Books For Your Lifestyle
 The
Mindful Way Through Depression
This is a thoughtful and important book that offers encouragement
to legions of people who suffer from depression and who are wary
of, or not entirely helped by, medical treatment. The
Mindful Way Through Depression explores Mindfulness-Based
Cognitive Therapy (BCDT) a treatment developed by Mark Williams,
John Teasdale, Zindel Segal, and Jon-Kabat-Zinn that’s been
demonstrated to be highly effective. The authors give readers a
hopeful dose of strong medicine: an eight-week program of daily
meditations that can help not only individuals experiencing unhappiness
and depression, but everyone. www.guilford.com
The Blood Pressure Cure
Robert E. Kowalski, author of 8-Week Cholesterol Cure, is back with
The Blood Pressure Cure: 8 Weeks to Lower Blood Pressure
Without Prescription Drugs. It’s a primer on
blood pressure that offers natural yet clinically proven remedies
that don’t require impossible-to-maintain lifestyle changes.
It’s easy-to-read, to-the-point, and potentially life-enhancing.
www.wiley.com
Healing Fibromyalgia
Five million Americans with fibromyalgia, a little understood condition
that causes severe pain and fatigue, are looking for relief. Healing
Fibromyalgia, by rheumatologist David Trock, MD and
Francis Chamberlain, explore the most recent research and shed light
on the latest diagnostic and treatment methods. They offer an integrative
approach that includes both pharmaceutical and nonpharmaceutical
treatments and provide management strategies and beneficial lifestyle
changes. www.wiley.com
 The
Sinus Cure
If you’re one of the eight million people suffering from sinus
problems, The Sinus Cure: 7 Simple Steps to Relieve
Sinusitis and Other Ear, Nose, and Throat Conditions
is a must-read. You’ll learn about what works and what doesn’t
worry, when to worry and when to self-treat, and what lifestyle
changes you can make to prevent or alleviate symptoms. www.randomhousecom
The Traveler's Web
If you travel frequently, Randolph Hock’s The
Traveler’s Web will save you time, and, more
than likely, money. One in a series of the author’s Extreme
Searcher series, the book is a guide to online travel resources
and a how-to guide to web navigation for travelers. With Hock’s
guidance, your online explorations will help you improve your travels
at home and abroad. www.ipgbook.com
100 Days of Weight Loss
Dieting is tough. Motivation and support help. That’s why
Linda Spangle, a registered nurse with a master’s degree in
health education wrote 100 Days of Weight Loss: The
Secret to Being Successful on Any Diet Plan. These
100 short lessons will help you stick to your resolutions, gain
encouragement, develop coping skills, and succeed. Readers can also
sign up to participate in the 100 Days of Weight Loss Challenge
(www.100dayschallenge.com)
and receive weekly e-mail tips, teleclasses, bonus materials, and
other resources.
The Cancer Treatment Revolution
The Cancer Treatment Revolution should
be read by anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer or by anyone
who loves or cares for someone with cancer – in other words,
everyone. It’s a hopeful and informative exploration of recent
advances in cancer research told through stories that personalize
the cold, hard facts of the disease and provide insight into the
experience of living with cancer—all with an eye toward a
better future for cancer patients.
www.wiley.com
 Longevity
Made Simple
Richard J. Flannigan and Kate Flanigan Sawyer, MD, help you determine
your risk for the ten most deadly diseases that kill three-quarters
of Americans. More important, they detail tactics you can use to
reduce or eliminate your risk factors and thus extend your life.
Longevity Made Simple: How to Add 20 Good Years to
Your Life takes a no-nonsense approach that empowers
readers to take charge of their health. www.longevitymadesimple.com,
www.williamsclarkbooks.com
Ultralongevity
In another very good resource on the same subject, Ultralongevity:
The Seven-Step Program for a Younger, Healthier You,
Mark Liponis, MD, medical director of Canyon Ranch, examines the
role of the immune system in aging and details the seven simple
strategies you can employ to live in better health. Although the
title suggests that the focus is on life extension, it is, in fact,
an excellent guide to simply living better now. www.hachetebookgroupusa.com
The Orgasmic Diet
Yes, you read that correctly. By Marrena Lindberg, with a forward
by a leading expert in female sexual dysfunction, The
Orgasmic Diet explores the role of nutrition and exercise
in female sexual dysfunction and details the nutritional strategies
the author suggests can increase sex drive as well as the exercises
(not just Kegels) that can increase orgasmic ability. www.randomhouse.com
The Natural Fat-Loss Pharmacy
There’s a bewildering array of nutritional supplements and
herbs marketed to help people lose weight. Harry Preuss, MD and
health journalist Bill Gottlieb’s The Natural
Fat-Loss Pharmacy looks at the pros and cons of supplements
and offers tips for safe use. www.randomhouse.com
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