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Alzheimer's: Will I be next?
by Jack Turley
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In watching my mother's descent into the worsening dementia that so vividly characterizes Alzheimer's disease, I have witnessed the horrendous transmutations of mind and body which inevitably happen when this affliction strikes. I believe there is a worthwhile purpose in sharing this vision of a wretched truth. Perhaps it will offer a measure of comfort to those who must find their own ways of endurance as they watch someone they love make this same sorrowful one-way journey into the ever-deepen... more info>> (Published: 2005)
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Are You Ready! [Secure]
by Bob Harper
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The world-renowned fitness coach on the hit TV show The Biggest Loser presents his winning approach to lasting weight loss by showing how to get at the root of your overeating problem, followed by a nutritionally savvy diet and unique exercise plan. On The Biggest Loser, Bob Harper gives contestants the practical tools and psychological insights they need to get into the best shape of their lives. The key to his success is the emotional connection he makes with each participant, and he brings t... more info>>
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Breaking the Sound Barrier: The Journey Beyond Tinnitus
by Elspeth Fahey
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Help for the millions who hear a ringing in their ears! Are you one of the millions who from tinnitus a constant ringing or hissing sound in your ears and/or head? If you, or one of your loved ones, experience tinnitus, you've probably already discovered that there's little conventional medicine can do to alleviate the condition. But that doesn't mean you're helpless. This book offers invaluable help for tinnitus sufferers. The first part covers the scientific background to tinnitus, offering pe... more info>> (Published: 2004)
Words: 70000 - Reading Time: 200-280 min.
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Change Your Brain Change Your Body: Use Your Brain to Get and Keep the Body You Have Always Wanted [Secure]
by Daniel G. Amen, M.D.
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THE KEY TO A BETTER BODY-in shape, energized, and youthful-is a healthy brain. Based on the latest medical research, as well as on Dr. Amen's two decades of clinical practice at the re�nowned Amen Clinics, where Dr. Amen and his associates pioneered the use of the most advanced brain imaging technology, Change Your Brain, Change Your Body shows you how to take the very best care of your brain.
With fifteen practical, easy-to-implement solutions involving nutritious foods, natural supplement... more info>>
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Dr. Gundry's Diet Evolution: Turn Off the Genes That Are Killing You--And Your Waistline--And Drop the Weight for Good [Secure]
by Steven R. Gundry
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Your Genes Are Trying To Kill You--And You're Eating It Up! Does losing weight and staying healthy feel like a battle? Well, it's really a war. Your enemies are your own genes, backed by millions of years of evolution, and the only way to win is to outsmart them. Dr. Steven Gundry explains what your body is "thinking" and tells you why, surprisingly, your genes actually "want" you to be fat--even sick. Eating many so-called healthy foods gives your body the wrong messages and may activate what D... more info>>
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Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes: Lose 2 Sizes in 4 Weeks with the T-Tapp Workout [Secure]
by Barbara Smalley, Teresa Tapp
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She has sold over three million workout videos. Her nationwide seminars attract crowds of 1,500 plus. Her website receives more than 90,000 hits a day, mostly from T-Tappers who support one another through thick and thin--literally. Yet, despite this phenomenal success, chances are that you haven't heard of Teresa Tapp, creator of the revolutionary T-Tapp fitness program. That's about to change. T-Tapp is the most efficient and effective workout you'll ever do. It requires no equipment, no weigh... more info>>
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Healthy Aging: A Lifelong Guide to Your Physical and Spiritual and Well-Being [Secure]
by Andrew Weil, M.D.
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Spontaneous Healing ... Eight Weeks to Optimum Health ... Eating Well for Optimum Health ... The Healthy Kitchen--in each of his widely acclaimed, best-selling books, Dr. Andrew Weil has been an authoritative and companionable guide through a uniquely effective combination of traditional and nontraditional approaches to health and healthy living. Now he gives us a book about aging that is unlike any other in the breadth and depth of its information and understanding. Hugely informative, practica... more info>>
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Mindset: The New Psychology of Success [Secure]
by Carol Dweck
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Mindset is one of those rare books that can help you make positive changes in your life and at the same time see the world in a new way. A leading expert in motivation and personality psychology, Carol Dweck has discovered in more than twenty years of research that our mindset is not a minor personality quirk: it creates our whole mental world. It explains how we become optimistic or pessimistic. It shapes our goals, our attitude toward work and relationships, and how we raise our kids, ultimate... more info>>
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The Fat Resistance Diet: Unlock the Secret of the Hormone Leptin to: Eliminate Cravings, Supercharge Yourmetabolism, Lose Weight, and Reprogram Your Body to Stay Thin Forever [Secure]
by Leo Galland
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No more counting carbs, calories, or fat grams! This revolutionary diet plan works with your hormones to curb your appetite, boost your metabolism, take weight off--and never put it on again. Cutting-edge scientific research shows that losing weight is not about carbs, calories, or even willpower--it's about a hormone called leptin and how it functions in your body. Leptin is your body's natural weight-loss mechanism: it curbs your appetite and jump-starts your metabolism. And when those hormone... more info>>
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THE SUGAR ADDICTS Total RECOVERY PROGRAM [Secure]
by Kathleen DesMaisons Ph.D.
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Building on the science of nutrition that she outlined in her bestselling book, Potatoes Not Prozac, Dr. Kathleen DesMaisons now presents the first complete, in-depth dietary plan for living with?and healing?sugar sensitivity. She explains exactly how you can free your mind and body from the tyranny of sugar and shake off the exhaustion, mental fogginess, and mood swings that sugar dependence causes. Revealing the various ways sugar addiction affects both men and women, and the unique methods fo... more info>>
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The Yoga Sutras
by Maharishi Patanjali
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Uniting Self and Universe: The sage Patanjali, who lived in the second century BCE, set down a series of aphorisms designed to lead seekers on the path of Raja Yoga, or training the mind to achieve oneness with the universe. These are the earliest known writings on the practice of Yoga, outlining in clear and simple language how meditation, attention, breath control, physical exercises, and other methods can be used to lead to the soul's ultimate liberation. (Published: 1909)
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101 Foods That Could Save Your Life [Secure]
by David Grotto
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When it comes to food, nature provides a wealth of delicious choices. But each one also supplies unique health benefits. From apples to yogurt, this comprehensive encyclopedia of power foods from top nutritionist David Grotto proves that what tastes good can also be good for you--and tells you why. Did you know...--A handful of tart cherries before bed can help you sleep better--Hot peppers may fight skin cancer--Potatoes may reduce the risk of stroke--Grape juice may be as heart-healthy as red ... more info>>
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20,000 Secrets of Tea: The Most Effective Ways to Benefit from Nature's Healing Herbs [Secure]
by Victoria Zak
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Fight Colds and Flu Lower Cholesterol Beat Depression Banish Fatigue Enhance Memory Lose Weight And More!An ancient Chinese legend: Once there was a man who knew 100,000 healing properties of herbs. He taught his son 80,000 secrets. On his deathbed, he told his son to visit his grave in five years, and there he would find the other 20,000 secrets. When the son went to his father's grave, he found, growing on the site, the tea shrub....Teas are the gentle, natural, most beneficial way to absorb t... more info>>
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A Life at Work: The Joy of Discovering What You Were Born to Do [Secure]
by Thomas Moore
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A job is never just a job. It is always connected to a deep and invisible process of finding meaning in life through work. In Thomas Moore's groundbreaking book Care of the Soul, he wrote of "the great malady of the twentieth century ... the loss of soul." That bestselling work taught readers ways to cultivate depth, genuineness, and soulfulness in their everyday lives, and became a beloved classic. Now, in A Life's Work, Moore turns to an aspect of our lives that looms large in our self-regard,... more info>>
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Ageless Face, Ageless Mind: Erase Wrinkles and Rejuvenate the Brain [Secure]
by Nicholas Perricone, M.D.
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In this revolutionary book, bestselling author and anti-aging expert Dr. Nicholas Perricone reveals a completely new and hidden threat to our looks and our health--and gives us a program to defeat it. Dr. Nicholas Perricone has gotten to the bottom of accelerated aging with the discovery of AGEs (Advanced Glycation End Products). AGEs are at least as detrimental to our health as transfats but have been largely unknown outside the medical community. AGEs give us wrinkles, but they have also been ... more info>>
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An Apple A Day: The Myths, Misconceptions, and Truths about the Foods We Eat [Secure]
by Joe Schwarcz
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Eat salmon. It's full of good omega-3 fats. Don't eat salmon. It's full of PCBs and mercury. Eat more veggies. They're full of good antioxidants. Don't eat more veggies. The pesticides will give you cancer. Forget your dinner jacket and put on your lab coat: you have to be a nutritional scientist these days before you sit down to eat--which is why we need Dr. Joe Schwarcz, the expert in connecting chemistry to everyday life. In An Apple a Day, he's taken his thorough knowledge of food chemistry,... more info>>
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Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth, Book 2 [Secure]
by Peter Kelder
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Finally, the exciting and long-awaited sequel to one of the biggest health and healing bestsellers of all time has arrived. When Peter Kelder's Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth was released by Harbor Press in 1985, it immediately touched off an incredible sales phenomenon rivaled only by The Celestine Prophecy and Conversations with God. In this book, readers were introduced to the Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation, a series of exercises developed over centuries in the monasteries of Tibet a... more info>>
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Another Day in the Frontal Lobe: A Brain Surgeon Exposes Life on the Insise [Secure]
by Katrina Firlik
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Katrina Firlik is a neurosurgeon, one of only two hundred or so women among the alpha males who dominate this high-pressure, high-prestige medical specialty. She is also a superbly gifted writer--witty, insightful, at once deeply humane and refreshingly wry. In Another Day in the Frontal Lobe, Dr. Firlik draws on this rare combination to create a neurosurgeon's Kitchen Confidential--a unique insider's memoir of a fascinating profession. Neurosurgeons are renowned for their big egos and aggressiv... more info>>
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Anxiety Disorder Workbook
by Mary Ellen Popkin
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These are surely anxious, high-stress times we live in--and many millions of Americans suffer from Anxiety Disorder and Panic Syndrome. You may be one of them. You certainly know one of them, and perhaps your pre-teen or teenager is dealing with anxiety and panic for the first time. Much of this interited disorder can be dealt with and eased significantly with at-home relaxation lessons and exercises. (Published: 2002)
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Body at Home: A Simple Plan to Drop 10 Pounds [Secure]
by Jorge Cruise
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Ready to save money and get fit? Jorge Cruise's Body at Home is a two-in-one book for women and men that guarantees results in just two weeks with no fancy equipment, gym membership, or serious time commitment. Fitness expert Cruise has designed a series of exercises that rev up your metabolism--without running up your credit card bill--no matter what your age.In Part 1, women will discover his customized plan for slimming trouble zones. In only twenty minutes, three times a week--just an hour a... more info>>
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Body Signs: From Warning Signs to False Alarms, How to Be Your Own Diagnostic Detective [Secure]
by Joan Liebmann-Smith, Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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We all notice things about our bodies that don't seem quite right. But when are these simply harmless physical quirks and when are they signs that a visit to the doctor is in order? This comprehensive and fascinating guide covers every body part from head to toe--and everything in between--to help you decode the often mysterious messages your body sends you. From brittle hair to hair in all the wrong places, a tingling tush, mismatched eyes, streaked nails, inverted nipples, and excessive flatul... more info>>
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Breakthrough: Eight Steps to Wellness [Secure]
by Suzanne Somers
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Life-Altering Secrets from Today's Cutting-Edge Doctors and the #1 New York Times Bestselling Author of Ageless. Today's most trusted advocate of anti-aging medicine, Suzanne Somers, deepens her commitment to helping people lead healthier, happier lives by opening their eyes to cutting-edge, proven remedies and preventative care that most doctors just aren't talking about with patients: longevity medicine and the more progressive study of bioidentical hormones. As we age, certain hormones dimin... more info>>
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Breast Cancer: The Complete Guide [Secure]
by Yashar Hirshaut
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Yashar Hirshaut is a medical oncologist specializing in the treatment of breast cancer. A graduate of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, he completed his oncology training at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Maryland, and at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Form 1970 to 1986 he served as an attending physician at Memorial Sloan-Kettering on the Clinical Immunology Service and an associate professor of medicine at the Cornell University Medical College. He w... more info>>
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Brothel [Secure]
by Alexa Albert
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When Harvard medical student Alexa Albert conducted a public-health study as the Mustang Ranch brothel in Nevada, the only state in the union where prostitution is legal, neither she nor the brothel could have predicted the end result. Having worked with homeless prostitutes in Times Square, Albert was intimate with human devastation cause by the sex trade, and curious to see if Nevada's brothels offered a less harmful model for a business that will always be with us. The Mustang Ranch has never... more info>> (Published: 2001)
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Buff Brides: The Complete Guide to Getting in Shape and Looking for your Wedding Day [Secure]
by Sue Fleming
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From dumbbells to wedding bells . . . Whether you have six months or just six weeks until your wedding day, Buff Brides is an invaluable must-have for every bride-to-be. Buff Brides is a comprehensive, fully illustrated fitness book by a New York City personal trainer who has helped hundreds of brides get into shape over the past decade. Providing clear, concise instructions and photographs for each exercise, Sue Fleming knows what brides want the most. From toned triceps for sleeveless dress... more info>>
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