Cancer Lifeline Cookbook or Joslin Diabetes Quick and Easy Cookbook

Cancer Lifeline Cookbook

Author: Kimberly Mathai

After 30 years of providing counseling and support for people living with cancer, the Cancer Lifeline organization knows that one of the main areas of interest for patients and their families is food and nutrition. What foods have been shown to help prevent the spread of cancer? What are the nutritional "rules" for people with cancer? In answer, this new edition of the organization's cookbook presents up-to-date nutritional information (including the Top Ten Super Foods that may protect and fight against cancer) along with practical strategies for making healthy eating a daily practice and suggestions for reducing the side effects of treatment. It features 100 easy-to-make recipes from the nation's top chefs and from cancer patients and survivors, including Blueberry Breakfast Cake, Honey-Glazed Green Beans with Almonds, and Citrus Chicken. These resources and more make this book a natural choice for cancer survivors, people living with cancer, caregivers, and those interested in a health-conscious diet.

Library Journal

A registered dietician and licensed nutritionist revises the 1996 title from the Seattle-based nonprofit support organization. Updated info on the connection between food and cancer plus new recipes. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Interesting textbook: Gears of War or In the Beginningwas the Command Line

Joslin Diabetes Quick and Easy Cookbook: 200 Recipes for 1 to 4 People

Author: Frances Towner Giedt

At last, great-tasting healthful food -- in thirty minutes or less!

If you have diabetes, then you're careful about your diet. But living with diabetes doesn't have to mean being limited to bland, tasteless foods, nor should you have to spend excessive amounts of time planning and preparing complicated meals. Now the same authors who brought you the award-winning Joslin Diabetes Gourmet Cookbook bring you The Joslin Diabetes Quick and Easy Cookbook, with more than 200 recipes for dishes that can be prepared in thirty minutes or less.

Here are recipes for one to four people for every time of day -- from Breakfast Burritos to "Power lunch" dishes to delicious dinner pastas like Mushroom Ravioli with Chunky Tomato Sauce, as well as suggestions for snacks, desserts, and beverages. Nutritional analyses and diabetic exchange information accompany each recipe. You'll also find serving suggestions, advice on what to eat when you're away from home or relying on restaurants, and a section on commonly asked questions about diabetes and nutrition.

Once again, Frances T. Giedt and Bonnie S. Polin, both living with diabetes, have created, in conjunction with the Nutritional Services Staff at the world-famous Joslin Diabetes Center, a delicious array of healthful recipes that will satisfy people with diabetes or anyone in search of quick nutritious meals.

Table of Contents:

Contents

Foreword by Alan M. Jacobson, M.D.

Introductions About Joslin Diabetes Center A Note from the Joslin Diabetes Center Guidelines for Living with Diabetes A Healthy Short-Order Pantry Reading Food Labels Nutrition Information

Breakfast

Eggs and Meats Cereals and Other Starches Quick Breads

Power Lunches

Five Terrific Sandwiches Five Fabulous Salads Five Great Soups The Best Restaurant Choices for Lunch The Best Cafeteria or Fast-Food Choices for Lunch The Best Beverages for Lunch

Dinner

Pasta, Rice, and Pizza Fish and Seafood Poultry Lean Meats One-Pot Meals: Casseroles, Stews, Soups, Stir-Fries, Sandwiches, and Skillet Suppers Grains and Other Starches Vegetables and Salads

Desserts

Appendix 1

Two Weeks of Menus for 1,200 and 1,800 Calories

Appendix 2

Medical Questions

Appendix 3

The Joslin Diabetes Exchange List for Meal Planning

Appendix 4

Joslin Diabetes Center and Its Satellites and Affiliates

Appendix 5

Metric Conversion Table

Index

Hairtalk or Power of Focusing

Hairtalk: Stylish Braids from African Roots

Author: Duyan James

A braidery is more than just a shop where you get your hair done: it is a spiritual space, a meeting place, and a cross-cultural intersection, and the site where the past and present are woven together and traditions come alive. Duyan James, a Liberian native with a braidery in Washington, DC, presents a colorful, fascinating, and gorgeously photographed guide to the art. Complete with stories, folklore, and traditional hair care secrets, Hairtalk provides a full sense of the history of the many braiding styles that have become a staple in American culture. Pore through 51 styles for adults and nine for children—including some with synthetic and natural extensions—and learn all of the basic braiding techniques. But most importantly, James and her 12 African braiders from all over the continent provide a compelling account of the tribal meanings and ritualistic uses of each unique look, expanding the value and significance of braiding beyond mere fashion.

New interesting book: The Forest Ranger or Professional Dining Room Management

Power of Focusing

Author: Ann Weiser Cornell

"Focusing"--defined as a body-oriented process of self-awareness and emotional healing--is employed today by thousands of psychotherapists with their patients. This book, the first to make the methods of this treatment accessible to laypersons, outlines in friendly, nontechnical language how to effectively use focusing to address a variety of issues.

The ADD and ADHD Cure or God Grant Me

The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child

Author: Jay Gordon

THE ADD AND ADHD CURE

"The ADD and ADHD Cure will be welcomed by parents who reject drug protocols and/or whose children have not been successfully treated with drugs. I highly recommend this important and groundbreaking new book."

—Jenny McCarthy

"I rely on Dr. Jay for more than my children's health. No matter what I call about—concerns about a sick kid, a parenting question, or worries about nutrition—Dr. Jay has answers and presents them in the most parent-friendly way."

—Julia Roberts

"Dr. Jay's support will be a fantastic gift for parents facing ADD/ADHD. His words come from decades of experience and a wealth of real concern and compassion for your child and your family."

—Matt and Lucy Damon

"Every new parent sometimes feels in the dark. Dr. Jay has been a constantly bright light and guide. We can't say enough great things about him or adequately express our gratitude for the patient, honest, intelligent, compassionate care he has given to our children. We enthusiastically support him and his book."

—Casey Affleck and Summer Phoenix

"This empowering book will teach, inspire, and coach your entire family to break the unhealthy nutritional habits that prevent you and your children from living healthy, focused lives."

—Tobey and Jennifer Maguire

"With this guide, you can go from panic mode into proactive mode. You can take charge of your child's health—naturally."

—Tea Leoni and David Duchovny

"I have watched Dr. Jay Gordon care for children and families who needed his skill and experience as they faced ADD and other toughdiagnoses. His techniques and advice will guide you from a medication-oriented treatment to sensible, scientific nutritional and behavioral care."

—Edison de Mello, M.D., Ph.D., Director and founder, The Akasha Center for Integrative Medicine

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction     1
The Quick Start
The ADD and ADHD Cure     7
What Is ADD/ADHD and Does Your Child Really Have It?     19
The ADD and ADHD Cure Handbook     29
The Details
No One Knows Your Child Better Than You Do     125
Taking Charge of Your Child's Health     131
Let's Behave!: Behavioral Therapy     141
Refocusing Your Child's Energy     155
Getting Your Kid to Get Up, Get Out, and Exercise!     173
The Home Stretch, and Beyond
Doing More: Additional Natural Treatments     191
Revisiting School Choices     199
Support for the Whole Family     207
Resources     217
Index     223

Interesting textbook: The Neti Pot for Better Health or In Search of Pipe Dreams

God Grant Me...: More Daily Meditations (Hazelden Meditations Series)

Author: Hazelden Foundation Staff

Offering a reflection, prayer, and action for each day of the year, God Grant Me. . . serves as a steady spiritual companion for individuals making their way along the often-tumultuous recovery journey. Written by the authors of Keep It Simple, which has sold more than one million copies, God Grant Me. . . speaks clearly to both beginners and old-timers in recovery. Readers will draw inspiration and summon strength to handle recovery's daily struggles such as learning to live with greater honesty, compassion, humor, gratitude, or awe. These are spiritual lessons to be learned over and over- made meaningful with the experience of each new day.

American Book of Dying or No Time to Lose Diet

American Book of Dying: Lessons in Healing Spiritual Pain

Author: Richard F Groves

RICHARD F.GROVES and his wife, Mary, are the founders of the Sacred Art of Living Education and Retreat Center. The center offers a series of national training programs called the Sacred Art of Dying, which trains healthcare professionals and the general public in supporting and acknowledging the essential role of spirituality at the end of life. He lives with Mary in Bend, Oregon.
HENRIETTE ANNE KLAUSER,Ph.D., is the author of the bestselling books Writing on Both Sides of the Brain and Put Your Heart on Paper. Dr. Klauser is dedicated to helping people use the power of the written word to build relationships, bring families together, and heal emotional wounds. She lives in Edmonds, Washington.

Books about: Marketing Management or Management of a Sales Force

No-Time-to-Lose Diet: The Busy Person's Guide to Permanent Weight Loss

Author: Melina B Jampolis

The No-Time-To-Lose Diet reveals a weight-loss plan you can successfully use in the real world.

Busy people see to everything and everyone - except themselves. This revolutionary approach to weight loss embraces the hectic lifestyle and provides realistic strategies for staying on target, including:

• a program that is easily tailored to fit individual dieting needs
• helpful dining options for eating out
• healthy, flavorful, and FAST menu ideas for eating in, and
• time saving strategies to maximize results.
  

No two people lose weight the same way, and Dr. Jampolis has developed variations on the No-Time-To-Lose plan that will work with every lifestyle and every schedule. You can even create your own plan by applying her seven No-Time-to-Lose principals into a plan that suits your lifestyle.

Table of Contents:

Contents

Acknowledgments....................ix
Introduction....................xi
ONE No-Time-to-Lose Basic Principles....................1
TWO No-Time-to-Lose Customized for You....................37
THREE No-Time-to-Lose Meal Ideas....................91
FOUR No-Time-to-Lose Exercise Strategies....................125
FIVE No-Time-to-Lose Behavior Tips....................141
SIX No-Time-to-Lose Real-World Challenges....................151
SEVEN No-Time-to-Lose Maintenance Tips....................183
Appendices A. Protein Bar Chart....................194
B. Five Ingredients (or Less) Recipes....................195
C. Frequently Asked Questions....................202
D. Shopping Lists....................211
E. Food Journal and Weekly Worksheet....................219
Notes....................222
About the Author....................226

The Herbal Handbook or Stop Your Cravings

The Herbal Handbook: A User's Guide to Medical Herbalism

Author: David Hoffmann

Well-respected herbalist David Hoffmann's comprehensive and practical guide to herbal medicine.

• Discusses the history and modern practice of herbalism, including Chinese, Native American, and Welsh influences.

• Includes a practical reference section listing the effects of various herbs, with prescriptions on how to use them for a wide range of illnesses.

• Covers the fundamentals of growing, drying, storing, and cooking with herbs.

• Over 45,000 copies of previous edition sold.

This compendium of medical herbalism by one of the most eminent herbalists practicing today is both comprehensive and practical.  Answering basic as well as complicated questions about herbal medicine, it provides both the novice and the experienced practitioner with a reliable framework in which to develop their herbal skills.

A discussion of the history and modern practice of herbalism, encompassing the influences of Welsh, Chinese, and Native American herbal medicine is followed by a practical reference section that lists the various actions herbs have on the body (carminative, anti-inflammatory, etc.), with examples of herbs and their mode of activity in each category.  Herbal prescriptions for various illnesses are also organized under the main systems of the body so that information can be quickly and easily referenced. A final section covers the fundamentals of growing, drying storing and cooking with herbs, as well as the making of infusions, decoctions, oils, and ointments.  The author also provides helpful introductions to aromatherapy and plant medicines.

1998 - Whole Earth

In some ways...The Herbal Handbook is an understatement—the scientific data is integrated so seamlessly into the traditional lore that Hoffman's extensive technical and scientific background could easily be missed.

Lets Live

David Hoffmann explores the full range of healing capabilities of herbs.

Interesting textbook: The No Grain Diet or Perfect Hormone Balance for Fertility

Stop Your Cravings: A Balanced Approach to Burning Fat, Increasing Energy, and Reducing Stress

Author: Jennifer Workman

Jennifer Workman is one of the first Western nutritionists to combine cutting edge sports nutrition, complementary medicine, and the basic nutritional principles of Ayurveda—the 5,000-year-old Eastern medical system—into a satisfying food and fitness program that helps Americans manage their stress. As founder of The Balanced Approach, a national nutrition and weight-management program that helps people develop a positive relationship with food, Workman has taught countless individuals how to work with their natural cravings (instead of against them) to attain and maintain their ideal weight. Now you can learn the basics of Workman's regimen with:

• Delicious, easy-to-prepare snack ideas and recipes emphasizing organic/sustainable products by top chefs including Alice Waters and Rick Bayless to help satisfy your taste, keep blood sugar balanced, maximize digestion and fat loss

• A metabolic profile to determine your individual needs for organic proteins, non-gluten carbs, and good fats

• Advice on food allergies and sensitivities to wheat gluten, soy, and dairy

• Essential information about the vitamins, minerals, supplements, and herbs that work best for your specific body type

• Fitness recommendations to burn fat, increase lean muscle, and relieve stress, with a special emphasis on the balancing and strengthening powers of yoga

Filled with great-tasting low-calorie/low-carb food suggestions, helpful self-tests, and a complete holistic resource guide, Stop Your Cravings is "an excellent guide for your perfect health" (Dr. Vasant Lad, director of The Ayurvedic Institute).

Publishers Weekly

With more than 50% of Americans overweight, our $50-billion weight-loss industry clearly isn't working, insists Workman. A dietician and founder of Balanced Approach, a nutritional consulting company, Workman advocates Ayurveda, an ancient Indian health system that offers a holistic approach to eating and health maintenance. Central to this system is good digestion (largely ignored in the U.S., where "taking a Tums is the appropriate conclusion to every meal," Workman laments). The trick to good digestion is understanding one's constitutional type (there are three, characterized by certain eating, sleeping and exercise habits) and eating accordingly. Foods are divided into six tastes and six qualities, and Workman shows how one can find a constitutionally appropriate food to satisfy any craving. "Broccoli isn't necessarily good for everyone and chocolate isn't necessarily bad," as long as balance and moderation prevail. Workman also recommends stress-relieving techniques to break the binge cycle, advocates Yoga over more punishing exercise, exhorts readers to listen to their "natural intuitions," and calls for support of organic and cruelty-free farmers through controlled, conscientious spending. To this end, she includes healthy recipes and a resource guide. While some readers may find living by their intuition harder than Workman makes it sound, for the most part this is a simple, accessible guide to better nutrition and overall health. (Jan.) Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

For those desiring a holistic approach to eating, nutritional and diet consultant Workman incorporates Ayurvedic principles into a healthy weight-management plan. She addresses not only diet but also strength training, achieving emotional balance, and supplements. This could be heavy sledding for neophytes, but those already in tune with holistic health practices will find this useful. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction East Meets West: The Best of Both Worlds	xiii
Part 1	The Basic Principles
1	An Introduction to Ayurveda: Why Do You Crave What You Do?	3
2	Which Type Are You?: The Stop Your Cravings Self-Test	38
3	The Balanced Approach to Clean Proteins, Good Fats, and Nongluten Carbohydrates: Your Metabolic Profile	44
4	Digestion Is Key: Maximizing Health, Wellness, and Weight Management Through Optimal Digestion	72
5	Food Sensitivities, Blood Type, Cultural Background, and Their Relation to Cravings and Digestion	83
6	Strength in Balance: How to Increase Lean Muscle, Burn Fat, and Relieve Stress Through Exercise, with a Special Emphasis on the Balancing Powers of Yoga	104
7	Pulling It All Together	137
Part 2	A Simple Action Plan
8	Getting It Moving: A Simple Cleanse to Get Rid of the Toxins and Get You Going	165
9	Supplementing Your Diet	177
10	Recipes for Staying in Balance with Herbs and Spices	195
11	A Final Word on How to Help Yourself and Make a Difference	264
Appendix A	Aisle by Aisle: Buying What You'll Need	278
Appendix B	The Glycemic Index	289
Appendix C	Resource Guide	297
Appendix D	Further Reading	314
	Index	331

The Gluten Free Nutrition Guide or Complete Idiots Guide to Acupuncture and Acupressure

The Gluten-Free Nutrition Guide

Author: Tricia Thompson

The foods with the essential nutrients often missing from your gluten-free diet

By cutting gluten from your diet, you could be missing out on much-needed fiber, calcium, iron, B vitamins, and other nutrients. This important new guide from a celiac specialist provides all the nutrition information you need: what to eat, what to avoid, and how to eat healthy and gluten-free.

See also: Father Hunger or Energy Medicine

Complete Idiot's Guide to Acupuncture and Acupressure

Author: David W Sollars

If you are interested in knowning more about acupressure and acupuncture, this guide covers all aspects of treatment from choosing a practitioner to follow-up excercises. It provides a comprehensive listing of medical ailments from acne to menopause that can be healed naturally.

Table of Contents:

I. FROM MYSTERY TO MIRACLES.

1. What Are Acupuncture and Acupressure, and How Do They Work?

What Are Acupuncture and Acupressure? Energy Channels: Go with the Flow. Acu-Points: Mini but Mighty. Finding Your Points-Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are!

Anatomy: The Thigh Bone's Connected to the… Finger Measurements: Let Your Fingers Do the Walking.

How Does It Work-The Key to the Qi.

Bioelectric Flow: What's the Buzz All About? Biomagnetic Flow Pulls You to the Point.

Different Yet the Same.

Healthcare Versus Self-Care.

2. What to Expect on Your First Visit-Does It Hurt?

Looking: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall.

Tongue Diagnosis: Open Wide and Say “Aaah!”

Your Pulse: Feel the Beat. Listening and Asking: The Hidden Arts. Smelling: Pass the Perfume. Physical Exam: Follow the Yellow Brick Road.

Check Your Channels. Abdomen: The Bounty of the Belly.

Is This Safe?

Acupressure: Press Safely! Acupuncture: The Safer the Better.

Your Treatment: Relax and Enjoy.

The Power of Pleasing Pressure. Acupuncture: The Painless Truth.

3. The Origins of Oriental Medicine.

Acupuncture: The Ancient Art. Types of Acupressure: Choices, Choices, and More Choices.

Shiatsu. Reflexology: Foot Geology.

Types of Acupuncture: More Pointy Choices.

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). The Five-Element Tradition: Wooden You Like to Know. Japanese Acupuncture.

It's an Acu-World After All.

4. Acupressure-Fingers, Hands, and a Whole Lot More.

From Fingers to Feet-Using Your Body toHeal.

Fingers and Palms…Hold On! Feet: Please Tread on Me.

Pressure on the Point-How Hard Do You Push?

Three Types of Pressure.

Common Acupressure Techniques-Shake, Rattle, and Roll.

5. Acupuncture-Tools of the Trade.

Needles: When Size Does Matter.

Needle Knowledge.

Moxibustion-A Real Warm-Up.

Moxibustion: The Cherry on Top.

Cupping: Trying to Horn In.

Cupping Comments.

Massage and Exercise: Movin', Movin', Movin'.

Tui-Na: Push Me, Pull You. Medical Qi Gong-It's a Bird, It's a Crane, It's You!

Magnets: What's the Attraction? Nutrition: Heal with the Energy of Food.

The Healing Power of Food.

Herbal Medicine-Plants Plus.

6. How You Get Sick-The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly.

Yin and Yang-the Great Balancing Act. Qi and Blood: Building Blocks of Health. The Dreaded Excesses: Too Much, Too Fast.

The Bothersome Barometer.

The Directions of Disease: Follow the Yellow Brick Road.

The Eight Directions: Which Way Did He Go?

II. STOP THE PAIN DRAIN.

7. Pain from the Neck Up.

Headaches: Riot on the Rooftop!

Serious Sinus Relief. Pressure Points to Take the Ache Out.

Dental Pain: Page the Tooth Fairy.

Gentle Dental Acu-Points.

Neck Pain: Release the Weight of the World.

Stop the Neck Wreck.

Fibromyalgia: Tired of Being Sick and Tired. Render Tender Points Painless.

8. Keeping Pain at Arm's Length.

Bursitis: The Cursa the Bursa.

Shoulder Bursitis: Play Ball (Again!). Move It or Lose It.

Tennis Elbow: The Gripes of the Grip.

Acupressure: The Match Points.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: The Mouse That Made You Roar.

Trouble in the Tunnel. The Terminator in the Tunnel: Acupuncture on the Scene. I'll Be Back: Acupressure Stretch and Press.

Arthritis: Speakin' of the Creakin'.

Causes of the Creakin'. Oriental Aids for Arthritis.

9. Pain Below the Belt.

Oh, My Aching Back. Sciatica: The Nerve of It.

Elbow Your Pain Out of the Way.

Knee Pain: What's the Deal with Your Kneel? Capping Off Knee Pain. Plantar Fasciitis: A Step in the Right Direction.

Electro-Auricular: I Hear It's All in the Ear.

10. Injuries-Taking the Ouch out of the Oops.

Motor Vehicle Accidents: Putting the Brakes on Pain. End the Backlash of Whiplash. Slips and Falls: Stop Pain from Falling Through the Cracks. Sports-No Guts, No Glory. Work: Beyond the Job Description.

Ergonomics-Getting the Right Position.

11. Nervous About Nerve Pain?

Bell's Palsy: For a Winning Smile. Multiple Sclerosis: A Nervous Situation.

Lighten the Load of Your Legs with Acupuncture.

Shingles: Not Just on Your Roof. Stroke: A One-Sided Issue.

Stroke: Are You at Risk? The Oriental View.

Trigeminal Neuralgia: Facing Your Pain.

Help with Acupuncture.

III. RESPIRATION, PERSPIRATION, AND MENSTRUATION.

12. Respiration-A Breath of Fresh Air.

Allergies: Aahh-Choo!

Put a Close to the Runny Nose. Acupressure: Keys to End the Sneeze.

Asthma: Ease the Wheeze.

Common Asthma Triggers. Take a Deep Breath with Acu-Points.

Bronchitis: Quit the Cough.

Points to Cut Off the Cough. Nutrients to Neutralize Mucus.

13. Colds-Nosing Around for Better Health.

Colds: Clearing a Common Condition.

Oriental Medicine Calms the Cold.

Cough: Expectorating to Feel Better.

Acu-Points: Breathe a Sign of Relief.

Nasal Congestion: Had Enough of the Stuff? Sinusitis: Inflammation in a Hidden Station.

Acu-Pros Clear Your Nose.

14. Childhood Conditions-Pass the Owner's Manual.

Colic: The Bubble That Just Won't Burst.

Back Off the Gas: Foods to Avoid. Colic Massage: Rub a Dub Dub.

Pediatric Asthma: Silence Is Golden.

Trigger Checklist. Oriental Medicine's Answer to Asthma. Infant Massage for Asthma.

Diarrhea: Squirts for the Squirts.

Nutritional Support: Awful Dophilus and More. Add Just a Pinch: Pediatric Back Massage.

Ear Infections: The Fear Not to Hear.

Ending the Cycle of Ear Infections: Stopping the Drama.

Vomiting of Milk.

Determined Digestion: What Goes Down Can Stay Down.

15. Cancer-A Ray of Hope.

Cancer: The Conventional View.

Defining Your Cancer.

Acupuncture: Improving Your Quality of Life.

Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting. Pain, Pain, Go Away. Boosting Your Immune System.

Healing Hands: Acupressure and Reflexology. Chinese Herbal Medicine.

16. Birthing Baby.

Female Infertility: The Obstruction to Reproduction.

Improving the Odds with Oriental Medicine. Acu-Points to Clear the Way.

Morning Sickness: Easy to Be Queasy.

Acu-Points to Bring Back Your Appetite.

Childbirth: The Joy of Giving.

Acu-Points to Help You Pop.

Bounce Back from Giving Birth.

Part with Postpartum Depression.

17. The Disappointment Down Under.

PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome).

Foods to Get You Back in the Saddle: The PMS Diet. Ready, Aim, Press These Points for PMS.

Painful Periods: Dissing Dysmenorrhea.

Oriental Medicine Helps the Flow Go.

Menopause: The Hormonal Hostage.

Press Acu-Points to Pause Your Menopause.

IV. SILENT SUFFERERS.

18. Female Frustrations.

Endometriosis: Oh, the Tangled Webs We Weave.

Endo Risks and Symptoms: Could This Be You? Edging Out Endo: Acu-Points Plus.

Ovarian Cysts and Uterine Fibroids: Double Trouble.

Acu-Points to Block the Bleeding.

Bladder Infections: Say Goodbye to UTI.

Risk Factors: Keeping an Eye on the UTI. Acu-Points: Concerning Your Burning.

19. Gastrointestinal Conditions-A Glitch in Your Gut.

Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Moving Experience.

Acu-Points for Bothersome Bowels.

Constipation: Ready, Set, No Go!

Acu-Pros Hasten to Relieve Constipation.

Diarrhea: Runs for Your Life!

Acu-Points to Slow the Flow.

Indigestion: It's Easy to Be Queasy.

Tips to End Indigestion. Acu-Points: Get a Break from Your Stomachache.

20. Skin-The Purpose of the Surface.

Eczema: Ditch the Itch.

Oriental Medicine Makes the Connection.

Facelifts: An Uplifting Experience.

Acu-Facelift.

21. Stress-Notions and Emotions.

Stress: Burning the Candle at Both Ends.

The Stress Show: Your Price of Admission. Had Enough? Let Go of Stress.

Worry: Who, Me?

Acu-Pros Relieve the Worry Wart.

Depression: Leaving the Black Hole Behind.

Depression Checklist: Are You at Risk? Lifting Your Spirits with Acu-Points.

Anxiety: A New Dimension in Apprehension.

Anxiety Checklist. Hold Down Anxiety with Oriental Medicine.

22. Driving Your Qi: The Passing, Middle, or Breakdown Lane.

The Sobering Facts on Alcoholism. Acupuncture and Addiction.

HIV/AIDS: A Helping Hand for the Immune System.

Oriental Medicine Manages the Immune System.

Hypertension: The Pressure's On.

Acu-Points to Let the Steam Out.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome…or Just Plain Tired.

Chronic Fatigue Checklist. Acu-Points to Relieve the Fatigue.

23. Balancing Your Qi-Too Much Here, Not Enough There.

Insomnia: Cruisin' for a Snoozin'.

Acu-Points to Soothe You to Sleep. Better Sleep Checklist.

Raynaud's Phenomenon: When the Cold Gets Old.

Remedies for the Extremities: The Oriental Medical Viewpoint.

Tinnitus: The Ring You Can't Answer.

Turn On Your Acu-Points, Shut Off the Ringer.

Weight Management: Motorize Your Metabolism.

Acu-Points for Better Digestion and Food Cravings.

The New Truth About Exercise.

V. THE HOME STRETCH.

24. Expectations-Am I Better Yet?

The Natural Healing Process. How Acu-Points Help.

Limitations: How Far Can You Go?

Time and Patience: Hard Medicine to Swallow. How to Tell If You're Better: Did It Work?

25. Building a Winning Team.

Choosing Your Acu-Pro: A Needle in a Haystack. Informing Your Physician: What's Up, Doc? Do You Need More Help? Getting the Support You Need: A Family Affair.

Support Groups Make a Difference.

26. And Then There Was You-Taking Charge.

Responsibility: A New Point of View. Lifestyle: It's All in Your Hands.

Healthful Lifestyle Tips.

Fun and Laughter: Remember Us? Balance and Peace of Mind.

VI. APPENDIXES.

A. Glossary.

B. Further Reading.

C. Insurance Coverage.

D. State and National Organizations.

E. Acupuncture Schools.

Nice Dreads or Why Your Child Is Hyperactive

Nice Dreads: Hair Care Basics and Inspiration for Colored Girls Who've Considered Locking Their Hair

Author: Lonnice Brittenum Bonner

Have you always admired women with flowing hair? Do you long for a wash-and-go style? In Nice Dreads, Lonnice Brittenum Bonner, the author of the classic Good Hair, shares her secrets and personal stories about dreadlocks—from cultivating buds to keeping those locks looking their best!

Perfect for women who want dreadlocks but aren't sure how to start, or for those who've already started and want to know the best ways to keep hair healthy, Nice Dreads can help you grow your own lovely locks. From preparing for the haircut to everyday maintenance, Lonnice Brittenum Bonner tells you exactly what to expect, while photographs illustrate each stage of growth and showcase mature dreads in all their glory.

The author (who sports locks herself) knows firsthand the challenges of caring for this hairstyle; those intimidated by a drastic cut or shy about showing off the stages of early growth will find personal encouragement from someone who knows exactly how they feel—and how great they'll look! Learn how to overcome your reservations and wear your style with pride.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction : thank you for letting me be myself ... again	11
1	Getting started : fruit of the nappy root	27
2	How do you wash them?	47
3	The wind in your hair : drying your locks	60
4	Tending your garden : locked hair care	66
5	Locking 911	83
6	Coloring	92
7	Working up a sweat	97
8	Manchild in the dirty South	106
9	Love and nappiness : hair inspiration	113
10	Your new life as a locked-hair diva	137

Look this: My Early Life or How To Protect Your Familys Assets from Devastating Nursing Home Costs

Why Your Child Is Hyperactive

Author: Ben F Feingold

Contains detailed information by the doctor who first reported that hyperactivity in children is often caused by artificial food coloring and food flavoring. Includes the Feingold diet and how it should be applied.

The Emotionally Destructive Relationship or Naomis Guide to Aging Gratefully

The Emotionally Destructive Relationship: Seeing It, Stopping It, Surviving It

Author: Leslie Vernick

Leslie Vernick, counselor and social worker, has witnessed the devastating effects of emotional abuse. Many, including many in the church, have not addressed this form of destruction in families and relationships because it is difficult to talk about. With godly guidance and practical experience, Vernick offers an empathetic approach to recognizing an emotionally destructive relationship and addresses the symptoms and the damage with biblical tools. Readers will understand how to:

• Reveal behaviors that are meant to control, punish, and hurt
• Confront and speak truth when the timing is right
• Determine when to keep trying, when to get out
• Get safe and stay safe
• Build an identity in Christ

This practical and thorough resource will help countless individuals, families, and churches view abuse from God's perspective and understand how vital it is for victims to embrace His freedom from the physical, emotional, spiritual, and generational effects of emotionally destructive relationships.

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Naomi's Guide to Aging Gratefully: Facts, Myths, and Good News for Boomers

Author: Naomi Judd

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Table of Contents:

1 All About Eve: The Birth of a Notion

2 Star Wars: Using Your Central Intelligence in Winning the Aging Culture War

3 Analyze This: Decluttering Physically, Emotionally, and Spiritually

4 Good Will Hunting: Finding Purpose and Meaning

5 Where the Heart Is: Practicing Positivism, Gratitude, and Generosity

6 Stand by Me: The Importance of Romance, Friendship, and Having Fun

7 Terms of Endearment: Getting Along with Children, Grandchildren, and Parents (aka Rosemary's Baby, Alien, War and Peace, Psycho, Meet the Parents, Trading Places, A Time to Kill, The Bad Seed, The Usual Suspects)

8 As Good as It Gets: Staying Fit in Mind and Body

9 Million Dollar Baby: Looking as Good as You Feel

10 It's a Wonderful Life: Grieving, God, and Passing On Values (as Well as Valuables)

11 Parting Wishes

Acknowledgments Selected Bibliography Index

In My Skin or To Buy or Not to Buy

In My Skin: A Memoir of Addiction

Author: Kate Holden

Called "Quite simply in a class of its own . . . the work of a stunningly talented writer who both graces and surpasses her material" (Guardian), this is the frank, harrowing, and true story of one young woman's descent into heroin addiction and prostitution and the long, arduous struggle to redeem her life that made her stronger. A shy, bookish college graduate from a solid middle-class home, Kate Holden was uncertain of her way in life. When she decided to try her first hit of heroin as a one-time adventure with friends, she did not anticipate that the drug would take over. She lost her job and apartment and stole from her family. Desperation drove her first to offer her body on the streets and then in high-class brothels, where she discovered hidden strengths as well as parts of herself that frightened her. With the acceptance and unyielding love of a family that never abandoned her, Kate Holden ultimately defeated the drug and left her netherworld behind.

About the Author: Kate Holden was born in 1972 and graduated from the University of Melbourne with an honors degree in classics and literature. She won the Judy Duffy Award for literary excellence for a draft manuscript of this book. She lives in Melbourne and is working on a novel.

Publishers Weekly

What happens when a bright, well-loved young woman gets hooked on heroin and turns to prostitution to keep up her habit? Hopefully, she eventually shakes free, as Australian Holden does, but most likely a lot goes wrong first. In this vivid and riveting account of her own sudden fall and slow recovery, Holden describes the slow pull toward heroin as her friends and her lover are hooked. Mild, almost bored temptation turns into obsession after she gives it a try. As the drug and the life compromises it encourages take over Holden's universe, she loses her job and rarely sees her family and clean friends. Eventually, desperate for cash for the daily fixes for herself and her inept boyfriend, she starts turning tricks on the street. When, one night, a john turns out to be a scout for temps at a brothel, Holden's story turns. The relative stability of the brothel, and the accompanying relationships with sister prostitutes and even some johns, revives Holden's sense of self and self-worth. Throughout, she tells it like it is. Her depictions of the dark realities she lived through are at times graphic, especially in some of the more difficult scenes with johns, but always clear-eyed. She lets the readers see and judge the situation for themselves. (Nov.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

The elevated, poetic language of Aussie writer Holden's debut memoir vibrates with passion as she tells the story of the small victories and great obstacles she encountered as a heroin addict who turned to prostitution as a way of supporting her habit. The middle-class Holden, a carefree, artistic bohemian who scraped by selling books, is introduced to the drug in her early twenties by her boyfriend in the small Australian town of St. Kilda at a time when the grunge band Nirvana reigned and heroin was at the peak of its glamour. Holden finds the strength to recover through the help of her supportive family and, ironically, through her struggle with the very hardships she finally escapes. Her acutely vivid prose is a revelation, even if the subject matter is not. Recommended for all public libraries. [Holden's draft manuscript of this book won the Judy Duffy Award for literary excellence. Ed.] Elizabeth Brinkley, Granite Falls, WA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

A startling debut memoir about sex, work and smack. A bookish, piano-playing homebody, Holden grew up middle-class in Melbourne, Australia. At college, her heart was broken, and she discovered alcohol. She began reading (and dressing like) Ana‹s Nin. She lived in a trendy neighborhood, partied all the time and eventually tried heroin. Soon, her life narrowed to three activities: getting money for smack, scoring and shooting up. To finance her addiction, she stole money from the bookstore where she'd worked for years; after getting sacked, she began turning tricks, first on the street and then in a series of high-class brothels, which are legal in Australia. After only a few months, Holden grew accustomed to using a pseudonym and having sex with eight men a night. The work was degrading, but it had some glamorous aspects, ranging from velvet dresses to the sensation of being "beautiful and desirable." She felt genuine affection for some of her clients, though she had the sense (most of the time) not to see them outside the brothel. Eventually, thanks to her mother and to methadone, she got clean and left the sex trade. Holden's prose is subtle and elegant. She has a knack for unusual, revealing phrases, like "baffled by weariness" or "the organized hauteur of the true professional." If memoirists must make a choice between simply recreating the past and editorializing about it, this writer chooses the former. Her descriptions of the brothels are vivid, but there is something disconcerting about her almost total refusal to interpret her years as a prostitute. Early on, she acknowledges the debate about whether sex work exploits or empowers women, bur she never weighs in explicitly on eitherside. Too bad, since an analysis based on firsthand experience would be worth any number of distanced women's-studies treatises. Beautiful and discomfiting: The words sing, but the singer never reveals her innermost thoughts. Agent: Christian Dittus/Paul & Peter Fritz Literary Agency

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To Buy or Not to Buy: Why We Overshop and How to Stop

Author: April Benson

According to a recent study, it is estimated that more than 10 million Americans are unable to stop themselves from frequent shopping binges that lead to debt, damaged relationships, and depression. In this book, April Lane Benson draws on decades of clinical experience and on recent research to offer information, insights, and practical strategies for overcoming compulsive buying.

The cardinal signs of compulsive buying are:Frequent purchases of unneeded or unaffordable itemsIntrusive or uncontrollable impulses to buyEmotional let-down or feelings of guilt after shopping

In plain and encouraging language, Dr. Benson helps readers to identify their “overshopping sequence”—the pattern of triggers, actions, and aftershocks (or negative consequences) that plague compulsive buyers. With this awareness of the dynamics of their shopping problem, readers gain the ability to address the root causes. Dr. Benson demonstrates how unaddressed emotional pain can drive us to overshop, as can limited and unrealistic concepts about what will make us truly happy in life.

To promote recovery, she offers readers an integrated approach that enlists the mind, the heart, and even the body to develop a mindful awareness around shopping and take back control over buying and spending. Includes patient stories, practical strategies, exercises, and information on financial planning.

Happy Yoga or Sacred Path Cards

Happy Yoga: 7 Reasons Why There's Nothing to Worry about

Author: Steve Ross

After studying yoga in India and traveling all over the world with traditional Vedantic masters, Steve Ross returned to his hometown of Los Angeles with a broadened point of view of what yoga could be. He was surprised to find that yoga classes at home were missing the humor, joy, and celebration that fueled his Eastern studies. Instead of expanding and enhancing the joy of being, Western yoga classes focused obsessively on correcting body positions and developing a picture-perfect physique. Determined to keep his yoga practice true to cultivating bliss and inner radiance, Ross started his own yoga studio and has created a yoga movement in Los Angeles that is, to put it simply, revolutionary.

Ross lives and teaches according to his belief that the secret to yoga is not obsessing over whether your feet are parallel or whether you can bend as far as the person on your left can, but about transcending the serious and allowing joy into your life, your body, your mind, and hopefully your yoga practice itself. It's about lightening up.

In Happy Yoga, Ross reveals that everyone is inherently happy, but that our true self is shadowed and concealed by the layers of worry that, through habit, become our daily thoughts. In each chapter, he examines one of our seven greatest human fears -- depression, ill health, loss of love, career failure, war, death, and emotional stasis -- and uses yoga wisdom to explain how to strip away these worries to reach your core of calm radiant joy. By sharing his system of yoga postures, diet, meditation, music, supplements, and philosophy, Ross has effected profound physical and mental changes in both his life and the lives of hisstudents.

Ross's power is that he goes back to the source -- five thousand years of ancient yogic wisdom -- and decodes the abstract Eastern ideas for a Western audience. Happy Yoga is not just a set of movements and facts to consume, it is a way of shifting your awareness to bring the spirit of yoga into each movement, each meal, each relationship, each thought, and each breath.

With love and joyful abandon, Ross offers us a new way to practice and live yoga. The result is profound calm, a dramatic release of anxiety and pain, and the realization that there really is nothing to worry about.

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Sacred Path Cards: The Discovery of Self Through Native Teachings

Author: Jamie Sams

This extraordinary tool for self-discovery draws on the strength and beauty of Native American spiritual tradition. Developed by Native American medicine teacher Jamie Sams, this unique system distills the essential wisdom of the sacred teachings of many tribal traditions and shows users the way to transform there lives.

The 44 beautifully illustrated cards, each endowed with a particular meaning and message, may be drawn individually for a daily lesson or laid out in a series of spreads that open up different paths to inner knowledge. Used with the accompanying text, which explains the various forms of methods and interpretation and divination, the cards are a powerful tool for enhanced self-awareness and positive change.

Former Byrds member John York has created the perfect complement to these cards with his Sacred Path Songs, a 41 minute audio cassette that includes the Omaha Tribal Prayer and an Invocation by Jamie Sams. York's enchanting songs are played on traditional Native American instruments and are a beautiful accompaniment to the cards.

Author Biography: Jamie Sams is a member of the Wolf Clan Teaching Lodge. She is the coauthor of Medicine Cards™:The Discovery of Power Through the Ways of Animals, author of The Sacred Paths Workbook, and (with Twylah Nitsch) Other Council Fires Were Here Before Ours.

Massage or Silent Passage

Massage (101 Essential Tips Series)

Author: Nitya Lacroix

Breaks down massage tips and techniques into 101 easy-to-grasp tips and gives quick answers to all your questions.Nitya Lacroix is highly regarded for her knowledge and experience in the field of alternative therapies and healing. She is the author of several books massage, sex, and sensuality.

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Silent Passage: Menopause

Author: Gail Sheehy

Gail Sheehy's landmark bestseller has become the bible for women concerned about menopause. Since The Silent Passage was originally published in the early 1990s, Gail Sheehy, a member of the board of the New York Menopause Research Foundation, has been at the forefront of the newest research on menopause. She has also continued to interview countless women throughout the country on the subject. In this updated and expanded edition, she presents essential new data in chapters on The Perimenopause Panic, Menopause in the Workplace, Estrogen and Brainpower, and New Frontiers in Treatment. Candid, enlightening, inspiring, and witty, with the latest information on everything from early menopause to Chinese medicine and natural remedies, The Silent Passage is an indispensable reference for every woman.

Publishers Weekly

Sheehy's popular guide has been revised and updated. (June)

Library Journal

When Sheehy, author of the classic Passages ( LJ 5/15/76) and The Man Who Changed the World: The Lives of Mikhail S. Gorbachev ( LJ 12/90), wrote about her personal experience with menopause in the October 1991 issue of Vanity Fair , the response from readers was overwhelming and compelled her to expand the article into this surprisingly slim book. Interviewing over 100 women in various stages of menopause and 75 experts, she examines the medical, psychological, and social aspects of this ``silent passage.'' A biological change that spans five to seven years, this ``second adulthood,'' according to Sheehy, has three stages: perimenopause, menopause, and coalescence. While Sheehy performs a valuable service in bringing this topic out into the open, her book is weakened by her cliched Cosmopolitan -style prose and New Age psychobabble. Still, with the older members of the Baby Boom generation entering menopause, there will be demand for this book. Readers seeking practical advice should consult Winnifred Cutler and Celso-Ramon Garcia's Menopause ( LJ 11/1/91). Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 12/91.-- Wilda Williams, ``Library Journal''

Carol Peace

Makes a convincing argument that the change of life can be the beginning of something positive. -- People Magazine

Kirkus Reviews

A compelling discussion about menopause, packed with facts and anecdotes that are right on target for the baby-boom women about to encounter change of life. This short volume is an outgrowth of an article that Sheehy wrote for Vanity Fair when she began to experience menopausal symptoms. The response from readers was immediate, clearly confirming that the article had cracked "the last taboo." To rephrase an old saw, nobody wants to talk about menopause, but everybody wants to do something about it. Laid out eloquently here are the facts, the folklore, and the fears, revealed by interviews with scientists, medical professionals, and dozens of women. Many of the women were frightened by the idea that, as menopause neared, they would begin to "lose it upstairs." But the symptoms that accompany menopause make "losing it" almost appealing. They include: depression, headaches, itchy skin, mood swings, hot flashes, reduced sex drive, fatigue, irritability, osteoporosis, sleep deprivation, memory loss—and more. Not all symptoms afflict all women—some have none—and, most comforting, the symptoms are almost always temporary or easily treatable. Sheehy takes on the medical establishment, calling the lack of data about hormone therapy a "scandal," placing current knowledge about change of life on the level of "leeches and roots and shamans." But she also sees the stages of menopause as the gateway to a new life, in which revived energy and earned wisdom can be harnessed to the community. Many of the interviews are moving, and some are funny; but there is a disproportionate emphasis on the experiences of upper-income women who can afford bone-density analysis andhormone-replacement therapy. It's reported that there are 43 million American women in or past menopause, with another half million to join them each year in the 90's. Sheehy's book will be a bible for them—and hopefully for the doctors who treat them.

Spectrum or Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Spectrum: A Scientifically Proven Program to Feel Better, Live Longer, Lose Weight, and Gain Health

Author: Dean Ornish

From the author of the landmark bestseller Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease comes an empowering new program that enables you to customize a healthy way of eating and living based on your own desires, needs, and genetic predispositions.

Dr. Dean Ornish revolutionized medicine by directing clinical research proving–for the first time–that heart disease and early-stage prostate cancer may be stopped or even reversed by his program of comprehensive lifestyle changes, without drugs or surgery. His newest research was the first to show that changing your lifestyle changes your genes in men with prostate cancer–“turning on” disease-preventing genes, and “turning off” genes that promote breast cancer, heart disease, and other illnesses, and in only three months. This study documented, also for the first time, that these lifestyle changes may significantly increase an enzyme that lengthens telomeres–the ends of your chromosomes that control how long you live. As your telomeres get longer, your life gets longer. Your genes are not your fate.

The Spectrum features one hundred easy-to-prepare, delicious recipes from award-winning chef Art Smith. Whether you want to lose weight, lower your cholesterol, reverse a major disease, or find a sustainable, joyful lifestyle, The Spectrum can make a powerful difference in your health and well-being.

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Hatha Yoga Pradipika

Author: Svatmarama

This affordable, definitive edition of the Hatha Yoga Pradipika contains the original Sanskrit, a new English translation, and full-page photographs of all the asanas. The first edition of this classic to meet high academic, literary, and production standards, its for people who practice Yoga or have an interest in health and fitness, philosophy, religion, spirituality, mysticism, or meditation.

Online Yoga Magazine - Christophe Mouze

"A new, crisp, no-nonsense translation of this great classic on the practice of Hatha Yoga. . . . If one, like me, holds that the work of the translator is to be as discreet as possible, then this very faithful translation is probably the best available. . . . The publisher, YogaVidya.com, also produces a version of the Gheranda Samhita, and, I am told, is working on the Shiva Samhita. Serious Yoga students watch out-these are serious translations of serious classics."

Yoga Site

"This lively and lucid translation includes the original Sanskrit. It is a must-have for any serious student or teacher."

Midwest Book Review

This faithful reproduction is an impressive and highly recommended reference for students and devoted practitioners of Hatha Yoga.

Kalamazoo Gazette

Written over five-hundred years ago, the text is considered by many a seminal work on the practice of Hatha Yoga.

Woodstock Times

There is a certain magic at work here—as if Svatmarama has projected himself through time, expressing himself through Akers.

Indology

Beautifully printed and translated. Wonderful pictures, too.

What People Are Saying

Ashok Aklujkar
Accurate and accompanied by clear pictures, this translation of an informative Sanskrit text is a very useful addition to the growing literature on Yoga in Western languages.
— author of Sanskrit: An Easy Introduction to an Enchanting Language

Iron Disorders Institute Guide to Hemochromatosis or Sadhana

Iron Disorders Institute Guide to Hemochromatosis: A Genetic Disorder of Iron Metabolism

Author: Wylie Burk

Hemochromatosis is one of modern medicine's greatest oversights. A disorder that few Americans are able to pronounce at first glance, it is an inherited disorder of iron metabolism, not a blood disease, that can be fatal if not detected in time. Commonly misdiagnosed as arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, impotence, depression, and liver disease, hereditary hemochromatosis is common in people of northern European descent and is most prominent among the Scotch-Irish.

Undetected hemochromatosis frequently is fatal, and that is why it is emerging as one of the most important health issues of the new millenium. It's real, it's common, and it can kill you.

The Iron Disorders Institute Guide to Hemochromatosis is a reference book for home use. It contains helpful charts, diet and nutrition information, treatment guidelines, a glossary of terms, and compelling personal stories of people living with this disorder. Written by the top researchers and experts in university and research hospitals from all over the United States, it is destined to become the definitive source for information about the disorder for millions of families worldwide.

Author Biography: Wylie Burke, PH.D., M.D., is Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Medical History in the Department of Medicine, Division of Medical Genetics, at the University of Washington, Seattle. She was the founding director of the Women's Health Care Center at UW Medical Center-Roosevelt. P.D. Phatak, M.D., is Head of Hematology and Medical Oncology at Rochester General Hospital. He has served as Medical Advisor to Mary Gooley Hemophilia Center and is the lead investigator of a population screening program for hemochromatosis at Rochester General Hospital. E.D. Weinberg, PH.D., is professor of Microbiology, Indiana University. A leading expert in infectious disease and cancer, he has researched the subject of iron's relationship to cancer for more than forty years.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	ix
	Acknowledgments	xiii
	Introduction - A Message from the Founders of the Iron Disorders Institute	xv
Part 1	Iron--A Little Bit Goes a Long Way
1	Hemochromatosis--Not Just a Rare, Older Man's Disease	3
2	Iron in Your Body	11
3	Our One-Sided View of Iron	21
4	Iron Imbalances--Not Always What They Seem	23
Part 2	Detecting and Diagnosing Hemochromatosis
5	Why Some Doctors Miss the Diagnosis of Hemochromatosis	37
6	How Do I Know If I Have Iron Overload?	43
7	Clues That Can Lead to Diagnosis	51
8	Benefits of Screening for Hemochromatosis	59
9	HFE Mutations Explained	65
10	The Role of a Genetics Counselor	69
11	Who Is a Candidate for Genetic Testing?	71
Part 3	Symptoms of Iron Overload
12	Studies, Surveys, and Patient Interviews	77
13	Living with Undetected Hemochromatosis	83
14	Body Systems and Excess Iron	105
Part 4	Hemochromatosis, Not the Only Iron Loading Disorder
15	Other Conditions That Can Cause Iron Overload Disease	129
16	Various Roles of Ferritin	139
Part 5	Battles with Hemochromatosis--Won or Lost
17	Vital Messages from Two Carriers--The Stories of Chris Main and Charlie Herr	147
18	Mother, Wife, and Friend--The Story of Irene de Sterke	153
19	Poet, Brother, Husband, and Son--The Story of Sam Martin	159
20	One of the First Documented U.S. Cases--The Story of Jack Ritter	163
21	Two Brothers Spared, Thanks to One Sharp Physician--The Story of Cliff and Chris	171
22	One Man's Advice--The Story of Tug Nix	175
23	One More Reason to Stop Smoking--The Story of Two Swiss Children	179
Part 6	Taking Care of Yourself
24	Individualizing Treatment	183
25	Therapeutic Phlebotomy Explained	193
26	Treatment Options	197
27	Why Is the Blood Thrown Away?	209
28	Keeping Iron in Balance with Diet and Preventive Measures	213
Part 7	Support Across the USA and Around the World
29	About the Iron Disorders Institute	243
30	International Alliances	255
31	Role of Government Health Agencies	267
	Commonly Asked Questions and Answers	281
	Glossary of Terms	289
	Contacts	331
	Bibliography	347
	Index	355

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Sadhana: A Way to God, Christian Exercises in Eastern Form

Author: Anthony De Mello

One of the world's foremost spiritual guides responds to the modern hunger for self-awareness and holistic living with a series of spiritual exercises blending psychology, spiritual therapy, and practices drawn from both Eastern and Western traditions of meditation.

Dr Perricones 7 Secrets to Beauty Health and Longevity or Passages through Recovery

Dr. Perricone's 7 Secrets to Beauty, Health, and Longevity: The Miracle of Cellular Rejuvenation

Author: Nicholas MD Perricon

He has shown us how to smooth our wrinkles, and helped us slim down without feeling deprived. Now #1 New York Times bestselling author Dr. Nicholas Perricone gives us an anti-aging program that unveils the miracle of cellular rejuvenation. These seven powerful strategies are not only easy to follow but present a plan for total health designed to help us look and feel great by age-proofing us from the inside out.

Taking a holistic approach that taps into cutting-edge science, Dr. Nicholas Perricone reveals how to rev up our cellular metabolism so that we can stay healthy, strong, and energetic, while keeping our skin soft, smooth, and supple. These strategies will help us reverse osteoporosis, restore bone structure and muscle mass, revitalize brain cells, reduce the chances of heart disease and cancer, elevate mood, manage blood sugar, and slim down and stay trim. Inside Dr. Perricone’s 7 Secrets to Beauty, Health, and Longevity you will discover

• the six kinds of food you need to eat every day, as well as healthy and delicious snacks–including a vegetable that both suppresses appetite and builds muscle
• new findings about the best nutritional supplements to win the fight against aging
• revolutionary skin rejuvenating secrets for radiant, toned, and youthful-looking skin
• the role of pheromones in curbing depression, boosting self-confidence, triggering weight loss, and improving libido
• the essential oil that is more powerful than antibiotics
• an exercise plan that will shape your silhouette and strengthen your bones in as little as ten minutes a day
• delicious recipes, easyshopping lists, and a guide to safe cookware so that you can create your own anti-aging kitchen
• Dr. Perricone’s trademark tips about new products that really work–and where to find them

Whether your aim is to look younger, improve your health, or just feel great, you’ll see fast results by following Dr. Perricone’s simple program. These seven indispensable secrets will keep you beautiful, healthy, and young all through life.

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Passages Through Recovery: An Action Plan for Preventing Relapse

Author: Terence T Gorski

Abstinence from alcohol and other drugs is only the beginning of sobriety. It's the ticket to get into the theater, not the movie we are going to see. " -- Passages through Recovery

One of the most important things we learn in recovery is that there really is a way out of all the misery -- if we know which way to go. But abstinence from alcohol and other drugs is just the beginning of our journey, not our destination. And, that journey can be a rough one if we don't know what lies ahead.

Based on the experiences of thousands of recovering men and women, Passages through Recovery presents an action plan for preventing relapse, on that can help us understand how recovery works and what is needed to move from active addiction to sobriety. Gorski's pioneering work describes six stages of recovery from chemical dependency and offers sound advice for working through the challenges of each stage -- challenges that can create frustration and lead to relapse.

Passages through Recovery clearly demonstrates that sobriety is more than just healing the damage. "It's a way of thinking, acting, and relating to others, "Gorky writes, "That promotes continued physical, psychological, social, and spiritual health. The skills necessary for long-term sobriety are all directed at finding meaning and purpose in life. "

Use this book as a compass in your recovery to help you stay on course.

About the Author:
Terence T. Gorky, M. A. , C. A. C. , is a nationally recognized lecturer, an acknowledged leader in the chemical dependency and codependency fields, and a workshop facilitator specializing in relapse prevention, intimacy in recovery,and treating chemically dependent adult children of alcoholics. From his more than 25 years of clinical experience and research, Gorski has developed a comprehensive approach to recovery that is revolutionizing the field of relapse prevention.

Autism Life Skills or The Anatomy of Stretching

Autism Life Skills: From Communication and Safety to Self-Esteem and More - 10 Essential Abilities Every Child Needs and Deserves to Learn

Author: Chantal Sicile Kira

Award-winning autism expert Chantal Sicile-Kira presents a positive and empowering "bill of rights" for every person with autism.

From the award-winning author of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Adolescents on the Autism Spectrum, here finally is the book that arms parents with information and advice to help every child reach his potential and enjoy a satisfying and productive life.

The book is full of insights culled from dozens of experts, parents, and high-functioning autistic teens and adults, as well as the author's own experience as an advocate and parent of an autistic teen.

Appropriate for parents of children with Asperger's, Nonverbal Learning Disorder, and more severely impaired autism, this upbeat and practical guide is essential for parents to provide help, hope, and answers.

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The Anatomy of Stretching

Author: Brad Walker

Books on stretching are common, but The Anatomy of Stretching takes a more fundamental approach than the others, taking the reader inside the body to show exactly what is happening during a stretch. At the heart of the book are 300 full-color illustrations that show the primary and secondary muscles worked in 115 key stretches arranged by body area. Author Brad Walker brings years of expertise—he works with elite-level and world-champion athletes, and lectures on injury prevention—to this how-to guide. He looks at stretching from every angle, including physiology and flexibility; the benefits of stretching; the different types of stretching; rules for safe stretching; and how to stretch properly. Aimed at fitness enthusiasts of any level, as well as at fitness pros, The Anatomy of Stretching also focuses on which stretches are useful for the alleviation or rehabilitation of specific sports injuries.

Table of Contents:

How to Use This Book     7
Introduction     9
Physiology and Flexibility     11
What is Flexibility?     12
Muscle Anatomy     13
What is Stretching?     14
The Benefits of Stretching     15
Improved Range of Movement     16
Increased Power     16
Reduced Post Exercise Muscle Soreness     17
Reduced Fatigue     17
Types of Stretching     19
Static Stretches     20
Static Stretching     20
Passive Stretching     21
Active Stretching     21
PNF Stretching     22
Isometric Stretching     23
Dynamic Stretches     24
Ballistic Stretching     24
Dynamic Stretching     24
Active Isolated Stretching     25
The Rules for Safe Stretching     27
Warm Up Prior to Stretching     28
Stretch Before and After Exercise     29
Stretch All Major Muscles and Their Opposing Muscle Groups     29
Stretch Gently and Slowly     30
Stretch Only to the Point of Tension     30
Breathe Slowly and Easily While Stretching     31
How to Stretch Properly     33
When to Stretch     34
Hold, Count, Repeat     34
Sequence     35
Posture     36
Stretches for the Neck and Shoulders     37
Lateral Neck Stretch     38
Rotating Neck Stretch     39
Forward Flexion Neck Stretch     40
Neck Extension Stretch     41
Neck Protraction Stretch     42
Sitting Neck Flexion Stretch     43
Parallel Arm Shoulder Stretch     44
Bent Arm Shoulder Stretch     45
Wrap Around Shoulder Stretch     46
Cross Over Shoulder Stretch     47
Reverse Shoulder Stretch     48
Stretches for the Arms and Chest     49
Above Head Chest Stretch     50
Partner Assisted Chest Stretch     51
Parallel Arm Chest Stretch     52
Bent Arm Chest Stretch     53
Behind the Back Chest Stretch     54
Bent-over Chest Stretch     55
Triceps Stretch     56
Elbow-out Rotator Stretch     57
Arm-up Rotator Stretch     58
Arm-down Rotator Stretch     59
Kneeling Forearm Stretch      60
Palms-out Wrist Stretch     61
Fingers-down Forearm Stretch     62
Finger Stretch     63
Fingers-down Wrist Stretch     64
Rotating Wrist Stretch     65
Stretches for the Stomach     67
On Elbows Stomach Stretch     68
Rising Stomach Stretch     69
Rotating Stomach Stretch     70
Back Bending Stomach Stretch     71
Stretches for the Back and Sides (Upper, Middle, and Lower)     73
Reaching Upper Back Stretch     74
Lying Whole Body Stretch     75
Reach-up Back Stretch     76
Sitting Bent-over Back Stretch     77
Sitting Side Reach Stretch     78
Standing Knee-to-chest Stretch     79
Lying Knee-to-chest Stretch     80
Lying Double Knee-to-chest Stretch     81
Kneeling Reach Forward Stretch     82
Kneeling Back Arch Stretch     83
Kneeling Back Rotation Stretch     84
Standing Back Rotation Stretch     85
Standing Reach-up Back Rotation Stretch     86
Lying Leg Cross-over Stretch     87
Lying Knee Roll-over Stretch     88
Sitting Knee-up Rotation Stretch      89
Kneeling Reach-around Stretch     90
Standing Lateral Side Stretch     91
Sitting Lateral Side Stretch     92
Stretches for the Hips and Buttocks     93
Lying Cross-over Knee Pull-down Stretch     94
Lying Leg Tuck Hip Stretch     95
Standing Leg Tuck Hip Stretch     96
Standing Leg Resting Buttocks Stretch     97
Sitting Rotational Hip Stretch     98
Standing Rotational Hip Stretch     99
Sitting Cross-legged Reach Forward Stretch     100
Sitting Feet-together Reach Forward Stretch     101
Sitting Knee-to-chest Buttocks Stretch     102
Sitting Foot-to-chest Buttocks Stretch     103
Lying Cross-over Knee Pull-up Stretch     104
Sitting Leg Resting Buttocks Stretch     105
Lying Leg Resting Buttocks Stretch     106
Stretches for the Quadriceps     107
Kneeling Quad Stretch     108
Standing Quad Stretch     109
Lying Quad Stretch     110
On-your-side Quad Stretch     111
Double Lean-back Quad Stretch     112
Stretches for the Hamstrings     113
Sitting Reach Forward Hamstring Stretch      114
Standing Toe-pointed Hamstring Stretch     115
Standing Toe-raised Hamstring Stretch     116
Standing Leg-up Hamstring Stretch     117
Sitting Single Leg Hamstring Stretch     118
Lying Partner Assisted Hamstring Stretch     119
Lying Bent Knee Hamstring Stretch     120
Lying Straight Knee Hamstring Stretch     121
Kneeling Toe-raised Hamstring Stretch     122
Sitting Leg Resting Hamstring Stretch     123
Standing Leg-up Bent Knee Hamstring Stretch     124
Sitting Bent Knee Toe-pull Hamstring Stretch     125
Standing Reach Down Hamstring Stretch     126
Stretches for the Adductors     127
Sitting Feet Together Adductor Stretch     128
Standing Wide Knees Adductor Stretch     129
Standing Leg-up Adductor Stretch     130
Kneeling Leg-out Adductor Stretch     131
Squatting Leg-out Adductor Stretch     132
Sitting Wide Leg Adductor Stretch     133
Standing Wide Leg Adductor Stretch     134
Stretches for the Abductors     135
Standing Hip-out Abductor Stretch     136
Standing Leg Cross Abductor Stretch     137
Standing Leg-under Abductor Stretch      138
Lying Leg Hang Abductor Stretch     139
Stretches for the Calves     141
Standing Toe-up Calf Stretch     142
Double Heel Drop Calf Stretch     143
Single Heel Drop Calf Stretch     144
Standing Heel Back Calf Stretch     145
Leaning Heel Back Calf Stretch     146
Sitting Toe Pull Calf Stretch     147
Standing Toe Raised Calf Stretch     148
Crouching Heel Back Calf Stretch     149
Standing Toe-up Achilles Stretch     150
Single Heel Drop Achilles Stretch     151
Standing Heel Back Achilles Stretch     152
Leaning Heel Back Achilles Stretch     153
Sitting Bent Knee Toe Pull Achilles Stretch     154
Crouching Heel Back Achilles Stretch     155
Kneeling Heel-down Achilles Stretch     156
Squatting Achilles Stretch     157
Stretches for the Shins, Ankles and Feet     159
Foot-behind Shin stretch     160
Raised Foot Shin Stretch     161
Front Cross-over Shin Stretch     162
Double Kneeling Shin Stretch     163
Ankle Rotation Stretch     164
Squatting Toe Stretch     165
Glossary of Medical Terms     167
At-a-Glance Summary of Stretches for Sports / Sports Injuries     171
Resources     173
Postscript     175

No More Aching Back or AskMencom Presents The Style Bible

No More Aching Back: Dr. Root's New Fifteen Minute-a-Day Program for a Healthy Back

Author: Leon Root

These state-of-the-art strategies from the co-author of the bestseller Oh, My Aching Back are designed to heal, strengthen and protect your back from stress and injury. Dr. Root's clinically proven program includes * a 15-minute daily exercise routine * self-administered first aid * what to ask and what to expect from your doctor * short- and long-term solutions for pain, etc.

"Accessible, Sensible, Reassuring... The best ways to sit, bend, lift, drive a car, play sports, have sex, and carry on everyday activities." -Publishers Weekly

Table of Contents:

	Preface	vii
	Acknowledgments	ix
	List of Illustrations	xiii
	List of Exercises	xv
	Introduction	xvii
1.	The Office Visit	1
2.	How Your Back Works	15
3.	What Can Go Wrong with Your Back	31
4.	Tests and Treatment	88
5.	Everyday Living and Your Back	116
6.	Back Pain in Children	128
7.	Sex and the Bad Back	135
8.	Exercise and Sports for Health	143
9.	First Aid for Your Back	161
10.	My Complete Low-Back Exercise Program	166
	Index	207

Book review: ERP or Cookin the Book

AskMen.com Presents The Style Bible: The 11 Rules for Building a Complete and Timeless Wardrobe

Author: James Bassil

The Style Bible is an indispensable handbook filled with fundamentals that every man can use to improve his dress sense and lifestyle. Divided into 11 rules, The Style Bible helps you build a versatile wardrobe; coordinate different colors, patterns, and accessories; learn which clothes flatter your body type; and navigate the worlds of shoes, jeans, and watches. You'll also learn how to dress appropriately for any occasion or environment, from meetings at the office to first dates and nights on the town. With instructive illustrations and loads of tips, The Style Bible is essential reading for every man who wants to dress to impress.

The Paleo Diet for Athletes or The Complete Book of Incense Oils and Brews

The Paleo Diet for Athletes: A Nutritional Formula for Peak Athletic Performance

Author: Loren Cordain

Loren Cordain, Ph.D., follows his success of The Paleo Diet with the first book ever to detail the exercise-enhancing effects of a diet similar to that of our Stone Age ancestors.

When The Paleo Diet was published, advocating a return to the diet of our ancestors (high protein, plenty of fresh fruits and vegetables), the book received brilliant reviews from the medical and nutritional communities. Jennie Brand-Miller, coauthor of the bestselling Glucose Revolution, called it "without a doubt the most nutritious diet on the planet." Doctors Michael and Mary Dan Eades, authors of Protein Power, said, "We can't recommend The Paleo Diet highly enough."

Now Dr. Cordain joins with USA triathlon and cycling elite coach Joe Friel to adapt the Paleo Diet to the needs of athletes. The authors show:
o Why the typical athletic diet (top-heavy with grains, starches, and refined sugars) is detrimental to recovery, performance, and health o How the glycemic load and acid-base balance impact performance o Why consumption of starches and simple sugars is only beneficial in the immediate post-exercise period

At every level of competition, The Paleo Diet for Athletes can maximize performance in a range of endurance sports.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction	ix
Chapter 1	The Diet Revolution	1
Part I	The Road Map to Peak Performance and Health
Chapter 2	Stage I: Eating before Exercise	15
Chapter 3	Stage II: Eating during Exercise	27
Chapter 4	Stages III, IV, and V: Eating after Exercise	50
Part II	Nutrition 101: Understanding Basic Concepts
Chapter 5	Food as Fuel during Exercise	83
Chapter 6	Beyond Food	105
Chapter 7	Overtraining and Diet	121
Part III	Our Stone-Age Legacy
Chapter 8	Why Eat Like a Caveman?	141
Chapter 9	The 21st-Century Paleo Diet	161
Chapter 10	The Paleolithic Athlete: The Original Cross-Trainer	180
Part IV	Putting It into Practice
Chapter 11	The Training Table	195
Chapter 12	Paleo Recipes	211
	Bibliography	265
	Index	288
	About the Authors	299

See also: Mergers and Acquisitions or Markets Games and Strategic Behavior

The Complete Book of Incense, Oils and Brews

Author: Scott Cunningham

I still often think of Scott Cunningham. His contributions to the occult make him one of the most important spiritual people of the last century. His books on Wicca have gently, lovingly, and thoroughly introduced more people to Witchcraft than just about anyone else.

But while Wicca was his spiritual path, it was natural magic that revealed his deep understanding and broad knowledge of herbs and their magical powers. His books on these subjects have become the de facto sources for all sorts of magical people. Already, The Complete Book of Incense, Oils & Brews (an expanded and rewritten version of The Magic of Incenses, Oils and Brews) is owned by over 150,00 readers. You should own it, too.

Today, there are two major trends in magic: natural and ceremonial. They have different methodologies to get the same results. Neither is better, they are just different. The "best" one is whatever you can successfully use.

But there is an interesting thing about these two systems: They both use incenses; they both use scented oils; they both use scented baths and magical teas. That makes this book applicable to any system of magic you may follow!

Besides giving the formulas for hundreds of the scented magical tools, Scott also reveals how you can easily make substitutions in the formulas. In this way, even if you are out of a particular herb to use as you compound your own incenses, oils, powders, and so forth, you will still be able to make magic.

Yes, you will find recipes for scents to use when doing magic for initiations, love, exorcisms, money, health, talismans, elemental energies, astrological energies and for many of the goddesses and gods. But bystudying this book you will be able to develop your own, unique recipes and formulas. You will understand how these herbs really work.

And that, my friends, is real magic!

Proficient Motorcycling or Making the Cut

Proficient Motorcycling: The Ultimate Guide to Riding Well

Author: David L Hough

""Proficient Motorcycling" is hands down the best and most complete book ever written on how to ride a motorcycle safely and efficiently."—Fred Rau, Senior Editor, "Motorcycle Consumer News." 100 photos, some in color.

Booknews

An anthology of articles from with abundant photos and clear line drawings. Hardly a word of wisdom here is a surprise to a rider with any experience; but every word of caution is worth revisitation. If heeded<-->unnatural for the adolescents<-->Hough would save many lives & acres of skin. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

See also: Business Looseleaf or International Business

Making the Cut: The 30-Day Diet and Fitness Plan for the Strongest, Sexiest You

Author: Jillian Michaels

You’ve seen her change lives on The Biggest Loser–why not yours?

Are you in good shape but struggling with those last ten to twenty pounds? Do you have an event on the calendar where you’d love to make jaws drop? Or do you just want to see what it would be like to have the best body you’ve ever had? Then you need to discover what millions who’ve seen Jillian’s training methods on The Biggest Loser already know!

Making the Cut empowers you to:

• Identify your unique body type and metabolic makeup (are you a fast, slow, or balanced oxidizer?) and customize a diet plan that is perfect for you
• Acquire the mental techniques that will greatly enhance your self-confidence and sharpen your focus on success
• Develop your strength, flexibility, coordination, and endurance
• Reach levels of fitness you never before thought possible

Table of Contents:

Introduction     xi
Starting     1
Goodbye Photos     2
Body Fat Analysis     2
Measurements     3
Fitness Test     4
Science     9
The Rules     10
Stick to Your Magic Number     10
Eat for Your Metabolic Type     12
Metabolic Typing Test     13
Eat Every Four Hours, and No Skipping Meals!     28
No Processed or Junk Foods-Period!     28
Beat the Bloat-Sodium and Water Consumption     29
No Booze     31
Get It in Writing     32
The Routine     34
The Slow Oxidizer     34
The "S" Menus     34
The "S" Grocery List     40
The Balanced Oxidizer     44
The "B" Menus     44
The "B" Grocery List     49
The Fast Oxidizer     53
The "F" Menus     53
The "F" Grocery List     57
The Recipes     60
Breakfast     60
Lunch     69
Dinner     97
Sauces, Snacks, and Sides     129
Sweat     139
The Rules     140
Intensity, Intensity, Intensity     140
Mix It Up     142
Stick with It     142
Quality over Quantity     143
Pace Yourself     144
Twice a Day: Maximizing the Afterburn Effect     145
Sleep and Relaxation     146
Know When to Hold and When to Fold     147
The V-Taper (Hourglass Shape)     148
Long and Lean     148
Sinewy Arms     149
Know the Techniques     150
Split Routine     150
Circuit Training     151
Interval Training     152
Supersets     152
Combo Lifting     154
Pyramids     155
Plyometrics     156
The Routine     158
The Exercise Index     187
At Your Peak     247
Supplement Secrets     248
The 7-Day Peaking Diet     263
Index     268