Weight Control Book

When Words Heal or Diane Irons 14 Day Beauty Boot Camp

2009-12-05T19:17:00.000-08:00

When Words Heal: Writing Through Cancer

Author: Sharon A Bray

An insightful and useful book for anyone whose life has been touched by cancer, When Words Heal explores the power of words to heal. Dr. Sharon Bay provides step-by-step instructions for those wanting to lead a writing group for women living with cancer, or for those who simply wish to write through their experience of cancer. With her compassionate and informative manner, Dr. Bray structures each chapter as a writing session. Each chapter includes writing exercises, support resources, interviews with cancer survivors, and excerpts from a number of cancer survivors’ writings. By writing through cancer, readers discover the resilience of human spirit and create a supportive community. Writing and telling a story in a supportive environment releases something deeply vital that can heal each person, even when it can not cure. Readers can not help but be touched by the words of other cancer patients, and, in the gentle and encouraging voice of the author, be inspired to help others write their stories.

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Diane Irons' 14-Day Beauty Boot Camp: The Crash Course for Looking and Feeling Great with CD (Audio)

Author: Diane Irons

Let the expert show you how to reshape and revitalize your life and looks!

Beauty guru Diane Irons is known around the world for her amazing ability to transform beautiful but average women into models and glamour girls--as quickly as possible!

Her book and CD program will provide you with the crucial instructions the globe's leading ladies pay top dollar for--whipping you into phenomenal shape (physically and mentally) and giving you a two-week boost of energy to reshape your attitude and style.

Whether you have five or 25 pounds to lose, desire a wardrobe overhaul or simply need to reinvigorate your positive self-image, Diane Irons can help with a blitz of tips, tricks and inspirations from inside the fashion industry. The book highlights Diane Irons' trademark secrets on beauty, fashion, diet and style on a budget, while the corresponding audio will motivate readers and listeners to stay with the program and recognize their own beauty.

Readers need only devote themselves to following 10 pages of text and five minutes of audio a day--a quick and simple formula that will have them in tip-top condition to battle the beauty blues!

Diane Irons has been featured on:
--Entertainment Tonight
--Good Morning America
--CNN
--Fox News Channel
--Inside Edition

and in:
--National Enquirer
--New York Post
--Cosmopolitan
--Family Circle
--Los Angeles Times

	Introduction	viii
	The 14-Day Beauty Boot Camp Diet	x
Day 1	KP Duty: Clean out the clutter in your mind, body, and closet	1
Day 2	Set Up for Success: Prepare your life for successful changes	11
Day 3	Basic Training I: Learn the basic skills of the beauty masters	21
Day 4	Basic Training II: Master time- and money-saving skills	31
Day 5	Camouflage Camp: Play up your strengths, play down your flaws	41
Day 6	Seize Control: Take control of your life to destress and find contentment	51
Day 7	Reclaiming Self-Value: Nurture your personal needs and put yourself first	61
Day 8	Survival Skills: Pay attention to the little details that affect the total package	71
Day 9	Daily Diligence: Set up an easy, effective daily routine	81
Day 10	Self-Defense: Defend yourself against unexpected challenges and self-sabotage	91
Day 11	Chemical Warfare: Get natural and get real about beauty	101
Day 12	Budget Boot Camp: Adopt super strategies for saving time and money	111
Day 13	Secret Weapons: Learn the secret weapons of those who make style look easy	121
Day 14	Maintenance Maneuvers: Keep on the path to the new, beautiful you	131
	Before I Leave You	141
	About the Author	142
	Index	143

Manual Joslin Para la Diabetes The Joslin Guide to Diabetes or Thinner at Last

2009-12-04T15:06:00.000-08:00

Manual Joslin Para la Diabetes/The Joslin Guide to Diabetes: Un Programa Para El Manejo De Su Tratamiento

Author: Richard S Beaser

Mientras que más de catorce millones de norteamericaños sufren de diabetes, la proporción se incrementa de manera considerable entre la población hispana, ya que los hispaños tienen dos veces mayor propensión de desarrollar esta enfermedad que otros grupos. Las estadísticas señalan que al llegar a los cuarenta y cinco años de edad, uno de cada diez hispaños estará enfermo de diabetes. Después de los cuarenta y cinco años, uno de cada cuatro hispaños habrá sido diagnosticado con este padecimiento.

La diabetes es un padecimiento complicado que amenaza la vida misma, pero hoy en día los diabeticos pueden reducir sus riesgos y llegar a tener una vida más duradera, feliz, y productiva si cuentan con un plan para el manejo y control de su tratamiento. El Manual Joslin para la Diabetes, elaborado por el famoso Centro Joslin para la Diabetes, es el libro más adecuado para la atención personal, indispensable para todos aquellos que padecen esta enfermedad.

El Centro Joslin para la Diabetes es considerado cómo el instituto de investigación y clínica más importante del mundo en el estudio y el tratamiento de este mal, lo que hace al Manual Joslin para la Diabetes el libro más actual en la materia. Escrito bajo la dirección del doctor Richard Beaser, en colaboración con Joan Hill y un equipo de expertos, en este libro se presentan todos los aspectos esenciales para que los propios pacientes sean quienes controlen su enfermedad. Se trata de un libro práctico, actualizado, y accesible, escrito en un lenguaje claro y sencillo. Se apoya engráficas y cuadros sobre que, cómo y cuándo comer; cómo verificar el contenido de los azúcares en la sangre; cómo administrar insulina y medicamentos por vía oral; cómo controlar las alzas y bajas de azúcar; y cómo y cuándo hacer ejercicio.

Thinner at Last

Author: Steven Lamm

For the first time, permanent weight loss can be achieved through a remarkable program that ends food victimization through the use of medication. In "Thinner at Last," Dr. Steven Lamm explains how two medications (fenfluramine and phentermine) taken together actually enhance the body's natural inclination to be thin and healthy. In this book, you will also learn how to determine whether you are a candidate for the medications; locate a knowledgeable, sympathetic physician; distinguish fact from fiction concerning the benefits and risk of Redux (dexfenfluramine); liberate yourself from yo-yo dieting and food obsessions; and calculate how much weight you can expect to lose—and how quickly.This plan has helped countless Americans realize their dreams of being thinner at last—not for a month or a year, but a lifetime.

Publishers Weekly

A New York University professor details recent medications used to control obesity. (Jan.)

Silver Linings or Tell Me What to Eat As I Approach Menopause

2009-12-03T10:55:00.000-08:00

Silver Linings: Breaking Through the Clouds of Depression

Author: Florence Littauer

When you're depressed, it's as if there's a cloud hovering over your days. Everything is gray, daily life is too much effort, and it's easier just to stay in bed. It's a feeling Florence Littauer remembers well. As a young mother, she suffered some intense personal blows and began to see her life as hopeless. But her story didn't end there. Through God's grace, Florence began to realize that there could be a silver lining to her life, and that she could move past the cloud that had enveloped her.

With the authority of one who has counseled hundreds of women and has been there herself, Littauer offers practical solutions for getting out from under depression. Silver Linings also provides Scripture-based guidance for those who find themselves living with or informally counseling people with depression. Above all, Silver Linings offers help, hope, and the promise of a brighter day for those who struggle with depression.

	Acknowledgments	9
1	Depression Days	11
2	What Is Depression?	17
3	What Are the Symptoms of Depression?	27
4	Who Gets Depressed?	43
5	How to Find the Silver Lining	65
6	Start Reaching for the Silver Lining	85
7	When You Need Outside Help	101
8	Nobody Knows the Troubles I've Seen	107
9	Can Dark Clouds Have Silver Linings?	131
10	How to Live With a Depressed Person	147
11	How to Counsel a Depressed Person	155
12	What About Teen Suicide?	187
13	When It's Too Late	203
14	'Tis the Season to Be Jolly!	209
Appendix A	Depression: My Spiritual Battle for Deliverance	223
Appendix B	The Bipolar Express: Finding God on the Emotion Locomotive	229

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Tell Me What to Eat As I Approach Menopause

Author: Elaine Mage

Tell Me What to Eat As I Approach Menopause begins with an overview of menopause and perimenopause. Readers get a detailed yet completely understandable picture of the changes taking place inside them. A picture that is based on the latest medical information. Readers gain a better understanding of why they feel the way they do, and more important, they discover simple, practical things they can do to improve their diet so they feel better and cope more easily with the symptoms.

Health Fitness Instructors Handbook or The Little Book of Sleep

2009-12-02T06:44:00.000-08:00

Health Fitness Instructor's Handbook

Author: Edward Howley

About the Authors:

Edward T. Howley, PhD, is a professor of exercise science at the University of Tennessee, where he frequently has been honored for his excellence in teaching. He received the university's Alexander Prize for Teaching and Scholarship in 1999, the College of Education John Tunstall Outstanding Professor Award in 1995 and 1987, the University of Tennessee Alumni Association Outstanding Teacher Award in 1987, and the George F. Brady Teaching Award in 1979 and 1986. Most recently, he received the Alumni Achievement Award from the School of Education at the University of Wisconsin and the Gatorade Sports Science Institute's Excellence in Education Award.

Howley holds a PhD in physical education from the University of Wisconsin at Madison and certification as a program director from the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is currently the president of ACSM and has previously served as president of their Southeast Chapter. He has been active in ACSM's certification committee activities and was an associate editor of the sixth edition of the ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription.

B. Don Franks received his PhD in exercise science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) in 1967 while working under fitness pioneer T.K. Cureton Jr. He served on the UIUC faculty until 1970 and later taught at Temple University in Philadelphia and at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He was senior program advisor for the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in 1995. Previously, he was professor in and chair of the department of kinesiology at Louisiana State University. Currently, he teaches kinesiology at the University of Maryland at College Park.

Franks is a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE), and the Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD). He is also a former president of AAKPE and the Research Consortium of AAHPERD, where he advocated a health-related approach to physical fitness and helped to develop the first Health-Related Physical Fitness Test. Franks has received many honors, including the AAHPERD Physical Fitness Council Honor Award and the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports' Distinguished Service Award.

Booknews

Updated per the 1995 American College of Sports Medicine objectives for Health/Fitness Instructor and Exercise Leader certifications and the "Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health", this weighty reference in the "best of times and worst of times for physical activity professionals" provides guidance on: fitness appraisal, exercise tailored to particular populations and physiological functions, the biomechanics and energy costs of physical activity, nutrition and weight management, injury prevention and treatment, and program administration. Also features case studies, learning and performance objectives with material reviews, recommended dietary allowances, calculation of oxygen uptake/carbon dioxide production, and the effects of common medications. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

The Little Book of Sleep

Author:

Enjoy a blissful sleep every night with these inspiring ideas from the master of calm.

Remember how wonderful it felt to awaken - refreshed, alive, eager to take on the day? Now every day can be like that Paul Wilson brings you page after page of easy-to-follow suggestions to enrich your rest, sweeten your dreams, and make bedtime one of the highlights of your day.

New Book of Baby and Child Massage or Fit after 40

2009-12-01T02:32:00.000-08:00

New Book of Baby and Child Massage

Author: Robert Toporek

This breakthrough guide to child and baby massage explains how, beginning in infancy, a child's vitality, self-confidence, behavior, and overall healthy development may be greatly enhanced by a few minutes of gentle massage by a parent on a regular basis. Here, easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations provide simple techniques for massaging babies, toddlers, and young children. Busy parents will appreciate the streamlined methods for performing effective massage in just five minutes, even if they've never done it before. Robert Toporek is creator and president of the Children's Project, which offers massage and other services to underprivileged children in the Philadelphia area. He trained at the Esalen Institute and with Ida P. Rolf, founder of the Rolf method of Structural Integration.

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Fit after 40: 3 Keys to Looking Good and Feeling Great

Author: Don Nava

Professional Fitness Coach Don Nava presents a fun and unique program that enables every person to achieve a totally fit life. The 3 UNIQUE components of this program-The Team of 3; Dictums; and the Ten-Week Cycles of active follow-through-are a powerful combination that will help readers to have and sustain wholeness.

Inner Beauty Inner Light or Hair Structure and Chemistry Simplified

2009-11-29T22:21:00.000-08:00

Inner Beauty, Inner Light: Yoga for Pregnant Women

Author: Frederick LeBoyer

Back in print and newly designed, here is the classic text on yoga for expectant mothers by the renowned obstrician Dr. Frederick Leboyoer, illustrated with his own photographs. Leboyer shows how woman can use yoga to move toward healthy and joyous childbearing, and how the health benefits will far outlast the birthing process, for both mother and child.
A young Indian woman, Vanita -- the daughter of yoga master B.K.S. Iyengar, who provided this book's introduction -- is seen in her daily practice a few short days before giving birth, as Inner Beauty, Inner Light explains the breathing techniques and postures all expectant mothers can use to acquire harmony, elegance, grace, and precision. Moreover, Leboyer explores the inner meaning of yoga for both the inner woman and the child within.

What People Are Saying

B K. S. Iyengar
"It is my conviction that Yoga helps a mother in delivering a robust and healthy child. It keeps her body trim and lessens the tension in her nerves and mind by teaching her the art of relaxation. There is a sense of freedom and joy, a sense of warmth and love... Dr. Leboyer guides the reader cautiously into and through the techniques with a real sense of direction. There is no confusion... The language is simple and understandable by all."

Look this: Eurabia or The Agenda

Hair Structure and Chemistry Simplified

Author: John Halal

Hair Structure and Chemistry Simplified, fourth edition, explains the language of cosmetic chemistry in a straightforward and easy-to-follow format. It provides students with a solid understanding of the chemical tools associated with hair services, such as hair colorants, permanent wave solutions, chemical hair relaxers and more. Written in a clear and concise manner, this text takes the guesswork out of product ingredients and contains comprehensive information on the latest products available. To help students perform accurate and consistent chemical services, resulting in quality salon services.

Preface. About the Author. Acknowledgements. Chapter1. Science and Cosmetology. Chapter2. The Structure of Life. Chapter3. Microbiology. Chapter4. The Structure of Skin. Chapter5. Understanding Skin Disease. Chapter6. The Growth and Structure of Hair. Chapter7. The Properties of Hair. Chapter8. General Chemistry. Chapter9. Advanced Chemistry. Chapter10. Shampoos, Conditioners and Styling Aids. Chapter13. Permanent Waving. Chapter14. Chemical Hair Relaxers and Curl Permanents. Chapter15. Salon Health and Safety.
Appendix A. Safety Information.
Appendix B. Common Irritants and Allergens.
Appendix C. FDA Patch Testing Directions.
Appendix D. Science, Lab Equipment and Industry Resources.
Appendix E. Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).
Appendix F. Product Ingredients.
Appendix G. Industry Resources and Information.

Dirt Cheap Real Good or The Living End

2009-11-28T18:10:00.000-08:00

Dirt Cheap, Real Good: A Highway Guide to Thrift Stores in the Washington, D. C. Area

Author: Chriss Slevin

Dirt Cheap, Real Good is a take-along travel guide to the best second-hand shops in the Mid-Atlantic region. It leads readers on six adventurous road trips, featuring the very best of local thrifting. The network of routes, which map the finest second-hand, antique, and vintage shops, all originate from Washington, DC, allowing you to create your own weekend thrift expeditions. Dirt Cheap, Real Good offers the low-down on the merchandise, hours, and phone numbers for each location, plus colorful descriptions of each stop, as well as photos, road maps, and quotes from local characters. As the icing on the cake, Dirt Cheap, Real Good notes pits stops at quirky bars, cheap motels, greasy spoon diners, off-the-wall amusements and miscellaneous roadside oddities.

Route #1: Washington DC to Philadelphia, PA
Route #2: Washington DC to Pittsburgh, PA
Route #3: Washington DC to Charleston, WV
Route #4: Washington DC to Winston Salem, NC
Route #5: Washington, DC to Raleigh, NC
Route #6: Washington, DC to the Delaware and Maryland Coasts

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction	ix
	Map of Routes	xi
	How to Use this Book and All About Our Dirt-Cheap Philosophy	xiii
	Home Base: Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Area	1
Route #1	Washington, D.C., to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	23
Route #2	Washington, D.C., to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	57
Route #3	Washington, D.C., to Charleston, West Virginia	85
Route #4	Washington, D.C., to Winston-Salem, North Carolina	115
Route #5	Washington, D.C., to Raleigh-Durham, North Carolina	153
Route #6	Washington, D.C., to the Delaware and Maryland Coasts	185
	Favorite Stops	213
	Index	215
	About the Authors	231

The Living End: The New Sciences of Death, Ageing and Immortality

Author: Guy Brown

The decline of infections, starvation, heart attack, and stroke has allowed people to reach extreme old age--and ushered in disability, dementia, and degenerative disease, with profound consequences for the self and society. In chapters echoing Dante's nine circles of hell, Dr. Guy Brown explores these vital issues at various levels, from the cell, to the whole body, to society and how all this new medical technology affects the meaning of death. He tracks the seismic shifts in the causes and character of death that are rocking medicine and reveals how technological innovations, such as cloning and electronic interfaces, hint at new modes of "survival" after death.

Spa Manicuring or View from the Cliff

2009-02-20T15:34:00.000-08:00

Spa Manicuring

Author: Janet McCormick

This first-of-its-kind guide will show nail salon owners and managers how to transform common hand and nail services into the therapeutic beauty treatments vital to the spa experience. Learn how to integrate these upscale services into salon or day spa menus as a means of keeping pace with latest industry trends, promoting client satisfaction, and increasing revenue. Spa owners, manicurists, and skin care professionals alike will benefit from the knowledge and advice this book has to offer.

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View from the Cliff: A Course in Achieving Daily Focus

Author: Lynn Weiss

With her simple, straightforward program, an acclaimed A.D.D. expert lays out the tools and techniques to help sharpen existing strengths and develop new ones. Weiss's practical guide teaches readers to unlock innate abilities effectively while cultivating skills that have long eluded them.

	Introduction	1
1	Organizing in New Ways
	Getting the Best of Clutter	19
	Subduing Stacks and Piles	24
	Cleaning the Whole House	29
	Keeping Track of Personal Finances	34
	Managing Paper at Work	39
	Writing a Report	42
	Putting Off Starting Things	46
	Talking Off Track	50
	Getting Places on Time	53
	Refueling Your Energy	58
2	Following Through to Success
	Making a Big Purchase	67
	Failing to Follow Through	72
	Limiting Your Losses	75
	Tuning Out	79
	Anchoring a Drifting Mind	83
	Returning to College	87
3	Behaving Yourself
	Handling Change	99
	Taking Control of Your Impulsivity	103
	Shifting Gears and Being Interrupted	106
	Having a Temper Outburst	109
	Displacing Your Temper onto Others	113
	Living with Unexpressed Temper	116
	Responding to Disrespect	119
	Finding Ways to Sit Still	124
	Quieting a Noisy Mind	129
	Talking Lots and Lots	134
	Blurting Things Out	138
	Taking On Too Much	143
	Attending to R & R	148
	Dealing with Drug or Alcohol Usage	151
	Getting "High"	156
	Overdoing Activities	161
4	Using and Protecting Your Sensitivity
	Catching Another's Feelings	171
	Being Suggestible	175
	Taking Things Personally	178
	Defending the Underdog	182
	Feeling Overwhelmed	186
	Taking the Chaos out of Meetings	188
	Traveling without Stress	190
	Interrupting Conversations	194
	Borrowing without Permission	197
	Respecting Job Boundaries	200
	Hugging and Touching Others	203
	Getting Comfortable with Touch	206
	Feeling in the Mood for Sex	210
	Facing Dentists and Shots	214
	Reliving Past Pain	217
5	Succeeding at Work
	Suffering from Feelings of Inadequacy	227
	Taking Tests	232
	Assessing Job Hopping	236
	Escaping Boredom	240
	Finding Jobs That Fit	244
	Implementing Your Dream	248
	Creating in Your Mind	255
	Succeeding as a Creative Employee	261
6	Epilogue
	Deciding What to Do	270
	Building a Life According to What You Believe	275

Arthritis or Not in My Family

2009-02-19T11:22:00.000-08:00

Arthritis: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier

Author: Shelley Peterman Schwarz

Learn how to organize your work day, simplify household chores, conserve energy, and manage your medical needs, even in the face of a painful chronic condition. Arthritis: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier contains more than 300 tips, techniques, and shortcuts for the more than sixty million people afflicted with some form of arthritis. Author Shelley Peterman Schwarz has lived with a chronic disease for many years and as a result has developed a wealth of ideas to make the daily tasks of life easier, less frustrating, and more enjoyable.

You will find all this information in this well organized and easy-to-read book, which also includes organizations and other support groups with full addresses, phone numbers, and web sites. The book will help you to: Protect your joints, Manage pain, Make use of new technologies, Organize and keep your medical records, Save time and channel your energy productively, And much more! If you or a loved one suffers from arthritis, you already know what a challenging condition it can be. Let this book help you stop struggling and start enjoying life!

Interesting book: A Pike in the Basement or Green Tea

Not in My Family: AIDS in the African-American Community

Author: Gil Robertson

At long last, the time has come: the time for African American people to face the scourge that has affected it disproportionately for years, and to break through the cultural inhibitions that have prevented them from dealing with it head on. This landmark collection of personal essays, stories, brief memoirs, and polemics from a broad swath of black Americans-whether prominent figures from the worlds of politics, entertainment, or sports, or just ordinary folks with extraordinary stories-whose lives have been touched by HIV/AIDS, will galvanize public attention around this issue.

Author and journalist Gil Robertson first conceived this "gripping and heartfelt patchwork," as he calls it, when his older brother was diagnosed with HIV. As he writes in his introduction, "As I've watched my family move through the various stages of his illness and hear similar stories from others, I began to realize that my family was not alone. There are countless other families waging the same fight with this disease, and I wanted to connect with them so we would feel even more so empowered to wage battle."

Robertson has enlisted a remarkable group of contributors to give voice to their impassioned thoughts and feelings. A partial list includes: from politics, Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., former US Surgeon General David Satcher, and Al Sharpton; from music, Patti LaBelle and Stephanie Mills; from film and TV, Jasmine Guy, Hill Harper, and Sheryl Lee Ralph; and from letters, Pearl Cleage, Randall Robinson, and Omar Tyree-among many, many others.

Gil L. Robertson IV is a journalist whose work has appeared in Essence, Billboard, Black Enterprise, The Source, LosAngeles Times,and Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and who has appeared on The Tavis Smiley Show, CNN, and BET. His syndicated column, "The Robertson Treatment," appears in more than thirty newspapers, reaching more than two million readers across the country.

Publishers Weekly

Reflecting on the diagnosis of a husband, the loss of a friend or the survival of a mother, the 58 first-person narratives collected here give voice to bald statistics, such as that AIDS is the #1 killer of black women between the ages of 24 and 34. The writers include a "woman living luxuriously in the suburbs of Los Angeles," a man who "found excitement in the orgy scene," someone who "discovered [his] own feelings for AIDS through other people" and another who can "hardly remember what it was like not to have HIV." Famous voices, such as Al Sharpton, Patti LaBelle and Randall Robinson, as well as four congressional representatives are here, but the full power of this book rises from the personal testimonies of African-Americans writing from varied sexual, gender, class and lifestyle perspectives. This passionate collection is strengthened by William Yarbro's context-setting essay and highly practical advice from Jocelyn Elders, Herndon Davis and Dyana Williams. "Having watched countless accounts of the virus's impact on the African American community," Robertson writes, "I was dismayed by how few African Americans were an active part of this dialogue." Not any longer: those voices are loud and clear. (Dec.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Edited by journalist and media consultant Robertson, whose brother has HIV, this collection of 58 essays intends to "give voice to the multitude of experiences felt by the African-American community living in the age of HIV and AIDS." Essay after essay presents the grim statistics, but nearly all go beyond the numbers, featuring personal stories, advice, and calls to action. Contributors represent a variety of viewpoints and experiences and include preachers, entertainers, writers, activists, and patients and their families. Some are famous (e.g., Rev. Al Sharpton, former U.S. Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders), while others are simply ordinary people whose lives have been touched by HIV/AIDS. Though the collection includes diverse perspectives on how to address the epidemic, information about HIV/AIDS is presented accurately; all of the essays approach the subject with compassion rather than judgment or intolerance. Taken together, these essays send a powerful message: take care of yourselves, take care of one another, and speak out. Appendixes include a glossary and lists of HIV/AIDS hotlines and testing facilities. Highly recommended.-Janet A. Crum, Oregon Health & Science Univ. Lib., Portland Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

A compilation of 58 short essays and one poem from a broad spectrum of African-Americans giving their opinions, reactions and counsel on the subject of HIV and AIDS. Robertson prefaces this uneven collection with a statistics-laden introduction that reveals the extent of the problem in this country: e.g., AIDS deaths are 10 times higher among African-Americans than among Caucasians; about two-thirds of the reported cases of AIDS in women and children are African-American. Some of the contributors, like Robertson, whose older brother has AIDS, write of the impact of having a family member with the illness. Others, like Robertson's brother, write of their personal experience with it. Then there is the perspective of political and social leaders like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, who write more impersonally of what needs to be done to deal with the problem. Robertson includes AIDS activists, lawyers and clergymen professors, and he has sought out writers, editors and performers, including a TV talk show host, a porn star, a soul singer and a comedian. Gay and straight men, married and single women, the young and the not-so-young-all have their say. The writing consequently varies from formal and didactic to uninhibited street talk. Among the issues addressed are the perils of dating and marriage; homophobia and denial about homosexuality, especially in religious communities; safe and risky sex; the emotional toll of having the disease or loving someone who has it. A surprising number of the men speak of Magic Johnson's announcement that he had been infected as the event that abruptly changed their disregard of HIV and AIDS as the problem of gay white men. Robertson has included someappendices intended to be useful: a glossary of terms that may be encountered in discussions with a physician, health worker or social worker; phone numbers of hotlines and the location of testing facilities throughout the country. A collection of disparate, often repetitive pieces that, taken as whole, give a disturbing portrait of a serious problem.

Arthritis or Not in My Family

2009-02-19T11:21:00.000-08:00

Arthritis: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier

Author: Shelley Peterman Schwarz

Interesting book: A Pike in the Basement or Green Tea

Not in My Family: AIDS in the African-American Community

Author: Gil Robertson

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

Kirkus Reviews

Diabetic Goodie Book or Menopause and the Mind

2009-02-18T07:09:00.000-08:00

Diabetic Goodie Book

Author: Kathy Kochan

Gone are the days of making two separate after-dinner desserts, one for those with diabetes and one for those without. The 190 recipes in this title will meet everyone's sweet tooth as they are high in flavor and low in fat, sugar, and calories. Recipes include cakes, cookies, bars, coffee cakes, scones, muffins, puddings, pies, and cheesecakes. No artificial sweeteners are used. 256 pp.

Look this: Espiritu Santo de Zuniga or Cant Boil Water

Menopause and the Mind: The Complete Guide to Coping with the Cognitive Effects of Perimenopause and Menopause - Including Memory Loss, Foggy Thinking and Verbal Slips

Author: Simon and Schuster Staff

Are you between the ages of 35 and 60 and having trouble remembering your best friend's phone number? If this sounds familiar to you, take heart: Claire Warga's help and advice are on the way.

In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Warga, a neuropsychologist, identifies the "mind misconnect" syndrome that causes unsettling events during perimenopause and menopause, noting that they are not signs of imminent madness but a natural part of aging.

Drawing upon cutting-edge brain research and many never-before-described cases, Warga provides the first scientific explanation for why the symptoms occur and reveals how they can be reversed or alleviated. She provides a self-assessment test to help readers determine whether they are experiencing "mind misconnect" syndrome and offers important information and advice on estrogen replacement therapy as well as non-hormonal treatments that mimic estrogen's mind-boosting effects. Her self-screening test, symptom chart, and treatment measurement technique are important tools every woman can use to assess her condition and progress over time, with or without her ob/gyn.

Kate Murphy Zeman

Many well-informed women going through menopause today greet hot flashes without surprise, step up calcium intake to guard against weakening bones, and consider hormone therapy to ease symptoms and protect their hearts. But what most of them never expected are an assortment of behavioral and cognitive effects ranging from memory loss to difficulty concentrating to verbal lapses. Neuropsychologist Claire Warga writes in her new book, Menopause and the Mind, that she first began to notice these behavioral symptoms in her patients; when she started to see them among a wide variety of women she knew socially, she got curious enough to do some research at a medical library on menopause and the mind. She turned up nearly nothing, but when she began to look for information on estrogen's effects on the brain, she hit paydirt -- a wide variety of recent studies that had begun to explore changes in memory and attention caused by estrogen loss. As she began to track down researchers and talk to organizations like the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and the North American Menopause Society, she was dismayed to find that while the new research was becoming widely known, the connection with behavioral symptoms during menopause was largely still unrecognized, and that the organizations were waiting for consensus to form before making any recommendations to their members.

Meanwhile, the critical information wasn't making its way to the women suffering the cognitive effects of declining estrogen levels, women who in many cases, Warga reports, had such noticeable lapses that they worried they might have early-onset Alzheimer's or a brain tumor. Warga began to get the message out with a 1997 New York magazine cover story; in her groundbreaking book, she expands on that story to describe in detail the cognitive symptoms that can be associated with perimenopause and menopause, to cover the scientific findings on estrogen and the brain, and to explore treatment options for women experiencing these behavioral effects. An extensive section of the book presents screening techniques and self-tests so readers can determine whether it's likely they are suffering from the syndrome Warga has named WHMS -- Warga's Hormonal Misconnection Syndrome. She emphasizes that though some of these effects are strange, they are normal in the same way that hot flashes are normal, and they need not go unrelieved. Treatment options she discusses include various forms of hormone replacement therapy, dietary changes, and memory enhancement exercises. Menopause and the Mind is at once a wake-up call to a medical establishment that has been woefully slow in responding to what is clearly a serious biological effect of menopause and a survival guide for the women experiencing it; it's an empowering addition to the library of any woman over 30 who wants to take control of her heath and mental well-being for years to come.

--Kate Murphy Zeman

Library Journal

Mood swings and other more severe psychological disorders during perimenopause have already been documented and attributed to estrogen deprivation (Marcia Lawrence's Menopause and Madness, LJ 4/15/98). Here, neuropsychologist Warga focuses on the cognitive deficits that result from estrogen loss, detailing such changes as losing one's train of thought, the "what did I come here for" sensation, having the wrong words pop out, reversing words while speaking, briefly forgetting how to do things, and experiencing erratic fine motor coordination. She postulates the existence of Warga's Hormonal Misconnection Syndrome to describe these symptoms and suggests remedies--hormone replacement therapy as well as nonhormonal approaches involving glucose, antioxidants, anti-inflammatory agents, aerobic exercise, and behavioral training. Although one might chide the author for naming her theory after herself, her book is reassuring and worthwhile. Recommended for consumer health and health sciences collections.--Linda M.G. Katz, Allegheny Univ. of the Health Sciences Lib., Philadelphia

Kirkus Reviews

A significant heads-up for women over 30, along with reassurance and a detailed action plan: yes, there are measurable cognitive changes that occur in midlefe as a result of changing hormone levels, and yes, there are pharmaceutical, dietary, and other measures that can be taken to alleviate or even reverse the changes. Warga, a neuropsychologist, aims this book at educating women and their physicians, as well as pointing health-care researchers in the right direction for more thorough investigation. The root cause of the syndrome (which Warga dubs Warga's Hormonal Misconception Syndrome, WHMS) is dropping estrogen levels. It includes a range of intermittent disturbances or lapses in memory, speech, attention, behavior, or thinking. Part two of this volume looks at the cause: Warga explains clearly the current understanding of the neurochemical interplay between estrogen and the brain. Part three sets out thorough screening tools for self-diagnosis. In part four, Warga gives extensive, thorough advice on alleviating the symptoms and correcting the cause: hormone replacement therapy, glucose, phytoestrogens, antioxidants, antiinflammatories, along with mental exercises and drills, and learning new ways of focusing on tasks. Choosing the right health-care provider is paramount: choose someone who is knowledgeable about the existing evidence, understanding of the problem, and alert to new treatment options. This book offers validation and hope for those affected by the syndrome. A welcome, emminently worthwhile guide.

Aromatherapy Solutions or Acupressure and Reflexology for Dummies

2009-02-17T02:57:00.000-08:00

Aromatherapy Solutions: Essential Oils to Lift the Mind, Body and Spirit

Author: Veronica Sibley

The natural power of aromatherapy can revitalize body and spirit--which is why it has become one of the most popular complementary therapies. Take advantage of its unique healing potential with this beautifully photographed guide, now available in this smaller, handier format. Here is complete guidance on blending the oils and choosing the right ones to relieve a wide range of physical and emotional symptoms, from colds to digestive disorders, from skin breakouts to anxiety. An illustrated full-body massage sequence practically guides your hand, stroke by stroke, through a sensual massage. There are also massages meant for babies and children, and to aid relaxation. For quick reference, a directory sets out the properties of all the recommended essential and carrier oils.

New interesting book: The Shangri La Diet or Massage Basics

Acupressure and Reflexology for Dummies

Author: Bobbi Dempsey

Features healing routines and illustrations to guide you

Ease your aches and find relief through the power of touch

Searching for alternative treatments for pain? This friendly, do-it-yourself guide introduces you to the basics and benefits of acupressure and reflexology, showing you step by step how to nurture your emotional and physical well-being and that of someone else. You'll see how to target specific body parts to address your ailments and improve your emotional as well as your physical well-being.

• Understand basic healing principles

• Relieve your specific aches and pains

• Boost your immune system

• Address age-related ailments

• Find professional help

Introduction.

Part I: Touching on the Basics of Acupressure and Reflexology.

Chapter 1. Acupressure and Reflexology Essentials.

Chapter 2. Healing Yourself or a Loved One.

Chapter 3. the Terrain: Bones, Muscles, Meridians, and Reflex Zones.

Chapter 4. Technique: The Healing Touch.

Chapter 5. Professional Help Wanted?

Part II: Promoting Emotional and Physical Wellness.

Chapter 6. Maintaining Good Health.

Chapter 7. Balancing Emotions for Well_Being.

Chapter 8. Treating Emotional Upset.

Part III: Where Does It Hurt? Treating Common Aches and Ailments.

Chapter 9. Putting Your Best Foot Forward.

Chapter 10. Healing the Leg and Hip Regions.

Chapter 11. Relieving Backaches.

Chapter 12. Relief for Hurting Heads (And Pains in the Neck).

Chapter 13. Lending a Hand (And Arm and Shoulder, Too!).

Chapter 14. Time for a Gut Check.

Chapter 15. Chest-Related Care and Considerations.

Part IV: Addressing Specific Needs and Concerns.

Chapter 16. Age-Related Treatments.

Chapter 17. Especially for Women.

Chapter 18. Fighting Colds, Preventing Illness, and Relieving Some Chronic Conditions.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 19. ten Myths and Misconceptions About Acupressure and Reflexology.

Chapter 20. Ten Ways Acupressure and Reflexology Can Enrich Your Life.

Appendix: Resources.

Index.

Homeopathic Medicine or The More We Find in Each Other

2009-02-15T22:45:00.000-08:00

Homeopathic Medicine: : First Aid and Emergency Care

Author: Lyle W Morgan

Discover how homeopathic remedies can be used as a gentle first aid treatment for a wide variety of illnesses and injuries.

The More We Find in Each Other: Meditations for Couples

Author: Mavis Fossum

140 thought-provoking meditations for couples - married or single, straight or gay - explore ways we can strengthen and enhance our relationships. Includes thoughts on how conflicts begin and how they can be resolved, how couples can deepen their understanding of each other, and how they can find that delicate balance between togetherness and individuality.

Dear World Fibromyalgia People Speak out or Anatomy of Exercise

2009-02-14T18:33:00.000-08:00

Dear World, Fibromyalgia People Speak Out: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Fibromyalgia from the People Who Suffer from It

Author: Dawna L Vanc

People with Fibromyalgia are letting the people of the world know that their pain is real. Instead of Dear Abby, we have created Dear World. Since Fibromyalgia is a invisable desease and is often misunderstood. We the "Fibromites" of the world have something to say about it. You will find a collection of stories with advice, funny and sad situations, and an explaination of what Fibromites go through everyday. If you have Fibromyalgia there might be someone in this book you can relate to and help you with your own questions and problems. This is a easy to read book without all the technical terms. If you have Fibromyalgia or know someone who has it then this is a must read book. I hope this book will shed some light and bring some comfort to others.

Anatomy of Exercise: A Trainer's Guide to Your Workout

Author: Pat Manocchia

Detailed anatomical illustrations reveal what the body actually does during specific exercise sequences.

Anatomy of Exercise is revolutionary for its insights into and illustrations of how the body works during exercise. The book is organized by body area and shows common sequences in the progression of a typical workout. Clear photographs demonstrate each exercise. Lifelike anatomical illustrations reveal in colorful detail which muscles are engaged, which are being conditioned and how the muscles respond.

Valuable features of the book help the reader gain the greatest benefit from each exercise and improve fitness and well-being. These include:

• Detailed, full-color anatomical illustrations for all the exercises
• Annotations identifying the active and stabilizing muscles
• Concise how-to instructions for each exercise
• Identification of the specific muscles that benefit the most from each exercise
• Suggested modifications for different levels of difficulty
• Instructions on stabilizing the bodythroughout each movement
• A visual index of exercises, allowing easy navigation through the book.

No other such book is tailored to the general reader. Beginners, those already committed to exercise, competing athletes, trainers, coaches, physiotherapists, massage therapists and others involved in fitness will find Anatomy of Exercise instructive and practical.

Smoking or Creating Healing Environments

2009-02-13T14:21:00.000-08:00

Smoking: Risk, Perception, and Policy

Author: Paul Slovic

" This important book reveals why the young start smoking and why, as adults, they regret having started. It is a great contribution to helping end a national epidemic."

-- CHERYL HEALTON, President/CEO, American Legacy Foundation

"This book is a must for everyone concerned about how to address the problem of tobacco use among young people. Virtually all new smokers are children. Many of them are in their early teens and one out of every three children who begin to smoke will die prematurely because of their use of tobacco. This book includes the most objective, thorough and authoritative research to date on the critical question about whether young people fully understand the consequences of their decision to smoke at the time they start and whether they are able to make rational decisions about this vitally important decision. It leaves the reader with no doubt about the value of efforts to better educate our young people and to empower them to resist the lure of tobacco marketing."

-- MATTHEW MYERS, President, Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids

Do individuals really know and understand the risks entailed by their smoking decisions? The question is particularly important in the case of young persons, because most smokers start during childhood and adolescence. After years of intense publicity about the damages of smoking, it is generally believed that every teenager and adult in the U.S. knows that smoking is dangerous to health, thus decisions to smoke are informed choices. This book presents a counter-view, based on a survey of several thousand young personsand adults, probing attitudes, beliefs, feelings, and perceptions of risk associated with smoking. The authors agree that young smokers give little or no thought to health risks or the problems of addiction. The survey data contradicts the model of informed, rational choice and underscores the need for aggressive policies to counter tobacco firms' marketing and promotional efforts and to restrict youth access to tobacco.

Booknews

The basis for this study are two extensive telephone surveys (designed by Slovic and the other contributors to this volume) that were conducted between 1999- 2000, recording the responses of over 4000 people. The chapters consider the methodology of the surveys; risk perceptions of the participants, who are categorized according to age; the role of affective feelings in determining risk perceptions; the theoretical framework concerning the role of affect in determining judgment and decisions; the case of intuitive affect-based thinking; and legal and policy implications. Slovic, who teaches psychology at the U. of Oregon in Eugene, is a specialist in risk analysis. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Booknews

Scholars in communication, medicine, law, education, economics, psychology, public policy, and human ecology attack the tobacco industry's claim that beginning smokers understand the risks. Twelve papers expose the ways cigarette ads trick young people by downplaying the dangers of tobacco use. Contributors discuss the risks of smoking, smokers' later regrets, the nature of addiction, the influence of advertising, and smokers' beliefs in their own immunity. Chapters focus on adolescents' and adults' perceptions of risk, media influence, addiction, and legal and policy matters. Appendixes feature surveys of youth perception of tobacco risk, and casual modeling methodology. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Interesting textbook: Fresh Lipstick or Mitchells Story

Creating Healing Environments

Author: Nancy C Molter

AACN Protocols for Practice: Creating Healing Environments discusses the benefits of creating a healing environment for critically ill patients and their families and how changes to a patient's environment can promote healing. Family needs, visitation, complementary therapies, and pain management are also covered. Each protocol directs clinicians in the appropriate selection of patients, use and application of management principles, initial and ongoing monitoring, discontinuation of therapies or interventions, and selected aspects of quality control.

Doctor Yourself or Botanica Erotica

2009-02-12T10:08:00.000-08:00

Doctor Yourself: Natural Healing That Works

Author: Andrew Saul

Don't bother looking in the history books for what has killed the most Americans. Look instead at your dinner table. We eat too much of the wrong things and not enough of the right things. Scientific research continually indicates nationwide vitamin and mineral deficiencies in our country, and we spend over a trillion dollars each year on disease care. Is it any surprise that doctors consistently place among the very highest incomes? Andrew Saul has seen enough of this situation, and in Doctor Yourself, he gives you the power you need to change it. Citing numerous scientific evidence, as well as case studies from his decades of practice, Dr. Saul explodes the myth that an army of medical specialists and pharmaceutical drugs are necessary to maintain our health. The human body evolved to live well and fight off disease on a supply of only a dozen or so essential nutrients. Unfortunately, modern meat-laden, high-sugar diets provide catastrophically inadequate levels of those nutrients. Using the guidelines and protocols for diet and vitamin megadosing laid out in Doctor Yourself, you can not only prevent disease from getting a foothold in the first place, but can also cure yourself of illnesses already in progress without resorting to drugs or surgery.

The most comprehensive guide to nutritional therapy ever published, Doctor Yourself provides proven methods for combating almost every possible health condition -- from asthma and Alzheimer's disease to cancer, depression, heart disease, and more -- all presented in Dr. Saul's unforgettable style. Whether he's delivering commonsense tips on subjects such as weight loss and longevity, praising the healthy glow of a carotene tan, or discussing with his children the merits of eating the aphids in their organic broccoli, Dr. Saul takes the starch out of healthcare and makes taking charge of your family's health an experience both valuable and fun.

	Foreword	vii
	Warning	ix
	How to Use This Book	xi
	The Doctor Yourself Laws of Natural Therapeutics	1
	Fire Your Doctor!	3
Part 1	Natural Healing Protocols
	Acid Reflux; Hiatus Hernia	13
	ADHD and Learning Disabilities	15
	Alcoholism	17
	Allergies	21
	Alzheimer's Disease	26
	Angina	30
	Antibiotic Alternatives	33
	Arthritis	36
	Asthma	40
	Backache	42
	Cancer	50
	Cancer--The Gerson Therapy	64
	Cervical Dysplasia	67
	Congestive Heart Failure	69
	Cuts, Lacerations, and Slivers (Oh My!)	73
	Depression	77
	Dermatitis	79
	Diabetes	82
	Endometriosis	89
	Epilepsy	91
	Eyesight	93
	Fertility	96
	Fibromyalgia	100
	Fistulas and Boils	101
	Gums, Receding	103
	Heart Arrhythmia	105
	Hemorrhoids	107
	Hepatitis and Cirrhosis	109
	Hiccups	113
	Hypertension (High Blood Pressure)	114
	Immune Dysfunction	116
	Kidney Disease	122
	Kidney Stones	125
	Kids' Health	128
	Lactose Intolerance	131
	Laryngitis	132
	Lead Poisoning	133
	Longevity	135
	Meniere's Syndrome and Tinnitus	138
	Menopause	140
	Multiple Sclerosis	142
	Parkinson's Disease	145
	Platelet Formation	147
	PMS	149
	Pregnancy and Lactation	151
	Psoriasis	157
	Rectal Bleeding	159
	Schizophrenia and Psychosis	161
	Sleep Disorders	165
	Thrombophlebitis (Blood Clots)	168
	Trigger Finger	171
	Vaccinations	173
Part 2	Natural Healing Tools and Techniques
	Saul's Super Remedy	183
	Niacin Saturation	186
	Vitamin C Megadose Therapy	189
	How to Get Intravenous Vitamin C Given to a Hospitalized Patient	194
	Juicing	198
	Breakfast Blast	201
	Vitamin B[subscript 12] Supplementation	203
	Stress Reduction	205
	Evading Exercise	207
	Weight Loss	210
	Removing Pesticides from Food	213
	Natural versus Synthetic Vitamins	215
	Ten Ways to Spot Antivitamin Biases in a Scientific Study	217
	Why I Didn't Die in Bio Lab	219
	A Crash Course in Vegetarian Cooking	221
	Afterword: It's Your Decision, Your Health, Your Life	225
	Bibliography	229
	Index	237

New interesting textbook: Investendo in Reits: Fondi d'investimento del bene immobile

Botanica Erotica: Arousing Body, Mind & Spirit

Author: Diana De Luca

A playful and provocative guide to the foods, herbs, and behaviors that arouse us

• Provides a practical guide to the history and use of the world's classic aphrodisiacs

• Presents easy recipes for food, lotions, and potions designed to please the senses, and includes chapters on erotic massage, touch, and belly dance

• Lavishly illustrated with contemporary and classical artwork

Botanica Erotica provides readers with the tools and techniques they need for a lifelong exploration of pleasure. More than a simple list of aphrodisiacs, Botanica Erotica offers suggestions to arouse all the senses and to make every aspect of life an encounter with Eros.

Beginning with a practical guide to the history and use of the world's classic aphrodisiacs, Diana De Luca moves on to present a feast of "Libidinous Libations" and "Voluptuous Vittles" that are easy to make and outrageous to eat, designed to please the palate and get the juices flowing. "The Lascivious Lavage" helps you create the perfect lotions and potions for romantic baths, and later chapters reveal how to stimulate the physical body through erotic massage, touch, and belly dance. This celebration of pleasure is ideal for anyone who loves to live a fully embodied life.

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In this stunningly beautiful book, veteran herbalist Diana DeLuca shows us how to use safe and available herbs in ways that enhance and increase sensuality. . . . Much more than simply being a compendium of herbal aphrodisiacs, Botanica Erotica is dedicated to exploring the realm of the erotic by using your entire being.

What People Are Saying

David Hoffman
Botanica Erotica blends real herbalism with a joyful affirmation of sensuality, one that can come only when real experience blends with the consciousness of a green wise woman. The result is a fun and empowering book, offering a cornucopia of pleasure to all who read it. - author of The Herbal Handbook

Bill W and Mr Wilson or Medicinal and Aromatic Crops

2009-02-11T05:56:00.000-08:00

Bill W. and Mr. Wilson: The Legend and Life of A. A. 'S Cofounder

Author: Matthew J Raphael

William Griffith Wilson, recently cited by Time magazine as one of the hundred most influential individuals of the twentieth century, is better known to many as Bill W., cofounder of Alcoholics Anonymous. In Bill W. and Mr. Wilson, Matthew J. Raphael, himself a member of A.A. (and writing here under a pseudonym, in accord with A.A.'s tradition of anonymity), presents a revealing new look at both the legendary Bill W. and the private Mr. Wilson, who tried to live apart from his own celebrity.

In quest of a more historically accurate and complete account, Raphael separates fact from fiction in the standard biographies of Wilson and finds reason to doubt the literal truth of some foundational A.A. stories. He also provides a context for Wilson's (and thus A.A.'s) key ideas in the work of William James, Carl Jung, and other modern thinkers. What emerges is an unvarnished portrait of a charismatic man and social visionary, whose true greatness is all the more apparent in view of his human imperfections.

Readers already familiar with Alcoholics Anonymous will find much to engage them. Others will discover A.A. and its cofounder from an insider's perspective.

Library Journal

"[I]n a hotel then known as Wilson House I was born, perhaps rightly, in a room just back of the old bar," writes Wilson (1895-1970), cofounder and organizer of Alcoholics Anonymous, in this first published edition of an autobiography he began in 1954. Telling one's story is an important AA tradition. Bill W., as Wilson was known in AA circles, had a reputation for being a good storyteller and had previously recounted much of his life in the Big Book (also titled Alcoholics Anonymous) and other writings. Here, Wilson tells of his childhood, military service, marriage, attempts to stop drinking, and spiritual conversion in 1934 but stops short of his historic meeting with cofounder Dr. Bob. The publisher has added articles, appendixes, and recollections of friends, family, and colleagues to flesh out Wilson's fragmented account. In contrast to Francis Hartigan's recent conventional but comprehensive biography, Bill W. (LJ 2/1/00), Bill W. and Mr. Wilson offers an outsider's "personal impressions and ruminations." Following Wilson's own three-part formula ("what we used to be like, what happened, and what we are like now"), Raphael, an AA member writing under a pseudonym, observes that "what [Bill W.] used to be like scarcely exists outside...the account he first gave in Alcoholics Anonymous and then repeated often." Raphael seeks to distinguish Bill W., cofounder of AA and the Twelve Steps, from Bill Wilson, who "closely guarded his private life during his public career, even as he seemed to bare his soul at AA meetings." Throughout his life, Wilson battled depression, smoked heavily, and had a reputation as a womanizer. Later in life, he participated in LSD research and promotedalternative therapies for alcoholism. As Raphael describes Wilson's life, he traces parallels in the evolution of AA from its origins in the Oxford Group, a religious lay movement, to a worldwide self-help organization of alcoholics helping alcoholics. Both books, while important contributions to the growing literature on Bill W., are supplementary purchases for collections on drug and alcohol abuse. General collections should acquire Hartigan's Bill W.--Lucille M. Boone, San Jose P.L., CA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

What People Are Saying

Roger Forseth
This is the best work I have read on Bill Wilson; it is also one the best intro-ductions to A.A.-its origins, development, and significance.
—Roger Forseth, editor of Dionysos: The Literature and Addiction Tri-Quarterly

Deidre Bair
Raphael not only interprets the 'big' books about the A.A. movement and its two founders (Dr. Bob as well as Bill W.), he has also read all the recent scholarship on the subject and uses it scrupulously and judiciously in the formulation of his own views. I think Raphael's book will become the starting point for any subsequent scholarship and/or discussion of the subject.
—Deidre Bair, author of Anais Nin: A Biography

Medicinal and Aromatic Crops: Harvesting, Drying, and Processing

Author: Serdar Oztekin

Make sure your crops are market-ready with the aid of harvest and post-harvest mechanization

Medicinal and Aromatic Crops presents harvest and post-harvest mechanization methods for the profitable production of market-ready medicinal crops. This practical handbook includes photos, detailed figures, and schematic drawings of machines that will help bring existing design ideas to life and inspire new ones for use in harvesting and primary processing. The book also includes general information on medicinal and aromatic plants, current production trends, and "how-to" instructions for improving the production process.

Even though the use of mechanization contributes not only to a marked increase in production, but also enables uniform quality and a decrease in drudgery for everyone involved, there's a distinct lack of material available of the subject. Medicinal and Aromatic Crops fills in the gap, providing a thorough, comprehensive look at every aspect of the mechanism of growing, harvesting, and processing, including production steps and procedures, safety and quality, plant drying, the use of renewable energy sources, dry processing, extraction, industrial usage, financial analysis, and software usage.

Medicinal and Aromatic Crops examines:

environmental concerns

manual and semi-mechanized harvesting

transport

the use of solar energy and solid biomass energy

pre- and post-drying processes

plant parts removal

cutting, crushing, and milling

post-drying separation and classification

water and steam distillation

and much more!

Medicinal and Aromatic Crops is an invaluable guide to harvest and post-harvest mechanization for anyone involving inplantproduction and for agriculture educators and students.

"The structure of the book is READER FRIENDLY and it provides information on a wide range of topics within medicinal and aromatic crops. Especially useful are the comprehensive chapters on Harvesting, Drying and Dry Processing, which give a closer look into a diversity of techniques and procedures and even tips and tricks for growers! This is not only a compilation of knowledge gathered during years of university science work; it IS AN EXTENSIVE, USEFUL AND APPLICABLE GUIDE through the vibrant world of medicinal and aromatic crops." — Peter Schulze Lammers, PhD, Professor of Technology in Crop Farming at the University of Bonn, Germany

"I found the drying and industrial usage chapters EXTREMELY VALUABLE AND INFORMATIVE in view of their direct application in practice. I was impressed by the convincing review of the economic aspects of agricultural production of Medicinal and Aromatic Crops, as well as their application in cosmetics, perfumery, medicine and other branches, with the help of modern user-friendly software." — Nicolay Mihailov, PhD, Dean of the Faculty of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, "Angel Kunchev" University of Rousse, Bulgaria

"PROVIDES GOOD INFORMATION AND IDEAS for developers, supported by a good number of schemes and photographs. . . . The book covers a domain not common in literature . . . and is useful for practitioners, engineers, and producers. In fact, not only does it review the know how relative to a variety of medicinal and aromatic crops and related uses, but it provides useful ideas for adapting existing machines or developing new ones for various operations from harvesting to final processing, as well as to support the respective decision making. The sections on harvesting, drying and dry processing are PARTICULARLY USEFUL FOR AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS and other related professionals." — Luis Santos Pereira, PhD, Professor, Institute of Agronomy, Technical University of Lisbon, Portugal, President, International Commission of Agricultural Engineering, CIGR

"WELL BALANCED. . . . Discussions on the advantages and disadvantages of the methods for each production phase are based on the tremendous experience of the authors and provide excellent material to enlighten producers and processors. . . . VERY IMPRESSIVE. . . . USEFUL RECOMMENDATIONS are made on natural, mechanical, and microwave drying, practical approaches to dryer selection, and energy costs, process control, product moisture content control, as well as the use of renewable energy sources including solar energy, and the use of solid biomass. All these are elaborated in an elegant fashion." — Shlomo Navarro, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Department of Food Science, Agricultural Research Organization, the Volcani Center, Bet Dagan, Israel

100 Foods That Heal Your Body or Nutrition and Sport

2009-02-10T01:44:00.000-08:00

100 Foods That Heal Your Body

Author: Alfred E Dawson

A list of the precise foods your body will need to insure proper nutrition and to insure excellent health.

100 Foods That Heal Your Body lists the most important foods for the body. It will give you the precise vitamins and minerals your body receives from the foods that are excellent for improving your health.

Interesting book: Vendita ed amministrazione di linea aerea

Nutrition and Sport

Author: Don MacLaren

This title is directed primarily towards health care professionals outside of the United States.
It addresses the key issues relating to sport and exercise nutrition by employing a critical review perspective. Sport and exercise nutrition has been recognised as a major component of any sports science/studies course for many years now. In this book, Don Mclaren has bought together many of the key issues in the field, written by recognised experts, to provide an outstanding sports nutrition treatise. The chapters focus on the key areas endemic to any sports nutrition programme.

Working with Your Doctor or Aromatherapy

2009-02-08T21:32:00.000-08:00

Working with Your Doctor: Getting the Healthcare You Deserve

Author: Nancy Keen

Getting excellent health care in today's world requires that you actively participate in the process, whether you receive care from individual physicians, a group practice, or an HMO. Working with Your Doctor: Getting the Healthcare You Deserve teaches you to be your own advocate, to get the very best in health care, and to have the best possible relationship with your doctors.

What People Are Saying

Linda Peeno
The essence of medicine and the experience of healing is in the relationships -- the primary relationship being the doctor. This book captures the critical human dimension very impressively.

James Dougherty
Working with Your Doctor fills a genuine need for patients and their family members caught up in this new and intimidating age of impersonal, economically-driven health care delivery. Patients and doctors alike owe Nancy Keene a large debt of gratitude.

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
1	Taking Charge of Your Health Care	1
2	Finding the Right Doctor	19
3	Getting What You Need from Managed Care	45
4	Communication	75
5	Physician Rights and Responsibilities	103
6	Patient Rights and Responsibilities	131
7	Problem Solving	157
8	Getting a Second Opinion	175
9	Changing Doctors	191
10	Questions to Ask About Tests, Drugs, and Surgery	205
11	Taking Action if You Have Been Wronged	233
12	Clinical Trials	249
13	Researching the Medical Literature	269
A	Ethics Codes and Bills of Rights	301
B	American Board of Medical Specialties	307
C	Sources of Information on Medical Conditions	311
D	Sources of Information on General Medical Topics	325
E	Medical Information Search Companies	331
	Notes	333
	Suggested Reading	341
	Index	347

Aromatherapy: A Complete Guide to the Healing Art

Author: Kathi Kevill

Comprehensive guide to using essential oils in health, beauty, and well being—updated, expanded & revised throughout to include new material on ayurvedic & ceremonial aromatherapy, massage, and herbal treatments. Draws on 75 combined years of experience in botanical therapies; more than 90 formulas included.

Hey Mom Im Hungry or Super T

2009-02-07T17:20:00.000-08:00

Hey, Mom! I'm Hungry!: Great-Tasting, Low-Fat, Easy Recipes to Feed Your Family

Author: Susan Powter

Susan Powter answers "What's for breakfast? What's for dinner? What's for lunch? What can I snack on?" with 100 of the best tasting, high-volume, low-fat recipes ever! Something sweet. Something chewy. Something for those nights when you didn't get to the grocery store or it's dinnertime and you don't have a clue what to cook. These recipes have all been tested by moms and kids for the whole family. They're all low-fat, quick, easy, and taste soooooooo good. Everything you need is right here - healthy, hearty, great recipes so you'll always have an answer when the kids say, "Hey, Mom! I'm hungry!"

Books about: Smoking or Preventive Nutrition

Super T: The Complete Guide to Creating an Effective, Safe, and Natural Testosterone Enhancement Program for Men and Women

Author: Karlis Ullis

A must-read guide to the latest nonprescription supplements for peak sexual and athletic performance and optimal health

Testosterone is "the super hormone"; no other natural substance comes close to its power to energize, rejuvenate, and sexually arouse both men and women. Under new federal regulations, consumers have access to a whole new group of supplements that boost the body's natural testosterone levels. Available without a prescription, these "T boosters," including androstenedione, promise to revolutionize health, fitness, and weight management regimens for men and women. In many instances, they offer an economical and viable alternative to Viagra.

In Super "T," Dr. Karlis Ullis shows you how to create a personalized program of over-the-counter T boosters based on your age, gender, and specific needs, with essential information on the different supplements that can be found in vitamin and health food stores. He explains how to use these potent substances safely, effectively, and responsibly, with appropriate doses and schedules, with careful attention to the questions and concerns you may have. With detailed information on supplement combinations and nutritional support, and a list of supplement suppliers, Super "T" is an indispensable reference for those who want to perform at the top of their form.

Preface Introduction PART I Sex-Enhancing Supplements Chapter 1 The Dawn of the T-Booster Era Chapter 2 The First Generation of Sex Enhancers Chapter 3 The New Generation of T-Boosters and Sex Enhancers PART II The Natural Body Makeover Chapter 4 How to Lose Fat Naturally Chapter 5 How to Gain Muscle Naturally PART III Better Sex Chapter 6 The Biochemistry of Sex Chapter 7 Super T Sexual Cocktails Chapter 8 Pro-Sexual Lifestyle Strategies PART IV Your Personal T-Booster Regimen Chapter 9 Better Body, Better Sex Day Planner Chapter 10 Medicine Chest APPENDICES

1 Nutrition

2 Sex-Busting Drugs

3 Exercise

4 Supplement Suppliers Glossary Bibliography Index

A Map to the End of Time or Should I Medicate My Child

2009-02-06T07:03:00.000-08:00

A Map to the End of Time: Wayfarings with Friends and Philosophers

Author: Ronald J Manheimer

Teaching philosophy to retired people should be a path to wisdom, Ron Manheimer thought. He was right, but in unexpected fashion. His lively Socratic "dialogues" with older people led him into hilarious and provocative conversations with a colorful cast of fellow seekers: from his bon vivant Danish mentor Augie Nielsen to his strong-willed elderly student Hildegard, from his ironic teenaged daughter Esther to his wisecracking Uncle Joe, a master of the jewish joke. Like James Carse in Breakfast at the Victory, Manheimer reinvigorates the ancient tradition of using storytelling to explore truth. What is romantic love? How do we shape the stories we tell ourselves about our own pasts? Does the purpose of life become clearer in old age? How do we find common meanings across religious, ethnic, and generational divides? What is the essence of a person? What does it mean to live a "full" life? Showing how ideas and lives can illuminate one another, Manheimer's engaging narratives address these questions while providing an inviting exploration of the ideas of thinkers from Plato to Aristotle to Kierkegaard, John Stuart Mill, and Martin Buber.

Library Journal

This is a book about aging, teaching, and philosophy itself. On the surface it is a running narrative of Manheimer's experiences teaching philosophy to the elderly. His students and his own teachers appear as characters in a dialog; as in his earlier book (Kierkegaard as Teacher, 1977), his message is partly that the complexity of philosophy is best presented as an interplay of voices. But here a minor theme from the earlier book becomes dominant: philosophy is an expression of the need to make sense of one's own life. The elderly have a special contribution to make, for their long lives demand reflection. In complementary fashion, philosophical reflection may reveal the significance of growing old. Manheimer writes with charm and humility, but teaching readers to philosophize is difficult. Stanley Cavell (A Pitch of Philosophy, LJ 5/1/94) almost succeeded in combining narrative and system, but Cavell's is a much more egocentric book. Manheimer's is a good choice for any public library.--Leslie Armour, Univ. of Ottawa, Ont.

Kirkus Reviews

At a time when academic philosophy, grown technical and arcane in recent decades, is reaching for a wider audience, this book helps initiate what seems a natural dialogue between the wisdom of ancient texts and the wisdom of advanced years. At age 33 (the "Christological year," as an older mentor to the secular Jewish writer of this book wryly puts it in the opening pages), Manheimer (Philosophy/Univ. of North Carolina, Asheville) began teaching philosophy to senior citizens and has continued in that line of endeavor up through his now 50-plus years. The author muses on the dialogues he has facilitated between philosophy and the seniors. The book comprises remembered conversations with a sampling of elderly students and friends, reconstructions of classroom and conference discussions, retellings of philosophical classics—from Plato to Augustine to John Stuart Mill—and the author's own thoughts, both personal and abstract, on the aging process, especially as it affects the experience of time. Though the chapters read as a series of philosophical vignettes—or etudes, to borrow Manheimer's own metaphor—the book achieves continuity through its centering idea, that the aging process coincides with modernity's quest to incorporate isolated individuals into larger wholes of meaning. The "map to the end of time" is a picture that matures with age of inter-related lives, each of which draws meaning from its place in relation with the others. Manheimer's regard for the philosophical classics and his faithfulness to actual, remembered discussions keep his book on course and safely delivered from facile, feel-good conclusions. Indeed, the book refrains from conclusiveness assuch, casting its final word as recommendations for further reading. With a little more shaping, this book might have become an equivalent for seniors of the philosophical novel, Sophie's World, by Joestein Gaarder, which sets philosophy in dialogue with a child. A charming, novelistic reflection on philosophy by a teacher and student of the elderly. .

Look this: Meditation or Out of the Nightmare

Should I Medicate My Child?: Sane Solutions for Troubled Kids with-and-without Psychiatric Drugs

Author: Lawrence H Diller

With the publication of Running on Ritalin in 1998, Dr. Lawrence Diller established himself as the country's leading expert on the use of psychiatric drugs to treat children. Since then, parents have clamored for his expertise on psychological problems beyond ADD, drugs beyond Ritalin, and, most important, how to decide whether or not drugs really are the best option for their children. More and more parents are asking the simple question: Should I medicate my child? In this authoritative and plainspoken book, which features a detailed, easy-to-access "Quick Guide to Psychiatric Drugs," Dr. Diller gives parents the tools they need to regain faith in their own judgment and make wise choices for their children.

San Diego Union Tribune

A priceless source of information. Every parent of a school-age child should own a copy.

Natural Health Magazine

This compassionate book, which includes extensive discussions of relevant psychiatric drugs and weighs benefits against side effects, will help concerned parents decide if medication is the right option for their child.

Atlas of Travel Medicine and Health or Infections of Leisure

2009-02-05T02:51:00.000-08:00

Atlas of Travel Medicine and Health

Author: Chiodini Boyn

Written by specialists in the field of travel medicine, Atlas of Travel Medicine and Health delivers sound travel health advice in a very visual and comprehensible format. The Atlas is divided into three sections. Section One provides general advice on such topics as water, food, and personal hygiene, accidents, animal and insect bites, parasitic infection, sun and heat, casual sex, blood-borne modes of infection, and medical coverage and insurance. Section Two is disease-specific and conveys need-to-know information on malaria, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, typhoid, yellow fever, meningitis, schistosomiasis (Bilharzia infection), dengue, polio, Japanese B encephalitis, tick-borne encephalitis, rabies, and traveller's diarrhoea. Section Three presents country-specific immunisation advice, malaria advice and precautions, and a selection of other health considerations. Also included are a map and a weather chart for each country.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: John S. Czachor, MD, FACP, FIDSA,FSHEA (Wright State University)
Description: This guide has been written for healthcare professionals to provide individuals, prior to their travels, with information regarding general travel recommendations, disease specific information, and selected country-by-country advice.
Purpose: This book is designed to present easily comprehended travel information to help clients assimilate the complex medical issues associated with travel. The book is an effort to address the dearth of useful and understandable information that is specifically directed at travelers and provides a welcome addition to the body of travel medicine literature now available.
Audience: The atlas is targeted to all health professionals who practice travel medicine. More importantly, it provides them with a resource to teach and inform their patients with valuable travel-related tips and advice. In addition, the individual maps may provide in-hand information if they are duplicated and given to travelers. The authors are very credible lecturers in and practitioners of travel medicine.
Features: The book is divided into three sections: general travel advice, disease specific information, and country specific disease and travel advice. Numerous addresses for Web sites with travel related information are included. The country maps are color coded for malaria and have the unique feature of temperature and sunshine/rainfall graphs. Over 100 countries are detailed, but not all countries are represented. Two main problems are the U.K. bias of the information, and reminders throughout the book for practitioners to seek more up-to-date references. The malaria color coding of the maps is somewhat confusing.
Assessment: There is a glaring need for this type of information to be distributed to travelers. This book is not meant to be a shelf reference for travel medicine practitioners in the traditional sense. However, it does supply a reference of information relevant for travelers at their level of understanding. Perhaps this information may enable healthcare workers to enlighten their patients about the risks of travel and thereby ensure a safe journey.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

	Water, Food, and Personal Hygiene: General Advice	1
	Accidents	2
	Animal Bites, Parasitic Infection, and Other Hazards: General Advice	3
	Biting Insects and Stings: General Advice	4
	Sun and Heat: General Advice	5
	General Advice on Casual Sex and Blood-Borne Modes of Infection	6
	Medical Cover/Insurance	7
	Malaria	9
	Hepatitis A	12
	Hepatitis B	14
	Typhoid	16
	Yellow Fever	18
	Meningitis	20
	Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia infection)	22
	Dengue	24
	Polio	26
	Japanese B Encephalitis	28
	Tick-Borne Encephalitis	30
	Rabies	32
	Travellers' Diarrhoea	33

Infections of Leisure

Author: David Schlossberg

Infections of Leisure provides a thorough yet concise examination of the infectious risks and diseases of leisure time activity. Encompassing a wide range of medical and social interests, chapters provide practical, clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of various infectious risks in the garden, at the shore, on fresh water, on camping trips, traveling abroad, and on the farm. Additional chapters include up-to-date information on foodborne illnesses, and on animal-associated infections, with particular attention given to house pets. The rising prevalence of Lyme Disease, hepatitis, and food poisoning makes this volume vitality important. Family practitioners, internists, infectious disease specialists, pediatricians, and emergency room physicians will all benefit from the indispensable and practical information presented in this unique, groundbreaking volume.

Survivalists Medicine Chest or Healing Power of Pets

2009-02-03T22:39:00.000-08:00

Survivalist's Medicine Chest

Author: Ragnar Benson

From his years helping Third World natives, Ragnar Benson brings you this handbook for doctoring humans with readily obtainable, cheaply priced vet that are often identical to prescription drugs and cost only a fraction as much. Tetanus, typhoid and gun-wound infections will never again strike fear in the hearts of survivalists who pack this illustrated handbook in with their antibiotics, syringes, sulfa drugs, sewing needles and sutures.

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Healing Power of Pets: Harnessing the Amazing Ability of Pets to Make and Keep People Happy and Healthy

Author: Marty Becker

In The Healing Power of Pets, Dr. Marty Becker, the popular veterinary contributor to Good Morning America, shows readers how the special relationship between pets and people is one of the most powerful weapons in fighting disease and treating chronic conditions ranging from arthritis and depression to obesity. Blending revolutionary scientific discoveries with deeply moving personal stories of pets and their owners, Dr. Becker shows that the best medicine may not be in the medicine cabinet, but at your side.

Susan Chernak McElroy

Dr. Becker steps confidently . . . adding a strong voice for the healing powers of animals.

Nancy L. Snyderman

For those of us who have always believed that pets . . . drives the lesson home . . . animals never had a better friend.

Rita Fontinha - KLIATT

Pet lovers have always known that the bond between them and their pet is therapeutic. But now Dr. Becker illustrates this as a scientific fact. You will be amazed by the true stories: a dog that predicts the onslaught of heart attacks; little Spanky, who keeps his owner from going into depression when he has to have radiation; a cat who gives a senior a reason to live. Hippotherapy (hippo=horse in Greek), assistance animals, and more are prescribed by doctors for people with various ailments. Animals help people who have epilepsy, panic attacks, depression, cancer, seizures, and pain. Dr. Becker devotes some of the book to finding the best pet and getting the most out of your pet relationship. These remarkable real-life stories are punctuated by documented studies. If you didn't believe in the power of pets before, you will after reading this book. KLIATT Codes: JSA—Recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2002, Hyperion, 270p. bibliog., Ages 12 to adult.

What People Are Saying

Richard Carlson
This may be the best book on pets ever written! . . . warm, compassionate, entertaining and fun to read . . . Highly recommended! (Richard Carlson, Ph.D., author of Don't Sweat the Small Stuff)

Inner Healing or Colloidal Minerals and Trace Elements

2009-02-02T18:27:00.000-08:00

Inner Healing: A Handbook for Helping Yourself and Others

Author: Mike Flynn

Mike Flynn and Doug Gregg take an approach to inner healing that stresses the principles provided by Scripture while correcting common myths and misunderstandings. And they offer readers all the necessry tools for embarking on their own healing journey.

Colloidal Minerals and Trace Elements: How to Restore the Body's Natural Vitality

Author: Marie France Muller

Subject -- Health/Nutrition

Much of the ill health and lack of vitality people complain of today can be traced to a deficiency in minerals and trace elements in our diets. The food we eat is no longer keeping us healthy. Modern farming methods have depleted the natural mineral reserves of the soil and, as a result, the foods we eat are increasingly deficient in the nutrients needed for proper functioning of the body.

Minerals are essential catalysts that allow vitamins, enzymes, and other nutrients to perform their necessary roles in the body and promote proper mental function. Simply taking standard mineral supplements may not correct imbalances we experience because our bodies are designed to best absorb and use minerals that are in a colloidal form--that is, the soluble suspended state in which plants absorb minerals from the soil. Colloidal mineral supplements can increase vitality and strengthen the immune system because 98 percent of the supplement is incorporated into the body as opposed to the 3 to 5 percent absorption of standard mineral supplements. Colloidal Minerals and Trace Elements details 55 trace elements and their beneficial effects and explains the ideal combinations of colloidal supplements to use based on your health concerns. Also included are resources on where to purchase colloidal mineral products.

MARIE-FRANCE MULLER, M.D., N.D., has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and has worked as a naturopathic doctor for more than twenty-five years. She gives workshops and lectures throughout Europe on different aspects of natural healing, including mineral therapy and facial reflexology. She has written twenty-six books published in French;this is her first book to be translated into English. The author lives in France.

Marie-France Muller, M.D., N.D., has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology and has worked as a naturopathic doctor for more than 25 years. She gives workshops and lectures throughout Europe on different aspects of natural healing, including mineral therapy and face reflexology. She has written 26 books published in French; this is her first book to be translated into English. The author lives in France.

	Introduction : in the kingdom of the infinitely small	1
Pt. 1	Minerals and trace elements : why our diet is lacking these important nutrients
1	A brief history	4
2	A healthy diet is the essential foundation of overall good health	14
3	The importance of soil quality	24
4	Pollution : the heavy tribute exacted by modern life	29
5	We should all live for 120 to 140 years	33
6	Supporting research	39
7	Minerals : in what form?	46
Pt. 2	Journey to the center of the earth : soils, springs, and colloidal minerals
8	Earth, soils, and minerals	52
9	Water : the source of life	78
Pt. 3	Minerals : building blocks for health
10	The body : a compound of minerals and trace elements	90
11	Our hydro-mineral balance	98
12	Colloidal minerals : sparks of life	105
13	The role of trace elements	111
14	Two natural sources of colloidal mineral complexes	126
15	A short handbook of oligotherapy for trace elements	140
App. 1	Excerpts from U.S. Senate document 264, 74th Congress, second session, 1936	176
App. 2	Himalayan crystal salt	180
App. 3	Tribomechanically activated zeolites (TMAZs)	189

Special Treatment or Internet Safety

2009-02-01T14:15:00.000-08:00

Special Treatment: How to Get the Same High-Quality Health Care Your Doctor Gets

Author: Kevin J Soden

Doctors have a built-in advantage when it comes to getting extra-special medical care. Their knowledge and connections help them to get better faster-and avoid unnecessary risks. Now, distinguished The Today Show medical consultants and NBC News national health care reporters Drs. Kevin J. Soden and Christine Dumas provide information on:

- What tests a doctor would demand
- How a doctor picks a doctor
- What doctors know about hospitals
- How doctors make decisions about medications, physical therapy, surgery, and more
- Even doctors need a second opinion: where they go to get one
- How doctors pick a specialist
- How a doctor bounces back faster after surgery
- What doctors know about the ER
- Where a doctor gets the latest medical information-and readers can, too
- What doctors know about preventing and treating the top three killers of men and women
- What doctors know about reducing their risk of the most preventable cancers
- What doctors know about living a longer and healthier life

Author Biography: Dr. Kevin J. Soden, an ER physician for 23 years, is the National Medical Reporter for NBC News and won the 2001 National Award for Excellence in Medical Reporting. Dr. Christine Dumas is a practicing dentist and an Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry at the University of Southern California, as well as a health reporter for The Today Show and MSNBC. She has received Presidential Citations for her contributions to the field. Together, the authors lecture regularly to the AMA, National Institutes of Health, and major corporations.

Interesting book: Buddhist Yoga or The Blood Pressure Book

Internet Safety

Author: Josepha Sherman

The Internet offers its users the opportunity to learn, communicate, and have fun online. To navigate this electronic world safely, there are many things that Internet users need to know, such as selecting a good password. This book discusses the possible hazards of e-mail, chat rooms, instant messaging, and online sites and provides information on how to avoid common safety problems.

School Library Journal

Gr 3-5-Both titles offer up-to-date information. History begins with the development of ARPANET for the military, tracing its growth to the present and the amazing possibilities for the future. Safety offers suggestions on selecting a password, using e-mail, participating in chat rooms, and online auctions and shopping. Readers will find the section on netiquette and emoticons especially interesting. Tightly written, with a slightly different viewpoint than similar titles, each book gives a balanced presentation of the importance of the Internet as well as its pitfalls. Large color photographs enhance the texts.-Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VA Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Norms for Fitness Performance and Health or The PCOS Protection Plan

2009-01-31T10:03:00.000-08:00

Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health

Author: Jay Hoffman

Norms for Fitness, Performance, and Health contains a comprehensive collection of normative data for numerous fitness, performance, and health components across a range of ages, abilities, occupations, and athletic backgrounds. It lays the foundation for working with normative data by detailing the purpose and benefits of norms. It reviews relevant statistical information to assist the reader in understanding and interpreting descriptive statistics, including a limited discussion on inferential statistics.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Jessica Jo Groth, BA(Central College)
Description: This book provides health and fitness testing information, including how to test an individual, as well as normative data with which to compare results.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide a standard reference for those involved in health and fitness evaluations. While there are other resources available for this purpose, this book provides the reader with many resources and is a beneficial reference.
Audience: It is written for fitness instructors, physical educators, exercise scientists, coaches, and civil service professionals, although it is written at a level that can be understood by students as well. The author has much experience in this field and is very knowledgeable.
Features: This is an overview of health and fitness testing and normative data for these tests. The book includes many charts and graphs, providing the reader with many references.
Assessment: Because of the extensive amount of charts and graphs, this book is a good resource. The level at which the information is presented makes it easy to understand and follow. This book is comparable to ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription, 6th edition (Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins, 2000). The ACSM publication goes into more depth, while this book provides more charts and visual data.

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The PCOS Protection Plan: How to Cut Your Increased Risk of Diabetes, Heart Disease, Obesity and High Blood Pressure

Author: Colette Harris

Do you struggle with your weight? Have irregular periods (or none at all)? Get acne? Notice thinning hair? Or do you have to deal with unwanted facial and body hair? If you have any of these problems, the chances are fairly good that you have PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), along with one in ten women.
We now know that women with PCOS are more likely to get diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, and obesity and its related health problems; and research is currently linking PCOS to a host of other health complications as well. And while you might see this as a frightening glimpse into the future, at least women with PCOS can look future health risks in the eye and then do something right now to reduce them instead of never knowing what could be around the corner.
That something is the PCOS Protection Plan, an action plan written by women with PCOS for women with PCOS—to help you take control of your health so that you can significantly reduce the risk of serious health conditions.

Library Journal

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a leading cause of infertility, affects eight million American women. Yet few people are familiar with the hormonal condition. Two new books have the potential to change that. In A Patient's Guide, Futterweit (endocrinology, Mount Sinai Sch. of Medicine; Obesity and Medical Student Education) draws on 25 years of PCOS treatment and research to explain clearly the condition and its effects on the body. He stresses working with a physician who has experience treating PCOS, covers the most current treatment options, and explains the importance of emotional support for patients. He claims that exercise and diet alone often restore fertility and offers simple regimens (with recipes) for both. His encouragement and reassurance, coupled with an extensive bibliography, a resource list, and a glossary, give women the tools they need to cope with PCOS. As two British women living with PCOS, Harris and Cheung are more than qualified to provide basic information about the condition, but their emphasis is on preventing associated complications. They take a holistic approach, discussing diet, exercise, stress reduction, and lifestyle changes and offer information about alternative therapies, too. Included are recipes, extensive references, a glossary, and a referral list. Protection Plan and A Patient's Guide complement each other well. Futterweit provides more detailed medical information, while Harris and Cheung offer more lifestyle-oriented advice. Both books would make excellent additions to public and consumer health collections.-Barbara Bibel, Oakland P.L. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Spinal Cord Injury or Spinal Cord Injury

2009-01-30T05:51:00.000-08:00

Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living

Author: Sara Palmer

There are approximately 220,000 people with spinal cord injury in the United States and about 10,000 new injuries each year. This straightforward book is designed to help them--and their family members and friends--during the rehabilitation process and the journey that follows. Written by three professionals in rehabilitation medicine and psychology, Spinal Cord Injury is an easy to understand, comprehensive resource for everyone with SCI, containing essential information for people who are newly injured and for those who have longer experience in coping with injury.

The book thoroughly reviews the challenges that may be encountered by people with spinal cord injury throughout their lives, addressing all aspects of spinal cord injury, from psychological, sexual, and social matters to transportation, housing, and employment. The authors explain how spinal cord injury affects physical functioning and how those changes may lead to lowered self-esteem, depression, family conflicts, and social isolation -- all problems that can derail the adaptation process. But they remind readers that, as with any major life crisis, spinal cord injury can be a catalyst for positive change. A spinal cord injury challenges a person to find creative channels for self-expression, personal strength, and new ways of being in the world. One of the book's most important messages is that a meaningful life is possible after spinal cord injury and that psychosocial adjustment is not necessarily linked to one's degree of physical function or disability.

Illustrating each chapter with patient histories--ranging from relatively mild to moderate to severe disability--the authors begin by demystifyingwhat takes place during emergency treatment and hospitalization and explaining the consequences of different kinds of spinal cord injury. Later chapters describe rehabilitation, returning home, and learning to live independently. Chapters include: Part I--Trauma, Hospitalization, and RehabilitationChapter 1: Into the Wilderness: Trauma and HospitalizationChapter 2: Lost and Searching: RehabilitationChapter 3: Reading the Map: AdjustmentPart II--The Challenge of ReadjustmentChapter 4: Going Home: Old Territory in a New LightChapter 5: Focus on the FamilyChapter 6: Lovers' Lane: Dating, Coupling, and SexualityChapter 7: Life Goes On: Independent LivingPart III--Successful Living with Spinal Cord InjuryChapter 8: The Next Frontier: Spinal Cord Injury ResearchChapter 9: The Journey ContinuesChapter 10: Concluding Thoughts

Life after spinal cord injury is a progression through medical recovery, emotional adjustment, social integration, and fulfillment of personal goals. People with SCI must find the courage and persistence to redefine personal and professional relationships as well as their own relationship with a changed self. Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Living is a much needed resource that will help people with spinal cord injury overcome obstacles in managing the challenges of their new lives.

Library Journal

Before the middle of the 20th century, most people with a spinal cord injury (SCI) died within a few years of the injury. Today, with advances in emergency medicine, the initial survival rate is much higher. About 220,000 people in the United States live with SCI, and about 10,000 new injuries occur each year. The authors, all rehab professionals associated with Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, firmly believe that a meaningful life is more than possible after injury and that recovery and adjustment is greatly improved when people know what to expect physically and emotionally during recovery. Divided into three parts that roughly cover the sequence of events during recovery, this book is written as a navigational tool for people with SCI and their families. Illustrating each chapter with the personal histories of patients, the text covers what will happen during initial hospitalization, rehabilitation therapy, readjusting to home, the effects of spinal cord injury on other family members, dating and sexuality, independent living choices, and current research. The book is well organized, and each chapter can be read independently. While it doesn't necessarily provide the "how-to" about some practicalities, this guide does give a complete picture of the road to recovery and the psychosocial issues that need to be resolved to live successfully with SCI. For disability/rehabilitation consumer health collections.--Kate Kelly, Massachusetts General Hosp. Lib., Boston Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Booknews

The authors created this self-help guide for those who have suffered a spinal cord injury because "Our experience...tells us that recovery and successful living after injury go more smoothly when people know what to expect...." The descriptions of each aspect of life following the injury, from what happens in the hospital and the emotional effects which accompany the trauma, to the new lives experienced afterwards, are supplemented with the personal stories of those who have suffered this injury. Of the three authors, two are psychologists and one is an MD affiliated with the rehabilitation program at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. A list of resources is included. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Kirkus Reviews

paper: 0-8018-6353-8 Wide-ranging advice from experienced caregivers to those coping with the stunning life changes accompanying spinal cord injury, this lacks the voice and special support that might be given by someone personally affected. Psychologists Palmer and Kreigsman and physician Palmer are matter-of-fact, clear, and well-organized: they know what specific problems and issues—physical, emotional, and social—will face those with such traumatic injury, and they detail what help is needed and available. Part I, for example, covers "Trauma, Hospitalization, and Rehabilitation," and the authors are clear on the magnitude of difficulty involved in recovery: "The reality of a spinal cord injury is often intensified by other life-threatening injuries. Initially, your mission is to survive physically; then later, emotionally." They explain the various types of injury (typed by level of vertebrae), and the progression of care during the initial hospitalization. In Part II, "The Challenges of Readjustment," the authors look at how life changes after discharge from hospital: often, returning home in a wheelchair for the first time drives home the reality of the injury. Adjustments to this new life are considered in depth. Finally, in Part III, "Successful Living with Spinal Cord Injury," the authors describe current research in the field and look at issues over the long haul. Thorough, up-to-date, sympathetic—though firmly from the professional viewpoint.

Spinal Cord Injury: A Guide for Patients and Families

Author: Michael E Selzer

The newest title in the critically acclaimed American Academy of Neurology Press Quality of Life Guides series, Spinal Cord Injury is an authoritative and reliable resource for all those looking to educate themselves on the topic of spinal cord injury (SCI).

Written in easy-to-understand language, the book includes information on: How the spinal cord works and what happens when it is injured, The benefits of rehabilitation, Assistive devices that can make life easier, A glossary with commonly used terms for communicating with doctors and caregivers, Website resources that can aid in further research.

Learning to live with a spinal cord injury can be a challenge. This book will help people better understand the medical basis for their disabilities, the current treatments and rehabilitative methods used to manage spinal cord injuries, and the research that points to hope for the future.

About the Author:
Michael E. Selzer, MD, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Neurology and director of the Center for Experimental Neurorehabilitation Training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, as well as director of Rehabilitation Research and Development in the Department of Veterans Affairs

About the Author:
Brue H. Dobkin, MD, is Professor of Neurology at the University of California

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Kathleen M. Woodruff, RN, MS, CRNP(Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing)
Description:This is a well developed resource for patients with spinal cord injuries and their families. It assists readers in developing a framework for understanding the condition and becoming better prepared to manage the life changes associated with it.
Purpose:The purpose is to provide information to patients with spinal cord injuries, their families and loved ones, and caregivers. The information is designed to lead to a basic understanding of the underlying disabilities, current medical treatments, rehabilitation options, and research directions. The authors do a nice job of meeting the objectives.
Audience:The audience includes patients, their families/loved ones, and caregivers. The book has been developed under the auspices of the American Academy of Neurology by two experienced and knowledgeable neurologists.
Features:The book is written to assist non-medical readers in obtaining a clear understanding of spinal cord injuries. The book is organized into chapters that focus on answering pertinent questions for readers. Diagrams enhance understanding and Internet resources are listed for further information.
Assessment:This is a well written reference for non-medical readers who are trying to acquire a better understanding of spinal cord injuries. The hope is that better informed patients are able to more actively participate in the decision making and execution of their own care. This approach to medical care helps to improve the doctor-patient partnership and empowers the patient during this difficult time.

The Healing Foods or Boosting Immunity

2009-01-29T01:40:00.000-08:00

The Healing Foods: The Ultimate Authority on the Creative Power of Nutrition

Author: Patricia Hausman

The Knopf Canada Book of Healing Foods is a guide for everyday living, and the fastest way to understand how the foods you eat can help to heal, and help you remain healthy.

There's a healing food for almost every common health problem - from colds, stress, insomnia and high blood pressure to more complicated illnesses - and most are as close as your local grocer. Healing Foods is an indispensable guide to choosing the best foods for an active life - a bright and friendly market of knowledge that makes the time you spend at the dinner table an investment in spirited living.

In beautiful colour, it also highlights health-giving foods and their nutritional and medicinal benefits. Information on buying, storing and preparing healing foods is clearly listed, and each item - from pineapples and chilies to almonds and apricots - is linked to delicious, easy-to-prepare recipes from around the world.

A questionnaire helps you assess your diet and general health to pinpoint problem areas, while a section on ailments and treatments makes it easy to address individual concerns. Fully indexed, illustrated throughout in full colour, Healing Foods is a goldmine of information and recipes to treasure.

Publishers Weekly

Hausman ( The Calcium Bible ) and Hurley, food columnist for Prevention magazine, have written an alphabetical compendium of more than 100 foods (from bulgar to carrots) and the diseases or physical conditions that are helped or hindered by diet. The authors identify scientific and quasi-scientific links between food and disease-prevention, and offer helpful buying, preparation and cooking tips. Also provided are easy-to-understand nutritional charts, lists of food sources for vitamins and minerals, recipes and menu plans. In exalting the benefits to health of variety in eating, however, the authors neglect certain considerations. For example, they make no mention of the potential dangers in eating pollution-contaminated fish (especially swordfish or tuna), or the risk of hepatitis in eating raw clams, and dismiss too quickly the potential health hazards of estrogen replacement therapy when discussing ways to prevent osteoporosis in pre-menopausal women. A suggested reading list and citations for studies discussed here would have been useful to readers hungry for more information or left less than convinced. Illustrations not seen by PW. (May)

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Boosting Immunity: Creating Wellness Naturally

Author: Len Saputo

Every day, the human body fights off environmental toxins, airborne germs, chemicals in food, and any number of other damaging substances. How the body manages it and how people can help the process along are the subjects of Boosting Immunity. Topics include acidity/alkalinity, allergies, body temperature, diet, digestive flora, nutrients, exercise, and sleep.

My Doctor Says I Have a Little Diabetes or The Stroke Book

2009-01-27T21:28:00.000-08:00

My Doctor Says I Have a Little Diabetes: A Guide to Understanding and Controlling Type 2 Non-Insulin-Dependent Diabetes

Author: Sandra Woodruff

Type II diabetes is sometimes considered "a little diabetes" because it usually does not require insulin injections. This book answers commonly asked questions about diabetes, helps patients design a diet and exercise plan they can live with, and gives guidelines for checking blood glucose levels, mastering medications, and preventing complication.

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The Stroke Book

Author: June Biermann

An indispensable guide for victims of stroke and their caregivers, from the authors of The Diabetic's Total Health and Happiness Book.

According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, an American suffers a stroke every forty-five seconds. More than 700,000 Americans each year find themselves struggling to recover from this affliction. June Biermann, a former stroke victim herself, and her coauthor-and caregiver -Barbara Toohey offer a sensitive and essential guide for sufferers and those who care for them. The Stroke Book provides readers with:

- analyses of the latest developments in stroke therapy;
- tips for creating a smart nutritional plan post-stroke;
- information on managing complex rehabilitation needs;
- ways stroke victims can reclaim their quality of life following a stroke, and how caregivers can manage their own stress.

With stroke now the leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States, Biermann and Toohey's optimistic, user-friendly guide to living well after an attack is a vital tool for recovery.

Author Biography: June Biermann and Barbara Toohey are the authors of the bestselling The Diabetic's Book and The Diabetic's Total Health and Happiness Book.

	Foreword
	Barbara's introduction : the woman who has everything
	June's introduction : a stroke most dolorous
1	The science of strokes	1
2	After the stroke	19
3	Recovery	38
4	The pursuit of happiness	84
5	Caregiving for a strokee : the nuts and bolts	103
6	Taking care of the caregiver	139
7	The business of caregiving for a strokee	184
8	Other people's strokes	201
	Ever after : epilogue	220
App. A	Books about other people's stroke experiences	223
App. B	Stroke organizations	224

Total Astanga or Type 2 Diabetes

2009-01-26T17:16:00.000-08:00

Total Astanga: The Step-by-Step Guide to Power Yoga at Home for Everybody

Author: Tara Fraser

Astanga is one of the most popular and energetic styles of yoga. Thanks to yoga teacher Tara Fraser, almost anyone can learn astanga’s techniques and experience its benefits, from improved circulation to increased strength and suppleness. With the help of 200 color photographs, she carefully guides aspiring practitioners through more than 60 basic poses: the Sun Salutations to warm-up, each posture in the primary series, and a finishing sequence to cool down. Along the way, she demonstrates how to develop a workout that is safe, challenging, and suitable for any level.

Introduction     8
How to use this book     9
The roots of a tradition     10
The history of astanga yoga     12
Shri k pattabhi jois     14
Professor krishnamacharya     16
Patanjali's eight-limbed path     18
Astanga yoga in the modern world     20
Creating a personal practice     22
The benefits of astanga yoga     24
Astanga yoga in daily life     26
Astanga yoga and you     28
Basic principles     32
Understanding astanga yoga     34
Meditation in movement     40
Opening and closing mantra     42
Astanga vinyasa postures     44
Surya namaskara A     46
Surya namaskara A - modifications     48
Surya namaskara B     50
Surya namaskara B - modifications     52
Padangusthasana     54
Padahastasana     55
Utthita trikonasana     56
Parivritta trikonasana     57
Utthita parsvakonasana     58
Parivritta parsvakonasana     59
Prasarita padottanasana A     60
Prasarita padottanasana B, C, D     61
Parsvottanasana     62
Utthita hasta padangusthasana A     63
Utthita hasta padangusthasana B     64
Utthita hasta padangusthasana C, D     65
Ardha baddha padmottanasana     66
Utkatasana     67
Virabhadrasana A     68
Virabhadrasana B     69
Half vinyasa     70
Half vinyasa modifications     72
Dandasana     74
Paschimottanasana A, B, C     75
Purvottanasana     76
Ardha baddha padma paschimottanasana     77
Trianga mukhaikapada paschimottanasana     78
Janu sirsasana A     79
Janu sirsasana B     80
Janu sirsasana C     81
Marichyasana A     82
Marichyasana B     83
Marichyasana C     84
Marichyasana D     85
Navasana     86
Bhujapidasana     87
Kurmasana     88
Supta kurmasana     89
Garbha pindasana     90
Kukkutasana     91
Baddha konasana A     92
Baddha konasana B     93
Upavishta konasana A and B     94
Supta konasana      95
Supta padangusthasana A     96
Supta padangusthasana B and C     97
Chakrasana     98
Ubhaya padangusthasana     100
Urdhva mukha paschimottanasana     101
Setu bandhasana     102
The finishing sequence     103
Urdhva dhanurasana     104
Salamba sarvangasana     105
Halasana     106
Karnapidasana     107
Urdhva padmasana     108
Pindasana     109
Matsyasana     110
Uttana padasana     111
Sirsasana A     112
Sirsasana B     113
Baddha padmasana     114
Padmasana     115
Tolasana     116
Savasana     117
Adapted practice for beginners     118
A short practice for all     120
Sun salutations     122
Standing poses     124
Seated poses     126
Finishing sequence     128
Further study     130
Finding a teacher     132
Self-practice     134
Ways to go deeper     136
Astanga yoga organizations      138
Bibliography and videos/DVDs     139
Index     140
Acknowledgments     144

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Type 2 Diabetes: Your Questions Answered

Author: Rosemary Walker

Having Type 2 Diabetes doesn't have to mean putting your life on hold. Find out how to control the condition and live life to the fullest with this easy-to-follow guide. There are simple lifestyle changes to ensure good health like: What foods to eat and how to become more active. The step-by-step instructions are easy to follow with the full-color photography that shows you how to monitor your blood glucose level. This important book answers the questions on diet, exercise, and medication that everyone needs to know about Type 2 Diabetes.

Layout in highly accessible Q&A format
Includes a comprehensive section on diet and exercise
Approved by the American Diabetes Association

Other Woman at the Well or Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics

2009-01-25T13:05:00.000-08:00

Other Woman at the Well

Author: Judith Ann Hillard

After a downward spiral sent author Judith Ann Hillard into a cycle of addiction, she was snatched from darkness and sheltered in the arms of God. The Other Woman at the Well (paperback, 1-60034-877-7) is the true-life account of a devastating addiction to cocaine in the life of a woman "practically perfect in every way. Hillard was the eldest child of a Protestant minister, a straight A student, student body president of her high school, homecoming queen of a large university, and the girl everyone wanted their son to marry. The recipient of several advanced degrees, she taught English, public speaking, educational research, and leadership for many years. Then she became a cocaine addict and lost nearly everything.

Millions of people the world over suffer from addictions of every variety," says Hillard. "Sadly, it is the human condition to lean on things not to our edification. My book exclaims the promises of a Savior to a frail, dying woman who has thrown herself away. He reaches down in His mercy and plucks her from certain death to breathe into her spirit His love, His grace, His truth, His miracles.

Hillard's story is astonishing in its candor and passion. But the candor with which she relates her journey to the frightful "underbelly" of the world also provides a caveat: "I am at times too candid, too human, too real. I do not mince words nor beautify them to tell my story of overcoming addiction. I am, like the Velveteen Rabbit, made real by my humanity, by my weaknesses, by my addictive nature, by my willingness to receive God's grace and try in my brokenness to help others heal. By surviving the pain, she now feels prepared to bestow upon readers a gift ofeternal proportions: a working knowledge of life and the hereafter.

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Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics

Author: Linda D Rhein

From anti-aging creams to make-up, surfactants play a key role as delivery systems for skin care and decorative cosmetic products. Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics, Third Edition presents a scientific basis in surfactant science and recent advances in the industry necessary for understanding, formulating, and testing surfactant-based cosmetics and cosmeceuticals.

Presenting a new perspective from the previous edition, this book details the function of emulsions, microemulsions, micelles, and nanostructures in the formulation of personal care products and decorative cosmetics and examines their ability to deliver specific benefits to the skin. This edition begins by describing new research into skin structure and cellular processes. Then it presents the latest methods and techniques for substantiating claims and assessing the effectiveness of moisturizers, anti-aging treatments, and sunscreens. Subsequent chapters focus on surfactant solution properties, surfactant emulsions, nanotechnology, cleanser/conditioner systems, and pigment dispersions. Following a detailed examination on the role of surfactants in finished pigmented products, this edition also discusses optimal formulation strategies and surfactant raw materials for enhancing pigmented products.

The third edition of Surfactants in Personal Care Products and Decorative Cosmetics, Third Edition helps formulators identify and overcome the challenges involved in developing new applications and enhancing the benefits of cosmetic and cosmeceutical products.

Bird Flu Primer or Redeeming a Fathers Heart

2009-01-24T08:50:00.000-08:00

Bird-Flu Primer: The Guide to Being Prepared and Surviving an Avian Flu Pandemic

Author: Larry Altshuler

Many people believe the outbreak of a bird flu pandemic is an end-of-world scenario. They believe the only recourse is to trust those in charge, but the truth is, while devastating to the economy and society in general, most experts agree that if a bird flu pandemic does occur, it will last between 12-18 months before petering out. What you do to prepare for, and during, that outbreak will determine how you, and your family, will live the rest of your lives.

As September 11 and Hurricane Katrina demonstrated, unthinkable disasters can happen, and the warning signs are there, daring us to act. Act now, be prepared, and know what you need to know for the sake of your family and yourself. Hopefully you'll never need the information contained in this book, but in today's world, arming yourself with as much information about something this important is just plain smart. In the case of this deadly virus, the more you know the better.

If there is indeed a vaccine found for the virus -- and the vaccine will primarily be made available only to first responders, children and the elderly -- its effects could diminish after two to three weeks due to a changing virus, and the chance that you are among those who receive the medicine in the first place is slim. To counter this, The Bird-Flu Primer contains a simple guide to the medical alternatives available to everyone, regardless of age or status.

The Bird-Flu Primer contains:

All current information about the disease and methods of diagnosis.
Six possible scenarios authored by medical and risk assessment experts giving real-life possibilities for an outbreak.
Medical alternatives for protecting your family and yourself in the event of a bird-flu pandemic.
Detailed list of which household items are likely to be in short supply as well as a list of items to stockpile in the event of a pandemic.
Specific steps to take to prevent contraction of the potentially deadly virus.

USA Book News

Measured and important, The Bird-Flu Primer is a must for us all in these uncertain times.

Redeeming A Father's Heart: Men Share Powerful Stories of Abortion Loss and Recovery

Author: Kevin Burke Lsw

Redeeming A Father's Heart presents the powerful stories of 10 courageous men with the common desire to present the truth of their abortion experience and the consequences of this life changing decision. These accounts are inspirational testimonies that journey deep into the heart of male post abortion pain.ultimately revealing the miraculous manifestation of God's transforming power. After you read these stories you will have a greater understanding and appreciation of male post abortion grief. The stories in Redeeming A Father's Heart provide a special roadmap for men and their loved ones, pointing the way to deeper understanding, hope and healing.

Dressing the Petite Woman or Homeopathy for Menopause

2009-01-23T04:38:00.000-08:00

Dressing the Petite Woman

Author: Ellen York

Dressing the Petite Woman is the essential guide to selecting clothes that will help you shine! If you're 5'4" or shorter, you have some challenges besides height-whether it's a pear-shaped torso, an over-endowed bust, hefty hips, or any of a myriad of trouble spots.

In Ellen York's words, "We're not real-life dolls." Even fashion models deal with problem areas. No matter what your body shape, there are clothes out there that will make you look and feel like a million bucks. You just have to know how to find and choose what is right for you from among the bewildering array of choices. In Dressing the Petite Woman, you will learn the timeless principles that will help you emphasize the positive and minimize the negative and result in the new you!

Ellen, founder and president of the Ellen York Image Institute, has 25 years of experience as a dress designer and image consultant. Demonstrating her savvy in dressing women of all sizes and shapes, her book is replete with photos of clothes and accessories carefully selected from many department stores. And the "before" and "after" models are "real."

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Homeopathy for Menopause

Author: Beth MacEoin

Approaching menopause as a natural and essentially positive stage in a woman's life, this book shows how to safely treat its symptoms with gentle, all-natural homeopathic remedies.

Growing numbers of women are dissatisfied with the often dangerous or uncomfortable side effects of conventional hormone replacement therapy and are seeking safer, more holistic ways of approaching the symptoms of menopause. Homeopathy is especially appropriate for treating a wide range of these symptoms because it treats the whole person--not just isolated symptoms--and emotional issues are given as much weight as physical ones.

Author Beth MacEoin clearly explains the basics of homeopathy for beginners, outlining step-by-step the process of considering the overall symptom picture and selecting the proper remedy and dosage. She shows you how to treat common discomforts that may arise before, during, or after menopause, including menstrual irregularities, hot flashes, night sweats, depression, low self-esteem, weight gain, sleep disturbances, and aching joints. Taking a broad perspective on promoting good health and general well-being, the author also covers ways to guard against osteoporosis and suggests other self-help measures that will support homeopathic treatment.

Acknowledgments

Foreword

Introduction

1. Homeopathy for Beginners

2. Practical Information: How to Use This Book to Maximum Advantage

3. Emotional Reactions to Menopause

4. General Problems

5. Homeopathy and Common Physical Symptoms

6. Hormone Replacement Therapy: The Controversy

7. Checklist of Homeopathic Remedies

Further Reading

Resources

Index

Beth MacEoin is the author of several books, including Homeopathy, Homeopathy for Babies and Children, and Health by Nature. A practicing homeopath, she lives in England.

Beyond the Bedroom or Instant Emotional Healing

2009-01-22T00:27:00.000-08:00

Beyond the Bedroom: Healing for Adult Children of Sex Addicts

Author: Douglas Weiss

Did one or both of your parents:

Become emotionally distant and unloving to their spouse?

Talk about sex or sexuality in an inappropriate way?

Spend a lot of time away from home or form unusually close platonic relationships?

Continue their destructive behavior, even when confronted by the damage it was causing?

If so, you are an adult child of a sex addict.

Sex addiction is not about parents who cheat on each other or have multiple partners, although it does manifest itself that way. It is about any sexual dysfunction between people in a long-term relationship: sexual withholding, emotional detachment, bullying or demeaning behavior, etc. These relationship problems form subconscious impressions on children and lead to unfulfilling relationships in later life.

This book, for the first time, identifies 'sexual addiction' as a root cause of many of the dysfunctions in relationships. It helps readers analyze their parents' relationships. It then shows them the possible dysfunctions these problems caused in their own relationships, giving both general guidance and personal anecdotes from a select group of children of sex addicts. Finally, it gives readers several specific exercises to help free them from their past, heal their relationship with your parents (especially the 'victim partner'-often the wife-who is subconsciously blamed for not stopping the spouse's disruptive behavior), and repair any damage in their current relationships.

This book is not just about cheating or abuse. It is about finding the way back to the loving relationships you want and that those around you deserve.

	Introduction: My Story	vii
1	What Is a Sexual Addiction?	1
2	It's Time to Heal Again!	17
3	Our Experiences	23
4	Our Development	39
5	The Impact	55
6	Eight Paradigms	65
7	Good Grief	87
8	The Healing Path	101
9	Sexual Wholeness	109
10	Intimacy Ever After	117
11	A Special Note for Mom	137
12	Professional Helpers	145
13	The Twelve Steps	155
Appendix A	The Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous	183
Appendix B	Feeling Words	185

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Instant Emotional Healing: Acupressure for the Emotions

Author: George Pratt

Does your fear of flying make travel with friends and family impossible? Are you having trouble coping with the loss of a loved one or forgiving yourself for a mistake you made long ago? For the millions of people who suffer from phobias, anxieties, or distressing emotions such as anger, guilt, and grief, the breakthrough science of Thought Field Therapy—an easy-to-use practice often referred to as “acupressure for the emotions”—can make a remarkable difference. In this groundbreaking book, psychologists Peter Lambrou and George Pratt make their highly successful techniques available to everyone through simple exercises that anyone can use to treat everyday emotional roadblocks with immediate and permanent results.
A blend of Western psychotherapy and Chinese medicine, Thought Field Therapy (or TFT) uses the body’s meridian energy systems to treat emotional issues that can take years to unravel through traditional, talk-based therapy. A combination of breathing and relaxation exercises, affirmations, and tapping on specific pressure points on the body, TFT can instantly eliminate problems such as a fear of flying or public speaking, addictive urges, or painful emotions such as embarrassment or regret. Used on thousands of people with a 95 percent success rate, the step-by-step methods in Instant Emotional Healing now allow you to master this amazingly simple, astonishingly effective practice for yourself—and open the door to a lifetime of emotional control and well-being.

Publishers Weekly

Drawing on techniques ranging from focused thought to breathing and acupressure, Lambrou and Pratt guide readers through an Emotional Self-Management program, which they contend will dramatically accelerate the therapeutic process. Clinical psychologists who are experienced in hypnosis, Lambrou (coauthor with Brian Alman of Self-Hypnosis: The Complete Manual for Health and Self-Change) and Pratt (A Clinical Hypnosis Primer) have found that the healing of anxiety, phobias and other emotional traumas is often delayed because of energy blockages that can stem from polarity reversals in a person's electromagnetic field. According to the authors, relief from chronic symptoms, often instantaneous, can be achieved once these blockages are cleared. ESM includes identifying emotional states, breathing and tapping along pathways, or meridians (the same ones used in acupuncture), to release energy for healing. Stories of patients, including children and teenagers, who have found relief through ESM provide a glimpse into a variety of applications. Those familiar with traditional Chinese medicine, the chakra system or Carolyn Myss's work will likely find much of this material oversimplified, but for those who are new to energy medicine, this is a good introduction to techniques that can be self-administered without risk of physical harm. (Feb.) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Brain Power or The Faith Factor

2009-01-20T20:15:00.000-08:00

Brain Power: How to Fine-Tune Your Brain Naturally

Author: C Samuel Verghes

You can feel better, improve your memory and brain function, and increase your capacity for spiritual life! Brain Power is thoughtful, scholarly writing on practical neuro-psychotheology from a Christian perspective. Dr. C. Samuel Verghese, can help you move from shallow Christianity to great freedom as a serious joyful believer. Combining lucid writing with clear case studies from his own clinical experience, Dr. Verghese's book constitutes a noble effort at grappling with some of the most difficult biblical concepts about the brain, mind, body, and conscience. It is also compelling as a resource to facilitate attainment of our ultimate purpose for balancing our brain and becoming more like Christ. The inclusion of patient characteristics, the nature of disorders, and treatment protocols illustrates the importance of designing specific, individualized treatments to balance brain biochemical deficits.

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The Faith Factor: Proof of the Healing Power of Prayer

Author: Dale A Matthews

Drawing from the latest scientific research, as well as numerous illustrative case studies, The Faith Factor offers convincing proof that religious practices can and do enhance the healing powers of medicine. And nationally renowned physician Dale A. Matthews offers a program any patient can follow to incorporate faith into their own healing.

Dr. Matthews points out that encouraging an integration of religious beliefs and practices in medical settings can have important benefits for the entire medical community—from patients and doctors to national health policy makers. He shows how the national trend toward rediscovering religious values has led many patients to use prayer in conjunction with conventional treatment, and that the results have already confirmed that faith and religious practice can be valuable medicine. Finally, Dr. Matthews helps readers explore the connection between faith and medicine in their own lives through methods of prayer, community worship, and study of Scripture.

Library Journal

From a Georgetown medical professor.

Kirkus Reviews

"Faith is good medicine," pronounces this convinced though not necessarily convincing Christian physician, who here presents research on the connection between religion and healing, relates supporting anecdotes, and calls on his fellow doctors to utilize the spiritual component of the healing arts. Going even further than Herbert Benson, who identified the "faith factor" in Timeless Healing (1996), Matthews (Georgetown Univ. School of Medicine) delineates a dozen components of this factorþe.g., equanimity, temperance, social support, comforting ritualsþthat he says help prevent disease, enhance recovery, extend life, and create a sense of well-being. Drawing on case histories of his patients, he illustrates faith's benefits in healing body and mind, recovering from addictions, improving quality of life, and facing death. Noting that spirituality alone has not been shown to have the same benefits as religious involvement, he recommends that individuals develop a spiritual program that includes frequent church attendance combined with daily prayer and regular reading of the Bible. Further, he urges doctors to question patients about the importance of religion in their lives and to use this information therapeutically. Thus, in Matthews's view, a doctor who learns that a patient has stopped going to worship services would be justified in informing the patient that such behavior may have negative health consequences. Matthews, who uses spiritual readings and prayer with his own patients, has a vision of the doctor's office as "a holy meeting ground between religion and medicine," a vision that he acknowledges is seriously threatened by managed care's increasing constraints onphysicians' time. While many would welcome a more human element in the doctor-patient relationship, Matthews's vision is certain to be viewed skeptically, if not simply rejected, by large numbers of doctors and patients alike. (Author tour)

	Introduction	1
Pt. I	Science	13
1	The Faith Factor	15
2	Too Good to Be True?: A Critical Look at the Faith Factor	35
3	Healing the Body: Restoring Our Physical Selves	60
4	Healing the Mind: Finding a Lasting Peace	83
5	Healing Addictions: Regaining Our Freedom	105
6	The Quality of Life: Living Abundantly	134
7	Faith and Mortality: Transforming Death	157
Pt. II	Spirituality	175
8	Developing a Spiritual Program: Seeking God in Your Life	177
9	Prayer: Conversation with God	198
10	The Riches of the Bible: A Handbook for Healing	223
11	Spiritual Community: Living Together in Love	248
Pt. III	Synthesis	267
12	Medicine in the Twenty-first Century: Reconciling the Twin Traditions of Healing	269
	Resources	289
	Notes	295
	Index	313

Eating for Two or Scale Down

2009-01-18T10:09:00.000-08:00

Eating for Two: The Complete Guide to Nutrition during Pregnancy

Author: Mary Abbott Hess

Foreword by Roy M. Pitkin, M.D.
The definitive book on what to eat and what to avoid during pregnancy. Here is the most authoritative and readable guide available for pregnant women concerned with proper nutrition.

Library Journal

In this updated and revised edition of the out-of-print Pickles and Ice Cream (1982), the authors provide a thorough review of current research findings on prenatal nutrition. They include ``quick quizzes'' to assess nutritional knowledge; Recommended Daily Allowance tables and charts; and a useful chapter on the dangers of food additives, caffeine, and alcohol. While this book is for general readers as well as health-care professionals, it unfortunately tends to read like a textbook. Another pregnancy nutrition guide that is easier and much more fun to read while providing medical accuracy is What To Eat When You're Expecting by best-selling authors Arlene Eisenberg, Heidi Murkoff, and Sandee Hathaway ( LJ 11/15/86). An optional purchase.-- Angela Washington-Blair, Brookhaven Coll. Learning Resource Ctr., Farmers Branch, Tex.

Foreword.
Preface.
1. Welcome to My Womb.
2. Assessing Your Nutritional Status.
3. An Eating Game Plan.
4. The Proteins, Carbohydrates, and Fats of Pregnancy.
5. Mighty Vitamins.
6. Minerals: The Strong Supports.
7. Playing It Safe.
8. Special Needs of Pregnancy.
9. The Feeding Track: Breast or Bottle?
Answers to Quick Quizzes.
Bibliography.
Index.

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Scale Down: A Realistic Guide to Balancing Body, Soul, and Spirit

Author: DannaRN Demetr

Revised and completely updated, this new edition of Scale Down offers a balanced, realistic approach to good health incorporating both spiritual principles and practical diet and fitness habits.

Aromatherapy for Massage Practitioners or The 3 Day Solution Plan

2009-01-17T22:58:00.000-08:00

Aromatherapy for Massage Practitioners

Author: Ingrid Martin

This book is a complete guide for massage therapists or massage therapy students interested in adding aromatherapy to their practice. It addresses the massage therapist's specific needs and concerns, and provides useful answers to the questions about aromatherapy that most practitioners only learn after years of experience. Information on practical concerns, such as pricing sessions to account for the cost of oils, proper dilutions, sending products home with clients, and effective formulations for specific ailments, make this an indispensable resource.

The 3-Day Solution Plan: Jumpstart Lasting Weight Loss by Turning Off the Drive to Overeat

Author: Laurel Mellin

The Solution to Dieting!
Almost everyone who wants to lose weight makes a painful discovery: diets don’t work. After following the rules and wrestling with the temptations, nearly all dieters regain what they have lost–and then some. What’s worse, the anger and frustration of constant dieting just make us want to eat more! If only we could turn off the drive to overeat. But that’s impossible, right? Wrong!
Based on the amazingly effective method developed by weight-loss expert Laurel Mellin, The 3-Day Solution Plan will give you a powerful, step-by-step plan to turn off the drive to overeat while shedding up to six pounds! A proven program for lasting weight loss without dieting, The Solution Method was developed by Mellin at the University of California, San Francisco’s School of Medicine. Health magazine named it one of the 10 top medical advances of 2000. But this is the first time The Solution Method has been made accessible to everyone as a results-oriented jumpstart to the program–and it only takes three days.
The life-changing potential of The Solution Method is that it directly addresses the feeling brain, the home of our most primitive urges, like eating. Other weight loss programs are based on knowledge and planning–activities of the thinking brain. The problem is that there is no significant relationship between the feeling brain and the thinking brain. Reason can’t make anyone stop wanting a cookie.
But as Solution participants attest: this program works. Two- and six-year follow-up studies have shown The Solution to produce weight loss without dieting and unparalleled results in terms of keepingit off. In just three days you will get started with the method and
• Lose up to six pounds without dieting
• Learn how to turn off the drive to overeat
• Follow the simple and healthy 1-2-3 Eating Plan
• Find out how fantastic you can feel every day!
With delicious recipes, complete menus, and suggestions for easy restaurant substitutions, The 3-Day Solution Plan is a complete road map that begins guiding you toward the ultimate destination: a thinner, more vibrant you!

Energy Healing Experiments or Great Wall

2009-01-17T13:47:00.000-08:00

Energy Healing Experiments: Science Reveals Our Natural Power to Heal

Author: Gary E Schwartz

A healer removes the pain of a broken wrist in fifteen minutes. Another removesan ovarian tumor in a couple of weeks. Still another, from thousands of miles away, regenerates the nerves of an injured spine for a patient on whom the doctors had given up. These sound like tabloid stories but could they be true? They are just three out of millions of instances in which healers have claimed to manipulate energy fields to cure the body.

Books on vibrational medicine, prayer, and spiritual healing present readers with an array of historical and current discoveries and techniques. But so far nobody has addressed the reality of healing through comprehensive scientificresearch. The Energy Healing Experiments fills that void. Harvard-educated Dr. Gary E. Schwartz provides scientific experiments and evidence to reveal the truth about the existence of energy fields and unlocks their potential for enhancing your health.

Publishers Weekly

Are energy fields real? And if so, can they be used for healing and health? Yes, according to Schwartz (The G.O.D. Experiments), a professor of psychology, surgery, medicine, neurology and psychiatry at the University of Arizona. He tells marvelous stories of such healings and uses experiments to confirm that the human body is a bundle of energy that can be healed by another such bundle of energy. One story is of a four-year-old boy, Philip, whose heart rate dropped precipitously following surgery; a Hindu avatar, by merely touching Philip, increased his heart rate to 80 beats a minute. Through experiments with EEGs and EKGs, Schwartz says, he and others have found that our bodies are masses of biochemical energy, that such energy connects us to plants and other animals, that this energy can be harnessed for healing and that some people are in touch with their energy and use it to heal others. Schwartz's research has not appeared in peer-reviewed journals (due to their bias against such work, he says), so skeptics will want to wait for his experiments to be replicated. But those disposed to believe in the healing touch will find support for that belief. (Aug.)

Elizabeth Williams - Library Journal

The notion of healing someone with the laying on of hands has to it both a religious feel and a Star Trekone. Schwartz (psychology, medicine, neurology, psychiatry, & surgery, Univ. of Arizona) wants to move it into the arena of hard science. After a foreword by former U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona (who, like Schwartz, is affiliated with Tucson's Canyon Ranch Spa), Schwartz discusses various types of energy healing, e.g., Reiki and shamanism, and explains his experiments in determining how people detect and correct others' energy fields. He writes in an easygoing, enthusiastic style that makes it clear he believes in energy healing and would like to convince readers it is an emerging area of complementary medicine. Although skeptics in the medical field are likely to find his arguments unpersuasive, Schwartz's earlier books-The Truth About Mediumand The G.O.D. Experiments, also coauthored by Simon-did get some press, so expect demand from the crystal crowd. Recommended for public libraries with patrons interested in alternative therapies and psychic healing as well as for academic/medical libraries with very open-minded clientele.

Great Wall: China Against the World 1000 BC - 2000 AD

Author: Julia Lovell

Legendarily 2,200 years old and 4,300 miles long, the Great Wall of China seems to make an overwhelmingly confident physical statement about the country it spans: about China's age-old sense of itself being an advanced civilization anxious to draw a clear line between itself and the "barbarians" at its borders. But behind the wall's intimidating exterior--and the myths that have built up around it--is a complex history that has both defined and undermined China. Author Julia Lovell has written a new and important history of the Great Wall that guides the reader through the conquests and cataclysms of the Chinese empire, from the second millennium BC to the present day.

In recent years, the Wall has become an ever more potent symbol of Chinese nationalism, of a determination to resist foreign domination. But how successful was the Wall in reality, and what was its real purpose? Was it a precursor, albeit on a huge scale, of the Berlin Wall--a barrier designed to keep its population in as much as undesirables out? Lovell looks behind the modern mythology of the Great Wall, uncovering a three-thousand-year history far more fragmented and less illustrious than its crowds of visitors imagine today. The story of the Wall winds through that of the Chinese state and the frontier policy that defined it, through the lives of the millions of individuals who supported, criticized, built, and attacked it.

Publishers Weekly

There is no Great Wall of China, argues Lovell, who teaches Chinese history at Cambridge University. Instead, there are many Great Walls-physical, mental, cultural, military and economic-separating China from the outside world. The 4,300-mile-long wall is far more complex than any of the thousands of tourists taking a photo along its famous battlements realizes. Indeed, to the Chinese themselves, their wall has variously signified repression, freedom, security, vulnerability, cultural superiority, economic backwardness, imperial greatness and national humiliation. Still, myths about it abound. Far from it being unbreachable, Chinese emperors relied on the wall only as a last resort to fend off their enemies. (The Ming dynasty, for instance, found it useless against the victorious Manchus, who merely bribed the gatekeepers to let them in.) "As a strategy that has survived for more than two millennia," Lovell writes, "China's frontier wall is a monumental metaphor for reading China and its history, for defining a culture and a worldview...." Lovell tells the gripping, colorful story of the wall up to the present day, including a perceptive discussion of the "Great Firewall"-the Internet, which has replaced nomadic raiders as the most threatening of China's attackers. And no, you cannot see it from the Moon. (Mar.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

KLIATT

Nominated for the 2006 Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction, Lovell's book is a remarkable accomplishment. Filling an increasing need for those outside this growing power's borders to understand China's history, Lovell provides some thoughtful, provocative evidence and conclusions. She sweeps through 4000 years of history with confidence and skill, tying it all together through the symbolism of The Great Wall. She finds through all those different eras and dynasties some remarkable consistent themes: a less united national state than most of us might have imagined, periods of alternating political and economic stagnation and renewal, ambivalence about being open or closed to the outside world, and persistent myth-making by dangerously isolated, xenophobic leaders. The book has some useful additions: indices of dates and names and dynasties, useful maps, some excellent picture sections, bibliography, notes and a solid index. In the coming years, we are likely to see commentators and historians around the world present quite contradictory evaluations and predictions about China's future: some urging us to follow China's lead (remember the 1980's craze for Japanese-style educational and business models?), some urging us to make her our new best friend, some seeing her as our most dangerous political and economic competitor who we have to prepare to combat. Our chances of seeing China clearly depend on more books like this.

Foreign Affairs

One might have thought that there was little need for another book on the Great Wall, especially after Arthur Waldron's masterly study, but Lovell demonstrates that the subject is far from exhausted. She brings together facts and figures to show what an awesome engineering feat the construction of the wall was. It included enough bricks to build a wall five meters high and one meter thick to encircle the globe; the sections that still stand would be sufficient to link New York and Los Angeles. Yet Lovell's interests lie more in how the wall shaped Chinese political and strategic thinking. The wall served contradictory purposes for China's rulers: it was there to keep the barbarians out but also to awe outsiders, to protect the Chinese people from outside forces but also to prevent exposure to the outside world.

Library Journal

For a long time in both China and the outside world, the Great Wall was the symbol of isolation, self-sufficiency, and arrogant tradition. But now that China has opened itself to the world (or "re-opened" itself, as it were), that stereotype no longer fits. A new understanding of China is needed, and historians have flocked to rethink historic foreign relations. With wide experience in contemporary China, Lovell (Chinese history & literature, Cambridge; trans., A Dictionary of Maqiao) tells the story of the wall as she shows how China was shaped over the course of 2000 years by interactions with Central Asia and the peoples of the steppe (she calls them barbarians, a term smacking of those old stereotypes). The opening chapter on the 18th- and 19th-century encounters with Britain does not reflect recent scholarly debates, but the terrific concluding chapter, "Great Wall, the Great Mall, and the Great Firewall," contains insightful personal observations on China's relations with the world today. Larger public libraries would do well to acquire this lively survey for curious readers with some knowledge of China.-Charles W. Hayford, Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

	Introduction : who made the Great Wall of China?	1
1	Why walls?	25
2	The long wall	47
3	Han Walls : plus ca change	66
4	Shifting frontiers and decadent barbarians	93
5	China reunited	117
6	Without walls : the Chinese frontiers expand	137
7	The return of the barbarians	159
8	A case of open and shut : the early Ming frontier	181
9	The wall goes up	210
10	The great fall of China	232
11	How Barbarians made the Great Wall	262
12	Translating the Great Wall into Chinese	296
	Conclusion : the Great Wall, the great mall and the great firewall	323
App. 1	Principal characters	351
App. 2	Chronology of dynasties	359
App. 3	Significant dates in Chinese history and wall-building	361

Reflexology or The ADD Book

2009-01-17T01:35:00.000-08:00

Reflexology: Healthy Inspiration

Author: Denise Whichello Brown

Reflexology is for everyone: It’s a simple, natural, and noninvasive therapy that employs the power of touch to heal, physically and spiritually. Using this straightforward, abundantly illustrated handbook, even beginners can achieve amazing results. In easy-to-follow form, it covers both foot and the less widely practiced hand reflexology, and explains the wide-ranging benefits of each. Who would have imagined that a form of massage could do so much, from improving circulation and relieving stress to aiding joint mobility and alleviating respiratory problems? With detailed charts as a guide, learn all the basic techniques, the correct sequence of moves, the reflexes of the left and right feet and hands, treatments for common ailments, and ways to enhance a session. Tip boxes throughout provide lots of extra advice.

Book review: Understanding Privacy or The Kennedy Tapes

The A.D.D. Book: New Understandings, New Approaches to Parenting Your Child

Author: William Sears

The bestselling author of The Baby Book joins forces with an A.D.D. expert and offers a unique and encouraging guide for parents of children with attention deficit disorder. Full of real-life case histories, this landmark guide is an indispensable resource for every parent with an A.D.D. child--and one of the only books that focus on the positive side of A.D.D.

Children's Literature

This book is written for parents of children with Attention Deficit Disorder who are looking for a non-drug alternative program. This physiologically based behavior modification program is called EEG biofeedback or neurofeedback. This technique is very technical and involves converting electrical patterns from the brain into images on a video display. The child can watch and listen to these images and use this information to tell if his brain is concentrating or drifting off. The computer will reward you if changes are needed and you do so positively. After practice the individual should be able to do this without the aid of the computer. This book also offers information on a variety of other topics such as strategies for improving behavior, setting up success at home and at school, and nutritional guidelines. Parents with an A.D.D. child can never have enough information at their fingertips. Each parent must decide what is best for his or her child and this book offers another avenue to explore.

	Acknowledgments
	A Word from the Authors
	An Introduction to a Different Kind of Book About A.D.D.
Ch. 1	A.D.D.: What It Is and What It Isn't	3
Ch. 2	Does Your Child Have A.D.D.?	38
Ch. 3	Smart from the Start	67
Ch. 4	Understanding and Steering Development	75
Ch. 5	Strategies for Improving Behavior	89
Ch. 6	Setting Up the Family for Success	139
Ch. 7	Setting Up for School Success	172
Ch. 8	Neurofeedback	205
Ch. 9	Medications to Help A.D.D.	228
Ch. 10	Feeding the Child with A.D.D.	260
Ch. 11	Understanding A.D.D. Laws	272
Ch. 12	Other Approaches	281
	Putting It All Together: A Case Study	286
	A.D.D. Resources	295
	Index	297

Healing Belongs to Us or The Fibromyalgia Dental Handbook

2009-01-16T16:24:00.000-08:00

Healing Belongs to Us

Author: Kenneth E Hagin

Rev. Hagin show why the manifestation of healing doesn't always come instantly. He also show why symptoms sometimes come back. This concise, easy to read of your rights concerning healing is a must for every serious student of God's Word.

Interesting textbook: Arabian Flavours or Traditional Indian Cookery

The Fibromyalgia Dental Handbook: A Practical Guide tp Maintaining Peak Dental Health

Author: Flora Parsa Stay

Oral complications are among the primary issues faced by the millions of people with fibromyalgia, but there is virtually no reliable fibromyalgia-related dental advice currently available. Now, in The Fibromyalgia Dental Handbook, dentist Flora Stay, who frequently treats, and offers professional advice to, those with fibromyalgia, helps readers understand the important relationship between fibromyalgia and the mouth. In direct, simple language, she comprehensively covers all of the many serious dental manifestations commonly associated with fibromyalgia—including tartar, burning mouth syndrome, jaw problems, dry mouth, and unwarranted oral sores. This crucial book fills a much-needed niche as a handy resource for everyone coping with fibromyalgia, as well as dental professionals seeking to help their patients with the condition.

Is Your Child Hyperactive Inattentive Impulsive Distractible or Rethinking Thin

2009-01-16T05:12:00.001-08:00

Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible?: Helping the ADD/Hyperactive Child

Author: Stephen W Garber

Evan, five years old, hardly stands, much less sits, still for more than a few moments. Jessie is eight -- she's adorable...she never finishes anything on time...she's a dreamer. Cal is fifteen -- he is so impulsive that his parents worry he'll try drugs on a whim.

What do these kids have in common? Do they remind you of your own children?

The most talked-about childhood syndrome of the eighties and nineties is ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder). This developmental disorder disrupts a child's life and often results in low self-esteem, poor grades and even social and emotional problems. These problems usually are not outgrown -- without help. But does your child have ADHD?

ADHD is characterized by the following groups of behaviors:

Inattention

-- making careless mistakes

-- difficulty sustaining attention

-- problems with listening

-- failure to finish schoolwork or chores

-- difficulties organizing

-- trouble sustaining mental efforts

-- losing things

-- being easily distracted

-- forgetfulness

Hyperactivity/Impulsivity

-- fidgeting/squirming

-- trouble staying seated

-- inappropriate running/climbing

-- difficulty playing quietly

-- being on the go/driven

-- talking excessively

-- blurting out answers

-- difficulty awaiting turn

-- often interrupting

All children display many of these behaviors at some point. But-according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association, Fourth Edition, for a child to be diagnosed with ADHD, six or more of these symptoms of inattentionand/or hyperactivity/impulsivity must have persisted for at least six months.

Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible? offers an invaluable step-by-step program already used by thousands of parents to help you change these behaviors at home. Don't just watch it happen; help your child help himself.

Book review: Empreendimentos de Tecnologia:de Idéia para Empresa

Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--And the Myths and Realities of Dieting

Author: Gina Kolata

In this eye-opening book, New York Times science writer Gina Kolata shows that our society’s obsession with dieting and weight loss is less about keeping trim and staying healthy than about money, power, trends, and impossible ideals.
Rethinking Thin is at once an account of the place of diets in American society and a provocative critique of the weight-loss industry. Kolata’s account of four determined dieters’ progress through a study comparing the Atkins diet to a conventional lowcalorie one becomes a broad tale of science and society, of social mores and social sanctions, and of politics and power.

Rethinking Thin asks whether words like willpower are really applicable when it comes to eating and body weight. It dramatizes what it feels like to spend a lifetime struggling with one’s weight and fantasizing about finally, at long last, getting thin. It tells the little-known story of the science of obesity and the history of diets and dieting—scientific and social phenomena that made some people rich and thin and left others fat and miserable. And it offers commonsense answers to questions about weight, eating habits, and obesity—giving us a better understanding of the weight that is right for our bodies.

The New York Times - Emily Bazelon

Here [Kolata's] argument is eminently sensible: Sure, shape up your body. But mostly, make your peace with it.

Publishers Weekly

New York Times reporter Kolata may be the best writer around covering the science of health. Here she offers an eye-opening book that questions all our received wisdom about why we get fat and the health hazards of those extra pounds. In chapters equally entertaining and dismaying, Kolata (Flu) traces the history of dieting fads back to the 19th century; discusses our changing ideas about the ideal body (thinner and thinner); and, most importantly, explains how genetic and biochemical understanding has (at least among researchers) replaced the view of obesity as a lack of self-control. Most dramatic is Kolata's recounting of Jeff Friedman's groundbreaking search at Rockefeller University for the "satiety factor," a hormone he called leptin that tells our brains when we're full. The science alternates with moving chapters in which Kolata follows a group of people in a weight-loss study who are trying desperately to get thin—a quest that, as Kolata makes increasingly clear is sadly futile. In her final—and perhaps most surprising—chapter, Kolata blasts those in the obesity industry—such as Jenny Craig and academic obesity research centers—who are invested in promoting the idea that overweight is unhealthy and diet and exercise are effective despite a raft of evidence to the contrary. This book will change your thinking about weight, whether you struggle with it or not. (May)

Prologue....................................................................3
1: Looking for Diets in All the Wrong Places................................9
2: Epiphanies and Hucksters.................................................31
ONE MONTH...................................................................61
3: Oh, to Be as Thin as Jennifer Aniston (or Brad Pitt).....................65
TWO MONTHS..................................................................81
4: A Voice in the Wilderness................................................85
THREE MONTHS................................................................101
5: A Drive to Eat...........................................................107
FIVE MONTHS.................................................................127
6: Insatiable, Voracious Appetites..........................................131
SIX MONTHS..................................................................153
7: The Girl Who Had No Leptin...............................................157
TEN MONTHS..................................................................183
8: The Fat Wars.............................................................187
TWO YEARS...................................................................213
Epilogue....................................................................219
Notes.......................................................................225
Acknowledgments.............................................................245
Index.......................................................................247

Is Your Child Hyperactive Inattentive Impulsive Distractible or Rethinking Thin

2009-01-16T05:12:00.000-08:00

Is Your Child Hyperactive? Inattentive? Impulsive? Distractible?: Helping the ADD/Hyperactive Child

Author: Stephen W Garber

Book review: Empreendimentos de Tecnologia:de Idéia para Empresa

Rethinking Thin: The New Science of Weight Loss--And the Myths and Realities of Dieting

Author: Gina Kolata

The New York Times - Emily Bazelon

Here [Kolata's] argument is eminently sensible: Sure, shape up your body. But mostly, make your peace with it.

Publishers Weekly

Quick and Easy Low Carb Cooking for People with Diabetes or Aromatherapy for Women

2009-01-15T18:57:00.000-08:00

Quick and Easy Low-Carb Cooking for People with Diabetes

Author: Nancy S Hughes

Healthy low-carb solutions for people with diabetes

The Quick & Easy Low-Carb Cooking for People with Diabetes is designed just for people who want to simplify the cookinghealthy/ eating-healthy process. These easyto- follow recipes and meals already have carbs calculated for readers so there is no math for them to do. The book is divided into three sections, containing breakfasts, lunches, and dinners.

Based on the "carb choice" exchange system, where one carb choice equals 15 grams of carbohydrates, the book provides meals with three, four, and five "carb choices" to fit many meal plans. Each section contains meals with three, four, and five carb choices.

Readers get to choose how many carbs they want! There is also a snack section of one and two carb choices.

Recipes include:

Cheesy Tortilla Rollers
Morning Shortcakes with Vanilla Blackberries
South of the Border BLT Wrap
Seared Sirloin with Sweet Balsamic Sauce

Nancy S. Hughes has written seven cookbooks and contributed to 20 others --including several for the American Heart Association, Betty Crocker, and Better Homes and Gardens. She has worked on cookbooks for Cooking Light and Weight Watchers.

New interesting textbook: Venda Socrática:Como Fazer as Perguntas Que Adquirem a Venda

Aromatherapy for Women: A Practical Guide to Essential Oils for Health and Beauty

Author: Maggie Tisserand

Extracted from flowers and herbs, aromatic essential oils have been used for centuries to heal and beautify, offering a gentle yet effective alternative in the treatment of illness, stress, and imbalance. Maggie Tisserand brings a wealth of practical experience to this book, focusing on women and their particular health and beauty concerns. She shows how the unique properties of specific essences can be used to maintain healthy hair and skin, ease minor complaints, and assist in treating more serious health problems.

The author shares her techniques for enhancing general well-being and sensual satisfaction with massage. She also gives advice on how to use aromatherapy during pregnancy and childbirth, and includes a chapter on remedies for children's illnesses. Tisserand's knowledge of aromatherapy is both accessible and comprehensive, providing the reader with excellent guidance to the healing benefits of aromatic essences.

Revised and expanded edition of the aromatherapy bestseller.

Includes recipes for preparing your own oils, baths, perfumes, masks, compresses, and other remedies.

A resource section directs you to reputable suppliers.

The Herb Quarterly

Aromatherapy for Women, of use to both men and women, clearly illustrates the author's knowledge of essential oils and her confidence in applying them to our everyday lives, whether for healing illness, eliminating stress, or enhancing the appearance of the body. This book would make a fine gift for any woman interested in aromatherapy.

The Power behind Your Eyes or Partial View

2009-01-15T09:44:00.000-08:00

The Power behind Your Eyes: Improving Your Eyesight with Integrated Vision Therapy

Author: Robert Michael Kaplan

Good vision is more than the ability to see 20/20 on an eye chart. Any vision problem is a message alerting us to an unbalanced inner state. Eyeglasses, medications, and surgery may correct poor vision but they cannot correct this inner imbalance. In The Power Behind Your Eyes, Robert-Michael Kaplan presents Integrated Vision Therapy a comprehensive daily program that can actually improve as well as treat the inner causes of poor vision. More comprehensive than other vision care techniques, Integrated Vision Therapy takes a holistic approach to identifying the causes of vision problems and developing noninvasive, natural strategies for treatment, including clear, easy-to-follow exercises, diets, and changes in daily habits.

Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: The Doorway to Vision
Chapter 2: Opening the Door to the Brain
Chapter 3: Focusing Your Mind
Chapter 4: What Do You Want?
Chapter 5: The Challenge to Be Clear
Chapter 6: What You Say I What You See!
Chapter 7: Your Secret Purpose
Chapter 8: Renewing Your Vision
Chapter 9: Life's Opportunities
Chapter 10: Living Your Daily Vision
Appendix: The Essential Integrated Vision Therapy Program
Bibliography
Resources
Additional Programs and Services

The author of Seeing Without Glasses, Dr. Robert-Michael Kaplan, O.D., M.Ed., has spent 22 years exploring the frontiers of vision healing in his research and private practice. Trained both in optometry and in the Tibetan Dur Bon healing tradition, he combines both Eastern and Western medical philosophies in his Integrated Vision Therapy. Dr. Kaplan lives in Gibsons, British Columbia.

New interesting textbook: Scripting Recipes for Second Life or Call to Action

Partial View: An Alzheimer's Journal

Author: Cary Smith Henderson

In 1985 Cary Henderson, a history professor, learned he had Alzheimer's disease. Frustrated by his failing memory and his physical inability to write, he began to use a tape recorder. The recorder became his confidant and his means for reaching out to communicate not only with his family but also with others afflicted with the disease. In describing his narrowing world, Cary hoped to help other Alzheimer's patients and their caregivers cope with and understand the disease.

Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies or Meditations to Heal Your Life

2009-01-14T21:32:00.000-08:00

Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies: Healing with Nature's Twelve Mineral Compounds

Author: Nigey Lennon

In 1870, Dr. W.H. Schuessler--noted physiological chemist and physicist--developed the use of twelve cell salts remedies in the treatment of disease. Dr. Schuessler discovered that cell salts are essential to maintaining a healthy body, and that when the body's stores of these mineral compounds become depleted or out of balance, the body's natural defenses are weakened, leaving it susceptible to various diseases. I>Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies is a simple yet comprehensive guide to the history, theory, and use of homeopathic cell salts. Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies is divided into two parts. Part One first provides a history of Dr. Schuessler and his discovery, and then describes each of the cell salts, explaining how it works and detailing its use. Important information on buying and storing cell salts is also included. Part Two offers an A-to-Z listing of common disorders and, based on symptoms, the cell salt remedies that can be used to treat them.

At a time when millions are rediscovering the benefits of homeopathic medicine, I>Homeopathic Cell Salt Remedies provides a much-needed introduction to the safe and effective use of cell salts.

Interesting book: Migraines or Sound Medicine

Meditations to Heal Your Life

Author: Louise L Hay

Louise shares her philosophy of life on a multitude of subjects from addictions to fears to spiritual laws, and everything in between. Her loving insights will enrich you body, mind, and soul, while giving you practical knowledge to apply to your day-to-day life.

An excerpt from Meditations to Heal Your Life:
"The gateways to wisdom and learning are always open, and more and more I am choosing to walk through them. Barriers, blocks, obstacles, and problems are personal teachers giving me the opportunity to move out of the past and into the Totality of Possibilities. As my mind can conceive of more good, the barriers and blocks dissolve. My life becomes full of little miracles popping up out of the blue."—Louise L. Hay

	Introduction	ix
	Acceptance	1
	Addiction	3
	Affirmations	5
	Aging	7
	Aids	9
	Authority	11
	Barriers	13
	Beauty	15
	Bills	17
	Business	19
	Caregivers	21
	Changing My Thinking	23
	Child Abuse	25
	Children	27
	Choice	29
	Communication	31
	Community	33
	Comparisons	35
	Consciousness	37
	Control	39
	Creativity	41
	Criticism	43
	Death	45
	Decision Making	47
	Deserving	49
	Digestion	51
	Dis-ease	53
	Divine Guidance	55
	Doing	57
	Dreams	59
	Driving My Car	61
	Elder Years	63
	Employment	65
	Energy	67
	Enlightenment	69
	Enough for Everyone	71
	Expanding Horizons	73
	Expectations	75
	Family	77
	Fear	79
	Feeling Lost	81
	Feelings	83
	Finances	85
	Fixing It	87
	Food	89
	Forgiveness	91
	Freedom to Choose	93
	Giving and Receiving	95
	God	97
	Gossip	99
	Grieving	101
	Guilt	103
	Headaches	105
	Healing	107
	Highest Good	109
	Holidays	111
	Home	113
	Housekeeping	115
	Humor	117
	Hunger	119
	Immune System	121
	Improvement	123
	Income	125
	Individuality	127
	Lessons	129
	Loss	131
	Love	133
	Meditation	135
	Mirror Talk	137
	Money	139
	Money Worries	141
	New Outlooks	143
	News	145
	Nutrition	147
	Old Tapes	149
	Order	151
	Pain	153
	Parents	155
	Patience	157
	Peace	159
	Perfection	161
	Perfect Order	163
	Planetary Healing	165
	Planet Earth	167
	Power	169
	Prejudice	171
	Problem Solving	173
	Prosperity	175
	Purpose	177
	Relationships	179
	Releasing Habits	181
	Religion	183
	Resentment	185
	Responsibility	187
	Safe Sex	189
	Self-Love	191
	Self-Talk	193
	Sexuality	195
	Spiritual Growth	197
	Spiritual Laws	199
	Subconscious Mind	201
	Success	203
	Support	205
	Support Groups	207
	Surgery	209
	Teenagers	211
	Thoughts	213
	Time	215
	Transition	217
	Transportation	219
	Trust	221
	Unconditional Love	223
	Understanding	225
	Uniqueness	227
	Vision	229
	Wisdom	231
	About the Author	233

The Fibromyalgia Handbook or Complete Book of Chinese Health

2009-01-14T11:21:00.000-08:00

The Fibromyalgia Handbook: A 7-Step Program to Halt and Even Reverse Fibromyalgia

Author: Harris H McIlwain

A new edition of the bestselling book for fibromyalgia sufferers-with information on the latest medications and alternative and complementary therapies Fibromyalgia, with its constant severe muscle pain, relentless fatigue, disturbed sleep, and feelings of depression, is regularly misdiagnosed and misunderstood, yet it is the most common arthritis-related disease next to osteoarthritis. While some feel these symptoms are part of growing older, fibromyalgia is not a sign of aging.In this newly revised edition of his popular handbook, Dr. Harris H. McIlwain offers hope to millions of sufferers. His proven seven-step treatment program includes the very latest in such medications as Cox-2 Inhibitors, the breakthrough drugs that reduce pain and inflammation without stomach upset, and guaifenesin, a common ingredient in cough and cold medications that may lessen the symptoms of fibromyalgia. The program also has specific exercises to reduce deep muscle pain, to increase strength and energy, and to alleviate stress and anxiety. McIlwain tells what alternative approaches are safe to supplement his own treatment program, and offers an expanded discussion of complementary therapies that may be of benefit, such as homeopathy, chiropractic, aromatherapy, nutritional therapy, and herbal therapy. With McIlwain's program, fibromyalgia sufferers can manage the symptoms of the disease, reverse its progression in most cases, and improve the quality of their lives.

Publishers Weekly

In a compassionate guide, Prostate Cancer: A Family Consultation, oncologist Philip Kantoff, M.D., (with freelance writer Malcolm McConnell) steers both the patient and his family through the sometimes bewildering maze of screenings, diagnosis and treatment of the most common cancer diagnosed in American men. Kantoff explains the Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test, which has led to increased early diagnoses of the disease and alternatives to surgery. He also clarifies how treatment affects quality of life and lists options available to those with advanced forms of prostate cancer. (Houghton Mifflin, $14.95 244p ISBN 0-395-71823-6; Nov.)

Library Journal

Fibromyalgia affects more than ten million Americans, largely women, ages 40 or older, and causes severe muscle pain, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and depression. It rates as the most common arthritis-related disease, next to osteoarthritis, and as a commonly misdiagnosed syndrome. To help in controlling this difficult health problem, arthritis specialist McIlwain outlines a multistep program of medical treatment (moist heat, medication, ultrasound, and transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation, or TENS), exercise and fitness, stress relief, complementary approaches (chiropractic, massage therapy, acupuncture, biofeedback, and homeopathic treatment), nutrition and diet, and support groups. A useful appendix of exercises, a list of references and supporting research, and some frequently asked questions will assist in the patient's treatment. Recommended, especially when read in tandem with Devin Starlanyl and Mary Ellen Copeland's more comprehensive Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain Syndrome: A Survival Manual (LJ 9/15/96).-Janet Coggan, Univ. of Florida Libs., Gainesville

Interesting textbook: Microéconomie Intermédiaire :une Approche Moderne

Complete Book of Chinese Health

Author: Daniel P Reid

Here is the first complete manual of Chinese medicine specifically written for the layperson. Filled with illustrated exercises and recipes, this book offers a unique, integrated system of preventive health care so that now anyone can promote good health, longevity, and spiritual awareness using these traditional techniques. Included are: Key concepts of Chinese medical theory Dozens of illustrated T'ai Chi and Chee-gung exercises The Chinese approach to healing common ailments Authentic secrets of Taoist sexual yoga Therapeutic food recipes and herbal tonics Alternative treatments for diseases such as AIDS and cancer Resource listings: teachers, schools, centers, stores, and mail-order suppliers

When the Belly Button Pops the Babys Done or Healing Back Pain

2009-01-14T00:09:00.000-08:00

When the Belly Button Pops, the Baby's Done: A Month-by-Month Guide to Surviving (and Loving) Your Pregnancy

Author: Lorilee Craker

“This is your brain…This is your brain on progesterone!”

Have the hormones of pregnancy pushed you slightly over the edge? Here's permission to give in and have a few belly laughs as a mother of two and a panel of experienced moms revel in the humorous side of pregnancy. This warm and funny month-by-month guide contains serious wisdom for pregnant moms looking to have a joyful pregnancy.

Reassuring and helpful for both body and soul, Lorilee and her Pregnant Pals address the whole mother–as only good friends can–with sidebars, checklists, quotables, and down-to-earth help such as:
·Tips on conquering nausea, narcolepsy, and general nuttiness
·How to panic-proof your pregnancy
·Good food and good exercise for great pregnant bods
·Chic, no-tents-allowed fashion tips
·Survival strategies for labor day

Serving up spiritual encouragement for the whole nine months, this is the essential pregnancy book for Christian moms!

Author Biography: Lorilee Craker, mother of two, is a freelance writer who has written hundreds of newspaper and magazine articles on sports and entertainment issues. She is the author of A Is for Adam, a guide to biblical baby names. Her background includes several years' experience in Christian publishing. An expatriate Canadian, she lives in Grand Rapids, Michigan with her husband and two sons. Her “Pregnant Pals” panel consists of seasoned Christian mothers.

Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection

Author: John E Sarno

Do you have back, neck, or shoulder pain that keeps recurring or won't go away? Does back pain keep you from living a full life? If so, you may be suffering from TMS (Tension Myositis Syndrome)—and you don't have to take it anymore!Dr. John E. Sarno is a medical pioneer whose mind-body approach has helped patients overcome their back conditions—without drugs or dangerous surgery. After indentifying stress and other psychological factors in back pain, he demonstrates how many of his patients have then gone on to heal themselves without exercise or other physical therapy. With case histories and the results of in-depth mind-body research, Dr. Sarno describes how patients recognize the emotional roots of their TMS and sever the connections between mental and physical pain.

Library Journal

Dont Die of Embarrassment or Cancer Recovery Guide

2009-01-13T14:57:00.000-08:00

Don't Die of Embarrassment: Life after Colostomy and Other Adventures

Author: Barbara Barri

A remarkably candid and informative first-person account of surviving colon cancer and living after a colostomy. A helpful guide for anyone facing this life-altering surgery.

Every year 70,000 people in the United States and Canada undergo colostomies. In 1994, Barbara Barrie became one of them. When the successful actress received the diagnosis of colorectal cancer, she knew that this was the greatest crisis she and her family would face. But it also became an adventure that, through courage and humor, brought new joys and a greater appreciation to her life.

More than just a memoir, Don't Die of Embarrassment provides valuable information about the ostomy experience. She gives essential information about the occurrence of colon cancer, its symptoms, and treatment options. A valuable guide for people learning to adjust to an altered lifestyle after surgery.

Includes a new afterword, written by Dr. Otis W. Brawley.

Cancer Recovery Guide: 15 Alternative and Complementary Strategies for Restoring Health

Author: Jonathan Chamberlain

In Europe and the USA we have a 40-50% chance of getting cancer at some time in our lives. So what do you do if you are diagnosed with the disease? The harshness of orthodox treatments (surgery, radiation and chemotherapy) are wellknown. Their use is widespread, but their results are not impressive. Faced with these options, informed patients are increasingly seeking out alternative or complementary strategies to take control of their own healing. This book provides an overview of them.

Jonathan Chamberlain watched his wife suffer and eventually die - both from her cancer and from the direct effects of the orthodox treatments she had undergone. This experience led him on a journey in search of other methods of overcoming cancer. What he discovered stunned him. There are cures out there - dozens of them - many offering very good chances of recovery.

In Cancer Recovery Guide Chamberlain presents 15 simple, practical strategies for becoming well again. These strategies are grouped in three families: those relating to the mind and the emotions (did you know stress makes cancers more aggressive?); those relating to the health of the whole body (cancer cannot survive in a tissue environment that is truly healthy); and those that focus on directly attacking the cancer tumours. The personal stories cited throughout the book testify to the curative possibilities of the strategies presented.

The Hippy Gourmets Quick and Simple Cookbook for Healthy Eating or 10 Simple Solutions to Migraines

2009-01-13T02:46:00.000-08:00

The Hippy Gourmet's Quick and Simple Cookbook for Healthy Eating

Author: Bruce Brennan

Bruce Brennan, the host of the hit PBS show The Hippy Gourmet, travels the globe sampling healthy, native cuisines. From creamy hot Quinoa Cereal grown in the high Andes to a robust Salad Olivier from the Ukraine, he celebrates the joy of using local, freshly grown, and organic ingredients. Now in a cookbook packed with over 150 recipes, Bruce shows you how you can make these easy, delicious dishes in your own home. His vegan, vegetarian, and pescatarian meals will transform your eating experience-and change the world for the better, one meal at a time. Don't miss:

*AMAZING BREAKFASTS-Enjoy Blueberry Pecan Pancakes that will make you flip!
*SIMPLE SOUPS-When it's too hot to turn on the stove, taste Cold Cucumber Soup and spend the rest of the day skinny-dipping.
*BEANS, GLORIOUS BEANS-Try Brazilian-style Black Beans that do a samba on your tongue.
*MAGICAL TOFU-Sample "Wild" Rice and Steamed Veggies that combine the silky goodness of tofu with spicy ginger and garlic.
*SOLAR PIZZA-Prepare everyone's favorite meal and, if the mood strikes, bake it in your own homemade solar oven. (It really works!)
*MAMA MIA! PASTA LOVERS-Indulge in pasta with rich and cheesy vegetarian "meat" balls that make everyone happy, including the cows.
*SEASIDE FAVORITES-Cook up Spinach and Mushroom Sole, a classic rolled fish recipe that totally rocks!
*SHARE-THE-LOVE DESSERTS-Make Mocha Mousse, a dark and powerful end to your meal that tastes as soft and light as a cloud.
*PLUS MARINADES, SALADS, SANDWICHES, SIDE DISHES, AND MORE!

New interesting book: A Lincoln or Common Sense

10 Simple Solutions to Migraines: Recognize Triggers, Control Symptoms, Reclaim Your Life

Author: Dawn A Marcus

IN BRIEF
A neurologist specializing in headache treatment outlines ten simple techniques to help relieve and prevent migraines, including drug therapy, lifestyle enhancements, and complementary therapies, including supplements, diet, and exercise.

Get Migraines Under Control
If you're a migraine sufferer, you want to know what you can do to make the pain go away-now!

This collection of straightforward tips cuts through the hype about migraine headaches to offer you the simple, scientific truth about how to get your migraines under control. It begins by helping you get a correct diagnosis, and then it guides you to track your own personal headache triggers. Medical treatment is sometimes the best way to deal with migraine pain, but you'll also learn fast and simple ways to make relaxation, stress management, and alternative therapies work for you to stop painful migraines-now!

Relapse Prevention Counseling for African Americans or Born Again in Brazil

2009-01-12T17:34:00.000-08:00

Relapse Prevention Counseling for African Americans: A Culturally Specific Model

Author: Roland Williams

This book adapts the CENAPS Model of Recovery and Relapse to the specific cultural needs of African Americans. There are a number of obstacles faced by African Americans that are not experienced by members of the majority culture who seek recovery.

Disproportionately large numbers of African Americans relapse. Why? What can be done?

Relapse is a serious problem for all recovering people, but it is especially severe for African Americans seeking recovery from addiction. Now, for the first time, Roland Williams, a certified Relapse Prevention specialist who is heavily involved in promoting recovery in the African-American community, has joined forces with Terence T. Gorski to initiate an in-depth look at relapse among recovering African Americans and what can be done to prevent it.

All recovering people have relapse warning signs. For many African Americans, however, these warning signs are woven into a broad fabric of cultural issues that create additional obstacles to staying alcohol and drug free.

Book about: Staying Power or Nurturing Yourself Through IVF

Born Again in Brazil: The Pentecostal Boom and the Pathogens of Poverty

Author: R Andrew Chestnut

A spiritual revolution is transforming the religious landscape of Latin America. Evangelical Protestantism, particularly Pentecostalism, has replaced Catholicism as the leading religion in thousands of barrios on the urban periphery. But in few Latin American nations have Protestants multiplied as rapidly as in Brazil. What accounts for this rise? Combining historical, political, and ethnographic research, R. Andrew Chesnut shows that the relationship between faith healing and illness in the conversion process is integral to the popularity of Pentecostalism among Brazil's poor. He augments his analysis of the economic and political factors with extensive interview material to capture his informants' conversion experience. In doing so, he presents both a historical framework for a broad understanding of Pentecostalism in Latin America and insight into the personal motivations and beliefs of the crentes themselves.

What People Are Saying

David Martin
David Martin , University of London
For vivid insight, lively narrative, and persuasive use of life histories, this is a major piece of ethnography...

David Stoll
An engaging case study of one of the most successful Pentecostal bodies in Latin American...
— (David Stoll, author of Is Latin America Turning Protestant?)

Virginia Garrard-Burnett
Virginia Garrard-Burnett, Institute of Latin American Studies, University of Texas, Austin.
An exciting and provocative book!...

Master Chengs New Method of Tai CHI or What Cancer Cannot Do

2009-01-12T06:20:00.000-08:00

Master Cheng's New Method of T'ai Chi

Author: Cheng Man Ching

Cheng Man-ch'ing, the famed master of t'ai chi, is regarded as an enormously influential figure in codifying the most widely practiced form of the ancient martial art. This volume, developed by the martial arts master and scholar, details the way that students arrive at a posture -- from beginning movements to the end pose. Master Cheng provides practitioners with a complete and concise guide to the Short Form, enabling them to make rapid progress.

What Cancer Cannot Do: Stories of Courage

Author: Phyllis Ten Elshof

Cancer is so limited. It cannot cripple life, it cannot shatter hope, it cannot corrode faith, it cannot Filled with stories of courage for anyone dealing with cancer, this book combines uplifting Scriptures from the NIV, inspirational quotes, and encouraging stories from both male and female cancer survivors.

Everything Get Ready for Baby Book or Defeating Diabetes

2009-01-11T20:09:00.000-08:00

Everything Get Ready for Baby Book

Author: Katina Z Jones

Sure you've read your medical books, washed and folded all those cute baby clothes, and maybe even put the crib together, but are you ready? Are you really ready for the life-changing event about to arrive?

Relax, The Everything Get Ready for Baby Book, 2nd Edition is here to get you through it all! Inside you'll find tips on:

Baby safety (Lock those cabinets and plug those outlets!)
Choosing a pediatrician (More difficult than choosing your mate)
Baby names (We have to name her too?)
Sleep for the baby and you (Ah, sleep, the long-lost friend)
Activities for baby (What do I do with him?)

With tried-and-true answers and ideas to help even the most shell-shocked parent, this guide will be the survival handbook for your new exciting life-with baby!

Top Ten Things Expectant Parents Need to Know     xii
Introduction     xiii
Your Baby's Future...and Past     1
You're Pregnant! Now What?     2
Start Spreadin' the News!     4
Revisiting Your Family Tree     5
Babies in Your Family History     8
Myriad Myths and Timeless Tips     9
Make Some New Traditions     10
Journaling: Pregnancy in Your Own Words     13
A Million Little Thoughts     14
One Month     14
Two Months     15
Three Months     16
Four Months     17
Five Months     18
Six Months     19
Seven Months     21
Eight Months     22
Nine Months     23
Taking Care for Two     25
Healthy Eating During Pregnancy     26
Getting Enough Exercise     29
Exercises for Labor and Delivery     32
Hormones and Emotions     33
Getting Enough Rest     34
Building a Support Network     35
Making a Birth Plan     36
Screening and Diagnostic Tests     38
Getting Ready     40
Preparing the Nest     41
Location     42
Decorating the Nursery     42
Baby Equipment: What You Need to Buy or Borrow     46
Baby's Basic Layette     52
Shopping for Baby     53
Toys for Baby's First Six Months     54
A Beautiful Reward     56
Naming Your Baby     57
Where Do You Start?     58
Choices, Choices     58
Family Ties: Junior, Senior, III, Etc.     60
Names and Stereotypes     60
Exploring the Possibilities     61
Choosing a Middle Name     66
To Tell...or Not to Tell     67
Baby Safety     69
From Baby's Perspective     70
Your Shopping List     70
So, You Think It's Safe...     71
First Aid     72
Home, Sweet-and Safe     77
Lead and Asbestos Dangers     78
Equipment Safety     79
Used Crib Safety Tips     81
Other Equipment Concerns     83
Think Toy Safety     86
Old-and Dangerous     86
Once Baby's More Active...     88
Your Baby's Pediatrician and Other Medical Concerns     89
Finding a Good Childbirth Class     90
Finding and Choosing a Pediatrician     91
Ask Questions     92
What Happens at the Early Checkups?     93
Well-Baby Checkups and Immunizations     94
Building a Good Working Relationship with Your Pediatrician     96
When to Call the Nurse     97
Common Ailments     98
More Common Problems-and What to Do     101
Only the Best for Baby     102
The Blessed Event     103
Great Expectations     104
What to Pack for Yourself     104
Packing for Baby     105
The Breech Baby     106
Birth-and How You Get Through It     107
Where Are They Taking My Baby?     110
Working with a Doula or Midwife     111
When Baby's Late     112
What If You Need a C-Section?     112
Postpartum Issues     114
When to Call for Help     115
Beginning a New (and Separate) Life     116
Sharing Baby     117
Adjustment Issues for New Moms     118
Separation Anxiety-How to Get Through It     119
Build Your "Village" and Keep It Thriving      120
How to Interview a Babysitter     121
Tips for Sibling Adjustment     122
Helping Pets Adjust to Baby     125
Adjustments to Your Relationship     127
Leaving the Cocoon     128
Daycare     129
Start Planning Now     130
Daycare Centers     130
Family Daycare     132
Clean, Safe, and Happy     134
Child Care in Your Home     135
Do Your Own Background Check     137
The Final Choice Is Yours     138
Stay Connected     139
Bonding with Your Baby     141
Will You Bond?     142
What Baby Really Needs from You     142
How Babies Learn     143
Baby Quality Time     144
What to Say When You Talk to Your Baby     145
Using Baby Sign Language     147
How to Have a Well-Adjusted Baby     147
Baby's Personality     148
How to Start (or Be in) a Playgroup     149
The Upset Baby     150
Is Baby Overstimulated?     151
Caring for Baby-and Staying Fit     153
Breast or Bottle?     154
Breastfeeding-What You Should Know     154
Is Baby Getting Enough Milk?     156
Make It Easier on Yourself     158
How to Make Breastfeeding Work for You     159
Formula Feeding     161
Graduating to Solid Foods     163
Tackling the Diaper Dilemma     165
Making a Splash with Baby's First Bath     167
What about Mom?     168
Getting Baby to Sleep     171
A Major Issue     172
The Baby Sleep Cycle     172
Other Reasons Baby Can't Sleep     173
Do Babies Dream?     175
Colic and Related Sleep Problems     176
Should You Stay or Should You Go?     177
Relaxation Techniques to Improve Sleep     179
The Latest on SIDS     181
Get on a Schedule     182
Traveling with Your Baby     183
Gearing Up for Travel     184
Places to Go, People to See     185
Your Baby, the Road Warrior     186
Feeding Your Traveling Bundle of Joy     188
Flying the (Baby) Friendly Skies     189
Baby-Friendly Hotels and Motels     191
Travel Warnings     191
Home, Sweet Home     192
Dads Are Special Too     193
Adjusting to "Daddyhood"     194
Helping Before Baby     195
After Baby Arrives     196
Staying Involved While Working     197
Bringing Work Home     198
Mr. Mom     199
"Daddy and Me" Activities     201
Going Back to Work     203
The Work-Guilt Paradigm     204
Financial Considerations     205
Work-Life Balance Programs     206
Finding a "Family-Friendly" Company     207
Starting a Home-Based Business     209
Juggling Family and Work     211
Five Steps to Better Time Management     212
Choosing Your New Business     213
Getting Social     215
So Happy Together     216
Time for "Mommy and Me"     217
Parents' Night Out     219
Staying Social     220
Story Hours     221
Playgroups     222
Family-Friendly Baby Stuff     224
Playtime with Baby     227
New Baby Games     228
Nursery Rhymes     230
Classic Fun     235
Baby Toys     237
Baby Yoga and Massage     238
TV Time with Baby     238
Enjoy Yourselves!     239
Capturing Baby's First Year     241
Putting It All Together     242
Baby's Firsts-in Real Time     243
Making a "Baby's First Year" Scrapbook     245
Other Creative Ways to Immortalize Baby     246
How to Write Your Baby's Story     247
Baby's Growth Stages: What Happens When     248
The Journey That Lies Ahead     251
Cyber Babies     253
Help That's 24/7     254
Pregnancy-Related Sites     254
Birth Story Sites     256
Newborn and Beyond     257
For More Information...     260
Cyber Shopping     262
Stay Safe!     263
Additional Resources     264
Bibliography     268
The Practical Side of Pregnancy- A Nine-Month Checklist     271
Baby Names     275
Index     295

Defeating Diabetes

Author: Brenda Davis

Now there is real hope and real solutions for people with adult onset (type 2) diabetes. Here are the steps needed to construct a program of dietary and lifestyle change that can vastly improve the health of people with this disease. Includes: what foods help overcome insulin resistance, a self-care checklist for physical and emotional well-being, over 50 recipes with menus and a basic shopping list, and information on alternative and conventional therapies. Completely comprehensive yet easy to understand.

Post Harvest Tobacco Infestation Control or 50 Natural Ways to Better Breathing

2009-01-11T10:57:00.000-08:00

Post-Harvest Tobacco Infestation Control

Author: Ryan

This book reviews all aspects of insect pests of tobacco and the subsequent control methods from the harvesting through to the production and storage of finished tobacco products. Control procedures to eliminate outbreaks of infestation are reviewed and a number of case histories are described to demonstrate integration of the methodologies.

Booknews

Reviews all aspects, including control methods, of the tobacco beetle and tobacco moth, which attack tobacco from the point of harvest to the production and storage of finished products. Describes their biology; monitoring infestation visually and with pheromone and light traps; sanitation measures to prevent infestation; chemical control with fumigation, insecticides, and insect growth regulators; and physical controls, primarily heating and cooling. Also includes several case histories, an extensive bibliography, and a glossary without pronunciation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

New interesting textbook: Delias Vegetarian Collection or Vegetarian Soups

50 Natural Ways to Better Breathing

Author: Raje Airey

50 quick-fix tips for the easy breathing that will make anyone feel wonderful.

Praisemoves or Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks

2009-01-10T22:46:00.000-08:00

Praisemoves: A Christian Alternative to Yoga

Author: Laurette Willis

For 22 years Laurette Willis studied yoga and endured a difficult journey through New Age beliefs. When she became a Christian, she was given the desire to create a Christian alternative to yoga. Now churches across America host her PraiseMoves program, which helps people

increase flexibility and balance
lose weight and gain endurance
nurture a rich, meaningful prayer life
ease depression and stress and inspire joy
develop a deep knowledge of Scripture

This DVD provides two workouts—60 and 20 minutes—that are easy, effective, and intended for all fitness levels.

Exercise enthusiasts will love to incorporate this time of worship, health, and rejuvenation into their daily walk with God.

Book about: Business in Action or Global Hong Kong

Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks: A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's

Author: Lela Knox Shanks

When the doctors told Lela Shanks that Alzheimer's would render her husband totally helpless, she was given no instructions on how to manage his disease at home. It was understood that Alzheimer's patients were destined for institutional care. Undaunted, she cared for Hughes at home for the next thirteen years until his peaceful death in 1998. In Your Name Is Hughes Hannibal Shanks, Lela Shanks sets forth the knowledge and wisdom that made all the difference. She describes her initial denial, her gradual acceptance, and her discovery that the key to successful caregiving lies in never losing sight of the patient's humanity. Shanks details the symptoms and stages of the disease, sets forth practical techniques for managing problems such as wandering and incontinence, and outlines twenty coping and survival strategies for caregivers.

Life as We Know It or Teach Yourself Fitness

2009-01-10T12:34:00.000-08:00

Life As We Know It: A Father, a Family, and an Exceptional Child

Author: Michael Berub

When Jamie Bérubé was born with Down syndrome in 1991, he was immediately subject to the
medical procedures, insurance guidelines, policies, and representations that surround every child our society
designates as disabled. In this wrenching yet ultimately inspiring book, Jamie's father, literary scholar Michael
Bérubé, describes not only the challenges of raising his son but the challenge of seeing him as a person
rather than as a medical, genetic, or social problem.

Publishers Weekly

The twofold purpose of this impassioned reportage by the parent of a child with Down's syndrome is eloquently achieved by Brub (Higher Education Under Fire). First, he paints a clear picture of his beloved son, Jamie, and of the first four years of his obstacle-strewn life; second, he thoughtfully raises difficult questions "about our obligations to each other individually and socially, and about our capacity to imagine other people." Brub's investigation into the contradictory social effects evoked by clinical procedures in utero, genetic testing and the whole concept of "disabled" children parallels the poignant, intimate chronicle of how he, his wife (also a Ph.D.) and older son cope with the challenge of raising Jamie, whom he describes as "gradually emerging, like a slowly developing Polaroid of a child, into a vivid and indelible creature with a sense of humor." Brub, a professor of English at the University of Illinois, frames advocacy and righteous anger with wry humor. In doing so, he accomplishes the difficult feat of combining an extraordinarily personal narrative with an intelligent, knowledgeable discussion of public issues raised by his private experience. (Oct.)

Library Journal

One would not expect a book on Down's syndrome from Berube (Higher Education Under Fire, Routledge, 1995). But then, Berube wasn't expecting his son, Jamie, to be born with the condition. This book is the story of Jamie's first years and his family's attempt to give him a normal life. Yet Berube has written more than a "this is what my family experienced and how we coped" book. He tackles the troubling issues associated with disability, lending his knowledge of the history and philosophy of Western civilization to the debates surrounding prenatal testing, disability law, mainstreaming vs. inclusion policies, and IQ testing. The questions he raises are so troubling that they are often ignored by society, even by those with disabled children. Not truly a parenting book or just for special parents, this should be read by policy makers. For most collections, especially those with disability law and policy sections.KellyJo Houtz Griffin, Auburn, Wash.

Kirkus Reviews

An engaging personal account of raising a son with Down syndrome, by a loving father for whom the experience raises serious questions about the nature of social justice, natural rights, and our obligations to one another.

Although Bérubé (English/Univ. of Illinois) and his 36-year-old wife, Janet, chose not to have amniocentesis, their decision to forgo prenatal testing, and by implication abortion, is not one he would mandate for others. He argues persuasively that there are some areas of human life in which individuals must be free from political coercion and must be given the private legal space to make exceedingly difficult life-and-death decisions. For him, a larger concern than the abortion issue is the risk that disabled children like his Jamie will come to be regarded by society as unproductive citizens and therefore unaffordable luxuries. By writing about Jamie, he hopes to correct that notion, arguing that such children can become productive and making Jamie's claims on society loudly and clearly. Interwoven with this story of Jamie's physical and cognitive development in the first four years of his life are Bérubé's discussions of the changing laws concerning the rights of the disabled and the various ways in which disabled children are educated. He gives an especially lucid picture of the variability and inconsistency with which individual states handle special education and of the incentives for school districts to segregate students by mental or physical ability. By raising questions about what it means to be human and by showing us that his son is indeed fully human, the author helps us to understand what it is to be a person with Down syndrome.

A staff nurse at the hospital where Jamie was born, taking notes on how the Bérubés were coping, wrote that they seemed "to be intellectualizing." Bérubé's ability to do so is precisely what distinguishes this thought-provoking account from the usual overcoming-handicaps narrative.

Book about: L'impresa magra completa: Flusso di valore che traccia per i processi dell'ufficio ed amministrativi

Teach Yourself Fitness

Author: Jeff Archer

No more excuses--get fit for a lifetime of good health

Written by a professional personal trainer and lifestyle coach, Teach Yourself Fitness teaches you how to make fitness part of your daily routine for life. Filled with diagrams, diaries, and easy exercise instructions, this handy workout companion shows you how to:

Overcome failure and get started on fitness success
Set realistic, personalized goals
Monitor progress
Stay motivated and get through challenging times

Jeff Archer is a personal trainer and life coach,and a founder and director of The Tonic, a lifestyle and fitness consultancy - www.the-tonic.com.

Thyroid Balance or Start Your Own Personal Training Business

2009-01-10T01:21:00.000-08:00

Thyroid Balance

Author: MAc RothfeldGlenn S MD

If you are one of the more than 14 million Americans who suffers from a thyroid disorder, knowingly or unknowingly, Thyroid Balance is the key to restoring your health and well-being. Never before has there been a comprehensive guide that explains all the traditional and alternative methods available for treating thyroid disorders-and allows you to become an active participant in designing a balanced, practical treatment program.

Using the amassed knowledge of twenty-five years at the forefront of the complementary medicine movement, Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld answers every question the thyroid patient might have, including how to:
*Recognize a thyroid condition
*Determine if the adrenal gland is the real culprit
*Distinguish between hypo, hyper, autoimmune, and subclinical conditions
*Integrate conventional and alternative treatments
*Know what to do when treatment fails
*Get your metabolism and your body thermostat back under control
*Control weight gain and loss
*Manage a thyroid condition's interaction with other problems
*Minimize the thyroid's impact on a woman's cycle and fertility

Dr. Glenn S. Rothfeld provides the tools patients need to take charge of their own treatments, including a reader quiz and a worksheet for creating a personal plan. From allopathic medicine to alternative medicine to integrative medicine, Thyroid Balance gives you all the tools you need to choose and adapt the traditional and alternative methods that best suit your needs and help you find balance.

Glenn S. Rothfeld, M.D., M.Ac., is currently the Clinical Assistant Professor of family medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine, where he developed one of thenation's first courses on alternative medicine. Dr. Rothfeld is a licensed acupuncturist, a frequent lecturer, and the author of seven books on complementary medicine topics. He is currently medical director of WholeHealth New England, a complementary medicine center in Arlington, MA.

Deborah S. Romaine is coauthor of Beef Busters, Syndrome X: Managing Insulin Resistance, and The Complete Idiot's Guide to Healing Back Pain. She lives in Tacoma, Washington.

Go to: Slow Food or Williams Sonoma New Healthy Kitchen

Start Your Own Personal Training Business: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Success

Author: Tom Weed

Earn a Healthy Living Helping Others Win the Battle of the Bulge

Personal trainers aren't just for athletes and the rich and famous anymore. As people become more aware of the importance of living a healthy lifestyle, personal trainers are in high demand. You'll learn the nuts and bolts of starting a personal training business, including everything from establishing a business plan to getting certified to finding a profitable niche. Tips from successful trainers provide inspiration and advice along the way. They offer insights about:

Requirements and startup costs
What to expect during day-to-day operations
Making yourself stand out from the competition
Marketing strategies
Building solid relationships with clients
How to track and manage finances
The most popular services trainers are offering

You'll also find out about the latest trends in health and wellness so you can keep your business at the cutting edge in this rapidly expanding market. Whether you want to run a solo-operation or an exercise studio employing other trainers - you'll have the tools to succeed.

Preface     xi
Introduction to Personal Training     1
What Do Personal Trainers Do?     2
Who Is Your Market?     5
Is This Business for You?     5
Credibility and Credentials     6
Continuing Education     9
Designing Your Business     11
Business Plan Elements     12
To Market, to Market     13
The Competitor You Can't See     15
The Industry's Showcase     16
Selling Related Products     16
Establishing Policies and Procedures     17
Cancellation Policy     17
Late Policy     18
Think About the Unthinkable     19
Are You Liable?     21
Are You on a Mission?     22
Structuring Your Business     27
Legal Structure     28
Business Insurance     30
Licenses and Permits     31
Professional Advisors     33
What's In a Name?     35
Locating and Setting Up Your Business     39
Working from the Home     40
Commercial Facilities     40
Going Mobile     43
Operating in Cyberspace     45
Setting Up Your Web Site     46
Getting Outside Help     47
Computer-Based Training Tools     48
E-Mail Dos and Don'ts     49
Boosting Traffic     50
Web Site Disclaimer     51
Setting Yourself Apart     53
Wellness Coaching     54
Playing a Different Role     54
Making the Connection     55
A Business for Anywhere     56
The Coaching Session     56
The Challenges of Coaching     56
What You'll Need to Do     57
Functional Training     57
At the Core     58
Choosing a Niche     60
Consider Your Strengths and Likes     60
Start-Up Expenses and Financing     63
Sources of Start-Up Funds     64
Equipping Your Business     66
Telecommunications     70
Office Supplies     72
Exercise Equipment     72
Vehicle     74
Adding It All Up     75
Staffing: Maximizing Your Human Resources     79
Where to Look     80
Evaluating Applicants     81
Once They're on Board      84
Paying Your Employees     86
Employee Benefits     86
Employees or Independent Contractors?     87
Noncompete and Confidentiality Agreements     88
Building Client Relationships     91
The Initial Consultation     92
As the Boss     93
Critical Documents     94
Informed Consent, Release, and Assumption of the Risk     94
Physician Consent/Clearance     96
Fitness Assessment     96
Client Records     96
Keeping Your Clients Motivated     97
Can Clients Reach You?     98
Advertising and Marketing     113
Marketing 101     114
Getting the Word Out     115
Direct Mail     116
Collateral Materials     118
The Real Gold Mine     118
Medical Referral Programs     119
Ideas for Promoting Your Business     120
Is It Newsworthy?     121
Give It Away     122
Selling Your Business     123
Be Prepared     123
Assessing Your Results     124
Fiscal Fitness     127
Pricing Your Services     128
Payment Methods     130
Accepting Credit and Debit Cards     130
Setting Credit Policies     131
Billing     131
Keeping Records     133
Ask Before You Need     134
Tales from the Trenches     157
Know What Your Clients Know     138
Stay Flexible     138
Assign Homework     138
Pick Up After Your Clients     138
Invest in Education     139
You Are Not Your Client     139
Maintain a Client Base     140
Don't Throw It Away     141
Decide How Much You're Willing to Work     141
Be Your Own Advertisement     142
Give Gifts that Come Back to You     143
Personal Training Resources     145
Consultants and Other Experts     145
Credit Card and Other Payment Processing Services     146
Equipment, Supplies, and Services     146
Fitness Organizations     146
Health-Related Associations and Government Agencies     147
Magazines, Books, and Other Publications     148
Miscellaneous Resources     149
Performing Rights Organizations     149
Software and Web-Based Tools and Services     150
Successful Personal Trainers     151
Useful Web Sites     151
Glossary     153
Index     157

Losing Weight Permanently with the Bulls Eye Food Guide or Kemetic Diet Ancient African Wisdom for Health of Mind Body and Spirit

2009-01-09T16:09:00.000-08:00

Losing Weight Permanently with the Bull's-Eye Food Guide

Author: Josephine Connolly Schoonen

Readers who have been struggling to find that magical balance of proteins, fats, and carbs will be relieved to learn that the perfect mix is actually different for each person. Along with a guided self-assessment for determining an individual's ideal ratio, this book presents an easy, graphical system for making daily food choices and executing a plan of long-term weight loss. Using an accessible, practical approach, the author shares key findings from her years as a dietitian and obesity researcher.

Interesting book: Reiki and the Seven Chakras or Almond Eyes Lotus Feet

Kemetic Diet Ancient African Wisdom for Health of Mind, Body, and Spirit

Author: Muata Ashby

3.
THE KEMETIC DIET: GUIDE TO HEALTH, DIET AND FASTING Health issues have always been important to human beings since the beginning of time. The earliest records of history show that the art of healing was held in high esteem since the time of Ancient Egypt. In the early 20th century, medical doctors had almost attained the status of sainthood by the promotion of the idea that they alone were "scientists" while other healing modalities and traditional healers who did not follow the "scientific method' were nothing but superstitious, ignorant charlatans who at best would take the money of their clients and at worst kill them with the unscientific "snake oils" and "irrational theories". In the late 20th century, the failure of the modern medical establishment's ability to lead the general public to good health, promoted the move by many in society towards "alternative medicine". Alternative medicine disciplines are those healing modalities which do not adhere to the philosophy of allopathic medicine. Allopathic medicine is what medical doctors practice by an large. It is the theory that disease is caused by agencies outside the body such as bacteria, viruses or physical means which affect the body. These can therefore be treated by medicines and therapies The natural healing method began in the absence of extensive technologies with the idea that all the answers for health may be found in nature or rather, the deviation from nature. Therefore, the health of the body can be restored by correcting the aberration and thereby restoring balance. This is the area that will be covered in this volume. Allopathic techniques have their place in the art of healing. However, we should notforget that the body is a grand achievement of the spirit and built into it is the capacity to maintain itself and heal itself.

The Blue Death or 1000 Cures for 200 Ailments

2009-01-09T03:57:00.000-08:00

The Blue Death: True Tales of Disease, Disaster, and the Water We Drink

Author: Robert D Morris

With the keen eyes of a scientist and the sensibilities of a seasoned writer, Dr. Robert Morris chronicles the fascinating and at times frightening story of our drinking water. His gripping narrative vividly recounts the epidemics that have shaken cities and nations, the scientists who reached into the invisible and emerged with controversial truths that would save millions of lives, and the economic and political forces that opposed these researchers in a ferocious war of ideas.

In the gritty world of nineteenth-century England, amid the ravages of cholera, Morris introduces John Snow, the physician who proved that the deadly disease could be hidden in a drop of water. Decades later in the deserts of Africa, the story follows Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch as they raced to find the cause of cholera and a means to prevent its spread. In the twentieth century, burgeoning cities would subdue cholera and typhoid by bending rivers to their will, building massive filtration plants, and bubbling poisonous gas through their drinking water. However, with the arrival of the new millennium, the demon of waterborne disease is threatening to reemerge, and a growing body of research has linked the chlorine relied on for water treatment with cancer and stillbirths.

In The Blue Death, Morris dispels notions of fail-safe water systems. Along the way he reveals some shocking truths: the millions of miles of leaking water mains, constantly evolving microorganisms, and the looming threat of bioterrorism, which may lead to catastrophe. Across time and around the world, this riveting account offers alarming information about the natural and man-made hazards present in thevery water we drink.

The Washington Post - Barron H. Lerner

Morris is no impartial observer. An epidemiologist who specializes in drinking water, he is the author of a controversial paper suggesting that chlorine might increase the rates of several cancers. Indeed, some of his narrative describes his David-like efforts to challenge the Goliaths of water, ranging from the Environmental Protection Agency to the drinking-water industry, which he suggests are cutting corners on water purification to save money. Still, it is hard not to be sympathetic to Morris's claims, which rely in part on the same crack epidemiological detective work used by Snow 150 years ago.

Publishers Weekly

In this engrossing and disquieting book, the author, who specializes in drinking water epidemiology, raises the alarm about hidden perils in our water. He traces the history of the search for water-borne pathogens from the mid-19th century, when doctors discovered the bacterium that causes cholera (the blue death), to the 20th century, when it was found that chlorination and filtration would block many of the organisms responsible for diseases such as typhoid fever, dysentery and cholera. But today, our water supply is far from safe. Some pathogens elude conventional filters; others are resistant to chlorine; and chlorinated drinking water may increase the risk of certain cancers. Climate change, emerging diseases, toxic chemicals, decaying pipes and terrorism also threaten our water. To dramatize his thesis, Morris describes devastating outbreaks of gastrointestinal disease, such as the one caused by a parasite in Milwaukee's drinking water that sickened 400,000 people in 1993. During the 19th century, doctors had to overcome opposition from those who refused to believe that diseases could be waterborne. Now, epidemiologists and researchers who advocate for tighter controls on drinking water must battle drinking water industry lobbyists who resist regulatory efforts. Morris argues persuasively that unless we do more to protect the water we drink, we court disaster. (Aug.)

Tina Neville - Library Journal

In this fast-paced chronicle of waterborne diseases, Morris (emeritus, Harvard Univ., Tufts Univ., & Medical Coll. of Wisconsin) begins with a thorough look at British physician John Snow's 19th-century investigation into the cause of cholera and empathizes with Snow's difficulties in convincing people that water can cause disease. He continues with an examination of French chemist Louis Pasteur and German physician Robert Koch's contributions to the study of cholera. After this lengthy historical overview, he jumps ahead to the mid-20th century, when chlorination created a misguided complacency with the purity of U.S. water. The public's confidence was shattered with the severe outbreak of the parasitic disease cryptosporidiosis in Wisconsin during the early 1990s and the discovery of possible links between chlorinated water and certain types of cancer. Following a detailed account of why chlorination or filtration alone is not enough, Morris concludes with suggestions for creating a safer water supply. A clear and convincing argument; recommended for public libraries.

Kirkus Reviews

Cholera, whose victims' blood is so viscous from dehydration that oxygen-deprived tissues turn blue, is just one of the scourges of contaminated drinking water vividly described in this collection of cautionary tales. Morris, a Seattle-based M.D. with a Ph.D. in environmental engineering, approaches water systems like an engineer, disease outbreaks like an epidemiologist, and the people and events behind waterborne disasters like an investigative reporter. This occasionally leads to florid writing of the "little did he know..." variety, but more often the effect is riveting. The author begins with the story of pioneering doctor John Snow, who persuaded Victorian authorities to remove the handle of London's Broad Street pump to stem a cholera epidemic. They did, but cholera returned again and again because the so-called "sanitarians" didn't believe water carried invisible organisms and were sure their new sewer systems guaranteed the public's health. Not until Robert Koch isolated and identified the comma-shaped bacillus that caused cholera would filtering systems and later chlorination become standard means of safeguarding drinking water. Neverending vigilance is a must, declares Morris, offering accounts of more recent disasters such as a 1993 outbreak of cryptosporidiosis in Milwaukee and a Canadian irruption of E. coli 0157:H7 in 2000. Only massive shipments of bottled water, he remarks, spared New Orleans from a post-Katrina waterborne plague. Cholera continues to be a threat in the developing world, especially when natural or manmade disasters trigger massive movements of people. The author highlights other disturbing portents: the prospect of climate change disrupting global watersupplies; the fact that most cities are served by century-old rusting and leaking pipes; evidence of chlorine-resistant bacteria; turf warfare between water companies and public-health agencies; and reluctance on the part of regulators like the EPA to impose stiffer standards. Makes a convincing case that more attention must be paid to our water supply. Agent: Nat Sobel/Sobel Weber Associates, Inc.

List of Illustrations     IX
Prologue     1
Waterborne Killers
The Blue Death     7
Snow on Cholera     25
All Smell Is Disease     45
The Experimentum Crucis     61
The Doctor, the Priest, and the Outbreak at Golden Square     75
The Great Stink     96
Thirsty Cities and Dirty Water
The Race to Cholera     111
The Scramble for Pure Water     136
The Two-Edged Sword     163
Spring in Milwaukee     178
The Hidden Seed     192
At War with the Invisible
Drinking the Mississippi     217
Death in Ontario     237
Surviving the Storm     247
The Worst Place on Earth     257
The Future of Water: From E. Coli to al Qaeda     269
Epilogue: Strategies for Safe Water: A Modest Proposal     293
Bibliography and Notes     297
Acknowledgments     308

Interesting book: Unhappy Valley or Healthy Work Stress Productivity and the Reconstruction of Working Life

1000 Cures for 200 Ailments: Integrated Alternative and Conventional Treatments for the Most Common Illnesses

Author: Victor S Sierpina

Alternative health practices have had a tradition of providing relief to people for hundreds—in some cases, thousands—of years, but doctors often suggest just one course of treatment, and you may not realize how many options are available. Here is the only all-in-one guide with professional medical advice from leading practitioners in five different fields—conventional medicine, homeopathy, traditional Chinese medicine, herbalism, and naturopathy—on everything from aches and pains, sexual dysfunction, and the common cold to mind and spirit, anxiety, and general first aid. Compare traditional medicine side by side with four alternative treatments to decide what type of therapy best suits you and your family. This essential home reference offers information in symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment goals for the two hundred most common conditions, then provides advice from the five experts in an easy-to-read comparative format, along with key tips for prevention.

Whether you choose an alternative or conventional treatment for your ailment, the information here will let you take control of your health care and decide what path you want to take, so that you don't have to rely solely on the advice of your general physician or the misleading suggestions found on the Internet. This is the medical reference that no home should be without.

Janice Flahiff - Library Journal

Numerous consumer health guides and encyclopedias abound in the areas of conventional and alternative medicine. Sierpina (W.D. and Laura Nell Nicholson Family Professor of Integrative Medicine, Univ. of Texas Medical Branch) brings these two broad approaches together with input from experts on both sides of the fence. Eight broad subjects (e.g., skin and hair, aches and pains) contain alphabetically arranged ailments that include a diagnosis and five condensed, practice-specific treatment plans. These plans generally agree or complement one another regarding when a doctor should be consulted (as with jaundice and leg pain) and what treatments are appropriate (as with thyroid conditions and arthritis). The few disagreements generally involve foods, e.g., the role of fruit in acid reflux. Drawbacks include many medical ailment headings (e.g., pruritis), a reliance on scientific measurements, no online ordering advice, uneven explanations of medical terms/concepts, and an incomplete glossary and resource sections. However, an adequate index and succinct, knowledgeable presentations serve the savvy consumer. Recommended where interest warrants in public and consumer health libraries. A good complement to Rajendra Sharma's illustrated Family Encyclopedia of Health, which is shorter on specific alternative treatments but stronger in physiological explanations.

Car Care Roadside Emergencies or The Low GI Diet Revolution

2009-01-08T18:45:00.000-08:00

Car Care & Roadside Emergencies (Quamut)

Author: Quamut

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn how to do almost anything. From tasting wine to managing your retirement accounts, Quamut gives you reliable information in a concise chart format that you can take anywhere. Quamut charts are:

Authoritative: Written by experts in their field so you have the most reliable information available.
Clear: Our explanations take you step-by-step through everything from performing CPR to threading a needle.
Concise: You’ll learn just what you need to know—no more, no less.
Precise: Quamut charts include detailed text, photos, and illustrations to show you exactly how to do just about anything.
Portable: Your know-how goes with you wherever your projects lead.

Be good to your car and it’ll take you places.

Car care and maintenance aren’t just for mechanics. To ensure smooth sailing every time you’re behind the wheel, teach yourself to:

Understand the layout of your engine and the regular tuneups it needs
Handle basic roadside emergencies, from flat tires to dead batteries
Save money and improve gas mileage through regular maintenance

The Low GI Diet Revolution: The Definitive Science-Bases Weight Loss Plan (New Glucose Revolution Series)

Author: Dr Jennie Brand Miller

The Low GI Diet Revolution is the only science-based diet that is proven to help you lose up to 10 percent of your current weight and develop a lifetime of healthy eating habits that can protect you from illness and disease. Synthesizing over 20 years of ground-breaking research on carbohydrates and the glycemic index, the authors of the New York Times best-selling New Glucose Revolution series show you how to make "smart carb" food choices for every meal that will satisfy your hunger, increase your energy levels, and eliminate your desire to eat more than you should. In addition, The Low GI Smart Carb Diet features an effective 12-week action plan with food, exercise, and activity goals for each week and a maintenance program to help you solidify your new eating habits and avoid regaining weight. The result: A slimmer, stronger, healthier you-for the rest of your life.

best-selling author of Miracle Cures and USA Weekend columnist - Jean Carper

"This is the best diet book-and the only one that offers a lifetime plan for healthy eating. I recommend it above all others."

MD, DrPH, Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Chief of Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital - JoAnn E. Manson

"The scientific studies continue to bolster the ground-breaking theories of Brand-Miller and colleagues. The glycemic index and distinctions between types of carbohydrates are key elements of a healthful diet and achieving optimal health. This authoritative but highly readable book explains the science and provides all the tools you need to change your diet and improve your health."

MD, PhD, Director, Obesity Program & Optimal Weight for Life (OWL) clinic, Children's Hospital Boston - David S. Ludwig

"Written by leading authorities in nutrition, The Low GI Diet Revolution focuses on both components of successful long-term weight loss: a diet that addresses the biological causes of overeating and an exercise plan to burn off those extra calories. This program is simple, practical, and powerful. I recommend it with enthusiasm."

Library Journal

All carbs are not created equal. The bad ones (chips, candy) are the ones with a high glycemic index (GI), that is, they are digested quickly. Good carbs (whole grains, legumes) are digested slowly, meaning that you eat less of them before you feel full. This diet from the best-selling Australian authors of The New Glucose Revolution incorporates good carbs with proper amounts of protein and fats. Their program includes meal plans (with 30 recipes), a sensible exercise regimen, and tips for keeping the weight off. An excellent choice for those who might otherwise abstain totally from carbohydrates. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Eating for Two or Healing Lifes Hurts

2009-01-08T07:33:00.000-08:00

Eating for Two: Recipes for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women

Author: Robin Lim

Every mother wants to ensure a healthy start for her new baby, yet with the potential side effects of pregnancy, sometimes preparing meals for yourself and your family is the last thing on your mind. In Eating for Two, midwife and author Robin Lim presents more than 150 easy-to-prepare recipes, using wholesome and simple ingredients, along with information on which foods deliver sufficient protein, calcium, iron, and other important nutrients for achieving optimal health during pregnancy. An essential cookbook and resource for every mother to be as well as breastfeeding moms, Eating for Two is like having a personal nutritionist and supportive friend always by your side.

	Foreword	10
	Preface: Making Babies in Increasing Light	13
	Introduction: Optimal Health Through Nutrition During Pregnancy	17
	What to Avoid During Pregnancy	31
	Genetically Engineered Foods ... Are They Safe?	38
	Breakfast	43
	Fruits and Beverages	59
	Salads, Vegetables, and Sides	77
	Soups	111
	Entrees	127
	Grains and Legumes	155
	Breads	171
	Snacks	183
	Dips, Spreads and Condiments	197
	Wise Woman Desserts	213
	From the Midwife Next Door	235
Appendix	Three-Day Food Diary	243
	Afterword: Who Is Robin Lim? And Why Is She Writing a Cookbook?	247
	Index	252

Book review: Potful of Recipes or New Albany

Healing Life's Hurts: Healing Memories through Five Stages of Forgiveness

Author: Dennis Linn

It provides a wise and much needed integration of medicine, psychology and religion. It is written for the average reader and gives a sane method of undertaking the healing journey. It help the individ-ual get on with the healing of mind, soul and body.

Henna Style Book Body Art Kit or Low Carb Comfort Food Cookbook

2009-01-07T21:21:00.000-08:00

Henna Style Book & Body Art Kit: Express Yourself through Body Art (Petites Plus Series)

Author: Myra Alston

Learn about Mehndi Night, the Bindi Dot, and ancient henna rituals in the 64-page book Henna Style. Then, following its directions, use the cosmetic body paint, paint brush, alcohol prep pad, and transfer papers in the kit to decorate your body (or a friend's) with a personalized artistic statement.

Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook

Author: Mary Dan Eades MD

The revolutionary cookbook that satisfies all your comfort food cravings–from the New York Times bestselling authors of Protein Power

When you think about low-carb diets, do you picture complicated meal plans and bland foods that leave you with cravings? Do the words comfort food make you long for scrumptious delights like pancakes, ice cream, chocolate chip cookies, or fettucine alfredo–foods you thought you could never have on a low-carb diet?

If your answers to the above were yes and yes, you’re in for a huge surprise! You can have these foods and many more, thanks to The Low-Carb Comfort Food Cookbook. Drs. Michael and Mary Dan Eades and chef Ursula Solom give you unique, easy cooking tips and more than 300 yummy low-carb recipes for foods that help you keep your weight down and fulfill your cravings. In no time at all, you’ll be on an easy-to-follow low-carb plan that will allow you to stay thin and healthy–and feel great!

Southern fried chicken with pan gravy • Elegant biscuits Melt-in-your-mouth pancakes • Deluxe low-carb macaroni and cheese • Beef and mushroom crepes • Spicy corn chips Soft crust pizza • Low-carb beef stroganoff • Raisin rolls Breaded sole • Fettucine alfredo • Low-carb lasagna • Super banana bread • Low-carb tacos • Bean and cheese burritos • Best garlic bread • Eggplant parmigiana • Rich low-carb pound cake • Scrumptious low-carb cheesecake • Apple brown betty • Cheddar cheese waffles • Chocolate ice cream • Key lime pie • Sublime truffles

Border Healing Woman The Story of Jewel Babb or Youre Not Alone

2009-01-07T12:09:00.000-08:00

Border Healing Woman: The Story of Jewel Babb

Author: Jewel Babb

The story of Jewel Babb, from her early years as a tenderfoot ranch wife to her elder years as a desert healing woman, has enthralled readers since Border Healing Woman was first published in 1981. In this second edition, Pat LittleDog adds an epilogue to conclude the story, describing the mixed blessings that publicity brought to Jewel Babb before her death in 1991.

Go to: International Marketing or Communicating

You're Not Alone: Healing through God's Grace after Abortion

Author: Jennifer ONeill

Whether you're pro-life or pro-choice, you probably agree on one thing: abortion hurts women, both mentally and physically. Unfortunately, both sides are guilty of ignoring the individual in favor of the higher moral ground. No more. This book is designed to help people heal from their abortions on an individual level, and to finally be able to put guilt, shame, fear, doubt and other negative feelings behind them forever.

Jennifer O'Neill's approach to healing is Christ-centered, showing post-abortive women that God still loves them, and that they should therefore love themselves. She should know--she felt guilt and shame over her own abortion for years. And she is not alone in that pain. This book:

presents the symptoms of post-abortion syndrome (experienced by 80 percent of post-abortive women)
incorporates a step-by-step, faith-based process for healing that incorporates Scripture
provides true stories of women and men who have struggled with the affects of abortion
includes resources for help and support

Not just for the woman herself, this book is the perfect comfort and guide for people with friends, daughters or loved ones struggling with the after-effects of abortion, whether recent or long in the past.

Key Features

Focuses on personal stories of healing from more than 25 women, including Jennifer O'Neill herself.
Takes women through a series of feeling--guilt, shame, honesty and grieving--that ultimately lead to personal and divine forgiveness.
The central tenet is that God always loves you, no matter what happens, a message manypost-abortive women don't get from their church communities, but which they desperately need.

Anytime Playdate or A Million Little Pieces

2009-01-06T23:58:00.000-08:00

Anytime Playdate: Inside the Preschool Entertainment Boom, Or, How Television Became My Baby's Best Friend

Author: Dade Hayes

In this eye-opening book, the first to investigate the explosion of the multibillion-dollar preschool entertainment business and its effects on families, Dade Hayes -- an entertainment expert, author, and concerned father -- lifts the veil on the closely guarded process of marketing to the ultra-young and their parents.

Like many parents, Dade Hayes grabbed "me time" by plopping his daughter in front of the TV, relaxing while Margot delighted in the sights and sounds of Barney and the Teletubbies. But when Margot got hooked, screaming whenever the TV was turned off, Hayes set out to explore the vast universe of this industry in which preschoolers devour $21 billion worth of entertainment.

Going behind the scenes to talk with executives, writers, and marketers who see the value of educational TV, Hayes finds compelling research that watching TV may raise IQs and increase vocabularies. On the other side, he brings in the voices of pediatricians and child psychologists who warn against "babysitter TV" and ask whether "TV trance" is healthy -- in spite of the relaxation that the lull affords exhausted parents -- as recent studies link early television viewing with obesity, attention and cognitive problems, and violence.

Along the way, Hayes narrates the fascinating evolution of Nickelodeon's bilingual preschool gamble, Ni Hao, Kai-lan, from an art student's Internet doodles to its final product: an educationally fortified, Dora-inflected, test audience-approved television show. At the show's debut, jittery experts hold their breath as the tweaked and researched Kai-lan faces Mr. Potato Head in the battle for a three-year-old's attention.

Anytime Playdate reveals the marketing science of capturing a toddler's attention, examining whether Baby Einstein and its ilk will make babies smarter, or if, conversely, television makes babies passive and uncritical, their imaginations colonized by marketing schemes before they even speak. It tells us why the raucous Dora the Explorer has usurped Blues Clues for preschool primacy, why the Brit hit In the Night Garden won't follow Teletubbies into American tot stardom, and why the comparatively quiet and wholesome Sesame Street has reigned for decades. Hayes vividly portrays the educators, psychologists, executives, parents, and, lest we forget, kids who have shaped the history of children's television, uncovering the tensions between the many personalities, the creative foment that combines story, music, and message in this medium to produce today's almost dizzying array of products and choices.

In the end, Hayes gives readers a provocative but balanced portrait of an age in technological transition, and shows that what's at stake in the "Rattle Battle" is nothing less than the character of the next generation.

Publishers Weekly

After introducing his infant daughter to TV, Varietyeditor and author Hayes (Open Wide: How Hollywood Box Office Became a National Obsession) begins to wonder how the $21-billion preschool market—TV shows, DVDs, CDs and tie-in toys-works behind the scenes. He sets out to question the experts, including honchos at Nickelodeon and CTW, as well as entrepreneurs such as Julie Clark, whose brainchild was Baby Einstein. Hayes gives a nod to the American Academy of Pediatrics recommendation of no screen time for children under two, but also notes that only 6% of parents are aware of it. He learns, too, that there has been no government research to study preschool media use. Raised on Mr. Rogersand Sesame Streetin a pro-TV family (his father worked in the biz), Hayes doggedly follows the paths of such heavy hitters as Dora the Explorer and Blues Clues, dissecting their appeal and pondering the merits of TV for the very young even while continuing to let his daughter tune in. While one pundit notes, "The content on television... can open windows and widen horizons for children who otherwise don't have those experiences," the effect is eerily chilling when Hayes's newborn son tilts his head toward the screen. (May)

Lynne F. Maxwell - Library Journal

Several recent parenting books have dealt with the role of corporations, advertisers, and the media in commercializing both parenthood and childhood. Journalist and father-of-two Hayes (coauthor, Open Wide: How Hollywood Box Office Became a National Obsession) here presents one of the most interesting new works in this category. He makes the usual claim that television and TV-based toys hinder children's creativity and language acquisition skills, but his particular contribution to the literature is an insider's view into the institution and evolution of educational programming. Hayes's background in journalism puts him in good standing to interview the creators of such children's programs as Nickelodeon's Dora the Explorer and the cable network's newest show, Ni Hao, Kai-lan. Like Susan Linn's The Case for Make Believe: Saving Play in Our Commercialized World and Pamela Paul's Parenting, Inc., Hayes's fascinating book merits a place on the shelf in all public libraries as well as in academic libraries collecting titles on developmental psychology and popular culture.

A Million Little Pieces

Author: James Frey

“The most lacerating tale of drug addiction since William S. Burroughs’ Junky.” —The Boston Globe

“Again and again, the book delivers recollections that leave the reader winded and unsteady. James Frey’s staggering recovery memoir could well be seen as the final word on the topic.”—San Francisco Chronicle

“A brutal, beautifully written memoir.”—The Denver Post

“Gripping . . . A great story . . . You can’t help but cheer his victory.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review

Entertainment Weekly

[A] thoroughly engrossing memoir...

The San Francisco Chronicle

[I]t gives away nothing to say that he finds himself whole at the end of A Million Little Pieces. How that came to be would be a first-rate tale of suspense, if it weren't drawn so hideously from an actual life.—James Sullivan

Publishers Weekly

For as long as he can remember, Frey has had within him something that he calls "the Fury," a bottomless source of anger and rage that he has kept at bay since he was 10 by obliterating his consciousness with alcohol and drugs. When this memoir begins, the author is 23 and is wanted in three states. He has a raw hole in his cheek big enough to stick a finger through, he's missing four teeth, he's covered with spit blood and vomit, and without ID or any idea where the airplane he finds himself on is heading. It turns out his parents have sent him to a drug rehab center in Minnesota. From the start, Frey refuses to surrender his problem to a 12-step program or to victimize himself by calling his addictions a disease. He demands to be held fully accountable for the person he is and the person he may become. If Frey is a victim, he comes to realize, it's due to nothing but his own bad decisions. Wyman's reading of Frey's terse, raw prose is ideal. His unforgettable performance of Frey's anesthesia-free dental visit will be recalled by listeners with every future dentist appointment. His lump-in-the-throat contained intensity, wherein he neither sobs nor howls with rage but appears a breath away from both, gives listeners a palpable glimpse of the power of addiction and the struggle for recovery. Simultaneous release with the Doubleday hardcover (Forecasts, Mar. 10). (May) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Frey wakes up on an airplane with four broken teeth, a broken nose, a massive cut on his cheek, and unsure where he is or where he's going. Where he ends up is a residential treatment center based in Minnesota. This is the story of his experiences in that center as an addict and alcoholic. Listeners will meet the residents, including some who helped Frey continue his treatment and his work toward sobriety. The author's tale is brutal and honest, providing a realistic view of the life of an addict, something not for the faint of heart. It's full of profanity and graphic depictions of violence and drug use. In fact, Frey's description of the repair of his teeth without painkillers or anesthesia may keep people from ever going to the dentist again. That said, this presentation, read by Oliver Wyman, is an important addition for all library collections. Organizations that provide support for substance abusers, counseling centers, and prison libraries also should consider purchase.-Danna Bell-Russel, Library of Congress Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

School Library Journal

Adult/High School-Frey's high school and college years are a blur of alcohol and drugs, culminating in a full-fledged crack addiction at age 23. As the book begins, his fed-up friends have convinced an airline to let him on the plane and shipped him off to his parents, who promptly put him in Hazelden, the rehabilitation clinic with the greatest success rate, 20 percent. Frey doesn't shy away from the gory details of addiction and recovery; all of the bodily fluids make major appearances here. What really separates this title from other rehab memoirs, apart from the author's young age, is his literary prowess. He doesn't rely on traditional indentation, punctuation, or capitalization, which adds to the nearly poetic, impressionistic detail of parts of the story. Readers cannot help but feel his sickness, pain, and anger, which is evident through his language. Ken Kesey's One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest (Viking, 1962) seems an apt comparison for this work-Frey maintains his principles and does not respect authority at all if it doesn't follow his beliefs. And fellow addicts are as much, if not more, help to him than the clinicians who are trying to preach the 12 steps, which he does not intend to follow in his path to sobriety. This book is highly recommended for teens interested in the darker side of human existence.-Jamie Watson, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

Frey's lacerating, intimate debut chronicles his recovery from multiple addictions with adrenal rage and sprawling prose. After ten years of alcoholism and three years of crack addiction, the 23-year-old author awakens from a blackout aboard a Chicago-bound airplane, "covered with a colorful mixture of spit, snot, urine, vomit and blood." While intoxicated, he learns, he had fallen from a fire escape and damaged his teeth and face. His family persuades him to enter a Minnesota clinic, described as "the oldest Residential Drug and Alcohol Facility in the World." Frey's enormous alcohol habit, combined with his use of "Cocaine . . . Pills, acid, mushrooms, meth, PCP and glue," make this a very rough ride, with the DTs quickly setting in: "The bugs crawl onto my skin and they start biting me and I try to kill them." Frey captures with often discomforting acuity the daily grind and painful reacquaintance with human sensation that occur in long-term detox; for example, he must undergo reconstructive dental surgery without anesthetic, an ordeal rendered in excruciating detail. Very gradually, he confronts the "demons" that compelled him towards epic chemical abuse, although it takes him longer to recognize his own culpability in self-destructive acts. He effectively portrays the volatile yet loyal relationships of people in recovery as he forms bonds with a damaged young woman, an addicted mobster, and an alcoholic judge. Although he rejects the familiar 12-step program of AA, he finds strength in the principles of Taoism and (somewhat to his surprise) in the unflinching support of family, friends, and therapists, who help him avoid a relapse. Our acerbic narrator conveys urgency and youthfulspirit with an angry, clinical tone and some initially off-putting prose tics--irregular paragraph breaks, unpunctuated dialogue, scattered capitalization, few commas--that ultimately create striking accruals of verisimilitude and plausible human portraits. Startling, at times pretentious in its self-regard, but ultimately breathtaking: 'The Lost Weekend' for the under-25 set.

Natural Alternatives to Prozac or Terpenes

2009-01-06T13:46:00.000-08:00

Natural Alternatives to Prozac

Author: Michael T Murray

Though millions of depressed Americans take Prozac safely and successully, many others suffer uncomfortable or even dangerous side effects. But they needn't despair: In this comprehensive guide to relieving depression without pharmaceuticals, Michael Murray, N.D., explains the disorder itself and various exacerbating factors, including tobacco, alcohol, and caffeine; lists a range of new treatments known to produce the theraputic effects of Prozac, from St. John's Wort and Ginkgo Biloba extract to exercise programs and guided imagery, as well as the pros and cons of the much-touted "miracle drug" melatonin. Filled with detailed, practical information, this is a useful resource for anyone seeking an alternative to Prozac.

	Preface
	Before You Read On
Ch. 1	The Prozac Phenomenon	1
Ch. 2	A Different View of Depression	14
Ch. 3	Ruling Out an Organic Cause	55
Ch. 4	Lifestyle Factors in Depression	82
Ch. 5	Nutritional Factors in Depression	105
Ch. 6	St. John's Wort Extract	130
Ch. 7	Kava Extract	140
Ch. 8	Ginkgo Biloba Extract	152
Ch. 9	Amino Acids	167
Ch. 10	Melatonin	181
Ch. 11	Putting It All Together	188
	References	193
	Index	213

Interesting book: Environmental Management and Business Strategy or African Economic History

Terpenes: Flavors, Fragrances, Pharmaca, Pheromones

Author: Eberhard Breitmaier

This concise overview of the structures of terpenes and their applications covers both the structure, natural sources, biological and pharmacological effects, as well as selected total syntheses. This book includes a chapter on structure determination, as well as added information on biogenesis, polycyclic terpenes, gingkoloids and neo-hopanes.

An ideal introductory book for anybody starting work in this field.

Military Flash or OsteoPilates

2009-01-06T02:33:00.000-08:00

Military Flash

Author: Spider Web

Hundreds of anchors, exotic dancers, angry daggers, and patriotic decorations are shown that adorned the flesh of veterans returning from the world wars. This collection of historic flash boards is a tribute to those who served their countries; a sentimental look at body art available in the early 20th Century; and an exciting examination of bold designs that have stood the test of time. This book invites you to peruse an exhibition wartime art from the turn of the century through World War II; art that is enjoying increasing popularity on today's young crop of skin canvas. Perforated pages allow you to remove pages and hang them on the wall of your studio.

Look this: What I Saw at the Revolution or The Abu Ghraib Investigations

OsteoPilates

Author: Karena Thek Lineback

OsteoPilates recognizes that exercise is only one part of a four-part treatment plan that will build bone density, reduce fracture risk, and improve health for people who suffer from osteoporosis or are at risk for developing this condition. The four-part plan, presented in this book, consists of the following: safe movement for exercise and everyday living, postural awareness, diet, and proper medication. All four factors are covered at length. OsteoPilates offers a specific exercise program for increasing bone density. Readers are also given guidelines for modifying all activities with illustrations and descriptions of how to safely perform numerous everyday tasks such as carrying groceries, lying down in bed, and tying one's shoes. People with osteoporosis or at risk of developing this condition will be able to easily apply the guidelines in this book to their everyday lives, and return to living a healthy, productive, and dynamic life.

Hot Yoga or From the First Bite

2009-01-05T17:21:00.000-08:00

Hot Yoga: Energizing, Rejuvenating, Healing

Author: Marilyn Barnett

Yoga is many centuries old, but hot yoga, developed only in the 1960s, has already proven a beneficial and popular variation on the ancient art. Hot yoga-also known as Bikram, after its originator, Bikram Choudhury-is a method for working out in rooms heated up to 100 degrees, thus enhancing muscle suppleness and aiding body detoxification. This heavily illustrated book describes each of the 26 progressively more challenging hot yoga postures. Aided by color photos, the author gives detailed instruction on all hot yoga poses, which she claims unite mind, body, and spirit when performed in rigorous but enjoyable workouts. Each pose is preceded by information on its specific benefits. Practitioners are advised to end each session with cool-down techniques that relax both mind and body. The book concludes with recommendations for hot yoga as treatment for complaints such as back pain, sports injuries, and stress. Hot yoga helps its practitioners explore their limits and enhance their physical and mental well-being. Approximately 50 color photos and more than 100 line drawings.

	Introduction	6
	Why Hot Yoga?	8
	What is yoga?	10
	What is hot yoga?	12
	The body and heat	14
	Developing in mind and body	16
	How the body works	18
	Moving with understanding	20
	Key movements	22
	Hot yoga at home	30
	Preparing for practice	33
	Relaxation in Savasana	36
	The Poses	38
	Standing poses	40
	Floor poses	92
	The cool-down	150
	Resources and Glossary	156
	Index	158

Books about: The Weight Training Diary or A Documentary Companion to a Civil Action

From the First Bite: A Complete Guide to Recovery from Food Addiction

Author: Kay Sheppard

Renowned therapist, eating disorder specialist and recovering food addict Kay Sheppard helps countless individuals win their battles over food addiction-people for whom diets, pills and purging have become a way of life. In 1993, her groundbreaking book, Food Addiction: The Body Knows, explained the illness of food addiction from the physiological origins through recovery.

Today, obesity is on the rise. In addition to the 300,000 overweight people in this country, millions more who may not look overweight are unable to control their eating.

Sheppard's follow-up book, From the First Biteoffers the latest medical insights into food addiction coupled with time-tested, practical advice.

Unlike other books that are very dry in nature, this book includes compelling personal stories and do's and don'ts from other recovering and relapsed food addicts, including the author herself, who began her own recovery in 1967. The book explains how to avoid the physiological and situational triggers that lead to relapse; how to confront the emotional issues behind food cravings; how to establish a balanced food plan that eliminates cravings; and how to avoid hidden dangers in cleverly packaged foods. The book also includes a handy Twelve-Step workbook.

Just as Sheppard's first book broke new ground, her latest work offers a critical first step for food addicts on the road to physical, emotional and spiritual recovery.

VOYA

Weight gain, claims Sheppard in this sequel to Food Addiction: The Body Knows (Health Communications, 1993), is "just a symptom" of a disease called food addiction, a "physical intolerance for refined and processed foods, coupled with mental obsession.... One bite will set up a reaction which demands more binge food." Sheppard advocates treating this "medical condition," which might have a genetic base, via "an abstinent food plan combined with living a Twelve-Step way of life." Sheppard provides three personal histories, including her own, of adults with multiple addictions—drugs, alcohol, nicotine, caffeine—and food. After false starts with other methods, these people claim to be recovering on Sheppard's program. She describes the addictive properties of "trigger foods" such as sugars, flour, wheat, high-fat foods, high-sugar fruits, puffed and popped grains, caffeine, alcohol, and "personal binge foods," all forbidden on her food plan. She advocates living a Twelve-Step life to gain and maintain the control necessary for "clean abstinence." Much space is devoted to the Twelve Steps, feelings, recognizing relapse signs, and practical aspects of abstinence, such as what to do when dining out. Although Sheppard addresses few sentences specifically to the teenage situation, her Twelve-Step wisdom will resonate with thoughtful young adults. Sheppard passionately advocates that her food plan be followed exactly but warns that "perfection is paralyzing" and "perfect is impossible." Teens vulnerable to compulsive behavior might have difficulty striking a balance. Sheppard wisely advises readers to get a sponsor. Attempting her program solo might risk substituting one set ofcompulsive behaviors for another. Biblio. Appendix. Illus. VOYA CODES: 3Q 2P S A/YA (Readable without serious defects; For the YA with a special interest in the subject; Senior High, defined as grades 10 to 12; Adult and Young Adult). 2000, Health Communications, 287p, Trade pb. Ages 16 to Adult. Reviewer: Mary E. Heslin SOURCE: VOYA, April 2001 (Vol. 24, No.1)

	Forward
Pt. 1	The Symptoms and stages of Alzheimer's disease
Pt. 2	Techniques for successful in-home management
Pt. 3	Surviving the stress of caregiving
Pt. 4	Hopes and rewards
App	Outline for primary caregiver training course
App	Excerpts from Hughes's writings
App	Reflections from others in Hughes's family

Chapter 1	Thieves and Cookies	7
Chapter 2	E-Mail Problems	19
Chapter 3	Chat Rooms	29
Chapter 4	Going Shopping	37
Chapter 5	The Rules of Netiquette	45
	Glossary	54
	To Find Out More	56
	A Note on Sources	59
	Index	60

Weight Control Book

When Words Heal or Diane Irons 14 Day Beauty Boot Camp

When Words Heal: Writing Through Cancer

Diane Irons' 14-Day Beauty Boot Camp: The Crash Course for Looking and Feeling Great with CD (Audio)

Table of Contents:

Manual Joslin Para la Diabetes The Joslin Guide to Diabetes or Thinner at Last

Manual Joslin Para la Diabetes/The Joslin Guide to Diabetes: Un Programa Para El Manejo De Su Tratamiento

Thinner at Last

Publishers Weekly

Silver Linings or Tell Me What to Eat As I Approach Menopause

Silver Linings: Breaking Through the Clouds of Depression

Table of Contents:

Tell Me What to Eat As I Approach Menopause

Health Fitness Instructors Handbook or The Little Book of Sleep

Health Fitness Instructor's Handbook

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The Little Book of Sleep

New Book of Baby and Child Massage or Fit after 40

New Book of Baby and Child Massage

Fit after 40: 3 Keys to Looking Good and Feeling Great

Inner Beauty Inner Light or Hair Structure and Chemistry Simplified

Inner Beauty, Inner Light: Yoga for Pregnant Women

What People Are Saying

Hair Structure and Chemistry Simplified

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Dirt Cheap Real Good or The Living End

Dirt Cheap, Real Good: A Highway Guide to Thrift Stores in the Washington, D. C. Area

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The Living End: The New Sciences of Death, Ageing and Immortality

Spa Manicuring or View from the Cliff

Spa Manicuring

View from the Cliff: A Course in Achieving Daily Focus

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Arthritis or Not in My Family

Arthritis: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier

Not in My Family: AIDS in the African-American Community

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Arthritis or Not in My Family

Arthritis: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier

Not in My Family: AIDS in the African-American Community

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

Kirkus Reviews

Diabetic Goodie Book or Menopause and the Mind

Diabetic Goodie Book

Menopause and the Mind: The Complete Guide to Coping with the Cognitive Effects of Perimenopause and Menopause - Including Memory Loss, Foggy Thinking and Verbal Slips

Kate Murphy Zeman

Library Journal

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Aromatherapy Solutions or Acupressure and Reflexology for Dummies

Aromatherapy Solutions: Essential Oils to Lift the Mind, Body and Spirit

Acupressure and Reflexology for Dummies

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Homeopathic Medicine or The More We Find in Each Other

Homeopathic Medicine: : First Aid and Emergency Care

The More We Find in Each Other: Meditations for Couples

Dear World Fibromyalgia People Speak out or Anatomy of Exercise

Dear World, Fibromyalgia People Speak Out: Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Fibromyalgia from the People Who Suffer from It

Anatomy of Exercise: A Trainer's Guide to Your Workout

Table of Contents:

Smoking or Creating Healing Environments

Smoking: Risk, Perception, and Policy

Booknews

Booknews

Creating Healing Environments

Doctor Yourself or Botanica Erotica

Doctor Yourself: Natural Healing That Works

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Botanica Erotica: Arousing Body, Mind & Spirit

Summer 99 - Pancala

What People Are Saying

Bill W and Mr Wilson or Medicinal and Aromatic Crops

Bill W. and Mr. Wilson: The Legend and Life of A. A. 'S Cofounder

Library Journal

What People Are Saying

Medicinal and Aromatic Crops: Harvesting, Drying, and Processing

100 Foods That Heal Your Body or Nutrition and Sport