic surgery, Univ. of Minnesota) and Bach (coauthor, ShapeWalking: Six Easy Steps to Your Best Body) begin by sharing remedies they claim should help 80 percent of back pain sufferers if done correctly. They proceed to a brief discussion of the causes of back pain and an evidence-based evaluation of surgical and nonsurgical treatments. A great deal of the book describes how to negotiate the medical system, e.g., how to choose the right medical providers and treatments and how to deal with physical therapists and insurance companies. Living Well offers excellent advice on doing your own research and becoming a strong self-advocate. A set of appendixes includes an annotated bibliography of books and web sites, a glossary, and a list of references. Chiropractor Silverman goes into greater detail regarding the causes of back and neck pain (Winter and Bach do not cover the neck in their evaluations) and includes a chapter on the healthy spine. He cites various causes of back pain-cultural, muscle, disk, and joint-discussing treatments and preventative measures. According to Silverman, psychological factors are more accurate in predicting cases of lower back pain than physical ones. His book features a chapter of success stories, information on myths and misconceptions, helpful "Think Back" sections concisely summarizing each chapter, and a bibliography. Living Well excels at describing what back pain sufferers can do to alleviate existing pain and how to navigate the healthcare system when a condition warrants medical treatment. Miraculous Back helps in understanding the physical and cultural causes of back pain and underscores prevention over treatment. Both books are recommended.-Elaine M. Lasda Bergman, Healthcare Assn. of New York State, Rensselaer Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Interesting textbook: Students for a Democratic Society or Crime and Detection

Arthritis of the Hip and Knee: The Active Person's Guide to Taking Charge

Author: Ronald J Allen

A comprehensive, easy-to-understand handbook that empowers you, the patient, to take control and become actively involved in decision-making, medical treatment, and rehabilitation.

Causes, treatment options, and disease progression
Advice on living with osteoarthritis
Pre-operative therapies
Surgery: preparation for, costs and benefits, options, procedures, and improved techniques
Post-operative therapy
Exercise and physical therapy
Advice on living with an implant
The future of care for arthritis
100 photographs and illustrations showing exercises, movements, before-and-after x-rays, implants

A collaborative effort of three key people - the patient who had both of his hips replaced by the age of 45, the orthopedic surgeon who performed the operation, and the physiatrist who supervised rehabilitation following the patient's second hip surgery. Each contributes unique insights into physical therapy for and the medical treatment of osteoarthritis.

Library Journal

In the United States, arthritis is the leading cause of disability, resulting in over 350,000 joint replacements annually. Orthopedist S. David Stulberg and rehabilitation physician Victoria Brander (both of Northwestern Memorial Hosp. Rehabilitation Inst. in Chicago), along with patient Allen (a lawyer), have collaborated on this comprehensive patient handbook, which discusses the basics of arthritis, alternative therapies, joint replacement, and the frontiers of research. The book also reflects the change in thinking regarding the level of physical activity advised for arthritis patients. More importantly, it fills a gap in the literature by outlining a step-by-step process from preparing for surgery through recovery. The book is well organized and clearly written, with numerous black-and-white illustrations. Exercises are easy to follow, and the authors make the requisite caveat to consult a therapist. Following the medical information, Allen presents his own perspecive and experience and addresses aspects of surgery and recovery sometimes minimized by professionals. Recommended as an inexpensive addition to healthcare collections targeting patient education needs surrounding arthritis or joint replacement surgery.--Lisa McCormick, Jewish Hosp. Lib., Cincinnati

Prediabetes Wake up Call or Illustrated Yoga

2009-01-26T19:47:00.000-08:00

Prediabetes Wake-up Call: A Personal Road Map to Prevent Diabetes

Author: Beth Ann Petro Roybal

With prediabetes at epidemic levels, millions of people are being told by their doctor to take personal action now, before it's too late. Prediabetes Wake-Up Call provides the newly diagnosed patient with detailed information about the threat of type 2 diabetes while explaining the lifestyle changes that will lower the risk of prediabetes developing into diabetes.

Prediabetes Wake-Up Call describes the facts about diabetes and includes assessment checklists and charts to help readers identify areas of relative risk. Then the author details specific strategies to address each risk factor, including weight management, exercise, and food choices, plus less-obvious strategies such as formulating new attitudes towards healthy living. Written for a lay reader, Prediabetes Wake-Up Call offers guidance, sets goals, and provides the reassurance necessary for readers to start getting healthier today.

Book review: Somersize Chocolate or Understanding Your Health with Powerweb and OLC Bi Card Package

Illustrated Yoga (Maran Illustrated Series)

Author: Staff of maranGraphics

Produced by the award-winning maranGraphics Group, Maran Illustrated Guide to Yoga is a valuable resource for all readers, regardless of age or fitness level. Instead of describing the myriad ways to perform each pose, Maran Illustrated Guide to Yoga shows you the best way, while the full-color photographs and clear, step-by-step instructions walk the reader through each pose from beginning to end. Thorough topic introductions and useful tips provide additional information and advice to enhance your yoga experience and help meet your individual needs. Maran Illustrated Guide to Yoga is packed with essential information including warm-up poses, breathing exercises, seated poses, chair poses, standing poses, bends, relaxation poses, practice sequences and much more. This book is an invaluable guide for beginners who wish to familiarize themselves with the basics of yoga without having to participate in classes, or as a refresher course for individuals wishing to become reacquainted with yoga. Maran Illustrated Guide to Yoga costs less than the price of one private yoga lesson and will be a permanent resource that can be accessed at any time.

Chapter 1	Yoga Basics
	Introduction to Yoga	4
	Types of Yoga	6
	What is Hatha Yoga?	8
	Benefits of Yoga	10
	Yoga Clothes and Props	12
	Creating a Yoga Environment	14
	Finding a Yoga Class	15
	Yoga and Relaxation	16
	Yoga and Meditation	18
	Yoga and Your Lifestyle	19
	Yoga and Pregnancy	20
	Yoga for Children	22
	Yoga for Seniors	23
	Muscular System	24
	Skeletal System	26
	Introduction to Poses	28
	Tips for a Great Yoga Practice	30
Chapter 2	Yoga and Breathing
	Introduction to Breathing	34
	Breath Awareness Exercise	36
	Abdominal Breath	37
	Three Part Breath	38
Chapter 3	Warm-Up Poses
	Neck Stretches	42
	Shoulder Stretches	44
	Arm Stretches	46
	Prayer Pose	48
	Spinal Roll	49
	Spinal Rocking	50
	Rock the Baby	52
	Leg Raises	54
	Pelvic Tilt	56
	Little Boat Pose	58
	Little Boat Twist	60
	Windmill Pose	62
	Gate Pose	64
	Pigeon Pose	66
	Squat Pose	68
Chapter 4	Seated Poses
	Staff Pose	72
	Easy Pose	74
	Bound Angle Pose	76
	Half Lotus Pose	78
	Lotus Pose	79
	Cow Face Pose	80
	Seated Side Bend	82
	Simple Twist	84
	Seated Half Spinal Twist	86
	Seated Boat Pose	88
	Thunderbolt Pose	90
	Hero Pose	92
Chapter 5	Seated Forward Bends
	Easy Pose Forward Bend	96
	Bound Angle Forward Bend	97
	Head to Knee Pose	98
	Seated Forward Bend	100
	Seated Wide Angle Forward Bend	102
	Seated Yoga Mudra Pose	104
	Child's Pose	106
Chapter 6	Chair Poses
	Seated Mountain Pose	110
	Chair Hip Stretch	112
	Seated Knee to Chest Pose	113
	Chair Forward Bend	114
	Chair Twist	116
Chapter 7	Standing Poses
	Mountain Pose	120
	Five Pointed Star Pose	122
	Goddess Pose	123
	Crescent Moon Pose	124
	Chair Pose	126
	Warrior I Pose	128
	Warrior II Pose	130
	Side Angle Pose	132
	Triangle Pose	134
Chapter 8	Standing Balancing Poses
	Stork Pose	138
	Dancer Pose	140
	Tree Pose	142
	Standing Hand to Toe Pose	144
	Eagle Pose	146
	Half Moon Pose	148
Chapter 9	Standing Forward Bends
	Right Angle Pose	152
	Standing Forward Bend	154
	Standing Wide Angle Forward Bend	156
	Standing Forward Bend Twist	158
	Side Angle Twist	160
	Pyramid Pose	162
	Triangle Twist	164
	Standing Yoga Mudra Pose	166
	Rag Doll Pose	168
Chapter 10	Table Poses
	Table Pose	172
	Side Cat Stretch	173
	Cat Stretch	174
	Extended Cat Stretch	176
	Table Balancing Pose	178
	Lunge Pose	180
	Thread the Needle Pose	182
	Plank Pose	184
	Eight Point Pose	186
	Downward-Facing Dog Pose	188
Chapter 11	Back Bends
	Standing Back Bend	192
	Sphinx Pose	194
	Cobra Pose	196
	Upward-Facing Dog Pose	198
	Front Lying Boat Pose	200
	Half Locust Pose	202
	Locust Pose	204
	Bow Pose	206
	Bridge Pose	208
	Fish Pose	210
	Inclined Plane Pose	212
	Camel Pose	214
Chapter 12	Inversions
	Legs Up the Wall Pose	218
	Half Shoulderstand	220
	Shoulderstand	222
	Plow Pose	224
Chapter 13	Reclined Poses
	Reclined Leg Stretch	228
	Reclined Head to Knee Pose	230
	Raised Knee to Chest Pose	232
	Reclined Thigh-Over-Thigh Twist	234
	Knee Down Twist	236
	Reclined Bound Angle Pose	238
Chapter 14	Relaxation and Restorative Poses
	Relaxation Pose	242
	Crocodile Pose	244
	Supported Reclining Hero Pose	246
Chapter 15	Yoga Practices
	Creating a Personal Yoga Practice	250
	Seated Warm-Up Sequence	252
	Reclined Warm-Up Sequence	254
	Standing Warm-Up Sequence	256
	Beginner Sun Salutation	258
	Sun Salutation	262
	Beginner Practice 1	266
	Beginner Practice 2	270
	Chair Yoga Practice	274
	Relaxation Practice	278
	Stress Management Practice	282
	Intermediate Practice	286
	Strengthening Practice	290

Big Book of Low Carb Recipes or Health Science and Ordinary Language

2009-01-25T15:35:00.000-08:00

Big Book of Low-Carb Recipes: 365 Fast and Fabulous Dishes for Sensible Low-Carb Eating

Author: Nicola Graimes

Low-carb diets are hugely popular, but many mistakenly include any kind of food so long as it's carb free. The Big Book of Low-Carb Recipes provides over 350 recipes that avoid common pitfalls of low-carb diets. These recipes include healthy fats, like those found in fish oils and avocados, which have been proven to reduce cholesterol and improve the heart. The book also demystifies the glycemic index, showing how this potent tool is key to eating the right carbs necessary to lose weight. The latest entry in the popular Big Book series, The Big Book of Low-Carb Recipes provides perfect recipes for a low-carb lifestyle.

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Health, Science, and Ordinary Language, Vol. 110

Author: Lennart Nordenfelt

This book is a contribution to the current philosophical discussion on the nature of health and illness. It contains a comparative analysis and reevaluation of four influential contemporary theories in this field. These are the biostatistical theory of Christopher Boorse which represents the mainstream thinking in medicine, and three versions of a holistic and normative understanding of health and illness which are the theories of Lawrie Reznek, K. W. M. Fulford, and Lennart Nordenfelt. In this unusual volume of assessment, Nordenfelt critically reexamines his own theory, and George Khushf and K. W. M. Fulford contribute critical responses.

Body of Compassion or Stories of Family Caregiving

2009-01-24T11:23:00.000-08:00

Body of Compassion: Ethics, Medicine, and the Church

Author: Joel James Shuman

In The Body of Compassion, Joel Shuman presents new theological treatment of contemporary bioethics, weaving together personal experience, a critical treatise on bioethics, and an exploration of a Christian theological alternative. This book is sure to be of interest to ethicists, medical professionals, and everyone who is troubled by the conflicts between science and religion.

Library Journal

Religion and ethics instructor Shuman's first book is the latest entry in Westview's ever-intriguing "Radical Traditions" series. Using examples from literature and personal experience, Shuman constructs an interesting case for the primacy of compassion--Christian compassion--in the delivery of healthcare. The standard of moral rectitude he sets for caregivers may seem impossibly high, but his work will be instructive and provocative for many readers. For most collections. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

Shuman (theological ethics, Duke U.) weaves personal experience, contemporary bioethics, and a Christian theological alternative into his treatment. Taking his grandfather's lonely end in a sterile hospital as a goad, he explores how modern medicine has distanced itself from people as living being. He also explores various approaches to bioethics of the past 20 years and finds that each has failed due to the lack of a theological concern for the body that places it in a larger context. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

	Acknowledgments
	List of Credits
	Introduction
1	Before Bioethics: The Moral Paradox of Modern Medicine	1
2	The "Birth" of Bioethics: Scientific Expertise and the Justification of the Modern Project	47
3	After Bioethics: Toward a Christian Theology of the Body and Its Goods	79
4	Beyond Bioethics: Caring for Christ's Body	113
	Afterword: Awaiting the Redemption of Our Body - Life and Death in the Meantime	157
	Notes	161
	Bibliography	201
	Index	209

Stories of Family Caregiving: Reconsiderations of Theory, Literature, and Life

Author: Poirier and Ayres

This interdisciplinary book explores the experiences of women and men who provide long-term, life-sustaining care to family members. Family caregiving has historically been perceived as the overwhelming and frequently onerous duty of beleaguered and/or saintly women. Although this portrait may apply to some situations, overall this predominately upper middle-class, white image of the "angel in the house" is limited and dangerously stereotypical. This book brings a narrative approach to the subject through stories from fiction and autobiography and from interviews with the family caregivers that explore their experiences in all their contradictions, hopes, and fears. The authors examine the narratives of family caregiving, as related in literary accounts and interviews, and the theories of care in feminism and nursing. They also consider the foundations on which these theories rest and challenge health professionals to think contextually about both theories and stories.

The Perricone Prescription or Paradox of Plenty

2009-01-23T07:09:00.000-08:00

The Perricone Prescription: A Physician's 28-Day Program for Total Body and Face Rejuvenation

Author: Nicholas Perricon

The Perricone Prescription explains the rock-solid laboratory research behind Dr. Nicholas Perricone's revolutionary anti-aging theories, giving you the knowledge and the tools to fight aging from the inside out while at the same time decreasing the likelihood of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, arthritis, and a host of other degenerative diseases.

Step by step, Dr. Perricone guides you on the road to improved health and looks and increased well-being, providing:

a three-day "jump start" diet
the 28-day Perricone Program of meals, exercise, and skin care
delicious, nutritious, easy-to-follow recipes
the latest news in topical applications, supplements, and age-defying technology
and much more!

Publishers Weekly

Perricone (The Wrinkle Cure), a professor of dermatology at Yale Medical School, believes that relatively simple changes in eating can effect dramatic changes in physical appearance and well-being. He has created a month-long program broken up into daily menus as well as a more restrictive three-day regimen designed to produce immediate results. Perricone's guiding principle, which he explains in some depth, is to reduce inflammation at the cellular level, which, he believes, causes the skin to age and is also linked to degenerative disease. Perricone suggests that protein and some fat is essential for everyone. He is particularly keen on the benefits of fish. Certain foods high in carbohydrates cereals, breads, bananas are taboo in this plan because of their high glycemic index; they cause a spike in blood sugar and prompt the body's insulin response, which stores rather than burns fat and causes inflammation. Perricone also recommends an exercise regimen, and nearly a third of the book is devoted to a discussion of antioxidants, vitamin supplements and creams. Some may question his nutritional theories, and others may find the diet difficult to stick to, with its almost total restriction of starchy foods. Still, Perricone is a proponent of Barry Sears's The Zone, and readers who have followed that book and Perricone's own bestselling earlier volume will probably appreciate this one. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	1
1	Dr. Perricone's Three-Day Nutritional Face-lift	7
2	The Inflammation-Aging Connection	17
3	The Wrinkle-Free Diet	30
4	Anti-inflammatory Supplements for Smooth and Radiant Skin	74
5	Topical Anti-inflammatories for Reversing and Preventing Signs of Aging	110
6	Go for the Glow: The Antiaging Power of Exercise	141
7	Dr. Perricone's 28-Day Wrinkle-Free Program	172
8	The Ageless Future: Developing Technologies	205
	Appendices
A	Recipes for the Perricone Program	219
B	Resources	235
C	Glossary	240
	References	244
	Index	267

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Paradox of Plenty: A Social History of Eating in Modern America (California Studies in Food and Culture)

Author: Harvey Levenstein

In this sweeping history of food and eating in modern America, Harvey Levenstein explores the social, economic, and political factors that have shaped the American diet since 1930.

The Hepatitis C Handbook or Ultimate Reiki Touch

2009-01-22T02:58:00.000-08:00

The Hepatitis C Handbook

Author: Matthew Dolan

This definitive guide explains clearly what Hepatitis C is, outlines the course of the disease and the associated symptoms, and describes how it is transmitted. The author discusses available treatments as well as lifestyle changes that may help. Extensive sections on herbs, vitamins, and nutritional supplements are also included.

What People Are Saying

Naomi Judd
To read this book is to help gain a sense of control and involvement in defeating hep C. As a proponent of Integrative Medicine, I applaud the book's inclusion of holistic therapies. This is a comprehensive and well written book that I highly recommend.
— (Naomi Judd, R.N., National Spokeswoman for the American Liver Foundation)

John Tindall
Excellent reading, filled with many ideas and thought-provoking concepts which will help all involved with this health issue....
— (John Tindall, Chinese Medicine Specialist)

Geoff McCaughan
I recommend the book to patients, those who support patients, and to health-care workers, including hepatologists.
— (Dr. Geoff McCaughan, AW Morrow Gastroenterology and Liver Center, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital)

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Ultimate Reiki Touch

Author: Paula Horan

Exposes the root cause of stress and all disease, and supplies the tools for successful stress management with the help of the Usui System of Natural Healing.

Right Brain Left Brain Reflexology or A Womans Story

2009-01-20T22:46:00.000-08:00

Right Brain/Left Brain Reflexology

Author: Madeleine Turgeon

This self-help guide helps you identify right- or left-brain dominance, and suggests color, sound, and pressure-point techniques to bring both sides into balance.

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A Woman's Story

Author: Annie Ernaux

"A stunning, emotional testament...that may move some readers to think of their own mothrs, even in a way they hadn't before."

Annie Ernaux's mother has just died. She is the only child, so it is up to her to make the final arrangements. And it is up to her to remember the proud, vibrant, intense, and difficult woman who once was her mother before age and illness vanquished her. A poignant recollection of a mother's life in France before and after the war, this woman's story can only be known in part. Yet, in this case, that is enough.

An acclaimed bestseller in France, A WOMAN'S STORY is every women's story—a quiet jewel of a memoir, breathtaking and brilliant.

A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK

Publishers Weekly

For this Prix Renaudot-winning author, childhood was not just a time of life but a cottage industry. A trilogy of books intersect at her youth: the story of Ernaux's father, told in La Place ; her semi-autobiographical first novel, Cleaned Out ; and A Woman's Story . In this work, the woman of the title is the author's mother and the story is a brief, aching requiem for an intense but qualified relationship. Ernaux's mother (she is never named), who was born in a small town in Normandy where she saw the fruition of the ``only ambition which lay within her reach: running a grocery business,'' finally succumbs to Alzheimer's disease. This life's very commonness presents difficulties for her daughter who is both ashamed of her mother and aware of the immense difficulties the woman surmounted to give her daughter something better. ``It was only when my mother . . . became history that I started to feel less alone and out of place in a world ruled by words and ideas, the world where she had wanted me to live.'' (May)

Library Journal

Born into a working-class environment of pride and alcoholism, the woman of this story emerges strong-willed, ambitious, and full of human contradictions. She is Ernaux's mother, whose death after a harrowing decline into Alzheimer's disease compelled the best-selling French author to re-create her life. The result is a slender volume that, like its subject, discourages easy categorization. Ernaux describes it as a blend of literature, sociology, and history, but it is also a memoir, a tribute, and a healing exercise for the bereaved author-narrator. Ernaux's style shifts between detached, journalistic reportage and intimate self-analysis. Her poignant, personal novel may appeal more to readers of belles lettres--and of recovery literature--than to readers of popular fiction and biography. La Place , a companion work about Ernaux's father, is forthcoming from the publisher.-- Janet Ingraham, Spartan burg Cty. P.L., S.C.

Booknews

A translation of Une femme (1988, Gallimard), in which French novelist Ernaux sparely and eloquently describes her mother's aging and death. Translated by Tanya Leslie and published by Four Walls Eight Windows, PO Box 548, Village Station, NY, NY 10014. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Chef Kathleens Cooking Thin Daybook or Beyond Add

2009-01-18T12:40:00.000-08:00

Chef Kathleen's Cooking Thin Daybook: A 52-Week Plan to Lose Weight, Get Fit, and Eat Right

Author: Kathleen Daelemans

Cook Thin, Get Thin, Start Now!
The companion journal to the national bestseller Cooking Thin with Chef Kathleen

"Losing all the weight you want isn't boot-camp-hard, or I never would have been able to do it," says chef Kathleen Daelemans. "I didn't give up my favorite foods, and you don't have to either." Hired to cook at one of the world's most famous spas, Chef Kathleen created a slimming, healthful cuisine that drew raves from the New York Times, Bon Appétit, the Los Angeles Times, and many other publications. In the process, she herself lost 75 pounds, dropping from a size 22 to a superfit size 8.

In this 52-week planner, she gives you all the tools you need to achieve the body you deserve. Chef Kathleen's Cooking Thin Daybook is packed with no-nonsense tips, health news you can use, food facts, scrumptious recipes, and at-your-service resources.

Food: 52 fast, easy, good-for-you recipes, from Chicken and Wild Rice One-Pan Supper to Peanut Butter Truffles, plus scores of quick menus and satisfying snacks

Fun: Hundreds of rejuvenating ideas to help you fight your real enemy, boredom, and keep you laughing

Fitness: A year's worth of simple ways to burn calories

Focus: 52 weeks of private coaching, with Chef Kathleen's eyes-on-the-prize techniques

Plus plenty of space to record your daily exercise and eating habits and your weekly goals so you stay motivated and on track

Kathleen Daelemans is a frequent contributor to NBC's Today Show and the author of Getting Thin and Loving Food!

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Beyond Add: Hunting for Reasons in the Past & Present

Author: Thom Hartmann

Though little is known about the condition itself, Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD) is becoming a part of American household vocabulary. Thom Hartmann was one of the pioneers of ADD research. With his previous books he has shown how individuals with ADD are not just "hyperactive" or "easily distracted," but actually possess highly adaptive, entrepreneurial skills - traits which served ancient hunters but which meet with resistance in modern agrarian societies. Beyond ADD deepens the discussion by showing how different people with the same diagnosis can exhibit different behaviors, ranging from hyperactivity to being withdrawn, from forgetfulness to being obsessively hyperfocused. He explores possible genetic origins and discusses how ADD-related traits may have served to further human evolution. He spotlights how modern life might contribute to ADD, from toxic environments that neurologically damages fetuses to nutritional deficiencies, a quick-fix consumer culture, and overpopulation. He documents the difficulties gifted children encounter in an educational system that does not stimulate them, and the hardships for visual learners in an auditory environment. As he discusses brain chemistry and physiology, he examines the pros and cons of the controversial drug Ritalin.

	Acknowledgements
	Introduction: Why We Have ADD
1	ADD is Profitable for Business	1
2	Education and Our Children	15
3	Genetics and Psychology	51
4	Social Adaptations	95
5	The Stress and Toxicity of Modern Life	121
6	Brain Chemistry and Physiology	147
7	Contemporary Lifestyles and Habits	171
	Summary: What Is This Thing Called ADD Anyway?	203
	Chapter Notes	205
	About the Author	209
	Index	211

Secrets of the Lean Plate Club or Gut Wisdom

2009-01-18T01:29:00.000-08:00

Secrets of the Lean Plate Club: A Simple Step-by-Step Program to Help You Shed Pounds and Keep Them Off for Good

Author: Sally Squires

“The seasoned creator of the hot Washington Post diet column elegantly coaxes us through an eight-week balanced program for sustainable healthy weight loss that everyone can follow. Climb on board.”
– Mehmet C. Oz, M.D., coauthor of the New York Times bestseller You: The Owner’s Manual

As recent studies have shown, you can lose about the same amount of weight on any of the most popular diets out there. The problem is keeping it off. In Secrets of the Lean Plate Club, you will learn how to pick the best weight loss program, tailored to your own personal needs.

Join the millions of people who have shed pounds and kept them off with Sally Squires’ unique, ‘non-diet’ approach that will help you:

*Develop an eight-week customized, personal weight loss program

*Eat smart and move more

*Rediscover the joy of eating well with delicious recipes and healthy meals from famous chefs

*Learn how to develop healthier habits and keep your weight under control

Sally’s tools for choosing the best foods, habits, and activities can help you achieve a healthy weight and make your results stick once and for all! Secrets of the Lean Plate Club is the first and only step you’ll need to keep the weight off and to live a leaner life.

“A must-read for anyone who is serious about dropping the extra pounds.”
– Karen Miller-Kovach, M.S., R.D., chief scientific officer, Weight Watchers International Inc.

Sally Squires has a master’s degree in nutrition from Columbia University and is an award-winning, nationallysyndicated columnist with The Washington Post. Her column, The Lean Plate Club, is featured every Tuesday in HEALTH and at WashingtonPost.com. She lives in Washington, D.C.

Library Journal

Squires (coauthor, The Spotlight Diet for Children) reaches millions of readers through her nationally syndicated "Lean Plate Club" column for the Washington Post. With this book, she sets out an eight-week program designed to help readers learn why and how they've gained weight so that they can reverse habits. She stresses the importance of not just losing weight but keeping it off. Calorie counting, she insists, is essential, and she provides weekly food and activity goals, recipes, and exercise hints. A lot of the content here is common sense and readily available in many other diet and nutrition books, including information on mindful eating, nutrition labels, aspartame, body mass index, sleep help, carbs, and calories. Perhaps the unique value of Squires's book is the live-chat connection, where readers can find free online support for enforcing their new, healthier habits. Those with little previous dieting experience would do well to start with this book. For libraries with comprehensive nutrition collections.-Carla McLean, King Cty. Lib. Syst., Seattle Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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Gut Wisdom

Author: Alyce M Soroki

Are you eating a reasonable diet, getting enough exercise and still experiencing indigestion, bloat, or other "gut distress"? Do you experience frequent knots, butterflies, tension, or more severe symptoms in your gut?That's because diet and exercise are only part of the equation-scientists are now proving what body/mind theorists have been saying all along: that the gut and brain are inextricably connected. Positive thoughts of joy, peace, and love contribute to a healthy gut. Negative thoughts of rage, resentment, and anxiety are like toxins in the gut. Gut Wisdom will help you learn how to listen to your gut to achieve total body health. Unlike other books on digestion, it is a friendly, readable, easy-to-understand guide that gives you specific procedures you can use to alleviate indigestion, irritable bowel syndrome, constipation, diarrhea, and many other common ailments.

Breath Mind and Consciousness or The Bigger the Better the Tighter the Sweater

2009-01-17T16:18:00.000-08:00

Breath, Mind, and Consciousness

Author: Harish Johari

YOGA

Modern scientists are just now beginning to understand what yogis have known for centuries--that the life force animating our physical bodies is regulated by breath, and that the breath energy is controlled by the mind. The esoteric and practical science of Swar Yoga--presented in this book for the first time in English--teaches conscious observation and control of breathing patterns to maximize energy and vitality.

Tantric Scholar and author of Tools for Tantra, Chakras, and The Healing Power of Gemstones, HARISH JOHARI brings an in-depth knowledge of ancient Hindu sciences to this discussion of breath and the yoga of balanced living. His is the first guidebook for Westerners to offer a comprehensive treatment of the subject, providing information from Sanskrit texts otherwise unavailable in the English Language. He explains the sensory network of the nose and its effect on the subtle channels of energy throughout the body, showing the direct link between the practice of conscious breathing and the electrochemical balance of the brain and nervous system. He also shows how the breath, alternating between left and right nostrils, is influenced by solar and lunar forces and how one can attune to these natural rhythms and universal laws for greater health and well-being.

Johari's mastery of Swar Yoga techniques is apparent in the broad scope of Breath, Mind and Consciousness: included are a discussion of the phases of the five elements in the breathing cycle, exercises for physical and psychic healing, the means for determining which nostril is active, and instructions for conceiving a son or a daughter.

Whilecontinuing his lifetime study and practice of tantra, HARISH JOHARI is a painter, sculptor, gemologist, and composer of Indian music.

Harish Johari (1934-1999) was a distinguished North Indian author, Tantric scholar, poet,musician, composer, artist, and gemologist who held degrees in philosophy and literature and made it his life's work to introduce the culture of his homeland to the West.

Here is a hot link to a web site dedicated to Harish Johari's work that was set up by his students. sanatansociety.com/artists_authors/aa_harish_johari.htm

The Bigger the Better, the Tighter the Sweater: 21 Funny Women on Beauty, Body Image, & Other Hazards of Being Female

Author: Samantha Schoech

Getting undressed for the dreaded seventh-grade gym class. Feeling fascinated with, yet disgusted by, the fashion magazines full of perfect, unattainable bodies. Enduring the pain of a bikini wax or suffering the ramifications of overplucked brows.

Like all women, the contributors to The Bigger the Better, the Tighter the Sweater have been there and lived to tell the tale. With laugh-out-loud essays on such topics as the hell of puberty; fashion errors and triumphs; rolls, jiggles, and dimples; the positives and pitfalls of cosmetic surgery; and beauty standards across different races and cultures, readers will feel that they are sitting down with their girlfriends for a funny, honest, and thought-provoking conversation about our complex relationships with our bodies.

With smarts, wit, and style, this collection captures the double bind of beauty and body image that women contend with each day.

Pilates Pregnancy or Parched

2009-01-17T04:06:00.000-08:00

Pilates Pregnancy: Maintaining Strength, Flexibility, and Your Figure

Author: Mari Winsor

A wonderful conditioning exercise for women of all shapes and sizes, Pilates is now recognized as one of the best overall exercises for the pregnant body as well. A low-impact and relaxing exercise regimen, Pilates doesn't divert blood flow from the growing fetus. As important, Pilates strengthens the abdominal muscles known as the "powerhouse," making it easier for new mothers to recover from childbirth and regain their pre-pregnancy waistline.Working with Dr. Uzzi Reiss, a prominent Los Angeles-based gynecologist and obstetrician, Mari Winsor has developed the first mat-based Pilates routine for pregnant women, bringing this time-efficient and highly effective means to get and stay in shape into the home. Illustrated with 100 black-and-white photographs, the exercises in The Pilates Pregnancy are gentle on the body and easy to do at any stage of pregnancy.

Parched

Author: Heather King

One woman's journey to the bottom of the bottle-and back again.

In this moving, emotionally charged, and unflinching look at alcoholism and its effects, lawyer and prominent National Public Radio writer and commentator Heather King describes her twenty-year-long descent into the depths of addiction with wit and candor. King went from a highly functioning alcoholic who managed to maintain her grip on reality to living in the lowest of dive bars, drinking around the clock and barely sustaining an existence. With help from the most unexpected source, King stopped her self-destructive spiral and changed her world for the better. This is the poignant, painfully honest, and inspirational true story of a woman who looked into the abyss, and was able to step back from the edge and reclaim her life on her own terms.

Publishers Weekly

Following a series of memoirs detailing struggles with alcoholism (Smashed; Dry), NPR commentator King chronicles her 20 years as an alcoholic before her family's intervention led to sobriety. Written with a New Englander's wry sense of humor, King recounts her childhood in a small New Hampshire town with her six siblings and her parents' struggle to support the family. Entering her teenage years during the '60s, King experimented with drugs and alcohol, slowly coming to crave "that warm, comforting glow." After seven years in college, King moved to Boston, where her alcoholism gained momentum in the city's many bars, and despite her dream to write she moved from one waitressing job to another, surprisingly getting her law degree while in a state of perpetual inebriation. King's tales from her Boston rooming house detail such wonders as the communal bathroom ("walls were splotched with blood") and the residents ("drunks, drug addicts, paranoid schizophrenics... [they] were a colorful lot"). The Bible verses that begin each chapter give an uneasy sense of impending proselytism, but not until the epilogue do readers discover King's Catholic faith. While entertaining and witty, this memoir offers no new revelations about an alcoholic's life and will mainly interest those sharing King's Northeast roots. Agent, Laurie Liss. (June) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

How to Tie a Tie or ABC of Palliative Care

2009-01-16T18:55:00.000-08:00

How to Tie a Tie: Choosing, Coordinating, and Knotting Your Neckwear

Author: Daniel K Hall

In an era when casual Friday starts on Monday, men tend to panic on occasions that demand a tie. Help has arrived! Here are all the answers for a generation that doesn’t even know the questions about this once-standard article of clothing, such as: How easy is it to spot the difference between a cheap tie and a good one? How long should a tie be when properly knotted? What’s a rep tie, and what’s dangerous about wearing the wrong one? There’s history (the Duke of Windsor never wore a Windsor knot), shopping tips (how to test a tie’s quality), and reliable fashion advice (which patterns make the best impression), plus a chapter on knot tying. Unlike a loud tie, this makes the perfect holiday gift!

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ABC of Palliative Care

Author: Marie Fallon

This brand new edition pulls together the most up-to-date information on this complex, multidisciplinary area in a practical, user-friendly manner. It deals with the important social and psychological aspects for palliative care of people with incurable diseases including quality of life, communication and bereavement issues.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

1 The principles of palliative care.
Balfour Mount, Geoffrey Hanks, Lorna McGoldrick.
2 The principles of control of cancer pain.
Marie Fallon, Geoffrey Hanks, Nathan Cherny.
3 Difficult pain.
Lesley Colvin, Karen Forbes, Marie Fallon.
4 Breathlessness, cough, and other respiratory problems.
Carol Davis, Gillian Percy.
5 Oral health in patients with advanced disease.
Jeremy Bagg, Andrew Davies.
6 Anorexia, cachexia, nutrition, and fatigue.
Kenneth Fearon, Matthew Barber.
7 Nausea and vomiting.
Kathryn Mannix.
8 Constipation, diarrhoea, and intestinal obstruction.
Nigel Sykes, Carla Ripamonti, Eduardo Bruera, Debra Gordon.
9 Depression, anxiety, and confusion.
Mari Lloyd-Williams.
10 Emergencies.
Stephen Falk, Colette Reid.
11 The last 48 hours.
James Adam.
12 Palliative care for children.
Ann Goldman.
13 Communication.
David Jeffrey.
14 The carers.
Julia Addington-Hall, Amanda Ramirez.
15 Chronic non-malignant disease.
Marie Fallon, Joanna Chambers, Francis Dunn, Raymond Voltz, Gian Borasio, Rob George, Roger Woodruff.
16 Community palliative care.
Keri Thomas.
17 Bereavement.
Marilyn Relf.
18 Complementary therapies.
Michelle Kohn, Jane Maher.
Index

Daredevils and Daydreamers or The Proteus Effect

2009-01-16T07:43:00.000-08:00

Daredevils and Daydreamers: New Perspectives on Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Author: Barbara D Ingersoll

Not so long ago, people thought attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder was a condition that only affected children— whirling dervishes who careened through life leaving a path of destruction in their wake. We now know, however, that there is a sizeable group of quiet daydreamers whose inability to organize themselves and focus on the task at hand makes it impossible for them to meet the demands of everyday life. And we know that many children with ADHD continue to have symptoms as adults. But this increased knowledge has sometimes contributed more confusion than clarification.

In Daredevils and Daydreamers, Ingersoll—one of the foremost clinicians and researchers in the field—looks at what we've learned in a decade. From obtaining a good diagnosis through the most recent, cutting edge medical and psychological solutions offered, Ingersoll's examples and research have an immediacy missing from the other books in the field. In addition, she tackles a number of peripheral issues other books ignore such as the problem of the ADHD child in adoptive families, divorced families and step-families, and she handles "real-world" issues (like soiling and bed-wetting) that others disregard.

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The Proteus Effect: Stem Cells and Their Promise for Medicine

Author: Ann B Parson

"The story of stem cell technologies is at once compelling, controversial, and remarkable. Part detective story, part medical history, The Proteus Effect describes early scientific discoveries that date back as far as 1740 before proceeding into the present to recount the incredible events leading to the discovery of stem cells in animal tumors, in the blood of mice, in the brains of canaries, in human embryos, and then in the skin, liver, and other organs of grown humans. It looks at the explosive potential of these special cells for the future of medicine." Ann B. Parson chronicles a scientific discovery in progress, exploring the ethical debates, describing the current research, and hinting at a spectacular new era in medicine.

Publishers Weekly

Arguably the most exciting, promising and controversial medical research being performed today explores the potential of stem cells, unique cells that, when dividing, can produce either more cells like themselves or other specialized cells, such as heart cells, skin cells and neurons. Since President Bush's highly publicized excursion into bioethics in the summer of 2001, when he limited government funding of stem-cell research, stem cells have been thrust into the public consciousness, bringing the promise of regenerative medicine and miracle cures for such conditions as multiple sclerosis, blindness, heart damage and male pattern baldness. Though most of what's written on the science and ethics of stem-cell research focuses on the cutting edge, in this study, science journalist Parson takes us through its history, ranging from 18th-century natural philosophers' discovery of seemingly immortal organisms to the exploration, two centuries later, of curious mouse tumors, called teratomas, that may unlock the secrets of the human embryo. If anything, the book is too thorough, and the never-ending succession of new scientists and new breakthroughs means that few, if any, stick in the reader's mind as particularly memorable. The real focus is the scientific process itself, with its incremental and distributed march forward. While not for the casual reader, this book will satisfy those looking to immerse themselves in the finer points of stem-cell history. Agent, Doe Coover. (Sept.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

In this engaging and well-researched account of stem-cell research, science journalist Parson (coauthor, Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer's Disease) describes the history of regeneration, embryology, and developmental biology research. She recounts how the search for stem cells in animals eventually led to embryonic and fetal stem-cell research, which in turn brought up the myriad ethical and political problems. Parson is sympathetic to the dilemmas faced by researchers who want to study stem cells for developmental and medical reasons. While human trials are still not conclusive, Parson discusses possible medical uses for stem cell: cures for Parkinson's disease, juvenile onset diabetes, muscular dystrophy, heart disease, and many other conditions. Most current books on stem-cell research are technical, somewhat biased, or told from one point of view. Parson has presented a fair, well-rounded view of the subject. Recommended for public and academic libraries. Margaret Henderson, formerly with Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Lib., NY Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Control Your Depression or Fun and Games

2009-01-15T21:31:00.000-08:00

Control Your Depression

Author: Peter M Lewinsohn

Depression is one of the most common of all psychological problems -- nearly all of us experience mild forms of it at sometime during our lifetime. But now, with this easier-to-understand edition of a bestseller that's helped thousands regain their zest for life, you too can learn to feel better without necessarily seeking professional help.

Control Your Depression first gives you a clear understanding of the nature of depression -- what it is, what it isn't, and how much is really known about this widespread problem. This valuable guide then helps you pinpoint specific areas related to your own depression: Do you have difficulty dealing with others? Do you often feel anxious or tense? Do you have troublesome thoughts? Are you unhappy at work or in personal relationships? Because not everybody experiences depression in quite the same way, you'll develop a personalized therapeutic program unique to your own situation. Through any number of proven techniques, including relaxation, social-skill enhancement, and modification of self-defeating thinking patterns, you will conquer your feelings of helplessness and alleviate the causes of your distress!

Filled with dozens of examples that clearly illustrate difficult yet essential points, Control Your Depression helps you gauge your progress, maintain the gains you make, and also determine whether you need further help. No one who has ever been immobilized by depression should be without this book.

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Fun and Games: 100 Sport-Related Activities for Ages 5-16

Author: Anthony Dowson

"With more than 20 years of coaching and teaching experience, authors Anthony Dowson and Keith Morris have developed and adapted an array of activities and games from their own everyday use when teaching children. Inside you will find a range of warm-up ideas, games, skill practices and sport-specific activities to motivate children and encourage active participation." Anyone who has the responsibility of organising activities for young people will find these ideas invaluable. Useful in both planning and providing physical education lessons and recreational experiences, this book will make it easy for you to create a varied and exciting physical activity program.

Touch and Stretch or Yang Style Traditional Long Form Tai Chi Chuan

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

Touch and Stretch: Shiatsu for Everyone

Author: Toru Namikoshi

No more bad backs, stiff necks, or sore shoulders! Now a revered shiatsu expert shares his leisurely yet effective technique for alleviating muscular discomfort and other conditions. Combining Japanese digital pressure massage (shiatsu) with gentle stretching exercises, his system extends and limbers muscles simultaneously thus avoiding the usual muscular pains or injuries.
This invaluable book provides easy instruction for warm ups, basics, and optimal manual manipulation. A clear text and profuse diagrams cover multifold health benefits, from inducing calm to improving circulatory and nervous systems, to preventing such ailments as arteriosclerosis, insomnia, ringing in the ears, and headaches. A special section offers tips on adding fun to daily treatments. At last, you can look and feel better with a regimen that requires no special equipment and needs so little space or time it can fit even the busiest schedule.

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Yang Style Traditional Long Form T'ai Chi Ch'uan: As Taught by Master T.T. Liang

Author: Gordon Muir

Gordon Muir began his martial arts studies at the age of twelve, followed by years of serious study of a wide variety of disciplines including judo, kyokushinkai, karate, kempo, several kung fu styles, and kickboxing. Eventually he discovered the internal martial arts, which led to t’ai chi and Master T. T. Liang, renowned teacher of Yang style. The culmination of the author’s longtime study of this style is this enlightening look at the Yang style of t’ai chi. Focusing on the revered traditional form rather than the more recently created short form, the book describes in depth the type of movement t’ai chi strives for that distinguishes it from other martial arts. Clear and concise instructions help students understand how to move in order to create internal strength. Numerous photographs and detailed descriptions showcase and simplify the movements, which include the traditional Yang stances, hand and arm positions, and moving and powering. Written in a simple, engaging style, the book is designed to help new students get started in this rewarding tradition and more advanced practitioners deepen their knowledge of it.

The New Menopause Book or Food Allergy Survival Guide

2009-01-15T00:03:00.000-08:00

The New Menopause Book

Author: Mary Tagliaferri

Is HRT good or bad? Which herbs can you take for relief from menopause? What can you do to prevent or treat osteoporosis during the menopause years? There are so many questions these days about the right way to treat menopause. Fortunately, The New Menopause Book has the answers.

This informative book offers readers a variety of traditional and alternative options for treating their menopause symptoms. Each chapter presents a different therapeutic approach and is written by an expert in that field. These experts provide valuable insight into the problems associated with menopause and the solutions available. Expert advice from:

- GAIL SHEEHY on "the second adulthood"
- TORI HUDSON on natural hormone therapy
- MIRIAM NELSON and REBECCA SEGUIN on beating osteoporosis
- AMANDA McQUADE CRAWFORD on herbal therapy
- MARY TAGLIAFERRI on medical treatments
- ISAAC COHEN on traditional Chinese medicine
- LINDA SPARROWE and PATRICIA WALDEN on yoga
- JANIS LUFT on managing incontinence

About the Author:
MARY TAGLIAFERRI, M.D., L.Ac., is one of the founders of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine program at the University of California, San Francisco's Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center.

Issac Cohen, O.M.D., L.Ac., is a leading authority in the field of traditional Chinese medicine and menopause treatment. He is a cofounder of the Complementary and Alternative Medicine program at UCSF's Carol Franc Buck Breast Care Center.

Debu Tripathy, M.D., is a professor of medicine and director of the Komen/UTSW Breast Cancer Research Program at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas.

Library Journal

Previously, Tagliaferri and Isaac Cohen (both affiliated with the Univ. of California, San Francisco), along with Debu Tripathy (medicine, Univ. of Texas, Dallas), discussed alternative treatments for breast cancer in Breast Cancer Beyond Convention. Here, they oversee heavy hitters in the field of women's health to present information on Western, alternative, and complementary medical treatments for the symptoms of menopause. Readers will come across chapters on traditional Chinese medicine, herbal remedies, osteoporosis, incontinence, and yoga that incorporate the latest scientific research without being technical. For example, Tagliaferri, also a licensed acupuncturist, covers hormone replacement therapy that includes an up-to-date discussion of its risks, as determined by recent clinical studies, and its benefits. Endnotes accompany all of the medical information, including the alternative treatments. With a foreword by Dean Ornish and a chapter by Gail Sheehy, this balanced book is a wonderful resource for women seeking an explanation of all their options during menopause. An excellent choice for public and consumer health libraries.-Elizabeth Williams, Washoe Cty. Lib. Syst., Reno, NV Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

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Food Allergy Survival Guide: Surviving and Thriving with Food Allergies and Sensitivities

Author: Vesanto Melina

Three leading authorities in dietetics, nutrition, and vegetarian cooking give invaluable advice for those with food sensitivities and their families. The authors offer a unique combination of scientific research, culinary expertise, and practical tips based on sound experience to help you plan nutritionally sound and satisfying meals. A diet free of "problem" foods doesn't have to be limiting or boring. Uncover a new world of delicious and nourishing dishes, from the familiar to the exotic, that will appeal to everyone, whether or not they have food sensitivities.

	Acknowledgements	4
	Introduction	5
Chapter 1	What Are Food Sensitivities?	7
Chapter 2	Creating and Maintaining a Healthy Intestinal Boundary	19
Chapter 3	Food Sensitivities and Various Conditions	35
Chapter 4	Discovering What Ails Us: Testing for Food Sensitivities	65
Chapter 5	Foods, Label Reading, and Alternatives	75
Chapter 6	Wheat and Gluten Sensitivities and Celiac Disease	105
Chapter 7	Living with Food Sensitivities: Feelings, Safety, and Exercise	119
Chapter 8	Nutrition Planning for Adults and Children	129
Chapter 9	Kitchen Basics and Cooking Fundamentals	159
Chapter 10
	Recipes	169
	Baking Basics	179
	Great Seasonings and Spice Mixes	213
	Banner Breakfasts	223
	Dips and Spreads	239
	Salads and Dressings	255
	Satisfying Soups	297
	Main Dishes	307
	Sauces and Gravies	334
	Simple Sides	341
	More Treats and Sweets	351
	Resources	363
	Food Diary Form	368
	Appendixes	369
	Index	371
	About the Authors	382

Migraines or Sound Medicine

2009-01-14T13:52:00.000-08:00

Migraines: The Breakthrough Program That Can Help End Your Pain

Author: Alexander Mauskop

Some twenty-five million Americans suffer from migraines, those excruciating headaches that can last for hours or even days. The symptoms can include debilitating pain, extreme sensitivity to sound and light, sweats, double vision, nausea and vomiting, slurred speech, and more. Current treatments and prescription drugs fail to help millions of these patients. But now there's a safe, all-natural "triple therapy" program that can relieve the pain -- and often even prevent recurrences -- of migraines. A combination of three easy-to-find, over-the-counter supplements (magnesium, vitamin B[subscript 2], and the herb fever-few), this scientifically proven remedy was developed by Dr. Alexander Mauskop, one of the nation's leading migraine experts, and has already helped thousands.

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Sound Medicine: The Complete Guide to Healing with the Human Voice

Author: Wayne Perry

We live in a world of sound, frequency, and vibration. Even our bodies are vibrational. In fact, the human voice is the most natural, organic, and unique vibrational instrument available.

As such, the power of the human voice can be harnessed to heal the body. While several books have been written on vibrational healing, vocal practices and toning, Sound Medicine: The Complete Guide to Healing with the Human Voice is the first book to focus on specific ways in which the voice can be used by anyone-healers and non-healers alike-as a safe, enjoyable and effective tool to heal not just the body, but the emotions, mind, and spirit.

Discover the natural vibrations, overtones, and harmonics within the human voice, and you can develop its innate therapeutic capabilities. In this extraordinary book, you will learn how to use your voice:
• To enhance health and wellness.
• For personal empowerment by identifying your own unique vibrational pattern and signature frequency.
• To free the body from stress, pain, and vibrational toxicity.
• To consciously create and sustain the magnetic attraction of chemistry and compatibility in personal relationships.
• As a subtle energy diagnostic or dowsing tool to measure and evaluate healthy and non-healthy energies, frequencies, and vibrations.

Sound Medicine will show you a vast array of sound healing principles, secrets, easy-to-learn techniques, and useful tips-including 48 empowering exercises. Also included is a clear and useful audio CD that explains and demonstrates the key exercises in the book.

Energy Healing for Beginners or Facial Rejuvenation

2009-01-14T02:40:00.000-08:00

Energy Healing for Beginners: A Step-by-Step Guide to the Basics of Spiritual Healing

Author: Ruth Whit

In Energy Healing for Beginners, you will learn about such energy concepts as auras, chakras, meridians, crystals, self-healing, and sound therapy; gain the skills to manage a healing session and interpret various energy sensations; and come to understand illness from emotional, psychological, and spiritual perspectives. World-renowned healer Ruth White tells you everything you need to know about energy healing. With clear, step-by-step instructions and simple exercises, her down-to-earth guide explains for mainstream readers the exciting method of this spiritual healing and precisely what it involves. Here is the comprehensive guidebook to energy healing -- ideal for both new and more experienced healers.

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Facial Rejuvenation: A Total Approach

Author: David J Goldberg

The past decade has seen an explosion in non-surgical techniques that improve the quality, tone and color of aging skin. It is now through a variety of non-surgical, non-invasive approaches, often used in combination, that dramatic skin changes can be induced. This reader-friendly and unique compendium on all aspects of non-invasive facial rejuvenation shows the current approach to non-invasive facial rejuvenation. It describes when and how to use laser and laser-like technology, the variety of superficial and deep peels which can be used by themselves or in conjunction with lasers. Last but not least, it also covers the variety of dermal fillers and skin volume enhancement agents and the increasing cosmetic uses of botulinum toxin. Novices as well as experts will benefit from the wealth of experience and expert practical information of the authors who are world-renowned experts in their field.

The Active Womans Pregnancy Log or The Washington Manual Allergy Asthma and Immunology Subspecialty Consult

2009-01-13T17:29:00.000-08:00

The Active Woman's Pregnancy Log: A Day-by-Day Diary and Guide to a Fit and Healthypregnancy

Author: Suzanne Schlosberg

Modeled after the successful classic The Ultimate Workout Log, The Active Woman's Pregnancy Log is the weekly pregnancy diary for the active mom-to-be, from two of America's leading fitness writers and experts.

At last, here is a pregnancy journal that doesn't focus on shower gifts or nursery decor but on a woman's health, including her fitness, nutrition, relaxation, and general well-being. At a time when prenatal fitness is booming The Active Woman's Pregnancy Log is a woman's healthy pregnancy headquarters—a portable, one-stop source of inspiration, information, and organizational tools to keep moms-to-be feeling fit and confident and exercising wisely throughout this amazing journey. Spanning forty weeks, this day-by-day diary features:

• A quick guide to the "active" pregnancy, including how to work around symptoms, and exercises for every level through each trimester

• Eating advice to ensure baby keeps growing and mom stays healthy

• Plenty of charts, checklists, and places to record important dates, contacts, test results, and more

• Advice on how to choose proper maternity fitness gear

• A bonus section on postpartum fitness

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The Washington Manual Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Subspecialty Consult

Author: Barbara Capes Jost

Prepared by residents and fellows with senior faculty advisors at the Washington University School of Medicine, this quick-reference manual outlines current concepts and practice guidelines in the rapidly evolving fields of allergy, asthma, and immunology. It covers both inpatient and outpatient approaches with the same front-lines practicality as the world-famous Washington Manual(R) of Medical Therapeutics. The book contains symptom-oriented and disease-oriented sections and covers both acute and chronic problems, including drug allergy, anaphylaxis, eosinophilia, immunodeficiency, and latex allergy. Appendices include commonly used allergy and asthma drugs, laboratory values for tests in immunology, and a sample schedule for perennial aqueous immunotherapy. This manual is also available electronically for handheld computers. See PDA listing for details. The Washington Manual(R) is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University.

	Contributing Authors
	Chairman's Note
	Series Preface
	Preface
	Key to Abbreviations
1	Approach to the Allergic Patient	1
2	Basic Immunology Underlying Allergic Reactions and Allergic Inflammation	3
3	Allergic Rhinitis and Sinusitis	8
4	Asthma	17
5	Occupational Asthma	33
6	Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis	39
7	Pulmonary Function Tests	44
8	In Vivo and In Vitro Diagnostic Tests for Allergy	52
9	Urticaria and Angioedema	60
10	Atopic Dermatitis	66
11	Allergic Contact Dermatitis	74
12	Ocular Allergic Diseases	77
13	Anaphylaxis	84
14	Drug Allergy and Desensitization	89
15	Insect Allergy	102
16	Food Allergy and Other Adverse Food Reactions	109
17	Latex Allergy	116
18	Conditions Associated with Eosinophilia	120
19	Mastocytosis	127
20	Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases	130
21	Allergen Immunotherapy	141
App. A	Drugs Commonly Used in Allergy and Asthma	148
App. B	Lab Values for Selected Tests in Immunology	157
App. C	Sample Schedule for Perennial Aqueous Immunotherapy	159
	Index	161

100 Questions and Answers about Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers or The Patients Guide to Weight Loss Surgery

2009-01-13T05:17:00.000-08:00

100 Questions and Answers about Melanoma and Other Skin Cancers

Author: Edward F McClay

This book deals with skin cancer from a doctor's and a patient's perspective.

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The Patient's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery: Everything You Need to Know about Gastric Bypass and Bariatric Surgery

Author: April Hochstrasser

Is weight loss surgery right for you? After frustrating and failed attempts with traditional dieting methods, more and more people are turning to weight loss surgery. More than 100,000 people undergo weight loss surgery each year and that number is growing rapidly.

The Patient’s Guide to Weight Loss Surgery is an indispensable guide for surgery candidates and their families. It explains in easy-to-understand language everything you need to know about this increasingly popular surgical procedure.

It is the most current and reliable source of information for anyone who wants to make an informed decision about gastric bypass and bariatric surgery.

The Patient’s Guide to Weight Loss Surgery provides valuable information on:
·The different kinds of weight loss surgery
·The risks and rewards of each procedure
·How to choose the right procedure and surgeon
·Ways to cope with the emotional changes that accompany a dramatic change in body size
·Compelling stories of patients who have had the surgery
·The financial and insurance considerations of weight loss surgery

	List of Illustrations	viii
	List of Abbreviations	ix
	Foreword	x
	Author's Note	xii
	Acknowledgments	xiii
	Disclaimer	xiv
Chapter 1.	Types of Weight Loss Surgery	1
	Overview
	Vertical Banded Gastroplasty
	Gastric Bypass
	Fobi-Pouch Operation
	Mini/Loop Gastric Bypass
	Adjustable Gastric Band
	Bileopancreatic Diversion
	Jejuno-Ileal Bypass
	Implantable Gastric Stimulation System
	Gastric Balloon
	Mortality Rates
	How Big Is the Mature Pouch?
	Summary
Chapter 2.	What Changing Your Body Image May Mean	31
	Body Types
	Metropolitan Insurance Company Weight Tables
	Paradigm Shift about Food
	Somatoform Personality Types
	Surgical Remedies and their Consequences
	Prejudice Against Fat People
	Emotional Considerations
	Controlling Thoughts and Feelings
	Positive Aspects of Weight Loss Surgery
Chapter 3.	Negative Aspects of the Surgery	47
	Risks of Malnutrition
	Risks of Weight Loss Surgery
Chapter 4.	Risks of Obesity	57
	Cardiovascular Disease and Heart Disease
	High Blood Pressure and Stress
	Cholesterol Levels
	Diabetes
	Cancer
	Muscles and Bones
	Gallstones
	Reproductive and Hormonal Problems
	Hypoxia
	Sleep Apnea and Sleep Disorders
	Binge Eating and Other Eating Disorders
	Social and Emotional Problems
	Childhood Obesity
	Moose's Story
Chapter 5.	How Your Biology Affects Weight Loss	71
	Predictors of Successful Weight Loss
	Hunger Pangs
	Low-Fat / High-Carbohydrate Diets
	High-Protein / High-Fat Diets
	Frequent Short Periods of Exercise
	Other Factors
	Why We Give Up On Diets
Chapter 6.	Diet Drugs	81
	Over-the-Counter and Herbal Remedies
	Prescription Diet Drugs
	Experimental Therapies
	Weight Loss Attempts
Chapter 7.	How Dieting Leads to Weight-Gain	95
	Diary of a Diet
	Studies of Yo-Yo Dieting
	Feeling Full
Chapter 8.	The Problem with Diets	101
	Loss of Lean Muscle Mass
	Super-Absorbers
	Brown Fat
	Genetics vs. Lifestyle Choices
	The Importance of Lifestyle Changes
	Liposuction and Lipectomy
	Faulty Studies
	Life Isn't Weighed on the Bathroom Scales
	Size-ism
Chapter 9.	Measuring Obesity	113
	Body Mass Index
	Waist Circumference
	Determining Body-Fat Percentage
	Metabolic Regulation of Weight
	Genetic Factors
Chapter 10.	Healthy Attitudes	118
	Insulin Resistance
	"Set" Weight
	A Different Attitude
	Putting It to the Test
	The Need for Love and Acceptance
Chapter 11.	Personal Stories	131
	Introduction
	Bill
	Fatimah
	Tom
	Tammy
	Lacy
	Wanda
	Grandma Pat
	Ailene
	Alice
	Beverly
	Tex
	Keith
	Phyllis
	Deedee
	Boris
	Kiki
	Sal & Sandy
	Shirley
	Deardra
	Beth
	Hanna
	Ellie
	Suzy
	Commentary
Appendix I	Glossary	206
Appendix II	Sample Weight Loss Surgery Release Form	224
Appendix III	Helpful Web Sites	233
Appendix IV	Weight Loss Surgery Quiz	234
Appendix V	Success Stories	239
	Index	242

The Diet Detectives Count Down or Getting Help

2009-01-12T20:05:00.000-08:00

The Diet Detective's Count Down: 7500 of Your Favorite Foods Counts with Their Exercise Equivalents for Walking, Running, Biking, Swimming, Yoga, and Dance, and Housework

Author: Charles Stuart Platkin

THE COST OF A CALORIE REVEALED

- CALORIE SHOPPING with EXERCISE EQUIVALENTS -

The Diet Detective's Count Down Offers Readers Calories, Carbs, Fat and the Exercise Equivalents For More For Than 7,500 Foods(Walk, Run, Swim, Bike, Yoga, and Dance).

Ever find yourself debating whether or not to buy just one bag of chips? Or grab a little candy bar for the road? Consider this: what if the nutritional labels on your favorite foods spelled out exactly what you'd have to do to burn those calories?

Well, nutrition and public health advocate, Charles Stuart Platkin's new book, THE DIET DETECTIVE'S COUNT DOWN, is the first of its kind that translates food into exercise, giving readers a tool for deciding what a calorie means and which calories are worth it.

THE DIET DETECTIVE'S COUNT DOWN lists more that 7,500 foods with exercise equivalents in minutes calculated using six forms of activity: WALKING, RUNNING, BIKING, SWIMMING, YOGA, AND DANCING. All this information is listed in an easy to view table format. The table also includes calories, fat and carbohydrates.

This is no ordinary diet book, it is a food fact bible giving readers tasty nuggets of information that make them think before they eat. Translating food into calorie counts isn't enough -- translating calorie counts into exercises makes clear the consequence each bite has on the waistline!

Examples of an Exercise Equivalent (The book contains more than 7500 listings in an easy to use table format w/ Calories, Carbs and Fat, walking, running, biking, swimming, yoga and dance):

1 double-stuffed Oreo cookie = 18 minutes of walking
1handful of chips = 26 minutes of dancing
1 slice of chocolate cake = 48 minutes of biking
1 candy bar = 32 minutes of swimming
1 soda = 48 minutes of yoga
1 tablespoon of butter = 11 minutes of running

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Getting Help: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Self-Assessment and Treatment of Mental Health Problems

Author: Jeffrey C Wood

The majority of Americans struggling with mental health problems get inadequate mental health care. Many get none at all. Current trends in managed health care account for some of this shortfall, but research suggests that many Americans simply don't understand the psychotherapeutic treatment options available to them. And who can blame them? It's hard to keep track of diagnoses, practitioners, and therapies without some source for guidance and reliable information-the kind of information and advice you'll find in this timely and much-anticipated guide.

This book sets out everything you need to know about mental health care in a clear, concise, and readable format. It includes a diagnostic process to identify major mental health problems, free from the complicated technical language that many other diagnostic manuals employ. The book offers detailed SYNOPSIS:s of the various kinds of mental health practitioners and what kinds of services they provide. It also details all of the commonly practiced psychotherapeutic methods, how they work, and what problems they are most likely to help. Equipped with this resource, you'll be in a powerful position to take control of your own mental health care and make important positive changes in your life.

Fit and Sexy for Life or Everything You Should Know about Chelation Therapy

2009-01-12T08:52:00.000-08:00

Fit and Sexy for Life: The Hormone-Free Plan for Staying Slim, Strong, and Fabulous in Your Forties, Fifties, and Beyond

Author: Kathy Kaehler

Until now, women forty and older haven’t had a good option for coping with menopause. For many, the choice has been between suffering unaided through weight gain, hot flashes, low libido, and mood swings or taking a chance on Hormone Replacement Therapy. But with Kathy Kaehler’s remarkable fitness-based regimen, women can feel sexy and vibrant naturally as they manage the symptoms of menopause without using any hormones whatsoever.

Fit and Sexy for Life provides daily workouts that focus on cardio and strength conditioning, and an eating plan tailored to women over the age of forty that helps control weight and boost energy, while decreasing the risk of developing heart disease, osteoporosis, and breast cancer. In addition to her hit list of foods and beverages to avoid and soothing herbs and soy products to try, Kaehler provides five-minute quick-fixes that allow you to:

• Stop a hot flash (through meditation, guided imagery, and deep breathing)
• Sleep like a baby (with a soothing, pre-bedtime yoga routine)
• Boost your libido (with a routine for feeling sexy and getting in the mood)
• Find more energy (with a blood-pumping, instant pick-me-up of a workout)
• And much more

Fit and Sexy for Life is the energizing, completely natural solution women have been searching for to help them look and feel sensational for years to come.

Beth Hill - Library Journal

Since the mid-1990s, Today Showfitness expert Kaehler has authored fitness lifestyle books, which have predominantly focused on the wellness needs of women. In her latest, she continues to offer practical, down-to-earth advice with her Fit and Sexy for Life Solution, which advocates a hormone therapy-free program for coping with menopausal changes in the body and emotions. The Six Day Body Blast is made up of three days of strength training alternated with three days of cardiovascular and abdominal workouts, with one day off each week. The exercises are demonstrated with photographs and written directions. Kaehler advises making five diet modifications that will increase energy levels, control weight, and thwart health problems that menopause can aggravate. A small recipe section is included. Tips for increasing contentment wrap up the book, and an appendix lists Kaehler's favorite web sites and resources. While there are many other books that more deeply cover the facets of the menopausal experience, this book brings the issues of greatest concern together in one believable and personable source. Highly recommended for public and consumer health libraries.

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Everything You Should Know about Chelation Therapy

Author: Morton Walker

The safe alternative to bypass surgery: how it works, what to expect from it, safety, cost, and more.

	Dedication
	Foreword
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction	1
1	You Can Reverse Hardening of the Arteries	15
2	What the Chelation Process Is	30
3	The Therapeutic Effects of EDTA Chelation	43
4	The Internal Mechanism of EDTA Chelation	56
5	Additional Internal Actions of EDTA Chelation	66
6	The Uses and Occurrences of EDTA Chelation	81
7	The Protocol for Administering EDTA Chelation Therapy - Part One	91
8	The Protocol for Administering EDTA Chelation Therapy - Part Two	108
9	Blood Vessel Detoxification from Chelation Therapy	119
10	The Internal, Self-Chelation Therapy Exercise	131
11	The Healing Potential of Oral Chelation Therapy	143
12	The Cost for Chelation Therapy	160
13	Health Insurance Coverage for Intravenous Chelation Therapy	169
14	Bypass Surgery: The Controversial Antagonist to Chelation Therapy	184
15	Professional Bias and Governmental Error in Judging EDTA Chelation	204
16	Government Harassment of a Chelating Physician	214
17	The Conspiracy Against Chelation Therapy	232
18	Our Medical Right to Chelation Therapy	246
	Notes	269
App. A	The Medical Controversy over EDTA Chelation Therapy	286
App. B	Suggested General References from the Medical, Nutritional and Laboratory Literature by Subject	302
App. C	Suppliers of Chelating Therapy Products	332
App. D	Chelation Resources	334
App. E	1996-97 Membership Roster: American College for Advancement in Medicine	334
	Index

The Wisdom of Wilderness or Encyclopedia of Thai Massage

2009-01-11T22:40:00.000-08:00

The Wisdom of Wilderness: Experiencing the Healing Power of Nature

Author: Gerald G May

Tap into the Awe-Inspiring Power of Nature

Publishers Weekly

Psychiatrist May (1940-2005), known for his works blending psychology and spirituality (Addiction and Grace), chose the theme and milieu of Nature for this, his last book. Chronicling outdoor forays he took from 1990 to 1995, May's elegant prose uses a storyteller's magic to plumb the profound mystery of outside events that provoke and foster inner change. Vivid details and masterful style place the reader in context: breathing alongside a bear, drumming with cicadas, grieving a man-mutilated turtle, dodging eagles or seeking fire's heat in a soaking storm. "Thunder came and it was my song, and the wind my courtesan, and praise welled up inside me as the rain poured, drenching down around and in and through me until the fire finally died under its flow and there was nothing but cold dark chilling water covering everything, running down my legs into rivulets." May is a kind of Christian Zen master, but this book doesn't favor a particular religious tradition so much as the deep wild of nature's way. In this work for everyone, he wants us to understand that wilderness is our natural state and that contemplative communion with the "Power of the Slowing" will bring us safely home to our wild eternal selves. (June) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

A practicing psychiatrist, May (The Dark Night of the Soul) died in 2005. His final book unites his earlier encounters with the spiritual life with his thoughts on nature. In nature, he found the presence of something he came to call "the Power of the Slowing," which touches on the deep healing we can experience by being "who we are" and not cutting ourselves off from nature. This is a fluidly written and deeply moving book, a kind of healing act in itself. Highly recommended. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Encyclopedia of Thai Massage: A Complete Guide to Traditional Thai Massage Therapy and Acupressure

Author: C Pierce Salguero

Thai massage is an increasingly popular healing modality, and many American and European massage schools offer at least introductory, if not more, courses to their students these days. Drawing from Thai history, cultural studies, Buddhist religion, and yogic practices, as well as a modern understanding of anatomy and physiology, this book finally bridges the gap between the theory and practice of Thai massage.

The Encyclopedia of Thai Massage is unique in that it presents this form of bodywork as it is understood in Thailand, as a therapeutic medical science. For the first time, the history, spiritual traditions, and ethical codes of Thai medicine are presented in full alongside the most detailed analysis of each particular step in the Thai massage routine. Examples of therapeutic routines to treat specific disorders are discussed; a complete section is dedicated on the main energy meridians and diagrams of acupressure points.

This book is written in an engaging, informal style, with numerous photographs and diagrams that illustrate the techniques used.

Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases or The Absmart Fitness Plan

2009-01-11T13:28:00.000-08:00

Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases

Author: M Gabriel Khan

The Encyclopedia of Heart Diseases is an accurate and reliable source of in-depth information on the diseases that kill more than 12 million individuals worldwide each year. In fact, cardiovascular diseases are more prevalent than the combined incidence of all forms of cancer, diabetes, asthma and leukemia. In one volume, this Encylopedia thoroughly covers these ailments and also includes in-depth analysis of less common and rare heart conditions to round out the volume's scope. Researchers, clinicians, and students alike will all find this resource an invaluable tool for quick reference before approaching the primary literature.

* Coverage of more than 200 topics, including: applied pharmacology of current and experimental cardiac drugs, gene therapy, MRI, electron-beam CT, PET scan put in perspective, cardiac tests costs and justification, and new frontiers in cardiovascular research
* More than 150 helpful figures and illustrations!
* Dr. Khan is a well-published and respected expert in heart and heart diseases

Library Journal

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of fatality for both men and women in the United States, accounting for one death every 34 seconds. In this single volume, cardiologist Khan (medicine, Univ. of Ottawa, Canada; Heart Disease Diagnosis and Therapy: A Practical Approach) addresses various conditions, contributing factors, treatments, parts of anatomy, and more, from Anderson-Fabry disease, blood clots, and fish/fish oils to murmurs and pacemakers. More than 200 conditions are discussed or defined in the 91 main entries. Each entry begins with a glossary of terms, is broken down into logical sections that expound on the topic at hand, and ends with a bibliography of the literature. Entries range from one page ("Antihistamines") to 33 pages ("Heart Attacks") and are accompanied by more than 150 figures and illustrations. Bottom Line Khan presents a well-organized and easy-to-use reference that amounts to a Conn's Current Therapy (W.B. Saunders Co., 2004) for heart diseases. It is great as a starting point for clinicians and students researching a topic or for consumers needing greater explanation and depth. Highly recommended.-Howard Fuller, Stanford Health Lib., Palo Alto, CA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Contents Include:
Ageing Heart
Alcohol and the Heart
Altitute and Pulmonary Edema
Anatomy of the Heart and Circulation
Anderson Fabry Disease
Anemia
Aneurysm
Angina
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Angioplasty/Coronary Balloon
Antihistamines
Antioxidants
Antiplatelet Agent
Arginine
Arrhythmias/Palpitations
Artificial Heart
Aspririn for Heart Disease
Atherombosis/Atherosclerosis
Athletes and Sudden Cardiac Death
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Septal Defect
Arterosclerosis
Beriberi Heart Disease
Blood Clots
Blood Pressure
Brugada Syndrome
B-type Natriuretic Peptide
Bundle Branch Block
Caffeine and the Heart
Calcium Antagonists
Carcinoid Heart Disease
Cardiogenic Shock
Cardiomyopathy
Cardiopulmonary Resucitation (CPR)
Chagas' Disease
Chelation and Heart Disease
Chemotherapy-Induced Heart Disease
Cholesterol
Cocaine and the Heart and Arteries
Coenzyme Q10
Congenital Heart Disease
Contraception and Cardiovascular Disease
Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
C-Reactive Protein and the Heart
Cytochrome P450
Deep Vein Thrombosis
Depression and the Heart
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Disease
Diets and Heart Disease
Diuretics
Down Syndrome
Dyslipidemia
Echocardiography
Electrocardiography and Heart Disease
Embryology
Endocrine Disorders
Erectile Dysfunction
Exercise and the Heart
Fish/Fish Oils
Heart Attacks
Heart Failure
Hemochromatosis
Herbal Products
HIV and the Heart
Homocysteine and Cardiovascular Disease
Hypertension
Hypertrophy
Kawasaki Disease
Miscellaneous Disorders
Murmurs
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Pacemakers
Patent Foramen Ovale
Pericarditis and Myocraditis
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Race and Cardiovascular Disease
Sleep and the Heart
Stents for Coronary Artery Disease
Stress and Heart Disease
Stroke/Cerebrovascular Accident
Syncope
Takayasu Ateritis
Tests for Heart Disease
Thyroid Heart Disease
Type A Behavior
Valve Diseases
Ventricular Fibrillation
Women and Heart Disease and Stroke

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The Absmart Fitness Plan: A Proven Workout to Lose Inches and Strengthen Your Core Without Straining Your Back

Author: Adam Weiss

A smarter, safer way to trim your waistline--without pain, injury, and all those crunches!

As a chiropractic physician, Adam Weiss understands that traditional ab exercises can cause back pain, strain muscles, and can even cause misalignment. That’s why he created a truly safe, and amazingly effective, routine for slimming your waist--without the risk of pain or injury. His revolutionary approach targets and strengthens your core muscles using a unique combination of muscle stretches, dynamic exercises, and dietary advice. It’s safe. It’s smart. And it works.

Adam Weiss, D.C., is a board certified chiropractic physician and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. Medical director of Weiss Health and Fitness Center, Dr. Weiss has worked with professional and Olympic-level athletes and conducts strengthening and conditioning workshops throughout the United States. He lives in Illinois.

The Sensory Sensitive Child or Introduction to Physical Education Fitness and Sport

2009-01-11T01:16:00.000-08:00

The Sensory-Sensitive Child: Practical Solutions for Out-Of-Bounds Behavior

Author: Karen Smith

In a book likely to transform how parents manage many of their child's daily struggles, Drs. Smith and Gouze explain the central and frequently unrecognized role that sensory processing problems play in a child's emotional and behavioral difficulties. Practicing child psychologists, and themselves parents of children with sensory integration problems, their message is innovative, practical, and, above all, full of hope.

A child with sensory processing problems overreacts or underreacts to sensory experiences most of us take in stride. A busy classroom, new clothes, food smells, sports activities, even hugs can send such a child spinning out of control. The result can be heartbreaking: battles over dressing, bathing, schoolwork, social functions, holidays, and countless other events. In addition, the authors say, many childhood psychiatric disorders may have an unidentified sensory component.

Readers Will Learn:

The latest scientific knowledge about sensory integration
How to recognize sensory processing problems in children and evaluate the options for treatment
How to prevent conflicts by viewing the child's world through a "sensory lens"
Strategies for handling sensory integration challenges at home, at school, and in twenty-first century kid culture

The result: a happier childhood, a more harmonious family, and a more cooperative classroom. This thoroughly researched, useful, and compassionate guide will help families start on a new path of empowerment and success.

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Introduction to Physical Education, Fitness, and Sport

Author: Daryl Siedentop

Authored by one of the leading experts in the field, this comprehensive text introduces students to the fields of physical education, exercise science, and allied health--presenting the history and trends in physical education and the human movement sciences. The text includes a discussion of careers and professional issues in all areas of physical education and kinesiology, as well as an introduction to the major subfields, including exercise physiology; biomechanics; motor learning, control, and development; sport sociology; sport and exercise psychology; sport pedagogy; sport humanities; and related areas in athletic training, sport management, and allied health. In addition, this title provides students with instant access to an Online Learning Center. This ancillary sets them up for success with articles and research on physical education, interactive quizzes and activities, test preparation flashcards, and other resources.

Yoga with Weights For Dummies or Anorexia Nervosa

2009-01-10T15:05:00.000-08:00

Yoga with Weights For Dummies

Author: Megan Scott

An easy-to-follow guide to a hot new form of yoga

Yoga with Weights is the latest breakthrough in mind-body exercise, integrating the mindfulness of yoga with the physical culture of body-building. Building on the strengths of both disciplines, this friendly guide shows readers how to safely combine yoga postures while simultaneously working out with lightweight hand-held free weights. It features customizable exercises that target specific areas of the body, each illustrated with multiple photos, and provides guidelines for combining healthy eating with workouts.

Sherri Baptiste (Marin County, CA) is the founder of Baptiste Power of Yoga, a nationally recognized method of yoga offered throughout the United States. She teaches yoga classes throughout the United States and hosts retreats around the world.

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Anorexia Nervosa: A Guide to Recovery

Author: Lindsey Hall

Anorexia nervosa, in simple terms, is self-starvation. However, it is a complex problem with intricate roots; and, recovery is best accomplished with a grasp of sound information, specific tasks, and the support of others. All of that is provided in this guidebook, which includes:

Answers to questions most often asked about anorexia
Insight from recovered and recovering anorexics
Monika Ostroff's story of recovery
Specific things to do that have worked for others
Information on healthy eating and weight
Suggestions for how to stay committed
A special section for parents & loved ones

Carolyn Costin

With the glut of books written about anorexia nervosa, this guide is awelcome change, written for and to the anorexic herself. It speaks directly to the patient answering her questions, providing examples of recovery, and gently walking her through exercises and techinques she can do at her own pace. Every therapist should lead his or her clients to it.

Lori M. Irving

This inspired, compassionate book will be a tremendous resourceto persons whose lives are, or have been affected by anorexia. With a refreshingly appropriate balance of anecdotal material and research evidence, the authors portray recovery from anorexia for what it is. This is a book that I will refer others to with professional and personal confidence.

Acknowledgments x
Introduction xiii
Chapter 1. Questions Most Often Asked
What is anorexia nervosa? 17
Who gets anorexia? 20
Why do people become anorexic? 23
How do I know if I have an eating disorder? 29
Is anorexia dangerous? 31
What thoughts and feelings are associated with it? 35
What role does exercise play? 39
Is anorexia related to sexual trauma? 41
What special issues are faced by males? 45
How does anorexia affect relationships? 47
Do people recover from anorexia? 50
How long does it take to get better? 53
Can medication help in recovery? 55
Will I need professional help? 57
When is hospitalization necessary? 60
What if I don't always want to get better? 61
Chapter 2. Monika's Story 63
Chapter 3. Where to Start
Choose Life 89
Willingness and Courage 91
Listen to Your Inner Voice 92
Chapter 4. Get Support 96
Professional Help: The Treatment Team 97
Family and Loved Ones 106
Other Support 108
Chapter 5. What Has Worked for Many 110
Get to Know Yourself 111
Journal Writing 114
Identify Goals 117
Challenge Your Cultural Influences 119
Have Compassion 123
Change Your Mind 125
Feel Your Feelings 129
Be Gentle with Your Pain 131
Body Image Work 133
Relaxation 136
Strengthen Your Boundaries 139
Cultivate Healthy Relationships 141
Spiritual Pursuits 144
Let Go 146
Express Yourself 149
Focus on Recovery 150
Chapter 6. Healthy Eatingand Healthy Weight 152
Set Point and Metabolism 153
Healthy Eating: Where to Begin 154
Getting Past Food Fears 157
Chapter 7. How to Stay Committed 163
Ambivalence 164
Slips and Setbacks 165
Relapse 166
Holding onto Hope 169
Chapter 8. A Guide for Parents and Loved Ones 171
Resources 179
Bibliography 183
About the Authors 186

Water Exercise or Multiple Sclerosis

2009-01-10T03:53:00.000-08:00

Water Exercise: 78 Safe and Effective Exercises for Fitness and Therapy

Author: Martha D Whit

Water exercise is excellent for physical therapy and fitness because it enhances range of motion and eases pain of movement. This book makes it easy for you to design your own water exercise program, whether for injury rehabilitation, special conditions, cross-training, or just shaping up. Water Exercise features 78 clearly described and illustrated exercises that range from beginning to advanced levels of difficulty. The book also provides complete exercise programs for specific injuries and conditions as well as for improved fitness. You can tailor each program to suit your own needs so, no matter what exercise program you choose, you'll start at the appropriate level and progress safely into more challenging movements.

Arthur E. Squires

This book profiles the population that may benefit from aquatic exercise. It then outlines the characteristics and parameters of water therapy and provides descriptions and displays of graded exercises. The purpose is to define and educate those individuals who may benefit from water exercise. Additionally, the book provides clear and concise instructions in varied exercises. Certainly, there is a need to educate a growing population who may benefit from this form of therapy. Largely, the work accomplishes its goals. This book is clearly directed toward a client population. Although the author urges the reader to begin under proper supervision, this is a how to book for a beginning client. This work would also be beneficial to those progressing from a supervised to an independent program. This author demonstrates a good grasp of her specialty. However, there are some lapses in either editing or more generalized medical knowledge that diminish the author's reliability. This work presents appropriate clear illustrative drawings of each exercise. Although there are a few parenthetic sources, this work is largely not referenced. Both the table of contents and index are well suited for the target audience. The book has a positive appearance. The cover, print size, and spacing all add to its appeal and ease of use. Although directed toward a inexperienced client base, this work could be a worthy reference for those patients who may be allowed only initial guided therapy. The work's complete endorsement must be tempered because of the inclusion of some misinformation, some minor, some not. For example, the book describes inaccurately the relationship, function, and anatomy of the plantarismuscle to the plantar fascia, and incorrectly describes HDLs as bad cholesterol. There are other less serious errors. In summary, the work could be used by appropriate health care providers to provide clients with an independent reference. A second edition should focus on correcting the errata.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Arthur E. Squires, BSPT (Medical College of Ohio School of Allied Health)
Description: This book profiles the population that may benefit from aquatic exercise. It then outlines the characteristics and parameters of water therapy and provides descriptions and displays of graded exercises.
Purpose: The purpose is to define and educate those individuals who may benefit from water exercise. Additionally, the book provides clear and concise instructions in varied exercises. Certainly, there is a need to educate a growing population who may benefit from this form of therapy. Largely, the work accomplishes its goals.
Audience: This book is clearly directed toward a client population. Although the author urges the reader to begin under proper supervision, this is a ^^how to^^ book for a beginning client. This work would also be beneficial to those progressing from a supervised to an independent program. This author demonstrates a good grasp of her specialty. However, there are some lapses in either editing or more generalized medical knowledge that diminish the author's reliability.
Features: This work presents appropriate clear illustrative drawings of each exercise. Although there are a few parenthetic sources, this work is largely not referenced. Both the table of contents and index are well suited for the target audience. The book has a positive appearance. The cover, print size, and spacing all add to its appeal and ease of use.
Assessment: Although directed toward a inexperienced client base, this work could be a worthy reference for those patients who may be allowed only initial guided therapy. The work's complete endorsement must be tempered because of the inclusion of some misinformation, some minor, some not. For example, the book describes inaccurately the relationship, function, and anatomy of the plantaris muscle to the plantar fascia, and incorrectly describes HDLs as ^^bad cholesterol.^^ There are other less serious errors. In summary, the work could be used by appropriate health care providers to provide clients with an independent reference. A second edition should focus on correcting the errata.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

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Multiple Sclerosis: The Questions You Have, the Answers You Need

Author: Rosalind C Kalb

The thoroughly revised and updated fourth edition of the classic Multiple Sclerosis: The Questions You Have, The Answers You Need continues to be the definitive guide for everyone concerned with this disease-those who have MS, those who share their lives with someone who has it, and all healthcare professionals involved with its management. It covers a wide range of topics in an accessible question and answer format that allows people to easily find the information they need.

Within each section, MS experts including neurologists, nurses, rehabilitation and mental health professionals, lawyers, and insurance and employment experts, answer the questions they have been asked most frequently over the course of their careers. Each chapter is designed to cover the full spectrum of the disease-from the time of diagnosis through the complex challenges that can arise if the disease progresses.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Robert K Shin, MD(University of Maryland School of Medicine)
Description:This is a valuable resource for patients with MS, their friends and family, and healthcare providers who work with them.
Purpose:Developments in the MS field have progressed rapidly over the past 15 to 20 years, making it difficult for patients with MS to keep up with all of the latest advances. It makes sense that a fourth edition of this book should be published, with valuable new information on natalizumab (Tysabri), pediatric MS, and epidemiology.
Audience:A variety of healthcare professionals, including nurses, physicians, therapists, social workers, and researchers, have contributed chapters in this book for MS patients. Overall, the quality of the information is very good. The chapters by Dr. Aronson ("The Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis - Who Gets MS and Why?") and Dr. Miller ("Considering Options for Managing Relapses and the Disease Course") are particularly excellent.
Features:The book is divided into four major sections, with 4 to 10 chapters in each section, covering topics ranging from alternative therapies, MS pathophysiology, sexual dysfunction, and navigating insurance and work issues. The breadth of subject matter and expertise are strengths of the book, but they also prove to be an organizational challenge. The book is not designed to be picked up and read from cover to cover. Rather, it is meant to be an encyclopedia or reference. Ideally, a patient or family member will turn to the book with a question, open the book to the relevant section and find the information he or she is seeking. For thissort of book, then, the table of contents, page markings, and index become critically important. The table of contents is adequate, but sometimes the titles of the chapters do not clearly express the information that they contain. For example, a patient with urinary symptoms might not realize that the topic is discussed in depth in the chapter entitled "Nursing Care to Enhance Wellness." Another unfortunate issue is that the index page numbers are more often than not inaccurate, typically being off by one or two pages. Another quirk is that the book prefers to use the brand name of medications (Tysabri), but the index defaults to the generic name (natalizumab) and provides a pronunciation guide for the generic name only. Also, the top of each page has the chapter title, but not the chapter number. As a result, when another chapter is referenced ("see Chapter 4"), there is no way to quickly flip back to that chapter by scanning the tops of the pages -- the only way to find a chapter is to turn back to the table of contents. Perhaps this is a small issue, but due to the format of the book, readers are often referred from one chapter to another and adding chapter numbers would make a significant difference.
Assessment:Overall, the book meets its ambitious goal of providing the answers to the questions an MS patient or family member/friend would have, but I hope that in the future more attention is paid to the small details that will make this resource more user friendly.

A Personal Note to the Reader   Len   Cheryl Chatman     xi
Foreword   Robert P. Lisak     xiii
Acknowledgments     xv
MS: What's It All About?
What Should I Know About This Book?   Nancy J. Holland, RN, EdD     3
Multiple Sclerosis: An Introduction to the Disease   Charles Smith, MD     8
The Epidemiology of Multiple Sclerosis-Who Gets MS and Why?   Kristan J. Aronson, BSc, MSc, PhD     24
Symptom Management at a Glance   Randall Schapiro, MD     32
How Is Multiple Sclerosis Treated?
How Multiple Sclerosis Treatments Are Developed   Robert Herndon, MD     49
Considering Options for Managing Relapses and the Disease Course   Aaron Miller, MD     58
Complementary and Alternative Medicine   Allen Bowling, MD, PhD     80
Nursing Care to Enhance Wellness   June Halper, MSN, ANP, FAAN     89
The Role of Physical Therapy: Strategies to Enhance Mobility and Safety and Conserve Energy   Brian Hutchinson, PT, MSCS     112
The Role of Occupational Therapy: Strategies to Enhance Independence and Productivity at Home and at Work   Cindy Gackle, OTR/L, MSCS     133
How MS Affects Sexuality and Intimacy   Frederick W. Foley, PhD   Michael A. Werner, MD     172
Speech and Voice Problems: Assessment and Management   Pamela H. Miller, MA, CCC-SLP     199
Swallowing Problems: Assessment and Management   Jeri A. Logemann, PhD     214
Cognitive Challenges: Assessment and Management   Nicholas G. LaRocca, PhD   Pamela H. Miller, MA, CCC-SLP     227
How Do Individuals and Families Cope with the Challenges of MS?
Coping and Adaptation: Making a Place for MS in Your Life   Rosalind C. Kalb, PhD   Deborah Miller, PhD     255
Emotional Changes and the Role of Stress   Nicholas G. LaRocca, PhD     270
How Multiple Sclerosis Affects the Family   Deborah Miller, PhD   Rosalind C. Kalb, PhD     291
Fertility, Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Gynecologic Care   Barbara Giesser, MD   Marie Benedetto, MD   Michael A. Werner, MD     313
Children Get MS, Too$dNetwork of Pediatric MS Centers of Excellence     329
What Are the Recommended Financial and Life Planning Strategies?
Maximizing Employment Options   Mary L. Hennessey, PhD, CRC   Phillip D. Rumrill, Jr., PhD, CRC     345
Managing the Insurance Maze   Dorothy Northrop, MSW, ACSW     370
Thinking Proactively About Long-Term Care   Debra Frankel, MS, OTR     394
Effective Life Planning Begins Now   Laura Cooper, Esq     411
Appendices
Glossary     431
Brand Names     455
Medications Commonly Used in MS     461
NMSS Disease Management Consensus Statement (abridged)     551
Additional Readings     554
Resources     561
About the Authors     573
Index     581

Better Body or Odyssey of Hearing Loss

2009-01-09T18:40:00.000-08:00

Better Body (Six-Week Workout Series)

Author: Anita Bean

A leading nutritionist delivers a power-packed series for getting in shape in just six weeks

You’re tired of slogging through long workouts and are bored with diets that don't seem to make a dent. You want to lose fat and tone your body with quick results--without resorting to drastic, unhealthy measures. Enter Anita Bean's amazing Six-Week Workout books. A popular and respected nutritionist, Bean has created a healthy, natural way to trim the fat and get fit fast.

Illustrated in full color and easy to take along to the gym, you get everything you need to sculpt six-pack abs, great-looking legs, and an all-over better body in less than two months! In each book, you’ll get:

Step-by-step illustrated instructions to dozens of exercises
Proven fat-burning strategies for melting away the flab
Smart eating plans to reduce fat and fuel muscles the healthy way
Workout logs to chart their progress to six-week success

Whether readers want to pack on muscle or get more toned, this six-week workout program provides everything they need to sculpt a sleek physique.

Anita Bean is a former British natural bodybuilding champion and one of the United Kingdom's most highly respected nutritionists. She is the award-winning author of 12 books, including The Complete Guide to Sports Nutrition and Carol Vorderman's Detox for Life series, a regular broadcaster on TV and radio, and a contributor to numerous magazines and newspapers.

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Odyssey of Hearing Loss: Tales of Triumph

Author: Michael A Harvey

Ten true stories document the assaults to self-esteem, isolation, and spiritual crises that are faced by individuals with hearing loss.

Hearing magazine

A reader with a hearing loss will find Odyssey enriching and encouraging; a hearing reader will gain a greater respect for the feelings and resiliency of those who have hearing loss.

Deeper Shade of Blue or Multiple Sclerosis

2009-01-09T06:29:00.000-08:00

Deeper Shade of Blue: A Woman's Guide to Recognizing and Treating Depression in Her Childbearing Years

Author: Ruta Nonacs

Depression affects women almost twice as often as men, with about one in four women suffering from it in her lifetime. While depression may strike at any time, studies show that women are particularly vulnerable during their childbearing years.

Despite the increasing awareness of this deeply concerning issue, many studies and health professionals still continue to focus almost solely on postpartum depression, ignoring the fact that depression is just as likely to affect women while they're trying to conceive and during pregnancy. Now, in this comprehensive, empathetic, and candid book, Dr. Ruta Nonacs, a senior member of the Center for Women's Mental Health at Massachusetts General Hospital and mother of two children herself, confronts the seldom talked-about issues of pregnancy-related depression, including:

Becoming pregnant while being treated for depression

Infertility-related depression and the effects of fertility treatments

Understanding the effects of maternal depression on spouses and family

Postpartum depression and anxiety

Nonacs also addresses the many complicated issues in a woman's life during the span of her childbearing years -- education, career, marriage, childbearing, and child rearing -- and discusses the ways in which depression often takes hold during potentially stressful times. Nonacs identifies many of the symptoms of depression associated with pregnancy and discusses treatments and cures, as well as ways to minimize effects of depression on family and friends.

Straightforward and honest, as well as emotionally sensitive and deeply moving, A Deeper Shade of Blue gives every woman who has sufferedfrom pregnancy-related depression the information she needs to get the best care for herself, during pregnancy and beyond.

Foreword   Lee S. Cohen, MD     xi
Introduction
A Neglected Problem: Depression During the Childbearing Years     3
Hormones and Mood: Understanding What Causes Depression in Women     3
The Ripple Effect: How Depression Affects the Family     31
Pregnancy
Modern Technology Meets Mother Nature: Getting Pregnant     55
Unexpected Tragedies: Coping with Pregnancy Loss and Other Complications     84
A Not-So-Rosy Blush: Depression During Pregnancy     109
The Postpartum Period
Crying for No Good Reason: Baby Blues and the Transition to Motherhood     127
Beyond the Blues: Postpartum Depression and Anxiety     148
No Sense of Reality: Postpartum Psychosis     171
Minimizing the Impact of Depression
Life After Children: Partners As Parents     189
Helping Yourself: Practical Techniques for Managing Stress and Depression     208
Seeking Professional Help: Treatment of Maternal Depression     228
Understanding Your Options: Treating Depression During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period     260
For Families and Friends: How You Can Help     301
Author's Note     309
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS)     311
FDA Pregnancy Categories     313
Women's Mental HealthPrograms     314
Resources     317
Recommended Reading     320
References     323
Index     351

Look this: The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Nights Sleep or The Supermarket Diet

Multiple Sclerosis: Understanding the Cognitive Challenges

Author: Nicholas LaRocca

Despite the prevalence of disabling cognitive symptoms among people living with multiple sclerosis, there is a dearth of literature on this important topic. Multiple Sclerosis: Understanding the Cognitive Challenges is the first comprehensive discussion of MS-related cognitive dysfunction, including the changes that can occur, their assessment and treatment, and strategies for dealing with their impact in daily life.

Written by two clinical psychologists with special expertise in MS, and with contributions by two leading neuropsychologists, the book answers all questions patients may have about their condition, including:

A definition of cognition and discussion of the processes that underlie human thought
The emotional and social impact of cognitive changes
The neuropsychological evaluation of cognitive symptoms
Detailed overview of treatment options
Vignettes describing the real-life experiences of a person with cognitive dysfunction
Extensive references to the scientific literature

Combining detailed, referenced advice with hands-on strategies for living, this is the only book to provide in-depth information about cognitive dysfunction. It will be an invaluable reference to patients, families, and caregivers, as well as health professionals who care for people with MS.

The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Nights Sleep or The Supermarket Diet

2009-01-08T21:16:00.000-08:00

The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night's Sleep

Author: Lawrence J Epstein

Put your sleep problems to rest with this proven six-step plan

How many times have you heard it's important to get a good night's sleep? It sounds simple, but it isn't always easy. Now one of the nation's leading sleep experts gives you a step-by-step program for overcoming sleep problems from insomnia and snoring to restless legs syndrome and sleep apnea.

Dr. Lawrence Epstein of Harvard Medical School reveals his proven six-step plan to maximize your nights and energize your days. He explains the health benefits of sleep and identifies signs of sleep problems as he gives in-depth advice on how to:

Turn your bedroom into the optimal sleep environment
Finally overcome insomnia
Silence buzz-saw snoring
Relax restless legs
Deal with daytime exhaustion
Determine if sleep medication is right for you
Improve your sleep by improving your child's sleep

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Regina Rosa Lopez, MD(Rush University Medical Center)
Description:This book provides basic information on sleep and sleep disorders.
Purpose:According to the author, the purpose is to create a source readers could come to for general information as well as specific steps for identifying and solving problems. These are worthy objectives given an increase interest in sleep and a high prevalence of sleep difficulties in the general population. The book was able to meet these objectives as it is written at an appropriate level for the target audience.
Audience:It would be useful for anyone who has an interest in learning more about sleep or who has a sleep problem. The author, a former president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, is the regional director for the Harvard-affiliated Sleep HealthCenters and is an instructor at Harvard Medical School.
Features:The book covers basic information on sleep physiology, factors that can cause sleep problems, sleep disorders, and treatments. It is easy to read and understand. The figures and tables augment and further clarify the text. Case examples are included. Women's health issues related to sleep are also addressed. A chapter is devoted to a six-step plan for better sleep.
Assessment:This is a helpful and easy to read book. I will definitely recommend it to my patients with sleep problems.

Go to: Macroeconomia

The Supermarket Diet

Author: Janis Jibrin

Shop and then drop...your weight! The trusted diet and nutrition experts at Good Housekeeping present a groundbreaking new way to navigate the supermarket aisles for weight loss-and achieve long-lasting success.

Real food for real folks--and real weight loss that you'll be able to maintain. And it's all as easy as going to your local supermarket and picking up ordinary packaged convenience foods. Diets are among Good Housekeeping's most popular features, and now the magazine has created a diet revolution that everyone will want to join. Here, you will learn how to read food labels to eat healthy, shop for packaged foods that won't sabotage a diet, and stick to a healthy balanced menu that is low in calories, high in fiber, and moderate in carbs, fats, and protein.

Why you will love this diet:
* It's inexpensive and easy: the food is affordable and most meal preparation takes less than 20 minutes.
* It's flexible: you can choose from an enormous variety of foods.
* It's forgiving: you can have chocolate, alcohol, and other treats without feeling like you've blown it. There's even a Calorie Counter with 125-calorie snacks to satisfy cravings.

The diet begins with a two-week Boot Camp, which consists of 1,200 calories a day for fast, motivational results-many people will lose three to five pounds. But don't worry--with such items as rotisserie chicken and burritos, you'll come through without feeling deprived. Then, shift to Keep on Losin', a less rigorous daily plan of 1,500 calories--but one that's still highly effective! You might lose one to two pounds a week following these guidelines.

To make things even easier, there are 100 mouthwatering recipes, many incorporating convenience foods--and they're all tested in Good Housekeeping's famed kitchens. And there are dozens of helpful tips about avoiding diet saboteurs-including, believe it or not, eating too little, which slows the metabolism. With advice on things like dieting when your family isn't, the secrets of successful weight-loss winners, and stocking the kitchen wisely, you're set up for sensible weight loss, as well as a lifetime of healthy eating!

Library Journal

These two books both educate consumers about food labels, but only one is strictly a diet book. A former health columnist for the Los Angeles Times, nutritionist Ursell (fellow, Royal Soc. of Health) explains all the tricks to reading and understanding food labels and breaks down the U.S. government agencies and their authority in food manufacturing. Did you know, for instance, that the FDA considers irradiation a food additive that must be declared on the ingredients list? Or that durability indications (i.e., "best before" dates) are not required by law except for milk and eggs? Ursell covers children's food and organic food as well and even explains symbols and logos such as "Fair Trade" and "Dolphin Safe." Nutritionist Jibrin (The Unofficial Guide to Dieting Safely) maintains that cooking quick-and-easy meals at home is the key to losing weight and keeping it off. Though she devotes an entire chapter to not being "duped" by food labels, this is a diet book with sample menus and basic recipes tested by Good Housekeeping. The diet begins with a two-week "Boot Camp" that is supposed to help readers lose three to five pounds and leads up to "Keep on Losin'" and "Keeping It Off" programs for maintenance after weight loss. Helpful "Super Tips" such as opting for fiber, nuts, and "good fats" are interspersed throughout. Jibrin's book is well written and practical, and Ursell's is easy to read, small, inexpensive, and could easily be carried to the supermarket to help consumers purchase healthy foods. Both are recommended for all libraries.-Carla McLean, Kent Regional Lib., King Cty. Lib. Syst., WA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Living with Lymphoma or Save Your Face

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

Living with Lymphoma: A Patient's Guide

Author: Elizabeth M Adler

When neurobiologist Elizabeth M. Adler was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin lymphoma, she learned everything she could about the disease, both to cope with the emotional stress of being diagnosed and to make sure she made the best possible decisions for her treatment. In Living with Lymphoma, she combines her knowledge of lymphoma -- both scientific and personal -- with the desire to help other patients come to grips with this complex, and often baffling, disease.

Adler thoroughly explains the disease, describing the many different kinds of Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma, the wide range of symptoms, and the various treatment options available. Convinced that understanding lymphoma's biological basis will help patients make better treatment decisions, Adler explains basic cell biology and how the immune system functions. Readers will gain sufficient background to understand and evaluate medical literature, and to ask their physicians questions specific to their own needs.

In the introduction, Dr. Michael R. Bishop of the National Institutes of Health provides a physician's perspective on the delicate nature of doctor-patient relationships in the context of a life-threatening disease -- especially the importance of patient education and open communication in making decisions about treatment options and quality of life.

Drawing on her scientific expertise and personal journey -- as well as her empathy, passion, and humor -- Adler has created a valuable guide for people with lymphoma and the people caring for them.

Library Journal

Lymphoma survivor Adler (associate editor, Science magazine's Signal Transduction Knowledge Environment) combined her personal experience with her neurobiology background to create this well-researched guide for lymphoma patients. Her book is divided into three parts: "Living with Lymphoma," which focuses on symptoms and diagnosis; "Treating Lymphoma," which details chemotherapy, radiation, surgery, and other therapies; and "Understanding Lymphoma," which provides a deeper explanation of the biology of cancer cells and the immune system. Adler's personal experiences are integrated into the medical material. Extensive footnotes for each chapter, a glossary, and illustrations in the third section aid in understanding. The book's reading level is quite high, falling somewhere between that of Lorraine Johnston's Non-Hodgkin's Lymphomas: Making Sense of Diagnosis, Treatment & Options and an oncology textbook. While this makes it inappropriate for many readers, those desiring a more in-depth treatment will appreciate it. Recommended for larger public and consumer health libraries.-Eris Weaver, Librarian on the Loose, Cotati, CA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

	Preface : journeys in a dark wood
	Introduction
Ch. 1	What is lymphoma?	3
Ch. 2	Symptoms and diagnosis	15
Ch. 3	Chemotherapy	67
Ch. 4	Radiation therapy, combined modality therapy, and surgery	128
Ch. 5	Monoclonal antibodies and other magic bullet therapies	147
Ch. 6	Stem cell transplants	171
Ch. 7	Unconventional therapies	196
Ch. 8	Basic cell biology and cancer	233
Ch. 9	The immune system	250
Ch. 10	Lymphoma classification and staging	282
Ch. 11	Possible causes of lymphoma	333

Book review: Compensazione

Save Your Face: The Truth About facial Aging, Its Prevention, and Cure

Author: Brooke R Seckel

Save Your Face is a comprehensive, scientifically referenced review of the topic of facial aging and of the contemporary medically accepted methods for the prevention and correction of facial aging changes. The book is written by an internationally recognized plastic surgeon and authority on nonsurgical methods of facial rejuvenation.

Common wrinkle and anti-aging cures that are heavily marketed on the web, magazines, spas, beauty salons, newspapers and magazines are all thoroughly discussed and honestly evaluated in this book.Topics discussed include wrinkle removal, removal of brown spots, removal of blood vessels, removal of sun damage, how to tighten your skin, how to get rid of that tired look, how to remove dark circles under your eyes, and the truth about facial anti-aging cures.

Popular creams such as RetinA®, Tazorac®, Avage®, Epiquin®, Claripel®, Glyquin®, Vitamin C Serum®, Prevage®, Avotox®, StriVectin®, SerumXL®, Crème de Vie®, Alpha Lipoic Acid, Glycolic Acid, Coenzyme Q10, PPC, DMAE, Acetyl Hexapeptide-3, Palmitoyl Pentapeptide, and Hyaluronic Acid are evaluated. A helpful chart listing which creams are medically proven to work and which are not is included in Chapter 6 to help the reader decide what creams to buy at the cosmetic counter. Popular "no down time" cosmetic, anti-aging treatments such as Botox®, Restylane®, Radiesse®, Microdermabrasion®, MicroLaserPeel®, Gentlewaves®, Thermage®, and Titan® are also explained and guidelines and indications for their use outlined.

The book also teaches the reader in easy to understand language what causes facial aging and what are the first signs of facial aging so that the reader can detect these changes early before they are permanent.The reader than then take steps to prevent further changes and correct changes that have already occurred. Holistic, dietary, and lifestyle modifications which can prevent or reverse facial aging are fully outlined and discussed.

Finally, Dr. Seckel teaches the reader how to choose a qualified medical professional who is board certified and competent to help the person who is seeking facial rejuvenation. Save Your Face is intended to educate the consumer, promote patient safety, and provide an ethical and honest discussion of this highly promoted and advertised topic.

Library Journal

These two books on face maintenance take markedly different approaches. Kurz (president, U.S. division, Dr. Hauschka Inc.) pitches a 30-day holistic program of overall health to prevent skin damage. A diet rich in fiber and low in fat combines with stress-reducing meditation, natural botanical products, and environmental consciousness to achieve a naturally beautiful lifestyle. A large portion of the book is devoted to recipes that reflect Kurz's diet recommendations. This regimen of wise eating and soothing physical activity will probably improve one's looks if only by getting readers to relax a little. Seckel (surgery, Harvard Medical Sch.) looks at the myriad new developments in antiaging techniques, from facial peels to filling and tightening procedures to Botox. These approaches, she writes, actually work the miracles long claimed by the makers of skin creams, which do nothing except hold in moisture and, in many cases, actually exacerbate the problems they purport to cure. Sensible and straightforward, Seckel's book provides useful, reliable information aimed at middle-aged consumers. Both titles are good for their disparate audiences, with Kurz providing a New Age, feel-good plan and Seckel offering practical, up-to-date medical information. Buy for demand.-Susan B. Hagloch, formerly with the Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, OH Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Magical Mind Magical Body or Raw Food Formula for Health

2009-01-07T23:52:00.000-08:00

Magical Mind, Magical Body

Author: Deepak Chopra

With Magical Mind, Magical Body, Dr. Chopra helps listeners to uncover the healing power of the mind and utilize th epower of quantum healing to gain a perfect balance of mind, body and spirit.

In Magical Mind, Magical Body, Dr. Deepak Chpra shows you how to reconstruct the blueprint of your body so that you can enjoy perfect health, higher levels of energy and vitality, and enhanced inner peace. This revolutionary approach tells how you can achieve these results through the power of your mind.

Chopra explains the "quantum mechanical body"—a level where thought is turned into physical reality. He tells you how to harness these new insights to make your cells think, and your thoughts move healing energy. In doing so, you will create the kind of health and mental state that you desire.

Interesting textbook: The Runners Handbook or Sugar Bust for Life With the Brennans Part II

Raw Food Formula for Health

Author: Paul Nison

Raw food chef and educator Paul Nison outlines an easily applied formula to help improve health and live a disease-free life. His program is nutritionally based on eating vibrant, live foods and being in touch with your emotional and spiritual feelings as a path to optimal health.

Chasing Life or Harriet Roths Fat Counter

2009-01-07T14:41:00.000-08:00

Chasing Life: New Discoveries in the Search for Immortality to Help You Age Less Today

Author: Sanjay Gupta

For centuries, adventurers and scientists have believed that not only could we delay death but that "practical immortality" was within our reach. Today, many well-respected researchers would be inclined to agree. In a book that is not about anti-aging, but about functional aging--extending your healthy, active life--Dr. Sanjay Gupta blends together compelling stories of the most up-to-date scientific breakthroughs from around the world, with cutting-edge research and advice on achieving practical immortality in this lifetime. Gupta's advice is often counterintuitive: longevity is not about eating well, but about eating less; nutritional supplements are a waste of your money; eating chocolate and drinking coffee can make you healthier. CHASING LIFE tells the stories behind the breakthroughs while also revealing the practical steps readers can take to help extend youth and life far longer than ever thought possible.

Publishers Weekly

Readers seeking the key to everlasting life will find some clues in neurosurgeon Gupta's survey of the latest research on longevity. Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, touches on recent breakthroughs as he offers some basic guidelines for adding years to what he and other aging experts call "health span." The goal, Gupta says, is not merely to live longer. To help readers live longer and better, he boils down conflicting health advice and makes some surprising prescriptions. For example, it is not what you eat, but how much you eat that affects longevity; vitamin supplements may be a waste of time and money; and a little upper-body strengthening is far more effective than an hour on a StairMaster. To support this advice, Gupta relates the experiences of a 103-year-old woman from Okinawa; a former executive who began training at age 86 and is a record-breaking sprinter at age 92; and others who are aging well by staying active, eating wisely, being positive and maintaining strong social networks. While stem cell injections, nanotechnology, cryonics and other possible therapies are on the horizon, Gupta tells readers that extending life today is as easy as eating less, moving more and exercising the brain. While Gupta's mix of futuristic science and do-it-yourself advice is far from seamless, many readers will find the lessons in his tales of the long lived worthwhile. (Apr.) Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information.

Susan B. Hagloch - Library Journal

Just exactly how do we age? Why do some societies have so many more centenarians than others? Is immortality possible? These questions form the basis of this book by CNN's chief medical correspondent, Gupta (neurosurgery, Emory Univ. Hosp. & Grady Memorial Hosp., Atlanta). He explains new scientific discoveries that are being made on the cellular process of aging and possible means of regeneration and shows that some previous assumptions about optimum health practices are being proved wrong. Supplements may be a waste of your money; deep breathing is more important than you ever knew; cell phones do not cause cancer; and long life may be more about your social network than your exercise plan. Gupta covers stem-cell therapy and degenerative diseases as well as practical advice to prevent aging. This is a fascinating look at the research being done and its promise for the future. It will tell you how to live not only longer but also better. Highly recommended.

Acknowledgments     ix
Beginning the Chase     1
Living to a Hundred     17
The Supplement Boom     47
Run for Your Life     75
Memories R Us     93
Taming the Beast     119
A Growing Problem     151
Sunny-Side Up     179
The Future is Coming     203
Chasing Life     235
Resources     239
Reading List     249
Index     251
About the Author     259

Harriet Roth's Fat Counter

Author: Harriet Roth

One of the country's foremost experts on healthy eating, Harriet Roth, has revised and updated her wildly popular original Fat Counter book to include foods introduced on the market since 1992. The book lists the amount of calories, fat, percentage of calories from fat, cholesterol, saturated fat and sodium counts for literally thousands of foods. The book also shows readers their ideal body weight and how to calculate calorie amounts and types needed to lose or maintain weight. Roth also de-mystifies the many confusing terms food manufacturers use on their labels, to help you make smart choices when shopping.

Fatal Sequence or The ABC Herbal

2009-01-07T02:29:00.000-08:00

Fatal Sequence: The Killer Within

Author: Kevin J Tracey

The human body is capable of killing itself for little apparent reason, and it happens often enough to rank as the third most common cause of death in the United States today. Kevin Tracey, a neurosurgeon, immunologist, and highly regarded scientist, offers in Fatal Sequence an easily understandable account of the medical and scientific "perfect storm" that is severe sepsis, the medical crisis that can descend on patients fighting off even seemingly nonfatal illness or injury. Severe sepsis killed "Muppets" creator Jim Henson, who had been hospitalized for pneumonia, and took the life of Christopher Reeve, who was being treated for pressure sores of the skin.

Fatal Sequence tells the story of Janice, a one-year-old who arrives in the emergency room, burned by boiling water after she crawled behind her unsuspecting grandmother as she turned from the stove. She survives the night, but the following morning is only the beginning of her long and intense battle against severe sepsis, as her body attacks itself. Tracey, who cared for the girl during her four weeks in intensive care, draws on her case to vividly illustrate why sepsis happens, in a sensitive, suspenseful story that renders cutting-edge science human, accessible, and unforgettable.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: David J. Dries, MD (University of Minnesota Medical School)
Description: This is a case presentation intended to review advances and research issues in the care of patients with infection and organ failure.
Purpose: Readers are provided a series of telling anecdotes and insights into the ups and downs of shock and sepsis research as applied to the care of a severely injured patient.
Audience: Trainees, practitioners and, most important, the non-medical reader with interest in infection is an appropriate audience. The author is a noted sepsis researcher with involvement in much of the seminal work related to infection and its management.
Features: The reader begins with a hectic ambulance ride to a burn center. The course of a severely burned child is traced through resuscitation, operating room management, and postoperative care. During the course of the patient's month-long hospital stay, Dr. Tracey describes shock and infection manifest by the most severe complications including multiple organ failure. From this experience, Dr. Tracey places treatments available in the mid-1980s in the context of later work describing the patient response to infection, which sometimes complicates care of this problem. He ends with his own more recent work on nervous system control over immune response. While specific references to original work are not provided, detail is sufficient to allow the concerned reader to do database searches for additional information. A concluding subject index gives access to medical terms.
Assessment: This is a good read for the clinician and layperson with an interest in infection and shock. Dr. Tracey has been a central figure in this work for two decades. While his concluding statements regarding neurologic modulation of immune response await confirmation over time, Dr. Tracey provides insight into some of the work that frames the way clinicians think about and treat an important clinical problem.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Interesting textbook: Outlook Business Contact Manager 3 For Dummies or Email Marketing By the Numbers

The ABC Herbal: A Simplified Guide to Natural Health Care for Children

Author: Steven H Horn

A Simplified Guide to Natural Health Care for Children

As a father and parent himself, Steven Horne has focused over twenty years experience as an herbalist to bring you The ABC Herbal, a "common sense" approach to natural health care for your kids. Addressing a host of common childhood ailments in this easy-to-read book, Steven will share the same "tried and true" herbal home remedies he uses with his own children. You will learn simple methods to make and apply your own herbal preparations your family will enjoy taking. The ABC Herbal is an invaluable resource for all parents concerned with the health and well being of their children.

Solution Never Diet Again or Taoist Cosmic Healing

2009-01-06T16:17:00.000-08:00

Solution, Never Diet Again

Author: Laurel Mellin

You've tried everything : the pills, the shakes, the diets, even the surgery, and it's been a losing battle. But permanent weight loss isn't impossible. Not anymore . . .

Now dietary expert Laurel Mellin offers a scientifically proven, agony–free, breakthrough program for weight loss that doesn't require deprivation or superhuman willpower. The Diet–Free Solution presents a practical six–step plan that succeeds where other diets fail because it identifies the psychological, physical, and lifestyle causes of weight problems : the powerful mind and body drives that lead to overeating and inactivity栮d offers the cure for each. You can change your body, and ultimately your whole life 執ith:

The Nurturing Cure: How to become aware of your feelings and meet your own needs
The Limits Cure: How to control your actions and set appropriate, realistic expectations
The Body Pride Cure: How to turn off negative stereotypes about fat
The Good Health Cure: How to become aware of body health and stay healthy
The Eating Cure: How to eat regular meals and maintain a healthy diet
The Activity Cure: How to maintain an exercise program and find personal time
Until you understand the whole truth about your weight problem, you can't solve it. Whether you're trying to lose those last five pounds, end a compulsive eating problem, or shed more weight than you ever thought you'd carry, let The Diet–Free Solution work for you now and for the rest of your life!
The ability to self–nurture and set effective limits is theroot of human maturity, and the foundation for emotional, behavioural, and spiritual balance. Fortunately, the skills to self–nurture and set effective limits can be fine–tuned and readers will learn them via a wealth of practical examples, colourful case histories, and scientific findings that are both fascinating and easy to understand. These skills are effective for a wide range of psychological and addictive problems––from alcoholism and other addictions to overeating, overworking, overspending, and perfectionism.

Interesting textbook: The Modern Corporation and American Political Thought or The Political Philosophy of Cosmopolitanism

Taoist Cosmic Healing: Chi Kung Color Healing Principles for Detoxification and Rejuvenation

Author: Mantak Chia

CHI KUNG / TAOISM

“Taoist Cosmic Healing presents important applications of Grand Circulation Qigong, bridging ancient wisdom and modern scientific method.”
Dr. Yang Jwing-Ming, president of Yang’s Martial Arts Association

“Having met many illuminating master teachers in the United States and in China, it is clear to me that Mantak Chia’s contribution to the Qi (Chi) cultivation arts is no less than remarkable.”
Roger Jahnke, OMD, author of The Healer Within and The Healing Promise of Qi and director of the Institute of Integral Qigong and Tai Chi

Taoists believe in an underlying unity that permeates the universe and intimately binds all things. Taoist Cosmic Healing presents chi kung techniques that develop and strengthen awareness of the forces and energetic principles of the universe and the earthly six directions, allowing the reader to draw upon these forces for healing themselves and others.

Taoist Cosmic Healing teaches the reader how to use the major acupuncture points in the hands to activate, open, and balance the chi meridians throughout the body. This practice allows the student to detoxify and rejuvenate the major organ systems and, when combined with specific body positions and the chi kung stance, to heal others. Through Mantak Chia’s profound understanding of the ancient esoteric science of guiding chi energy, students can learn how to harness the astral energies of specific stars.

Master Chia also explains the important role that compassion and positive energy play in enhancing one’s ability to heal.He presents for the first time in the West the details of chi kung color therapy, a powerful tool for activating and strengthening the immune system.

A student of several Taoist masters, Mantak Chia developed the Universal Tao System in 1979 and has taught tens of thousands of students from all over the world. He tours the United States annually, giving workshops and lectures. He is the director of the Universal Tao Center located at the Tao Garden Health Resort and Training Center in northern Thailand and is the author of nineteen books, including 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.

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Putting Taoist Cosmic Healing into Practice	xi
	Introduction	2
	What Is Cosmic Healing Chi Kung?	2
	Teachers as Students	4
1	Self-Preparation: How to Feel and Conduct Chi	5
	Mastering Chi	5
Step 1	Conserve Chi	5
Step 2	Balance Chi	6
Step 3	Transform Chi	6
Step 4	Increase Chi	6
Step 5	Project Chi	7
	Mind, Eye, and Heart Power	7
	The Foundations of Universal Tao	8
	Warm Up the Stove	9
	Cosmic Inner Smile	10
	Microcosmic Orbit	14
	Six Healing Sounds	16
	Smile to Connect with the Universe Within	23
	True Breath: Skin Breathing	26
	Bone Breathing	27
	Marrow Washing	29
2	The Three Tan Tiens: Connecting to the Powers of the Universe	32
	Tan Tien Energy	32
	Tan Tien Consciousness	34
	Second Brain Consciousness	35
	The Conscious Mind of the Heart	41
	Achieving Awareness and Not-Awareness	42
	Warm-Up Exercises	43
	Rotating the Sacrum	43
	Spinal Cord Breathing	43
	Shaking	44
	Three Minds into One: Yi Power	45
	Activating the Six Directions and the Three Fires	46
Stage 1	Direction Below	46
Stage 2	Front Direction and Tan Tien Fire	47
Stage 3	Back Direction and Kidney Fire	49
Stage 4	Heart Fire	49
Stage 5	Sacred Fire (Chi Fire)	50
Stage 6	Open the Third Eye	50
Stage 7	Front Direction Push/Pull Master Practice	52
Stage 8	Left and Right Directions	52
Stage 9	Direction Above	54
Stage 10	Open the Spine	56
Stage 11	Open the Middle Channel and Perineum	56
Stage 12	Finish	58
	Opening the Three Tan Tiens	58
	The Basic Process	58
	Upper Tan Tien: Mideyebrow	60
	Middle Tan Tien: Sternum	63
	Lower Tan Tien: Navel	64
	Activate Chi in the Bones of Hips, Legs and Sacrum	66
3	Advanced Chi Techniques: Learning to Use Different Types of Chi	70
	Chi Sources	70
	Universal Chi (Heaven Chi)	70
	Cosmic Chi (Air Chi or Man Chi)	71
	Earth Chi	71
	Nature Chi and the Five Elements	71
	The Healing Colors	72
	White Chi	72
	Blue Chi	72
	Green Chi	72
	Red Chi	73
	Orange Chi	74
	Yellow Chi	75
	Violet Chi	75
	Gold Chi	76
	Personal Stars	76
	Planetary Chi	77
	Channeling Color: A Practice Healing Session	79
	The Spleen and Solar Plexus: Chi Delivery Routes	81
4	Buddha Palm: The Cosmic Healing Training Form	82
	The Buddha Palm	82
	The Meridians of the Body	83
	General Functions of the Eight Extraordinary Channels	84
	The Eight Extraordinary Channels and Chi Kung	85
	Summary: The Buddha Palm Sequence	86
Section I	Connect to Heaven and Earth	86
Section II	Open the Bridge and Regulator Channels	87
Section III	Open the Functional, Governor, and Thrusting Channels	90
Section IV	Activate One-Finger Art and the Chi Belt	90
	Cosmic Healing Chi Kung Preparation	93
	Forget about Your Palms	95
	Opening Heaven and Earth Force in the Palms	96
	Connecting the Bridge	97
	Buddha Palm Opening Movements	98
	Three Minds into One Mind	98
	Channeling the Earth Force: Marrow Washing	99
	Absorb the Heavenly Force: Marrow Washing from Crown to Soles	102
	Absorb the Earth Force and the Other Side of the Galaxy	103
Section I	Core Movements: Connecting to Heaven and Earth	104
	Grasping the Moon: Connecting the Heaven and Earth Forces (Right Side over Left Side)	104
	Grasping the Chi Ball: Tan Tien and the Original Force (Right Side over Left Side)	106
	Yin and Yang Palms	106
	Left Side	107
Section II	Core Movements: Opening the Bridge and Regulator Channels	108
	Activating the Throat Center (Right Side)	108
	Activating the Mideyebrow Point (Right Side)	109
	Activating the Organs	109
	Grasping the Chi Ball (Right Side over Left Side)	111
	Yin and Yang Palms	112
	Left Side	113
Section III	Core Movements: Opening the Functional, Governor, and Thrusting Channels	114
	Grasping the Chi Ball (Right Hand over Left)	114
	Activating the Outer and Inner Arm Gates	114
	Opening the Functional Channel (Right Hand)	115
	Yin and Yang Palms	118
	Grasping the Chi Ball (Left Hand over Right)	118
	Opening the Functional Channel (Left Hand)	119
	Grasping the Chi Ball (Palms Facing)	119
	Double Palm and Double Beam (Right Palm over Left)	120
	Grasping the Chi Ball (Palms Facing)	122
	Double Palm and Double Beam (Left Palm over Right)	123
	Activating the Earth Force	123
Section IV	Core Movements: Activating the Yin and Yang Channels of the Arms and the Chi Belt	124
	Activating the Yin Channels (Left Side)	124
	Activating the Ying Channels (Left Side)	126
	Activating the Yin and Ying Channels (Right Side)	126
	Activating the Yin and Ying Channels (Other Fingers)	126
	Activating the Chi Belt (Right Foot Forward)	127
	Activating the Chi Belt (Left Foot Forward)	128
	Channel the Earth Force	129
	Buddha Palm Closing Movements	129
	Index Fingers	129
	Ring Fingers	130
	Thumbs	131
	Pinkie Fingers	131
	Middle Fingers	132
	Crane's Beak and Swallow the Saliva	132
	Conclusion	134
	Simple Combined Practice	134
	Combined Practice Opening Movements	134
	Combined Practice Core Movements	134
	Combined Practice Closing Movements	135
5	General Healing Session: Cleansing and Strengthening the Body	136
	Chi Kung Diagnosis: Hand Scanning	136
	General Variations in the Energy Field	137
	Scanning the Internal Organs	137
	The General Healing Session Practices	139
A.	Three Minds into One Mind	139
B.	Activate the Six Directions	140
C.	Activate the Three Fires	141
D.	World Link	143
E.	Protective Circle and Chi Field	144
F.	Chi (Sacred) Water Practice	149
G.	Empty and Fill	159
H.	Clean with Green Light	161
I.	Clean with Blue Light	163
J.	Charge with Violet Light	165
K.	Activate the Defense and Immune Systems	174
6	Individual Healing Session: Treating Specific Health Conditions	186
Step 1	Create the Chi Field	187
Step 2	Activate the Chi Knife	188
	Practicing with the Chi Knife	189
Step 3	Energize and Activate the Immune System	191
Step 4	Cleanse the Internal Organs	191
	General Cleansing Procedure	192
	General Cleansing Principles	192
	Cleansing the Solar Plexus	194
	Cleansing the Spinal Cord	197
	Cleansing the Blood (Lungs)	197
	Cleansing the Circulatory System and Heart	198
	Healing Some Common Ailments	199
	Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)	199
	Hypotension (Low Blood Pressure)	200
	Stomach Pains	200
	General Pain	200
	Headache	201
	Migraine Headache	201
	Tootbache	201
	Broken Bone	202
	Back Injury	202
	Infection and Inflammation	202
	Cysts	203
	Fever	203
	Insomnia	204
	Tinnitus	204
	Fresh Burns	204
	Old Minor Burns	204
	Old Severe Burns	205
	Old Wounds	205
	Skin Infection	206
	Eye Problems	206
	Ear Infection	207
	Improve Health, Reduce Stress, and Remain Young	207
Appendix	Guide to the Acupuncture Points Used in Cosmic Chi Kung	208
	Bibliography	218
	About the Author	220
	The Universal Tao System and Training Center	221
	The Universal Tao System	221
	Universal Tao Center	222
	Index	223

The Sociopath Next Door or Weight Hypnotherapy and YOU Weight Reduction Program

2009-01-06T05:04:00.000-08:00

The Sociopath Next Door

Author: Martha Stout

Who is the devil you know?

Is it your lying, cheating ex-husband?
Your sadistic high school gym teacher?
Your boss who loves to humiliate people in meetings?
The colleague who stole your idea and passed it off as her own?

In the pages of The Sociopath Next Door, you will realize that your ex was not just misunderstood. He’s a sociopath. And your boss, teacher, and colleague? They may be sociopaths too.

We are accustomed to think of sociopaths as violent criminals, but in The Sociopath Next Door, Harvard psychologist Martha Stout reveals that a shocking 4 percent of ordinary people—one in twenty-five—has an often undetected mental disorder, the chief symptom of which is that that person possesses no conscience. He or she has no ability whatsoever to feel shame, guilt, or remorse. One in twenty-five everyday Americans, therefore, is secretly a sociopath. They could be your colleague, your neighbor, even family. And they can do literally anything at all and feel absolutely no guilt.

How do we recognize the remorseless? One of their chief characteristics is a kind of glow or charisma that makes sociopaths more charming or interesting than the other people around them. They’re more spontaneous, more intense, more complex, or even sexier than everyone else, making them tricky to identify and leaving us easily seduced. Fundamentally, sociopaths are different because they cannot love. Sociopaths learn early on to show sham emotion, but underneath they are indifferent to others’ suffering. They live to dominate and thrill to win.

The fact is, we all almost certainly know at least one ormore sociopaths already. Part of the urgency in reading The Sociopath Next Door is the moment when we suddenly recognize that someone we know—someone we worked for, or were involved with, or voted for—is a sociopath. But what do we do with that knowledge? To arm us against the sociopath, Dr. Stout teaches us to question authority, suspect flattery, and beware the pity play. Above all, she writes, when a sociopath is beckoning, do not join the game.

It is the ruthless versus the rest of us, and The Sociopath Next Door will show you how to recognize and defeat the devil you know.

Newsweek

"One in 25 Americans is a sociopath-- no conscience, no guilt. It could be your mean boss or your crazy ex. [The Sociopath Next Door] is an easy-to-follow guide for spotting them."

The Washington Post - Martha Scout

In summary, I recommend this book, especially to those who think they may be vulnerable to sociopaths. It contains good stories, useful advice and clinical and scientific nuggets

Publishers Weekly

Harvard Medical School psychiatrist Stout says that as many as 4% of the population are conscienceless sociopaths who have no empathy or affectionate feelings for humans or animals. As Stout (The Myth of Sanity) explains, a sociopath is defined as someone who displays at least three of seven distinguishing characteristics, such as deceitfulness, impulsivity and a lack of remorse. Such people often have a superficial charm, which they exercise ruthlessly in order to get what they want. Stout argues that the development of sociopathy is due half to genetics and half to nongenetic influences that have not been clearly identified. The author offers three examples of such people, including Skip, the handsome, brilliant, superrich boy who enjoyed stabbing bullfrogs near his family's summer home, and Doreen, who lied about her credentials to get work at a psychiatric institute, manipulated her colleagues and, most cruelly, a patient. Dramatic as these tales are, they are composites, and while Stout is a good writer and her exploration of sociopaths can be arresting, this book occasionally appeals to readers' paranoia, as the book's title and its guidelines for dealing with sociopaths indicate. (Feb. 8) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Stout (clinical psychiatry, Harvard Medical Sch.; The Myth of Sanity: Divided Consciousness and the Promise of Awareness) offers a novel perspective on sociopaths, i.e., people who have no conscience. Not only does she provide case studies and references to standard literature like Hervey Cleckley's The Mask of Sanity, but she also fashions the book in self-help mode. Her decision to do this stems from an alarming American Psychiatric Association statistic contending that four percent of the U.S. population-or one person in 25-is sociopathic. That makes it likely that everyone has encountered at least one sociopath. Accordingly, Stout provides self-defense measures in the form of "Thirteen Rules for Dealing with Sociopaths in Everyday Life"; moreover, she supplies provocative discussion about the role of conscience in the "normal" world. Highly recommended for all public libraries and for university libraries with large psychology collections. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 10/1/04; see also the Q&A with Stout at left.]-Lynne F. Maxwell, Villanova Univ. Sch. of Law Lib., PA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

From the author of The Myth of Sanity (2001), a remarkable philosophical examination of the phenomenon of sociopathy and its everyday manifestations. Readers eager for a tabloid-ready survey of serial killers, however, will be disappointed. Instead, Stout (Psychiatry/Harvard Medical School) busies herself with exploring the workaday lives and motivations of those garden-variety sociopaths who are content with inflicting petty tyrannies and small miseries. As a practicing therapist, she writes, she has spent the past 25 years aiding the survivors of psychological trauma, most of them "controlled and psychologically shattered by individual human perpetrators, often sociopaths." Antisocial personality disorder, it turns out, occurs in around four percent of the population, so it's not too surprising that treating their victims has kept Stout quite busy for the past quarter-century. Employing vivid composite character sketches, the author introduces us to such unsavory characters as a psychiatric administrator who specializes in ingratiating herself with her office staff while making her patients feel crazier; a captain of industry who killed frogs as a child and is now convinced he can outsmart the SEC; and a lazy ladies' man who marries purely to gain access to his new wife's house and pool. These portraits make a striking impact, and readers with unpleasant neighbors or colleagues may find themselves paying close attention to Stout's sociopathic-behavior checklist and suggested coping strategies. In addition to introducing these everyday psychopaths, the author examines why the rest of us let them get away with murder. She extensively considers the presence or absence of conscience, aswell as our discomfort with questioning those seen as being in power. Stout also ponders our willingness to quash our inner voice when voting for leaders who espouse violence and war as a solution to global problems-pointed stuff in a post-9/11 political climate. Deeply thought-provoking and unexpectedly lyrical. Agent: Susan Lee Cohen

Weight, Hypnotherapy and YOU Weight Reduction Program: An NLP and Hypnotherapy Practitioner's Manual

Author: Judith E Pearson

The Weight, Hypnotherapy and You Weight Reduction Program: An NLP and Hypnotherapy Practitioner's Manual, gives practitioners a complete, fully-scripted, ready-to-use weight reduction program that addresses the epidemic problem of obesity in adults. This book gives step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions for managing, conducting and marketing a unique program that can constitute a niche offering, or add a new, valuable and profitable service to an existing practice. The program is based on actual clinical experience and published research on the efficacy of hypnotherapy as a viable tool in weight management. The book includes examples of office forms and marketing materials, as well as a CD containing a Client Workbook with take-home readings and assignments. This program will help your clients stay motivated and on-track with their nutrition and exercise plans, while working at an individual pace.

About the Author:
Judith E. Pearson PhD is a Licensed Professional Counsellor, NLP Practitioner/Trainer and Certified Hypnotherapist in solo practice in Springfield, Virginia

The Mature Mind or Ciminelli Solution

2009-01-05T19:52:00.000-08:00

The Mature Mind: The Positive Power of the Aging Brain

Author: Gene D Cohen

The Mature Mind delivers good news for those in the second half of life, with an extraordinary account of cutting-edge neuroscience, groundbreaking psychology, fascinating vignettes from history and case studies, and practical advice for personal growth strategies. Gene Cohen, a renowned psychiatrist and gerontologist, draws from more than thirty years of research to show that surprising positive changes in our brains have the powerful potential to enhance, not diminish, our lives after fifty.

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     xiii
The Power of Older Minds     1
Harnessing Developmental Intelligence     29
The Second Half of Life: Phases I and II     51
The Second Half of Life: Phases III and IV     75
Cognition, Memory, and Wisdom     93
Cultivating Social Intelligence     115
Reinventing Retirement     135
Creativity and Aging     167
Notes     183
Other Useful Resources     203
Index     225

New interesting textbook: Intellectual Property Protection or Not for Sale

Ciminelli Solution: A 7-Day Plan for Radiant Skin

Author: Susan Ciminelli

Stress and anxiety can wreak havoc on skin, resulting in acne, eczema, dry patches, rosacea, loss of elasticity, and premature aging. But before opting for Botox injections, laser treatments, and harsh chemical peels, try a healthier approach. Susan Ciminelli, skin-care expert to the stars and owner of the New York City day spa that bears her name, believes that the skin is a mirror of one's internal environment. The right lotions and creams are just one piece of the puzzle: What you put into your body, and, most important, the foods you eat play vital roles in your skin's health and appearance.

The Ciminelli Solution approaches skin care from the inside out, combining recipes, exercise tips, and treatment suggestions in a seven-day program that brings the mind, body, and soul into balance, resulting in flawless skin. Susan's step-by-step, day-by-day cleansing program is designed to jump start a healthier way of living and eating, without deprivation. This isn't a strict, clinical regimen. Instead, Susan takes the spa approach, focusing on what you should give to your body, not what you think you should take away.

Susan shows how eating certain foods gives skin renewed vitality, beauty, and longevity, and explains what to eat -- and what foods to avoid -- to achieve a healthy, glowing complexion. In addition to flavorful recipes for dishes such as Wild Salmon Burgers, Herb-Roasted Chicken, and her famous Adzuki Bean Soup, Susan includes recipes for facial masks, scrubs, and peels using all-natural ingredients, like honey, pineapple, and olive oil.

The Ciminelli Solution will improve your quality of life by detoxifying your system,increasing energy, and ultimately giving you a radiant, glowing complexion.

Library Journal

The recipes, exercise tips, and treatment suggestions in this book are based on Ciminelli's 30 years of experience working in salons and spas and developing a line of skin care products. Six chapters cover basic ideas: keep your skin clean, avoid the sun, don't smoke, follow a healthy diet, and exercise. While those suggestions are inoffensive, some of Ciminelli's statements connect food with skin conditions-e.g., "Sugar eaters tend to break out" and "Clogged pores may be a sign that your system is being burdened by waste trapped in your colon"-and though they may reflect her experience, they are not supported by references to medical research. This reviewer, in fact, was not able to find corroborative statements on such consumer health web sites as www.medlineplus.gov. Ciminelli's book is about beauty, not health, and she certainly has the experience and client list to suggest it might be worth reading in that regard (she runs a day spa at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City). As a consumer health book, however, it is not recommended.-Marge Kars, Bronson Methodist Hosp. Lib., Kalamazoo, MI Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Beyond Soap Water and Comb or Making the Connection

2009-01-05T07:40:00.000-08:00

Beyond Soap, Water and Comb: A Man's Guide to Good Grooming and Fitness

Author: Ed Marquand

A lighthearted book revealing everything a man needs to know about grooming, stress relief, and mental and pyhsical well-being.

Most men want to look good, but without a hassle. For the man who wants to look equally good in a business suit or in jeans and a T-shirt, and who wants to feel confident in all situations, Beyond Soap, Water, and Comb is the perfect guide. This comprehensive manual provides easy-to-follow tips for improving one's appearance and enjoying life.

Whether a man worries about his hair--holding onto it, losing it, or styling it--or about how to keep his mind and body functioning smoothly, he'll find all the information he needs on these pages. He'll learn how best to shave with success, to assemble and care for a classic wardrobe without spending a lot of time or money, and to maintain healthy diet and exercise routines. He'll also learn to sleep better at home or on the road, to break bad habits, to manage time efficiently, to identify and avoid causes of stress, and to adopt international relaxation techniques like steaming Japanese baths or Swedish massages.

This hip, friendly, and appealing find is a pleasure to look at, and to use. No man can afford to be without this lively manual of essential information.

Included are essential tips on:

Grooming

o Shaving and saving face

o Maintaining and improving skin tone

o Tanning salons and tanning lotions

Hair care

o Getting a good haircut

o Balding basics

o Hair removal basics

Exercise and Health

o Picking a gym and a routine

o Weight maintenance and diet

o Avoiding sexually transmitted diseases

Clothing

o Wardrobe basics

o Shopping for clothes

oChoosing the right clothes for every occasion

o Tips for clothes care

Recharging your life

o Tuning up your daily routine

o Reducing stress

o Sleeping better

o Realistic time management

Social Encounters

o Getting a (social) life

o Basic etiquette

o Sex and enhancing sexual energy

Other Details: 130 full-color and black-and-white illustrations 160 pages 7 1/8 x 7 1/8" Published 1999

Interesting book: One Nation Under Debt or On Liberty and Other Essays

Making the Connection: A Parent's Guide to Medication in AD/HD

Author: Mohab Hanna

What is ADHD? Is it over-diagnosed? Should I put my child on medication? Are medications safe for my teenager? Is my son going to get addicted to them? Aren't medications over-prescribed anyway? If I agree to use medications which one is best for my child? The above questions are just a sampling of the questions that are answered in this easy-to-use parent guide. At some point every parent of an AD/HD youngster will have to make a decision regarding the use of medications. The decision to put your son or daughter on an AD/HD medication is a tough one. This parent's guide will provide you with the indispensable information you need to make the right decision.

Betty Crockers Healthy New Choices or Acupressure for Emotional Healing

2009-01-04T22:28:00.000-08:00

Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices: A Fresh Approach to Eating Well

Author: Betty Crocker Editors

With Betty Crocker, you can enjoy healthy eating every day! The 400 tempting recipes are full of real taste appeal, yet don't require extra effort or hard-to-find ingredients.

Are these really recipes your family will eat? Absolutely! Whip up Spicy Chicken Chili, Mushroom and Spinach Lasagna, Asian Noodle Salad or Lemon Steak Diane and top off the meal with Brownie Trifle, Caribbean Bananas or Tira Mi Su Coffee dessert. This is the food you'll want to eat every day.

Too busy to even think about changing your cooking habits? There's an entire chapter of express meals that are still healthy, and miles ahead of what you'll get from a takeout meal. No matter how hectic your life is, healthy eating is possible!

There's also great information on wellness and easy changes to painlessly incorporate healthy eating into your lifestyle. And every recipe has complete nutrition information that satisfies everyone's nutrition needs. We have also flagged the recipes to show those that are low fat, low sodium, low cholesterol or high fiber, to help make menu planning a breeze.

You know you've been meaning to do it--now you can! With Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices, healthy eating isn't tedious--it's terrific!

Acupressure for Emotional Healing: A Self-Care Guide for Trauma, Stress, and Common Emotional Imbalances

Author: Michael Reed Gach

Increased stress and traumatic events in our lives have resulted in many millions of people who suffer from insomnia, nightmares, anxiety attacks, depression, and tension headaches. ACUPRESSURE FOR EMOTIONAL HEALING offers relief at your fingertips, quickly and safely, for a wide range of emotional problems. It explains how emotional distress becomes lodged in the body as muscular tension and blocked energy, and shows how acupressure can relieve not just the resulting physical symptoms, but also their emotional source--often without the need for extensive talk therapy or medication.

Acupressure stimulates the same points used in acupuncture, but instead of needles, firm finger pressure is used on the surface of the skin. The pressure releases neurochemicals called endorphins that relieve pain. As in acupuncture, specific pressure points are connected with internal organs and energy pathways in the body (called meridians) that regulate the flow of electrical energy to all systems. Unlike acupuncture, acupressure can be used safely by anyone, with only the hands as equipment.

ACUPRESSURE FOR EMOTIONAL HEALING offers a comprehensive A-Z guide to emotional ailments (from abandonment to worry and obsessive thinking), with fully-illustrated instruction on dozens of precise acupressure point locations and how to activate them, combined with yogic breathing, stretching, and movement routines. Case histories from the authors' practice further illuminate each condition and the path to emotional balance and healing. Most routines can be used independently for self-care and on-the-spot relief. There are also sections on how to use the techniques to help others, withappropriate safeguards.

The 10 Solution for a Healthy Life or 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet

2009-01-04T11:17:00.000-08:00

The 10% Solution for a Healthy Life: How to Reduce Fat in Your Diet and Eliminate Virtually All Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer

Author: Ray Kurzweil

Reducing the level of fat in your diet to 10% can save your life, and this book gives you all the tools you need to do just that. Everything you need to know about is in this book: recipes, conversion charts, pantry staples, dining-out tips, progress tables, an exercise program, and detailed appendixes.

Look this: Soft Power or The Other Half

3 Fat Chicks on a Diet: How Three Ordinary Women Battle the Bulge--and How You Can Too!

Author: Suzanne Barnett

Filled with the sassy attitude and sage advice of three lovable sisters from the South who have been fighting the battle of the bulge for most of their lives, 3 Fat Chicks on a Diet tells everyone who has ever wanted to lose a few pounds how to find dieting success. Because every dieter will try most of the popular diets at some point in a weight-loss struggle, the sisters give you the real scoop—as well as anecdotes and wisdom from scores of their online community of women—on the favorites, from South Beach to the Mediterranean Diet, Atkins to the Zone, and celebrity-driven weight-loss programs to Ediets.

You'll get so much more than just coffee-klatch gossip:

* The pros and cons of each diet
* Guilt-free ways to snack and still stay with the program
* Straight talk for making the diets work for every meal of the day
* Menu suggestions when dining out
* Delicious recipes to try at home
* And much more!

Best of all, the book offers a fool-proof support system of love and encouragement from women just like you who are trying to win the war with their waistlines.

Just when you think you're bogged down by calorie counting, the 3 Fat Chicks diet community takes you on a humorous romp through their battles with everything from slimming slippers and fat-away soap to cabbage soup and grapefruit diets. Get the real-world facts that you need to embark on your personal journey to change your weight and your life.

1	Plant or animal?	13
2	Mouse strain 129	25
3	The purple cell	47
4	Mystery in a dish	67
5	The embryo experiments	83
6	The canary's song	101
7	After the birth of Louise Brown	123
8	Monkeys to humans	133
9	Epic upon epic	155
10	Marrow to brain?	179
11	The art of cell replacement	205
12	After tomorrow	235

Cosmetics book

Quien Dijo Que No Se Puede or Environmental Illness

Quien Dijo Que No Se Puede?

Patricia Arancibia, "Criticas" Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information. - Criticas

Environmental Illness: Myth and Reality

New England Journal of Medicine

Soma or The Cox 2 Connection

Soma: The Divine Hallucinogen

American Herb Association

What People Are Saying

The Cox-2 Connection: Natural Breakthrough Treatment for Arthritis, Alzheimer's and Cancer

Table of Contents:

Helping Students Overcome Depression and Anxiety or Sun Protection for Life

Helping Students Overcome Depression and Anxiety

Booknews

Table of Contents:

Sun Protection for Life

Poder Curatico de la Orina or Autism

Poder Curatico de la Orina

Autism: The Facts

101 Tips for Staying Healthy with Diabetes or Leaving It at the Office

101 Tips for Staying Healthy with Diabetes (and Avoiding Complications)

Leaving It at the Office: A Guide to Psychotherapist Self-Care

Table of Contents:

Bursting with Energy or Chinese Tui Na Massage

Bursting with Energy: Optimum Energy and Permanent Weight Control at Any Age, Plus a Breakthrough Test to Improve Your Energy Level, Biological Age, and Overall Health

Chinese Tui Na Massage: The Essential Guide to Treating Injuries, Improving Health and Balancing Qi

The Experience of Alzheimers Disease or Natural Sex Boosters

The Experience of Alzheimer's Disease: Life Through a Tangled Veil

Natural Sex Boosters: Supplements That Enhance Stamina, Sensation, and Sexuality for Men and Women

Healing Ministry or New Bach Flower Therapies

Healing Ministry: A Practical Guide

New Bach Flower Therapies: Healing the Emotional and Spiritual Causes of Illness

Table of Contents:

Sober Kitchen or Eating Drinking Overthinking

Sober Kitchen: Recipes and Advice for a Lifetime of Sobriety

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

Eating, Drinking, Overthinking: The Toxic Triangle of Food, Alcohol, and Depression--and How Women Can Break Free

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

Table of Contents:

1001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes or Mens Style

1,001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes: Firsthand Advice That Really Works

Men's Style: The Thinking Man's Guide to Dress

The Stress Free Pregnancy Guide or Pilates on the Ball

The Stress-Free Pregnancy Guide: A Doctor Tells You What to Really Expect

Table of Contents:

Pilates on the Ball: The World's Most Popular Workout Using the Execise Ball

Arizona Networking News

What do Children Dream or Slaying The Mouse

What do Children Dream?

Slaying The Mouse

Shiatsu for Lovers or Sexual Health for Men

Shiatsu for Lovers

Table of Contents:

Sexual Health for Men: The 'At Your Fingertips' Guide

Vitamania or Yoga

Vitamania: Vitamins in American Culture

Table of Contents:

Yoga: An Annotated Bibliography of Works in English, 1981-2005

Body Meaning Healing or Cultures of Taste Theories of Appetite

Body/Meaning/Healing

Booknews

Table of Contents:

Cultures of Taste/Theories of Appetite: Eating Romanticism

Functional Foods or Harvest for Hope

Functional Foods: Concept to Product

Booknews

Harvest for Hope: A Guide to Mindful Eating

Publishers Weekly

What People Are Saying

Ethical Vegetarianism or Give Sorrow Words

Ethical Vegetarianism: From Pythagoras to Peter Singer

Booknews

What People Are Saying

Table of Contents:

Give Sorrow Words: Working with a Dying Child

Aids and Mental Health Practice or Tylers Honest Herbal

AIDS and Mental Health Practice: Clinical and Policy Issues