Happiness in a Storm or Heart Disease Breakthrough

Happiness in a Storm: Facing Illness and Embracing Life as a Healthy Survivor

Author: Wendy Schlessel Harpham

Harpham, a doctor and cancer survivor, offers an approach to illness that promotes physical healing and joyful living.

Award-winning author Wendy Schlessel Harpham, M.D., offers her program to getting good care and finding happiness when you are sick. Having coined the term "Healthy Survivor" while dealing with her own chronic lymphoma, Harpham encourages people dealing with cancer, heart disease, diabetes, or any prolonged illness to simultaneously do all they can to overcome disease and live life to the fullest. Happiness in a Storm shows you how to set the stage for the miracle of physical healing by making the best treatment choices for you, nourishing realistic hope, and taking action. But when it comes right down to it, what good is surviving if you are never happy? Harpham opens your eyes to the opportunities for happiness in life despite medical problems and even because of illness. You'll see how becoming a Healthy Survivor does more than increase your chances of a good outcome: it frees you to pursue happiness.

Publishers Weekly

In 1990, Harpham, a physician with three young children, was diagnosed with chronic lymphoma. She has lived through reoccurrences, undergone a variety of therapies and is now in her sixth year of remission. In her latest book, she shares here the guidelines she has developed for becoming a healthy survivor: a patient who gets good care and lives as fully as possible. Harpham (After Cancer: A Guide to Your New Life) is no Pollyanna and fully acknowledges the devastating physical and emotional toll diagnosis and treatment take. Harpham advocates first choosing a treatment that is based on current scientific knowledge, rather than alternative approaches. Even for chronic conditions, she says, an appropriate plan of action can help control the disease and pain, and provide a sense of empowerment and optimism. The author offers a wealth of suggestions on nourishing hope, and her advice on managing family and financial stresses related to illness is particularly well founded on her own experience. Rather than a rigid program, this is a sensible and realistic compendium of techniques that will help survivors cope with serious illness while embracing times of happiness. (Sept.) Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

Doctor, cancer survivor, tireless lecturer, and award-winning author, Harpham has what it takes to teach those who are ill how to find happiness. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

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Heart Disease Breakthrough: What Even Your Doctor Doesn't Know about Preventing a Heart Attack

Author: Thomas Yannios

What are subclass A and subclass B—and what do they mean for your heart health? In The Heart Disease Breakthrough you'll find out it's not just your cholesterol count that matters. . . .

You can prevent heart disease, but what you have to know and do to achieve such safety is dependent on your individual mix of risk factors. You have to know what your risk factors are and what you can do to reduce their power over your life. That's what The Heart Disease Breakthrough will tell you, and it can make the difference between healthy longevity or early death from heart disease. This book presents for the very first time the newest, cutting-edge information now being taught to doctors; it is information essential to anyone interested in preventing a heart attack or recovering from one.—from The Heart Disease Breakthrough by Thomas Yannios, M.D.

You may think you already know everything there is to know about preventing heart disease. You count your total cholesterol, monitor your fat and sodium intake, and even do some moderate exercise each week. But consider these alarming facts: Many people who have heart attacks have cholesterol counts under 200. Low-fat diets can actually raise the heart attack risk in some people. And heart disease begins its onslaught on the body in childhood. But you can do something about it—and this book shows how.

Your true heart disease risk factors include far more than a simple total cholesterol test. New research has made substantial progress in unlocking the secret code of heart disease. The real risks are a combination of factors that you—and even your doctor—may never have heard of. Your risks aredetermined not only by how much cholesterol has accumulated in your bloodstream but by how big and sticky each particle of cholesterol is, your LDL subclass (A or B), and the levels of homocysteine and fibrinogen in your body. Your family heart health history provides the background for all these factors.

The Heart Disease Breakthrough is the first book to bring this array of startling new findings to lay readers. Packed with surprising, often alarming information and case studies of patients, it combines state-of-the-art medical research and the science behind the latest breakthroughs with a straightforward 10-step program to attain optimum heart health. Dr. Thomas Yannios walks you through the process of determining each of your risk factors and formulating a customized action plan.

The Heart Disease Breakthrough will inform you of the wide range of new medical tests that are available and what you need to do to counteract your individual risk factors. Filled with research-based information revealing everything from the nutritional pros and cons of everyday foods to the benefits (or ineffectiveness) of certain kinds of exercise, The Heart Disease Breakthrough gives you and your loved ones immediate access to the latest groundbreaking research. This is a book that can save your life.

Library Journal

Yannios, associate director of critical care and nutritional support at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, NY, here describes the smallest components of cholesterol, which can do more damage to the heart than the overall LDL levels that concern so many of us. He details the various particles that make up cholesterol, explains how these particles can help or hurt the body, and lists ten precautionary steps, including blood tests for LDL subclasses and HDL profiles, diet and exercise changes, and medications to lower cholesterol. Yannios warns that a low-fat diet may harm rather than help and advocates a strenuous exercise program, warning only that people in certain health categories should check with a physician first. No attention is given to the patient/ physician relationship or consultation, how to request tests, or how to discuss health plans and information with ones doctor. Thought-provoking but possibly hazardous for the unsophisticated; a dubious purchase.Janet M. Schneider, James A. Haley Veterans Hosp., Tampa, FL

Kirkus Reviews

For those seriously concerned with preventing heart disease, this is your guide: detailed, current, strongly worded guidelines. Yannios, associate director of critical care and nutritional support at Ellis Hospital in Schenectady, N.Y., isn't interested in cushioning the facts or the remedies in a feel-good framework—his horrifying case stories are successfully designed to propel readers into action, and he backs them up with the grim facts: most Americans already have well-advanced atherosclerosis by their 20s; low-fat diets "can actually raise cholesterol and increase risk in certain groups of people"; more than half the people who have heart attacks have total cholesterol levels under 200. So the remedy for those in peril, according to Yannios, takes some real work: assess your own risk; then, with the help of a physician, take advantage of the newest blood tests and make a stringent action plan—guidelines are set out here—involving diet, weight control, exercise, and medication. Yannios doesn't let readers off easily, but that doesn't mean he can't offer realistic help: for instance, "practically every cardiac risk factor can be countered by exercise"—it just has to be the right type of exercise. Heart disease prevention is among the fastest-advancing medical research areas, with new, often conflicting recommendations being published daily. For those at serious risk, this is an understandable, serious, and worthwhile approach.

Medicinal and Food Plants or 100 Questions and Answers about Sinusitis and Other Sinus Diseases

Medicinal and Food Plants: With 200 Illustrations for Artists and Craftspeople (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

Author: Ernst Lehner

This fascinating reference offers a crisp pictorial record of foods found on our tables today that emerged thousands of years ago in faraway lands. Scores of rare woodcuts enhance intriguing anecdotes about the origins of grains and coffee, the odysseys of pineapples and peanuts, and the mysteries behind breadfruit, pomegranates, others.

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100 Questions and Answers about Sinusitis and Other Sinus Diseases

Author: Rhoda Wynn

43 million Americans have chronic sinusitis, making it one of the most prevalent (16%) chronic diseases in the United States. More than half a million of these patients undergo endoscopic sinus surgery every year. 100 Questions and Answers about Sinusitus and Other Sinus Diseases will help elucidate the diagnosis and management of sinus disorders for patients and their families by answering the most common questions about this chronic disease.

Visionary Plant Consciousness or Stem Cell Wars

Visionary Plant Consciousness: The Shamanic Teachings of the Plant World

Author: J P Harpignies

ENTHEOGENS / SHAMANISM

“Humans have long considered psychoactive plants as teachers. This book seeks to inform Westerners about these powerful plants and about the shamans who know how to use them. Their words are clear and simple and often based on personal experience. The result is an accessible book packed with knowledge.”
--Jeremy Narby, author of The Cosmic Serpent

Visionary plants have long served indigenous peoples and their shamans as enhancers of perception, thinking, and healing. These plants can also be important guides to the reality of the natural world and how we can live harmoniously in it.

In Visionary Plant Consciousness, editor J. P. Harpignies has gathered presentations from the Bioneers annual conference of environmental and social visionaries that explore how plant consciousness affects the human condition. Twenty-three leading ethnobotanists, anthropologists, medical researchers, and cultural and religious figures such as Terence McKenna, Andrew Weil, Wade Davis, Michael Pollan, Alex Grey, Jeremy Narby, Katsi Cook, John Mohawk, and Kat Harrison, among others, present their understandings of the nature of psychoactive plants and their significant connection to humans. What they reveal is that these plants may help us access the profound intelligence in nature--the “mind of nature”--that we must learn to understand in order to survive our ecologically destructive way of life.

J. P. Harpignies is associate producer of the national Bioneers conference (bioneers.org) and coproducer and founder of the Eco-Metropolis conference (ecometropolis.org) in New York City. He is the author ofPolitical Ecosystems and Double Helix Hubris and the associate editor of Ecological Medicine and Nature’s Operating Instructions.

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Stem Cell Wars: Inside Stories from the Frontlines

Author: Eve Herold

According to stem cell research expert Eve Herold, the general public have become the victims of misinformation about this essential science. Over the last few years, the stem cell debate has been intensely political, religious, global, and confusing to many people. Now, Herold explains to a general audience what this science is all about, who is for and against it, and why it must go forward. In this startling book, Herold pulls together fascinating stories to highlight every aspect of this multifaceted field. She exposes the politics of stem cell research and demonstrates how these forces will intimately affect everyone. Packed with real-life stories of the people caught up in this groundbreaking struggle, Stem Cell Wars is a call to arms that will provoke debate and discussion for years to come.

Table of Contents:

The Field of Battle * Two Worlds Colliding * The Science that Started a Revolution * Hijacked by the Politics of Abortion* The Battle for Hearts and Minds * Political Spin and the Weapons of Mass Distraction * Ethics and the Embryo * Health Care and Hypocrisy * Korea: Great Expectations * Korea: The Fall * Winning the Peace


The Field of Battle * Two Worlds Colliding * The Science that Started a Revolution * Hijacked by the Politics of Abortion* The Battle for Hearts and Minds * Political Spin and the Weapons of Mass Distraction * Ethics and the Embryo * Health Care and Hypocrisy * Korea: Great Expectations * Korea: The Fall * Winning the Peace

Hit the Spot or KI in Daily Life

Hit the Spot!: How to Target, Tone, and Slim Your Problem Areas

Author: Denise Austin

Do you want to look good in a bathing suit this year? Do you want to have a firm, flat stomach? Do you have "problem areas" that need to be toned and shaped up? Do you want to get rid of cellulite?

Hit the Spot! is a complete program to target and tone your problem areas, written in an upbeat, easy-to-follow style by America's #1 fitness authority, Denise Austin.

Denise Austin has spent her career helping people get energetic and fit, and now she zeroes in on the problem areas that cause the most concern for people. Hit the Spot! includes clear instructions and photos for exercises to firm and shape your:

Waist/ Hips and Thighs/ Upper Arms and Bust/ Buns

Denise offers positive thoughts and tips for success, including exercises you can do to lose inches from hips, thighs, waist, and other areas, as well as advice on clothes that make you look thinner instantly. She even includes a seven-day diet to improve the look of specific areas of your body.

Don't be afraid to wear that sexy suit on the beach this summer...Hit the Spot!

Table of Contents:

CONTENTS

Introduction Here's How It Works Get Ready to Hit the Spot

Abs Hips and Thighs Buns Upper Body: Arms, Bust, Shoulders, Upper Back Sample Workouts A Healthy Back Mini Improvers Ask Denise Hit the Spot Pyramid Diet Week of Menus Additional Recipes Hide the Spot

Look this: Fitness Weight Training or Weights on the Ball Workbook

Ki in Daily Life

Author: Koichi Tohei

Technology today touches nearly every part of our lives. Through even more impressive development of machines, the process continues. Computers put men out of work; pushing a single button is enough to start a nuclear war.
Gradually, though, the world has begun to remember that it is man for whom the machines must work, and not the other way around. We recognize now that science, for all its achievements, has done little to help us understand ourselves or realize our potential.
There is no sense in waiting for science to do it for us. Each of us must now take it upon himself to understand his true nature and strength. The Chinese classic "Saikontan" says that we stand like beggars at the gate, forgetting the infinite power given us by the universe. Instead of shrinking from this potential, we should be thankful for it. we should strive to manifest it and help others to do the same.
The author regards his Four Basic Principles to Unify Mind and Body as having been given to him by the universe to spread the way of the universe. There have been many who have grasped unification of mind and body. Very few, however, could teach it. Fewer still could teach how to teach it. Those who learn the four basic principles as explained in this book have come to understand not only how to unify their own minds and bodies, but also how to teach it to others.
The author, founder of the Ki Society International, presents the philosophical groundwork and specific disciplines by which the individual may attune himself or herself with the hi-life energy of the universe and thrive in health and harmony, without fatigue or depression.

Gentle Birth Gentle Mothering or Bipolar 101

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering: A Doctor's Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early Parenting Choices

Author: Sarah Buckley

This authoritative guide to natural childbirth & postpartum parenting options speaks to a new generation of parents who are concerned about the medicalization of childbirth & want current & science-based information about alternatives. The author is both a doctor and a mother!

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Bipolar 101: A Practical Guide to Identifying Triggers, Managing Medications, Coping with Symptoms, and More

Author: Ruth C Whit

After receiving a bipolar diagnosis, you need clear answers. This straightforward guide to understanding bipolar disorder includes all the information you need to control your symptoms and live better. Authored by both a psychologist and a mental health expert who has bipolar disorder herself, this pocket guide is the only book on bipolar disorder you'll ever need.

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Stephen Hinshaw
"The best primer ever written on the topic of bipolar disorder."--(Stephen Hinshaw, editor of Psychological Bulletin and chair of the department of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley)

Eng TEC and Pro Func Foods or Nicotinic Receptors in the Nervous System

Eng Tec and Pro Func Foods

Author: John Shi

This single reference consolidates the latest information, developments, and technologies for the preparation of functional foods. From a process oriented approach, the book discusses extraction of bioactive components from raw material, including matrix and cell structure modification, supercritical CO2 fluid technology, and superheated water. Emphasizing applications of processing and technologies The book focuses on improving the bioavailability and stability of bioactive components in food products and covers separation technologies. Topics also include the latest dehydration technologies for retaining bioactivity in herbal medicine, microencapsulation, and bioprocessing.

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Nicotinic Receptors in the Nervous System

Author: Edward D Levin

This book provides cutting-edge research concerning neuronal nicotinic systems relevant to smoking addiction and cognitive dysfunction. The integrated approach is key for understanding function and dysfunction of nicotinic systems and the development of novel drug treatments. The contributors are distinguished active researchers in the field of nicotine research. The book gives academic and industry researchers reference to the latest research methods and findings concerning nicotine neural systems.

Booknews

Although nicotine is widely known to be the addictive ingredient in cigarettes and other tobacco products, some researchers believe that it may have psychotherapeutic uses. Levin (psychiatry and pharmacology, Duke U. Medical Center) presents 15 contributions that explore molecular and neurochemical behavioral applications related to nicotine's effect on the brain. The chapters are organized into sections that successively study nicotine's effects on the molecular, systemic, and behavioral levels. Specific topics include the effects of nicotine on dopaminergic neurotransmission, mouse models to evaluate genetic influences on responses to nicotine, nicotine and cognition in young and aged nonhuman primates, evaluation of pharmacologic treatments for smoking cessation, and nicotine effects on ADHD. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Drug Therapy and Premenstrual Disorders or Naptime Book

Drug Therapy and Premenstrual Disorders

Author: Sherry Bonnic

Premenstrual syndrome plays a very real role in the lives of adolescent girls and women who suffer from its symptoms. Although this disorder has been misunderstood, undertreated, and disregarded as merely "all in her head," research confirms that PMS is a problem that can cause women to suffer poor relationships, lower academic grades, and physical and mental disturbances. Furthermore, doctors now understand that premenstrual disorders are legitimate medical conditions with real and serious implications for women's mental well-being.

In this book you can learn about premenstrual disorders, how they have been unfairly stigmatized, and how they are finally being understood. With new medical understanding has come new treatments. Learn about antidepressants and other medications currently being used to treat serious symptoms of premenstrual disorders. In addition, you can learn about the benefits, risks, and side effects associated with these drugs as well as alternative treatments for premenstrual disorders.

While you read, you will share in the experiences of many women from high school to perimenopausal age who have struggled with premenstrual disorders and their effects. In their stories, you will see that due to new understanding and treatments, women experiencing premenstrual disorders no longer need to feel stigmatized or alone.

Cathi I. White - Children's Literature

Have you ever seen a woman who was in a bad mood and acting really grouchy even though that was not her normal behavior? And then you might hear someone near her say, "Oh, it must be that time of the month!" Even though they may be joking, the truth is that some women have a hard time before and during their menstrual cycle. Doctors have learned that premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a real problem for women, not just something that is in their head. PMS may include changes in moods, depression, being tired, craving and eating sugary foods and high fat foods, headaches, and crying a lot. PMS effects both adolescents and adults. If PMS symptoms are not treated they can get worse. Medication such as Zoloft and Prozac can help relieve symptoms. Eating the right foods, exercise, vitamins, minerals, and psychological therapy have also proven to help with PMS. Each person's treatment needs to be individualized to work the best for him or her. This book is an excellent book for young girls to learn more about their menstrual cycles and could be used at home or in an educational setting. This book is part of the series "Psychiatric Disorders: Drugs and Psychology for the Mind and Body." 2004, Mason Crest Publishers, Ages 12 up.

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Naptime Book

Author: Cynthia MacGregor

Try to make naptime the same time every day because small children need routine practically as much as they need sleep. The stories, songs, games, and activities in this book help you tempt your child to bed for a nap with something fun and interesting to do. The activities themselves are soothing and engaging -- draw his attention away from a disappointment or worry, help her forget that she's afraid of missing something while she naps. Naps are good for small children -- and their caretakers. So be sure to check out "Time Out for Mom Too!"

Norah Piehl - Children's Literature

This compendium of pre-naptime rituals is designed to help parents and caregivers expand their repertoire from the "story and a song" routine. A follow-up to MacGregor's earlier Night-Night, this volume aspires to overcome kids' resistance to naptime and to reinforce the importance of good napping for preschool-aged children. Because of its focus on younger children's naptime needs, The Naptime Book relies on simpler stories and games than MacGregor's earlier book. It also offers games and activities that promote fundamental concepts such as color, numbers, and senses. The poems and silly songs included here are probably the least useful section of the book—why not use familiar Mother Goose rhymes rather than these new, hard-to-remember verses? Storytelling exercises that focus on the family (telling stories about the parent's childhood, for example, or well-known stories from the family history) can foster communication and closeness, even if sleep is not the ultimate goal. Many of the guessing games and quiet activities could also be used with great success on long car trips and on rainy afternoons. 2003, Conari Press, Ages Adult.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	viii
	Introduction: Even Without the Closet Monster	1
	Relaxing Story Activities	12
	Games and Activities that Promote Relaxation	38
	Silly, Soothing Poems	100
	Lull-a-Boy (or Girl): Lullabyes and Other Naptime Ditties	133
	Travels to the Lands of Imagination and Conceptualization	140
	Time Out for Mom Too!	147

Community Mental Health Reader or Aging with HIV

Community Mental Health Reader

Author: Samuel J Rosenberg

The Community Mental Health Reader is an interdisciplinary resource for students preparing to become mental health professionals, those functioning as practitioners in community mental health settings or policy planners engaged in the evaluation and development of programs in the human services. Drs. Samuel and Jessica Rosenberg seek to clarify the issues surrounding community mental health.

Starting with an overview of the field, focusing on the Community Mental Health Act of 1963, the Reader goes on to cover: various treatment modalities (psychoeducation, self-help, peer groups, clubhouse programs and assertive community treatment teams); the economic, policy and treatment issues unique to vulnerable populations; .the issues surrounding September 11, 2001, and the many distinct aspects of post-9/11 care and preparedness planning. The final section five considers the present state of community mental health and future trends in managed care, potential terrorism and current research.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction : conceptualizing the challenges in community mental health	1
Ch. 1	Patient, client, consumer, survivor : the mental health consumer movement in the United States	7
Ch. 2	Consumer-providers' theories about recovery from serious psychiatric disabilities	15
Ch. 3	Pursuing hope and recovery : an integrated approach to psychiatric rehabilitation	25
Ch. 4	In the community : aftercare for seriously mentally ill persons from their own perspectives	35
Ch. 5	The wraparound process : individualized, community-based care for children and adolescents with intensive needs	47
Ch. 6	Evidence-based treatment for adults with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders	61
Ch. 7	Putting values into practice : involuntary treatment interventions in mental health	73
Ch. 8	Neuropsychiatric perspectives for community mental health theory and practice	83
Ch. 9	Public mental health systems : breaking the impasse in the treatment of oppressed groups	103
Ch. 10	Stigma, sexual orientation, and mental illness : a community mental health perspective	117
Ch. 11	African Americans and mental health	125
Ch. 12	Mental health issues of Chinese Americans : help-seeking behaviors and culturally relevant services	141
Ch. 13	Psychological intervention with Hispanic patients : a review of selected culturally syntonic treatment approaches	153
Ch. 14	Homeless shelters : an uneasy component of the de facto mental health system	169
Ch. 15	The practice effectiveness of case management services for homeless persons with alcohol, drug, or mental health problems	181
Ch. 16	We'll meet you on your bench : developing a therapeutic alliance with the homeless mentally ill patient	195
Ch. 17	Social work in a managed care environment	209
Ch. 18	Networks and organizational identity : on the front lines of behavioral health	221
Ch. 19	The uncertain future of public mental health systems : a West Virginia case study	233
Ch. 20	Mental health leadership in a turbulent world	247

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Aging with HIV: Psychological, Social, and Health Issues

Author: Janice E Nichols

"Aging with HIV: Psychological, Social, and Health Issues is a comprehensive look into the struggles that older people with HIV face. The interviews offer an insight into the complicated struggles of a segment of the HIV population that has often been forgotten. Sex and substance use are alive and well in the older population. Providers involved with the care of older people need to have in-depth information on the impact of HIV on aging. This book is a real 'eye opener' for clinicians, care managers, and anyone who makes decisions about HIV care."
--Donna Gallagher, Director, New England AIDS Education and Training Center, Boston, U.S.A.

"The interweaving of descriptive findings from the 172 HIV+ subjects and the in-depth data from the 15 people living in Florida, along with a comprehensive application of the professional literature, enhances our understanding of the realities of aging and living with HIV/AIDS. This work is a 'must have' resource for providers and researchers interested in the lives of middle-aged and older people living with HIV/AIDS."
--Kathleen M. Nokes, CUNY, U.S.A.

"In one of the first scientific book length reports of older HIV positive people, the authors sensitively reveal the vulnerability, depression, poverty and isolation of one of the fastest growing portions of the epidemic. Their attention to these often hidden people, often living in minority communities, calls upon all of us to change our thinking about older adults and develop education, service, and support programs to address their needs."
--Nathan L. Linsk, Principal Investigator, Midwest AIDS Training and Education Center, Founding Co-chair, National Association of HIV OverFifty, University of Illinois at Chicago

Although the percentage of total HIV cases attributed to older adults is increasing, we know little about how the disease affects them. From providing appropriate medical and social services to combating ageism and social discrimination, health and social services workers can significantly increase their effectiveness if they recognize the differences between HIV/AIDS in younger and older people.

This study uses a broad, interview-based survey of people living with HIV over the age of 45 in the West Central Florida area. Encompassing demographics, health, treatment, accessed services and patients' social lives and mental health, its quantitative and qualitative data offers a thorough and useful profile of older adults with HIV.

Booknews

Referring to a West Central Florida research project survey of adults 45 and older living with HIV as a chronic rather than terminal illness, Nichols (aging and mental health, U. of South Florida, Tampa) and her colleagues discuss the growing incidence of the disease among older adults, and the prevention, medical, attitudinal, and support services challenges that this population poses in addition to the usual issues of aging. Based on their findings validating that such variables as education level, substance abuse, and pre-infection medical status correlate with mental health, recommendations are made regarding policy and service planning. Project details and the interview schedule are appended. The authors are also affiliated with the Louis de la Plarte Florida Mental Health Institute. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Basic Steps to Godly Fitness or Keeping Control

Basic Steps to Godly Fitness: Strengthening Your Body and Soul in Christ

Author: Laurette Willis

Have you ever committed to a diet or an exercise program, only to lose interest and quit long before reaching your goal? Who hasn't!

Popular speaker and certified personal trainer Laurette Willis shows you why most diets do more harm than good. She offers a much more biblical and helpful whole-person approach to fitness-a lifestyle that will enrich your spirit, refresh your soul, and nourish your body. Her inspiring personal testimony and practical suggestions show you how to turn mundane daily activities and exercises into acts of worship.

Library Journal

America's obesity crisis and the attendant (albeit largely fruitless) anxiety about health, diet, and exercise have now begun to converge with Christian spirituality. This book by actor, speaker, and aerobics instructor Willis is a useful and sensible representative of this fast-growing field. Part diet manual, part exercise regimen, part spiritual pep talk, it expounds BASIC ("Body And Soul In Christ"), showing the overweight and idle how to resist Satan through diet and exercise; she even has a Christian alternative to yoga. For most collections. Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Table of Contents:

	Bad News, Good News	7
	Introduction	9
Step 1	Body
1	Eating What's Right Will Solve What's Wrong	17
2	Breakfast: It's a Command	39
3	Success Strategies	45
4	Movement: Are You Sitting Down?	69
Step 2	Soul
5	Renewing Your Mind: Where Godly Fitness Begins	103
6	Emotions: Forgiveness, the Key to Answered Prayer	117
7	Stress: America's Number One Health Problem	123
Step 3	In Christ
8	Prayer, Praise, and Fasting: God's Power Tools	131
9	PraiseMoves: The Christian Alternative to Yoga	145
10	The Step-UP Program: 21 Days to a Not-So-Extreme Makeover by God's Design	169
11	BASIC Steps Recipes	209
	A Prayer to Receive Jesus Christ as Your Savior	221
	Resources	223
	Notes	225

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Keeping Control: Understanding and Overcoming Fecal Incontinence

Author: Marvin M Schuster

Keeping Control is a compassionate, medically reliable, and thoroughly informative resource for anyone who wants to understand the possible causes of fecal incontinence, learn about important advances in management and treatment, and do something about the problem. Written by a noted Johns Hopkins physician and an experienced medical writer and editor, Keeping Control explains the mechanics of normal bowel function and describes the latest medical findings about what can cause incontinence, from pre-existing conditions and diseases to accidents and childbirth injuries. It thoroughly explains the wide range of treatment options, including remarkable successes with biofeedback and habit training. It includes special advice for managing incontinence in children and older people. And it offers important advice on how to work with your physician to take control of the problem.

Keeping Control also includes a glossary of terms and valuable information about contacting support groups and using additional resources. An epilogue by Nancy Norton, founder of the International Foundation for Bowel Dysfunction, describes the personal challenge of living with fecal incontinence and explains how she and many others have found the courage to cope with the problem and live life to the fullest.

Caring for Ourselves while Caring for Our Elders or Omega 3 Fatty Acid Research

Caring for Ourselves While Caring for Our Elders

Author: Maren C Tirabassi

Includes 25 brief yet edifying chapters sharing the encouraging stories of family members who are caring for elders. Scripture is used to frame the stories - representing a diverse group of caregivers - as well as short psychological commentaries, discussion questions, assignments, and prayers.

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Omega 3 Fatty Acid Research

Author: M C Teal

EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids are contained in oily fish, such as salmon, lake trout, tuna and herring. These fatty acids are not essential to the diet; however, scientific evidence indicates that these fatty acids may be very beneficial in reducing Coronary Heart Disease among other things. This book brings together some of the recent studies on this important and interesting substance.

Table of Contents:

Ch. I	Principles for the analysis of omega-3 fatty acids	1
Ch. II	Conjugated linoleic acid : an anticancer fatty acid found in milk and meat	27
Ch. III	Association of pro-and anti-inflammatory cytokine genotypes with the response of advanced atherosclerotic plaque composition to dietary n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation
Ch. IV	Effects of biological and technological factors on the utility of fish as a source of n-3 PUFA	83
Ch. V	Kinetic analysis of autoxidative docosahexaenoate triglyceride in the presence of rosemary extract with oxygen sensor	109
Ch. VI	The role of omega-3 fatty acids in immune development and allergy prevention	119
Ch. VII	Omega-3 fatty acids in affective and psychotic disorders	143
Ch. VIII	Metabolism and functions of omega-3 fatty acids during development of the avian embryo	187
Ch. IX	Effect of dietary omega-3 fatty acids on meat quality of pigs and poultry	225
Ch. X	Effect of dietary supplementation of DHA on peroxidizability of rat retina	241
Ch. XI	Effects of dietary docosahexaenoic acid on spatial cognition of normal and Alzheimer's disease model rats	265

Blood and Marrow Transplantation or Understanding Dietary Supplements

Blood and Marrow Transplantation: A Patient's Guide to Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation

Author: Fairview Health Services

This one-of-a-kind guide helps inform donors, transplant recipients, and their loved ones of what to expect from the procedure.

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Understanding Dietary Supplements

Author: MS Jenna Hollenstein

For many consumers, taking one or more dietary supplements is a natural addition to a healthy lifestyle. Information regarding dietary supplements abounds but can be misleading or contradictory. Understanding Dietary Supplements is a guide to making informed choices. Chapters provide: Both an overview and detailed information about key supplements, Coverage of a broad spectrum of vitamins and minerals, herbs and botanicals, drugs, and other options, Jargon-free explanations of how each supplement can work on the body, Safety concerns about interactions and misuse, Regulations imposed on the industry and recent trends in the industry's development, A glossary and listings of outside resources. Included here, the full text of the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994-the model for the FDA's regulation of dietary supplements-affords guidance to deciphering labels and determining value. Understanding Dietary Supplements is an easy-to-use guide to a much demanded but often misunderstood group of products.

About the Author:
Jenna Hollenstein is clinical editor at the Pri-Med Institute of M|C Communications in Boston, Massachusetts

Bobbi Brown Beauty or Wealth Consciousness

Bobbi Brown Beauty: The Ultimate Beauty Resource

Author: Bobbi Brown

In this manual, Bobbi Brown strikes conventional thinking about beauty. To her way of thinking , there is no one "perfect" beauty standard but countless expressions of personalized beauty. Bobbi helps readers recognize their own remarkable beauty traits and develop their own natural beauty styles. She also analyzes the styles of some of the most celebrated beauties of the past--Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Onassis, Grace Kelly--and of our time--Christy Turlington, Demi Moore, and Kate Moss.

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Wealth Consciousness: A Guide from Babaji for Prosperity

Author: Roger G Lanphear

Wealth Consciousness is the trailblazing wisdom of 18 techniques that unlocks the secrets for prosperity given to mankind from Babaji.

Trailblazing mental techniques to open your consciousness to the qualities and powers every human owns. Prosperity is just one of the rewards for diligently practicing this simple wisdom given to mankind from Babaji through the author.

Table of Contents:

	Epigraph	v
	List of Techniques	xi
	Preface	xiii
	Introduction	xv
	The Preparation	1
	Rhythms of Reality	3
	The Basic Practice	6
	The Basis for Answers	13
	Correcting Subconscious Beliefs	18
	A New Belief System	25
	Coming to Grips With Fear	31
	Empowerment	38
	The Practice	41
	The Fundamental Habit	43
	Goal Setting	49
	A Plan of Action	55
	Managing the Flow	62
	Forgiveness	67
	Manifesting Your True Desires	73
	Ethics and Principles	79
	The Practice Revisited	86
	The Ramifications	91
	The Wealth of Possessions	93
	The Wealth of Health	98
	The Wealth of Relationships	103
	The Wealth of Love	106
	The Wealth of Peace	110
	The Wealth of the Subconscious	114
	The Quality of Life	117
	A Word from the Author	121

Foods Can Save Your Life or Todays Herbal Health for Children

Foods Can Save Your Life: Leading Experts Tell You Why

Author: Neal D Barnard

Dr. Barnard brings you the latest information from 16 leading medical experts on the amazing effects that food can have to prevent and reverse illness.

Discover how the power of foods can assist in preventing a broad range of illnesses. Learn how to keep a healthy heart, prevent cancer, and prevent food poisoning. Learn how what you eat affects your mood and mental functioning and can lead to a longer life. Includes insights on natural food diets.

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Today's Herbal Health for Children: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding Nutrition and Herbal Medicine for Children

Author: Louise Tenney

An overwhelming concern of modern society is that of staying healthy, and we know that it is easier to maintain health if we start out healthy. Recognizing this, Louise Tenney makes valuable information available to every parent in Today's Herbal Health for Children. The benefits of the natural treatment of ailments are emphasized, as well as the prevention of sickness by building a child's immune system using natural means. Making sure our children are healthy is one of the most important things we can do for them.

Feeling Good or Bridal Hair

Feeling Good: The Science of Well-Being

Author: C Robert Cloninger

All human beings have spontaneous needs for happiness, self-understanding, and love. In Feeling Good: The Science of Well Being, psychiatrist Robert Cloninger describes a way to coherent living that satisfies these strong basic needs through growth in the uniquely human gift of self-awareness. The scientific findings that led Dr. Cloninger to expand his own views in a stepwise manner during 30 years of research and clinical experience are clearly presented so that readers can consider the validity of his viewpoint for themselves. The principles of well-being are based on a non-reductive scientific paradigm that integrates findings from all the biomedical and psychosocial sciences. Reliable methods are described for measuring human thought and social relationships at each step along the path of self-aware consciousness. Practical mental exercises for stimulating the growth of self-awareness are also provided. The methods are supported by data from brain imaging, genetics of personality, and longitudinal biopsychosocial studies.
Feeling Good: The Science of Well-Being will be of value to anyone involved in the sciences of the mind or the treatment of mental disorders. It will also interest theologians, philosophers, social scientists, and lay readers because it provides contemporary scientific concepts and language for addressing the perennial human questions about being, knowledge, and conduct.

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Reviewer: Diana Marta, BSN, RN (Rush University Medical Center)
Description: In the age-old debate of mind vs. body, which route is the true one to well-being? This is the question posed by the author as he attempts to integrate the disciplines of biomedical and psychosocial theory into a single, though complex, path to self-awareness and ultimately well-being. The work is based on the author's 30 years of research and clinical practice.
Purpose: Although many have attempted to explain how to attain happiness, none have done such a thorough scientific study incorporating psychology, philosophy, biology, sociology, and genetics. In an age where material goods have often failed to bring such happiness, the author gives hope and reinforces the promise that much of what an individual seeks in within him.
Audience: This book will be of interest to a wide variety of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and sociologists, philosophers, and virtually anyone serving mental health clients. However, its complexity will realistically limit that audience to those wanting to delve in great depth into the theory of well-being and the contingent controversy between biomedical and psychosocial approaches. Despite its complexity, the book also shares some of the same goals as today's more simplistic self-help books. For those who can stay with it, it is quite a cleverly presented theory and, clearly, the author has extensive experience as both a researcher and a clinician.
Features: Having expressed his desire to explore all the disciplines that in any way relate to the pursuit of well-being and his strong argument that mind and body cannot be separated, the author welcomes criticism and feedback on his work, which he suggests will guide him in refining his theories. I find this and his acknowledgement that it took him several false starts to complete this book quite refreshing and unusual in the academic arena. The detail and degree to which he examines all the contributing theories may be off-putting to some readers.
Assessment: This is a complex book with a very simple goal: to better integrate the sciences of the mind and body into a path to better self-awareness and well-being. It is a major contribution to the literature and a refreshing approach to the subject. What particularly resonated with me was the issue of intuition and how individuals must know and trust their own instincts before they can find their own path.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

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Bridal Hair

Author: Pat Dixon

Written by Pat Dixon, the internationally acclaimed expert within the world of bridal hair, this hardback book is an essential guide to dressing bridal hair. Packed with everything you need to know to offer a comprehensive bridal hair and beauty service - from helping your bride to choose her dress, head-dress and flowers, to co-ordinating this with a style that suits her hair type and texture - this book is a 'must-have' text for all professional hairdressers and students. Techniques, from the basic to the more complicated, are all illustrated in our easy to follow step-by-steps which fulfil much of the NVQ Level 2 and 3 criteria. The bridal style gallery will provide you and your bride with inspiration, whatever her hair length and there is also a selection of romantic styles for seasonal and themed weddings plus hints and tips on working with flowers, veils and hats. In fact everything you need to know to ensure that your bridal clients get exactly the look they want on their wedding day.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	v
	Acknowledgements	vi
	Introduction	1
	Consultation	2
	Head-dresses	4
	Flowers	10
	Veils	12
	Hats	14
	Bouquets	16
	Accessories	18
	Dress rehearsal	20
	Bridesmaids	22
	Maids of honour	24
	Bride's mother & bridegroom	25
	The big day	26
	Bridal style gallery - 34 romantic looks	29
	Step-by-steps - 14 easy-to-follow techniques	63
	Iris	64
	Blossom	66
	Lavender	70
	Crystal	76
	Tulip	80
	Hellena	84
	Daisy	86
	Gypsy	90
	Aries	92
	Mimosa	94
	Rose	98
	Lily	102
	Genessa	108
	Ivy	114
	Seasonal & themed wedding styles	117
	Spring	118
	Summer	120
	Autumn	122
	Winter	124
	Medieval	126
	Classical	128
	Traditional	130
	Modern	132
	Back to the future	134

No Gimmick Guide to Raising Fit Kids or The Bliss Principle

No-Gimmick Guide to Raising Fit Kids: The Parents' Plan for Overcoming Childhood Obesity

Author: Robert S Andersen

Raise fit kids without the gimmicks!

Obesity is affecting our children at an alarming rate. Today's high-calorie menus and low-effort lifestyles can lead to serious illness and social isolation. Some parents seek a quick fix, but gimmicks don't work! Dr. Robert Andersen, an award-winning pediatrician and experienced dad, has a commonsense, down-to-earth plan that does. In this easy-to-follow guide you'll discover . . .

tips on helping kids lead a healthy lifestyle

how to make changes that last

the basics of metabolism

how to stop obesity before it starts

nutritional advice for kids of all ages

fun physical activities for the whole family

motivators to help kids get with—and stick with—the program

Give your kids the gift of fitness—by helping them care for the wonderful, one-of-a-kind bodies God gave them.

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The Bliss Principle: 5 Easy Ways to Reduce Stress

Author: Kellye Davis

In our chaotic world, stress seems to be inevitable: stuck in line at the bank, trapped in rush-hour traffic, overwhelmed by workplace deadlines. Now yoga instructor and stress management counselor Kellye Davis has created a simple but effective program to show you that while pressure is a fact of life, it isn't an inescapable one.

Through clear, helpful language and detailed illustrations, Kellye Davis' The Bliss Principle will give you the tools you need to recharge and refuel, to reduce the stress of everyday living - no matter where the tension occurs:

* Deep breathing techniques that can instantly ease tension in both mind and body
* Easy-to-master yoga postures that don't require a class at the gym
* Meditation exercises that can be done whenever and wherever you need them
* 10 recipes that promote health and well-being
* Design tips that promote tranquility - in the home and in the office Kellye Davis finally delivers the wisdom that every stressed-out, worn-out soul has been looking for.

The road to serenity has never been easier -- rediscover your bliss with The Bliss Principle!

The Entrepreneur Diet or The Power of Your Plate

The Entrepreneur Diet: The On-the-Go Plan for Fitness, Weight Loss and Healthy Living

Author: Tom Weed

A DIET FOR THOSE TOO BUSY TO DIET!

Mainstream diets, daily two-hour workouts . . . They just don't fit the lifestyles of busy entrepreneurs, or anyone who's crunched for time. If you have a daily routine that keeps you constantly on the go, you know just what we mean. That's why the publishers of Entrepreneur magazine and an advisory board of world-renowned experts in nutrition, health, exercise and goal-setting joined forces with Tom Weede to develop this groundbreaking diet and exercise plan.

Shed pounds, shape up and boost energy in just six weeks! Eat healthy without sacrificing taste or time with a six-week meal plan that offers both traditional meals and “Quick Fix” options from Starbucks, McDonald's, great restaurants and more. Start a workout plan that works with your schedule, not against it.

In addition to The Entrepreneur Diet Six-Week Meal Plan, Weede covers:>/p>

• Eight must-have habits for shedding fat
• The Quick-Start Action Plan that works with any busy schedule
• Healthy selections from fast food to frozen dinners to restaurant fare
• “Stealth” exercises that can be done on an airplane, at a desk or in a car
• Four core elements that help control stress and increase energy
• The business-fitness connection and how it boosts success

Designed exclusively for busy people with demanding schedules who don't think they have time for a weight-loss program, this easy-to-use diet and fitness plan delivers what's important-lasting weight-loss results.

Table of Contents:

The Entrepreneur Diet Advisory Board     xi
Acknowledgments     xv
Preface     xvii
Healthy Due Diligence
The Fit Entrepreneur     3
The Business-Fitness Connection     4
Looking at Entrepreneurs     5
It's Your Health Capital-Spend It Wisely     12
The Business of Fitness     13
The Bottom Line     15
The Quick-Start Action Plan     17
Quick-Start Exercise     18
Quick-Start Cardio-the Ten-Minute Energy Walk     22
Quick-Start Nutrition     24
Myth Busting     29
I'm Not Athletic, So Even If I Wanted to Become More Active, I Can't Do It     31
It's Too Late for Me to Exercise     32
Exercise Isn't Enjoyable     33
A Woman Will Get Too Bulky If She Lifts Weights     34
Exercise Is Dangerous     35
It Takes Too Much Time to Eat Right and Exercise     37
I Won't Be Able to Enjoy My Favorite Foods     39
No Pain, No Gain     40
It's Inevitable that I'll Gain Weight as I Age, So It's Not Worth Fighting It     41
I Have to Join a Gym or Buy Expensive Equipment to Get in Shape     42
Start-Up
Taking Stock     47
The Ingredients of Fitness     48
Weight and Body Composition     49
Cardiovascular Conditioning     54
Functional Strength     57
It's Time For a Change     63
All the World Is in a Stage of Change     64
Precontemplation     65
Contemplation     66
Preparation     68
Action     72
Maintenance     73
Building Your Body's Equity
Eight Must-Have Nutrition Habits of Shedding Fat     79
Don't Skip Meals     81
Eat Breakfast     82
Control Portion Sizes     83
Consume Colorful Fruits and Vegetables     84
Eat Whole Grains     85
Favor Healthy Fats     88
Cut Down on Added Sugar     89
Aim for Good, Not Perfect     91
The Entrepreneur Diet     93
Adjust the Plan to Your Weight     94
Know Portion Sizes     96
Expect to Lose One to Two Pounds a Week     96
Time Your Workouts     97
Stay Flexible     97
Hydrate     98
Plan Ahead     99
Start Small     99
Give Yourself a Break      101
The Entrepreneur Diet Six-Week Meal Plan     101
Smart Exercise     147
Weight Lifting Demystified     148
The Resistance Program     151
The Exercises     154
Cardio Matters     163
Team Cardio     164
Growing Stronger     165
Instant Booster     166
The Cardio Program     167
If You Don't Like Walking or Running     174
Taking It Up a Notch     175
Be Flexible     179
It's a Stretch     180
To Flexibility Program     182
The Stretches     184
Extra Credit     189
Guaranteeing Your Return on Investment
More Energy, Less Stress     195
Sleep     197
Food     202
Movement     205
Awareness     208
Healthy and Fit on the Go     213
Avoid the Jet-Lag Drag     214
Make Time for Exercise     221
Be Prepared for Dining Out     226
Healthy Considerations     229
Cholesterol     231
High Blood Pressure     234
Diabetes     236
Osteoporosis      239
Cancer     242
Staying Motivated     247
Do an Event     248
Take an Active Vacation     251
Join a Gym     254
Get Personal     257
Starting a Workplace Wellness Program     263
Calories Burned by Activity     267
Putting the Taste in Healthy Cooking     273
Health and Fitness on the Web     277
Entrepreneur Web Sites     281
About the Author     285
Index     287

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The Power of Your Plate: Eating well for Better Health--20 Experts tell you how!

Author: Neal D Barnard

This book presents the latest information from the country's leading medical authorities showing that food choices can improve your health. With the right foods you can lose weight permanently without restrictive diets, prevent and reverse heart disease, and reduce your chances of contracting many types of cancer.

100 Questions and Answers about Gastric Cancer or Helping Your Children Cope with Your Cancer

100 Questions and Answers about Gastric Cancer

Author: Manish A Shah

Gastric cancer is a global problem, with almost a million new cases worldwide. About 21,700 Americans are diagnosed with stomach cancer each year and it occurs most often in people in their 60s and 70s. Whether you're a newly diagnosed patient with gastric cancer, or a friend or relative of someone with cancer, this book offers help. The only text to provide both the patient's and doctor's views, this invaluable resource provides up-to-date, authoritative, practical answers to the most common questions. Written by a prominent expert physician in the field, from the renowned Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, one of the few National Cancer Institute-designated cancer centers with a specific program in treating cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract, with "insider" advice from actual patients, this book is an invaluable resource for anyone coping with the physical and emotional turmoil of this frightening disease.

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Helping Your Children Cope with Your Cancer: A Guide for Parents and Families

Author: Peter Van Dernoot

Cancer is bad news. It’s frightening to even think about it. Now think how frightening it would be for your children to know you have cancer. How do you tell them? How do you deal with the trauma and the pain? How do you prepare for the emotional and psychological upheaval a family endures when a parent has cancer?

Peter Van Dernoot has gathered the real-life stories and experiences of over twenty parents who have been diagnosed with cancer. They share their deepest fears and their highest hopes as they provide the reader with invaluable advice, guidance and inspiration. Now including all-new stories from parents and advice from professional counselors, this groundbreaking book is a very special gift from families affected by cancer to families affected by cancer.