Candida Albicans or Reiki Sourcebook

Candida Albicans: Could Yeast Be Your Problem?

Author: Leon Chaitow

 
The revised and updated guide to the health problems caused by yeast infection that shows how to determine if yeast is your problem and, if so, how to control it 

• Includes the author's latest research and clinical experience for yeast detection and drug-free treatment

• Over 36,000 copies sold to date

Candida albicans is a yeast that exists inside all of us. Normally it presents no problems, but today's widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, contraceptive pills, and steroids, as well as a sugar-rich diet, can cause a proliferation of this parasitic yeast. This can often be the root cause of a wide variety of problems such as depression, anxiety, irritability, bloatedness, heartburn, tiredness, allergies, acne, migraine, cystitis, and menstrual problems. Leon Chaitow, using the latest research and his own clinical experience, shows how to determine if yeast is your problem and provides a comprehensive, non-drug program for its control.

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Leon Chaitow shows how to detect the effect of Candida Albicans and provides a comprehensive, drug free program for its control.

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Reiki Sourcebook: Healing through Energy

Author: Bronwen Stein

The most comprehensive book on Reiki ever published, this is the ultimate resource for all Reiki beginners and practitioners.

Table of Contents:

	Preface	ix
	Introduction	xiii
Part I	Approaching Reiki	1
1	Reiki, the Word	5
	Meaning of Reiki	5
	Reiki, a System or an Energy?	6
2	Treatments	13
	Reiki's Path	13
	The Procedure	14
	Sensing Ki	15
	Expected Outcomes	15
	Intent	16
	Respect	17
	Chronic or Acute	17
	Contraindications	18
	Clearing	18
	One Treatment or More	18
	Animals, Plants and the Rest	19
3	Courses	21
	Teachers	21
	Course Length	23
	Course Costs	24
	Course Contents	24
	Practice	28
	Next Level	33
Part II	Reiki History	35
4	Historical Facts	41
	Lineage Chart	41
	Timeline	44
5	Mikao Usui's Teachings	49
	Mikao Usui, His Life and Times	49
	Reiki Precepts	66
	Waka	74
	Hand Positions	77
	Meditations, Mantras and Symbols	82
	Reiju and Attunements	97
	Saihoji Temple	103
	Reiki Ryoho Hikkei	106
6	Reiki in Japan	113
	Post Mikao Usui	113
	Usui Reiki Ryoho Gakkai	118
	Chujiro Hayashi (1880-1940)	122
	Modern Japan	126
	Japanese Reiki levels	131
	Japanese Traditions	133
7	Reiki in the West	143
	Hawayo Takata (1900-1980)	143
	The Evolution of Reiki in the West	159
8	Characteristics of Reiki Branches	171
9	Scientific Studies on Reiki	179
Part III	Reiki Techniques	185
10	Japanese Reiki Techniques	189
11	Western Reiki Techniques	219
Part IV	Directory	255
	Reiki Branches	257
	Reiki Schools	283
	Reiki Associations	291
	Reiki Newsletters	295
	Reiki Internet Resources	297
	Appendices	301
A.	Reiki Glossary	303
B.	Mikao Usui's Memorial Stone	339
C.	Zazen Shikan Taza	343
D.	Imperial Rescript on Education	349
	Bibliography	353
	Index	359

Herbal Remedy Gardens or Tai Chi Secrets of the Ancient Masters

Herbal Remedy Gardens: 38 Plans for Your Health and Well-Being

Author: Dorie Byers

Using simple organic gardening techniques, anyone can grow a healing garden of more than 20 medicinal herbs like garlic, dill, peppermint, and echinacea. Readers will also find recipes, tips for using medicinal herbs, and plans for gardens customized for specific health requirements.

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Tai Chi Secrets of the Ancient Masters: Selected Readings with Commentary

Author: Yang Jwing Ming

Uncover long-held secrets of the Tai Chi Masters (hidden in the poetry) and reap the benefits of centuries of closely guarded wisdom.

The Great Physicians Rx for 7 Weeks of Wellness Success Guide or Inside the Body

The Great Physician's Rx for 7 Weeks of Wellness Success Guide

Author: Jordan S Rubin

Expanding beyond the solely nutritionally based information in his former book, The Maker's Diet, Jordan Rubin will take readers through a comprehensive look at their body and their health in The Great Physician's Rx for Health and Wellness Study Guide. In this study guide, Rubin will walk readers through 7 Keys to achieve good daily health habits-not only for the disease-ridden, but also for anyone desiring to live an abundant life of health and wellness.

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Inside the Body: Fantastic Images from Beneath the Skin

Author: Firefly Books

Review of the original hardcover edition (published as Photographic Atlas of the Body): "Stunning, magnified views of human cells and tissue... beautiful color micro[photo] graphs... accompanied by concise, fact-filled descriptions."

-- Library Journal

This astonishing book reveals the human body as never seen before. Using the most advanced computer imaging techniques, Inside the Body shows the inner workings of human anatomy. The journey begins with individual cells the tiny building blocks of life. There are extraordinary patterns of red blood cells, magnified thousands of times. Remarkable images then reveal the surprising architecture of tissues, muscles and complex organs that make up the body's living network of functional systems, such as the digestive system and the immune system. Finally, ground-breaking pictures shed light on the most mysterious frontier of the human body-the brain and the senses.

Informative text explains how these images were created and what they represent. Not only is Inside the Body a beautiful book for browsing, it is a unique reference tool.

La Secuencia de 12 segundos or Dr Atkins Age Defying Diet

La Secuencia de 12 segundos: Reduce tu cintura en dos semanas!

Author: Jorge Cruis

PIERDE LA GRASA ABDOMINAL…
EN SÓLO 20 MINUTOS, DOS VECES POR SEMANA

LA SECUENCIA DE 12 SEGUNDOS™ es el más reciente y revolucionario método de entrenamiento de resistencia para quemar grasa creado por Jorge Cruise, la superestrella de la buena forma física del cuerpo. Gracias a este sistema te verás mejor que nunca—y sólo se necesitan dos sesiones de ejercicios de veinte minutos por semana. Fundada en las más modernas investigaciones en fisiología del ejercicio, la Secuencia de 12 Segundos™ demuestra que la clave del éxito no es hacer más ejercicios, sino ejercitarse de manera más inteligente.

Si sigues el plan de Jorge, tu cuerpo comenzará a quemar por sí mismo cientos de calorías cada semana—constantemente, inclusive cuando no estás haciendo ejercicios. La grasa corporal desaparece, se desarrollan músculos más esbeltos y lucirás mejor de lo que hubieras podido imaginar.

Por qué necesitas la Secuencia de 12 Segundos™:

• Seguirás un sencillo plan de ocho semanas que reconfigura tu cuerpo para que queme un 20% más de calorías—todos los días
• Aprenderás cómo comer para acelerar los resultados
• Reducirás tus esfuerzos al mínimo y llevarás al máximo tus resultados
• Te sentirás inspirado por las historias de éxito de otros campeones de la Secuencia de 12 Segundos™
• Te concentrarás en la grasa del abdomen (¡la peor!), de modo que comenzarás a verte fantásticamente bien caside inmediato
• Descubrirás una rutina sin pesas que te permitirá —sin gimnasio, sin complicaciones y en cualquier lugar— continuar haciendo ejercicios dondequiera que tus obligaciones te lleven

Con instrucciones fáciles de seguir e historias de éxito de los clientes, la Secuencia de 12 Segundos™ de Jorge Cruise es un método revolucionario para reducir tu cintura en sólo dos semanas—¡y lograr el mejor cuerpo de tu vida!

Interesting textbook: Safety at Work or Effective Management

Dr. Atkins' Age-Defying Diet

Author: Robert C Atkins

Millions of people have slimmed down and improved their health with Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution. Now Dr. Atkins delivers the next step toward a longer, healthier life.

Discover the powerful anti-aging program utilizing Dr. Robert C. Atkins' innovative nutritional ideas, combined with the latest research on exercise, vitamins, herbs, hormones, and other supplements. This safe, easy-to-follow regimen not only fights age-related illnesses like heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and diabetes, but also dramatically improves the way we look and feel as we age. In this indispensable age-defying guide, Dr. Atkins reveals:

How a low-carb, high-protein diet--rich in both natural and supplementary antioxidants--can significantly boost your immunity

Effective ways to decrease free radicals and increase blood flow to the brain--the key to enhancing mental functioning and memory

How to stabilize blood sugar levels to greatly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes

Why hormones keep us young--and how to prevent the hormone decline that comes with aging

Whatever your age, it's never too early to start living the Atkins way of life!

The Ultimate Body Book or Diabetes Type 2

The Ultimate Body Book: 4 Weeks to Your Best Abs, Butt, Thighs, and More!

Author: Linda Shelton

From America’s #1 women’s fitness magazine, boasting six million readers each issue, comes Shape magazine’s Ultimate Body Book, the follow-up to the bestseller, Shape Your Life. Linda Shelton, the magazine’s fitness director, put you on the road to living your best life—now she’s showing you how to achieve your best body the Shape way. This means getting lean and toned, having maximum energy, and possessing the head-to-toe confidence that comes from knowing you’re at your personal peak of fitness, health, and well-being.

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Diabetes Type 2: Complete Food Management Program

Author: Sherri Shafer

Now You Can Keep Diabetes Under Control
It's simple: If you have type 2 diabetes, the only way to ward off serious symptoms is to keep your blood sugar within acceptable levels. So how can you do it? Through proper nutrition, the master key to controlling blood sugar. You need to understand which foods to eat, when to eat them, and in what amounts, and at the same time, establish regular exercise habits to optimize your health.
Inside is everthing you need to know about managing type 2 diabetes through proper nutrition. From how to handle the initial diagnosis to discussions on every major dietary component, you'll uncover the science behind treating diabetes the right way.
Inside, everything you need to know about nutrition and diabetes, including:
·How can exercise and weight management improve my blood sugar control?
·What can I do to lower my cholesterol and blood pressure?
·How can I lose weight and keep it off?
·Should I count carbohydrates?
·Can I eat sugar, and are artificial sweeteners safe?
·How much protein should I eat?
·Is it okay to consume alcohol?
·Do I need supplements?
·How can I read and understand food labels?
·What's the best way to treat low blood sugar?
"A timely and comprehensive roadmap to improving blood glucose control and reducing diabetes complications through simple modifications of diet and lifestyle."
—Susan Carter, M.S., R.D., C.D.E., Stanford University Hospital
"An excellent book! Sherri Shafer draws on her extensive personal experience in nutritional management to make the dietaryapproach a very practical one. She doesn't emphasize the complete alteration of diet, but instead, how diet can be modified within the framework of an individual's personal preferences."
—Raghu Mirmira, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor, University of Virginia Diabetes Center

Goddesses and Angels or Imperfectly Natural Baby and Toddler

Goddesses and Angels: Awakening Your Inner High-Priestess and Sourceress

Author: Doreen Virtu

As you read this fascinating book, you'll find that you can heal yourself and others; rapidly manifest your heart's desires; and commune with angels, goddesses, fairies, and ascended masters! In this true spiritual adventure story and reference book, Doreen writes about the enlightened beings who can unlock the magical gifts within you.

In Part I, you'll travel with Doreen through a Sedona sweat lodge, the Polynesian island of Moorea, a goddess temple at the Isle of Avalon, and other exotic locations. You'll read the powerful messages she received from Mother Mary while visiting Lourdes, and you'll peek over Doreen's shoulder as she gives psychic readings and receives information about Lemuria, merpeople, and the new Rainbow Children.

Part II alphabetically lists and describes the attributes of goddesses and angels in an easy-to-use guide that will help you awaken your innate spiritual abilities.

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Imperfectly Natural Baby and Toddler: How to Be a Green Parent in Today's Busy World

Author: Janey Lee Grac

This is the must-have guide for moms and dads who want to raise their babies in the most sustainable, natural way possible, even if the parents have to compromise a little with perfection.  Janey Lee Grace, author of the bestselling Imperfectly Natural Woman, is here to help parents live as organically as they can, without ignoring the realities of the modern world. She provides top tips for living holistically and reducing your (and your baby’s) eco-footprint, and reveals secrets for finding and cooking the best organic food; healing earaches, fevers, and cuts without harmful chemicals; and dealing with teething and insomnia naturally. Her guidance will fast-track parents to the best treatments, products, and ideas to support and enhance the entire family.

Table of Contents:

Introduction     8
From Newborn to Toddler     12
Recovery after birth     14
Breastfeeding     21
Nappies     40
Green clean     51
Baby skin     52
Teeth     62
Baby clothing and bags     65
Baby-wearing and swaddling     69
Sleeping     72
Baby-proofing     86
Baby-signing     94
The birthday party     96
Out of nappies     96
Toys and play     98
Good Food for Mother and Baby     106
Supermarkets     108
Organic?     111
Local produce     112
Food and nutrition for healthy children     115
The sugar rush     124
Snack treats     130
Food allergies     135
Imperfectly Naturally ... Unwell     138
Natural medicine cabinet     139
Colic     139
Fever     140
Coughs and colds     143
Earache     144
Sticky eye and conjunctivitis     144
Tummy upsets     144
Constipation     146
Painsand bruises     146
Cuts and wounds     146
Skin problems     147
Bites and stings     147
Sore lips     147
Burns and scalds     147
Sunburn     147
Teething and toothache     149
Head lice     149
Flower essences     150
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate?     151
Looking After Yourself     152
Skin and hair care     153
Feminine care     159
Keeping fit     162
Therapies     162
Sex     166
Returning to work     168
Childcare options     176
Support     177
Getting what you want from life     178
Another baby?     186
Family Lifestyles     194
Attachment parenting     195
Positive discipline     197
Enjoy your children     198
Sharing and support     198
Family fun     200
Recommended reading     210
Directory     212
Index     220

Beyond a Shadow of a Diet or Aromatherapy Scent and Psyche

Beyond a Shadow of a Diet: The Therapist's Guide to Treating Compulsive Eating

Author: Judith Matz

This accessible volume will guide therapists of all disciplines through step-by-step treatment of compulsive eating. The authors introduce the new research related to health, weight, fitness and diet failure, and then discuss a treatment method which advocates eating as guided by physiological signal: eating when you are hungry and stopping when you are full. The book offers tools for therapists to recognize compulsive eating patterns, use their training to address underlying psychological difficulties, and implement therapeutic principles for healing.

Beyond a Shadow of a Diet provides concrete steps for establishing a normal relationship with food and methods for understanding and treating the psychological aspects of compulsive eating.

Table of Contents:

Pt. 1	The problem
1	I want to lose weight	1
2	The therapist trap	37
Pt. 2	The treatment
3	Principles of the non-diet approach	75
4	Obstacles	117
5	Emotions	161
6	Body image	191
7	Treatment considerations	241
Pt. 3	The solution
8	Redefining health	271
9	Changing the world ... a little bit at a time	321
App. A	Food house fantasy	365
App. B	Building a positive body image	367
App. C	6-Week group	369
App. D	Feeding our children	373
App. E	Sample letter	375
App. F	Assessing your size attitudes	377
App. G	Weight loss myths	381
App. H	The tenets of health at every size	385

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Aromatherapy - Scent and Psyche: Using Essential Oils for Physical and Emotional Well-Being

Author: Peter Damian

Aromatic oils have been used for thousands of years not only for their fragrance but for culinary, therapeutic, ritual, and spiritual purposes. More than a fashionable trend, aromatherapy is coming into its own as a body of knowledge and practice with specific applications that have a solid scientific base. Drawing on research and clinical studies, Peter and Kate Damian look at many applications from treating viral infections with garlic or black pepper oil to using rose oil to relax patients undergoing chemotherapy; from aromatic massage to the "environmental fragrancing" of subways and supermarkets. 

Explores:

• How scent interacts with emotion, memory, mental acuity, and sleep

• Why specific scents are so effective in therapeutic and ritual settings

• Antiseptic and antimicrobial properties of essential oils
How men and women differ in their responses to odors

• Provides a thorough exposition of the ancient practice of aromatics in China, India, Persia, and Egypt

• Details our modern scientific understanding of the physiology and psychology of scent. 

• Includes annotated profiles for forty-four essential oils and specific instructions for creating essential oil blends. 

Ultraprevention or The Wrath of Grapes

Ultraprevention: The 6-Week Plan That Will Make You Healthy for Life

Author: MD Mark Hyman

Two physicians unveil a revolutionary, accessible, science-based,patient-centered program for living an active, age-defying, disease-free life.

Healthcare is pulled and shaped by many forces, by drug and insurance companies looking for profits, by politicians in search of votes, and by stressed, overworked physicians who barely have time to talk to you before writing a prescription or packing you off to a specialist.

So is anyone interested in keeping you well?

Yes. The Ultraprevention program will work for everyone. The promise of its practice is huge -- a health span that matches life span -- and you'll experience increased energy, weight loss, enhanced mood and memory, better digestion, deeper sleep, diminished stress, and more.

Isolating the source of more than 90 percent of today's most common diseases, from cancer and heart disease to diabetes, stroke, and Alzheimer's, Drs. Hyman and Liponis enumerate the Five Forces of Illness -- Sludge (malnutrition), Burnout (impaired metabolism), Heat (inflammation), Waste (impaired detoxification), and Rust (oxidative stress).

Through the practice of the six-week Ultraprevention program, you'll learn three simple steps that stop these forces and create a lifetime of good health. So stop falling for the myths that make you sick and start Ultraprevention, the powerful plan to get older without aging, to maintain health for all of life.

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The Wrath of Grapes: Packed with: Recovery, Insight, and Humor

Author: Sandi Bachom

This delightful sequel to Denial Is Not a River in Egypt brings home humor's power to heal. Filled with the timeless wit and insight of recovery slogans and quotations, The Wrath of Grapes reminds us that recovering our sense of humor may be the first step toward a healthy life.

"Sandi Bachom has assembled her 'been there, done that' troops and gathered from them the amazing insights and outrageous humor of addiction and recovery. The new challenge of this remarkable book is to put into action in our own lives the message and spirit of these simple and provocative quotations--all of which are based on the real-life thinking and experience of others. "
Dennis Sholey, author of The Miracle of Change and host of PBS's This is America

The Business of Personal Training or Appetite for Profit

The Business of Personal Training

Author: Scott Roberts

Whether you are considering a career as a personal trainer or searching for ways to increase revenue and gain new clients for your existing business, you'll find The Business of Personal Training to be an indispensable reference. Written by some of the most successful personal trainers in the country, this book provides the foundation for building your personal training business. The Business of Personal Training discusses not only how to build a solid business but also how to be an effective trainer. After an outline of the history of the profession and the qualifications needed to be a personal trainer, the book explains how to develop a mission statement and business plan, create strategic and creative marketing plans, establish prices for services, hire and train staff members, improve client-trainer communication, motivate clients and help them set goals, and design appropriate exercise programs. Nineteen sample forms make it easy for you to put the ideas presented into practice. Learn from veteran personal trainers what it takes to succeed. The practical advice provided in The Business of Personal Training is valuable for new and established trainers as well as for health and fitness administrators who supervise personal trainers.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Credits
Ch. 1	Defining Personal Training	3
Ch. 2	The Origins of Personal Training	7
Ch. 3	Qualifications for Personal Training	13
Ch. 4	Creating Your Own Personal Training Business	23
Ch. 5	Marketing Your Personal Training Business	31
Ch. 6	Managing Your Personal Training Business	43
Ch. 7	Legal and Professional Responsibilities of Personal Training	53
Ch. 8	The Client-Trainer Relationship	67
Ch. 9	The Psychology of Personal Training	77
Ch. 10	Working With Your Clients	85
Ch. 11	Designing Individualized Exercise Programs	95
	Appendix: Professional Organizations, Resources, and Certifications	105
	Index	125
	About the Authors	133

Book about: Wacky Cakes and Kooky Cookies or Only in California

Appetite for Profit: How the Food Industry Undermines Our Health and How to Fight Back

Author: Michele Simon

Over the past two years, concerned Americans have finally begun to ask: Who is to blame for the growing public health crisis of obesity and diet-related illnesses? Is the junk food industry at fault, or is it all just a matter of personal and parental responsibility? How can we fight back with workable solutions?

While much of the attention remains focused at the national policy level, the real story is taking place in states and communities all over the country, where people are attempting to "take back" their food supply from greedy corporations. Too often media accounts of this heated debate portray the food industry as being "part of the solution," missing the behind-the-scenes struggles.

Appetite for Profit describes food industry lobbying, front groups, and other tactics that operate to undermine nutrition policy in schools and elsewhere. It explains how to counter attack. Additionally, this book tells how to see through corporate promises; illustrates the importance of rhetoric to control the debate; informs how to respond; celebrates the unsung heroes in the fight; and provides reliable resources on how to get involved. This enlightening book provides hope with real-life examples of winning strategies and a road map for reform.

Publishers Weekly

Simon, a health policy expert and law professor, skewers the food industry for undermining the health of Americans with "nutrient deficient factory made pseudofoods." In lawyerly fashion, she explains the ABCs of the business imperative of "Big Food" (Coca-Cola, Kraft Foods and McDonald's, among many others): make short-term profit without regard to the product's nutritional value or societal effects. Permissible tactics, she says, include false advertising, sham "healthy" food initiatives and co-opting the government, press and academia. Simon also argues that food-industry advocates use front groups to attack critics and spread misinformation about nutritional needs. Simon also chastises her fellow food activists for applauding all "steps in the right direction," no matter how inadequate; the press for its passive publication of scientifically dubious industry statements; and the government for abandoning effective regulation of the food industry. Her case made, Simon offers a host of suggestions and a manual-like set of directions to parents and other food activists on how to work with legislatures, school boards and the media to create a "just food system" that is "sustainable, affordable, accessible, and convenient." (Nov.) Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

While food is ubiquitously available in our country, nutritious food is difficult to find, and it is becoming increasingly hard to discern the nutritious from the junky. This is exactly what Big Food wants, according to public health attorney Simon (Hastings Coll. of the Law, Univ. of California; founder, Ctr. for Informed Food Choices). This expos of Big Food's unethical behavior and devious marketing strategies is a convincing call to action. Simon, a vegan, does not offer readers advice on changing their diet. Instead, she proffers tips on how to see through corporate rhetoric that does not match with reality and how to protect children from junk-food marketing. Concerned parents will no doubt find this an especially valuable tool. Appendixes provide a glossary to understanding corporate-speak, a guide to industry front-groups, a breakdown of the myths debunked throughout the book, and resources for those who want to effect change. An essential purchase for public health collections, this book is recommended for public and academic libraries as a follow-up to Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation and Marion Nestle's Food Politics: How the Food Industry Influences Nutrition and Health. Mindy Rhiger, St. Paul Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Overcome Neck and Back Pain or Ancient Wisdom of the Chinese Tonic Herbs

Overcome Neck and Back Pain

Author: Kit Laughlin

If you suffer from back pain, as 85 percent of Americans do, you may think there is no way to bring about a complete end to your pain. Books, videos, and even doctors offer ways to manage the pain, but not to stop it. Finally there is a solution. Overcome Neck & Back Pain, the international bestseller, provides a means to end your back pain permanently through an easy-to-follow four-part program of structural analysis and correction, stretching, strengthening, and relaxing.

Kit Laughlin spent years suffering from back pain, and, in search of relief, even traveled to Japan, where he found the solution. Using the principles of hatha yoga, he developed a combination of Eastern and Western medicine that provides a way to stop back pain and even protect oneself from future injury.

Through clear, instructive photos and easy-to-follow instructions Overcome Neck & Back Pain shows the beginner how to use stretching, strengthening, and relaxation to end the pain. Overcome Neck & Back Pain also provides instruction in more advanced techniques, with an explanation of the principles behind the movements. The comprehensive text offers solutions for athletes and nonathletes, old and young alike.

If you've given up hope of curing your back pain, Overcome Neck & Back Pain provides the sensible solution you need.

Table of Contents:

CONTENTS

ILLUSTRATIONS

PREFACE
WHY THE INTEREST IN NECK AND BACK PAIN?

What is this book about?
What can I do?
Who should use this book?
How this book is set out
Cautions

INTRODUCTION
BACKGROUND TO THE APPROACH

Shoshin Center
Case studies from the clinic
Posture & Flexibility at the Australian National University
Contact address and e-mail

CHAPTER ONE
SELF-DIAGNOSIS

What is covered in this chapter?
Pelvic obliquity
How to determine if you have one hip lower than the other
i) one hip is lifted higher than the other
ii) both hips are lifted by the test, but one higher than the other
iii) both hips are lifted about the same
The heel insert
How thick should the insert be?
What if I make a mistake?
Other indicators of pelvic obliquity
How to determine whether muscular causes of problems like sciatica are present
How to determine your patterns of muscular tension

FLOW CHART FOR TESTING MUSCLE IMBALANCES
TEST AND EXERCISE CHECK LIST

How often should I stretch?
The general principles of good stretching, at a glance:

CHAPTER TWO
REHABILITATION STRETCHING EXERCISES

Limits
Static stretching
Ballistic stretching
The Posture & Flexibility approach to stretching
How to breathe
Benefits of warmth
Why photographs?

REHABILITATION
LOWER BACK EXERCISES

1.Seated forward bend
2.Seated side bend and rotation
3.Lying rotation
4.Partner-assisted lyingrotation
5.Buttock and hip flexor
6.Seated hip
7.Lying hip
8.Table-top hip
9.Hip flexors
10. Trunk side bending
11. Hamstrings

MIDDLE BACK EXERCISES

12. Seated rotation
13. Upper back on all fours
14. Middle and upper back

NECK EXERCISES

15. Partner shoulder depress
16. Chin to chest
17. Neck side bend
18. Neck forward and side bend
19. Neck backward and side bend
20. Neck rotation
21. Chin-to-chest variations

CHAPTER THREE
PREVENTION

22. Advanced forward bend
23. Advanced forward and side bend
24. Advanced rotation
25. Advanced buttock and hip flexors
26.External hip rotator (piriformis)
27. Front thigh (quadriceps)
28. Backward bend over support
29. Backward bend from floor
30. Standing calf
31. Standing side bend
32. Lying side bend
33. Middle and upper back backward bend

STRENGTHENING EXERCISES

Matching training to expected demand
34. Abdominal curl
35. Abdominal curl over support
36.Back uncurl
37. Trunk rotation
38.Trunk rotation with weight

ADVANCED STRENGTHENING EXERCISE (PREVENTION)

39. Knee lift

PLANNING A TOTAL ROUTINE

Frequency of exercise
Sets and reps
Working habits
Speed of movements
The importance of rest
The place of aerobic exercise
Lifting things in everyday life
The daily six
For low back pain
For middle back pain
For upper back and neck pain
For wbole-body suppleness
Pointers to chapter four, causes, and chapter five, relaxation techniques

CHAPTER FOUR
THE CAUSES OF NECK AND BACK PAIN

Why do we suffer back pain?
Chiropractic and osteopathy
Oriental medicine
Acute pain
Chronic pain
Muscle tension as cause
Other factors contributing to neck and back pain
What is good posture?
Tests of leg-length inequality
What effects can uneven hips have on the body?
How thick should my heel lift be?
Is right- or left-handedness related to the problem?
Adding another layer to the argument
Shortcomings with the idea of cause
Workshop experiences
Choice of bed

CHAPTER FIVE
RELAXATION TECHNIQUES

Practical Stress Management seminars
Why relax?
Relaxation method
Guided visualization and healing the body
A script for relaxation and visualization

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
REFERENCES

Further reading (annotated)

QUICK REFERENCE

ILLUSTRATIONS

Heel insert
Where am I sore?
The Contract-Relax (C-R) approach to stretching
Muscles stretched in exercise 1
Right hip in the intermediate position showing stretched muscles in exercise 5
Three ways the sciatic nerve may exit the pelvis
Psoas, iliacus (iliopsoas), and quadratus lumborum
Exaggerated lumbar curve caused by tight iliopsoas
Schematic showing quadratus lumborum, as stretched in exercise 10
Hamstring muscle from side; biceps femoris
The three hamstring muscles
Levator scapulae, and detail of suboccipitals
Front and side neck muscles
Possible entrapment of nerves by scalene muscles
Muscles of the front and inside of the leg
Muscles of the lower leg
Sciatic nerve runs down back of leg
Schematic of hip muscles affected in exercise 31
Upper body muscles, and changes accompanying aging
Why the conventional situp can injure the lower back
Class II lever
Exercise 36 strengthens the trunk in the necessary range of movement
Correct form in exercise 37
One theory of back weakness
The three curves of the spinal column act as a shock absorber
Schematic of spine, vertebral bodies and disc
Posterolateral (back-side) extrusion of intervertebral disc impinging on nerve root
Schematic showing significance of leg-length difference
Schematic of good posture
Effects of pelvic obliquity on the shape of spine
Simple model of possible effects of leg-length difference
Schematic of rowing
As leg extends, hip joint ligaments tighten around neck of femur

New interesting book: Governmental and NonProfit Accounting or Visitor Management

Ancient Wisdom of the Chinese Tonic Herbs

Author: Ron Teeguarden

Sure to appeal to the millions who embraced the tenets of Asian medicine in Deepak Chopra's "Ageless Body, Timeless Mind", this book offers road map to total health through the use Chinese tonic herbs.

Library Journal

Teeguarden is a master herbalist and researcher of Chinese tonic herbs--"tonic" meaning herbs prescribed to promote "radiant" health as opposed to attacking disease. His publisher's legal department hedges its bets by stating in the review galley that "absolutely no medicinal claims are being made or implied in this book." Nevertheless, Teeguarden's text is replete with claims concerning sexual potency, the immune system, and anti-aging treatments, among others, that are entirely undocumented except by statements such as "Many studies now indicate...." To his credit (or the legal department's), Teeguarden provides information about contraindications and toxicity. Unfortunately, these caveats are equally undocumented. Radiant Health might be useful on a staff-only reference shelf, but only as a glossary to herbal terms. Not recommended.--Catherine Arnott Smith, Predoctoral Research Fellow, Ctr. for Biomedical Informatics, Univ. of Pittsburgh

Effortless Style or 101 Tips for Improving Your Blood Sugar

Effortless Style

Author: June Ambros

So you probably won't be attending your own movie premiere or collecting a Grammy Award this year. That doesn't mean you can't look like you're ready for the red carpet and fawning paparazzi. In Effortless Style, June Ambrose, the celebrity fashion stylist and designer who's shaped the looks of some of the biggest names in entertainment -- including Jay-Z, Missy Elliott, Kelly Ripa, and Mariah Carey -- reveals the industry secrets that can help anyone exude genuine star power, regardless of body type or budget.

The key to looking and feeling like a celebrity lies in defining your own unique style and adapting it to each situation. The result is a look as natural as a second skin. In clear step-by-step instructions, Ambrose shows how people can improve the way they present themselves to the world, whether it's for a first date or an important meeting, and in turn boost their overall mood and self-confidence. Using examples from her work molding celebrities' images, she teaches women (and their men) how to define and enhance their look, with chapters devoted to topics such as knowing what clothes work for each body type, how to accessorize like a star, the importance of tailoring clothes so that an off-the-rack suit fits like a custom-made Armani, and much more. She offers tricks of the trade -- from choosing the perfect lingerie to handling bad hair days -- and provides a welcome list of wardrobe essentials and perennial fashion don'ts.

With this must-have style guide every woman, whether girl next door or top executive, will be able to unleash her inner VIP -- effortlessly.

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101 Tips for Improving Your Blood Sugar

Author: University of New Mexico Diabetes Care Team

This completely revised second edition offers the inside track on the latest tips, techniques, and strategies for keeping blood sugar at normal levels. The convenient question-and-answer format makes 101 Tips and easy-to-understand, quick reference for both the diabetes novice and those who've had diabetes for several years.

Getting Old without Getting Anxious or She Who Dreams

Getting Old without Getting Anxious

Author: Peter V Rabins

The first book to help the millions of older Americans who suffer from anxiety disorders to find relief and healing.

Informative and full of hope, Getting Old Without Getting Anxious assists older people and their caregivers in overcoming one of the more crippling and misunderstood human afflictions: anxiety. Geriatric psychiatrist and bestselling author of The 36-Hour Day Dr. Peter V. Rabins explains how the many changes that occur as a person ages can trigger severe and life-altering anxiety, often destroying lives. This valuable guide will help readers to:

- learn how late-life anxiety differs from anxiety in younger people; - identify the disorder a loved one may have and its causes; and - treat the affliction with the best remedy or combination of options available.

Anxiety is often dismissed as simply a by-product of old age. Yet Dr. Rabins shows that experiencing life as an older person does not mean living in fear, and he provides the tools to help people break free from the debilitating grasp of their disorders. Stories from patients will encourage and motivate both those suffering from mental illness and their caregivers.

About the Author:
Peter V. Rabins, M.D., is a nationally respected geriatric psychiatrist and a leading expert in the field. On the faculty of Johns Hopkins University since 1978, Rabins is a professor of psychiatry, with joint appointments in the departments of Medicine and Health Policy and Management.

Lynn Lauber is a writer.

Books about: Corporate Governance or Transnational Civil Society

She Who Dreams: A Journey into Healing Through Dreamwork

Author: Wanda Easter Burch

Wanda Burch dreamt that she would die at a certain age; her dreams foretold her diagnosis of cancer, and then guided her toward treatment and wellness. She took advantage of all the usual medical resources available to her, but believes she is alive because of her intimate engagement with the dreamworld. She Who Dreams takes the reader into that healing dreamworld, opening a path to self-diagnosis and physical and psychic health. Through powerful prose and practical exercises, this book describes in compelling detail a life lived and deepened, and a death postponed. In the process it shows that wisdom lives within everyone, and that anyone can tap into that wisdom through dreamwork.

Natural Stomach Care or Cooking with the Diabetic Chef

Natural Stomach Care: Treating and Preventing Digestive Disorders with the Best of Eastern and Western Healing Therapies

Author: Anil Minocha

The complete resource for digestive health.

It's been said that health begins in the stomach. When digestion is not working properly, the whole body suffers. Skin rash, bad breath, headache, fatigue, overweight, and premature aging can all result from poor digestion-not to mention gastric disorders like heartburn, indigestion, and irritable bowel syndrome. But nearly half of digestive disorders can be averted with proper eating, exercise, stress management, and related lifestyle modifications.

In Natural Stomach Care , gastroenterologist Anil Minocha, M.D., combines the wisdom of traditional Eastern healing with the advancements of conventional Western medicine to offer a wide range of easy-to-use, affordable, and effective at-home natural therapies that can strengthen digestion, keep the colon clean and the bowels moving, and improve overall health. In addition to recommendations for overall digestive health, Dr. Minocha provides remedies for a host of digestive complaints. Treatments include healing Chinese herbs, Ayurvedic medicine, yoga, tai chi, probiotics, vitamin and mineral supplements, and lifestyle changes, making Natural Stomach Care an innovative, integrative approach to digestive health.

About the Author:
Anil Minocha, M.D., is a practicing gastroenterologist and a professor of medicine and Director of Digestive Diseases at the University of Mississippi Medical Center.

David Carroll is a medical writer, particularly on alternative health topics.

M.D. Larry Dossey, M.D.

If you believe that effective treatments for stomach and intestinal disorders are limited to drugs and surgery, read this book. (executive editor, "Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine"; author, "Healing Beyond the Body, Reinventing Medicine", and "Healing Words")

M.D. M. Michael Wolfe, M.D.

Dr. Minocha has provided important information for those concerned about their digestive health. (Chief of Gastroenterology, Boston Medical Center)

Interesting book: Consolidação de Construção:o Processo de Desenvolvimento de Bens imóveis, Avaliação, e Finanças

Cooking with the Diabetic Chef: Expert Chef Chris Smith Shares His Secrets to Creating More than 150 Simply Delicious Meals for Peop

Author: Chris Smith

Many cookbooks for people with diabetes are written by nutritionists or dietitians, but while those books might present well-balanced and nutritional recipes, they often fail to focus on recipes that are flavorful and easy to prepare. Author Chris Smith is not only a trained restaurant chef and a graduate of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America--but he is also a person with diabetes.

You will find more than 150 recipes--everything from appetizers to entrees to desserts--arranged by season so that the freshest ingredients can always be used. You will also discover a simple and convenient way to organize meals up to a month in advance using the Diabetic Chef's unique meal planner.

Library Journal

Chef Smith was diagnosed with Type I diabetes while attending the Culinary Institute of America and interning at a four-star hotel. After teaching cooking seminars for diabetics, Smith developed this marvelous book for the discriminating palates of the diabetic population. Mouthwatering recipes are divided by season to reflect the abundance of fresh foods available at different times of year. Emphasis is placed on the use of the freshest meats and vegetables for optimum flavor. All ingredients should be easily found at any grocery store, and instructions are clear, concise, and easy to follow. Complete dietary data, including exchanges, are included with each recipe. The bulk of the recipes are for meats, main dishes, and vegetables, with a smattering for salads and desserts. Some condiments are also included, as are chef's hints and definitions of food terms (fat free, nonfat, low fat, etc.). A wonderful addition to any collection.--Janet M. Schneider, James A. Haley Veterans' Hosp., Tampa, FL Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

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Cooking with the Diabetic Chef shares a chef's secrets for creating over a hundred meals, focussing on meals which can be produced quickly and including color photos of finished results. Calories, fat, and exchange details are included in sidebars of information to accompany dishes of appeal to the entire family.

The Pilates Back Book or Brain Builders

The Pilates Back Book: Heal Neck, Back and Shoulder Pain with Easy Pilates Stretches

Author: Tia Stanmor

The Pilates craze has swept the nation, and everyone from celebrities to college students to homemakers are in on it. They know that Pilates can grant tremendous fitness benefits, that it can stretch and tone and strengthen, and that the exercises are fun to do. But most people aren't aware that Pilates stretches can relieve pain, too.

Back pain is the number one cause for missing work in America. Millions of people suffer from back pain and are unable to find relief from drugs or surgery. Pilates is a collection of exercises for strengthening the spine, and it can relieve chronic neck, back, and shoulder pain for good.

The Pilates Back Book is the first book to highlight the pain-relieving properties of Pilates. Readers will discover:
-The link between muscles and back pain-and how to use that knowledge to prevent further injury.
-How to design a personal Pilates program for specific types of pain.
-Exactly how to do the Pilates stretches through lavish full-color photos.

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Brain Builders!: A Lifelong Guide to Sharper Thinking, Better Memory, and an Age-Proof Mind

Author: Richard Leviton

Brain Builders! is the powerful new guide to maximizing your brain's awesome potential. Over 100 Barin Builders! secrets, workouts, and anatomies make it easy to develop and maintain razor-sharp mental powers to enjoy for years to come. Brain Builders! contains no obscure technical language and no difficult, time-consuming exercises. Instead, it offers simple, effective techniques--most of which you can do anytime, anyplace--that will boost your brain power and age-proof your mental processes.

The Runners World Cutting Edge Runner or Health and Behavior

The Runner's World Cutting-Edge Runner

Author: Matt Fitzgerald

A state-of-the-science resource for runners--with the latest information on training, nutrition, injury prevention, and gear and gadgets that improve performance.

The science and technology of running have evolved dramatically in the past 20 years. This all-inclusive resource--based on the author's own high-level running and coaching experience and his interviews with dozens of other top runners and coaches--is an indispensable tool for runners who hope to perform at the very best of their ability.

The Cutting-Edge Runner provides:
o A comprehensive overview of how the best competitive runners train today--covering such topics as periodization, physiological testing, group training, technique work, cross-training, recovery techniques, and individual customization o In-depth discussions of equipment and other technologies that can benefit the runner, including shoes, orthotics, heart rate monitors, altitude tents, training software, and more o A complete "menu" of workouts for milers to marathoners Whether he is explaining how to use hypoxic conditioning to increase oxygen consumption capacity, telling how to prepare for the mental challenge of racing, or detailing what the latest science has to say about the pros, cons, and proper usage of more than 15 nutritional supplements and drugs, Matt Fitzgerald goes straight to the most authoritative sources and provides practical ways for the average runner to adapt methods and tools used by top runners to their own running programs.

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Health and Behavior: The Interplay of Biological, Behavioral, and Societal Influences

Author: Institute of Medicin

Health and Behavior reviews our improved understanding of the complex interplay among biological, psychological, and social influences and explores findings suggested by recent research-including interventions at multiple levels that we can employ to improve human health.

How Cancer Works or American Dietetic Association Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids

How Cancer Works

Author: Lauren Sompayrac

Lauren Sompayrac explains the basics of cancer: what it is, what it does, and what is being done to try to cure it.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Michele Lynn Thomas, RN (Union Hospital)
Description: This book discusses what causes cancer, how it affects patients, and the treatments. The author presents the information in terms that even a nonmedical reader could understand.
Purpose: The book gives an overview of cancer, then discusses nine "model" cancers to show how cancer works. The book is useful because it explains cancer in the simplest terms and the author meets her objectives.
Audience: It is written for healthcare professionals in the field of oncology, students, and can be understood by laypersons. The author knows how to format the information to maximize understanding.
Features: After an overview of cancer, the author goes through several types of cancer and explains causes, effects, and treatment for each type. The author gives good illustrations of how mutations occur. The drawings reinforce the information. However, some of the information on chromosomes could have been simplified.
Assessment: The book would be useful for a new nurse entering the field, a patient, or family member of a patient diagnosed with cancer as well as any reader who wants to learn more about cancer and its effects.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

Table of Contents:

	About This Book	1
Lecture 1	An Overview	3
Lecture 2	Leukemia	9
Lecture 3	Lymphoma	25
Lecture 4	Breast and Prostate Cancer	35
Lecture 5	Lung and Skin Cancer	51
Lecture 6	Colon Cancer	63
Lecture 7	Cancer of the Cervix and the Liver	75
Lecture 8	Cancer and the Immune System	85
Lecture 9	Cancer in the Future	93
	Glossary	103
	Index	105

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American Dietetic Association Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids: How Your Children Can Eat Smart from Five to Twelve

Author: American Dietetic Association ADA

What your kids should eat to get a real nutritional edge

"This is a book every parent can use and appreciate."
–Julie O’Sullivan Maillet, PhD, RD
President, American Dietetic Association

Does your grade-schooler ever trade away his lunch? Does she only pick at her dinner at home, or complain she doesn’t like what’s set before her? The grade-school years are nutritionally a very important time for children, and getting your child to eat healthy and make smart choices can be a challenge.

Written with the full support of the American Dietetic Association, the American Dietetic Association Guide to Healthy Eating for Kids arms you with practical skills to make sure your kids are eating right even when they’re not under your roof. Jodie Shield and Mary Catherine Mullen are mothers as well as registered dietitians with more than twenty years of professional experience in childhood nutrition. Their five-star system offers hands-on advice on how to turn eating dilemmas into fun, nutritionally educational opportunities. Whether your child is a breakfast skipper, an unreasonable eater, a lunch trader, or even a snack-a-holic, you’ll find fast, real-life solutions for transforming eating habits, including:

Banishing brown bag boredom • Secrets of successful family meals • Smart snacks for hungry kids • The top nutrition mistakes parents make • Fueling your grade-schooler for fitness • The principles of menu planning • Breakfast basics for busy families • Teaching smart nutrition to your young athlete • Developing a gold-star feeding relationship with your child

Offering deliciousrecipes your child won’t be able to resist, this timely reference gives you all the nutrition knowledge you need to teach your child how to eat smart–now and for the rest of his or her life.

Mens Health Best Arms or And Thou Shalt Honor

Men's Health Best Arms

Author: Joe Kita

From the largest men’s lifestyle magazine in the world come the next two books in this essential series on men’s physical fitness

Men’s Health Best: Arms offers readers everything they need to know to build and sculpt their arm muscles. It includes information on diet, stretching, and arm anatomy, as well as effective exercises for focused arm training.

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And Thou Shalt Honor: The Caregiver's Companion

Author: Beth Witrogen McLeod

In the groundbreaking PBS special And Thou Shalt Honor, producers Harry Wiland and Dale Bell bring to light the challenges facing today's caregivers. This companion volume picks up where the show leaves off, providing the kind of information and practical support essential for anyone in a caregiving situation.

More than 54 million American families are involved in the care of loved ones who are elderly or ill. And millions more will be affected in the years to come. If you're a caregiver, or you expect to become one, And Thou Shalt Honor: The Caregiver's Companion offers help and hope.

Page after page of useful advice draws on the expertise of the nation's top caregiving researchers and advocates, as well as the real-world wisdom of caregivers just like you. You'll find insights and answers on all aspects of providing care, including:

- Reaching out to a loved one in need of help
- Managing day-to-day caregiving tasks
- Accessing public and private caregiving resources
- Navigating the legal and financial maze
- Assembling a caregiving support network
- Understanding the changing family dynamic
- Surviving and thriving in the caregiver role

Complete with action plans and checklists for key caregiving issues, plus a comprehensive directory of essential caregiving resources, And Thou Shalt Honor: The Caregiver's Companion reaches out to all caregivers--and to those they love. Make it your companion for the caregiving journey.

Publishers Weekly

It's no news that as American life expectancy increases, the fate of our elderly is in our hands. In her latest volume, editor McLeod, who was nominated for a Pulitzer for her Caregiving: The Spiritual Journey of Love, Loss and Renewal, makes a strong case that caregiving also resides in our souls. The encyclopedic companion to the PBS special And Thou Shalt Honor reinforces Mcleod's positive theme: "Caregiving truly is a spiritual practice, a nonlinear path with heart"; "Caregiving has heart and meaning because it changes us for the better"; and "caring for a loved one ennobles every life it touches." Throughout this comprehensive and compassionate but unsentimental resource book, actual caregivers tell their stories, acknowledging their vast range of experiences and emotional reactions alongside a gamut of action plans, checklists, as well as medical and support networking information. More than 54 million Americans are caring for loved ones; they need look no further than McCleod's manual for openhearted encouragement and a plethora of practical information. (Sept.) Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	xi
	Preface	xiii
	Introduction	xv
Part 1	Caregiving: A Rite of Passage
Chapter 1	Continuing the Tradition	3
Chapter 2	Profiles in Caring	16
Part 2	When a Loved One Needs Care
Chapter 3	"Should I Intervene?"	27
Chapter 4	Building Bridges	39
Chapter 5	The Conflict of Caring	48
Chapter 6	In Sickness and in Health	58
Chapter 7	A Family in Transition	67
Part 3	Preparing to Care
Chapter 8	Your Caregiving Support Network	77
Chapter 9	No Place Like Home	92
Chapter 10	Taking Stock	102
Chapter 11	Relationships Redefined	115
Part 4	Giving Care
Chapter 12	Easing the Transition	127
Chapter 13	Good Health Matters	141
Chapter 14	Managing Illness	157
Chapter 15	When Drugs Don't Mix	189
Chapter 16	Adaptations for Daily Living	199
Chapter 17	Caring for the Bedridden	211
Chapter 18	The Family that Plays Together	221
Part 5	Reaching Out for Help
Chapter 19	Community-Based Caregiving	231
Chapter 20	Helping Hands for the Caregiver	246
Chapter 21	Housing Options Beyond Home Care	260
Part 6	Securing the Future
Chapter 22	When to Call in the Pros	283
Chapter 23	Managing Finances	291
Chapter 24	Wading Through the Benefits Maze	306
Chapter 25	Legal Aspects of Caregiving	326
Part 7	Caring for the Caregiver
Chapter 26	Feeling Bad about Feeling Bad	347
Chapter 27	"What about Me?"	356
Chapter 28	Protecting Your Private Time	365
Chapter 29	Caring for Yourself	372
Chapter 30	Working 9 to 5, Caring 'Round the Clock	389
Chapter 31	Preparing for your Future	399
Part 8	Resources
	And Thou Shalt Honor Companion Web Site	413
	Other Web Sites	414
	Books	416
	Organizations	417
	Index	427

Yoga for Pregnancy or Toxic Overload

Yoga for Pregnancy: What Every Mom-to-Be Needs to Know

Author: Judith Lasater

Drawing on her experience as a mother, a yoga teacher, and a physical therapist, author Judith Lasater, Ph.D. presents a comprehensive and easy-to-follow program of yoga poses and breathing practices. These will help the mother to stay flexible and healthy throughout the pregnancy, remain present during the challenges of labor and delivery, and care for herself during the postpartum period. In addition, the author has created a special section called "Mantras for Mom and Baby," where the mother can explore heart-centered practices, one for each month during pregnancy and baby's first year.

See also: Pinch of Sicily or The Sonoma Diet

Toxic Overload: A Doctor's Plan for Combating the Illnesses Caused by Chemicals in Our Foods, Our Homes and Our Medicine Cabinets

Author: Paula Baillie Hamilton

Don't let everyday chemicals destroy your health.
Environmental health specialist Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton explains how chemicals in pesticides, plastics, cosmetics, cleaning solvents, and many other common products build up to toxic levels in our bodies and break down our natural defenses against disease. Toxic Overload reveals the scientific evidence that links chemicals to a host of chronic illnesses and offers a three-step program to combat this toxic poisoning, including:

- a 7-Day De-Sludge Diet that shows you which foods will reduce your intake of dangerous toxins
- a body-cleansing supplement program to strengthen immunity and reverse the damaging effects of toxic chemicals
- home detoxification tips that reveal where dangerous toxins lurk in the home and how to implement chemical-free products into your life

Author Biography: Dr. Paula Baille-Hamilton, a visiting fellow in occupational and environmental health at Stirling University in Scotland, is an adviser to the Soil Association, the organic certification body in the United Kingdom. Her extensive work on chemical toxins and organic food has been published in medical journals. She also writes for the British magazine Organic Life.

Aspirin or The GI Made Simple

Aspirin: The Remarkable Story of a Wonder Drug

Author: Diarmuid Jeffreys

Diarmuid Jeffreys traces the story of aspirin from the drug’s origins in ancient Egypt, through its industrial development at the end of the nineteenth century and its key role in the great flu pandemic of 1918, to its subsequent exploitation by the pharmaceutical conglomerates and the marvelous powers still being discovered today.

Library Journal

Aspirin is a drug of apparently endless secrets. Research has continually uncovered new health benefits, from the first mention in ancient Egyptian scrolls of willow's medicinal uses to the more than 750 studies in the first half of 2004. It is now accepted as a tool in fighting heart disease and is showing potential for preventing or treating cancers, dementia, and a wide range of other conditions. Jeffreys (The Bureau: Inside the Modern FBI) traces aspirin's history by looking at the scientists, businessmen, and hucksters whose lives were entwined with the drug's rise, fall, and rise again, as well as the corporations and governments, most prominently Bayer and Nazi Germany, drawn into the story. The book covers much of the same ground as Charles C. Mann and Mark L. Plummer's The Aspirin Wars: Money, Medicine, and 100 Years of Rampant Competition but brings the story up to date. Recommended for medical, public, and academic libraries. Richard Maxwell, Penrose-St. Francis Health Svcs. Lib., Colorado Springs Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

The extraordinary history of the little white pill found in just about everyone's medicine cabinet. Justifiably labeling aspirin a wonder drug, British journalist Jeffreys (The Bureau: Inside the Modern FBI, 1995) reminds us that its history dates back to around 3000 b.c., when the ancient Egyptians recorded the medicine value of willow, a source of salicylates. Germany's Bayer Company developed acetylsalicylic acid and gave it the brand name Aspirin in the 19th century, but Bayer's assets were seized by the US during WWI. Jeffreys sorts out the complicated story of the company's subsequent struggle to regain its markets and protect its patents and trademark around the world. Taking a "for the want of a nail" approach, the author attributes to aspirin a significant role in the rise of Nazi Germany, asserting that if the drug had not made Bayer such a strong company, it would not have been able to consolidate German chemical firms into the giant cartel IG Farben, major financial backer of the Nazi party. Competition from other makers of aspirin and from Anacin and Bufferin (painkillers containing aspirin) first challenged Bayer's supremacy; the later introductions of acetaminophen and ibuprofen further divided the analgesic market. Aspirin seemed to have reached the end of its glory days, but the pill got a surprising new lease on life in the 1980s, when research revealed its ability to inhibit platelets in the blood from clotting, which reduced the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Jeffreys also looks at studies suggesting that aspirin may be effective in preventing many forms of cancer, reducing the risk of Alzheimer's and ameliorating less serious conditions such as migraines andperiodontal disease. Some 26,000 scientific papers have already been published, and 2,000 aspirin research projects are in the works: who knows what new uses may next be uncovered?A well-told and intriguing story with surprising twists and turns. Agent: Anthony Sheil/Aitken & Stone

Table of Contents:

1	If you examine a man ...	5
2	The bark of an English tree	17
3	The puzzle takes shape	35
4	The birth of a wonder drug	56
5	Patents, patients, and sell, sell, sell!	77
6	The chemists' war	97
7	Civilization could disappear ...	123
8	The aspirin age	143
9	A moral collapse	168
10	Soluble solutions and costly competition	195
11	So that's how it works!	219
12	Affairs of the heart	235
13	A twenty-first-century wonder drug	258

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The GI Made Simple: : The proven way to lose weight, boost energy and cut your risk of disease

Author: Sherry Torkos

The Glycemic Index (GI) is a scientifically proven tool that will revolutionize your approach to weight loss. Forget fad diets, depriving yourself, and counting calories-a low glycemic diet is simple to follow, satisfying, and it will give you results that you can see and feel. Sherry Torkos, a pharmacist, fitness instructor, and natural health expert has created an easy-to-follow action plan that will help you to lose weight, reduce food cravings, control appetite, and boost energy while you improve your health. In this book you will learn about: Diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and heart disease: how to lower risk using the GI, The impact of blood sugar and insulin on weight loss, aging, and sexual function, How stress, sleep, and hormone imbalances affect body fat, Holiday and restaurant survival strategies, Smart supplements for blood sugar control and weight loss, Tips on creating an effective exercise program. The GI Made Simple is a valuable resource for everyone. Whether you want to lose weight, have more energy and greater vitality, or cut your risk of chronic health problems, this is a must-have book.

Eat All Day Diet or Playskool Guide for Expectant Fathers

Eat All Day Diet: Eat 6 Meals A Day and Lose Weight Fast!

Author: Helen Foster

Millions of people want to lose weight, but lack the willpower to stop eating. This diet has the answer: eat every 3 hours—so you never feel hungry! Instead of skipping meals, or eating unsatisfyingly small ones, dieters get 3 moderate-size meals and 3 nutrient-filled snacks a day, spaced out from breakfast to bedtime. The surprising benefit of the diet is that it speeds up metabolism, so the same calorie count produces less body fat. Scientific studies back up this revolutionary concept, offering statistical proof that the more frequently people eat, the lower their weight and body measurements. Complete with dozens of delicious recipes and varied menus, it’s the most promising new diet idea ever.

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Playskool Guide for Expectant Fathers: The Best Information, Action Plans and Expert Advice for Your New Adventures in Daddyhood

Author: Brian Lipps

The information-packed guide to the most exciting time of your life.

The Playskool Guide for Expectant Fathers gives dads-to-be all the advice and information they need to understand what's happening during every step of pregnancy. Written by M.D. and father of three Brian Lipps, dads will learn how to get involved in ways that give them a close and incredible experience while helping mom toward the big day .

-Great starting points for many pregnancy-related conversations
-Learn about your baby's development month-by-month
-How to support, encourage and help your pregnant partner
-Develop an action plan of things to do to get ready for baby
-Understand mom's changing body and hormones
-Get involved by reading-and talking-to the bump in the belly
-And much more

From communicating with mommy to planning for the future, The Playskool Guide for Expectant Fathers is dad's essential resource to prepare for his new adventures in daddyhood.

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Part One: Understanding the Big Picture

Chapter 1: The Pregnancy
The Importance of Genetics
Passing on Our Genes -
When Your Baby Was Conceived
The First Trimester
The Second Trimester
The Third Trimester
Preparing for Birth

Chapter 2: Birth and Recovery
Mom Is Going into Labor
Checking into the Hospital
Controlling the Pain
It's Time to Push
Baby Is Ready to Come Out
Finishing up the Delivery
Recovering from the Delivery
Recovering from the Pregnancy

Chapter 3: Newborn Care
The First Few Minutes
Basic Medical Care
Hospital Monitoring
Feeding the Baby
Changing Diapers
Getting Baby to Sleep
Figuring Out Why Baby Is Crying
Keeping the Umbilical Stump Clean
Getting Help
Part Two: The Details

Chapter 4: Diet, Health, and Safety
Diet and Nutrition
Exercise
Tobacco, Alcohol, and Recreational Drugs
Medications and Supplements
General Safety

Chapter 5: Prenatal Care
Selecting a Health Practitioner
Medical History
Initial Testing
Baby Well-being Tests

Chapter 6: Planning Your Baby's Birth
Deciding Where the Baby Is Going to Be Born
Picking a Childbirth Class
Selecting the Birth Team
Labor and Delivery Preferences
Pain Medications
Assisting Labor and Delivery
Cesarean Section

Chapter 7: Getting Ready for the Baby
Moving to a New Home
Getting a New Car
Setting up the Nursery
Buying a Car Seat
Other Important Purchases

Chapter 8: Money and Finances
The High Cost of Raising a Child
Tax Benefits of Having Children
Analyzing YourSpending
Getting Extra Money
Analyzing Your Credit

Chapter 9: Work, Careers, and Childcare
Assessing Your Current Job and Career
Effects of Changing Your Job -
Working with More Time off or Greater Flexibility
Maternity Leave
Childcare

Chapter 10: Planning for the Future
Insurance
Saving for College
Saving for Retirement
Estate Planning

Part Three: Taking It One Month at a Time

Chapter 11: Month 1
What's Happening with the Baby
What May Be Happening with Her
What You Can Expect
What's Going on with Prenatal Care
What You Two Should Be Discussing
What You Should Be Asking Yourself
What You Should Be Doing

Chapter 12: Month 2
What's Happening with the Baby
What May Be Happening with Her
What You Can Expect
What's Going on with Prenatal Care
What You Two Should Be Discussing
What You Should Be Asking Yourself
What You Should Be Doing

Chapter 13: Month 3
What's Happening with the Baby -
What May Be Happening with Her -
What You Can Expect -
What's Going on with Prenatal Care -
What You Two Should Be Discussing -
What You Should Be Asking Yourself -
What You Should Be Doing -

Chapter 14: Month 4 -
What's Happening with the Baby -
What May Be Happening with Her -
What You Can Expect -
What's Going on with Prenatal Care -
What You Two Should Be Discussing -
What You Should Be Asking Yourself -
What You Should Be Doing -

Chapter 15: Month 5 -
What's Happening with the Baby -
What May Be Happening with Her -
What You Can Expect -
What's Going on with Prenatal Care -
What You Two Should Be Discussing -
What You Should Be Asking Yourself -
What You Should Be Doing -

Chapter 16: Month 6 -
What's Happening with the Baby -
What May Be Happening with Her -
What You Can Expect -
What's Going on with Prenatal Care -
What You Two Should Be Discussing -
What You Should Be Asking Yourself -
What You Should Be Doing -

Chapter 17: Month 7 -
What's Happening with the Baby -
What May Be Happening with Her -
What You Can Expect -
What's Going on with Prenatal Care -
What You Two Should Be Discussing -
What You Should Be Asking Yourself -
What You Should Be Doing -

Chapter 18: Month 8
What's Happening with the Baby
What May Be Happening with Her
What You Can Expect
What's Going on with Prenatal Care
What You Two Should Be Discussing
What You Should Be Asking Yourself
What You Should Be Doing

Chapter 19: Month 9
What's Happening with the Baby
What May Be Happening with Her
What You Can Expect
What's Going on with Prenatal Care
What You Two Should Be Discussing
What You Should Be Asking Yourself
What You Should Be Doing

Appendix A: Potential Complications
Appendix B: Glossary -
Appendix C: World Wide Web Resources
Index
About the Author

Essentials of Research Methods in Health Physical Education Exercise Science and Recreation or Student Workbook to Accompany Pathophysiology

Essentials of Research Methods in Health, Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Recreation

Author: Kris E Berg

This easy-to-read, user-friendly text is ideal for professionals in health, physical education, exercise science, athletic training, and recreation. The text explores the full range of basic topics typically covered in research courses in exercise science, kinesiology, and physical education. The book provides the information and skills needed to write effective research proposals and theses; read, assess, interpret, and apply published research; and understand how to conduct basic studies in health, physical education, exercise science, athletic training, and recreation. The goal is prepare Health, Physical Education, Exercise Science, and Recreation students to be effective producers and consumers of research.

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Reviewer:Dani Moffit, MA, MPE, ATC(Temple University College of Health Professioins)
Description:Last updated in 2004, this is a concise, user friendly book written specifically for students in health, physical education, exercise science, and recreation (HPER). Structured more notably for a semester-based course, it provides basic introductory information needed for a student to move forward in the research realm of academia.
Purpose:The purpose is to enhance readers' abilities to conduct research and allow practitioners to be able to use research in their professional work. This book is necessary in HPER as it provides key references specific for an area that is often underrepresented in published work. As a reference and guide, this book meets the author's objectives.
Audience:This book is written for both students and professionals in the disciplines of HPER. The authors have taken the general discipline of research and provided specific examples and instances of its use in the areas of interest within HPER. The authors are experts in this area, which helps them to better describe a rather dry subject.
Features:Each chapter includes key concepts and objectives to introduce the content, as well as learning activities that reinforce what is covered. The section on statistics emphasizes interpretation, rather than actual mathematical skills. Computers can make the computations, but for researchers, the understanding of the results is what is necessary. This section also includes problems with solutions for independent practice. A nice inclusion is the chapter on ethics in human subject research, a topic with whichstudents are often not familiar. This helps understanding of the process required to begin an initial study, and the importance of this quality control. Another valuable feature for new researchers is the "Checklist for Evaluating Research," which encourages careful review of research and helps one discern what determines good and poor research.
Assessment:This is an excellent book to have as a reference. It does not belabor any one area, but focuses on the important aspects of each topic and is to the point in each subject. For those who are being introduced to research for the first time, it provides an overview that is specific and thorough, including examples pertinent to HPER. For those who struggle with statistics, this is a basic primer on the need for concepts which will help build a research design. It is comparable to existing introductory research texts in this area.

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Student Workbook to Accompany Pathophysiology: Functional Alterations in Human Health

Author: Carie A Braun

This student workbook is designed to accompany Braun and Anderson's Pathophysiology: Functional Alterations in Human Health. The workbook contains additional case studies and questions, test-taking strategies, quiz questions, and exercises involving concept mapping.

Allergy Free for All Ages or A List Workout

Allergy Free for All Ages: Milk-Free, Egg-Free, Nut-Free Recipes

Author: Penny L Webster

Her recipes are delicious. They are satisfying enough for the non-allergic family member and safe enough for those with allergies. Her creativity and culinary experience have helped her create dishes that were once thought to be forbidden. Indulge yourself with fantastic recipes such as chocolate cake, or banana split quesadillas. There is no reason to feel deprived anymore! This is a fantastic cookbook that will meet the needs of young and old alike.

The book also includes helpful hints from The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network and coupons for recommended food allergy grocery stores.

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"Great for those struggling to find safe, yet fun meals and snacks that everyone in the family will enjoy."

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"These recipes are fantastic! They range from gourmet to kid-friendly. Finally, a resource that will help thousands of children, and their families who suffer from food allergies. "
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A-List Workout: Top Hollywood Trainers Reveal the Body-Shaping Secrets of Their Celebrity Clients

Author: Alyssa Shaffer

Want a Hollywood body like Angelina, J. Lo, Jessica, or Uma? Here's the inside scoop!

How do Uma Thurman, Penelope Cruz, and Jennifer Garner manage to look so sleek and sculpted on and off the red carpet? They do it with help from today’s top fitness coaches. Now, in The A-List Workout, you can get your own bodacious bod with help from the same trainers behind Hollywood ’s A-List physiques.

Fitness magazine’s Alyssa Shaffer takes you inside Hollywood’s top gyms and fitness spas to get the inside scoop. Each chapter of The A-List Workout focuses on a different goal, whether you want flat abs, toned arms, or a buff butt. You get the actual exercise regimens prescribed to the stars--explained step by step--along with their diet and motivation tips. And you get an exclusive 12-weekworkout plan designed by Shaffer--herself a certified trainer--that combines all the best techniquesdescribed in the book.

As fitness director for Fitness magazine, author Alyssa Shaffer has worked with dozens of celebrity exercise gurus, and she's assembled the best and most-respected to divulge their secrets in The A-List Workout. In addition to being a certified personal trainer by the American Council on Exercise, Shaffer is an award-winning freelance writer and has contributed health and fitness articles to Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, Health, Redbook, Tennis, Men's Health, Biography, and Cooking Light.

Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance or Healthy Food for Healthy Kids

Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance

Author: Eric N Franklin

This versatile text and reference provides 583 imagery exercises designed to improve dance technique, artistic expression, and performance. With Dance Imagery for Technique and Performance, you'll explore imagery through 195 improvisational exercises designed to create and communicate different movements; find 314 imagery exercises you can apply during dance class to improve technique; learn how to use imagery to convey information about steps and to clarify the intent and content of a movement; and discover 34 imagery exercises to restore and regenerate the body through massage, touch, and stretching.

Booknews

A guide to combining technical expertise with imagery skills, providing dancers, teachers, and choreographers with some 500 imagery exercises designed to improve dance technique, artistic expression, and performance. Part I offers exercises centered on the body's basic movement images. Parts II and III provide exercises for specific dance class elements and for enhancing performance. Part IV presents exercises to help regenerate the body through massage and touch. Includes b&w photos and illustrations. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Healthy Food for Healthy Kids: A Practical and Tasty Guide to Your Child's Nutrition

Author: Bridget Swinney

How to get your kids to eat right and enjoy it!

Hear is a guide preparing healthy meals your kids will love to eat. It tells you how to teach your children healthy eating habits and shares hints and recipes tfor happy mealtimes.

This practical book, written by a mom who is also a registered dietitian, offers advice on:

• Breastfeeding when going back to work;

• Shopping smart and setting up a healthy, kid-friendly kitchen;

• Developing healthy eating habits now that can prevent heart disease, cancer, and osteoporosis later;

• Managing food safety, food allergies, and vegetarian eating;

• Dealing with food jags and food battles;

• Sneakinbg veggies into your kids' meals in a way they'll love.

It also provides over 100 kid-tested recipes that include complete nutrition analyses.