Yoga and Relaxation (Nutshell Books)

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Exercise & Fitness

Collins

From the bestselling author of The Relaxation Response, a practical program that may help you:• Relieve headaches, backaches, and chest pains• Lower blood pressure and cholesterol• Mitigate insomnia and decrease anxiety   In just minutes a day, you can easily master the stress-reduction techniques that have helped millions conquer or alleviate one of today’s most serious and widespread health problems. Employing neither drugs nor doctors, Dr. Benson’s program is considered by many to be the most beneficial step forward in personal health and well-being in our time.

Beyond the The Relaxation Response

Benson, Herbert & Proctor, William

Religion & Spirituality

Fount Paperbacks

A practical guide to this increasingly common chronic fatigue disorder.
Sufferers of fibromyalgia (formerly called fibrositis) experience widespread muscle pain and other associated symptoms which may include disturbed sleep, bowel disorders, headaches, anxiety, chronic fatigue and PMS.
This book clearly explains what fibromyalgia is and how it affects sufferers. Leon Chaitow explains the various self-help methods which include:
massage and self-manipulation for muscle problems • hydrotherapy, aromatherapy and acupuncture • detoxification and skin brushing • relaxation techniques • amino acids, antioxidants and other supplements

Fibromyalgia and Muscle Pain: Your Self-Treatment Guide

Chaitow N.D. D.O., Leon

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Thorsons

The most comprehensive self-help book ever written for sufferers of poor intestinal health (10 million in the UK). Claire Rayner has praised it as 'a splendidly detailed book… it will be a life-saver for a great many people' and Prof. R. John Nicholls called it 'an invaluable book for anyone with a bowel or digestive problem.'
One in five people in the UK suffer from lower gut disorders , which can be extremely painful and embarrassing. In The Good Gut Guide, Stephanie Zinser, a journalist and sufferer of ulcerative colitis herself, confronts these often ignored problems, with sections on: • Irritable Bowel Syndrome • Ulcerative Colitis • Crohn’s disease • Coeliac Disease • Diverticulosis • haemorrhoids • bowel cancer.
This comprehensive book is not only an excellent medical resource, but also aims to give support on all elements of life as a sufferer of gut and bowel disorders. The psychological effect of these debilitating and embarrassing illnesses is considered, with advice on how to cope with depression, hospitals and sexual relationships. Diet and stress, often considered to be two of the root causes of gut disorders, are also discussed, as are helpful complementary therapies (including aromatherapy, homeopathy and acupuncture).

The Good Gut Guide: Help for IBS, Ulcerative Colitis, Crohn's Disease, Diverticulitis, Food Allergies and Other Gut Problems

Zinser, Stephanie

Parenting & Relationships

A refreshed and redesigned edition of this popular handy-sized guide to dreams and their meanings.
Throughout history and across many different cultures, dreams and dreaming have had much importance attached to them. From the Ancient Greeks to Sigmund Freud and today’s mind/body/spirit gurus, people have sought to use the interpretation of dreams as a means of unlocking the mysteries of the subconscious.
This updated edition of Collins Gem Understanding Dreams allows you to unlock the secrets of dreams and dreaming. The easy-to-use A–Z listing of over 1000 of the most common dream symbols enables you to discover their meanings within seconds of waking up.
You will also be able to discover whether your dream foretells good or bad news, is a warning or a manifestation of a particular longing or a desire.
Collins Gem Understanding Dreams is ideal for keeping in your bedside cabinet or under your pillow. So, if you’ve been dreaming of flirting or flogging, dolls or doors, stars or starvation, this is the only guide to interpreting dream symbols you will need.

Understanding Dreams (Collins Gem)

Collins UK

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This handy guide to cholesterol is unique, including listings of cholesterol counts for thousands of everyday food stuffs.Cholesterol Counter is the easy way to monitor your cholesterol. With a clear introductory section on what cholesterol actually is and how you can lower it, followed by fat and cholesterol counts for all common foods, this is an indispensable guide. Interspersed with interesting factoids this book dispels any myths and gives practical advice on how to lower your cholesterol in a sensible way.Factual information is clearly laid out in table format, making it quick to compare similar food products and adopt simple dietary changes to help reduce the chance of heart attacks, strokes and blood vessel problems. This is the perfect book for those following a diet plan who have previously had a high fat intake and are looking to lower their cholesterol.

Cholesterol Counter

Santon, Kate

Diets & Weight Loss

For those suffering from tiredness, frequent illness, allergies, and mood swings, this insightful resource provides instructions for fortifying your body’s immune system and increasing your daily happiness and vitality. Helpful information is provided on how the immune system works, what germs cause infection, and how illness can be fought naturally or with antibiotics. Several areas which affect healthincluding lifestyle, diet and nutrition, and the mind and emotionsare addressed, and tips are provided on simple changes which can be made in these areas to increase an immune system’s vitality, including using stress management techniques and incorporating healthier foods into the diet.

Collins Gem 100 Ways to Boost Your Immune System: Instant Self-Defence from Illness

Cheung, Theresa

HarperCollins, UK

For those who feel mentally or physically drained, or just in need of a good pick-me-up, this practical pocket guide offers 100 simple and effective ideas to help boost daily energy levels. Areas addressed include food, exercise, vitamins and supplements, positive thinking, and mental workouts, and techniques for increasing stamina and building up reserves of energy are also provided. The introductory section explores bodily energy and explains how energy is both gained and lost. A short quiz will help the fatigued locate sources of energy loss and identify the best strategies for restoring pep and vigor.

100 Ways to Boost Your Energy

Harpercollins Pub, Ltd.

A practical guide to understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome M. E., commonly called Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, is an illness about which very little is understood. Doctors have difficulty identifying it, and then can often offer no solution other than bed rest. Dr Anne Macintyre has suffered from M.E. for over 10 years. But she has used her medical expertise to understand the causes of M.E., to communicate the reality of the disease to her sceptical colleagues and, most importantly, has learned how to recover from it. This revised edition of her much acclaimed book gives clear and comprehensive guidelines on: / exercise, rest and relaxation / nutrition and supplements / coping with a change in lifestyle / managing depression / particular problems for women with M.E. / psychiatric approches to the illness

M.E.: Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: a Practical Guide (Thorsons Health)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

MacIntyre, Dr Anne

Special Diet

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies.

The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Healing Remedies by c. norman shealy md (2002-05-03)

c. norman shealy md

HarperCollins Publisher LTD

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