Minerals Book

Driving Dilemma or Alberto Salazars Guide to Running

2009-12-05T20:07:00.000-08:00

Driving Dilemma: The Complete Resource Guide for Older Drivers and Their Families

Author: Elizabeth Dugan

It's no secret that our population is aging. In fact, it won't be long before one in four drivers will be over the age of 65. Research suggests we'll outlive our ability to drive by almost ten years - but knowing when to stop or limit driving isn't always clear.

The Driving Dilemma is a comprehensive resource for older drivers and their families facing questions about driving safety. Dr. Dugan provides clear, useful information about the effects of age, medical conditions, and medications on driving. She offers practical advice on how to discuss this issue with loved ones. Such talks can be difficult, and the book provides not only the facts, but also a research-based approach to communication, with useful sample dialogue scripts that will help you discuss driving with your loved ones. Also included are state-by-state listings of available resources, making this book a total information source for families.

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Alberto Salazar's Guide to Running: The Revolutionary Program That Revitalized a Champion

Author: Alberto Salazar

A sensible, balanced, low-stress approach to running

In ALBERTO SALAZAR'S GUIDE TO RUNNING, the three-time New York City marathon winner and former marathon world-record-holder draws on the latest research to show you that a twenty-minute, two-to three-mile run can be just as beneficial as a longer, harder run. He offers a complete year-long program designed to build beginning runners' weekly distance to a relatively short fifteen to twenty miles. Salazar also points out the many advantages of helping your running program with aerobic and strength-building activities.

Interspersed throughout the book you'll find fascinating and instructive anecdotal sidebars in which Salazar shares the hard-won lessons he's learned about running, fitness, avoiding injuries, and more. There's also valuable advice for more experienced runners on trail running, winter training, cross training, and increasing distance.

From one of the greatest champions of all time comes a sensible, easy-to-follow fitness program for people of all ages

Here's a revolutionary approach to running for fitness and pleasure developed by one of the all-time great marathon runners. Once Alberto Salazar was renowned for grueling training schedules that included running as many as 130 miles every week. Now, Alberto rarely runs more than five miles at a time, and he's running injury-free and enjoying every minute of it. In Alberto Salazar's Guide to Running, the marathon hall-of-famer draws on the latest research and his own experiences to show why, when it comes to reaping the many health and fitness benefits of running, harder and longer isn't better, and consistency matters most. He shares his hard-won lessons on running and outlines a sensible adaptable low-impact training program for nonrunners wanting to get fit, runners dissatisfied with their current workouts, or recovering from injuries, and anyone looking for a fitness program they can follow for years to come.

Running is an ideal way to burn calories, tone muscles, improve cardiovascular health, and simply put, feel better. Unfortunately, most people presume that any useful running program requires a tough, time-consuming regimen. But nothing could be further from the truth. Three-time New York City marathon winner and marathon world-record holder Alberto Salazar explains why in this groundbreaking guide. Drawing on his personal experiences, as well as the latest research, he shows that a gentle, low-stress workout of just 20 to 30 minutes, 3 to 5 times a week is all you really need.

In Alberto Salazar's Guide to Running, Salazar introduces a sensible, balanced approach to running, suited to people of every age, body type, and degree of fitness. Based on training principles that allowed an athlete once known for his extreme methods to emerge from early retirement after ten years and win the world's leading ultramarathon, the revolutionary year-long program outlined here is designed to help you to build gradually from your first quarter mile to a distance of 15 to 20 miles a week—and have fun doing it!

Alberto Salazar's Guide to Running covers all the bases. You get guidance on choosing the best running shoes, warming up, achieving and maintaining optimum body weight, and dealing with aches, pains, and common injuries. You also learn about the advantages of supplementing your running program with other aerobic and strength-building activities, such as bicycling, cross-country skiing, rowing, weight training, walking, and hiking. For more advanced runners there are valuable tips on trail running, winter training, cross-country training, and increasing speed and distance. And, interspersed throughout the book, you'll find fascinating and inspiring anecdotes in which Salazar shares his hard-won lessons about running and fitness, avoiding injuries, and more.

Alberto Salazar's Guide to Running is must-reading for anyone who wants to take full advantage of the most natural, enjoyable, and beneficial method of improving health and fitness.

	Acknowledgments	vii
	Introduction	1
Running 101.	Running for Fun and Fitness
1.	Welcome to the New Era of Running	11
2.	Running for the Decades: A Conservative Program for Lifestyle Running	19
3.	The Running Life	33
4.	Equipping Yourself	60
5.	Running Form	85
6.	Stretching	97
7.	Weight Training and Cross-Training	109
8.	Achieving and Maintaining Healthy Body Weight	126
9.	Aches and Pains	139
Running 201.	Expanding your Horizons
10.	Challenges and Adventures	161
11.	Race Training	171
12.	Race Day	187
	Index	203

Moldea tu cuerpo or Everything Dieting Book

2009-12-04T15:56:00.000-08:00

Moldea tu cuerpo

Author: Jennifer Wad

Different forms of exercise and bodywork that relieve tension, increase strength, improve balance, and heighten awareness of the physical body and its well-being are presented in each volume of this affordable series.

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Everything Dieting Book

Author: Sandra K Nissenberg

Have you tried every fad and crash diet that's been advertised -- only to find that they don't work? The Everything Dieting Book helps you determine the best diet that will work for your individual health concerns. Registered dietitian Sandra K. Nissenberg provides sensible information about nutrition and exercise, giving you the tools you need to lose weight safely and effectively. Including several health-conscious recipes and a daily diet journal, The Everything Dieting Book helps you develop a fun and encouraging dieting experience -- with guaranteed success!

	Introduction	xi
Chapter 1	Facing the Weight Challenge	1
	Overweight Versus Obesity	2
	So Why Lose Weight?	3
	How Your Shape Affects Health Risk	4
	Other Factors Affecting Risk of Obesity	5
	What Causes Obesity?	6
	Where Do Eating Habits Come From?	8
	Evaluating Your Lifestyle	9
	Making Permanent Changes	10
Chapter 2	What Should I Weigh?	13
	The Benefits and Limitations of the Bathroom Scale	14
	Understanding Body Weight	15
	Determining a Healthy Weight	16
	Determining Body Fat	19
	Body Mass Index	23
	Accepting Yourself for Who You Are	25
Chapter 3	Why We Eat What We Eat	27
	Factors Affecting Food Choices	28
	What about the Media?	30
	Behaviors that Lead to Overeating	31
	Physical Versus Emotional Hunger	33
	What Type of Eater Am I?	34
	Tackling the Challenges of Overeating and Uncontrollable Overeating	37
	Starting a Diet Diary	38
Chapter 4	How Fast Can I Lose?	41
	The Current Diet Industry	42
	The Real Story of Fad Dieting	43
	The All-Dreaded Diet	44
	Psychological Concerns from Excess Dieting	48
	Spotting a Fad Diet	49
	What about Weight-Loss Medications?	50
	Surgery as a Weight-Loss Option	54
Chapter 5	Dietary Guidelines for Americans	55
	Current Guidelines	56
	Aim for Fitness	56
	Build a Healthy Base	57
	Choose Sensibly	62
Chapter 6	Smart Eating/Smart Snacking	71
	The Food Guide Pyramid	72
	Daily Serving Recommendations	75
	It All Takes Planning	82
Chapter 7	What's the Best Way to Lose?	87
	Are You Ready to Lose?	88
	Losing Weight Safely and Effectively	88
	Examining Your Attitude about Food	90
	Seeking a Plan That Works for You	91
	Setting Some Weight-Loss Rules	95
	Seeing How Small Changes Add Up	96
	Looking at Commercial Weight-Loss Programs	97
	Identifying Secrets to Successful Weight Loss	99
Chapter 8	Understanding Energy and Caloric Needs	101
	What Is a Calorie?	102
	Where Do Calories Come From?	103
	Carbohydrates: Your Primary Energy Source	105
	Protein: The Body's Building Blocks	106
	Fat: An Essential Nutrient	108
	How Many Calories Do You Need?	111
	Understanding Nutrition and Weight Loss	113
	The Connection Between Age and Decreasing Metabolism	114
Chapter 9	The Noncaloric Nutrients: Vitamins, Minerals, and Water	117
	Vitamins: The Organic Compounds	118
	Fat-Soluble Vitamins	118
	Water-Soluble Vitamins	120
	Minerals: The Inorganic Elements	123
	Macrominerals	123
	Microminerals	124
	Phytonutrients	126
	Are Vitamin and Mineral Supplements Necessary?	127
	What about Water?	129
Chapter 10	The World of Sugar and Fat Substitutes	131
	Cutting the Sugar out of Food	132
	Types of Sugar Substitutes	132
	Using Sugar Substitutes	135
	Removing the Fat from Food	136
	Types of Fat Replacers	137
	Safety Concerns	139
	Reducing Total Sugar and Fat Calories	140
Chapter 11	Going Vegetarian	143
	Why Become a Vegetarian?	144
	The Health Benefits	144
	A Vegetarian Food Pyramid	145
	What Does Going Vegetarian Mean?	146
	The Challenges of Vegetarian Eating	148
	Vegetarian Meal Planning	152
Chapter 12	Problems Associated with Eating Disorders	155
	What Causes an Eating Disorder?	156
	Who Is at Risk?	158
	Early Signs of Eating Disorders	160
	Anorexia Nervosa: The Starvation Disorder	161
	Bulimia: The Bingeing-Purging Disorder	163
	Binge Eating Disorder: Compulsive Overeating	165
	Seeking Proper Treatment	166
Chapter 13	Handling an Overweight Child	169
	Potential Causes of Weight Gain	170
	How to Recognize a Problem	170
	Encouraging Healthier Habits in Children	173
	Building Positive Body Image in Your Child	177
	Establishing Good Habits You Can Live With	179
Chapter 14	Fitting in Fitness	183
	The Truth about Exercise	184
	The Benefits of Physical Activity	185
	What Kind of Exercise Should I Do?	189
	How Much Should I Exercise?	191
	Getting Started on Your Exercise Program	192
	Starting a Walking Program	195
	What about Fluids?	196
	Measuring Your Heart Rate	197
	Exercise Motivators	199
Chapter 15	Eating Out	201
	Why We Eat Away from Home	202
	Weight Control and Maintenance Challenges	202
	Healthy Choices in and Around Town	203
	The Fast-Food Dilemma	206
	Restaurant Choices: Good and Bad	207
	Packing Lunches to Go	216
Chapter 16	Meal Planning and Shopping	219
	Planning Appealing Meals	220
	Managing Your Food Budget	221
	Preparing Shopping Lists	223
	Stock Those Staples	227
	Reading Food Labels	231
	The Nutrition Facts Label	234
Chapter 17	Taking It off and Keeping It Off	237
	Accepting Body Weight	238
	Setting Realistic Goals	239
	Creating Meal Plans	239
	Keeping Active	242
	Making Changes to Last a Lifetime	242
	Resisting Fads and Trends	245
	Making the Transition from Losing to Maintaining	246
Chapter 18	Suggested Meal and Snack Plans	249
	Evaluating Your Favorite Meals	250
	Creating Meal Plans for Weight Loss	250
	Using Meal Plans to Meet Your Needs	251
Chapter 19	Keeping Your Personal Records and Diet Diary	257
	Your Records	258
	Setting Goals	259
	Creating Your Diet/Exercise Diary	261
	Evaluating Results	267
Chapter 20	Recipes for Dieting Success	269
Appendix A	Index of Recipes	296
Appendix B	Resource Information	297
Appendix C	Helpful Web Sites	298
	Index	299

Plantas Para Triunfar or The Perricone Weight Loss Diet

2009-12-03T11:45:00.000-08:00

Plantas para triunfar: 22 nuevas alternativas para la salud

Author: Octavio Deniz

If you believe in the curative power of plants, this new work by Octavio Déniz will become an invaluable resource guide. This book provides descriptions of more than twenty plants capable of curing and preventing the most common modern illnesses. You will learn about the properties of the most important traditional herbs, as well as become familiar with the healing powers of recently discovered plants.

The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet: A Simple 3-Part Program to Lose the Fat, the Wrinkles, and the Years

Author: Nicholas Perricon

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Nicholas Perricone– respected physician, award-winning research scientist, and trusted expert on health and beauty–comes the biggest breakthrough in weight loss since Atkins.

Millions of women and men have restored youthful radiance, smoothness, and suppleness to their skin through Dr. Nicholas Perricone’s advice, care, and transformative eating plan–and all with the welcome yet unexpected benefit of losing excess weight along with the wrinkles! Building on this discovery, Dr. Perricone breaks new ground with his trademark anti-inflammatory program based on the foods, supplements, and lifestyle changes with the proven ability to accelerate fat loss by increasing metabolism and building and maintaining muscle mass.

Consider this staggering fact: As we age, we can expect to gain ten pounds of fat and lose five pounds of muscle each decade. In three easy steps, Dr. Perricone shows how to fight this weight gain and rebuild muscle mass, and avoid the haggard, aging, and drawn appearance that results from other weight-loss programs.

Inside The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet discover

• the rejuvenating and slimming secrets of the anti-inflammatory diet
• which foods, supplements, and lifestyle changes enable us to lose fat while maintaining muscle
• how to control hormones such as insulin and cortisol to lose weight
• how to maintain youthful, firm, and radiantly toned skin on the face and body during weight loss

As an added bonus, as you follow Dr. Perricone’s program you’ll sleep better, have more energy and less stress, and experience greatermental clarity without the food cravings. Lose the weight, the wrinkles, and the years!

Library Journal

Lighting the Lamp of Wisdom or Recovery from Smoking

2009-12-02T07:34:00.000-08:00

Lighting the Lamp of Wisdom: A Week Inside a Yoga Ashram

Author: John Ittner

The powerful combination of exercising both mind and body in the quest for spiritual enlightenment is integral to Hindu spiritual life, and the ashram is where it takes place. This guide introduces you to the typical ashram schedule as experienced in three different communities -- India, New York, and the Bahamas -- to show you what you can expect from the yoga, meditation, worship, and study that define an ashram retreat. Whether you're simply curious about this millennia-old spiritual practice, or interested in experiencing it firsthand, this is the ideal handbook to get you started, no matter what your faith tradition. A helpful glossary of terms, a list of resources for further reading, and a directory to yoga ashrams in North America and elsewhere will enable you to set up your own visit and explore the spiritual benefits of yoga ashram life for yourself.

Publishers Weekly

This installment in SkyLight Paths' "Week Inside" series opens the doors of an ashram, introducing a community of yoga practitioners as taught by venerable Indian guru Swami Sivananda. The author is himself a yoga teacher, freelance journalist and veteran of the New York Post, who offers testimony from his experience of the healing and cleansing power of yoga practice. As serious students know, yoga is the Sanskrit word for "yoke," implying discipline. The sets of postures that many Americans know as yoga are only one part of a comprehensive system of mind-body training, which Ittner outlines by explaining key concepts and activities that characterize yoga practice. Chapters explore different aspects of the disciplined life, including diet and work, making for an appropriately holistic approach. The personal frame of reference and Ittner's everyday-guy voice (with a discernible New York accent) are the greatest virtues of the book, offering you-can-do-it-too encouragement to curious beginners who don't know asana (yoga posture) from ahimsa (the principle of non-harming). These and other commonly used Sanskrit terms are defined in a helpful glossary. The reading list is a little short; there are plenty more doors offering access to this vast spiritual mine. On the whole, however, the book is a competent, friendly introduction to a complex and ancient spiritual tradition that was exotic to Americans little more than 100 years ago. (Nov.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

A journalist and yoga instructor, Ittner casually engages the reader in stories of his many adventures visiting yoga ashrams in both the United States and abroad, treating the reader to what feels like an enjoyable dinner conversation with a friend. He flows from topic to topic and ashram to ashram, with transitions that are sometimes so seamless that readers may forget where he has taken them, though they will feel light and relaxed from the journey. Like other titles in the "A Week Inside" series, this volume serves as a handbook for spiritual retreat. Ittner gives details about each aspect of the typical ashram day, including meditation, chanting, spiritual talks, asana (posture) classes, work, free time, and eating. He ends the book with his personal, day-to-day journal of one particular week spent in an ashram in the Bahamas. The short glossary, selected bibliography, and directory of ashrams will help those who would like to pursue the experience further. Recommended for all libraries with religious or spiritual collections.-Annette Haines, Univ. of Michigan Lib., Ann Arbor

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Recovery from Smoking: Quitting with the Twelve Step Process

Author: Elizabeth Hanson Hoffman PhD

Second Edition

Elizabeth Hanson Hoffman rationalized her smoking for 27 years, then she finally accepted the fact that she was powerless over cigarettes. Using her own story, the Twelve Steps and techniques she has developed as a practicing psychologist, Hoffman will help you find the strength to finally let go of smoking.

Every Bite Is Divine or Doing It All Isnt Everything

2009-12-01T03:23:00.000-08:00

Every Bite Is Divine: The balanced approach to enjoying eating, feeling healthy and happy, and getting to a weight

Author: Annie B Kay

Are you in lifestyle conflict with yourself? Does one part of you want to shed pounds while another part of you feels deprived... or too tired to exercise... or that it's just not worth the effort? Every Bite Is Divine presents an innovative, balanced approach for getting to the weight that's truly best for you. You may already be a lot closer than you think.

The key is cultivating unconditional love for yourself as you are right now. It is a brilliant blend of stress relief through yoga with cutting-edge science and practical techniques that support you in restructuring your health and weight reality. As you proceed, you will find yourself...: ...Relaxing, ...Becoming comfortable as you awaken to your "natural body", ...Getting back to eating well as a way to celebrate life and give yourself the care you deserve. You can embrace gentle, nurturing methods for getting past false conceptions of weight and step into a more real and joy-filled experience of yourself. Consider it a "spiritual exercise," to help you naturally align body, mind, and spirit to recognize and love your more authentic weight and shape. It's hard to succeed-at anything-when you're fighting with yourself. Every Bite is Divine will put you back on track to getting your whole self enthusiastically moving in the same direction: toward a healthy weight and a happy you.

Doing It All Isn't Everything: A Woman's Guide to Harmony and Empowerment

Author: Stephanie Allen

Tired of "doing-it-all-to-have-it-all?" In a gentle and wise way, this book shows how women can become whole, authentic individuals who can create and lead harmonious lives--where multiple roles can be fulfilled--and provides the encouragement and tools they need to make sound choices about investing their talents, energy, and passion. "A beacon of common sense".--Dr. Judith Briles (Woman to Woman). (New Perspectives Press)

	Our Partnership	11
	Acknowledgments	17
Pt. 1	The Roots of the Quest
1	Creating Harmony in Your Life	21
2	Empowering Yourself	31
3	The Masculine and Feminine Perspectives	35
Pt. 2	The Facets of Empowerment
4	Authenticity: Knowing Who You Are	47
5	Risk Taking: Using Your Knowledge, Experience, and Competence	59
6	Vision: Seeing What Is and What Could Be	69
8	Doing It All Isn't Everything
7	Health: Using Your Energy Wisely	83
8	Humor: Approaching Life With a Light Heart	93
9	Harmony: Bringing Your Many Roles Into Harmony	99
10	Receptivity: Having an Open Mind	115
11	Accountability: Taking Responsibility for Your Life	127
12	Contentment: Experiencing Love and Joy	141
13	Graciousness: Being Comfortable to Be Around	149
14	Alignment: Aligning Your Thoughts, Feelings, Actions, and Values	159
15	Communication: Communicating Well With Others	167
16	Versatility: Working Effectively With Men and Women	181
Pt. 3	Moving Forward
17	Last Thoughts on the Journey	197
	Bibliography	200
	Index	203
	The Athena Group	207

International Dictionary of Food and Nutrition or Own Your Health

2009-11-29T23:12:00.000-08:00

International Dictionary of Food and Nutrition

Author: Kenneth N Anderson

The most comprehensive food and nutrition reference available today… The International Dictionary of Food & Nutrition As menus in both homes and restaurants grow more sophisticated, a wider knowledge of foods and their nutritional components grows increasingly important. To meet this need, The International Dictionary of Food & Nutrition presents a bounty of definitions and descriptions of words, phrases, and terms related to foods, their preparation and production, and more. In more than 7,500 standardized entries, The International Dictionary of Food & Nutrition:

Covers food ingredients, garnishes, sauces, entrées, and appetizers
Describes cooking methods, food preparation, and processing techniques
Cross-references words and terms in more than 40 languages
Explains the origins and original meanings of both English and foreign words and terms commonly used in the kitchen

From bouillabaisse to bain-marie, from timbale to tamari, The International Dictionary of Food & Nutrition is a comprehensive cross section of the world’s current literature on foods and cookery, and an invaluable addition to the libraries of foodservice professionals, students of the culinary arts, and professional and amateur chefs everywhere.

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Own Your Health: Choosing the Best from Alternative and Conventional Medicine

Author: Roanne Weisman

Everyone wants good health, but most people are confused about the best ways to achieve it.

Alongside the miracles of conventional medicine are problems: side effects of drugs and chemotherapy; harried doctors juggling too many patients; too much emphasis on surgery and pills and not enough attention to the emotional and spiritual sides of people.

So millions of people are turning to alternative methods such as acupuncture, herbs, massage and yoga. But what works? Which ones are safe? What do you tell your doctor? How can you combine alternatives with conventional care?

Own Your Health will help you navigate the confusing array of choices so that you can take responsibility for your health and find your own power to heal. Authors Roanne Weisman and Dr. Brian Berman give you valuable health information, advice and the latest research evidence from more than a hundred interviews with experts and alternative practitioners.

Did you know, for example, that soy may diminish pain; black cohosh can help with hot flashes; tai chi helps reduce falls in the elderly; you must never take certain herbs if you are taking an anticoagulant?

You will also read moving stories of people who combined alternative and conventional medicine to:

overcome pain
recover from heart disease
live more easily with chronic illness
find effective, gentle treatments for childhood ear infections, allergies stomach upsets and asthma
tolerate chemotherapy for cancer
age gracefully with optimism and good health
manage anxiety and stress
get more energy, lose weight, stopsmoking, and enjoy life more

This indispensable resource is one that your family will refer to again and again, and will provide you with the knowledge to take charge of your health.

What People Are Saying About Own Your Health . . .

"I recommend this book to all people who want to know how to navigate the confusing world of alternative medicine and choose sensible therapies that work. Whether you intend to use alternative therapies on their own or to integrate them with conventional medicine, the information in Own Your Health can guide you to making the right decisions. "
-Andrew Weil, M. D. , author, 8 Weeks to Optimum Health

"Own Your Health is truly a landmark book in integrative medicine. It combines moving, personal stories with the latest scientific research in alternative medicine. Most importantly, Dr. Brian Berman is one of the few international authorities with the depth of both clinical and research experience to accomplish this task. With this practical guide, he and Ms. Weisman have elegantly articulated the potency of individual empowerment and informed choice as the cornerstone of health and healing. "
-Kenneth R. Pelletier, Ph. D. , M. D. (hc), clinical professor of medicine, University of Arizona and University of Maryland Schools of Medicine; former director, NIH Complementary and Alternative Medicine Program at Stanford School of Medicine; author, The Best Alternative Medicine: What Works, What Does Not

"A responsible book for getting the best out of medicine. Inspiring yet grounded in science, Own Your Health is for everyone. "
-Wayne B. Jonas, M. D. , director, Samueli Institute; former director, Office of Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health; coeditor, Essentials of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Publishers Weekly

This solid reference book came as a result of alternative treatments that helped Weisman, a medical writer, recover after suffering a debilitating stroke. Although the doctors offered her some solutions, she attributes most of her recovery to using a variety of exercise and massage techniques as well as Chinese medicine. Drawing on her own experience, Weisman presents a variety of case histories along with the available treatments, conventional and otherwise. Among the illnesses discussed are cancer, cardiovascular illness, spinal cord injuries and more. Included are comments from the patient along with detailed descriptions of the types of treatments. Particularly helpful are the shaded boxes that offer clear assessments of both conventional and complementary treatments. For more skeptical readers, there are sections called "What's the Evidence?" that discuss the research on a particular topic. The book also includes useful appendices of resources including organizations, books and Web sites on complementary medicine. For readers interested in pursuing alternative treatments, this is a first-rate guide. (Mar.) Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.

Marijuana Medicine or Hwa Yu Tai Chi Chuan

2009-11-28T19:01:00.000-08:00

Marijuana Medicine: A World Tour of the Healing and Visionary Powers of Cannabis

Author: Christian R tsch

A comprehensive survey of the therapeutic, historical, and cultural uses of cannabis in traditions around the world.

• The most complete visual record of cannabis culture ever published.

• Christian Ratsch is one of the world's foremost ethnopharmacologists and is the current president of the German Society for Ethnomedicine.

Marijuana Medicine explores the role of hemp in medicinal systems spanning the globe. Cannabis has accompanied the development of human culture from its very beginnings and can be found in the healing traditions of cultures throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, and the Americas. Even today it is an important part of many Asian healing traditions: in Ayurveda cannabis is praised for its tonic and aphrodisiac qualities and in traditional Chinese medicine it is cited as a superb antidepressant. It also remains a significant part of the healing and visionary traditions of Latin American curanderos and Brazilian, Nepalese, and Indian folk medicine. Modern research has confirmed the effectiveness of marijuana's application in treating such diseases as asthma and glaucoma. Christian Ratsch profiles the medicinal, historical, and cultural uses of cannabis in each of these societies and medical systems, providing remedies and recipes for those interested in how cannabis can be used to treat specific conditions.

Branches of Light

Marijuana Medicine is the most complete visual record of cannabis culture ever published.

American Herb Association

The historical, medicinal, cultural, and visionary uses of marijuana (Cannabis sativa) in Africa, Asia, India, Europe, and the Americas is discussed in this visual tribute to a versatile plant. The dialog is clear and engaging, yet maintains a scientific approach. Complete with very good photography, this has to be the most complete pictorial and informative presentation of Cannabis.

Booknews

This ethnohistorical study, first published in Germany in 1992, traces the medicinal uses of the cannabis plant by many people in many eras. Nine US states have now moved to legalize marijuana in the treatment of ailments such as cancer, AIDS, and glaucoma, putting the states at odds with a federal government that continues to forbid its use. Though the war on drugs makes the topic politically hot, R<:a>tsch's work is not a political treatise, but a cross-cultural survey that allows the facts (and the plant) to speak for themselves. He includes remedies and recipes in his profiles of the uses of cannabis across the globe. An anthropologist, R<:a>tsch is president of the German Society for Ethnomedicine. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Foreword by Dr. Lester Grinspoon
Foreword by Dr. William A. Emboden
Preface
Translator's Note
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Bum Shankar!
Ma
Kamanin
Vijaya
Bhanga
Myan rtsi spras
Kancha
Penka
Nascha
Azallu-Qannapu
Smsmt
Kannabion--Cannabis
Hashish
Hanaf
De Hanf-Cannabus
Hempe
Distillates
Home Remedies
Dagga
Kif
Ganja
Kinnickinik
Marijuana
Maconha
Dilutions
Dope
THC and Analogs
Perspectives for Hemp and World Health
Glossary
List of Diseases and Medical Systems
Hemp Substitutes
Organizations
Bibliography
Index

Christian Rätsch, Ph.D., is a world-renowned anthropologist and ethnopharmacologist who specializes in the shamanic uses of plants. He is the author of Marijuana Medicine and coauthor of Plants of the Gods, Shamanism and Tantra in the Himalayas, Witchcraft Medicine, and The Encyclopedia of Psychoactive Plants. He lives in Hamburg, Germany, and lectures around the world.

Hwa Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Five-Word Song

Author: Glenn Newth

The basis for many of the family styles, Hwa Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan is more than 1,000 years old, but remained a closed style until quite recently. This comprehensive, practical guide explains this unique and sophisticated kinesthetic form in detail. The book contains step-by-step instructions and photo sequences that illustrate forms practice, fighting applications, and push hands; a thorough explanation of the form's philosophical and theoretical basis; and an overview of the many health benefits of this ancient art.

Return of the Tribal or Cancer Recovery Plan

2009-02-20T16:24:00.000-08:00

Return of the Tribal: A Celebration of Body Adornment

Author: Rufus C Camphausen

A photographic exploration of the modern revival of piercing, tattooing, scarification, and body painting that reveals its origins in tribal culture and practices.

Since earliest times, tribal cultures around the world have used body marks and modifications to indicate membership and rank within the group, identify with spiritual totems, express sacrifice and loss, and enhance physical attraction and sexual enjoyment. Today we are witnessing a renaissance of interest in body adornment that many interpret as a return to our tribal beginnings--a way to identify who we are in an urban world that has lost its sense of community. Return of the Tribal takes a non-judgmental look at a great variety of practices of body adornment and modification--from prehistoric and aboriginal to those of modern urban tribals in cities such as London, New York, Tokyo, and Amsterdam. From the beautiful to the bizarre, the author shows the many beautiful and bizarre ways people choose to alter their appearance.

Alternative Publisher Review

The Return of the Tribal attempts to look at all types of body adornment from tribal to urban, from piercing to body painting, from scarification to tattoos, and from genital mutilation to structural modifications of the ears, legs & neck. And it does so with a cornucopia of full-color photos presented alongside a very readable text. This may well be the best book of its kind currently available.

Book about: The Industrial Revolution or Under 40 Financial Planning Guide

Cancer Recovery Plan: How to Increase the Effectiveness of Your Treatment and Live a Fuller, Healthier Life

Author: D Barry Boyd

Increase the effectiveness of your cancer treatment and live a fuller, healthier life.

According to oncologist D. Barry Boyd, controlling weight, becoming active, and reducing stress are not simply nuances of basic well-being; they are absolutely necessary for the successful treatment of cancer. Even with the best medical care, including chemotherapy, a patient's cancer treatment can be sabotaged if these areas are neglected.

In The Cancer Recovery Plan, Dr. Boyd presents his proven integrative program for maximizing the effectiveness of cancer treatment. He lays out a clear, practical nutrition and exercise plan to help cancer patients lose the weight that might impede their recovery, and describes how to reduce stress with such techniques as meditation, tai chi, massage, improving sleep, and building a support network. Along the way, stories from Dr. Boyd's patients-cancer survivors-provide motivation and inspiration. Cancer is not always a hopeless disease. The Cancer Recovery Plan offers readers the hope they need.

Library Journal

Boyd (director, Integrative Oncology, Greenwich Hosp., CT) and breast cancer survivor Betancourt believe that an overabundant diet affects the body's hormonal balance, which in turn predisposes an individual to uncontrolled cell growth that can lead to cancer. While aimed primarily at people undergoing cancer therapy, the book emphasizes the role that weight, insulin resistance, and the American lifestyle play in cancer development. The authors contend that patients can enhance the effects of therapy and those without cancer can lessen their chances of getting the disease by improving their diet, engaging in physical activity, and lowering stress levels. Yet their suggestions for dietary choices and supplements are very basic and their exercise and stress management tips minimal, particularly in relation to those who are undergoing chemo or radiation therapy. Even though Boyd and Betancourt make a strong case for the role of diet in cancer, the lack of concrete advice on changing one's lifestyle limits the book to larger collections. General readers should instead see Harmon Eyre and others' Informed Decisions: The Complete Book of Cancer Diagnosis, Treatment and Recovery.-Janet M. Schneider, James A. Haley Veterans' Hosp. Lib., Tampa Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Barnes and Noble Basics Diabetes or How to Talk to Your Childs Doctor

2009-02-19T12:12:00.000-08:00

Barnes and Noble Basics Diabetes

Author: Paul Heltzel

You've just learned you have diabetes, and you're scared: as the 17 million Americans suffering from the disease know, it's stressful caring for an illness that requires 24/7 monitoring. Will you need to give yourself shots? What happens if you accidentally take too much insulin? How can you avoid suffering the side effects diabetes can cause? This reassuring manual will show you what to do, guide you when you see your doctor, and help you feel in control of your illness. It includes all the latest treatments (traditional, alternative, nutritional) as well as cutting edge therapies involving stem cell transplants. But you'll also find out what life is like with diabetes, how to cope with the psychological impact of having a chronic disorder, and how to talk to friends, family, and co-workers about the illness.

	Foreword	6
Chapter 1	Getting the Diagnosis	7
	Experiencing the symptoms	8
	Seeing your doctor	10
	Tests for diabetes	12
	Types of diabetes	14
	Getting a diagnosis	16
	Possible causes	18
	You are not alone	20
	Keeping a health journal	22
	Helpful resources	24
Chapter 2	Treatments	25
	Doing the work of the pancreas	26
	Glucose meters	28
	All about insulin	30
	Insulin injections	32
	Insulin pumps	34
	Pills for type 2 diabetes	36
	Big benefits from exercise	38
	Diet and weight loss	40
	Smart treatment tips	42
	Helpful resoruces	44
Chapter 3	Using the Internet	45
	Top health sites for laypeople	46
	Top medical research sites	48
	Nonprofit organizations	50
	Government agencies	52
	On top of the news	54
	Diet and exercise	56
	Keeping useful records	58
	Better searching	60
	Online support	62
	Mailing lists	64
	Helpful resources	66
Chapter 4	Putting Your Team Together	67
	Your primary care doctor	68
	Endocrinologist	70
	Diabetes educator	72
	Ophthalmologist	74
	Your advocate	76
	How to be a smart patient	78
	Support groups	80
	Helpful resources	82
Chapter 5	Eating Right	83
	Food fundamentals	84
	Eating for your health	86
	Hyperglycemia	88
	Hypoglycemia	90
	Using exchanges	92
	Counting carbohydrates	94
	Smart food shopping	96
	All about alcohol	98
	Eating on the go	100
	Diabetes at all ages	102
	Helpful resources	104
Chapter 6	Complementary Therapies	105
	Weighing your alternatives	106
	Massage & bodywork	108
	Stress management	110
	Meditation	112
	Yoga, the "mindful" exercise	114
	Beware of quackery	116
	Helpful resources	118
Chapter 7	Living Smart	119
	Exercise at work and play	120
	Sex and diabetes	122
	Finding insurance	124
	Eating out	126
	Traveling with diabetes	128
	Helpful resources	130
Chapter 8	Sick Days	131
	Dealing with flu and colds	132
	Testing when ill	134
	Over-the-counter medications	136
	Working from home	138
	Going to the hospital	140
	Helpful resources	142
Chapter 9	Preventing Complications	143
	Knowing the risks	144
	Heart disease and stroke	146
	Neuropathy	148
	Retinopathy	150
	Nephropathy	152
	Helpful resources	154
Chapter 10	On Stress and Comfort	155
	What is stress?	156
	Chronic stress	158
	Smart coping strategies	160
	Learning to relax	162
	Talking about it	164
	Your partner's concerns	166
	Managing the inconveniences	168
	Helpful resources	170
Chapter 11	The New You	171
	Life with diabetes	172
	Stages of adjustment	174
	Acceptance	176
	Overcoming setbacks	178
	Helpful resources	180
Chapter 12	Pregnancy	181
	Diabetes and pregnancy	182
	Gestational diabetes	184
	Pregnancy with type 1	186
	Pregnancy with type 2	188
	Helpful resources	190
Chapter 13	Children with Diabetes	191
	Stages of diabetes in children	192
	After the diagnosis	194
	I'm that child	196
	A family experience of illness	198
	Activities for children	200
	Helpful resources	202
Chapter 14	Cutting-edge Research	203
	Living history	204
	The transplant cure	206
	Improved testing and delivery	208
	Less painful testing	210
	Insulin improvements	212
	Helpful resources	214
	Glossary	215
	Index	220

Look this: Southern Cooking to Remember or Innocent Smoothie Recipe Book

How to Talk to Your Child's Doctor: A Handbook for Parents

Author: Christopher Johnson

A two-year-old develops a nasty cough and after experiencing breathing problems, his concerned parents take him to the emergency room. The doctor on call diagnoses his symptoms as croup, prescribes treatment, but days later the cough is no better. After another trip to the emergency room, x-rays, respiratory therapy, and treatment for asthma, the little boy still cannot shake his cough and breathing difficulties. Finally, two weeks later, the family doctor suggests an examination by an ear-nose-and-throat specialist. Using a bronchoscope, the specialist finds a small piece of plastic from a toy lodged in the edge of the child's trachea. After removing the obstruction, the boy returns to normal within a day. In fact, he never had croup or asthma.

Could this lengthy, frustrating experience have been avoided?

In this illuminating guide to communicating with your child's doctor, pediatrician Christopher M. Johnson shows parents how to talk more effectively to their doctors about their children's health. Johnson takes the nonmedical layperson into the mindset of the physician examining a sick child for the first time. He demonstrates how doctors evaluate symptoms, interpret answers to their questions, and decide on a course of treatment. The book invites and then empowers parents to join their child's doctor as a partner in the diagnostic and therapeutic process. Each chapter ends with a communication checklist to help parents find the right words while visiting the doctor.

Dr. Johnson covers the following topics:
• The medical history and why it is so important
• How and why the doctor examines your child
• How a doctor uses lab tests
• How a doctorarrives at a diagnosis
• Time-honored medical wisdom that all doctors rely on
• The difference between specific treatments and supportive care when a diagnosis is uncertain
• Consulting specialists along with the family physician

The final chapter encourages the reader to become a sort of "junior doctor" by presenting several real-life cases and challenging the reader to work through the problem as a physician would.

This jargon-free and completely accessible guidebook will enable you to assist your child's doctor in the vital work of effectively caring for your child in health and illness.

On Board Medical Emergency Handbook or Working with Colour Healing

2009-02-18T08:00:00.000-08:00

On-Board Medical Emergency Handbook: First Aid at Sea

Author: Spike Briggs

The only boater’s emergency medical guide designed to provide fast answers in an emergency and to withstand the marine environment

Designed and packaged for use on your boat, this emergency medical handbook has waterproof covers and features 50 quick-reference flow charts to guide you through the proper responses to injuries and illnesses on board.

Dr. Spike Briggs is a consultant in intensive care medicine and anesthesia. He is a medical advisor/fleet medical officer to the Challenge Business, which runs ocean yacht races across the Atlantic and around the world.

Dr. Campbell Mackenzie is a retired Surgeon Commander, having served in the Royal Navy and Royal Naval Reserve. He is an instructor for the Royal Yachting Association First Aid course and an advisor on marine medicine for the British coast guard.

Books about: Administrative Law or Black Visions

Working with Colour Healing: How to Use Colour to Heal Your Body and Enhance Your Life

Author: Jane Struthers

Yellow generates happiness and stimulates our brains. Red feeds our sense of passion and energy. These and every other color have the power to enhance your life and improve your general sense of well-being. Make the most of the rainbow of colors around you with this attractive reference. Featuring beautiful images throughout that capture the essence of each hue, it explains how color healing works and provides practical exercises to try with every color. An in-depth study of the seven major colors of the spectrum reveals how they relate to the seven chakras of the body, and there’s also comprehensive advice on using crystals, light, color patterns in the home and garden, and color-related foods.

Low Carb 1 2 3 or Age Defying Beauty Secrets

2009-02-17T03:48:00.000-08:00

Low Carb 1-2-3: 225 Simply Great 3-Ingredient Recipes

Author: Rozanne Gold

Low-carb cooking has never been this easy-or delicious!

Now 1-2-3 cooking goes low-carb, and the results are simply fabulous! Here readers learn how to create dishes that are not only low-carb but low in calories and saturated fat-from Pan-Seared Tuna Niçoise, Baked Eggs Splendido, and Wasabi-Stuffed Shrimp to Fresh Cherry Compote with Chocolate Drizzle-each using only three ingredients!

In Low Carb 1-2-3 readers will discover:
o Recipes that fit effortlessly into any low-carb or good-carb diet, including South Beach, Atkins, and Sugar Busters o 225 great-tasting dishes created by an award-winning chef o A focus on healthy eating with recipes that promote good fats and carbs; shun trans-fats; use whole, unprocessed, fresh ingredients; and eliminate white flour and sugar o An accurate carb count for each recipe, lists of low-glycemic index foods, and 100 menu plans Perfect for today's busy lifestyles, these recipes make it easy for anyone to eat more healthfully every day.

Age-Defying Beauty Secrets: Look and Feel Younger Each and Every Day

Author: Diane Irons

Discover the fountain of youth in your own home

From beauty-industry expert Diane Irons comes the ultimate collection of tips and tricks for defying your age.

Whether you’re looking to simply combat graying hair or considering something more dramatic, Age-Defying Beauty Secrets is an invaluable resource for the woman who wants to look great and feel even better--and do it all without breaking the bank.

--Learn how aging celebrities keep looking great
--Take off the years with foods and supplements
--Discover wrinkle-fighting skin-care solutions
--Concoct your own age-defying beauty bargains
--Find flattering fashion over 40
--Stay positive and healthy at any age

Acknowledgments
Introduction

1. Age-Defying Attitude
2. Age-Defying Skin
3. Age-Defying Bodies
4. Age-Defying Celebrities
5. Age-Defying Makeup
6. Age-Defying Style
7. Age-Defying Health
8. Age-Defying Nutrition
9. Age Defying on a Budget
10. Age-Defying Hair
11. Age-Defying Fast Fixes
12. Age-Defying Breakthroughs
13. Age-Defying Surgery
14. Real-Life Age Defying
15. Age-Defying Extremes
16. Age-Defying Problems/Solutions
17. Sites, Resources, and Freebies

Final Words
Index
About the Author

Hair Matters or After a Fashion

2009-02-15T23:36:00.000-08:00

Hair Matters: Beauty, Power, and Black Women's Consciousness

Author: Ingrid Banks

"Introduces the audience to consider the value of the insider/outsider relationship in another's culture"
—National Women's Studies Association Journal

Long hair in the 60s, Afros in the early 70s, bobs in the 80s, fuschia in the 90s. Hair is one of the first attributes to catch our eye, not only because it reflects perceptions of attractiveness or unattractiveness, but also because it conveys important political, cultural, and social meanings, particularly in relation to group identity. Given that mainstream images of beauty do not privilege dark skin and tightly coiled hair, African American women's experience provides a starkly different perspective on the meaning of hair in social identity."
--National Women's Studies Association Journal

"Grab your copy at your local bookseller and get hip to what your hair is saying to others with regards to beauty, culture and politics. Learn about how culture has a love for coifs, because after all, so do you!"
—Sophisticate's Black Hair Styles GuideDrawing on interviews with over 50 women, from teens to seniors, Hair Matters is the first book on the politics of Black hair to be based on substantive, ethnographically informed research. Focusing on the everyday discussions that Black women have among themselves and about themselves, Ingrid Banks analyzes how talking about hair reveals Black women's ideas about race, gender, sexuality, beauty, and power. Ultimately, what emerges is a survey of Black women's consciousness within both their own communities and mainstream culture at large.

Women Studies Association Journal

Introduces the audience to consider the value of the insider/outsider relationship in another's culture.

Library Journal

For this discussion on the politics of black hair, Banks, a professor of black studies at Virginia Tech, interviewed over 50 women, from teens to seniors, to determine how hair shapes ideas about race, gender, sexuality, beauty, and power. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

	Acknowledgements
	Introduction: Unhappy to Be Nappy	1
1	Why Hair Matters: Getting to the Roots	21
2	The Hair "Do's" and "Don'ts" of Black Womanhood	41
3	Splitting Hairs: Power, Choice, and Femininity	69
4	Women and Girls Speak Out: Five Hair-Raising Sessions	99
5	Black Hair, 1990s Style	139
	Conclusion	147
	App. I: Methods, Methodology, and the Shaping of Hair Matters	157
	App. II: Defining Black Hair and Hairstyling Practices	171
	App. III: Interviewee Demographics	175
	Notes	179
	References	185
	Index	193
	About the Author	197

Books about: Cocktails or More Seasonal Cooking

After a Fashion: How to Reproduce, Restore, and Wear Vintage Styles

Author: Frances Grimbl

How do you design a Renaissance Fair costume? Restore a Victorian wedding dress? Bid on antique buttons at Internet auctions? The new edition of After a Fashion: How to Reproduce, Restore, and Wear Vintage Styles, answers all these questions and more. This practical, information-packed guide tells how to make authentic historic reproductions and how to mend and alter vintage clothes. It includes many techniques developed by the author, Frances Grimble. Detailed drawings by Deborah Kuhn enhance the style descriptions and step-by-step instructions.

After a Fashion covers medieval through Art Deco styles, for men and women. It guides readers through each stage of a reproduction project-planning, designing, choosing materials, and constructing. It advises them on all aspects of collecting vintage clothes-buying, restoring, altering, and wearing. The pattern-making and sewing instructions are useful to sewers at any experience level. Directions have been added for using the Internet to buy and sell, research styles, and contact costumers and collectors. An updated, expanded appendix lists over 600 sources (on-line and otherwise) for supplies, vintage clothes, and information.

Here's what readers say about the first edition: "One of the most wonderful sewing/historical costuming books I've ever read." "Whenever I'm trying to figure out how to restore a vintage piece, this is the book I turn to." "A wonderful work that has something for everyone-beginner to advanced." "Hard-to-find information is unified and clearly presented. I know I'll use it as a reference for a long time and recommend it often." "Like five books for the price of one." "Engaging, informative, well written-a wonderful resource!"

Bodymakers or Birthing Fathers

2009-02-14T19:23:00.000-08:00

Bodymakers: A Cultural Anatomy of Women's Body Building

Author: Leslie Heywood

Women with muscles are a recent phenomenon. While generating a good deal of interest, both positive and negative, their importance to the cultural landscape has yet to be acknowledged. Leslie Heywood looks at female body building as a metaphor for how women fare in our current political and cultural climate. BODYMAKERS reveals how female bodybuilders find themselves both trapped and empowered by their sport. 14 illustrations.

Book about: Meds Money and Manners or Discretionary Time

Birthing Fathers: The Transformation of Men in American Rites of Birth

Author: Richard K Reed

In the past two decades, men have gone from being excluded from the delivery room to being admitted; then invited, and, finally, expected to participate actively in the birth of their children. No longer mere observers, fathers attend baby showers, go to birthing classes, and share in the intimate, everyday details of their partners' pregnancies.

In this unique study, Richard Reed draws on the feminist critique of professionalized medical birthing to argue that the clinical nature of medical intervention distances fathers from child delivery. he explores men's roles in childbirth and the ways in which birth transforms a man's identity and his relations with his partner, his new baby, and society. In other societies, birth is recognized as an important rite of passage for fathers. Yet, in American culture, despite the fact that fathers are admitted into delivery rooms, little attention is given to their transition to fatherhood.

The book concludes with an exploration of what men's roles in childbirth tell us about gender and American society. Reed suggests that it is no coincidence that men's participation in the birthing process developed in parallel to changing definitions of fatherhood more broadly. Over the past twenty years, it has become expected that fathers, in addition to being strong and dependable, will be empathetic and nurturing.

Well-researched, candidly written, and enriched with personal accounts of over fifty men from all parts of the world, this book is as much about the birth of fathers as it is about fathers in birth.

Raising Stable Kids in an Unstable World or Still Giving Kisses

2009-02-13T15:11:00.000-08:00

Raising Stable Kids in an Unstable World: A Physician's Guide to Dealing with Childhood Stress

Author: David R Marks

In his ten years of medical experience, including working on the front lines of Ground Zero during the weeks after the World Trade Center tragedy, Dr. David Marks has witnessed today's children having to cope with stresses that their parents never had.

The statistics are disturbing - one out of three American children suffers from stress-related illnesses such as headaches, stomachaches, chest pains, dizziness, sleep and eating disorders and depression. In this groundbreaking book, Dr. David Marks shows how much of this suffering can be avoided, and treated without medication.

In today's mobile and global society children experience stresses resulting from an overload of organized activities, excessive pressure to succeed, ongoing exposure to violence, and perhaps the most stressful event of all: the catastrophic day of September 11, 2001, that forever changed the lives of American youth.

In this practical and informative book, Dr. Marks explains how parents and care-givers can help children of all ages cope with different types of stresses that, if not released or resolved, will result in harmful behaviors and illnesses. He explores the mind/body connection offering an engaging look at what can be done to treat and prevent stress reactions and suggests practical ways for parents to ease the stress level on their children.

Dr. Marks' findings are supported by the latest medical and psychological research and humanized by anecdotes of his experiences dealing with children as a physician and as a father.

Library Journal

From playground bullies and overfilled schedules to the aftershocks of the September 11 terrorist attacks, these books address contemporary childhood stresses. Marks, an M.D. who worked in a New York City trauma and burn center in the aftermath of the attacks, offers good, if general, observations (e.g., "Fear, loss of control, instability, and insecurity can cause a great deal of stress in children"), but his tone is ultimately alienating. Neither scientific nor journalistic, he attempts to persuade readers into accepting his personal rationale for what upsets children. Scenarios are directed at children of the suburban and urban upper class instead of a wider audience. This can grate, as when he implies that all Americans are materialistic, celebrity obsessed, and media manipulated (Marks himself is a health reporter for NBC). Not recommended; consider instead Sheldon Lewis and Sheila Kay Lewis's Stress-Proofing Your Child or Nancy Poffenberger's focused September 11, 2001: A Simple Account for Children. Like Marks, Greenspan (The Irreducible Needs of Children) notes that our culture can create "deep insecurity" but that children can become successful by creating and maintaining relationships with others. Unlike Marks, however, Greenspan did not cobble this together in response to September 11. Greenspan argues that the child who "can figure out the world and understand how emotions and relationships work" is termed "resilient." Against the backdrop of four guiding principles (spend time together, offer reassurance, express feelings, and help others), chapters illuminate developmental stages in nurturing resiliency. Offered tools include the adaptable "floor time," where adults follow "the child's lead helping him to engage with others, communicate," explore feelings, etc., in the "safe" environment of home. Greenspan's tone has a wise-old-man-on-the-mountaintop quality, but the book's brevity can make some material feel underdeveloped. Yet overall, his developmental approach is tried and true and will attract many readers looking for thoughtful advice. For all libraries. Douglas C. Lord, Connecticut State Lib., Hartford Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

Interesting book: Early American Cookery or Far Out

Still Giving Kisses: A Guide to Helping and Enjoying the Alzheimer's Victim You Love

Author: Barbara A Smith M S OTR L

This book is the story of the author's mother as she succumbs to Alzheimer's disease over an eight year period. Readers will learn about therapeutic techniques, adaptations and behavioral interventions to promote function and quality of life. Extensive resources and medical, legal and care-giving information provide survival tools. The target audience is friends and family of an Alzheimer's disease victim and readers who enjoy a compelling memoir.

Fresh Lipstick or Mitchells Story

2009-02-12T10:59:00.000-08:00

Fresh Lipstick: Redressing Fashion and Feminism

Author: Linda M Scott

Fresh Lipstick shakes feminist fashion down to its Birkenstocks.

Linda M. Scott wants to put an end to the belief that American women have to wear a colorless, shapeless uniform to achieve liberation and equality.

A pointed attack on feminism's requisite style of dress, Fresh Lipstick argues that wearing high heels and using hair curlers does not deny you the right to seek advancement, empowerment, and equality. Scott asserts that judging someone on her fashion choices is as detrimental to advancement as judgments based on race, nationality, or social class. Fashion is an important mode of personal expression, not an indication of submission. She demonstrates that feminism's dogged reduction of fashion to sexual objectification has been motivated by a desire to control other women, not free them. This push for power has produced endless conflict from the movement's earliest days, hindering advances in women's rights by promoting exclusion. It is time for the "plain Jane" dress code of the revolution to be lifted, allowing all women to lead, even those wearing makeup and Manolos.

Marching through 150 years of American dress history, Scott rips down feminism's favorite positions on fashion-from the power of images to the purpose of makeup. The illustrative examples-from flappers to Twiggy to body-piercing-are often poignant, occasionally infuriating, but always illuminating and thought-provoking.

With Fresh Lipstick, Linda Scott gives women the ammunition to settle the fashion debate once and for all. She challenges feminists to move beyond appearances and to return their focus to the true mission of the movement: equality for all womeneverywhere.

Publishers Weekly

In this strident, well researched and sometimes exhausting critique of the women's movement's strains of "antibeauty ideology," Scott, an associate professor at the University of Illinois, argues that feminist doesn't have to mean frumpy. It won't be news to post Sex and the City "do-me" feminists, but adornment, Scott insists, is a natural, inherently positive way for women to express their identities; fashion is neither the instrument of male oppression that members of the mid-19th-century anti-corset "dress reform" movement insisted it was nor the vehicle for sexual exploitation (or signal of antifeminist backlash) that some contemporary feminists suggest it is. Beginning with Susan B. Anthony's prudish rejection of stylish Elizabeth Oakes Smith at the 1852 Women's Convention, academic and upper-class feminists have consistently discredited women (especially of lower classes) who don't fit the mold, Scott argues. Scott's analysis extends to what she sees as today's antibeauty books and films (e.g., Naomi Wolf's The Beauty Myth, Jean Kilbourne's Killing Us Softly movies), which she argues are hypocritical, reductionist and, at worst, classist. Scott is most convincing when she argues for the liberating capacity of fashion: "By ignoring the way that self-decoration expresses the human force of creative expression...[;] and by denying the strength these practices can bring at depression, dislocation, and even death, the antibeauty critique engages in cultural cruelty." But she sometimes falters, as when she glosses over the media and fashion industry's relationship to the very real danger of eating disorders. (Jan.) Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Scott (advertising & women's studies, Univ. of Illinois) contends that leaders in the women's movement-from Susan B. Anthony to Gloria Steinem-have misled women by suggesting what they ought (and ought not) be wearing. Scott disputes the claim that a patriarchal fashion industry has been oppressing women and offers a detailed and revealing analysis of women's magazines and advertisements with a focus on the women involved in their publication. Scott argues that, from the beginning, the feminist movement has been dominated by white, educated, financially comfortable women who have not considered the concerns of women from other social classes or ethnic groups. She observes that body decoration is practiced by men and women in cultures worldwide and is a valid means of self-expression, arguing that feminists should stop being concerned with what women wear and focus on important issues like jobs and discrimination. This well-researched, enlightening, and provocative book is recommended for academic and large public libraries.-Debra Moore, Cerritos Coll., Norwalk, CA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

	Introduction : tossing down the glove	1
Ch. 1	The natural fallacy	11
Ch. 2	Dress reform and domination	23
Ch. 3	Making the myth	53
Ch. 4	Reading the popular image	89
Ch. 5	The power of fashion	127
Ch. 6	Sex, soap, and Cinderella	165
Ch. 7	Rethinking necessities	191
Ch. 8	Freudian feminism and commercial conspiracy	223
Ch. 9	Something different	251
Ch. 10	Style and substance in the second wave	281
Ch. 11	Exclusive rights	311
Ch. 12	Fresh lipstick	327

Go to: Neurochemistry of Abused Drugs or Clinical Handbook of Co existing Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol Problems

Mitchell's Story: Living with Cerebral Palsy

Author: Jeff Parkin

Mitchell's Story. . . . Living with Cerebral Palsy is about a mother who has a touching and somewhat sad tale to tell about her only son who contracted the frustrating disease called cerebral palsy.
The remarkable thing about this book is the courage displayed by Lynda and Grant Thompson as they began a daily struggle to give their son as normal of a life as they possibly could.
Lynda feels that this book can be of great assistance to those who are just now finding out that their son or daughter has this awful disease. She speaks of obstacles she has encountered which can prepare the new parents of CP kids for the challenges that lie ahead.
Part of the book deals with the help she received as she was dealing with her son on a day to day basis. Inside the book is information that new parents might find valuable in dealing with and helping their child.
We hope that everyone who reads her story will find that it helped him or her in some way.

Como entender y superar la Anorexia Nervosa or YOGA

2009-02-11T06:46:00.000-08:00

Como entender y superar la Anorexia Nervosa

Author: Lindsey Hall

This book offers Spanish-language readers a complete understanding of the eating disorder of self-starvation. It provides straightforward information for sufferers, their families, and therapists. Included are self-help suggestions, insights from recovered anorexics, and guidelines for healthy eating and weight restoration.

Look this: Sports Nutrition or Carbohydrate Addicts Program for Success

YOGA: Yoga, Tantra and Meditation in Daily Life

Author: Swami Janakananda Saraswati

Yoga, Tantra And Meditation In Daily Life offers an alternative to the approach of most books on yoga, which maintain the misconception that the practice of yoga, tantra and meditation requires adopting a new lifestyle. This book demonstrates how the reader can practice Tantric Yoga and go on living life as usual.

Stress Free Traveler or Principles of Gender Specific Medicine

2009-02-10T02:34:00.000-08:00

Stress-Free Traveler: Simple Exercices and Stretches to Keep Your Cool on Trains, Planes, and Automobiles

Author: Sandy Paton

On-the-go relaxation techniques for any traveler

Perfectly portable for business trips, vacations, or even daily commutes, this fully illustrated new handbook offers stress-busting techniques to reduce the physical and emotional effects of traveling. It includes a complete program of easy exercises that can be performed sitting in a chair or standing in lines, as well as personal relaxation rituals and mind-body methods to beat motion sickness.

Specially designed by a certified yoga instructor, these simple but effective strategies can help you to:

Feel peaceful and well rested in stressful situations
Soothe headaches, stiffness, soreness, and fatigue
Recharge and restore energy in the hotel or at home
Calm negative thoughts or fears
Increase vitality and stamina, even in confined spaces
Overcome travel rage

Sandy Paton is a certified yoga instructor who has taught for the past ten years. A freelance medical writer and frequent business traveler, she lives in Pottstown, Pennsylvania.

Lonni Sue Johnson is a professional illustrator whose works have been featured in the New Yorker and the New York Times.

Book about: Electronic Office Machines or Principles of Cost Benefit Analysis for Developing Countries

Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine

Author: Marianne J Legato

Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine examines how normal human biology differs between men and women and how the diagnosis and treatment of disease differs as a function of gender. This revealing research covers various conditions that predominantly occur in men, and as well conditions that predominantly occur in women. Among the subjects covered are cardiovascular disease, mood disorders, the immune system, lung cancer as a consequence of smoking, osteoporosis, diabetes, obesity, and infectious diseases.

* Gathers important information in the field of gender-based biology and clinical medicine, proving that a patient's sex is increasingly important in preventing illness, making an accurate diagnosis, and choosing safe and effective treatment of disease
* Addresses gender-specific areas ranging from organ transplantation, gall bladder and biliary diseases, to the epidemiology of osteoporosis and fractures in men and women
* Many chapters present questions about future directions of investigations

Breast Cancer Prevention Plan or Exercise Physiology

2009-02-08T22:22:00.000-08:00

Breast Cancer Prevention Plan: 20 Proven Steps for Reducing Your Breast Cancer Risk

Author: Edward J Conley

A breakthrough 20-step program that reducesbreast cancer risk and gives you thelatest information on new therapies

Written by the host of the PBS special ”ReducingYour Breast Cancer Risk,” this book outlinesthe 20 proven steps women can take to significantlylower breast cancer risk, and shatters generally-acceptedmyths about breast cancer and hormonereplacement therapy. With information on supplementsthat can bolster your breast cancer suppression genes,antioxidants that can protect breasts from damage, andhousehold chemicals that silently increase risk, TheBreast Cancer Prevention Plan is essential reading.

Edward Conley, M.D., is an assistant clinical professor of medicine at Michigan State University and an affiliate physician of the Cleveland Clinic. He is the author of America Exhausted and host of the PBS special "10 Secrets to Reducing Your Breast Cancer Risk," airing on 100 stations in the United States and Canada.

Library Journal

Conley, assistant clinical professor of medicine at Michigan State University, reveals "secrets" that may "lower your breast cancer risk by 90% or more." He discusses estrogen and its role in the disease as well as nutrients and antitoxins. Though most of Conley's suggestions-e.g., get more rest, eat more fruits and vegetables-certainly can't hurt, the secretive nature and tone of the presentation are off-putting. For inclusive collections. Surgeon Horner considers natural foods and relaxation as a means for women "to influence [their] state of health more than [they] ever imagined." Thinking organic and avoiding toxins are basic to her approach for empowerment. Appropriate for alternative/complementary health collections. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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Exercise Physiology: Human Bioenergetics and Its Applications with Powerweb

Author: George A Brooks

Considered a standard in the ﬁeld, this text integrates Bioenergetics into every chapter and provides a comprehensive survey of current data and research in exercise physiology. In-depth discussion of all areas of exercise physiology makes this text an invaluable resource for students in exercise science, kinesiology, sports medicine, human biodynamics, and physical education.

Michael Kalinski

This multiauthored textbook is written at an advanced level. The authors integrate traditional and classical exercise physiology with more current approaches in cell and molecular biology. The focus is on human bioenergetics and attempts to describe muscle performance in terms of energy transduction at the cellular level. The authors, all distinguished professionals, describe this as a departure from existing texts in the field and as a contribution to the evolution of exercise biochemistry. This text is intended for graduate students. I am using it successfully for graduate courses such as Exercise Energy Metabolism and Energy Metabolism and Body Composition at Kent State University. The authors are eminently qualified and recognized for their expertise. For several decades they have been in the forefront of the exercise physiology profession. They do a good job providing readers with current information on the subject. A very broad scope of topics is covered to link physiological systems, metabolism, nutrition, and exercise performance. The text is very well organized and adequately referenced. Overall there are several strengths: in-depth technical discussions based on expertise and research experience, inclusion of the authors' original data and interpretation of the events within the broader discipline of biological science, and a sufficient number of recent as well as historical references. Chapters 5-10 are unique in depth and in presentation of innovative biochemical concepts, which are particularly useful in teaching. They are highly readable and immensely informative. This is an excellent addition to an already extensive list of teaching texts in traditional exercisephysiology. This text is well written and I would highly recommend it as a graduate text for exercise physiology/exercise biochemistry oriented students around the world. This book compares very favorably to other textbooks used for courses in exercise physiology. The design makes it superior to similar texts on the market. My graduate students respectfully describe it as a very solid and serious textbook. I have completed 30 years of teaching experience in the field of exercise biochemistry on both sides of Atlantic, including 20 years of teaching at Kyiv Institute of Physical Education in Ukraine. There I also served 19 years as the Chair of the Department of Exercise Biochemistry. Having the experience of writing three monographs on the biochemical adaptation to exercise and coauthoring the text ""Exercise Biochemistry,"" which has been a most usable textbook in the field in the former Soviet Union for more than a decade, I would state here that there is no other advanced book of such quality in the field of exercise physiology. I give this text the highest marks.

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Reviewer: Michael Kalinski, PhD, FACSM (Kent State University)
Description:This multiauthored textbook is written at an advanced level. The authors integrate traditional and classical exercise physiology with more current approaches in cell and molecular biology.
Purpose:The focus is on human bioenergetics and attempts to describe muscle performance in terms of energy transduction at the cellular level. The authors, all distinguished professionals, describe this as a departure from existing texts in the field and as a contribution to the evolution of exercise biochemistry.
Audience:This text is intended for graduate students. I am using it successfully for graduate courses such as Exercise Energy Metabolism and Energy Metabolism and Body Composition at Kent State University. The authors are eminently qualified and recognized for their expertise. For several decades they have been in the forefront of the exercise physiology profession. They do a good job providing readers with current information on the subject.
Features:A very broad scope of topics is covered to link physiological systems, metabolism, nutrition, and exercise performance. The text is very well organized and adequately referenced. Overall there are several strengths: in-depth technical discussions based on expertise and research experience, inclusion of the authors' original data and interpretation of the events within the broader discipline of biological science, and a sufficient number of recent as well as historical references. Chapters 5-10 are unique in depth and in presentation of innovative biochemical concepts, which are particularlyuseful in teaching. They are highly readable and immensely informative. This is an excellent addition to an already extensive list of teaching texts in traditional exercise physiology.
Assessment:This text is well written and I would highly recommend it as a graduate text for exercise physiology/exercise biochemistry oriented students around the world. This book compares very favorably to other textbooks used for courses in exercise physiology. The design makes it superior to similar texts on the market. My graduate students respectfully describe it as a very solid and serious textbook. I have completed 30 years of teaching experience in the field of exercise biochemistry on both sides of Atlantic, including 20 years of teaching at Kyiv Institute of Physical Education in Ukraine. There I also served 19 years as the Chair of the Department of Exercise Biochemistry. Having the experience of writing three monographs on the biochemical adaptation to exercise and coauthoring the text "Exercise Biochemistry," which has been a most usable textbook in the field in the former Soviet Union for more than a decade, I would state here that there is no other advanced book of such quality in the field of exercise physiology. I give this text the highest marks.

Booknews

A text for an advanced undergraduate course, or reference for beginning graduate students, on the functioning of the body during exercise. The focus is on human bioenergetics and the description of performance in terms of energy transduction from cell to whole-body levels. This revised edition reflects the growth and expansion of the field since the first edition was published in 1984. The authors support their conclusions with original data sets, which are included. Also included are original figures, tables, and graphs. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Rating

5 Stars from Doody

Heinermans Encyclopedia of Juices Teas and Tonics or Universal Beauty

2009-02-07T18:11:00.000-08:00

Heinerman's Encyclopedia of Juices, Teas and Tonics

Author: John Heinerman

From a medical anthropologist's files, here are juices, teas and tonics for hundreds of today's most common health problems.From coltsfoot tea for asthma and a tomato brew for constipation, to a 'weed' from the Southwest that wards off arthritis and oregano juice for varicose veins, this remarkable guide offers an array of practical, tasty ways to use the healing power of common herbs and foods to relieve over 100 health conditions.

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Universal Beauty: The Miss Universe Guide to Beauty

Author: Cara Birnbaum

The MISS UNIVERSE Pageant represents the international ideal of beauty, and this unique beauty guide has the inside tips from all over the world that only members of this very exclusive club can tell. Beauty writer Cara Birnbaum and former Miss Universe winners bring together the diverse tips, insights, and secrets that have set these women apart and brought them to the pinnacle of beauty. Former title holders will share their beauty regimens as will the professionals who work with contestants to achieve the Miss Universe look. Readers with busy schedules will benefit from tips that will take them from daytime looks to ultraglamour in a matter of minutes.

Because Miss Universe is international, all races, skin tones, hair types, and body types will be included. Former title holders of different ages will address how personal care and beauty regimens change over time to continue to achieve a fantastic appearance.

Library Journal

Former Miss Universe winners and professionals who work with the contestants share beauty regimens, tips, and insights in this guide by beauty editor and writer Birnbaum. The beauty advice, whether for skin, hair, or makeup, is standard stuff (e.g., apply sunscreen, wear moisturizer). As a result, the guide works better as a pictorial history and behind-the-scenes look at the Miss Universe pageant. Also included are a foreword by Donald Trump, who along with NBC owns the Miss Universe Organization; a short chapter on teen beauty by Miss Teen USA winners, which seems out of place; and a Q&A with Miss Universe title holders, which ends the guide. Recommended only for large public libraries.-Christine Holmes, San Jose State Univ. Lib., CA Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Ninjitsu for Women or Back Off Ill Lose Weight When Im Ready

2009-02-06T07:53:00.000-08:00

Ninjitsu for Women: Ninja Secrets of Defensive Fighting

Author: Ashida Kim

Showing how women are getting their "kicks" nowadays, this guide instructs on how to defend against any attacker and how to distract, disable, disarm, and then disappear. 150 illustrations.

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Back Off! I'll Lose Weight When I'm Ready: A Weight Loss Guide for Teens and Their Crazed Parents

Author: Debi Davis

Back Off! is the perfect combination of information and empowerment. The short, easy-to-read chapters will enable the reader to learn about themselves while mastering their ability to create behavior and nutritional changes that fit into their personal family lifestyle. It can provide a source of information on a variety of topics that can be referenced by specific challenges:

Bodywork Shiatsu or Sharp Spear Crystal Mirror

2009-02-05T03:41:00.000-08:00

Bodywork Shiatsu: Bringing the Art of Finger Pressure to the Massage Table

Author: Carl Dubitsky

For the first time, an expert in the Asian art of finger-pressure massage shifts the practice of shiatsu from the floor to the massage table--increasing the comfort of the patient, conserving the energy of the therapist, and augmenting the effects of the treatment. Skillfully integrating current Western scientific research with traditional energetic concepts and techniques of shiatsu, Carl Dubistsky provides a new perspective on this ancient healing art. His analysis of the muscular anatomy of the points and pathways is unique in Western literature, making shiatsu techniques more accessible and comprehensible to health professionals and bodyworkers of all schools.

BodyWork Shiatsu grounds its discussion of shiatsu in a thorough review of traditional Asian medical theory, explaining the concepts of yin and yang, the five elements, and the flow of life energy, qi, along with the meridians of the body. These concepts form the basis of the health professional's approach to examination and treatment. The heart of the book contains detailed instructions in applying shiatsu to the massage table--from basic finger technique to choosing equipment--with specific recommendations for treating each part of the body. The fruit of the author's many years of immersion in both Eastern and Western systems of massage, BodyWork Shiatsu is an invaluable aid to all those interested in advanced applications of shiatsu as well as those wishing to incorporate basic principles of finger-pressure massage into their health-care practice.

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Sharp Spear, Crystal Mirror: Martial Arts in Women's Lives

Author: Stephanie T Hopp

• Twenty-four women martial artists discuss the physical and spiritual challenges of martial arts training and how it helps bring meaning and purpose to their lives

• Women aged 12 to 83 are interviewed on the importance and meaning of martial arts in their lives.

• Explores in-depth why many women are dedicating themselves to the martial arts.

• An inspiration for anyone concerned with enhancing the physical, spiritual, and social dimensions of life, and for those interested in women's self-defense and safety.

Sharp Spear, Crystal Mirror explores in depth how, why, and to what effect considerable numbers of women are dedicating themselves to the martial arts. The twenty-four women interviewed here discuss the physical and spiritual challenges of martial arts training and how it helps to bring meaning and purpose to their lives. Their disciplines include T'ai Chi Ch'uan, Aikido, Capoeira, Wing Chun, Judo, Kajukenbo, Jujutsu, Tae Kwon Do, Karate, and Kung Fu, and their backgrounds are equally diverse. Some were accomplished athletes before beginning, while others had never been comfortable with their physical bodies until discovering the martial arts. All have received deep spiritual nourishment through their practice, integrating and healing their bodies and minds as well as enriching community bonds. Those interested in women's studies will find a wonderful sample of contemporary American women who speak articulately about the forces that have shaped their lives.

Journal of ... Eastern Health & Fitness

An intriguing gracefully written book of interviews . . . Hoppe knows what questions to ask in order to help herself—and us—probe the discoveries and mysteries that come with the serious pursuit of a martial art on all its levels. This is a book about training the mind, body, and spirit, and has something to offer anyone striving for excellence in any field. . . . Women are influencing the face and direction of the martial arts. . . . Sharp Spear Crystal Mirror is an important contribution to this movement. It recognizes the work of a number of outstanding women and is helping to spread their knowledge and wisdom. Anyone engaged in martial arts—male or female, student or teacher—can deepen and reinforce their experience with this book. And those considering taking up the study will be inspired to do so.

What People Are Saying

Coleen Gragen
I see women coming to the martial arts as a young movement, a new growth in the martial arts that will transform it forever in a very deep way. The martial arts will never be the same again for this influence, and that's been what my life has been about, sitting right on that cusp and being engaged in that process. (Coleen Gragen, fifth-degree black belt Kajukenbo instructor)

Healing in the History of Christianity or Ed Schoen M D on Circumcision

2009-02-03T23:29:00.000-08:00

Healing in the History of Christianity

Author: Amanda Porterfield

Healing is one of the most constant themes in the long and sprawling history of Christianity. Jesus himself performed many miracles of healing. In the second century, St. Ignatius was the first to describe the eucharist as the medicine of immortality. Prudentius, a 4th-century poet and Christian apologist, celebrated the healing power of St. Cyprian's tongue. Bokenham, in his 15th-century Legendary, reported the healing power of milk from St. Agatha's breasts. Zulu prophets in 19th-century Natal petitioned Jesus to cure diseases caused by restless spirits. And Mary Baker Eddy invoked the Science of Divine Mind as a weapon against malicious animal magnetism. In this book Amanda Porterfield demonstrates that healing has played a major role in the historical development of Christianity as a world religion. Porterfield traces the origin of Christian healing and maps its transformations in the ancient, medieval, and modern worlds. She shows that Christian healing had its genesis in Judean beliefs that sickness and suffering were linked to sin and evil, and that health and healing stemmed from repentance and divine forgiveness. Examining Jesus' activities as a healer and exorcist, she shows how his followers carried his combat against sin and evil and his compassion for suffering into new and very different cultural environments, from the ancient Mediterranean to modern America and beyond. She explores the interplay between Christian healing and medical practice from ancient times up to the present, looks at recent discoveries about religion's biological effects, and considers what these findings mean in light of ages-old traditions about belief and healing. Changing Christian ideas ofhealing, Porterfield shows, are a window into broader changes in religious authority, church structure, and ideas about sanctity, history, resurrection, and the kingdom of God. Her study allows us to see more clearly than ever before that healing has always been and remains central to the Christian vision of sin and redemption, suffering and bodily resurrection.

Publishers Weekly

Tell the story of healing throughout Christian history in under 250 pages--a daunting task? Absolutely. But Porterfield, a religion professor at Florida State University, pulls it off admirably. In her view, healing encompasses more than just dramatic miracles worked by Jesus or his followers. Learning to live with chronic pain can be seen as a form of healing, as can repentance and the experience of being forgiven. The early church frequently described Christ as a physician and suggested that spiritual healing could protect believers from physical illness. Christians nursed the sick in a conscious emulation of Christ's ministry. The medieval church developed the idea that the body parts of long-dead saints could heal, and icons were considered "vehicles of healing power." This book is boldly global in scope--the chapters on the early modern and modern eras travel from China to South Africa--yet one wishes that Porterfield, who cut her scholarly teeth on colonial New England, would have written a bit more about the U.S. Nonetheless, she proves that healing is a central theme in Christian history, and is a fascinating lens through which to examine the Christian faith. Indeed, she has produced not just a history of healing in Christianity, but a history of Christianity itself. (Nov.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

1	Jesus : exorcist and healer	21
2	Healing in early Christianity	43
3	Healing in medieval Christianity	67
4	Healing in early modern Christianity	93
5	Healing in Western Christianity's global expansion	119
6	Christianity and the global development of scientific medicine	141
7	Christian healing in the shadow of modern technology and science	159

Ed Schoen M. D. on Circumcision: Timely Information for Parents and Professionals from America's #1 Expert on Circumcision

Author: Ed Schoen

Although circumcision is the number one surgical procedure, up to date information on this controversial subject is hard to find. All too often juried studies and peer review have been replaced with hysteria and hype delivered by lay "experts" lacking medical credentials. Now Ed Schoen, M.D., chair of an American Society of Pediatrics Study Group on Circumcision and Clincial Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, San Francisco, offers straightforward answers to questions about this vital newborn health issue. Drawing on the latest research findings, Schoen presents the facts parents and practitioners need to know to make an informed decision on circumcision.

Behavioral Sciences and Health Care or Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood

2009-02-02T19:18:00.000-08:00

Behavioral Sciences and Health Care

Author: Olle Jane Sahler

This book is designed for medical students and trainees. It presents succinct information about the wide variety of behavioral, social, and psychological sciences that comprise the behavioral sciences relevant to health and wellness. Brain and behavior, culture and ethnicity, complementary medicine, clinical decision-making, and psychopathology are featured sections. Each chapter begins with guidance questions and ends with current recommended readings and review questions. A complete 300+ question-and-answer USMLE-type review section not only allows readers and students to check how well they have learned the material, but also highlights important points and adds additional specific information to supplement the text.

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Reviewer: William Miles, MD (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: This is a structured textbook of the behavioral sciences, examining how human behavior is governed by the connection of biology, psychology, and the social sciences.
Purpose: The purpose is to offer a comprehensive examination of human behavior, how to approach it in the medical field, and to identify and examine the many variables that govern this behavior. These are certainly worthwhile objectives, particularly in the field of psychiatry.
Audience: The author states that the book is written for medical students as well as for students in other behavior-related fields. However, the subject matter is too important to be limited to only students of human behavior. Residents and practicing clinicians will also find it invaluable.
Features: The book examines the clichйd "biopsychosocial" model so often discussed (but so poorly understood) in psychiatry. The book expands on this concept, and attempts to identify the many mechanisms that interconnect these variables. A tremendous variety of topics is covered in an attempt to do this. The many sections of the book (each divided into several chapters) discuss such things as the evolution of the modern health care model, human developmental stages, and contemporary social issues, and each section discusses how these various subjects relate to the field of human behavior and how they impact the biopsychosocial model. Each chapter begins with bulleted questions focusing on key points covered in the chapter. A thorough answer key (with discussion) to these questions is found at the end of the book. Two excellent appendixes review basic epidemiology and biostatistics. No references are provided.
Assessment: This is one of the better books I have reviewed in the past several academic years. It provides an excellent history and summation of the biopsychosocial model, but then goes further to examine the interrelationship between these concepts and how hey are influenced by other variables. The multiplicity of factors that can compromise human behavior and the relationships between these factors should be understood by any practicing clinician. Anyone who has ever struggled to understand the biopsychosocial model and its true impact on human health should read this book.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

	About the Editors
	Contributors
	Table of Contents
Sect	The Behavioral Sciences and Health	1
1	Evolving Models of Health Care	5
Sect. II	Biological Mediators of Behavior	13
2	Neuronal Structures and Functions	15
3	Brain Structures and Their Functions	23
4	Chronobiology and Sleep	29
5	Predisposition	35
Sect. III	Individual-Environmental Interaction	41
6	Sensation	43
7	Learning	47
8	Cognition, Emotion, and Stress	55
Sect. IV	Development Through the Life Cycle	63
9	Pregnancy and Infancy	65
10	The Preschool Years	71
11	The School Years	79
12	The Adult Years	87
13	Selected Theories of Development	95
Sect. V	The Individual and Social Groups	103
14	Social Behavior and Groups	105
15	Theories of Social Relations	109
16	Culture and Ethnicity	115
17	Health Care in Minority and Majority Groups	123
18	The Family	129
19	Human Sexuality and Sexual Disorders	139
Sect. VI	Societal Health Problems	151
20	Obesity	153
21	Poverty and Homelessness	157
22	Substance Abuse	161
23	Interpersonal Violence	167
24	Suicide	175
Sect. VII	Providing Health Care	181
25	Complementary Medicine	183
26	The Health Care System	193
27	Ethical and Legal Issues in Patient Care	203
28	The Physician-Patient Relationship	213
29	The Medical Encounter	219
30	The Clinical Decision Making Process	225
Sect. VIII	Psychopathology	231
31	Introduction to Psychopathology	233
32	Adjustment Disorders and Somatization	241
33	Eating Disorders	247
34	Anxiety Disorders	253
35	Major Mood Disorders	259
36	Dissociative Disorders and Cognitive Disorders	265
37	Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders	269
38	Personality Disorders and Impulse Control Disorders	275
39	Disorders of Childhood and Adolescence	281
App. A	Epidemiology	291
App. B	Biostatistics	297
	Review Questions - Answer Key	305
	Practice USMLE Exam	307
	Practice USMLE Exam Answers	355
	Subject Index	401

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Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood: A Guide

Author: John M Freeman

The award-winning Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood is the standard resource for parents in need of comprehensive medical information about their child with epilepsy. Now in its third edition, this highly praised book has been thoroughly revised and updated to reflect the latest approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of epilepsy in childhood, including the use of the ketogenic diet as a treatment for children who either do not respond to traditional drug therapy or who suffer intolerable side effects from medications.

In addition to providing up-to-date information about new diagnostic techniques as well as new drugs, diet, and surgical treatments, the authors have included a chapter addressing routine health care for children with epilepsy and a new chapter on complementary and alternative therapies. Also new to this edition are discussions of the progress made in the evaluation for surgery, a chapter on insurance issues, and a section detailing additional resources.

"No child's life should be defined by seizures. If we understand how the brain works, what happens during seizures, and how to cope with epilepsy, we can overcome the mythology of epilepsy and fight society's prejudices, allowing every child with epilepsy to reach his or her full potential." -- From Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood

Eric R. Hargis

This remarkable book has been empowering parents with vital information for more than ten years, and the new edition promises to do the same. It is committed to making parents active partners in their children's care and will be a vital resource for families everywhere.

Seizures and Epilepsy in Childhood

No child's life should be defined by seizures. If we understand how the brain works, what happens during seizures, and how to cope with epilepsy, we can overcome the mythology of epilepsy and fight society's prejudices, allowing every child with epilepsy to reach his or her full potential.

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Reviewer: Paula M Cotruta, M.D. (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: This is an excellent reference for the public, both parents of children with epilepsy and for patients with epilepsy. It addresses not only diagnosis and treatment but also deals in detail with coping and living with epilepsy.
Purpose: The book is an approach to seizures and epilepsy written for the public, but it also is helpful for medical students, nurses, and general practitioners. The book is needed, given the many implications of this condition in a person's life, and given the fact that these questions are sometimes incompletely addressed during a regular doctor visit. The book meets the author's objectives.
Audience: It is written for the general public, medical students, nurses, general practitioners.
Features: The book covers seizures, epilepsy, treating epilepsy, and living with it. I found particularly useful the differentiation between being epileptic and having a seizure, also the information about the current diagnostic methods used (CT, EEG, MRI, blood tests). A unique feature of this book is the detailed approach of living with epilepsy.
Assessment: This a thorough look at epilepsy aimed at the general public. It educates parents on the diverse field of childhood epilepsy.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

The Healing Power of Herbs or Beating Prostate Cancer without Surgery

2009-02-01T15:06:00.000-08:00

The Healing Power of Herbs: The Enlightened Person's Guide to the Wonders of Medicinal Plants

Author: Michael T Murray ND

If you don't believe the 80% of the world's population who depend on herbal remedies to treat common ailments, there is now a wealth of scientific research to substantiate the claims. If used properly, herbal medicine is powerful, effective and simple. THE HEALING POWER OF HERBS draws on scientific research to corroborate what many have known for years: herbs are the key to a longer, more healthful life. Inside you will find a directory to 37 common medicinal plants along with recommendations for treating 34 common health problems.
Discover:
• How licorice can be used to heal canker sores
• How ginkgo biloba can be used to delay the effects of Alzheimer's disease
• How garlic can be used to improve cholesterol levels
• How green tea can be used to help prevent cancer
• How bromelain can be used to heal athletic injuries

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Beating Prostate Cancer without Surgery

Author: James D Priest

Surgery is the most common means of treating prostate cancer, but many survivors later suffer from embarrassing quality-of-life issues, including incontinence and impotence. In this book, a retired surgeon and prostate cancer survivor discusses treatment options with less risk of these and other side effects.

Hair Replacement Revolution or Dr Jensens Guide to Body Chemistry and Nutrition

2009-01-31T10:54:00.000-08:00

Hair Replacement Revolution: A Consumer's Guide to Effective Hair Replacement Techniques

Author: Emanuel Marritt MD

The truth is that there is no single cure for hair loss quite yet. However, there is some pretty exciting news--revolutionary drugs, high-tech surgical techniques, and hair cover-ups that are more natural looking than ever. For those experiencing hair loss, the problem lies in seeing through the hype of hair-replacement ads, and finding the product or technique that really works.

The Hair Replacement Revolution is an easy-to-understand guide that discusses each hair replacement option--its strengths, its weaknesses, and its breakthroughs. For each of the three basic approaches to hair replacement--drug therapies, artificial hair systems, and surgical procedures--the author first explains the most popular techniques available, including the latest advances. The author then discusses the pros and cons of each approach, and offers guidelines that allow readers to evaluate what is best for their own specific needs. Finally, and most important, Dr. Marritt highlights important questions that consumers should-and must--ask to avoid potentially dangerous and unexpected consequences. By separating the fact from the hype, and the safe from the questionable, The Hair Replacement Revolution provides an accurate picture of what you can actually expect-not what you can wish for.

Dr. Jensen's Guide to Body Chemistry and Nutrition

Author: Bernard Jensen

In this groundbreaking work, Dr. Jensen eXplains the importance of 16 key chemical elements to the human body and provides valuable information on recommended daily intake.

1	American fathers and hospital childbirth	1
2	Couvade in society and history	32
3	Standing vigil : fathers in the waiting room, 1920-1970	76
4	Birthing revolution : men to the barricades	104
5	Birthing classes : training men to birth	135
6	Men's experience of birth	161
7	Fathers, birth, and society	211

Minerals Book

Driving Dilemma or Alberto Salazars Guide to Running

Driving Dilemma: The Complete Resource Guide for Older Drivers and Their Families

Alberto Salazar's Guide to Running: The Revolutionary Program That Revitalized a Champion

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Moldea tu cuerpo or Everything Dieting Book

Moldea tu cuerpo

Everything Dieting Book

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Plantas Para Triunfar or The Perricone Weight Loss Diet

Plantas para triunfar: 22 nuevas alternativas para la salud

The Perricone Weight-Loss Diet: A Simple 3-Part Program to Lose the Fat, the Wrinkles, and the Years

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Lighting the Lamp of Wisdom or Recovery from Smoking

Lighting the Lamp of Wisdom: A Week Inside a Yoga Ashram

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Library Journal

Recovery from Smoking: Quitting with the Twelve Step Process

Every Bite Is Divine or Doing It All Isnt Everything

Every Bite Is Divine: The balanced approach to enjoying eating, feeling healthy and happy, and getting to a weight

Doing It All Isn't Everything: A Woman's Guide to Harmony and Empowerment

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International Dictionary of Food and Nutrition or Own Your Health

International Dictionary of Food and Nutrition

Own Your Health: Choosing the Best from Alternative and Conventional Medicine

Publishers Weekly

Marijuana Medicine or Hwa Yu Tai Chi Chuan

Marijuana Medicine: A World Tour of the Healing and Visionary Powers of Cannabis

Branches of Light

American Herb Association

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Hwa Yu T'ai Chi Ch'uan: Unlocking the Mysteries of the Five-Word Song

Return of the Tribal or Cancer Recovery Plan

Return of the Tribal: A Celebration of Body Adornment

Alternative Publisher Review

Cancer Recovery Plan: How to Increase the Effectiveness of Your Treatment and Live a Fuller, Healthier Life

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Barnes and Noble Basics Diabetes or How to Talk to Your Childs Doctor

Barnes and Noble Basics Diabetes

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How to Talk to Your Child's Doctor: A Handbook for Parents

On Board Medical Emergency Handbook or Working with Colour Healing

On-Board Medical Emergency Handbook: First Aid at Sea

Working with Colour Healing: How to Use Colour to Heal Your Body and Enhance Your Life

Low Carb 1 2 3 or Age Defying Beauty Secrets

Low Carb 1-2-3: 225 Simply Great 3-Ingredient Recipes

Age-Defying Beauty Secrets: Look and Feel Younger Each and Every Day

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Hair Matters or After a Fashion

Hair Matters: Beauty, Power, and Black Women's Consciousness

Women Studies Association Journal

Library Journal

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After a Fashion: How to Reproduce, Restore, and Wear Vintage Styles

Bodymakers or Birthing Fathers

Bodymakers: A Cultural Anatomy of Women's Body Building

Birthing Fathers: The Transformation of Men in American Rites of Birth

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Raising Stable Kids in an Unstable World or Still Giving Kisses

Raising Stable Kids in an Unstable World: A Physician's Guide to Dealing with Childhood Stress

Library Journal

Still Giving Kisses: A Guide to Helping and Enjoying the Alzheimer's Victim You Love

Fresh Lipstick or Mitchells Story

Fresh Lipstick: Redressing Fashion and Feminism

Publishers Weekly

Library Journal

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Mitchell's Story: Living with Cerebral Palsy

Como entender y superar la Anorexia Nervosa or YOGA

Como entender y superar la Anorexia Nervosa

YOGA: Yoga, Tantra and Meditation in Daily Life

Stress Free Traveler or Principles of Gender Specific Medicine

Stress-Free Traveler: Simple Exercices and Stretches to Keep Your Cool on Trains, Planes, and Automobiles

Principles of Gender-Specific Medicine

Breast Cancer Prevention Plan or Exercise Physiology

Breast Cancer Prevention Plan: 20 Proven Steps for Reducing Your Breast Cancer Risk

Library Journal

Exercise Physiology: Human Bioenergetics and Its Applications with Powerweb

Michael Kalinski