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Consumer Reports: The Best of Health (USED)

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Consumer's Guide to Drug Interactions (USED)

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Controlling Cholesterol for Dummies (USED)

Controlling Cholesterol for Dummies (USED)

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You probably know that heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, and that a heart attack is the most common form of heart disease. But did you know that a significant risk factor for a heart attack is high cholesterol? Controlling cholesterol levels is a vital part of healthy living--and it's easier than you might think to keep your cholesterol within safe boundaries, reduce your risk of heart attack, and improve your odds for a long, healthy life.

If your doctor has told you that you need to get your cholesterol in check, if you are concerned about all the fuss surrounding high cholesterol, or if you're simply a health-conscious individual, Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies is the book of choice for you. Filled with effective solutions for managing cholesterol levels, from following a low-fat diet to choosing an exercise regimen, this friendly guide is a must-have for:

  • Achieving and maintaining healthy cholesterol levels
  • Rating your risk of heart disease
  • Leading a cholesterol-lowering lifestyle
  • Determining how low you should go
  • Improving your overall health
  • You'll discover how to build a cholesterol-lowering diet, shed pounds the healthy way, make your weight-loss menus marvelous, and keep track of calories without confusion. Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies also reveals:

  • The difference between "good" and "bad" cholesterol
  • The lowdown on brand-name diets
  • How to cut cholesterol through prescription medications, vitamins, and supplements
  • The added dangers of smoking and the benefits of alcohol (in moderation, of course!)
  • How to find an exercise program you like--and stick to it
  • Ways to cut back on saturated fats
  • The top foods for lowering cholesterol--and the foods you must avoid
  • Featuring ten important cholesterol Web sites, ten nutrition Web sites, the truth behind common cholesterol myths, and a handy nutrition chart for several hundred everyday foods, Controlling Cholesterol For Dummies offers reasonable, moderate strategies to help you reach your goal. You won't turn into an anti-cholesterol fanatic--you'll simply gain the knowledge you need to lower your cholesterol levels and keep them that way!

    Coping with Angina (USED)

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    There are over a million angina sufferers in the UK and this is a self-help book to help them to live an active, pain-free and longer life. Attacks can be managed by controlling stress and taking a positive and healthy approach to life. Dr Louise Wallace and her colleagues at the South Birmingham Health Authority have done pioneering work on stress management and angina, and share their expertise using tips, exercises and log sheets designed to offer help and hope to the angina sufferer.
    Coping with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (USED)

    Coping with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (USED)

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    Helps you identify stress factors and learn crucial relaxation skills, memory and concentration, and conserve energy.
    Crazy Sexy Diet (USED)

    Crazy Sexy Diet (USED)

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    The New York Times bestseller, now in paperback! Kris Carr, author of the best-selling Crazy Sexy Cancer Tips
    and Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor,
    takes on the crazy sexy subject of

    what and how we eat, drink, and think.

    Infused with Carr's signature sass, wit and advice-from-the-trenches style, Crazy Sexy Diet is a beautifully illustrated resource that puts you on the fast track to vibrant health, happiness and a great ass! Along with help from her posse of experts, she lays out the fundamentals of her Crazy Sexy Diet: an anti-inflammatory, vegetarian program that emphasizes balancing the pH of the body with lush whole and raw foods, nourishing organic green drinks, and scrumptious smoothies. Plus, she shares the steps of her own twenty-one-day cleanse, and simple but delectable sample recipes. Carr empowers readers to move from a state of constant bodily damage control to one of renewal and repair, making this a must-have for anyone who seeks to be a confident and sexy wellness warrior.

    Including contributions by:

    Dean Ornish, M.D. - author and founder and president of the Preventive Medicine Research Institute

    Neal Barnard, M.D. - author, founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), author of Food for Life

    Kathy Freston - author of Quantum Wellness and health advocate
    Alejandro Junger, M.D. - author of Clean: The Revolutionary Program to Restore the Body's Natural Ability to Heal Itself, and director of integrative medicine at Lenox Hill Hospital, NYC
    Rory Freedman - coauthor of Skinny Bitch and health advocate
    Mark Hyman, M.D. - author of The UltraMind Solution and pioneer in functional medicine
    Emily Deschanel - star of the Fox series Bones and health advocate
    Sharon Gannon - author of Yoga and Vegetarianism, and cofounder of Jivamukti Yoga
    Wayne Pacelle - president & CEO, The Humane Society of the United States
    Stacy Malkan - author and cofounder of the Campaign for Safe Cosmetics
    Dr. Lilli Link - specialist in raw foods and integrative nutrition

    Frank Lipman - author of Revive: Stop feeling Spent and Start Living Again and founder of the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center

    Do you have any idea what it's like to feel blissfully whole and comfortable in your skin? You will. The Crazy Sexy Diet and lifestyle will give you the tools to navigate through life with clarity, balance, and flow. Health is more than just the absence of disease; it is the presence of vitality. Health is freedom from obstruction; it's living in a harmonious way that creates both inner and outer peace. . . . The Crazy Sexy Diet is loaded with wisdom, tips and advice from personal experience. If I feel great living and eating this way then you can feel fantastic! What I present to you is what works for me and countless other wellness warriors. This information just might save your life, or at the very least reduce the pesky cellulite. It's an awakening without the disease, knowledge without the price. Changing your mind is the biggest obstacle you face. But once you do, you'll realize that you are the one you've been waiting for. . . .

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    Curves (USED)

    Curves (USED)

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    Close to 2 million women have discovered Gary Heavin's secret to permanent weight loss at the nearly six thousand Curves fitness and weight-loss centers around the country. There, they've discovered that in thirty minutes, three times a week, and without a restrictive diet, they can take their weight off and keep it off for good. Now, for the first time, Gary Heavin brings this remarkable program directly to you in his first book for the general public. Here's what you'll find in "Curves"
    * the exercise program: thirty minutes a day-no more than three times a week;
    * a combination of strength-training and aerobics that can be done at home or at the Curves center;
    * a temporary diet plan that produces permanent results;
    * questionnaires to determine if you're calorie sensitive or carbohydrate sensitive, helping you to individualize your food plan;
    * a unique maintenance plan that allows you to eat full portions after the initial weight loss; and
    * a coupon for one free week at any "Curves" center in the country. (good for one-week membership at any Curves location, new members only, must be 18 years or older)
    Gary Heavin's revolutionary plan reprograms the metabolism to absorb 2,500 to 3,000 calories per day. That means full portions without gaining weight. And you'll see major results within two weeks.
    Dementia Caregivers Share Their Stories (USED)

    Dementia Caregivers Share Their Stories (USED)

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    Replete with the powerful words of experienced caregivers, Dementia Caregivers Share Their Stories is an essential guidebook for anyone who must attend to the needs of a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's disease or another form of dementia. In these pages, members of caregivers' support groups - representing twenty-six families and a variety of professions and income levels - speak candidly about the challenges they have faced at every step in the caregiving process, from recognizing early symptoms of dementia to dealing with its advanced stages.

    Highlighting the ingenuity and resourcefulness of caregivers, the book brims with inspirational stories, practical advice, and creative approaches to problem-solving. Among the issues addressed are:

    Becoming a caregiver, whether for a spouse or parent
    Dealing with the personality changes caused by dementia, from anxiety and paranoia to hallucinations and impulsive behavior
    Keeping dementia sufferers meaningfully involved in life
    Handling the emotions and stresses of caregiving
    Seeking help through support groups and other sources, including medical professionals, clergy, and other family members The authors, who have both been caregivers themselves, augment their interviewees' stories with connective commentary and their own personal stories. A useful resource section is included to refer readers to associations and help-lines.

    Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations CD-ROM included (USED)

    Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations CD-ROM included (USED)

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    This best-selling portable resource provides authoritative definitions for all of the medical acronyms and abbreviations you can expect to encounter in medicine today. The new, 5th Edition features 10,000 completely new entries reflecting the most recent developments in health care-including new clinical trials, new technologies, and new advances. Highlights include the latest virus nomenclature, computer technology, medical informatics, and molecular biology, along with more from the ever-expanding list of organizations and associations.
    It also includes a CD-ROM that makes the content accessible via computer. What's more, a handheld software version is available on CD-ROM-sold separately, or in a money-saving package together with the book.
  • Features a concise, pocket-sized format that is easy to carry, easy to consult, and easy to afford.
  • Delivers all of the authority readers expect from the publisher of Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary.
  • DIPG

    DIPG: Eternal Hope Versus Terminal Corruption

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    Neil Fachon was a 19-year-old engineering-student at Northeastern University when he was diagnosed with Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG), an inoperable brain stem cancer. His family was with him at Mass General Hospital when the neuro-oncologist said he had three months to live. "Six, if you start radiation."

    Shipwrecked so completely, Neil lapsed into a rare moment of self-pity, but with no time to lose the family regrouped and searched out every conceivable treatment, as quickly as possible. After scouring the internet and making many inquiries, Neil chose to enroll in a clinical trial at the Burzynski Clinic in Houston.

    Though dogged by controversy throughout his career, Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski has achieved miraculous results treating many patients with "incurable" cancers, including some with DIPG. The medical system designed to protect patients like Neil instead proved as intractable as the disease in his brain.

    DIPG is the first book of a trilogy, covering the time from misdiagnoses to diagnosis, and from choosing and commencing treatment to being denied treatment. Through a long series of moves and counter moves, Neil was caught in the middle of a life and death chess game, against an opponent that was less than above board.