Health & Fitness - General
Everything Running Book: From Circling the Block to Completing a Marathon, Training and Techniques to Make You a Better Runner (Everything Series)
By: Art Liberman
Sure, running sounds easy enough. But a good running program involves more than just buying a pair of new sneakers and hitting the pavement. From gentle jogs to intense marathons, this guide will help you to choose the right equipment, train safely,...
Published: Feb 2008
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 336
Too Loud, Too Bright, Too Fast, Too Tight: What to Do If You Are Sensory Defensive in an Overstimulating World
By: Sharon Heller
Do clothing labels bother you so much that you have to remove them?Do you find many different foods repulsive?Do loud, sudden, or piercing sounds startle you?Do you need to wear sunglasses even on a cloudy day?Do you...
Published: Dec 2003
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 384
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About Hypothyroidism: A Simple Plan for Extraordinary Results
By: Kenneth Blanchard
An innovative program for successfully diagnosing and treating hypothyroidism discusses the symptoms of the ailment, uses helpful charts and questionnaires to helpf diagnose sufferers, and offers a complete therapeutic regimen that combines safe...
Published: Jan 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 252
Diabetes, A-Z
By: American Diabetes Association
Comprehensive and easy to read, this book covers everything from alcohol to vitamins. Alphabetized for super-speedy reference, it allows readers to flip right to the desired section-- there are more than 51 vital categories. "Diabetes A-Z...
Published: Sep 2003
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 215
The Mocha Manual to a Fabulous Pregnancy
By: Kimberly Seals Allers
Specifically geared for the special needs of black women, an informative and candid guide to maintaining a healthy pregnancy addresses a variety of issues confronting stressed-out modern professional black women dealing with demanding jobs, special...
Published: Jan 2006
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 320
What Your Doctor May Not Tell You About(TM) Children's Vaccinations
By: Stephanie Cave
A family practitioner warns parents about the hidden dangers of vaccinations, discussing the links between vaccines and an increase in childhood diseases, the pros and cons of diverse pediatric innoculations, ways to safely vaccinate children, and...
Published: Aug 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 331
28 Days to Diabetes Control!: How to Lower Your Blood Sugar, Improve Your Health, and Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes Complications
By: Lance Porter
A diabetic's guide to controlling diet and reducing blood sugar includes a reference guide to blood-glucose monitors and insulin delivery systems as well as journal pages that help readers keep track of their blood sugar. Original.
Published: Mar 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 144
Making a Good Brain Great: The Amen Clinic Program for Achieving and Sustaining Optimal Mental Performance
By: Daniel G. Amen
The author of Change Your Brain, Change Your Life explains how to achieve and maintain optimum mental performance, drawing on cutting-edge neuroscience research to explain how to protect the brain from injury and toxic substances, nourish it with...
Published: Dec 2006
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 336
The Coconut Oil Miracle
By: Bruce Fife
An updated guide to the health benefits of natural coconut oil presents dozens of tasty recipes and nutritional tips for using coconut oil as a supplement, in cooking, or as an application to the skin, explaining how to use coconut oil to promote...
Published: Sep 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 239
When Food is Love
By: Geneen Roth
From the internationally acclaimed author of Feeding the Hungry Heart, Breaking Free From Compulsive Eating, andWhy Weight? comes a wholly original look at the profound connections between the way we eat and the way we love. When Food Is...
Published: Jan 1993
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 224
Bob Greene's Total Body Makeover
By: Bob Greene
Offers advice on how to achieve fitness through exercises and nutritional practices that can be used in conjunction with popular diet plans, in a guide that includes coverage of such topics as cardiovascular training and strength training.
Published: Dec 2005
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 272
The Metabolic Plan: Stay Younger Longer
By: Stephen Cherniske
The choice is yours: You can add forty or more vigorous, fulfilling years to your life. It sounds like science fiction, but in fact it’s cutting-edge science grounded in exciting new research. In The Metabolic Plan, internationally renowned...
Published: Mar 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 368
8 Minutes in the Morning ... Guaranteed Weight Loss in 4 Weeks
By: Jorge Cruise
Targeting the problem area of hips and thighs, this practical regimen combines daily visualizations and motivational tips, a special exercise program to promote maximum fat loss, and nutritional guidelines, and includes special leg stretches desgined...
Published: Jan 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 208
Fat Is Not Your Fate
By: Catherine Christie
centerfont size="+1"WHAT TYPE ARE YOU?/fontP Do you constantly crave foods such as chocolate, overeat them, and feel out of control? P Does high blood pressure run in your family? P Do you have a strong family history of heart disease? P Do...
Published: Dec 2005
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 352
The Sexy Years: Discover the Hormone Connection: The Secret to Fabulous Sex, Great Health, and Vitality, for Women and Men
By: Suzanne Somers
In this guide to life after 50, popular health and fitness expert Suzanne Somers addresses issues of aging in men and women. Much of the book addresses her own experiences of menopause, and the issue of hormone therapy. Like many women, she was...
Published: Mar 2005
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 357
8 Minutes in the Morning to a Flat Belly: Lose Up to 6 Inches in Less than 4 Weeks--Guaranteed!
By: Jorge Cruise
The best-selling author of 8 Minutes in the Morning brings a health and fitness program designed especially for men and women who want to tighten the abdominal muscles to trim inches from the belly, introducing a series of visualization and...
Published: Jan 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 208
Yoga for Depression: A Compassionate Guide to Relieve Suffering Through Yoga
By: Amy Weintraub
Addressing a range of diagnoses, including dysthymia, anxiety-based depression, and bipolar disorder, YOGA FOR DEPRESSION reveals why specific postures, breathing practices, and meditation techniques can ease suffering and release life's traumas and...
Published: Dec 2003
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 285
Boundless Energy: The Complete Mind/Body Program for Overcoming Chronic Fatigue (Perfect Health Library Series , No 3)
By: Deepak Chopra
Tailoring the benefits of Ayurveda to the problem of chronic fatigue, a guide uses a mind/body approach to gaining more energy from food, overcoming energy depleting factors, balancing behavior, and more. Original. 25,000 first printing.
Published: Jan 2007
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 144
ChiRunning
By: Danny Dreyer
A running coach and nationally ranked ultra-marathon runner draws on the principles of t'ai chi to develop a comprehensive running program that promotes greater speed and distance with less effort while preventing and healing injuries. Original....
Published: Apr 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 208
The Folk Remedy Encyclopedia: Olive Oil, Vinegar, Honey and 1,001 Other Home Remedies
By: Frank K. Wood
THE FOLK REMEDY ENCYCLOPEDIA lists dozens of effective treatments for a variety of ailments that can all be treated with items in a normal kitchen cuoard or medicine cabinet. Frank Wood is a medical writer and editor at a medical publishing house who...
Published: Dec 2003
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 392
Natural Highs
By: Hyla Cass
The authors, both of whom have written frequently on the subjects of health and nutrition, maintain that the right stimulants can help improve memory, increase energy, and even produce the natural high that children regularly experience.
Published: Jun 2003
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 340
Pedometer Walking
By: Mark Fenton
A television personality and best-selling author teams up with a top exercise researcher to provide comprehensive information on the use of pedometers, a device that counts steps, including a history of step counting, advice on how to choose a...
Published: Jan 2006
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 208
YOU: The Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for Getting the Best Treatment
By: Michael F. Roizen
Two proponents of patient-centered health care offer a comprehensive guide on how to take charge of one's own care, from talking to doctors or selecting a specialist to deciding among treatment options, offering detailed information and advice on...
Published: Jan 2006
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 288
Cardiovascular Disease: Fight it with the Blood Type Diet (Eat Right 4 (for) Your Type Health Library)
By: Peter J. D'Adamo
In a practical new health guide, the author of Eat Right 4 (for) Your Type explains how to help prevent and treat high blood pressure, heart disease, and stroke with the individualized dietary plans based on blood type and provides helpful tips on...
Published: Sep 2005
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 219
From Chocolate to Morphine: Everything You Need to Know About Mind-Altering Drugs
By: Andrew Weil
A revised edition of the definitive guide to mind-altering medications describes the effects of legal and illegal drugs, including side effects, safety precautions, and alternatives, looking at everything from coffee and chocolate to marijuana,...
Published: Dec 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 291
Real Food: What to Eat and Why
By: Nina Planck
Hailed as the “patron saint of farmers’ markets” by the Guardian and called one of the “great food activists” by Vanity Fair’s David Kamp, Nina Planck is single-handedly changing the way we view “real...
Published: Jun 2007
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 352
The Fat-Burning Bible: 28 Days of Foods, Supplements, and Workouts that Help You Lose Weight
By: MacKie Shilstone
Mackie Shilstone (New Orleans, LA) is Director of Health and Fitness for the Ochsner Heart and Vascular Institute, the Performance Enhancement Expert for the Ochsner Clinic Foundation, a special advisor to the U.S. Olympic Committee on Sports...
Published: Jun 2006
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 272
The Medicine Cabinet of Curiosities: An Unconventional Compendium of Health Facts and Oddities, from Asthmatic Mice to Plants that Can Kill
By: Nicholas Bakalar
Delightful doses of medical miscellany about wacky doctors and their curious patients, from their smallest bones (the stapes) to their heaviest organs (the liver) In this addictive collection of trivia, Nicholas Bakalar, the "Vital...
Published: Jul 2009
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 240
The New 8-Week Cholesterol Cure
By: Robert E. Kowalski
Robert Kowalski's personal story is legendary. By the age of forty-one, he had suffered a heart attack and had undergone two coronary bypass surgeries. A traditional dietary approach to lowering his cholesterol failed dismally, and faced with the...
Published: Feb 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 448
The Odd Body: Mysteries of Our Weird and Wonderful Bodies Explained
By: Stephen Juan
Why can't you sneeze with your eyes open? Why is the sound of a blackboard being scratched so bloodcurdling? What does the brain smell like? (Apparently, blue cheese.) Dr. Stephen Juan has the answers to these questions and many others, all meant to...
Published: Aug 2004
Genre: Health & Fitness - General
Pages: 292