How To Get In Football Shape or The Saint Tropez Diet

How To Get In Football Shape: Conditioning

Author: Bert Hill

"How to Get in Football Shape: Conditioning" contains a 6-week program for football conditioning. For players ages 14 and up, the book illustrates a proven program for speed, endurance, agility, and flexibility. Tennessee Titans players, including Eddie George and Steve McNair, demonstrate exercises on the DVD.

Book review: Greenspans Bubbles or Small Business Owners Manual

The Saint-Tropez Diet: The Delicious and Healthy Weight Loss Plan Presenting the Best Scientific Principles of the French and Mediterranean Omega

Author: Apostolos Pappas

“Eat chocolate, drink wine, dine on pasta, enjoy your food: it's the delightful, decadent diet that delivers real weight loss results!”


It’s the age-old dilemma. Finding a diet that is easy to follow--with food you’ll actually enjoy--that provides maximum and immediate healthful benefits. You want to lose weight. You want food that is wholly tasteful and easy to prepare. And you want to feel the results of your program when you wake up every day.

Through his many visits to the exotic, sensual playground of Saint-Tropez, Apostolos Pappas, Ph.D., was inspired to develop The Saint-Tropez Diet, a complete eight-week meal plan with delicious and easy-to-make French dishes from Marie-Annick Courtier and chefs from some of the most celebrated restaurants on the Cote d’Azur.

In The Saint-Tropez Diet, Dr. Pappas reveals the four simple principles to unlock your fat-burning receptors so that you can lose weight quickly, fight chronic diseases, and erase years of premature aging:

·Eat more foods containing large amounts of healthy unsaturated fats, especially omega-3 essential fatty acids.
·Eat foods rich in vitamin A together with foods containing omega-3 essential fatty acids.
·Eliminate foods with unhealthy ratios of omega-6 to omega-3 essential fatty acids.
·Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables to boost your consumption of vital nutraceuticals with antioxidant activity.

The Saint-Tropez Diet is a mouth-watering, pleasure-loving, and life-enhancing eating plan that will teach you to cook and eat and love food. And theresults? Steady and sensible weight loss, a noticeable increase in your energy levels, and the acquisition of powerful biological immunity boosters to ward off chronic diseases such as hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and a host of heart-related disorders.

The Saint-Tropez Diet:
·Blends the best of French and Mediterranean cuisine for a diet that lets you have your cake and lose weight too
·Slows your aging process and fights heart disease, diabetes, and other chronic conditions
·Celebrates food and the enjoyment of life, increasing your energy and vitality

You hold in your hands the blueprint of the healthiest diet in the world, completely demystified and presented in an enlightening and understandable way.
Experience a renewed sense of living and enhanced level of culinary delight and enjoy eight weeks of fresh gourmet foods, fine wine, and even chocolate–and watch the pounds melt away. Bring the Saint-Tropez lifestyle home with you and discover the secrets of a slimmer, sexier, and healthier you.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

PART ONE Principles of the Saint-Tropez Diet
Chapter 1 Welcome to Saint-Tropez
Chapter 2 Improving on the Healthiest Diet in the World
Chapter 3 The Good and the Bad of Fat
Chapter 4 Turbocharging Your Fat-Burning Receptors
Chapter 5 The Power of Nutraceuticals
Chapter 6 Myths and Facts about Food and Dieting
Chapter 7 Why Wine Is Good for Your Diet

PART TWO Meal Plans for the Saint-Tropez Diet
Before You Begin How to Use the Saint-Tropez Meal Plans
Phase 1 Introducing Good Fats and Fresh Ingredients
Phase 2 Balancing Diet and Lifestyle
Phase 3 Reaching Your Ideal Weight
Phase 4 Maintaining a Healthy Lifestyle

PART THREE Recipes for the Saint-Tropez Diet
Chapter 1 Breakfasts
Chapter 2 Fish Entrees
Chapter 3 Meat Entrees
Chapter 4 Soups and Salads
Chapter 5 Snacks and Side Dishes
Chapter 6 Desserts
Chapter 7 Specialties from the Chefs of Saint-Tropez

List of Recipes

Conclusion

References

Index

About the Authors

Jerry Bakers Supermarket Super Remedies or Body Self and Soul Sustaining Integration

Jerry Baker's Supermarket Super Remedies: 1,649 Shopping Cart Solutions to Ease Everything from an Aching Back and Arthritic Knees to a Grumpy Gut, High Cholesterol & Much More!

Author: Matthew Hoffman

Discover the amazing healing powers of ordinary household products in this guide to treating common ailments without a trip to the doctor’s office or the pharmacy. Learn to beat a backache with beans, clobber high cholesterol with chocolate, halt hay fever with honey, and stop a sore throat with sage using this helpful book to conquer more than 370 common complaints with foods and products found in the home. Additional features such as "Fabulous Food Fixes," "Magic Mixes," and "Soothing Sips" present quick and easy teas, tonics, and lotions to alleviate everything from allergies and fatigue to arthritis and heartburn while "Just What the Doctor Ordered" covers doctor approved treatments on everything from heart disease to osteoporosis.

New interesting textbook: Myths Lies and Downright Stupidity or Tribes

Body, Self, and Soul: Sustaining Integration

Author: Jack Lee Rosenberg

A broad spectrum of ancient Eastern and modern Western philosophies are connected in this exciting new therapy. Free bodily tensions and release long-held emotions, thereby enhancing your mental and physical health. This superior integration of various therapeutic disciplines is ideal for the development of a holistic and integrated mind-body health approach.

New Hope for People with Diabetes or Tibetan AyurVeda

New Hope for People with Diabetes: Your Friendly, Authoritative Guide to the Latest in Traditional and Complementary Solutions

Author: Porter Shimer

If you are one of the 16 million Americans diagnosed with diabetes, now you can take control and begin enjoying life again -- today! This book answers your questions, dispels the myths, and clearly lays out the truth about diabetes and what you can do to manage the condition. In short, it helps you get your life back. Inside is compassionate, practical, and immediate guidance for anyone affected by the disease.

Book review: The Politics of Congressional Elections or War and Punishment

Tibetan AyurVeda: Health Secrets from the Roof of the World

Author: Robert Sachs

Discover the four levels of traditional Tibetan healing science with this preventive health care manual for people of any age, culture, and physical type.

• Includes material on little-known therapies such as Pancha Karma and Kum Nye, as well as guidelines for nutrition, longevity, detoxification, and meditation.

• Author has studied with many of the best-known Tibetan and Ayurvedic physicians alive today.

Tibetan medicine was probably the first truly integrated system of ancient healing science. From the seventh to the tenth centuries, Tibetan kings encouraged physicians from India, China, Nepal, Persia, and Greece to teach their traditional medical sciences to Tibetan physicians, who at that time were primarily influenced by Ayurveda and shamanic healing modalities. This cross-cultural marriage of the greatest healing traditions makes Tibetan medicine ideally adaptable to Western health needs.

Tibetan Ayurveda provides a comprehensive guide to the four levels of traditional Tibetan medicine with a wealth of traditional health practices and teachings. Much of the contemporary material on Tibetan medicine focuses solely on herbal medicine and acupuncture; Tibetan Ayurveda goes beyond these to look at other important forms of treatment such as Pancha Karma for detoxification and rejuvenation and Kum Nye for integrating mind and body. A self-profile test is included to allow readers to determine their own health needs and embark on the path toward realizing their full potential for health and well-being.

Whole Life Times

I highly recommend this work for both lay persons and health practitioners alike who would like to expand their horizons and add to their knowledge of alternative therapies.

Deepak Chopra

Tibetan Ayurveda is an excellent resource for anyone wanting to live a life based on the wisdom of Ayurveda. I recommend it highly.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	11
	Preface	15
	Foreword	17
	Introduction	19
I.	Self-Evaluation	25
	Constitution: Our Blueprint for Well-Being	28
	How to Score the Four Tests	33
Test 1	Stature and Physical Characteristics	35
Test 2	General Symptoms	37
Test 3	Tibetan Personality Profile	41
Test 4	Specific Symptoms Observed Over Time	47
	Adding Up the Scores	49
	Using the Constitutional Type as a Guide	50
II.	Nutritional Practices	53
	Tastes	55
	Quantities of Food	56
	Seasonal Considerations	57
	Chewing	57
	Food Selection and Preparation	58
	Food Recommendations for the Six Constitutions	60
	Nutritional Practices for the LUNG-type Constitution	60
	Nutritional Practices for the TrIPA-type Constitution	63
	Nutritional Practices for the BEKAN-type Constitution	66
	Combination Nyepa Constitutions	69
	Food Combining	73
	Food Quality and Special Food Groups	75
	Other Environmental Considerations: Water and Air	79
	Supplementation: Vitamins, Herbs, and Super Foods	81
	Tibetan Urine Testing for Supplements and Medicines	83
	Tibetan Precious Pills	85
	Digestive Fire	89
	Assessing Nutritional Programs	92
III.	Exercise	93
	Exercise for the LUNG Constitution	95
	Exercise for the TrIPA Constitution	95
	Exercise for the BEKAN Constitution	96
	Seasonal Considerations	96
	Tibetan Tai Chi and Chi Kung	97
	Tibetan Chi Kung	99
	Kum Nye	100
	Tibetan Rejuvenative Exercises	102
	Yantra Yoga	112
	Relaxation Therapy	113
IV.	Skillful Behavior	119
	General Behavior--Daily Practices	120
	Sleep	121
	Hygiene	124
	Sexual Intercourse and Practices	125
	Spiritual Practices--Cultivating True Healthiness	131
	Seasonal Behavior	133
	Occasional Behavior	137
V.	Meditation and Spiritual Practice	141
	What Is Meditation?	143
	Meditation on Equanimity	144
	Healing Meditation--as taught by Dr. Lobsang Rapgay	147
	Individual Spiritual Orientation	153
	Dealing with Problems Arising in Meditation	161
VI.	Detoxification and Rejuvenation	165
	Len Nga (Pancha Karma) Therapy)	166
	The Techniques	167
	Massage and Steam Hydrotherapy	168
	The Five Actions	170
	Netra Basti	179
	Shiro Dhara	183
	Tailoring a General Len Nga Therapy Regimen for You	186
	Rejuvenation	188
	A Len Nga Therapy Case History	190
VII.	Time and Place	195
	Setting and Geomancy	196
	Timing and Astrology	198
	The Elements	203
	Ambience and Social Support	212
Appendix 1	Ego and Suffering: A Buddhist View	215
Appendix 2	Theory of the Three Nyepas	223
Appendix 3	A Concise Meditation on Medicine Buddha	227
Appendix 4	Mewas and Buddhist Spiritual Practice	230
	Notes	232
	Glossary	237
	Bibliography	239
	Resources	242
	Index	245

Muscular Dystrophy or Child and Adolescent Obesity

Muscular Dystrophy

Author: Alan E H Emery

The muscular dystrophies are a group of genetic diseases that severely affect children and adults. For sufferers and their family, the illness presents enormous physical and psychological challenges. Written specifically for people with muscular dystrophy and their families, this book answers many of the questions asked about how and why muscular dystrophy occurs, and how it will affect the life of a recently diagnosed child.

As well as presenting the reader with advice and an explanation of muscular dystrophy, the book also guides the reader towards further information on societies and support groups around the world, and reliable internet resources. It also contains a full glossary to aid the reader in their understanding of the disease.

The different types of muscular dystrophy are described throughout with a minimum of technical jargon. Questions relating to exercise, physiotherapy, surgery, and the emotional effects of the diseases are answered, and advice is given on the problems of schooling and choice of career.

Since publication of the first edition in 1994, the genes for almost all the different types of dystrophy have been identified, enabling prevention through genetic counselling, therefore relieving some of the worry for affected families. Drawn from his many years of experience treating patients, Professor Emery provides authoritative, yet compassionate advice for people living with this illness.

Interesting book: Hedgehogs and Foxes or To Change China

Child and Adolescent Obesity: Causes and Consequences, Prevention and Management

Author: Walter Burniat

This book addresses the ever-increasing problem of obesity in children and adolescents, the long-term health and social problems that arise from this, and approaches to prevention and management. It covers all aspects of obesity from epidemiology and prevention to recent developments in biochemistry and genetics, and to the varied approaches to management which are influenced by social and clinical need. A foreword by William Dietz and a forward looking "future perspectives" conclusion by Philip James embrace an international team of authors, all with first hand experience of the issues posed by obesity in the young.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Roula Tzianetas, RDN, BASc (University of British Columbia)
Description: This overview of childhood obesity includes literature from various studies that look at the causes, consequences, and prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.
Purpose: The purpose is to increase awareness of childhood obesity and the complexity of this health concern among health professionals and society. In addition, the authors intend to provide some practical expertise. The objectives are very worthy and this collaboration is greatly needed to disseminate a collection of research on childhood obesity. Although the book provides information on the causes, consequences, and treatment options for childhood obesity, there is limited information on the outcomes of some of the treatment strategies (i.e., how do things work in practice? What strategies work and do not work with children).
Audience: According to the authors, the book is primarily written for health and research workers. It is also suggested that the book will reach a wider group of individuals that the authors have not specified. In my opinion, the book is written at a level for health professionals and I do not believe it is user-friendly for the general population. The majority of the authors have a wide variety of experience in certain areas of childhood obesity.
Features: The book addresses a variety of topics that relate to childhood obesity. It begins with a description of the pathology, epidemiology, and sociological issues surrounding obesity. It provides a synopsis of the possible clinical outcomes of childhood obesity and an overview of the prevention strategies such as diet, activity, and drug therapies. Most interesting is the concluding chapter that focuses on future issues and research opportunities in this area. While the authors' intentions may have been good, I question the use of the drawing on the cover. As health practitioners working with children, we need to have empathy, but I found that the drawing may be interpreted in a negative manner by individuals who live with obesity. I think it continues to perpetuate the stigma associated with obesity and would prefer a comprehensive picture of body images on the cover. Realizing that the book cannot cover every topic extensively, I would like to have seen a review of how some of the practical applications work with children living with obesity. Specifically, reviewing the current research on behavior modification (i.e., why do some children change; what influences their change; what are their experiences; what works and doesn't work with regards to behavior modification and the outcomes of these strategies). Lastly, the use of the term "slimming" is an important issue. The authors need to present their interpretation and use of this term, since it can be misinterpreted. It may conjure up an image of needing to be "thinner" where our goal as health professionals is to encourage healthy weights for children so that they can live healthy lives.
Assessment: This book covers a complex topic taking into consideration a wide variety of determinants of obesity. The synopsis of the material is very useful to health professionals as it provides updated information and raises many questions for future research.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Table of Contents:

	List of contributors
	Foreword
	Preface
Pt. I	Causes	1
1	Measurement and definition	3
2	Epidemiology	28
3	Molecular and biological factors with emphasis on adipose tissue development	50
4	Nutrition	69
5	Physical Activity	93
6	Psychosocial factors	109
Pt. II	Consequences	129
7	Clinical features, adverse effects and outcome	131
8	The obese adolescent	154
9	Prader-Willi and other syndromes	171
10	Hormonal and metabolic changes	189
11	Risk of cardiovascular complications	221
Pt. III	Prevention and management	241
12	Prevention	243
13	Home-based management	270
14	Dietary management	282
15	Management through activity	307
16	Psychotherapy	327
17	Drug therapy	345
18	Surgical treatment	355
19	Interdisciplinary outpatient management	361
20	Interdisciplinary residential management	377
21	The future	389
	Index	403

Transformation Through Menopause or Remedies and Rituals

Transformation Through Menopause

Author: Marian Van Eyk McCain

"[This] is by far the most wise and thought provoking book on menopause that I have ever read. It is must reading for every woman who dares to meet the challenges of menopause fully and consciously." Christiane Northrup, M.D. The first holistic perspective on menopause, this book explores how the "change of life" can empower women. Drawing from years of research and clinical work, McCain sees more in menopause than the sum of its psychological and emotional parts: the change is a rite of passage, a prime opportunity for emotional and spiritual growth. McCain explains how Western metaphors for growth are linear, and, by using Eastern concepts of circularity and reflecting upon the real experience of women, she paints a truly alternative picture.

Library Journal

As the baby boom generation ages, more books dealing with aspects of that process are starting to appear. This revised edition of Menopause ( LJ 10/15/83) reflects the most recent findings about the role of hormone replacement therapy in the lives of menopausal women. The authors, a biologist and a physician who advocate its use, explain the physiological changes that occur during this time and offer detailed information about the benefits and risks of hormone replacement therapy. They emphasize the prevention of osteoporosis and heart disease. They also offer sound advice about nutrition and exercise for maintaining good health and information about alternatives for those women who do not wish to take hormones. A glossary of terms and an extensive bibliography provide access to the medical literature for further research. Transformation Through Menopause offers women a holistic framework for understanding this physiological process as a rite of passage and using it to create positive change in their lives. McCain, a social worker, encourages women to explore their feelings about menopause using music, art, movement, writing, and meditation. Unlike Women of the 14th Moon: Writing on Menopause, edited by Dena Taylor and Amber Sumrall ( LJ 10/1/91), which is an anthology of poetry and prose, this book provides guided exercises to help with the exploration of personal feelings and the creation of rituals for this transition. Menopause is an excellent addition to the women's health collection for all libraries. Transformation Through Menopause is not a necessary purchase, but it would be a nice supplement for women's studies collections and for libraries where there is interest in holistic health and New Age thought.-- Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland P.L., Cal.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction--The Inward Spiral
What is Menopause?
Who Am I? What Am I Made Of?
Who Am I? What Do I Think?
Who Am I? What Do I Feel?
Time of Transition: The Common Themes of Menopause
Who Am I Really?
Who Am I Becoming?
Living the Menopause
Free as a Butterfly
Bibliography

Interesting book: Simple Italian Cookery or Ice Cream Mix Ins

Remedies and Rituals: Folk Medicine in Norway and the New Land

Author: Kathleen Stokker

To cure a fever that begins with chills, write the following on a piece of bread and give it to the patient for eight days, one piece each day, and on the ninth day, burn the last piece: Colameris x, Colameri x, Colamer x, Colame x, Colam x, Cola x, Col x, Co x, and C x. To prevent the huldrefolk from stealing your healthy child and leaving a child with rickets in its place, make three dolls from the child’s clothing to put into the cradle. The huldrefolk will take one of them instead of your child. These and many more fascinating folk-healing rituals were secretly administered by healers, “witches,” and religious caregivers who tended the medical and spiritual needs of rural Norwegians for hundreds of years. In Remedies and Rituals, Kathleen Stokker culls from hundreds of original documents and first-hand accounts to detail the ingredients, customs, and histories behind natural remedies, potions, whispered spells, and the infamous “black books” used for centuries by Norway’s folk healers. Stokker also illuminates the surprising personalities of those who risked imprisonment and persecution to help fellow Norwegians throughout the nineteenth century, as well as the often reluctant healers in the U.S. who continued to treat immigrants living in rural communities beyond the reach of doctors. Dodging harsh criminal laws championed by formally trained doctors, these rebel practitioners drew on ancient written and oral sources to treat everything from burns, broken bones, and whooping cough to difficult labors and emotional stress. Kathleen Stokker is a professor of Norwegian at Luther College in Decorah,Iowa. Recipient of Norway’s prestigious St. Olav Medal in 2006, she is the author of Keeping Christmas: Yuletide Traditions in Norway and the New Land (MHS Press).