The Health/Medicine Shelf
I'm Dancing Again Because Hope Heals
William Paul Hansen
Seven Locks Press
3100 West Warner Avenue, Suite 8, Santa Ana, CA 92704
0971695857 $15.95 1-800-354-5348
I'm Dancing Again Because Hope Heals: How One Man Conquered Parkinson's is
the
personal story of William Paul Hansen and his personal triumph over a
chronic
and debilitating disease. Seven years ago, he was diagnosed with
Parkinson's
disease and prostate cancer. He attributes his miraculous recovery to his
use
of nutraceutical sprays, intense spirituality, and a daily physical
training
program. His inspirational testimony of hope and perseverence is touching
and
memorable, recounting his struggle against fears and his search to find
meaning
even as he strived to learn more about the medical conditions that
threatened
him.
Smart Medicine Family Health Journal
Janet Zand, et al.
Avery/Penguin Group
375 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014
1583331867 $19.95 1-800-847-5515
The collaboration effort of Janet Zand, N.D (a leading practioner and
expert in
the use of natural medicine), Robert Rountree, M.D. (a board-certified
practioner of family medicine), Rachel Walton, MSN (a pediatric nurse),
Allan
N. Spreen, M.D. (founder of the nutrition therapy service "The Nutrition
Physician"), and James B. LaValle, R.Ph. (Adjunct Assistant Professor of
Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati College of Pharmacy and an expert in
the
field of natural hterapeutics), Smart Medicine Family Health Journal: A
Practical Resource And Record Book a consumable resource that allows one
to
keep family health records all in one place. Including space to record
immunizations, health-care visits and treatments, diet diaries,
conventional
and alternative health-care approaches, and much more, Smart Medicine
Family
Health Journal is an excellent resource especially recommended for keeping
track of the very young, but useful for the whole family. An exceptionally
easy-to-use recordkeeping tool.
All In A Day's Work
Daniel Way, M.D.
Syracuse University Press
1600 Jamesville Ave, Syracuse, NY 13210
0815608012 $49.95 1-800-365-8929
All In A Day's Work: Scenes And Stories from an Adriondack Medical
Practice
presents the ruminations of an experienced medical doctor whose home
visits
amid the Adriondacks allowed him to take in the beautiful scenery, capture
photographs, and bring help to people who needed it, especially in a part
of
the nation with a high population of senior citizens. Full-color
photographs
illustrate every page, and the down-to-earth narrative text describes not
only
the beauty and majesty of the scenery, but also vignettes from the lives
of
patients, some stories uplifting, some heartbreaking. An emotionally
moving
****trait of land and the people who call it home.
Back Pain Relief
Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming
YMAA Publications
4354 Wa****ngton Street, Roslindale MA 02131
1594390258 $16.95 www.ymaa.com
Now in a revised second edition, Back Pain Relief is a user-friendly guide
to
using Qigong, an alternative medicinal treatments originating in China, to
help
with chronic back pain. Definitions, diagrams, Qigong exercises and
philosophy
explained in-depth, and much more fill this practical guide. Author Yang,
Jwing-Ming Ph.D. is a skilled martial arts and Qigong teacher of over
thirty-five years' experience, and his wisdom shows through in plain terms
readily accessible to the lay reader. Back Pain Relief is very highly
recommended reading, especially for anyone who has run up against the
limits of
traditional Western medicine in an attempt to cope with recurring back
pain.
Break Your Prescribed Addiction
Billie Jay Sahley & Katherine M. Birkner
Pain & Stress Center
5282 Medical Drive, #160, San Antonio, TX 78229-6023
1889391273 $14.95 1-210-614-7246
Break Your Prescribed Addiction by pain management therapists and experts
Billie Jay Sahley and Katherine M. Birkner is a guidebook to weaning
oneself
from tranquilizars, antidepressants (S.S.R.I.'s and M.A.O.'s), and more
using
amino acids and nutrient therapy. Emphasizing the value of a drug-free
life,
Break Your Prescribed Addiction covers withdrawal and recovery issues
in-depth,
along with standard procedures, and an extensive listing of the
characteristics
and pitfalls of a large number of commonly prescribed, often-abused drugs,
from
antabuse/disulfiram to prozac to viagra. Highly recommended for anyone
wanting
to learn about the negative side of common pharmaceutical treatments.
The Last Diet Book Standing
Kerry McLeod
Simple Nutrition Series Press
1930 Tapawingo Drive, Gainesville, GA 30501
0975341103 $19.95 www.simplenutritionseries.com
There seems no end to the flood tide of "how to" books on dieting and
nutrition. So it comes as a distinct pleasure to pick up Kerry McLeod's
The
Last Diet Book Standing and find that it's far and away more effective and
"user friendly" than the usual title dedicated to help control weight and
improve personal eating habits. Readers will benefit from McLeod's
nutrition
organizer, recommendations for designing a personal makeover plan to
improve
one's habits for a healthier lifestyle, and much more. Spiral-bound to lay
flat
for easy reference when filling out or consulting the recommended meal
plans,
The Last Diet Book Standing is an excellent, step-by-step resource for
molding
one's life and health for the better.
Just Fine
Carol Sveilich, MA
Avid Reader Press
6705 W. Hwy 290, Suite 502-295, Austin, TX 78735
0970015046 $15.95
Just Fine: Unmasking Concealed Chronic Illness And Pain brings together a
wealth of individual anecdotes concerning ways to deal and live with
chronic
pain and ill conditions, including Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis,
epilepsy, colitis, and much more. Black-and-white photographs are
sprinkled
throughout the plain-terms tales that offer hope, healing, and testimony
to the
resilience of the human spirit. Highly recommended.
Hand To Mouth
Norman Haughness
Echo Park Press
PO Box 2222, Tehachapi, CA 93581
0975929909 $10.95 1-661-822-5125 nch@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
reason why most "how to" books on dieting aren't work the paper they
are
printed on is because they offer "quick fix" eating solutions to what are
essentially deeply ingrained lifestyle behaviors. That makes Hand To
Mouth:
Reality-Oriented Weight Control's approach to losing surplus pounds -- and
keeping them lost -- such a realistic and refre****ngly honest approach to
the
problem of weight control. Obesity is epidemic among Americans, even our
children, so the emphasis in Hand To Mouth on lifestyle and lifestyle
changes
is an intelligent, workable, and hard work alternative to the seemingly
perennial blather of diet fads. The emphasis is on establi****ng new eating
habits, dealing with bad eating habit enablers, the indispensable role of
exercise, and other key elements to transforming an weight gaining,
unhealthy
lifestyle, into a weight controlled healthy alternative. If you want to
get off
the dieting roller coaster of fads and fantasies, then give a careful
reading
to Norman Haughness' Hand To Mouth: Reality-Oriented Weight Control.
What To Ask The Doc
Margaret Fitzpatric, et al.
RN Interactive, Inc.
6157 North Sheridan, Suite 22G, Chicago, IL 60660
0974700207 $14.95 www.whattoaskthedoc.com
The collaborative work of Margaret Fitzpatrick, Linda Burke, and Daryl Lee
(three Chicago area critical care nurses) What To Ask The Doc: The
Questions To
Ask To Get the Answers You Need is an ideal guide for the non-specialist
general reader who needs to clear responses from doctors and nurses with
respect to sixty-six different health care issues, settings, services.
Enhanced
with fifteen informative articles covering diverse difficult issues
including
"End of Life Decisions" and "Who's Who in the Healthcare Setting", What To
Ask
The Doc is highly recommended, exceptionally practical, inordinately
useful
reading for anyone faced with medical emergencies or healthcare situations
ranging from pediatric procedures to menopause.
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