Sick of South Beach? Anti Atkins? Desperate for toast with your eggs? Then the Bread for Life Diet is your dream diet. The first new diet to buck the high-protein, low-carb craze, this revolutionary program not only allows you to indulge in the bread you've been denying yourself but actually requires you to: up to 16 slices a day! Israeli nutritionist Olga Raz developed the diet as a result of her research on serotonin, a chemical that controls the hunger and satiety centers of the brain. While high-protein meals cause serotonin to drop, a bread-based meal raises the serotonin level. Raz also discovered that her diet can correct the chemical imbalances in the body that make it difficult for many people to lose weight. Divided into two meal plans-the first lasts up to two weeks and is designed to promote fast weight loss-the diet is so healthy that it helps reduce cholesterol, lower blood pressure, and alleviate diabetic symptoms. Thousands of people have already experienced amazing results with the Bread for Life Diet in Israel, where Raz has become a household name and her book a huge best-seller. Now Americans, too, can benefit from this extraordinary new approach to weight loss. The diet is healthy, nutritionally sound, and proven to work Includes a wide range of foods: pasta, grains, fruits, vegetables, dairy, and meat Simple to follow: no counting calories, carbohydrates, or fat grams Features easy-to-prepare foods, plus 25 tasty recipes.

The Bread for Life Diet: The High-on-Carbs Weight-Loss Plan

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Raz, Olga

Kessner, Amir

Diets & Weight Loss

STC Healthy Living

A book and cd package Modern medicine in America has finally embraced what alternative healers have known for centuries: Music and guided imagery have a profound healing power. The first volume of the groundbreaking series Sound Healing combines a guidebook with a CD of original musical compositions and guided imagery that people can use as a self-help tool to ease chronic pain. These two healing therapies are backed by so much positive medical research that they are now being used in hospitals and clinics across the country. The book explains step-by-step how these techniques work and how to use the CD to help relieve pain; it also features a journal where readers can record their pain level, their progress, and their feelings. The CD offers relaxing piano music designed to influence the biological responses that can trigger healing, followed by a soothing spoken guided imagery to bring listeners to a meditative, pain-free state. Created by professionals in each healing art, this remarkable package is designed to help alleviate all forms of chronic pain-from backaches and arthritis to headaches and muscle spasms.

Sound Healing: Ease Chronic Pain

Nelson, Judy

Richman, Howard

Diseases & Physical Ailments

Prostate cancer is now the most common nonskin cancer among men in the United States. In 2005 alone, 250,000 new cases were diagnosed, and that number is certain to rise with each passing year. No one is more aware of this than David Ricketts, experienced cookbook author and recent prostate cancer survivor. Shortly after surgery and radiation treatments, Ricketts began to research food and lifestyle changes that might inhibit the likelihood of prostate cancer as well as its progression. The result is this uniquely specific cookbook, which takes full advantage of foods thought to fight prostate cancer while eliminating those believed to contribute to the disease. Eat to Beat Prostate Cancer Cookbook features more than 200 delicious recipes for everything from snacks, sandwiches, and drinks to main-course dishes-all foods that will appeal to the entire family. This tremendously useful book also benefits from the author's firsthand experience, as he offers insight into what to expect regarding diagnosis and treatment of prostate cancer, as well as practical advice for making the transition to healthier cooking, smarter eating, and a longer life.

Eat to Beat Prostate Cancer Cookbook

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Ricketts, David

Special Diet

As a physician and a retired medical group president and medical insurance executive, Bob Sheff thought he knew everything about the health care system. Then he became a patient himself and found out firsthand just how intimidating, confusing, and downright scary it can be to face the rules, regulations, and physician attitudes that now define America's medical care culture. The result of his experiences is this useful guide to navigating every aspect of what Dr. Sheff calls "our messed-up medical system." His compassionate, easy-to-understand text shows you how to become your own medical advocate and get the kind of care you deserve, when you want it, from whom you want it, and where you want it-no matter what your insurance company says. The Medical Mentor offers rare insider information about selecting and handling insurance companies; hospital practices that can put you in jeopardy; how to protect your health in the doctor's office and your life in the hospital or a special-care facility; and how to know which sources (including medical web sites) to trust and which not to trust. This indispensable guide provides all the information you need to know before you need to use it.

The Medical Mentor: Get the Health Care You Deserve in Today's Medical System

Medical Books

Sheff M.D., Bob

Administration & Medicine Economics

"Treating a child with drugs before it's clear what is going on is worse than not treating a child at all. Let's face it: We are experimenting on these kids without tracking the results."-Glen Elliott, M.D., Ph.D. When you consider that 10 million children under the age of 18, including a growing number of preschoolers, are on anti-depressants and another 7 million are on stimulants for attention problems, it becomes obvious why Dr. Elliott has written this guide for parents who feel "they have no choice." As the nation's leading expert on psychiatric disorders in children and the leading researcher on the effects of psychiatric drugs on kids, Dr. Elliott says that doctors and even teachers are too quick to recommend medicating young minds rather than taking the necessary steps to find out if drugs are even necessary.Medicating Young Minds tells parents what to expect, the questions to ask, the treatment they deserve from a concerned doctor, and even what tests to demand to make sure that drugs are the best recourse. Parents do have a choice, says Dr. Elliott, and this book empowers parents to make their own decisions. With detailed, step-by-step advice, he counsels parents on how to become active and informed participants in the diagnostic and treatment process. The long-term consequences of putting kids on psychiatric drugs are still unknown, and Medicating Young Minds will be of critical interest to all parents, teachers, and doctors concerned with the welfare of children.

Medicating Young Minds: How to Know if Psychiatric Drugs Will Help or Hurt Your Child

Elliott M.D. Ph.D, Glen R.

One in five adult Americans suffers from Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Millions seek relief through dietary changes or medications that often prove unsatisfactory and may be accompanied by side effects. It turns out that relief doesn’t necessarily come from a bottle of pills or through diet changes—it can be achieved by learning behavioral self-management strategies that get to the source of the problem. For over 10 years, Dr. Jeffrey M. Lackner has been helping patients gain control of their symptoms. His research—backed by grants from the National Institutes of Health—shows that these skills can help, whether their IBS involves diarrhea, constipation, or both. Now Dr. Lackner’s Controlling IBS the Drug-Free Way offers IBS sufferers the same tools that have helped many patients control their bowel problems. Research shows that the techniques featured in this book can improve IBS patients’ condition and help them reclaim lives lost to this common gastrointestinal problem. The book offers a step-by-step approach that anyone with IBS can easily follow to reduce symptoms without drugs or professional help. User-friendly worksheets, interactive exercises, self-assessment checklists, and diaries for tracking symptoms and trigger foods are included to help readers master each skill. Also included are up-to-date overviews of medications and dietary strategies that readers can use to maximize symptom control.

Controlling IBS the Drug-Free Way: A 10-Step Plan for Symptom Relief

Dr. Jeffrey M. Lackner

Learn how to celebrate what’s good in your work, your relationships, your family, and yourself! On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you? Wayne and Mary Sotile have addressed that simple question to thousands of people in their work as clinical psychologists and motivational speakers. And they’ve found that most people—regardless of race, culture, or class—rate themselves a 7, “mildly happy.” What’s wrong with being average? Well, every 7 longs to be a 10. In their new book, the Sotiles show us how to make that transition—how to join the ranks of those who truly thrive. All it takes is letting go of what’s holding you back. Whether you sabotage yourself through negative emotions, a lack of self-knowledge, or bad habits like laziness or procrastination, this life-changing book will inspire you to push yourself beyond your normal limits and become passionately engaged with your work, your relationships, your family, your health—whatever is most important to you. Filled with the same series of illuminating self-assessments and exercises that the Sotiles present at their seminars for corporate executives, Letting Go of What’s Holding You Back takes readers step by step from self-discovery through self-fulfillment. Everyone—everyone—has the ability to lead a happy, engaged life. So what are you waiting for?

Letting Go of What's Holding You Back: Maximize Your Happiness in Work, Love, and Life

Self-Help

Wayne M. Sotile, Ph.D.

Mary O. Sotile, MA

Motivational

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