GL Diet For Dummies or Healing Back Pain Naturally

GL Diet For Dummies

Author: Nigel Denby

If you’re sick of no-carb diets, or just looking for a healthy eating plan, then the GL Diet is for you. No more calculations, no calorie-counting and no more cravings for carbs – as long as you stick to foods that are low in GL, you can stay healthy and lose weight without having to go without. The GL Diet For Dummies explains the science behind the plan, helps you to incorporate GL into your everyday life and gives readers 80 recipes to try.

Table of Contents:

Introduction.

Part I: Getting Started.

Chapter 1: Introducing GL: Healthy Eating in the Real World.

Chapter 2: Checking Out the Science behind GL.

Chapter 3: Starting Your Low-GL Plan.

Part II: Shopping and Eating Out.

Chapter 4: Cruising with Confidence: Low-GL Shopping and Eating on the Run.

Chapter 5: Table for Two? Eating Out GL-Style.

Part III: Morning to Night Recipes.

Chapter 6: Starting Your Day with a Low-GL Breakfast.

Chapter 7: Doing Lunch: Low-GL Lunches at Home and on the GO.

Chapter 8: Delectable Dinners: Low-GL Suppers and Ideas for Entertaining.

Chapter 9: Just Desserts: Virtuous Low-GL Puddings.

Chapter 10: Smart Snacks: Low-GL Quick Bites and Healthy Nibbles.

Part IV: Optimising GL.

Chapter 11: Replacing Common Ingredients with GL-friendly Alternatives.

Chapter 12: Placing GL in the Healthy Living Jigsaw.

Chapter 13: Medical Benefits of the GL Diet.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 14: Ten Reasons for Eating the Low-GL Way.

Chapter 15: Ten Best GL Web Sites.

Chapter 16: Ten GL-Savvy Food Swaps.

Appendix: A–Z List of Low-GL Foods.

Index.

New interesting book: Book of Mediterranean Food or Chai

Healing Back Pain Naturally: The Mind-Body Program Proven to Work

Author: Art Brownstein

Dr. Art Brownstein suffered back pain for twenty agonizing years. Now he shares the cure that worked for him and thousands of others: his revolutionary Back to Life Program.

Sharing his own story of surgery, painkiller dependency, and severe depression, Dr. Brownstein guides you through the recovery program that gave him his life back. Today, he runs a medical practice, bikes, surfboards, teaches yoga, and leads an active life -- free of pain!

Library Journal

After abusing his back for years, Brownstein, a practicing physician, turned to conventional medicine for relief. Surgery did not reduce the pain and led to an ongoing use of strong painkillers. Frustrated, Brownstein embarked on his own self-healing journey. The knowledge he acquired from yoga, meditation, diet, relaxation, and deep breathing was channeled into a program he calls Back To Life. Unlike the quick fixes offered by conventional medicine, Brownstein's program works holistically and requires changing unhealthy life patterns. He introduces the reader to a stretching program and strengthening exercises (demonstrated in black-and-white photos), then covers stress management, nutrition, return to work, and the psycho-spiritual elements of recovery. This is a readable book, less blunt than John Sarno's groundbreaking Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection (Warner, 1991). Back pain sufferers disappointed by conventional approaches will want this. Recommended for consumer health collections.--Lisa McCormick, Health Sciences Lib., Jewish Hosp., Cincinnati

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How to improve back health through exercise, yoga-based stretches, and stress reduction-a reasonable plan. Brownstein (a clinical instructor of medicine at the University of Hawaii, Manoa) suffered multiple injuries and severe back pain for 20 years; when traditional medicines and surgery failed to help, he found relief by creating a regimen drawing on yoga, meditation, and other alternative therapies. His program is sound, and his starting point valuable-rather than looking for an initiating catastrophic injury as the basis for designing treatment, chronic back pain sufferers would do better to understand their acute event as the culmination of years of stress, poor body mechanics, and possible weight and nutrition problems. His second important point is that almost all back pain originates in the muscles (rather than bone or other structures). This program is aimed, therefore at muscular fitness, principally with the extensive, progressive stretches based on yoga poses. Brownstein is careful to give appropriate cautions along the way: when to seek medical help, possible signs of serious disease. Nutritional advice, stress-reduction exercises, advice on lifestyle changes, and "Emotional and Spiritual Lessons for Healing" round out the program. Reliable advice for a common problem, with a spiritual/yoga flavor that will have special appeal for some sufferers. ($70,000 ad/promo; author tour) .

When Your Body Aches or The Easy Fitness Workbook

When Your Body Aches: A Quick Reference to Treating Bone, Joint, and Muscle Pain

Author: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeon

One in seven Americans suffer some form of body ache. Yet very often the pain can be cured at home with simple remedies --if you know how.

Interesting book: The Body Sculpting Bible for Chest and Arms or Ayurveda

The Easy Fitness Workbook: The Complete Fitness Class in a Book

Author: Lorna Lee Malcolm

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Ageless or Natural Therapies for Mitral Valve Prolapse

Ageless: The Naked Truth about Bioidentical Hormones

Author: Suzanne Somers

Can you really feel better as you get older?

Is aging without illness possible?

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

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

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

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

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

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

• The dangers of perimenopause and how women can treat it

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

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

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

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

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

How young is your energy?

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

Also available as a Random House Large Print Edition

Library Journal

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

Books about: Nobility and Civility or Degrees of Freedom

Natural Therapies for Mitral Valve Prolapse (Good Health Guide)

Author: Ronald L Hoffman

Relief for a condition affecting seven million people.

Bobbi Brown Beauty Evolution or Fibromyalgia

Bobbi Brown Beauty Evolution: A Guide to a Lifetime of Beauty

Author: Bobbi Brown

A celebration of beauty across the generations.

This positive-outlook guide for women reflects, as Bobbi says, "What happens to us as we make our way through life, and how we can continue making ourselves better." Bobbi shares her candid views of her own beauty odyssey, as well as her formidable makeup expertise, to help women feel good about themselves at every age. In the engaging, down-to-earth style that's pure Bobbi, she addresses the need-to-know issues we all face at one time or another -- from how to deal with changes in skin to what adjustments in makeup application are really necessary (and appropriate) as we get older. Also included are the personal, heartfelt thoughts of women from all walks of life -- all ages, shapes, sizes, and ethnicities -- reflecting on what beauty means to them. Their words serve to underscore Bobbi's message that true beauty "comes from having confidence and feeling good about who you are."

Publishers Weekly

Brown, celebrity make-up artist and founder of a highly successful cosmetics line, here follows her bestselling Bobbi Brown Beauty and Bobbi Brown Teenage Beauty with a winning guide to looking good throughout a lifetime. With the warmth and encouragement of a fellow comrade, Brown encourages 20-somethings to keep their makeup minimal, 30-somethings to take better care of their skin and 70-somethings to relax and enjoy all they've achieved (easy for Brown to say; she's 45). Peppering her book with diet and exercise tips, Brown includes how-tos on getting rid of body hair, spider veins and those annoying bumps ("not exactly a rash and not pimples") that can line certain female arms. With chapters on pregnancy, plastic surgery and even coping with cancer, this friendly resource is one to keep next to the eyeliner. And throughout, Brown urges her readers to feel good about themselves: what makeup can't fix, she says, self-confidence can. (Oct.) Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

Book review: Awareness Through Movement or Animal Vegetable Miracle

Fibromyalgia: The Complete Guide from Medical Experts and Patients

Author: Sharon Ostalecki

Fibromyalgia is a severe musculoskeletal pain and fatigue syndrome that afflicts approximately 3 to 6 million Americans. Fibromyalgia: The Complete Guide from Medical Experts and Patients is a comprehensive guide for patients and families. The book provides authoritative, practical advice and answers to common questions about this condition to help patients and families achieve a greater understanding of all aspects of dealing with fibromyalgia.

Table of Contents:

Preface     xiii
Contributors     xix
Editor's Biography     xxiii
Fibromyalgia   Joseph Meerschaert, MD   Peter Ianni, PhD     1
Understanding Fibromyalgia     1
Diagnosis     3
The Examination     4
The Causes of Pain in FM     8
The Treatment Team     9
A Final Word     14
Fibrolyalgia: A Patient's Perspective   Jane Charlton     17
Sleep: An Overview   M. Safwan Badr, MD   Anan Salloum, MD     25
The Physiology of Sleep     25
Sleep Disorders     30
Conclusion     38
Interventional Treatments for Fibromyalgia and Other Pain Conditions   Dennis W. Dobritt, DO     41
Trigger Point Injections     43
Nerve Blocks     44
Spinal Injections     47
Cryolesioning and Radiofrequency Lesioning     49
Intervertebral Disc Procedures     50
Advanced Interventional Therapies     51
Pharmacology Management in Fibromyalgia   Randy Schad, RPh     55
Drug Therapy     56
Potential Herbal and Prescription Medication Interaction     70
Conclusion     70
Growing Up, Living With, and Managing Fibromyalgia   Jerry Sauve     73
Endocrine Dysfunction Concurrent with Fibromyalgia   Sander J. Paul, MD     83
Thyroid Disease     83
Adrenal Disease     94
Conclusions     99
Temporomandibular Disorders (TMD) and Facial Pain   Ghabi Kaspo, DDS     103
Musculoskeletal Disorders     104
TMJ Anatomy     105
Symptoms of TMD     108
Additional Symptoms Associated with TMD     110
TMD Treatment     112
Self-Management     116
Finding a Specialist     117
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Concurrent with Fibromyalgia   Olafur S. Palsson, PsyD   Donald Moss, PhD     119
The Nature of IBS     120
Demographics     120
Causes of IBS     120
The Impact of IBS     122
IBS and Fibromyalgia     123
Treatment of IBS     125
The Future Direction of Treatment     127
Acupuncture in the Management of Fibromyalgia   Mitchell Elkiss, DO     131
The Ancient Theory of Acupuncture     132
Modern Theories of Acupuncture     132
Chronic Pain     133
Acupuncture for Chronic Pain/Fibromyalgia     134
How Does Acupuncture Work?     134
Fibromyalgia     135
An Acupuncture Treatment     136
Advantages of Acupuncture     137
Visual Problems Concurrent with Fibromyalgia   Randy Houdek, OD     141
Eye Problems Directly Related to Fibromyalgia     142
Complications Secondary to Treatment Options     150
Coming to Terms with Chronic Pain   Peter Ianni, PhD     153
Fibromyalgia and the Nervous System     153
Treatment     156
ADHD and Fibromyalgia: Related Conditions?   Joel L. Young, MD   Judith Redmond, MA     165
Surprising Early Findings     167
Disease-State Impact     168
ADHD     168
AFRSC     171
A Case Study     173
We Need to Know More     175
A Guy's Perspective: Tke Other 20% of the Fibro Population   Robert S. Leider     179
Physical Therapy Evaluation and Treatment of Fibromyalgia   Loren DeVinney, PT, OMPT     185
Brain and Muscle Dysfunction     186
Special Challenges in Managing Fibromyalgia     187
Developing a Treatment Plan     187
Plan of Care     189
Choosing a Muscle Therapist     195
Patient Education     195
The Phases of Physical Therapy     196
Posture/Body Mechanic Training   Loren DeVinney, PT, OMPT     201
Proper Posture     202
Evaluation of Posture     206
Poor Posture Corrections     207
Posture Exercises     207
Body Mechanics     209
Ergonomics     210
Conclusion     212
Self-Management Techniques   Sharon Ostalecki, PhD     213
Learning     215
Journaling     215
Saying "No"     216
Delegating     217
Prioritizing     218
Stress Reduction     219
Support Groups     220
The Basics Summarized     220
Healing Through Yoga   Sarah Bates, OTR, RYT     223
How and Why Yoga Helps Relieve Fibromyalgia     224
Practicing Yoga     225
Attending Yoga Classes     230
For People Experiencing Severe Flare-ups or New to Yoga      230
For People Experiencing Moderate Flare-ups, Recovering from Severe Flare-ups, Stable with Some Symptoms, or with Some Yoga Experience     231
For Endurance     231
For People in Remission-Either Symptom-Free or Close to It     232
Nutrition and Healing   Sharon Ostalecki, PhD     233
Disease and Nutrition     234
Hypoglycemia     236
Diet     237
Fuel Efficiency     242
Food Sensitivities     243
A Final Note     248
Journey to Motherhood   Gina Hutter     249
Importance of Foot and Ankle Alignment in Fibromyalgia   Ernst Bastian, CO     263
Common Foot Problems in Fibromyalgia Patients     264
Orthotics     268
Shoes     270
Behaviorally Reconnecting Mind and Body   Donald Moss, PhD     273
The Signs and Symptoms of Fibromyalgia     274
Mechanisms of Fibromyalgia Addressed by Mind-Body Therapies     275
Precipitating Factors or Events Leading to the Onset of Fibromyalgia     277
Mind-Body Therapy Approaches for Fibromyalgia     278
How Can You Benefit?     284
Resources     286
Did You Get the License Number of the Truck That Hit Me?   Jenny Melkvik     289
Resources     297
Glossary     305
Index     317

Building Bridges through Sensory Integration or The Journey through Cancer

Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration: Therapy for Children with Autism and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders

Author: Paula Aquilla

This book is perfect for those working with young children, but broad enough to be adapted for older children and adults. It provides creative techniques and useful tips while offering innovative strategies and practical advice for dealing with everyday challenges, including managing behaviors, improving muscle tone, developing social skills, selecting diets -- and more! Written by three experienced occupational therapists, Building Bridges through Sensory Integration offers a combination of theory and strategies. Part one explains the role of occupational therapists in treatment and an examination of the theory of sensory integration. Part two offers methods of identifying sensory integration problems in children, along with a range of strategies and activity suggestions.

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The Journey through Cancer: Healing and Transforming the Whole Person

Author: Jeremy Dr Geffen

The most important Cancer Book You will Ever Read

What do you do when your world is turned upside-down by a diagnosis of cancer? How do you sort through the dizzying array of conventional and nonconventional treatment options while also searching for meaningful ways of embracing the mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions of healing?

The Journey Through Cancer answers these questions and more. Board-certified oncologist Jeremy Geffen, MD, has spent more than fifteen years providing treatment, guidance, and care for thousands of cancer patients and their families. In this groundbreaking work, he offers real and inspiring solutions to the unique challenges encountered on the cancer journey, while honoring and caring for the whole person—and his or her entire family—at every step along the way.

Full of practical guidance, The Journey Through Cancer will help you to:

• Understand the essential aspects of conventional diagnosis, staging, and treatment.

• Make informed and intelligent choices about the most effective, safe, and reliable complementary and alternative therapies.

• Discover new possibilities for physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being.

Textbook of Palliative Nursing or The Mens Health Gym Bible

Textbook of Palliative Nursing

Author: Betty R Ferrell

The Textbook of Palliative Nursing is an international resource for nurses in the emerging field of palliative care. Throughout the text, the editors focus on the priniples of palliative care throughout the course of a chronic progressive incurable disease rather than only at the end of life. The scope is broad and the content, contributed by over 80 national and international nurse experts, covers the world of palliative care nursing across many different settings. Included are long term care, home care, hospice, acute care settings, intensive care units and out patient/ office settings. The needs of special populations are addressed, including, pediatrics, the elderly, the cognitively impaired, the poor and under-served, the homeless, and those with AIDS. Assessment, symptom management, spirituality, the meaning of hope at end-of-life, special issues for nurses who provide end-of-life care, issues of truth telling, and ethical issues are all addressed.

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Reviewer: Lisa Stepp, PhD, RN, APN, AOCN, CRNH (Private Practice)
Description: Nurses have long held a central role in the care of hospice patients. They were the first to display a professional drive to provide individuals with relief and support at the end of life.
Purpose: This book has been prepared to educate nurses in hospice and palliative care. Due to the core positioning of nurses in hospice and palliative care, comprehensive books are necessary to guide nurses in clinical practice.
Audience: Nurse clinicians and nursing students will find this book to be a welcome addition to their library. Contributors are all leaders in the field of hospice care. Their long term commitment and wealth of experience in hospice care lend a high level of credibility to this book.
Features: This book covers all areas of nursing practice related to caring for the terminally ill. Starting with the development and philosophy of hospice, the book addresses issues such as physical care and emotional and psychosocial care. The illustrations, graphs, and algorithms enhance readers' ability to understand the information.
Assessment: Most books that cover nursing issues related to hospice and palliative care have been written in the U.K. This has presented some difficulty for their use in the U.S. This book, however, provides information specific to practice in the U.S. It is a much needed and welcome addition to the exciting body of literature on hospice and palliative care.

Rating

5 Stars! from Doody

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The Men's Health Gym Bible

Author: Myatt Murphy

Backed with the authority of the world’s leading men’s lifestyle magazine, this is the ultimate resource for guys looking for a total gym experience

In The Men’s Health Gym Bible, certified strength and conditioning coach Mike Mejia and magazine contributor Myatt Murphy instruct readers in the optimal use of a gym for strength training and cardiovascular fitness. The authors advise both novices and longtime gym rats on:

• how to choose the right personal trainer

• the value of group fitness classes—and how to fit them into any workout schedule

• how to design a gym program that meets personal fitness goals

Packed with hundreds of photographs that demonstrate proper technique for every piece of equipment found in the typical gym, The Men’s Health Gym Bible is the must-have accessory for every gym membership. There is simply no other book on the market that so comprehensively and expertly addresses the needs of gym enthusiasts.

Food and Mood or Way of the Shaman

Food and Mood: The Complete Guide to Eating Well and Feeling Your Best

Author: Elizabeth Somer

Why do you feel tired after eating a full meal? Why do you have so much trouble concentrating? Why do you crave chocolate? Can diet affect depression? Is there a natural cure for insomnia? Nutrition expert Elizabeth Somer answers all these questions and more in this completely updated and revised second edition to her nutritional guide Food and Mood. The result of research encompassing thousands of the most up-to-date scientific studies, Somer explains how what we eat has a direct influence on how we feel, think, sleep, look, and act. She addresses specific food-related issues including health conditions, food cravings, diet struggles, stress, PMS, winter blues, energy levels, depression, memory, and sleep patterns, as well as tackling the issue of supplements and providing the real story on those you need and those you don't. Included is Somer's revolutionary Feeling Good Diet, a program that shows you how to take control of your eating habits to benefit mood and mental functioning now.

Publishers Weekly

What at first glance would appear to be yet another look at the relationships of food with emotional state is, instead, an extremely well-researched probe of what a good diet can mean to both body and mind. Somer, editor of Nutrition Report, dispels many of the myths about specific foods and diet patterns, putting in their place scientific studies showing the links between mood and diet. Among the topics she discusses are food cravings, stress and diet, food allergies and intolerances, eating disorders, premenstrual syndrome and how food can affect sleep patterns. More than 100 tables, charts and worksheets help readers evaluate their diets and make appropriate changes. Menus and recipes are also included, and the need for supplements is discussed. Readers will appreciate Somer's no-nonsense style and the absence of contrived anecdotes to make important dietary points. Although some may find that the book gets off to a slow start, those who stick with it will find a valuable nutritional sourcebook. (Jan.)

Library Journal

The author of numerous books on nutrition (e.g., Nutrition for Women, LJ 10/15/93) and the editor of the monthly Nutrition Report, Somer has compiled ample information from scientific research that links nutrition to depression, mood swings, seasonal affective disorder (SAD), and premenstrual syndrome (PMS). She includes over 100 tables, charts, and worksheets to help readers access their own mood swings plus nutritional menus and recipes to help counter these swings. Her only false step is recommending that anyone short on time purchase pre-cut vegetables, since vegetables begin losing nutrients when they are cut. Only those who are truly interested in nutritional research will be motivated to read this book from cover to cover, but it will serve as a good reference for any reader. Recommended for large nutrition collections.-Loraine F. Sweetland, Rebok Memorial Lib., Silver Spring, Md.

Booknews

A practical guide to improving one's eating habits and understanding the complex relationship between food and physical and mental health. Somer, a nutritionist, provides clear explanations of food compounds and chemicals, blood sugar, and "smart foods," as well as PMS, SAD, depression, stress, poor sleep, food allergies, eating disorders, and how a healthy diet (she touts one called "The Feeling Good Diet") can improve these conditions. Contains an extensive glossary. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	xiii
	Foreword	xv
	Introduction	xvii
I.	The Food-Mood Link
1	How Food Affects Your Mood	5
	Getting to Know Your Neurons	6
	A Symphony of Chemicals	8
	What You Eat Affects How You Feel	11
	The Diet-Made Chemicals: Serotonin, Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Acetylcholine	13
	The Survival Chemicals: Neuropeptide Y (NPY), Galanin, and the Endorphins	20
	Beyond the Brain	25
	The Highs and Lows of Blood Sugar	26
	When Eating Becomes Unhealthy	29
	Nature Versus Nurture	31
	How Are You Eating? A Self-Assessment	32
2	Do You Crave Carbohydrates?	44
	Biological Callings	46
	Endorphins, Sugar, and Instant Gratification	49
	Doing the Blood-Sugar Boogie	57
	How Sweet It Is	59
	Eat and Be Merry	60
3	Other Food Cravings: Sweet-and-Creamy, Chocolate, and Salt	69
	Your "Fat Tooth"	70
	Fat for Survival	73
	More on Endorphins and Fat Cravings	75
	The Fat Thermostat	76
	A Calorie Is Not Just a Calorie	77
	Why We Crave Fat: A Simple Explanation	80
	Fake Fats: There's No Such Thing as a Free Lunch	80
	Chocoholics: Can't Live With It, Can't Live Without It	82
	That Craving for Salt	87
	Cravings Finale	88
4	No Energy? Could Be Your Diet	95
	Your Mother Was Right	97
	Wake Up and Smell the Coffee	104
	Sugarcoated Sleeping Pill	108
	Bypassing the Midday Doldrums	112
	Ironing Out Fatigue	113
	Vitamins and Minerals in Short Supply	115
	Can Food Allergies Cause Fatigue?	115
	Additives, Preservatives, and Fatigue	118
	Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Dietary Approach	119
	The Energizing Lifestyle	120
5	PMS and SAD	124
	Premenstrual Syndrome: The Period Before Your Period	125
	PMS, Calories, and Cravings	129
	PMS Pills, Potions, and Powders	131
	What You Can Do About PMS: From Fat and Coffee to Supplements	131
	Are You SAD?	139
	SAD and Light	143
	The Serotonin Connection	143
	The Sunshine Vitamin and SAD	146
	SAD Basics	146
	Beyond Light and Diet	149
6	Food and the Blues	151
	Stop the Cycle, I Want to Get Off	152
	Amino Acid Alchemy	155
	I'm in the Mood for Fat	155
	The B[subscript 6] Connection	158
	Other Vitamins and Minerals: In the Pink or Feeling Blue?	159
	Blues-Free Basics	162
	That Exercise Thing You Do	164
	Natural Mood Boosters	166
7	Stress and Diet	169
	Prehistoric Stress	170
	The Mind-Body Connection	172
	How Stress Affects Your Nutrition	173
	Worry and the Common Cold	174
	Stress-Fighting Nutrition Factors	176
	Caffeine Jitters, High Anxiety	180
	Cholesterol and Hostility: Is There a Connection?	184
	Calm Down with Exercise	185
	Stress-Proof Basics	186
8	Smart Foods	191
	The History of Smart Foods	192
	It Starts Earlier Than You Think	193
	As You Eat, So Shall You Think	195
	Fish Really Is Brain Food	198
	Crank Up Cognition with Coffee	200
	Antioxidants and the Brain Drain	201
	B's on the Report Card	205
	What Do Eggs, Wheat Germ, and Your Brain Have in Common?	209
	Phosphatidyl What?	211
	Iron Intelligence	212
	Exercise and De-Stress Your Brain	212
9	Can't Sleep?	216
	You're Not Alone	216
	Some Sleep-Stealing Foods	222
	Are You Allergic to Sleep?	224
	Night Awakenings	225
	Boosting Serotonin: From Supplements to Popcorn	226
	B Vitamins, Minerals, and Your Snooze Control	227
	Stacking the Deck in Favor of Sleep	229
II.	Reining in Out-Of-Control Appetites
10	Why Do You Overeat?	235
	Born to Be Hungry	237
	When Chemicals Run Amok	238
	Savor the Taste	240
	Know How, No Way	246
	Overeating All the Right Foods	250
11	Food Abuse: Eating for All the Wrong Reasons	252
	The Psychology of Eating Habits	253
	Confusing Food with Love	254
	Beyond Fad Diets	255
	The ABCs of Food Abuse	260
III.	Nutrition Know-How for Feeling Your Best
12	The Feeling Good Diet	269
	The Un-Diet	270
	In a Nutshell	271
	Before You Begin	280
	You're Worth It	285
13	Putting the Feeling Good Diet into Practice	287
	The Shopping Tour	287
	Produce Potpourri: Fresh, Frozen, Canned, and Organic	288
	The Grain Exchange: Whole Grains Versus Refined	292
	The Meat and Seafood Market	292
	The Dairy Case	296
	Planning Your Meals and Snacks	299
	Five Simple Guidelines	300
	The Right Pro-Portion	302
	Satisfying Snacks	303
	The Dining-Out Dilemma	303
	Feeling Good Menus	306
14	Do You Need Supplements to Feel Good?	321
	In Search of the Balanced Diet	323
	So What?	324
	Sixty-two Cups of Spinach	325
	The Supplement Controversy	326
	Supplements + Diet	327
	The Guidelines: As Simple as 1, 2, 3	327
Appendix	Food Groups and Servings Sizes in the Feeling Good Diet	336
	Recipes for Feeling Your Best	348
	Resources	387
	Selected References	393
	Index	409

New interesting textbook: Zin or Strengthen Your Performance in Psychological Tests

Way of the Shaman: Tenth Anniversary Edition

Author: Michael J Harner

This comprehensive anthology contains writings vital to all the major non-Western religious traditions, arranged thematically. It includes colourful descriptions of deities, creation myths, depictions of death and the afterlife, teachings on the relationship between humanity and the sacred, religious rituals and practices, and prayers and hymns. Mircea Eliade, a recognized pioneer in the systematic study of the history of the world’s religions, includes excerpts from the Quran, the Book of the Dead, the Rig Veda, the Bhagavad Gita, the Homeric Hymns, and the Popol Vuh, to name just a few. Oral accounts from Native American, African, Maori, Australian Aborigine, and other people are also included.

Tappan on Survival or Lavender

Tappan on Survival

Author: Mel Tappan

One of the greatest books ever written on practical survival is back in print for the next generation of self-reliant citizens! Mel Tappan was the godfather of the modern preparedness movement, and this classic collection of his writings is an indispensable resource for information on how to develop a survival mind-set, identify the best survival locations, store food, maintain communications, select firearms and much more. A new foreword by Bruce Clayton, himself an important figure in the preparedness movement after the publication of his book Life After Doomsday in 1980, describes the unique appeal of Tappan's writings and personality, puts Tappan's role in the survivalist movement in historical perspective and explains why his work is still highly relevant today.

New interesting textbook: Good Housekeeping Illustrated Book of Pregnancy and Baby Care or Bob Greenes Total Body Makeover

Lavender: Growing & Using Lavender for Fragrance, Mood & Body Care

Author: Jessie Hawkins

All of lavender’s luscious qualities come together in this comprehensive volume that covers how to grow it and use its flowers and oils for a variety of healing, cooking, and beauty purposes. Drying lavender for making sachets, wands, and wreaths is covered, as well as extracting its essential oils to make body oil, body powder, and lip balm. A culinary section features recipes for making staples such as lavender pepper, salt, honey, sugar, and vinegar, as well as full meals that feature herbed chevre with crostini, lavender pistachio lamb chops, and lavender ice cream. Lavender's healing properties include alleviating motion sickness, reducing nightmares, and acting as a decongestant—instructions for preparing the herb for these purposes are included.

Queen of Fats or The Sages Tao Te Ching

Queen of Fats: Why Omega-3s Were Removed from the Western Diet and What We Can Do to Replace Them

Author: Susan Allport

A nutritional whodunit that takes readers from Greenland to Africa to Israel, The Queen of Fats gives a fascinating account of how we have become deficient in a nutrient that is essential for good health: the fatty acids known as omega-3s. Writing with intelligence and passion, Susan Allport tells the story of these vital fats, which are abundant in greens and fish, among other foods. She describes how scientists came to understand the role of omega-3s in our diet, why commercial processing has removed them from the food we eat, and what the tremendous consequences have been for our health. In many Western countries, epidemics of inflammatory diseases and metabolic disorders have been traced to omega-3 deficiencies. The Queen of Fats provides information for every consumer who wants to reduce the risk of heart disease, cancer, arthritis, and obesity and to improve brain function and overall health. This important and compelling investigation into the discovery, science, and politics of omega-3s will transform our thinking about what we should be eating.
* Includes steps you can take to add omega-3s to your diet
* Shows why eating fish is not the only way, or even the best way, to increase omega-3s.
* Provides a new way to understand the complex advice about the role and importance of fats in the body
* Explains how and why the food industry has created a deadly imbalance of fats in our foods
* Shows how omega-3s can be reintroduced to our diet through food enrichment and changes in the feeding of livestock

Table of Contents:

1	What's for dinner?	1
2	A trip to Greenland	14
3	How the omegas got their name	25
4	Monsieur cholesterol	45
5	Fishy fats	54
6	Tree lard and cow oil	68
7	The chemist in the kitchen	76
8	Out of Africa ...	86
9	... and into the membrane	96
10	Where have all the omega-3s gone?	103
11	The speed of life	120
12	Putting omega-3s back into your food supply	138
13	The proof is in the pudding	147

Look this: Fixing Global Finance or Tippecanoe and Tyler Too

The Sage's Tao Te Ching: Ancient Advice for the Second Half of Life

Author: William Martin

Completing the trilogy that began with the Parent's Tao Te Ching (praised as "pure gold" by Hugh Prather) and continued with the Couple's Tao Te Ching ("a singular book," said George Fowler), William Martin now distills and freshly reinterprets the Tao for "sages," or those in the second half of life. As Martin writes, sages are the "primary keepers and transmitters of wisdom, culture, values, and spirituality." Martin's free-verse interpretation captures the ancient spirit of Lao Tzu's text, yet speaks directly to modern readers. The text is accompanied by a visual interpretation of the Tao in more than 50 original ink-brush drawings. Like the Parent's Tao and Couple's Tao before it, the Sage's Tao has the hallmarks of a classic. "You have ceased trying /To tie up all loose ends./You have discovered/That life does not need to be neat/You have more questions than answers,/And this is a great delight to you./You trust the mystery of life/Without having to possess it." - from the book

Magical Aromatherapy or Weight Training

Magical Aromatherapy: The Power of Scent

Author: Scott Cunningham

People talk a lot about the importance of certain books. Frankly, in spite of the fact that more than 170,000 people have bought Scott Cunningham's Magical Aromatherapy, people don't talk about this being an important book. Well, I think it is very remarkable and I want to share my reasons.

Aleister Crowley defined magic as an art and a science. Ancient magical arts included mathematics, geometry, astronomy, chemistry, and more. Today they are sciences. It could legitimately be claimed that since the magic of the past is the science of today, then the magic of today may be the science of tomorrow. But is there any indication of such conversions?

Absolutely. One of the most ancient of magical sciences is magical perfumery. It has long been recognized that certain scents produce certain responses in your physical, mental, and emotional bodies. It also can affect the environment. Scientists used to scoff at this "superstition."

Not any more.

Every day, more and more scientific reports show that certain scents, sometimes ones that seem highly unlikely, have strong physical effects on people. You've probably seen the reports in the news. Has science verified every part of magical perfumery? No, it has not. But the basic idea has been proven, and an entire science called aromatherapy has developed.

Magical Aromatherapy is the first book to bridge the gap and unite the modern science with the ancient magical art. This is further proof of the validity of magic. And it is something that you can discover and use immediately. Scott includes full instructions based on traditional lore for 100 aromatics. The associations he gives for them will allow you to use thesescents to enhance virtually any ritual you might need.

I would like to invite you to take part in this nascent science. You will find it can improve your life easily and effectively. And all you need to begin is this clear, important, and potent book.

Table of Contents:

	Preface	xi
	Foreword	xv
Part I	Scent
Chapter 1	Magical Aromatherapy	3
Chapter 2	Divine Fragrances	9
Chapter 3	Fragrant Plant Materials	25
Chapter 4	Essential Oils	33
Chapter 5	Methods and Techniques	41
Part II	The Aromas	51
Part III	Tables
	Introduction	153
	Magical Changes and Recommended Scents/Essential Oils	153
	Aromas of the Days of the Week	160
	Aromas of the Seasons	161
	Aromas of the Lunar Cycles	161
	Affinities of Essential Oils with Crystals	162
	Aromas of the Elements	163
	Aromas of the Planets	165
	Aromas of the Zodiac	167
	Essential Oil Blends	168
	Synthetic and Genuine Oils	172
	Hazardous Essential Oils	175
Appendix I	Essential Oil Distributors	179
Appendix II	Plant and Dried Plant Products Distributors	181
Appendix III	Aromatherapy Organizations and Publications	184
	Glossary	186
	Bibliography	190
	Index	200

Books about: Principles of Service Marketing and Management or The Advice Business

Weight Training: Chest and Back (Quamut)

Author: Quamut

Quamut is the fastest, most convenient way to learn how to do almost anything. From tasting wine to managing your retirement accounts, Quamut gives you reliable information in a concise chart format that you can take anywhere. Quamut charts are:

• Authoritative: Written by experts in their field so you have the most reliable information available.
• Clear: Our explanations take you step-by-step through everything from performing CPR to threading a needle.
• Concise: You’ll learn just what you need to know—no more, no less.
• Precise: Quamut charts include detailed text, photos, and illustrations to show you exactly how to do just about anything.
• Portable: Your know-how goes with you wherever your projects lead.

Look great, coming and going.

A strong chest and back improve your appearance and athletic performance and can do wonders to improve posture and reduce back pain. This guide will show you what you need to know to:

• Use proper form to make chest and back training safer and more effective

• Stretch your chest and back to limit injury and improve flexibility

• Perform more than 20 exercises for the major muscles of your chest and back

Complete Candida Yeast Guidebook or The Whartons Stretch Book

Complete Candida Yeast Guidebook: Everything You Need to Know about Prevention, Treatment and Diet

Author: Jeanne Marie Martin

Have you been told your health problems are all in your head? Do you suffer from low energy, depression, digestive problems, and/or excessive skin irritation? If so, you may have an overgrowth of a common yeast, Candida albicans. Fueled by everything from diet to medication to environmental factors, this hidden epidemic affects as many as 90 percent of Americans and Canadians -- men, women, and children alike.

Now there are effective alternatives to your suffering. This eye-opening guide will help you conquer Candida and achieve optimal mental, physical, and emotional health.

Books about: Best of the Best from Florida Cookbook or Indulge

The Wharton's Stretch Book

Author: Jim Wharton

Whether you're a serious competitor or weekend warrior, you know that proper stretching before and after your workout can improve your performance, increase your flexibility, help prevent injury, and make you feel better. But did you know that the traditional way of stretching - lock your knees, bounce, hold, hurt, hold longer - actually makes muscles tighter and more prone to injury? There's a new and better way to stretch: Active-Isolated Stretching. And with The Whartons' Stretch Book, the method used successfully by scores of professional, amateur, and Olympic athletes is now available to everyone. This groundbreaking technique, developed by researchers, coaches, and trainers, and pioneered by Jim and Phil Wharton, is your new exercise prescription. The routine is simple: First, you prepare to stretch one isolated muscle at a time. Then you actively contract the muscle opposite the isolated muscle, which will then relax in preparation for its stretch. You stretch it gently and quickly - for no more than two seconds - releasing it before it goes into its protective contraction. Then you repeat. Simple, but the results are outstanding. The Whartons' Stretch Book explains it all. Part I contains the Active-Isolated Stretch Catalog, with fully illustrated, easy-to-follow stretches for each of five body zones, from neck and shoulders to trunk, arms, and legs - over fifty stretches in all. Part II offers specific stretching prescriptions for over fifty-five sports and activities, from running, tennis, track, and aerobics to skiing, skating, and swimming. You'll also find advice on stretching for daily activities such as driving, working at a desk, lifting, and keyboarding. Part III discusses stretching for life, with specific recommendations for expectant mothers and older athletes. It also includes specific stretching exercises that could help you avoid unnecessary surgery.

Library Journal

This humorously written, nonscientific book is directed at both amateur and professional athletes. The authors describe their "breakthrough method" of Active-Isolated Stretching. The premise is that quick contractions of the muscle opposite the desired muscle will greatly boost athletic or occupational performance. The 20-minute routine is divided into five body zones. Each stretch is held for only two seconds. A minimal time commitment is required for a large payoff in terms of greater flexibility, fewer injuries, and delayed aging. The second part of the book is indexed by sport and occupation and directs the reader to specific stretches that should be performed for each activity. There is also a section on stretching during pregnancy and stretching for seniors. Recommended for large fitness collections.Goldman Horning, Lawrenceville, Ga.

Gluten Free Bible or The Recovery Book

Gluten-Free Bible: The Thoroughly Indispensable Guide to Negotiating Life Without Wheat

Author: Jax Peters Lowell

The definitive guide to the gluten-free lifestyle, completely revised and updated for the 2.2 million Americans with celiac disease

According to a landmark 2003 National Institutes of Health study, 2.2 million Americans suffer from celiac disease, an allergy to the protein gluten found in wheat. Since this book was first published in 1995 (as Against the Grain), Jax Peters Lowell has been helping celiacs follow a gluten-free diet with creativity, resourcefulness, and humor.

This edition includes chapters covering
- the latest research into celiac disease, and myths that have
been debunked
- how to eat out happily, including a short course in restaurant
assertiveness training
- how to eat in happily, including a discussion of online and
mail order suppliers and negotiating the supermarket as a celiac
- dozens of delicious new recipes
- drugs, cosmetics, and other products tested for celiac-safety
- a thoroughly updated resource section

Tens of thousands of celiacs have already enhanced their lives with Lowell's authoritative, witty, and practical guide. The Gluten-free Bible promises to bring relief to the new gluten-intolerant generation.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword: The Well-Informed Celiac...	xvii
	Introduction: The Fork in the Road	xxi
Part I	I've Got What?
1	The Brave New Celiac	3
	Good News, Bad News
	The Basics
	Yes, No, Maybe Foods
	Nine Basic Rules to Help You Cook and Eat Safely
2	Attitude, Attitude, Attitude	26
	Ten Attitude Adjustments
	Smart Answers to Dumb Questions
	What to Do When They Don't Get It
3	Thinking like a Celiac	42
	The Gluten-Free Kitchen
	The Cost of Living Gluten-Free
	Using Your Noodle: Short Cuts, Smart Ideas, Recipes
	Celiac Preparedness Plan
	The Gluten-Free Dinner Party
	Gluten-Free Doesn't Mean Home-Free
	"Dear Friends and Family..."
	Myths, Misconceptions, and Grains of Truth
Part II	Now You're Cooking!
4	A Walk Down the Aisle	75
	The Supermarket
	The Health Food Store: Gluten-Free Heaven
	Gluten-Free Markets, Specialty Stores, and Bakeries
	Cyber-Shopping
	Food Cooperatives and Buying Clubs
	Learn More
5	And the Winner Is...	99
	Word of Mouth
	Jax's List of Must Haves
	The Envelope, Please: The Best of the Gluten-Free Products
	The Gluten-Free Pages: A Company Directory
	Big Food Companies and Processors
6	Separating the Wheat from the Chef	120
	Recipes from Johnny Alamilla
	Rebecca Bunting
	Betty Lou Davis
	Bobby Flay
	Beth Hillson
	Shola Olunoyo
	Christina Pirello
	Bryan Sikora and Aimee Olexy
	Lee Tobin
	Bill Wavrin
Part III	You Need to Get Out More
7	Etiquette for the Allergic	151
	Eight Simple Rules to Ensure That You and Your Host Never Feel Ill at Ease
8	How to Get a Chef to Eat Out of Your Hand	163
	Negotiating with the Kitchen
	The Menu: A Crash Course
	The Ten Rules of Order
	Eating High on the Food Chain
	Fast-Food Nation
	Learn More
9	A Map of the Gluten-Free World	195
	Taking Flight
	Celiacs Abroad
	Cruisin'
	The Open Road
	Celiac-Friendly Resorts, Ranches, Bed-and-Breakfasts, and Tour Companies
	The Grand Tour
	Culinary Getaways
10	Gluten-Free Goes Global	222
	Afghan
	African
	Brazilian
	Caribbean
	Chinese
	German
	Greek
	Indian
	Italian
	Japanese
	Mexican
	Middle Eastern
	Russian
	Scandinavian
	Spanish
	Thai
	International recipes from Rick Bayless, Beth Hillson, Sara Pluta, Yeworkwoha Ephrem, Bryan Sikora and Aimee Olexy
	Learn More
Part IV	Can We Talk?: Emotional, Social, and Family Issues
11	Your Cheating Heart	253
	Saving Yourself from Yourself
	Physical vs. Emotional Hunger
	Dieting: The Double Whammy
	Thank You for Not Smoking, Drinking, or Eating Red Meat, Fats, Sugar, Carbs, Caffeine, and Chocolate
12	Fear of Frying, Gluten Accidents, and Other Tough Situations	270
	Fear of Frying
	The Rubber Chicken Dinner
	A Gluten Accident
	A Drink with the Boys and/or Girls
	Communion
	Going to College
	Dating
	The Holidays
	Enablers, Worry Warts, and Other Oddballs
13	Sex and the Celiac	289
	How to Safely Love Your Gluten-Free Lover
	Fertility Problems and CD
	The Pregnant Celiac
	There's More to Eating for Two Than Avoiding Gluten
	To Breast-Feed or Not
	Learn More
14	Mama's Little Baby Can't Eat Shortnin' Bread	304
	What if My Baby Is a Celiac? by Michelle M. Pietzak, M.D.
	Language Matters
	Why Doesn't Ritchie Get Itchy?
	Pack Your Bags, We're Going on a Guilt Trip
	Little People/Big Feelings
	Labels Have a Way of Sticking
	They Always Loved You Best
	Growing Up...and Out
	Aunts, Uncles, Grandparents, and Other Saboteurs
	Playdates and Other Danger Zones
	Halloween
	A Word about Perfection
	Home Plate
	Incredible Edibles
	Summer Camps: "Hello mudda, hello fadda..."
	Learn More
Part V	Medical Matters
15	The Doctor Will See You Now	345
	Do's and Don'ts at the Doctor's Office
	Your Family Doctor, Your Quarterback
	Ladies and Germs
	Testing, Testing, One, Two, Three
	Define Your Terms
	Look Who's in the Hospital
	A List of Celiac-Savvy Doctors and Medical Centers
	Learn More
16	The Seven-Year Itch & Other Associated Conditions	368
	Dermatitus Herpetiformis
	Osteoporosis
	Addison's Disease
	Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
	Sjogren's Syndrome
	Diabetes Mellitus
	Thyroid Disease
	Lymphoma
	Learn More
17	Rx for Health	387
	How to Win the War on Drugs
	Warning: Do Not Swallow While Taking This Medication
	America's Favorite Drugs
	Prescription-Speak
	Gluten-Free and Compounding Pharmacies
	Gluten-Free Drug Information, Guides, Web Sites, Software
	And While We're in the Drugstore...
	Making Up Isn't Hard to Do
	Gluten-Free/Allergy-Free/Earth-Friendly Personal Products
	Learn More
Part VI	This Is Bigger Than Me
18	Amazing Grace	411
	A Meditation on the Gluten-Free Life
	A Gluten-Free Thanksgiving
	Christmas
	Passover
	With recipes from Rebecca Bunting, Joe Garrera, Beth Hillson, Nigella Lawson, Rebecca Reilly, Connie Sarros, and Lee Tobin
19	How Many Celiacs Does It Take to Change a Label?	428
	U.S. National Organizations
	Canadian National Organizations
	Advocacy
	How to Take No for an Answer
20	A Puzzling Condition	447
	The World's First Gluten-Free Crossword Puzzle
21	The Resourceful Celiac	450
	Local Support Groups, Chapters, and Affiliates of National Organizations
	The Well-Read Celiac
	Kitchen Equipment
	Home Tests, Gadgets, and Accessories
	National Organizations, Information, Advocacy, Research
Appendix A	International Dining Cards	483
	Arabic
	Chinese
	Danish
	Dutch
	French
	German
	Greek
	Hebrew
	Italian
	Japanese
	Polish
	Portuguese
	Russian
	Spanish
	Swahili
	Swedish
	Thai
Appendix B	Answers to the Crossword Puzzle	501
	Sources	503
	Acknowledgments	507
	Recipe Acknowledgments and Permissions	511
	Index	513

Books about: Tales of Risotto or A Southern Collection

The Recovery Book

Author: Al J Mooney

A unique collaboration between Dr. Al Mooney, head of the Willingway Hospital, Arlene Eisenberg, coauthor of the What to Expect books, and medical journalist Howard Eisenberg, The Recovery Bookis the first book to explain exactly what a recovering addict and his or her family will face during every stage of living clean and sober.

The authors provide a wealth of information on in- and out-patient services, support groups, family relationships, temptations, and worries. Hundreds of questions and answers address every particular of what a person in recovery can expect, from mental and physical health concerns to why a former cocaine addict should not use Windex.

What withdrawal is like. When the euphoria of not drinking wanes. Feeling uncomfortable at AA. Regaining trust. Sleep problems. What to tell co-workers. Twenty ways to dump depression and anxiety. Making and using leisure time. Learning what normal is. From detox to the three phases of recovery--Saving Your Life, Enriching Your Life, Prolonging Your Life--The Recovery Book leads addicts through recovery's highs, lows, pitfalls, and challenges. Includes sections on AA and other support groups, exercise, health, the Clean and Sober Recovery Diet, and quitting smoking. First prize winner of the 1993 Markie Award, sponsored by the National Foundation for Alcoholism and Addiction Communication (NFAAC). Over 209,000 copies in print.

Library Journal

Addressed primarily to recovering addicts and their families, this book relies heavily on the Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) game plan for success. The question-and-answer format is conducive to a personalized approach and will appeal to the individual struggling to make progress on the road to recovery. Beginning with ``First Step: Deciding to Quit,'' the book offers guidelines and encouragement and outlines the pitfalls and challenges that each addict must face and overcome. The detox process is graphically described, and the authors emphasize the hard work needed to maintain sobriety. The last part of the book is devoted to recommendations for rebuilding and restructuring one's life with the help of AA. For self-help collections.-- Carol R. Glatt, VA Medical Ctr. Lib., Philadelphia

Healthy Healing or Miladys Standard Professional Barber Styling

Healthy Healing: A Guide to Self-Healing for Everyone

Author: Linda Pag

The Ultimate Resource For Improving Your Health Naturally!Over 1 million copies sold! Now available in a spiral edition!In its first edition nearly 20 years ago, Dr. Linda Page's book, Healthy Healing, was the only one of its kind. Now updated and expanded, Healthy Healing is still the easiest to use bestselling natural health reference book on the market.Customize your own personal healing program using natural therapies for more than 300 ailments through diet, whole herb supplements and exercise.Live Longer, feel better and look better, naturally!

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Milady's Standard Professional Barber Styling

Author: Maura T Scali Sheahan

Milady's Standard Professional Barbering brings you the latest in men's haircutting and styling. Designed to help prepare for a successful career in the professional market, this text boasts full-color photos and illustrations that provide better clarity of procedures and accurate visual representations. Procedure photos for mannequin and model work are included to show step-by-step procedures for practice and actual hands-on services, and more ethnic cuts and procedures demonstrate the diversity and application of barbering techniques. New to this edition are chapter key terms and chapter glossaries, which reinforce important terminology and concepts and provide students with easy access to definitions. The new material on the history of the barbering profession and updated material in the science areas make this resource the most interesting and current available for the professional barber. Endorsed by Barbers International, Inc. BarbersInternational.com

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1: Study Skills

Chapter 2: History of Barbering

Chapter 3: Professional Image

Chapter 4: Bacteriology

Chapter 5: Infection Control & Safe Work Practices

Chapter 6: Implements, Tools, & Equipment

Chapter 7: Anatomy & Physiology

Chapter 8: Chemistry

Chapter 9: Electricity, & Light Therapy

Chapter 10: Properties & Disorders of the Skin

Chapter 11: Properties & Disorders of Hair

Chapter 12: The Treatment of Hair & Scalp

Chapter 13: Men's Facial Massage & Treatments

Chapter 14: Shaving & Facial Hair Design

Chapter 15: Men's Haircutting & Styling

Chapter 16: Men's Hairpieces

Chapter 17: Women's Haircutting & Styling

Chapter 18: Chemical Texture Services

Chapter 19: Hair Coloring

Chapter 20: Nails & Manicuring

Chapter 21: Barbershop Management

Chapter 22: The Job Search

Chapter 23: Licensing Laws & State Board Preparation

Scientifically Guaranteed Male Multiple Orgasms and Ultimate Sex or Dry

Scientifically Guaranteed Male Multiple Orgasms and Ultimate Sex: Restart Natural Penis Enlargement, Eliminate Forever Premature Ejaculation, Erectile dysfunction, impotence and Enjoy daily orgasms

Author: Alan Ritz

Achieve and enjoy "impossible" for a man sexual performance, abilities and multi-orgasmic pleasure every day with or without a partner! This requires only learning the following 100% exclusive knowledge plus taking a multi-vitamin/mineral formula. As Amazon and Barnes & Noble’s bestselling author in 6 categories, scientist and world’s leading expert in The Biochemistry of Orgasm, I stick to exact numbers, verifiable scientific data, proven methods and guaranteed results. This is exactly what you are going to find in this book. At the end of it, there are 91 references from leading medical, urological and research journals. This strengthens the guarantee for 100% reliability of the provided in some cases scientific breakthrough information.

Successful and dramatic improvement of the current parameters of your male sexual system, abilities and pleasure will need 72 hours. It occurs easily, precisely and more than anything else safely. Probably you have already heard of 2 FDA prosecuted sex pills manufacturers and the horror stories from the penis enlargement exercises, pumps and weights, which cause erectile dysfunction (impotence) and premature ejaculation. I have covered in A-Z details these 2 common problems and have explained why they occur. This is immediately followed by the only 100% scientific, free/cheap and permanent solutions. To prove that I am loyal only to you and care entirely for your best interest, you will not find even one mentioning of any brand supplements, exercises, products, etc. Once you are fully educated, you will know perfectly well what is the very best for your particular condition, needs and goals.

After my breakthrough discovery of The VIP Muscle®, which is the real male multiple orgasms generator, I found that a side effect from using it is a natural penis enlargement. If you are endowed, I share how you can limit it as much as possible. If you consider it beneficial, there are detailed steps and advice on how to stimulate it for permanently adding approximately 1-1.5 inches. Note that this is a restarted natural growth from your teens. Everything in the book is clear, simple and to the point. I have taken as a benchmark the biochemical, hormonal and overall condition of a 20 years old male body. My objective is to show you to the smallest details how exactly to come back to that level, achieve within several days "impossible" number of orgasms, endurance and hardness and enjoy them for the rest of your life.

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I challenge you to write down to the smallest details your wildest and boldest dreams for sexual endurance, penile size and hardness, ejaculation control, volume and shooting distance, sensitivity, libido and number of multi-orgasms with or without a partner. I guarantee that if you follow my guidelines they will be met/exceeded in 168 hours! "You" are at the spotlight in my book as the only celebrity. That’s why your specific condition, needs and boldest desires are the only ones that matter throughout the whole book. I have NOT dared to provide anything from the type "one-technique-fits-all" because "you" are unique. "You" may be totally satisfied from 20 orgasms due to my breakthrough discover "The VIP Muscle®" while another guy may need 120. My objective is to show "you" how exactly to achieve with greatest preciseness every single time what "you" want and need to be blown away!

My book is expensive and that’s why you surely expect to read original and exclusive content instead of "second hand" information that has been out there for years. In this book there isn’t a-n-y-t-h-i-n-g you can find in any other book written in English, German or French!

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I have dedicated my life to the utmost well-being of the people in the world after an unsuccessful attempt for a suicide 10 years ago. I keep on pushing myself to stay at the edge of the latest scientific discoveries and breakthroughs for "you". I read the world’s 32 leading journals in 3 languages. I also read all new studies posted in the 9 databases of the USA National Library of Medicine and Institutes of Health. I have read thousands of scientific studies for the last 10 years.

I used my 3-digital IQ to process, analyze and summarize their essence and translate it into plain English so that e-v-e-r-y-o-n-e with an average IQ can understand it. Once the book was ready, I realized that despite my best efforts, it was understandable mainly for doctors, professors and sexual therapists. That’s why I spent 2 more months rewriting it with the only purpose to make it as easy to understand as possible. If there is anyone who can write that content-rich book which is 100% based on biochemistry, biophysics, endocrinology, neurology and physiology without looking like a textbook and is simpler than this one, I challenge them to do it. I have done all this tremendous amount of work and it is summarized in one affordable reader-friendly and focused book.

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New interesting textbook:

Dry: A Memoir

Author: Augusten Burroughs

From the bestselling author of Running with Scissors comes Dry—the hilarious, moving, and no less bizarre account of what happened next.You may not know it, but you've met Augusten Burroughs. You've seen him on the street, in bars, on the subway, at restaurants: a twenty-something guy, nice suit, works in advertising. Regular. Ordinary. But when the ordinary person had to drinks, Augusten was circling the drain by having twelve; when the ordinary person went home at midnight, Augusten never went home at all. Loud, distracting ties, automated wake-up calls, and cologne on the tongue could only hide so much for so long. At the request (well, it wasn't really a request) of his employers, Augusten landed in rehab, where his dreams of group therapy with Robert Downey, Jr., are immediately dashed by the grim reality of fluorescent lighting and paper hospital slippers. But when Augusten is forced to examine himself, something actually starts to click, and that's when he finds himself in the worst trouble of all. Because when his thirty days are up, he has to return to his same drunken Manhattan life—and live it sober. What follows is a memoir that's as moving as it is funny, as heartbreaking as it is real. Dry is the story of love, loss, and Starbucks as a higher power.

The New York Times

Mr. Burroughs remains ebulliently glib when it's useful, as befits his advertising skills. But Dry also deals with two deaths: his lover's and, very nearly, his own. These are no laughing matters, but Mr. Burroughs remains adept at mixing comedy and calamity. — Janet Maslin

Publishers Weekly

Imagine coming home to find hundreds of empty scotch bottles and 1,452 empty beer bottles in your apartment. This is what Burroughs (Running with Scissors) encountered upon returning from Minnesota's Proud Institute (supposedly the gay alcohol rehab choice). "The truly odd part is that I really don't know how they got there," admits Burroughs in this autobiographical tale of being a prodigy with an extremely successful career in advertising and a drive to get as wasted as possible as often as possible. Burroughs's telling of the tale alternates among hilarious, pathetic, existential and hopeful. It is an earnest and cautionary tale of calamity, brimming with Sedaris-like darkly comic quips: "Making alcoholic friends is as easy as making sea monkeys." Burroughs's slight Southern accent and gentle yet glib delivery should summon empathy on the listener's part that may have been lost with another reader. From Minnesota, Burroughs returns to New York and participates in Alcoholics Anonymous meetings. Like James Frey in the similar yet very different book, A Million Little Pieces (see audio review, below), Burroughs believes that when rehab is over, he must walk into a bar to see if he can resist the temptation to drink. Though not a technique condoned by A.A., it certainly makes for a fascinating listening experience. Simultaneous release with the St. Martin's hardcover (Forecasts, Apr. 21). (June) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Burroughs's memoir of his troubled childhood, Running with Scissors, which was recently issued in paperback, captured considerable attention and even had a run on the New York Times's best sellers list. This sequel is an account of his early adult life as an advertising executive in New York City attempting to recover from alcoholism. He begins his advertising career as a 19-year-old with intelligence and a flair for writing but no education past elementary school. But scars remain from the years with his alcoholic father, his lunatic mother, and her wacky psychiatrist, and drinking slowly becomes the focus of his life. Consuming prodigious amounts of alcohol often leaves him hung over and reeking, causing his employer to urge him to attend rehab for a month. He chooses a hospital for gays in Minnesota and, after a week or so, begins to gain some insight about his drinking. After rehab, he returns to his apartment and begins to gather up the 27 large garbage bags of liquor bottles he has accumulated. With irreverent and humorous touches, Burroughs manages to personalize the difficulties of recovery without ever lapsing into sentimentality. This heartfelt memoir will interest readers who enjoyed his debut and those wanting new insights into addiction and recovery. Recommended for large public libraries.-Nancy R. Ives, SUNY at Geneseo Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

Like the alcohol he so enjoys, Burroughs's story of getting dry will go straight into your bloodstream and leave you buzzing, exhilarated, and wiped out. Burroughs is a malcontented, successful advertising copywriter: in his 20s, gay, living in Manhattan, and owner of a childhood that the word "nightmare" doesn't even begin to cover (as described in Running With Scissors, 2002). Burroughs is an alcoholic, a true-blue, two-fisted, drink-till-you-see-the-spiders-on-the-wall alcoholic. He is not, as he would say, the man you'd want operating the cotton gin—he is funny and dark. This is his story of trying to keep the next drink from coming. Declaring he's "vain and shallow"—"If I were straight, I am certain I would be one of those guys who goes to wet T-shirt contests and votes with great enthusiasm"—he's quick to strike a pose to admire his silhouette; but in his own half-mad way, he's an original, a step aslant of the cutting edge, and wonderfully capable of expressing the miseries and sublimities of detox. It starts with his agreement—dry out, or get fired—to enter rehab; he chooses a gay clinic in Minnesota: "a rehab hospital run by fags will be hip. Plus there's the possibility of good music and sex." Reality quickly intrudes when the clinic staff checks him for cologne ("Oh, you'd be surprised by the things alcoholics will try and sneak in here to drink") and proceeds along a circuitous path thereafter, with plenty of opportunities for cliffhanging—bad decisions in his love life; a coworker trying to sabotage his efforts to reform; AA abandonment; his best friend's death; the "alcoholic terrorist" in his head—weaving in and out of gallows humor and ahoned starkness. In the end, it's all up to Burroughs, and to give the end away would be criminal, for this memoir operates on a high level of involvement and suspense. Didn't think you'd ever feel even an ounce of sympathy for—let alone root for—a drunken adman, did you? Meet Mr. Burroughs. Agent: Christopher Schelling/Ralph M. Vicinanza Ltd.

What People Are Saying

Robert Sabuda
From the master pop-up artist:
I'll never complain about having a "tough day" again.... This memoir is so brutal, yet funny -- it should be required reading for anyone touched by the specter of substance abuse.