ADD ADHD Behavior Change Resource Kit or Happy Baby Healthy Mom Pregnancy Journal

ADD/ADHD Behavior-Change Resource Kit: Ready-to-Use Strategies and Activities for Helping Children with Attention Deficit Disorder

Author: Grad L Flick PhD

For teachers, counselors and parents, this comprehensive new resource is filled with up-to-date information and practical strategies to help kids with attention deficits learn to control and change their own behaviors and build the academic, social, and personal skills necessary for success in school and in life. The Kit first explains ADD/ADHD behavior, its biological bases and basic characteristics and describes procedures used for diagnosis and various treatment options. It then details a proven set of training exercises and programs in which teachers, counselors and parents work together to monitor and manage the child's behavior to achieve the desired results.

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Happy Baby, Healthy Mom Pregnancy Journal: A Week-to-Week Plan for Having a Healthy Baby and Feeling Great through Pregnancy and the Postpartum Experience

Author: Robert A Green

Created by leading pregnancy expert Dr. Robert A. Greene, this unique journal offers you a week-to-week plan for staying healthy and symptom-free during pregnancy and the postpartum months following the birth of your child. The Happy Baby, Healthy Mom Pregnancy Journal is filled with indispensable tips about healthy eating for two, keeping fit, and relieving discomfort. It also guides you through each doctor’s appointment, offers advice about prenatal testing, and includes questionnaires for tracking common and no-so-common pregnancy symptoms. Unlike any other pregnancy planner, this journal also provides prompts and writing space for capturing the joy, excitement, and intimate thoughts of anticipating the new arrival. Journaling has proven to be incredibly helpful in reducing stress and, in doing so, can improve how you feel — mentally and physically — throughout this life-changing time.

Autism Answer Book or 101 Ways to Stress Free Living

Autism Answer Book: More Than 300 of the Top Questions Parents Ask

Author: William Stillman

It is currently estimated that 1 in 150 kids are affected by autism-and that number is increasing at an alarming rate.

In a time when parents are overwhelmed with confusing, and often conflicting, information, The Autism Answer Book provides them clear and confident counsel by providing straightforward answers to their most pressing questions.

The Autism Answer Book covers such topics as:

--Getting a diagnosis
--Social sensitivities
--Physical well-being
--Mental health
--School success

Written in an easy-to-read Q&A format, The Autism Answer Book helps parents understand and accept their child and develop a plan for success.

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101 Ways to Stress-Free Living

Author: Suzannah Olivier

In a world where people are subject to more demands on their time and energies than ever before, find out how to live a better, more peaceful life right now. Divided into four key areas-Your Mind, Your Body, Your Home, and Your Relationships-this beautifully and abundantly illustrated manual presents 101 ways to simplify your existence on every front. Get a head start on serenity with easy tricks to staying calm, and keep cool with the 10-second stress-smasher, yoga basics, and meditation. Cleanse the body with a program for detoxing, and replenish with energy-boosting or healing foods. De-junk and clear space in the home, and practice some quick-fix tips for a happy household. Create a harmonious workspace and use color to nurture a good feeling in every room. Follow the 10 steps to domestic bliss (there's one version for "him" and one for "her") and the tips for discovering that all-necessary downtime. Plus: troubleshoot, with 30 common stress scenarios and learn how to solve them!

Aging or Medical Qigong Exercise Prescriptions

Aging: The Health Care Challenge

Author: Carole Bernstein Lewis

When one enters the realm of geriatric rehabilitation, the treatment strategy changes; this book provides a strong foundation for clinical expertise in this area, as well as information for further study. The topic of geriatrics can confuse students because so much information must be extrapolated to the needs of the older person.

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Reviewer: Barbara Jean Billek-Sawhney, PT, EdD, GCS (Slippery Rock University)
Description: This book, now in its fourth-edition, serves as an entry-level book for rehabilitation professionals. It was originally published in 1985.
Purpose: It is intended as an introductory level book and covers a wide variety of topics from theories of aging to home care. The objectives are of importance for entry-level rehabilitation professionals such as occupational, physical, recreational, or speech therapists and nurses and other allied health professionals. Generally, the book does meet the objectives.
Audience: According to the author, the book is intended for practitioners and students in the area of geriatric rehabilitation. It would be useful for entry-level therapists, assistants, and allied-health professionals. The author is well recognized in the area of geriatric physical therapy.
Features: The 20 chapters are grouped into three different sections. It starts out with basic information on the theories and psychosocial aspects of aging. From there it addresses various physical aspects of aging from communication to sensory to musculoskeletal and other areas. The final section encompasses topics such as nutrition, pharmacotherapy, sexuality, Medicare documentation, clinical research, stress, among other topics. The chapter on musculoskeletal changes with age and clinical implications provides a comprehensive overview and includes interventions. Not addressed in this book, but of great importance in the healthcare challenge of aging, are the integumentary system and wounds, restraints, and vestibular concerns. Fall-risk assessment is touched upon only lightly. The case studies are well written and support the material discussed in the chapter.
Assessment: This book expands upon information presented in the former text. i.e., home care and intervention concepts for the institutionalized elderly. The book is of high quality but would be further enhanced by expanding on the discussion of certain areas and including the actual assessment tools. These include things like the mini-mental status examination, the Berg, the Timed up and Go, and the Functional Reach. In addition, images of how vision or pictures are distorted with sensory changes associated with various visual pathologies would enhance the readers' understanding of the visual impairment. Overall, the book is a valuable resource for entry-level rehabilitation professionals.

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New edition of a text that provides an interdisciplinary approach to the assessment and rehabilitative management of the elderly. With a focus upon the clinical aspects, the 20 chapters provide basic information about this age group and suggest ways to implement rehabilitation goals in a variety of care settings. Topics include theories of aging and the psychosocial and physiological dimensions, and related issues such as drugs, stress, sexuality, exercise, illness, and death and dying. New features include revisions that reflect the language of the APTA's Guide to Physical Therapy Practice, chapters on home healthcare and special considerations in a changing healthcare environment, case studies, alternative medications, standardized norms for musculoskeletal strength, and Medicare reimbursement issues. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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A textbook for students and practitioners working in geriatric rehabilitation who have a basic understanding of rehabilitation procedures. Chapters on theories and psychosocial aspects of aging, physical aspects such as daily activities and neurological processes, and external aspects such as medication, and sexuality, describe normal and pathological changes, followed by assessment and treatment modifications for the older patient. This third edition includes more information on Alzheimer's disease, new chapters on documentation and health care systems, plus chapter outlines and summaries. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

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Medical Qigong Exercise Prescriptions: A Self-Healing Guide for Patients and Practitioners

Author: Suzanne B L Ac Friedman

Medical qigong is one of the four main branches of Chinese medicine, and it is the energetic foundation upon which the others (acupuncture, herbal medicine, and medical massage) are based. Medical qigong and tai chi exercises are becoming more popular, but there are few books that discuss how they can be used to help address specific disorders. This book is the first medical qigong book that does not simply introduce a set of exercises that are a part of a general qigong routine. Rather, the exercises provided are those prescribed to patients at qigong hospitals in China. Medical qigong doctors and Chinese medicine hospitals have used these exercises for hundreds of years and yet they are relatively unknown in this country.

The first half of the book introduces medical qigong theory from a modern Western scientific perspective as well as from the traditional Daoist and Chinese medicine perspectives, so that the reader will understand why and how medical qigong exercises work. The second half is practical exercises for self-healing. The book introduces guidelines for selecting appropriate exercises, and then the exercises themselves. There are general tonification (strengthening), purgation (sedating), and regulation exercises for health maintenance, followed by sections on specific organ and health disorders.

This book targets health care practitioners as well as "patients," meaning anyone interested in taking an active role in the healing process.

100 Questions and Answers about Brain Tumors or Im Like So Fat

100 Questions and Answers about Brain Tumors

Author: Virginia Stark Vanc

Empower Yourself! Whether you're a newly diagnosed brain tumor patient, a survivor, or a friend or relative of either, this book offers help. The only text to provide both the doctor's and patient's point of view, 100 Questions and Answers About Brain Tumors gives you authoritative, practical answers to your questions about treatment options, post-treatment quality of life, sources of support, and much more. The authors, a brain tumor survivor teamed with a neuro-oncologist specializing in brain tumors, provide a comprehensive, step-by-step discussion of what you can expect in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors, while providing a real-life understanding of what these steps might mean for your day-to-day life. This book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

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I'm, Like, So Fat!: Helping Your Teen Make Healthy Choices about Eating and Exercise in a Weight-Obsessed World

Author: Dianne Neumark Sztainer

Hit the gym for a workout--but sit for hours at your computer. Supersize your value meals--but downsize your waistline. Today's media-saturated teenagers are bombarded with mixed messages that distort their self-image and lead many to overeat and others to starve themselves. When "I feel fat" becomes a teen's common refrain, how can worried parents respond constructively? With "I'm, Like, SO Fat!" Dr. Dianne Neumark-Sztainer shows parents how to strike the difficult balance between bolstering self-esteem and offering constructive advice. Drawing on her landmark study, Project EAT (Eating Among Teens), and her experience as a mother of four, Neumark-Sztainer offers a wealth of science-based, practical ideas for instilling healthy eating and exercise habits, educating teens about nutrition and portion size, and talking about body image. Here is a rock-solid foundation that parents everywhere can build on to help their teens stay fit, eat well, and feel good about their looks in a world where too-perfect bodies are used to sell everything from cosmetic surgery to fast food.

Library Journal

Health It is indeed a weight-obsessed world when even Cookie Monster comes under fire for his eating habits. In this thorough and sensible book, Neumark-Sztainer (epidemiology, Univ. of Minnesota) shows parents how to help their teens make wise food choices-now and in the future. With the blunt advice that one should never "go on a diet," the author stresses lifestyle changes, not quick fixes. Parents can be positive role models by providing healthy breakfasts and dinners, reducing kids' time watching TV images of thin people, and helping kids make wise choices of food on the go. Teens need to know (and they don't) what a portion is, what a calorie is, and why these are important. The approach here is practical and not authoritarian; the author knows it's difficult to ask teens to give up fries and large sodas; she knows families eat out, but it doesn't need to be a high-fat, high-calorie experience. There's nothing here about the new food pyramid, and low-carb diets that label whole food groups as bad are not seen as helpful. James Lock and Daniel La Grange's Help Your Teenager Beat an Eating Disorder focuses more on disorders; this book stresses health. Excellent for public libraries.-Linda Beck, Indian Valley P.L., Telford, PA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Pilates or Pilates and Yoga

Pilates (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.

Stretch your way to a stronger core.

More than just your run-of-the-mill exercise routine, Pilates combines a rigorous physical workout with techniques designed to keep the mind and spirit in top shape. Prepare to see changes in short order once you get acquainted with:

• The benefits and principles of Pilates

• Advice on how to choose a class and what supplies to get

• Step-by-step instructions on all 32 standard Pilates exercises

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Pilates and Yoga

Author: Judy Smith

• Discover your full potential with this all-around guide to improving fitness and physique, regardless of age or ability
• Realign the body, stimulate circulation and calm the mind in a series of easy-to-follow Iyengar Yoga postures
• Work your back and abdominals into a muscular "girdle of strength" with Pilates—support the body through exercise and daily life, and ease nagging aches and pains
• Fuse the benefits of both disciplines with Yoga-Pilates, an exciting synergy that promotes stamina, suppleness and balance in simple steps
• Step-by-step sequences with over 700 color photographs

The Step Diet Book or The Family Nutrition Book

The Step Diet Book: Count Steps, Not Calories to Lose Weight and Keep It off Forever

Author: James O Hill

Developed by weight-loss experts Drs. James O. Hill and John C. Peters, co-founders of America on the Move, The Step Diet Book is a motivational walking program that will help millions of overweight Americans lose weight and keep it off forever.

Combining a book and pedometer--in itself a $20 value--plus conversion charts and dozens of fat-burning Step Recipes, this is a complete package. At its core is a simple concept called energy balance. Calories come in, calories go out--and when intake is greater than output, you gain weight. The Step Diet Book attacks the problem from both ends. First, use the pedometer to figure out how many steps you take in an average day, then raise the number by 2,000--it's as easy as pacing while talking on the phone, or parking at the far end of the lot. Second, eat one-quarter less of your food--which counteracts our tendency to supersize meals. Once balance is achieved, get fit and lose weight by adding more steps to your day. You can even enjoy a guilt-free lapse by knowing exactly how many steps to tack on at the end of your day.

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The Family Nutrition Book: Everything You Need to Know about Feeding Yourself and Your Child

Author: William Sears

In the wise and accessible tone that has made them America's most popular childcare experts, the authors address all of parents' concerns about their children's nutritional needs, from birth through adolescence. 40 line drawings.

Publishers Weekly

In this vivid and ambitious guide to feeding a family, the Searses, William a doctor and Martha a nurse, shed light on the attributes of food: here brown sugar is "ordinary table sugar made brown by adding molasses," and the blues, reds and purples of fruits and vegetables veil vitamin deposits. Onions and garlic tame the damaging effects of fried oil; meat and vegetables eaten in combination amount to more than the sum of their parts; and cinnamon can masquerade as sugar. A wealth of nutrition information is smoothly presented, complete with accessible scientific explanations, behavior modification tips and framed asides--all organized into minichapters with such titles as "Powerful Proteins" and "The Joy of Soy." The book progresses from an overview of nutrients (water and fiber among them) to an extensive evaluation of food groups, including discussions of vegetarianism, organic foods and decoding packaging labels. Additional sections address weight control and the specific roles various foods play in disease prevention, stamina building, etc. Reference tables and an updated food pyramid will prove indispensable to the reader. Agent, Denise Marcil. TV satellite tour. (Sept.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

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From pediatrician William Sears and his wife, a registered nurse, who have written 16 books on childcare.

Abundance through Reiki or The Nations Health

ABUNDANCE THROUGH REIKI: UNIVERSAL LIFE FORCE ENER

Author: Paula Horan

A book that goes right to the core of your abundance issues. A timeless jewel, full of insights for the Golden Age of Now. Abundance Through Reiki is a powerful, poetic evocation of true Self and Universal Life Force Energy. At the heart of the book are 42 steps from Core Self to Core Abundance, creating richness within and without. They are presented in detail in the form of two very different finety tuned 21-day abundance plans, taking you on an exploration of some of your belief patterns, which keep you from experiencing all the things you need or desire in your life.

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The Nation's Health

Author: Rosemarie Rizzo Pars

Edited by two of the nation's leading health and aging policy experts, Philip R. Lee and Carroll L. Estes, the seventh edition of The Nation's Health critically examines the nation's health; the determinants of health; the roles of both public health care (population-based intervention) and personal health care; and the role of the community in protecting and assuring the health of the population. Rather than merely focusing on the care of the sick or the financing of care and public health, this text looks at the complex web of issues, policies, controversies, and proposed solutions that surround health policy, public health, community health, and health care in the United States.

Bernard J. Turnock

The latest edition of this book is an outstanding collection of articles and essays on the American health system. More than two dozen separate topics are addressed by an impressive panel of contributors. The book's purpose is to provide an understanding of the health problems facing the U.S. in the 1990s, and especially those problems that have brought the system to the brink of significant reform in the organization, financing, and provision of health services. These worthy objectives are achieved as this book provides an excellent foundation for understanding both the problems facing the provision of health services as well as the underlying determinants of health and illness in American society. Many audiences will find this book useful and interesting. These include students of health policy and health administration, as well as many professionals and leaders in the field of health services. The authors are very credible -- the senior author is the current Assistant Secretary for Health in the Clinton Administration -- and the contributors are a diverse selection of national policy experts. The technical features of this book, including illustrations, table of contents and index, are adequate. The references and recommended related readings are an excellent feature of this fourth edition. The need for a new edition is apparent in view of the current interest and recent debate over the form and content of health reform in America. Overall, this is an excellent and important contribution to the field. It is a must purchase for health libraries and must reading for those seriously engaged in thinking and planning for an enhanced health system for the U.S.

Nancy J. Stiles

This is a collection of concise articles covering the major health care issues and challenges of the 1990's. This is the fifth edition; the fourth edition was published in 1994. The purpose is to address the latest developments in the nation's health care system. The authors clearly meet this important goal. The book is relevant to a multidisciplinary audience interested in our nation's health. The editors and contributors meet the objectives of the text and all are readily acknowledged experts in their field. References are recent and from relevant well-respected sources. The overall appearance of the book is pleasing and its compact size facilitates portability. The table of contents is well organized into four parts. The brevity of the articles makes it easy for the reader to be updated on current issues quickly. The articles cover major healthcare issues and evolving challenges of the 1990s. Particular attention is given to healthcare reform, managed care, and women's health. Unfortunately some articles are covered too superficially.

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Reviewer: Nancy J. Stiles, MD (University of Kentucky College of Medicine)
Description: This is a collection of concise articles covering the major health care issues and challenges of the 1990's. This is the fifth edition; the fourth edition was published in 1994.
Purpose: The purpose is to address the latest developments in the nation's health care system. The authors clearly meet this important goal.
Audience: The book is relevant to a multidisciplinary audience interested in our nation's health. The editors and contributors meet the objectives of the text and all are readily acknowledged experts in their field.
Features: References are recent and from relevant well-respected sources. The overall appearance of the book is pleasing and its compact size facilitates portability. The table of contents is well organized into four parts.
Assessment: The brevity of the articles makes it easy for the reader to be updated on current issues quickly. The articles cover major healthcare issues and evolving challenges of the 1990s. Particular attention is given to healthcare reform, managed care, and women's health. Unfortunately some articles are covered too superficially.

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A compendium of articles overviewing factors affecting the health of Americans. Topics discussed include tobacco, AIDS, the rationing of healthcare, preventive care, and the relationship between socioeconomic class and health. This new edition offers increased emphasis on public health and on women's health and aging. For students and professionals in health policy, public health, nursing, and medicine. Lee is affiliated with the Institute for Policy Studies. Estes is founding director of the Institute for Health and Aging at the University of California-San Francisco. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

The 4 Day Diet or Yoga

The 4 Day Diet

Author: Ian K Smith

Dr. Ian Smith’s diets really work. America has lost millions of pounds following his Fat Smash and Extreme Fat Smash diets.  Now, in The 4 Day Diet, Smith has developed a program that allows readers to avoid the normal (and fatal) pitfalls of dieting: boredom, no treats allowed, too much repetition, plateauing.  The 4 Day Diet is an ingenious program of dieting modules lasting only four days each:

Induction (detox/cleansing)
Transition (to reintroduce all food groups)
Protein Stretch (to avoid plateaus)
Smooth (when you can have some formerly forbidden foods like pizza and French fries)
Push (the sprint just before the final stretch, back to a stricter eating plan)
Pace (a comfortable module for you to catch your breath)
Vigorous (the final module to lose those last few pounds)

You can follow The 4 Day Diet straight through for a month for stunning results. But Smith also designed The 4 Day Diet so you can customize your own program. After the first two modules, you can do the remaining 5 in whichever order suits your schedule or preferences or you can repeat the modules you like best.  It also features over sixty delicious recipes for breakfasts, lunches and dinners and a complete snack list—food that will make you forget you’re on a diet.

Full of Ian Smith’s motivating tips and tricks and his smart, sensible eating advice that really works to take weight off fast, The 4 Day Diet is a diet you’ll be able to stick to, have success on, and even enjoy!

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Yoga (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.

Strike a pose and find your center.

What do a cat, a cobra, and a butterfly have in common? They’re all key postures in yoga, the South Asian discipline that has helped people improve their mental, spiritual, and physical well-being for thousands of years. Learn to:

• Breathe correctly to cleanse your system and improve concentration

• Find focus through meditation

• Improve strength and flexibility through a range of yoga postures

The Cigarette Century or Love to Eat Hate to Eat

The Cigarette Century: The Rise, Fall, and Deadly Persistance of the Product That Defined America

Author: Allan M Brandt

The invention of mass marketing led to cigarettes being emblazoned in advertising and film, deeply tied to modern notions of glamour and sex appeal. It is hard to find a photo of Humphrey Bogart or Lauren Bacall without a cigarette. No product has been so heavily promoted or has become so deeply entrenched in American consciousness.And no product has received such sustained scientific scrutiny. The development of new medical knowledge demonstrating the dire harms of smoking ultimately shaped the evolution of evidence-based medicine. In response, the tobacco industry engineered a campaign of scientific disinformation seeking to delay, disrupt, and suppress these studies. Using a massive archive of previously secret documents, historian Allan Brandt shows how the industry pioneered these campaigns, particularly using special interest lobbying and largesse to elude regulation.But even as the cultural dominance of the cigarette has waned and consumption has fallen dramatically in the U.S., Big Tobacco remains securely positioned to expand into new global markets. The implications for the future are vast: 100 million people died of smoking-related diseases in the 20th century; in the next 100 years, we expect 1 billion deaths worldwide.

The Washington Post - Bryan Burrough

One thing that surprised me about The Cigarette Century is how well it's written, given that the author is, well, a college professor. Whether he's describing laboratory work or the intricacies of a lawsuit, Brandt seldom lets the story drag; he has a fine sense of what detail to use and when to stop using it.

Publishers Weekly

Once so acceptable that even Emily Post approved, cigarette smoking is an integral part of American history and culture, as demonstrated in this highly readable, exhaustively researched book: the cigarette's "remarkable success... as well as its ignominious demise... fundamentally demonstrates the historical interplay of culture, biology, and disease." Brandt, Harvard Medical School's Amalie Moses Kass Professor of the History of Medicine, explores the impact and meaning of cigarettes from cultural, scientific, political and legal standpoints. Particularly fascinating (and shocking) is the scientific community's struggle to prove the harmful effects of smoking, even as scientists found, "in 1946, that lung cancer cases had tripled over the previous three decades." As any contemporary history of tobacco must, the narrative becomes a tale of the lies, deceit and eventual public exposure of Big Tobacco. But, the author warns, it's too soon for the ever-growing antismoking contingent to think they've beaten the industry: Big Tobacco is busy selling cigarettes to developing countries, threatening "a global pandemic of tobacco-related diseases that is nothing short of colossal." Though the industry can't be stopped, Brandt says, "understanding the history of cigarettes may be a small but important element in . . . know[ing] their dangers and hav[ing] strategies for their control"; fortunately, this rigorous history has that first step covered. (Mar.)

Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information

Kirkus Reviews

In this smoke-filled room of a book, full of secrets and closed files, medical historian and expert witness Brandt reveals just what Big Tobacco has wrought in the last 125 years. Mass production requires mass consumption. So when the Bonsack machine came along in 1882, future tycoon James Duke, blessed with "a capacious, even global vision for his industry" and able to roll out 100,000 cigarettes a day, came to the realization that the things would have to supplant chewing tobacco, pipes and cigars in order to earn their keep. How to do so? From the start, writes Brandt, Duke pressed an aggressive program combining innovations in technology, advertising and marketing. His Tobacco Trust, though soon broken up by federal regulators, was successful well beyond Duke's plans, in part through the accident of changing cultural norms, in part because of deliberate recruitment of women and children as smokers. As Brandt relates, the major producers benefited, too, from conflict and empire; during World War I, General Pershing said, "You ask me what we need to win this war. I answer tobacco, as much as bullets." The manly accessory became necessity for the conscious hipster, thanks to skillful product placement and the insistence of Big Tobacco that cigarette-smoking was not only good for the image but even good for the body. Brandt, an able archivist, cites internal documents showing that the tobacco industry has long been aware of the deleterious effects of smoking-and that it has blocked proposals to produce safer goods, if such were possible, through "legal counsel eager to avoid tacit public admission of the existing product's dangers." Whereas in mid-century, about half of Americans smoked,today fewer than a fourth do. Still, warns Brandt, an important expert witness in the RICO trial of 2003, Big Tobacco remains influential-in part, he adds, thanks to "Bush appointees at the Department of Justice."Grist for an anti-smoking campaigner's mill, and testimony to the banality of evil.

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Love to Eat, Hate to Eat: Breaking the Bondage of Destructive Eating Habits

Author: Elyse Fitzpatrick

More than 80 percent of all Americans have been on a diet at some point in their lives. Low fat, low carb, high protein—you name it—they've tried it. Isn't there a better way to break the cycle in the battle of the bulge?

After years of futile dieting, readers know there's more to weight control than what they eat. Having discovered the power that food has over their lives, counselor Elyse Fitzpatrick, author of Overcoming Fear, Worry, and Anxiety, helps them:

• identify destructive eating habits
• break the vicious cycle of emotional eating
• develop a flexible plan suited to unique situations

God knows everything about us...where we've been and where we're going. Because He knows us so well, He can deeply transform us, giving us the contentment we long for.

The Diseasing of Americas Children or Weight Watchers Simply the Best All American

The Diseasing of America's Children: Exposing the ADHD Fiasco and Empowering Parents to Take Back Control

Author: John Rosemond

Millions of American children have been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and prescribed powerful drugs to manage their behavior. Yet while the number of children diagnosed with ADHD is increasing at an alarming rate, the science behind this so-called disorder is unraveling.

In The Diseasing of America's Children, popular family psychologist, speaker, and best-selling author John Rosemond joins with pediatrician Dr. Bose Ravenel to reveal the fallacy and pseudoscience behind ADHD and other childhood behavioral disorders. They show how certain professionals and pharmaceutical companies have allowed bad science to disease millions of children with these fictitious illnesses—and in the process have made an incredible amount of money.

In this book, Rosemond and Ravenel

• Demonstrate that ADHD, as defined by the ADHD Establishment, is a fiction
• Expose the short-term and long-term dangers of using behavioral drugs on children
• Discuss how America's schools are unwittingly feeding the diagnostic beast
• Reveal the commonsense truth behind these behavior problems
• Give parents a practical program for curing these problems without drugs or dependence on medical professionals

The Diseasing of America's Children empowers parents to take back control of their children by recognizing the misinformation they have been given and applying a commonsense, traditional approach to managing their children's behavior problems. With candor and insight, Rosemond and Ravenel draw upon verifiable scientific research and their years of professional experience to outline proven parenting methods that will help even the most difficult children behave functionally at home and school—without medical intervention.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     ix
Read This First!     xi
Introduction     xiii
Exposing the Adhd Fiasco
Five Slippery Words     3
Redefining Childhood     11
Biology in Wonderland     35
The Politics of Diagnosis     67
The Politics and Perils of Pharmaceuticals     77
Making Sense
A Simple Explanation     105
Why Johnny Can't Sit Still, Pay Attention, Do What He's Told, and Learn to Read     137
Empowering Parents to Take Back Control
Nipping "ADHD" in the Bud     161
Nipping "ADHD" in Full Bloom     189
Notes     213
Index     229
Introduction to The Well-Behaved Child: Discipline That Really Works (available October 2009)     239
About the Authors     253

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Weight Watchers Simply the Best All American: Over 250 Regional Favorites from around the Country

Author: Weight Watchers

This beautiful cookbook showcases the best of American regional cooking. Here are healthy versions of America's favorites -- from Maine to Montana, the Midwest to the Southwest -- that don't sacrifice great taste. Every recipe in this paperback version of the bestselling hardcover features a complete nutritional analysis and WINNING POINTS® information -- Weight Wathcers' most up-to-date weight-loss program.

• 250 great recipes, from classics like Jambalaya and Whoopie Pies to "new-American" choices like Bison Burgers with Shiitake Mushrooms and Strawberry Margarita Sorbet
• Complete nutrition information and Weight Watchers WINNING POINTS® with every recipe
• 32 full-color photos of the mouthwatering food
• Cooking tips and fun facts about the history of American cooking

Weight Training For Dummies or Why Do Men Fall Asleep after Sex

Weight Training For Dummies

Author: Liz Neporent

It's only natural for a beginner to be baffled by the equipment and the lingo of weight training. In this book, you'll find the knowledge and confidence to start a weight training program, either at home or at a gym. Weight Training For Dummies describes more than 150 exercises suitable for rookies and veterans alike. This edition also updates you on the latest in weight training equipment, Web sites, videos, research, and gym classes.

Everyone has different reasons for wanting to lift weights. Undoubtedly, many of these reasons have to do with looking better. Sculpted arm and toned "abs" have become somewhat of a fashion statement. But there are even more compelling and, ultimately, more satisfying reasons to lift weights. Here's a reminder of what weight training can do for you:

• Keep your bones healthy

• Help control your weight

• Increase your strength

• Boost your energy

• Improve your heart health

• Improve the quality of life

Lifting isn't one of those activities like, say, checkers, that you can competently engage in after a one-minute explanation. Weight Training For Dummies explains the jargon and key safety precautions you need to get started. But the book won't leave you wondering what comes next. This engaging, down-to-earth guide covers all of the following topics and more:

• Free weights and weight machines

• The immutable safety laws of weight lifting

• Avoiding and treating common injuries

• Tracking your progress

• Choosing a health club

• Finding a personaltrainer

• Weight training etiquette

• Designing your workout

• Combing weight training with aerobic exercise

• Nutrition in a nutshell

The exercise section of this book demonstrates a wide variety of exercises for all your major muscle groups. Each chapter includes a muscle diagram (so that you can locate your "quads" and your "delts") and an ever-so-brief physiology discussion. Exercises are demonstrated for novices and veterans, home lifters and gym members. You will also find out how to modify many of the exercises if you have trouble with your back, your knees, or other joints.

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Why Do Men Fall Asleep after Sex?: More Questions You'd Only Ask a Doctor after Your Third Whiskey Sour

Author: Mark Leyner

The Doctor Is In . . . Again!

Did the mega-bestselling Why Do Men Have Nipples? exhaust your curiosity about stuff odd, icky, kinky, noxious, libidinous, or just plain embarrassing? No, you say? Well, good, because the doctor and his able-bodied buddy are in! Again! Mark Leyner and Billy Goldberg, M.D., now take on the differences between the sexes -- those burning questions like Why doesn't my husband ever listen? or Why does my wife ALWAYS have to pee? And of course, Why do men fall asleep after sex?, plus plenty of others to keep you fully informed.

Full of smart and funny answers to an onslaught of new questions, all in a do-ask-we'll-tell spirit that entertain and teaches you something at the same time, Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? offers the real lowdown on everything everyone wants to know about all things anatomical, medical, sexual, nutritional, animal, and mineral, but would only ask a physician after a few too many, like:

• Why do you have a "bionic" sense of smell when you're pregnant?
• Does peeing in the shower cure athlete's foot?
• Is a dog's mouth clean?
• Can you breastfeed with fake boobs?
• Does thumb sucking cause buckteeth?
• Do your eyebrows grow back if shaved?

Bigger, funnier, and better than ever, Why Do Men Fall Asleep After Sex? proves that in the battle of the sexes, as in most things, a little Q&A is a safe, effective, minimally invasive remedy.

Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain or The Ketogenic Diet

Staying Alive in Avalanche Terrain

Author: Bruce Tremper

Winter recreation in the backcountry has increased steadily over the years and so has the number of deaths and injuries caused by avalanches. As search and rescue teams are increasingly strapped for funding, self-education has become a larger necessity for snow-sport enthusiasts. The new edition of Bruce Tremper's seminal book is organized according to the structure of American Avalanche Association classes and all chapters have been updated and reviewed by peer experts.

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The Ketogenic Diet: A Treatment for Children and Others with Epilepsy

Author: John M Freeman

Sometimes called the "miracle diet," the ketogenic diet has helped doctors treat difficult-to-control epileptic seizures in thousands of children. Coauthored by two respected Johns Hopkins neurologists, The Ketogenic Diet continues to be the definitive guide for parents, physicians, and dieticians wanting to implement this strict diet. This fourth edition is extensively updated to reflect current advances in understanding how the diet works, how it should be used, and the future role of the diet as a treatment. The best-seller also includes sample meal plans, a food database, a section on how the Atkins and modified ketogenic diet can be used as alternative diets to control epilepsy, and much more.

Yevgenya A. Kaydanova

This book contains all the facts about the ketogenic diet, and shares parents' and physicians' treatment experiences in children with ketogenic diet. This edition is completely revised and updated and includes data of new studies and laboratory resources, new and improved menus, and revised instructions for diet calculations. The first edition was published in 1994. The purpose is to provide comprehensive information and to answer the question about ketogenic diet based upon advances in understanding of scientific basis and analysis of clinical data that has taken place in the last decade. This book is written for doctors and dietitians who treat children with epilepsy and for parents of children with seizure disorders. It also may be interesting for in neurology and pediatric residents. This book covers the broad spectrum of seizures related to ketogenic diet including historical overviews, scientific basis of curative effect of ketogenic diet, and practical applications. The best aspect is that it provides detailed and comprehensive guidelines for implementation of ketogenic diet as treatment option for uncontrolled seizure disorders children. The unique features are appendixes that include food databases and critical pathway charts. This is an excellent handbook not only for those physicians and parents who are naive in using the ketogenic diet for the treatment of children with epilepsy, but also for those who are already experienced in this field. All recommendations are made based upon analysis of latest clinical and scientific data. This is definite advantage of this book compared to its previous editions.

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Reviewer: Yevgenya Kaydanova, MD, PhD (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: This book contains all the facts about the ketogenic diet, and shares parents' and physicians' treatment experiences in children with ketogenic diet. This edition is completely revised and updated and includes data of new studies and laboratory resources, new and improved menus, and revised instructions for diet calculations. The first edition was published in 1994.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide comprehensive information and to answer the question about ketogenic diet based upon advances in understanding of scientific basis and analysis of clinical data that has taken place in the last decade.
Audience: This book is written for doctors and dietitians who treat children with epilepsy and for parents of children with seizure disorders. It also may be interesting for in neurology and pediatric residents.
Features: This book covers the broad spectrum of seizures related to ketogenic diet including historical overviews, scientific basis of curative effect of ketogenic diet, and practical applications. The best aspect is that it provides detailed and comprehensive guidelines for implementation of ketogenic diet as treatment option for uncontrolled seizure disorders children. The unique features are appendixes that include food databases and critical pathway charts.
Assessment: This is an excellent handbook not only for those physicians and parents who are naive in using the ketogenic diet for the treatment of children with epilepsy, but also for those who are already experienced in this field. All recommendations are made based upon analysis of latest clinical and scientific data. This is definite advantage of this book compared to its previous editions.

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3 Stars from Doody

Awakening Intuition or Protein Power Lifeplan Gram Counter

Awakening Intuition: Using Your Mind-Body Network for Insight and Healing

Author: Mona Lisa Schulz

"If you have a brain and a body, if you have memories, if you sleep at night (or any other time), then, by definition, you have to be—you are—intuitive." from the Introduction

In this groundbreaking, major work on intuition, well-being, and brain science, Dr. Mona Lisa Schulz reveals innovative, fresh, and exciting new ways to tap into intuitions that have the power to improve your health and save your life.
        Intuition, Dr. Schulz maintains, is not a magical or mystical talent limited to a few sensitive people. It's a real, down-to-earth capacity that we all possess and can develop. Intuition is as natural as all your other senses and functions as a transmitter of body-mind messages that you can use to guide your actions. Awakening Intuition teaches you how to hone your receptivity to intuitive messages by attending to the clues of your body—including symptoms of physical disorder and disease, dreams and internal visions, voices, body sensations, emotional reactions, and memories.
        Like Spontaneous Healing and Anatomy of the Spirit, Awakening Intuition illuminates the intimate connections between the mind, body, and emotions. Like The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, the book provides astonishing new perspectives on what science has uncovered about the powers of the mind and cellular memories. Dr. Schulz tells fascinating personal stories of how she used her own intuition to heal her illnesses and her life and offers practical, proven guidelines for how you can develop your ownintuitive guidance system and get your mind and body insync. Dr. Schulz's always riveting, sometimes poignant, and often entertaining stories of how clients have used their own intuition to gain insight into the underlying meaning of their disorders and life challenges will inspire you to learn your own body's unique perceptive language. By learning to read and understand your sensations, movements, and memories and the signals of distress and disease, you will strengthen your mind-body consciousness and empower yourself to create a healthier, happier life.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	xiii
	Introduction	1
Part 1	The Intuition Network
1	The Commonest Sense: The Truth About Intuition	17
2	When the Gods Come Calling: The Intuition of Dreams	39
3	East Side, West Side, All Around the Brain	56
4	Rememberance of Things Past: Memories in the Brain and the Body	85
Part 2	The Inner Voice: the Language of Intuition
5	Body Language: The Meaning of Health and Disease	113
6	Blood and Bones: Helplessness and Hopelessness	139
7	The Sex Organs and Lower Back: Relationships and Drive	167
8	The Gastrointestinal Tract: Responsibility and Self-Esteem	197
9	The Heart, Lungs, and Breasts: Emotions, Intimacy, and Nurturance	216
10	The Thyroid, Throat, and Neck: Communication, Timing, and Will	251
11	The Brain and Sensory Organs: Perception, Thought, and Morality	273
12	The Muscles, Connective Tissues, and Genes: A Purpose in Life	290
Part 3	Tuning in to the Network
13	Your Intuitive Identity: Kinds of Intuitive Intelligence	315
14	Your Intuitive Profile	339
	Notes	361
	Index	390

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Protein Power Lifeplan Gram Counter

Author: Michael R Eades

Organized alphabetically by food category for easy reference, this resource contains more than 6,500 food entries and gram counts for protein, carbohydrates, omega fatty acids, fat, and fiber. It also lists the richest sources of carbohydrates, magnesium, and antioxidents, and presents a formula for finding the Essential Carbohydrate Count--the key to "Protein Power."

Bobby Flays Grilling for Life or Juice Fasting Bible

Bobby Flay's Grilling for Life: 75 Healthier Ideas for Big Flavor from the Fire

Author: Bobby Flay

Grilling is the most basic method of cooking there is. It dates back to the time of cavemen -- food plus fire equals good. But when it comes to healthy food from the grill, evolution has been slow, producing lots of nutritionally sound but incredibly bland recipes.

Until now. Bobby Flay's Grilling for Life is, first and foremost, about getting the biggest, boldest flavor possible from food and fire while making healthy choices all the way. Imagine a lifetime of Espresso Rubbed BBQ Ribs with Mustard-Vinegar Basting Sauce; Bricked Rosemary Chicken with Lemon; Chinese Chicken Salad with Red Chile-Peanut Dressing; Grilled Beef Filet with Arugula and Parmesan; Grilled Salmon with Lemon, Dill, and Caper Vinaigrette; and Garlic-Red Chile-Thyme-Marinated Shrimp.

For food that is good for you and full of his signature big style and big flavor, Bobby Flay will teach you how to use herbs, spices, heart-healthy oils, citrus zests and juices, honey, and vinegars in place of sugary commercial sauces and marinades. He'll show you how to enhance flavor by toasting nuts, seeds, and spices on the grill; roasting garlic in a covered grill to add to vinaigrettes and marinades; and grilling slices of lemon, lime, and grapefruit to serve on the side.

Bobby believes that we all need a full and balanced diet to be happy and healthy, so the book has everything you need to keep grilling for life: veggies chock-full of fiber; delicious complex carbohydrates (the right carbs) that not only fight heart disease but break down slowly, leaving you feeling fuller longer; fish rich in omega-3 oils; and, of course, the full range of proteins.

To sharpen your skills by the fire, BobbyFlay's Grilling for Life includes the sections "Equipment" (a very short list); "Fahrenheit 101," a temperature chart that helps you navigate rare, medium, and well-done; "Meals in Minutes," offering suggestions for the time-challenged; and "Party Foods," great party menus for everything from a cocktail party to an Italian feast.

Publishers Weekly

Even though each recipe in Flay's new guide to grilling is accompanied by an analysis provided by nutritionist Joy Bauer (including number of calories and grams of carbs, sugar, fat, sodium and fiber), the Food Network star insists this is not a diet cookbook. Flay's goal, he says, is not to encourage high-protein living, but rather to give readers the nutritional information they need to support a healthy diet. Written with the help of Stephanie Banyas and Sally Jackson, the introduction and headnotes capture Flay's tone and provide clear direction and interesting tips. It's easy to make grilled food healthy, and therein lies Flay's test: he must make this book necessary-otherwise readers could just throw some chicken and veggies on the grill and call it a day. He rises to the challenge by skipping fake, processed foods like Splenda and bottled barbecue sauce, instead favoring fresh herbs, spices and "good carbs" such as multigrains and vegetables and "good fats" like olive oil and salmon. Flay is an advocate of moderation, and his trademark use of bold flavors in dishes like Grilled Red Snapper with Grapefruit-Thyme Mojo, and (skinless) Grilled Duck Breast with Black Pepper-Sweet Mustard Sauce bring out appealing contrasts and result in food that's satisfying even if it's reduced in calories, carbs or fat. (May 10) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Spring is coming-and so are the barbecue books! "BBQ Queens" Adler and Fertig like to wear tiaras when they grill. They are members of an all-women barbecue team that competes on the national barbecue circuit, and they give cooking classes and demonstrations throughout the country. In their latest book, they provide hundreds of recipes, including a big "A to Z of Grilled and Smoked Veggies, Cheeses, and Pizzas," along with tips, stories, and profiles of other "Grill Gals." Some readers may find the tone a bit precious (e.g., "this is really a girly-girl recipe, with ruffles and ribbons"), but the recipes are easy and appealing. For larger collections. The idea of New York City chef/Food Network personality Flay writing a healthy-eating cookbook, complete with nutritional analysis for each recipe, seems somewhat incongruous. Perhaps it has something to do with his recent 40th birthday-or maybe it was the number of carbphobic customers holding forth in his restaurant dining rooms. In this follow-up to Bobby Flay's Boy Gets Grill, Flay offers mostly simple recipes (including some based on "good carbs," as he refers to complex carbohydrates), from Zucchini Succotash to Beef Filet with Arugula and Parmesan to Grilled Apricots with Bittersweet Chocolate. He seems somewhat subdued in his latest effort, with the bold, lusty flavors that usually characterize his cooking style less in evidence. Nevertheless, this is sure to be in demand. The Jamisons are veteran cookbook authors and grilling aficionados (see Chicken on the Grill and Born To Grill, among others). This time, they offer easy recipes for casual backyard entertaining. The first chapter, "Spontaneous Combustion," provides tips for successful parties, and their flavorful recipes, from Butterflied Thai Pork Tenderloin to Shrimp with Lemon Chive Sauce, should keep both guests and hosts happy. For most collections. Karmel is another barbecue queen, a former spokesperson for Weber grills who's well known on the circuit (she's a member of a team called Swine and Dine, and she's frequently a judge at barbecue competitions). Her big book is packed with information and mouth-watering recipes. A thorough introductory section offers invaluable tips and techniques for all types of grilling and barbecuing, and each recipe chapter opens with a primer on the basic ingredient and a handy chart on cooking times and recommended grilling methods. Karmel refers to her "culinary schizophrenia"-the result of her "love [for both] down-home Southern cooking and traditional French cuisines"-but inspiration for her recipes comes from all over the world: Lamb Tenderloin with Hazelnut Butter, Gingered Tuna with Wasabi Dipping Sauce, and Smoked Oysters with Fresh Cranberry Horseradish Relish. Useful as both a reference and a source of delectable recipes, Karmel's book is highly recommended. Negrin (Rustico: Regional Italian Country Cooking) has a decidedly different perspective, as her early grilling experiences were at her family's weekend house in northern Italy. A food writer and cooking teacher, she now lives in New York City but leads cooking tours in Italy. Her appealing new book offers fresh, vibrant, and simple but sophisticated recipes for outdoor cooking, from Lobster, Lemon, and Mint Salad to Peppery Rosemary-Rubbed Rib-Eye Steak. Full-page color photographs illustrate many of the recipes, and, despite the book's small size, Negrin includes a vast amount of information on ingredients and techniques, along with other helpful culinary tips. Highly recommended. Sinnes's book is an updated edition of his gas-grilling book, originally published in 1996. He has revised the text and added 100 new recipes, but it has an oddly dated feel to it: he regards grilled asparagus as rather exotic, and, at a time when grilled vegetables are showing up on fast-food menus, asserts that "most home cooks think grilling vegetables is somewhat unusual." There are also several slightly old-fashioned recipes, and it's surprising that a book devoted to grilling would call for bottled jerk seasoning and store-bought barbecue sauce. Only for comprehensive grilling collections. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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Juice Fasting Bible: Discover the Power of an All-Juice Diet to Restore Good Health, Lose Weight and Increase Vitality

Author: Sandra Cabot

In today's world, it is vital to detox! And there is no better way than by doing a juice fast. Fresh juices are bursting with healthy ingredients: antioxidants, vitamins, natural antibiotics, beneficial nutrients, anti-inflammatories, and even enzymes that vastly improve digestion and flush the intestinal tract. The Juice Fasting Bible helps you harness the natural rejuvenating power of juices to improve your quality of life, enhance fitness, provide extra energy and even lengthen your lifespan. It shows how you can turn your love of juice into something wonderful for your body. The Juice Fasting Bible guides you step by step through the entire cleansing process: Finding the Best Fruits and Vegetables, Choosing the Right Fast, Handling the Fast with Ease, Enjoying Glorious Juice Recipes, Ending Your Fast Properly.

Table of Contents:

Benefits of a Juice Fast     1
Detoxing for Greater Health     19
Best Fruits and Vegetables for Juicing     34
Juice Fasting Safety and Preparation     54
Choose a Program for Your Fast     69
Handling Your Fast Well     91
Glorious Juice Recipes     107
Ending Your Fast Properly     129
Testimonials     137
About the Author     145

12 Steps on Buddhas Path or Pocket First Aid

12 Steps on Buddha's Path: Bill, Buddha, and We: A Spiritual Journey of Recovery

Author: Laura S

12 Steps on the Buddha's Path is the extraordinary spiritual journey of a woman once trapped in the downward spiral of alcoholism. Misdiagnosed, Laura Keene was put in a mental hospital and given more than 40 electroshock treatments. Left incapable by the treatments of even speaking a coherent sentence, Keene was released against medical advice and ended up in the back row of an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting where she embraced the 12 Step program and gradually recovered. Yet the black hole inside her remained, until, on a trek in the Himalayas, Keene discovered Buddhism and began a new path on the road to recovery. With humor and grace, this brilliant author shows that the experience, strength, and hope of Alcoholics Anonymous meld seamlessly with Buddha's teachings of wisdom and compassion.

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Pocket First Aid

Author: American College of Emergency Physicians

Adapted from the most recent edition of the First Aid Manual, this pocket sized first aid guide is the only book available that is illustrated with photographs. Written in a clear, step-by-step format, Pocket First Aid covers many first aid methods, from resuscitation of conscious and unconscious choking victims, to how to deal with bleeding, shock, spinal injuries, poisoning, seizures, fractures, and bandages.

Gluten Free Quick and Easy or Runners World

Gluten-Free Quick and Easy: From Prep to Plate Without the Fuss

Author: Carol Fenster

Wheat-free-cooking expert Carol Fenster reveals her time-saving tips and techniques to help cooks put homemade meals on the table in a flash.

In Carol Fenster's gluten-free cooking classes, the most frequently asked question is "How can I get a meal on the table in the least amount of time?" So often, cooking gluten-free means spending hours in the kitchen-making everything from scratch. But now, Fenster reveals all her shortcuts, tips, and timesaving techniques from nearly twenty years as the gluten-free cooking authority. The Quick & Easy principles in this book will get cooks in and out of the kitchen with less fuss than ever before.

In Gluten-Free Quick & Easy, a hot meal makes it to the table without a complicated ingredient list or a lengthy wait. Fenster emphasizes the necessity of "planned-overs"-not "left-overs"- that creatively use elements of one meal in the preparation of another, whether it becomes an ingredient the next day, the next week, or the next month. Recipes for make-ahead baking mixes and techniques to shorten baking times means cooks stay on track. And her comprehensive menu plans and ideas help pull together a week's worth of meals with ease.

Fenster's simple but delicious recipes include favorites like hearty breads, pizzas, and pasta. In less time than ever before, gluten-free cooks can whip up homestyle entrЋes and side dishes, tasty breakfasts, and elegant desserts for every meal of the day, every day of the week.

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Runner's World: Training Diary

Author: Runners World

Join 300,000 other runners in using the bestselling training diary from the world’s leading running magazine. Runner’s World provides the outline, with a useful format and generous space for charting an entire year’s running. You fill in the facts about each day’s run, such as your pace, the distance you ran, your pulse rate, and weather conditions. You’ll also find charts to record racing results, best times, and a year’s running at a glance, plus valuable running hints and more.

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth or Overcoming Depression One Step at a Time

The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth

Author: Sheila Kitzinger

This new edition of The Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth has been extensively revised to reflect scientific advances and cultural trends. Here, candidly and reasonably presented, is all the information expectant parents need to make their own decisions about everything--from which tests to allow to how to handle pain to where to give birth. 300 photos, drawings & diagrams.

Library Journal

One of the most celebrated British authors on the sociological and anthropological aspects of birth, breast feeding, and early parenthood, Kitzinger has completely revised her classic Complete Book of Pregnancy and Childbirth (LJ 3/1/81) to guide readers seeking a woman-centered birth experience through the newly researched alternatives now available. Organizing her book into five major sections (Early Weeks, Physical and Emotional Changes, Anticipating the Birth, the Experience of Birth, and You and Your Newborn), Kitzinger provides candid information about what mothers need to know, ranging from ways to navigate the technical landscape of hospital births to making the personal choices of a water home birth. Her "empowerment language" no longer assumes there is a marriage, replacing references to "a man" with "birthing partner." Discussing "birth rooms" rather than delivery rooms, she encourages readers to construct a birth plan, make their own space, and choose an effective birth companion. Other changes make the text more logical and accessible. The "Pregnancy Week by Week" section has been moved from the appendix to the introduction, and section dividers include tables of contents with page numbers. With revised appendixes and 300 updated photographs, drawings, and diagrams, this guide is a valuable resource for all health collections.-Rebecca Cress-Ingebo, Wright State Univ. Libs., Dayton, Ohio

Table of Contents:

	Introduction
	Pregnancy week by week
	Pregnancy: The Early Weeks
	Pregnancy: Physical and Emotional Changes
	Pregnancy: Anticipating the Birth
	The Experience of Birth
	You and Your Newborn
	Photographic Sequences
	Useful reading
	Useful addresses
App. 1	Maternity benefits
App. 2	Research references
	Glossary
	Index
	Acknowledgments

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Overcoming Depression One Step at a Time

Author: Michael E Addis

Behavioral activation-a fast-acting, effective therapy for overcoming depression-focuses on reengaging with life; for the first time, this book brings these powerful techniques directly to the self-help reader.

Healthy for Life or The Aromatherapy Bible

Healthy for Life: Developing Healthy Lifestyles that Have the Side-Effect of Permanent Weight Loss

Author: Ray D Strand

Dr. Strand reviews the medical literature and shows the reader how a carbohydrate induced roller coaster ride will harm the body.

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The Aromatherapy Bible: The Definitive Guide to Using Essential Oils

Author: Gill Farrer Halls

Inside each bottle of essential oil lies the key to beauty, health, and wellbeing-and this comprehensive illustrated reference contains all the information needed to work aromatherapy's magic. It includes complete instructions for skin and body treatments; recipes for creams and lotions; remedies to overcome negative emotions; advice on psychic cleansing; and techniques to enhance meditation and massages of all kinds. There are first aid therapies to relieve simple ailments, and to use during pregnancy and with babies, children, and the elderly. A Directory of Essential Oils gives the properties and applications of 75 common and exotic oils.

The AARP Guide to Pills or Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause

The AARP Guide to Pills: Essential Information on More Than 1,200 Prescription & Nonprescription Medications, Including Generics

Author: Maryanne Hochadel

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Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause: Health, Beauty, and Lifestyle Advice for the Best Years of Your Life

Author: Colette Bouchez

It's not your mother's menopause—and this is the book that tells you why! Unlike most midlife guides for women, Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause offers more than somber discussions about hot flashes and hormone replacement therapy. Instead, award-winning journalist Colette Bouchez created a rejuvenating handbook that blends authoritative clinical research with the humor, fun, and conversational tone of a lifestyle magazine.

Your Perfectly Pampered Menopause delivers expert medical wisdom on everything from hot flashes, insomnia, and dysfunctional bleeding to incontinence, bone loss, and weight control and recommends the latest in both natural and traditional care. Offering a totally new understanding of the pros and cons of hormone replacement therapy, Bouchez also explores the latest buzz on alternative hormones and prescription drugs to provide women with a complete guide to all their midlife health care options.

She also clues us in on everything from antiaging skin and hair care to the hottest news in midlife nutrition (including an anti-hot flash diet!), divine new relaxation techniques, optimal exercise and midlife dieting secrets, and how to put the kick back into your sex life.

Tens of millions of women will hit forty in the next decade—and millions cross the threshold into menopause every year. This is the definitive guide for living well—no prescription required!

Extreme Fat Smash Diet or OCD Workbook 2d

Extreme Fat Smash Diet

Author: Ian K Smith

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OCD Workbook 2d

Author: Bruce M Hyman

Once thought to be a comparatively rare mental illness, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is now known to affect about two out of every 100 Americans. OCD has recently attracted considerable media attention, including numerous major news magazine articles, television news program reports, and coverage in popular culture-notably in the UPN television series Monk. Because of this higher profile, more and more people struggling with the disorder are recognizing their symptoms, looking for information on the problem, and seeking treatment.OCD behaviors can take a number of forms; compulsive washing, checking, hoarding, and obsessive thoughts are among the better known. Individuals with OCD can experience significant reduction in quality of life because of the disorder. They may lose the ability to work, to function socially, or even to accomplish basic tasks like shopping and driving. The good news is that a number of treatment options have proven effective at controlling OCD. This book is a great place for anyone with OCD to start looking for help. Since its first publication in 1999, the OCD Workbook has become among the most trusted and recommended OCD resources available. More than 40,000 copies have provided help and hope to people with the disorder, and therapists have come to regard the book as a useful adjunct to their private practices. This fully revised and expanded edition includes new findings on the causes of OCD, including genetic research. It offers information on treatment options including neurosurgery, new medications, and a whole new chapter on day-to-day coping strategies for people with OCD. The new edition includes expanded coverage of related disorders like body dysmorphic disorder, trichotillomania, and skin picking. New material on relapse prevention, OCD in children, and family involvement in OCD round out this important book. This major revision of a best-selling classic offers the latest information about the neurobiological causes of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), new developments in medication and other treatment options for the disorder, and a new chapter outlining cutting-edge daily coping strategies for sufferers.

Booknews

One out of every 40 Americans suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In this workbook, a behavior therapist teams with a nurse who suffers from OCD to present a self-directed program that guides readers through techniques for change. They offer advice on combating symptoms through principles of actively confronting fear provoking situations, changing faulty beliefs and thought patterns, and reducing compulsive behaviors. Includes a list of resources. Hyman is director of the OCD Resource Center. Pedrick is a registered nurse. The volume lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Addictive Thinking or Raw Food Made Easy

Addictive Thinking: Understanding Self-Deception

Author: Abraham J Twerski

Addictive thought is inherently self-deceptive, yet offers a superficial logic that can be misleading to the addict as well as to the addict's family members.

Abnormal thinking in addiction was originally recognized by members of Alcoholics Anonymous, who coined the term "stinking thinking." Addictive thinking often appears rational, but only on a superficial level. Addicts, as well as their family members, are easily seduced by the attendant — and erroneous — reasoning process it can foster.

In Addictive Thinking, author Abraham Twerski reveals how self-deceptive thought can undermine self-esteem and threaten the sobriety of a recovering individual. This timely revision of the original classic includes updated information and research on depression and affective disorders, the relationship between addictive thinking and relapse, and the origins of addictive thought. Ultimately, Addictive Thinking offers hope to those seeking a healthy and rewarding life in recovery.

Dr. Twerski is founder and medical director of the Gateway Rehabilitation Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. A rabbi, psychiatrist, and chemical dependency counselor, he is the author of numerous journal articles and books including Self Discovery in Recovery, I Didn't Ask to be in This Family: Sibling Relationships and How They Shame Adult Behavior and Dependencies and, with "Peanuts" cartoonist Charles Schulz, When Do the Good Things Start?

New interesting book: The Road to Serfdom or Big Boy Rules

Raw Food Made Easy: For One or Two People

Author: Jennifer Cornbleet

Well-known Chicago-based cooking instructor, Jennifer Cornbleet, shares her favorite no-cook recipes in smaller quantities ideal for one or two people. Essential time-saving tips and techniques, along with Jennifer's clear instructions, prove you don't have to toil in the kitchen in order to enjoy nutritious, delicious raw food.

Natural Cures They Dont Want You to Know About or Ageless

Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You to Know About

Author: Kevin Trudeau

Kevin Trudeau blows the lid off a nest of deception and double standards concerning general and individual health in this new book, Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You To Know About. Kevin has risked government prosecution to bring you the full story of an intricate conspiracy.

From the retail supermarket outlets of huge, publicly traded corporations comes processed, manipulated, engineered "food products" produced by other wings of the same corporation. These artificial, toxic treats are then sold with the blessings of the Federal Trade Commission and Food and Drug Administration government organizations charged with safeguarding the public good laying the foundations for future disease and chronic ill-health for the consumer, and a guaranteed source of revenue for the medical and pharmaceutical sectors.

Kevin reveals the shocking truth of how drugs which are being advertised directly to the consumer, pushing their use to an all-time high are actually the cause of illness and disease climbing to near epidemic levels.

And, though it sounds dire, Kevin offers a light in the darkness and directs the reader to scores and scores of alternative therapies, medical practices, philosophies and most importantly potential cures that help your body regain its natural state of health and vibrancy.

So follow Kevin on an amazing journey through the behind-the-scenes world of corporate sponsored "nutrition" and "health," and learn about Natural Cures 'They' Don't Want You To Know About.

Table of Contents:

	Disclaimer	vii
	Acknowledgments	ix
	Read This First	xi
	Introduction	xiii
1	I Should Be Dead By Now	1
2	What's Wrong with Health Care in America?	9
3	It's All About the Money	13
4	Who Are "They"?	21
5	Why Are We Sick?	67
6	How to Never Get Sick Again	115
7	Why People Are Fat	179
8	How to Lose Weight Effortlessly and Keep It Off Forever	189
9	How to Read Food Labels	199
10	Not Convinced?	219
11	Frequently Asked Questions	293
12	Still Not Convinced?	319
13	"Natural" Cures for Specific Diseases	341
14	Naturalcures.com	359
15	The Solution	369
Appendix A	Free Bonus Materials: Newsletter Articles	379
Appendix B	No-Hunger Bread: A True FDA Horror Story	463
Appendix C	How to Find a Health-care Practitioner	565
	About the Author	571

Ageless: The Naked Truth about Bioidentical Hormones

Author: Suzanne Somers

Can you really feel better as you get older?

Is aging without illness possible?

Is your own internal fountain of youth waiting to be discovered?

Yes, yes, and YES! says Suzanne Somers, the bestselling author of The Sexy Years. It can all be true when you take advantage of the new science of antiaging medicine—a revolutionary approach to achieving the ageless life.

Suzanne Somers introduced millions of women to bioidentical hormone replacement therapy and changed the way we look at menopause with her groundbreaking book, The Sexy Years, and the overwhelming media response to its publication. Now, in Ageless, Suzanne introduces an inspiring, medically validated approach to reversing the aging process and maintaining a healthy, vibrant, mentally sharp, sexually active life—while building the body’s natural defenses against age-related diseases.

Ageless is jam-packed with new, updated information on bioidentical hormone replacement and antiaging that will change your life forever. Suzanne talks about:

• Antiaging medicine and how it can help work against the environmental assault that is making us sick, including how to detox the body of harmful pollutants and chemicals and strengthen our weakest glands and organs

• Menopause, which can become an enjoyable passage once the body is in perfect hormonal sync with bioidentical hormone replacement therapy

• The dangers of perimenopause and how women can treat it

• Why so many hysterectomies are unnecessary, how birth control pills may have contributed to the rise of hysterectomies, and how to restore your body to perfect hormonal balance after havingone

• How andropause is a real condition for men, and how men can lose weight, regain their youthful physiques, and restore heath, energy, and sexuality, all through bioidentical HRT

• The importance of sleep and the healing work that nature does during this time to balance hormones and increase energy

In this “antiaging bible,” Suzanne brings together prominent, Western-trained antiaging doctors who are at the forefront of a medical revolution to show how the traditional medical approach is woefully inadequate and outdated. Its standard of care has been to treat all symptoms with drugs, but in Ageless you will find out how this approach does not make us better. With antiaging medicine you can heal your body rather than keep a chronic condition at bay with drugs. Ageless shows you how to keep your “insides” young, and how this manifests on the outside.

What could be better than having your doctor tell you that you have the bones of a twenty-year-old, or the heart of a thirty-year-old? You can be young on the inside if you follow the advice in Ageless. Suzanne reveals the secrets to youthfulness that everyone can achieve and shows us all how to live the ageless life!

How young is your energy?

“The second half of your life can be better than your first half. A better life, a healthier life, a life of youthful energy comes from embracing antiaging medicine, and bioidentical hormone replacement is a big component. . . . The second half of life can be wonderful. I know it because I am living it. This new approach to health gives you back your lean body, shining hair, and thick skin, provided you are eating correctly and exercising in moderation. This new medicine allows your brain to work perfectly and offers the greatest defense against cancer, heart attack, and Alzheimer’s disease. Don’t you want that?” —From the Introduction

Also available as a Random House Large Print Edition

Library Journal

Following up her previous books on health (e.g., The Sexy Years), Somers discusses bioidentical hormone replacement therapy as a tool for arresting the aging process. She recounts her own experiences and interviews others, both patients and doctors, who share her enthusiasm. The book is easy to read and may catch the attention of anyone over 35. On closer examination, however, her claims are not strongly substantiated. The so-called scientific explanations seem quite plausible, but solid research is sparse. Moreover, Somers contradicts herself on more than one occasion and makes several errors in fact, claiming, for example, that men's sexual peak is in middle age. There may well be something to her thesis, but more solid evidence is needed. Recommended only where there is demand. Susan B. Hagloch, formerly with Tuscarawas Cty. P.L., New Philadelphia, OH Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Everyday Low Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook or DietMinder

Everyday Low-Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook: Over 120 Delicious Low-Carb Recipes That Cook Themselves

Author: Kitty Broihier

We all love to eat good food, but no one seems to have the time to cook it anymore. The resurrection of the slow cooker has changed all that, giving busy food lovers a simple way to prepare delicious meals with very little effort or attention. Now, in The Everyday Low Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook, nutritionist and food consultant Kitty Broihier and recipe developer and creative chef Kimberly Mayone offer low carbers a chance to jump on the slow cooker bandwagon with over 120 delectable low carb recipes designed especially for slow cooking. They cover everything from breakfast foods, snacks, and chilis to soups, entrees, and desserts, and even include potluck favorites, easy-prep entrees requiring five ingredients or less, and ethnic cuisine. Complete with information on the convenience and health benefits of using the slow cooker, how to convert favorite low carb recipes for slow cooking, low carb "go-with" recipes that round out slow cooked meals, and tips and serving suggestions featured throughout, The Everyday Low Carb Slow Cooker Cookbook is sure to become a staple in every low carb cook's kitchen.

Library Journal

Here are some easy slow-cooker recipes for the Atkins crowd, from nutrition consultant Broihier and recipe developer Mayone. But while the Mexican Pot Roast and Beef Bourguignonne will benefit from a slow cooker's long, gentle method, other recipes seem out of place. Why, for example, make Peanut Butter Fudge Cake in a slow cooker? And would a chicken cooked for six hours in a slow cooker really be "roasted"? Nevertheless, the title alone ensures demand. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

DietMinder: Personal Food & Fitness Journal: A Deluxe Food Diary

Author: MemoryMinder Journals

Anyone with a desire to change eating habits and get in shape will love this book! It's ideal for weight control, doctor recommended diet and fitness regimens, the latest diet craze, or any other situation where monitored diet and exercise is required.

When you use a DietMinder…

• You WILL see results! It's been proven time and again that people who carefully write down the foods they eat are twice as likely to change eating habits as those who don't.
• You'll be more focused! Just like taking notes in school, writing reinforces knowledge and awareness and signals our brains to respond. You can't help but succeed!
• You'll stay on track! From the very first entry, seeing what you are eating in black and white will help keep you strong and committed to your goals.
• You'll be motivated to succeed! Each night when you answer DietMinder's daily question, "Did you meet your goals today?" you will be encouraged with a "yes" or realize you need to do better tomorrow.
• You'll get moving! When your daily "physical activity"section is empty, a little healthy guilt will get you in motion.

What makes the DietMinder special?

Its roomy, fill-in-the-blank format gives you plenty of space for the details; no more tiny, cramped entries or floating scraps of paper. It's organized and easy to use. The Goals section sets you on a clear and defined plan of action. The "Daily Record" pages guide you effortlessly through breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks, supplements and daily exercise. Totaling your food counts and using the Progress Charts is a breeze! Other sections include basic Guidelines for daily servings, nutritional recommendations, and a "calories burned" chart. The handy Favorite Foods section includes food count information on over 100 common foods and can be customized by adding your own favorites.

Quality construction and design make this a book you will be pleased to own! (It makes a nice gift, too!)

Washington Post

The DietMinder provide sample space to record all of your nutritional information.

Prevention

Compact and user friendly…so versatile it works with any exercise and diet plan you're following.

Health Magazine

Grab a pencil and write down everything you eat in the handy DietMinder.

Diet & Exercise

…the DietMinder is the answer…helps you organize your entire fitness program in one place!

Your Health

Kick-start your diet with a DietMinder.

Successful Slimming

DietMinder is an easy way to keep track of the foods you eat.