Lose to Win or The Hungry Self

Lose to Win: A Cardiologist's Guide to Weight Loss and Nutritional Healing

Author: Stephen T Sinatra

As you'll quickly see, this is not just a diet book, but much more. It's a resource for how to develop a healthier lifestyle in several areas, from the viewpoint of a cardiologist.

Stephen Sinatra, M.D., will show you how Roger Buffaloe lost over 200 pounds. He'll not only show you how to lose weight, eat healthier and live longer, he will also educate you on the effect of foods on the heart and body.

Based on the effects he's seen in his own life and the lives of his patients, Dr. Sinatra offers simple techniques to reach your personal weight loss and nutritional goals. He shares not just which foods to eat, but his own personal recipes for food preparation. "Healthy food is a cardinal ingredient in preventive medicine," Sinatra explains.

And through the entire process, his motto is "no deprivation and no loss of pleasure."

"This book is not limited to dieting and deprivation, but on nurturing the body with nutritional and emotional healing. Lose to Win supports a weight-reduction process in which the individual opens doors to creativity and aliveness."

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	IX
Chapter 1	Diets Don't Work: The Roger Buffaloe Story	1
Chapter 2	Obesity: The Problem	17
Chapter 3	At the Heart of the Matter	23
Chapter 4	The Nuts and Bolts of Nutrition	37
Chapter 5	Fiber: The Good	47
Chapter 6	Cholesterol: The Bad	55
Chapter 7	Fat: The Issue	67
Chapter 8	Salt, Water, Alcohol, and Caffeine	77
Chapter 9	Exercise	85
Chapter 10	Vitamins and Minerals	99
Chapter 11	Foods That Heal	137
Chapter 12	Recipes for Life	151
Chapter 13	Who Is This New Person In the Mirror	179
Chapter 14	Lose To Win	187
	Appendix	194
	Selected References	214
	Index	225

Book review: Very Special Agents or Child of War Woman of Peace

The Hungry Self: Women, Eating and Identity

Author: Kim Chernin

Answers the need for help among the five million American women who suffer from eating disorders. "An inspired psychoanalytic meditation on contemporary female identity and eating disorders."--Phyllis Chesler

San Francisco Chronicle - Robin Lakoff

Kim Chernin offers a perspective that is refreshingly different. Her identification of the roots of eating disorders in women's roles is a positive step, and her solution far more joyous and rational than any other I've seen.

What People Are Saying

Phyllis Chesler
An inspired psychoanalytic meditation on contemporary female identity and eating disorders.

Lillian B. Rubin
"Every woman will understand the problem of The Hungry Self--the hunger that is expressed through food but that covers our deepest need to realize a fully developed and autonomous self, a self that can satisfy the authentic hungers within us."

10 Steps to Better Living with Diabetes or Arthritis

10 Steps to Better Living with Diabetes

Author: Ginger Kanzer Lewis

A real-life daily guide to help you with diabetes

How do you manage your diabetes today? Manybooks discuss the ins and outs of diabetes medications,the need for weight control, and the ideal meal plan,but there is nothing for the you if you need informationon the day-to-day basics of diabetes. 10 Steps toBetter Living with Diabetes gives you the survival skillsyou need to master your disease in the real world,with chapters on building support networks, managinga social life, and tackling financial issues.

10 Steps to Better Living with Diabetes even devotes achapter to “When Things Go Wrong”—or what to dowhen everything doesn’t work out quite the way onethought. Whether you suddenly catch the flu or justhaven’t done everything you know you should, thischapter tells you what you need todo to get yourself back on track. No other book ondiabetes promises real solutions to real problems like10 Steps to Better Living with Diabetes.

Ginger Kanzer-Lewis, R.N.-B.C., Ed.M.,C.D.E.has nearly 25 years’ experience with patienteducation and is a past president of the American Associationof Diabetes Educators. She is the author of PatientEducation: You Can Do It (also published by the AmericanDiabetes Association).

Interesting book: Talking about Machines or Monetary Politics

Arthritis: How to Stay Active and Relieve Your Pain

Author: Barbara Stokes

Addressing the growing number of individuals who suffer from this often debilitating ailment, this indispensable reference explains how to manage chronic or acute arthritis in straightforward language. Descriptions of the most common forms of arthritis and how they affect the body and its joints guide arthritis sufferers through the symptoms and show them how to manage their own treatment with the help of a health-care team. Self-management is emphasized and chapters cover topics such as pain management, working with health-care professionals, medication, exercise, surgery options, intimacy issues, emotional health, social interaction, and alternative treatments.

Table of Contents:

Preface     vii
Acknowledgments     x
Foreword     xi
Finding Out About Arthritis     1
What Is Arthritis and What Can I Expect from This Book?     3
What Are Joints and How Do They Work?     15
Is Arthritis One Disease or Several?     33
Where Can I Go For Help?     75
How Can Scientific Research Help Me Make Choices?     101
How Can Arthritis Medications Help Me?     119
How Can I Manage My Arthritis Pain?     155
How Can I Stay Well and Prevent Disability?     181
Why Should I Exercise?     195
Getting Healthy and Staying Well     209
Keeping Joints Mobile and Flexible     211
Building and Maintaining Your Muscle Strength     237
Improving Fitness and Endurance     259
Protecting Joints and Conserving Energy     279
Adjusting to the Emotional Impact of Arthritis     311
Enjoying Happy and Healthy Intimate Relationships     327
Making Healthy Lifestyle Choices     347
Exploring Options for Joint Surgery     367
Exercising Caution About Cures and Testimonials     381
Epilogue     405
Resources     407
Index     415

DK Living or Great Expectation

DK Living: Yoga Mind And Body

Author: Sivananda Yoga Center

Develop your mental and physical potential, nourish yourself with simple, natural food, and begin to control the stress and tension of everyday living by following the five main principles in Yoga Mind & Body. Practice the 12 basic Yogic postures and the advanced asanas, which are illustrated in easy-to-follow photographic sequences. Learn how to perform them properly, and how to increase your personal level of skill gradually in the time you have available. Discover the benefits of proper breathing through simple step-by-step exercises, and feel how this infuses you with renewed energy. Learn to relax physically and mentally, letting go of stressful situations by adopting a positive attitude and Yogic philosophy. Purify and strengthen your body and mind with nutritionally balanced meals, following dietary advice and imaginative vegetarian recipes. Unlock the hidden powers of the mind through meditation, explore the benefits of positive thinking, and discover within yourself a broader sense of purpose.

School Library Journal

YAA book that promotes the idea of strong minds and bodies in an appealing manner. Each page has colorful illustrations, charts, and large print. The straightforward presentation is devoid of New Age jargon and will lead readers to an appreciation and comprehension of this ancient art. Five main principles of yoga based on the tenet of "simple living and high thinking" are introduced. Each one is explained and illustrated in a separate section of the book. The chapter on proper exercise is the longest section and goes through a complete workout session with full-color photographs and drawings of each position. The mental and physical benefits of each position are listed as well as possible problems, and variations for different skill levels. The chapter on vegetarian diet has 20 pages of recipes using familiar ingredients and utensils.Penny Stevens, Fairfax County Public Library, VA

Book about: What Machines Cant Do or Policing and Stress

Great Expectation: A Father's Diary

Author: Daniel Roch

In Great Expectation, Dan Roche gives a man's perspective on what it means to start and expand a family relatively later in life. Through a series of diary entries in turns humorous, angst ridden, and full of hope and joy, Roche describes his own thoughts and concerns during the nine months of his wife's pregnancy. With five years of parenting his irrepressible daughter Maeve under his belt, Roche, already forty-five years old, and his wife, Maura, face the prospect of another arrival and the myriad of emotions that come with a second child. From revelling in the joys of pregnancy such as Maura's delight at "having cleavage" and being able to eat whatever she desires; to assuaging the parental anxieties of choosing the right obstetrician, correcting the mistakes one made with the first child, and sending children to college in the future; to navigating the unforeseen, experiencing the unexpected death of a parent, and feeling trepidation toward the thought of having a son, Roche records his emotions with unusual candidness and intimacy. Reflecting on day-to-day events and their significance in his family’s life together, Roche wonders what he is getting himself into and how much deeper he can immerse himself into parenting. Together, he and his wife face the bittersweet intersections of death and new life, menace and hopefulness. With sincerity and a mature wit, Great Expectation stands as a wise recounting of nine months’ time, with all of its chaos and charms, and offers a fresh perspective for first-time and veteran parents alike.