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The Sensitive Gut (Harvard Medical School Special Health Reports)

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Caregiver's Handbook: A Guide to Caring for the Ill, Elderly, or Disabled. and Yourself (Harvard Medical School Special Health Reports)

If you've struggled to lose weight, you're in good company. Maintaining a healthy weight has become an obsession - costing more than $50 billion on weight-loss products and services each year. But health experts now recommend that people follow a healthy diet rather than focusing on becoming thin. Many people have unrealistic expectations about how much weight they really need to lose. Losing just small amounts of weight - about 10% of your body weight - can improve your health.In our report Healthy Solutions to Lose Weight and Keep it Off, you'll learn: The science behind many popular diet plans - which work and which don'tWhich weight-loss aids pose a threat to your healthThe facts about two popular weight-loss surgeriesHow to tell if you have "metabolic syndrome"--a serious risk to your healthThis report also includes a Special Bonus Section that features a week's worth of menus, including delicious and healthy recipes from the famed Culinary Institute of America. Healthy Solutions to Lose Weight and Keep it Off will provide the tools you need to start a successful weight-loss program and stay healthy and fit for years to come.

Healthy Solutions to Lose Weight and Keep it off (Harvard Medical School Special Health Reports)

Now that your time is your own, make the most of it! A comprehensive new health, wellness, and planning guide from Harvard Medical School will show you how. A Plan for Successful Aging details the smart steps seniors can - and should - take now to keep the golden years shining brightly. It is filled with practical tips and guidance for protecting your coming years from those problems that can derail a full and rewarding seniority.

A Plan for Successful Aging (Harvard Medical School Special Health Reports)

Latest medical advances in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the prostate.

2013 Annual Report on Prostate Diseases 2013 (Harvard Medical School Special Health Reports)

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Positive emotions have been linked with better health, longer life, and greater well-being in numerous scientific studies. On the other hand, chronic anger, worry, and hostility increase the risk of developing heart disease, as people react to these feelings with raised blood pressure and stiffening of blood vessels. But it isn't easy to maintain a healthy, positive emotional state. People often misjudge what will make them happy and content. Positive Psychology: Harnessing the power of happiness, mindfulness, and personal strength is a guide to the concepts that can help you find well-being and happiness, based on the latest research. This report includes self-assessment tests and step-by-step advice and exercises to help you maximize the positive emotion in your life.

Positive Psychology: Harnessing the Power of Happiness, Mindfulness, and Inner Strength

Do you have trouble falling asleep? Trouble staying asleep? Remember when you could fall asleep as soon as your head hit the pillow and not wake up until the alarm went off?As we get older, it becomes a little harder to fall asleep and stay asleep. But although our sleep patterns change, our need for sleep doesn't. Just like diet and exercise, a good night's sleep is essential for your good health, for keeping you alert and energetic, and for building your body's defenses against infection, chronic illness, and even heart disease.Improving Sleep is an instructive and fact-filled report from Harvard Medical School that explains why sleep often eludes us as adults. You'll read about those habits and conditions that rob us of peaceful slumber. And most importantly, you'll learn what you can do to again enjoy the satisfaction of a restful night's sleep.You learn not only what triggers insomnia but also how new techniques and therapies are helping men and women get to sleep more quickly -- without the use of medications. You'll read about the benefits of "strategic naps." You'll discover how to make your sleep surroundings more conducive to rest. And you'll be told about seven things you should do -- and not do -- before going to bed.Do you or your spouse snore? There are hundreds of devices marketed as aids to stop snoring. But do any work? The report will sort them out and will brief you on new procedures that are restoring quiet to the bedroom. Have you ever been screened for sleep apnea? The report gives you a six-question test that will help you determine if you need to be tested for this life-threatening condition.Plus, you may want to speak to your physician after you read about those medications that can cause insomnia, drowsiness or even nightmares. And the report will share news about advances in controlling such sleep-troublers as heartburn, arthritis, nocturia, and restless legs syndrome.

Improving Sleep: A Guide to a Good Night's Rest (Harvard Medical School Special Health Reports)

Arthritis can be distracting. Distressing. And disheartening. It can make you hesitant. It can frustrate -- and even prevent -- you from doing all the things you love to do. It is, quite literally, a pain.The good news is that you can live -- and live well -- with osteoarthritis, the most common type of arthritis. You can get relief from its pain and its consequences. This Special Health Report from Harvard Medical School will show you how.You'll discover advances that are making a real and lasting difference and strategies that are helping men and women reclaim mobility and banish agonizing joint pain.Don't let arthritis pain get in your way!End the relentless aches and aggravation and start enjoying a more active and pain-free life once again!The report will brief you on breakthroughs in joint replacement surgery. You'll learn about the role of physical therapy as well as complementary procedures. And because medications remain the first line of defence, the report examines the effectiveness, safety, and possible side effects of more than 40 medications used to treat arthritis and relieve its pain.A special section covers a host of things you can do on your own to make coping with osteoarthritis easier. You'll be introduced to helpful tools, pain-relieving exercises, smart food and menu ideas, and more.There's no reason to ache when you can act! Order your copy of Living Well with Osteoarthritis today!

Living Well With Osteoarthritis: A Guide to Keeping Your Joints Healthy (Harvard Medical School Special Health Reports)

Many people shy away from preparing a living will or health care power of attorney, perhaps because it s difficult to ponder death, or they aren t sure what their end-of-life wishes are, or don t know how to go about doing it. But taking some time to think about what kinds of medical treatment you would or wouldn t want if you were unable to speak for yourself is can be a blessing for your loved ones. Living wills and health care proxies documents known as advance care directives give you a voice in decisions about your medical care. Yet only a quarter or less of Americans have filled out advance directives. Without these documents, choices may be left up to a doctor or someone appointed by a judge a person who may not know your values, beliefs, or preferences (your health care philosophy). Not only is it possible that the care you receive isn t in keeping with your wishes, but this also may be a great burden on a loved one, who is forced to make difficult decisions without knowing what you would want. So take the time to learn about and complete the necessary forms the sooner the better. This report walks you through the process, explains the medical terms and procedures you ll need to know, helps you determine what kind of end-of-life care you would want, and even provides the forms you ll need.

Harvard Medical School Living Wills: A guide to advance directives, health care power of attorney, and other key documents

Anne Fabiny MD

Charles P. Sabatino JD

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