Third Opinion or The Psychology of the Body

Third Opinion: An International Directory to Alternative Therapy Centers for the Treatment and Prevention of Cancer and Other Degenerative Diseases

Author: John M Fink

In an age of information, when there is a growing awareness and acceptance of the value of alternative and complementary medicine, it's surprising that basic facts about alternative cancer treatments are so hard to come by. If you don't know the right person, it may take days or even weeks to learn even the simplest of facts. Worse, sometimes information becomes available only as a matter of chance.

Here, in this fourth revised edition, is a comprehensive guide to the growing number of alternative treatment centers located throughout the world. Everything you need to know—from addresses, phone numbers, names, and prices, to philosophical approaches and methods of treatment—is provided in a clear, easy-to-use format. Also included are the educational centers, information services, and support programs that may be of interest to the person looking for alternative or adjunctive therapy. For each listing, the author has gathered all of the information necessary to make that all-important initial contact. To further help you, the author has included a glossary of terms, a regional breakdown of centers, and a list of informative readings.

Beyond any first and second opinions that may be offered, there are other options that you may wish to consider. Third Opinion offers you the opportunity to learn about these options so that you can make a truly informed decision.

About the Author:
John M. Fink had been an actor for fourteen years when he lost his young daughter to cancer. Since then, he has been deeply interested in alternative and adjunctive care. He has been active as a board member of the International Association of Cancer Victors and Friends, both nationally and in the Santa Barbara Chapter. He has also been on the Board of the National Health Federation, and has served as a member of the Advisory Panel for the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment's (OTA) study, Unconventional Cancer Treatments. He resides in southern California with his wife.

Interesting book: Inside Consumption or Professional Selling

The Psychology of the Body

Author: Elliot Green

This book is designed to provide massage therapists and bodyworkers with a greater understanding of the psychological issues that can arise from using touch in their therapy sessions. The book describes the connection between the body and the mind, how touch affects this connection, the client's emotional reaction and release, and how to respond to the client in an appropriate manner. The purpose of the book is to clearly define the scope of practice in this area for massage therapists, and bodyworkers.

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Expertly explains emotional release, chronic patterns of tension that dampen emotional expression, and methods for responding professionally and effectively.

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There are no other books that compare with this most interesting offering" ... "presented in a most enjoyable, readable writing style. This is an excellent book that focuses on the psychological dimensions of touch and massage therapy, particularly emotional release or response. Additionally, the scope of practice related to a multitude of psychological issues and problems is addressed. — Martha J. Greenberg, PhD

Massage Therapy Journal

This long-awaited book provides a well-researched overview of these concepts [and practical methodlogies] grounded in many years of experience. Winter 2004

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Reviewer: Martha J. Greenberg, PhD (Pace University)
Description: This is an excellent book that focuses on the psychological dimensions of touch and massage therapy, particularly emotional release or response. Additionally, the scope of practice related to a multitude of psychological issues and problems is addressed.
Purpose: The book has a dual purpose. First, the authors increase understanding of the causes of emotional release during massage therapy. And, secondly, the book provides practitioners with more knowledge and understanding of the psychological issues that can arise when using touch in therapeutic practices.
Audience: The intended audience is broad, encompassing massage therapists, somatic practitioners and educators, physical therapists, and occupational therapists. The coeditors of the book have educational and clinical experience in massage and bodywork.
Features: Varied topics are presented in a most enjoyable, readable writing style. Included are the impact of the therapist-client relationship on the healing process, scope of practice issues and boundaries, mind-body connection, emotional release during touch-based therapies, dealing with release, and, very importantly, a review of major mental health conditions with guidelines for collaboration with mental health professionals.
Assessment: There are no other books that compare with this most interesting offering. It will be particularly useful for touch based therapists who need basic information about psychosocial concepts that they may not have gleaned during their educational programs.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Basic Science of Oncology or Permission to Nap

Basic Science of Oncology

Author: Ian F Tannock

Reviews the fast-moving and critically important topics in cancer causation, cancer biology, and the biology underlying cancer treatment. This edition is substantially revised to reflect the major scientific advances, especially with respect to molecular genetics. Additional coverage includes state-of-the-art updates on cancer therapy including new drugs and experimental radiotherapy. Interesting, relevant, and not overpowering in length, the book appeals to a wide audience including physicians, nurses, and medical students as well as radiation therapists.

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Reviewer: Melody L McKinney, DNS, RN (Indiana State University)
Description: This fourth edition introductory book incorporates many recent medical advances in the rapidly changing science of medical oncology. Updates by experts in a variety of fields of cancer research, education, and practice add to the understanding of cancer causation, biology, and treatment. All of the updated content, including expertise in molecular studies not available in the 1998 edition, is conveyed at a level appropriate for senior undergraduate, graduate, and postgraduate medical and nursing students interested in the biology of cancer.
Purpose: The book is designed as a practical and affordable introductory oncology text that includes both essential information and state-of-the-art updates on the scientific foundation of causes and treatments of cancer. The authors claim that the book should be useful as a broad introduction and teaching aid for persons interested in the study and treatment of cancer.
Audience: The targeted audience is fellows, residents, nurses, medical students, graduate students, and senior undergraduates who are interested in the biology of cancer.
Features: The book is divided into 22 chapters addressing a broad range of issues related to cancer genetics, molecular pathways and DNA damage, viral contribution to susceptibility, tumor suppressor genes and oncogenes, chemotherapy drug resistance, hormone therapy, anticancer drug pharmacology, monoclonal antibody therapy, clinical radiotherapy, and other topics. Chapters include an introduction, summary, and references. Eleven pages of color plates aid in understanding molecular structures and alterations. A comprehensive glossary of terms and an index are also provided.
Assessment: This well-referenced, well-indexed, scholarly book facilitates the basic understanding of cancer and its treatment. The expertise of multiple researchers, scholars, and clinicians in the field of oncology is used to achieve the goal of cutting-edge information related to advances in the understanding of cancer, its causes and treatment. The book is comprehensive, well-written, pertinent, and should be easy to comprehend by healthcare professionals who are interested, but not expert, in the field of cancer. By increasing their knowledge base, the book should also aid healthcare professionals in working with cancer patients and their families.

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Covers cancer causation, cancer biology, and the biology underlying cancer treatment, for trainees in both clinical and research areas of oncology. The second edition is substantially revised to incorporate advances in the field since 1987. The contributors are from the U. of Toronto. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Interesting book: Dementia or Dr Pascarellis Complete Guide to Repetitive Strain Injury

Permission to Nap: Taking Time to Restore Your Spirit

Author: Jill Long

Peaceful prose and classic images of women in repose initiate the harried into the sweet secret of living well-the afternoon nap. Working mothers, career women and stay-at-home moms all need encouragement to care for their well-being and happiness with a few minutes of downtime. This lovely gift book not only tells them it's ok, but also shows them how even the shortest siesta can be filled with delights-scents, sounds, flavors, fabrics-that leave a woman refreshed and renewed.

This will be the first book to:
--Show how to create a personal ritual for relaxation, including luxurious locations for napping and techniques for slowing down into rest
--Involve all the senses for improved harmony in life, including aromatherapy, massage and meditation techniques, sounds such as fountains, chimes and music, tactile comforts such as sheets and blankets
--Recommend affordable napping indulgences, including hot and iced soothing beverages, eye pillows and other comfort enhancers
--Encourage women to adopt napping as a lifestyle habit, showing them how to organize their lives to accommodate a nap
--Educate the harried that napping increases good health, for example, adequate sleep has been linked to longevity
--Overcome guilt by providing valid reasons to nap

Like our French sisters, who enjoy a 35-hour work week, or in Spain, where a siesta is a must, we can come to enjoy, embrace and revel in a little lovely shut-eye.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
Chapter One • Women Who Nap Shamelessly-and without Permission
Chapter Two • The Truth about Napping-Today and Tomorrow
Chapter Three • Because I Want To-and Other Readily Available Answers
Chapter Four •Seasonal Escapes at Home-Luxurious Nap Recipes
Chapter Five •Relaxation Techniques-Meditation, Yoga, and Massage
Chapter Six• Enter an Enlightened World-Aromatherapy
Chapter Seven •The Sounds of Sleep-Fountains, Chimes, and Music
Chapter Eight• Dedicated to Soothe-Iced and Hot Beverages
Chapter Nine • Truly Lavish Essentials-Tactile Comforts for Indulging
Chapter Ten • Morpheus’s New Choices-Peaceful Nap Sanctuaries
The Perfect Companion: Books
Permissions

Spiritual Workout of a Former Saint or Ashtanga Yoga

Spiritual Workout of a Former Saint

Author: Danny Abramowicz

Spiritual Workout of a Former Saint is more than the story of a recovering alcoholic grabbing on to -- and working hard at -- his second chance at a happy, spiritually rich life.

Table of Contents:

	Preface	9
	Introduction	15
Step 1	Get the Holy Spirit as Your Personal Trainer	29
Step 2	Scout the Enemies of Your Spiritual Life	39
Step 3	Stretch Out in Prayer	53
Step 4	Run Away From Temptation	73
Step 5	Lift Up Others in Prayer	93
Step 6	Receive Your Spiritual Nutrition	107
Step 7	Rest in the Spirit	127
Step 8	Make an Action Plan	139
	Appendix	157

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Ashtanga Yoga: Build Strength, Flexibility and Serenity with this Ancient Physical Art

Author: Vickie Wills

Ashtanga is the most dynamic form of yoga around, and now you can enjoy all its benefits--including increased flexibility, improved strength, and enhanced calm. From beginning sun salutations, through standing and seated postures, to the finishing positions, these pictures guide your body while the captions instruct you on proper breathing. One spread, for example, takes you smoothly through a forward bend into the basic "downward dog" posture, finally ending on the ground with a stretched out, arched back "cobra." You won't miss out on a single segment of the motion.

Weights for 50 or Running Fit

Weights for 50+: Building Strength, Staying Healthy, and Enjoying an Active Lifestyle

Author: Karl Knopf

Weight training is one of the fastest, most effective ways to lose fat, improve muscle tone, and strengthen bones. It also helps guard against osteoporosis, diabetes, and heart disease. Weights for 50+ shows how easy it is for anyone -- at any age -- to get started with weights. It teaches exercises that are suited to varying ages and degrees of strength, including super-easy, easy, intermediate, and advanced.

The program in Weights for 50+ focuses on the use of small free weights (starting at just 3 lbs.), and includes stretches and release moves -- everything readers need to design a personalized weekly exercise plan. Weights for 50+ also describes proper training methods and explains how to achieve specific goals by varying the workout and carefully monitoring the number of repetitions. Last but not least, the author shows how to have fun and enjoy a workout for staying young.

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Running Fit: Advice and Programs to Get Fit for Running

Author: Jamie Baird

Jamie Baird, a much sought-after fitness coach, provides a complete guide to getting all the benefits of running, while avoiding the injuries associated with this high-impact sport. Designed for runners at every level, it covers everything from proper footgear and clothing to running technique, training routines, road safety, hydration, and diet. Whether the reader is a weekend jogger looking for a personalized exercise program or a marathoner trying to get an edge on the competition, the information here is guaranteed to improve both performance and cardiovascular fitness. Guidance is provided on using special equipment, such as a heart rate monitor or training weights, and there is detailed advice on how to enter and prepare for 5km, 10km, half-marathon, and full marathons.

The Body Sculpting Bible Express or The Big GL Diet Planner

The Body Sculpting Bible Express: Men's Edition (Body Sculpting Bible Series)

Author: James Villepigu

Featuring the 21 Minute Body Sculpting Workout

Spending more time at the office and less time at the gym? Looking for increased energy, vitality, and a sculpted body but can't fit in fitness? You are not alone! Now there's a workout that works harder so you don't have to work longer.

From the experts that started the body sculpting phenomenon comes a workout designed to tone and chisel your body in 21 minutes a day: The Body Sculpting Bible: EXPRESS--Men's Edition. If you're ready to build strength, invest in your health, and sculpt the body of your dreams, it's time to take the 21-Day Challenge.

Based on the periodization principles that have made the Body Sculpting Bibles a success, EXPRESS Workouts are guaranteed to:
· Chisel and harden your torso and abs
· Build strength and muscle tone all over
· Magnify your shoulders, legs,a nd arms
· Revitalize your energy and restore stamina
· Get you on the path towards lifelong fitness

Books about: Get with the Program or Principles and Labs for Physical Fitness

The Big GL+ Diet Planner: Take the Next Step to Lose Weight and Feel Great in a Color-Coded, At-A-Glance Guide

Author: Fiona Hunter

Lowering the GI and GL (glycemic index and load) is the sure way to permanent weight loss and optimum health—and this ingenious mix-and-match key makes the diet so simple to follow. No tables, no calculations: the work's already done to assure the right balance of foods. Each recipe is color-coded in red, amber, or green. Choose a red, and then select one amber and two green or three green for the rest of the day. Pick two amber, and the other two must be green. Or go all green! And don't worry, all the dishes are delicious!

Is Lighter Better or Intellectual Property Rights and Biodiversity Conservation

Is Lighter Better?: Skin Tone Descrimination Among Asian Americans

Author: Joanne L Rondilla

Colorism is defined as discriminatory treatment of individuals falling within the same 'racial' group on the basis of skin color. That is, some people, particularly women, are treated better or worse on account of the color of their skin relative to other

Books about: Internet Communications using SIP or The Synchronous Trainers Survival Guide

Intellectual Property Rights and Biodiversity Conservation: An Interdisciplinary Analysis of the Values of Medicinal Plants

Author: Timothy M Swanson

The urgent need to ensure the conservation of biological diversity is now widely recognized, but practical measures to protect endangered species and habitats are still small-scale and generally limited to developed countries. This volume offers a detailed analysis of the economic and scientific rationales for biodiversity conservation. It discusses the justification for, and implementation of intellectual property rights regimes as incentive systems to encourage conservation. The contributions form an interdisciplinary approach encompassing fields of study such as evolutionary biology, chemistry, economics and legal studies. The arguments are presented through the case study of medicinal plant use in the pharmaceutical industry. The book will be of interest and relevance to a broad spectrum of conservationists from research students to policy makers.

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Analyzes the economic and scientific rationales for the use of a property rights-based approach to biodiversity conservation of medicinal plants used in the pharmaceutical industry, drawing on fields including evolutionary biology, chemistry, economics, and legal studies. Demonstrates the importance of biodiversity conservation in sections on plant communities; the value of plant-generated information in pharmaceuticals; institutions for regulating information from diversity; and the importance of cultural diversity in biodiversity conservation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	List of contributors
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
1	Diversity and sustainability: evolution, information and institutions	1
2	Chemical diversity in plants	19
3	Ethnobotany and the search for balance between use and conservation	45
4	The pharmaceutical discovery process	67
5	The role of plant screening and plant supply in biodiversity conservation, drug development and health care	93
6	The economic value of plant-based pharmaceuticals	127
7	The appropriation of evolution's values: an institutional analysis of intellectual property regimes and biodiversity conservation	141
8	Preserving biodiversity: the role of property rights	176
9	Medicinal plants, indigenous medicine and conservation of biodiversity in Ghana	201
10	Biodiversity and the conservation of medicinal plants: issues from the perspective of the developing world	232
	Index	254

Aromatherapy and Subtle Energy Techniques or Bharti Vyass Whole Body Beauty Wisdom

Aromatherapy and Subtle Energy Techniques: Compassionate Healing with Essential Oils

Author: Joni Loughran

Writing for lay people and professionals alike, the cofounders of a system of energy healing that incorporates aromatherapy lay out simple, safe, and effective methods for combining these two therapies. They provide new information about the properties of familiar essential oils, reveal never-before-published properties of less common essential oils, and show readers how to use aromatherapy and subtle energy techniques together to restore a sense of well-being and balance.

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Bharti Vyas's Whole Body Beauty Wisdom: 500 Tips for Making Your Beauty Shine Inside and Out

Author: Bharti Vyas

A beauty book like no other—one that is itself a stunner—Bharti Vyas's Whole Body Beauty Wisdom offers 500 indispensable tips for making oneself the most beautiful one can be, both inside and out. Her brilliantly colorful guide, replete with lush watercolor sketches that evoke a warm, exotic place, tells everything one needs to know about: •The Face: toning; cleansing; moisturizing; suncare; eyecare; exercising the mouth; tending teeth and gums; smoothing neck, jawline, and chin; tackling wrinkles, rashes, pimples; and more •The Body: yoga poses for beauty maintenance and relaxation; firming exercises and skin toning for the arms, legs, belly, and buttocks; nailcare; bust-toning; excess hair removal; facial, body, and scalp massage; diet and nutrition tips; footcare; bath therapy and homemade masks, cleansers, and exfoliants; relaxation and breathing exercises; caring for hair and tending to grays; and more •Sexuality: aphrodisiac herbs, menopause, and more •Makeup: how and where to apply it to eyes, mouth, cheeks, nails, with tons of unique insider tips only a beauty expert could share Bharti Vyas's Whole Body Beauty Wisdom provides quick, easy, earth- and body-friendly tips for tackling all beauty basics, and shows how to enhance inner and outer beauty and natural radiance with minimal effort.

The Doctors Guide to Weight Loss Surgery or How to Quit Smoking Without Gaining Weight

The Doctor's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery: How to Make the Decision that Could Save Your Life

Author: Louis Flancbaum

Whether you're already planning to have weight-loss surgery or are still trying to decide, here is what you need to know about the operation that could save your life

If you are considering weight-loss surgery, you are not alone. Obesity is the most common chronic disease in the U.S. today, affecting one out of every four Americans. In this indispensable resource, Dr. Louis Flancbaum, one of the world's foremost experts on weight-loss surgery, takes you through the entire process, from presurgical evaluation to postop care. You'll find everything you need to know to get the most out of the latest groundbreaking procedures available that can radically improve your health--and your quality of life.

You'll discover:

Why WLS is the safest treatment for patients with clinically severe or morbid obesity

How to determine if you're a candidate for WLS

What to look for when choosing a surgeon

How to choose the surgical procedure that's right for you

What to expect pre-, peri-, and postsurgery

Common side effects and what they can mean for you

Diet and nutritional guidelines after WLS

Plus: what to do if your insurance policy excludes obesity treatment, how to determine when you can resume normal activities and return to work, healthful recipes, patient success stories, support groups . . . and much more

Including detailed charts and tables, helpful resources, and websites, this is the only sourcebook on weight-loss surgery you'll ever need.

New interesting book: Wanderlust or Art of the Palate

How to Quit Smoking Without Gaining Weight

Author: The American Lung Association

Do you rely on smoking to keep your weight in check?

Are you afraid to quit smoking because you're worried about gaining weight?

Have you gained weight after quitting smoking...and gone back to smoking with hopes of losing the weight?

If you answered YES to any of these questions, it's time to learn

HOW TO QUIT SMOKING WITHOUT GAINING WEIGHT

Based on the American Lung Association's smoking cessation program, here is expert advice on how to quit smoking in a healthy way that allows you to kick the habit without ruining your waistline. This groundbreaking book will show you:

• How quitting smoking can add years to your life
• Why vegetables and fruits are the most important foods to eat while you're quitting
• How to add more physical activity to your day
• Which foods to turn to during a nicotine craving
• How to stay motivated, even during tough times

...and dozens of other strategies that can help you to work with your cravings -- instead of against them -- to attain a healthy and fit smoke-free life.

Includes meal plan suggestions, recipes, and snack ideas!

Ethnomedicine or Ending the Depression Cycle

Ethnomedicine

Author: Pamela I Erickson

"People throughout time and place, no matter their belief system, have sought to discover causes and cures for illness and disease. Among Westerners is a groundswell to augment biomedicine with holistic practices inherent in ethnomedicines of non-Western traditions. Yet missing are awareness and knowledge of the foundations and outgrowth of these alternative concepts." Erickson fills this gap by clearly explaining the basic organizing principles that underlie all medical systems, the full range of theories of disease causation, the geographical distribution of medical practices, and the historical trends that led to biomedical dominance. Her efficient, balanced approach highlights commonalities among the world's vast and diverse medical systems, making ethnomedicine easier to internalize and to apply in clinical settings.

Table of Contents:

1 What Is Ethnomedicine? 1

Anthropology and Ethnomedicine 2

Medical Systems 5

Health: Disease and Curing, Illness and Healing 9

Conclusion 10

2 Historical Origins of Medical Systems 13

Medical Systems and Subsistence Strategies 15

The Great Historical Medical Traditions 21

Comparison of the Great Medical Traditions 27

Conclusion 33

3 What Causes Disease? Theories of Disease Causation 35

Personalistic and Naturalistic Disease Causation 39

Common Theories of Disease Causation in Nonbiomedical Systems 42

Conclusion 56

4 The Geography of Disease Causation Theories 59

Theories of Disease/Illness Causation in the Ethnographic Past 60

Contemporary Trends in Theories of Disease Causation 65

The Culture-Bound Syndromes 92

Conclusion 94

5 The Healing Lessons of Ethnomedicine 99

What Do Ethnomedicines Tell Us? 99

What Do the Ethnomedicine Lessons Mean for Cultural Competence in Biomedical Care? 104

The Future of Ethnomedicines 107

References 109

Index 121

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Ending the Depression Cycle

Author: Peter J Bieling

Experts report that 17 million people in the us suffer from clinical depression; 50% of the people who recover will relapse within three years. This is the first book to address the problem of depression relapse. And has the most up-to-date, step-by-step strategies for preventing relapse by a leading researcher

Most books on this disorder focus on crisis control during the acute phase of mild and severe depression. This book deals instead with the period after recovery when as many as half of those who have defeated depression will suffer relapse. Learn about the repeating cycle of depression. Then, with self-assessment tools and engaging exercises, understand the stage you are dealing with. Find practical advice about clinical options, including anti-depressant medication and continuing psychotherapy. Take away everyday strategies for thinking realistically, having fun, and being physically well.

About the Authors:
Peter j. Bieling, Ph.D., is the operational service manager and a practicing psychologist at the mood, anxiety, and women's health concerns clinic at st. Joseph's hospital in hamilton, ontario. He is also assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at mcmaster university in Hamilton, Ontario.

Martin M. Antony, Ph.D., is the chief psychologist and director of the Anxiety Treatment Research Center at St. Joseph's Hospital in Hamilton, Ontario. An associate professor in the department of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at McMasters University in Hamilton, he is also the author of eight books including The Shyness and Social Anxiety Workbook.

Aaron T. Beck, MD, is currently university professor emeritus of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Since 1959 he has directed funded research investigations of the psychopathology of depression, suicide, anxiety disorders, panic disorders, alcoholism, drug abuse, and personality disorders, and of cognitive therapy of these disorders. He has published over 375 articles and fourteen books. Dr. Beck's lifetime work has been honored by numerous awards, including the prestigious National Institute of Mental Health: Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award in 1991, and the Joseph Zubin Award for Distinguished Contributions in Psychopathology by the Society for Research in Psychopathology.

Ancient Herbs Modern Medicine or The Fasting Diet

Ancient Herbs, Modern Medicine: Improving Your Health by Combining Chinese Herbal Medicine and Western Medicine

Author: Henry Han OMD

The best of Eastern and Western medicine in an integrative healing system for the mind, body, and spirit.
Now, for the first time, a Western physician and a doctor of Oriental medicine combine the unparalleled technological advances of the West with the unmatched wisdom and healing touch Chinese herbal medicine provides for many diseases and conditions that elude modern medicine. Ancient Herbs, Modern Medicine demonstrates the many important, highly effective ways Chinese medicine and Western medicine can complement each other in treating everything from allergies and insomnia to mental illness and cancer. This accessible, comprehensive guide offers many informative and enlightening case studies and up-to-the-minute information on:
• How integrative medicine combines the best of Western pharmacology and Eastern herbology
• How integrative medicine helps fight the diseases and illnesses of our time, including allergies, asthma, and chronic fatigue syndrome, and eases and even reverses symptoms of arthritis, diabetes, depression, osteoporosis, AIDS, heart disease, and cancer--often without side effects
• How Chinese medicine can help you recognize signs before an illness
becomes a crisis
• The importance of Western techniques in diagnosing serious diseases
• Why Chinese medicine offers the most effective treatment for many chronic/recurrent illnesses
• Restoring essential balance to the Five Energetic Systems--the Heart, Lung, Spleen, Liver, and Kidney Energies
• The Eight Strategies of Herbal Therapy--how herbs work in your body
Plus illuminating discussions of the basic principles of Chinese medicine, aswell as food remedy recipes, diagrams, glossaries of medical terms and herbs, resource listings, and much more to help you tailor an integrative health regimen that is right for you.

Library Journal

Since more and more Americans have become interested in Chinese medicine, Han and Miller felt there was a need for a book that would make the subject easy to understand. They have succeeded admirably in creating such a book. The authors are practitioners: Miller is a pharmacist and physician, and Han is a doctor of oriental medicine who started out as a barefoot lay health worker in China's countryside during the Cultural Revolution. The first part of their book focuses on how traditional Chinese and Western medicine converged in modern China and describes the philosophical basis of traditional Chinese medicine. The text makes a complex subject quite clear without being preachy. The second part shows how people can integrate the best of both Western and Eastern medicine in treating common health problems such as arthritis, AIDS, and cancer. The book concludes with recipes for healthy living and ways to determine your individual constitution. Highly recommended for public libraries.-Natalie Kupferberg, Ohio State Univ., Columbus

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The Fasting Diet

Author: Steven Bailey

A medically sound way to relieve common ailments, such as allergies and digestive complaints

Fasting--going for short periods of time without certain types of foods--is gaining more attention for its ability to detoxify the body, strengthen the immune system, promote healing, and lead to heightened emotional awareness and clarity. Presented by an expert in the field, The Fasting Diet is a medically sound and risk-free approach that will allow you to achieve all of the benefits of fasting without endangering health or drastically altering your lifestyle.

Steven Bailey, N.D., is an internationally recognized authority on therapeutic fasting. He lectures worldwide and is the author of more than 150 articles on national health.

Table of Contents:

	Preface	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	xiii
1	The Forgotten Secret	1
	The Purpose of This Book
	Why Fast?
	Concepts of Health
	Stress and Disease
	Spiritual Health
2	The Human Body	9
	Normal Anatomy and Physiology of Digestion
	Normal Elimination and Removal of Toxins
	Microflora Out of Balance: Intestinal Dysbiosis
	Intestinal Dysbiosis: Diagnosis and Treatment
3	Healthy Choices, Personal Empowerment	49
	Benefits Associated with Fasting
	Real-Life Experiences with Fasting
	In Their Own Words
	Diseases and Other Conditions That Can Improve with Fasting
	Juice Choices by Conditions
	Supplements
	Herbs
	Fungi
	Keep It Simple
4	The Awakened Spirit	73
	Aligning the Body, Mind, and Spirit
	The Science of Inner Healing
	Visualizations, Affirmations, Meditation, and Prayer
	The Seven Chakras
	Human Relationships Within Charkas
	Journaling
5	Fasts for All Reasons	87
	Juice and Water Fasts: A Comparsion
	The Master Cleanser
	Water Fasts
	Physiologic Changes and Benefits of Fasting
	Fasting from Historical and Cultural Perspectives
	Contemporary Fasting Programs: Their Benefits and Contraindications
6	Dr. Bailey's Five-Day Power Fast	99
	Basic Guidelines
	The Pre-Fast or Bulking Diet
	The Juice Diet
	Why Vegetable Juices?
	The Enema
	The Colonic
	Reintroducing Foods
	Allergies and Food Sensitivities
	The Reintroduction Diet
	Interpreting Allergic Responses
7	Simply Nutritious	131
	Basic Concepts in Nutrition
	Organic Versus Nonorganic Foods
	Genetically Modified Foods
	Micronutrients
	Nutrition and Disease
	Long-Term Goals and Daily Habits
8	Helpful Additions to Your Fast	163
	Massage
	Hydrotherapy
	Yoga
	Exercise
	Homeopathy
	Acupuncture
	Epilogue: Beyond the Fast	183
Appendix A	Enemas, Problems, and Options	187
	Liver Tonic and Nausea
	Quantities for the Pre-Fast Diet
	Reactions to the Juice
	First Bowel Movement
Appendix B	Naturopathic Medicine	191
	Endnotes	195
	Bibliography	199
	Index	201

Theres More to Life than Just Living or Breathing Space

There's More to Life than Just Living: A Personal Story about Cancer Survival

Author: Bruce Guilmett

What do you do when according to modern medical science your only option is how you will die? The choices are limited. The time is painfully short. This is when it hits home, There is More to Life Than Just Living. Dr. Guilmette faced that very moment in time by looking beyond the accepted way of doing things. Through hours of research and diligent study, he created a new paradigm for defeating his cancer. There is More to Life Than Just Living is his story about cancer, death, life, and encouragement.

Interesting book: Green Tea or The Dessert Bible

Breathing Space: How Allergies Shape Our Lives and Landscapes

Author: Gregg Mitman

Allergy is the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States. More than fifty million Americans suffer from allergies, and they spend an estimated $18 billion coping with them. Yet despite advances in biomedicine and enormous investment in research over the past fifty years, the burden of allergic disease continues to grow. Why have we failed to reverse this trend?
Breathing Space offers an intimate portrait of how allergic disease has shaped American culture, landscape, and life. Drawing on environmental, medical, and cultural history and the life stories of people, plants, and insects, Mitman traces how America’s changing environment from the late 1800s to the present day has led to the epidemic growth of allergic disease. We have seen a never-ending stream of solutions to combat allergies, from hay fever resorts, herbicides, and air-conditioned homes to numerous potions and pills. But, as Mitman shows, despite the quest for a magic bullet, none of the attempted solutions has succeeded. Until we address how our changing environment—physical, biological, social, and economic—has helped to create America’s allergic landscape, that hoped-for success will continue to elude us.

Table of Contents:

Preface     ix
Introduction     1
Hay Fever Holiday     10
When Pollen Became Poison     52
The Last Resorts     89
Choking Cities     130
On the Home Front     167
An Inhaler in Every Pocket     206
Epilogue     251
Notes     255
Index     297

Jihad and American Medicine or Sexy at Any Size

Jihad and American Medicine: Thinking Like a Terrorist to Anticipate Attacks Via Our Health System [Praeger Series on Contemporary Health And Living]

Author: Adam Frederic Dorin

State-of-the-art counter-terrorism techniques, insights into modern medical practice, medical errors, and disaster prevention all intersect in this groundbreaking book by Adam Dorin, M.D., an anesthesiologist and medical director across 15 years. Dr. Dorin shows us why our healthcare system may be the next Ground Zero for terrorism, and how many opportunities there are for terrorists to infiltrate the sytem. He offers a history of medical and healthcare-related serial killers, showing how they got inside the system to murder relatively easily, and he offers a detailed look at the profound problems which already exist in counterfeit and tainted medicinal products, as well as descriptions of biological, chemical, and nuclear terrorism that could be used against our healthcare system. Most importantly, Dr. Dorin presents a detailed blueprint for safeguarding our system, and preventing medical terrorism from ever taking place.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction: American Health Care Facilities May Be the Next Ground Zero     xi
Medi-Terror: The Stage Is Set     1
How Your Doctor Can Kill You (Without Even Knowing What He's Done)     7
Evil Precedents-Health Care Workers Gone Bad     16
Faking It (Counterfeit Medicines, Criminals, and Terrorists: The History and Implications of Compromised Pharmaceutical Security)     25
Hospital and Surgery Center "Security"...or Lack Thereof, Part I: Overview     36
Hospital and Surgery Center "Security," Part II: Breaking In from the Outside     53
Hospital Security, Part III: Thinking Like a Terrorist-The Inside Job     62
Accreditation Standards-Lax or Not Enforced?     82
Doctors' Offices Are Vulnerable     94
What We Can Do and Must Do Stat (Antidotes and Anecdotes)     109
As a Patient, What You Can Do to Protect Yourself-19 Tips for Survival     118
The Power for Change-One Doctor at a Time     126
A History of Medical-Related "Terrorism," Poisons, and Murder     135
Drug-ATMs     159
Notes     163
Index     179

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Sexy at Any Size: The Real Woman's Guide to Dating and Romance

Author: Katie Arons

Sexy Is as Sexy Does...

Bigger is definitely better, as Katie Arons—one of the fifty million American women who wear a size 12 or larger, and a world-famous Ford model—knows. Without a single word about losing weight, Arons offers the encouragement, confidence, and techniques needed to attract smart, good-looking, and successful men. Here, readers of all sizes will welcome the way Katie defies the expectations of a society obsessed with thinness and offers up tried-and-true advice on:

* How to accept yourself as you are

* Where to go, what to say, and how to find the "right" type of man

* The best cities where real women are truly appreciated

* Alternative ways to meet men—personal ads, the Internet, invitation-only parties (and how to get invited!)

* Style tips: makeup, hair, and clothing

* "How to make love to a man big time"

* Plus lots more!

And Katie has put together the ultimate resource guide to organizations, clubs, books and other publications, and on-line support groups. You name it—if it's out there, Katie's found it. When it comes to love, the bigger the better!

Habits Not Diets or The Alzheimers SourceBook for Caregivers

Habits Not Diets: The Secret to Lifetime Weight Control

Author: James M Ferguson

Developed at Stanford University Medical Center, Dr. Ferguson's simple method focuses on behavior modification and learning how to eat rather than what to eat. Today, Dr. Ferguson's proven systematic approach to weight management is still considered one of the best guides for those struggling with dieting and weight loss. Now in a revised updated third edition, Habits Not Diets shows readers how to analyze individual eating habits, change destructive eating cycles, and substitute beneficial habits to achieve optimum weight. This new and improved edition contains clear instructions and easy-to-use worksheets and a self-directed weight control program. The book continues to focus on a more active lifestyle and includes sections on stress management and problem solving.

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The Alzheimer's SourceBook for Caregivers

Author: Frena Gray Davidson

The Alzheimer's Sourcebook for Caregivers is the only fact-based, hands-on, caregiving guide written by an in-home Alzheimer's caregiver. This unique book helps you work through the personal issues surrounding caregiving, including: how to recognize and manage stress, how to deal with difficult behaviors, how to find outside help when necessary, how to nurture your own well-being, Using her own experiences and those of hundreds of other home caregivers, Frena Gray-Davidson teaches you how to be protective, concerned, and nurturing while still accepting and growing in your new role.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	ix
	Preface	x
Chapter 1	The Caregiver's Journey	1
Chapter 2	Before Diagnosis	13
Chapter 3	Alzheimer's Disease: The Facts	25
Chapter 4	Family Crisis Alzheimer's Style	47
Chapter 5	Education and Acceptance--The Secret of Alzheimer's Success	65
Chapter 6	Alzheimer's Communication--Following Clues	83
Chapter 7	Getting Through the Day--Daily Problem-Solving	101
Chapter 8	Love Works	153
Chapter 9	"What Shall We Do Next?"--An Activity Guide	161
Chapter 10	"Help, I'm Going Crazy!"--Caring for the Caregiver	183
Chapter 11	Knowing When to Let Go	199
Chapter 12	Approaching Death	227
Chapter 13	Moving On	239
Appendix A	The Ten Most Common Questions About Alzheimer's	245
Appendix B	Resources	247
Appendix C	Agency on Aging	253
Appendix D	Long-Term Care Ombudsman	259
Appendix E	State Survey Agencies	263
	Bibliography	267
	Index	269

Men Who Knit The Dogs Who Love Them or The Complete Book of Sports Nutrition

Men Who Knit & The Dogs Who Love Them: 30 Great-Looking Designs for Man & His Best Friend

Author: Annie Modesitt

Two hot topics—male knitters and knits for dogs—come together in this one fabulous, fun volume! It’s a stand-out-from-the-crowd collection that features strong, colorful, and masculine designs that will appeal to men of all ages...plus companion items for their four-legged friends. The writing is informative, supportive, and humorous; crowd-pleasing images of well-dressed pooches with their sartorially splendid owners add to the entertainment. Geared toward knitters of all levels—but with an emphasis on intermediate and advanced techniques—the projects will wow readers. Imagine a quirky Rasta-inspired hat and a cool matching doggie jacket. Or a classic gray, cabled vest in merino wool and cashmere—one for him and one for Fido. Hit the town in a colorful patchwork pullover; matching saddlebags turn walk time into a fashionable outing. The projects are offered in a wide range of sizes to fit a variety of male and doggie body types—and, as an added feature, there are tips and anecdotes from more than a dozen male knitters.

 

Jan Zlendich - Library Journal

Despite bearing a title that sounds like a Jerry Springer episode, Modessit's (Confessions of a Knitting Heretic) excellent book is full of knitwear designs for garments men might actually want to wear. As a bonus, it also features items for dogs that won't embarrass men when they're taking their animals on walks. It is targeted to an audience of intermediate and advanced knitters and includes step-by-step patterns for a wide range of sizes, plus interesting sidebars about men who knit. Among the designs for men are a diagonal colorblock pullover, a classic cabled vest, and a comfortable plaid zip-front jacket. Dogs, meanwhile, get not only sweaters to protect them from the cold but also blankets and "mutt-luks" socks for taking walks in snowy weather. A good selection for large public libraries where demand warrants.

Look this: Creative Resources or Private Medicine and Public Health

The Complete Book of Sports Nutrition: A Practical Guide to Eating for Sport

Author: Shelly Meltzer

Marathoners need to store large amounts of energy. Soccer players have to build muscle. Every sport has its own metabolic needs and its own dietary requirements, as the authors of this practical, scientifically sound book explain. Starting with the basics of a balanced diet, they recommend combinations of foods and eating plans that deliver the ideal proportions of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins, and minerals for each type of sport. The important subject of fluid intake is covered in an extended discussion of hydration, including the pros and cons of juices, energy drinks, and smoothies. With full coverage of the needs of women, as well as vegetarians and others with special dietary restrictions, this is the definitive guide to all aspects of sports nutrition.

Successful Aging Through the Life Span or The Alcoholic Family in Recovery

Successful Aging Through the Life Span: Intergenerational Issues in Health

Author: May L Wykl

This book explores concepts and practices for productive aging: What factors contribute to successful aging? What is the role of exercise and nutrition? What is the role of children and adults in interaction with elders?

The chapters identify the best practices for successful aging, examine trends in intergenerational caregiving, and define roles and responsibilities across the life span. Topics addressed include:

• how to maximize productive engagement of older adults
• how multigenerational issues impact successful aging
• the ways in which a learning environment can promote intergenerational relationships.

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Reviewer: David O. Staats, MD (University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center)
Description: This multiauthored book presents the papers from a 2002 gerontology conference held in Cleveland. It uses an intergenerational perspective to look at contemporary gerontology.
Purpose: Its purpose is to discuss intergenerational aspects of aging from the individual's perspective, from the family's caregiving perspective, and from society's perspective as well. These are useful ideas.
Audience: Gerontologists and social planners and nurses are the primary audience for this book. The papers presented here are all written by credible experts.
Features: The book is in three sections: the implications of longevity from an intergenerational perspective, notions of aging successfully, and caring interactions across the generations.
Assessment: It is refreshing to read a book whose emphasis is not medical. The chapters on how educational theory can be applied to caring for disabled older persons are novel and engaging. That older persons and their caregivers live in a society, enmeshing levels of capacity, knowledge, and ages gives a perspective of the future challenges of an aging society.

Rating

2 Stars from Doody

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The Alcoholic Family in Recovery

Author: Stephanie Brown

This book explores the process of recovery from addiction as it affects the entire family, presenting an innovative model for understanding and treating families navigating this difficult period. The authors draw upon extensive clinical and research experience to demonstrate how families can be helped to regroup after abstinence, weather periods of emotional upheaval, and find their way to establishing a more stable, yet flexible, family system. Filled with vital therapeutic insights and conceptual guideposts, this book is an essential tool for clinicians from a range of disciplinary backgrounds. Offering an invaluable systems perspective on what is far too often seen as an individual problem, this book will enhance the work of addictions treatment specialists, couple and family therapists, psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, and nurses.

Booknews

Explores the process of recovery as it affects the entire family, presenting an innovative model for understanding and treating families in recovery. Overviews the family recovery process, identifying key stages and domains, and highlights the therapeutic tasks and pitfalls that characterize each stage, giving suggestions for expanding the therapist's role to include psychoeducation and supportive counseling. Experiences of four families are shared in first-hand accounts. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

Pt. I	Introduction
1	What Happens When the Drinking Stops?	3
2	The Developmental Process of Recovery	16
Pt. II	Stories of Families in Recovery
3	Transition and Early Recovery: The Corwins and the Turners	39
4	From Early Recovery to Ongoing Recovery: The Hendersons and the Warners	60
Pt. III	A Framework for Assessment
5	Assessing Family Functioning: Domains of Experience	81
6	Stages of Recovery: Drinking, Transition, Early Recovery, and Ongoing Recovery	100
7	Factors That Influence Recovery	123
Pt. IV	A Developmental Model of Family Recovery
8	The Drinking Stage	149
9	Transition for Couples and Families	181
10	Early Recovery for Couples and Families	218
11	Ongoing Recovery for Couples and Families	252
	Epilogue	285
	Glossary	287
	Appendices	291
	References	303
	Index	309

Fitness and Wellness or Caring and Coping When Your Loved One is Seriously Ill

Fitness and Wellness (with Profile Plus 2007 and Personal Daily Log)

Author: Wener WK Hoeger

FITNESS AND WELLNESS, Seventh Edition is a colorful, concise, less expensive option for instructors who value the powerful instruction that is the hallmark of the Hoegers' fitness and wellness texts. If you want the beauty found in the more comprehensive fitness and wellness text, the large ancillary package (see the "Ancillaries" section for a full listing), but are concerned about price and/or do not have enough time to get through the material, then this is your text! FITNESS AND WELLNESS, packaged with the Profile Plus 2007 CD-ROM, concentrates on health-related physical fitness components, with beneficial information about wellness. Inside, you'll also find discussions on motivation and behavior modification with an emphasis on teaching individuals how to take control of their personal fitness, health and lifestyle habits so they can make a constant and deliberate effort to stay healthy and realize their highest potential for well-being.

Table of Contents:

1. The Importance of Physical Fitness and Wellness. 2. Assessment of Physical Fitness. 3. Exercise Prescription. 4. Evaluating Fitness Activities. 5. Nutrition for Wellness. 6. Weight Management. 7. Stress Management and Assessment. 8. A Healthy Lifestyle Approach. 9. Relevant Questions and Answers about Fitness and Wellness. Appendix A: Strength-Training Exercises; Strength-Training Exercises Without Weights; Strength-Training Exercises With Weights. Appendix B: Flexibility Exercises. Appendix C: Exercises for the Prevention and Rehabilitation of Low-Back Pain. Appendix D: Caloric, Protein, Fat, Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, and Carbohydrate Content of Selected Foods.

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Caring and Coping When Your Loved One is Seriously Ill

Author: Earl A Grollman

When someone you care about develops a serious illness, your own world is often turned upside down as well. In his gentle, straightforward style, Earl Grollman shows how you can best support the person who is ill—and handle your own emotions, too. A completely updated resource section lists organizations throughout the United States and Canada.

Double Your Haircolor Income in 30 Days or The Aura Soma Sourcebook

Double Your Haircolor Income in 30 Days!

Author: Mark Foley

This book provides solutions to the problem many professional hair designers face by not having learned to effectively package themselves and their services for top earnings. Moderate income will be a thing of the past when these merchandising, promotion, consultation and pricing ideas are put into action. The 10 years the author has spent uncovering the secrets of top-earning professionals will create financial gain in 30 days or less. Salon professionals regard this book as the most practical information fueling their success.

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: The Age of Haircolor.

Chapter 2: Planning to Build Your Haircolor Business.

Chapter 3: Positioning Yourself and Your Salon For Haircolor.

Chapter 4: Primary Haircolor Merchandising Tactics.

Chapter 5: Printing Your Haircolor Identity.

Chapter 6: Preparing Your Salon Menu.

Chapter 7: Promoting Haircolor Profitably.

Chapter 8: Powerful Visual Merchandising of Haircolor.

Chapter 9: Proven Promotions To Use For Haircolor Income Growth.

Chapter 10: Persuading Guests Into Haircoloring.

Chapter 11: Pursuing Color Clientele.

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The Aura-Soma Sourcebook: Color Therapy for the Soul

Author: Mike Booth

SELF-HELP / HEALING

Aura-Soma is an innovative approach to soul therapy that relies on bottles of dual-colored liquids, known as Equilibrium bottles, that incorporate plant extracts, essential oils, and the energies and extracts of precious and semiprecious stones. The energetic properties found in the liquids interact with the individual’s aura to help support balance in the body, mind, and spirit.

In The Aura-Soma Sourcebook authors Mike Booth and Carol McKnight detail the origins, holistic understanding, and consciousness-mirroring effects of each of the 106 Equilibrium combinations. The practice of Aura-Soma is initially based on a person’s selection of four Equilibrium bottles. The choice of bottles and the sequence in which they are chosen provide keys to understanding past difficulties and reflect the need and potential for growth in one’s consciousness. The book includes full-color spreads that juxtapose the colors of the bottle with dramatic photographs that depict the energetic essence of each color combination and that evoke the healing energy of the natural environment. The authors also explain where to apply the essences, which chakra in the subtle anatomy will be affected, and what areas of personal growth can be addressed.

MIKE BOOTH is the principal of the Art and Science International Academy of Colour Technologies and chairman of Aura-Soma Products Ltd., having studied and practiced Aura-Soma for more than twenty years, seven of which were caring for and working with Aura-Soma’s founder, Vicky Wall. He lives in England and teaches Aura-Soma throughout the world. CAROL McKNIGHT is an Aura-Soma teacher, a licensedpsychologist, M.A., and a licensed clinical mental health counselor with a private practice in Vermont.

Mike Booth is the principal of the Art and Science International Academy of Colour Technologies and chairman of Aura-Soma Products Ltd., having studied and practiced Aura-Soma for more than twenty years, seven of which were caring for and working with Aura-Soma’s founder, Vicky Wall. He lives in England and teaches Aura-Soma throughout the world. 

Carol McKnight is an Aura-Soma teacher, a licensed psychologist, M.A., and a licensed clinical mental health counselor with a private practice in Vermont.

Arthritis or Recovery Options

Arthritis

Author: David Pisetsky

This new book in the successful Healthy Living series - inspirational stories followed by positive, practical medical advice for caregivers and patients - addresses an issue that is endemic among older Americans.

The good news is that we are living longer: The bad news is that many aging people are living with some type of pain. In fact, 66 million people (nearly 1 in 3 adults) have doctor-diagnosed arthritis; 23.2 million people are living with chronic joint pain. Here is a book to offer them information and inspiration in an easy-to-read, trusted formula.

In the Healthy Living series, Chicken Soup for the Soul partners with the nation’s top medical experts and organizations to give emotional support and important information to people with specific medical needs. The books feature approximately twelve positive, heartwarming stories from real people, followed by relevant expert medical advice that will positively impact the reader’s life. Subjects such as diet, psychological issues, family relations, and alternative therapies exist side-by-side with traditional subjects such as understanding common medical terms, the effects of treatment options, and the doctor-patient relationship. Each book contains source notes and a resources section for more information and support.

Interesting book: Coming China Wars or Wheres Bin Laden

Recovery Options: The Complete Guide, How You and Your Loved Ones Can Understand and Treat Alcohol and Other Drug Problems

Author: Joseph Volpicelli

A clear and compassionate guide to overcoming substance problems

"A no-nonsense, state-of-the-art guide."—Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Coming Plague

"Comprehensive, illuminating, easy to read."—William Cope Moyers, Vice President of Public Affairs, Hazelden Foundation

In Recovery Options: The Complete Guide, Joseph Volpicelli, M.D., Ph.D., an award-winning addiction research pioneer, and Maia Szalavitz, a Pulitzer Prize–nominated journalist and former addict, provide frank and impartial appraisals of all the major treatment options, including:

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Moderate drinking programs
• Alternative treatments
• Therapeutic communities
• Cognitive therapies
• Other 12-step programs
• Medications
• Methadone
• Harm reduction
• How families can help

In Recovery Options: The Complete Guide, you will learn what addiction is—and what it isn’t. You will examine both the mechanism of addiction and how you can make the best treatment choices . . . why some people are particularly prone to substance problems . . . and the genetic and learning mechanisms that help create these conditions. You’ll explore the various types of treatment and the ideas on which they are based, and find out how effective each treatment is—and which ones are not effective. Finally, you’ll find supportive information on staying clean and sober, preventing relapse, and minimizing damage caused by slips that may occur. Featuring the dramatic real-life stories of patients’ experiences (both good and bad) with various methods of recovery, this warm, sympathetic,and accessible guide to overcoming alcohol and other drug problems will help you and your loved ones begin the journey away from substance misuse toward a better life.

Library Journal

With in-depth explanations of street drugs, pharmaceutical drugs, and handy tips such as how to select a counselor, a treatment, or a self-help group, this work is chockfull of valuable information geared primarily to substance abusers in any stage before and during recovery. The book also offers "For Family Members & Loved Ones" segments as well as "Knowledge Is Power" sections that summarize many of the chapters but don't quite compensate for the lack of an index. Volpicelli, a senior scientist at Penn/VA Center for Research on Addictive Diseases, shares his impressive knowledge of addiction with scientific precision but uses practical advice and vignettes to illustrate topics. Szalavitz, a Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist and recovered addict, lends an experiential voice that makes this book even more empathetic. Recommended for public, medical, and academic libraries with clinical concentrations.--Paula N. Arnold, ingenta inc, Boston Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

What People Are Saying

Laurie Garrett
Laurie Garrett, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Coming Plague

Finally! A no-nonsense, state-of-the-art guide that one can hand to anybody who is having trouble with drugs, alcohol, tobacco or foods of various kinds. What a gift Volpicelli and Szalavitz have given us: a stupendous, practical way to help the colleagues and loved ones in our lives who are struggling with chemical dependency.

Charles P. O'Brien
Charles P. O'Brien, MD, PhD, Kenneth Appel Professor, Department of Psychiatry, VA Medical Center, President, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Joe Volpicelli is one of the most creative research scientists and clinicians in the addiction field. With Maia Szalavitz, he has put together a highly practical and effective book describing a modern approach to the treatment of alcoholism and other addictive disorders. This approach is steeped in pragmatism and soundly based on science. It utilizes techniques that work and that have been adapted to the needs of individual patients. The writing is clear, succinct and understandable. It should be a very useful guide for patients, their families, and professionals in addressing this terrible disease.

William Cope Moyers
William Cope Moyers, Vice President of Public Affairs, Hazelden Foundation

Comprehensive, illuminating, and easy to read, this book points out the diverse paths to the ultimate goal—recovery from alcohol and other drug abuse.

Fred Rotgers
Fred Rotgers, Assistant Chief Psychologist, Smithers Addiction Treatment and Training Center

At last a sensible, clear guide for consumers who are facing the tough choice of seeking treatment for addictive behaviors. In a field long driven by emotion and minimal scientific evidence, Volpicelli and Szalavitz impartially review the options and explain them in clear language. In addition, they take some of the hysteria out of the issues facing substance users and their loved ones by providing a coherent summary of what we really know about alcohol and other drugs. A must read. Bravo!

Mark Kleiman
Mark Kleiman, Professor of Policy Studies at UCLA and author of Against Excess: Drug Policy For Results

Wise, accurate, responsible, accessible, and well written. I'm assigning it for my course in drug policy.

Table of Contents:

THE PROBLEM AND THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS.
Understanding Problems with Alcohol and Other Drugs.
Drugs 101.
What Causes Addiction?
Addiction Treatment Philosophies.
What Works, What Doesn't.
For Families: Stages of Change and Ways to Make a Difference.
Overcoming Barriers to Recovery.
How to Choose Treatment.
THE OPTIONS.
BRENDA: The Penn Paradigm.
Getting Off: Medications to Help You Quit.
Medications to Reduce Craving and Relapse.
Twelve-Step Programs.
Other Self-help Groups.
The Minnesota Model.
Therapeutic Communities.
Moderate-Drinking Approaches.
Harm Reduction.
Methadone.
Alternative Treatments.
Teen Treatment.
LIFE AFTER TREATMENT.
Relapse and Relapse Prevention.
Emotional and Psychological Problems in Recovery.
A New Life: Maintaining Recovery in the Long Run.
Appendix.
Notes.
Index.

Everything You Need to Know to Feel Go or Why Christians Get Sick

Everything You Need to Know to Feel Go(o)d

Author: Candace B Pert

Everything You Need to Know to Feel Go(o)d is Candace Pert’s response to the questions she’s been asked in her worldwide travels ever since the publication of her book Molecules of Emotion, and her appearance in the film What the Bleep Do We Know?! She discovered that, at the end of the day, all people really want to know is how to feel good.
Within these pages, Dr. Pert shares the answers she’s found, both in the biomedical laboratory of mainstream science and in the laboratory of her own evolving life. Her amazing journey documents how mind, body, and spirit cannot be separated; and that we’re hard-wired for bliss, which is both physical and divine. Feeling good and feeling God, she believes, are one and the same.
From beginning to end, this book takes us on an entertaining romp through the many bodymind avenues, separating the woo-woo from real science and pointing the way toward using new paradigm therapies, detoxing our food and environment, forgiving and healing our relationships, understanding depression, staying young, and creating the reality we want to experience. Consciousness, mind, emotions, and God are all factored into the mix, resulting in a lot of beneficial advice and self-development insights that will empower us toward health, well-being, and feeling . . . Go(o)d.

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Why Christians Get Sick

Author: George H Malkmus

With a diagnosis of colon cancer, Rev. Malkmus launched an intensive biblical and scientific search to find out why he, a Christian, got sick---and to possibly find an alternative treatment to the medical profession's usually unsuccessful ones. What he discovered not only brought healing to his own body, but also answered Why Christians Get Sick.

Color Me Beautifuls Looking Your Best or Lighten Up

Color Me Beautiful's Looking Your Best: Color, Makeup, and Style

Author: Mary Spillan

The classic makeup and style book, now updated for the 1990s and expanded to 12 color palettes.

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Lighten Up

Author: Charles Stuart Platkin

Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions among American children and teens, and parents are desperate for an answer that doesn't involve unhealthy extremes, while kids are desperate to feel and look better, fast.

Charles Stuart Platkin, one of the country's leading nutrition advocates and popular syndicated columnist of "The Diet Detective," outlines a step-by-step approach to painless lifestyle changes that lead to permanent weight loss, targeted specifically to the diet needs of young people. He gives practical advice on topics such as smarter options at the most common teen hang-out spots; how to eat better in the school cafeteria; how to lose weight when your parents control the food in your house; how to find satisfying "Calorie Bargains" to swap for high-calorie favorites; how to defeat your "Eating Alarm Times," and much more.

Can Survive or Autoimmune Diseases and Their Environmental Triggers

Can Survive: Reclaiming Your Life After Cancer

Author: Judith Ellis

Thoroughly updated to incorporate the sweeping changes in medical insurance and employment laws, "Can Survive" focuses squarely on the needs of recovered cancer patients. Written by a cancer survivor, this groundbreaking book is a complete resource guide designed to help with problems commonly encountered after cancer treatment, from fear of remission to job and insurance discrimination to altered relationships and long-term physical effects from chemotherapy and radiation. Interweaving stories and tips from survivors with advice from doctors, oncology nurses, psychologists, and social workers, "Can Survive" is both reassuring and pragmatically useful.

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Autoimmune Diseases and Their Environmental Triggers

Author: Elaine A Moor

Autoimmune Disease (AD) refers to any of a number of disorders caused by an immune system defect that allows the body to attack its own tissues. Some say 20 percent of the population is susceptible to Autoimmune Disease. According to current theory, individuals who develop AD do so because they are exposed to certain environmental triggers.

This work is a comprehensive resource for patients with autoimmune disease. The primary focus is on the specific environmental factors, including heavy metals, hormones, organic solvents, medications, and infectious agents, that lead to autoimmune disease and that make the symptoms worse in genetically susceptible individuals.

Sections of this work describe the immune system, the natural courses of disease for the various system-wide and organ-specific autoimmune disorders, and genetic factors and lifestyle influences associated with AD. Diagnostic concerns, conventional and alternative treatment options for AD, current research paths, and laboratory tests are also covered.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	List of Illustrations
	Introduction	1
1	Health vs. Environment	5
2	What Are Autoimmune Diseases?	17
3	What Went Wrong? The Players in Autoimmune Disease	32
4	Why Me? Genetic Factors	62
5	Environmental Triggers of Autoimmune Disease	72
6	Tricky Business, Diagnosing Autoimmune Disease	98
7	The Autoimmune Disease Spectrum	121
8	Conventional Treatment Options	155
9	Alternative Medical Treatment Options	168
10	Current Research Trends	179
11	Resources	189
	Glossary	203
	Notes	215
	Index	223

Kundalini Yoga Meditation or A Complete Guide to Obesity Surgery

Kundalini Yoga Meditation: Techniques Specific for Psychiatric Disorders, Couples Therapy, and Personal Growth

Author: David S Shannahoff Khalsa

A handbook to an effective alternative therapy.

An ancient practice, Kundalini yoga is a clinically proven therapeutic modality that includes a wide variety of complex and simple meditation techniques involving breath, sound, eye focus, and hand/arm postures. Kundalini yoga is used to treat a range of psychiatric disorders and mental health problems such as anxiety, obsessive compulsive disorder, depression, bipolar disorders, addiction and other impulse control and eating disorders, ADHD and co-morbid disorders, chronic fatigue syndrome, sleep disorders, abuse and post traumatic stress disorder. David Shannahoff-Khalsa shares a bounty of techniques and teaches clinicians how to incorporate these effective methods into their own practices both for individuals and couples.

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A Complete Guide to Obesity Surgery: Everything You Need to Know about Weight Loss Surgery and how to Succeed

Author: Bryan G Woodward

Currently, over fifteen million Americans are struggling, day-by-day, hoping for a healthier life and a means to shed massive amounts of weight. Morbid obesity is a deadly epidemic causing over 300,000 deaths annually and is second only to cigarette smoking as the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. Sufferers of morbid obesity "are sick and tired" of being "sick and tired". Feelings of desperation often lead them to attempt anything to lose 100 pounds plus of extra weight they carry, which makes them easy prey to fraudulent diet scams and untruthful advertising practices. For those who suffer with the disease of morbid obesity and have been unsuccessful at their diet attempts -- there is another answer. In this book, the answer to a better and longer life is not a quick-fix diet nor a cosmetic procedure, but a medically accepted and the only proven method of weight loss for the devastating disease of morbid obesity. The method is properly known as bariatric surgery. Throughout the pages of A Complete Guide to Obesity Surgery, readers will be informed of the many advances that have been made in bariatric surgery over the past forty-plus years, in a language they can understand. A Complete Guide to Obesity Surgery also provides a truthful representation of bariatric surgery, including the potentially dangerous risks and the many benefits from a successful surgery. In addition, the many myths regarding the causes of obesity and the surgical treatment of the disease are explained in detail.

One of the goals of this book will be to provide potential surgery candidates and their family members, the tools needed to properly weigh the risk of remaining morbidly obese versus the possible surgical complications. Readers will be informed of the surgical procedures available, how they promote weight loss, along with the advantages and disadvantages of each procedure. A Complete Guide to Obesity Surgery allows patients to gain valuable insight into surgery. This book provides readers with a step-by-step guide to researching a surgeon to postoperative care and includes postoperative diet instructions and the development of a personalized exercise prescription. The knowledge gained by reading this book will allow potential surgery candidates and their family members to form educated opinions. This ensures that each person will become prepared for the changes that will be necessary to reduce side effects and improve outcomes. Patient testimonials and pictures will provide amazing insight of the ups and downs through their surgical experience and their new lives.

Readers will find this book to be an informative, practical self-help guide to postoperative exercise and nutrition programs. A Complete Guide to Obesity Surgery is a well-organized comprehensive toolkit addressing the many issues that surround the surgical treatment of obesity.

Greater Health Gods Way or The Triathletes Guide to Off Season Training

Greater Health God's Way: Seven Steps to Inner and Outer Beauty

Author: Stormie Omartian

For everyone who has tried diet programs, only to find them less than completely satisfying, bestselling author Stormie Omartian provides a creative, practical approach to developing a person's mind, body, and spirit by outlining seven steps to a healthy life.

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The Triathlete's Guide to Off-Season Training (Ultrafit Multisport Training Series)

Author: Karen Buxton

To maintain fitness and improve performance, triathletes need to use their less rigorous off-season for training. This book shows athletes how to make it productive and enjoyable by adhering to a plan with less monotony and more variety. Triathletes are coached in determining limiters and setting training objectives, practicing yoga, using efficient drills to improve swimming, cycling, and running, and doing alternative cardiovascular conditioning activities - which releases them from the same old training plan and increases their overall commitment.

Massage Basics Card Deck or Living When a Loved One Has Died

Massage Basics Card Deck

Author: Bounty

Massage is one of the oldest forms of therapy, renowned for restoring physical and emotional health.  It encourages us to relax, so is ideal for people who lead busy, stressful lives.

Pamper yourself, family and friends; treat common ailments, aches, and pains; improve energy levels; release tension and restore emotional well being with these 50 massage sequences presented on handy easy reference cards.

 

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Living When a Loved One Has Died

Author: Earl A Grollman

When someone you love dies, Earl Grollman writes, "there is no way to predict how you will feel. The reactions of grief are not like recipes, with given ingredients, and certain results. . . . Grief is universal. At the same time it is extremely personal. Heal in your own way."

If someone you know is grieving, Living When a Loved One Has Died can help. Earl Grollman explains what emotions to expect when mourning, what pitfalls to avoid, and how to work through feelings of loss. Suitable for pocket or bedside, this gentle book guides the lonely and suffering as they move through the many facets of grief, begin to heal, and slowly build new lives.

"If you're far away when someone you care about is in mourning, send this book--it's the next best thing to being there. And if you doubt whether your being there will do any good, read this book, and you will learn how to become the wise, reassuring, and understanding person a good friend is when a loved one has died."


—Minneapolis Star

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If you're far away when someone you care about is in mourning, send this book--it's the next best thing to being there. And if you doubt whether your being there will do any good, read this book, and you will learn how to become the wise, reassuring, and understanding person a good friend is when a loved one has died.

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Please Don't Eat the Animals: All the Reasons You Need to Be a Vegetarian

Author: Jennifer Horsman

Please Don't Eat the Animals: All the Reasons You Need to Be a Vegetarian is an exciting and provocative new book on the universal benefits of being a vegetarian.

Authors Horsman and Flowers detail the many reasons for the burgeoning movement toward a plant-based diet in four short, interesting, easy-to-digest sections:

Health

Nowhere is the appeal of vegetarianism reflected more than in health issues. Scientists and doctors have begun drawing the connection between heavily meat-laden diets and the most serious health problems.

Environment

Livestock farming accounts for over half of both fresh water and ocean pollution. It significantly effects air pollution, deforestation especially of rain forests and the decimation of wildlife populations.

Animal Welfare

Animal welfare issues have gained prominence in recent years. Animal rights/ethics courses have emerged on university campuses, even in law schools. Please Don't Eat The Animals reveals the plight of animals on factory farms, a sad and troubling picture indeed.

Religious and Spiritual

Fresh and original, this section points to the fact that Christianity, Judaism, and Islam have strong injunctions against cruelty to animals. All Hindus are vegetarians. Mohammed said, "Whoever is kind to the creatures of God is kind to himself." And, according to the Buddha, "The eating of meat extinguishes the great seed of compassion."

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Asperger Parent: How to Raise a Child with Asperger Syndrome and Maintain Your Sense of Humor

Author: Jeffrey Cohen

In this "carry-on" support group, Jeffrey Cohen, father of 11-year-old Josh who was diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome at the age of five, examines what it's like to be the parent of a child with AS - where the pitfalls are and how to do your best to avoid them. With a great sense of humor and unflinching honesty, Cohen looks at all the emotions associated with being an AS parent. With an easy-to-read, anecdotal tone, this book provides essential information and emotional support without being clinical and dry.

Dr Deneses Secrets for Ageless Skin or Mothering Mother

Dr. Denese's Secrets for Ageless Skin: Younger Skin in 8 Weeks

Author: Adrienne Denes

The voice for anti-aging-and a QVC top seller with her own show on PBS-shows women how to keep their skin young and beautiful.

American women spend 4.3 billion dollars a year on skin care products that just don't work. Now, antiaging expert Dr. Adrienne Denese draws on recent medical breakthroughs, the development of new treatments and ingredients, and her own experience helping thousands of patients reverse the signs of aging to bring her skin care secrets to every woman. In this accessible, down-to-earth book, she offers practical advice, information, and techniques that guarantee results, including her 6-Step Program for Flawless Skin.

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Mothering Mother: A Daughter's Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir

Author: Carol D ODell

Compelling, heartrending, brutally honest, and funny by turns, this personal memoir chronicles the author's decision not to put her mother—who has Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease—in "one of those homes" and relays the far-reaching consequences this choice has on her entire family. This refreshing and entertaining account, written in real time during the last three years of her mother's life, will help those struggling with their own decisions regarding elder care and end of life decisions. Touching on the importance of relationships—how they impact personal belief systems and attitudes about quality of life—this authentic and timely narrative explores the larger questions of faith, hope, and ultimately, death.

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A beautiful rendering of a difficult but all-too-common situation, told with plenty of humor, a touch of martyrdom, and much love.

Times Union (Jacksonville Florida)

Make[s] you laugh and cry, often at the same time, and would be a godsend to current or potential care-givers.

Armchair Interviews

Carol O'Dell is my new hero. . . . Told in vignettes instead of a linear fashion, O'Dell tells in brutal honesty the horrors and pleasures of exactly what one shoulders when saying, 'Come live with us; I'll take care of you.'

What People Are Saying

Judy H. Wright
"I loved this book! I not only loved it, I lived it. I laughed, I smiled and shuddered reading this book. O'Dell has captured the essence of every Baby Boomer's struggle to parent our parents."--(Judy H. Wright, author, Kids, Chores & More)