Your Thyroid or Veterinary Herbal Medicine

Your Thyroid: A Home Reference

Author: Chester Ridgway

Do you feel sluggish or depressed? Do you tire easily? Are you overly sensitive to the cold? Do you feel swollen or overweight?

An overactive or underactive thyroid could be the hidden cause behind many of these common symptoms. Left untreated, a malfunctioning thyroid may lead to serious complications. Once diagnosed, however, it can usually be treated safely, easily, and without anxiety.

Completely revised and updated for the nineties, Your Thyroid: A Home Reference explains what the latest scientific advances can mean to you. It is the essential guide to some of America's most common health problems, and an essential addition to every home medical library.

— How to identify the various forms of a malfunctioning thyroid, and the

specific treatments available to counteract them

— How to gauge your susceptibility before symptoms appear—and when to

seek a thyroid checkup

— The effects of drugs, diet, stress and radiation on the thyroid, and how to

maintain its normal operation

PLUS

— How to monitor thyroid trouble during pregnancy, and in your children

— Practical illustrations to help you help yourself and your family

Interesting book: NASD Series 6 Examination or Nursing Career Planning Guide

Veterinary Herbal Medicine

Author: Susan G Wynn

This full-color reference offers practical, evidence-based guidance on using more than 120 medicinal plants, including how to formulate herbal remedies to treat common disease conditions. A body-systems based review explores herbal medicine in context, offering information on toxicology, drug interactions, quality control, and other key topics.
• More than 120 herbal monographs provide quick access to information on the historical use of the herb in humans and animals, supporting studies, and dosing information.
• Includes special dosing, pharmacokinetics, and regulatory considerations when using herbs for horses and farm animals.
• Expanded pharmacology and toxicology chapters provide thorough information on the chemical basis of herbal medicine.
• Explores the evolutionary relationship between plants and mammals, which is the basis for understanding the unique physiologic effects of herbs.
• Includes a body systems review of herbal remedies for common disease conditions in both large and small animals.
• Discusses special considerations for the scientific research of herbs, including complex and individualized interventions that may require special design and nontraditional outcome goals.

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Reviewer:Karen L Campbell, DVM, MS, DACVIM, DACVD(University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine)
Description:This book provides veterinarians with the information needed to respond to clients' questions or concerns regarding the medical use of herbs.
Purpose:The authors' goals are to contribute to the re-emergence of the art of veterinary herbal medicine. As they note, "people want herbal medicine." Because of this, it is worthwhile for veterinarians to be familiar with the concepts, rationale, and controversies surrounding the use of herbs in animals.
Audience:This book is written for practitioners, but it could also be useful for students. It includes information which is generally applicable for all species on the use of herbs, with one chapter dedicated to the use of herbs in horses and another for use in dairy cattle.
Features:After an introduction to the use of herbs in animals, five chapters provide historical information on the relationship between plants and animals and the medical use of herbs in various cultures. The second section of the book includes three chapters on controversies surrounding the use of herbal medicine. The third and longest section of the book includes nine chapters focused on plants and the industries associated with herbal medicine. Of particular interest are the chapters on the interactions between herbs and drugs and the need to be concerned with plant conservation. The fourth section includes a systems-based approach to herbal medicine and chapters on the use of herbs in horses and dairy cows. Appendixes include a list of providers, herbal terminology, and otheruseful information and tips on the administration of herbs to animals. It is somewhat surprising to see individual chapters devoted to the use of herbs in horses and in dairy cows, but no chapters on the use of herbs in dogs, cats, birds, or other small animals.
Assessment:The primary competition for this book would be other books by the senior author, including Emerging Therapies: Using Herbs and Nutraceutical Supplements for Small Animals (AAHA Press, 1999) and Manual of Natural Veterinary Medicine: Science and Tradition (Mosby, 2002). These are softcover books which are less expensive, but are also less complete.

The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat or Facing the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis

The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat

Author: Juliette De Bairacli Levy

Dog and cat owners are becoming increasingly concerned about the saftey of processed pet food and the possible side-effects of over-use of antibiotics and hormone treatments. This new edition, thoroughly revised and updated, covers Natural Rearing, herbal medicine and disease prevention.

New interesting textbook: Globalization and Stratification in the United States or PMP Exam Preparation Guide

Facing the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis

Author: Jeffrey N Gingold

The "thinking" disability of multiple sclerosis affects many people with the disease, who do not realize this invisible symptom — which disconnects mental pathways in the brain — is the cause of their confusion. When Jeffrey Gingold "misplaced his wife on the living room couch" and became lost while driving just blocks from his home, little did he know it was an effect of MS. Here, he documents his struggle, bringing a too-often hidden disability into the open. Written for the silent majority of MS patients who are privately dealing with the disease's cognitive symptoms and potential disabilities, the book is also an essential resource for families and caregivers, as well as for physicians and other medical professionals who lack awareness of the issue. "Call-Outs" and "Perspectives" in each chapter help the reader recognize their own thinking difficulties, offering specific tools for coping and maintaining their vitality.

Naturally Clean or Tcm

Naturally Clean: The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy, Non-Toxic Cleaning

Author: Jeffrey Hollender

Compelling evidence links the chemicals in household products to cancer, asthma, allergies, multiple chemical sensitivity syndrome-also known as environmental illness-hormonal disruption, reproductive and developmental disorders, and other conditions. Yet cleaning products are exempt from the full ingredient disclosure on product labels as required for food and personal care products and enter the marketplace with little or no testing for potential health risks.

Naturally Clean explains the dangers of traditional cleaners and provides illuminating statistics that illustrate how the chemicals found in almost every home are known or likely to cause a host of serious health problems. The book's easy-to-understand introduction discusses basic household chemistry, concepts of toxicity and types of toxic exposure, and the difference between natural, organic, and synthetic chemicals.

A room-by-room guide provides tips for:

A healthier kitchen
Keeping your bedrooms safe
Mold, mildew, and soap scum: spotless bathrooms
Special precautions for cleaning children's rooms

Naturally Clean also features a comprehensive product selection guide that analyzes over 300 natural and traditional cleaners: everything from laundry products through oven cleaners, disinfectants, spot removers, carpet cleaners, and bathroom cleaners. This handy, easy-to-use reference rates the household cleaning products found on the shelves of natural food and grocery stores, providing Seventh Generation's pick of your healthiest and safest options. A resource guide tells readers where to find additional information, and an at-a-glance glossaryhelps understand key terms.

Royalties from the sale of Naturally Clean will benefit the Children's Health Environmental Coalition (www.checnet.org) in their efforts to educate parents about environmental toxins that can affect children's health.

Jeffrey Hollender is president of Seventh Generation, Inc., the leading brand of natural household products, and author of the bestseller How To Make the World a Better Place. He speaks on social and environmental responsibility worldwide.

Geoff Davis is a freelance writer and editor of Seventh Generation's consumer newsletter Non-Toxic Times.

Meika Hollender is an author who specializes in personal care products.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction : protecting the place called home
Ch. 1	Here come the chemicals	3
Ch. 2	Our homes as test tubes	5
Ch. 3	Household chemicals and cancer	7
Ch. 4	Household chemicals and asthma	11
Ch. 5	Household chemicals and hormonal disruption	13
Ch. 6	Household chemicals and multiple chemical sensitivities	17
Ch. 7	The burden our bodies bear	19
Ch. 8	Toward safer homes and healthier families	21
Ch. 9	A short history of chemicals	25
Ch. 10	Top of the POPs	27
Ch. 11	Bad behavior	29
Ch. 12	Acute vs. chronic	35
Ch. 13	What dose makes the poison?	37
Ch. 14	A quick look at material safety data sheets	41
Ch. 15	Household chemicals and the world outside	43
Ch. 16	The incredible case of the shrinking label	49
Ch. 17	Test- and approval-free for you and me	53
Ch. 18	Meet the usual suspects	55
Ch. 19	Unpronounceably unhealthy	61
Ch. 20	Germ warfare and human welfare	63
Ch. 21	Ten key ways to read labels and avoid toxic products	67
Ch. 22	Trouble in paradise	71
Ch. 23	Recipe for safety : making your own household cleaners	79
Ch. 24	Coming clean in the kitchen, part one	81
Ch. 25	Coming clean in the kitchen, part two	83
Ch. 26	Coming clean in the kitchen, part three	85
Ch. 27	Perfluorochemicals	89
Ch. 28	Beating a better path to a healthier bath	93
Ch. 29	Devils in the dust	97
Ch. 30	Fighting the fungus among us	101
Ch. 31	Clearly cleaner windows	103
Ch. 32	What to pour on your floor	107
Ch. 33	Airing our dirty laundry	109
Ch. 34	Ten safety precautions for using chemical cleaners	111
Ch. 35	Why our littlest ones face the largest risk from our homes' biggest hazards	115
Ch. 36	A baker's dozen ways to help kids breathe easier	119
Ch. 37	Just say no to VOCs	123
Ch. 38	Phthalates are no phun	127
Ch. 39	Tin soldiers on : an age-old material is a new toxic threat	131
Ch. 40	How's the air in there?	135
Ch. 41	Something in the air the most common indoor air pollutants	139
Ch. 42	Indoor air repair	143
Ch. 43	A room-by-room guide to better breathing	147
Ch. 44	Air vs. machine : cleaning your air with filters and purifiers	151
Ch. 45	Air fresheners stink	155
Ch. 46	Use the power of plants to grow a healthy harvest of cleaner air	157
Ch. 47	Ending bad air days one breath at a time	161

Book about: Teaching Math to People with Down Syndrome and Other Hands on Learners or Mariel Hemingways Healthy Living from the Inside Out

Tcm: A Natural Guide to Weight Loss That Lasts

Author: Nan Lu

The Dragon's WayTo Natural, Healthy, Lasting Weight Loss

Here at last is the secret to taking off pounds and inches and keeping them off for life. Unlike popular "miracle" diet programs and products, The Dragon's Way addresses the root cause of your weight problems and offers a remarkable six-week program that shows you how to reach your optimum weight and stay there. The Dragon's Way is based on Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theories that have been practiced for thousands of years. Today billions of people worldwide benefit from this medical system. The Dragon's Way is not about food restrictions, apetite suppression, or vigorous exercising. It's about treating the whole person instead of focusing on weight; about how to use ancient energy movements to awaken your healing ability; about showing you how to use food as a healing tool; and about helping you achieve the harmony and balance in your own body that can result in natural, healthy, permanent weight loss.

Discover:

• How the Traditional Chinese Medicine approach differs from diet programs
• How this TCM program makes you feel better physically and emotionally
• How stress causes weight problems
• How food cravings signal body needs
• Why depriving your body of food leads to further weight gain
• Healing foods and recipes that help you eliminate excess water and body fat
• Herbal supplements and energy movements that encourage body harmony and help you avoid excess wieght
• Additional health benefits beyond wieght loss
• And Much More!

Quick Check Food Facts or The Inner Tradition of Yoga

Quick Check Food Facts

Author: Carolyn E Moor

Expanded and updated, this pocket-size book is a reliable guide to healthful eating for weight watchers, cholesterol watchers, and everybody else who wants to stay fit. Authoritative charts compiled by the U.S. Department of Agriculture list the nutrient values of every food type-vegetables, fruits, cereal grains, pasta, dairy and egg products, fats and oils, meats and fish, poultry, baked products, soups and sauces, beverages, snacks and sweets, and processed food combinations. The charts list: Total calories * Calories from fat proteins * Carbohydrates * Sodium * Cholesterol * and Fiber. Here is a guide to good health that is easy to understand, filled with facts, and small enough to take along on travels and to restaurants.

Book review: Food Wine Annual Cookbook 2007 or Lebanese Cooking

The Inner Tradition of Yoga: A Guide to Yoga Philosophy for the Contemporary Practitioner

Author: Michael Ston

There is more to the tradition of yoga than toning and strengthening. At the root, there is a vast and intriguing philosophy that teaches the ethics of nonviolence, patience, honesty, and respect. Michael Stone provides an in-depth explanation of ancient Indian yogic philosophy along with teachings on how to bring our understanding of yoga theory to deeper levels through our practice on the mat—and through our relationships with others.

Table of Contents:

Foreword   Richard Freeman     ix
A Note on Pronunciation of Sanskrit Terms     xiii
Introduction     1
Vidya: Seeing Things As They Are     7
Embracing Suffering     17
Marga: Establishing the Path     25
Embodying the Path     31
The Eight Limbs     43
Practicing the Yamas     51
The Yamas Beyond Dualism     59
The Five Klesas     65
Freedom through the Klesas     83
Stillness and Movement     91
The Five Kosas: Sheaths of the Mind and Body     95
Working with the Kosas     109
Samskaras: Webs of Mind and Body     115
Prana: Energetic Flow     123
Body in Mind     131
Letting Go: Asana and Meditation Intertwined     137
Prana and Citta     147
The Empty Vessel     161
Sunyata: Boundless and Empty     175
Yoga, Death, and Dying: What Is Most Astounding?     189
Acknowledgments     209
Notes     211
Glossary of Sanskrit Terms     217
Permissions     225
Index     227

Yoga for Christians or Childhood Leukemia

Yoga for Christians: A Christ-Centered Approach to Physical and Spiritual Health through Yoga

Author: Susan Bordenkircher

When God gave Susan Bordenkircher the vision for her yoga-based Christian ministry, Outstretched in Worship, she truly believed she was stepping into uncharted territory. And while God has used her ministry as a pioneer of sorts in this movement, she was amazed to see the level of interest and involvement that already existed. She quickly learned that there are approximately 15 million people in this country practicing yoga, and fully 50-60 percent of them say they come from a church background. In fact, many churches, Christian retreats, and denominational conventions are incorporating yoga as one creative approach to cultivating a quiet, receptive spirit and deep prayer life.

After producing several top-selling Christ-centered yoga instructional videos, Susan now brings her unique form of exercise, stretching, and prayerful praise to a market eager for yoga that is centered around Christ and not eastern forms of meditation. She has even included a full-length instructional workout DVD for readers to follow along with!

Interesting book: Imagined Communities or Dear Senator

Childhood Leukemia: A Guide for Families, Friends and Caregivers

Author: Nancy Keen

Nancy Keene, whose daughter survived childhood leukemia, combines her personal experiences, interview with families of over forty other children with the disease, and the latest medical information to produce a unique and comprehensive reference: Childhood Leukemia. She gives voice to parents, children with cancer, and their siblings who share their collective wisdom. This complete guide provides detailed medical information in an easy-to-digest format and offers practical advice for coping with procedures; hospitalizations; school; and associated social, emotional, and financial problems. Family friends will discover dozens of concrete suggestions on helpful things to say and do. Health providers will see beyond the illness of the children; they will learn of their struggles, their triumphs, their hopes.

Washington Post

What's so compelling about Childhood Leukemia is the amount of useful medical information and practical advice it contains. A valuable resource to help parents and children regain their equilibrium after diagnosis and during the next two to three years of treatment, it answers questions requiring immediate attention. Keene avoids jargon and lays out what's needed to deal with the medical system.

Booknews

Keene is one of the original developers of the Patient-Centered Guides series, and the parent of a child who survived leukemia. She provides a detailed, straightforward guide for parents containing the basic information that newly diagnosed families need to cope with their challenging situation. The text is also useful for healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of children with cancer. The third edition includes updates on treatment methods and new resources for medical information, emotional support and financial assistance. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Introduction
1	Diagnosis	1
2	Leukemia	14
3	Coping with Procedures	41
4	Clinical Trials	67
5	Family and Friends	82
6	Forming a Partnership with the Medical Team	106
7	Hospitalization	123
8	Venous Catheters	134
9	Sources of Support	153
10	Chemotherapy	171
11	Common Side Effects of Chemotherapy	210
12	Radiation Therapy	236
13	Record-Keeping and Finances	251
14	Nutrition	269
15	School	288
16	Siblings	313
17	Feelings, Communication, and Behavior	335
18	End of Treatment and Beyond	357
19	Relapse	383
20	Stem Cell Transplantation	393
21	Death and Bereavement	421
App. A	Photographs of Our Children	449
App. B	Blood Counts and What They Mean	455
	App. C: Resource Organizations	463
	App. D: Books and Online Sites	476
	Index	495

What Would Jesus Eat or Diabetic Cooking

What Would Jesus Eat?: The Ultimate Program for Eating Well, Feeling Great, and Living Longer

Author: Don Colbert

Though there are many diet programs claiming to be "God's way" to healthy living, and while some of them are based on biblical principles, and even have proven effective for weight loss, What Would Jesus Eat? is the first to note the obvious health benefits of what Jesus ate. In this comprehensive program, Dr. Don Colbert reveals the sensible approach to healthy eating laid out by the ultimate role model. Readers will discover:

• Why foods forbidden in the Old Testament are unhealthy
• Jesus's favorite foods, including "fast foods" and dessert
• The health benefits of foods Jesus ate, and the health risks of foods He avoided

Also included are Dr. Colbert's tools to effectively follow the plan: recipes, nutritional information, and practical advice, including how to follow Jesus's model of eating with foods readily available today.

Publishers Weekly

After the goose has been gobbled and the cookies consumed, Americans' thoughts turn toward their ever-expanding waistlines. 'Tis the season for diet books, especially in the Christian market. Thomas Nelson, capitalizing on the What Would Jesus Do? phenomenon, presents What Would Jesus Eat?: The Ultimate Program for Eating Well, Feeling Great, and Living Longer. Author Don Colbert, a family physician, urges readers to examine and emulate Jesus' simple diet. The nutritional information, overall, is quite sound: Colbert encourages the consumption of fish, the use of olive oil in cooking and an exercise regimen of daily walking. He discusses the "hidden dangers" of pork, condemns refined white flour and warns against the excessive consumption of red meat. This "all-natural diet from biblical times" promises readers fitness and longevity. Although it should be recalled that longevity was not exactly a hallmark of many biblical characters after the early chapters of Genesis, this is a solid addition to the Christian diet shelves. ( Mar.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction: What Would Jesus Eat?	ix
1	Seriously Question What You Eat	1
2	The Food That Jesus Ate Most Often	17
3	A Staple in Jesus' Diet	35
4	The Meats That Jesus Ate	47
5	Other Forms of Protein That Jesus Ate	71
6	The Vegetables That Jesus Ate	81
7	The Fats That Jesus Ate	109
8	The Beverages That Jesus Drank	121
9	What Would Jesus Eat for Dessert?	145
10	Did Jesus Exercise?	167
11	Using the Foods Jesus Ate to Lose Weight	181
12	The Mediterranean Healthstyle	195
13	A Daily Eating Plan and a Week's Worth of Menus	209
	Notes	223
	Bibliography	231
	About the Author	235

Interesting textbook: SuperFoods for Children or Face Reading in Chinese Medicine

Diabetic Cooking

Author: Mary Jane Finsand

Cooking is all about making delicious dishes that give extra zest to mealtime. The recipes in this collection come from using wholesome ingredients, splendid sauces, and robust seasoning.

What's more, every flavorful recipe falls within the diabetic guidelines. By using the simple exchange values that accompany each dish, along with American Diabetes Association exchange charts, you'll be able to create tantalizing and varied meals while reducing and simplifying the day-to-day preparation of healthful food. And every recipe is a winner.

The Secret Life of Germs or Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Tennis Fourth Edition

The Secret Life of Germs: What They Are, Why We Need Them, and How We Can Protect Ourselves Against Them

Author: Philip M Tierno

They're on everything we touch, eat, and breathe in -- on every inch of skin. And despite the advances of science, germs are challenging medicine in ways that were unimaginable ten years ago. No wonder the world is up in arms -- and using antibacterial soaps.

From the common cold, E. coli, and Lyme disease to encephalitis, mad cow disease, and flesh-eating bacteria, Tierno takes readers on a historical survey of the microscopic world. Rebuffing scare tactics behind recent "germ events" Tierno explains how the recycling of matter is the key to life. Yes, he'll tell you why it's a good idea to clean children's toys, why those fluffy towels may not be so clean, and why you never want to buy a second-hand mattress, but he also reveals that there is a lot we can do to prevent germ-induced suffering. You'll never look at anything the same way again.

New interesting textbook: No Gluten Cookbook or 3 Ingredient Slow Cooker Recipes

Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Tennis, Fourth Edition

Author: Price World Enterprises

The Ultimate Guide to Weight Training for Tennis is the most comprehensive and up-to-date tennis-specific training guide in the world today. It contains descriptions and photographs of over 80 of the most effective weight training, flexibility, and abdominal exercises used by athletes worldwide. This book features year-round tennis-specific weight-training programs guaranteed to improve your performance and get you results.

No other tennis book to date has been so well designed, so easy to use, and so committed to weight training. This book will increase your strength, agility, and endurance enabling more powerful and precise backhands, forehands, and serves. Following this program will allow tennis players of all skill levels to stay strong until the final shot. Both beginners and advanced athletes and weight trainers can follow this book and utilize its programs. From recreational to professional, thousands of athletes all over the world are already benefiting from this book and its techniques, and now you can too!

The Sprouting Book or Tough Love

The Sprouting Book: How to Grow and Use Sprouts to Maximize Your Health and Vitality

Author: Ann Wigmor

Written for everyone who is interested in good nutrition at a low cost -- and with great taste -- this highly practical and fully illustrated book provides readers with all the information necessary to start and maintain an indoor sprout garden. The book discusses a wide variety of sprouts and sprouting methods, explains the sprouts' importance in a healthy diet, and presents a wealth of simple and delicious recipes.

The Sprouting Book is a perfect guide for dieters, concerned parents, athletes, vegetarians, people on the go, and anyone who wants to look and feel better.

Publishers Weekly

Author and publisher state at the outset that they are not responsible for adverse effects resulting from the reader's adoption of Wigmore's Living Food Diet, a nutritional regimen that uses germinated and sprouting seeds. With that prominent caveat, the book goes on to discuss the history of this type of food, a staple in the Orient since ancient days. Wigmore, founder of the Hippocrates Health Institute of Boston, includes lists of seeds for sprouting, directions for maintaining a sprout garden (indoors and out) by various methods, and recipes for food and drinks from the harvest. Clear drawings complement the text. (September)

Table of Contents:

	Preface	v
1	Ancient Medicine, Modern Food	1
2	From Seed to Nutritious Food	5
	Enzymes and Vital Food Factors in Sprouts	6
	Amino Acids (Proteins) in Sprouts	7
	Vitamins in Sprouts	8
	Minerals and Trace Elements in Sprouts	10
	Chlorophyll in Sprouts	12
3	Sprouting and Health	15
	Can Sprouts Help Control Cancer?	16
	Sprouts: The Ideal Companion for Dieters	17
	Sprouts and Your Sex Life	18
	Slowing the Aging Clock with Sprouts	19
4	The Economics of Sprouting	23
	Cost of Sprouts Per Pound	23
	Healing Camps in India	25
	Fresh Sprouts versus Dried	25
5	Shopper's Guide to Sprouting Seeds	29
	Choosing Seeds for Sprouting	37
	Organic versus Nonorganic	38
6	Growing A Home Sprout Garden	39
	The Basic Care of Sprouts	41
	What to Sprout	41
	Getting Started	42
	The Jar Method	42
	Using Sprout Bags	45
	Tray-Type Sprouters	46
	Sprouting Automatically	47
	Growing Mung and Adzuki Beans	48
	Harvesting Your Sprouts	49
	What Happens If...	51
	Mixing Sprouts Harmoniously	53
	Sprouting Chart	56
7	Growing Greens Indoors	61
	About Buckwheat Lettuce and Sunflower Greens	62
	Setting Up an Indoor Garden	62
	Growing Greens Indoors	63
	Planting Instructions	66
	Indoor Gardening Chart	68
	Reclaiming Topsoil Through Composting	69
	Composting Instructions	71
8	Simple Recipes with Sprouts	75
	Preparation	75
	Recipes	78
9	Sprouts for Travel and for Your Pets	103
	Traveling with Sprouts	103
	Sprouts for Your Pets	104
	Epilogue	107
	Index	111

Interesting book: Recipes from Quilters or Extracting Bioactive Compounds for Food Products

Tough Love (Revised Edition)

Author: Pauline Neff

Tough Love is hope. It is help. It is a way of recovery for drug abusers, and a positive, supportive program for their families. Tough Love is a gift of love and a gift of life for those who practice its plan. It is a book for all parents, especially those whose children are now on drugs or are exposed to those who use drugs. Pauline Neff has gathered enthralling, real-life accounts of young drug users who needed help and of their parents' role in seeing that they received it. Eight families describe, in very graphic, heartrending terms, how their children successfully beat the drug habit through The Palmer Drug Abuse Program. PDAP is a privately financed twelve-step program, similar to the steps of AA. Ms. Neff explains each step to show how families can interpret and work through these steps in their own lives. Thousands of young people have found help through this method. Families have been reunited, and parents' own lives have been changed drastically in the process. If you are a parent of a young person in America today, Tough Love may be the most important book you will ever read. It may save your life.

Publishers Weekly

Having a child addicted to alcohol or drugs is one of the most heartbreaking and challenging problems that parents may face. Here, in a revision of her bestselling 1982 book, Neff offers practical, loving and completely updated help to those struggling with that situation. Although the specific 12-step program that Neff stresses does not exist everywhere, parents can adopt the principles she outlines and form support groups with other parents. Central to Neff's approach is "detachment from the abuser," which entails allowing the abuser to "bottom out" without "padding the corners" (often called "enabling" in other references). This method, argues Neff, provides one of the few hopes for the abuser and his or her family. It is also terrifying, however, to parents who lack the support and distancing of the tough-love approach. By far the largest part of Neff's book is devoted to the stories of seven families who have faced the crisis of the addicted child and come through it stronger and more spiritually intact. In short, this book should be required reading for every parent with a child in trouble. (Mar.)

Jumping into Plyometrics or The Doctors Book of Home Remedies II

Jumping into Plyometrics

Author: Donald A Chu

Detailing plyometric exercises for a variety of sports, this guide explains how plyometrics work and how to incorporate plyometrics into a comprehensive strength and power training program. Illustrations.

What People Are Saying

Todd Martin
Dr. Chu has put together all the information on plyometrics necessary to benefit any athlete. He has successfully provided a way for athletes to come closer to reaching their potential.
— Todd Martin Professional Tennis Player

Steve Millard
Don Chu is the number one authority on the training methods for plyometric exercise. Jumping Into Plyometrics is an excellent book for coaches, athletes, and students who want to increase their knowledge of how to safely and effectively become faster and more explosive. There is not a book on the market that is more comprehensive or up-to-date with the current research than Jumping Into Plyometrics. I highly recommend it!
— Steve Millard Strength and Conditioning Specialist San Jose Sharks

Al Vermeil
If coaches want to learn to utilize plyometric training properly, then there's no one better to learn from than Don Chu. This book is a must for your library.
— Al Vermeil Strength and Conditioning Coach Chicago Bulls

Darryl Rogers
Don Chu has put together another outstanding book on plyometrics. Whether you are a new coach or a 30-year veteran, this book will help athletes at any level to become better. It provides outstanding illustrations and explanation of activities. I used his methods before and will continue to do so.
— Darryl Rogers Athletic Director, Southern Connecticut State University Former Football Coach, Fresno State, San Jose State, Michigan State, and Arizona State

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1. Understanding Plyometrics

See also: Art of Lithuanian Cooking or Delias Winter Collection

The Doctors Book of Home Remedies II

Author: Sid Kirchheimer

The next best thing to having a doctor in the house... From the editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books comes the most complete, practical, and easy-to-follow guide to good health ever written. Here, in one volume, nearly 700 of America's top health-care professionals offer their better doctor-tested remedies for hundreds of the most common health complaints, from angina to varicose veins, asthma to warts. these are the remedies that doctors themselves use at home and in their offices. The Doctors Book Of Home Remedies II is an indispensable resource that can save time, money, and maybe even your life by putting professional medical advice at your fingerprints. No home should be without this important and invaluable book.

Handbook of Geriatric Assessment or The Abs Diet

Handbook of Geriatric Assessment

Author: Joseph J Gallo

Our health care system continues to undergo change, driven, in part, by the pressures of caring for a growing population of older adults. To address these changing needs and to provide better patient care, Aspen announces the new Third Edition of the Handbook of Geriatric Assessment. Completely revised and updated, it presents assessment and evaluation technology used by health care professionals, social workers, and researchers working with a wide variety of elderly populations including hospitalized elderly, nursing home residents, and those receiving home care services. Emphasis on the multidimensional approach in the care of older persons and the inclusion of new chapters on ethnicity, assessment, driving evaluation, and pain assessment keep this book on the cutting edge of health care trends.

Designed for:

• Family Physicians
• Geriatricians
• Educators and Medical School Course Directors
• Nurse Clinicians
• Physical Assistants
• Doctors of Osteopathy
• Social Workers
• Neurologists
• Rehabilitative Therapists.

  Features:

  • Includes the latest cutting edge assessment techniques
  • Contains dozens of ready-to-use test, charts, and guidelines
  • Shows easy-to-understand models you can put into practice quickly
  • Hear from two distinguished medical ethicists on methods used to assess values of the well or ill older adult.

  Jeannine Forrest

  This handbook is a guide for clinicians on how to integrate multidimensional assessments for primary care of older adults. Select tools and questionnaires highlight domains that provide significant information for geriatric care. Extensive reference lists enrich each chapter. This book was previously published in 1995. The intent in this third edition is to foster multidimensional assessment of older adults with practical applications across primary care settings for all clinicians involved in geriatric care. These objectives are essential in promoting a unique approach in delivering care to elderly patients. The editors and contributors come close to meeting these ambitious objectives. This book is designed to be read by all healthcare professionals in geriatric care. The content is targeted toward practicing clinicians in primary care settings. Familiar aspects of geriatric evaluation are featured in great depth and substance, with multiple examples of tools for mental, social, functional assessments, health promotion, and disease prevention. Additional topics such as ethnicity, advanced directives, and the older driver identify emerging areas in geriatric care. The text is limited by unevenness in depth and examples of clinical assessment tools among various chapters. The chapter on pain leaves the reader wanting more concrete illustrations of tools that are better utilized by elderly patients. In addition, contributors discuss the importance of an interdisciplinary team, yet focus quite heavily on the geriatrician in conducting these multidimensional assessments. This book is a worthwhile resource that targets essential areas of assessment for the elderly. Compared toother texts such as Fordyce's Geriatric Pearls (F.A. Davis Company Publishers, 1999), it serves as a more useful guide in focusing the clinician's attention toward multidimensional assessment as a unique approach in the delivery of care to the elderly. Additions in this updated text are valuable in highlighting new research in geriatric care.

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  Reviewer: Jeannine Marie Forrest, Ph.D., R.N. (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing)
  Description: This handbook is a guide for clinicians on how to integrate multidimensional assessments for primary care of older adults. Select tools and questionnaires highlight domains that provide significant information for geriatric care. Extensive reference lists enrich each chapter. This book was previously published in 1995.
  Purpose: The intent in this third edition is to foster multidimensional assessment of older adults with practical applications across primary care settings for all clinicians involved in geriatric care. These objectives are essential in promoting a unique approach in delivering care to elderly patients. The editors and contributors come close to meeting these ambitious objectives.
  Audience: This book is designed to be read by all healthcare professionals in geriatric care. The content is targeted toward practicing clinicians in primary care settings.
  Features: Familiar aspects of geriatric evaluation are featured in great depth and substance, with multiple examples of tools for mental, social, functional assessments, health promotion, and disease prevention. Additional topics such as ethnicity, advanced directives, and the older driver identify emerging areas in geriatric care. The text is limited by unevenness in depth and examples of clinical assessment tools among various chapters. The chapter on pain leaves the reader wanting more concrete illustrations of tools that are better utilized by elderly patients. In addition, contributors discuss the importance of an interdisciplinary team, yet focus quite heavily on the geriatrician in conducting these multidimensional assessments.
  Assessment: This book is a worthwhile resource that targets essential areas of assessment for the elderly. Compared to other texts such as Fordyce's Geriatric Pearls (F.A. Davis Company Publishers, 1999), it serves as a more useful guide in focusing the clinician's attention toward multidimensional assessment as a unique approach in the delivery of care to the elderly. Additions in this updated text are valuable in highlighting new research in geriatric care.

  Booknews

  Instructs clinicians on the evaluation of the older person, covering assessment of mental status, function, social situation, physical examination, and health promotion and disease prevention. Discusses ethnicity in geriatric assessment, the older driver, and assessment in special settings, and presents a case study of a geriatric assessment program at a university hospital. This third edition contains a new chapter on social and economic aspects of care. Gallo is affiliated with the department of family practice and community medicine and the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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  3 Stars from Doody

  
  
  
  

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  The Abs Diet: The Six-Week Plan to Flatten Your Stomach and Keep You Lean for Life

  Author: David Zinczenko

  Whether you want to change your body to improve your health, your looks, your athletic performance, or your sex appeal, The Abs Diet offers you a simple promise: If you follow this plan, you will transform your body so that you can accomplish each and every one of those goals.
  The Abs Diet lets you enjoy the foods you crave. It’s not low-carb, low-fat, or low-anything else. It’s just a smart, sensible, healthy plan that will give you the body you want in weeks. The Abs Diet will show you how to eat to keep your body’s natural fat burners stoked at all times so you burn fat and build muscle all day, every day—even when you sleep. And you’ll never feel hungry, restricted, or deprived.
  

  Publishers Weekly

  Eat everything. Concentrate on whole grains. Drink milk. Balance protein with carbohydrates. Avoid processed sugars. Do some exercise. The idea that a diet book making such proposals comes as a pleasant surprise shows just how far afield we've gone in the search for new ways to be fit. The only thing new about this diet by the editor-in-chief of Men's Health is its name, and this, one can presume, is because nowadays, a book simply called "Sensible Eating" wouldn't sell. The book's title is indeed misleading; only the final chapter deals solely with abs. The rest is full of rational recommendations for a realistic diet plan: eat more and smaller meals; have oatmeal in the morning for a nourishing breakfast; don't starve yourself; drink plenty of water; and stay away from sodas and foods that contain high-fructose corn syrup. Whether readers will, in the end, walk away with abs of steel is not really the point. They'll control their weight in a healthy way, without counting calories, cutting out whole food groups or supporting the beef futures market. Best of all, this book tells readers why it works: increase your body's metabolism, gain some muscle and fat burns away. The authors make this seem like a fresh and very attainable ideal. (June) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

  
  
  

  Table of Contents:

  	Acknowledgments	vii
  	Introduction: You Have Abs. Yes, You	ix
  	The Abs Diet Cheat Sheet	1
  Chapter 1	Strip Away Fat, Strip Away Trouble	3
  	The Abs Diet Start-Up Kit	21
  Chapter 2	Why the Abs Diet? and Why Now?	23
  Chapter 3	Burn Fat Day and Night	39
  Chapter 4	How the Abs Diet Works	53
  Chapter 5	A Six-Pack in 6 Weeks	75
  Chapter 6	Shocker: How Low-Carb Diets Make You Fat	83
  Chapter 7	The Abs Diet Nutrition Plan	93
  Chapter 8	The Abs Diet Power 12	107
  	Special Report: Your Weight is Not Your Fault	127
  Chapter 9	The Abs Diet Meal Plan	135
  Chapter 10	Fitting the Abs Diet Into Everyday Life	151
  Chapter 11	Turbocharging the Abs Diet	159
  Chapter 12	The Abs Diet Workout	169
  Chapter 13	Targeting Your Abs	201
  	The Abs Diet Maintenance Plan	261
  	Nutritional Values of Common Foods	263
  	Glycemic Loads for Selected Foods	276
  	Index	278

Baby Massage or Baby Massage

Baby Massage: Soothing Strokes for Healtly Growth

Author: Suzanne P Rees

Learn soothing massage techniques with this easy-to-use stand-up guide.

As studies show and parents can attest, baby massage can encourage bonding between parents and children, soothe fussiness, and even support healthy growth and development. The benefits of baby massage are by now well known---the real question that remains for parents is: How exactly do I do it?

Written by an experienced International Instructor-Trainer and Parent Educator, this guide shows parents how to massage their babies with love and tenderness. Helpful photographs demonstrate the precise placement of the hands and easy-to-follow instructions explain the benefits of massage for legs, arms, and bodies. Special massages are included to calm your baby to sleep, comfort fussing, relieve tummy troubles, and relax your baby after a bath. The stand-up format will allow parents to follow the instructions while keeping their hands free to interact with their babies.

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Baby Massage: Soothing Strokes for Healtly Growth

Author: Suzanne P Rees

Learn soothing massage techniques with this easy-to-use stand-up guide.

As studies show and parents can attest, baby massage can encourage bonding between parents and children, soothe fussiness, and even support healthy growth and development. The benefits of baby massage are by now well known---the real question that remains for parents is: How exactly do I do it?

Written by an experienced International Instructor-Trainer and Parent Educator, this guide shows parents how to massage their babies with love and tenderness. Helpful photographs demonstrate the precise placement of the hands and easy-to-follow instructions explain the benefits of massage for legs, arms, and bodies. Special massages are included to calm your baby to sleep, comfort fussing, relieve tummy troubles, and relax your baby after a bath. The stand-up format will allow parents to follow the instructions while keeping their hands free to interact with their babies.

Living Well with Menopause or Clinical Oncology

Living Well with Menopause: What Your Doctor Doesn't Tell You... That You Need to Know

Author: Carolyn Chambers Clark

A complete holistic guide to menopause. A vital self-care manual for the more than 50 million American women facing this natural process.

For thirty years, board-certified holistic practitioner, master's-prepared nurse, and doctorally prepared educator Carolyn Chambers Clark has been helping women navigate the challenges of menopause. Now she can help you with her breakthrough guide that addresses the full range of medical, alternative, and complementary self-care strategies, with easy-to-follow guidelines for avoiding the pitfalls of:

• Hot flashes
• Fuzzy thinking
• Skin, hair, and bladder changes
• Weight gain
• Joint and muscle pain
• Fatigue
• Decreased sex drive
• Emotional ups and downs
• Insomnia

Having been through this natural process herself, and having counseled countless other menopausal women, Clark is a compassionate voice clearly addressing the risks and possible benefits of hormone therapies, offering easy-to-understand advice, and providing the most comprehensive menopause program available.

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Clinical Oncology

Author: Martin D Abeloff

Carrying on the tradition established by its founding editor, the late Dr. Martin Abeloff, the 4th Edition of this respected reference synthesizes all of the latest oncology knowledge in one practical, clinically focused, easy-to-use volume. It incorporates basic science, pathology, diagnosis, management, outcomes, rehabilitation, and prevention — all in one convenient resource — equipping you to overcome your toughest clinical challenges. What's more, you can access the complete contents of this Expert Consult title online, and tap into its unparalleled guidance wherever and whenever you need it most!
• Equips you to select the most appropriate tests and imaging studies for diagnosing and staging each type of cancer, and manage your patients most effectively using all of the latest techniques and approaches.
• Explores all of the latest scientific discoveries' implications for cancer diagnosis and management.
• Employs a multidisciplinary approach - with contributions from pathologists, radiation oncologists, medical oncologists, and surgical oncologists - for well-rounded perspectives on the problems you face.
• Offers a user-friendly layout with a consistent chapter format • summary boxes • a full-color design • and more than 1,445 illustrations (1,200 in full color), to make reference easy and efficient.
• Offers access to the book's complete contents online — fully searchable — from anyplace with an Internet connection.
• Presents discussions on cutting-edge new topics including nanotechnology, functional imaging, signal transduction inhibitors, hormone modulators, complications oftransplantation, and much more.
• Includes an expanded color art program that highlights key points, illustrates relevant science and clinical problems, and enhances your understanding of complex concepts.

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

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Reviewer: Athanassios Argiris, MD (Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine)
Description: This is the third edition of one of the most recognizable oncology textbooks. It includes many updates over the previous edition of 2000.
Purpose: An excellent effort was made to encompass all aspects of clinical oncology and the vast developments in the field that have occurred in recent years. The organization is superb and the writing of high quality throughout.
Audience: Qualified experts have contributed to this textbook. Despite the complexity of the subjects, the authors have generally succeeded in presenting the material in a way that is readily understandable. There is a strong educational focus which makes this book particularly useful for oncology trainees.
Features: The book is divided in three sections covering the science of clinical oncology, problems common to cancer and its therapy, and specific malignancies. Each chapter begins with a succinct summary that highlights its salient points. Moreover, the book is rich in algorithms and illustrations. A CD-ROM is provided which readers will find helpful, especially given the large size of the book.
Assessment: This book without doubt ranks among the best comprehensive oncology textbooks.

Booknews

New edition of a text that examines all aspects of the treatment of cancer by integrating expert perspectives from the disciplines of oncology (medical, surgical, and radiation) and hematology. The 96 contributions reflect the latest developments in basic science, pathology, diagnosis, management, outcomes, rehabilitation, and prevention. Topics include the science of clinical oncology (genetic, immunologic, and environmental bases of cancer; principles of prevention, diagnosis, and therapy; and understanding risk); general, hematologic, metabolic, and surgical problems common to cancer and its therapy; local effects of cancer and its metastasis; specific malignancies; and rehabilitation of the cancer patient. The volume begins with a section of color plates, and in addition contains about 1,000 figures, algorithms, flow diagrams, and tables. Each chapter includes an outline summary of key facts. Edited by Abeloff (Johns Hopkins U. and Hospital), James O. Armitage (U. of Nebraska Medical Center), Allen S. Lichter (U. of Michigan Medical Center), and John E. Niederhuber (U. of Wisconsin Medical School). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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4 Stars! from Doody

The Ultimate Calorie Counter or Dangerous Doses

The Ultimate Calorie Counter

Author: Sheila Buff

Say goodbye to crash diets, hunger pangs, cravings, and diet drug! health writer Sheila Buff tells you everything you need to know to lose weight safely and easily, and keep it off, in The Ultimate Calorie Counter.--At-a-glance calorie counts on the foods and beverages Americans commonly eat, including brand names and fast-food restaurants.--Charts to pinpoint your optimal calorie intake.--Expert tips for cutting calories without eating less.--Great calorie-saving food substitutions.--Fastest fat-burning exercises.--How to enjoy dining out while counting calories.

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Dangerous Doses: How Counterfeiters Are Contaminating America's Drug Supply

Author: Katherine Eban

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Table of Contents:

	A Note to Readers	ix
	Who's Who	xi
	Prologue	1
Part 1
1	A Victim of Success	7
2	Flamingos in Missouri	11
3	Is Anything Okay?	19
4	The R Word	31
5	Medicine in the Laundry Room	42
6	The Cheshire Cat	56
7	One Man's Trash, Another Man's Treasure	67
8	A Cold Chain Gets Hot	87
9	Stealing Time	101
Part 2
10	"My Son Is Not a No One"	117
11	Two Streams Become One	128
12	The License Shrine	146
13	A Do-or-Die Cause	156
14	A Bad Lot	166
15	Rats in the State	179
Part 3
16	Crazy Money	195
17	A Special Price	206
18	The Guitar Story	221
19	"They're Going to Die Anyway"	232
20	They Know We Know	252
21	Inspector Arias Goes to Washington	267
22	The Ultimate Box Case	283
Part 4
23	The Rosetta Stone	299
24	A Wink and a Nod in Las Vegas	312
25	The Education of Kevin Fagan	330
	Epilogue	348
	The Epogen Trail to Timothy Fagan	358
	What You Can Do About Counterfeit Drugs	361
	Endnotes	363
	Glossary	419
	Interviews of Note	423
	Acknowledgments	435
	Index	439

Take Care of Yourself or The Backsmart Fitness Plan

Take Care of Yourself: The Complete Illustrated Guide to Medical Self-Care

Author: Donald M Vickery

Over 150 common healthcare problems and symptoms-likely causes and how you might relieve them at home.

Diagrams to help you recognize problems and, in many cases, treat them quickly and easily.

Easy-to-follow decision charts tell you exactly when to see a doctor.

About the Author:
Donald M. Vickery, M.D., is head of the Self-Care Institute in Colorado.

James F. Fries, M.D., is Professor of Medicine at Stanford University.

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The Backsmart Fitness Plan

Author: Adam Weiss

A complete, full-body fitness program specifically designed to strengthen and protect the back

More than 50 percent of the 20 million Americans who join health clubs quit within the first year, mostly for one reason alone: back pain. Written by Adam Weiss, a chiropractic physician and fellow back pain sufferer, The BackSmart Fitness Plan presents a revolutionary program designed to target, protect, and strengthen the back. Employing his unique BackSmart Method, Weiss lays out a complete fitness program to provide readers with a variety of exercises designed to enhance their physical strength, flexibility, balance, endurance, and appearance, all without injuring themselves. The book includes:

• Hundreds of exercises emphasizing proper form and balance
• Proper use of free weights and machines
• Modified Pilates exercises
• Swiss ball movements
• Stretching

Adam Weiss, D.C., is board certified by the National Chiropractic Board of Examiners and a member of the American College of Sports Medicine. His BackSmart Method has helped thousands of patients, including professional athletes. Weiss lives in Buffalo Grove, Illinois.

Diabetic Athletes Handbook or Vitamin and Mineral Food Counter

Diabetic Athlete's Handbook

Author: Sheri Colberg

Don't let diabetes slow you down. Whether you're a recreational exerciser or a competitive athlete, The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook has the training and performance advice you need to remain active and at the top of your game.

Renowned researcher and diabetes expert Dr. Sheri Colberg has developed a practical guide specifically for athletes of all ages with type 1 and 2 diabetes. The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook provides you with the most up-to-date information on insulins and other medications, glucose monitors, blood sugar management, nutrition and supplements, injury prevention and treatment, and mental strategies for maximizing performance and optimizing health.

Featuring more than 100 sport-specific training guidelines for fitness, endurance, power, and outdoor activities, The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook is the one resource you can't afford to be without. Rely on it to stay healthy, be more active, train smarter, and reach new levels of athletic success.

"The Diabetic Athlete's Handbook illustrates in clear, straightforward terms just how to train for even the most strenuous sports: mountain biking, kayaking, rock climbing, snowshoeing, and much more."

Nadia Al-Samarrie
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief
Diabetes Health magazine

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Vitamin and Mineral Food Counter

Author: Annette B Natow

GETTING ALL YOUR ESSENTIAL VITAMINS AND MINERALS HAS NEVER BEEN EASIER!

Will vitamins and minerals keep you healthy? How much do you need? Which foods are the best sources? Is it better to eat raw or cooked foods? Now, for the first time, nationally known nutritionists Annette Natow and Jo-Ann Heslin offer a guide to the vitamin and mineral content of thousands of brand name and generic foods. Get the latest information on the eleven "marker" vitamins and minerals -- the ones that ensure you'll meet all your vitamin and mineral needs. Features include:

Food values for vitamin A, thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid, vitamin C, calcium, potassium, sodium, iron, and zincPortion size plus calorie counts for every food listedWarnings about prescription and over-the-counter drug ddinteractionsDaily recommended intakes and safe upper limitsA quiz to help you evaluate your nutrient needs THE VITAMIN AND MINERAL FOOD COUNTER is your essential reference to healthy eating!

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	1
	Vitamins	5
	Vitamin A	6
	B Vitamins	11
	Thiamin	12
	Riboflavin	13
	Niacin	14
	Folic Acid	16
	Vitamin C	19
	Minerals	23
	Calcium	24
	Potassium	29
	Sodium	31
	Iron	34
	Zinc	37
	Using Your Vitamin and Mineral Food Counter	41
	Definitions	44
	Abbreviations	45
	Notes	46
Part 1	Vitamins in Food	49
Part 2	Minerals in Food	249
	Index	399

Yoga or Healing Words

Yoga: The Iyengar Way

Author: Silva Mehta

A comprehensive, practical, and authoritative guide to the method developed by Iyengar. 100 key postures with detailed step-by-step instructions and photographs. This is our most recently published yoga book and has quickly become a backlist bestseller.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	6
	Preface	7
	Introduction	8
	About this Book	10
Part I	The Body	11
	The Asanas	12
	Standing Poses	17
	Sitting Poses	49
	Twists	69
	Supine & Prone Poses	79
	Inverted Poses	95
	Balancings	123
	Backbends	133
	Jumpings	145
	Relaxation	149
Part II	The Mind	153
	Study of the Self	154
	Pranayama	155
	Pratyahara	163
	The Philosophy of Yoga	164
Part III	The Soul	171
	Surrender of the Self	172
	Dhyana	174
	Appendix
	Courses	175
	Remedial Programs	185
	Index	188
	Further Reading	192
	Acknowledgments	192

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Healing Words: The Power of Prayer and the Practice of Medicine

Author: Larry Dossey

Proving prayer to be as valid and vital a healing tool as drugs or surgery, the bestselling author of Meaning & Medicine and Recovering the Soul offers a bold integration of science and spirituality.

Carved in Sand or Migraine

Carved in Sand: When Attention Fails and Memory Fades in Midlife

Author: Cathryn Jakobson Ramin

Acclaimed journalist Cathryn Jakobson Ramin takes readers on a lively journey to explain what happens to memory and attention in middle age.

Anyone older than forty knows that forgetfulness can be unnerving, frustrating, and sometimes terrifying. With compassion and humor, Jakobson Ramin sets out to discover what midlife forgetfulness is all about—from the perspectives of physiology, psychology, and sociology. Relentless in her search for answers to questions about her own unreliable memory, she explores the factors that determine how well—or poorly—one's brain will age. She consults experts in the fields of sleep, stress, traumatic brain injury, hormones, genetics, and dementia, as well as specialists in nutrition, cognitive psychology, and the burgeoning field of drug-based cognitive enhancement. The landscape of the midlife brain is not what you might think, and to understand its strengths and weaknesses turns out to be the best way to cope.

A groundbreaking work that represents the best of narrative nonfiction, this is a timely, highly readable, and much-needed book for anyone whose memory is not what it used to be.

Publishers Weekly

Memory loss and other cognitive problems are increasingly the bugaboo of aging baby boomers, as well as many of their elders. In her first book, veteran journalist Ramin turns herself into a guinea pig as she seeks ways to restore her own failing memory and growing inability to concentrate. Looking at a wide variety of genetic, biochemical and environmental factors that slow the connections among the brain's 100 billion neurons, especially in the hippocampus, Ramin undertakes 10 interventions, methods of achieving her cognitive enhancement. She logs the ups and downs of medications such as Adderall and Provigil; she looks at dietary supplements and biofeedback. She ends with discussions with experts, such as Nobelist Eric Kandel, about what keeps some people mentally young into old age; the key seems to be having the "mental reserves" gained from challenging one's mind with new kinds of learning—such as learning a new language or studying art—that use different parts of the brain; the right diet and exercise also help. Overall, the variety of perspectives and the wealth of scientific information Ramin provides, as well as her warm personal style, will reward readers and may well help them stay mentally sharp. (Apr. 1)

Copyright 2007 Reed Business Information

Table of Contents:

Preface: Most Precious Possession     xi
Your Unreliable Brain: Midlife Forgetfulness Is Embarrassing and Frustrating, but What Does It Mean for the Future?     1
Glitches, Gaps and Gaffes: The Memory-Hungry Crowd Speaks Candidly About Screwing Up     11
Frontal-Lobe Overload: "Too Much Information" Is Just One of the Reasons You Feel Like You're Drowning     23
Blocking, Blanking and Begging for Mercy: Why Words and Thoughts Flee Without Warning     36
Into the Doughnut Hole: What a Brain Scan Can (and Cannot) Tell You About What's Going on Upstairs     45
Swallow This: The Feeding of a Midlife Brain: Essential Fatty Acids, Vitamins, Supplements and Plenty of Glucose     58
Mental Aerobics: From Tedious to Addictive: Options for Exercising Your Neurons     72
Bathing in Battery Acid: Elevated Cortisol Associated with Chronic Stress Is No Friend to Your Hippocampus     85
Yearning for Estrogen: Rejecting Hormone Therapy Could Leave Your Neurons in the Lurch     98
The Vulnerable Brain: The Repercussions of Concussions You Never Knew You Had     109
Cosmetic Neurology: The Potential for Pharmaceutical Cognitive Enhancement Is Vast and Possibly Irresistible     123
Meditation and Neurofeedback: Going in for a Tune-up: Why Tinkering with Brain Waves Can Improve Attention     139
I'll Sleep When I'm Dead: Sacrifice Your Slumber andYou'll Perform as Well as if You've Had a Few Stiff Drinks     151
Recreational Drugs, Alcohol and Other Neurotoxins: The Cognitive Consequences of What You Smoke, Drink, Eat and Breathe     165
What Your Doctor Forgot to Tell You: Prescription Drugs and "Safe" Over-the-Counter Meds May Account for Your Fogginess     177
The Last Place You Look: Thyroid Low? Blood Pressure High? A Host of Common Midlife Disorders Pack a Cognitive Wallop     189
Staring into the Eye of the Tiger: Deep in the Grip of Alzheimer's Disease at the Age of Sixty, Joanna Graciously Invites Us into Her World     204
Do You Really Want to Know?: As Opportunities for Early Assessment and Intervention Become Available, Will You Embrace Them?     217
Emerging Triumphant: How to Stockpile Neurons: The Habits of the Cognitively Well-Endowed     228
Conclusion     253
Acknowledgments     259
Resources     267
Notes     269
Selected Bibliography     297
Index     301

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Migraine: The Evolution of a Common Disorder

Author: Oliver Sacks

In recent years the bestselling Awakenings and The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat have received great critical acclaim, but Oliver Sacks's readers may remember that he began his medical career working with migraine patients. In this new edition of Migraine, he returns to his first book and enriches it with additional case histories, new findings, and practical information.
For centuries physicians and migraineurs have been fascinated by the visual hallucinations, or auras, which often precede a migraine and which are similar to those induced by hallucinogenic drugs or deliria. In a remarkable new chapter, illustrated with startling full-color paintings by migraine sufferers, Dr. Sacks draws on recent advances in chaos theory and neural simulation to describe these "hallucinatory constants" and what they reveal about the working of the brain.
Another important addition to the 1992 edition discusses newly developed drug therapies for migraine, as well as alternative, nondrug approaches. Only Oliver Sacks's boundless curiosity and rich imagination could yield such a fresh, comprehensive view of one of humankind's oldest afflictions.

The Serotonin Power Diet or Basic Clinical Massage Therapy

The Serotonin Power Diet: Use Your Brain's Natural Chemistry to Cut Cravings, Curb Emotional Overeating, and Lose Weight

Author: Judith Wurtman

Do diets make you cranky? Do you crave sweets and starches? Do you overeat when stressed or worried? Have you gained weight as a side effect of your antidepressant medication? Are yu ready to effortlessly lose 2 pounds of pure fat each week?

If you answered 'yes' to any of these questions, it's time to harness the power of serotonin.

Serotonin is the body's 'feel good' brain chemical. It increases feelings of well-being and calm - and it also turns off the appetite. Eating your favorite starchy and sweet snacks, in carefully calculated amounts and at specific times, causes your body to increase its natural serotonin production, turning off your appetite. The result? Easy and painless weight loss.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     x
The Brain-Weight Connection
Solving the Carbohydrate Riddle     3
Appetite, Hunger, and Eating Triggers     22
If You Want to Change Your Weight, You Have to Change Your Mind, Too     34
Before You Begin     48
The Program
Snack Your Way to Serotonin Power     63
The Serotonin Power Diet     75
Change Your Body     97
Now What Do I Do?     115
Planning Your Strategy
The 12-Week Guide     143
Troubleshooting     165
Maintaining Your Weight Loss     174
Cooking the Serotonin Power Diet
The Kitchen List for a Meal in Minutes     187
Basic Meals and Quick Kitchen Tricks     191
Recipes     202
Endnotes     275
Index     277

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Basic Clinical Massage Therapy: Integrating Anatomy and Treatment

Author: James Clay

This superbly illustrated text familiarizes students with individual muscles and muscle systems and demonstrates basic clinical massage therapy techniques. More than 550 full-color illustrations of internal structures are embedded into photographs of live models to show each muscle or muscle group, surrounding structures, surface landmarks, and the therapist's hands. Students see clearly which muscle is being worked, where it is, where it is attached, how it can be accessed manually, what problems it can cause, and how treatment techniques are performed. This edition features improved illustrations of draping and includes palpation for each muscle. An accompanying Real Bodywork DVD includes video demonstrations of massage techniques from the book.

Tao of Fertility or The Green Beauty Guide

Tao of Fertility: A Healing Chinese Medicine Program to Prepare Body, Mind, and Spirit for New Life

Author: Daoshing Ni

An esteemed doctor who has helped countless women achieve their dream of having a child offers his program for enhancing fertility through traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). Dr. Daoshing Ni, descended from more than 70 generations of Taoist masters, has achieved renown among high-tech infertility specialists, TCM practitioners, and his many devoted patients. The Tao of Fertility is the first book combining a practical plan for conceiving using TCM with empowering Taoist principles that can carry you through pregnancy, childbirth, and beyond. Structured according to a woman's journey to conception, The Tao of Fertility includes:

• A questionnaire assessing fertility potential
• A 28-day fertility enhancement program
• Simple meditations and acupressure points to improve reproductive circulation and relaxation
• Guidelines for mapping your fertility using Chinese methods of diagnosis
• Information on how herbs and acupuncture can increase fertility
• Eating plans for pregnancy, postpartum, and while breast-feeding.
• and much more

Enriched by moving stories of women who became pregnant using TCM, this is a compassionate, comprehensive handbook.

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The Green Beauty Guide: Your Essential Resource to Organic and Natural Skin Care, Hair Care, Makeup, and Fragrances

Author: Julie Gabriel

Whether switching to organic produce or driving a hybrid car, going green is not only for the earth-friendly, but for today's health-conscious consumer. But what about the latest movement—green for beauty? Celebrities like Angela Jolie and Courtney Cox Arquette are turning organic products into the hottest beauty trend. Thanks to this amazing new beauty guide, The Green Beauty Guide, readers can now learn the look-gorgeous "green" secrets that the rich and famous employ.

Hairsprays, makeup, lotions, perfumes, soaps, shampoos and so many other beauty and hygiene products contain chemicals that are harmful to our bodies. The Green Beauty Guide has all the answers about which beauty products to use, what organic really means in the beauty industry, and why organic is a better choice for overall appearance. Written by a registered nutrition specialist and creator/owner of a new organic skin-care line, this beauty bible recognizes that women spend billions of dollars collectively each year on products that make them look good—yet may not be good for them or the environment. The Green Beauty Guide is the elixir! Readers will discover:

• What marketing buzzwords like 'Dermatologist tested,' 'Allergy Tested,' 'Non-Irritating" and 'Hypoallergenic' really mean

• Dangerous skincare ingredients to avoid

• The difference between natural, organic, and biodynamic and why it matters

• How to shop for the best organic beauty products without spending a fortune

• The simple truth behind sun protection and what you need to protectyour skin

• How to save beauty dollars by making homemade cleansers, toners, and moisturizers

Readers of The Green Beauty Guide will also learn about the best hair care, teeth care, shaving tips, baby skin care, organic beauty detox, bottled water dos and don'ts, best juices for the complexion, vitamins and supplements for hair and skin, organic fragrances, organic bug repellents, how to make organic soy candles and so much more.

Publishers Weekly

In this thorough, practical guide, writer and registered nutrition specialist Gabriel (Clear Skin) recommends subjecting everyday cosmetics to the same scrutiny with which we subject our food: "each cosmetic chemical ends up in thousands of hungry mouths covering our skin-pores." Navigating labels is a true problem, because cosmetics come under no government regulation, unlike food and drugs; as such, skin products sold as "natural" or "organic" may contain numerous unsafe chemicals, with a few token ingredients to justify their claims. Gabriel provides a list of dangerous ingredients to watch out for (and why), identifies the safest products on the market (free from "synthetic dyes, fragrances, preservatives or detergents"), and takes readers step-by-step through cleansers, toners, facials, moisturizers, sunscreen, hair care and baby care. Her sophisticated daily regimen (two daily cleansings, exfoliation, toning, moisturizing and sun screen) may be too much for some readers, but those with the wherewithal will also find some useful, surprising tips for home-brewed cosmetics (eggs for masks, lemon and sour cream for exfoliants, organic mayonnaise for a moisturizer and foot mask). Though aimed at women, Gabriel also covers products used by men and children, including shaving cream, soap, shampoo and powders.
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Table of Contents:

Foreword ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction xiii
1 The Nature of Skin 1
2 Beauty and the Toxic Beast 9
3 Become an Ingredients List Expert 49
4 Understanding Green Beauty 71
5 Do-It-Yourself Green Beauty 99
6 Green Cleansers 135
7 Green Toners 159
8 Green Home Facials 171
9 Green Moisturizers 185
10 Green Sun Protection 211
11 Green Body Care 231
12 Green Hair Care 261
13 Green Baby Care 285
14 Green Mineral Makeup 297
15 Green Fragrances 317
16 Green Beauty Detox 333 Appendix A Recommended Resources 353 Appendix B 100 Toxic Cosmetic Ingredients You Don't Want in Your Beauty Products 359 References 367 Index 381

Rational Recovery or Carole Maggio Facercise

Rational Recovery: The New Cure for Substance Addiction

Author: Jack Trimpey

More than a philosophy or therapy - and not dependent on spiritual beliefs or psychology - Rational Recovery offers an unprecedented approach to alcoholism, problem drinking, and drug addiction known as the Addictive Voice Recognition Technique, or AVRT. Now, for the first time, the keys to this proven recovery process are available in a practical, user-friendly instructional guide. AVRT is an aggressive self-recovery program that shows you exactly how to take control of your addictive behavior now - and how to recover totally through planned abstinence. Rational Recovery refutes the concept of alcoholism as a disease and brings new hope to those who have been discouraged by traditional approaches to addiction. You will learn that within each substance abuser hides a "Beast" that craves its addiction. By following the simple logic of AVRT and putting into practice what you learn, you can defeat your Beast and remain sober - effortlessly - for the rest of your life.

Library Journal

Former social worker Trimpey, who drank heavily for 20 years, was not favorably impressed with the Alcoholics Anonymous meetings he attended because of their group orientation and what he took to be the religious precepts in AA's Big Book. Several years later Trimpey quit drinking completely, not by admitting that he was "powerless over alcohol," as per AA, but by taking responsibility for his actions and control of his behavior. He then wrote The Small Book (Delacorte, 1992). His technique requires participants to give up what he terms AA's dependent thinking, relinquish the idea that they have an incurable disease, and seize control. Addictive behavior is not limited to alcohol, so drug dependence is included, as well as a separate chapter on gambling. Trimpey's program may work well for readers ready to assume full personal responsibility for their recovery. The practical instructions outlined can be used independently of group meetings or with Rational Recovery groups that now meet throughout the United States. A desirable purchase for public libraries, this is an essential purchase for specialized health and recovery collections.Catherine T. Charvat, John Marshall Lib., Alexandria, Va.

Book about: New California Cook or Tibetan Cooking

Carole Maggio Facercise (R) (Revised)

Author: Carole Maggio

Carole Maggio is a world renowned skincare specialist who has developed and perfected an amazing facial exercise program over a twenty year span. This is the program utilized by royalty, rock stars, Hollywood celebrities, fashion designers and countless millions of clients worldwide.

By utilizing scientifically designed precision exercises that work directly on the 57 muscles of the face, truly dramatic results can be achieved in as little as six days. You can change the color of your complexion, give yourself a high cheekboned look, restore your lips to sexy fullness, reshape your nose, firm up sagging jowls, smooth out fine lines and reduce under eye puffiness.

This book contains fourteen beginning exercises and nine advanced exercises to further tone and refine your facial features.

About the Author

Carole Maggio has been called the world's foremost authority on facial exercises. She has received wide ranging attention from the international press for her work, including the New York Times, Harpers and Queen, Town and Country, Elle and Marie Claire.

Harpers and Queen Magazine

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Irving G. Walmann
A carefully researched and scientifically developed method of exercising facial muscles and sets of muscles.
— Gerald Walman, M.D., ocular plastic surgeon, Scottsdale, AZ