Homeopathy Books

Compassion in Dying or Tao of Bioenergetics

2009-12-05T22:27:00.000-08:00

Compassion in Dying: Stories of Choice and Dignity

Author: Barbara Coombs Le

Whether people have a right to control their own death has become a topic of increasing interest to everyone involved – governments that try to impose their will on individuals, advocates on both sides of the question, and those most directly affected, the terminally ill. This book, inspired by the Compassion in Dying Federation, looks at the issue personally, from the standpoint of the dying and those directly involved in the process. Editor Barbara Coombs Lee highlights stories of individuals and their graceful release into death that can happen when people are given a choice. But there are also powerful accounts by family members, friends, and religious advisers who respected and supported that choice – including those who opted for physician-assisted death. This publication coincides with the 10th anniversary of the Compassion in Dying Federation.

Library Journal

Coombs Lee, editor of this collection of stories about choosing to die, spearheads the nonprofit organization Compassion in Dying, which offers legal and political advocacy, education, and services to support end-of-life decisions and care. She presents the cases of terminally ill patients "seek[ing] death on their own terms" under Oregon's Death with Dignity Law, allowing them, their family and friends, Compassion volunteers, and clergy to tell the stories in their own words. The patients' personal experiences fall against the backdrop of the Death with Dignity Law's origins, challenges, and opposition by right-to-life activists and U.S. Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft. These stories ultimately make us aware of the care terminally ill patients receive and argue for the right to die peacefully in the presence of loved ones rather than commit a violent suicide or allow family, pharmacists, and physicians to face prosecution. Those looking to learn about both sides of this issue should also consult Susan M. Behuniak and Arthur G. Swenson's Physician-Assisted Suicide. This well-written and -presented collection is recommended for academic libraries serving health, law, and sociology programs.-Heather O'Brien, Vaughan Memorial Lib., Acadia Univ., N.S. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Book about: Gluten Free Diet or Radiculopathy a Medical Dictionary Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Tao of Bioenergetics: East-West

Author: George A Katchmer

Synthesizes the energy paradigms of Taoism and psychoanalysts Jung, Reich, and Lowen.

SalonOvations Guide to Aromatherapy or Salons and Computers

2009-12-04T18:16:00.000-08:00

SalonOvations' Guide to Aromatherapy

Author: Shelley M Hess

Here's the first and only book on aromatherapy solely devoted to the beauty industry. Designed for all skill levels, it offers a full spectrum of non-product specific recipes, definitions, and tried-and-true techniques in the hair, skin, and nail products commonly used by cosmetologists and helps you determine which mixtures of various elements are the most effective for certain kinds of therapies.

Book review: The Servant Leader or The McGraw Hill Guide to Starting Your Own Business

Salons and Computers: A Starters Guide for Success

Author: Henry J Gambino

This new book will teach you how to research, select, install, and operate a salon-based computer system. An easy-to-follow guide, Salons and Computers walks you step-by-step through the basics of computer operation, as well as systems management, to the use of more advanced information, such as installing Local Area Networks. No prior experience with computers is necessary. Just some of what you will learn includes: -How to assess your computer and software needs -Which computer is right for your business -Benefits - and shortcomings - of software programs designed for salon use -How to use your computer to enhance customer service -How to overcome anxiety and master your system

Calm Healing or Negotiate Your Way to Riches

2009-12-03T14:05:00.000-08:00

Calm Healing: Methods for a New Era of Medicine

Author: Robert Bruce Newman

This compact dic is the audio companion to the book Calm Healing. The Calm Healing method brings together modern science and ancient wisdom, representing the next step in the paradigm shift toward complementary and alternative medicine. Combining meditation, breathing, and healing practices, it offers non-invasive, drug-free techniques for treating anxiety and stress disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, cancer, heart problems, Alzheimer's, and other conditions, as well as for childbirth and near-death care.

Foreword   Richard Grossinger     ix
Introduction     xxiii
Meditation and Mind-Body Medicine
Mind-Body Medicine Comes of Age     3
Meditation Methods Across Cultures     25
Meditation Research in the United States     45
A New Model for Healing
States of Consciousness-Emerging Understandings     83
A New Model of the Body for a New Era of Medicine     103
A New Model of the Healing Process     143
Healing Methods
Cardio-Awareness Healing Systems     165
Progressive Neuromuscular Release     173
Awareness-Based Energy Breathing     193
Transformative Compassionate Breathing     207
Applications Around Childbirth     219
Healing the Present by Healing the Past     253
The Healing Practice of Humor     277
Health Care Methods for the Semi-Comatose and Comatose, and for Near-Death Care     289
New Possibilities
Transforming Our Paradigm of Illness     311
Healing the Person, Healing the Planet     317
The Genius of Self-Care     329
The Light Nature of the Energy Body According to Vajrayana Buddhism     335
Concise Bibliography of Vajrayana Literature in English     340
Glossary     342
Index     350
Acknowledgments     361
About the Authors     364

Interesting book: The Origin of Financial Crises or Dictionary of Real Estate Terms

Negotiate Your Way to Riches: How to Convince Others to Give You What You Want

Author: Peter Wink

You can stop paying full price for just about anything. This book not only covers business negotiations, it also teaches you how to get deals on everyday personal purchases. You can apply the techniques it reveals to anything from buying cars and houses, to getting deals at restaurants or hair salons. Unlike those other books, Peter includes numerous real-life examples of how he has personally conducted such deals.

You'll learn:

How to develop the negotiator's mindset!
36 specialized negotiation tactics used by the world's leading negotiators.
Eight common causes of conflict during negotiations and how to avoid them from the start.
A seating arrangement that automatically gives you an advantage during negotiations.
How to use different types of discounts to your financial advantage!
The best and worst times to ask for a raise or promotion.

Complete Doctors Healthy Back Bible or Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders SourceBook

2009-12-02T09:54:00.000-08:00

Complete Doctor's Healthy Back Bible: A Practical Manual for Treating Back Pain

Author: Stephen C Reed

A practical manual for treating back pain.

Nearly 80% of all adults experience low back pain during their lifetime. This painful condition, until recently, has been poorly understood and inadequately managed. Current research, however, has identified pathways and causes for low back pain. Imaging and other diagnostic tests have improved treatment and there have been tremendous advances in minimally invasive interventions and surgery.

The Complete Doctor's Healthy Back Bible summarizes current information on low back pain, both acute and chronic. It also explains the diagnostic tests now available and most importantly, when they are actually useful. Full coverage of traditional and complementary therapies, with supporting research, is included. Special sections on chronic pain and surgical intervention are covered in an easy-to-understand format.

The Complete Doctor's Healthy Back Bible offers insight into this condition and suggests diagnosis and appropriate intervention with the many treatment options available.

Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook

Author: Sandra J Judd

Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook, Second Edition provides readers with updated health information about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases and disorders affecting the esophagus, stomach, intestines, appendix, gall bladder, liver, and pancreas. It also describes how the gastrointestinal tract can be affected by food intolerances, infectious diseases, and various cancers. The structure and function of the digestive system, common diagnostic methods, medical treatments, surgical procedures, and current research initiatives are described. The book concludes with a glossary of related terms and directory of resources for further help and information.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Willem JS de Villiers, MD, PhD(University of Kentucky College of Medicine)
Description: This 2nd edition of the Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook provides basic consumers with updated information about the disorders related to the digestive system and hepatology. In addition, it provides information about commonly used diagnostic and surgical procedures, statistics, a glossary and resources for additional help and information.
Purpose: This text is part of the Health Reference Series that aims to provide basic medical information for patients, families, caregivers and the general public. It contains comprehensive coverage of GI diseases and guidance on prevention, disease warning signs, medical statistics and risk factors. Numerous topics are reprinted from reliable sources such as the National Institutes of Health.
Audience: The different chapters were compiled by credible authorities. The text is designed for the general reader seeking information on prevention, disease warning signs, diagnostic and therapeutic questions.
Features: The volume deals comprehensively with the digestive area and contains material found in publications issued by the National Institutes of Health and other agencies and associations. It is an excellent resource for the general reader to conveniently locate credible, coordinated and indexed information. Different parts include an introduction to the digestive system, diagnostic and surgical procedures, upper and lower GI tract disorders, disorders of the liver and pancreas, cancers of the GI tract, food intolerance and infectious GI disorders and lastly a section onadditional help and information.
Assessment: This is an outstanding resource of solid, peer-reviewed information for the general reader on a comprehensive range of GI topics. The sourcebook will prove very helpful for patients, caregivers and should be available in every physician waiting room.

Womans Guide to Making Therapy Work or The American Medical Association Essential Guide to Hypertension

2009-12-01T05:43:00.000-08:00

Woman's Guide to Making Therapy Work

Author: Joan Shapiro

For women who know they should be happier, but don't know how to get there from here, A Woman's Guide to Making Therapy Work is a road map. Full of real case studies, this book shows what therapy is about and how it can make positive changes in a woman's life. The authors reveal the difference between "good pain," which helps in healing, and "bad pain," which perpetuates destructive fantasies and wastes emotional resources. They explain why understanding one's past will make a positive difference in the present. In conclusion, the book presents a groundbreaking technique: a chart on which readers can plot exactly what is making them feel bad and what they can do to move on to feeling better. The chart makes it possible to look concretely at (1) fantasies, (2) the high cost of these fantasies, (3) what the fantasies are covering up, and (4) the wonderful reward of finally saying goodbye to them. Women who plan to use therapy, and those who find themselves stuck in therapy that doesn't move them forward, will profit greatly from this book. It won't be easy - A Woman's Guide to Making Therapy Work will make readers work - but as the authors remind us, working hard at problem solving is the only route to change and is definitely worth the effort.

The American Medical Association Essential Guide to Hypertension

Author: American Medical Association

High blood pressure, or hypertension, affects about one in four Americans -- but this potentially life-threatening condition can exist virtually without symptoms.

Now, the latest medical advances that can help prevent the damaging effects of hypertension are compiled in a convenient reference under the authority of the American Medical Association. Here is clear, concise information that can help you to:

Understand all aspects of hypertension: what it is, who is at risk, how it affects the body, and how it is diagnosed
Learn about your cardiovascular system -- and how your body controls blood pressure
Discover the treatable causes of hypertension -- from certain physical disorders and illnesses to side effects of common medications
Safely monitor your blood pressure, with tips for more accurate readings
Take control of your health with current lifestyle recommendations and nutritional guidelines
Work with your doctor to maintain a drug therapy program, and select the best treatment options
Recognize and deal with hypertensive emergencies.

Also included is information about hypertension among pregnant women, African-Americans, children, seniors, and people with diabetes; answers to commonly asked questions; a glossary of related terms; and a directory of addresses and Web sites for up-to-the-minute medical news. You'll find everything you need to help manage your blood pressure in the American Medical Association Essential Guide to Hypertension.

Aboutcom Guide to Getting in Shape or Healthy Baby Toxic World

2009-11-30T01:32:00.000-08:00

About.com Guide to Getting in Shape: Simple and Fun Exercises to Help You Look and Feel Your Best

Author: Paige Waehner

Don't go it alone! Paige Waehner, the About.com Guide to Exercise, not only shows you how to get in shape, but also how to stay that way. Packed with easy-to-follow workouts, The About.com Guide to Getting in Shape combines cardio, mind/body exercises, and strength training with the emotional preparation you'll need. From setting realistic goals to overcoming plateaus, this book helps you reach your fitness goals. And for every run, curl, and downward-facing dog, Paige will be by your side.

Featuring balanced step-by-step illustrated workouts that include: Cardio workouts for beginners and beyond. Resistance strength-training programs for quickly toned abs, arms, and core. Flexibility and mind/body exercises through yoga and Pilates. The About.com Guide to Getting in Shape is all you need to shape up in no time!

Healthy Baby, Toxic World

Author: Melody Milam Potter

This indispensable guide shows new and expectant parents ways to protect their children from toxics in the environment -- from making sure breast milk is toxin-free to choosing the right baby products. With lists that correlate chemical products with specific childhood health problems, this book contains information that no parent can afford to ignore.

Booknews

A psychologist-writer couple balance concerns about exposure to environmental toxins with advice and resources for fostering healthy babies. A 31-page chart summarizes the developmental effects of common chemicals. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Guinea Pig Zero or Walking for Fitness

2009-11-28T21:21:00.000-08:00

Guinea Pig Zero: An Anthology of the Journal for Human Research Subjects

Author: Robert Helms

From first person accounts of pharmaceutical studies gone bad to intricate medical histories, Guinea Pig Zero provides a fascinating look at the people who sell their bodies to science. While the book provides advice to present-day research subjects (by rating research clinics), the book also provides context by investigating the history and ethics behind this important, but little-known medical industry.

Publishers Weekly

In 1996, freelance lab rat and activist Robert Helms, under the nom de plume Guinea Pig Zero, began to publish a zine with the same name; in Guinea Pig Zero: An Anthology of the Journal for Human Research Subjects, he gathers together a few dozen contributions (many of which he penned) exploring "this dark little corner of modern science from the subject's own viewpoint." From Donno's tale of going bonkers in a sleep-deprivation study, to Beth Lavoie's discussion of the various poisons to which soldiers in the Gulf War were exposed, to Helms's history of a 1935 test subject strike, these are strange and frightening stories that may make our trust in the medical establishment seem na ve. (July) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

What People Are Saying

Jeff Kelly
I guess it should come as no surprise that the job market in present day America has devolved to the point where people sell their bodies to science for a living. After all, people have whored themselves out to bosses throughout time eternal. Disturbing as this may be, Guinea Pig Zero is a great documentation of the present state of affairs, not only giving insight into a little known work world but also making the past come alive with well researched historical information. How far will science go? Guinea Pig Zero tells us a lot further then we'd care to think about.

New interesting textbook: Intelligent Investor or First Break All The Rules

Walking for Fitness: The Beginner's Handbook

Author: Marnie Caron

Walking is the most popular physical activity in North America, and for good reason: it can be done by people of all ages and all levels of physical ability, the risk of injury is low, and it doesn’t require a carload of expensive equipment. Best of all, brisk walking for just 30 minutes four times a week reduces the risk of heart disease, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, and other health problems. This comprehensive guide helps readers make the most of their walking. It offers two step-by-step programs developed by fitness professionals; advice on shoes, clothing, nutrition, and routes; tips on staying motivated and avoiding injury; stories from real-life walkers; and ways to include friends and family. Whether the goal is to return to activity, reduce the risk of illness and injury, or to minimize one’s impact on the environment, this encouraging book helps readers put their best foot forward.

Healing Cuisine of China or Finding Your Way to Say Goodbye

2009-02-20T18:45:00.000-08:00

Healing Cuisine of China: 300 Recipes for Vibrant Health & Longevity

Author: Zhuo Zhao

A comprehensive guide to the Chinese art of healing with food

• Provides more than 300 authentic Chinese recipes for curing specific ailments and for promoting happiness and vitality

• Explains the theories behind traditional Chinese beliefs about health and diet and reconciles these beliefs with contemporary Western medical knowledge

• Includes a complete fitness program centered on the popular Chinese qi gong exercises

Through 5,000 years of recorded history the Chinese have developed an unequaled pharmacopoeia of food remedies and have turned this knowledge into a delicious cuisine that is simple to prepare. This cuisine has little in common with the dishes on the menus of many Chinese restaurants--which have sacrificed traditional Chinese principles to appeal to high-fat Western tastes. Instead, it emphasizes all-natural ingredients eaten in season and in the most beneficial combinations.

The Healing Cuisine of China features more than 300 authentic Chinese recipes, ranging from simple preparations to cure specific ailments to traditional "longevity banquets." The authors also explain the underlying theories behind traditional Chinese beliefs about health and reconcile these ancient beliefs with Western medical knowledge about bacteria, viruses, and other causes of disease. A complete fitness program, centered on the popular Chinese qi gong exercises, and a questionnaire to help readers discover their individual body requirements make this the most comprehensive guide to the healthy lifestyle of China ever published.

Finding Your Way to Say Goodbye: Comfort for the Dying and Those Who Care for Them

Author: Harold Ivan Smith

You are unsure of the future. You've been told the diagnosis is terminal, but still you want to fight it. You don't know what it will feel like as death approaches, and the unknown is frightening. You want someone to take your hand and help you through it. Harold Ivan Smith has been holding the hands of the dying for years, and he knows how to help. Whether you are the one with the diagnosis, or the one who is caring for the dying, this book will offer support, encouragement, and some helpful tips. From dealing with the medical staff to talking with family and friends who are in denial, Finding Your Way to Say Goodbye is an ideal companion for perhaps the most important journey of all.

Beautiful Skin Workout or Depressed Child

2009-02-19T14:33:00.000-08:00

Beautiful Skin Workout: The Eight-Week Skin Workout to Get the Smoothest, Healthiest Skin of Your Life

Author: Michelle Copeland

A world-renowned cosmetic, plastic, and reconstructive surgeon shares her clinically proven techniques for achieving your healthiest and youngest-looking skin ever.

Current understanding of skin's cellular structure is so advanced that it’s possible to turn back the clock on aging without resorting to costly treatments or surgery. You can erase 90 percent of your skin’s flaws in eight weeks by following Dr. Copeland’s advice, no matter how your skin appears right now.

Dr. Copeland’s Beautiful Skin Workout will teach you how to:
* Follow the Ten Commandments of Creamy Skin

* Eliminate lifestyle habits that prevent you from looking your best

* Identify everyday products that are either ineffective or outright harmful for skin

* Master the Five Exercises: Cleanse, Exfoliate, Activate, Moisturize, and Protect

* Design a custom program based on your skin type.
With Dr. Copeland's proven plan, illustrated by some of her patients’ inspiring and instructional case histories, achieving Creamy skin is easy and inexpensive. Your skin will soon reveal the only truth that matters—how young and vital you feel.

Book review: From Lifeguard to Sun King or Beauty by Nature

Depressed Child: A Parent's Guide for Rescuing Kids

Author: Douglas A Riley

By emphasizing how parents can talk to their children about thoughts and feelings, exploring how children develop negative beliefs about themselves, and teaching parents how to help their children change those hopeless self-perceptions, this book outlines practical methods that parents and children together can use to find solutions to the dark thoughts that plague so many young people today.

Publishers Weekly

Clinical psychologist Riley (The Defiant Child) tackles a difficult subject with aplomb in this keenly insightful guide for parents. "For children and adolescents, the depressive state makes them feel like astronauts whose tethers have been cut, and they are drifting in space," he writes. He not only explains how to identify the symptoms of depression and the "negative beliefs" "no one will ever like me," "I am made of inferior stuff," "death is an option," and so on that are so often at its core, but also provides tools for what he terms "Planning the Rescue Mission." Ten brief but thorough chapters cover the most common negative beliefs that trigger depression and such companion problems as substance abuse, prematurely intense relationships (what he calls "miniature marriages") that blindside adolescents when they come to an end, and suicide. Riley illustrates each point with case studies that offer readers a chance to learn from his dialogues with his patients. He suggests strategies for everything from closing "the physical distance between you and your child" in order to soothe and encourage them, to some particular lines of questioning for uncovering negative beliefs, to the crucial, often overlooked act of listening ("your ears cannot be fully open until your mouth is fully shut"). He also discusses when to seek professional help and how to step in swiftly and effectively in the case of a suicidal child. Riley's advice is commonsensical and sound, and the concrete tools he offers in this slim, practical volume provide a lifeline to parents of any child struggling with depression. (Mar.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Children and teens are increasingly being diagnosed as depressive--perhaps because modern life is becoming more challenging or possibly because treatments that have proven effective for adults also work well for children. A staff physician with the Division of Adolescent Medicine at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, Kaufman presents a good primer on treating teen depression. All of the major topics are covered in clear-cut language: how to find a therapist, possible treatments (including therapy and drug treatments, as well as alternative remedies), suicide prevention, and treatment of related substance abuse and anxiety disorders. Recommended if your library doesn't own Gerald D. Oster and Sarah S. Montgomery's Helping Your Depressed Teenager: A Guide for Parents and Caregivers (Wiley, 1994). The Depressed Child, on the other hand, is not recommended. Riley, a clinical psychologist, offers some interesting suggestions here and there (e.g., the importance of hugging a depressed child), but his idea that a parent should undertake to "rescue" a child who is suicidal or hallucinating is irresponsible. Such kids need professional help. David G. Fassler and Lynne S. Dumas's "Help Me, I'm Sad": Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Childhood and Adolescent Depression (Viking, 1997) is a better recent title. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Wilderness First Aid Field Guide or Control Diabetes in Six Easy Steps

2009-02-18T10:21:00.000-08:00

Wilderness First Aid Field Guide

Author: Alton L Thygerson

Emergency response presents unique challenges for both patient and rescuer while in remote or isolated areas. The Wilderness First Aid Field Guide offers instant guidance in overcoming these obstacles, and provides responders with information on general emergency medical procedures as well as specific symptoms and accidents. The Wilderness Field Guide also includes the latest Wilderness Medical Society and American Heart Association CPR guidelines!

New interesting textbook: Nutrition and Food Services for Integrated Health Care or The Livebait Cookbook

Control Diabetes in Six Easy Steps

Author: Maggie Greenwood Robinson

Diabetes has reached near-epidemic proportions in America. If you or someone you love has been diagnosed with it, you need to keep blood sugar in normal ranges and avoid serious complications. But how can you help control diabetes and not let it control you?

This handy guide offers step-by-step pointers to not only handle diabetes and keep it from getting worse-but also to reverse the harmful effects of the disease. It covers:

* What you need to know about the disease
* Six simple diet principles that can control blood sugar!
* Nutrients with remarkable healing power
* Herbs that bring blood sugar down
* A smart program for daily testing
*The right exercises to do
* Essential tips for taking medication
* The sugar-stress connection

Low Calorie Dieting For Dummies or Runners World Best

2009-02-17T06:09:00.000-08:00

Low-Calorie Dieting For Dummies

Author: Susan McQuillan MS RD

Break your bad habits and start enjoying a low-cal lifestyle!

Want to lose weight and keep it off for good? This no-nonsense guide shows you how to consume fewer calories than you burn, providing a delicious, easy, and safe low-calorie plan you can follow for life! You'll find tools to improve your eating and exercise habits, cope with stress and boredom, assess your progress, and live healthier and happier.

Discover how to:

• Understand your metabolism.

• Set realistic, attainable goals.

• Maintain a healthy weight.

• Stock a low-cal kitchen.

• Eat right with simple, scrumptious, low-calorie recipes.

• Stay motivated long-term.

• Find outside support.

Order your copy today!

Book about: Digital Media Youth and Credibility or Adaptive Information

Runner's World Best: Run Faster

Author: Staff of Runners World Magazin

In Run Faster, readers learn how to achieve faster times with f exclusive tips from the editors of Runner’s World. Complete with full-color photographs that illustrate proper running technique and equipment, Run Faster is packed with a variety of speed-intensive drills. The book also provides strategies for complementing running with flexibility, strength training, core conditioning, and cross-training routines, while helping runners set realistic goals for going further and faster.

Meaningful Scents Around the World or The Diabetic Traveler

2009-02-16T01:57:00.000-08:00

Meaningful Scents Around the World

Author: Roman Kaiser

In recent years, our knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of olfaction has grown enormously, accompanied by a growing appreciation of scent. This is reflected in the fact that the 2004 Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded for discoveries of 'Odorant Receptors and the Organization of the Olfactory System'. This book naturally supports such developments, and takes the reader on a fascinating fragrant journey around the world to some of the exciting places the author has visited during his 30 years of olfactory research. Following an introductory section to the world of natural scents, including their biological meaning and history, the fragrance and flavor chemist, Roman Kaiser, who is renowned for his 'headspace' analytical technique, revisits some memorable scents. In doing so, he leads us to such exotic places as Lower Amazonia, Papua New Guinea, India, and many rain-forest biotopes in his quest for new molecules and new scent concepts, showing us along the way how a scent like tatami can be linked to culture. The third and final section describes the analysis of the compositions of the presented scents.

Interesting book: Professional Widgets with CSS DOM and AJAX or Mcitp

The Diabetic Traveler

Author: Davida F Kruger

This one-of-a-kind new guide features complete how-to information on preparing and packing necessary supplies for a trip; traveling by land, sea, or sky; eating well; coping with unexpected illness; taking insulin; and more. An international glossary includes helpful, diabetes-specific phrases in five languages.

Davida F. Kruger, M.S.N., C.D.E., R.N., has Type I diabetes and is vice chair of the Diabetes Research Foundation.

Speaking of Sadness or 101 Tips for Diabetes Self Management Education

2009-02-14T21:44:00.000-08:00

Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness

Author: David Allen Karp

"Even though depression has periodically made me feel that my life was not worth living, has created havoc in my family, and sometimes made the work of teaching and writing seem impossible," writes David Karp, "by some standards, I have been fortunate." Indeed, depression can be devastating, leading to family breakups, loss of employment, even suicide. And it is a national problem, with some ten to fifteen million Americans suffering from it, and the number is growing. In Speaking of Sadness, Karp captures the human face of this widespread affliction, as he illuminates his experience and that of others in a candid, searching work.
Combining a scholar's care and thoroughness with searing personal insight, Karp brings the private experience of depression into sharp relief, drawing on a remarkable series of intimate interviews with fifty depressed men and women. By turns poignant, disturbing, mordantly funny, and wise, Karp's interviews cause us to marvel at the courage of depressed people in dealing with extraordinary and debilitating pain. We hear what depression feels like, what it means to receive an "official" clinical diagnosis, and what depressed persons think of the battalion of mental health experts--doctors, nurses, social workers, sociologists, psychologists, and therapists--employed to help them. We learn the personal significance that patients attach to beginning a prescribed daily drug regimen, and their ongoing struggle to make sense of biochemical explanations and metaphors of depression as a disease. Ranging in age from their early twenties to their mid-sixties, the people Karp profiles reflect on their working lives and career aspirations, and confidestrategies for overcoming paralyzing episodes of hopelessness. They reveal how depression affects their intimate relationships, and, in a separate chapter, spouses, children, parents, and friends provide their own often-overlooked point of view. Throughout, Karp probes the myriad ways society contributes to widespread alienation and emotional exhaustion.
Speaking of Sadness is an important book that pierces through the terrifying isolation of depression to uncover the connections linking the depressed as they undertake their personal journeys through this very private hell. It will bring new understanding to professionals seeking to see the world as their clients do, and provide vivid insights and renewed empathy to anyone who cares for someone living with the cruel unpredictability of depression.

Library Journal

This sociological consideration of illness and disease in contemporary America comes from a professor (Boston Coll.) who uses his own suffering, treatment, and theory along with reports of 50 others who volunteered to talk with him about their major depressive episodes. Karp writes well, addressing psychological, chemical, and cultural perspectives, with much credit to C. Wright Mills, Erving Goffman, and Arthur Kleinman. Many psychiatrists would agree that too little attention is paid to the nature of the pain and the impact of social context on our definitions of normality and treatment. "Self-help" comes under fire, too, as shallow ideology in a time of advancing anomie. A careful, honest writer, Karp has produced a classic equal to William Styron's Darkness Visible (LJ 8/90) and Clifford Beers's A Mind That Found Itself (1908). Highly recommended for sufferers, would-be healers, and anyone interested in the effects of depression.-E. James Lieberman, George Washington Univ. Sch. of Medicine, Washington, D.C.

1	Living with Depression	3
2	The Dialectics of Depression	22
3	Illness and Identity	50
4	The Meanings of Medication	78
5	Coping and Adapting	104
6	Family and Friends	134
7	Sickness, Self, and Society	165
	Postscript: Sociology, Spirituality, and Suffering	189
	Appendix: Thinking about Sampling	197
	Notes	203
	References	221
	Index	233

Interesting book: Colour Forecasting or Qigong A Legacy in Chinese Healing

101 Tips for Diabetes Self-Management Education

Author: Martha Mitchell Funnell

Educate patients individually or as a group about managing their diabetes with these practical tips from the esteemed educators at the University of Michigan Diabetes Research & Training Center. These 101 Q&A tips are designed to help you develop and foster an effective self-management education program. Your guidebook begins with developing your vision and designing your curriculum and advances through the program’s phases from marketing and needs assessment to evaluating your program. Includes powerful tips for effectively communicating with patients.

Healing with Music and Color or 101 Conditioning Games and Drills for Athletes

2009-02-13T17:32:00.000-08:00

Healing With Music And Color

Author: Mary Bassano

This handbook gives the beginning student of healing a basic guide to the therapeutic use of color and music. In a clear, concise text, Dr. Bassano explains how musical tones and color rays can be used for physical, emotional, and mental healing. Though practical, with easy--to--follow instructions, Bassano's methods are based on spiritual precepts.

The concepts is simple: we are all spiritual beings who are highly susceptible to both positive and negative energies. These energies can cause imbalances that make us ddepressed, physically ill, or spiritually vacant. They can also uplift us, make us well, and keep our lifes in emotional and mental balance. You can easily learn which colors to wear in order to change your life, which musical tones will bring you peace, and how the body's chakras---the seven hling centers---are tuned into both music and color.

Unlock the potential of these subline cosmic energies--heal yourself and help others do it, too!

Look this: Kennedy Men or Welfare and Capitalism in Postwar Japan

101 Conditioning Games and Drills for Athletes

Author: Jay Dawes

Traditional training can be perceived by athletes as a monotonous chore to be endured rather than enjoyed. 101 Conditioning Games and Drills for Athletes presents 101 skill-based and competitive games designed to help coaches motivate and challenge their athletes while maintaining training intensity, building teamwork, and increasing participant enjoyment. Each game or drill is thoroughly explained, and includes materials needed (if any), the approximate playing area, coaching notes, as well as hints on how to vary the activities.

Cyber Rules or Babys Day at a Glance

2009-02-12T13:20:00.000-08:00

Cyber Rules: What You Really Need to Know About the Internet

Author: Joanie Farley Gillispi

Ground rules for kids and their families in the new digital environment.

Although the social and psychological impact of Internet and wireless communication use is unknown, educators and parents must help steer children and adolescents through this new digital terrain. Filled with stories, self-assessment features and quizzes, and practical advice, this user-friendly guide will aid the Internet wary and experienced alike as they strive to make the best decisions for their children and clients.

New interesting book: Stuart Cookery or Taste of Montreal

Baby's Day at a Glance: A Workbook for Child Care Providers

Author: Arianne Weinberger

Finding it hard to keep track of your infant's and toddler's day while you’re at work? Feeling disconnected from your child’s daily schedule? If you answered yes to either of these questions, this book is for you.

Baby’s Day At A Glance is a helpful and detailed journal for your child care provider to quickly record your child’s daily eating, sleeping and playing schedule. This easy to use workbook will minimize the host of questions you would normally have at the end of the day for your child care provider. It will help you become more in tune with your child, allowing you to see how his or her day progressed at a glance. This book will also help you answer doctor’s questions about feeding and sleeping, and there is ample space for keeping track of medication.

Baby’s Day At A Glance is a lightweight workbook that can also be used in a day care setting. It’s made to last six months for a single child, but also works well for multiple children. You will finally be able to have a concise, organized and written record of your child’s day, leaving your mind at ease.

Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives or Mindful Eating

2009-02-11T09:08:00.000-08:00

Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives, Vol. 3

Author: George A Burdock

This 3-volume set provides all the answers to technical, legal, and regulatory questions in clear, nontechnical language. Information once scattered among the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), other government and technical publications, or only available through the Freedom of Information Act, is made easily accessible. You will find descriptions of all substances listed in the Everything Added to Food in the U.S. (EAFUS) database, including categories and substances not considered to be "additives," such as corn oil. All data is clearly organized in alphabetical or numerical order, so having only minimal knowledge about any additive, you can locate it instantly. The Encyclopedia provides you with a quick, understandable description of what each additive is and what it does, where it comes from, when its use might be limited, and how it is manufactured and used.
•What? FDA or PAFA name. List of Synonyms. Current CAS Number. Other CAS Numbers. Empirical Formula. Specifications.
•Where? Description. Natural Occurrence. Natural Sources.
•When? GRAS status. Regulatory Notes. Table of Regulatory Citations.
•How? Purity. Functional Use in Food.You get all this data, plus an index by CAS number and synonym to make your research even easier.

Go to: One That Got Away or Down with Big Brother

Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food

Author: Jan Chozen Bays

Here is an accessible and encouraging exploration of how and why to apply the Zen art of mindfulness to transform our “issues” with food. Whether we are overweight (as are two-thirds of American adults today) or suffer from an eating disorder, learning to eat mindfully can liberate us from the suffering we experience with food. Practiced for centuries in the Zen tradition, mindful eating is an approach that involves bringing one’s full attention to the process of eating—becoming fully present to the tastes, smells, thoughts, and feelings that arise during a meal. Preliminary research funded by the National Institutes of Health indicates that mindfulness is effective in treating eating disorders.

Dr. Bays, a physician and Zen teacher, offers a wonderfully clear presentation of what mindfulness is and how it can help us create a healthier relationship with food. In Mindful Eating she shows us how to rediscover the simple act of eating, thereby gaining control of our eating problems from the inside out. Along the way she reviews the relevant research, offers medical information, and presents numerous practical exercises drawn from her workshops. Through mindful eating we not only overcome our issues with food, but we can reawaken our sense of pleasure and satisfaction. This book shows us how.

Childhood Ear Infections or Power Tennis Training

2009-02-10T04:55:00.000-08:00

Childhood Ear Infections: A Parent's Guide to Alternative Treatments

Author: Michael A Schmidt

Research increasingly questions the safety and efficacy of antibiotics in treating ear infections in small children. This guide explores the underlying causes of the problem and suggests new strategies. The author discusses diet, homeopathic care, and children's vitamin absorption process. The book includes a checklist that advises parents when they should take their children to the doctor, and provides specific questions to ask in determining the appropriateness of antibiotics or surgery.

Book review: The Supreme Court or Jefferson and Monticello

Power Tennis Training

Author: Donald A Chu

Don Chu, training consultant to the United States Tennis Association and top tennis pros, presents an easy-to-follow, balanced conditioning program specifically designed to help tennis players at all levels put more power into their game. Through a regimen of stretching, weight training, plyometrics, medicine ball exercises, and court drills, you'll become faster and able to hit the ball harder. You'll also find that you're less injury-prone and can bounce back from injury sooner.

Let Power Tennis Training put more power into your game.

About the Author:
A frequent contributor to the National Strength and Conditioning Association Journal, Don Chu is a leading authority on power training and conditioning. In addition to serving as a consultant for the United States Tennis Association, Chu has been a conditioning consultant for the Golden State Warriors, Milwaukee Bucks, Detroit Lions, and Chicago White Sox. He is owner, director, and consultant to individual athletes at the Ather Sports Injury Clinic in northern California.

Dr. Chu earned his PhD in physical therapy and physical education from Stanford University and is a professor emeritus of kinesiology and physical education at California State University, Hayward. In 1978, his only year as a head coach, Dr. Chu was named the Far Western Conference Track and Field Coach of the Year. He is a registered physical therapist, a certified athletic trainer through the National Athletic Training Association, and an National Strength and Conditioning Association-certified strength specialist.

Pervasive Developmental Disorder a Medical Dictionary Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References or Piroxicam a Medical Dictionary Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

2009-02-09T00:43:00.000-08:00

Pervasive Developmental Disorder - a Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Author: Icon Health Publications

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

Piroxicam - a Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Author: Icon Health Publications

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

Forward
Chapter 1. Studies on Piroxicam
Overview
The Combined Health Information Database
Federally Funded Research on Piroxicam
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed
Chapter 2. Nutrition and Piroxicam
Overview
Finding Nutrition Studies on Piroxicam
Federal Resources on Nutrition
Additional Web Resources
Chapter 3. Alternative Medicine and Piroxicam
Overview
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Additional Web Resources
General References
Chapter 4. Books on Piroxicam
Overview
Book Summaries: Online Booksellers
Appendix A. Physician Resources
Overview
NIH Guidelines
NIH Databases
Other Commercial Databases
Appendix B. Patient Resources
Overview
Patient Guideline Sources
Finding Associations
Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries
Overview
Preparation
Finding a Local Medical Library
Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada
ONLINE GLOSSARIES
Online Dictionary Directories
PIROXICAM DICTIONARY
INDEX

Getting Pregnant and Staying Pregnant Overcoming Infertility and Managing Your High Risk Pregnancy or The Warrior as Healer

2009-02-07T20:32:00.000-08:00

Getting Pregnant and Staying Pregnant: Overcoming Infertility and Managing Your High-Risk Pregnancy

Author: Diana Raab

You Dream of Having a Baby. You just never dreamed conceiving would be so difficult. Or you never expected to have a high-risk pregnancy. Here is a sensitive guide to the medical and emotional landscape of these conditions, written by a nurse and medical writer who battled infertility and difficult pregnancies herself, and emerged with three healthy children.

The first part of the book focuses on infertility: causes and symptoms, female and male fertility tests, the latest reproductive technologies and alternative methods of conception such as surrogate parenting. The second section covers all aspects of high-risk pregnancy, including dealing with prolonged bed rest and the use of medications to prevent preterm labor. A special chapter addresses birth defects and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The book includes vital new information on amniocentesis; miscarriage; premature birth; and delivery options, including vacuum-assisted delivery, cesareans and vaginal birth after cesarean.

Woven with illuminating personal stories, Getting Pregnant and Staying Pregnant will give you the thoughtful, practical advice you need to help make your dream of parenthood come true.

Go to: Multicultural Cookbook of Life Cycle Celebrations or 101 recetas con pasta

The Warrior as Healer: A Martial Arts Herbal for Power, Fitness, and Focus

Author: Thomas Richard Joiner

A comprehensive and easy-to-use guide to the herbal formulas traditionally used in martial arts for healing injuries, increasing vitality, and focusing meditation.

• Over 100 authentic Chinese formulas.

• Complete instructions for preparing your own decoctions, medicinal wines, pills, and salves.

American Herb Association

This unique approach to herbalism blends the Old World with the new.

Dhanwantari or The Straight Path of the Spirit

2009-02-06T16:20:00.000-08:00

Dhanwantari: A Complete Guide to the Ayurvedic Life

Author: Harish Johari

A guide to living the Ayurvedic way from one of its most celebrated practitioners.

• A vast and practical presentation of Ayurvedic principles addressing diet, breathing, meditation, bathing, sleeping, exercise, medicine, jewelry, and sex

Over the past 20 years Harish Johari's books and workshops on India's Ayurvedic traditions of cooking, massage, numerology, gemology, meditation, and Tantra have changed the lives of countless individuals in the West and have established Johari's reputation as the foremost ambassador of the Ayurvedic life. Now, for the first time, Johari's vast knowledge of Ayurveda and Yoga has been distilled into one convenient volume.

Named for the classical Indian god of medicine, Dhanwantari is a complete guide to living the Ayurvedic way. Chapters focus on diet, breathing, bathing, meditation, sleeping, exercising, medicine, jewelry, and sex. Anyone seeking a logical, scientific, and practical set of principles for daily life will discover an excellent guide in the time-tested system presented here. By improving the health of their bodies and minds, individuals will find that a greatly expanded breadth of life experiences is suddenly open to them.

Yoga Journal

Harish Johari is Ayurveda's Renaissance man.

Hinduism Today

A fine introduction both to the science of Ayurveda and to its cuisine.

The Straight Path of the Spirit: Ancestral Wisdom and Healing Traditions in Fiji

Author: Richard Katz

The inspiring story of one man's exploration of indigenous healing in a culture fighting to preserve its spiritual health.

• A firsthand account of a little-known healing tradition.

• A dramatic story of self-transformation by a well-respected Harvard-educated anthropologist.

In the late 1970s Richard Katz, a clinical psychologist trained in anthropology, spent two years living in a remote island community in Fiji, hoping to record the practices of its healers. At the foundation of their healing, he discovered, was the concept of the straight path, a journey through life whose truth is revealed only to the extent that it is searched for with honesty and faith. It is a way of healing that in its very essence is a way of living, a path that emphasizes the spiritual dimensions of health and the relevance of these to the community. But while interviewing healers at work, Katz was drawn into an increasingly suspenseful drama. Unexplained deaths, rumors and suspicions, and the intrusion of a zealous evangelist rocked the village and soon revealed to the author the dangerous alternative to the straight path: the misuse of power that some call witchcraft.

The Straight Path is an engrossing story of indigenous healers and a dramatic account of cultures in collision. Through the story of his own self-transformation, Katz reveals not only those aspects of life essential for the Fijians as they struggle to hold onto their identity, but also what is of importance to all of us who seek to retain our humanity.

American Herb Association

His presentation is in the academic style of the psychologist and anthroplogist that he is, yet he makes the book readable and engaging.

What People Are Saying

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
This is no New-Age vapor, but a sensitive, penetrating insight into a deeply mysterious aspect of humanity that has no parallel in Western culture. Katz was blessed by the Fijians, and imparts his blessing to us. (Elizabeth Marshall Thomas, author of The Harmless People and Reindeer Moon)

Mental Retardation or In the Pursuit of Winning

2009-02-05T06:02:00.000-08:00

Mental Retardation: Nature, Cause, and Management

Author: George S Baroff

Mental Retardation, now in the third edition, was hailed as a "classic" when it was first published in the 1970's. This edition provides up-to-date material on the major dimensions of mental retardation-its nature, its causes, both biological and psychological, and its management.

Mani Pavuluri

This is a comprehensive book on mental retardation in which the presentation, etiology, and management are outlined. An added unique feature in this third edition is a series of potential discussion questions at the end of each chapter. The reference list has benn expanded to include the most recent publications. This book is particularly readable and includes well-organized details in all areas that are relevant for mental retardation. Authors intend to highlight "person." They have met their objectives in providing accurate information on the most recent definitions of mental retardation, biopsychosocial variables, and the obstacles and rewards in treating mental retardation. According to the authors, this book is written for upper level undergraduate and graduate students and for the professionals in the field. I agree that it will be of immense interest to those in the fields of psychology, child psychiatry, pediatrics, education, and social services. Both the senior author and the guest author have extensive experience in the field of mental retardation and it is a treat to get a distilled version of their experience in the form of a readable textbook. Definitions, biological factors, and environmental factors are all well covered. Psychiatric disorders and mental retardation, comprehensive services, and support services are well covered for all age groups, severity, and in various settings. Authors have covered all the key concepts related to mental retardation. This book has all there is to learn on the topic. While the medical management of various behavior/psychiatric problems is mentioned in some detail, the presentation lacks a systematic approach. This, however, isa small detail compared to the rich detail in other areas.

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Reviewer: Mani Pavuluri, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This is a comprehensive book on mental retardation in which the presentation, etiology, and management are outlined. An added unique feature in this third edition is a series of potential discussion questions at the end of each chapter. The reference list has benn expanded to include the most recent publications.
Purpose: This book is particularly readable and includes well-organized details in all areas that are relevant for mental retardation. Authors intend to highlight "person." They have met their objectives in providing accurate information on the most recent definitions of mental retardation, biopsychosocial variables, and the obstacles and rewards in treating mental retardation.
Audience: According to the authors, this book is written for upper level undergraduate and graduate students and for the professionals in the field. I agree that it will be of immense interest to those in the fields of psychology, child psychiatry, pediatrics, education, and social services. Both the senior author and the guest author have extensive experience in the field of mental retardation and it is a treat to get a distilled version of their experience in the form of a readable textbook.
Features: Definitions, biological factors, and environmental factors are all well covered. Psychiatric disorders and mental retardation, comprehensive services, and support services are well covered for all age groups, severity, and in various settings.
Assessment: Authors have covered all the key concepts related to mental retardation. This book has all there is to learn on the topic. While the medical management of various behavior/psychiatric problems is mentioned in some detail, the presentation lacks a systematic approach. This, however, is a small detail compared to the rich detail in other areas.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

	Preface
	The Nature of Mental Retardation
	Personality and Mental Retardation
	Biological Factors in Mental Retardation: Chromosomal and Genetic
	Nongenetic Biological Factors: Prenatal, Perinatal, and Postnatal
	Psychological Factors in Mental Retardation
	Introduction to Services and Supports
	Services and Supports to Children and Youth
	Services and Supports to Adults
	Maladaptive or "Challenging" Behavior: Its Nature Treatment

Interesting textbook: The Diabetes Snack Munch Nibble Nosh Book or Tasting Italy

In the Pursuit of Winning: Problem Gambling Theory, Research and Treatment

Author: Masood Zangeneh

Gambling is an underrecognized problem from both a clinical and a public health point of view. It is not uncommon for an adolescent or adult to participate in one form of gambling or another on a regular basis, be it the lottery, card playing for money, sports wagering, or gambling on electronic gaming devices. Nor is it uncommon for such participation to reach excessive or destructive proportions, with negative effects on the individual's psychological, social, economic, and family life. The results of the National Research Council's 2000 review of empirical studies suggest that 85% of adolescents report having gambled during their lifetime, with 73% of adolescents reporting having gambled in the past year. Despite gains in knowledge concerning the correlates and risk factors associated with severe gambling problems among youth during the past ten years, a general lack of public and parental awareness exists. This raises serious mental health and public policy concerns.

Written from an international perspective, this book covers gambling research and interventions in the following categories: role of helpline services; a Jungian–transpersonal approach to treatment; cognitive therapy for problem gambling; pharmacological interventions for problem gambling; desensitization/biofeedback as treatment for problem gambling; binge gambling; pathological gambling; past and contemporary aboriginal peoples' experiences with gambling; problem–gambling counselor certification; measurement of outcomes in problem gambling treatment; overview of teen gambling–related issues from leading researchers.

20 Common Problems or Indian Head Massage

2009-02-04T01:50:00.000-08:00

20 Common Problems: End of Life Care

Author: Barry M Kinzbrunner

The most practical book available for caring for the needs of dying patients and their families

End of Life Care: A Practical Guide offers unmatched coverage of all the real-world issues and challenges that arise daily for those caring for dying patients and their families. The Second Edition has been made even more essential with the addition of chapter-ending questions and answers, the addition of the latest guidelines and evidence-based information on outcomes in end of life care and on prognosis in cardiac and neurological disease. You will also find a new chapter on multicultural medicine and an increased number of algorithms to assist you through decision making on complicated clinical, legal, and ethical issues.

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Reviewer: Lisa Stepp, PhD, RN, APN, AOCN, CRNH (Private Practice)
Description: End-of-life care continues to be a very challenging area of medical care. Authors continue to explore and report on the evolution of caring for individuals and their loved ones during this difficult time. This book continues an emerging tradition of disseminating information to clinicians regarding end-of-life care.
Purpose: This book has been specifically designed to help clinicians overcome their own feelings of distress and provide quality care during difficult times. Although certain symptomatology is common for hospice and palliaitve care patients, each situation requires its own form of individualized intervention. The authors' attention to detail provides a framework in which the clinician can design and implement this individualized care.
Audience: Due to the tone, writing style, and vocabulary of this book, the most appropriate audience is clinicians involved in and those preparing to practice in the hospice and palliative care arena. The authors and editors are well respected in the field of end-of-life care.
Features: The book is divided into three main areas, preparing for the transfer of the patient to end-of-life care, common symptomatology, and ethical dilemmas in end-of-life care. The section on physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia is of particular interest. The authors approach this sensitive topic in a very compassionate, straightforward manner.
Assessment: To date, there have been numerous articles, journals, and books produced to address the issues that patients, caregivers, and clinicians face at the end of life. The overlapping of information can be seen however in most cases as unavoidable. This book is well written and accurately reflects the state of end-of-life care in America.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Preparing Patients for Enf of Life CareHow to Decide When End of Life Care is Needed: Predicting Prognosis How to Help Patients Access End of Life Care How to Inform the Patient: Breaking Bad News How to Work with an Interdisciplinary Team How to Measure Quality of Life near the End of Life Common Symptoms at the End of Life Pain Dyspnea Gastrointestinal Symptoms Disorders of the Nervous System Disorders of the Skin and Mucous Membranes Depression and Other common Symptoms Near the End of Life The Last Days: The Actively Dying Patient Psychosocial and Spiritual Disorders Near the End of Life Bereavement Ethical Issues and Controversies Near the End of Life Advance Directives and the Question of CPR Nutritional Support and Parenteral Hydration Near the End of Life Diagnostic Studies and Invasive Therapies Near the End of Life Physician Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Special Groups End of Life Care for Patients with HIV Care of the Pediatric Patient Near the End of Life

Books about: Making of a Chef or Summertime Treats

Indian Head Massage

Author: Helen McGuinness

Indian Head Massage covers the fundamentals of the subject, from anatomy and physiology to health and safety, massage routines and marketing techniques. The new edition contains new information on Ayurveda and hair oils and covers the specifications for all major examining boards including the VTCT and ITEC diplomas as well as the Indian head masage units for Beauty Therapy NVQ 2 and 3. Full of step-by-step photographs, FAQs and definitions, and including a free CD-ROM with interactive revision activities, this is an essential text for all students of Indian head massage.

Whats Love Got to Do with It Love Power Sex and God or Ironmans Ultimate Guide to Building Muscle Mass

2009-02-02T21:39:00.000-08:00

What's Love Got to Do with It? Love, Power, Sex, and God

Author: Frank A Thomas

This workbook is designed to provide you with a personal and in-depth focus on the messages in What's Love Got to Do with It? Love, Power, Sex, and God, by Frank Thomas. This companion workbook features a twelve-week format, with five daily devotions in each week, as well as focus questions for each day's topic. In the daily section "Reflect on the Message," you will be directed by page number to read and reflect on a selection in the original book. Whether you are working alone or as a part of a small group that meets weekly to discuss what love has to do with your life, this companion workbook will open up an avenue for your personal spiritual growth. Includes Leader's Pages to guide the twelve weekly meetings.

Book review: Cuando Regla de Corporaciones el Mundo:SEGUNDA EDICIÓN

Ironman's Ultimate Guide to Building Muscle Mass

Author: Ironman Magazin

Continuously published since 1936, Ironman is the dean of bodybuilding magazines. It has been showcasing every major bodybuilder, training technique, scientific advance, and other aspects of the iron game longer than any other bodybuilding magazine. With articles by and photos of the greatest names in bodybuilding, the Ironman archives represent the best of bodybuilding. This definitive, information-packed volume contains the best that Ironman has to offer for building muscle mass. Ironman's Ultimate Guide to Building Muscle Mass is a how-to guide that includes the best mass-building routines of the greatest bodybuilders so that reader's can get the maximum, proven results. Included is complete information on:

arm training for mass
leg training for mass
back training for mass
shoulder training for mass
chest training for mass
mass training for hardgainers
the science of supersetting
targeting muscle fibers
high-intensity training
mass training versus strength training
power bodybuilding
bodybuilding nutrition
and much, much more

This authoritative resource contains the step-by-step methods used by champion bodybuilders and top bodybuilding researchers. For instance, you will learn Vince Gironda's training secrets, Bill Pearl's secrets for building massive size and power, and Sergio Oliva's saturation bombing arm routine. Beginners and seasoned bodybuilders alike can pack on more muscle mass than ever before by using the tricks and secrets revealed by experts who have spent decades examining every technique of the sport. Editor Peter Sisco is the author or coauthor of numerous fitness andbodybuilding books, including Power Factor Training, Power Factor Specialization: Chest & Arms, Power Factor Specialization: Shoulders & Back, Power Factor Specialization: Abs & Legs, Static Contractions Training, and The Golfer's Two-Minute Workout.

	Foreword	vii
	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
1	Power-Mass Training: Work Heavy and Get Huge	1
2	Mass Machine Training	9
3	Resurrection: Tried-and-True Workouts for Modern-Day Mass	23
4	The Mass-Building Hardgainer Solution	35
5	Compound Aftershock: Science-Based Training for Arms	49
6	The Science of Supersetting	59
7	Hardgainer's Call to Arms	69
8	Giant Splits: Stretch Your Routine for Maximum Recovery and Gains	79
9	Size Made Simple: Blast Your Bodyparts with One Exercise per Muscle Group	89
10	Mass Versus Strength: Target-Training Your Muscle Fibers	99
11	High-Intensity Training	107
12	Mass Mania: Radical Routines for Shocking Size	117
13	How to Turn 10 Good Exercises into Explosive Mega-Mass Boosters	127
14	Power Bodybuilding for Serious Size and Strength	139
15	Monster Pump: Tips for Outrageous Muscle Growth	161
16	Vince Gironda's Training Secrets	173
17	Bill Pearl's Secrets for Building Massive Size and Power	179
18	Sergio Oliva's Saturation Bombing Arm Routine	189
19	Dinosaur Training: The Secrets to Building Jurassic Size and Strength	201
20	6 X Nutrition for XL Results	227
	Index	239

How to Feed a Teenage Boy or The New Glucose Revolution

2009-02-01T17:27:00.000-08:00

How to Feed a Teenage Boy: Recipes And Strategies for Good Eating

Author: Georgia Orcutt

As parents of teenage boys know, providing our ravenous, junk food-loving sons with tasty and nutritious meals and snacks is a daily challenge. How to Feed a Teenage Boy comes to the rescue with solid information on growing boys' nutritional needs and savvy shopping and organizational strategies so we don't have to spend untold hours in the store and in the kitchen. This book presents more than 150 recipes for simple, satisfying fare the whole family can enjoy, including Greek Pizza, Slow-Cooker Vegetable Chili, Tuesday Night Pork Sandwiches, Sweet Potato Fries, and Turkey Lasagna.

Georgia Orcutt's food expertise and her understanding of boys and their quirks shine through in a cornucopia of road-tested parent-to-parent advice, including: how to get a green-phobic boy to eat salad, ideas for easy, junk-free snacks, the lowdown on protein powder supplements, ways to share kitchen chores and nutritional knowledge with teenagers. With a focus on healthy food choices, balanced nutrition, and flexible meal planning, How to Feed a Teenage Boy makes it easy for even the busiest parents to feed their hungry boys well every day-and to inspire them to eat well for life.

The New Glucose Revolution: Pocket Guide to the Metabolic Syndrome and Your Heart

Author: Jennie Brand Miller

The latest medical research clearly confirms that the glycemic index (GI)—an easy-to-understand ranking of foods based on their effect on blood glucose levels—is vitally important for heart health and the prevention of the Metabolic Syndrome (aka Syndrome X and insulin resistance). Slowly digested, low-GI carbohydrates like pasta, grainy breads, and cereals based on wheat bran and oats play an important role in treating and preventing heart disease—in addition to controlling blood sugar and aiding weight loss. This handy pocket guide shows readers how to choose the right amount of the right carbohydrates for reducing the risk of heart attack and for lifelong health and well-being. Included is a 7-day, low-fat, low-GI meal plan for heart health, a healthy-heart pantry checklist, and the glycemic index values, fat, and carbohydrate content for over 300 foods and drinks.

Pilates Edge or Profound Healing

2009-01-31T13:15:00.000-08:00

Pilates Edge: An Athlete's Guide to Strength and Performance

Author: Karrie Adamany

Pilates is a unique conditioning method-originally developed by Joseph Pilates for boxers, gymnasts, and dancers-based on the philosophy of a unified body, mind, and spirit. The Pilates Edge uniquely applies the Pilates Method to sports training, revealing how the basic principles of Pilates relate to athletic achievement as well as everyday health and fitness. With more than 200 photographs, the book includes a basic mat routine with as well as specific workouts for golf, running, racket sports, swimming, cycling, and skiing, giving special attention to the muscle groups and common injuries associated with each sport. Pilates can improve the physical and mental well-being for athletes at any level, enhancing performance and confidence, improving control, increasing range of motion in the limbs, and preventing injuries-giving them The Pilates Edge.

Karrie Adamany is the founder of ab lab(r), a service that sends certified Pilates instructors to hotels and private residences. This service has been recognized as a hot fitness trend in magazines such as Elle, Gotham, and Where New York. She is the cofounder of The Pilates Edge Studio in New York City.

Daniel Loigerot is an athletic trainer, a certified personal trainer, and a martial arts instructor in judo. He is a former French national triathlete who served as strength coach for the French basketball and cycling teams. He is the cofounder of The Pilates Edge Studio in New York City.

New interesting book: Wine Aficionado or Low Carb Gourmet

Profound Healing: The Power of Acceptance on the Path to Wellness

Author: Cheryl Canfield

At the age of 41 Cheryl Canfield was diagnosed with advanced cervical cancer. Going against warnings from doctors, she rejected proposed surgeries that would involve removing her uterus, cervix, lymph nodes, and surrounding nerves. Instead, she decided to accept death and focused her energy on attempting to die well. In the process, she cured herself.
Profound Healing is Canfield’s down-to-earth account of her journey as she inadvertently experiences a modern-day miracle, and her subsequent reflections on physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual healing. Her story is intertwined with the exercises, dreams, visualizations, and experiences that assisted her healing process--from her encounters with the modern mystic Peace Pilgrim to her own acceptance of cancer. Canfield summarizes her healing techniques--emotional clearing, meditations, and lifestyle changes--into twelve self-help practices of wellness so others may use her hard-earned insights as a source of hope, inspiration, and practical advice. Relevant to anyone seeking personal growth and life wisdom, Profound Healing is not merely about dying or living; it is about discovering one’s life and living it fully.
CHERYL CANFIELD is a wellness counselor who lectures nationally on topics of profound healing and steps toward inner peace. She is the editor of Peace Pilgrim’s Wisdom and co-compiler of Peace Pilgrim: Her Life and Work in Her Own Words. She lives in northern California.

Cheryl Canfield is a wellness counselor who lectures nationally on topics of profound healing and steps toward inner peace. She is the editor of Peace Pilgrim's Wisdom, co-compiler of Peace Pilgrim:Her Life and Work in Her Own Words, and author of Profound Healing:

The Power of Acceptance on the Path to Wellness. She lives in northern California.

Joseph Chilton Pearce is the author of The Death of Religion and the Rebirth of the Spirit, The Biology of Transcendence, The Crack in the Cosmic Egg, Magical Child, and Evolution’s End. For the past 35 years, he has lectured and led workshops teaching about the changing needs of children and the development of human society. He lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia.

A sensitive, clear description of guidelines for dealing with a catastrophic illness from someone who has been there . . . that can help the reader cross the bridge of forgiveness and spiritual transformation.

Part IV
Twelve Steps in the Healing Process
Twenty--The Beginning of Self Transformation
Twenty-One--Step One: Take Charge
Twenty-Two--Step Two: Develop an Empowered Attitude
Twenty-Three--Step Three: Create a Healing Environment
Twenty-Four--Step Four: Practice Forgiveness
Twenty-Five--Step Five: Explore Attitudes and Beliefs
Twenty-Six--Step Six: Transform Negative Feelings to Heal and Release the Past
Twenty-Seven--Step Seven: Build a Support System
Twenty-Eight--Step Eight: Simplify Life
Twenty-Nine--Step Nine: Establish Personal Integrity
Thirty--Step Ten: Open to Intuition
Thirty-One--Step Eleven: Love Yourself
Thirty-Two--Step Twelve: Do All You Can and Release the Rest

Epiloque Heal Ourselves, Heal the World
Appendix: Summary of Steps in the Healing Process
Recommended Reading

Good Doctors Guide to Colds and Flu or On Angels Eve

2009-01-30T09:03:00.000-08:00

Good Doctor's Guide to Colds and Flu

Author: Neil Schachter

The latest and most effective information on preventing and treating colds and flu

Under the weather? Eminent lung specialist Neil Schachter, M.D., arms you with the knowledge you need to boost immunity and avoid illness. And when colds, flu, and other respiratory infections do strike, you'll know exactly how to relieve uncomfortable symptoms like congestion and fever.

In this book you'll find:

Treatment plans for the most common respiratory infections, including colds, flu, bronchitis, pneumonia, sinusitis, and strep throat
The right way to use vitamin C and zinc to combat a cold
The important difference between a head cold and chest cold
The five best ways to quiet a cough
Three signs that indicate if it's a cold or flu
Three symptoms that signal it's time to call a doctor
Why humming five seconds a day can reduce risk of sinus problems
The surprising reason why women catch more colds
And much more

With Dr. Schachter's guidance, you'll stay one step ahead of colds and flu.

On Angel's Eve: Making the Most of Your Final Time Together

Author: Garnett Arledg

A growing number of people are becoming increasingly aware of the importance of saying, "I love you" and "good-bye" to those on the threshold of death. It is a poignant, powerful time. As human beings, we are all fragile, and the fear of dying is something everyone shares. When we face death, we face an uphill climb to conquer this fear, but it is a journey that can be made successfully, especially with the support of those we love.

As a hospice chaplain and spiritual mentor, Garnette Arledge has helped hundreds of people through this time of approaching death, which she refers to as "Angel's Eve." It is a time in which the anxiety and fear of dying is replaced with the calming presence of "Angels"—the children, siblings, parents, partners, and dear friends who help fill last moments together with remembrances, reconciliation, and even forgiveness. On Angel's Eve is a guidebook for these comforters of the dying. Through her hands-on involvement and the knowledge gained from world traditions on death and dying, Arledge shares the tools and skills that help make this a time of happiness and fulfillment rather than one of fear and anxiety. In addition to helping alter negative views of death, she offers practical suggestions for passing bedside time together with activities such as administering therapeutic massage, having taped conversations, relaxing through breathing techniques, and using laughter to lift spirits. On Angel's Eve is designed to replace the final moments belonging in myth to the Grim Reaper with the blessing of a gathering of Angels.

Let the eve of death be angelic, bright, full of caring. Believing that one's final moments are in the hands of the Angels opens up new vistas. When someone you love begins that last journey, you'll want to be one of those Angels. On Angel's Eve, with its message of hope, helps show you how.

About the Author:
Garnette Arledge received a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Maryland, and a Master of Divinity degree from Drew Theological School. A spiritual director specializing in death and dying education, Garnette is a professional writer and columnist, as well as an experienced Hospice Chaplain. An active lecturer and educator, Garnette chaired the New Jersey Coalition for On Our Own Terms—a Bill Moyer's PBS special on dying.

Library Journal

If indeed a "dying phobia" pervades our culture, then Arledge's mission is to counter it by dispelling the "frightening and dark associations" surrounding death. A hospice patient center coordinator and chaplain to adult caregivers, Arledge opens with her own encounters with death and encourages readers to confront the way they think and feel about the dying process. She offers advice about conversing with terminally ill family members, coping through nontraditional arts therapies, and seeking help from a range of professionals, family, and friends. The section "What the World Religions Teach Us About Dying" reads well but is misplaced, given the nonreligious tone of the rest of the book. A reminder that caregivers can consult spiritual leaders would have been sufficient. Interactive activities, interviews with relevant experts, and poetry provide a useful framework for working through this emotionally charged topic. Recommended for public libraries and hospital libraries. Heather O'Brien, Acadia Univ. Lib., Wolfville, N.S. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Frank Shorters Running for Peak Performance or The Boundaries of Blackness

2009-01-29T04:51:00.000-08:00

Frank Shorter's Running for Peak Performance

Author: Frank Shorter

Whether you've just started running or have been running for years, Frank Shorter's Running for Peak Performance is an excellent guide that tells you everything you need to know about the sport from the heart and soul of a man who knows the sport inside and out. From setting practical goals to keeping yourself motivated, this book covers every aspect of running any runner wants to know.

About the Author:
Winner of the gold medal in the Olympic marathon in the 1972 Munich games and a silver medal in the Montreal games in 1976, Frank Shorter put running on the map in the U.S. Besides being a regular contributor to Runner's World magazine and television commentator, Shorter is the founding Chairman of the United States Anti Doping Agency.

The Boundaries of Blackness: AIDS and the Breakdown of Black Politics

Author: Cathy J Cohen

Last year, more African Americans were reported with AIDS than any other racial or ethnic group. And while African Americans make up only 13 percent of the U.S. population, they account for more than 55 percent of all newly diagnosed HIV infections. These alarming developments have caused reactions ranging from profound grief to extreme anger in African-American communities, yet the organized political reaction has remained remarkably restrained.
The Boundaries of Blackness is the first full-scale exploration of the social, political, and cultural impact of AIDS on the African-American community. Informed by interviews with activists, ministers, public officials, and people with AIDS, Cathy Cohen unflinchingly brings to light how the epidemic fractured, rather than united, the black community. She traces how the disease separated blacks along different fault lines and analyzes the ensuing struggles and debates.
More broadly, Cohen analyzes how other cross-cutting issues—of class, gender, and sexuality—challenge accepted ideas of who belongs in the community. Such issues, she predicts, will increasingly occupy the political agendas of black organizations and institutions and can lead to either greater inclusiveness or further divisiveness.
The Boundaries of Blackness, by examining the response of a changing community to an issue laced with stigma, has much to teach us about oppression, resistance, and marginalization. It also offers valuable insight into how the politics of the African-American community—and other marginal groups—will evolve in the twenty-first century.

Publishers Weekly

Yale professor Cohen combines rigorous research and fresh sociological insights to build her argument that a black political agenda based solely on race promotes exclusionary practices. Cohen tracked responses to AIDS by black civic and church leaders and media in New York City (where, since 1990, AIDS has infected more blacks than any other racial or ethnic group), finding that they have espoused an understanding of racial identity that privileges middle-class, heterosexual males, while using code words "to designate who was expendable." Starting at the beginning of the AIDS crisis, she compares coverage by network television news and the New York Times with that of black newspapers and magazines. Cohen attributes the failure of black media to focus on AIDS at the beginning of the epidemic to homophobia, classism and sexism, resulting in the extreme stigmatization of the most disempowered members of black communities. She finds that in the 1980s, the black political response to AIDS came largely from black lesbians and gays. In recent years, women and children of color have come to be most at risk, while the black media focuses on alternative treatments and new heterosexual dating patterns in response to AIDS. Although Cohen's analysis is encumbered by academic jargon, it is astute and eye-opening. (Apr.)

What People Are Saying

Angela Y. Davis
This path-breaking and unsettling book will be extremely useful to scholars and activists who want to embrace new ways of thinking about rae.
— Author of Blues Legacies and Black Feminism

El Arte Del Masaje or From the Heart

2009-01-28T00:39:00.000-08:00

El Arte Del Masaje

Author: Estanis Peinado

El masaje proporciona relajaciуn, belleza y salud, y resulta siempre agradable. Este libro muestra con fotografнas cуmo dar un masaje correcto, y pone al alcance del lector los diferentes tipos de masaje: relajante, terapйutico, sensitivo o sensual.

Interesting textbook: Adobe Photoshop Elements 5 Classroom in a Book or Online Learning Idea Book

From the Heart: A Woman's Guide to Living Well with Heart Disease

Author: Kathy Kastan

After undergoing emergency bypass surgery at age forty-two, Kathy Kastan found her world shifting in unexpected ways. Everything-her sense of well being, her relationships, her daily routine, even her body image-seemed to change. Doctors could help her recover physically, but she had to find new ways to recover emotionally and re-create a happy, healthy life. The first book written for women dealing with the emotional repercussions of heart disease, From the Heart will guide women forward with optimism and courage, addressing such questions as: How do you regain a strong self-image? Grapple with your fears? Talk to the people you love about your illness? And learn to trust your body again? Combining Kastan’s personal experience and expertise as a therapist with stories from scores of other women with heart disease, this invaluable resource will help women reduce stress, give up hard-to- break habits, adapt to new lifestyles-and thrive again.

Miami Herald

Offers tips on facing denial, helping children cope and reducing stress. The author, a clinical social worker, feeds off her experiences with emergency bypass surgery to guide other women forward with optimism and courage.

Townsend Letter

Kathy Kastan's book will undoubtedly be helpful . . . [The] stories are effective in illustrating the need for patient advocacy . . . Many women can benefit from this informative book.

Consumer Connections

An empowered guide on how women can gradually regain their strength and thrive with heart disease. The advice provided is insightful and laid out in concise and realistic terms for the reader . . . The testimonials by other women with heart disease are an additional bonus to the book . . . Recommended.

Barbara M. Bibel - Library Journal

Kastan was a seemingly healthy 42-year-old woman when she suddenly required emergency bypass surgery that left her with debilitating chronic chest pain. Luckily, WomenHeart: The National Coalition of Women with Heart Disease was there to refer her to a women's heart center, which helped her get proper medication, rehabilitation, and support. Now the president of that organization, Kastan felt that doctors healed her body well but provided no tools for dealing with the emotional aspects of her heart disease. To fill that gap, the author discusses what happens once a woman is home from the hospital. Setting realistic expectations, communicating with family and friends, and dealing with depression, changed body image, and sexuality are important. Navigating the healthcare system, adjusting work conditions, and strengthening relationships with family and friends are vital. Including quotes from 100 female patients, family members, and health professionals describing the recovery process, this first book to deal specifically with the emotional aspects of heart disease in women is highly recommended for public and consumer health libraries.

What People Are Saying

Kathy Smith
For the millions of women who have heart disease-and the millions of people who love them.... an important and empowering book. (Kathy Smith, author of Kathy Smith's Flex Appeal: Look Great and Feel Sexy at Any Age)

Wayne M. Sotile
...Filled with practical advice and touching glimpses into the lives of women living with heart disease.... a book that can make a difference. (Wayne M. Sotile, Ph.D., author of Thriving with Heart Disease)

Nanette K. Wenger
From the Heart is an invaluable contribution to the literature on healing women's hearts-and should be spectacularly helpful to women heart patients. (Nanette K. Wenger, M.D., Professor of Cardiology, Emory University School of Medicine, Chief of Cardiology, Grady Memorial Hospital)

Debora Yost
From the Heart is an inspiration.... a must-read for anyone touched by this frightening disease. (Debora Yost, author, Heal Your Heart with Wine and Chocolate)

Phyllis Greenberger
[Includes] invaluable advice, empowering women to move ahead with confidence and enjoy life again. (Phyllis Greenberger, MSW, President and CEO, The Society for Women's Health Research)

Elizabeth Nabel
Insightful, articulate, and touching, From the Heart is a powerful message of hope. (Elizabeth Nabel, M.D., Former Chief of Cardiology, University of Michigan)

Foreword   Nanette K. Wenger, MD     ix
Introduction: A New Beginning: From Nightmare to Daybreak-My Story     xi
Beginning the Recovery Process: The First Steps     1
Finding Balance: What Happens When You Go Home     3
Checking Your Emotional Pulse: What about Your Mental Health?     19
Getting the Help You Need     39
Following Your Doctor's Orders: Those Pesky Risk Factors     55
Rebuilding Your Sense of Self     83
Body Image and the Sexual Self: Relaxation and Renewal     85
Coping with Change: Your Family     105
Strengthening Relationships: Friends and Society     131
Negotiating the Outer World     153
Managing Your Work Life: Facing the Challenge     155
Negotiating the Health-care System     185
Becoming an Advocate for Change: The Bigger Picture     205
Recommended Reading     231
Resources     233
Acknowledgments     253
Index     257

Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or Tai Chi Chuan

2009-01-26T20:27:00.000-08:00

Alternative Treatments for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Author: Mari Skelly

Mainstream medicine, however useful in other areas of healing, has failed to effectively treat the complexities of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. This useful book focuses on alternative therapies for these prevalent diseases. Patients from around the world describe their experiences and coping strategies, while dozens of experts in fields ranging from naturopathy, ayurveda, and reflexology, to guided imagery, hypnosis, and guaifenesin therapy, share their knowledge. With 70 percent new material, this guide offers both insight and inspiration for those dealing with these challenging conditions.

Tai Chi Chuan

Author: Petra Kobayashi

Well-known Tai Chi Chuan teachers Toyo and Petra Kobayashi present the art of classic Tai Chi Chuan in this highly informative introduction to the ancient Chinese Taoist system of exercise. Ideally suited for both beginners and advanced practitioners, Tai Chi Chuan is the definitive work on the subject, remarkable for its expertise and profound in-depth knowledge. This book is a must-have for any martial artists' library.

Caring for the Caretaker or Instructions for Obstetric and Gynecologic Patients

2009-01-25T16:16:00.000-08:00

Caring for the Caretaker: Eight Truths to Prolong Your Career

Author: Michael A Sherbun

These stories provide an understanding of how nurses have reacted and coped with workplace dynamics, both in their personal and professional lives.

Truth #1	Understanding your reality	1
Truth #2	Determining who you are	11
Truth #3	Achieving success with every conversation	37
Truth #4	Successfully caring for difficult people	59
Truth #5	Managing difficult coworkers and supervisors	75
Truth #6	Avoiding burnout in your job	87
Truth #7	Creating great teams and great managers	105
Truth #8	Creating your experience	127
	Closing : where do we go from here?	137

Instructions for Obstetric and Gynecologic Patients

Author: Hugh S Miller

Thoroughly revised, the 3rd Edition of this popular resource makes it remarkably convenient to educate patients on over 200 major topics in this specialty—everything from sexually transmitted diseases and triple screen prenatal diagnostic testing...to pregnancy and related issues and hormone replacement therapy. The loose-leaf-page format makes it easy to photocopy the pages to give to patients to reinforce oral instructions, assist in health education and disease prevention, and foster informed consent. A CD-ROM included with the text offers the book's entire contents in convenient electronic form.

Allows practitioners to personalize and print out pages with additional instructions.

Makes key points simple to remember by providing useful aids such as mnemonics.

Uses tables and priority-based algorithms to summarize essential data.

Features over 200 topics in a 3-hole punched, perforated format.

Allows easy photocopying of printed teaching materials.

Promotes patient compliance with specific instructions.

Presents over 40 new topics, including androgen treatment В· birth defects В· cancer screening tests В· emergency contraception В· vaginal birth after Caesarian В· fetal lung maturity testing В· postpartum psychosis В· premature ovarian failure В· and many other heath related issues.

Offers web and telephone resources to direct patients to additional information about disease and health care.

Lists guidelines for when and why to call the office.

Provides icons for each section of the text, allowing users to locate particular information.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Andrea D. Posey, RN, BSN, MSN (University of Alaska Anchorage)
Description: This book provides a variety of instructions and illustrations for obstetric/gynecology patients that are ready to photocopy and distribute to clients. This third edition is an update from second edition published in 1997.
Purpose: The purpose is to make available an assortment of patient instruction sheets in a convenient manner by binding them in a single book. By doing this, it is easy for the nursing staff to locate and use the materials.
Audience: The book is aimed at the general, nonmedical public. The language used in the instructions is suitable and they are easy to understand. The author, Hugh S. Miller, MD, is an expert in the area.
Features: The book covers a number of topics that relate to obstetric and gynecologic issues. Some of the topics include women's health, pregnancy and breastfeeding, male and female contraception, and diagnostic procedures. The illustrations at the end of the book include basic anatomy that is uncomplicated. A CD-ROM is also included that allows printing of these forms from a computer.
Assessment: This publication is an excellent tool for the Obstetrics/Gynecology office. It offers comprehensive, understandable patient instructions. The third edition includes 42 new topics and updated information based upon recent research.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

The 5 Minute Herb and Dietary Supplement Consult or Ultra High Dilution

2009-01-24T12:04:00.000-08:00

The 5-Minute Herb and Dietary Supplement Consult

Author: Adriane Fugh Berman

This unique book gives health care professionals a quick reference to herbs, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, probiotics, enzymes, over-the-counter hormones and other dietary supplements commonly used by consumers. The text covers claims, indications, scientific evidence, possible benefits, adverse effects, contraindications, and drug interactions.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Robert E Burke, MSN, MPS, BSN (Pace University)
Description: This book provides healthcare professionals with easy access to a wealth of information on a wide range of commonly used herbs, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, probiotics, enzymes, over-the-counter hormones, and other dietary supplements.
Purpose: The author states that "this is a personal book" and it is intended to be both entertaining and educational. It is intended as a quick reference and covers claims, indications, scientific evidence, possible benefits, adverse effects, contraindications and drug interactions for each herb and supplement. The author's objectives are realistic and greatly needed. To date, there are very few books that integrate information about herbs and dietary supplements in the same book.
Audience: This book is a member of the 5-Minute Consult Series and is intended for clinicians in internal medicine and family practice. In my professional opinion, this is a valuable reference/guide for students and practitioners in any of the allied health professions with an interest in herbs and dietary supplements. The author is a well-known authority on herbs and dietary supplements in the United States. She consults on this subject for the Federal Trade Commission, the NIH, and other federal and state agencies, is author of Alternative Medicine: What Works (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1997) and serves on the editorial boards of Focus on Alternative and Complementary Therapies, and HerbalGram.
Features: The book reviews 175 commonly used herbs and dietary supplements. Each section provides basic information, including a description of the herb and/or supplement, the parts used, known/active constituents, food sources, main functions and pharmacokinetics. Evidence incorporates selected clinical trials, animal and in-vitro studies, and other claimed benefits and actions. Potential and known risks are described and include adverse reactions and drug interactions. Information on dosage is provided, as well as a very interesting and entertaining section on common questions and answers relating to each herb and/or supplement. There is an extensive reference section at the back of the book. Reference tables are provided, and include a wonderful herb chart that provides the English, Latin, Pharmacopoeial, Spanish, French, and German names for each herb. This is extremely useful for finding the English equivalent for herbs that clients from different cultures use. There is also an excellent dietary intake reference for vitamins and elements that includes functions, dose/age, selected food sources, adverse effects of excessive consumption, and special considerations. As the reference guide that it is meant to be, there are very few shortcomings. Each herb and/or supplement is given two pages for the summary of all of the information described above. The book provides relevant information and offers easy access to a basic understanding of the herb and/or supplement.
Assessment: This book is an excellent guide to a majority of the commonly used herbs and dietary supplements. The information is efficiently organized, concise, and, in many instances, entertaining. The information in this book is consistent with that in Blumenthal et al.'s The Complete German Commission E Monographs (American Botanical Council, 1998), Brinker's Herb Contraindications and Drug Interactions, 2nd edition (Eclectic Medical Publications, 1998), Duke et al.'s Handbook of Medicinal Herbs, 2nd edition (CRC, 2002), Jellin et al.'s Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database, 4th edition (Therapeutic Research Faculty, 2002), and Mills and Bone's Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy (Churchill Livingstone, 2000). However, the only one that is comparable to it in terms of overall content (e.g., integration of herbs and dietary supplements in the same book) is the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database.

Library Journal

While there are many excellent print and electronic sources on herbs and dietary substances (e.g., Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database; The Review of Natural Products Online), the busy clinician still needs an easy-to-use compendium that provides the essentials. This book, written by one of the first physicians to address alternative medicine (Alternative Medicine: What Works), serves that purpose. Arranged alphabetically by botanical or dietary supplement, the two-page entries include Latin and biological names, descriptions, pharmacokinetics, evidence, risks, drug interactions, and dosages. The most helpful sections are the "10 second take," which sums up the most important information in one sentence, and "common questions and answers." If readers want more in-depth information, they can consult the numerous reliable, up-to-date references given with each entry. As the author explains in her introduction, she did not include studies from alternative medical journals or Chinese medical literature, "as their quality is not yet up to Western methodological studies." Because of the increased interest in herbs, this volume is highly recommended as a ready-reference source for both academic medical and public library consumer health collections.-Natalie Kupferberg, Biological Sciences/Pharmacy Lib., Ohio State Univ., Columbus Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Rating

5 Stars! from Doody

	About the Editor	ii
	Acknowledgments	vii
	Contents	ix
	Introduction	xiii
	Abbreviations	xiv
Section I	Herbs and Nutritional Supplements A to Z	1
	Aconite	2
	Alanine	4
	Alfalfa	6
	Aloe	8
	Angelica	10
	Anise, Aniseed	12
	Arginine	14
	Arnica	16
	Ashwagandha	18
	Aspartate/Aspartic Acid	20
	Astragalus	22
	Bearberry	24
	Betaine	26
	Betel	28
	Bilberry	30
	Biotin	32
	Black cohosh	34
	Black haw and Cramp bark	36
	Bloodroot	38
	Blue cohosh	40
	Blue-green algae	42
	Boldo	44
	Borage	46
	Boron	48
	Burdock	50
	Calcium	52
	Calendula	54
	Capsicum, Chili pepper, or Cayenne	56
	Caraway	58
	Carnitine	60
	Carotenoids	62
	Cartilage (shark and bovine)	64
	Cascara	66
	Cat's claw	68
	Catnip	70
	Chamomile	72
	Chamomile, Roman	74
	Chaparral	76
	Charcoal, Activated	78
	Chocolate/Cocoa/Cacao	80
	Chondroitin	82
	Chromium	84
	Cinnamon	86
	Coenzyme Q[subscript 10]	88
	Coltsfoot	90
	Comfrey	92
	Copper	94
	Cranberry	96
	Creatine	98
	Cysteine/Cystine	100
	Dandelion	102
	Danshen	104
	Devil's claw	106
	DHEA	108
	Echinacea	110
	Elderberry, Elder flower	112
	Eleuthero	114
	Ephedra	116
	Essiac	118
	Eucalyptus	120
	Evening primrose, Evening Primrose Oil (EPO)	122
	Eyebright	124
	Fennel	126
	Fenugreek	128
	Feverfew	130
	Fish oil	132
	Flaxseed	134
	Folic acid (Folate)	136
	Foxglove	138
	Garlic	140
	Germander	142
	Germanium (Ge)	144
	Ginger	146
	Ginkgo	148
	Ginseng	150
	Glucosamine	152
	Glutamine (Gln, Q)	154
	Glycine (Gly, G)	156
	Goldenseal	158
	Gotu kola	160
	Hawthorn	162
	Histidine (His, H)	164
	Hops	166
	Horse chestnut	168
	Hydrazine sulfate, Hydrazine sulphate	170
	Hypericum or St. John's Wort	172
	Inositol	174
	Iodine (I[subscript 2])	176
	Ipriflavone	178
	Iron (Fe)	180
	Isoleucine (Ile, I)	182
	Karela or Bitter melon	184
	Kava	186
	Kelp	188
	Khat	190
	Kombucha	192
	Lactobacilli	194
	Lecithin/Phosphatidylcholine	196
	Lemon balm	198
	Leucine (Leu, L)	200
	Licorice	202
	Linden	204
	Lobelia	206
	Lysine (Lys, K)	208
	Magnesium	210
	Manganese	212
	Marshmallow	214
	Mate	216
	Melatonin	218
	Methionine (Met, M) and SAMe	220
	Milk thistle	222
	Molybdenum	224
	Motherwort	226
	Mullein	228
	Neem	230
	Nettle	232
	Niacin	234
	Noni	236
	Osha	238
	Pantothenic acid	240
	Passionflower	242
	Pau d'arco	244
	Pennyroyal	246
	Peppermint	248
	Phenylalanine (Phe, F)	250
	Phosphatidylserine	252
	Phosphorus (Phosphate)	254
	Pollen/Bee pollen	256
	Propolis	258
	Psyllium (Plantain)	260
	Pygeum	262
	Raspberry	264
	Red clover	266
	Riboflavin (Vitamin B[subscript 2])	268
	Rosemary	270
	Royal jelly	272
	Sage	274
	Sarsaparilla	276
	Sassafras	278
	Saw palmetto	280
	Selenium	282
	Senna	284
	Serine	286
	Silicon	288
	Silver (Ag), Colloidal Silver	290
	Skullcap	292
	Slippery elm	294
	Spirulina	296
	Stevia	298
	Taurine	300
	Tea tree	302
	Thiamin, Thiamine (Vitamin B[subscript 1])	304
	Threonine (Thr, T)	306
	Thyme	308
	Tryptophan (Trp, W) and 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP)	310
	Turmeric	312
	Tyrosine (Tyr, Y)	314
	Valerian	316
	Valine (Val, V)	318
	Vanadium	320
	Vitamin A	322
	Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)	324
	Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin)	326
	Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid, Ascorbate)	328
	Vitamin D (Calciferol, Cholecalciferol)	330
	Vitamin E	332
	Vitamin K	334
	Vitex	336
	Willow	338
	Wormwood	340
	Wormwood, sweet or Qinghaosu	342
	Yam, wild	344
	Yarrow	346
	Yohimbe	348
	Zinc	350
Section II	References	353
Section III	Reference Tables
	Herb Chart	428
	Conversion Factors Between Traditional and SI Units	433
	Dietary Reference Intakes: Vitamins	434
	Dietary Reference Intakes: Elements	441
	Reference Nutrient Intakes for Vitamins, United Kingdom	450
	Average Values for Triglycerides, Fatty Acids (FA) (Including Omega-3 Fatty Acids), and Cholesterol of Marine Foods and Oils	451
	Caffeine Content of Selected Common Foods per Serving Portion	452
	Carnitine Content of Selected Foods	452
	Choline Content of Some Common Foods	453
	Oxalate Content by Food Group	454
	Foods to Use and Avoid	456
	Oxalate Content of Foods per 100 Grams ([similar]1/2 cup) and per Portion	457
	Index	463

Book review: Operations Analysis Using Excel or Pressing Problems in Law

Ultra High Dilution: Physiology and Physics

Author: P C Endler

This is the first multidisciplinary work to address in a serious and strictly scientific way the hows and whys underlying the actions of ultra high dilutions (UHD). The contributions, all of them written by leading scientists in the fields of physics, physiology and biophysics, present an overview of UHD research which, to some extent, has been stimulated by the recognition of the therapeutic efficacy of homoeopathy.
The book is divided into four parts. Part 1 presents relevant data from physiological laboratories, serving as an introduction to what follows. Part 2 evaluates and discusses the most promising physical theories. Part 3 deals with biophysical aspects and Part 4 appraises the medical and historical context. The book concludes with a discussion of future research prospects.
Current research activity, as the book convincingly emphasises, is generating genuinely new scientific concepts which are likely to have consequences far beyond biology and medicine. Ultra High Dilution is a fertile source of references and concepts and should command wide attention, and stimulate yet more interest.
For physicists, biologists, and medical scientists interested in the science of ultra high dilution and in its efficacy in homoeopathy.

Stress Relief or Theory of Shopping

2009-01-23T07:50:00.000-08:00

Stress Relief: The Ultimate Teen Guide

Author: Mark Powell

Today's teens are dealing with adult issues and problems that previous generations did not encounter. With little power to control or to affect outcomes, many teens feel overwhelmed, making stress and stress-related problems widespread among today's young people. Stress Relief: The Ultimate Teen Guide makes eliminating stress an art form. Written in a style that appeals to a teen audience, this accessible volume is not about managing stress, but rather about preventing and avoiding it--and eliminating the feelings it causes.

KLIATT

AGERANGE: Ages 12 to adult.

The Ultimate Teen Guide is an excellent series of books. The authors are qualified; e.g., the author of Sexual Decisions has a Ph.D. in child and adolescent development, an Ed.M. in human development from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and currently teaches human sexuality and women's health at the university level. She certainly mentions abstinence, and more importantly, she makes sure teenagers understand which sexual practices count as abstinence and which don't. She covers just about any possible sexual choice or situation teenagers may wonder about. The book Stress Relief is especially important in the series, since it must speak to just about every teenager. The author is a physical education teacher at a Waldorf school, and he is a certified Rolfer, nutritional consultant, and spiritual practitioner. The main principle is that each person has within himself the ability to be calm and at peace, regardless of the outside influences in each life that make a person feel stressed. The big three approaches are: exercise, good nutrition, and good sleep. He also discusses breathing techniques and meditation. He talks about how perfectionism, guilt, shame, and fear work against us and how to deal with these feelings. He recommends therapy for those who find it difficult to understand why they feel the way they do. His "voice" is encouraging and reasonable. Asthma and Diabetes cover all the basics and focus on teenagers coping with these diseases. The longer book Learning Disabilities is helpful, again especially so since it explains these complex problems in a way adolescents can understand. Reviewer: ClaireRosser
March 2008 (Vol. 42, No.2)

Theory of Shopping

Author: Daniel Miller

This book is about shopping for ordinary things. It is also about love and devotion manifest within families and about the nature of sacrificial ritual. Daniel Miller approaches shopping not as an end in itself but as a means to discover what people's practices, closely observed, reveal about their relationships. The ethnographic sections of the book are based on a year's study of shopping on a street in North London. This provides the basis for a description of how shoppers develop and imagine the social relationships most important to them through the medium of selecting goods. Among the characteristics of these shopping expeditions are the concept of "the treat," and the centrality of thrift. Miller juxtaposes to his account of shopping various theories that anthropologists have brought to bear on the ritual of sacrifice, including that of the French philosopher Georges Bataille. He then integrates these elements to postulate his theory of shopping as sacrifice in terms as original and utterly engaging as the stories he tells of individual shoppers.

What People Are Saying

Nigel Thrift
"Before reading this book, I did not believe that a theory of shopping was possible. Now I do. Daniel Miller argues that shopping is a ritual practice oriented to others. Remarkable." -- University of Bristol

Living with Kundalini or Rebounding from Childbirth

2009-01-22T03:38:00.000-08:00

Living with Kundalini

Author: Gopi Krishna

This classic first-person account of spiritual awakening was first published under the title Kundalini: The Evolutionary Energy in Man —here expanded with two-thirds new material drawn from the author's writing to make a complete autobiography.

	Editor's Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: The Awakening of Kundalini	1
1	Recollections of Childhood	8
2	Life in the Village of Gairoo	25
3	Memories of High School	40
4	Lessons Learned from My Father	64
5	Mother Arranges My Marriage	78
6	Fighting Against Corruption	97
7	Stumbling Blocks in the Path of Evolution	119
8	Living Through a Prolonged Nightmare	140
9	An Unearthly Radiance Filled My Head	154
10	Still No Sign of Miraculous Psychic Powers	173
11	Perennially Conscious of an Inner Luminosity	202
12	The Transformative Power of the Divine Energy	220
13	The Cause of All Genuine Spiritual Phenomena	240
14	Losing Hope, I Prepared for Death	258
15	Stretching Out Immeasurably in All Directions	286
16	A Triumph of Love	305
17	More and More, I Returned Towards Normal Living	325
18	The Marvelous Ingenuity of Nature	342
19	A Complete Metamorphosis in Consciousness	354
20	Creating a Mental Climate to Remove the Threat of War	368
	Epilogue	387
	Glossary	389
	Other Books by Gopi Krishna	393
	Index	395

Rebounding from Childbirth: Toward Emotional Recovery

Author: Lynn Madsen

"Never mind what you've been through. The baby's here, he's healthy. That's the most important thing, isn't it?" Few women planning a pregnancy or anticipating childbirth would dispute that the safe birth of a healthy child is their primary concern. Even when this happy outcome is achieved, however, the process of childbirth itself can wreak havoc on a woman's emotional and physiological well-being--especially when unforeseen medical complications change the expected course of labor and delivery. Rebounding From Childbirth--the first book to focus exclusively on the mother's feelings about a difficult birth--shows how traumatic childbirth forces a woman to suddenly relinquish cherished hopes for her experience of actually becoming a mother. Amid the joys of a healthy baby, the mother's feelings of anger, grief, failure and disappointment often get scant attention from family, friends and medical personnel. Drawing from her own life as a professional counselor and mother of three, Lynn Madsen argues that a woman should not underestimate her own need to recover emotionally and physiologically from a violent birth experience. Without true healing, Madsen's analysis reveals, a new mother's suppressed sense of loss and pain can affect her relationships with her baby and husband, her body image, her feelings about going back to work, even her hopes for future pregnancies and births. Through her own story and those of other women, Madsen offers comfort, hope, and an intensely personal perspective to new mothers who feel alone with a range of negative feelings about childbirth. Taking a dual stance as counselor and mother, she structures self-analytical questions and outlines techniques suchas journal and letter writing to help the reader begin the healing journey. For obstetricians, nurses, midwives, new mothers and mothers-to-be, Rebounding From Childbirth provides moving insight and counsel on a difficult subject.

Ten Minute Tone Ups for Dummies or Sport Nutrition

2009-01-20T23:26:00.000-08:00

Ten Minute Tone-Ups for Dummies

Author: Cyndi Targosz

I know I need to exercise, but I just dont have time.

Now there are no excuses. If you can allot just 10 minutes a day for exercise, you can look better and feel better in just 30 days. Ten Minute Tone-Ups For Dummies describes a safe and sensible exercise program for men and women one you can do in your home and at your convenience. Its ideal for people who have not been active or for those who already have a fitness regime but want to expand it or tackle special problem areas. Whether you want quick results to look your best for an upcoming event such as a class reunion, wedding, or beach vacation (bathing suits are not forgiving), or have just faced the fact that your clothes arent really shrinking, this book helps you:

• Motivate yourself and set realistic goals

• Stretch, warm up, and cool down properly

• Adapt exercises to your fitness level

• Create an interactive workout

• Target your trouble spots: the chestupper back, slouching shoulders, flabby arms; the lower bodythighs, hamstrings and quadriceps, buns, and calves; the core: abs and lower back

• Add cardio to your workout

Clear, step-by-step instructions and photos ensure that you do the exercises correctly and achieve maximum results. Written by Cyndi Targosz, a certified lifestyle/fitness expert, president and founder of STARGLOW Production, Inc., and a popular motivational speaker, this book also includes easy-to-follow guidelines for sound nutrition. If you tune- up your diet and tone-up your body, ten minutes a day make a tremendous difference in your looks and your life!

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Sport Nutrition: An Introduction to Energy Production and Performance

Author: Asker Jeukendrup

Sport Nutrition: An Introduction to Energy Production and Performance presents in-depth discussion of the science behind sport nutrition, including general principles, background, and rationale for current nutritional guidelines. Students will gain a solid understanding of the principles of nutrition as they relate specifically to sport. Students will also learn how to distinguish between fact and fallacy in the confusing world of sport nutrition and supplements.

The logical organization of the book helps instructors deliver a comprehensive introductory course in nutrition as well as reinforce comprehension, retention, and application for all students-including those without a science background. The following are some of the student-friendly features:

· More than 200 tables and illustrations that demonstrate important concepts and research findings, making the text easy to understand at the introductory level

· Summary appendix that explains the fundamental concepts of biochemistry, biology, chemistry, and physiology

· Extensive glossary of terms and commonly used abbreviations

· Numerous standard textbook elements, including learning objectives, key points, and key terms

A full chapter is devoted to how food is digested and absorbed, as well as how exercise influences the digestive process. Other topics include molecular structure, energy production, recovery after exercise, and the biochemical and physiological processes within the body.

Well-respected authors Asker Jeukendrup, PhD, and Michael Gleeson, PhD, are on the cutting edge of sport nutrition. They draw from years of experience researching, publishing, and teaching at the university level and consulting with international sport teams. Sport Nutrition: An Introduction to Energy Production and Performance will help students learn the underlying principles of sport nutrition and its effect on performance.

About the Author

Asker E. Jeukendrup, PhD, is a recognized authority on exercise biochemistry and physiology and sport nutrition. He was an invited speaker and author delegate to the International Olympic Committee Sports Nutrition Consensus Conference in 2003. He has served as scientific adviser to the Rabobank professional cycling team, one of the top cycling teams in the world, and as nutrition consultant to U.K. Athletics and numerous Olympic athletes. More than 100 of his papers and book chapters have been published over the past 10 years. He is also the editor of the European Journal of Sport Science and a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.

Jeukendrup received his PhD in health sciences in 1997 in Maastricht, Netherlands, and is currently a senior lecturer in the school of sport and exercise sciences at the University of Birmingham in the United Kingdom. He was already an avid cyclist when he first entered the fields of exercise physiology and sport nutrition. In his work, he not only performs cutting-edge research but also translates his findings into terms that are useful for athletes. In his free time, Jeukendrup enjoys cycling, traveling, and competing in triathlons. He and his wife, Antoinette, live in Birmingham, England.

Michael Gleeson, PhD, is a professor of sport and exercise sciences at Loughborough University in Leicestershire, England. He has taught sport nutrition and worked with coaches and elite athletes for many years.

An active researcher in sport nutrition and exercise metabolism, Dr. Gleeson has published more than 150 papers in exercise physiology and sport nutrition over the past 20 years. He was an invited speaker and author delegate to the International Olympic Committee Sports Nutrition Consensus Conference in 2003. He is the editor of Exercise Immunology Review.

Dr. Gleeson is a fellow of the European College of Sports Sciences. He is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Physiological Society, British Association of Sport and Exercise Sciences, and International Society for Exercise and Immunology. At the University of Central Lancashire Dr. Gleeson completed his PhD on the effects of diet and exercise on energy metabolism.

Trish McEvoy or Breathe Well Be Well

2009-01-18T13:21:00.000-08:00

Trish McEvoy: The Power of Makeup: Looking Your Level Best at Every Age

Author: Trish McEvoy

Trish McEvoy has created one of today's most successful skincare and makeup brands by listening to women's needs and empowering them to take control of their own beauty. She creates products and provides techniques that make it easy to learn how to be your own makeup expert.

Trish McEvoy: The Power of Makeup offers a revolutionary new system to unlock the secret to your makeup style. Learn if you are a Level 1,2, or 3, and then follow Trish's step-by-step instructions for creating your unique look and organizing your routine to fit your busy lifestyle.

What's Your Level?

Level One: Makeup is not a driving passion in your life. You live in casual clothing and you love the natural, simple look. Trish will help you find the bare necessities you need.

Level Two: For you, makeup is a lot like putting on clothes; it's an everyday essential. You wear makeup like a second skin. You feel more comfortable and confident with how you look in makeup than without it. Trish will help you refine your look.

Level Three: For you, makeup is a means of expression. You like to play and have fun with it and you're game to try false eyelashes and other high-impact effects. Trish will show you how to pull out all the stops for your most glamorous look.

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Breathe Well, Be Well: A Program to Relieve Stress, Anxiety, Asthma, Hypertension, Migraine, and Other Disorders for Better Health

Author: Robert L Fried

A Program to Relieve Stress, Anxiety, Asthma, Hypertension, Migraine, and Other Disorders for Better Health

Take a deep abdominal breath. That's the prescription from leading stress and anxiety treatment expert Robert Fried. This straightforward self-improvement guide shows you how to take advantage of several easy breathing techniques and exercises to effectively reduce stress—the most common health complaint in North America—as well as many other health problems. Dr. Fried presents simple breathing exercises anyone can do, any time—at your desk or in bed as you're dropping off to sleep. In this book, you'll receive expert advice on:

The Hows and Whys of Breathing—your lungs and the science of respiration.
The Five-Day Program for Better Breathing and Relaxation—the connection between stress/relaxation and abdominal breathing.
Nutrition and Breathing—foods that can actually improve your blood circulation.
Specific Health Disorders—discover the link between breathing and asthma, migraines, hypertension, anxiety, and depression.

HOW YOUR BREATHING WORKS.
You Want to Be Well, Don't You?
The Hows and Whys of Breathing.
The Hyperventilation Syndrome.
TAKING ACTION TO FEEL BETTER.
The Five-Day Program for Better Breathing and Relaxation.
Nutrition and Breathing.
Breathing Applications in Common Complaints.
HOW BREATHING IS CONNECTED TO SPECIFIC HEALTH DISORDERS.
Breathing, Hypertension, and the Heart.
Breathing Problems, Anxiety, and Depression.
Asthma.
Migraine, Epilepsy, and Associated Disorders.
MUSIC, BREATHING, AND RELAXATION.
Music and Breath: A Sound Connection.
Afterword.
Notes.
Index.

The Acid Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health or Cracking the Cancer Code

2009-01-18T02:09:00.000-08:00

The Acid Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health: Restore Your Health by Creating Balance in Your Diet

Author: Christopher Vasey

HEALTH / DIET

To enjoy optimum health, the body needs balanced quantities of alkaline substances and acids. An imbalance can result in health problems ranging from minor skin irritations, chronic fatigue, back pain, and depression to arthritis, ulcers, and osteoporosis.

Most people consume an abundance of highly processed foods that acidify the body and, as a result, they are afflicted with many of these ailments. Naturopath and detoxification expert Christopher Vasey shows how a simple change in diet to restore your acid-alkaline balance can result in vast improvements of health.

Vasey provides easy test methods to determine your acid levels and instructs how to interpret these test results. Rather than organizing alkaline and acid foods on the basis of their chemical composition, Vasey categorizes foods based on their actual alkalizing or acidifying effect on the body in order to design a diet best suited for your particular health needs. He goes further to explain how some foods, such as fruits, can have either an alkalizing or an acidifying effect, depending on who eats them, and how to use alkaline supplements to support your dietary needs.

CHRISTOPHER VASEY is a naturopath who specializes in detoxification and rejuvenation. He lives in Switzerland

Christopher Vasey, N.D., is a naturopath specializing in detoxification and rejuvenation. He is the author of The Water Prescription, The Whey Prescription, and The Detox Mono Diet. He lives near Montreux, Switzerland.

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Cracking the Cancer Code: The Secret to Transforming Your Health from Inside Out

Author: Matthew J Loop

Blending cutting-edge scientific research with useful messages about personal responsibility and prosperity, Cracking the Cancer Code is a groundbreaking handbook which will help you understand and apply the principals of abundant health. Dr. Matthew J. Loop provides a brief overview of the nature and causes of cancer while discussing its common treatments, then elaborates on the various external and environmental factors that contribute to its development. He emphasizes the tenets of proper nutrition, and investigates the environmental hazards that people unwittingly expose themselves to on a daily basis.

Dr. Loop also examines internal factors-thoughts, feelings, and disposition-and the role they ultimately play in physical health. Shattering commonly held beliefs about the nature and causes of cancer, Dr. Loop's Cracking the Cancer Code gives back what many facing the disease feel they have lost: a sense of their own power. Prosperity and abundance, in the form of health, manifests itself from the inside out. Cracking the Cancer Code is an easy-to-understand and comprehensive reference guide that will help anyone diagnosed with cancer discover the path to empowerment and optimal health.

Mortal Coil or New Choices in Natural Healing

2009-01-17T16:58:00.000-08:00

Mortal Coil: A Short History of Living Longer

Author: David Boyd Haycock

An obsession with perpetual youth may seem a particularly modern phenomenon, but it is a goal that western scientists and philosophers have aspired to (and worked towards) for the last four hundred years.

Mortal Coil explores the medical, scientific, and philosophical theories behind the quest for the prolongation of human life. It was a conundrum that intrigued Sir Francis Bacon and underpinned the scientific revolution; ideas of ultimate perfectibility, indefinite progress, and worldly rather than heavenly immortality fed directly into the spirit of the Enlightenment and even further into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In today's world of genetic research, cryonics, and nanotechnology, we still seek the same elusive philosopher's stone.

From Adam and Eve to human cloning and designer babies, from seventeenth-century lifestyle guides to science fiction, Haycock's gripping story introduces an array of fascinating individuals—René Descartes, Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Swift, Charles Darwin, and Sigmund Freud as well as a score of unknown figures. Full of extraordinary stories and valuable insights, this is a curious, witty, and captivating exploration into our unceasing desire to live forever.

Publishers Weekly

Author Haycock, a Greenwich-based historian of culture and medicine, surveys Western civilization's hopes and schemes for longevity over the past four centuries, beginning with the last days of Sir Francis Bacon (who caught a fatal chill while stuffing a dead chicken with snow, so that its viability "might be long preserved") and ending with Dr. Aubrey De Grey, whose current, controversial research into stem cells, he says, will eventually result in human lifespans of a thousand years or more. Along the way he writes about Benjamin Franklin, who delivered his famous "death and taxes" line just before his death (at 84), the longevity of characters from the Old Testament, Mary Shelley's vision of electric "reanimation," and a huge range of lesser-known figures obsessed with the mystery of the human life span-what's "natural," what's "impossible," what's "normal," and what can be done about it. According to Haycock, now in his 30s, chances are better than ever that he'll live to see the 22nd Century; his own book shows he may have some misplaced optimism, but he also has an entertaining read with lots of fascinating sidelights.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Kathy Arsenault - Library Journal

From "powdered millipedes in butter" to cryonics, Haycock (curator, 17th-century imperial and maritime studies, National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, England) introduces readers to the life-extending tools and tricks suggested by Western scientists and philosophers from Elizabethan scholar Sir Francis Bacon through today's cutting-edge scientists. Crafting his narrative with scholarly expertise and an engaging sensibility, he includes the characters of the legendary "Old Parr," whose death in 1635 at the alleged age of 152 led to the honor of burial in Westminster Abbey, European alchemists who sought the elixir of life, eugenicists who tried to make humankind into their own intolerant images, surgeons who transplanted monkey glands with the aim of restoring virility to aging alpha males, and contemporary researchers who advocate freezing the dead for future revival or following a rigorous regimen of extreme calorie restriction. Haycock sensibly points out the ethical implications of multitudes, if some claims prove true, of 150-year-old senior citizens crowding the planet and offers time-honored recommendations for regular exercise, weight control, and moderate alcohol consumption. A serious look at an ancient and sometimes peculiar enthusiasm, this is recommended for larger public and academic libraries.

New Choices in Natural Healing

Author: Prevention Magazine Editors

A unique and practical book that gives you exactly what you want: New Choices in Natural Healing: Over 1,800 of the Best Self-Help Remedies from the World of Alternative Medicine. Unique, because never before has there been such a large compilation of remedies from such a wide variety of alternative approaches. Practical, because all the remedies in this book are from health professionals who have used them with their patients and clients and have proved their effectiveness.

Waking up Just in Time or Pain Erasure

2009-01-17T04:46:00.000-08:00

Waking up Just in Time

Author: Abraham J Twerski

Waking up Just in Time A gentle and practical guide to the Twelve Steps way of life. Learn to:
Set Priorities and Manage Stress Repace rationalization with honesty Overcome obsession and triumph over failure Explore the personal nature of spirituality

Alcoholics Anonymous has made famous its twelve steps to sobriety. In Waking Up Just in Time, Dr. Abraham J. Twerski shows how you can use the twelve steps to cope with any of life's difficulties, from dishonesty and intolerance of others to substance abuse. Dr. Twerski leads the way through AA's twelve steps toward a happier, more fulfilling life.

A few years ago, Dr. Twerski found that the Peanuts comics of Charles M. Shulz were helpful in his work with psychiatric patients. The humorous words and pictures in Peanuts gave patient and doctor a common ground for talking. Now Dr. Twerski again calls on Charlie Brown, Snoopy, and friends to help illustrate his points in their own inimitable way.

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Pain Erasure: The Bonnie Prudden Way

Author: Bonnie Prudden

After twenty-five years in print, this book has been a godsend for hundreds of thousands of readers. When trigger points are released (and this book teaches how it is done) relief comes immediately.

The Real Food Revival or Consuming The Inedible

2009-01-16T19:35:00.000-08:00

The Real Food Revival: Aisle by Aisle, Morsel by Morsel

Author: Sherri Brooks Vinton

Say good-bye to flavorless tomatoes, mealy apples, and "mystery meats." Say helloto the way food used to taste-and still can.

The Real Food Revival is a book of celebration and indulgence, an ode to culinary delight, and an indispensable reference guide for food lovers everywhere. It takes you through the delicious process of filling your pantries (and tummies) with Real Food. Simply put, Real Food is: delicious, produced as locally as possible, sustainable, affordable, and accessible.

In The Real Food Revival, readers will learn how to find Real Food wherever they shop, and how to navigate the jargon-organic, eco-friendly, fresh, fresh-frozen, cage-free, GMO-free, fair-trade, grass-fed, grain-finished-in order to make meaningful choices. The book also informs readers about alternative Real Food sources such as CSAs (Community Supported Agriculture systems), direct-from-the-farm, and the Internet.

Author Biography: Sherri Brooks Vinton has devoted her career to promoting the rewards of eating sustainably raised food. She is a leader of the New York Convivium of Slow Food.

Ann Clark Espuelas, a writer and editor, has worked at The Village Voice and Harper's Bazaar.

Publishers Weekly

We long for days gone by, when farmers were plentiful and prosperous, produce was free of chemicals and cows weren't mad. What can we do to return to safer, more flavorful and natural food? Vinton and Espuelas answer that question via this information-packed, well-written volume. The authors aren't dietitians, but they are excellent researchers and top-notch storytellers who love delicious food and believe it should not come at a cost to our health and to farmers' livelihood. They track the effects post-WWII industrialization has had on our food chain (sick animals, damaged land and oceans) and the unreal food that results. And they exhort us to consider that our food-shopping choices can transform not only our meals, but our landscape, society and culture, too. Profiles of independent farmers, bakers and cheese makers are inspiring (and include contact information). Grocery store aisle-by-aisle primers on food-centric terms and labels explain, for instance, the difference between "artesian well water," "mineral water" and "spring water," or the reasons why "corn-fed beef" isn't as wholesome as it sounds. This book gives readers tools for change, offering hope for a future rife with sustainable and flavorful food. Agent, Lisa Ekus. (July) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Though billed as an "aisle-by-aisle guide to finding Real Food wherever you shop," this book can be boiled down to one sentence: buy local, organic, seasonally, and preferably not from a chain supermarket. Vinton and Espuelas, who bill themselves as "eaters" (Vinton is a leader of the New York Convivium of Slow Food, and Epueleas is a writer and editor), are not shy about their dislike for megamarts, convenience foods, and industrialized farming. While useful for its definitions, which help shoppers wade through the plethora of food-related jargon that clogs the supermarket aisles, this work is packed with debatable and often outrageous statements. The authors, for example, state that eating grain pollinated by bio-pharmed crops is a form of human cannibalism. They also contend that Real Food should be affordable, yet the artisans profiled sell products that, for the average consumer, are anything but. The overzealous tone of this book will undoubtedly alienate many potential converts to the Real Food revival. Not recommended-Pauline Baughman, Multnomah Cty. Lib., Portland, OR Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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Consuming The Inedible: Neglected Dimensions Of Food Choice, Vol. 5

Author: Jeremy MacClancy

Throughout the world, everyday, millions of people eat earth, clay, nasal mucus, and similar substances. Yet food practices like these are strikingly understudied in a sustained, interdisciplinary manner. This book aims to correct this neglect. Contributors, utilizing anthropological, nutritional, biochemical, psychological and health-related perspectives, examine in a rigorously comparative manner the consumption of foods conventionally regarded as inedible by most Westerners.

This book is both timely and significant because nutritionists and health care professionals are seldom aware of anthropological information on these food practices, and vice versa. Ranging across a diversity of disciplines Consuming the Inedible surveys scientific and local views about the consequences—biological, mineral, social or spiritual—of these food practices, and probes to what extent we can generalize about them.

Alternatives to Abstinence or Yoga and You

2009-01-16T08:24:00.000-08:00

Alternatives to Abstinence: A New Look at Alcoholism and the Choices in Treatment

Author: Heather Ogilvi

Is AA the Only Way? Are twelve-step programs the only option for people who want to overcome a drinking problem? If not, do all other treatment methods base their approach on the theory that alcoholism is an irreversible disease? If it is a disease, then why do most general practitioners fail to diagnose it? And why don't medical doctors treat it? If You Have a Drinking Problem, You Do Have Options These are just some of the thought-provoking questions explored in this fascinating new look at alcoholism. People really do have many options when deciding how best to beat their drinking problems. In fact, at least a dozen alternative treatment approaches have been found to be at least as effective as twelve-step programs. Most of these methods do not require their clients to think of themselves as permanently diseased, nor do they require people to adopt a goal of lifelong abstinence as a prerequisite to treatment. By helping people who want to cut back their drinking do so, these methods avoid time-consuming and often counterproductive arguments over the need for abstinence. Abstinence is a goal that not only may turn away people in need of help, but may also be unnecessary in order to eliminate their problems. These alternative approaches help drinkers restore their sense of well-being and self-control over many aspects of their lives, not over just their drinking habits.

Why Haven't I Heard of This Before? For years, in fact decades, scientists and psychologists have known about and practiced behavioral treatments for problem drinking and have accepted behavioral (rather than disease) explanations of alcoholism. Yet the general public is largely unaware of them. The popularity of and publicity surrounding the twelve-step treatment industry have given Americans the impression that the twelve-step method is not only the best way to treat alcohol problems, but the only way. Nothing could be farther from the truth.

Americans should base their understanding of alcoholism -- a problem that affects millions of people and involves billions of dollars -- on all the scientific facts and theories, not on the testimonies of a few celebrities or of a friend in AA. One approach can not meet the needs of every individual. Before deciding how best to think of and treat the alcohol problems faced by their family members, friends, and the general public, Americans should open their minds to all the professionals' opinions, scientific evidence, and available treatment options. Choices exist -- and people who seek help have the right to choose among them.

Frederick Rotgers

A readable, informative, and balanced overview of...how problem drinkers might go about getting effective help.

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Yoga and You

Author: Esther Myers

Whether you are new to yoga, returning to it, or want to enhance an ongoing practice, Yoga and You is an invaluable companion on your journey. Esther Myers, one of Canada's leading yoga teachers, brings more than twenty years of teaching experience to help you integrate this ancient wisdom into contemporary life. With clear step-by-step instructions for more than one hundred poses and with photographs and illustrations throughout, Yoga and You guides you from relaxation and breathing techniques through a comprehensive set of poses, including the most basic as well as advanced and challenging positions. Filled with helpful hints and tips, Yoga and You provides ideas for adapting the poses to your needs and abilities. Also included are suggested practice sequences for students of all levels. Yoga and You will teach you to: Relax and become aware of your body Quiet your mind Reduce and release stress Improve your flexibility and muscle tone Increase energy levels Adapt your yoga practice to your needs and lifestyle

Natural Makeover Diet or Get With the Program Guide to Good Eating

2009-01-15T22:12:00.000-08:00

Natural Makeover Diet: A 4-Step Program to Looking and Feeling Your Best from the inside Out

Author: Joey Shulman

Move over botox and fad diets – Natural Beauty is here to stay!

We all want to look our best, feel attractive, and be healthy. Energy and appearance are important at any age. And now achieving these results is possible – and without unsafe quick-fix diets, risky surgical procedures, or other invasive measures.

Whether you want to increase your energy levels, improve your skin, hair or nails, or lose weight, your true beauty will shine through when you achieve optimal wellness from the inside out. By following Dr. Joey’s 4 steps to inner health and outer beauty, you will quickly see and feel long-lasting results. Enjoy a flat tummy, permanent weight loss, shiny hair, and a radiant complexion courtesy of this safe, natural, and easy-to-follow program.

The Natural Makeover Diet introduces readers to the Pick 3 System – a unique and healthy way of eating that keeps weight down and energy up whether you are eating at home, on the go, or dining out. Get the real scoop on healthier fats, learn how to eat fish safely, identify real anti-wrinkle foods and supplements, and much more –your most pressing beauty and health questions are answered in The Natural Makeover Diet. Innovative, medically safe, and achievable, this plan is the answer that thousands of us have been waiting for. Starting looking and feeling great today.

Get With the Program! Guide to Good Eating: Great Food for Good Health

Author: Bob Green

Bob Greene's bestselling Get With the Program! showed hundreds of thousands of people how to make a habit of healthy living and fitness. Now, in The Get With the Program! Guide to Good Eating, Greene presents a blueprint for a lifetime of healthful eating, with detailed, easy-to-follow guidelines and 85 delicious recipes.

Greene knows that you're not going to stick to an eating plan if you're bored or feeling deprived, so he's developed a program based on balance, moderation, flexibility, and variety. After you make the commitment to Get With the Program!, you'll discover the keys to boosting your metabolism. Next you'll take the four steps to healthy eating, making one change at a time: eating a nutritious breakfast, setting an eating cut-off time, redistributing your calories, and making healthful food choices. Greene shows you how to determine the perfect way to eat for your unique needs, how to stock a healthy kitchen, how to dine out enjoyably, and how to "cheat" without guilt.

Finally, there are 85 easy-to-prepare recipes that are as full of flavor as they are good for you. Try a Peaches and "Cream" Fresh Fruit Smoothie or some Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes for breakfast. Salmon Burgers or Tomatoes Stuffed with Couscous, Cucumber, and Mint make a satisfying lunch, and how about Spinach Penne with Spicy Roasted Pepper Sauce or Baked Lemon Herb Halibut for dinner? Hungry for more? Satisfying soups, tasty side dishes (including luscious Mashed Potatoes), and tempting desserts, like airy Pavlova with Raspberry Sauce or Chocolate Almond Angel Food Cake, make healthful eating a pleasure.

The Get With the Program! Guide to Good Eating is aneffective and enjoyable approach to good health, good eating, and weight loss that you can trust.

Publishers Weekly

Oprah's longtime personal trainer expands his "Get with the Program" product line with this calm, supportive guide to healthy eating. Greene reaffirms the tenets of last year's Get With the Program!: Getting Real About Your Weight, Health, and Emotional Well-Being-stay hydrated, exercise aerobically, strength-train and eliminate "emotional eating"-before turning his attention to good food habits. Eating breakfast is essential, he says, as is establishing a cutoff time at night (try not to eat 3 hours before sleep); numerous small meals and smart food choices round out his four main steps to healthy eating. Greene's recipes, which take up the latter half of the book, are easy and pleasing: Broccoli and Swiss Chard Cannelloni is full of the beta carotene he espouses in an earlier chapter, and Buttermilk Blueberry Pancakes provide "a healthy shot of antioxidants." He also presents deceptively healthy recipes for Paella, Wild Mushroom Grits and a delicious Eggplant and Zucchini Poor Boy Sandwich. Greene's tone remains encouraging throughout, and his cool dismissal of fad diets and quick fixes should soothe those who have hyperventilated for diet revolutions in the past: "Powerful change occurs...by taking small steps...each day of your life." (Jan.) Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause or The Asthma Sourcebook

2009-01-15T12:56:00.000-08:00

Yoga and the Wisdom of Menopause: A Guide to Physical, Emotional and Spiritual Health at Midlife and Beyond

Author: Suza Francina

Hormone Treatment Is Called Harmful-Washington Post, 7/10/02
Estrogen Use Linked to Higher Cancer Risk-Boston Globe, 7/17/02

31. 2 million women facing menopause in America are concerned by these headlines. Most women today will live over one-third of their lives post-menopausal, but what about the age-old solution of hormone replacement therapy? In 2002 the U. S. government halted a major study of hormone therapy because it increased the risk of invasive breast cancer. Now, millions of women are left wondering whether they should approach menopause without hormones, suffering from hot flashes and low sex drive or take hormones and live in fear of being another statistic. Suza Francina has a simpler solution: Yoga.

In this practical book, Francina, a leading yogi and author of The New Yoga for People Over 50, shows how yoga can be a powerful tool to help women turn menopause into a positive and empowering experience, both physically and spiritually. Included are easy-to-follow, indexed photos of yoga poses that alleviate key menopausal problems including: hormonal changes; hot flashes; irregular bleeding; fibroids; stress and anxiety, mood swings, depression and fatigue; bone loss; heart disease and cancer.

Francina delivers a timely and truly heartening message to women: you don't have to get weaker or depressed when facing menopause, it can truly be an empowering, restorative time.

Library Journal

Francina (The New Yoga for People over 50) is a certified Iyengar yoga instructor and a registered yoga therapist with 30 years' experience in the field of yoga and exercise therapy. In her excellent guide for menopausal women, she explains how yoga can support one's health and spiritual awakening during the midlife transition. Her theme of yoga's accompanying sense of well-being is woven throughout the text, as she discusses such topics as Hormone Replacement Therapy, osteoporosis, cancer, heart disease, and the workings of women's bodies. The yoga poses suggested to relieve the side effects of menopause are clearly described and illustrated with photographs. Many of the recommended poses are restorative, with the emphasis on yoga's nurturing aspects. Most exercises are accessible to beginners, although the author does recommend finding a good yoga teacher. Francina also includes a vast amount of useful information in her "Resources and References" section: listings (with e-mail addresses) of yoga teachers featured in her book; tips on how to find yoga props, videos, and specific programs dealing with heart disease, cancer, and menopause; and a bibliography of books and periodical articles dealing with women's health, spirituality, and psychology (as well as yoga). Suitable for most women's health and yoga collections in public and academic libraries.-Dede Fellrath, East Lake Community Lib., Tampa, FL Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Go to: Ein Kurzes Öffentliches Sprechen-Handbuch

The Asthma Sourcebook

Author: Francis V Adams

"Authoritative, comprehensive."
--Library Journal

"Logical and straightforward."
--Harvard Women’s Health Watch

"[Dr. Adams] succeeds admirably."
--Consumer Health Information Sourcebook

Written by an award-winning pulmonary specialist and one of New York magazine’s “Best Doctors in New York,” The Asthma Sourcebook explores the latest therapies, medications, diet and nutrition guidelines, and provides you with advice on living with this chronic disorder. This trusted source also examines the challenges of raising children with asthma; debunks commonly held beliefs about food, travel, and exercise; and pinpoints real asthma-causing allergens and how you can avoid them.

Preface     xi
Introduction     xiii
What Is Asthma?     1
The Normal Lung     1
The Nervous System and the Lung     3
Definition of Asthma     5
What Causes Asthma?     7
Extrinsic Versus Intrinsic Asthma     11
How Is the Diagnosis of Asthma Made?     12
The Next Step     18
Laboratory Evaluation of Asthma     19
Blood Tests     19
X-Rays     19
Sputum Exam     20
Analysis of Exhaled Air for Nitric Oxide     20
Pulmonary Function Testing     21
Allergy Evaluation: Is It Necessary?     27
After the Diagnosis Is Made     29
The Asthmatic Attack     31
Symptoms and Signs of an Attack     32
How Should I Interpret Changes in My Peak Flow?     37
Having a Treatment Plan     39
What If Avoidance Doesn't Work?     41
The Asthma Medications     43
Bronchodilator Drugs: Beta-Agonists     43
How Should the B-Adrenergic Agonist Be Given?     50
Bronchodilator Drugs: Theophylline     64
Bronchodilator Drugs: Anticholinergic Drugs     68
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Inhaled Corticosteroids     70
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Systemic Corticosteroids     78
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Anti-Leukotrienes     84
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Cromolyn Sodium     87
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs: Nedocromil Sodium     89
Omalizumab     90
Other Asthma Medications     93
Are Asthma Medications Addictive?     96
Are There Delayed Effects of Asthma Medications?     97
How Should Asthma Drugs Be Used?     98
Strategy for Medication Treatment     99
Adult Asthma: Mild, Moderate, and Severe     99
The Peak Flow Meter and the Acute Attack     103
The National Asthma Education and Prevention Program     105
Childhood Asthma     107
Managing Asthma in the Elderly     111
Putting Your Strategy to Work     116
How to Participate in Managing Your Asthma     117
Self-Monitoring and Education     117
Choosing Your Asthma Physician     119
Reducing Allergens at Home and Work     120
Reducing Indoor Pollution     127
Outdoor Allergens and Irritants     131
How to Avoid Severe or Fatal Asthma Attacks      133
Support Systems     136
Stress and Asthma     137
The Asthma Diet     138
Do I Have to Change My Job?     140
Do I Have to Move?     141
Achieving Your Asthma Goals     142
Asthma and Pregnancy     143
Rationale for Treatment     143
Treating Asthma During Pregnancy     145
Treating Related Conditions During Pregnancy     150
Labor and Delivery     152
After Delivery     153
Avoiding Complications During Pregnancy     153
Occupational Asthma     155
What Is Occupational Asthma?     155
Some Examples of Occupational Asthma     156
When Should I Suspect I May Have Occupational Asthma?     158
Treating Occupational Asthma     160
A Growing Problem     160
Exercise and Asthma     163
Exercise-Induced Asthma     163
Making the Diagnosis     164
How Should Exercise-Induced Asthma Be Treated?     165
Approved Medications for Athletes     167
Guidelines for Preventing Exercised-Induced Asthma     167
How Does Conditioning Affect Asthma?     168
What Type of Exercise Should I Do?     169
Achieving Your Goal of an Active Lifestyle     170
Asthma and Related Illnesses     171
What Are the Sinuses?     171
What Is Rhinitis?     175
What Are Nasal Polyps?     176
Asthma and the Stomach     177
Conclusion: Look for Related Illnesses     180
Asthma and Special Considerations     181
Asthma and Surgery     181
Aspirin-Induced Asthma     184
Nocturnal Asthma     187
Antidepressant Medication and B-Agonists     190
Sedatives and Asthma     190
Oxygen Use in Asthma     191
Premenstrual Asthma     192
Menopause and Asthma     192
Sex and Asthma     192
Asthma and Work Disability     193
Asthma and Pneumonia     194
Asthma and Alternative Medicine     195
What Are the Alternatives?     196
Why Alternative Therapies May Appear to Work     199
Future Considerations     201
New Medications     201
Future Uses of Omalizumab     204
New Devices     204
The Next Generation     205
The Environment      206
Forming a Partnership Against Asthma     207
How to Get More Help     209
Glossary     233
Bibliography     241
Index     247

Keep Your Brain Young or Nothing Is Impossible with God

2009-01-15T00:44:00.000-08:00

Keep Your Brain Young: The Complete Guide to Physical and Emotional Health and Longevity

Author: Guy McKhann

"The ultimate user’s guide to the brain...highly intelligent, straightforward, and important."
—Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D.

As Seen in Time magazine and on the Today Show

"Guy McKhann and Marilyn Albert are to middle-aged people and seniors what Dr. Spock is to babies and their parents. Keep Your Brain Young is must reading for anyone over fifty; it should be on your bedside table."
——Judy Woodruff, CNN, and Al Hunt, The Wall Street Journal

"I highly recommend this readable, informal, and entertaining guide to achieving and maintaining optimum brain functioning as we age. . . . A single, reliable, comprehensive guide to the changes we all can expect as we enter the second half of life."
——Richard Restak, M.D., coauthor of The Longevity Strategy

Your brain controls and powers virtually every aspect of your life —— and like the rest of your body, it changes with age. In Keep Your Brain Young, two of the world’s leading brain doctors guide you through the changes you may encounter as you get older and as your brain matures. Based on state-of-the-art research and supplemented with dramatic case histories, this comprehensive resource shows you the latest techniques for maintaining memory, managing stress, and coping with sleep disorders and depression, offering prescriptive exercises you can put into action right away. You’ll also learn how to enhance your mental and physical functioning while reducing the risk for serious diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Read Keep Your Brain Young and gain the knowledge and confidence you need to manage theaging process, take care of your brain, and stay active and alert for many years to come.

Publishers Weekly

McKhann, a professor of neurology at John Hopkins, has coauthored this manual on the workings of the brain with his wife, Albert, director of gerontology research at Massachusetts General Hospital. Although the writing is dry, there is excellent information here for the aging adult. The authors acknowledge that growing older quite naturally involves some physical changes in the brain. They present the most effective ways, based on scientific research and case histories, to minimize these changes and their impact on everyday life. Strategies are offered to improve memory, such as doing mental exercises and maintaining a regular exercise program. For the disease-free older adult, the authors recommend a well-balanced diet and getting an adequate amount of sleep. They stress the importance of recognizing and seeking medical assistance for depression, hearing or vision loss and urinary and sexual problems. McKhann and Albert also deal extensively with a variety of brain disorders including tumors, Parkinson's Disease and Alzheimer's, and detail the latest medical treatments and drugs that may ameliorate some of these conditions. (May) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Nothing Is Impossible with God

Author: Kathryn Kuhlman

Kathryn Kuhlman presents the God she knew--the God who is a specialist in doing the impossible and who is able to do anything but fail.

Jumpstart Your Metabolism or Rosacea

2009-01-14T14:32:00.000-08:00

Jumpstart Your Metabolism: How to Lose Weight By Changing the Way You Breathe

Author: Pam Grout

If you've tried every conceivable combination of diet and exercise and still can't shed those extra pounds, then perhaps you haven't discovered the hidden key to weight loss -- proper breathing. By increasing the amount of oxygen you take in, you can help your body do a more efficient job of releasing hydrogen, the chief culprit in the storage of excess fat. And you'll be amazed at the benefits of learning to breathe the right way:

Reset your body's metabolism to burn calories more efficiently
Lose weight without complicated food restrictions or rigid exercise schedules
Feel more energized and less stressed

Breathing coach Pam Grout will show you how with thirteen "energy cocktails," simple but powerful breathing exercises that you can incorporate into your daily routine, whether you're at your desk, in your car, standing in line, watching TV -- nearly anywhere, anytime.

Easy to learn and fun to do, the program in Jumpstart Your Metabolism will help you jumpstart the rest of your life!

Go to: Negotiators of Change or A World Beyond Difference

Rosacea

Author: Arlen Brownstein

Also called adult acne, rosacea is a skin condition marked by redness on the nose, cheeks, chin, and forehead. While rosacea cannot be cured, it can be controlled. Rosacea helps readers identify what triggers the condition for them and details the latest in medical and alternative treatments.

Assessment of Addictive Behaviors or Cuando el Embarazo Termina en P rdida

2009-01-14T03:20:00.000-08:00

Assessment of Addictive Behaviors

Author: Dennis M Donovan

Only a decade ago, addictive behavior was defined as chemical dependence on alcohol or opiates. As each addictive drug was seen as unique, the professional and scientific disciplines investigating them worked in relative isolation. Moreover, while physiological, psychological, behavioral, and social factors were recognized as important in the etiology of addiction, these domains were not integrated into a unified model.

Now, a more "generic" view of addictions is emerging. As analyzed in Assessment Of Addictive Behaviors, similar processes occur across a wide range of behaviors, such as drinking, smoking, eating, and drug use. With this broadened view, research has shifted from the evaluation of treatment interventions to more process-oriented studies of the multiple factors contributing to the maintenance of, and relapse to, addictive behaviors. As research is becoming increasingly integrated across disciplines, addiction now may be defined as an interactive product of learning in a setting involving physiological events as they are interpreted, labeled, and given meaning by the individual.

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

Cuando el Embarazo Termina en Pйrdida (Nuestras Historias Series)

Author: Rachel Faldet

Cincuenta y cuatro contribuyentes, incluyendo tres hombres, comparten a través de impactantes relatos, cómo la pérdida de sus bebés ha afectado sus vidas. Al articular sentimientos y experiencias acalladas, los autores de estas conmovedoras historias, proveen apoyo emocional y fortalecedor a quienes, como ellos, han sido afectados por la péerdida de un embarazo.

What People Are Saying

Al escuchar estas historias, nos unimos en el necesario trabajo de transformar la soledad y el dolor en comunidad y recuperación. — Marianne Abel, ex-editora de Iowa Women

Una composición elocuente de historias sensibles y auténticas que respiran esperanza a nuestros espíritus quebrantados. — Elizabeth Levang, co-autora de Remembering with Love

Este libro provee una muy necesaria conexión emocional a padres en luto y un sentido de comprensión a familiares, amigos y profesionales que buscan formas de apoyo a quienes sufren después de un aborto espontáneo. — Fran Rybarick, Directora de los Servicios de Duelo / RTS

Dementia Caregivers Share Their Stories or Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

2009-01-13T18:09:00.000-08:00

Dementia Caregivers Share Their Stories: A Support Group in a Book

Author: Lynda A Markut

Filled with practical advice and innovative approaches to problem-solving, this book presents the powerful words of people who have had to care for a parent or spouse with dementia. The interviewees talk about the challenges faced during every step in the caregiving process, from recognizing early symptoms of dementia to dealing with its advanced stages.

Book about: Administración de recursos Humana

Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

Author: Michael Heinrich

This resource covers the fundamentals of pharmacognosy and phytotherapy for students, practicing pharmacists, herbalists, and others with an interest in the medicinal uses of plants.
• Gives students an overview of all aspects of the field
• Provides a useful sourcebook for practicing pharmacists
• Combines therapeutic aspects with natural science and chemistry in one convenient resource
• Promotes the use of safe and well documented herbal remedies
• Further reading suggestions will lead students to more in-depth reference works

Pt. A	Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy
Sect. 1	Phytotherapy and pharmacognosy	3
1	Importance of plants in modern pharmacy and medicine	4
2	Pharmacognosy and its history: people, plants and natural products	8
Sect. 2	Basic plant biology	23
3	General principles of botany: morphology and systematics	24
4	Families yielding important phytopharmaceuticals	32
5	Ethnobotany and ethnopharmacy	48
Sect. 3	Natural product chemistry	59
6	Natural product chemistry	60
7	Methods in natural product chemistry	106
8	Anticancer natural products	129
Sect. 4	Plant extract derived pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals	143
9	Production, standardization and quality control	144
10	Characteristics of phytomedicines	160
Sect. 5	Medicinal plants in selected healthcare systems	169
11	Traditional systems of herbal medicine	170
12	Complementary/alternative medicine	184
Pt. B	Important Natural Products and Phytomedicines Used in Pharmacy and Medicine
13	The gastrointestinal and biliary system	199
14	The cardiovascular system	215
15	The respiratory system	222
16	The central nervous system	234
17	Infectious diseases	245
18	The endocrine system	253
19	The reproductive and urinary tracts	260
20	The musculoskeletal system	262
21	The skin	268
22	The eye	272
23	Ear, nose and orthopharynx	274
24	Miscellaneous supportive and protective therapies for stress, ageing, cancer and debility	277
	Epilogue - a personal view	284
	Botanical glossary	290
	Index	294

Instant Relief or What to Do when Your Baby Is Premature

2009-01-13T05:57:00.000-08:00

Instant Relief: Tell Me Where It Hurts and I'll Tell You What to Do

Author: Peggy W Brill

A renowned physical therapist helps you get rid of your pain in just 10 seconds.
In this one-of-a-kind book, Peggy Brill, acclaimed author of The Core Program, shows you how to find relief from chronic and everyday aches and pains as well as all those stress-related pains that can attack so suddenly--whether you’re at work, in a car or a plane, at home with your kids, recovering from surgery, or relaxing in bed. Instant Relief provides 100 clearly illustrated, easy-to-do 10-second exercises that provide immediate therapy for every part of your body--from your head to your toes.
• Does your upper body ache after hours of hunching over a report due by the end of the day?
Try doing the Brill Chicken. For extra relief,there’s the Dead Brill Chicken.
• Desperate to get rid of that tension headache?
Try the Tongue Press, the Ear Tug, the Cheek Release, or the Scalp Glide.
• Is your lower back killing you?
Do the Pelvic Rock or the Pelvic Clock.
• Feel those calves cramping up again? Do the Ankle Pump.
• Need something to relieve your aching feet?
Try the Foot Dome, the Toe Lift, or a simple self-massage.
• Does your knee hurt when you walk downstairs?
Do the Squeeze and Step.
From the Trade Paperback edition.

Library Journal

Drawing on 15 years' experience, Brill, a board-certified physical therapist and author of The Core Program, offers 100 exercises for specific areas of the body to relieve stress-induced pain. There's the Brill Chicken for an aching upper body, the Tongue Press for headaches, and the Ankle Pump for cramping calves. Most of these moves can be done with minimal effort at home and in the office and public places, and each is illustrated by a pencil drawing. While practical in concept, the drawings are uneven in execution; some are too small, and shading can make them seem blurry. The text itself is written at about a tenth-grade level, which might be too challenging for some readers. In addition, some instructions are printed with white lettering on a black or gray background, which is hard to read. Although those flaws detract from the overall usefulness, this is still a good selection for consumer health collections.-Marge Kars, Bronson Methodist Hosp. Lib., Kalamazoo, MI Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

What to Do When Your Baby Is Premature: A Parent's Handbook for Coping with High-Risk Pregnancy and Caring for the Preterm Infant

Author: Joseph Garcia Prats MD

"What's happening to me? Is my baby going to be okay?"

Maybe you're reading this guide because you've been told you're at high risk for having a premature baby. Or perhaps you're reading it after your baby's unexpectedly early birth, and you're wondering what the future holds for this incredibly tiny person. You'll find all the answers you need in this comprehensive guide for parents, the first book to fully discuss both coping with high-risk pregnancy and caring for your premature baby. Topics include:

Managing the High-Risk Pregnancy: Stalling preterm labor, coping with bed rest, medications to help the baby

The First Twenty-four Hours after Delivery: What to expect right after the baby's born, coping with insurance, and more

Your Preemie's Growth and Maturation: What to expect in terms of physical appearance and development for 24-, 28-, and 32-week preemies

The NICU: What the neonatal intensive care unit looks like, equipment and staff, and how to be a good NICU parent

Bringing Your Preemie Home: Getting your home ready, managing anxiety, feeding your preemie, keeping Dad involved

Later-Life Development: Health, growth, and cognitive and psychological development as your baby matures

Prematurity and the Special Needs Child: How to help your child lead a full life

Featuring the most up-to-date medical information available and filled with the voices of dozens of parents who've been in your shoes, this reassuring guide will help you make the best choices for yourself and your baby.

The New Cabbage Soup Diet or Finding Your Bipolar Muse

2009-01-12T20:45:00.000-08:00

The New Cabbage Soup Diet

Author: Margaret Danbrot

Have the holidays left you with too-tight pants? Is there a dress you need to squeeze into for next week's special occasion? Are you planning on putting on a bathing suit anytime soon? If you want to crash off pounds fast--before you start on that long term eating plan--The New Cabbage Soup Diet is for you.Featured in Cosmopolitan magazine and USA Today, The Cabbage Soup Diet has been a word-of-mouth phenomenon. This revised and updated edition for healthier, safe weight loss contains true stories from a number of successful Cabbage-Soup dieters, so that readers can find out what worked for them and what didn't.

Interesting textbook: Stretching Flexibility or When Words Are Not Enough

Finding Your Bipolar Muse: How to Master Depressive Droughts and Manic Floods and Access Your Creative Power

Author: Lana R Castl

Do creativity and mental illness truly go hand in hand, as many people believe? Or are all creative artists a bit "crazy"? Do psychotropic medications cause creative droughts? Are suffering and deprivation necessary for creative work? Or is there a better approach? Lana Castle draws from research, interviews, surveys, and her own experience to examine what bipolar disorder and depression bring to the creative mix. Drawing from forty-five years experience in the arts, Castle shares first-hand knowledge, tools, and resources to help both aspiring and professional "creatives" affected by mood disorders overcome challenges and move forward. Illuminating and inspiring, Castle's new book helps artists of all types deal with depressive droughts and manic floods. With sensitivity and grace, Castle explains how "creatives" can tap their talents to recover their lives. Readers will learn how to: manage medications and treatment without thwarting creativity; find focus; set daily, weekly, and monthly goals; develop self-esteem and independence; use their creative talents to generate income.

Library Journal

These two books reflect recent findings indicating that increasing numbers of Americans suffer from bipolar disorder or its milder forms. In his long career, Fieve (clinical psychiatry, Columbia Presbyterian Medical Ctr.; Moodswing: The Third Revolution in Psychiatry) has focused on the relatively lesser-known subtype of bipolar disorder, bipolar II. Thirty some years ago, he pioneered the use of lithium for the treatment of bipolar disorder (formerly manic depression) and began to notice the less-extreme version of manic depression in many of his dynamic, industrious patients with exuberant moods and high energy. In this first book to concentrate exclusively on bipolar II, Fieve explains how the disorder has become more widely recognized, how bipolar II manifests itself in patients, the impact of family genetics on the development of the disorder, how sleep and biological rhythms affect the disease, the impact of the disorder on one's sexuality, and the distinctive advantages of the milder hypomania that accompanies the disease. He also describes how to distinguish and diagnose clearly the difference between bipolar II and bipolar I, the use of modern drugs in the treatment of the disease, and how professionals should approach the treatment of bipolar II in pregnant women, children, and the elderly. Meanwhile, mental health advocate Castle (Bipolar Disorder Demystified: Mastering the Tightrope of Manic Depression) provides a singular analysis of the intriguing proposition that there may be a connection between mental illness, specifically mood disorders such as bipolar, and creativity. Castle explains how her bipolar disorder has significantly impacted, for better and for worse, her high degree of creativity. As she became aware of the way in which her frequent mood swings began to influence her creative output, she began to research seriously the possible connection. Following a brief synopsis of other works on creativity that dance around the idea of a mental illness connection, Castle provides a nice summary of professional research into the question, revealing that there is not yet enough significant evidence to prove that having a mental illness will enhance one's creativity. The book's heart offers highly pragmatic examples of how highly creative individuals with bipolar disorder can better manage their condition as a way to maximize their creativity (e.g., how to schedule time for creative work, how to shore up skills, and how to find and organize creative space). Both Castle and Fieve offer helpful information on resource organizations and web sites, as well as supplemental bibliographies. Castle's title is distinctive in its approach to helping creative readers with bipolar disorder, and it will appeal to fans of the works of creativity writers Edward de Bono and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi; recommended for larger public libraries. Fieve's landmark work, although suitable for lay readers, will best serve as a reference for mental health professionals; essential for medical libraries supporting psychiatry residences and academic libraries supporting the helping professions. Dale Farris, Groves, TX Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Deep Healing or Coping with Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy

2009-01-12T09:33:00.000-08:00

Deep Healing: The Essence of Mind/Body Medicine

Author: Emmett E Miller MD

Change the way you look at health and healing!

Coming at the height of America's continuing health-care crisis, Deep Healing brings new hope and a sigh of relief to every reader. It awakens even the most skeptical among us to the miraculous, inborn, self-healing capacities of our own mind-body.

Dr. Miller's message empowers and inspires us. He reveals secrets of self-healing that have now been well established by medical science the world over, which are rarely made public. Even more gratifying, he presents information and skills that can put the magic of healing back into the hands of patients, caring physicians, and other health professionals. He does this by describing eye-opening research, fascinating healing stories, advanced new skills in affimative mental imagery, the transformation of disease-oriented perceptions, the writing of positive life scripts, and much more.

Dr. Miller makes the case that we must take a whole new look at the doctor-patient relationship if we wish to restore quality health care to our society. But this is not a message of nostalgia. To support his vision for the new millennium, Dr. Miller presents amazing new skills for consciously stimulating the patients' inherent healing capacities. These are presented in the Deep Healing Experiential Workouts, an easy, logical, self-directed program that you can begin putting into practice today.

Based on Dr. Miller's own clinical practice, spanning more than 25 years, and extensive, cutting-edge research, this book paints a picture of self-help medicine at its best. It is for everyone--lay person and health professional alike--who believes in the power of healing!

Interesting book: Asian Appetizers or Best Bake Sale Ever Cookbook

Coping with Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy

Author: Daniel Cukier

New advances in treatment offer cancer patients more options than ever before. Coping with Chemotherapy and Radiation is an accessible, accurate guide to the latest developments in radiation therapy and chemotherapy. You will find important information on how chemotherapy and radiation treatments work; what to expect from treatments, how to alleviate common side effects, and more.

Daniel Cukier, M.D., has been a radiation oncologist for more than thirty years. He currently consults in radiology oncology and diagnostic radiology at Dartmouth Medical College.

Frank Gingerelli, M.D., is Chief of Radiation Oncology at Pascack Valley Hospital in Westwood, New Jersey.

Grace Makari-Judson, M.D., is an oncologist and breast cancer specialist at Bay state Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts.

Virginia E. McCullough is a noted health writer. Her books include A Consumer's Guide to Alternative Health Care and Testing and Your Child.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Melody L McKinney, DNS, RN (Indiana State University)
Description: This book was written for cancer patients and families as a reference on selected treatment options and the management of treatment effects. Information is included on the latest advances in cancer diagnosis and treatment including diagnostic and therapeutic radiology, chemotherapy, and the dietary and pharmacological management of pain and treatment side effects.
Purpose: According to the authors, the book was written to provide basic information to assist cancer patients and their families in coping with the treatment effects from radiation and chemotherapy.
Audience: The book was designed for cancer patients and their families. It might also be useful in providing an overview of cancer and its management for students and professionals in related healthcare fields.
Features: This oncology resource is divided into three parts with part one providing an overview of the basics of radiation therapy, side effects, and chemotherapy, along with a discussion of diet, lifestyle, and emotional concerns. Part two provides information on the management of specific cancers including the use of chemotherapy, radiation, bone marrow transplantation, gene therapy, and monoclonal antibody therapy. Additional information is provided on assessing and managing pain. Part three includes information on diagnostic testing and frequently asked questions. The book also contains an index, table of contents, glossary, and a listing of additional resources in the form of books, websites, and organizations.
Assessment: This publication covering the basic management of multiple cancers is not likely to be any more useful than detailed booklets from cancer organizations or website information covering specific cancers. The patient and family interested in a specific cancer and related issues would have to wade through irrelevant areas while searching for information, and in that process could overlook relevant information. The section on frequently asked questions, though relevant, should have done more to encourage patients to review specific concerns with their healthcare providers. I believe that the book, some of it very technical, may be of interest to selected patients but not to the average person with cancer.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Weight Watchers Family Power or Reverse Diet

2009-01-11T23:20:00.000-08:00

Weight Watchers Family Power: 5 Simple Rules to a Healthy-Weight Home

Author: Weight Watchers

For the first time, Family Power provides a revolutionary program that gives you proven, practical solutions for achieving a healthy weight and maintaining it as a family. Filled with the motivational stories of families who have achieved healthy-weight homes as well as expert advice from their coaches, Family Power gets your family up, moving, and improving health together as no other book ever has before.

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Reverse Diet: Lose 20, 50, 100 Pounds or More by Eating Dinner for Breakfast and Breakfast for Dinner

Author: Heidi Skolnik MS CDN

Here is the breakthrough diet plan that has people all across North America eating better, losing weight, and getting healthier. Now you can stop counting calories, avoiding carbs, and feeling deprived. Eat dinner for breakfast and shed pounds! If you’ve been a yo-yo dieter and nothing seems to work, this terrific new diet plan allows you to lose 20, 50, 100 pounds or even more for good, simply by reversing your meals. Dozens of tasty, easy recipes are included.

Publishers Weekly

The adage "breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, dinner like a pauper" inspired this book, for Cunningham, a motivational speaker who lost 172 pounds in nine months with that approach. She and coauthor Skolnik, a nutritionist, met while filming a food-centric segment for Good Morning America, and have paired up to recommend a lifestyle change that emphasizes fueling up with a larger meal early in the day and, in the later hours, replenishing as needed via snacks and smaller meals. While much of the duo's advice is not new (whole foods are preferable to processed ones, eat more vegetables, avoid sugary sodas), it is intriguing. Food lists, portion information and recipes help with planning ahead-preparing meals ahead of time is also key, the authors say. A section on setting realistic goals aims to help readers manage their expectations, and recommendations for using a "hunger scale" encourage mindfulness. (Jan.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Acknowledgments     ix
Tricia's Story     1
Heidi's Story     6
Introduction     9
The Reverse Diet Weight-Loss Phase
What Is the Reverse Diet?     17
The Reverse Diet Food List and Reverse Diet Basics     30
Reverse Diet Meal Plans and Meal Planning     49
Reverse Diet Portions-and Plateaus     78
Reverse Diet Motivation: Dealing with High-Risk Moments     88
The Reverse Diet Bridge Phase
The Reverse Diet Bridge Food List and Meal Plans     123
The Reverse Diet Accelerated: Building Lean Muscle and More     150
The Reverse Diet Maintenance Phase
The Reverse Diet for Life     171
Reverse Diet Recipes     185
Food Reality Check     239
Calcium Sources     244
The Six Food Groups and Servings     246
Index     249

Cancer Clinical Trials or The Foundation Diet

2009-01-11T14:09:00.000-08:00

Cancer Clinical Trials: Experimental Treatments and How They Can Help You

Author: Robert Finn

For a very few cancers, treatment options are minimally invasive, resoundingly curative, and have very few side effects. However, most cancer patients face treatment options that are less than ideal. The odds they have been given for a chance of recurrence might be frightening. Or, the "cure rate" of treatment might be good, but the side effects (short- or long-term) might be daunting.

However, there's great hope on the horizon. Basic research on cell biology is finally yielding important clues about the nature of cancer, and these clues are leading directly to promising new treatments. Physicians are finding better ways to alleviate cancer pain and some of the toxic side effects of chemotherapy. Medical device companies are testing new ways to detect cancer in ever earlier stages. And researchers are even developing therapies that will prevent the development of cancer in people who are at risk.

Author Robert Finn, a science and medical journalist, believes that if you are not evaluating potential experimental treatments alongside the standard treatment protocols, you aren't considering all the facts you need.

Cancer Clinical Trials is aimed at helping you consider the range of treatment options available through clinical trials — treatments that may not be available any other way. It includes:

Reasons to consider a trial (as well as reasons to decide against one)
Structure of clinical trials and ethical guidelines
Administration of trials (and what are the interests and involvement of players such as the FDA, pharmaceutical companies, the NCI, scientists)
Inclusion and exclusion criteria for joining a trial
Reading the trialprotocol
Hard questions to ask yourself and your doctor
Interviews from researchers and patients

Library Journal

Studies heralding breakthroughs in investigational cancer regimens seem to erupt in the news media almost daily. Consequently, patients clamor for information about the reported trial results but remain largely unaware of the studies' overall operations, objectives, or intended outcomes. Medical journalist Finn does an outstanding job of detailing and demystifying the structure, administration, and history of various experimental cancer studies as well as the laws affecting them. In addition to providing a wealth of understandable background information, he gives the consumer step-by-step guidance for locating and appraising a clinical trial, intelligently and compassionately explores the pros and cons of whether to enter a research study, and writes superbly about what an informed consent document is and how to read one. All in all, Finn offers a thorough, thoughtful, and well-balanced look at an important topic not covered elsewhere. Recommended for public library and consumer health collections.--Gail Hendler, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Ctr. Lib., New York Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

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The Foundation Diet: Your Body Was Designed To Eat

Author: Anthony J Burlay

Using medical and archeological science, The Foundation Diet provides an eating plan with self-evaluation exercises to help you psychologically prepare to change food choices– permanently. This combination provides a model that is the key to finally losing those extra pounds to reach and maintain your ideal weight.

Dr. Burlay provides an insightful and entertaining look at the science and evolution of the body. The diet plan is realistic and practical– making food choices in line with how our bodies were designed to eat. It also takes into account modern food choices and the realities of a busy schedule. The recipes and meal plans go from simple to gourmet, from eating at home, to eating out, so that anyone can enjoy a wide variety of foods.

Other diets may have left you wanting or confused. This plan will satisfy your hunger and curiosity. Why continue to accept the effects of being overweight? The Foundation Diet gives you the tools to take charge of your food choices and change your body. This is the definitive instruction manual for modern eating.

Your Guide to Alternative Medicine or Weight Loss Surgery

2009-01-11T01:57:00.000-08:00

Your Guide to Alternative Medicine: Understanding, Locating, and Selecting Holistic Treatments and Practitioners

Author: Larry P Credit

The growing world of complementary medicine offers safe and effective solutions to many health disorders, from backache to headache. The more you know about these alternative health techniques, the greater your chance of selecting the right remedy for your own health problem. You may already be interested in some of the alternative care approaches that are attracting growing attention—for example, acupuncture, chiropractic, homeopathy, and various types of massage. But if you're like most people, you have a hundred and one questions you'd like answered before you choose a treatment. "Will I feel the acupuncture needles?" "Does chiropractic hurt?" "What is a homeopathic remedy?" "Does massage really work?" Your Guide to Alternative Medicine provides the fundamental facts and practical guidance necessary to choose an effective complementary care therapy and begin treatment.

This comprehensive reference clearly explains numerous approaches in an easy-to-read quick-reference format. For every complementary care option discussed, there is a description and brief history; a list of conditions that respond; information on the cost and duration of treatment; credentials and educational background for practitioners; a directory of professional organizations that can offer you further information; and more. To find those therapies most appropriate for a specific condition, there is also a unique troubleshooting chart that lists common disorders along with the complementary approaches best suited to treat them.

Your Guide to Alternative Medicine introduces you to options that you may never have considered—methods that enhance the body's natural healing potential and have few, if any, side effects. Have you thought about using an herbal treatment to reduce allergies? Did you know that aromatherapy can relieve nausea? If you have questions about complementary health care, Your Guide to Alternative Medicine has the answers. Here is a reference that can help you make informed decisions about all your important healthcare needs.

About the Author:
Larry P. Credit received his Doctorate in Oriental Medicine from SAMRA University in Los Angeles, California. He is a graduate of the New England School of Acupuncture and holds a Master of Science in Health Management from Lesley University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and a Bachelor of Science in Sport, Fitness, and Leisure Studies from Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts. Over the past twenty years, Dr. Credit has created and developed alternative medicine, fitness, and allied health programs for hospitals, colleges, and corporations. He is an experienced spokesperson on alternative medicine and has made numerous appearances on radio and television. He is a consultant for individuals confronting health and lifestyle changes.

Sharon G. Hartunian received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts, and her Master of Science in Social Work from Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts. She is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker and a certified Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselor. Ms. Hartunian has over twenty years of clinical, supervisory, and teaching experience in social work and substance abuse.

Margaret J. Nowak is a graduate of the New Hampshire Institute for Therapeutic Arts. She has designed, coordinated, and led complementary medicine seminars and presentations. In addition, she has assisted in the development of alternative medicine and allied health programs for hospitals and colleges. She has extensive management experience in holistic and medical practices.

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Weight Loss Surgery: Is It Right For You?

Author: Merle Cantor Goldberg

For the thousands of people affected by severe obesity, the decision to undergo weight loss surgery can be a matter of life and death. But it is not a simple procedure, and once done, it produces life-altering changes. That's why, for many, the decision does not come easily. To help you make the best possible choice, a dynamic team of experts have come together to share their experience, knowledge, and findings about these procedures. Merle Cantor Goldberg is one of this country's leading psychotherapists specializing in eating disorders; Drs. Cowan and Marcus have not only helped develop and refine many of the techniques used in bariatric surgery, but have also taught these procedures to hundreds of other surgeons.

Weight Loss Surgery provides everything the prospective and post-op patient must know. Written in easy-to-understand language, the book begins by asking important questions that must be considered before any decision is made. It then presents a comprehensive overview of the pre-op visits, the various weight loss surgeries available, and the post-op recovery period. Examining both the psychological and the physical impacts of surgery, the authors offer up-to-date information that should be the basis of any informed choice.

Weight loss surgery is not a minor procedure. It is not an extreme makeover. Yet, when appropriate, it can save lives. This thoughtful book offers the information you need to make the decision that's right for you.

About the Author:
Merle Cantor Goldberg, LCSW, received a diplomate in clinical social work from the University of Maryland, and has specialized in treating eating disorders for over thirty-five years. Over this period, she has served as a training leader for the International Association of Eating Disorders. Currently the Executive Director of Associates in Psychotherapy, she has appeared on many radio and television shows and is a highly sought-after lecturer. Ms. Goldberg's articles have been published in numerous newspapers and magazines, and she is the co-author of My Thin Excuse and The Human Circle.

George Cowan, Jr., MD, is a Professor of Surgery at the University of Tennessee Medical School. He has been President of the American College of Nutrition, and Director for the Masters' Course of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.

William Y. Marcus, MD, is a retired Clinical Assistant Professor of Surgery at George Washington University Medical School. Dr. Marcus has over four decades of surgical experience, including twenty years specializing in bariatric surgery. He is founder and leader of a large, self-help obesity surgery-support group, serving hundreds of pre-op and post-op patients throughout the greater Washington, DC area.

Library Journal

A popular lecturer on the treatment of eating disorders and clinical obesity, Goldberg (coauthor, My Thin Excuse: Understanding, Recognizing, and Overcoming Eating Disorders) joins M.D.s George Cowan Jr. and William Y. Marcus to provide a comprehensive guide that deals with everything from the weight-loss surgery decision-making process to postsurgery lifestyle adjustments. The chapters on the actual surgery are nicely illustrated, and the index and glossary of medical terms are helpful. Notably, this book offers extended sections that discuss the physical, emotional, mental, and environmental changes that patients will face beyond the six months following surgery. These sections and the section for friends and family are welcome additions not often found in other weight-loss surgery books. The tone is very positive, but the authors do try to present a balanced view by disclosing pitfalls and the ways that patients can sabotage the positive effects of the surgery over time. Highly recommended for all libraries.-Crystal Renfro, Georgia Inst. of Tech. Lib. and Information Ctr., Atlanta Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Navigating Breast Cancer or Fitness Swimming

2009-01-10T15:45:00.000-08:00

Navigating Breast Cancer: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

Author: Lillie D Shockney

An invaluable guide for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients, Conquering Breast Cancer: A Guide for the Newly Diagnosed offers expert, practical advice from a breast cancer survivor and medical professional. This handbook is packed with information to help lead you through your journey, offering key information on initial consultations, treatment options and the decision-making process, breast cancer centers, communicating the news of diagnosis to your loved ones, pre- and post-surgery quality of life, sexual intimacy, adjuvant treatment after surgery, targeted therapy, financial issues of treatment, celebrating treatment completion and survivorship, as well as the future of breast cancer, additional resources for patients and their families, and much more.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Betsy Frank, RN, PhD, ANEF(Indiana State University School of Nursing)
Description:This overview of treatment options for breast cancer provides general facts about the nature of breast cancer and discusses a woman's expected psychological response. An excellent glossary is incorporated within the chapters.
Purpose:This book is targeted at women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer. The information provided is intended to guide a woman through the trajectory of care.
Audience:Written at a lay level, the book is straightforward without being condescending. Family members and other support persons as well as patients will find this useful.
Features:The book takes newly diagnosed women through the process of initial diagnosis to the follow-up care needed after initial treatment. The decision-making process is stressed. The author focuses on the need for arming women with as much information as possible so that they can ask questions of care providers and take control of the decisions regarding treatment options. Quick decision-making is discouraged. The author's upbeat approach should instill in women the sense that breast cancer is generally not fatal and living a full life is possible perhaps during and certainly after treatment. The author spends considerable time on describing care given at academic health science centers, as well as the breast reconstruction option following mastectomy. Some women may not choose to seek care at these centers, nor have access to them. In addition, some women may not want to feel pressured into seeking breast reconstruction.
Assessment:This book is a goodstarting place for women who are newly diagnosed with breast cancer. The web sites listed in the book will help women and their support system to seek further information needed to consider all treatment options.

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Fitness Swimming

Author: Emmett W Hines

Want more from your workout? Whether you seek to improve your technique, trim your times, swim greater distances, or simply improve your fitness level, Fitness Swimming will help you achieve your goals, all in full-color.

Expert swim coach Emmett Hines has created 60 new workouts and 16 sample programs, each arranged into suggested training zones to correspond to your fitness level and performance goals. Over a dozen cutting-edge technique drills help you progressively build an effective freestyle stroke. The text covers stretching, warm-up and cool-down methods, heart rate zone targets, expanded instruction for stroke efficacy, progressive drills, conditioning tips, and fitness assessments. Fitness Swimming has all the information you need to chart progress and maintain peak performance.

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Bill Volckening
"Emmett Hines is an influential coach-a pioneer among masters swimming coaches. In Fitness Swimming he shares the very latest on swimming technique, and his no-nonsense approach to stroke analysis is refreshing. No swimming library would be complete without this book."--(Bill Volckening, Editor, USMS Swimmer )

Glenn Mills
"Emmett has done a great job of creating a resource for swimmers on the technique and conditioning fundamentals of the sport. No matter what level, the drills and workouts will help you become a better all-around swimmer."--(Glenn Mills, U.S. Olympic Swimmer and Founder of GoSwim.tv)

Part I Preparing to Swim
Chapter 1. Swimming for Your Life
Chapter 2. Getting Equipped
Chapter 3. Assessing Your Swimming Fitness

Part II Swimming the Right Way
Chapter 4. Your Relationship With the Water
Chapter 5. Posture and Balance Drills
Chapter 6. Stroke Integration Drills and Turns
Chapter 7. Warming Up, Stretching, and Cooling Down

Part III Swimming Workouts
Chapter 8. Level 1
Chapter 9. Level 2
Chapter 10. Level 3
Chapter 11. Level 4
Chapter 12. Level 5
Chapter 13. Level 6

Part IV Training Over the Long Haul
Chapter 14. Planning Seasonal Training
Chapter 15. Sample Programs
Chapter 16. Charting Your Progress

Conquering Depression or Paths to God

2009-01-10T04:34:00.000-08:00

Conquering Depression: A 30 Day Plan to Finding Happiness

Author: Mark A Sutton

Depression is a largely overlooked and much misunderstood disease, yet there are vast numbers of Christian men and women who are looking for help with their problem. As troubled marriages collapse, single parents struggle with difficulties, and everyone feels the pinch of economic hardships and stresses, happiness seems forever elusive as people look for the more abundant life but seem unable to find it. With an interest stemming from their own experiences, Sutton and Hennigan take an approach to overcoming life's difficulties that is grounded in both spiritual and medical principles. Conquering Depression provides step-by-step encouragement and instruction to manage and win over depression.

Author Biography: Mark Sutton has authored more than 200 articles published in various national magazines. His first book was Thirty Days to a Better Marriage, and he has been a contributing author to other books. He teaches marriage seminars nearly every month across the country. He currently resides in Shreveport, Louisiana. Dr. Bruce Hennigan is a Christian physician and gifted playwright, having written and produced over 100 dramas. He is the author of Montana Holmes, a book of plays. His writing has been featured in devotions from the Brotherhood Commission. Hennigan currently makes his home in Shreveport, Louisiana.

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Paths to God: Living the Bhagavad Gita

Author: Ram Dass

For centuries, readers have turned to the Bhagavad Gita for inspiration and guidance as they chart their own spiritual paths. As profound and powerful as this classic text has been for generations of seekers, integrating its lessons into the ordinary patterns of our lives can ultimately seem beyond our reach. Now, in a fascinating series of reflections, anecdotes, stories, and exercises, Ram Dass gives us a unique and accessible road map for experiencing divinity in everyday life. In the engaging, conversational style that has made his teachings so popular for decades, Ram Dass traces our journey of consciousness as it is reflected in one of Hinduism's most sacred texts. The Gita teaches a system of yogas, or "paths for coming to union with God."

In Paths to God, Ram Dass brings the heart of that system to light for a Western audience and translates the Gita's principles into the manual for living the yoga of contemporary life.

While being a guide to the wisdom of the Bhagavad Gita, Paths to God is also a template for expanding our definition of ourselves and allowing us to appreciate a new level of meaning in our lives.

Library Journal

Dass, long exiled from the faculty of Harvard for "psychedelic research," is well known as the author of Be Here Now, a book that gave a phrase to the language. His latest is an updated summary of a series of lectures that he gave in the mid-1970s. Despite its title, it is less a guide to the Gita than a tour through Dass's own post-Buddhist-like spiritual musings, with the Gita acting as a kind of springboard. Still, Dass's reflections are often interesting and stimulating; he is as well qualified as anyone now writing to "rediscover ways of honoring the sacred." For most collections. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

The Healing Craft or Health in the Later Years

2009-01-09T19:21:00.000-08:00

The Healing Craft

Author: Janet Farrar

The Healing Craft is the first work of it's kind aimed toward the Pagan market. Although directed at those seeking to use the healing arts from a purely Pagan perspective, it will be useful to any who are interested in complementary therapies. Written with this in mind, The Healing Craft is both academic and practical, combining chapters on the necessary information required to be a healer (e.g. chapters on the physical and spiritual body) with several chapters designed to increase the reader's skills in several different healing techniques. All the chapters bring together both the orthodox medical viewpoint with that of the complementary therapist.Included within the book are chapters on Spiritual Healing, Massage and Aromatherapy, Shamanistic and Magical Practices, Counselling (with Tarot and Past Life Regression) plus a chapter on Last Rites. Obviously it is impossible to do justice to many of these subjects in a single chapter, so they have been written to!guide the reader to what they will need to learno heal others effectively, while offering basic practical skills. This makes The Healing Craft an invaluable guide to those seeking to practice healing from a holistic pagan viewpoint.

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Health in the Later Years

Author: Armeda F Ferrini

Health in the Later Years is geared to help people make better-informed health choices to increase the quality of their later life. Further, knowledge of health and aging assists individuals to better manage the aging process of their family members. Finally, the study of aging and health enhances professional opportunities in the field of gerontology. The text provides a comprehensive overview of the most important topics in health and aging. The latest edition of the textbook is completely revised to assure all information is up-to-date and accurate and well-referenced. This edition provides extensive and reputable web-associated resources to supplement the written material in the text, reflecting the needs of adult learners and allowing for more in-depth study of many topics. Interactive exercises, such as “What is your Opinion” and end-of-chapter activities have been expanded to provide teachers and students an opportunity to expand their classroom reading into real-life experiences.

Tattooed or Diets Designed for Athletes

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

Tattooed: The Sociogenesis of a Body Art

Author: Michael Atkinson

Tattoos have become increasingly popular in recent years, especially among young people. While tattooing is used as a symbol of personal identity and social communication, there has been little sociological study of the phenomenon. In Tattooed: The Sociogenesis of a Body Art, tattoo enthusiasts share their stories about their bodies and tattooing experiences. Michael Atkinson shows how enthusiasts negotiate and celebrate their 'difference' as it relates to the social stigma attached to body art - how the act of tattooing is as much a response to the stigma as it is a form of personal expression - and how a generation has appropriated tattooing as its own symbol of inclusiveness. Atkinson further demonstrates how the displaying of tattooed bodies to others - techniques of disclosure, justification, and representation - has become a part of the shared experience.

Cultural sensibilities about tattooing are discussed within historical context and in relation to broader trends in body modification, such as cosmetic surgery, dieting, and piercing. The author also employs research from a number of disciplines, as well as contemporary sociological and postmodern theory to analyse the enduring social significance of body art.

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Tattooing as Body Modification	3
2	Tattoo and Sociogenesis	23
3	Academic and Media Representations	51
4	Meeting Tattoo Enthusiasts	69
5	Subculture or Figuration?	91
6	Sociogenesis and Personality Structures	127
7	Life-course Transition and Representation: The Deviance Tightrope	157
8	Shame, Social Control, and Display	207
9	The Body-modification Habits of Canadians	237
	References	267
	Index	289

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Diets Designed for Athletes: How to Combine Foods, Fluids, and Supplements for Maximum Training and Performance

Author: Maryann Karinch

If you're a competitive athlete or coach, then you're well aware of the hype surrounding sport-performance foods and supplements on the market. With so many options available, how do you evaluate performance-enhancing products, choose them wisely, and build them into a program that supports your conditioning and competitive goals?

Diets Designed for Athletes helps you cut through the hype with straightforward guidance on choosing products so that you can avoid wasting money or jeopardizing your health and conditioning. Learn about the pros and cons of sport-performance products available in stores as well as in their natural form. Diets Designed for Athletes tells you what to eat, when to eat it, and why. It gives you sound nutritional advice and the information you need to perform optimally by understanding which supplements will work best for you and your sport.

Don't rely on word-of-mouth advice. Use the accessible, research-based advice in Diets Designed for Athletes to make wiser food investments and to understand when and why dietary supplements make sense. When you integrate the right products into a diet that supports your training, you'll feel the difference and see the results in your performance.

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This is a fantastic metabolic map for trainers and athletes serious about making gains in their sport fitness program. Maryann will pump you full of information on the fuels you need to run like a Ferrari.
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No Sugar Cookbook or Facelift at Your Fingertips

2009-01-08T21:57:00.000-08:00

No-Sugar Cookbook: Delicious Recipes to Make Your Mouth Water...All Sugar Free

Author: Kimberly Tessmar

Whether you are person with diabetes or high blood pressure, or you just want to cut sugar out of your diet, The No-Sugar Cookbook is for you! Edited by registered dietitian Kimberly A. Tessmer, this practical cookbook shows you how to sacrifice sugar but not flavor! Packed with more than 200 recipes, some of the treats you will find include:

Fruit Salsa
Buckwheat Pancakes
Chicken a la King
Chocolate Cheesecake Mousse
Honey Raisin Bars

All these recipes contain no added sugar or provide a healthier alternate sugar substitute, but still taste great! With The No-Sugar Cookbook, sugar-free food never tasted so sweet!

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

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Facelift at Your Fingertips: An Aromatherapy Massage Program for Healthy Skin and a Younger Face

Author: Pierre Jean Cousin

Using essential oils and fingertip massage, readers will learn techniques to help prevent and even reverse the effects of aging on the skin. Includes easy-to-follow exercises and directions for making therapeutic facial masks, tonics, and lotions using all-natural ingredients to protect and tone the skin and reduce wrinkles.

Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health or Health

2009-01-08T10:45:00.000-08:00

Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health: And Don't Forget the Chocolate!

Author: Liz Pearson

Be healthy, eat well and indulge your sweet tooth.

Several years ago, registered dietitian Liz Pearson and home economist Mairlyn Smith developed The Ultimate Healthy Eating Plan. This best-selling book provided guidance for optimal health and the prevention of diseases including cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Ultimate Foods for Ultimate Health is a welcome follow-up book about disease-fighting powerhouse foods. The authors describe how often to eat these foods and in what quantities. Filled with great tips for eating on the run, dining out and snacking wisely, the book combines the 50 best recipes from the first book with 90 new ones — all nutrition-packed and fabulous.

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Health: The Basics

Author: Rebecca Donatell

The Seventh Editionof Donatelle's text provides readers with the tools they need to make healthy, lifelong behavior changes and become savvy consumers of health information. This current and user-friendly text holds readers' interest by covering health topics of primary concern to them. Promoting Healthy Behavior Change; Psychosocial Health: Being Mentally, Emotionally, Socially, and Spiritually Well; Managing Stress: Coping with Life's Challenges; Violence and Abuse: Creating Healthy Environments; Healthy Relationships and Sexuality: Making Commitments; Birth Control, Pregnancy, and Childbirth: Managing Your Fertility; Licit and Illicit Drugs: Use, Misuse, and Abuse; Alcohol, Tobacco, and Caffeine: Daily Pleasure, Daily Challenges; Nutrition: Eating for Optimum Health; Managing Your Weight: Finding a Healthy Balance; Personal Fitness: Improving Health through Exercise; Cardiovascular Disease: Reducing Your Risk; Cancer: Reducing Your Risk; Infectious and Noninfectious Conditions: Risks and Responsibilities; Life's Transitions: The Aging Process; Environmental Health: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally; Consumerism: Selecting Health Care Products and Services; Complementary and Alternative Medicine: New Choices and Responsibilities for Healthwise Consumers For all readers interested in making healthy,lifelong behavior changes.

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New edition of a college textbook which presents a general overview of health issues, intended to assist students in making informed health decisions. Topics include creating healthy and caring relationships; avoiding or overcoming harmful habits; and preventing and fighting disease. Specific health problems addressed include stress, sexually transmitted diseases, and fitness. The publisher reports that this text will not be available by itself once the CD-ROM is published and they're marketed as a package. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Ch. 1	Promoting Healthy Behavior	1
Ch. 2	Psychosocial Health: Achieving Mental, Emotional, Social, and Spiritual Wellness	25
Ch. 3	Managing Stress: Toward Prevention and Control	48
Ch. 4	Violence and Abuse: Societal Challenges	66
Ch. 5	Healthy Relationships and Sexuality: Making Commitments	84
Ch. 6	Birth Control, Pregnancy, and Childbirth: Managing Your Fertility	117
Ch. 7	Nutrition: Eating for Optimum Health	148
Ch. 8	Managing Your Weight: Finding a Healthy Balance	179
Ch. 9	Personal Fitness: Improving Your Health Through Exercise	204
Ch. 10	Licit and Illicit Drug Use: Understanding Addictions	226
Ch. 11	Alcohol, Tobacco, and Caffeine: Unacknowledged Addictions	256
Ch. 12	Cardiovascular Disease and Cancer: Reducing Your Risks	286
Ch. 13	Infectious and Noninfectious Conditions: Risks and Responsibilities	318
Ch. 14	Life's Transitions: The Aging Process	355
Ch. 15	Environmental Health: Thinking Globally, Acting Locally	381
Ch. 16	Consumerism: Selecting Health-Care Products and Services	400

Fruit or Magic Teaspoon

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

Fruit: The Ultimate Diet

Author: Rejean Durett

Fruit: The Ultimate Diet, is the first book of its kind to delve so deeply into the whole concept of a fruitarian diet. Page after page reveals reason after reason to become fruitarian as every single myth regarding the diet is dispelled and it becomes ever so clear that if you want to be as healthy as possible on every level the answer is simple, GO FRUITARIAN

Magic Teaspoon: Transform Your Meals with the Power of Healing Herbs and Spices

Author: Victoria Zak

Attain better health and more energy...one spoonful at a time.

Enhance the flavors of daily meals while transforming them into powerful potions with the healing benefits found in such herbs and spices as thyme, basil, parsley, cinnamon, dill, and many others. As a source of vitamins and antioxidants, herbs are natural energy boosters and disease fighters-and can be added to breakfast, lunch, and dinner with the easy-to-prepare recipes found in this book. From amazing appetizers and super salads to extraordinary entrées and dynamic desserts, The Magic Teaspoon offers it all-with just the flick of a teaspoon:

The New Glucose Revolution or Prostate Health in 90 Days

2009-01-07T15:21:00.000-08:00

The New Glucose Revolution: What Makes My Blood Glucose Go Up...and Down?

Author: Dr Jennie Brand Miller

Dr. Jennie Brand-Miller and Kaye Foster-Powell — authors of the New York Times best-seller The New Glucose Revolution,— and David Mendosa, a leading diabetes journalist, answer the most frequently asked questions about blood glucose levels. They address a wide range of concerns, correct common misconceptions, and educate how best to monitor and control glucose levels. Among the questions addressed are: What is a normal blood glucose level? What can I do to bring down my blood glucose levels when they're high? Can being stressed really have something to do with my high blood glucose? Which carbohydrates will raise my blood glucose the least? What is the glycemic index? When I crave something sweet, what should I have? This book is for everyone with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, those who experience blood sugar lows (or highs) during the course of a day, people clinically diagnosed with hypoglycemia or hyperglycemia, those with the metabolic syndrome or Syndrome X, and everyone interested in taking preventative measures to preserve good health. An indispensable guide, this book is for those who want clear, scientifically-based information about the connection between food, exercise, weight, and blood glucose levels.

New interesting book: 2500 Recipes or Extreme Barbecue

Prostate Health in 90 Days

Author: Larry Clapp

Dr. Larry Clapp was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 1990. Given the limited options of surgery and radiation, he began intensive research into self-healing alternatives and developed a treatment for prostate cancer, which he successfully used to cure himself. Today, cancer-free, he continues his research while helping others using nutrition, massage, herbs, homeopathy, and other alternatives.

The Insomnia Solution or Journey through Cancer

2009-01-07T03:09:00.000-08:00

The Insomnia Solution: The Natural, Drug-Free Way to a Good Night's Sleep

Author: Michael Krugman

Stress. It's everywhere--and it's keeping millions of Americans up at night. But now there's help: Michael Krugman's Sounder Sleep System™. In this revolutionary book, Krugman shows readers that insomnia is not just a nighttime affliction, but a 24-hour-a-day condition, associated with stress experienced during the day. To combat this stress, he offers a program based on traditional and modern self-healing methods. Readers can personalize the plan, which consists of a combination of 18 mini-moves™ designed to induce relaxation, reduce stress, and ensure sound sleep. The mini-moves™ can be done in the middle of the night--giving readers an instant solution to help them fall back to sleep. Presented in an illustrated, step-by-step format that makes learning fun and effective, THE INSOMNIA SOLUTION will help millions of readers to sleep easier.

Library Journal

Thousands of Americans suffer from insomnia caused by stress and other hazards of contemporary life. Krugman, a sufferer once himself, offers a holistic approach to the problem. Part 1 recounts his search for better sleep, including tidbits about sleep research and somatic therapies; Krugman eventually adapted aspects of the Feldenkrais Method, which is designed to ease movement and improve general well-being, to create his Sounder Sleep System. After relieving his own insomnia with this combination of 18 slow, small exercises to relax the body, decrease stress, and lull one to sleep, he began training instructors and teaching seminars on the system. Part 2 clearly describes the exercises and illustrates them with black-and-white photographs. This book is not intended to treat medical conditions like sleep apnea or other clinical sleep disorders, but its exercises should help those plagued by garden-variety insomnia. Recommended for public and consumer health libraries.-Eris Weaver, Cotati, CA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Journey through Cancer: My Story of Hope, Healing, and God's Amazing Faithfulness

Author: Emilie Barnes

Bestselling author Emilie Barnes shares about her life-changing encounter with illness and healing in A Journey Through Cancer . She reveals the lessons gathered along this journey and provides comforting, encouraging words to those who are going through difficulties-be it illness, bereavement, job loss, or relationship problems. Emilie offers assurance and deep empathy in her exploration of what to do when the foundation beneath you shakes, how to rediscover God's plan for your life, and ways to embrace the reality of God's provision.

Ten Zen Seconds or Living with Lymphoma

2009-01-06T16:58:00.000-08:00

Ten Zen Seconds

Author: Eric Maisel

A powerful, ten-second technique can change stress into calm, strength and a centered approach. The basis of The Ten Second Pause is using a single deep breath as a container for a specific thought.

This technique is simple to grasp, simple to use, simple to practice and simple to master. This technique can be used anywhere, anytime, by anyone and it's profound in its benefits. You'll find yourself able to do things that previously felt too painful or too difficult to attempt. You'll be able to calm and center yourself before an important meeting or conversation. You'll be able to change your basic attitudes about life, becoming calm and positive where before you may have been anxious or pessimistic.

Blending Eastern principles of breath awareness and mindfulness with Western principles of positive psychology, together they offer a powerful antidote to stress, procrastination and anxiousness.

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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.

Help Someone I Know Has a Problem with Porn or The Weight Loss Diaries

2009-01-06T05:45:00.000-08:00

Help! Someone I Know Has a Problem with Porn

Author: Jim Vigorito

Does someone you know have a problem with porn?

Today's technologies have opened new venues for pornography access. Because of this onslaught of availability, you may know someone who is caught in the porn trap. If this is affecting a loved one, your emotions can run from devastation to anger to despair. Often, people don't know where to turn or what to do. There's hope—there's help.

HELP! Someone I Know Has a Problem with Porn offers practical advice on several key topics:

defining pornography

recognizing the different outlets for men and women

understanding addiction

diagnosing the issue for your loved one—what to expect

taking the next step—how you can help

living the alternative—where to go from here

By understanding the characteristics of addiction and learning what steps you can take to help your loved one, you can make a difference.

Book about: 100 Questions and Answers about Schizophrenia or The Balance

The Weight-Loss Diaries

Author: Courtney Rubin

From Shape magazine's popular "Weight-Loss Diary" columnist comes a hilarious, sometimes heartwrenching look at the daily struggle of dieting.

In this frank and funny book, Courtney Rubin shares what she learned about dieting—and herself—in more than two years of chronicling her battle to keep food from consuming her life. As engaging as her famous column, The Weight-Loss Diaries is part memoir, part how-to, and always entertaining.

An honest and brave account of what it feels like, day in and day out, often year in and year out, to try to lose a significant amount of weight, The Weight-Loss Diaries is:

An unashamed tale of binges, fashion fiascos, setbacks, and ultimate success
A light-hearted, laugh-out-loud look at the most ridiculous excuses for ending or cheating on a diet
A no-holds-barred account of the author's dark days of flirting with eating disorders and constantly calculating and recalculating calories

With insight, humor, and courage, Rubin explores diet and food issues, as well as her self-sabotaging habits during dieting, in ways that everyone struggling with weight loss will find both instructive and inspiring.

About the Author:
Courtney Rubin is an award-winning journalist. For two years, she wrote the "Weight-Loss Diary" column for Shape, the highest-circulation women's health and fitness magazine. Rubin is currently a senior writer at Washingtonian magazine.

Dealing with Food Allergies or The Edge

2009-01-05T20:32:00.000-08:00

Dealing with Food Allergies: A Practical Guide to Detecting Culprit Foods and Eating a Healthy, Enjoyable Diet

Author: Janice Vickerstaff Joneja

A food allergy is an immune system response to a food that the body mistakenly believes is harmful. Chemicals released by the immune system to protect the body trigger allergic reactions — varying widely from mild rashes to life-threatening anaphylactic shock. Often difficult to diagnose, food allergies can be lifetime afflictions — with no treatment other than avoiding the offending food. Dealing with Food Allergies presents up-to-date information on current diagnostic methods and treatment options. An authority on food allergies and intolerances, the author describes the effects of food allergies on the skin, mucous membranes, and respiratory and digestive tracts; discusses treatment by allergists and other healthcare professionals; and empowers readers to manage their food allergies. Illustrations, charts, and tables are included.

Interesting book: What You Wear Can Change Your Life or Ink

The Edge

Author: Ben Weider

For more than sixty years, Ben and Joe Weider, the celebrated founders of the modern fitness movement, have been on the cutting edge of new developments in health, fitness, and sports performance. Now, in The Edge, the Weiders share the training secrets of the pros that can help anyone achieve peak performance. By following their Weider Triangle method-weight training, nutrition (including natural supplementation), and skill perfection-you can boost energy, muscle growth, recovery, and health. Whether you are a competitive athlete or a weekend warrior, or simply want to get in great shape and look your best, you will benefit from the proven expertise in this book.

	Preface	ix
	Foreword	xi
	Introduction	I
1	The Weider Triangle Method of Peak Performance	7
2	Strength and Muscle Building	21
3	Weider Variable Weight-Training Approach for Muscle Building, Athletic Performance, and Fat Loss	31
4	The Strength Bodybuilding Makeover: Exercise Programs	46
5	The Core Exercises	99
6	Dynatrition--The New Commandments of Nutrition	157
7	Putting Dynatrition into Practice	170
8	Sports-Specific Dynatrition Plans	218
9	Fat Loss and Body Weight Maintenance	241
10	Technique and Skill: Mastering Performance Fitness	252
11	Nutritional Supplement Review	261
12	How to Be a Natural Champion	323
Appendix A	Exercise Log	345
Appendix B	Food Log	347
Appendix C	Related Websites	349
	References	351
	Index	371
	About Gea Johnson and Michael O'Hearn	381
	About the Authors	383

How to Stop Time or Greysheet Recipes Cookbook 2009 Greysheet Recipes Collection From Members Of Greysheet Recipes

2009-01-05T08:20:00.000-08:00

How to Stop Time: Heroin from A to Z

Author: Ann Marlow

How to Stop Time is an important contemporary contribution to the classic accounts of the seductive attractions and dangerous distractions of drug use.

In this hypnotic and piercingly intelligent chronicle, Ann Marlowe dissects her former heroin habit, and recounts in harrowing detail the rigors and realities of life under the influence while building a successful Wall Street career and establishing a reputation as a critic in the alternative press. A one-time Harvard grad student in philosophy, Marlowe ruthlessly examines the paradoxical nature of addiction, and connects her own experience to a wider discussion of heroin in the context of our post-consumer, digital society.

New Yorker

This lexicon of meditations is designed to conjure the eternal present of a life structured around the various observances of heroin use. Marlowe applies admirable rigor to contemplating the drug's role in her disparate existences as a Wall Street analyst and a Village Voice rock critic during her seven-year stint as a user. Especially provocative are the parallels she draws between drug use and consumer society, and her refusal to accept the commonplace model of addiction as an illness. Ultimately, though, it's the stories she relates about her discovery of disturbing family secrets and her relationships with a series of self-destructive bohemians that are most compelling.

GQ

Her account, an alphabet of use and need from abstention to youth, is one of the most ruthless little books published in recent memory, dope addled or not.

Salon - Craig Seligman

Voices don't come any cooler -- in the sense of hip as well as of remote, uningratiating -- than the one Ann Marlowe writes with in How to Stop Time: Heroin From A to Z. (The only uncool thing about the book is its gimmicky subtitle.) Marlowe was that phenomenon unheard of in the literature of junk, the recreational user -- a concept, she notes, that many Americans will not countenance:

When I published a cover story on heroin in the Village Voice in 1994, I got lots of nasty letters that all agreed on one thing: because I emerged from years of heroin use without noticeable health, career or financial effects, I wasn't qualified to write about dope. I didn't really have the experience, because the sign of really having the experience is ruining your life.

Marlowe had a serious but controlled habit for seven years, from 1988 to 1995; she snorted rather than shooting up ("never more than a bag a day"), and she always kept her head securely screwed on. "When I heard about rich acquaintances spending $200 or $300 a day on dope, my practical side took over. $2100 a week...I could buy a Chanel suit every week for that! I could lease a Ferrari!" She recoils from any notion of the addict as victim:

Not for a minute can I subscribe to the popular view, encouraged by William Burroughs, of addiction as uncontrollable need. Still less can I take addiction as the excuse for bad behavior. No one would condone a person who stole or neglected her children because he or she was feeling bad from the flu, and all but the severest dopesickness is no more rigorous than a nasty flu. Unpleasant? Yes. Sufficient explanation for amoral selfishness? Scarcely.

Her book contains what is probably the least histrionic, least hysterical writing about heroin to be found outside medical literature. And on top of that it's engaging and it's smart. The "A to Z" of the subtitle refers to the alphabetical arrangement of brief essays by topic/title: "Abstention," "Addiction," "Aging" and so forth. This arbitrary structure (or absence of structure) replicates, in a peculiarly apt way, the anomie of the drug experience -- it suggests the voluntary relinquishment of an otherwise available control. Yet at the same time, Marlowe's grimly rational aperçus are appealingly 18th century in the sculptural rigor of their execution. Spend enough time thinking about any topic and it can yield gold. The pleasures of the book lie less in Marlowe's argument, such as it is, than in her random acute perceptions:

Heroin inflects the East Village. It's like riding or sailing in upper-class society: it's not that everyone does it, but the general cultural style is influenced by some people doing it.
Cool is the way of describing from certain exterior viewpoints what registers as loneliness from the inside.
Like youth, heroin is best understood in retrospect: from within the experience, you cannot see it for what it is.

Marlowe's intelligence is charming, which is a good thing, since she seems to regard charm per se as a threat to integrity. She goes out of her way to demonstrate how unkind and unpleasant she can be, and she is generous with her contempt: Her parents were oddballs, her boyfriends were assholes, the friends of her drug days were losers. And only seven pages before the end she makes what I think is a serious tactical error: In the midst of discussing the events that led up to her kicking, she mentions that "because I'd made $150,000 in the first few months of the year, about what I normally made in a full year, I wasn't working very hard."

A hundred and fifty grand? Annually? This isn't a surprise, exactly -- she's already talked about attending Harvard Business School and working as a financial analyst at a New York investment bank. (A description of the requisite charcoal-gray and black business uniform affords her the opportunity for a great line about "the late Goya splendor of the 8 o'clock Monday morning meeting.") Still, this nugget of information, coming after many pages of recollection about the East Village dives she hung out in and the junkie rockers she slummed with, doesn't make her any more sympathetic. A seven-year heroin habit, you realize, isn't the only chasm that stretches between her and her readers. Not that her income makes any moral difference, or any difference to the excellence of this book -- and it is excellent. But I was glad that I was reading about Ann Marlowe's life, rather than sitting across the table from her and listening to her tell me about it.

Library Journal

Within this book's topical segments, which are alphabetically arranged (e.g., "digital," "doll house," "dope fiend"), New York writer/critic Marlowe fluently describes her dope-addicted years. A "dully painful" childhood; her father's incurable, debilitating illness; her need to transcend gender and cultural conventions; her pervasive dread of an uncontrollable life; the drug scene in the 1980s; and her fascination with rock music all converged to enable a life structured around heroin use. "Dope," she says, "was a home, a psychic space...providing a predictable comfort and security." Now, heroin free, she brings her current insights to bear on those times, exploring what the experiences meant and their relevance to her present life. An articulate and eloquently written work, this is highly recommended for what should be an interested general readership.--Suzanne W. Wood, SUNY Coll. of Technology, Alfred Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

Marlowe weaves personal history with aphorisms and analysis to explore her own and society's obsession with heroin. She delves beneath the surface of addiction and the familiar cliches, offering many insights into the nature of nostalgia, and the craving for predictable experience on the one hand and the excitement of danger on the other. The tale is told through snapshots of her life and relationships. The author is a writer and critic who has written on music, books, and culture for the , , , and . Lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Paper Magazine - McCormack

How to Stop Time, is the definitive guide to New York's last great drug-fueled subculture.

Kirkus Reviews

New York writer/critic Marlowe crafts a memoir of her years among the East Village heroin demimonde in the provocative format of an alphabetized guide to this darkly indulgent world. The narrative is broken down into brief passages, in which tales of a pallid, ominous suburban childhood alternate with edgier evocations of the "dope life" in lower Manhattan during the halcyon pre-Giuliani days. The best of these passages, surprisingly, are the most abstract (likely rooted in Marlowe's philosophy studies at Harvard). Elsewhere, one finds trenchant, unexpected observations on drug-use ramifications: her early equating of addiction with nostalgia, for example, or of the jealous "love triangle" among a junkie, a straight, and the drug. Marlowe never passes up a chance to remind us how not just cool but epochal she is: we learn in great depth how, years before grunge hit, she rocked out wearing Gaultier to the hippest junkie-filled clubs in the East Village, which are all gone now, and pursued "sexual adventure" with men "who had not even a foot in the straight world." Marlowe's emphasis on her insider-ish privilege—which is an elaborate, underlying theme in the book, despite occasional populist stabs—is nowhere near as effective as a stance divorced from this essentially elitist component of the drug milieu might have been. It makes a serious book harder to take seriously. Although she returns to her other characters periodically, sketching the contours of her "dope circle," both the fragmented nature of their depiction, and the fact that they also are moneyed, attractive geniuses makes these portrayals less than affecting. That said, there's a sense of brightly lit truthhere that surpasses Marlowe's fondness for high-end brand names. One is left marveling at the depth of her heroin-related observations, and sharing in her apparent sadness for the years and potential which she and her friends sacrificed to the shared glamour of their habits.

Interesting book: The Golden Cage or The Pleiadian

Greysheet Recipes Cookbook [2009] Greysheet Recipes Collection From Members Of Greysheet Recipes

Author: Greysheet Recipes

Readers will find complete information about the 12-Step Recovery Group, Greysheeters Anonymous, based on the principles of Alcoholic's Anonymous Inc., and the "Greysheet" Food Plan and Method, a food plan originally offered for suggestion by Overeater's Anonymous Inc. in the 1960's, a very low carb, high protein food plan, no breads, flour products, only products that list sugar at least fifth on the label, and quantities suggested in weighed and measured amounts. 347 pages.The Cookbook Recipes in the Greysheet Recipes Collection have been contributed by members of GreysheetRecipes. GreysheetRecipes is an online forum. The discussion group is for members to post and discuss recipes that meet the requirements of the food on the Greysheet Food Plan. There are 12 Step support groups, based on the principles of Alcoholics Anonymous Inc., that support the use of the Greysheet Food Plan. You can find links to these groups in the Greysheet Recipes Collection and more about some of the specialty foods like soynut butter, soy products, digital scales for weighing and measuring food amounts, and literature on recovery from compulsive overeating. The Greysheet Recipes Collection is not an official publication or official literature of GreySheeters Anonymous Inc. or GreySheeters Anonymous World Service Inc., Overeater's Anonymous or any other organization. While the book does not contain a copy of the "Greysheet" Food Plan, you can obtain a copy of the Greysheet by contacting a member of one of the Greysheet support groups through one of the links offered in the book.

8 Minutes in the Morning to Lean Hips and Thin Thighs or Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby

2009-01-04T23:09:00.000-08:00

8 Minutes in the Morning to Lean Hips and Thin Thighs: Lose Up to 4 Inches in Less Than 4 Weeks - Guaranteed!

Author: Jorge Cruis

Lose up to 4 inches from your hips and thighs in less than 4 weeks -- guaranteed!

Have you had a hard time shedding the fat and cellulite from your hips and thighs? Now, whether you're new to the Jorge Cruise weight-control plan or not, 8 Minutes in the Morning to Lean Hips and Thighs will help you lose up to 4 inches in less than 4 weeks -- guaranteed! The Jorge Cruise secret is to restore your metabolism by creating new lean muscles that burn fat and shrink the size of your hips and thighs.

Each day you'll do a simple Cruise Move routine that sculpts your hips and thighs and takes just 8 minutes. You'll also get a delicious meal plan with the essential muscle-making materials you'll need to create your new body. All with NO counting of calorie or banning of foods. Empowering visualizations will help you conquer the emotional eating that may be sabotaging your efforts. Success stories from Jorge Cruise clients will help keep you inspired. You have nothing to lose except inches from your hips and thighs!

Jorge Cruise struggled with his weight as a child and young man. Today he has over 3 million online clients at JorgeCruise.com, is the "weight-loss coach" columnist for Prevention magazine with 11 million readers, and is the New York Times best-selling author of the 8 Minutes in the Morning book series. He has been featured in USA Today, Woman's World, First for Women, Self, Shape, Cosmo, and Fit, and has appeared on Oprah, CNN, Good Morning America, Dateline NBC, and The View.

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Bonnie Barrett, lost 4 inches from her thighs!
My thighs have always been a trouble zone for me, and now I have the tools to zap them!

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Eleanor Talbot, lost 14 inches from her thighs!
When I was a kid, I was called 'Thunder Thighs.' NOW, I'm working to have Thinner Thighs!

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Cheryl McCowan, shrunk 3-1/2 inches off her thighs!
I've truly changed my lifestyle for the better.

New interesting textbook: Fast Food Diet or Caribbean Rum

Unofficial Guide to Having a Baby

Author: Ann Douglas

The inside scoop for when you want more than the official line

Having a baby is one of life’s most joyous–and overwhelming–events. The choices you make now will affect your baby’s health long after it is born. How should you change your lifestyle now that you are pregnant? How can you be sure that your baby is developing properly? What should you expect at each doctor’s visit? And how on earth will you survive labor?

Now thoroughly updated with more than 200 pages of new and completely revised material, including week-by-week pregnancy tips, The Unofficial Guide^TM to Having a Baby gives savvy parents-to-be like you a foolproof appraisal of what works and what doesn’t–revealing things even your doctor won’t (or can’t) tell you, with unbiased recommendations that are not influenced by any company, product, or organization.

• Vital Information that other sources can’t or won’t reveal–including the very latest research on prenatal and genetic testing.

• Insider Secrets on how to weather the physical and emotional highs and lows of pregnancy, with tips on health, exercise, sex, and career management.

• Money-Saving Tips that help you save on baby gear and maternity wear.

• The Latest Trends in new childbirth methods, including Doula care, pain management, and alternative birthing options.

• Handy Checklists and Charts to track your baby’s development, identify potentially dangerous medications and drugs, and record the milestones in your pregnancy.

	About the Authors
	Introduction
1	Is This the Right Time to Have a Baby?	3
2	Conception Countdown: Planning for a Healthy Pregnancy	39
3	The Overachiever's Guide to Getting Pregnant Fast	81
4	When Plan A Fails	109
5	The First Month: Great Expectations	171
6	The Second Month: Newly Pregnant	245
7	The Third Month: Anxiety Alley	323
8	The Fourth Month: Settling In	381
9	The Fifth Month: The Halfway Mark	427
10	The Sixth Month: The Waiting Game	459
11	The Seventh Month: Seriously Pregnant	485
12	The Eighth Month: Getting Psyched	513
13	The Ninth Month: Nine Months and Counting	537
14	To Test or Not to Test?	561
15	Carrying Multiples	595
16	Coping with a High-Risk Pregnancy	621
17	What Every Pregnant Woman Needs to Know About Miscarriage, Stillbirth, and Infant Death	657
18	Labor and Delivery	691
19	The Postpartum Survival Guide	761
	Glossary	805
	Further Reading	817
	Index	821

Full Moon Feast or Weight Training for Life

2009-01-04T11:57:00.000-08:00

Full Moon Feast: Food and the Hunger for Connection

Author: Jessica Prentic

Full Moon Feast invites us to a table brimming with locally grown foods, radical wisdom, and communal nourishment.

In Full Moon Feast , accomplished chef and passionate food activist Jessica Prentice champions locally grown, humanely raised, nutrient-rich foods and traditional cooking methods. The book follows the thirteen lunar cycles of an agrarian year, from the midwinter Hunger Moon and the springtime sweetness of the Sap Moon to the bounty of the Moon When Salmon Return to Earth in autumn. Each chapter includes recipes that display the richly satisfying flavors of foods tied to the ancient rhythm of the seasons.

Prentice decries our modern food culture: megafarms and factories, the chemically processed ghosts of real foods in our diets, and the suffering—physical, emotional, cultural, communal, and spiritual—born of a disconnect from our food sources. She laments the system that is poisoning our bodies and our communities.

But Full Moon Feast is a celebration, not a dirge. Prentice has emerged from her own early struggles with food to offer health, nourishment, and fulfillment to her readers. She recounts her relationships with local farmers alongside ancient harvest legends and methods of food preparation from indigenous cultures around the world.

Combining the radical nutrition of Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions, keen agri-political acumen, and a spiritual sensibility that draws from indigenous as well as Western traditions, Full Moon Feast is a call to reconnect to our food, our land, and each other. "

About the Author:
Jessica Prentice is a professional chef, food activist, and founder of Wise Food Ways. She teaches classes in the San Francisco Bay Area that empower students to cook nourishing meals based on locally grown, ethically sound ingredients. She lives in Richmond, California. Visit her Web site, www.wisefoodways.com , for more information and events listings.

Book review: Office Procedures for the Legal Professional or Compensation

Weight Training for Life

Author: James L Hesson

WEIGHT TRAINING FOR LIFE, Eighth Edition is ideal for anyone interested in learning about weight training. It focuses on helping students learn to plan their own weight training programs for a lifetime of fitness. Whether used for group lessons or as a reference for anyone wanting to get back into a routine, this text is designed to help men and women of all ages and skill level build a solid foundation of current knowledge and practice in weight training, as well as learn the most effective ways to develop the body shape one desires. The text contains hundreds of full-color photos demonstrating exercises and proper techniques. It also contains forms for writing goals, for planning a personal weight-training program, and for recording circumference measurements, strength measurements, and muscle endurance measurements. Readers will learn how to design and maintain a safe, personalized, effective, and enjoyable weight-training program. They will learn that weight training, done properly, can be a fun and beneficial activity. Whether as a required or recommended text, WEIGHT TRAINING FOR LIFE continues to be the best-selling, most visually oriented weight training text in the higher education market.

Dynamic Stretching and Kicking or Amino Acids and Proteins for the Athlete

2009-01-04T01:46:00.000-08:00

Dynamic Stretching and Kicking

Author: Bill Wallac

Dynamic Stretching and Kicking is structured into two easy-to-follow sections. The first deals with stretching and agility as the key element for developing skill, strength, and health. The second section covers his kicking techniques and sparring strategy. Each of his three most famous kicks is analyzed in great detail and with proper application.

Books about: Hallelujah The Welcome Table or Wholesome Dog Biscuit

Amino Acids and Proteins for the Athlete: The Anabolic Edge, Second Edition

Author: Mauro G Di Pasqual

Extensively updated with double the information and references, this second editionadvises the athlete on how to use amino acids and proteins to enhance performance. It reveals the actions of protein and amino acid supplements on muscle size and strength and energy metabolism as well as the role of specific amino acid supplements. Written by twelve-time powerlifting champion and physician Mauro G. Di Pasquale, this volume gives athletes the inside edge and helps them achieve maximum performance naturally, without the use of steroids or other dangerous drugs.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Chad M Cook, M.S.(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Description:The author, a licensed physician and former world-class power lifter, provides a factual, evidence-based book written by a healthcare professional with real-world experience. This is a significant update of the 1997 first edition.
Purpose:This book brings together cutting-edge information from the scientific literature centered on protein/amino acids and certain nutritional supplements and their role in optimizing body composition and athletic performance.
Audience:This reads like a review article published in a peer-reviewed scholarly journal, with numerous references to the scientific literature, so it may be a bit daunting for anyone without some background in nutrition or a related field. Nonetheless, this is a great book for serious athletes looking to gain a natural competitive edge, and a great reference for individuals in academia interested in this particular arena of science.
Features:In the first half, the author breaks down the physiological and pharmacological action of proteins and amino acids, with specific sections essentially focusing on factors that affect protein synthesis and the role exercise plays in this complex process. The second half of the book puts the research to the test and explains dietary concepts that can be used to maximize lean body mass and athletic performance. Included in this section are sample supplement doses and critical timing of protein/amino acids and supplements to maximize results.
Assessment:By going through the data for us, the author concisely summarizes the most up-to-dateresearch to help readers understand the complex mechanisms involved in amino acid/protein metabolism and effectively bridges the gap between science and real world application. Overall, this is an excellent book that condenses a complex topic and highlights quality information truly needed in this area.

12 Day Body Shaping Miracle or Palliative Medicine

2009-01-03T16:34:00.000-08:00

12-Day Body Shaping Miracle: Change Your Shape, Transform Problem Areas, and Beat Fat for Good

Author: Michael Thurmond

TV's number one diet and fitness expert, Michael Thurmond has helped thousands of people transform their bodies in just days. Now in this groundbreaking new book, Thurmond presents an easy-to-follow, effective workout program that will help you burn fat quickly and change your shape for the better—forever!

The truth is that all exercise is not created equal and the key is not to train harder, but to train smarter! People often struggle to lose weight because they are not doing the right exercise. Everyone is built differently, so a one-workout-fits-all approach won't make the grade.

In this innovative new program, Thurmond uses his exclusive "blueprinting" system to help you identify your unique body type. He then presents a customized regimen for each of the five types to re-sculpt your trouble areas and get rapid results. You'll also learn how to recharge your metabolism with the proper foods for your body type. Whether you want to lose five pounds or thirty, with 12-Day Body Shaping Miracle you may begin to see results in as little as one workout!

Complete with customized nutrition plans and diet tips, this book will help you:

Shed fat and increase energy
Boost your metabolism
Create more lean muscle
Lose pounds and inches
Sculpt your abs and target problem spots
Understand why women gain weight differently than men.

Discover how to exercise smart with the most effective workout plan for you. Reshape, tone, and strengthen your way to a perfect body in just twelve days.

Introduction: Time Is Prime: Just Give Me 12 Days!     xi
Slimming and Shaping Your Body     1
The Shape of Things to Come     3
Blueprint Your Body     11
Master the Mind-Body Connection     27
The 12-Day Body Shaping Miracle Workout and Diet     35
How to Reshape Your Body in 12 Days     37
Prepping for the Next 12 Days     51
Figure Fixes: Customizing Your Workout     63
Cardio Meltdown     131
My Figure-Shaping Nutrition Plan     151
Epilogue: Beyond the First 12 Days: Look Better than Ever, Forever     171
Workout and Diet Customizations for Special Medical Conditions     191
Additional Resources     207
Scientific References     209
Index     213

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Palliative Medicine: Expert Consult: Online and Print

Author: T Declan Walsh

As a palliative medicine physician, you struggle every day to make your patients as comfortable as possible in the face of physically and psychologically devastating circumstances. This new reference equips you with all of today's best international approaches for meeting these complex and multifaceted challenges. In print and online, it brings you the world's most comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of your field. You'll find the answers to the most difficult questions you face every day...so you can provide every patient with the relief they need.

Equips you to provide today's most effective palliation for terminal malignant diseases • end-stage renal, cardiovascular, respiratory, and liver disorders • progressive neurological conditions • and HIV/AIDS.
Covers your complete range of clinical challenges with in-depth discussions of patient evaluation and outcome assessment • ethical issues • communication • cultural and psychosocial issues • research in palliative medicine • principles of drug use • symptom control • nutrition • disease-modifying palliation • rehabilitation • and special interventions.
Helps you implement unparalleled expertise and global best practices with advice from a matchless international author team.
Provides in-depth guidance on meeting the specific needs of pediatric and geriatric patients.
Assists you in skillfully navigating professional issues in palliative medicine such as education and training • administration • and the role of allied health professionals.
Includes just enough pathophysiologyso you can understand the "whys" of effective decision making, as well as the "how tos."
Offers a user-friendly, full-color layout for ease of reference, including color-coded topic areas, mini chapter outlines, decision trees, and treatment algorithms.
Comes with access to the complete contents of the book online, for convenient, rapid consultation from any computer.

Your purchase entitles you to access the web site until the next edition is published, or until the current edition is no longer offered for sale by Elsevier, whichever occurs first. If the next edition is published less than one year after your purchase, you will be entitled to online access for one year from your date of purchase. Elsevier reserves the right to offer a suitable replacement product (such as a downloadable or CD-ROM-based electronic version) should online access to the web site be discontinued.

Life Is a Gift or Losing My Mind

2009-01-03T04:22:00.000-08:00

Life Is a Gift: Inspiration from the Soon Departed

Author: Bob Fisher

In candid interviews, terminal patients in the Alive Hospice program talked with authors Bob and Judy Fisher, addressing some of the most important questions we ask about our life and how we've made the journey. These end-of-life ponderings are collected into inspirational and provoking thoughts that will encourage each of us to live life fully. Each story is reflected in thematic chapters-priorities, family, simple pleasures, romance, integrity, regret, forgiveness-crafted into a series of "lessons learned," offering motivation to approach life with more vigor. These powerful stories deliver the clear message that if you wait to really live until you know you are going to die, you risk missing much of the joy life has to offer and the chance to leave a positive legacy.

Publishers Weekly

What can the dying teach the living? That is the question that educators Bob and Judy Fisher set out to answer when they interviewed 104 hospice patients ages five to 98. There are no surprises in this slim volume: people talk about family more than work, and about living in the present. The book is organized thematically around topics like priorities, simple pleasures, regrets and forgiveness. This leads to some repetition and overlap, but also helps each chapter stand alone for individual study. The tone is comfortably conversational and liberally peppered with tie-ins to popular songs, although sometimes the authors' commentary gets in the way of their subjects' more powerful words. This is not a soul-shaking book, but it is an effective invitation to self-reflection. It stands out among the growing number of books about death and dying in that it is aimed back at the living: readers can find inspiration in these voices to make better choices in the here and now, find deeper joy in every day and live life with no regrets. (May)

Interesting textbook: Dare To Be 100 or Superfoods for Healthy Kids

Losing My Mind

Author: Thomas DeBaggio

When Tom DeBaggio turned fifty-seven in 1999, he thought he was embarking on the golden years of retirement -- time to spend with his family, his friends, and the herb garden he spent decades cultivating.

One winter day, he told his doctor during a routine exam that he had been stumbling into forgetfulness. After it subsequent battery of tests, DeBaggio joined the legion of twelve million others afflicted with Alzheimer's disease.

Losing My Mind is an extraordinary first-person account that charts the ups and downs of early onset Alzheimer's -- a form of the disease which can he particularly ravaging to younger, more alert minds. DeBaggio started writing on the first day of his diagnosis and has continued despite his slipping grasp on his memory.

DeBaggio paints a vivid picture of the splendor of memory and the pain that comes from its loss. DeBaggio poignantly depicts one of the most important parts of our lives -- remembrance -- and how we tend to overlook it. But to DeBaggio, memory is more than just an account of a time long past, it is one's ability to function, to think and ultimately, to survive. As his life is reduced to moments of clarity, the true power of thought and his ability to connect to the world shines through.

A testament to the beauty of memory, Losing My Mind is more than just an account of Alzheimer's, it is the captivating story of one man's battle to stay connected with the world.

Book Magazine

Hideous irony, that a memoir about memory loss could be so unforgettable. At fifty-seven, DeBaggio, a commercial gardener who has written books on the subject, finds himself in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease. Writing from the afflicted point of view was a difficult undertaking. "After 40 years of pussyfooting with words," he says, "I finally had a story of hell to tell." The author puts on a brave face but thankfully doesn't try to maintain it throughout. The book's unconventional narrative combines childhood memories with excerpts from medical reports; its choppy style is a necessary consequence of DeBaggio's diminishing condition. Oddly, the approach helps him explain the disease that is fast becoming unexplainable for him. DeBaggio frets that he lived "an ordinary life by definition"—only to conclude that the hand he's been dealt is anything but ordinary. This amazing book is both a lament and a muted kind of celebration. "It is the most exciting time in my life," DeBaggio acknowledges. "As it should be."
—James Sullivan

Publishers Weekly

"I have a clear sense of history, I just don't know whether it is mine," writes DeBaggio in this moving and unusual memoir. The author, who has previously written about his gardening business (Growing Herbs from Seed, Cutting and Root), documents his mental deterioration from Alzheimer's. Diagnosed with the disease in 1999 at the age of 57, DeBaggio undertook this project in order to increase awareness of this devastating illness from a patient's point of view. He describes how his gradual loss of memory has impacted his life. For example, after he became confused about how to get to his niece's house, he realized he had to give up driving a car. The increased loss of language has been extremely difficult for a man who once worked as a journalist and a freelance writer. Interspersed throughout the narrative are DeBaggio's recollections of his childhood events that may soon be lost to him. He also describes the disease's negative effect on his wife and grown son. Although DeBaggio provides information on the medical advances that are being made to treat this disease, it is clear that a breakthrough will come too late for him. With this rare first-person account, DeBaggio has made a significant contribution to literature on an illness that currently affects four million Americans. (Mar.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

In 1999, when he was 57 years old, DeBaggio was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's disease. Shortly thereafter, he began this moving memoir. A former journalist, professional gardener, and author of two gardening books, DeBaggio was determined to record the course of his illness "to break through the sense of shame and silence [that] Alzheimer's has engendered and to tell the world what it is like." He recounts stories from his past, daily life since his diagnosis, and its effect on his wife and son, along with summaries of scientific information about Alzheimer's gleaned from the professional literature. Interspersed with that information are his almost epigrammatic musings on the loneliness, fear, anger, and even puzzlement engendered by this "evil disease that sleeps on the edge of [his] consciousness." DeBaggio soon discovered that Alzheimer's freed him to "write seriously and well." Truly, the act of remembering and writing gave purpose to his days when he could no longer work in his greenhouses. However, finding the words to express himself eventually became "insurmountable," and his ability to perform everyday tasks gradually diminished; he found himself struggling to finish the book before "there [was] no memory left." DeBaggio's vivid descriptions of changes in memory and thought patterns, as well as his nocturnal visual hallucinations, illuminate this harrowing disease as few other first-person accounts have. Highly recommended. [Thanks to medications, the author is doing fairly well. Ed.] Karen McNally Bensing, Benjamin Rose Inst. Lib., Cleveland Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Volleyball or Happiness Is a Choice

2009-01-02T18:11:00.000-08:00

Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Volleyball

Author: Robert Pric

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Volleyball is a must have for any competitive volleyball player looking to accelerate his or her skills. Complete with year-round workout programs designed specifically for volleyball, there is no longer a reason to follow a general fitness routine. By doing exercises that target volleyball specific muscles, you will be exercising more efficiently as well as optimizing your performance on the court.

The programs can be followed by both men & women 14 years of age & over, regardless of weight training experience. With 100+ photographs of 80 different exercises, this book is the ultimate resource for weight training for volleyball. Maximize Your Athletic Potential through sport-specific training and make next season your best yet!

Part I	Volleyball Specific Training
	Introduction	9
	Off-season Program	10
	Preseason Program	17
	In-season Program	18
Part II	Getting Started	33
	Warming Up	35
	Cooling Down	36
	Abs	37
	Stretching	45
	Proper Form	51
	Proper Breathing	52
Part III	Recommended Exercises	53
	Substituting Similar Exercises	55
	Chest Exercises	55
	Back (Lats) Exercises	62
	Shoulders Exercises	68
	Triceps Exercises	78
	Biceps/Forearms Exercises	83
	Legs Exercises	89
Part IV	The Necessities	97
	Perfecting Your Technique	99
	Estimating Your One-Rep Max	100
	The Different Folks, Different Strokes Principle	107
	Overtraining and Staleness	108
	The Declaration of Variation	110
	Muscle Fibers	112
	Training Techniques	114
	When to Increase	117
	Safety Reminders	124
	Record Keeping	126
	Test Yourself	129
	Conclusion	129
Part V	Supplemental 4-Week Programs	131
	Endurance/Stamina/Fat-burning Programs	133
	General Fitness/Power Programs	147
	Strength Programs	161

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Happiness Is a Choice: The Symptoms, Causes, and Cures of Depression

Author: FrankMD Minirth

Happiness Is a Choice has helped hundreds of thousands of people understand and overcome depression. Drawing from their professional training, counseling experience, and biblical knowledge, the authors provide expert answers to questions such as: What causes depression? Is there a cure for depression? Why do Christians suffer from depression? and more.

Minirth and Meier explore the complex relationship between spiritual life and psychological health and then spell out basic steps for recovering from depression and maintaining a happy, fulfilling life. Families, pastors, counselors, and anyone struggling to overcome depression will benefit from this book.

Complete Conditioning for Tennis or Como Mejorar la Salud Con la Reflexologia

2008-12-31T23:32:00.000-08:00

Complete Conditioning for Tennis

Author: E Paul Roetert

Increase strength, power, agility, and quickness and take your game to a much higher level. Complete Conditioning for Tennis details how to make the most of your training time with exercises, drills, and programs designed to

assess your fitness level,
improve footwork,
increase speed and flexibility,
enhance stamina,
boost mental focus, and
prevent common injuries.

Additionally, the 90-minute DVD takes you on court and into the gym to demonstrate the drills and exercises used by the pros.

Endorsed by the United States Tennis Association, Complete Conditioning for Tennis is simply the best guide to developing the highest level of athleticism for success in the sport.

About the Author

E. Paul Roetert, Ph.D., is the Managing Director of the United States Tennis Association's Player Development Program. In addition, he serves as Tournament Director of the U.S. Open Junior Tennis Championships. Before re-joining the USTA in November, 2001, Roetert spent two years as the Executive Director of the American Sport Education Program. Prior to that position he spent eleven years as the Administrator of Sport Science for the USTA where he developed the sport science program. He also served as Vice Chairman of the sport science committee.

Roetert has published extensively in the field of tennis, including two books, 16 book chapters and well over 100 articles. He is a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), a Master Professional with the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA) and an Honorary Member of the Professional Registry (PTR). In 1998 he received the PTR's Plagenhoef Award for sport science; in 1999 the Editorial Excellence Award from the National Strength and Conditioning Association for his work on the Journal of Strength and Conditioning and Research; and in 2000 the Outstanding Alumni award from the University of Connecticut. He is also the 2002 Educational Merit Award recipient from the International Tennis Hall of Fame for outstanding service to the game of tennis.

Roetert holds a Ph.D. in biomechanics from the University of Connecticut. Originally from the Netherlands, he and his wife Barbara reside in Miami, Florida.

Todd S. Ellenbecker, DPT, MS, SCS, OCS, CSCS, is the clinic director at Physiotherapy Associates Scottsdale Sports Clinic in Scottsdale, Arizona. A licensed physical therapist, he has researched and taught in the field for 18 years.

Ellenbecker is certified by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) as both a sports clinical specialist and orthopedic clinical specialist. The APTA also awarded him its Sports Physical Therapy Clinical Teaching Award in 1999. He was chairman of the APTA's Shoulder Special Interest Group and is a manuscript reviewer for the Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy and the American Journal of Sports Medicine.

In addition, Ellenbecker is a member of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the United States Professional Tennis Association (USPTA). He is chairman of the USTA's National Sport Science Committee and is a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). In 2003, the NSCA named him the Sports Medicine Professional of the Year.

He has served as a member of the Thera-Band research advisory committee and is coauthor of The Scientific and Clinical Application of Elastic Resistance. He also has cowritten The Elbow in Sport, World-Class Tennis Technique, and Closed Kinetic Chain Exercise.

Ellenbecker lives in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his wife, Gail.

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Como Mejorar la Salud Con la Reflexologia: El Arte de Curar al Alcance de su Mano

Author: Mildred Carter

Mildred Carter--who coined the term reflexology--explains that perfect health and freedom from pain are available... only a fingertip away. Simple, safe and effective, her time-tested methods of rubbing, pressing, pulling and massaging away illness provide blessed relief from more than 50 debilitating ailments. Each chapter includes black and white illustrations and diagrams for accurate understanding.

15 Minute Gentle Yoga or The Volumetrics Weight Control Plan

2008-12-31T14:21:00.000-08:00

15 Minute Gentle Yoga

Author: Louise Grim

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

Interesting textbook: Foundations of Financial Management or Eight Months in Illinois

The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan: Feel Full on Fewer Calories

Author: Barbara Rolls

Dieters everywhere have the same complaint: they're hungry all the time. Now this revolutionary book, based on sound scientific principles, can help you lose weight safely, effectively, and permanently without those gnawing pangs of hunger.

The Volumetrics Weight-Control Plan introduces the concept of "energy density" -- concentration of calories in each portion of food. Here you'll learn how to avoid high energy -- dense foods, and how such different nutritional factors as fat, fiber, protein, and water affect energy density and satiety. You'll discover which foods, eaten under which circumstances, allow you to consume fewer calories and still be satisfied. And you'll get to know the hidden calorie traps, seemingly innocuous foods that can sneak unwanted calories into your body. Finally, the authors offer 60 sensible, tasty and easy recipes, plus an integrated program of exercise and behavior management that can be sustained over a lifetime.

Washington Post

Refreshing. . . .Honest—and honestly motivating.

Tufts University Health and Nutrition Letter

4-star—highly recommended.

	Acknowledgments	VIII
Part 1	What Is Volumetrics?	1
	Introduction	2
	The Energy Density Breakthrough	9
Part 2	How to Lose Weight and Keep It Off	24
	Creating Your Own Weight Management Program	25
Part 3	What We Eat and Drink	39
	Fat	41
	Carbohydrates	56
	Protein	76
	Alcohol	84
	Water and Other Beverages	91
	Soup	99
Part 4	The Food Guide	105
	Volumetrics and the Food Guide Pyramid	110
	The Energy Density Spectrum: Single Foods	116
	The Energy Density Spectrum: Beverages and Mixed Foods	133
Part 5	The Menu Plan	149
	Menus	154
	Modular Food Lists	173
	Recipes	190
	Modifying Favorite Recipes	253
Part 6	An Active Life	257
	The Exercise Prescription	258
Part 7	The Satiety Lifestyle	268
	Are You Hungry?	269
	Variety	281
	Sizing Up Portions	291
	Meal Timing Myths: Questions and Answers	295
	Resources	300
	References	304
	Index	315

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Compassion in Dying or Tao of Bioenergetics

Compassion in Dying: Stories of Choice and Dignity

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Tao of Bioenergetics: East-West

SalonOvations Guide to Aromatherapy or Salons and Computers

SalonOvations' Guide to Aromatherapy

Salons and Computers: A Starters Guide for Success

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Calm Healing or Negotiate Your Way to Riches

Calm Healing: Methods for a New Era of Medicine

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Negotiate Your Way to Riches: How to Convince Others to Give You What You Want

Complete Doctors Healthy Back Bible or Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders SourceBook

Complete Doctor's Healthy Back Bible: A Practical Manual for Treating Back Pain

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Gastrointestinal Diseases and Disorders Sourcebook

Doody Review Services

Womans Guide to Making Therapy Work or The American Medical Association Essential Guide to Hypertension

Woman's Guide to Making Therapy Work

The American Medical Association Essential Guide to Hypertension

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Aboutcom Guide to Getting in Shape or Healthy Baby Toxic World

About.com Guide to Getting in Shape: Simple and Fun Exercises to Help You Look and Feel Your Best

Healthy Baby, Toxic World

Booknews

Guinea Pig Zero or Walking for Fitness

Guinea Pig Zero: An Anthology of the Journal for Human Research Subjects

Publishers Weekly

What People Are Saying

Walking for Fitness: The Beginner's Handbook

Healing Cuisine of China or Finding Your Way to Say Goodbye

Healing Cuisine of China: 300 Recipes for Vibrant Health & Longevity

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Finding Your Way to Say Goodbye: Comfort for the Dying and Those Who Care for Them

Beautiful Skin Workout or Depressed Child

Beautiful Skin Workout: The Eight-Week Skin Workout to Get the Smoothest, Healthiest Skin of Your Life

Depressed Child: A Parent's Guide for Rescuing Kids

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

Wilderness First Aid Field Guide or Control Diabetes in Six Easy Steps

Wilderness First Aid Field Guide

Control Diabetes in Six Easy Steps

Low Calorie Dieting For Dummies or Runners World Best

Low-Calorie Dieting For Dummies

Runner's World Best: Run Faster

Meaningful Scents Around the World or The Diabetic Traveler

Meaningful Scents Around the World

The Diabetic Traveler

Speaking of Sadness or 101 Tips for Diabetes Self Management Education

Speaking of Sadness: Depression, Disconnection, and the Meanings of Illness

Library Journal

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101 Tips for Diabetes Self-Management Education

Healing with Music and Color or 101 Conditioning Games and Drills for Athletes

Healing With Music And Color

101 Conditioning Games and Drills for Athletes

Cyber Rules or Babys Day at a Glance

Cyber Rules: What You Really Need to Know About the Internet

Baby's Day at a Glance: A Workbook for Child Care Providers

Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives or Mindful Eating

Encyclopedia of Food and Color Additives, Vol. 3

Mindful Eating: A Guide to Rediscovering a Healthy and Joyful Relationship with Food

Childhood Ear Infections or Power Tennis Training

Childhood Ear Infections: A Parent's Guide to Alternative Treatments

Power Tennis Training

Pervasive Developmental Disorder a Medical Dictionary Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References or Piroxicam a Medical Dictionary Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Pervasive Developmental Disorder - a Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Piroxicam - a Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

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Getting Pregnant and Staying Pregnant Overcoming Infertility and Managing Your High Risk Pregnancy or The Warrior as Healer

Getting Pregnant and Staying Pregnant: Overcoming Infertility and Managing Your High-Risk Pregnancy

The Warrior as Healer: A Martial Arts Herbal for Power, Fitness, and Focus

American Herb Association

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Dhanwantari or The Straight Path of the Spirit

Dhanwantari: A Complete Guide to the Ayurvedic Life

Yoga Journal

Hinduism Today

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