Healing Immune Disorders or Cellulite Solutions

Healing Immune Disorders: Natural Defense-Building Solutions

Author: Andrew Gaeddert

Immune system disorders, from cancer and HIV to allergies and infections, are epidemic in contemporary society, and the numbers are rising. In Healing Immune Disorders, author Andrew Gaeddert offers hope for combating both simple and serious immune conditions using Chinese and Western herbs, supplements, diet, and lifestyle approaches. The author's straightforward instructions help sufferers enhance quality of life beyond what conventional wisdom calls possible. The book focuses on natural approaches to improving immune function and treating autoimmune conditions: maximizing digestive health, reducing stress, self-nurturing through positive thoughts, and developing healthy habits. Integrating mainstream with non-Western approaches, combined with focused exercises, says Gaeddert, can trigger improved energy levels, more restful sleep, better digestion, freedom from pain, and more inner peace. While many immune conditions are not curable, they are treatable. Case studies drawn from the author's practice testify to the success of the book's strategies in a real-world setting.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Tips for a healthy immune system	9
Ch. 2	Immune herbs and nutrients	115
Ch. 3	Conditions and treatments	175
Ch. 4	Digestive clearing diet	295
Ch. 5	Commonly asked questions and answers	307
App	Common acupuncture points used in the treatment of immune disorders

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Cellulite Solutions: Tips and Techniques to Lose the Lumps (52 Brilliant Ideas Series)

Author: Cherry Maslen

52 ways to get smooth!

90% of all women, young and old, fat and thin, couch potato and gym bunny alike, have cellulite, whether a little or a lot. With the bewildering range of treatment solutions available, ranging from muds, creams and herbal supplements to skin patches, aromatherapy and laser surgery, Cellulite Solutions dispels the myths and provides honest advice on what works and what doesn't, with ideas including:

- Idea #4: Give it the brush-off
- Idea #9: The green goddess
- Idea #31: Salon selectives
- Idea #42: Pedal power
- Idea #47: Bend it, stretch it
- Idea #48: Some like it hot

Chinese Home Remedies or Fitness Over Fifty

Chinese Home Remedies: Harnessing Ancient Wisdom for Self-Healing

Author: Lihua Wang

Chinese Home Remedies is a book that offers an intriguing blend of traditional Chinese medicine-as practiced today-and a wide variety of ancient Chinese folk remedies. It contains more than 1,000 effective remedies, a treasure trove of information you can use every day. You'll often be surprised how easily a problem that has lingered for weeks or months can be cured. Making moderate lifestyle changes and following the easy-to-use instructions on how to prepare home remedies, you will see how easy it is to end long-term suffering and experience healthier living.

This book is a distillation of Ms. Wang's thirty years of clinical experiences, as both a physician in China and an acupuncturist and herbalist in the United States. It explains in simple-to-understand language how to treat yourself or a family member using a variety of techniques, including Chinese massage, Eastern food therapy, Chinese herbal formulas, as well as some heretofore unrevealed folk remedies, many of which have been passed down from generation to generation for thousands of years.

Did you know, for example, that:
• Apple slices can ease itching skin?
• Hooking your middle fingers together can stop a nosebleed?
• Sunflower seeds can ease trigeminal pain?
• Eating peanuts can lower your blood pressure?

These are only a few of the more than 1,000 effective remedies that you will find in Chinese Home Remedies. By following just some of this book's advice, you will find yourself on a healthier life path.

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Fitness Over Fifty: An Exercise Guide from the National Institute on Aging

Author: John Glenn

Exercise is not just for the young!

That’s right. Studies show that people who stay active – no matter what their age – benefit from exercise. Not only can it help you feel better, but it makes doing all those day to day tasks easier and more enjoyable. So start exercising today, with Fitness Over Fifty, the National Institute on Aging’s guide to exercise for men and women over fifty.

You don’t need to join a gym or buy expensive equipment. Everything you need to begin your own exercise program is right inside this book.

Energy, strength, balance, and flexibility are the ingredients that add up to long-lasting vitality and health. And Fitness Over Fifty features practical advice about how you can reach those goals.

With nutrition tips, easy-to-follow exercises, and expert advice, Fitness Over Fifty is the last exercise guide you’ll need!

Fitness Over Fifty includes:
• Exercise safety tips
• Ways to get – and stay – motivated
• Endurance, flexibility, strength and balance exercises
• Tips on nutrition and healthy eating
• Daily, weekly, and monthly exercise and nutrition records, and more!

Table of Contents:

Table of Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1: What Can Exercise Do for Me?

Chapter 2: Is It Safe for Me to Exercise?

Chapter 3: How to Keep Going

Chapter 4: Sample Exercises

Chapter 5: How Am I Doing?

Chapter 6: What Should I Eat?

Appendix

A. Target Heart Rate

B. Exercise Plan

C. Activity and Progress Charts

D. Resources

Index

Strength Training For Women or Medical Emergencies in Child Care Settings

Strength Training For Women

Author: Paul Collins

Strength Training for Women has been developed as a training guide as more women begin to understand the health benefits of this activity.

Strength Training for Women is written in five parts. First, you will be educated about general strength training terminology. Second, major muscle groups of the body will be pinpointed, providing strength training exercises used in a gym using hand weights (dumbbells), barbells, various cable, pinloaded and weighted machines. Third, you will be provided with a series of strength training routines for use in the gym. Fourth is a body weight workout routine that can be performed at home or whilst travelling. Fifth is the take anywhere hand weight routine for the whole body.

Through regular participation in strength training, many women find a positive outcome with body image, confidence and self-esteem since the body changes shape as fat is reduced and lean muscle is maintained.

Table of Contents:

Introduction     6
About the Author     8
Building Stronger Bones     9
Strength Training Exercises     27
Getting to Know Your Muscles     28
Chest and Arm Region     31
Back and Arm Region     47
Arm Region     55
Shoulder Region     69
Leg Region     77
Lower Back and Abdominals     99
Strength Training Routines     108
Beginner Total Body Workout     111
Beginner Split Workout A     113
Beginner Split Workout B     115
Sports Strength Workout - 3 Day Cycle     118
Body Weight Workout     121
Hand Weights - Home and Travel Routine     136
Strength Training Index     142
Photo & Illustration Credits     143

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Medical Emergencies in Child Care Settings

Author: Charlotte M Hendricks

Childcare providers must respond to emergencies and urgent problems, whether medical or behavioral, effectively. These two easy-to-use references will help them respond with confidence.

Each Redleaf Quick Guide provides a list of signs and symptoms, prevention tips, and criteria for seeking additional help. Experts have reviewed the guides to ensure their accuracy and developmental appropriateness.

Addresses common emergencies, such as bleeding, poisoning, allergic reactions, burns, and head injuries.

What You Really Need to Know about Cancer or Massage for Beginners

What You Really Need to Know about Cancer: A Comprehensive Guide for Patients and Their Families

Author: Robert Buckman

As a medical oncologist, Dr. Robert Buckman has been taking care of people with cancer for more than twenty years. For most of those years, he says, he has spent much of his time talking with patients and their families -- describing what is known about cancer (and what isn't), explaining why specialists have recommended one type of treatment rather than another, or outlining the potential benefits and disadvantages of each treatment option. Many patients, he finds, are well informed about specific aspects of a disease or treatment, but few have a clear overall view. "The patients have a catalogue of the trees," he writes, "but not a map of the forest."

With this book, Dr. Buckman provides that much needed map: a concise and understandable guide to the basic facts about cancer and the general principles of treatment based on the most up-to-date medical information. Written for cancer patients and their families, it combines a complete and accessible general explanation of cancer with detailed information about specific kinds of cancer, all presented in a voice that is as authoritative as it is kind. Dr. Buckman's goal is to provide the background information patients and their families need to conduct more focused and productive discussions with their doctors about their own cases and concerns.

This easy-to-use guide covers the essential topics relating to cancer and its treatment:

• What is cancer? • What we know about the causes of cancer -- what makes cells turn cancerous and triggers the various mech-anisms involved in that process • What do the words cure and remission mean? • An overview of the most common cancers • Descriptions of the sites ofcancer and how specific cancers behave • Screening, early diagnosis, and prevention • The four types of conventional treatment • Surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and biologic therapy • Complementary, alternative, or unconventional treatments • Cancer, attitudes, and the mind • Can the mind change the outcome? • With so many breakthroughs, why is there no progress? • Why cancer research does not appear to be changing the situation for the cancer patient who needs help today • Living with cancer • How to control pain and manage common symptoms, how to recognize a medical emergency, how to communicate -- with friends and family, and the medical team

The text is fully illustrated with 76 line drawings and supplemented by appendixes on commonly used medical terms and what they mean, commonly asked questions, further readings and references, and other sources of help. What You Really Need to Know about Cancer is now available for the first time in a U.S. edition -- thoroughly revised for the patient in the U.S. health care system with the help of more than seventy cancer specialists at the renowned M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

"Dr. Buckman writes in a soothing conversational style and very effectively describes the pertinent facts about various malignancies and the types of treatment that are often employed. The book is an excellent resource for cancer patients and their families." -- Robert A. Brodsky, M.D., Johns Hopkins Oncology Center

Mary Dee McEvoy

This book is developed as a guide for patients with cancer as well as their families. The author believes that a well informed patient is better able to understand his or her disease, ask questions, and participate in decisions about care. The purpose is to provide extensive information to patients, their families, and friends. In this era of consumer involvement in healthcare, this is an important and worthy purpose. The target audience is the healthcare consumer. Although the author has attempted to simplify the complex concepts involved in cancer care, this book will be understood only by an educated and sophisticated consumer. The author is certainly credible in his field. In addition, the contents have been reviewed by a host of interdisciplinary professionals. The text is arranged in a manner that is easily understood. It begins with a description of the book and a ""How to Read"" section, thus preparing the consumer for the information presented. It is written in black and white, using gold color to highlight certain areas. Each chapter begins with a boxed, gold area of ""Summary of Key Facts."" There are many illustrations and they are pertinent to the topic under discussion. Tables are used throughout and highlight the text. Directed toward the public, this text covers a variety of topics related to cancer, including the cause of cancer, descriptions of the most common cancers, conventional and unconventional treatments, attitudes of cancer, cancer research, detection and prevention, and living with cancer. It is useful only for the educated and sophisticated consumer of health care; less educated people will find it confusing. The appendixes are a useful addition,covering common medical terms, commonly asked questions, further readings, and sources for help.

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Reviewer: Mary Dee McEvoy, PhD, RN (Mount Sinai Hospital and Medical Center)
Description: This book is developed as a guide for patients with cancer as well as their families. The author believes that a well informed patient is better able to understand his or her disease, ask questions, and participate in decisions about care.
Purpose: The purpose is to provide extensive information to patients, their families, and friends. In this era of consumer involvement in healthcare, this is an important and worthy purpose.
Audience: The target audience is the healthcare consumer. Although the author has attempted to simplify the complex concepts involved in cancer care, this book will be understood only by an educated and sophisticated consumer. The author is certainly credible in his field. In addition, the contents have been reviewed by a host of interdisciplinary professionals.
Features: The text is arranged in a manner that is easily understood. It begins with a description of the book and a "How to Read" section, thus preparing the consumer for the information presented. It is written in black and white, using gold color to highlight certain areas. Each chapter begins with a boxed, gold area of "Summary of Key Facts." There are many illustrations and they are pertinent to the topic under discussion. Tables are used throughout and highlight the text.
Assessment: Directed toward the public, this text covers a variety of topics related to cancer, including the cause of cancer, descriptions of the most common cancers, conventional and unconventional treatments, attitudes of cancer, cancer research, detection and prevention, and living with cancer. It is useful only for the educated and sophisticated consumer of health care; less educated people will find it confusing. The appendixes are a useful addition, covering common medical terms, commonly asked questions, further readings, and sources for help.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

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Massage for Beginners: The Hands-Free Guide to the Art of Self and Partner Massage

Author: Marilyn Aslani

A good massage is one of life's greatest pleasures: it relaxes muscles, relieves stress, tones the body, and boosts overall health and well-being. But to be truly effective, it has to be done correctly, and that is where Massage for Beginners comes in.

Massage for Beginners is the complete low-down on giving the perfect rubdown. Featuring an exceptionally easy-to-follow layout, it is specially constructed to stand open at eye-level alongside the bed or massage table so that novice masseurs will have their hands free and be able to devote their full concentration to the job at hand. In addition, to enable users to proceed with minimal disturbance throughout the massage, the book is organized so that each body part is covered in a single page. The masseur's hand only has to break contact just long enough to flip the page over before beginning the next sequence.

Covering a wide range of techniques, from Swedish to Shiatsu, Massage for Beginners guides readers through full-body massage for a partner, massage for muscle cramps, baby massage, and self-massage, and includes a review of the body's underlying structures and information on oils and aromatherapy.

Help Someone I Love Is Depressed or The Original Writings of Edward Bach

Help! Someone I Love Is Depressed

Author: Archibald D Hart

Is someone you love depressed?

You're not alone. Depression is so epidemic it's often called the "common cold" of the emotions. Understanding depression and how it affects people is the first step toward a breakthrough. This book will answer such common questions as:

Why do people get depressed?

How can you recognize the symptoms of depression?

What are the types and levels of depression, and how do they differ?

What treatments are available?

When should someone seek professional help?

What can you do to help a friend or loved one who's depressed?

You can help someone you love get the practical information they need and give them hope for healing.

Answers to Focus on the Family's most frequently asked questions

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The Original Writings of Edward Bach

Author: Judy Howard

Wonderful insight into Dr. Bach's thoughts and precise intentions, compiled from the archives of the Bach Center.

Cancer an Integrative Approach or Bring Em Back Alive

Cancer, an Integrative Approach (Second Edition, Revised and Updated): A Quick Reference Guide to Combining Conventional and Alternative Treatment

Author: John A Catanzaro

Cancer: An Integrative Approach is listed on the top fifty best-selling books on alternative cancer treatment listed in Barnes and Noble Bookstores. By popular request is now revised and expanded.

Dr. John A. Catanzaro, president and founder of the Health&Wellness Institute®, is a naturopathic physician who received his education and training at Bastyr University, America's leading university in alternative medicine.

About the Author:

Dr. John A. Catanzaro, president and founder of the Health&Wellness Institute, is a naturopathic physician who received his education and training at Bastyr University, America's leading university in alternative medicine. Dr. Catanzaro began Health&Wellness with the model of personalized health care, and his vision is to expand this new model and focus to restore the empathy in medical care. Quality care with compassion and putting the soul back in medicine is the mission statement of Health&Wellness Institute and Dr. Catanzaro's professional commitment.

What People Are Saying

Joseph Pizzorno Jr.
Dr. Catanzaro's work provides an excellent introduction to the wellness and health issues related to cancer and is a very useful, descriptive reference to the natural and conventional options available for treatment.
—Bastyr University, Kenmore WA; N.D. President Emeritus and Founder

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Bring 'Em Back Alive: A Healing Plan for those Wounded by the Church

Author: Dave Burchett

It was a story Jesus liked to tell. If a man owned a hundred sheep and one of them wandered away, he would, without hesitation, leave the ninety-nine and search for the one. And when he found that lost sheep he would celebrate with great joy. In the same way, Jesus concluded, our Father in heaven–like the shepherd–is unwilling for any of his sheep to be lost.
Yet all too often God’s sheep do wander from the flock. Sometimes, for reasons that are hard to discern, they stray on their own. Other times they’re driven away, perhaps wounded by an unkind word or thoughtless deed. In Bring ’Em Back Alive author Dave Burchett shows us the importance of bringing these lost and wounded lambs back to the fold–or, when we’re the ones who wandered, becoming willing to return. He explains, step-by-step, how to replenish the spiritual strength of Christ’s body. And he reminds us that we, like the shepherd, can know the joy that comes when a lost sheep returns home.
Every believer is a precious part of Christ’s body. When even one is missing, the church lacks power and is less than whole. Whether we’re victims, perpetrators, or innocent bystanders we’re called by God to seek restoration. And when one of God’s sheep goes missing we have no choice: We must Bring ’Em Back Alive.

Includes questions at the end of each chapter for discussion and reflection.

Living with Cancer or The Joy of Yoga

Living with Cancer: Meditations on Patience and Love

Author: Melody Kee Smith

When cancer strikes, not only is the patient impacted, but all those within the patient's circle of family and friends are affected as well. A cancer diagnosis can create chaos characterized by medical consultations, surgeries, radiation and chemotherapies. Living With Cancer: Meditations on Patience and Love reveals a deep level of familiarity with these challenges to life and health. Melody Kee Smith and her husband Richard Smith know firsthand about the ups and downs of living with recurrent cancer. They have composed mediations that include brief prayers and an invitation to write or think through issues, such as being frustrated with the health care system, building support communities, and preserving a sense of the sacred in one's life. Living With Cancer is written for all those living with cancer: patients, their loved ones, and their caregivers.

Table of Contents:

	Preface	7
1	Patience	9
2	Reverence	14
3	Happiness	21
4	Clarity	25
5	Devotion	32
6	Compassion	39
7	Grace	48
8	Courage	54
9	Melancholy	64
10	Harmony	69
11	Energy	79
12	Unity	85

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The Joy of Yoga

Author: Jennifer Schwamm Willis

As interest in yoga continues to grow ever more broadly in the U.S., more and more Americans are trying out yoga and discovering its benefits. At the same time, millions of people who already practice yoga are finding that it can play many different roles in their life—from physical release to spiritual growth—and wonder how to unlock that potential fully. The Yoga Mind offers a bridge between yoga as a physical practice and yoga as a spiritual inquiry. A wide-ranging, considered investigation of the deep mind-body connection yoga promotes, it includes the best work of great yoga teachers and philosophers, as well as contemporary yoga teachers and practitioners who draw wisdom and insight from their practice. Selections include writings by Patanjali, B. K. S. Iyenger, Judith Lasater, Margot Anand, Stephen Cope, Geeta Iyengar, Jon Kabat-Zinn, Erich Schiffman, and many others. The Yoga Mind is for people who want to explore yoga's deepest potential to change and enhance their lives on the physical, emotional, and spiritual planes.

Childhood Feeding Problems and Adolsecent Eating Disorders or Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

Childhood Feeding Problems and Adolsecent Eating Disorders

Author: Alan Stein

How should feeding problems arising in childhood and later eating disorders be assessed and treated?

Disturbances in eating arising in infancy, early childhood and adolescence are increasingly being recognized as a major source of distress and disturbance to young people and their families.

Childhood Feeding Problems and Adolescent Eating Disorders covers a wide spectrum of phenomena of variable clinical significance, ranging from variations of normal behavior to serious clinical conditions such as failure to thrive and anorexia nervosa. In three sections, the following subjects are covered:
· Feeding and weight problems of early childhood
· Nature of anorexia nervosa and of bulimia nervosa
· Treatment of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa
The contributors discuss important issues such as the influence of maternal eating problems, the consequences of early feeding problems and the management of early onset anorexia nervosa.

This book willbe an important resource for all the pediatricians, psychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, nutritionists and other health professionals concerned with the assessment and treatment of these major clinical problems.

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Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence

Author: Bryan Lask

In the third edition of this accessible and comprehensive book, Bryan Lask and Rachel Bryant-Waugh build on the research and expertise of the previous two editions. First published in 1993, this was the earliest book of its kind to explore eating disorders in people under 15, a population that is very distinct from those in their late teens and adulthood.

The contributors' experience and knowledge has increased greatly in the past 15 years. This fully revised edition offers a distillation of current information in the younger population, and contains brand new chapters on areas of research and practice such as:

• eating disorders and the brain
• nutrition and refeeding
• motivational approaches.

Eating Disorders in Childhood and Adolescence offers the reader knowledge, perception and understanding of this fascinating but challenging patient group. It has both a clinical and research focus and will be an essential text for a wide range of  professionals, as well as being readable for parents of children suffering from eating disorders.

Way of Silence and the Talking Cure or Ten Minute Hips Thighs

Way of Silence and the Talking Cure: On Meditation and Psychotherapy

Author: Claudio Naranjo

Part I presents a theoretical and inter-disciplinary account of the of the classical forms of meditation. Chapters 1 and 2 tackle meditation from a trans-cultural and trans-systemic perspective, while Chapter 3 brings a similar perspective to bear on the issue of the subtle physiology of meditation and the transformation of the body in the course of the individual's spiritual evolution.

Part II considers the common ground between meditation and therapy - ranging from a theoretical understanding of the meditation/ therapy interface to the formulation of a solitary retreat methodology.

Part III, comprising a single chapter in seven sections, offers a panorama of the classical forms of meditation in the different spiritual traditions.

The integrative attitude conveyed throughout the book serves as an antidote to excessively sectarian tendencies and draws attention to the fundamental issues that underlie well known and specific forms of meditation and psychotherapy. It will be of interest to seekers, helpful to people-helpers and an inspiration to those in social situations ranging from self-help groups to educational initiatives.

Ten Minute Hips & Thighs

Author: Chrissie Gallagher Mundy

The newest title in the popular Ten Minute series targets two areas of the body that most women would love to fix: wide hips and flabby thighs. Tighten them right up with a proven set of exercises that will help build a leaner, more toned, and fit figure in practically no time at all. Anyone—no matter how busy—can make room for these more than 50 simple but highly effective routines. They are accompanied by advice on general fitness and healthy eating, and each exercise is presented with illustrations and detailed instructions on exactly how to perform it. There’s advice on figuring out just the right program for your particular body type, and fantastic tips for getting rid of that unwanted fat for good. From a plié (deep knee bend) aimed at toning the inner thighs to twisty stretches and kicks to shrink those hips, these exercises will work miracles.

Table of Contents:

	Using this programme	6
	Introduction	8
1	Your body shape	10
	Different body shapes	12
	Which shape are you?	14
	Heavy hips and thighs	16
	Your best shape	18
	Weight loss	20
	Your hip muscles	22
	Active quiz	24
	Great-looking hips and thighs	28
2	Ways to boost your circulation	32
	The truth about cellulite	34
	There is a place for massage	38
	Skin brushing	40
3	Boost your energy	44
	The importance of staying active	46
	Walking	50
	Interval training workout	54
4	Start your workout	56
	Make the most of the programme	58
	Prepare your body	62
	Warm up	64
5	Circulation workout	72
	Rebounding	74
	Yoga booster	80
6	Hip exercises	86
	Hip toners	88
	Hip stretches	100
7	Thigh exercises	106
	Thigh toners	108
	Thigh stretches	116
8	Cool down	122
	Index	128

Food Allergy or Why We Eat What We Eat

Food Allergy

Author: Soheila J Maleki

Food Allergy provides clinicians, scientists, educators, and regulators with an authoritative, state-of-the-art review of the field. Written by acknowledged experts in the areas of medicine, biochemistry, immunology, bioinformatics, and food science, this book combines the current knowledge and hypotheses about food allergy treatments, research directions, bioinformatics tools, and industry and governmental regulation guidelines into one valuable reference source.

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Reviewer:Ron Purcell, MD(University of South Florida College of Medicine)
Description:The author presents a multidisciplinary review of recent findings and ongoing research regarding food allergy. Discussions of the food processing industry, clinical research, and basic immunology are presented in a single source.
Purpose:This book provides an up-to-date account of molecular and immunologic mechanisms of food allergy from a variety of viewpoints. An extensive group of experts from the fields of biochemistry, bioinformatics, industry, and immunology provide a unique perspective on areas of food allergy not generally addressed in the clinical arena. Areas of research as diverse as GI tract immunology, proteonomics and genomics of known food allergens are covered in detail. Clinical management of food allergy is covered but not emphasized.
Audience:Although sections covering clinical management of food allergy are in depth, the allergist/immunologist will not encounter much new information that is not covered elsewhere. The book is geared toward the physician researcher or non-physician scientist working in the field of food allergy who wishes to have multifaceted account of the current knowledge of food allergy.
Features:Each of the book's five sections addresses a distinct area of food allergy and features in-depth discussions that are well referenced. In addition to the clinical aspects of food allergy, ongoing research in potential treatment and prevention of food allergy is covered. Notable chapters include the discussion of an integrated database of allergenic protein amino acid sequences and the use of animalmodels to study food allergy. Sections reviewing food industry and government efforts to improve the safety of commercially prepared foods are well written and informative.
Assessment:Addressing the increasing problem of food allergy requires a multidisciplinary approach involving clinical medicine, science, and industry. This in-depth account of recent findings and ongoing research in the field of food allergy integrates current knowledge from these fields. The allergist/immunologist with a specific interest in food allergy and non-physician scientists working in the field will find this book to be a highly detailed and useful reference.

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Why We Eat What We Eat: The Psychology of Eating

Author: Elizabeth D Capaldi

This volume explores the shift in eating research from the search for bodily signals that trigger hunger to a focus on eating patterns emerging from a learning process that is based on life experience. This new book offers hope that healthful eating patterns can be learned. The volume proposes models for normal eating behavior and discusses how and why eating deviates from these norms. Leading investigators in the field present their findings on four factors that influence how our eating patterns develop: physiological factors, including those factors leading to taste aversions; developmental factors, starting with the effects of a pregnant woman's food choices on her child's later food preferences; biological factors, including genetics and the search for internal cues that prompt eating factors; cultural factors, including the powerful influence of family and social norms. Why We Eat What We Eat explores how these factors interact to shape our individual eating preferences and discusses the implications of this research for practitioners. The volume also compares eating patterns in the nonobese and the obese person and discusses the short-term satiety factor that ensures consumption of a variety of foods. Why We Eat What We Eat expands on themes in the well-received volume Taste, Experience, and Feeding and makes the information accessible to a wider audience. It will be of value to anyone interested in eating and its psychological aspects: health psychology researchers and practitioners, physicians, pediatricians, nutritionalists, educators, students, and parents.

Hallucinations or Hypersomnia a Medical Dictionary Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Hallucinations: A Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Author: ICON Health Publications

This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to hallucinations. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to hallucinations.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.

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Hypersomnia - a Medical Dictionary, Bibliography, and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Author: Health Publica Icon Health Publications

This is a 3-in-1 reference book. It gives a complete medical dictionary covering hundreds of terms and expressions relating to hypersomnia. It also gives extensive lists of bibliographic citations. Finally, it provides information to users on how to update their knowledge using various Internet resources. The book is designed for physicians, medical students preparing for Board examinations, medical researchers, and patients who want to become familiar with research dedicated to hypersomnia.If your time is valuable, this book is for you. First, you will not waste time searching the Internet while missing a lot of relevant information. Second, the book also saves you time indexing and defining entries. Finally, you will not waste time and money printing hundreds of web pages.

Table of Contents:

Forward
Chapter 1. Studies on Hypersomnia
Overview
The Combined Health Information Database
Federally Funded Research on Hypersomnia
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed
Chapter 2. Nutrition and Hypersomnia
Overview
Finding Nutrition Studies on Hypersomnia
Federal Resources on Nutrition
Additional Web Resources
Chapter 3. Patents on Hypersomnia
Overview
Patents on Hypersomnia
Patent Applications on Hypersomnia
Keeping Current
Chapter 4. Books on Hypersomnia
Overview
Book Summaries: Online Booksellers
Appendix A. Physician Resources
Overview
NIH Guidelines
NIH Databases
Other Commercial Databases
Appendix B. Patient Resources
Overview
Patient Guideline Sources
Finding Associations
Appendix C. Finding Medical Libraries
Overview
Preparation
Finding a Local Medical Library
Medical Libraries in the U.S. and Canada
ONLINE GLOSSARIES
Online Dictionary Directories
HYPERSOMNIA DICTIONARY
INDEX

Fitness Aquatics or Alcoholism in America

Fitness Aquatics

Author: Leanne Cas

Whether you want to get in better shape or get a training edge for competition, Fitness Aquatics has the right workouts for you. Inside you'll find tips for getting started, from buying the right equipment to testing your fitness; six color-coded workout zones with 60 workouts that allow you to train with the duration and intensity you prefer; and three sample programs to help in customizing your own training plan. Written by LeAnne Case, one of the leaders in aquatic exercise and a master certified water-fitness instructor, Fitness Aquatics is part of the Fitness Spectrum Series - a collection of books from Human Kinetics offering fitness enthusiasts and sports participants of all backgrounds a practical and flexible approach to training.

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This three-part fitness aquatics manual is a thorough guide to preparing an excellent water exercise program. Case is a water fitness instructor with over 15 years of experience. The first section lists the benefits of aqua fitness and describes the necessary equipment. A comprehensive aquatic fitness assessment is included. Proper posture and breathing are explained. Part 2 contains 60 water workouts complete with warmup and more. A bright color coding system arranges the workouts according to duration and intensity. There are a variety of tempos and lengths of workouts, ranging from the "Green Zone 21 minute Conditioning Sport Circuit" workout to the "Red Zone 60 minute Mixer," which is predominately lap swimming. Part 3 gives information on cross-training and charting progress. Blank program forms are included for photocopying. This book demonstrates strong knowledge of the subject and maintains a positive and upbeat tone. For most fitness collections.Anita Goldman Horning, Lawrenceville, Ga.

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Alcoholism in America: From Reconstruction to Prohibition

Author: Sarah W Tracy

Despite the lack of medical consensus regarding alcoholism as a disease, many people readily accept the concept of addiction as a clinical as well as a social disorder. An alcoholic is a victim of social circumstance and genetic destiny. Although one might imagine that this dual approach is a reflection of today's enlightened and sympathetic society, historian Sarah Tracy discovers that efforts to medicalize alcoholism are anything but new.

Alcoholism in America tells the story of physicians, politicians, court officials, and families struggling to address the danger of excessive alcohol consumption at the turn of the century. Beginning with the formation of the American Association for the Cure of Inebriates in 1870 and concluding with the enactment of Prohibition in 1920, this study examines the effect of the disease concept on individual drinkers and their families and friends, as well as the ongoing battle between policymakers and the professional medical community for jurisdiction over alcohol problems. Tracy captures the complexity of the political, professional, and social negotiations that have characterized the alcoholism field both yesterday and today.

Tracy weaves American medical history, social history, and the sociology of knowledge into a narrative that probes the connections among reform movements, social welfare policy, the specialization of medicine, and the social construction of disease. Her insights will engage all those interested in America's historic and current battles with addiction.

Table of Contents:

1	Disease concept(s) of inebriety	25
2	Cultural framing of inebriety	63
3	Institutional solutions for inebriety	92
4	Public inebriate hospitals and farm colonies	122
5	The "Foxborough experiment"	147
6	Building a boozatorium	196
7	On the vice and disease of inebriety	226

La Recta Del Mejor Medico Para Tener Salud y Bienestar Extradinarios or Expectant Parents Companion

La Recta Del Mejor Medico Para Tener Salud y Bienestar Extradinarios

Author: Jordan Rubin

A los 19 anos de edad, Jordan Rubin era un joven saludable de 1.82 de altura y 81 kilogramos. Su peso bajo-en forma impresionante- a 47 kilogramos en pocos meses. Su sistema inmuno logico decaia cada vez mas por la dolencia de la enfermedad de Crohn, produciendole alergia a las comidas, anemia, parasitos intestinales y toda clase de males. Tras ser visto por mas de 70 profesionales de la salud, empleando medicina convencional y alterna, Rubin fue enviado a su hogar en una silla de ruedas para que muriera.

Pero su historia no termino ahi. Con determinacion y una poderosa fe en Dios, Rubin rehuso rendirse a la enfermedad. Al contrario, aprendio por si mismo la medicina natural (convirtiendose en doctor en medicina naturopatica) y se aplico sus principios. Ahora, diez anos despues, Rubin esta completamente recuperado, por lo que desea compartir las claves de su propia condicion saludable. Estas claves no son solo para eliminar la enfermedad; son para cualquiera que desee vivir una vida abundante y saludable.

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Expectant Parents' Companion: Simplifying What to Do, Buy, or Borrow for an Easy Life with Baby

Author: Kathleen Huggins

This is the ultimate, all-around baby guide. Not only does it help you navigate the dizzying array of baby products or gear, it also helps you get ready for baby in numerous ways, from preparing for birth, to feeding your newborn, to sleeping arrangements, and to making your home safe for baby. Most other baby-gear guides make you think you need to build on an extra room in your house to accommodate all the necessary items. However, Kathleen Huggins' years of experience with moms and newborns have taught her what you'll need, what you'll want, and what you can definitely do without.

History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous or The Personal Trainers Handbook

History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous: From the Beginning

Author: Audrey Borden

History, recovery, and wisdom from lesbians and gay men with long-term sobriety in Alcoholics Anonymous

Alcoholics Anonymous meetings for gay people convene in regularly in more than 60 cities in the United States and in 20 countries world-wide. Thousands of LGBT people have changed their lives for the better using the principles of AA. The History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous documents and honors the ways they have carried AA's message. This illuminating chronicle presents interviews, transcripts of recordings, and documents that detail the compelling history, recovery, and wisdom of gay people in AA.

The social stigmas against both alcoholism and homosexuality are still strong. As the debate over the full inclusion of gay people in our society continues, Alcoholics Anonymous, one of the world's most respected organizations, has also grappled with this issue. The History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous documents the challenges AA faced as the fellowship endeavored to become a more inclusive, cohesive community. The first-person accounts maintain appropriate anonymity while revealing the important work of many AA members, both gay and straight, leading to key events in AA's history. Appendixes review the steps and traditions of AA, the list of narrators, and ways the reader can become an ally to LGBT people on the road to recovery..

Topics in The History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous include:

• The gay origins of AA's Third Tradition
• A comparison of treatments for alcoholism and homosexuality
• Compelling portraits of sober gay life in the 1950s and 1960s
• The debate in AA over meetings for gay alcoholics
• Interviews with members and co-founders of the first gay AA meetings
• The history of the first gay AA/Al-Anon conference
• Interviews with pioneering gay addiction professionals
• The history of AA pamphlet "AA and the Gay/Lesbian Alcoholic"
• Alcoholics Together, and why a parallel AA organization for gay alcoholics formed in southern California
• Strategies AA's gay members developed to make their meetings simultaneously safe and public—and why some of them are still necessary today
• And much more!


The History of Gay People in Alcoholics Anonymous is important, enlightening reading for members of the LGBT recovering community, heterosexual members of AA and other 12 Step programs, alcoholism and addiction professionals, physicians, counselors, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, clergy, historians, sociologists, educators, students, or anyone interested in learning more about AA or this aspect of their community's history.

What People Are Saying

Sally Brown
This GROUNDBREAKING book about an important but little-known part of the history of Alcoholics Anonymous belongs on the shelves of every alcoholic and addict, straight or gay. Counselors, clinicians, clergy, and their teachers will find it an invaluable resource. Audrey Borden has done a MAGNIFICENT job of interweaving over 30 fascinating interviews of influential LGBT AAs and their contributions, spanning 50 years to the present, with factual information about the gradual acceptance by Alcoholics Anonymous itself. I wish my husband and I had had this excellent account ourselves when we wrote our own book about Marty Mann, one of AA's earliest leaders. (Rev Sally Brown, MS, MDiv, United Church of Christ, Board Certified Clinical Chaplain, Ret., Coauthor with David R. Brown: A Biography of Mrs. Marty Mann: The First Lady of Alcoholics Anonymous)

Thomas Weston
The author lets a number of people speak in their own voices, from their own powerful and moving experiences. These are voices that have not been heard enough over the past years. I was very impressed and edified by the quality of hope, faith, and service that they point to and draw from. . . . SHEDS LIGHT ON A LONG NEGLECTED TREASURE TROVE, and I am grateful that this is now available to fellow searchers and seekers. . . . USEFUL AND HOPEFUL AND MOST WELCOME. The men and women interviewed here are wonderful to meet, and wonderful to listen to. (Fr. Thomas Weston, S.J., Oakland, CA)

Thomasina Borkmman
ADDRESSES AN IMPORTANT AND LARGELY IGNORED TOPIC—gays and lesbians in Alcoholics Anonymous—through fascinating accounts from gays and lesbians in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York who have been sober for many years and have lived through the changes in attitudes and treatment of gays and lesbians in the larger society and culture and within AA. This FASCINATING book is AN IMPORTANT FIRST STEP IN CHRONICLING AND UNDERSTANDING THE EXPERIENCES OF GAYS AND LESBIANS IN AA and is a window into the ways in which AA is like and unlike the larger society. Borden covers how the Third Tradition was developed in the 1940s which opened AA to all who suffered from their drinking. She sensitively deals with the pros and cons of separate gay/lesbian meetings and the attitudes of many that they should also be welcome and feel comfortable in general AA meetings. As in the larger society, there were many closeted gay meetings in the 1950s known only by word of mouth, but by the 1970s era of advocacy that began to change with open struggles found in various communities. As one narrator summarized, while AA had its biases and limitations in welcoming gays and lesbians, AA was also more accepting and less prejudicial than the larger society. (Thomasina Borkmman, PhD, Professor of Sociology, Emerita at George Mason University, Fairfax, VA)

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Part I: From the Beginning: 1935-1970
Chapter 1. The Recovering Gay Community
Chapter 2. The Gay Origins of AA's Third Tradition
Chapter 3. Alcoholism and Homosexuality: A Brief History of Treatment
Chapter 4. Five Views of Sober Gay Life in the Fifties and Sixties
Chapter 5. Finding AA: Groups, Directories, and the First Gay Meeting
Chapter 6. Printer's Ink: A Conversation with Nancy T.
Chapter 7. Special Purpose Groups and the Debate Over Meetings for Gay Alcoholics in AA
Part II: Building Sober Communities: 1970-2004
Chapter 8. Washington D.C.
Chapter 9. New York
Chapter 10. New Jersey
Chapter 11. We Never Looked Back: A Conversation with NALGAP Co-Founders Drs. Dana Finnegan and Emily McNally
Chapter 12. San Francisco
Chapter 13. AA's Pamphlet for Gay and Lesbian Alcoholics
Chapter 14. Stories from Florida, Oregon, North Carolina, Illinois, and Texas
Chapter 15. On Our Way: A Conversation with Lillene Fifield
Chapter 16. Pass It On: Ali M. (Santa Rosa, California)
Chapter 17. Side by Side: Alcoholics Together in Southern California
Chapter 18. A Few Conclusions (and Mysteries Solved)
Appendix A. The Steps and Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous
Appendix B. List of Narrators
Appendix C. Becoming Allies
Notes
Bibliography
Index

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The Personal Trainer's Handbook

Author: Teri OBrien

Starting your own personal training business or wanting to improve your existing practice? With the updated and expanded second edition of the popular The Personal Trainer's Handbook, you'll have all the advice and tools you'll need to succeed.  

Like the popular first edition, this easy-to-use reference is written in everyday language and covers everything from designing safe and effective fitness programs to handling even the most difficult clients. You will learn how to achieve personal and financial success as a personal trainer, how to attract and keep clientele, and how to manage taxes and other business issues that are crucial to a personal training business. 

With the new edition, you'll also get a succinct but comprehensive review of exercise physiology that's directly applicable to your business. This text includes a valuable new CD-ROM with the following features:

 

·         10 reproducible forms you can use and modify to manage the commercial, practical, and legal requirements of your business 

·         Forms for data collection and record keeping

·         Charts and tables for writing the most beneficial exercise program for each client

·         3 case studies to help you hone your skills

·         Excerpts from other Human Kinetics publications designed to help you improve your practice in everything from individualizing exercise prescription to applying principles of periodization to your clients' programs 

The Personal Trainer's Handbook, Second Edition, also features an improved

resistance workout guide. The guide contains

·         instructions and illustrations for 74 exercises and 17 stretches,

·         important reminders to give your clients to ensure ongoing correct form, and

·         tips on how to handle or avoid common problems that you or your clients may experience with each exercise.

 

In addition, the resistance workout guide now contains a handy box on the outer edge of each page that has listings of the primary and secondary muscles and the area of the body worked by each exercise. This will help you quickly locate appropriate exercises for each client.

The author, Teri O'Brien, is a well-known consultant on starting and growing personal training businesses and a former lawyer and personal trainer. She uses a clear, friendly, and entertaining writing style to share a wealth of practical guidance. With The Personal Trainer's Handbook, Second Edition, you will become a more effective self-marketer, businessperson, motivator, and teacher for your clients.

About the Author

Teri O'Brien is an author, speaker, radio personality, and founder and president of Teri O'Brien Fitness Systems, Inc., a fitness consultation firm located in the Chicago area. Since starting the company in 1991, shortly after completing her master's degree in exercise science at the University of Illinois at Chicago, she has designed optimum performance programs for people of all ages and conditions. A variety of women's and professional groups have enjoyed her entertaining talks and workshops on effective exercise programming, personal effectiveness, successful aging, and optimum performance.

Teri is not your usual fitness expert. Coaching and motivational speaking are a second career for this self-described recovering (as in nonpracticing) lawyer, who practiced law for seven years. She received her bachelor of arts degree from Arizona State University (ASU), where she graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa. She discovered the energy-boosting and stress-busting powers of exercise while she was in law school at ASU. To relieve her anxiety from school pressures, Teri began running and continued for nearly 10 years, completing five marathons and dozens of 10K races.  After abandoning running in favor of weight training, Teri competed in several bodybuilding competitions, including the Gateway Classic, where she placed fourth in the lightweight class.

Teri is certified as a health fitness instructor by both the American College of Sports Medicine and the American Council on Exercise. In addition, she is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.

She hosted a popular radio talk show on health and wellness on a major Chicago radio station and was featured twice in Shape magazine's "One on One" column. Teri also wrote and was featured in eight videos for fitness professionals in the American College of Sports Medicine's Healthy Learning series.

The Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture or Jewish Relational Care A Z

The Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture

Author: Peilin Sun

Although Chinese medicine views pain as one aspect of a pattern, focusing on pain as the main presenting symptom is a practical approach to arriving at a diagnosis. This text gives a thorough and analytical review of the diagnosis and treatment options for pain, using acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. Based on the clinical experience of the author and supported by the expertise of respected acupuncturists in Chinese universities, The Treatment of Pain with Chinese Herbs and Acupuncture offers a comprehensive, detailed set of treatments for a wide variety of pain symptoms and conditions. Detailed modifications of specific treatments help the reader adapt theories to clinical practice.
• Includes thorough discussions of herbal and acupuncture treatments for common and complex pain conditions.
• Deals comprehensively with pain as the most common clinical presenting symptom.
• Presents treatment plans and suggests modifications to these plans, offering a wide range of treatment options.
• Includes detailed case histories that serve as examples of how to approach specific situations.
• Describes the etiologies and pathologies for pain in the context of Traditional Chinese Medicine.
• Offers clear discussions on the principles of treatment, and acupuncture point selection and combination.
• Explains and describes herbal and acupuncture treatments for common and complex pain conditions.

Table of Contents:

	List of contributors
	Forewords
	Preface
	Acknowledgements
Pt. 1	General Introduction	1
1	Introduction	3
2	Historical Development of the Pain Concept	9
3	Aetiology and Pathology of Pain	11
4	Occurrence of Pain	21
5	Differentiation of Pain	23
6	Treatment Differentiation	33
7	Selection and Combination of Acupuncture Points	41
Pt. 2	Generalised Body Pain	47
8	Pain in the Entire Body	49
9	Unilateral Pain	61
10	Pain Due to Cancer	71
Pt. 3	Sense Organ Pain	81
11	Facial Pain	83
12	Eye Pain	97
13	Ear Pain	111
14	Nasal Pain	125
15	Lip Pain	137
16	Tooth Pain	145
17	Tongue Pain	155
Pt. 4	Head and Neck Pain	173
18	Headache	175
19	Neck Pain	197
20	Throat Pain	209
21	Painful Swallowing	225
Pt. 5	Pain in the Front of the Trunk	239
22	Chest Pain	241
23	Breast Pain	259
24	Axillary Pain	273
25	Epigastric Pain	279
26	Hypochondriac Pain	297
27	Abdominal Pain	311
28	Dysmenorrhoea	329
Pt. 6	Back Pain	347
29	Pain in the Entire Back	349
30	Upper Back Pain	361
31	Scapular Pain	373
32	Middle Back Pain	385
33	Lower Back Pain	395
34	Coccyx Pain	409
Pt. 7	Upper Limb Pain	419
35	Shoulder Pain	421
36	Elbow Pain	431
37	Wrist Pain	437
38	Palmar Pain	445
39	Finger Pain	453
Pt. 8	Lower Limb Pain	461
40	Hip Pain	463
41	Knee Pain	477
42	Ankle Pain	491
43	Heel Pain	503
44	Sole Pain	515
45	Toe Pain	527
46	Leg Pain	537
47	Pain in All Four Limbs	549
Pt. 9	Genital Pain	559
48	Genital Pain	561
49	Pain Associated with Urination	571
50	Pain During Ejaculation	579
51	Pain During Copulation	585
52	Anal Pain	595
53	Pain During Defecation	603
	References and bibliography	611
App	List of the main channels and acupuncture points	617
	Index	625

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Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's keeper

Author: Jack H Bloom

A collection of caregiving techniques combining the values of Jewish tradition with self-relations— for practitioners of ANY faith!
Self-relations is a powerful framework for doing respectful and human caregiving for your self as well as for others. Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper is an extensive source for caregiving techniques based on both self-relations and Jewish tradition. Respected self-relation experts from several fields use Jewish traditions as a focal point as they provide insightful perspectives and effective strategies to assist caregivers of all faiths.
Jewish relational care is an effective teaching tool not only for Jewish clergy but also for non-Jewish clergy, to highlight how the Jewish tradition can broaden and improve any caregiving work. Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper sensitively centers on relationships and the healing process, using the understanding that to spark healing in others, a loving, respectful relationship must first be present between every aspect of ourselves. Thirty-six categories of caregiving are comprehensively presented, allowing its use as a helpful resource for any clergy considering any of the included topics. Each author's personal reflections, and personal experiences care techniques clearly illustrate how love-respect relationships within oneself can transcend into effective care for others.
Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper provides helpful techniques and explores:
the use of language as a relational care tool
time management for optimum performance for oneself and for others
compassion fatigue, the need for self-care, and nurturingyour own spiritual and psychological development
purposeful visiting as a sacred task
silence as an important part of spiritual care
the profound difference made in lives through relational listening
music as sacred power— a communion between humans and the Divine
chanting as an intimate expression of the soul
creative ritual in relational healing
spontaneous prayer, and its place in relational care
relational care with other faiths inside and outside of the community
care for those going through divorce
care when a pregnancy is unwelcome
relational care for sexual orientation and gender identity issues
successful caring for those who don't care about you
dealing with traumatic loss
care for those who have sinned sexually
fragile relationships
care with the healthy aging
relational care and retired clergy
care for those traumatized by sexual abuse
care for the cognitively impaired, mentally ill, and developmentally disabled
care for the final moments of life
care for the sick and dying
care within the grieving process
Jewish Relational Care A-Z: We Are Our Other's Keeper is practical, insightful reading for clergy and caregivers of all denominations, educators, students, and lay people who care about clergy and their work.

"This is AN EXCEPTIONAL BOOK on a relational approach to professional caring relationships. Jack H Bloom has assembled an extraordinary community of writers who talk as much about how to give care to others as how to care for one's self. This makes the book a remarkably practical and healing gift to its readers. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!" — Stephen Gilligan, PhD, Psychologist and Author of The Courage to Love: Principles of Self-Relations and Walking in Two Worlds

"A TREASURE HOUSE OF WISDOM possessing both religious and intellectual depth about care and caregiving, grounded in the insights of contemporary psychotherapy and a traditional yet present-day reading of the world of Judaism. The authors share with their readers many lifetimes of religious and practical experience, as well as intellectual and spiritual development, concerning almost every conceivable situation rabbis are likely to encounter in their caregiving role. These include their own inner struggles, their own and others' lifecycle crises, sexuality in all of its manifestations, marriage and intermarriage, and the divine/human encounter. Unlike some books in this genre, there isn't a false emotional or spiritual note within it. As with Bloom's 'The Rabbi as Symbolic Exemplar,' this book can be read with very great profit by congregants as well as rabbis, by churchgoers as well as clergymen." — Richard L. Rubenstein, PhD, President Emeritus and Distinguished Professor of Religion, University of Bridgeport; Lawton Distinguished Professor of Religion Emeritus, Florida State University

The Healing Garden or The Quick Reference Guide to Your Childs Health

The Healing Garden: A Natural Haven for Body, Senses and Spirit

Author: Sue Minter

This book shows you how to plan and create your own natural haven and rediscover the power of plants to heal, soothe, and stimulate. It shows you to design your own garden and select, grow, and care for plants with your own mental, emotional, and physical well-being in mind.

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The Quick Reference Guide to Your Child's Health: Birth to Age Five

Author: Alia Y Antoon

Caring for children is a complex task, but now a Harvard clinical professor of pediatrics and a pediatric nurse specialist have compiled a comprehensive guide to symptoms and treatments for common childhood illnesses and injuries. Alphabetized and cross-referenced by symptom, each section includes a definition of the illness, immediate care, when to call the doctor, over-the-counter medications, and related health issues.

Alia Y. Antoon, M.D., an assistant clinical professor at Harvard Medical School, is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston Children's Hospital, and Shriners Burns Hospital. She is a lecturer on pediatric health issues and a frequent commentator on national and local media. Denise M. Tompkins, R.N., M.B.A., is a pediatric nurse specialist who consults for hospitals and school systems on pediatric health care. She was media spokesperson for Shriners Burns Hospital for 10 years.

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Parents receive practical advice on how to handle common childhood symptoms, injuries and illnesses with the aid of a guide which covers everything from baby checkups and medications to developmental and behavioral issues. Packed with practical advice,Quick Reference Guide To Your Child's Health is organized in a form lending to quick and easy consultation.

After Surgery Illness or Trauma or Spiritual Recovery

After Surgery, Illness, or Trauma: 10Practical Steps to Renewed Energy and Health

Author: Regina Sara Ryan

Once surgery is done, healing begins. After Surgery: Wellness in Recuperation helps readers survive, even thrive, during the necessary "downtime" in recuperating from surgery, trauma or illness. Filled with down-to-earth advice and wisdom, this book empowers readers to take an active role in their own recuperation, proving that they hold the key to how well and how quickly their healing is done. Whether readers are bedridden at home or in the hospital, for a few days, weeks or even months, this is the one guide they need to create a more balanced and productive recovery. A lifesaver for anyone recuperating from surgery, it follows a clear, reader-friendly wellness approach in addressing the following:

• Managing and reducing pain
• Coping with fear, anger, frustration and other unexpected emotions
• Inspiration for renewed life during and after recovery
• Becoming an active participant in your own healing
• Dealing with well-meaning visitors, and caregivers and more.

Library Journal

Recovery is often thought of as linear, marked by daily improvements. In reality, it's often more like two steps forward, one step back. Ryan, the author of several mind-body health and wellness books, has revised her earlier The Fine Art of Recuperation to reflect changes in our understanding of the mind's influence on the healing process. Whether you're postsurgical or living with a chronic debilitating condition, stress and the conflicting emotions generated by pain, physical limitations, and even guilt can slow or inhibit recuperation. Ryan outlines useful ways to approach and defuse the negative aspects of illness, with techniques ranging from guided imagery to therapeutic silent screams. She also addresses the emotional and spiritual changes wrought by surgery or illness. The result is worthwhile reading, even for the well in body and spirit. An excellent resource; recommended for consumer health collections.--Anne C. Tomlin, Auburn Memorial Hosp. Lib., NY Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

What People Are Saying

Dolores Kreiger
Reading this book is like having a most welcome visit from an interested, intelligent, and caring friend. Its positive, commonsensical approach strongly empowers the recuperating person to regain personal control for self-healing. I highly recommend it to those who are recovering from illness or trauma, and to professionals in the health field. - Ph.D., R.N., author of Therapeutic Touch

Tom Ferguson, MD
This is an empowering, health-active guide to many complex aspects of illness and recovery including some that doctors rarely acknowledge or understand. It belongs on the bookshelf next to books by Norman Cousins and Bernie Siegel. The perfect gift for an ailing friend. Highly recommended. - author, "Health Online" and editor/publisher of "The Ferguson Report: The Newsletter."

Richard Moss, MD
Fills an important void between that which the healthcare provider is able to offer and what each recovering person must learn to do for him/herself." - author, How Shall I Live?

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Spiritual Recovery: A Twelve-Step Guide

Author: Grant R Schnarr

Spiritual Recovery is a back-to-basics, twelve-step approach to personal spiritual development. Adapted from the twelve steps of Alcoholics Anonymous, Spiritual Recovery's non-sectarian program charts a map to spiritual growth. Working through these steps brings freedom from the destructive power of guilt, fear, anger, want, and resentment. Applying the program's insights, spiritual seekers can break free from destructive compulsions and develop more loving, knowing relationships by making choices that arise from the wisdom of the heart.

Through compelling anecdotes, author Schnarr shows how to break free from the hold of destructive emotional behavior and move toward a loving, spiritual life. Thoughtful and rewarding exercises at the end of each chapter ground the insights and reinforce each individual step. The author also offers two appendices for the reader who wants to set up support groups.

Spiritual Recovery is a revision of Schnarr's 1990 Unlocking Your Spiritual Potential: A Twelve-Step Approach (Abbey Press). In this new edition, Schnarr meticulously examines the reasons for the success of the twelve-step philosophy. This book has been used in such groups on five continents and has been translated in part or whole into several languages. Over 10,000 copies have been sold.

Library Journal

Based on the 12 steps of Alcholics Anonymous, this book is designed to be used as a tool in small study groups that are working on spiritual growth by breaking free of destructive behavior. Spiritual exercises such as daily prayer and self-examination are suggested after a discussion of each of the 12 steps. A revision of Unlocking Your Spiritual Potential: A Twelve-Step Approach (Abbey, 1990), this work makes references to 18th-century scientist and theologian Emmanuel Swedenborg, whose works, along with the Bible, are the basis of a Christian denomination called the New Church, of which Schnarr is a minister. His encouraging insights are illuminated by his own honest struggles with personal failure and addiction.