Child Health Books

Total Health or Fashion Classics

2009-12-05T19:04:00.000-08:00

Total Health: The Next Level

Author: Peter Burwash

Read Total Health and heed its wise and compassionate counsel, and you will be well on the way to new levels of aliveness, healing and joy.

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Fashion Classics: From Carlyle to Barthes

Author: Michael Carter

With so much focus on contemporary theory, it is easy to forget that the serious analysis of clothing and fashion has a long history. In fact, they have been the subject of intense cultural debate since the nineteenth century. Fashion Classics provides an interpretative overview of the groundbreaking and often idiosyncratic writings of eight theorists whose work has profoundly influenced the conceptual and theoretical basis of our contemporary understanding of clothes and the fashion system.

Carter fully revives early ‘fashion theorists’ – some canonical and others less well known – and examines them in light of more recent work. From Carlyle’s fantastical character Professor Teufelsdrockh, through the first Freudian analysis of clothes by J.C. Flugel, the pioneering work of Spencer, Veblen, Simmel, Kroeber, Laver and finally Barthes’ monumental work on the modern fashion system, this book explores and explains the foundations of fashion theory. Not only does it provide an historical outline of Western conceptions of clothes and fashion, but it also highlights how ideas intermix and build on one another.

Carter’s lively narrative clearly shows that views on fashion have always been impassioned – perhaps most notably Carlyle’s notorious attack on Dandyism and Veblen’s suggestion that clothes should be made out of old newspaper. This book also makes sense of complex theory and is essential reading for anyone seeking an overview of the history of fashion theory.

Keep Your Brain Young or Sober and Free

2009-12-04T15:03:00.000-08:00

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

Author: Guy M McKhann

Using the latest knowledge on how the brain ages to help us feel younger and healthier

In Keep Your Brain Young, two of the world's most prominent brain doctors explain all of the normal changes that can affect the brain as we age. While showing what we can do to minimize these changes and how to boost mental and physical functioning through our post-forty years. Soundly based on the authors' own breakthrough research, this pathbreaking guide discusses the latest techniques for maintaining memory, managing stress, and coping with age-related sleep disorders. The authors include prescriptive exercises that can be put into action right away. Keep Your Brain Young has been featured on the Today show, in Time magazine, and The Wall Street Journal.

Guy McKhann, MD (Baltimore, MD), is Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and Director of the school's Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute. Marilyn Albert, PhD (Boston, MA), is Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology at Harvard Medical School. She is Director of the Gerontology Research Unit at Massachusetts General Hospital and of the Harvard-Mahoney Neuroscience Institute at Harvard Medical School.

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.

Sober and Free: Making Your Recovery Work for You

Author: Guy Kettelhack

Achieving sobriety is a cause for celebration, but maintaining sobriety presents a new set of challenges. And while traditional methods work for many people, for others they simple do not. The voices presented here offer you new, and sometimes unusual, perspectives on how to maintain sobriety. From managing slips and relapses to relearning how to create significant relationships, Sober and Free stresses the importance of finding the way of maintaining sobriety that works best for your personality and lifestyle.

Library Journal

Alcoholics Anonymous and other 12-step programs have helped thousands recover from addictive behaviors. Yet these programs do not work for everyone. These two titles offer other choices. Moderate Drinking is the official handbook of Moderation Management (MM), a nonprofit organization founded in 1993 by Kishline for problem drinkers who want to cut back. This approach, although highly controversial in America, has already been successfully implemented abroad and is making strides in this country. Kishline skillfully argues against using the disease model for alcoholism and outlines her philosophy and goals. She carefully and specifically details who should not try her methods. Overall, this is a helpful book. Still other alternatives to conventional treatments are described in Sober and Free. Kettelhack, a gay recovering alcoholic and author of several works, including First Year Sobriety (HarperSanFrancisco, 1992), uses individual case histories to illustrate his argument that recovery is possible by many methods. According to the author, each person must find the way that works best for him/her. Moderate Drinking should be purchased by all public and alcohol studies libraries. If space and budgets permit, Sober and Free should also be included. Together, these books help balance the plethora of works on abstinence and conventional treatments.January Adams, Franklin Twp. P.L., Franklinville, N.J.

388 Great Hairstyles or Living with Hepatitis C

2009-12-03T11:02:00.000-08:00

388 Great Hairstyles

Author: Margit Rudiger

"Those bad hair days may have finally met their match! The variety of hair cuts and styles is mega. The instructions are simple and complete. And there are tons of cool photos....how to create everything from funky flat twists to tousled updos to classic french braids. Useful tidbits tell how to keep hair healthy....explains what hair styles fit different face shapes....a wonderful fashion tool. Try the styles at home or take the book to the salon and let the stylist do all the work."--Detroit News.

Books about: Terminal Services for Microsoft Windows Server 2003 or Mass Effect Limited Edition Art Book

Living with Hepatitis C: Everything You Need to Know

Author: Jenny Heathcot

It is estimated that three million people in North American are infected with hepatitis C, and the numbers seem to be growing. More than 70% don't even know they are infected until they exhibit symptoms or are diagnosed during routine examinations.

This comprehensive volume is updated to include the latest developments in the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C. Written by a team of doctors and nurses who have worked with hepatitis C patients for many years, Living with Hepatitis C provides practical, up-to-date advice for the newly diagnosed, their families and caretakers. It includes information on:

The basics on the types of hepatitis (A, B, C) and how they are transmitted
Symptoms and diagnosis of hepatitis C
Causes and effects of lifestyle
Current treatments and side effects
Complementary therapies
Liver transplantation
How friends and family can help
Myths and misconceptions

Authoritative, up-to-date, and complete with illustrations, case studies and a resources list, this accessible book is a highly readable guide to a serious disease.

About the first edition

The first issue facing the growing numbers of individual being diagnosed with hepatitis C is where to get reliable information... Professor Heathcote and her colleagues provide an accurate and authoritative assemblage of everything the patient needs to know to begin dealing with this diagnosis and its physical and emotional implications.

- Paul D. Berk, MD, FACP, FACQ Professor of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York Editor-in-Chief,Hepatology

It is an easy to read book with a minimum of technical jargon but still professional and accurate...recommended.

- AIDS Book Review Journal, University of Illinois at Chicago

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Jane S. Roccaforte, MD (University of Nebraska Medical Center)
Description: This book for patients infected with hepatitis C is part of the series, Your Personal Health. It contains an introduction, 10 chapters, a glossary, an index, and a resource guide.
Purpose: The authors have spent many years on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of patients with hepatitis C. This book was written to help patients understand the current state of knowledge of hepatitis C and therefore be better be able to cope with the diagnosis. This is a worthy objective and it is well met.
Audience: The book is written specifically for the person newly diagnosed with hepatitis C. There is also a chapter for friends and family. The authors do a good job with clear explanations of a complex disease. They are certainly credible, with years of experience treating those with liver disease.
Features: The authors discuss hepatitis C in all of its aspects. They describe the virus, its effects on the body as a whole, and the liver in particular. Particularly clear are chapters describing the diagnosis of the disease as well as treatment options. The section on the side effects of treatment with interferon and ribavirin is especially good. The clinical vignettes are helpful.
Assessment: This is a useful book, written in plain language. This is no small feat when dealing with such a complex and often confusing disease. The authors describe the various aspects of hepatitis C infection with special emphasis on the emotional impact of this disease. They point out, and rightly so, that the individual with hepatitis C infection is best served by being well informed.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

The Liver and Hepatitis
- What Does the Liver Do?
- What Is Hepatitis?
- What Is a Virus?
- What Are the Viruses That Cause Hepatitis?
- Identifying the Hepatitis C Virus
- What Does Hepatitis C Virus Do to the Liver?
- Other Organs of the Body
- Hepatitis C Virus and Other Viruses
Diagnosis and Staging
- Liver Enzymes
- True Liver Function Tests
- Diagnostic Tests Specific to Hepatitis C Virus
- What Is a Liver Biopsy?
What's Next?
- Handling the Diagnosis
- How is Hepatitis C Spread?
- Preventing the Spread
- Seeking Support
Symptoms
- Once the Hepatitis C Is Chronic
- Some Commonly Reported Symptoms
- Less Common Symptoms
- What is Going to Happen to Me?
- What Happens in Cirrhosis?
- Liver Cancer
- Complications of Cryoglobulinemia
Treatment and Side Effects
- Who Should Consider Antiviral Treatment?
- The Chances of a Cure
- When is Antiviral Treatment Considered Unsafe?
- When is Antiviral Treatment Considered Unwise?
- How to Decide
- What Happens If I Opt for Treatment?
- Treatment of Hepatitis C in Children
- Co-infection with Another Virus
- Side Effects
- What If I Don't Respond to Antiviral Therapy?
- Will All the Symptoms Go Away?
- Long-term Effects of Antiviral Therapy
Liver Transplantation
- Will I Need a Liver Transplant?
- What Is a LiverTransplant
- Does Hepatitis C Return in the Newly Transplanted Liver?
What Can I Do to Help Myself?
- Healthy Eating
- Abstinence from Alcohol
- Regular Exercise
- Not Smoking
- Positive Mental Outlook
- Your Work
- Networking
- Caution in Taking Prescribed and Over-the-Counter Medications
- Protection against Hepatitis A and B
- Seeing a Liver Specialist
Complementary Therapies
- Dietary Supplements
- Herbs That Can Help
- Herbal Remedies to Avoid
- Homeopathy
- Non-Drug Therapies
The Future of Antiviral Therapy
- Other Interferons
- Pegylated Interferons
- Combining Alpha Interferons with Other Agents
- Future Treatments for Hepatitis C
- A Vaccine for Hepatitis C?
How Can Others Help?
- Dealing with Shock and Denial
- Understanding the Disease
- Attempting to Deal with the Disease
- Final Resolution
Drugs and the Treatment of Hepatitis C

Glossary

Further Resources

Index

The Official Patients Sourcebook on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Massage Basics

2009-12-02T07:00:00.000-08:00

The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

Author: Icon Health Publications

This sourcebook has been created for patients who have decided to make education and Internet-based research an integral part of the treatment process. Although it gives information useful to doctors, caregivers and other health professionals, it also tells patients where and how to look for information covering virtually all topics related to chronic lymphocytic leukemia, from the essentials to the most advanced areas of research. The title of this book includes the word official. This reflects the fact that the sourcebook draws from public, academic, government, and peer-reviewed research. Selected readings from various agencies are reproduced to give you some of the latest official information available to date on chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Following an introductory chapter, the sourcebook is organized into three parts. PART I: THE ESSENTIALS; Chapter 1. The Essentials on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Guidelines; Chapter 2. Seeking Guidance; Chapter 3. Clinical Trials and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; PART II: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND ADVANCED MATERIAL; Chapter 4. Studies on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Chapter 5. Patents on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Chapter 6. Books on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Chapter 7. Multimedia on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Chapter 8. Periodicals and News on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; Chapter 9. Physician Guidelines and Databases; Chapter 10. Dissertations on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia; PART III. APPENDICES; Appendix A. Researching Your Medications; Appendix B. Researching Alternative Medicine; Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries; Appendix D. Your Rights and Insurance; ONLINE GLOSSARIES; CHRONIC LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA GLOSSARY; INDEX. Related topics include: Chronic granulocytic leukemia, chronic lymphocyte leukemia, Chronic Myelocytic Leukemia, Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, lymphocytic leukemia.

Massage Basics

Author: Davide Sechi

The art and science of massage come together in a comprehensive guide to every stroke of every style for every part of the body and for every lifestyle. Full-color photos show expert hands at work, with closeups of movements so deep and effective you almost feel better by just turning the pages. More than any other book, this reveals how massage affects the organs and muscles being worked, with helpful charts and illustrations. Athletes get special attention, along with techniques especially geared to children, pregnant women, and seniors, and to relieve occupational tensions. Nearly every aspect of massage finds coverage, from traditional reflexology, Shiatsu, Shu, and Du Mai, to the latest anti-stress, manual lymph drainage, connective tissue relaxation, and sensual massages.

The Healing Power of the Mind or The Viagra Alternative The Complete Guide to Overcoming Impotence Naturally

2009-12-01T02:59:00.000-08:00

The Healing Power of the Mind: Practical Techniques for Health & Empowerment

Author: Rolf Alexander

Based on more than thirty years of research gleaned from Tibetan, Indian, and other cultures, The Healing Power of the Mind provides both spiritual insight and practical advice concerning the true nature of healing, showing how imagination, desire, the power of suggestion, psychic influence and the removal of limitations are valuable tools for maximizing our innate capacity for self-healing..

In the spirit of Bernie Siegel's Love, Medicine and Miracles, Dr. Alexander's book explores the body/mind connection and its enormous relevance to health. Originally published as a handbook for Dr. Alexander's patients and later as a popular paperback published by Warner Destiny books, this is a classic which has helped thousands find their way to health.

Go to: New Book of Baby and Child Massage or Fit after 40

The Viagra Alternative: The Complete Guide to Overcoming Impotence Naturally

Author: Marc Bonnard

• The most comprehensive guide to natural, safe, and permanent cures for impotence.

• One of Europe's leading sex therapists introduces psychological and sexual techniques that can help the more than 30 million men who suffer from impotence.

• Emphasizes holistic cures that treat body, mind, and spirit, including herbal remedies, homeopathy, yoga, aromatherapy, and diet changes.

For those men who wish to avoid the risks of Viagra, The Viagra Alternative offers the most up-to-date information on natural, safe, and long-term cures for impotence. Recognizing that a healthy sex life is impossible without physical, mental, and emotional well-being, Dr. Marc Bonnard focuses on healing the whole person with treatments ranging from herbs such as ginkgo, ginseng, saw palmetto, and yohimbe to homeopathy, acupuncture, diet, yoga exercises, aromatherapy, and the introduction of new sexual techniques. Dr. Bonnard places special emphasis on relationship therapy, demonstrating that more often than not an enjoyable sex life can be restored without resorting to chemicals or supplements of any kind. By exploring the range of options outlined in The Viagra Alternative, men need no longer rely on a dangerous little pill to improve their sexual lives.

	Introduction: A Viagra revolution?	1
1.	What Is Viagra and Is It Safe? (sildenafil and a disturbing trail of deaths)	8
2.	What Goes Up Must Come Down (causes of erectile dysfunction)	20
3.	Before Viagra (other allopathic treatments for ED)	51
4.	Future Drugs (the newest pills)	68
5.	Nature's Helping Hand (herbal alternatives)	81
6.	A Rose by Any Other Name (traditional aphrodisiacs)	111
7.	Less is More (homeopathy and Bach flower remedies)	128
8.	Get the Lead Out! (diet and lifestyle changes)	134
9.	Integrating Body and Mind (yoga, meditation, and relaxation exercises)	155
10.	Strangers in the Night (relationship factors and sex therapy)	175
Appendix	Frequently asked questions about sexual dysfunction	193
	Bibliography	201
	Resources	214
	Index	218

How To Get In Football Shape or The Saint Tropez Diet

2009-11-29T22:58:00.000-08:00

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.

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

2009-11-28T18:57:00.000-08:00

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

2009-11-27T14:56:00.000-08:00

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.

	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

2009-11-26T10:55:00.000-08:00

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

	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

2009-11-25T06:54:00.000-08:00

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.

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).

Overcoming Problematic Alcohol and Drug Use or Self Awareness Deficits in Psychiatric Patients

2009-02-21T09:05:00.000-08:00

Overcoming Problematic Alcohol and Drug Use: A Guide for Beginning the Change Process

Author: Jeremy M Linton

Overcoming Problematic Alcohol and Drug Use is a workbook for use with clients in treatment, informed by the most current research and literature in the substance abuse field. The book introduces a six-session curriculum for treating persons with substance abuse issues and can be used as a self-help resource for persons with substance abuse issues, or as a practice guide for human service professionals.

The book provides up-to-date information and interventions for treatment, as well as questions for thought, examples, and session assignments. Readers are encouraged to put the information they learn into active practice. The combination of research-based approaches makes this workbook unique and easily adaptable for individual use or as a curriculum for treatment.

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Self-Awareness Deficits in Psychiatric Patients: Assessment and Treatment

Author: Bernard D Beitman

Presents a "neurobiology of self-awareness"—how people with disorders understand themselves from a mind-body perspective.This book addresses major psychiatric disorders of self-awareness including schizophrenia, alcoholism, Asperger's Disorder, autism, and ADHD. The authors present pragmatic interventions for improving patients' daily functioning and a review of the neuronal circuitry involved with these disorders. Each chapter includes diagnostic manifestations, neurobiology, case vignettes, and treatment plans.

Author Biography: Bernard D. Beitman and Jyotsna Nair live in Columbia, Missouri.

1	Why self-awareness?	3
2	Neural circuits for self-awareness : evolutionary origins and implementation in the human brain	24
3	Brian patterns of self-awareness	112
4	Disorders of insight, self-awareness, and attribution in Schizophrenia	129
5	Knowing me, knowing you : self-awareness in Asperger's and Austism	159
6	Alcoholic denial : self-awareness and beyond	184
7	Reflective function, mentalization, and borderline personality disorder	213
8	Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder : a disorder of self-awareness	229
9	Anosognosia and denial of illness following stroke	255
10	Conversion disorder : a disorder of somatic self-awareness	280

Train Go Sorry or 30 Minutes a Day to a Healthy Heart

2009-02-20T05:04:00.000-08:00

Train Go Sorry: Inside a Deaf World

Author: Leah Hager Cohen

This portrait of New York's Lafayette School for the Deaf is not just a work of journalism. It is also a memoir, since Leah Hager Cohen grew up on the school's campus and her father is its superintendent. As a hearing person raised among the deaf, Cohen appreciates both the intimate textures of that silent world and the gulf that separates it from our own.

Publishers Weekly

Combining memoir and reportage, Cohen provides a sensitive, intimate portrait of a New York City school for the deaf and the issues facing the deaf community. Cohen is not deaf, but her father heads the Lexington School, and she grew up there. She tracks the progress of two students: Sofia, a Russian immigrant bravely learning a second sign language and a new American world; and ghetto-raised James, who finds stability after moving into the school dormitory. Cohen analyzes the fierce debates over mainstreaming the deaf, the value of oralism and whether new cochlear implants rob the deaf of their culture. She tenderly recalls her deaf grandparents, probes her father's dilemmas, reports on her frustrated romance with a deaf man and her work as an interpreter in a program for deaf adults at the City University of New York. She portrays sign language with wonderfully tactile prose--the word ``silence,'' for example, is signed with ``austere arcs.'' If Cohen's narrative is disjointed, her commitment and her descriptive gifts make her book memorable. (Feb.)

Library Journal

The history of the Lexington School for the Deaf, the oldest school of its kind in the nation, comes alive with Cohen's vivid descriptions of its students and administrators. The author, who grew up at the school, follows the real-life events of Sofia, a Russian immigrant, and James, a member of a poor family in the Bronx, as well as members of her own family both past and present who are intimately associated with the school. Cohen takes special pride in representing the views of the deaf community--which are sometimes strongly divided--in such issues as American Sign Language (ASL) vs. oralism, hearing aids vs. cochlear implants, and mainstreaming vs. special education. The author's lively narrative includes numerous conversations translated from ASL. This is a one-of-a-kind book for both young and old readers. Essential for special education collections.-- Arla Lindgren, St. John's Univ., New York

School Library Journal

YA-Cohen draws upon her experiences as the hearing grandchild of deaf immigrants to combine personal stories of hearing-impaired individuals with related aspects of deaf culture. Using her first home and her father's place of employment, the Lexington School for the Deaf in New York City, to connect characters and experiences, she shares tales of activities familiar to young adults-boring classes, the school play, selling ads for the yearbook, graduation. The only difference for these students is that they cannot hear and cannot speak the language of the hearing world. Through Cohen, readers share in the challenges, frustrations, fears, triumphs, and joys of achievement not only of these young people, but, through historical vignettes, of her grandparents as well. This perspective allows readers to determine how (or if) life has changed for the deaf in America. A careful reading of Train Go Sorry provides exposure to the urban poor and our country's many immigrants (both past and present), making this a resource suitable for sociology or history students interested in viewing the American melting pot through the eyes of a group of people with a silent past.- Janis Ansell, Tidewater Association Hearing Impaired Children (TAHIC), Virginia Beach, VA

BookList

Leah Hager Cohen personalizes the issues facing the deaf culture by introducing their impact on her own family and the community of the Queens, New York City Lexington School for the Deaf. The characterizations of her hearing father, current superintendent of Lexington, and of her grandfather, a former student, are masterly. Throughout the book, Cohen focuses on two students whose Russian and African American roots exemplify the school's increasingly diverse population. Presenting both sides of such debates as using American Sign Language in the classroom and cochlear implants for children, Cohen truly involves readers in the problems of those she portrays. Her discussions support the existence of special schools for this group to provide for its members' particular communication and social needs. Well organized and beautifully written.

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30 Minutes a Day to a Healthy Heart

Author: Readers Digest Editors

Imagine if there were small lifestyle changes that could reduce your weight, lower your blood pressure, cut your cholesterol, and stabilize your insulin levels-all at the same time. Well, inside this handy little guide, you'll find proven ways to tweak your diet, busy your body, and fire up all of your mental and spiritual muscles for a strong, healthy heart. Eat outside the box: Learn why packaged and processed foods contribute to heart disease. Conquer sitting disease: All day long, we sit-and the results are deadly! Here's how to get more movement into your daily life. Purge the toxins: From trans fats to viruses to air pollution, our bodies are bombarded with heart-threatening poisons. Learn how to clean up, inside and out. The research is clear: 90% of all heart attacks can be avoided by making lifestyle improvements. Isn't it time you protected yourself and your loved ones? 30 Minutes a Day to a Healthy Heart is unlike any other health program you've tried: It's simple; it's clear; it's proven to lengthen your life.

Depression and Bipolar Disorders or Health Through Balance

2009-02-19T01:03:00.000-08:00

Depression and Bipolar Disorders: Everything You Need to Know

Author: Virginia Edwards

Depression is a deceptively common illness. At some point in their lives, one out of every five people will struggle with bouts of depression, and nearly twice as many women will be affected as men.

At the outset, depression can seem quite similar to the sadness or low moods that we all feel from time to time. As the illness progresses, however, work life, social life and intimate relationships all suffer. The affected person loses interest in those around him, feels exhausted and hopeless and often considers "giving up."

In Depression and Bipolar Disorders, Dr. Virginia Edwards explores the causes, symptoms and treatment of depressions. Topics include:

normal versus abnormal depression
unipolar depressive disorders
bipolar depressive disorders
biological and psychosocial therapies
depression in women and the elderly
treatment options, including involuntary hospitalization
suicide.

This comprehensive examination of depression also features case studies and an extensive resource list.

Book about: Vegetable Book or Its Raining Plums

Health Through Balance: An Introduction to Tibetan Medicine

Author: Yeshi Donden

The best work on Tibetan medicine ever to appear in English.--Dr. Barry Clark

Publishers Weekly

Donden, the Dalai Lama's personal physician for some 20 years, fled to India during the 1959 Chinese invasion of his homeland and founded the Tibetan Medical Center at Dharmsala. There, and in private practice, he has built a reputation for successfully treating Indians of all ranks with a holistic system of medicine derived from ancient Buddhist principles. Although that system, detailed in these accessible Univ. of Virginia lectures, emphasizes the integrative treatment certain Western physicians are rediscovering, its tenets on the preordained spiritual aspects of disease remain foreign to our culture. Nonetheless, Donden intriguingly fits together parts of the complex puzzle called health. (July)

How to Understand Autism or Classical Tai Chi Sword

2009-02-17T20:59:00.000-08:00

How to Understand Autism: The Easy Way

Author: Alexander Durig

In this clear and accessible introduction to autism, Alex Durig provides a host of ideas and examples that enable the reader to understand the phenomenon of autism, recognize different kinds of autistic perception and behaviour, and prepare for interaction with autistic people.

1	Social thinking and computer thinking	23
2	The six functions of perception : how social and computer thinking work together	37
3	Exploring the experience of autism	61
4	Three keys to communicating with autistic people	79
5	How we are all autistic to one extent or another	93
6	The practical side of understanding autism : tips for teaching and interacting with autistic people	107

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Classical Tai Chi Sword

Author: Toyo Kobayashi

With its emphasis on promoting good health, Tai Chi is one of the fastest growing martial arts styles. It is now common to see groups of people performing these exercises in city parks across the United States and Europe. An interest in the use of swords in Tai Chi is the most remarkable trend to develop out of the form's growing popularity. As with other Tai Chi Chuan exercise programs, the use of the sword is a form of meditation in motion based on an inner energy known as chi. In Classical Tai Chi Sword, a martial arts master teaches the 50 basic positions of the Tai Chi sword. Easy-to-use diagrams, charts, and over 100 black and white photographs illustrate each position and the thirteen basic sword techniques. Practice exercises for both solo and partner forms teach inner harmony and self-defense.

Author Bio:

Petra and Toyo Kobayashi have been teaching the Cheng Man-Ch'ing style for over 20 years and are among the most prominent teachers of Tai Chi Chuan in Europe.Their students are also prominent teachers and have opened schools throughout Europe.The Kobayashis live in Munich, Germany.

Glycolic Acid Peels or Stories of Sickness

2009-02-16T16:57:00.000-08:00

Glycolic Acid Peels, Vol. 22

Author: Moy Luftman kak

Exploring the use of fruit acids in the restoration and maintenance of the epidermal layer, this reference details the latest cosmetic, therapeutic, and dermatologic applications of alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs) to reverse the signs of aging, prevent acne, remove dryness and scaling, and correct disorders of the skin.Glycolic Acid Peels offers·
techniques to predict the therapeutic potential of topical formulations containing glycolic acid·pre-peel regimens for patients displaying signs of melasma, allergies, photoaging, and severe acne·tables to compare current alpha hydroxy acid productsand discusses·the use of glycolic acid to reduce the occurrence of acne and hyperpigmentation·the slow-release amphoteric system for elimination of skin irritations from alpha hydroxy acids·methods to improve the appearance of photodamaged Asian skin·the formulation of AHA skin care products for a global marketProviding modern approaches to reduce the appearance of age spots, fine lines, roughness, and wrinkles, Glycolic Acid Peels is a timely and invaluable source for dermatologists; cosmetic chemists; glyco- and chemical biologists; plastic, reconstructive, cosmetic, maxillofacial, and general surgeons; and medical school students in these disciplines.

Booknews

From a team of editors from the University of California at Los Angeles come 14 chapters looking at the dermatological uses of glycolic acid products and examine the clinical and histologic effects. Specific topics include bioavailable alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) in topical formations, the treatment of rosacea with glycolic acid, and formulating and marketing for the global market. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Stories of Sickness

Author: Howard Brody

Our personalities and our identities are intimately bound up with the stories that we tell to organize and to make sense of our lives. To understand the human meaning of illness, we therefore must turn to the stories we tell about illness, suffering, and medical care. Stories of Sickness explores the many dimensions of what illness means to the sufferers and to those around them, drawing on depictions of illness in great works of literature and in non-fiction accounts. The exploration is primarily philosophical but incorporates approaches from literature and from the medical social sciences. When it was first published in 1987, Stories of Sickness helped to inaugurate a renewed interest in the importance of narrative studies in health care. For the Second Edition the text has been thoroughly revised and significantly expanded. Four almost entirely new chapters have been added on the nature, complexities, and rigor of narrative ethics and how it is carried out. There is also an additional chapter on maladaptive ways of being sick that deals in greater depth with disability issues. Health care professionals, students of medicine and bioethics, and ordinary people coping with illness, no less than scholars in the health care humanities and social sciences, will find much of value in this volume.
Unique Features:
*Philosophically sophisticated yet clearly written and easily accessible
*Interdisciplinary approach--combines philosophy, literature, health care, social sciences
*Contains many fascinating stories and vignettes of illness drawn from both fiction and nonfiction
*A new and comprehensive overview of the "hot topic" of narrative ethics in medicineand health care

	Introduction	1
Ch. 1	Storytelling in Medicine	5
Ch. 2	The Nature and Complexities of Narrative	23
Ch. 3	Dimensions of Sickness	43
Ch. 4	Sickness, Life Stories, and Self-Respect	65
Ch. 5	Types of Stories about Sickness	81
Ch. 6	Sick Roles: Practices and Life Plans	94
Ch. 7	How Sickness Alters Experience	115
Ch. 8	Sickness and Social Relations	129
Ch. 9	Stories of Life with Disability	150
Ch. 10	Maladaptive Ways of Being Sick	161
Ch. 11	What Is Narrative Ethics?	172
Ch. 12	How Does One Do Narrative Ethics?	193
Ch. 13	Rigor in Narrative Judgments	213
Ch. 14	Ethics and the Life-Span Narrative	238
Ch. 15	Conclusion: The Patient-Health Professional Relationship as a Narrative	262
	References	273
	Index	289

30 Minute Fitness Solution or Coping with Depression in Young People

2009-02-15T00:41:00.000-08:00

30-Minute Fitness Solution: A Four-Step Plan for Women of All Ages

Author: JoAnn E Manson

Just 30 minutes a day of moderate exercise—even walking—can save your life. This is the powerful message that Dr. JoAnn Manson—of the lead investigators of both the Women's Health Initiative and the Nurses' Health Study—and her coauthor Patricia Amend want to send to American women.

Regardless of the barriers you may face—too busy, too tired, too "down," or too old—with this four-step practical plan you'll find the excuses falling away and a happier, healthier self emerging. This book offers not only state-of-the-art information from recent medical research but step-by-step instructions on how to get started and maintain a physically active lifestyle. The authors will help you choose a "core" activity that doesn't disrupt your daily life. Then they will show you how to measure your fitness level at the start, how to monitor your progress over time, and how to reward yourself for your efforts. These four simple steps to fitness will work no matter who you are—25 or 75, harried mother or overworked professional (or both), in good health or living with a chronic disease.

The authors have included a clearly illustrated program of stretching and strength-training exercises; sensible activities for women with health concerns; an intelligent weight-loss plan; guidelines for selecting home exercise equipment and choosing a health club; and much more. With over 100 illustrations, questionnaires, and checklists, this book has everything you need to feel good, look better, and live longer, starting today—it's all just 30 minutes away.

Library Journal

Although studies have shown that just 30 minutes of moderate activity on most days of the week and two strength-training sessions per week provide both physical and psychological benefits, many women do not make time to exercise. Here, Manson, professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and chief of preventive medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and Amend, a fitness writer, present four steps that even the busiest women can follow to make exercise an enjoyable, daily habit: "Plan Your Active Lifestyle," "Proceed with Your Exercise Program," "Record Your Progress," and "Reward Your Efforts." An inspirational quote begins each chapter, and there are many boxes/sidebars featuring questionnaires, record-keeping logs, and other helpful information throughout. "Points To Remember" sections close each chapter. One hopes that the drawings accompanying the sample strength-training workouts will be reviewed and corrected in the finished copy (for example, one depicts a woman stepping up onto a folding chair even though the written instructions specify an adjustable step or bench). Although well written and straightforward, this book doesn't break any new ground. An optional choice for larger collections. Samantha J. Gust, Niagara Univ. Lib., NY Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

1. The Best Investment You'll Ever Make

2. Exercise, Nature's Medicine

3. Four Steps to a New Exercise Habit: An Overview

4. Step 1: Plan Your Active Lifestyle

5. Step 2: Proceed with Your Exercise Program

6. Step 3: Record Your Progress

7. Step 4: Reward Your Efforts

8. Three Strength-Training Workouts

9. Home Equipment and Health Clubs

10. Eating Your Way to Good Health

11. The Scientific Case for Physical Activity

12. Exercise for Women with Chronic Health Conditions

13. Working the Body, Healing the Mind

14. Fitness at Each Stage of Your Life

15. Sharing the Wealth of Good Health

References and Additional Resources

Acknowledgments

Index

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Coping with Depression in Young People: A Guide for Parents

Author: Carol Fitzpatrick

Depressive disorders can produce dramatic and frightening changes in young peoples’ behaviour, but while parents may suspect something is wrong, they are often at a loss to know what. This book shows parents how to tell the difference between the ordinary ups and downs and true depression, helping them better understand clinical warning signs and the various approaches to treatment. Dealing sensitively with how depression sometimes manifests itself—self-harm, alcohol and drug abuse, and suicide attempts—the book offers parents practical guidance on how they can reach out to their children and find professional assistance.

Supportive Care for the Renal Patient or Breast Cancer

2009-02-13T20:40:00.000-08:00

Supportive Care for the Renal Patient(Supportive Care Series)

Author: E Joanna Chambers

This book provides a comprehensive, evidence-based overview of supportive care for the nephrology patient. An international group of contributors emphasize the continuum of palliative care from the time of diagnosis through to end-of-life care and the issues surrounding withdrawal of dialysis. The book addresses the psychological impact of the disease, the importance of involving the patient in making decisions about their care, ethical considerations, the role of the family and the multidisciplinary team.
This book will be of particular interest to palliative medicine and pain consultants; nephrologists; who increasingly need to know more about palliative care; nurse practitioners; dialysis nurses, social workers, dieticians, and psychiatric consultants.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Mony Fraer, MD (University of Kentucky College of Medicine)
Description: This book appears to be the first to address not only chronic kidney disease, but also the patient as a whole and as a person with a final goal of improving quality of life. It also emphasizes the need for a multidisciplinary team approach in order to achieve this goal.
Purpose: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) suffer from depression, anxiety, sexual dysfunction, and chronic pain, problems that are usually perceived as secondary by the caretakers. This book addresses these problems comprehensively.
Audience: This book is written for nephrologists, nurses, and social workers who take care of CKD patients. The social workers will find useful the chapters on palliative care programs, advanced directives and advance care planning, and support of the home dialysis patients.
Features: Many subjects covered in this book are not formally taught to nephrologists, including initiation and withdrawal of dialysis, end of life care, the time-limited trial of dialysis, evaluation of a request to stop dialysis, and the palliative care option. A special emphasis is placed on the spiritual care and the psychological aspects of renal disease. The chapters are constructed around case scenarios, making the reading more interesting and providing a connection with the problems encountered in real life. Out of all the excellent tables in the book, the ones that I found very helpful were: "Guidelines for the care of patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) who are in the last days of life in hospital" and the ones that outline the management of dialysis and ESRD-related symptoms.
Assessment: This is a valuable and useful book. It addresses topics not formally taught and often neglected in the nephrology community. The authors are experts in the field. I initially misjudged the book by an apparently unappealing title, but I found it to be extremely interesting and useful. I think it should be included in the core curriculum of every nephrology program.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

	Introduction to ethical case analysis
1	Changing patterns of renal replacement therapy	1
2	The concept of supportive care for the renal patient	15
3	Planning a renal palliative care programme and its components	27
4	Advance directives and advance care planning in patients with end-stage renal disease	35
5	What determines a good outcome? : the selection of patients for renal replacement therapy	45
6	Health-related quality of life in chronic renal failure	63
7	(Part 1) Symptoms of renal disease : dialysis related symptoms	75
7	(Part 2) Symptoms of renal disease : the treatment and palliation of symptoms due to co-morbidity in end-stage renal disease	95
8	Management of pain in renal failure	105
9	Psychological and psychiatric considerations in patients with advanced renal disease	155
10	Sexual dysfunction in patients with chronic kidney disease	177
11	Spiritual care of the renal patient	191
12	Support of the home dialysis patient	207
13	Initiation and withdrawal of dialysis	221
14	A multidisciplinary approach to end-of-life care	231
15	End of life	247

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Breast Cancer

Author: Michael Baum

The new edition of this popular guide has been updated to include many innovative developments in the primary and secondary prevention of breast cancer. New surgical techniques are described together with the promising results of adjuvant systemic therapy trials, which have demonstrated prolonged survival rates in patients treated during early stages of the disease. New biological insights into the nature of breast cancer are also described. The book retains its relatively simple style and is an ideal resource for patients and their families.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Melody L McKinney, DNS, RN (Indiana State University)
Description: As the care management of breast cancer patients is being assumed more often by general practitioners, and patients are taking a more active role, easily accessible high-quality informational resources are needed to facilitate decision-making. This third edition handbook of "fast facts" on breast cancer contains practical advice on topics such as cancer risk education, diagnosis and treatment of primary cancer, rehabilitation, and care of patients with advanced disease. Written by two world experts on breast cancer, this expanded and updated edition also includes information on breast cancer genetics, hormone replacement therapy, and findings from recent major clinical trials.
Purpose: According to the authors, the book is designed to provide cancer care practitioners rapid access to information for helping patients sort out the "facts" from "fancies and fallacies" when weighing the risks and benefits of various treatment options.
Audience: The targeted audience is cancer care clinicians, including clinical nurse specialists.
Features: The book includes a brief introduction and seven chapters addressing a broad range of issues related to cancer epidemiology, perception of risk, pathophysiology, diagnosis, primary tumor control, adjuvant therapy, HRT, follow-up and rehabilitation, management of advanced cancer, clinical trials, and future trends. Numerous colorful tables and figures enhance the presentation of content. Each chapter ends with highlighted lists of key points and references. An index and a page of useful addresses for resources in the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia are also provided.
Assessment: This well-referenced, well-indexed handbook provides succinct, current, and practical information on breast cancer and its management. The expertise of two world authorities on breast cancer is used to achieve the goal of presenting cutting-edge information related to advances in the understanding of cancer, its causes and treatment. The content is broad in scope, pertinent, and well-written and should achieve the authors' goal of providing rapid access to information that will facilitate the complex task of interpreting new data and treatments as clinicians guide patients in weighing the risks and benefits of various treatment options and making informed decisions.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

Tibetan Medicinal Plants or Introduction to Toxicology and Food

2009-02-12T16:31:00.000-08:00

Tibetan Medicinal Plants

Author: Christa Kletter

The main part of this volume encompasses 60 monographs, each having a Tibetan plant name as its title. This collection provides a comprehensive overview of all plant types, thus making it easier for the reader to grasp the Tibetan concept. Each monograph consists of several chapters. These chapters address different topics related either to the Tibetan or the Western approach. Most of the monographs contain a description of the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of the used plant parts, and anatomical features of 76 plants are provided. Each monograph contains a chapter in which an overview of the known chemical constituents and pharmacological properties of each plant is given as well as a chapter on their use in Tibetan medicine. In contrast to other publications on Tibetan medicine, where translations of the Tibetan terms are given in other languages, this book treats the Tibetan word as a technical term, keeps the Tibetan term and tries to explain its meaning. This treatment lessens confusion byreducing the number of translations with which the reader has to deal.

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Reviewer: Michael Gabay, PharmD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Pharmacy)
Description: This is an in-depth review of 59 plants used by practitioners of Tibetan medicine. The book is written from a scientific, but yet very Eastern medicinal, perspective. Highlights of the book include color illustrations of the various plants and a glossary of Tibetan medical terms. The glossary is very useful for understanding the purposes of these plants in treating or preventing diseases.
Purpose: The main purpose is to contribute to the existing knowledge of Tibetan medicinal plants and the preservation of traditional Tibetan medicine, through both traditional Tibetan and Western approaches to medicine. Since there is little published data available about Tibetan medicinal plants in such a format, I believe the objectives are worthy. The authors meet the objectives, but it seems to me that there is a tendency to accentuate the Tibetan medicinal approach throughout the book. The combination of both approaches is difficult to do as mentioned by the authors.
Audience: It is hard to pinpoint a specific audience for this book beyond those who work specifically with Tibetan medicinal plants in practice or researchers who may wish to know about the chemistry and pharmacology of these plants. The authors seem to be quite credible.
Features: The Tibetan medicinal herbs are covered in a monograph format. Sections within each monograph include plant classification, distribution, chemistry, pharmacology, and use in Tibetan medicine. The authors have obviously done a great deal of background research to find references for the information contained in the book. Most of the references would be unretrievable for most researchers, however. The information is very scientific and descriptions of the use in Tibetan medicine of the plants forces the Western medicine practitioner to consistently refer to the glossary for definitions of disease states. No mentions are made of interactions with prescription medications or possible safety concerns regarding use. Most of the Tibetan medicinal plants lack any solid clinical data for efficacy or safety.
Assessment: This book is needed. In general, very little information is available regarding Tibetan medicinal plants even in contemporary natural product books. The book does give researchers and practitioners basic scientific information about each plant and the basis for their use in Tibetan medicine, but does not relate well how these uses fit into Western medicine applications. For general healthcare practitioners, this book probably would not be that useful. Information is not applicable to most practice settings, is not patient-focused, and contains little to no efficacy and safety data regarding these plants. However, I don't believe these were specifically the goals of the authors.

Booknews

Tibetan doctors and Austrian researchers in botany and pharmacognosy report the findings of a study sparked to document plants used in Tibetan medicine. After reviewing Tibetan medicine and the habitats of Tibetan medicinal plants, they detail 60 plants or groups of plants with information on the Tibetan plant classification, botanical findings, plant material, description, distribution, ecology, taxonomy, variability, conservation. Then they consider the macroscopic and microscopic characters, chemistry, and pharmacology of the drug derived from the plant. Included are 77 pages of color plates, and a glossary of Tibetan medical terms. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

New interesting textbook: Social Democracy in Neoliberal Times or Financial and Strategic Management for Non Profit Organizations The

Introduction to Toxicology and Food

Author: Tomris Altug

Introduction to Toxicology and Food provides a concise overview of both the science of toxicology and food toxicology. It presents easy-to-understand explanations of the concepts and principles of toxicology as a science, the toxicants found in foods, and naturally occurring antitoxic/anticarcinogenic substances in foods. It discusses a variety of toxicants, including natural toxicants, contaminants and food additives, their uses, harmful effects and safety aspects.

Booknews

Altug (food science, Ege University, Turkey) provides an overview of the science of toxicology in general, and food toxicology in particular in this book for undergraduate students in food toxicology and for food scientists. The book explains concepts and principles of toxicology, and examines toxicants found in foods, naturally occurring antitoxic/anticarcinogenic substances in foods, and the uses, harmful effects, and safety aspects of toxicants, contaminants, and food additives. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Sports Nutrition or Carbohydrate Addicts Program for Success

2009-02-10T13:05:00.000-08:00

Sports Nutrition

Author: Maughan

Sports Nutrition, which focuses on the importance of proper nutritional preparation for athletes, provides a practical supplement to Nutrition in Sport. It provides an essential reference on all aspects of sports nutrition for the team coach, athletic trainer, physical therapist and allied health-related professional working with athletes and sports teams, and the knowledgeable athlete.

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Reviewer: Kristine N Clark, MS, RCEP (North Carolina State)
Description: This handbook provides a condensed review of the impact of nutrition on physical performance. The information is complemented by expert commentary on important questions/topics as well as case studies of various athletes.
Purpose: This book is intended to provide an up-to-date handbook on sports nutrition for coaches, sports professionals, and athletes. Coaches and athletes alike continue to look for strategies to create an edge over other athletes. The market of supplements and ergogenic aids continues to grow. This book focuses on sound nutrition strategies, based on the research, to enhance an athlete's physical performance.
Audience: Although the tone of the book indicates it is directed toward an audience working with athletes, such as coaches, trainers, and dieticians, it is written at a level that would be appropriate for the athletes themselves. However, the expert commentary is written at a level more appropriate for the professionals working with athletes.
Features: This book covers three main areas: preparing the athlete for competition, nutrition for the athlete during competition, and practical recommendations for appropriate eating strategies in various situations. The case studies, relating to topics throughout the book, provide a practical example of athletes seeking professional advice on how to improve their diet to improve their performance. The expert comments provide more detailed information on specific topics relating to the chapter, but most of the information in these comments would have been more appropriate and useful within the chapter itself.
Assessment: This book is a great resource for anyone working with athletes. It is a quick reference for a summary of the latest research in the area of sports nutrition and it provides practical recommendations for the sports professional working with athletes. The greatest strength of this book lies in the one or two case studies that accompany almost every chapter.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

	List of contributors
	Forewords by the IOC
	Preface
Pt. 1	Nutrition needs for training
1	Exercise and energy demands	3
2	Fuels used in exercise: carbohydrate and fat	15
3	Protein and amino acid requirements of athletes	26
4	Micronutrients: vitamins and minerals	35
5	Fluids and electrolytes	51
6	Alcohol and sport	64
Pt. 2	Nutrition for competition
7	Preparation for competition	75
8	Eating and drinking during exercise	84
9	Post-event recovery	93
Pt. 3	Practical sports nutrition
10	Assessing nutritional status and needs	107
11	Changing size and body composition	118
12	Dietary supplements and ergogenic aids	129
13	Practical strategies to meet nutrition goals	147
14	Eating well while traveling	154
15	Strategies for special populations	161
16	Strategies for special environments: heat	173
	Index	183

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Carbohydrate Addict's Program for Success: Taking Control of Your Life and Your Weight

Author: Rachael F Heller

Now, in this companion workbook, to their bestselling book, The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet, the Hellers provide the additional support and strategies every carbohydrate addict needs to succeed. You will discover why you get hungry...why you lose control...why you put weight on easily...why you blame yourself...why you failed in the past, and how to succeed now and in the future. Keeping you slim forever and happy with yourself is what this inspiring guide is all about.

Your Father Has Alzheimers or Anti Fat Nutrients

2009-02-09T09:03:00.000-08:00

Your Father Has Alzheimer's: A Guide to Baby Boomers in Dealing with Our Aging Parents

Author: Miles Friedman

If yours is among the one in three American families that have been struck by Alzheimer’s, then this book is for you. This is not a medical or technical book. It is a layman’s guide to Alzheimer’s, and illustrates the progression of the disease, the issues that must be addressed, and some of the options for dealing with those issues. It is also a loving reminiscence about the life of the author’s father and about their relationship. This book may help the reader reconcile the need to remember the past with the need to confront the present and future challenges posed by Alzheimer’s and by other forms of dementia in the aged. Whether dealing with Alzheimer’s, or another diagnosis, you are undoubtedly facing many of the same decisions about housing, finances, legal matters, and personal care. Share the author’s experiences and learn how one family coped with their father’s driving, money management, medical care, and evolving personal relationships.

Interesting textbook: Women in the Martial Arts or Yin Yang in Tai Chi Chuan and Daily Life

Anti-Fat Nutrients

Author: Dallas Clouatr

A successful diet does much more than simply take off unwanted pounds -- it helps you feel good and look good. And it is permanent. This is because it includes making changes in body composition and metabolism that increase the body's ability to burn calories. These changes do not depend upon a large reduction in the calories consumed, but upon minor modifications in the foods eaten and upon the addition of a small number of supplements to the diet. The result is a decrease in fatty tissue and an increase in the ratio of lean muscle tissue to adipose (fat) tissue in the body. Such a change is psychologically satisfying because lean tissue not only burns calories, but also gives women their shapely figures and men their muscle tone. In any successful weight-loss program, you should be able to judge yourself by your mirror rather than by your bathroom scale! Anti-Fat Nutrients provides do-it-yourself alternatives to empower dieters to achieve their ideal weight on their own.

Living under the Sword or Dying with Jesus

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

Living under the Sword: Psychosocial Aspects of Recurrent and Progressive Life-Threatening Illness

Author: Austin H Kutscher

This collection of essays by a renowned set of doctors, nurses, and caregivers examines the recurrence of disease as it relates to a host of mental and physical illnesses, including Alzheimer's, hemophilia, AIDS, cancer, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, choriocarcinoma, Tay-Sachs, Huntington's disease, and suicide.

1	Recurrence - What Is It?	1
2	Living with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis	7
3	Recurrent Attempted Suicide: A Psychiatric Case Study in Medical Ethics	11
4	Alzheimer's Disease: A Multi-Edged Sword	21
5	Hemophilia and AIDS: The Double-Edged Sword	27
6	Living with a Chronically Suicidal Person	33
7	Hypnotherapy and Biofeedback in the Management of the Cancer Patient	41
8	Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis: Enhancing the Quality of Life through Occupational Therapy	45
9	Life after Choriocarcinoma: Fourteen Years Later	51
10	The Psychosocial Effects of Choriocarcinoma	55
11	The Way It Was - And Is	61
12	Psychosocial Aspects of Tay-Sachs and Other Fatal Metabolic Diseases	67
13	Functional Reconstruction of the Head and Neck Cancer Patient: Living Under a Triple Threat	77
14	The Challenge of Chronic Renal Failure	83
15	Recurrent Hospitalization in Adults with Medical Illness	89
16	At Risk for Huntington's Disease: A Model for Living	97
17	Progressive Deafness: Isolation and Stigma	105
18	Psychotherapeutic Treatment of the Dying Cancer Patient	109
19	Attitude of Professional Caregivers to Management of Life-Threatening Illness	123
20	Ice on the Slope	133
21	The Roller Coaster Ride of Terminal Illness: Psychosocial and Cultural Interventions	137
22	Coping with the Emotional Vulnrability of Children with Recurring and Life-Threatening Illnesses	143
23	Nurses' Perceptions of Nursing Care and Responses toward Patients with Recurrences of Disease	153
24	Recurrence of Cancer: A Crisis of Courage	161
25	Coping With Progressive Illness: The Family and the Patient	169
26	Walking Up Those Stairs: Opening the Door and Keeping in Control	173
27	The Impact of Recurrence on the Pediatric Patient, Family, and Medical Staff	181
28	Nonverbal Communication and Sexuality in the Care of the Chronically Ill	187

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Dying with Jesus: Meditations for Those Who Are Terminally Ill, Their Families and Their Caregivers

Author: Angela M Hibbard

Dying with Jesus is for people who are dying and for their caregivers, whether family members or pastoral-care professionals. Each page contains a Scripture passage with a brief commentary, a meditation intended to capture the thoughts and feelings of the dying person, and a response from Jesus. The booklet can be used as a single extended meditation or it can be read a page at a time in any sequence that is helpful. Page headings indicate the theme found in the meditation and can guide the user to the appropriate page for a given moment.

The meditations, rooted in the experience of dying people, may help to identify and give words to many painful thoughts and feelings. By reading a given meditation together chaplains, family members, or the dying person may be able to initiate a difficult but necessary conversation. It is hoped that Dying with Jesus will reveal some of Jesus' human struggle and will make it accessible to all who are facing the same frightening reality. All who use it are especially encouraged to share the feelings and memories it calls forth. This gift of shared experience will enlighten those who accompany the dying and will create a bridge between the gospel story and those of us who hear it today.

Reiki or Quien Dijo Que No Se Puede

2009-02-07T01:00:00.000-08:00

Reiki

Author: Chantal DuPont

Innovative natural and holistic methods of healing are the subjects of these handy, portable guides to an improved body, mind, and spirit. From advice on how vitamins, minerals, and herbs can soothe the body, to information on the ability of plant oils, flowers, colors found in nature, and crystals to remedy both physical and emotional stress, these essential guides provide a fresh approach to self-healing.

Book review: Fresco:Escrita de E-MAIL Eficaz, Edição Revisada:Melhoria do Seu Eletrônico

Quien Dijo Que No Se Puede?

Author: Maria Antonieta Collins

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

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

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

Medline or Fitness for Life

2009-02-05T20:59:00.000-08:00

Medline: A guide to effective searching in PubMed and other Interfaces

Author: Brian S Katcher

This concise and clearly written book will make your PubMed searches more productive.

MEDLINE, the National Library of Medicine's on-line bibliographic database, is the premiere index to the world's biomedical literature. It is the primary component of PubMed. MEDLINE is exquisitely organized: each journal article is manually indexed under an average of a dozen Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), one or more publication types, and more. An understanding of this organization is essential to effective searching. Any health professional, health sciences student, or researcher will benefit from reading this book. It explains the basics of formulating searches, shows how to put the main indexing elements in MEDLINE to best use, illustrates the importance of Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), provides guidance for framing questions, and backs everything up with practical examples.

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Reviewer: Marcia Klinger Henry, MLS(California State University, Northridge)
Description: This is the second edition of a favorably reviewed book that was first published in 1999. The author has updated his examples as well as appendix A, Medline Interfaces and the World Wide Web.
Purpose: The author wants readers to understand how Medline works and offers advice on possible search strategies. In this age of information literacy and teaching critical thinking skills, he understands well how to encourage his readers to practice what is possible and to use critical thinking.
Audience: Although the author does not specify an intended audience, he assumes readers have a reprint file and access to bibliographic management software. Thus, I believe he is writing for researchers in the health sciences. The book is also useful for librarians and students in both information science and the health sciences.
Features: The book emphasizes Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), explains the fields of a full Medline record, and describes how to use publication types and text words in formulating a search strategy. The author's unique style of including the MeSH subject headings along with the citation at the end of each chapter helps to reinforce the message of how Medline views articles. In the 98 pages comprising the body of the book, PubMed is mentioned about two-thirds of the time, while the Ovid interface barely one-ninth of the time. Most other interfaces are not discussed.
Assessment: The author's clear writing style contributes greatly to the book's success, but other books such as David Hutchinson's Medlinefor Health Professionals: How to Search PubMed on the Internet (New Wind Publishing, 1998) have been more direct in addressing the audience and the interface. However, librarians who already know about Medline and the structure of MeSH can benefit from this author's style and enthusiasm. If your library does not own the first edition, I recommend buying this latest edition.

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Fitness for Life: An Individualized Approach

Author: Philip E Allsen

Fitness for Life provides more than just the facts about cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, weight control, nutrition and relaxation techniques—it provides students with the tools to apply what they've learned to their own lifestyle.

Beyond the Food Game or Uncooked

2009-02-04T16:57:00.000-08:00

Beyond the Food Game: A Spiritual and Psychological Approach to Healing Emotional Eating

Author: Jane E Latimer

With practical step-by-step instructions, illustration and easy-to-follow charts, "Beyond The Food Game" helps readers recognize and repair childhood 'injuries' that underlie emotional eating.

Interesting book: Organizational Learning and the Learning Organization or Company Officer Promotional Case Studies

Uncooked

Author: Lyndsay Mikanowski

Organic products have never been hotter, and, in step with that trend, Uncooked is a celebration of the art of raw cuisine. If eating raw means a more balanced and nutritious diet, it also requires the knowledge of how to choose the right ingredients and how to prepare them. Lyndsay and Patrick Mikanowski bring together recipes that have inspired them on their travels and introduce raw dishes from across the globe: Californian vegetables, Japanese sushi, and lemon-marinated meat from Polynesia are just a few of the tantalizing dishes. These two epicureans reveal the history and culinary tradition of all types of raw cuisine, throughout the ages and across the continents.

The benefits of raw food preparation for health and fitness are explained with recipes that capitalize on the essence of the product's natural flavor or enhance it with spices, herbs, and oils. The authors offer suggestions for varying the dishes according to the season and your personal taste, as well as great wine matches for each dish.

The book's fresh and modern design comes alive with Grant Symon's flawless photographs of the 100 dishes for fruit, vegetables, fish, and meat that are

as pleasing to the eye as they are to the tastebuds. From quick and easy recipes to more sophisticated preparations, this volume is an initiation in tastes both simple and refined. The possibilites—and delights—of raw cuisine are countless.

Featured ingredients: tomato, mushroom, white truffle, arugula, purple basil, beef, mango, salmon, tuna, scallop, caviar, passion fruit, banana, foie gras, olive, crab, fig, Spanish ham, etc.

Uncooked strips gastronomy down to its essentials to revealthe secret of healthy and tasty food in a cookbook that is as beautiful as it is informative.

Publishers Weekly

A shiny, high-flying contribution to the rather earthbound raw foods movement, this volume doesn t shy away from luxurious ingredients and glamorous presentations. Sensibly for a raw foods cookbook, the focus is primarily on traditional raw dishes like carpaccios, ceviches and salads comprised of thinly sliced vegetables and fruits. Some of these recipes, like Creamed Avocado with Osetra Caviar, are tasty; others, like a cold Strawberry, Pineapple, and Tomato Minestrone could put a less hardy soul off her lunch. Visually, this volume resembles a coffee-table book rather than something to dirty up in the kitchen and it reads like one, too. Dishes are organized not by some logical division like breakfasts and desserts, but less usefully by main ingredient: pineapple, foie gras, duck and so on. Further, the book is so over-designed that sometimes lists of ingredients are nowhere near the instructions for what to do with them. The best offerings in this volume are the brief histories of certain foodstuffs (who knew that the word apple was once used to designate the edible fruit of any tree ?) But a reader interested in such novelties could probably find them in a book unburdened by a hefty price tag and pages of sometimes bizarre recipes. 275 color illustrations. (Apr.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Originally published in France, this lavish, oversized book by the Mikanowskis (Tomate; Potate) centers on the benefits of eating raw foods. With its sophisticated design and striking color photographs on every page, it is more reminiscent of a European design magazine than the standard health-food cookbook. Patrick, in fact, has been an art director; Lyndsay is a landscape designer. She wrote the text, which ranges over topics from culinary history to Claude Levi-Strauss's works to kitchen hygiene, and he developed the recipes, elaborate creations like Carpaccio of Sea Bass, Kiwi Fruit, Bottarga, and Lime. Most readers are more likely to enjoy browsing through this unusual book than actually cooking with it, though raw-food chefs could find it inspiring. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Spirit Science and Health or High Triglycerides

2009-02-03T12:56:00.000-08:00

Spirit, Science, and Health: How the Spiritual Mind Fuels Physical Wellness

Author: Thomas G Plant

From meditation to reciting mantras or praying, spirituality is more and more often being recognized for its beneficial effects on health. In this volume, a team of experts from across disciplines including psychology, medicine, nursing, public health, and pastoral care offer reader-friendly chapters showing the state of the art in understanding this connection. Chapters include attention to special populations such as youth, HIV/AIDS patients, cancer patients, and those in hospice care. Contributors, all members of the Spirituality and Health Institute at Santa Clara University, aim to use the scientific understanding of the spirituality/health connection to promote better health for the general public. One focus of this volume is to show easy ways to incorporate spiritual practices in an environment that is often multicultural, multi-religious, stressful, hurried, and secular.

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High Triglycerides: 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 high triglycerides. 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 high triglycerides.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 High Triglycerides
Overview
The Combined Health Information Database
Federally Funded Research on High Triglycerides
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed
Chapter 2. Nutrition and High Triglycerides
Overview
Finding Nutrition Studies on High Triglycerides
Federal Resources on Nutrition
Additional Web Resources
Chapter 3. Alternative Medicine and High Triglycerides
Overview
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Additional Web Resources
General References
Chapter 4. Periodicals and News on High Triglycerides
Overview
News Services and Press Releases
Newsletter Articles
Academic Periodicals covering High Triglycerides
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
HIGH TRIGLYCERIDES DICTIONARY
INDEX

Dr Kidds Guide to Herbal Dog Care or Speak the Language of Healing

2009-02-02T08:54:00.000-08:00

Dr. Kidd's Guide to Herbal Dog Care

Author: Randy Kidd

Natural and alternative methods of health care have become increasingly popular in recent years because they can benefit anyone, even pets!

Dr. Randy Kidd, a holistic veterinarian and herbalist, explains how herbs can be used as a practical, safe, and efficacious part of dogcare. This guide to complete herbal care for dogs includes simple introductions to holistic dog care, how herbs work, dosage and potency, and methods for delivering herbs into a dog's system. Herbal Dog Care includes chapters on common ailments and how to address each of them herbally. Kidd covers preventive care, approaches for age-related problems, and the treatment of chronic conditions -- from calming a nervous animal to getting rid of parasites, addressing urinary tract conditions to strengthening the teeth.

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Speak the Language of Healing: A New Approach to Breast Cancer

Author: Susan Kuner

Drawn together by their dismay over the medical establishment's approach to the healing process, four women offer a new way of viewing the five stages of illness using a language of relationship, spirit and integration.

Publishers Weekly

Rejecting the pervasive medical view of cancer treatment as a "war" against illness, four women with breast cancer offer holistic perspectives on the processes of treatment, healing and renewal. Drawing on their diverse spiritual backgrounds (Orsborn is Jewish and a student of Eastern philosophy; Kuner studied with a Sufi teacher; Quigley has undergone 12-Step programs; and Stroup is a Christian minister), the authors have crafted a framework that allows women to view their cancer as part of an encounter with their deepest selves. They postulate five stages through which "initiates" travel on the journey from fear to acceptance: impact, chaos, choices, community and spirit. As each author relates her experiences--such as confronting fears of death, pain and isolation, choosing between mainstream and alternative therapies and enduring the loss of hair, self-esteem, friends and, in once case a fianc --she suggests ways to counter the prevailing view of doctors and patients that patients who "fight back" stand the greatest chance of being healed, that survivors are "winners" and those who die have lost their "battles." Readers at any stage of breast cancer treatment will likely take comfort from the authors' spiritual emphasis. Agent, Linda Roghaar. (Oct.) FYI: A portion of the proceeds from the books sold will go to breast cancer research. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

Four friends diagnosed with breast cancer believe that the language of spiritual growth is more a complement to their lives than that of the battleground, the traditional words used when discussing cancer. Kuner is a meditation teacher and Sufi student; author Carol Matzkin Orsborn (Return from Exile: One Woman's Journey Back to Judaism) is Jewish; Linda Quigley is a journalist and follower of the 12-step path; and Rev. Dr. Karen Leigh Stroup is a Christian minister. The multivoiced reading by four professional narrators doesn't mince words about diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, recurrence, and death. Breaking down the cancer journey into five sections--impact, chaos, choices, community, and spirit--the authors wish to increase their connection to God (often referred to as She) through deepening humility. Women should "find their own path through illness as a spiritual initiation rather than a war." Their words and spirits will bolster any woman coming to the same crossroad in her life. Highly recommended.--Bette-Lee Fox, "Library Journal" Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Speak the Language of Healing
Preface by Dr. Joycelyn Elders	ix
Foreword by Jean Shinoda Bolen, M.D	xi
How This Book Came to Be	1
How to Have Cancer Without Going to War	5
How to Speak the Language of Healing	15
A Pathway to Spirit	16
The Five Stages of Transformation
The Stage of Impact	21
ONE Did I Create This?	23
The Stage of Chaos	43
TWO Does Death Mean I Lose?	45
THREE Does God Get to Vote?	61
The Stage of Choices	75
FOUR Is Treatment War or Initiation?	77
FIVE Do I Hold On or Let Go?	95
SIX Do I Trust the Medical Establishment or Do I Put
My Faith in Alternative and Spiritual Healing?	107
The Stage of Community	125
SEVEN From Whom Must I Learn to Receive? FromWhom
Must I Learn to Protect Myself?	127
The Stage of Spirit	147
EIGHT How Can I Find Peace of Mind When I'm Living
My Life over the Edge?	149
NINE What Have ILearned?	165
Afterword	185
Resources	191
Group Study Guide	197
Acknowledgments	211
Index	215

The Whey Prescription or Safe Estrogen

2009-02-01T04:51:00.000-08:00

The Whey Prescription: The Healing Miracle in Milk

Author: Christopher Vasey

HEALTH / NUTRITION

Since antiquity whey has been known as “healing water” by Greek physicians. Hippocrates and Galen both recommended whey to their patients. In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, spas across Europe offered the whey cure to aristocrats and commoners alike. Modern scientific research has confirmed the curative capabilities attributed by our ancestors to this dairy product, but because it is highly perishable and must be consumed while very fresh, this cure fell out of favor in our modern urban age. Now, thanks to the availability of whey powder, this highly nutritious and effective healing agent is once more within the reach of everyone.

Whey is the watery part of milk that is separated from the curd in the process of making cheese. It is rich in lactose, minerals, and vitamins. Beyond its nutritional value, whey has powerful detoxification properties and its therapeutic action is beneficial for the major organ centers of the body: heart, liver, kidneys, and intestines. It is especially effective in the treatment of liver ailments such as hepatitis as well as the treatment of skin problems, infections, edema, digestive disorders and gallstones, and the painful joint diseases of arthritis and rheumatism. Whey also has been shown to be a powerful treatment against obesity, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. In addition to its ability to treat these specific illnesses, whey is a proven invigorating supplement that promotes overall good health and vitality.

Christopher Vasey, N.D., is a naturopath specializing in detoxification and rejuvenation. He is the author of The Water Prescription and the bestsellingThe Acid-Alkaline Diet for Optimum Health. He lives near Montreux, 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.

1.    The History of Whey

2.    What Is Whey?

3.    The Nutritional Substances in Whey

4.    The Healing Properties of Whey

5.    Principal Indications for the Whey Cure

6.    The Practice of the Cure

7.    Supplementing the Whey Cure

Appendix 1: The Basic Principles of Detoxification Cures

Appendix 2: Nutritional Analysis of Powdered Whey

Resources

Index

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Safe Estrogen: Reduce Your Breast Cancer Risk by 90%

Author: Edward J Conley

Dr. Conley provides detailed information on ways to avoid breast cancer. A must-read for all women and those who care for and about women

The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie or Depression Helpbook

2009-01-31T00:49:00.000-08:00

The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie

Author: Craig Pepin Donat

FINALLY, THE TRUTH ABOUT HEALTH AND FITNESS IS REVEALED

For years we've all been tricked into spending our hard-earned money on products that "guarantee" impossible results. For most of us, the struggle to lose weight, stay fit or just maintain the semblance of a healthy lifestyle is a constant battle. Unfortunately, there are people and industries that prey on our vulnerabilities. We are relentlessly enticed by advertising, seduced by marketing gimmicks, prescribed unnecessary drugs, served unhealthy food, sold useless products, misled by government agencies, and, well, left to fend for ourselves as our health deteriorates.

Shockingly, the very industries that promise to improve our health have actually deceived us and are sabotaging our efforts. Fit Advocate and former industry insider Craig Pepin-Donat walked away from a career as a top fitness industry executive to expose the big, fat health and fitness lie and he is here with a message. Stop getting ripped off by diets, gimmicks, fads, books, fitness gurus and billion dollar industries trying to con you out of your money.

The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie exposes the industries and companies that profit at the expense of your health and your pocketbook, but it doesn't stop there. It is chock full of insights, recommendations and resources to get you on the path to a healthy and fit lifestyle - permanently. Before you spend another penny on health and fitness products, you owe it to yourself to read The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie. It can literally save you thousands of dollars and countless hours of wasted time.

The Big Fat Health and Fitness Lie will:
• Protect you from the scams,rip-offs and outright lies of unscrupulous companies
• Expose the dirty little secrets of the health care and pharmaceutical industries
• Reveal step-by-step how to create a healthy and fit lifestyle
• Show you how to lose weight safely and permanently
• Save you thousands of dollars on products that don't work
• Provide hundreds of valuable resources on your path to better living

What People Are Saying

Cindy Crawford
"Craig has helped an incredible number of people around the world get started on a path to living better. This book provides valuable information essential for anyone interested in improving their health."--(Cindy Crawford, Model)

Kitty Gurkin Rosati
"Craig's message of creating the health we desire is compelling and inspiring. His book is a testament to taking responsibility for your health and well-being."--(Kitty Gurkin Rosati, M.S., R.D., L.D.N., Nutrition Director, The Rice Diet Program, Bestselling author of The Rice Diet Solution, The Rice Diet Cookbook and Heal Your Heart)

Hyla Cass
"Craig Pepin-Donat busts myths and offers real solutions that can improve your health. If you want to lead a fit, healthy and happy life, read this book!"--(Hyla Cass M.D., Author of Natural Highs and 8 Weeks to Vibrant Health)

Rudolf Bertagnoli
"Mr. Pepin-Donat's book is a vital, honest and direct approach necessary to make informed choices to improve your health."--(Dr. Rudolf Bertagnoli, World-renowned surgeon and founder of First European Center for Spine Arthroplasty/Nonfusion Technologies)

Henry S. Lodge
"A compelling and eye-opening look at America's fitness and diet industries from a veteran insider."--(Henry S. Lodge, M.D., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons (Assistant, Professor of Clinical Medicine), Bestselling author of Younger Next Year and Younger Next Year for Women)

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Depression Helpbook

Author: Wayne Katon

Recognizing that all depression is different—from how severe it is and what the symptoms are to how long it lasts—this book explains what causes depression, how to recognize depression, and how to make decisions about treatment. Integrating pharmacologic and psychotherapeutic approaches, it emphasizes self-care strategies that help sufferers of depression develop confidence in their ability to manage depression on a daily basis and achieve balance in their mood and everyday life, reducing the chance of recurrence. Featuring real people's advice on managing depression using simple techniques, this new edition includes updated information on medications for depression and expanded chapters on exercise and relaxation techniques.

Introduction: How to Use This Book     1
A Better Understanding     5
What Is Depression?     7
Reversing the Downward Spiral of Depression     17
Making Your Own Decision About Treatment     23
Working with Your Doctor     31
What You Should Know About Antidepressants     41
What You Should Know About Psychotherapy     55
When Is Treatment Finished     67
What Family and Friends Should Know     73
Plain Talk About Suicide     81
Depression and Your Body     85
Depression and Chronic Medical Illness     93
Depression and Women's Health     105
Food, Alcohol, and Drugs     115
Everyday Insights     123
Relaxing     125
Exercising     131
Getting a Good Night's Sleep     135
Making Time for Enjoyment     143
Thinking More Constructively     151
The Other People in Your Life     159
Intimacy and Sex When You Are Depressed     165
Managing at Work When You Are Depressed     171
Taking Charge     177
Managing Depression Day by Day     179
Planning for Better Living     185
Maintaining Gains and Preventing Relapse     191
Living Your Plan     209
A Primer on Antidepressants     215
Resource Guide     225
Worksheets     231
Index     241

How to Think Like a Survivor or The Enlightened Diet

2009-01-29T20:48:00.000-08:00

How to Think Like a Survivor: A Guide for Wilderness Emergencies

Author: Tom Watson

The secrets to survival are in preparation before you leave home. How to Think Like a Survivor reveals simple ways to overcome the unexpected in the outdoors.

Author Tom Watson helps you learn how to think through potential emergency situations and find solutions to avoid disaster in the wilderness.

Book review: Gut Instinct or Sculpting Her Body Perfect

The Enlightened Diet: 7 Weight-Loss Solutions That Nourish Body, Mind, and Soul

Author: Deborah Kesten

If you've ever counted calories or been a slave to the scale, it's time to change the way you think about dieting. The Enlightened Diet goes beyond restrictive regimens and quick-fix claims to prove that weightloss success is not just about what you put into your body-it's also about how, why, where, and with whom you eat. In this practical guide to whole person nutrition, health researchers Deborah Kesten and Larry Scherwitz profile seven newly discovered eating styles that lead to overeating and weight gain, along with proven strategies for reversing them. Using the Enlightened Diet program, you'll create a personalized plan for achieving and maintaining your optimal weight while savoring the pleasures of every meal.

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction: Ancient Food Wisdom Meets Modern Nutritional Science     1
Whole Person Nutrition     7
Food Fretting     32
Task Snacking     52
Emotional Eating     71
Fast Foodism     98
Solo Dining     118
Unappetizing Atmosphere     134
Sensory Disregard     149
Enlightened Exercise     166
In Action     182
Endnotes     194
Index     208
About the Authors     214

Runners World Best or Dr Gavins Health Guide for African Americans

2009-01-28T16:46:00.000-08:00

Runner's World Best: Competitive Running

Author: Adam Bean

When runners want expert advice, they turn to Runner's World, the magazine that helped bring running culture into the mainstream—and has continued to dispense cutting-edge wisdom as running's popularity has soared. Now, runners can have all that expert wisdom at their fingertips with the Runner's World Best series. Each book in this series focuses on a particular aspect of running—from getting started to cross-training. Together, these authoritative, affordable, fully illustrated volumes form a accessible library that belongs in every runner's home.

Runner's World Best: Competitive Running explains why competing in a race is beneficial for runners at every level, lays out basic training principles, and provides detailed training regimens for various types of races: 5K, 10K, half-marathon, and marathon. Runners learn what to eat and drink before, during, and after a race, as well as how strength and flexibility training can help their performance.

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Dr. Gavin's Health Guide for African Americans: How to Keep Yourself and Children Well

Author: James R Gavin

Dr. James Gavin covers wellness and the tools to achieve it. He discusses health topics of particular concern to the African American population: obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, heart disease, diabetes, and cancer. His intergenerational, family-centered approach to health is the prescription for breaking the alarming cycle of lifestyle-caused diseases, which are now striking children, too. Key features:

Focus on prevention of disease
Tool kits for better health

Library Journal

Gavin (president, Morehouse Coll. Sch. of Medicine) provides a thorough and thoughtful examination of the ways in which African Americans can control and improve their health. Unlike comparable books, Gavin's title is not preachy or full of colloquialisms; instead, it provides straight talk peppered with encouragement. The text recalls Rovenia Brock's Dr. Ro's Ten Secrets to Livin' Healthy in that it advocates eating healthier and making small, incremental lifestyle changes while also addressing ailments specific to the African American community. However, Brock is a nutritionist, and she pays more attention to her specialty, even offering an eating plan and recipes. Meanwhile, Gavin delves more deeply into the details of various ailments (e.g., diabetes, obesity, high blood pressure) and offers specific tips, tools, and healthy habits to address them. He also stresses that children should develop good eating and lifestyle habits early. Finally, at the end of every chapter, Gavin provides a print and Internet resource list. Although targeted to African Americans, this book will assist anyone looking to improve his or her health. Recommended for African American and consumer health collections.-Nicole A. Cooke, Montclair State Univ. Lib., NJ Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Sex Life of Food or Hands on Healing

2009-01-27T12:45:00.000-08:00

Sex Life of Food

Author: Bunny Crumpacker

Food and sex. Hunger and the psyche. These are the forces that shape our lives.
Bunny Crumpacker has looked at food from every angle, and brings us delicious stories about what others have done and said about eating---and about making love. This is a book you can go back to again and again and keep finding more delights---including uncharacteristic comments from the famous and insightful chuckles from the author herself.

It’s both a banquet and a late-night nosh. Taste it, devour it, and enjoy!

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Hands-on Healing: A Practical Guide to Channeling Your Healing Energies

Author: Jack Angelo

An illustrated, step-by-step guide that makes it easy for anyone to awaken and develop one's own healing gift.

The moment we injure ourselves, we instinctively reach out to touch the area in pain. When someone's hurt is internal rather than external, we still use touch, caressing a brow or stroking a back to offer comfort. This form of hands-on healing has existed as long as mankind. In Hands-on Healing, Jack Angelo helps us to utilize this power of touch which we all possess. Hands-on Healing allows the reader to both understand the body's energies and to practice healing exercises. It explains the nature of disease and discusses the role of the mind and emotions in healing. Chapters focus on such topics as healing touch, chakras, the wisdom of the body, visualization, and meditation.

Illustrations and step-by-step instructions make it simple for anyone to awaken and develop their own healing gift - for self-healing or for healing others.

This comprehensive book also includes information on how to set up a healing practice, making it an essential reference text for healers.

Yoga Journal

Designed as both a workbook and a general theoretical primer for energy healing, Angelo's book presents more than 100 exercises intended to help students intuitively open to their innate healing power and direct it for the benefit of themselves and others.

The Exercise
Introduction
How to Use This Book
1. The Physical Body
2. Bodies of Light - The Subtle Bodies
3. Your Soul Journey
4. The Chakras
5. The Energies of the Chakras
6. The Wisdom of the Body and Causes of Ill Health
7. Change, The Mind and Emotions
8. First Steps in Self -Healing
9. Self-healing, Visualization and Meditation
10. Your Personal Programme
11. Your Healing Hands
12. The Healing Session
13. Healing - Taking It Further
14. Birth, Reincarnation and The Inner Child
15. Journey into Light
Useful Addresses
Further Reading
Glossary
Index

Jack Angelo runs a healing and counseling practice in Gwent, South Wales. He is also a national trainer for the National Federation of Spiritual Healers and conducts his own workshops internationally. He is the author of Spiritual Healing: Energy Medicine for Today.

Ready Made Democracy or Program Theory Driven Evaluation Science

2009-01-26T08:43:00.000-08:00

Ready-Made Democracy: A History of Men's Dress in the American Republic 1760-1860

Author: Michael Zakim

Ready-Made Democracy explores the history of men's dress in America to consider how capitalism and democracy emerged at the center of American life during the century between the Revolution and the Civil War. Michael Zakim demonstrates how clothing initially attained a significant place in the American political imagination on the eve of Independence. At a time when household production was a popular expression of civic virtue, homespun clothing was widely regarded as a reflection of America's most cherished republican values: simplicity, industriousness, frugality, and independence.
By the early nineteenth century, homespun began to disappear from the American material landscape. Exhortations of industry and modesty, however, remained a common fixture of public life. In fact, they found expression in the form of the business suit. Here, Zakim traces the evolution of homespun clothing into its ostensible opposite—the woolen coats, vests, and pantaloons that were "ready-made" for sale and wear across the country. In doing so, he demonstrates how traditional notions of work and property actually helped give birth to the modern industrial order. For Zakim, the history of men's dress in America mirrored this transformation of the nation's social and material landscape: profit-seeking in newly expanded markets, organizing a waged labor system in the city, shopping at "single-prices," and standardizing a business persona.
In illuminating the critical links between politics, economics, and fashion in antebellum America, Ready-Made Democracy will prove essential to anyone interested in the history of the United States and in the creation of modern culture ingeneral.

Library Journal

Examining the American Colonial and early republican experience, Zakim (history, Tel Aviv Univ.) shows us how clothing can make history. During the early Industrial Revolution, England needed to foster its nascent textile business; it kept textile technology secret and regulated trade so as to import raw materials cheaply from its colonies and sell back to them the finished goods-bolts of finely made and costly fabrics. Colonial Americans chafed under this restrictive regime, for they had to sell cheap and buy dear-a recipe for penury, if not poverty. Hence, America resisted, and this resistance as well as others led to its War of Independence. The American Colonies at first sent emissaries to plead with Parliament for relief, but when none came, they sent spies to steal industrial secrets. Colonial governments and public media, moreover, made it a virtue to refuse English goods and rely on homemade products-in this instance homespun fabrics. Homespun dress came to mark the self-reliant American patriot. A rewriting of Zakim's doctoral dissertation at Columbia University, this book is not a casual read but scholarly, detailed, and thoroughly annotated. Recommended for academic libraries and public libraries with specialty collections in industrial or fashion history.-James F. DeRoche, Alexandria, VA Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Program Theory-Driven Evaluation Science: Strategies and Applications

Author: Stewart I Donaldson

Program Theory-Driven Evaluation Science fills the gap between 21st century literature on evaluation and what is happening in practice. It features detailed examples of how evaluations actually unfold in practice to develop people, programs, and organizations. Commonly accepted strategies for practicing evaluation are outlined, followed by comprehensive accounts of how those strategies have played out in the face of the complexities and challenges of "real world" settings. In so doing, the book illustrates the authentic challenges of implementing an evaluation approach in practice.

Author Stewart Donaldson provides a state-of-the-art treatment of the practice of program theory-driven evaluation science. Each case follows a three-step model: developing program impact theory; formulating and prioritizing evaluation questions; and answering evaluation questions. Initial chapters discuss the emergence of program theory-driven evaluation science and specific strategies for carrying out each of the three steps. Succeeding chapters address recent applications and practical implications of evaluation science. The challenges and lessons learned from the cases are then reviewed.

This volume is of significant value to evaluation practitioners, professors and trainers of evaluation, evaluation researchers, and advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and serves as a text for courses in evaluation and applied research methods. It is also of great interest to those interested in the connections between work and health, career development, human service organizations, and organizational improvement and effectiveness.

Behavioral Treatment for Substance Abuse in Schizophrenia or Insight in Psychiatry

2009-01-25T04:41:00.000-08:00

Behavioral Treatment for Substance Abuse in Schizophrenia (BTSAS)

Author: Alan S Bellack

The last few years have seen an increasing awareness among the mental health community to the unique situations of the person suffering simultaneously from mental health disorders and substance abuse addiction. Complementing this rise in attention has been a realization of the unique challenges faced by mental health professionals engaged in the treatment of these clients, and a startling acknowledgement of the gap in the existing literature on the topic. There is currently no available treatment manual that includes specific training on how to treat this difficult population, following guidelines and practical instructions based on treatment practices already employed by the authors. This treatment manual will fill an important gap in the literature by addressing the specific challenges faced by the clinician treating individuals with co-occurring schizophrenia and substance abuse disorders.

The unique strength of the proposed volume is its close adherence to a treatment plan proven successful byempirical research and now being made available for the practicing clinician. The book is designed as a manual for mental health professionals, and follows a program which incorporates various treatment components, from motivational interviewing, urinalysis contingency, and social skills training to education and coping skills, problem solving and relapse prevention, and finally termination. Guidelines are clearly established for these treatment modes, utilizing case examples and fictional situations to allow the reader to profit more directly from the lessons in the text. The book follows a treatment outline that will allow the clinician to pattern a series of therapy sessionsafter the suggested timeframe found within the text. Additionally, the format and flow of individual sessions is carefully considered and discussed, allowing the clinician a model from which to base a treatment plan.

Preface     ix
Part I
Introduction to Treating People with Dual Disorders     3
Scientific Background     13
Training Philosophy and General Strategies     25
Social Skills Training     37
Assessment Strategies     49
Part II
Motivational Interviewing in People with SPMI     65
Urinalysis Contingency and Goal Setting     83
Social Skills and Drug Refusal Skills Training     95
Education and Coping Skills Training     125
Relapse Prevention and Problem Solving     165
Graduation and Termination     223
Part III
Dealing with Common Problem Situations     235
Implementing BTSAS in Clinical Settings: Strategies and Potential Modifications     251
References     259
Index     265

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Insight in Psychiatry

Author: Ivana Markova

Despite considerable research examining insight in patients with psychoses, non-psychotic disorders and chronic organic brain syndromes, results are inconclusive and insight remains a source of some mystification. To what extent can patients understand disorders which affect their mental function? Does insight bear a prognostic value? Is impaired insight determined by the illness or are other factors of equal importance? Ivana S. Marková examines the problems involved in studying insight in patients with mental illness in order to provide a clearer understanding of the factors that determine its clinical manifestation.

A Surgical Temptation or The Body of Frankensteins Monster

2009-01-24T00:40:00.000-08:00

A Surgical Temptation: The Demonization of the Foreskin and the Rise of Circumcision in Britain

Author: Robert Darby

In the eighteenth century, the Western world viewed circumcision as an embarrassing disfigurement peculiar to Jews. A century later, British doctors urged parents to circumcise their sons as a routine precaution against every imaginable sexual dysfunction, from syphilis and phimosis to masturbation and bed-wetting. Thirty years later the procedure again came under hostile scrutiny, culminating in its disappearance during the 1960s.

Why Britain adopted a practice it had traditionally abhorred and then abandoned it after only two generations is the subject of A Surgical Temptation. Robert Darby reveals that circumcision has always been related to the question of how to control male sexuality. This study explores the process by which the male genitals, and the foreskin especially, were pathologized, while offering glimpses into the lives of such figures as James Boswell, John Maynard Keynes, and W. H. Auden. Examining the development of knowledge about genital anatomy, concepts of health, sexual morality, the rise of the medical profession, and the nature of disease, Darby shows how these factors transformed attitudes toward the male body and its management and played a vital role in the emergence of modern medicine.

An erudite, lively, and sometimes combative investigation of a formative period in medical history, A Surgical Temptation will inform and engage any reader with an interest in the history of medicine, gender, sexuality, the practice of circumcision in the world today, and the ways in which culture fashions the human body.

1	Introduction : the willful organ meets fantasy surgery	3
2	The best of your property : what a boy once knew about sex	22
3	Pathologizing male sexuality : the masturbation phobia and the invention of spermatorrhea	44
4	The shadow of Parson Malthus : sexual morals from the Georgians to the Edwardians	73
5	The priests of the body : doctors and disease in an antisensual age	94
6	A source of serious mischief : William Acton and the case against the foreskin	118
7	A compromising and unpublishable mutilation : clitoridectomy and circumcision in the 1860s	142
8	One of the most grievous diseases of humanity : spermatorrhea in British medical practice	167
9	The besetting trial of our boys : finding a cure for masturbation	189
10	This unyielding tube of flesh : the rise and fall of congenital phimosis	215
11	Prevention is better than cure : sanitizing the modern body	236
12	The purity movement and the social evil : circumcision as a preventive of syphilis	260
13	The stigmata of a gentleman : circumcision and British society	285
14	Conclusion : the end of the culture of abstinence	311

Book about: Éthique de Travail

The Body of Frankenstein's Monster: Essays in Myth and Medicine

Author: Cecil Helman

Frankenstein. Werewolves. Dracula. These images aren't just imaginary creatures -- they're also powerful symbols of the body. The body can be thought of as a machine made up of parts like Frankenstein's monster, or as a creature ruled by animalistic urges, or as an entity that's vulnerable to infection from a diseased fiend. In "The Body of Frankenstein's Monster," Cecil Helman, M.D., expands our view of our bodies by exploring its cultural and artistic representations.

Publishers Weekly

These inquisitive essays are a strong antidote to modern medicine's tendency to treat the body as a machine. A physician, anthropologist and folklorist based in London, Helman undertakes poetic, cross-disciplinary forays for high-tech medicine's connections to myth, magic and metaphor. He relates the placebo effect to mesmerism, interprets the Frankenstein story as a harbinger of transplant surgery and reads an X-ray image as a white-branched Tree of Life. From medical models of premenstrual tension in which women are slaves of a cyclical moon, he moves on to consider moonstruck werewolves, Sasquatch, Yeti and women's long, flowing hair as a symbol of animality. Germ imagery in daily language (``an epidemic of muggings'') leads him to unravel a ``germistic way of thinking,'' which blames our misfortunes on external forces. A medically informed social critic, Helman sees the watch and the clock as central icons of a civilization in which ambitious ``type A personalities'' are rewarded for their ruthless behavior. (May)

Kirkus Reviews

Helman—professor of medicine (University College, London), family physician, and cultural historian—draws on his wide-ranging interests to offer a vivid, personable, and insightful exploration of physiology and fiction—of the interaction of the objective functioning of the human body and the subjective experience of it, as well as of the political analogues and social metaphors it inspires in both historic and contemporary terms. One version of the body, Frankenstein's monster, is, Helman says, an assemblage of otherwise alien parts existing in a balance of power, a "somatic democracy" disrupted occasionally by "aliens" such as transplants or "invaded" by germs (formerly demons), to which the poor, the weak, and the "morally inept" are particularly susceptible. This version of the body, the author explains, is more political than another version, "The Premenstrual Werewolf," which emphasizes the moral dimension of the body, destroyed by the release of repressed animal forces—contagious ones—expressed in a disease such as AIDS. At another extreme, in "The Medusa Machine," Helman depicts the body as a machine, an extension of TV and the computer, imperfectly projected in anthropomorphic robots. The last essay, "A Time of the Heart," traces the Type-A personality—aggressive, ambitious, impatient: the "Numerical Man" dominated by time, money, and statistics, acting out the values of the postindustrial society, a "moral marionette" whose success will cause his heart to fail. Helman's illustrations are especially apt and moving: an old man dies, the sitcom he was watching still reflected in his eyes, his dentures on the floor next to him, grinning backat the laughing figures. Or Helman reflects on the psychological damage to Isaac, the phobia he may have acquired against fathers, knives, rams, his post-traumatic syndrome. But the book is held together primarily by Helman's charm; it has the imperfect coherence of Frankenstein's monster, with which he is so fascinated. With its sweep, perception, originality, and felicitous use of language—an artistic and intellectual achievement.

Long Tomorrow or Vaccination

2009-01-22T20:38:00.000-08:00

Long Tomorrow: How Advances in Evolutionary Biology Can Help Us Postpone Aging

Author: Michael R Ros

The conquest of aging is now within our grasp. It hasn't arrived yet, writes Michael R. Rose, but a scientific juggernaut has started rolling and is picking up speed. A long tomorrow is coming.
In The Long Tomorrow, Rose offers us a delightfully written account of the modern science of aging, spiced with intriguing stories of his own career and leavened with the author's engaging sense of humor and rare ability to make contemporary research understandable to nonscientists. The book ranges from Rose's first experiments while a graduate student--counting a million fruit fly eggs, which took 3,000 hours over the course of a year--to some of his key scientific discoveries. We see how some of his earliest experiments helped demonstrate that "the force of natural selection" was key to understanding the aging process--a major breakthrough. Rose describes how he created the well-known Methuselah Flies, fruit flies that live far longer than average. Equally important, Rose surveys the entire field, offering colorful portraits of many leading scientists and shedding light on research findings from around the world. We learn that rodents given fifteen to forty percent fewer calories live about that much longer, and that volunteers in Biosphere II, who lived on reduced caloric intake for two years, all had improved vital signs. Perhaps most interesting, we discover that aging hits a plateau and stops.
Popular accounts of Rose's work have appeared in The New Yorker, Time magazine, and Scientific American, but The Long Tomorrow is the first full account of this exciting new science written for the general reader.
"Among his peers, Rose is considered a brilliantly innovative scientist,who has almost single-handedly brought the evolutionary theory of aging from an abstract notion to one of the most exciting topics in science."--Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker

"Engaging and illuminating.... Rose is successful both in capturing the imagination of young people with little exposure to formal science and in convincing advanced researchers in other fields that understanding evolutionary biology is important to their science and to their careers. This is a significant achievement."--American Scientist
"Well-written and entertaining.... Rose's innovative studies of the past 25 years have revealed much about the influence of natural selection on aging and have opened up several intriguing possibilities for extending human lives. Here he relates how many of his most significant discoveries were made, interlacing lucid explanations of their significance with interesting accounts of how his own sometimes difficult life experiences influenced his research, and frankly discusses his failures and successes."--Library Journal
"In this hugely enjoyable book, Rose provides a thorough but never too technical survey of one of the most instructive strands of the biology of aging--manipulating the rate of aging by accelerating evolution. If his attempt to extend his studies to mice had succeeded, we might be much closer now to extending human lifespan."--Aubrey de Grey
"Michael Rose is more qualified than anyone currently working in the field of aging to write about the evolutionary development of aging in biological organisms, and he presents us here with a clear, easy-to-digest overview of the field. We meet the leaders and the busy-bee scientists; the believers and the nay-sayers. His final summary of the possibilities for postponing human aging is one of the most accurate and believable to appear in recent years. But most of all, Rose gives us a sense of what it is like to be a living, working scientist. Far and away one of the best-rounded, deeply satisfying accounts of a scientist and his work I have read. Warts and all!" --William R. Clark, University of California, Los Angeles, and author of Sex and the Origins of Death and A Means to an End
"Michael Rose has developed novel and important views on the future of human longevity that draw from his pioneering laboratory experiments and his deep understanding of evolutionary biology. Rose's leads his readers on a fascinating journey from fly cages to the Biosphere, and beckons to the future which may not be so far ahead." --Caleb E. Finch, ARCO/ Keischnick Professor of Gerontology and Biological Science, Andrus Gerontology Center, University of Southern California, and author of Chance, Development and Aging
"Rose is not only an original scientist--he was among the first to demonstrate the extraordinary plasticity of aging in fruit flies after just a dozen generations of selective breeding--he is also a superb writer, and this book can be understood by anyone who ever took high school biology. But even those of us who are professional scientists will enjoy reading this book because of the global perspective he provides on the whole field of gerontology. By carefully reviewing his decades-long career with all the blind alleys that are commonplace for anyone who pioneers a new field, Rose gives us this perspective." --L. Stephen Coles, M.D., Ph.D., Co-Founder, Los Angeles Gerontology Research Group, and Stem-Cell Researcher at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine

Publishers Weekly

Rose, an authority on gerontology, uses evolutionary biology to frame the problem of aging, contrasting the drive to reproduce in youth with the ability to survive into old age. In short, according to his research, the Victorians were right: sex is death. The evolutionary pressure of reproducing at an early age seems to have the side effect of causing early aging. Rose's explanation of his theory is so clear, it seems ridiculous that anyone could have conceived of another explanation. But whether this theory will ever be used to slow down human aging is unclear. Rose relates the progress of aging research in an autobiographical format. So, interspersed with experiments on long-lived fruit flies, there are almost voyeuristic glimpses into Rose's own life: the suicide of his brother, the murder of his brother-in-law, the tragic end of his first marriage. The result is a book that flops between the evocative stories of one man's life in science and the somewhat drier explanation of that science. Nevertheless, Rose gives a balanced evaluation of the study of aging and sheds a little more light on one of biology's greatest mysteries. Agent, Faith Hamlin. (Sept.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

As a graduate student, Rose (evolutionary biology, Univ. of California, Irvine) was reluctantly steered into research on the evolution of aging. After some early difficulties, he successfully bred "Methuselah" fruit flies with exceptionally long life spans and became hooked. Rose's innovative studies of the past 25 years have revealed much about the influence of natural selection on aging and have opened up several intriguing possibilities for extending human lives. Here he relates how many of his most significant discoveries were made, interlacing lucid explanations of their significance with interesting accounts of how his own sometimes difficult life experiences influenced his research, and frankly discusses his failures and successes. Rose believes that we are on the verge of being able to extend the human life span significantly, not through a process of breeding superpeople but by using our improved knowledge of evolutionary genetics to develop new biotechnologies that may be able to cure or at least postpone many late-life ailments. Although intended for lay readers, this well-written and entertaining book should also appeal to scholars; recommended for both academic and public libraries.-Marit S. Taylor, Auraria Lib., Denver Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

1	The sphinx and the rabbi	1
2	Maynard Smith's shirts	5
3	Cell gang	13
4	The force	24
5	Goon show Einstein	28
6	Tiny methuselahs	39
7	The postman rings again	46
8	Cheshire cat cost	53
9	Birds and bees	63
10	Deadly serendipity	70
11	One can't be too rich or too thin	78
12	Many-headed monster	91
13	Woody Allen and superman	99
14	Not even oppenheimer	110
15	The long tomorrow	126
16	Travels with the boatman	135

Book review: Furniture City Feasts Restored or Straub Brewery Pennsylvania

Vaccination: Everything You Should Know About Your Child's Jabs And More

Author: Joanna Karpasea Jones

Joanna founded Vaccination Awareness Network UK in March 1997, at the age of 19, when she was the first time mother of a one year old unvaccinated toddler. She had researched the issue of vaccination for her own child and decided to share this information with others. To date, she has now been reading medical journals and papers for 10 years. She has also written a book about breast feeding, after nursing her youngest child for 3 years, and she has written a novel.

After setting up the VAN UK vaccination helpline, she trained in person-centred counselling to enable her to assist parents, and she has also gained certificates in Reiki Healing 1 and 2, from the Yolande Bosman School of Alternative Therapy.

In 2005 she qualified with an A grade in Anatomy and Physiology and Neuro-Psychological Immunology (the study of psychosomatic medicine and the immune system).

In this book Joanna explores:
The vaccine schedules
What they contain
How effective they are
Possible side-effects
Who shouldn't receive vaccines
Moral and ethical issues
Homeopathic Alternatives

Reconnecting with Nature or The Ultimate Storm Survival Handbook

2009-01-21T16:36:00.000-08:00

Reconnecting with Nature: Finding Wellness through Restoring Your Bond with the Earth

Author: Michael J Cohen

Michael Cohen's Reconnecting With Nature is about finding wellness through restoring our bond with the Earth. Most of us have been conditioned to ignore nearly fifty sensitivities that connect us to the natural world. This separation stress contributes to many of our environmental and personal problems. Through the chapters and activities of Reconnecting With Nature, Dr. Cohen suggests ways to use nature's wisdom to re-awaken dormant sensitivities, rebuild our spiritual connection with the Earth and enhance our personal well-being. Reconnecting With Nature is highly rewarding reading for anyone with an interest in nature and how nature can inspire us and heal us, trapped as we most often are, in the spiritual desert of an urban wilderness with its steel canyons, glass walls, asphalt roads, concrete sidewalks, every present noise, invasive crowds, and the multiple pollutions of mind and body.

Introduction     12
Why Think Like Nature?
Experience the Best Teacher-Nature     18
The Thinking Revolution     20
Nature's Maverick Genius     24
Thinking As If Nature Mattered     30
Reconnecting With Natural Senses
How Nature Works: The Intelligence of Natural Senses     38
The Powers of Natural Senses     54
Replenishing Earth and its People: The RWN Factor     66
Reconnecting With Nature     70
People and Nature as Community     76
Elements of Applied Ecopsychology
Educating and Counseling With Nature: The Greening of Psychotherapy     92
The Green/Orange to Green/Green Formula     102
Disconnection and the Tropicmakers     114
The Psychology of Nature Negatives     126
The Natural History of Personality     138
Reconnecting With Nature in Action
Outcomes     152
The RWN Activist Speaks His Peace     166
Self, Meet Yourself     180
A Chapter of Your Life     188
Appendices
Transitioning to Nature-Centered Thinking     192
A Case History of RWN     198
An Ecology of Spirit     212
Well Mind, Well Earth     224
Updates     226
References and Bibliography     236
About the Author     239
Environmental Impact Statement     240

New interesting textbook: An Introduction to Database Systems or Electronic Resumes and Online Networking

The Ultimate Storm Survival Handbook

Author: Warren Faidley

This is the information you need to prepare to survive any major storm. The Ultimate Storm Survival Handbook covers all forms of severe weather, including snowstorms, tornados, ice storms, hurricanes, firestorms, and more. In addition to practical advice on preparing your home, avoiding dangers, and creating action plans, it also features special chapters on pet care, post-storm dangers, children, and phobias.

Whats Normal or Healing from within with CHI Nei Tsang

2009-01-20T12:34:00.000-08:00

What's Normal?: An Anthology: Narratives of Mental and Emotional Disorders

Author: Carol C Donley

What's Normal?, examines the issues of "abnormalities" in mental health, intelligence, and sexual behavior.

The first section of What's Normal? Presents a wide-ranging collection of essays and articles written by renowned clinicians who address clinical, ethical, and social issues related to mental illness and disorders. The second section uses fiction, poetry, and drama to portray mental and behavioral abnormalities, sometimes from "inside" the perspective of the deviant and sometimes from the experiences of family, friends, and other engaged observers. Excerpts that examine the treatment of mental health, intelligence, and sexual conduct are cited form such literary works as Equus, Of Mice and Men, Like Water for Chocolate, and Sula.

The Literature and Medicine Series is extended to encourage those working or living with others outside the norms to be more inclusive and understanding. What's Normal? is an insightful and valuable addition to this series.

Book review: Mariners Menu or North Carolinas Historic Restaurants and Their Recipes

Healing from Within, with Chi Nei Tsang

Author: Gilles Marin

Chi Nei Tsang is a Taoist visceral manipulation body-work and massage which emphasizes moving chi energy to the abdominal organs. Developed by Taoist Master Mantak Chia as part of his Healing Tao System, it works on internal dysfunctions and energy blocks using the breathing exercises of chi-kung, therapeutic manipulations, and meditation. Students learn how to recycle negative energy, recognize personal patterns of tension, and use simple manipulations to restore vitality to parts of the body.

Living Longer Depression Free or The Autism Book

2009-01-18T05:31:00.000-08:00

Living Longer Depression Free: A Family Guide to Recognizing, Treating, and Preventing Depression in Later Life

Author: Mark D Miller

Depression affects people of all ages, but is both more common and more serious for those over sixty. As many as half of all nursing home residents have depression, as do up to 40 percent of those who visit primary care clinics. Late-life depression is a disease with unique risk factors. Health problems, physical limitations, the loss of loved ones, and fears about financial issues all contribute to an increased incidence of depression, which, despite its prevalence, is not a normal part of the aging process. It can intensify existing medical conditions such as chronic pain and is far more likely to lead to suicide than does depression in younger people. There is good news, however: 80 percent of older people who receive treatment for depression make a complete recovery and enjoy fulfilling lives.

In Living Longer Depression Free, Mark D. Miller, M.D., and Charles F. Reynolds III, M.D., draw on their considerable experience in geriatric psychiatry to help elderly persons, their families, and their physicians accurately diagnose and treat late-life depression. This comprehensive, up-to-date guide begins with a discussion of the different types of depression, their causes, and symptoms. The authors then describe how doctors evaluate depression; present the treatment options available to patients today, including psychotherapy, medication, and alternative treatments; and offer strategies for achieving long-term mental health. Each chapter opens with a list of frequently asked questions and uses case studies to personalize the information provided, and the book closes with a useful list of resources for further information, including hotlines and websites.

Compassionateand accessible, Living Longer Depression Free is an invaluable guide for older people and their families striving to overcome this debilitating disease and prevent its recurrence.

Library Journal

Both geriatric psychiatrists at the Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Miller and Reynolds here share their 20-plus years' experience of working with older people suffering from depression. As the authors remind readers, the incidence of depression significantly rises with age, and suicide, highly associated with depression, is five times more common in later life. This important, thorough work covers the various forms of and medical reasons for depression and how it's related to Alzheimer's and other diseases; reviews how to evaluate and treat depression, including medication and psychotherapy; and presents numerous strategies for staying free of depression for the long term. The helpful appendix contains hotline numbers of organizations that focus on depression and URLs related to depression and late-life issues. Though several works for health professionals contain similar information, this is the first book to address lay readers. Strongly recommended.-Dale Farris, Groves, TX Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

Miller and Reynolds (both: psychiatry, U. of Pittsburgh) offer non-professionals a framework within which to understand depression in later life. Though the incidence of depression among seniors is high and growing, they say it is highly treatable, with full recovery in over 80% of elders who receive adequate treatment. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

	Foreword
	Preface
I	Understanding Late-Life Depression
1	Recognizing Depression	3
2	The Many Forms of Depression	19
3	Medical Reasons for Depression in Later Life	34
4	Psychological and Social Reasons for Depression in Later Life	53
II	Evaluating and Treating Depression
5	Getting Help for Depression: Where to Go, What to Expect	67
6	Talking Therapy for Late-Life Depression	82
7	What Modern Medicine Can Offer for Late-Life Depression	97
8	Complementary or Alternative Treatments Used for Mental Health	116
III	Staying Free of Depression for the Long Term
9	Strategies for Living Depression Free for the Long Term	135
10	Future Research	154
	Appendix	159
	References	167
	Index	179

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The Autism Book: Answers to Your Most Pressing Questions

Author: S Jhoanna Robledo

Answers to more than one hundred of the most frequently asked questions about autism, a disease that affects an estimated one in 250 children.

At the age of two, Dawn Ham-Kucharski's son, Alex, was diagnosed with autism, and she was given little hope that he would ever express himself verbally or interact meaningfully with others. But, now at the age of six, Alex is an uplifting autism success story, due to his mother's tireless efforts to seek out an appropriate treatment program, educational plan, and socialization strategy.

In The Autism Book, health and parenting journalist S. Jhoanna Robledo and Ham-Kucharski, an impassioned advocate for educational opportunity for autistic children, use their hard-won knowledge and experience to objectively and compassionately answer the most urgent questions of parents and educators of autistic children. The authors offer comprehensive information on diagnoses, causes, manifestations, treatment options, managing emotions, family relationships, parenting and lifestyle issues, education, and common worries.

Author Biography: S. Jhoanna Robledo is a graduate of the Columbia School of Journalism and is a freelance writer specializing in parenting and health. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, New York magazine, Self, Real Simple, and American Baby.

Dawn Ham-Kucharski is on the board of directors of the Michigan Autism Partnership and serves as the outreach coordinator for the PLAY Project. She and her family have recently been featured in Family Circle, the Detroit Free Press, The Detroit News, and The Ann Arbor News.

Extreme Parenting or Focusing the Whole Brain

2009-01-17T18:29:00.000-08:00

Extreme Parenting: Parenting Your Child with a Chronic Illness

Author: Sharon Dempsey

Extreme Parenting is a personal guide written to help parents of a child with a long-term illness, whether it be asthma, cancer, cystic fibrosis, or another chronic condition.

Parents of children with chronic illnesses experience 'extreme parenting', which challenges them to find their strengths and to push themselves physically and emotionally to get the best out of life for their children and themselves. This book provides practical advice on issues such as how to cope with hospitals and treatment, communicating with health professionals, advocating for children, as well as tips for family life and self-care. Each chapter concludes with accessible advice and action points.

Extreme Parenting is essential reading not just for parents looking after children with chronic illnesses, but also for health and other related professionals, offering insights into the challenges that these parents face on a day-to-day basis.

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Focusing the Whole Brain: Transforming Your Life with Hemispheric Synchronization

Author: Ronald Russell

Imagine a technique that would allow you to conduct your own explorations into consciousness. Imagine that this technique is safe, inexpensive, easy to use, and endlessly versatile. Imagine Hemi-Sync.

Invented by sound engineer Robert A. Monroe more than 30 years ago, Hemi-Sync uses audio technology to synchronize the functioning of the two hemispheres of the brain. For more than three decades, people have been finding more and more creative uses for it. So many uses, in fact, that it's time for an overview of various practical applications.

assisting personal growth and development
in medicine
in psychiatry and psychotherapy
with autistic children
in nursing homes
in sleep training
in education
and many more fields

Hemi-Sync appeals to professionals in many disciplines. Today trainers and workshop presenters in some twenty countries and individuals from fifty countries have traveled to attend courses employing Hemi-Sync at The Monroe Institute in Virginia. Countless more use Hemi-Sync CDs and tapes for specific purposes.

Focusing the Whole Brain provides a readable introduction to a whole new world of abilities greater than you ever thought possible.

	Foreword	ix
	The Way of Hemi-Sync	xi
	Introduction	xiii
	Personal Growth and Development	1
	Mind, Body, Spirit, and Hemi-Sync	3
	A Place for Me to Grow	9
	It Changes You...	13
	A New Perspective	20
	A Catalyst for Profound Personal Growth	22
	Challenging Autism with Hemi-Sync	26
	Hemi-Sync behind Bars	31
	Young Children	33
	Guidelines for Using Metamusic to Support Learning in Young Children	35
	Metamusic and the Child with Feeding Problems	43
	Hemi-Sync and Autistic Children	52
	Hemi-Sync As an Adjunct to Pediatric Physical Therapy	61
	Education and Learning	67
	Using Binaural Beats to Enhance Attention	69
	Facing the Learning Challenge	75
	Hemi-Sync in an Educational Program	84
	Hemi-Sync and the Self-Reflective Lover	89
	Medical	99
	Hemi-Sync in Medicine to Promote Patient Well-Being	101
	Support for Surgery	110
	Hemi-Sync and Reiki	116
	Preparing to Use Binaural Beat Sounds with Deaf Clients	122
	The Mind: Psychiatry and Psychotherapy	125
	Hemi-Sync in My Medical Psychiatric Practice	127
	Enhanced Intuitive Psychotherapy	134
	Hemi-Sync: A Healing of the Self	142
	Hemi-Sync and the Inner Therapist	148
	Use of Hemi-Sync to Reduce Levels of Depression for Alcohol-Dependent Patients	153
	Journey into Symbolism	158
	Sleep	163
	Hemi-Sync Intervention for Insomnia and Immune Dysfunction Syndromes	165
	Insomnia and Hemi-Sync	173
	Lucid Dreaming	180
	Nursing Homes	183
	Bridging the Communication Gap: Hemi-Sync in Nursing Homes	185
	Hemi-Sync As a Complementary Treatment with Long-Term Residents	193
	Work and Business	201
	Business Seminars and Hemi-Sync	203
	Team Development Strategies: Looking at the Frontier	208
	Waking ... Knowing	213
	Beyond the United States	219
	Hemi-Sync in Cyprus	221
	Hemi-Sync in Poland	228
	Hemi-Sync in Slovakia	232
	With a Scottish Accent	240
	Hemi-Sync in a Mexican Thunderstorm	244
	Animals	249
	Metamusic to Enhance Physical and Emotional Comfort in Animals	251
	Scientific and Technical	261
	Research on the Effects of Binaural Beats	263
	Consciousness, Hemi-Sync, and the Brain	273
	Pilot Exploration of CNS Electrophysiology of Hemi-Sync and Related Altered States of Consciousness	281
	Bob Monroe and TMI's Impact on Consciousness Literature	286
	Gallimaufry	293
	Healing by Retrieving the Shadow: The Work of Richard Werling	295
	The Magical Mix	299
	The Intersection of Synchronicity and a Thoughtball	303
	In-Home Training Series, Monroe Products, and Residential Courses	309
	Useful Books	315
	About the Editor	317

Metaphysical Book of Gems and Crystals or Yoga on the Ball

2009-01-17T09:27:00.000-08:00

Metaphysical Book of Gems and Crystals

Author: Florence Megemont

NEW AGE / CRYSTALS

“Florence Mégemont’s explorations of the spiritual and therapeutic applications of over seventy different minerals and gemstones are vivid and lively, and they convey a strong sense of the stones as ‘beings’ rather than objects. This book gives strong emphasis to the therapeutic capacities of stones, and this is appropriate because the stones’ agenda is to facilitate human evolution into wholeness and spiritual realization.”
--Robert Simmons, author of The Book of Stones and Moldavite: Starborn Stone of Transformation

Gemstones have been used for both therapeutic and spiritual purposes since the earliest days, in all traditions. Used properly, they can contribute to and accelerate healing through the practice of lithotherapy, which uses gems and minerals to restore enzymatic functions, and they can energize spiritual development. Alternative medicines such as homeopathy have given prominence to the therapeutic character of certain minerals, but the use of gemstones in expanding awareness or establishing a holistic, energetic connection with the stone itself has scarcely been brought forward. In this reclaiming of ancient wisdom, Florence Mégemont explores the many potent and beneficial dimensions of the mineral world.

Over seventy precious and semiprecious stones are inventoried as to their principal deposits, therapeutic applications, and zodiac correspondences. Readers will discover which minerals can relieve specific physical and emotional disorders and which gemstones are indispensable to their spiritual health. The author also explains how to apply the stones to thechakras. Additionally, Mégemont shows how the stones can act preventively, energizing both our health and spiritual resources to a state of balance and attunement.

FLORENCE MÉGEMONT has been practicing lithotherapy since 1995, and she gives lectures and workshops throughout Europe. She is the author in French of two other books on the power of gems and minerals. She lives in southern France.

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Yoga on the Ball

Author: Carol Mitchell

YOGA / BODYWORK

“Carol Mitchell has done a superb job of weaving ancient tradition with modern innovation. A must-read for all yoga enthusiasts!”
Dharma Singh Khalsa, M.D., author of Meditation As Medicine

“Yoga on the Ball combines the ancient wisdom of yoga with modern techniques to create a unique approach to building strength and flexibility. A fun, simple, and healthy way to fitness.”
Judith Hanson Lasater, PH.D., P.T., author of Relax and Renew: Restful Yoga for Stressful Times

“I recommend this book to anyone looking for a new way to practice yoga.”
Richard Usatine, M.D., author of Yoga Rx

“At last! A new program that merges the ancient art of yoga with the modern science of exercise physiology. In an easy-to-use format Yoga on the Ball provides it all--training for flexibility, strength, and endurance of body, mind, and spirit.”
Sam Dworkis, author of Recovery Yoga

“A clear, comprehensive, and user-friendly book that facilitates a deeper understanding of yoga and its benefits while traveling an unconventional path. The yoga practices are equally accessible to beginners and skilled practitioners, providing useable knowledge for every reader. Highly recommended.”
Leigh Crews, national spokesperson for the American Council on Exercise

Medical exercise specialist Carol Mitchell offers an innovative new workout that combines the science of yoga with the technology of the exercise ball. Executing yoga postures while usingthe exercise ball is true “meditation in motion.” It allows you to engage several muscle groups simultaneously while challenging your balance and spatial awareness in order to create a total-body workout. With only a slight roll of the ball, the deep yoga stretches can be altered to target different areas of the muscles, allowing each yoga posture to be as beneficial as possible.

Yoga on the Ball presents 67 postures--from introductory to advanced poses--detailed in step-by-step instructions and accompanied by more than 225 photographs. You can customize your practice, choosing between sculpting your muscles with toning and strengthening poses or relaxing your body and mind with stretching and breathing exercises. The author also offers three progressive yoga workouts for all levels of ability.

CAROL MITCHELL is a certified medical exercise specialist and international fitness trainer whose work has been featured in the Canadian Medical Journal. She is the educational director for the International Society of Yoga Education and teaches seminars on mind-body fitness to corporations, yoga and fitness practitioners, coaches, and health practitioners worldwide. She lives in Ontario.

Introduction
Yoga: Tradition and Innovation

1. Yoga and the Ball--A Dynamic Duet

2. The Body and the Breath
Breath Check • Diaphragmatic Breathing • Modified Child Pose (Mudhasana) • Prana Power • Prayer Breath

3. Finding Postural Ease with Yoga Ball Asanas
Postural Setup: Ideal Alignment • Tummy Compressions • Half Plank with Uddiyana Bhanda • Abdominal Squeeze (Akunchan Prasarana) • Meditative Yogi

4. That All-Important Warm-Up Sun Salutation (Surya Namaskar)

5. Yoga Asanas-Striking the Balance Between Strength and Flexibility
Standing Forward Fold (Uttanasana) • Seated Forward Fold • Cobra (Bhujangasana) • Down Dog (Adhomukha Svanasana) • Reverse, or Inclined, Plank (Purvottanasana) • Camel Pose (Ustrasana) • Forward Fold with Spinal Twist (Prasarita Padottanasana 1) • Yoga Chair Pose (Uktatasana) • Bow Pose (Dhanurasana) • Crow Pose (Kakasana) • Modified Locust Pose (Salabhasana) • Side Plank or Arm Balance (Vashishthasana)• Boat Pose (Paripurna Navasana) • Bridge Pose (Sethu Bhandasana) • Warrior 1 (Virabhadrasana 1) • Warrior 2 (Virabhadrasana 2) • Extended Side Angle (Parshvakonasana) • Warrior 1 with Prayer Twist

6. Body Balance, Mind Balance
Knee Lift • Tree Pose (Vrikshasana) • Eagle Pose (Garudasana) • Side Plank (Vashishthasana) • Half Moon (Ardha Chandrasana) • Hand to Big Toe Posture (Utthita hasta Padangusthasana) • King Dancer(Natarajasana) • Candle Pose (Vaparita Karani Mudra) • Warrior 3 (Virabhadrasana 3)

7. The Advanced Postures
Supine Straight Leg Spinal Twist • Yoga Chair Pose with Squat • Balancing Yogi • Yoga Plank with Arm Work • Yoga Plank with Push-Ups • Advanced Prayer Roll Out • Advanced Bridge with Roll Out • Advanced Bridge with Roll Out and Leg Raise • Side-LyingPlank • Side-Lying Plank with Twist • Advanced Down Dog • Yoga Plank Hover • Rolling Tabletop

8. Relaxation and Restoration
Modified Fish (Matsyasana) • Yoga Side Stretch • Standing Cat (Bidalasana) • Lion Pose (Simhasana) • Neck Stretch • Spinal Twist (Maricyasana) • Kneeling Cat (Bidalasana) • Thread the Needle • Pigeon Pose (Raja Kapotasana) • Reclined Hamstring Stretch (Supta Padangusthasana) • Cobbler Pose (Baddha Konasana) • Reclining Spinal Twist • Rocking Child Pose • Rocking Child Pose with Neck Massage • Hip Lift • Modified Corpse Pose (Shavasana)

9. Putting It All Together

Appendix
Major Muscles and Their Functions

Resources

Ball and Video Ordering Information

Acknowledgments

Alcoholism The Facts or Heartburn Reflux For Dummies

2009-01-16T21:25:00.000-08:00

Alcoholism - The Facts

Author: Donald W Goodwin

Alcoholism: The Facts deals with all aspects of the world's number one drug problem. Primarily a book for all those who have alcohol problems and for those who share their lives, it is written in a clear and lively style, and deals with all the social, psychological, and medical aspects of alcohol problems - of which alcoholism is the best-known example. In the decade since the first edition of this book was published there has been an enormous amount of scientific research into what causes some people to suffer from alcohol problems and the best treatments to offer them. Professor Goodwin explains straightforwardly and with minimal technical jargon what the results of this research mean, and how to go about getting help with alcohol problems for yourself, a relative, or friend.

Cindy L. Gilbert

This author presents readers a concise, readable volume covering basic information about this widespread illness. In 17 rather brief chapters, he is able to provide an interesting and even amusing update on alcoholism. "The author's effort here is toward bringing the reader up to date on the newest developments in the study and treatment of alcoholism. "He intends his work for a wide audience. Indeed this is a highly accessible book, largely due to the absence of technical language and the direct writing style. It is easy to imagine either a layperson or a clinician utilizing this book to find basic information about alcoholism. "The author offers his book in four sections: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Understanding Alcoholism, and Treating Alcoholism. Each section contains 4-5 chapters on issues such as the history of alcohol, symptomology of alcoholism, hereditary influences in alcoholism, and Alcoholics Anonymous. The author devotes a chapter to women and alcohol, and while it is brief, he acknowledges the discrepancy between research done on men and that done on women, which is a refreshing change. Furthermore, he debunks some myths about alcohol as well. For example, he reports a series of commonly held beliefs about female alcoholics including that they are known to have been submissive as children and rebellious as adults. He states that if every submissive child who became a rebellious adult drank too much the oceans could not contain enough alcohol to meet the demand. His review of the symptoms of alcoholism is especially concrete. It is written in such as a way as to make it easy for the reader to grasp the state of mind of the alcoholic, as well as the progression ofsymptoms. Unfortunately, while the author makes reference to numerous studies, he does not provide citations for them. Follow-up research would be difficult if one wanted to pursue a study mentioned here. "This book is a succinct summary of what is known about alcoholism at this time. Inevitably, in a book so small, some information has almost certainly been left out. However, the readability and clarity of this volume balance any informational oversights it may contain. This is the third edition of this book, and in light of the fact that the second edition was published in 1995, a third edition was almost certainly due at this time.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Cindy L. Gilbert, MSW, LSW (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This author presents readers a concise, readable volume covering basic information about this widespread illness. In 17 rather brief chapters, he is able to provide an interesting and even amusing update on alcoholism.
Purpose: The author's effort here is toward bringing the reader up to date on the newest developments in the study and treatment of alcoholism.
Audience: He intends his work for a wide audience. Indeed this is a highly accessible book, largely due to the absence of technical language and the direct writing style. It is easy to imagine either a layperson or a clinician utilizing this book to find basic information about alcoholism.
Features: The author offers his book in four sections: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Understanding Alcoholism, and Treating Alcoholism. Each section contains 4-5 chapters on issues such as the history of alcohol, symptomology of alcoholism, hereditary influences in alcoholism, and Alcoholics Anonymous. The author devotes a chapter to women and alcohol, and while it is brief, he acknowledges the discrepancy between research done on men and that done on women, which is a refreshing change. Furthermore, he debunks some myths about alcohol as well. For example, he reports a series of commonly held beliefs about female alcoholics including that they are known to have been submissive as children and rebellious as adults. He states that if every submissive child who became a rebellious adult drank too much "the oceans could not contain enough alcohol to meet the demand." His review of the symptoms of alcoholism is especially concrete. It is written in such as a way as to make it easy for the reader to grasp the state of mind of the alcoholic, as well as the progression of symptoms. Unfortunately, while the author makes reference to numerous studies, he does not provide citations for them. Follow-up research would be difficult if one wanted to pursue a study mentioned here.
Assessment: This book is a succinct summary of what is known about alcoholism at this time. Inevitably, in a book so small, some information has almost certainly been left out. However, the readability and clarity of this volume balance any informational oversights it may contain. This is the third edition of this book, and in light of the fact that the second edition was published in 1995, a third edition was almost certainly due at this time.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

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Heartburn & Reflux For Dummies (Dummies Series)

Author: Carol Ann Rinzler

If you or someone you love suffers from heartburn, you know that it can be very disruptive to your daily life. Most heartburn sufferers say it stops them from enjoying food. Others say it keeps them from getting a good night’s sleep, it makes it hard to concentrate at work, and it interferes with family activities. Sound familiar? Don’t worry. Heartburn is a pain, but it can be helped.

Heartburn & Reflux For Dummies is the plain-English guide to relief for you if you’ve been recently diagnosed with heartburn or reflux, if you suspect you may suffer from it, or if you’re concerned about your loved ones. This comprehensive book shows you how to recognize symptoms, get an accurate diagnosis, and work with a physician to receive the most effective treatment available. You’ll see how to:

• Get your symptoms under control

• Find the right physician

• Reduce stress and fine-tune your diet

• Avoid medicines that trigger upset

• Decide if surgery is right for you

This friendly guide explains what the various forms of reflux are, as all too often reflux is either self-treated or mistreated and followed by serious complications. There’s detailed information on building a comfortable lifestyle by reducing stress, improving your diet, controlling portions, and timing your meals to minimize heartburn and reflux. Plus, this sensitive guide even covers heartburn in infants, children, and the elderly. You’ll also discover:

• How to heal the esophagus of inflammation or injury, as well as manage or preventcomplications

• The latest information on prescription medications and side effects

• Healthy habits to adopt to reduce your pain triggers

• Helpful home remedies and alternative medicine

• The special risks and remedies for heartburn during pregnancy

• The side effects and complications associated with surgery

Complete with a catalog of heartburn medicines and a list of reliable Web sites for people with digestive disorders, Heartburn & Reflux For Dummies is your one-stop guide to stopping the hurt, starting to heal, and enjoying food again!

	Introduction	1
	About This Book	1
	Conventions Used in This Book	2
	What You're Not to Read	2
	Foolish Assumptions	3
	How This Book Is Organized	3
	Icons Used in This Book	5
	Where to Go from Here	6
Part I	Naming Your Pain	7
Chapter 1	Picturing Heartburn and Reflux	9
	Meeting Your Heartburn	9
	Saying hello to your fellow sufferers	10
	Quantifying your discomfort	11
	Pinning the Tail on the Heartburn Donkey	11
	Defining terms and conditions	12
Looking for Help in All the Right Places	13
	Editing the menu	14
	Looking at your lifestyle	14
	Remedying the situation	15
	Managing your meds	15
	Seeing the surgeon	15
Chapter 2	Tracking Your Digestive Tract	17
	Defining Digestion	18
	Seeing and smelling	20
	Tasting and chewing	21
	Swallowing	21
	Mixing and mashing	22
	Extracting the good stuff	22
	Creating compost	24
	Testing the Protectors	24
	Examining the LES	25
	Closing the door: Reviewing the life and times of the LES	26
	Operating out-of-bounds	27
	Suffering with a good muscle gone bad	28
Chapter 3	Cataloging the Symptoms and Hazards of Heartburn, Reflux, and GERD	31
	Tracking the Symptoms	32
	Monitoring your mouth	32
	Exploring your respiratory tract	33
	Examining the esophagus	34
	Checking your personal list of symptoms	36
	Calculating Long-Term Consequences	37
	Irritating the environment	37
	Swallowing hard	38
	Changing cells: Barrett's esophagus risk	38
	Facing the facts about esophageal cancer	39
Chapter 4	Rating Your Reflux Risk	41
	Picturing People with Heartburn	41
	Defining the terms	42
	Classifying reflux risk factors	42
	Factoring in the Family	43
	Rendering a Gender Bias	45
	Expecting trouble	45
	Linking estrogen to heartburn	45
	Mentioning Medical Risks	46
	Asthma and other respiratory problems	46
	Diabetes	46
	Hiatal hernia	47
	Scleroderma	48
	Zollinger-Ellison syndrome	48
	Weighing Weight's Weight on Reflux	48
	Counting extra pounds	49
	Linking weight and reflux	50
	Consulting contradicting evidence	51
	Pinpointing Problem Eaters	51
	Fatalistic foodies	51
	Fast Eddies	52
	Big eaters	52
	Anytime eaters	52
	Adding Up Your Own Reflux Risk	52
Part II	Eating Your Way to Relief	55
Chapter 5	Meeting Your Nutrition Needs	57
	Measuring Nutrition	57
	Beginning with the Big Guys	59
	Pumping protein	59
	Facing the fat facts	60
	Counting on carbohydrates	61
	Investigating Vitamins	62
	Fat-soluble vitamins	63
	Water-soluble vitamins	64
	Mining the Minerals	66
	Meeting the majors	68
	Tracking the traces	69
	Brushing up on the bit players	70
	Supplementing the Info	71
	Crunching the numbers	72
	Setting limits	78
Chapter 6	Fine-Tuning Your Diet	81
	Enjoying Food	81
	Explaining How Food and Drink Can Cause Heartburn	82
	Weakening the LES	83
	Making more acid	84
	Irritating your esophagus	85
	Naming the Guilty Parties	85
	Deciphering the rules of the road	85
	Shaking up the spice rack	89
	Identifying your personal troublemakers	90
	Making Meals Safer	94
	Setting a soothing schedule	94
	Slowing down the action	95
	Modifying foods and recipes	95
	Choosing the Safest Cooking Technique	96
	Looking at low-fat cooking methods	97
	Identifying added-fat cooking methods	98
Chapter 7	Reviewing Home Remedies, Alternative Approaches, and Herbal Healers	99
	Grading Granny's Goodies	99
	Neutralizing the burn	100
	Masticating relief	101
	Soothing with a mother's touch	103
	Looking for Alternatives	103
	Defining conventional medicine	103
	Taking a holistic approach	104
	Evaluating Herbal Medicine	105
	Viewing herbals and the law	106
	Looking for expert advice	107
	Classifying stomach-friendly herbals	110
	Shopping smart	112
	Linking Other Alternative Approaches to Heartburn/Reflux	114
Part III	Treating Your Middle	115
Chapter 8	Finding the Right Doctor	117
	Deciding When to See the Doctor	117
	Sorting Through the Heartburn Specialists	118
	Choosing a Doctor	119
	Basic credentials	120
	Professional associations	121
	State medical societies	122
	State health departments	124
	Going to the Doctor with Your History in Hand	125
Chapter 9	Examining Your Esophagus and Testing Your Tummy	127
	Picking Potential Patients	127
	Assessing Your Acidity	128
	Bernstein test (acid perfusion test)	129
	Ambulatory 24-hour pH monitoring	130
	Measuring Your Muscle Strength	131
	Preparing for this test	132
	Taking this test	132
	Evaluating the results	132
	Studying Your Stomach	133
	Preparing for this test	133
	Taking this test	133
	Evaluating the results	133
	Evaluating Your Esophagus	134
	Barium swallow	134
	Upper GI series	135
	Upper endoscopy	136
Chapter 10	Prescribing Relief	139
	Noting the Cost of Heartburn Help	139
	Aiming for Neutrality with Antacids	140
	Describing how antacids help	141
	Naming the antacid ingredients in antacid products	142
	Reviewing other ingredients in antacid products	144
	Blocking the Burn	147
	Separating prescription and OTC H2 blockers	148
	Counting drawbacks	150
	Slowing the Pump	153
	Defining PPIs	154
	Comparing PPIs	154
	Listing potential problems	156
	Interesting Interacting	158
Chapter 11	Avoiding Problem Pills	163
	Pinpointing Potential Problems	163
	Naming Medicines That Loosen the LES	164
	Antiasthma drugs	165
	Anticholinergics	165
	Antidepressants	165
	Antihypertensives	166
	Anti-Parkinson medication	167
	Female hormones	167
	Narcotics	168
	Nitrates	169
	Sedatives and tranquilizers	169
	Targeting Traffic Stoppers	169
	Listing Irritating Drugs and Supplements	170
	Analgesics	171
	Antibiotics	171
	Bone builders	172
	Other esophagus irritators	172
	Nutritional supplements	172
	Naming Medical Conditions That May Make Meds Stick	173
	Minimizing the Heartburn Effects of Essential Medicines	174
	Read the label	174
	Don't chew the pills	174
	Don't take your pill lying down	174
	Don't forget the water	175
	Eat a little	176
Chapter 12	Exploring Surgical Options	177
	Nominating Candidates for Heartburn Surgery	178
	Meeting medication malcontents	178
	Assessing esophagus damage	179
	Considering other factors	180
	Taking the surgery option off the table	181
	Setting a Surgical Schedule	181
	Selecting a surgeon	182
	Prepping for surgery	182
	Cutting and Pasting: Fundoplication	183
	Opening moves	185
	Working the inside track	186
	Meeting the Morning After	187
	Returning to the real world	188
	Eating again	188
	Reaching Home Base	189
	Swallowing hard	189
	Reprising reflux	190
	Floating on bloat	190
	Balancing Risks and Benefits	190
	Peering into the Reflux Crystal Ball	191
Seeing future No. 1192
Seeing future No. 2192
Seeing future No. 3192
Part IV	Creating a Comfortable Lifestyle	193
Chapter 13	Building a Better Body	195
	Answering Question Numero Uno: Who's Overweight?	195
	Calculating your BMI	196
	Figuring out where your figures fit	199
	Choosing a Healthful Weight Control Program	200
	Counting calories	200
	Carbing down the pounds	202
	Using protein to fight fat	204
	Examining all those other weight-loss diets	207
	Making a sensible weight-control choice	208
	Working Off Your Reflux	209
	Eating smart for a comfortable workout	211
	Adapting your exercise to your heartburn	212
	Recognizing when exercise may not bother your reflux	214
	Setting sensible exercise standards	214
Chapter 14	Healing Heartburn with Healthy Habits	217
	Snuffing Out Heartburn	217
	Linking tobacco to heartburn	218
	Leaving a losing habit	220
	Writing a word to the willing	222
	Toasting the Pain-Free Life	224
	Explaining why alcohol raises your risk of reflux	224
	Defining a drink	225
	Getting a Good Night's Sleep	226
	Picking a comfy position	227
	Altering your eating habits	229
	Medicating nocturnal reflux	230
Chapter 15	Stressing Stress Relief	233
	Stressing the Importance of Stress	233
	Activating Your Adrenals	234
	Considering the cortex	234
	Looking into the medulla	235
	Getting ready for "fight or flight"	235
	Linking Stress to Heartburn	237
	Hitting your GI tract with hormones	238
	Bodies behaving badly	238
	Unlocking Your Stomach from Your Stress	239
	Examining antireflux anti-stress therapy	239
	Reading the AHRQ report	240
	Finding a solution	241
Chapter 16	Fashioning (and Furnishing) a Comfortable Life	245
	Burning Your Bra and Loosening Your Belt	245
	Looking Good, Feeling Fine	247
	Running down perfume's effects	248
	Questioning the accuracy of cosmetic label terms	248
	Finding the facts on ingredients and label terms	249
	Reducing reactions to cosmetics	250
	Finding Furniture That Fights Heartburn	251
	Picking a proper chair	251
	Making your bed for a good night's sleep	252
Part V	Meeting the Special Cases	255
Chapter 17	Handling the Heartburn of Pregnancy	257
	Are All Pregnant Women at Risk for Reflux?	257
	Altering your insides	258
	Raging hormones	260
	Avoiding Unnecessary Tests	261
	Determining Safe Remedies	262
	Reviewing the ABCs of drugs for pregnant women	262
	Rating reflux drugs	264
	Filling in the (prescription) blanks	266
	Becoming a research person	267
	Examining home remedies	267
	De-Linking Your Lifestyle from Your Reflux	267

Prepared Not Paranoid or Healing Logics

2009-01-16T12:23:00.000-08:00

Prepared Not Paranoid: Lessons from Law Enforcement for Living Every Day Safely

Author: Jana M Kemp

In the wake of 9/11, many Americans feel their individual safety is threatened by forces they cannot control. Some take drastic measures and move from metropolitan areas thought to be targets, while most stay put and try to find ways to protect themselves in their homes, their workplaces, and their communities. Still, a sense of vulnerability or uncertainty can undermine feelings of safety and security. Today's dangerous world calls for daily personal power that overcomes paranoia and puts people back in control of their lives and their sense of safety. Drawing on 34 years of law enforcement work and training, co-authors Doug Graves and Jana Kemp present useful information and practical guidelines for keeping yourself, family members, and co-workers as safe as possible every day. Prepared-Not Paranoid presents methods for recognizing challenges or threats, innovative ways of thinking about safety, checklists with actions to take in various settings, and items to have handy when traveling to the local convenience store or around the world. This book serves as a guide for safe daily living, not as a self-defense manual. The authors raise awareness and offer important information so people feel more confident moving through daily life as safely as possible.

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Healing Logics: Culture and Medicine in Modern Health Belief Systems

Author: Brady

Healing Logics provides an extensive, multicultural look at folk and alternative beliefs and practices concerning health and medicine and examines the interplay between formal and folk health care. It contains the following original contributions by leading scholars in the fields of medical anthropology and folk medicine.

	Acknowledgments
	prologue
1	Introduction	3
2	Understanding Folk Medicine	13
3	Invisible Hospitals: Botanicas in Ethnic Health Care	39
4	The Poor Man's Medicine Bag: The Empirical Folk Remedies of Tillman Waggoner	88
5	Integrating Personal Health Belief Systems: Patient-Practitioner Communication	115
6	Competing Logics and the Construction of Risk	129
7	The New Age Sweat Lodge	143
8	Evergeeen: The Enduring Voice of a Nine-Hundred-Year-Old Healer	163
9	Reflections on the Experience of Healing: Whose Logic? Whose Experience?	183
10	The Hozho Factor: The Logic of Navajo Healing	197
	Bibliography of Folklore and Medicine	211
	Contributors	278
	Index	284

Clinical Oncology or Raw Truth

2009-01-16T01:22:00.000-08:00

Clinical Oncology: A Multidisciplinary Approach for Physicians and Students

Author: Phillip Rubin

The 8th Edition of this extremely popular textbook, widely known as the "Orange Syllabus," is completely updated and expanded to reflect the latest advances, approaches, and technologic and scientific developments in clinical oncology and will contain a CD-ROM bound in the book. All-new authors-representing a wealth of global, multidisciplinary expertise-explore cancer epidemiology and etiology…offer new insights into the biology and causes of various cancers…and emphasize the improved prognoses for cancer patients.

New To This Edition:

Features a multitude of new, multidisciplinary contributors and a new Associate Editor, who extensively update, revise, and expand every chapter.
Includes a brand-new chapter on Gene Therapy for Cancer.
Presents many new illustrations, including updated staging figures to reflect the most recent staging system from the American Joint Commission on Cancer.
Encompasses all of the most recent discoveries in molecular biology and underscores the way these developments affect current treatments in oncology.
Features an emphasis on the latest imaging strategies, following the recent guidelines from the National Institutes of Health for improving treatment.

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Raw Truth: The Art of Preparing Living Foods

Author: Jeremy Safron

JEREMY SAFRON has been involved in the living-food movement for over 10 years. He is the founder of Loving Foods, owner of the Raw Experience restaurant in Hawaii, and consultant and advisor to several other raw-food restaurants around the United States. Jeremy's other books include Raw Living: Dining from an Empty Bowl, and the forthcoming Dragon Yoga. As a living foods health practitioner, Jeremy has educated and assisted many people in healing and changing their lives with living food. He currently lives in Maui, Hawaii.

Grow Younger Live Longer or Healing Digestive Disorders

2009-01-15T15:19:00.000-08:00

Grow Younger, Live Longer: Ten Steps to Reverse Aging

Author: David Simon

In the tradition of the mega-bestseller Ageless Body, Timeless Mind, Deepak Chopra, M.D., and his colleague David Simon, M.D., present ten practical steps that enable listeners to reset their biological age (which determines how you look and feel) as much as fifteen years lower than their chronological age.

The idea for this book was born in early Spring 2000, when Dr. Chopra was being interviewed on Larry King Live!. As the conversation turned to aging, Dr. Chopra listed ten steps we can take to reverse its effects. The phones at the television studio and the Chopra Center for Well Being lit up with calls from people wanting to know more. This phenomenal response clearly called for a more on the topic, and here it is.

At the heart of Grow Younger, Live Longer is a simple-to-follow program for personal renewal, complete with specific supplements, exercises, and meditation techniques. Among the steps are:
—Change your perception of time
—Access restful awareness and restful sleep
—Nourish your body with anit-aging food
—Eliminate toxins
—Make love the most important thing in your life

Library Journal

Chopra, alternative health guru and founder of the Chopra Center for Well Being in La Jolla, CA, and Simon, the center's medical director and cofounder, present a program to enhance mind/body integration that they contend will help reverse aging. In a previous book, Ageless Body, Timeless Mind (LJ 6/15/93), Chopra argued that mental, social, and intellectual activity can help people slow the aging process. Grow Younger suggests that readers who follow the advice offered can reset their biological age as much as 15 years lower than their chronological age. The authors outline ten steps: to make changes in how we perceive time, get enough of the right kind of sleep and rest, eat the right kinds of food, take nutritional complements (the authors prefer this term to supplements), enhance mind/body integration, eliminate toxins, cultivate flexibility and creativity, and make love the most import thing in our life. Conscious breath work and meditation are encouraged, exercises for flexibility are illustrated, seven vegetarian menus are provided, and a list of resources and a bibliography round out this book. Although his advice can be unorthodox, this work will be appreciated by Chopra's many readers; recommended for public libraries and specialized collections. Jodith Janes, Cleveland Clinic Foundation Lib. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

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Healing Digestive Disorders: Natural Treatments for Gastrointestinal Conditions

Author: Andrew Gaeddert

Drawing on his own experiences with Crohn's disease, a leading herbal medicine proponent presents a carefully researched alternative treatment program -- based on digestive herbs, dietary supplements, and diet and lifestyle changes -- for people suffering from illnesses such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome, colitis, heartburn, gastritis, bulimia, and cancer- or HIV-related digestive disorders.

Optimal Muscle Training or Healthy Aging

2009-01-15T06:17:00.000-08:00

Optimal Muscle Training

Author: Ken Kinakin

About the Author

Ken Kinakin is a chiropractor, certified strength and conditioning specialist, and certified personal trainer. He also has competed in bodybuilding and powerlifting for more than 20 years. He regularly lectures in Canada and the United States to doctors and personal trainers on weight training, rehabilitation, and nutrition. He is on the Canadian and International Powerlifting Medical Committees. He maintains a private practice in Mississauga, Ontario, and is the founder of the Society of Weight-Training Injury Specialists—SWIS.

Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual Well-Being

Author: Andrew Weil

Hugely informative, practical, and uplifting. Healthy Aging is infused with the engaging candor and common sense that have made Dr. Andrew Weil our most trusted source on healthy living.

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT:

– The Anti-inflammatory Diet: following Dr. Weil's guide to eating right for a healthy lifestyle

– Separating myth from fact about vitamins, herbs, hormones, anti-aging "medicines," and other would-be elixirs of life extension

– Mastering exercise, breathing, and stress-management techniques to benefit your mind and body

– Understanding the science behind the aging process

– Sharing life lessons with your loved ones

Publishers Weekly

America's best-known complementary care physician offers a convincing portrait of aging as a natural part of life that can be active, productive and satisfying. Using the examples of his mother, who died at age 93; centenarians from Okinawa and Sardinia; and myths and legends, Weil (Eating Well for Optimum Health) explores common Western beliefs and attitudes about aging and urges readers to develop healthier perspectives. The 60-year-old author assesses the growing and lucrative field of anti-aging medicine, takes the position that aging is not reversible, and offers many ways for readers to prevent conditions and illnesses that limit mortality and ensure well-being into the later years. He provides scientifically based information on why and how the body ages and advice on key components of good health at every age: exercise, nutrition, vitamins and herbs, and stress-relieving activities. Much of this advice is available in Weil's previous works as well as on his Web site. The real value is Weil's courageous stand, one likely to meet resistance in a culture devoted to external indicators of eternal youth. Refreshingly, Weil embraces the notion, popular in Eastern cultures, that age brings wisdom, peace and prosperity of a different kind. Agent, Richard Pine. (Oct. 18) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

In his latest book, Weil (director, Program in Integrative Medicine, Univ. of Arizona; 8 Weeks to Optimum Health) explains the aging process and offers practical guidelines for maintaining good health while growing older. He begins with a discussion of the physiological processes involved before segueing into various antiaging therapies and explaining why they don't work. Using reputable scientific studies as a basis, he provides tools that will help us age well: good nutrition to minimize inflammation, the cause of cardiovascular disease; physical activity; a few well-chosen nutritional supplements; adequate rest and sleep; stress reduction; and a satisfying social and spiritual life. Although this is not groundbreaking information, Weil's inclusion of scientific sources sets his book apart from the glut of antiaging titles, e.g., Michael F. Roizen's The RealAge Makeover: Take Years Off Your Looks and Add Them to Your Life. Highly recommended for public and consumer health libraries. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 6/1/05.]-Barbara M. Bibel, Oakland P.L. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Easing Labor Pain or How Can I Help

2009-01-14T18:15:00.000-08:00

Easing Labor Pain: The Complete Guide to a More Comfortable and Rewarding Birth

Author: Adrienne B Lieberman

The only book devoted to labor pain, the number one concern of pregnant women, Easing Labor Pain is a positive and encouraging guide to everything an expectant mother can do--from pregnancy through postpartum, but especially during labor--to make sure pain doesn't overshadow the joy of giving birth.

How Can I Help?: Everyday Ways to Help Your Loved Ones Live with Cancer

Author: Monique Doyle Spencer

When a loved one is diagnosed with cancer, it is often difficult to know what to do. Those who want to help can sometimes make matters worse. Written in a frank conversational manner, this book offers readers specific advice on what to do for a friend or loved one in need, such as offer to do the weekly grocery shopping, pick up the kids from school or bring them to practice, choose to be a chemobuddy, and keep up with bills and other important deadlines. This stressful and uncertain time is difficult for the patient's family and friends. This book provides the support and guidance everyone needs to make this time easier.

Your Heart or Yoga for Pregnancy

2009-01-14T08:13:00.000-08:00

Your Heart: An Owner's Manual

Author: American Heart Association

Take care of your heart and it will take care of you! Let the American Heart Association show you how -- in this complete, up-to-the-minute owner's manual from the country's most respected authority on the heart. No matter what your year, make, or model -- male, female, young, or old -- here is everything you need to know. Learn how to:

Evaluate your personal risk factors
Recognize signs and symptoms of heart disease and stroke -- what they are, what they mean, what to do
Fuel up on heart-healthy nutrition and keep your motor humming with physical activity
Clear the air and stop smoking for good
Eliminate excess weight with a low-fat, low-calorie eating plan that works
Manage emotions that may be damaging your health
Seek emergency help -- when, where, and how.
Discover what to do in the event of an emergency, how to be a good medical consumer, what to expect from diagnostic and treatment procedures, and more. Develop the habits of heart-healthy behavior with the book that could save your life.

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Yoga for Pregnancy

Author: Rosalind Widdowson

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Medical Aromatherapy or Nordies at Noon

2009-01-13T21:12:00.000-08:00

Medical Aromatherapy: Healing with Essential Oils

Author: Kurt Schnaubelt

This distinguished organic chemist shares his in depth knowledge of the particular current value of essential oils, for health on all levels. In an era when Western allopathic medicine has less and less appeal, this self-care method is a potent alternative, with roots going back to ancient times. Dr. Schaubelt has a gift for presenting facts and information in a way that is intriguing and easy to assimilate. In the flood of "coffee table" aromatherapy books currently available, this is a much needed and welcome source for those truly interested in taking responsiblity for their own health.

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Nordie's at Noon: The Personal Stories of Four Women "Too Young" for Breast Cancer

Author: Patti Balwanz

The true story of four friends diagnosed with breast cancer before they were thirty, and the monthly luncheon that lifted their spirits.

A diagnosis of breast cancer before the age of thirty had brought Patti, Jana, Jennifer, and Kim together for a monthly lunch at their local Nordstrom's café, but it was a desire to provide hope to others that would make them friends for life.

The fruit of their lunchtime labor, Nordie's at Noon shares the personal stories of each of these courageous women. A source of humor, strength, inspiration, and education, the book is a celebration of friendship and of living life to the fullest. "A rare book that has the saddest of endings and yet still manages to be life affirming,"* it encourages women everywhere to be proactive with their health-and to realize that no one is "too young" for breast cancer. (*People Magazine)

People Magazine

...this is a rare book that has the saddest of endings and yet still manages to be—yes—life affirming.

Bette-Lee Fox - Library Journal

They took a department store café and turned it into a metaphor for support and strength in the face of a disease for "older women." Now in paperback. (LJ9/1/06)

Library Journal

Most women go to Nordstrom for the shopping. These four Midwestern women-Balwanz, Kim Carlos, Jennifer Johnson, and Jana Peters-met weekly at the store's cafe to share information and perspectives on the disease that came into their lives at an all-too-tender age. Ranging from 24 to 30 at diagnosis, they merged their experiences and diverse personalities into this funny, poignant, and exceedingly valuable resource. Each believed that her breast cancer helped to strengthen her relationship with God and moved her into advocacy and areas of support for other women confronting the same challenge. Some statistics: breast cancer affects one out of every 229 women in their thirties and one out of 3000 pregnancies. A superb text for all health collections, especially those serving younger women. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

The Healing Gifts of the Spirit or Whistleblower

2009-01-13T12:10:00.000-08:00

The Healing Gifts of the Spirit

Author: Agnes Sanford

This practical guide to spiritual healing blends insightful spiritual reflection and the wisdom of hard-won experience in a reliable and inspiring handbook for developing our innate capacity for richer living and richer giving through the healing gifts of the Spirit.

Many years ago, Agnes Sanford was cured of acute depression by a minister who believed in the healing power of prayer. Subsequently, she herself became very active and successful in healing others of mental and physical ailments by drawing upon the same resources for inner well-being. In The Healing Gifts of the Spirit, she shares the simple, practicable ways of self-help she discovered, and gives step-by-step advice on how to help others.

She discusses not only her own cure but also the gift of healing in general and its growing recognition in the contemporary church. She devotes a chapter to the gift of miracles, and another -- especially interesting -- to the gift of tongues. Her exploration of these topics is richly inspiring, offering readers one of the most detailed, informative discussions of the nature, dynamics, and potential rewards of these unique manifestations of God's presence. At the same time, she demonstrates how anyone can draw upon this healing power for good in the world.

As evidence of how these gifts can -- and do -- reveal themselves, the author cites many examples from observation and personal encounters with the healing power of the Spirit.

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Whistleblower: Confessions of a Healthcare Hitman

Author: Peter Rost

A number of books critical of the pharmaceutical industry have recently been published, but none has been an exposé written by a senior executive of one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. The Whistleblower is at once an unmasking of how corporations take care of malcontents and a gripping story of one man's fight to maintain his family and his sanity. Starting in 2003, the book details the illegal, even criminal business practices the author witnessed at his corporation, as well as his crusade to legalize the reimportation of drugs. It also explains how in this post-Enron world whistle-blowers can't simply be fired, and what the author's corporation did to coerce and silence him. A story of a battle that continues today, one which any American who takes or will take prescription drugs has a stake in, The Whistleblower is a powerful testimony.

Miracle Cures or Teen People Celebrity Beauty Guide

2009-01-13T00:08:00.000-08:00

Miracle Cures: Dramatic New Scientific Discoveries Revealing the Healing Powers of Herbs, Vitamins, and Other Natural Remedies

Author: Jean Carper

A breakthrough book, Miracle Cures presents cutting-edge scientific evidence from the world's leading doctors and scientists, combined with awe inspiring, first-person medically verified accounts of people who have successfully cured themselves with natural medicines. Miracle Cures documents the latest findings from leading scientific institutions, research centers, and major international scientific journals, including the Journal of the American Medical Association and the British Medical Journal. From reports of the astonishing memory-boosting properties of ginkgo biloba and the amazing heart-energizing activity of coenzyme Q-10 to the powerful artery-cleansing action of grapefruit fiber, Carper's findings are presented in the same lively style that has earned her previous bestsellers such acclaim. Miracle Cures makes a powerful case for why you should try natural remedies and tells you which ones promise the most dramatic success. Carper reveals how far behind the medical establishment and federal health regulatory systems are in acknowledging these safe, effective natural medicines that can relieve so much illness and save so many lives.

Library Journal

A syndicated health columnist and author of best sellers like Stop Aging Now!, Carper here explains how herbs, vitamins, and other natural remedies can cure your various aches and pains.

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: Searching for the Truth About Natural Remedies	1
	The Revolution Is Here: What You Need to Know to Join	9
	Amazing Heart Energizer (Coenzyme Q-10)	31
	The Prozac of Plants (St. John's Wort - Hypericum)	45
	Astonishing Memory Pill (Ginkgo)	58
	Zaps Cholesterol, Unclogs Arteries (Grapefruit Fiber)	72
	Nature's Mighty Aspirin (Feverfew)	83
	Wonder Drug for Osteoarthritis (Glucosamine)	91
	Unique Infection Fighter (Echinacea)	108
	God's Valium (Valerian)	120
	Little Liver Pills That Really Work (Milk Thistle)	130
	Mysterious Hay Fever Medicine (Bee Pollen)	143
	Nature's Antinausea Drug (Ginger)	151
	Exotic New Tranquilizer (Kava)	159
	The Antabuse of Plants (Kudzu)	167
	The Universal Miracle Cure (Fish Oil or Omega-3s)	174
	Prostate "Remedy of Choice" (Saw Palmetto)	189
	Surprising Gout Medicines (Celery and Cherry Juice)	199
	New Answer to Chronic Fatigue Puzzle (Licorice)	208
	Fantastic Blood Vessel Fixer (Grape Seed OPC and Pycnogenol)	221
	Potent Cancer Therapy (Diet and Supplements)	237
	The Great Undiscovered Pain Medicine (Peppermint Oil)	250
	Marvelous New Heart Drugs (Vitamins C and E)	261
	Consumer Information and Advice	275
	Selected References	285
	Index	301

Teen People Celebrity Beauty Guide

Author: Teen People Magazine Staff

Wanna look as hot as Britney, Mandy, Beyoncй, Cameron, Reese and all your favorite celebs? Teen People Celebrity Beauty Guide makes it so easy, with tons of tips and how-to's for hair, makeup, skin and more -- straight from the stars and their stylists. Packed with photos, simple step-by-step directions on how to achieve their looks, skin and hair conditioning advice from celebrity specialists, all of it awesome, insider info -- in short, everything you need to look glam, gorgeous and camera ready. Plus, plenty of quizzes and even a few beauty bloopers of the rich and famous to keep you laughing while looking fab.

Before Its Too Late or Discovering Nutrition

2009-01-12T15:06:00.000-08:00

Before It's Too Late

Author: Robert J Ackerman

This book offers straightforward answers to the most frequently asked questions about women in controlling or abusive relationships. Robert Ackerman and Susan Pickering reveal the warning signs of controlling relationships and how women get caught in them; the most common reasons for staying in a controlling relationship and how women can protect themselves; how women can leave when they still love their partners or believe they're needed; where safe places for women are and how to get help; how the children are affected and what help is available to them and how alcohol and drug abuse affect controlling behavior and abuse.

Also included are self-assessment tests--such as how to determine if you are in a controlling relationship--to help women identify not only high-risk men, but also some of their own high-risk behaviors. This book is the first to handle head-on the role of alcohol and other controlled substances--whether used by the abuser or the victim--in a controlling or abusive relationship. The appendix is an excellent resource for women who need help, giving addresses and phone numbers of supportive organizations in every state. More importantly, this book shows that women still have time to get the help they deserve-before it's too late.

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Discovering Nutrition

Author: Paul Insel

Discovering Nutrition, Second Edition, endorsed by the ADA, has been thoroughly updated to include MyPyramid and the 2005 Dietary Guidelines. This student-friendly text provides an introduction to nutrition on a non-majors level. Coverage of material such as digestion, metabolism, chemistry, and life cycle nutrition is clearly written, accessible, and engaging to undergraduate students.

Extensive Art Program
Clear Diagrams of difficult concepts
Helpful Chemistry review (on website)
Student Study Guide at no additional cost to your students
Co-author Elaine Turner received the USDA National Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching in the Food and Agricultural Sciences in 2004.

The Germ Freaks Guide to Outwitting Colds and Flu or Say Goodbye to Back Pain

2009-01-12T04:03:00.000-08:00

The Germ Freak's Guide to Outwitting Colds and Flu: Guerilla Tactics to Keep Yourself Healthy at Home, at Work and in the World

Author: Allison Jans

Just in time for cold and flu season comes this fun, funny and imminently practical guide to the fine art of germ avoidance.

Admit it, you either are one or you know one: a person who prefers the scent of Purell to perfume, hates public restroom toilets and pushes elevator buttons with their elbow. In a word (well, two), a "Germ Freak. " Well guess what-they're right!

In the bestselling tradition of the The Paranoid's Pocket Guide and The Worst Case Scenario Handbook, Allison Janse-a committed Germ Freak-gives readers the lowdown on how to avoid the common cold and survive flu season with your health and sanity intact. This is the practical information your doctor won't give you (they always say not to worry and may be giving you the latest bug by not washing their hands when they examine you!), but which you're almost literally dying to know, such as:

How clean is my office desk? (In terms of germs, it's better to eat off a toilet seat)
Do I have to shake that snotty person's hand? (The new etiquette says no)
Are my hygiene products killing me? (No, but some increase your risk of illness)
How do I get out of a public restroom without contamination? (Here's a five-step plan)
What is the best way to wash my hands? (You have two detailed options)
Am I the only germ freak in America? (Don't worry, 48% of women either use the toilet guard or make their own)
Why didn't anyone tell me about The New Respiratory Etiquette? (Yes, it's real, and it's specifically designed for Germ Freaks just like you)

Germ Freaks unite! This bookwill help unenlightened germspreaders get a clue or at least a HandiWipe and prove to the world that, in the end, it's far better to be safe than sorry.

Are You a Germfreak? Some Ways to Tell

Your exit strategy from a public bathroom rivals an NFL playbook
Your family and friends think Purell is your scent
You check elevator riders for anyone who is sniffling and opt for the stairs- even though you're going to the Penthouse
You turn all public bathroom faucets with a piece of tissue
You avoid buffets that don't have 10-foot-high GermGuard barriers
You think BYOB means bring your own bathroom hand towels
You only go to afternoon (or really bad) movies because they're less crowded

If you answered yes to any one of these questions, you're on your way to becoming a Germ freak.

If you answered yes to two or more, congratulations, you're a full-fledged freak.

Publishers Weekly

Freelance writer, editor and confessed "germ freak" Janse takes readers on a frequently funny tour through the germ-ridden underbellies of life-from health club showers to hotel suites-dishing the dirt, as it were, on what we're likely to "catch" where. Some of her advice seems panicky, like the suggestion to exit a public restroom stall immediately after flushing, since "fecal matter" can fly 20 feet into the air when flushed ("Better to Flush and Rush than Feel the Gush"). But Janse also imparts some everyday useful information, such as the fact that loofah sponges breed deadly bacteria (bleach them weekly) and that pricey vegetable washes aren't as good as hot water and a scrub brush for removing pesticides. Still, while Janse's handbook is thorough and witty, its audience may be limited. Much of the information will interest only the seriously germ-phobic; others probably don't care enough about the germs on their money to want to part with $12. Yet Janse is so amusing, one can't help cheering for her book, just so we can be assured of another, hopefully on a more universal topic. (Sept.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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Say Goodbye to Back Pain

Author: Marian Betancourt

Anyone who experiences chronic or even minor back pain knows there are plenty of remedies for temporary pain relief- but how do you know you're treating the correct problem in the most effective way? Top neurologist and pain management expert Emile Hiesiger draws on the newest medical information to target back pain at its source. From whiplash and sciatica to osteoporosis and spondylolysis, from faulty facets to herniated disks, Dr. Hiesiger identifies the origins of common problems, and arms you with essential information on

And much more

Food Your Miracle Medicine or Look Great Feel Great

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

Food Your Miracle Medicine: How Food Can Prevent and Cure over 100 Symptoms and Problems

Author: Jean Carper

Food -- Your Miracle Medicine is the breakthrough book on food and health for the nineties. This comprehensive guide, based on more than 10,000 scientific studies, reveals how you can use the extraordinary powers of food to prevent and alleviate such common maladies as headaches and hay fever, as well as to ward off major killers, including heart disease and cancer. Jean Carper, the bestselling author of The Food Pharmacy, has now translated the amazing new discoveries about the medical powers of food into practical advice and information that you can use every day to conquer disease, increase your mental energy, and live longer.

A carrot a day could slash your risk of stroke by 70 percent.
Ginger can stop migraine headaches and nausea.
Half an avocado a day can dramatically improve your blood cholesterol.
Brazil nut may improve your mood.
Brazil nuts may improve your mood.
Tea helps prevent stroke, heart disease, and cancer.
A food allergy may be the cause of your fatigue.

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Look Great, Feel Great: 12 Keys to Enjoying a Healthy Life Now

Author: Joyce Meyer

Our bodies are our God-given instruments for experiencing a fulfilling life, for doing good works, and for spiritual development. God's plan for each of us involves maintaining a sound mind, body, and soul. In her latest book, Joyce addresses the 'self-esteem drought? that leads us to bad health habits. She includes practical tools that help make complete self-maintenance an easy part of any daily routine. Revealing 12 keys to reclaiming our health through such things as exercise, eating habits, soul care, and responsibility, Joyce uses her engaging style to reveal how simple the restoration process really is.

Key 1 - Finding the strength for the heavy lifting Key 2 - Learning to love your body Key 3 - Mastering metabolism
Key 4 - Essential Exercise Key 5 - Balanced eating Key 6 - Water your soul Key 7 - Mindful eating Key 8 - Curb your spiritual hunger Key 9 - Necessary food and necessary sleep Key 10 - Right vision Key 11 - Make it easy Key 12 - Take responsibility

Additionally, Joyce will provide helpful resources, like the "Ounce of Prevention Checklist", for self-maintenance.

Publishers Weekly

Meyer's earthy voice only appears for the half-hour introduction, where the Bible teacher openly shares details of her own health history (spastic colon, hormonal problems, migraines, menstrual cycle irregularities, breast cancer). But its candor-and message of how she stoically soldiered on in full workaholic mode before finally applying the keys here-sets the tone and resonates throughout. When Lentz's more polished tones take over, listeners familiar with Meyer's voice must adjust, but Lentz ably conveys Meyer's 12 keys to changing bad eating and exercise habits. Even though Meyer suggests the audiobook be used as a program, the blend of anecdotes, humor, practicality and details of the body's workings make for enjoyable listening on its own. Music is spare: brief keyboard interludes appear only at the beginning and end of each disc. And as much as listeners may wish Meyer had narrated the entire book, after that introduction she'll not only be forgiven but her delegating of the narration can serve as a real-life example proving the point of the book. Simultaneous release with the Warner Faith hardcover (Reviews, Jan. 30). (Apr.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Miniature Editions Pregnancy for Dummies or Medicine for the Backcountry

2009-01-11T09:01:00.000-08:00

Miniature Editions Pregnancy for Dummies: Get the Advice You Need to Keep You and Your Baby Healthy

Author: Joanne Ston

An enjoyable, reader-friendly primer on basic pregnancy skills and strategies, this is a cute gift for first-time expectant parents. Get practical advice on everything from staying fit to understanding the baby's development to what to expect from labor, all delivered in the unbeatable For Dummies format. More For Dummies Miniature Editions™

Medicine for the Backcountry

Author: Buck Tilton

When trouble strikes and your group is beyond the reach of 911, you're the one who has to help. Medicine for the Backcountry can prepare you for just about any major or minor medical emergency you might face in the outdoors. Using real-life anecdotes, step-by-step instructions, and clear illustrations, this invaluable guide shows you how to assess, manage, and care for: bone breaks and fractures, muscular injuries, heat and cold injuries, near drowning, spinal trauma, bites and stings and many other potential maladies. Each chapter also includes The Barehanded Principles - a point-by-point summary of the information you need to know to provide help in a hurry. Use Medicine for the Backcountry as both a practical handbook and a handy reference - and take it with you when your travels take you far from help.

Booknews

Writing especially for the lay reader, EMT instructors and medical educators Tilton and Hubbell discuss primary and secondary assessment on a wide range of injuries and illness from blisters to cardiac arrest. In the third edition, they include new sections on the Heimlich maneuver, preventing diarrhea, the safety of DEET, and removing fishhooks. The only previous copyright date given is 1994. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Holistic Pregnancy and Childbirth or Thin Thighs

2009-01-10T20:59:00.000-08:00

Holistic Pregnancy and Childbirth

Author: James Marti

Holistic pregnancy and childbirth.

Your month-by-month guide to the latest therapies, techniques, and natural approaches.

For the most rewarding path to a comfortable pregnancy, a shorter labor, and the joyful delivery of a healthy baby, turn to this wise and warm compendium of proven holistic advice.

Approved by an advisory board of leaders in obstetrics and holistic medicine, this comprehensive book helps you make the birthing experience the most fulfilling and beautiful of your life. Let the journey begin. Monitor your physical changes and your babys. Decide where you want to have your baby. Choose a holistic caregiver and prepare a birth plan. Design your optimum diet and personal exercise program. Discover todays holistic techniques for bonding, postpartum recovery, breast-feeding, and much more, including:

Acupuncture and acupressure • aromatherapy • Ayurvedic medicine
Bach flower remedies • breathing techniques • botanical medicine
Chiropractic • diet and nutrition • exercise • homeopathy
Hydrotherapy • hypnosis • intimacy exercises • massage
Meditation • osteopathy • qigong • traditional Chinese medicine
Vitamin and mineral therapies • yoga

Thin Thighs: Exercises and Recipes for Trim, Toned Thighs

Author: Karen Burk

Lose weight, reduce cellulite, and get the shapely legs you want, all with this proven program of easy-to-understand "Thigh Thinner" techniques. The road to success begins with Pressometrics, a super-effective exercise routine with movements so subtle you can work out anywhere--at work, in the car, even while standing in line. Because minimal dietary changes can make a world of difference, too, there are easy to prepare and tempting low fat, sugar-free recipes. See how "skin brushing" and massage can minimize the effects of cellulite so thighs will look smoother and trimmer, and learn which commercial skin creams really work. The results are so good that you'll almost see those "thunder thighs" shrink before your very eyes.

Pregnancy CookbookRevised and Expanded Edition or Little Herb Encyclopedia

2009-01-10T10:57:00.000-08:00

Pregnancy Cookbook,Revised and Expanded Edition

Author: Hope Ricciotti

The latest health and nutritional information, even more scrumptious recipes, and lots of dishes that are quick and easy for expectant parents to prepare. Obstetrician Hope Ricciotti combines experience from her practice with insight from her pregnancies to give the best advice on how to eat for two. She covers the latest nutritional information, including vitamins, iron, folic acid, and calcium, while letting you know which foods are risky, particularly the latest findings on mercury in fish. She gives tips on exercising, minimizing morning sickness, managing fatigue, and how to lose weight safely after the baby is born. Dr. Ricciotti's husband, chef Vincent Connelly, worked with her to create almost 150 delicious recipes that provide all the nutrients needed during pregnancy. The recipes are suited to each trimester and to a pregnant woman's changing palate. Included are chapters on nutrition when planning a pregnancy as well as advice and recipes for the nursing mother. A separate section on desserts anticipates a pregnant woman's cravings for sweets with recipes for delectable cookies and snacks. 53 illustrations.

Author Biography: Hope Ricciotti, M.D., is an obstetrician/gynecologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Vincent Connelly worked as a chef for many years. They live in Brookline, Massachusetts, with their two sons.

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I wish I had had access to such a complete guide when I was a busy young pregnant doctor.

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Little Herb Encyclopedia

Author: Jack Ritchason

The Bible refers to herbs more than 3,000 times! Many are mentioned by name. That herbs are intended for our use is undisputed.

How we should use herbs, however, has been the subject of much controversy. The Little Herb Encyclopedia (Revised Edition) ends the debate. It includes a thorough list of the most common and beneficial herbs and widely acclaimed herbal combinations. In addition, The Little Herb Encyclopedia lists the most prevalent health problems, and their most effective herbal remedies.

Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People or Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance

2009-01-09T23:56:00.000-08:00

Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People: A Psychological Approach

Author: Paul Terry

This important new edition provides an in-depth understanding of counselling and psychotherapy with older people and those who care for them. Exploring the value of therapy throughout the ageing process, the book sheds light on a range of issues that confront older service users, from debilitating illness and the frustration of dependency to mourning and the long term effects of trauma.

Drawing on his extensive experience in the field, Paul Terry uses evocative case studies and humane examples to offer practical insights into individual, couple and group therapy. Thoughtful and engaging, this new edition: Demonstrates the use of therapeutic skills in brief interventions and longer therapy, Makes fundamental psychoanalytic concepts accessible to therapists and students, whatever their theoretical orientation, Highlights the importance of carers, showing how to help them to confront and prevent abusive relationships and ageism, Provides a remarkable example of reflective practice in counselling and psychotherapy, in learning from difficulties, mistakes, challenges and successes.

Substantially revised with three entirely new chapters, Counselling and Psychotherapy with Older People continues to be invaluable reading for all professional, trainees and students interested in working in this challenging and rewarding area of practice.

About the Author:
Paul Terry is Lecturer in Counselling at Birkbeck College, University of London and Consultant Clinical Psychologist and a Specialty Lead for Older People in the NHS

Conditioning for Strength and Human Performance

Author: Chandler

Written by leading experts in exercise science, this text offers everything athletic trainers need to train athletes for maximum performance and prepare for certification. Chapters review the basic science underlying strength training and conditioning and put science into practice with detailed instructions on testing,assessment, exercise techniques,program development, injury prevention,and rehabilitation. Case-based problem solving activities, case examples, real world application boxes,and other features engage readers in decision-making and hands-on training activities. More than 350 full-color illustrations complement the text. A bound-in CD-ROM offers in-the-gym lab assignments, quizzes, and a practical exam with video clips and multiple,choice questions.

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Reviewer:Jessica Jo Groth, MA(Central College)
Description:This book provides a thorough look at strength and conditioning starting from the first section, which covers the basic science of training, through the end of the book with specific drills and lifts to enhance human performance. The detailed pictures, charts, and descriptions make it very reader friendly.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide the strength and conditioning field with up-to-date information from new research and to provide it in a style conducive to many learning types. It is important to stay current as new research becomes available, and these authors make it easier to achieve with this book.
Audience:The author intends this as an entry-level textbook for students in exercise science and preprofessional tracks. Coaches also may find this book valuable in developing programs for their athletes.
Features:The book begins by breaking down the basic sciences and then moves into strength, flexibility, and agility training. It also covers nutritional and safety topics. Many valuable pictures, charts, and tables as well as references for supplementary information, add to the value of the book.
Assessment:This high quality book will be a beneficial resource for those in the exercise science field and, more specifically, those who work with developing athletes. It would be good used in conjunction with Essentials of Strength and Conditioning, 2nd edition, Baechle and Earle (Human Kinetics, 2000), in preparation for the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist exam.

Basic Science
Bioenergetics   T. Jeff Chandler   C. Eric Arnold     3
Introduction     3
Enzymes     4
The "Creation" of Chemical Energy     6
Energy Systems     7
The Phosphocreatine System     8
Regulation of Energy Production     9
The Glycolytic System     10
The Oxidative System     11
Lactate     11
Summary of Catabolic Processes in the Production of Cellular Energy     15
Efficiency of the Energy-Producing Pathways     16
Limiting Factors of Performance     16
Oxygen Consumption     17
Metabolic Specificity     18
Summary     18
The Cardiorespiratory System   Jay R. Hoffman     20
Introduction     20
Cardiovascular System     21
Morphology of the Heart     21
Cardiac Cycle     21
Heart Rate and Conduction     22
Cardiac Output     24
Vasculature     24
Blood Pressure     25
Respiratory System     25
Pressure Differentials in Gases     27
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Transport     27
Blood     28
Cardiovascular Response to Acute Exercise     28
Cardiac Output     28
Heart Rate     29
Stroke Volume     29
Cardiac Drift     30
a-Vo[subscript 2] Difference     30
Distribution of Cardiac Output     30
Blood Pressure     30
Pulmonary Ventilation During Exercise     31
Cardiovascular Adaptations to Training     31
Cardiac Output and Stroke Volume     31
Heart Rate     32
Blood Pressure     32
Cardiac Morphology     33
Respiratory Adaptations to Training     34
Ventilatory Equivalent and Minute Ventilation     35
Blood Volume Adaptations to Training     35
Environmental Factors Affecting Cardiorespiratory Function     36
Cardiorespiratory Response to Exercise in the Heat     36
Effect of Altitude on the Cardiorespiratory Response     36
Summary     38
The Neuromuscular System: Anatomical and Physiological Bases and Adaptations to Training   Jared W. Coburn   Travis W. Beck   Herbert A. deVries   Terry J. Housh     40
Introduction     40
The Neuron     41
Reflexes and Involuntary Movements     41
Proprioception and Kinesthesis     42
Higher Nerve Centers and Voluntary Muscular Control     43
The Pyramidal System     44
The Extrapyramidal System     44
The Proprioceptive-Cerebellar System     44
Gross Structure of Skeletal Muscle     45
Microscopic Structure of Skeletal Muscle     45
Structure of the Muscle Fiber     45
Muscle Fiber Types     46
Structure of the Myofibril and the Contractile Mechanism     47
The Sliding-Filament Theory of Muscle Contraction     47
Gradation of Force     48
Types of Muscle Actions     49
Isometric Muscle Actions     49
Dynamic Constant External Resistance Muscle Actions     50
Isokinetic Muscle Actions     50
Concentric and Eccentric Muscle Actions     50
Neuromuscular Adaptations to Resistance Training     50
Muscular Strength Adaptations     50
Muscle Fiber Adaptations     52
Nervous System Adaptations     53
Metabolic Adaptations     55
Endocrine Adaptations     55
Summary     56
The Skeletal System   T. Jeff Chandler   Clint Alley     60
Introduction     60
Structure of the Skeletal System     61
Bone Tissue     61
Ligamentous Tissue     64
Cartilage     64
Articulations     65
Functions of the Skeletal System     65
Structure and Protection     65
Movement     65
Blood Cell Production     66
Growth of the Skeletal System     66
Primary Bone Growth in the Epiphysis     67
Adaptations of the Skeletal System to Loading     68
Wolff's Law     68
Minimal Essential Strain     69
Training Adaptations to the Skeletal System     70
The Skeletal System and Health     70
Bone Density and Health     70
Spinal Alignment Maladies     71
Female Athletic Triad     72
Exercise Prescription to Promote Bone Density     72
Loading Speed     73
Rate and Frequency of Loading     73
Direction of Loading and Response     73
Intensity of Exercise     73
Frequency of Training     74
Vibration      74
Summary     75
Biomechanics of Conditioning Exercises   Robert U. Newton     77
Introduction     77
Biomechanical Concepts for Strength and Conditioning     78
Force-Velocity-Power Relationship     80
Musculoskeletal Machines     81
Lever Systems     81
Wheel-Axle Systems     83
Biomechanics of Muscle Function     83
Length-Tension Effect     83
Muscle Angle of Pull     83
Strength Curve     84
Line and Magnitude of Resistance     84
Sticking Region     85
Muscle Architecture, Strength, and Power     85
Multiarticulate Muscles, Active and Passive Insufficiency     86
Body Size and Shape and Power-to-Weight Ratio     87
Balance and Stability     87
Factors Contributing to Stability     87
Initiating Movement or Change of Motion     88
Stretch-Shortening Cycle     88
Biomechanics of Resistance Machines     89
Free Weights     89
Gravity-Based Machines     89
Hydraulic Resistance     91
Pneumatic Resistance     91
Elastic Resistance      91
Machines Versus Free Weights     91
Summary     92
Training Responses and Adaptations of the Endocrine System   Andrew C. Fry   Jay R. Hoffman     94
Introduction     94
The Endocrine System     95
What Are Hormones?     95
Endocrine Tissues     95
Hormone Transportation Routes     95
Types of Hormones     96
Hormone Production     98
Hormonal Transport and Binding Proteins     100
Factors Affecting Circulating Concentrations     101
Trophic Hormones and Pulsatility     102
Hormonal Rhythms     103
Anticipatory Responses     103
Biocompartments     103
Receptors and Cell Signaling     104
Regulating Hormonal Levels     106
Hormones Vital to Exercise     106
Testosterone     106
Cortisol     107
Testosterone/Cortisol Ratio     107
Growth Hormone     107
Insulin and Glucagons     107
Epinephrine     108
Norepinephrine     108
Aldosterone     108
Antidiuretic Hormone     108
Thyroid Hormones     109
Calcium-Regulating Hormones     109
Effects of Exercise on the Endocrine System     109
Acute and Chronic Training Adaptations     109
Responses and Adaptations of Hormones to Endurance Exercise     110
Acute Responses to Resistance Exercise     114
Long-Term Adaptations to Resistance Exercise     117
Overtraining and the Endocrine System     118
Using the Endocrine System to Monitor Training     119
Optimizing the Training Program     120
Goal: Muscle Hypertrophy     120
Goal: No Muscle Hypertrophy     120
Goal: High-Power Performance     120
Goal: Peak Performance     120
Goal: Avoiding Overtraining     120
Summary     121
Nutrition   Jose Antonio   John Berardi   Christopher R. Mohr     123
Introduction     123
Energy Needs     124
Carbohydrate Intake     126
Protein Intake     127
Fat Intake     128
Training Nutrition     129
Nutrient Timing     129
Carbohydrate-Protein Ratio     131
Vitamin and Mineral Intake     131
Vitamin E     131
Vitamin C     132
Minerals     132
Diets     134
Very High Carbohydrate, Very Low Fat Diets     134
High-Carbohydrate, Low-Fat Diets     137
Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diets     138
Low-Carbohydrate, High-Fat, High Protein (Ketogenic) Diets     138
Summary     139
Organization and Administration
Test Administration and Interpretation   Lee E. Brown   Daniel Murray   Patrick Hagerman     147
Introduction     147
Purpose of Testing     148
Test Selection     149
Validity     149
Reliability     150
Assessment     152
Medical History and PAR-Q     152
Physician Release     152
Nutrition     152
Needs Analysis     153
Test Interpretation     159
Order Scales     159
Mathematical Measures     161
Distribution of Scores     161
Variability     162
Standardized Scores     163
Summary     163
Warm-up and Flexibility   Duane V. Knudson     166
Introduction      166
Warm-up     167
Flexibility     167
Normal Static Flexibility     170
Flexibility and Injury Risk     170
Assessing Flexibility     171
Development of Flexibility     172
Biomechanical Effects of Stretching     174
Prophylactic Effects of Stretching     175
Summary     175
Resistance Exercise Techniques and Spotting   John F. Graham     182
Introduction     182
Benefits of Resistance Training     183
Safety     184
Spotting     184
Exercise Apparel     186
Resistance-Training Technique     186
Resistance-Training Exercises     188
Summary     235
Facility Administration and Design   Steven Plisk     237
Introduction     237
Facilities and Equipment     238
Layout and Scheduling     238
Maintenance and Safety     239
Legal Duties and Concepts     240
Types of Standards     241
Applying Standards of Practice to Risk Management     241
Duties and Responsibilities: Liability Exposure      242
Preparticipation Screening and Clearance     243
Personnel Qualifications     244
Program Supervision and Instruction     244
Facility and Equipment Setup, Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, and Signage     245
Emergency Planning and Response     246
Records and Record Keeping     246
Equal Opportunity and Access     247
Participation in Strength and Conditioning Activities by Children     247
Supplements, Ergogenic Aids, and Drugs     247
Policies and Procedures     248
Summary     248
Exercise Prescription
Strength and Conditioning for Sport   Michael H. Stone   Meg E. Stone     257
Introduction     257
Basic Training Principles     258
Specificity and Transfer-of-Training Effect     260
Explosive Strength and Power     260
Program Planning     261
Single Sets Versus Multiple Sets     261
Periodization     261
Training Advanced Athletes     263
Summated Microcycles     267
Summary     270
Resistance Exercise Prescription   Barry A. Spiering   William J. Kraemer     273
Introduction      273
Needs Analysis     274
Acute Program Variables     274
Exercise Selection     274
Exercise Order     275
Loading     275
Volume     276
Rest Intervals     276
Frequency and Workout Structure     276
Muscle Action     277
Repetition Velocity     278
Resistance-Training Prescription     278
Muscular Strength     279
Muscular Power     280
Muscular Hypertrophy     282
Local Muscular Endurance     283
Progression     284
Progressive Overload     284
Variation     284
Specificity     284
Summary     285
Improving Aerobic Performance   John M. Cissik     292
Introduction     292
Factors That Influence Aerobic Exercise Performance     293
Approaches to Aerobic Training     294
Continuous Training     294
Fartlek Training     295
Interval Training     295
Repetitions     298
Organizing Aerobic Exercise Training     298
General Preparation Phase      301
Special Preparation Phase     301
Precompetition Phase     302
Competition Phase     303
Summary     303
Plyometric, Speed, and Agility Exercise Prescription   Jason D. Vescovi     306
Introduction     306
The Stretch-Shortening Cycle     307
Impacting Factors     308
Plyometrics     310
Terminology     310
Developmental Sequence     311
Intended Purpose     312
Acute Training Variables     313
Linear Sprinting     314
Developmental Sequence     314
Sprinting Gait     314
Acute Training Variables     316
Agility     317
Developmental Sequence     318
Impacting Factors     319
Effects of Movement Velocity     319
Effects of Angles     319
Effects of Anticipation     320
Acute Training Variables     320
Speed and Agility Exercises     321
Summary     341
Special Topics
Foundations of Strength Training for Special Populations   Moh H. Malek   Ann M. York   Joseph P. Weir      349
Introduction     349
Geriatrics     351
Normal Aging and Sarcopenia     351
Osteoporosis     352
Arthritis     353
Pediatrics     355
Healthy Children and Adolescents     355
Cerebral Palsy     356
Mental Retardation and Down's Syndrome     357
Muscular Dystrophy     358
Neuromuscular Disease     359
Stroke     359
Fibromyalgia     360
Postpolio Syndrome     361
Multiple Sclerosis     361
Spinal Cord Injury     362
AIDS/HIV     364
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease     364
Cardiovascular Disease     365
Obesity     366
Diabetes Mellitus     367
Cancer     368
Pregnancy     368
Summary     369
Principles of Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation   Todd S. Ellenbecker   Jake Bleacher   Anna Thatcher     376
Introduction     376
Preparticipation Physicals     378
Roles of Health Care Professionals Involved in Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation     378
Injury Classification     380
Phases of Tissue Healing: Clinical Treatment and Exercise Considerations     381
Inflammatory Phase     381
Repair Phase     383
Remodeling Phase     385
Return-to-Activity Phase: The Role of the Interval Program     386
The Interval Sport-Return Program     387
Warm-up     387
Alternate-Day Performance Scheduling     387
Integration with Conditioning     387
Progressive Stages of Intensity     388
Proper Biomechanics and Evaluation of Mechanics     388
Cool-Down or Aftercare     388
Overview of Joint Biomechanics and Exercise Applications     389
Overview of Knee Biomechanics and Exercise Applications     389
Overview of Shoulder Biomechanics and Exercise Applications     392
Overview of Spine Biomechanics and Exercise Applications     394
Summary     401
Ergogenic Aids   Jose Antonio   Tim Ziegenfuss   Ron Mendel     404
Introduction     404
Branched-Chain Amino Acids     405
Caffeine     405
Colostrum     406
Creatine     406
Essential Amino Acids      408
Glucosamine     408
Glutamine     408
Glycerol     410
Green Tea Extract     410
HMB     410
Hydration     411
Pre- and Postworkout Nutrition     412
Other Potential Ergogenic Aids     412
Summary     414
Implement Training   Allen Hedrick     423
Introduction     423
Similarity in Training Programs     424
Relying on Science     424
Lack of Implement-Training Research     424
Training Principles     424
Transferability of Implement Training to Sports Performance     425
Water-Filled Implements     425
Implement Training Should Supplement Traditional Methods     426
Program Design     426
Description of Suggested Training Implements     427
Kegs     428
Logs     430
Water-Filled Dumbbells     430
Tires     430
Kettlebells     430
Chains     431
Sandbags     432
Description of Implement Exercises and Examples of Workouts     432
Summary     451

AyurVeda Natures Medicine or Toxic Relief

2009-01-09T14:55:00.000-08:00

AyurVeda, Nature's Medicine

Author: David Frawley

Ayurveda, Natures Medicine is an excellent introduction to the full field of Ayurvedic Medicine from diet and herbs to yoga and massage. It has a notable emphasis on practical self-care and daily life regimens that makes it helpful for everyone seeking health and wholeness. The book is an excellent primer for students beginning in the field and who wish to have a firm foundation to understand the entire system.

Interesting book: Damaged Angels or Migraine

Toxic Relief: Restore Health and Energy through Fasting and Detoxification

Author: Don Colbert

Cleanse your body in 30 days. Your body may be so overwhelmed that it's sending you distress signals. Learn why you are at risk for suffering from cancer, heart disease and diabetes. Discover why you don't feel well and why you're always tired. Explore spiritual and physical aspects of fasting. Get ready to experience powerful relief! Toxic Relief.

Yoga of Time Travel or Relationships from Addiction to Authenticity

2009-01-09T02:53:00.000-08:00

Yoga of Time Travel: How the Mind Can Defeat Time

Author: Wolf

Fred Alan Wolf theoretical physicist uses an ancient Hindu meditative technique, that draws on yoga and quantum physics to show that time is a flexible projection of mind.

	Introduction	1
Chapter 1	The Ancient Art of Time Cheating	11
Chapter 2	A Brief Overview of Sacred Time and Space	25
Chapter 3	An Overview of Physical Time and Space	35
Chapter 4	Time and Space Enough?	51
Chapter 5	The Physics of "Ordinary" Time Travel	75
Chapter 6	The Paradoxes of Physical Time Travel	95
Chapter 7	The Technology of "Ordinary" Time Travel	113
Chapter 8	The Physics of "Extraordinary" Time Travel	135
Chapter 9	Time, Mind, and Probability	161
Chapter 10	The Spiritual Dimension of Time Travel	183
Chapter 11	Summary and Conclusion	203
Appendix	Classical and Quantum Computers	213
	Notes	221
	Bibliography	237
	Index	243

Go to: The Well Set Table or Bread Machine Cookbook VI

Relationships from Addiction to Authenticity: Hope and Healing for Co-Sex Addiction

Author: Claudine Pletcher

Relationships from Addiction to Authenticity is a 12-step spiritual recovery guide written by two survivors of—and experts in—co-sex addiction and is an advocate for restoring the Sacred Feminine Voice that has been muted through co-sex addiction. Sharing their own personal journeys toward renewal and the stories of other women who have tackled the diseases of sex addiction and co-sex addiction, Claudine Pletcher and Sally Bartolameolli, M.Ed., shed light on what you can do to heal the shame that binds you and offer practical advice on:

Honoring the Feminine Voice to learn to love and respect yourself
How to set boundaries, honor your intuition, and demand to be heard
How to create authentic relationships and sustain them for a lifetime
How to experience authentic intimacy and rewire tainted perceptions of sex and sexuality
How to define and transfer a new relationship model to your children and loved ones

Through partaking in this 12-step recovery process you will, once and for all, stop objectifying and betraying yourself and handing yourself over to your own or another's addiction. In the process of embracing this spiritual program, you can finally experience an authentic connection that begins from within with yourself and others.

Complete Food Counter or Motherwell Maternity Fitness Plan

2009-01-08T17:52:00.000-08:00

Complete Food Counter

Author: Annette B Natow

Eat healthier — start today!

Updated, revised, and expanded, The Complete Food Counter, 3rd Edition, is the most reliable resource available for nutrition information about the foods you eat. This easy-to-understand, easy-to-use comprehensive guide from nationally recognized nutrition experts Annette Natow and Jo-Ann Heslin will tell you everything you need to know to eat a healthy diet.

- Thousands of brand name, generic, regional, vegetarian, international, and organic foods — and more

- Helpful tips, shopping suggestions, and the latest research findings

- Simple guidelines to consuming the right amounts of calories, fat, cholesterol, protein, carbohydrates, fiber, and sodium for you

Interesting book: SuperFoods or TVP Cookbook

Motherwell Maternity Fitness Plan

Author: Bonnie Berk

Be strong, comfortable, healthy, and active throughout your pregnancy with Motherwell Maternity Fitness Plan. Considered by health professionals as the gold standard of maternity exercise, Motherwell's medically proven program is designed specifically to meet the needs of women before, during, and after pregnancy.

For maximum comfort and mobility through each trimester, the program includes breathing, core conditioning, flexibility, strengthening, motivation, relaxation, and nutritional advice to meet the needs of mother and baby. Choose among many fitness options such as walking, swimming, water walking, stretching, yoga, and meditation to be as active and healthy as possible up to and after delivery.

Take care of your baby and your body with the program that is featured at more than 100 hospitals throughout the United States and is the international certifying standard for health professionals.

Living in the Raw Desserts or The Action Hero Body

2009-01-08T06:50:00.000-08:00

Living in the Raw Desserts

Author: Rose Lee Calabro

In Living in the Raw Desserts, you'll find a recipe perfect for any mood or occasion-from birthday parties and after-dinner treats to special celebrations. These sweet confections are outrageously delicious and spectacular to serve. Most are simple to prepare, requiring no special equipment or ingredients.

Rose Lee's scrumptious raw and living food gourmet desserts can be made with organic nuts and fruit, which are rich sources of healthful nutrients. Because the recipes contain no wheat, sugar, or eggs, they can be enjoyed by many people who have food allergies. Cherish the magic of raw desserts! Expand your horizons and provide a visual feast for family and friends that will delight their taste buds.

Book about: Marketing Essentials Student Edition or Effective Teamwork

The Action Hero Body: The Complete Workout Secrets from Hollywood's Top Trainer

Author: Jorgen De Mey

Trainer to the stars Jørgen de Mey reveals the unique program he has used to transform the bodies of action hero film actors Angelina Jolie, Ben Affleck, and many other superstars

Legendary trainer Jørgen de Mey knows what it takes to get blockbuster film stars looking and feeling their very best. In The Action Hero Body he shows how the same exercise and nutrition guidelines can be used by athletes at all levels—from the beginner trying to get started to the experienced workout buff whose fitness has hit a plateau. He details a workout that in just 3 weeks will start to show positive changes: more endurance, increased strength, weight loss, signs of a more muscular body, and better cardiovascular output. De Mey's exercises - along with weekly meal plans, low-fat recipes, and chapters on supplements, flexibility, and motivation - give readers all the tools they need to get action hero fit.

1	General Information on Toxicology	1
2	Definition of Toxicity and Classification of Toxins	7
3	Toxication	13
4	The Effect Mechanism of Toxins	23
5	Toxicity Tests	31
6	Natural Sources of Toxicants in Foods	39
7	Contaminants	53
8	Food Additives	81
9	Chemopreventers in the Diet	105
	References	127
	Index	137

	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: Sartorial Politics	1
1	A Homespun Ideology	11
2	A Clothing Business	37
3	The Reinvention of Tailoring	69
4	Dressing for Work	96
5	Ready-Made Labor	127
6	The Seamstress	157
7	A Fashion Regime	185
	Conclusion	212
	Notes	221
	Index	289

	Introduction	1
	Raw Facts	5
	Raw Foods	14
	Raw Tools	39
	Raw Techniques	42
	Raw Recipes	48
	Fruit Dishes	49
	Fruit Soups	61
	Drinks	67
	Salads	87
	Dressings	100
	Savory Soups	109
	Appetizers	122
	Sides	131
	Entrees	154
	Desserts	168
	Reading List	180
	Index	182

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Total Health or Fashion Classics

Total Health: The Next Level

Fashion Classics: From Carlyle to Barthes

Keep Your Brain Young or Sober and Free

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

Publishers Weekly

Sober and Free: Making Your Recovery Work for You

Library Journal

388 Great Hairstyles or Living with Hepatitis C

388 Great Hairstyles

Living with Hepatitis C: Everything You Need to Know

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The Official Patients Sourcebook on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia or Massage Basics

The Official Patient's Sourcebook on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: A Revised and Updated Directory for the Internet Age

Massage Basics

The Healing Power of the Mind or The Viagra Alternative The Complete Guide to Overcoming Impotence Naturally

The Healing Power of the Mind: Practical Techniques for Health & Empowerment

The Viagra Alternative: The Complete Guide to Overcoming Impotence Naturally

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How To Get In Football Shape or The Saint Tropez Diet

How To Get In Football Shape: Conditioning

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

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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!

Body, Self, and Soul: Sustaining Integration

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

Tibetan AyurVeda: Health Secrets from the Roof of the World

Whole Life Times

Deepak Chopra

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Muscular Dystrophy or Child and Adolescent Obesity

Muscular Dystrophy

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

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Transformation Through Menopause or Remedies and Rituals

Transformation Through Menopause

Library Journal

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

Overcoming Problematic Alcohol and Drug Use or Self Awareness Deficits in Psychiatric Patients

Overcoming Problematic Alcohol and Drug Use: A Guide for Beginning the Change Process

Self-Awareness Deficits in Psychiatric Patients: Assessment and Treatment

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Train Go Sorry or 30 Minutes a Day to a Healthy Heart

Train Go Sorry: Inside a Deaf World

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

School Library Journal

BookList

30 Minutes a Day to a Healthy Heart

Depression and Bipolar Disorders or Health Through Balance

Depression and Bipolar Disorders: Everything You Need to Know

Health Through Balance: An Introduction to Tibetan Medicine

Publishers Weekly

How to Understand Autism or Classical Tai Chi Sword

How to Understand Autism: The Easy Way

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Classical Tai Chi Sword

Glycolic Acid Peels or Stories of Sickness

Glycolic Acid Peels, Vol. 22

Booknews

Stories of Sickness

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30 Minute Fitness Solution or Coping with Depression in Young People

30-Minute Fitness Solution: A Four-Step Plan for Women of All Ages

Library Journal

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Coping with Depression in Young People: A Guide for Parents

Supportive Care for the Renal Patient or Breast Cancer

Supportive Care for the Renal Patient(Supportive Care Series)

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