AyurVedic Zone Diet or Anorexia Nervosa and Recovery

AyurVedic Zone Diet: The Ancient Way to Health Rejuvenation and Weight Control

Author: Dennis Thompson

Ayurvedic Zone Diet combines the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda for health and healing with a modern scientific approach to body typing physiology. By focusing on the three basic body types and their corresponding zones of physiological function, this book offers practical solutions for everything from chronic health problems and weight control to proper exercise and lifestyle management. It is essential reading for all who want to lose weight, stay young, and be healthy.

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Anorexia Nervosa and Recovery: A Hunger for Meaning

Author: Karen Way

Through the voices of twenty-one women, Karen Way presents the most objective, complete, and compassionate picture of what anorexia nervosa is about and, more importantly, of the complex individual variables and obstacles in the journey to recovery. From the premise that anorexia nervosa is an addiction--an obsession controlling all aspects of an individual's life--and that complete recovery is possible by finding meaning in life, this enlightening book contrasts sharply to other books written on the subject by clinicians and theorists which merely speculate on the nature and etiology of anorexia nervosa. Anorexia Nervosa and Recovery lets the reader hear the personal struggles of women who have fought this powerful disease. They describe how anorexia controlled their lives and how, once they overcame their obsessions with food, weight, and thinness, they were able to lead fulfilling lives.

This illuminating book encourages and inspires women who are in the throes of anorexia nervosa. They will recognize the emptiness in the voices and the descriptions of daily life. Therapists and clinicians who treat anorexic women will find intriguing chapters on events which trigger anorexia and what anorexics will do to maintain their strategies for coping. Concerned friends and family and others interested in understanding this controlling disease will be enlightened from this important and helpful book.

Booknews

Argues that the eating disorder is an addiction--an obsession controlling all aspects of someone's life--and that recovery is possible by finding meaning in life. Based on the personal experiences of 21 women who have gone through the process. Paper edition (0-918393-95-7), $19.95. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)