Saturday, December 5, 2009

Yoga or Its Not All in Your Head

Yoga

Author: Elizabeth Silas

For centuries, people around the world have practiced yoga to develop flexibility and build strong muscles. However, yoga is more than just stretching and bending your limbs -- it is also about exercising your mind. Discover what it really means to be a yogi, from learning challenging poses such as Mountain and Warrior, to improving your self-confidence. Yoga offers a basic introduction to this popular practice, including step-by-step instructions and illustrations.



Read also How to Die in the Outdoors or Food Drug Synergy and Safety

It's Not All in Your Head: Now Women Can Discover the Real Causes of Their Most Commonly Misdiagnosed Health Problems

Author: Susan Anderson Swedo

Finally-there's medical proof that "it's not all in your head": cutting-edge research by two of the nation's top mental health experts help women reclaim control of their mental and physical health. "Different, important, and overdue" (Washinton Post).

Compelling, compassionate, upbeat, and empowering, this essential handbook combines stories from real women's lives with priceless information from the front lines of new scientific research. Revealing the biological origins of women's most common health disorders, this invaluable guide helps women seek the proper treatment for problems including depression, PMS, migraines, phobias, adverse reactions to medicines, the effects of trauma or abuse, sleep disorders, addictions, eating disorders, panic attacks, attention deficit disorder, and problems relating to menopause.

With warmth, insight, and a conversational style, Drs. Swedo and Leonard encourage women to trust their judgment and find the treatment-psychotherapy, medication, behavior therapy, or a combination of methods-that will enable the prospect of optimal health and well-being.

Publishers Weekly

In May, Harmony will publish Good Girls Don't Eat Dessert: Changing Your Relationship to Food and Sex, in which psychologists Rosalyn M. Meadow and Lillie Weiss note the startling parallels between the eating problems women face today and the sexual conflicts afflicting their foremothers in decades past. Throughout, their intent is to help women break the social cycle that links feelings of self-worth with the tyranny of deprivation, whatever its source. The book is a retitled reissue of Haworth Press's 1992 publication, Women's Conflicts About Eating and Sexuality. ($22 208p ISBN 0-517-70384-X) Dream work, self-help and group therapy mix in The Dreams of Women: Exploring and Interpreting Women's Dreams by British lecturer Lucy Goodison (Moving Heaven and Earth: Spirituality, Sexuality and Social Change). While drawing on the work of Jung, Freud and others, Goodison offers examples of dreams and their interpretations from women from many cultures to promote a variety of means by which women can mine their personal "gift of dreams" to enhance their well-being. Norton is publishing in April. ($23 354p ISBN 0-393-03917-X)



Table of Contents:
Acknowledgments
Introduction1
Pt. 1Evolutions and Revolutions in Psychiatry
1From "Penis Envy" to Prozac: The Revolution in Women's Psychiatry9
2The Outcome of the Revolution: What Psychiatry Offers Women Today27
Pt. 2The Mind-Body Connection: Physical Causes
3"All This Stress Is Driving Me Crazy!"47
4"My Hormones Are Driving Me Crazy"63
5"My Doctor Thinks I'm Crazy"83
Pt. 3The Mind-Brain Connection: Psychiatric Disorders
6Disorders of Attention and Organization115
7Rhythms and Blues: Sleep/Wake Disorders and Bipolar Disorder133
8Seasonal Affective Disorder157
9From Sadness to Despair173
10"On the Outside Looking In"193
11"She's Not in Her Right Mind"207
12Worries, Fears, Phobias, and Panic229
13Excessively Compulsive, or Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder?261
14You Can Never Be Too Thin or Too Beautiful - or Can You?279
15Irresistible Impulses293
Index309

Friday, December 4, 2009

Jackie the Heart Warming Inspirational True Story of a Remarkable Down Syndrome Girl or El Mejor Comienzo

Jackie, The Heart-Warming, Inspirational True Story of a Remarkable Down Syndrome Girl: Plus, Parables for Parents of Down Syndrome Children

Author: Dan Junot

As a publishing, distributing, & warehousing facility dedicated solely to the promotion of products created by, for, & about special children, we were instantly drawn to the style of Mr. Junot's book. Writing in parable form, using true life stories from his own parenting experiences with his Down syndrome daughter, the author has chock filled this book with practical, creative, do-able strategies for working with the special need child. In fact, many of our staff have used his techniques on our "normal" children to great success. Each principle is illustrated via a story, showing the direct application. Aside from his personal experience with Jackie, Mr. Junot has also worked in a professional capacity with all education levels (from primary school to college) & with all special education levels (from severely mentally retarded to talented & gifted). When reading this book, you get a true sense of this unique perspective, which makes his insight believable! & embraceable. For persons who've been there are who are newly arrived there, the narrative in this book will profoundly affect you. Besides all of that, the story of Jackie is just a great humanistic read; it will have you laughing, crying & cheering whether you have any personal or professional connection with the mentally challenged or not.



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New interesting book: Fodors Germany 2009 or The Voyage of the Beagle

El Mejor Comienzo: El Primer ano de su Bebe

Author: Deborah D Stewart

This text arms new mothers with basic information on caring for a baby in that critical first year. Written in an easy-to-understand style, it includes color-coded chapters, friendly illustrations, and pages to record information.



Thursday, December 3, 2009

Nephrotic Syndrome a Medical Dictionary Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References or Weight Training by Design

Nephrotic Syndrome - 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 nephrotic syndrome. 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 nephrotic syndrome.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 Nephrotic Syndrome
Overview
The Combined Health Information Database
Federally Funded Research on Nephrotic Syndrome
E-Journals: PubMed Central
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed
Chapter 2. Nutrition and Nephrotic Syndrome
Overview
Finding Nutrition Studies on Nephrotic Syndrome
Federal Resources on Nutrition
Additional Web Resources
Chapter 3. Alternative Medicine and Nephrotic Syndrome
Overview
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Additional Web Resources
General References
Chapter 4. Patents on Nephrotic Syndrome
Overview
Patents on Nephrotic Syndrome
Patent Applications on Nephrotic Syndrome
Keeping Current
Chapter 5. Books on Nephrotic Syndrome
Overview
Book Summaries: Federal Agencies
Chapters on Nephrotic Syndrome
Directories
Chapter 6. Multimedia on Nephrotic Syndrome
Overview
Video Recordings
Audio Recordings
Chapter 7. Periodicals and News on Nephrotic Syndrome
Overview
News Services and Press Releases
Newsletter Articles
Academic Periodicals covering Nephrotic Syndrome
Chapter 8. Researching Medications
Overview
U.S. Pharmacopeia
Commercial Databases
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
NEPHROTIC SYNDROME DICTIONARY
INDEX

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Weight Training by Design: Customize Your Own Fitness and Weight Loss Program Using the Revolutionary BAM SupersetTM Method

Author: Dale Greenwald

An efficient, balanced system that maximizes Weight training workout results—no matter what your level

Weight Training by Design is the first introduction to a groundbreaking new weight-training program. Whether you’re a beginner or have years of experience, the BAM Superset™ system (Balanced Antagonistic Muscles) is a technique that works opposing muscle groups to save time, prevent injury, and build strength faster. In addition to explanations of correct exercise techniques, this book provides essential information on cardiovascular training, diet, rest, stretching, and posture.

“I believe this book will become a common staple in all fitness and weight room facilities.” —Eric McCarty, M.D., Chief, Sports Medicine & Shoulder Surgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Head Team Physician, University of Colorado

Dale Greenwald is an exercise physiologist and certified strength and conditioning specialist. Erik Miller is a certified personal trainer with a strong background in human anatomy. Both authors live and train in Boulder, Colorado.