Strength for Sports Performance DVD or High Powered Plyometrics

Strength for Sports Performance DVD

Author: Allen Hedrick

Bring your strongest effort to the field, court, or mat. Strength for Sports Performance provides the tools to build a program for your needs, your sport, and your goals.

Through a series of self-assessments, you will identify areas of improvement and establish a baseline for your training regimen. Then, incorporate functional strength exercises designed for the movement patterns, muscle contractions, and energy demands of a variety of sports. In addition, learn to include nonstandard equipment exercises, using items such as chains and tires, to complement your standard program with variable and dynamic resistance training.

Sample training programs may also be customized to your sport's seasonal workout schedule and position demands. Best of all, these programs and workouts may be printed from the DVD, so you can take instruction directly into the gym. Developed by Allen Hedrick, the head strength and conditioning coach at the United States Air Force Academy, the Strength for Sports Performance DVD will help you maximize training time for peak performance in competition.

Human Kinetics DVDs are coded for universal playback and can be played in all regions of the world.

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High-Powered Plyometrics

Author: James C Radcliff

The depth and breadth of this book make it a must for both sports andconditioning coaches, as well as for anyone involved in reconditioning or rehabilitation. Its scientific basis and background are nicely complemented by its practical application.

Natures Sports Pharmacy or Let Them Eat Prozac

Nature's Sports Pharmacy

Author: Frederick C Hatfield

Herbs are "hot" today, especially in sports. Athletes in all sports will benefit from this comprehensive and integrated health program based on the power of herbs and herb-based phytochemicals. This authoritative resource shows readers the natural way to build muscle mass, improve strength and energy levels, sharpen mental focus, prevent or reduce body fat, and develop the ability to adapt to the stresses of intense training. It also includes a complete glossary of commonly used herbs.

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Let Them Eat Prozac: The Unhealthy Relationship Between the Pharmaceutical Industry and Depression

Author: David Healy

Prozac. Paxil. Zoloft. Turn on your television and you are likely to see a commercial for one of the many selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) on the market. We hear a lot about them, but do we really understand how these drugs work and what risks are involved for anyone who uses them?

Let Them Eat Prozac explores the history of SSRIs—from their early development to their latest marketing campaigns—and the controversies that surround them. Initially, they seemed like wonder drugs for those with mild to moderate depression—patients take just one daily dose, and unlike the tranquilizers that were popular in the 1960s, they supposedly did not lead to addiction. When Prozac was released in the late 1980s, David Healy was among the psychiatrists who prescribed it. But he soon observed that some of these patients became agitated and even attempted suicide. Studies were soon published, citing numerous cases in which patients became anxious and reported increased suicidal thoughts while taking Prozac. Could the new wonder drug actually be making patients worse?

Healy draws on his own research and expertise to demonstrate the potential hazards associated with these drugs. He intersperses case histories with insider accounts of the research leading to the development and approval of SSRIs as a treatment for depression. Let Them Eat Prozac clearly demonstrates that the problems go much deeper than a disturbing side-effect of a particular drug. Current FDA regulations encourage drug companies to patent a specific compound and market it effectively to a large population on the basis of minimal effectiveness in a handful of trials.

The pharmaceutical industry would like us to believe that SSRIs can safely treat depression, anxiety, and a host of other mental problems. But as Let Them Eat Prozac reveals, this "cure" may be worse than the disease.

 

David Healy is a former secretary of the British Association for Psychopharmacology and author of over 120 articles and 12 books, including The Antidepressant Era and The Creation of Psychopharmacology.

Library Journal

Recent Food & Drug Administration hearings have explored links between antidepressant use and suicide. Expert testimony on the safety of these drugs conflicts, and pharmaceutical companies have been accused of covering up evidence of serious side effects. In his timely new book, psychiatrist Healy (Univ. of Wales Coll. of Medicine, U.K.; The Antidepressant Era) chronicles these very issues at length, drawing on his extensive experience in antidepressant studies and involvement in legal actions against drug manufacturers. (He was fired from a position at the University of Toronto for his outspokenness.) In effect, Healy is continuing the conversation started by Peter D. Kramer (Listening to Prozac) and Peter Breggin (Talking Back to Prozac; The Anti-Depressant Fact Book), both of whom are psychiatrists concerned with the way antidepressants are being marketed and what the current love affair with mood-altering drugs means in our culture. Healy has the advantage of access to internal pharmaceutical industry documents and makes a strong case. Somewhat academic in tone, his book includes extensive notes to relevant case law as well as medical literature. Recommended for larger public libraries and special collections in public policy, medicine, and public health.-Eris Weaver, Redwood Health Lib., Petaluma, CA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

What People Are Saying

Jonathan Cole
The author is an excellent historian who offers a gripping interpretation of the role of the pharmaco-industrial complex in the introduction of SSRIs. His recommendation for a funded agency that would carefully evaluate the benefits and harms of marketed drugs is a superb idea and much needed.
—Harvard Medical School

John Le Carrй
This very important book will demonstrate beyond your worst dreams that the commercial needs of Big Pharma are the natural-born enemy of independent scientific research.

Heal Yourself with Flowers and Other Essences or The Fats of Life

Heal Yourself with Flowers and Other Essences

Author: Nikki Bradford

This groundbreaking new title is the first to bring this wonderfully simple, gentle and effective therapy to a general market.Being hailed as the new medicine for the 21st century, flower essences are already used successfully by pain clinics, child psychotherapists, and vets, as well as all manner of complementary therapists. These miraculous essences act subtly but effectively to ease depression, restore energy and vitality, purify and detox, heal past traumas, release suppressed emotions and bring relief for many other problems. Now you too can experience the phenomenal power and energy of these essences which goes straight to the heart of the most challenging problems, fast! They are perfectly safe with no side effects so are ideal for self-help and for giving to family and friends. They work equally well on women, men, children, animals and even plants. Each entry includes a brief description of the essence, the negative points it can address and the positive invitation it offers.

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The Fats of Life

Author: Caroline M Pond

Fat has a bad reputation in modern society despite being an essential part of our health and well-being. Across the animal kingdom, fat plays all sorts of vital roles in energy storage and insulation for migration, breeding and mating. Written by an expert in the field, this intriguing popular science book fills the gap between unscientific comments about dietary fats, weight control and the health hazards of high- or low-fat diets found in magazines; and technical medical reports about lipid biochemistry and obesity in animals and humans. It explains in clear, nontechnical language where fats come from and how the body handles them; the natural roles of fats; and the biology of feasting and fasting, and fattening and slimming in wild animals as well as people. All readers with an interest in fat and its uses and manifestations will find this book an enjoyable and informative read.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgements
	Prologue	1
1	Introduction to fats	5
2	Introduction to fatty tissues	27
3	Diverse fatty acids	77
4	Lipids in action	113
5	The functions of fattening	159
6	The functions of fat	195
7	Fat people	217
8	Fat and health	267
	Epilogue	313
	Notes and references	315
	Index	329

Understanding Chronic Pain or Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants

Understanding Chronic Pain: A Doctor Talks to His Patients

Author: Robert T Cochran

Chronic pain, whether in the form of headache, fibromyalgia, backache, neuralgia, endometriosis, or countless other states of painfulness, affects millions. If you are one of them, spending your days in incessant pain and your nights in sleepless, hopeless despondency, then this book is for you. Robert T. Cochran Jr., MD uses his more than thirty years of experience among victims of chronic pain and the discoveries that came from those encounters to speak to those who suffer from this disease. This expanded second edition now includes a glossary, index, and up-to-date pharmaceutical list.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	ix
	Drugs Useful for Pain	xi
	Introduction	xiii
1.	Failure to Recover	3
2.	What is Chronic Pain?	9
3.	Identifiers and Risk Factors	13
4.	Mind-Soul Disease	23
5.	Drugs for Pain	39
6.	Memory	54
7.	Triavil	64
8.	The Painful Brain	77
9.	Sexual Abuse	85
10.	Referred Pain	95
11.	Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy	99
12.	Kindling	110
13.	Substance Abuse	117
14.	Bipolarity	125
15.	Chronic Fatigue	143
16.	Migraine	155
17.	Neurogenic Inflammation	169
18.	Attention Deficit Disorder	179
19.	Summing Up	192
	Epilogue	200
	About the Author	202

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Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants (2 Volume Set)

Author: George D Pamplona Roger

A 2-volume complete, up-to-date, and scientific encyclopedia, the Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants is based on rigorous botanical, pharmaceutical and chemical research.

• More than 470 plants botanically and medically described and classified by diseases
• Natural treatments explained and illustrated in simple and clear language. Now the healing virtues of medicinal plants and their practical applications are in reach of everyone.
• Instructions on the therapeutic preparation of fomentations, compresses, poultices, infusions, ointments, baths, cold extracts, and more...
• Numerous charts describing the most frequent disorders of each part and system of the body, and the plants that have the active ingredients to heal them
• Detailed explanation of the complex vegetable world, how to identify medicinal plants, and what parts of the plants to use medicinally.
• Practical step-by-step instructions for the preservation and administering of medicinal herbs and medicinal plants
• Beautifully illustrated and photographed throughout
• Includes artists renditions of most plants, and actual in-the-wild pictures of most plants.
• Includes synonyms and alternate names for most plants, as well as Spanish and French names for each plant.
• Includes warnings and special considerations for any plants that need them, including interaction precautions, sensitivity and substitution advice, and dosage restrictions.

Volume 1 - Generalities

• The vegetable world
• Gathering and preservation
• Methods for preparing and using plants
• Active principles
• Caution: Plant toxicity
• From the plant to the medicine

Volume 2 - Descriptions

• Plants for each body system
• Plants for each organ
• Plants for the skin
• Plants for the metabolism
• Plants for infectious disease
• Plants for other ailments

Keeping Mozart in Mind or Good Fats Bad Fats

Keeping Mozart in Mind

Author: Gordon L Shaw

The demand for math and science skills in our technology-driven world is at a premium, and yet U.S. students continue to lag behind many other industrialized countries in these areas. This book, based on studies conducted on 8000 elementary school-aged children, proposes that not only is there a relationship between music and math comprehension, but that music can be utilized to heighten higher brain function and improve math skills. The enclosed CD-Rom includes (1) a recording of Allegro con spirito from Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major (K. 448), by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, performed by Murray Perahia and Radu Lupu, courtesy of Sony ClassicalTM, and (2) a descriptive interactive version of S.T.A.R.TM (Spatial-Temporal Animation Reasoning) software program. While this book's discussion of the breakthroughs in understanding of spatial-temporal reasoning abilities will be of particular interest to neuroscientists and cognitive researchers, the book is also accessible to parents and educators.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Preface to the First Edition
	Preface to the Second Edition
	Acknowledgments
	Prologue
Pt. I	Higher Brain Function: Music, Mathematics, Chess
Ch. 1	History, Anecdotes, Correlations, and Interviews	3
Ch. 2	Spatial-Temporal and Language-Analytic Reasoning in Learning Math and Science	17
Ch. 3	Music Enhances Spatial-Temporal Reasoning	29
Ch. 4	Implications: Scientific, Educational, Clinical	35
Pt. II	Structured Brain and Symmetry
Ch. 5	Symmetry as a Common Theme	43
Ch. 6	Introduction to the Brain: Basic Brain Features and Brain Imaging	53
Ch. 7	Mountcastle Theory of Mammalian Cortex: Internal Neural Language of Higher Brain Function	73
Ch. 8	Trion Model and Symmetries	87
Ch. 9	Trion Music: Reasoning and Creativity	121
Ch. 10	Trion Model of Higher Brain Function: Prediction that Music Enhances Spatial-Temporal Reasoning	141
Pt. III	Tests of Predictions in Human Behavior
Ch. 11	Highly Accurate Mental Rehearsals: Correlation with Top Performance in Sports	147
Ch. 12	Listening to Mozart Sonata (K.448) Enhances Spatial-Temporal Reasoning: The "Mozart Effect"	159
Ch. 13	Music Training Enhances Spatial-Temporal Reasoning in Preschool Children	169
Ch. 14	Music Training Plus Spatial-Temporal Training Equals Improved Math	185
Pt. IV	Tests from Brain Imaging and Animal Studies
Ch. 15	EEG and fMRI Studies of the Mozart Effect	205
Ch. 16	Symmetry in Primate Higher Brain Function	211
Ch. 17	Musical Structure of the Internal Neural Language of the Brain: Using Music as the Rosetta Stone to Help Decode this Internal Language	229
Ch. 18	Animal Behavior While Listening to Music and Doing Higher Brain Functions	239
Pt. V	The Future of Music as a Window into Higher Brain Function
Ch. 19	Child Brain Development and Adult Brain Reorganization	255
Ch. 20	Education: Music Training Plus Spatial-Temporal Training Improves Math	269
Ch. 21	Clinical Implications	281
Ch. 22	The Spatial-Temporal Thinking Machine	295
Ch. 23	Thoughts	301
Pt. VI	New Scientific and Educational Results
Ch. 24	Science Updates and Breakthroughs	325
Ch. 25	Revolution in Math Education	341
	Glossary	357
	Notes	369
	References	387
	Index	401

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Good Fats, Bad Fats: An Indispensable Guide to All the Fats You're Ever Likely to Encounter

Author: Rosemary Stanton

Most of us regard fat as the number-one food enemy — the element in food that stands between us and good health. But most people are unable to make informed choices about which foods to eat and which to avoid because they lack the basic facts about fats and are unaware of the differences between them. In Good Fats, Bad Fats, nutritionist Rosemary Stanton provides readers with an indispensable resource that looks at all types of fats — saturated, poly- and monounsaturated, cholesterol, evening primrose oil, omega-3s, and omega-6s — and explains in simple language what they are, what they do, which ones we should be eating, and which we should be avoiding or eating in moderation. A concise guide to the health pros and cons of every type of fat, the book provides information about how different fats are related to excess weight, heart disease, high blood pressure, diabetes, and various types of cancer. Illustrated with nine charts, this easy-to-read, informative guide will show that when it comes to diet and good health, all fats are not created equal.

Move Your Body Tone Your Mood or Living Through Breast Cancer

Move Your Body, Tone Your Mood

Author: Kate Hays

Research shows that exercise can be a powerful and creative tool for changing the way we feel, and that different kinds of exercise can be useful for easing anxiety, lifting depression, and managing stress. In fact, studies have shown that exercise can sometimes be just as effective for treating depression in the long term as cognitive-behavioral therapy. Move Your Body, Tone Your Mood gives readers the tools they need to put together their own therapeutic exercise routine. Author Kate Hays, president of the sports psychology division of the American Psychological Association, offers techniques for determining the best exercise schedule, provides tips for setting goals and establishing a routine, and shares strategies for using exercise as a form of emotional healing.

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Living Through Breast Cancer

Author: Carolyn M Kaelin

Winner of two prestigious American Medical Writers Association awards

A compassionate guide to surviving breast cancer from a doctor who has experienced it from both sides of the stethoscope

In addition to being a leading national breast cancer expert and a highly respected cancer surgeon, Dr. Carolyn Kaelin also is a breast cancer survivor. In Living Through Breast Cancer she draws upon her experiences as both doctor and patient to offer you a priceless source of understanding, support, and guidance on coping with and beating breast cancer.

Dr. Kaelin's warm, authoritative guidance will help you:

• Understand your diagnosis and choose a care team
• Identify your treatment options and make informed decisions
• Look and feel your best during and after treatment
• Maintain good health after breast cancer
• Lower your chances of a recurrence of breast cancer

Carolyn M. Kaelin, M.D., M.P.H., FACS, is the director of the Comprehensive Breast Health Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital, a surgical oncologist at Dana Farber Cancer Institute, and an assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School. She is a recipient of the prestigious Mary Horrigan Connor Award for Outstanding Contributions to Women's Health.

Francesca Coltrera is a medical writer who has covered women's health for well over a decade. She is a frequent contributor to Harvard Health Publications and has written for Redbook, Self, and the Boston Herald.

Seven Steps to Stop a Heart Attack or The Prostate SourceBook

Seven Steps to Stop a Heart Attack

Author: Bob Arnot

When Dr. Bob Arnot's father -- himself a distinguished doctor -- died of a massive heart attack, it came as a horrible shock. A heart attack can happen to anyone, but upon further investigation, Dr. Arnot came to believe that his father's death could have been prevented. The tragedy inspired Dr. Arnot to write this book, exploring all the very latest developments in medical science, many of which have come to light only recently, and developing steps that can help people avoid his father's fate. Dr. Bob discusses how to:

• Know the warning signs
• Determine your risk
• Get the right diagnosis
• Get the right medications
• Get the right procedures

Based on extensive discussions with renowned experts in the field of cardiology, Seven Steps to Stop a Heart Attack covers all the risks, symptoms, procedures, and medications in prose that is clear, concise, and easy to follow. For a country in which half a million people die each year from heart attacks, this is a work of profound importance for the general public and physicians alike.

Publishers Weekly

Not only is heart disease the number one cause of death in America, it's also a problem that can frequently be prevented. Tragically, however, one of its first symptoms is often sudden, unexpected death from a heart attack. In his ninth book (after The Breast Health Cookbook; The Prostate Cancer Protection Plan; etc.), Arnot aims to give readers the tools to ensure they're not among the patients who "fall through the cracks." He outlines his seven steps in straightforward chapters on detecting warning signs, determining risk, taking medication and more. Incorporating the sometimes contradictory opinions of various medical experts, he puts the responsibility of making an informed decision into readers' hands, explaining that physicians may miss telltale signs and hospitals may not be ready to deal with a particular problem (some, for example, aren't equipped for life-saving balloon therapy, so it pays to research local health care options before a crisis arises). There's no universal plan to treat heart disease, Arnot stresses, but he urges readers to become educated regarding their options and aggressive in the lifestyle changes that could save their lives. Agent, Dan Green at Pom. (Jan.) Forecast: Arnot is well-known not just for his books but for his media appearances on CBS This Morning, the Today Show and Dateline NBC, so readers wanting to bone up on heart health should trust his expertise. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Library Journal

For many, the first symptom of coronary artery disease (CAD) is the last-sudden death. As noted here by Arnot (The Prostate Cancer Protection Plan), of the 1.5 million people who have heart attacks each year, approximately a third die. In one of the best overviews this reviewer has ever read on the risks and warning signs of CAD, Arnot compellingly details the risk factors (e.g., metabolic syndrome, or Syndrome X), diagnostic tests for each risk factor, who should request them, and how results should be interpreted. He also presents a thoughtful discussion of medications and other therapies and outlines questions that patients should ask their healthcare providers. Arnot frequently points out that heart disease is a "lifestyle disease" and that diet and exercise are among the most powerful prescriptions to combat it. Unfortunately, he doesn't mention a recent Stanford University report showing that many physicians don't feel they have the experience or the knowledge to counsel patients on either of those topics. Still, this is a solid book, based on the most current medical research and interviews with noted cardiologists. Highly recommended for consumer health collections in public and academic libraries. [See Prepub Alert, LJ 9/15/04.]-Howard Fuller, Stanford Health Lib., Palo Alto, CA Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

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The Prostate SourceBook

Author: Steven Morganstern

Using layman's terms and case studies, The Prostate Sourcebook begins with some easy-to-understand background information on this vexing gland and proceeds with sensible advice about various prostate problems and treatments.

Steven Morgantstern, M.D., is a staff member at Doctors Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and the coauthor of Love Again-Live Again.

Allen Abrahams, Ph.D., was the coauthor of Love Again-Live Again.

Healing Anxiety Naturally or Tao and Tai Chi Kung

Healing Anxiety Naturally

Author: Harold Bloomfield

Feeling anxious or stressed? If So, you are not alone. More people suffer from anxiety than any other mental health problem. However, few receive adequate help, and until recently the only choice for many has been to suffer in silence or take synthetic, often addictive tranquilizers and pills. Finally, there is a way to treat your anxiety that is safe, natural, and medically proven. In Healing Anxiety Naturally, leading psychiatrist and bestselling author Harold H. Bloomfield, M.D., presents a revolutionary selfhealing program using nature's own pharmacy of extraordinary herbal remedies, including:

• Kava—a natural tranquilizer that can often replace Valium-like drugs
• Valerian—improves sleep quality and naturally relieves insomnia
• Hypericum, or St.-John's-Wort—the herbal remedy for depression and anxiety
• Ginkgo—the brain booster and antidote to aging
• Milk Thistle—the best protection for your liver

These herbs are inexpensive, available without a prescription, and free of the side effects and addiction potential of artificial pills. Clear, informative, and based on the most up-to-date scientific findings, Healing Anxiety Naturally will help you relieve stress, promote sleep, and maximize performance. Put an end to anxiety today!

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Tao and T'ai Chi Kung

Author: Robert C Sohn

T'ai Chi Kung is usually taught emphasizing form. This is the first book to discuss the deeper aspects of energy development and the unification of spiritual principle, emotion, intellect, and movement. 

Table of Contents:

Tao & T'ai Chi Kung

Note on Chinese Terms
Preface
Part One    Preparing the Mind for T'ai Chi Chuan
Part Two    Perfecting the Body with T'ai Chi Chuan
Part Three  Activating the Qi T'ai Chi Chuan
Appendix
Endnotes
Glossary
Suggested Reading
Index

No More Snoring or Emotional Yoga

No More Snoring: A Proven Program to Conquer Snoring and Sleep Apnea

Author: Shirley Lind

Expert help for the millions of Americans who suffer from chronic snoring.

Drowsiness, irritability, and congestion. Memory and concentration problems. Decreased alertness and productivity. Increased risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, migraines, and strokes.

The ravages of snoring are all too familiar, yet easy to prevent.

In No More Snoring, one of the world's leading snoring specialists provides you with a proven, step-by-step program to cure your snoring problem. This expert guide includes advice on:

• The most common risk factors and what to do about them
• The latest highly successful treatments developed at the renowned sleep disorders center at St. Michael's Hospital
• Simple lifestyle changes, home remedies and treatments—including the "snore ball" and the CPAP machine—to try before considering surgery
• The cost, benefits, risks, and suitability of various surgical options, including laser, UPPP, and new outpatient radiofrequency surgery.

Table of Contents:

Many Snore, Few Are Treated.
The Facts About Snoring and Sleep Apnea.
Testing Yourself at Home.
Snoring, Smoking, and Drinking.
Nutrition and Exercise.
Snoring and Medications.
Allergies and Snoring.
Snore Balls and Other Simple Solutions.
Serious Help from CPAP and Oral Appliances.
If You Go to a Sleep Lab.
Surgical Treatments.
Appendices.
Index.

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Emotional Yoga: How the Body Can Heal the Mind

Author: Bija Bennett

Drawing on her extensive training in yoga therapy, dance, and meditation, Bija Bennett has created a groundbreaking yoga program that takes full advantage of the body-mind connection. Based on the classical eightfold path of yoga, Emotional Yoga offers a broad range of simple body-mind techniques that can positively affect our emotional well-being, including the dynamic interplay of movements, breathing exercises, meditations, lifestyle skills, rituals, gestures, and healing sounds. Each technique is presented in a way that is true to Bennett's background in the tradition of Viniyoga, which allows the reader to adapt the program to his or her specific needs.

Clinical Malignant Hematology or Thyroid For Dummies

Clinical Malignant Hematology

Author: Mikkael A Sekeres

The only comprehensive guide to the clinical management of hematologic and lymphatic cancers

Filling an unmet need in the clinical literature, this commanding, just-in-time reference sheds light on the full spectrum of cancers in the blood, bone marrow, and lymphatic system (leukemia, lymphoma, myeloma). Clinical Malignant Hematology is edited by staff members from the renowned Taussig Cancer Center at the Cleveland Clinic, which has pioneered some of the most important clinical discoveries and treatment trends in recent years.

Look inside and you'll see a consistent, unified patient management strategy in each chapter, as well as a streamlined three-section format that expertly examines ontogeny and physiology of blood cells, myeloid neoplasia, and lymphoid neoplasia. You'll also find never-before-published perspectives and precise recommendations for dosing and other critical areas that reflect the latest scholarship of this increasingly vital field.

Features

Full coverage of all treatment modalities-chemotherapy, monoclonal antibodies, and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Strong background chapters that offer guidance on how to address treatment complications and other supportive care issues

A detailed, regimen-based orientation in each chapter

Abundance of clinical pictures and photomicrographs displaying examples of peripheral blood smears and bone marrow aspirates

Uniform headings and tables in each chapter, which convey specific recommendations on the work-up, staging, diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment of hematologic malignancies

Nearly 200 illustrations

BrianBolwell, MD is Director, Department of Hematologic Malignancies and Bone Marrow Transplantation, Taussig Cancer Center, The Cleveland Clinic.

Matthew Kalacyio, MD is Director, Division of Leukemia, Taussig Cancer Center, The Cleveland Clinic.

Mikael Sekeres, MD, Associate Director, Division of Leukemia, Taussig Cancer Center, The Cleveland Clinic.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:Hidayatullah G. Munshi, MD(Northwestern University)
Description:This is a practical, up-to-date guide focusing on the day-to-day management of patients with hematologic and lymphatic cancers.
Purpose:The authors have succeeded in achieving their primary goal of providing practical, easy-to-read, algorithm-based book focusing only on hematologic malignancies
Audience:This will be an ideal and a must-have book for anyone involved in the daily care of patients with hematologic malignancies. It would be particularly useful for physicians-in-training trying to make sense of the ever more complicated treatment plans for these patients.
Features:The book covers all aspects of myeloid and lymphoid malignancies focusing on diagnosis, staging, and treatment. A number of practical algorithms detailing treatment plans are provided in many of the chapters. In addition, the tables provide detailed regimens that help in the day-to-day clinical care of these patients.
Assessment:This is a unique book that provides easily accessible information that would be useful to almost any practicing oncologist or hematologist.

Table of Contents:

Table of Contents

Section 1-Ontogeny and Physiology of Blood Cells

1–Production of Blood Cells

2–Host Response to Infection/Ontogeny of Lymphoid Cells

Section 2–Myeloid Neoplasia

3–Chronic myeloid leukemia

4–Myeloproliferative syndromes–Myelofibrosis, Polycythemia Vera, Essential Thrombocythemia

5–Hypereosinophilic syndromes

6–Mast cell disease

7–Chronic myelomonocytic leukemia

8–Myelodysplastic syndromes

9–Juvenile chronic myeloid leukemia

10–Acute myeloid leukemia

11–Acute myeloid leukemia with emphasis on stem cell transplantation therapy

12–Treatment-related acute myeloid leukemia

13–Acute promyelocytic leukemia

14–Histiocytic disorders

Section 3–Lymphoid Neoplasia

15–Precursor B- and precursor T-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma

16–Chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma

17–B-cell prolymphocytic leukemia

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Thyroid For Dummies

Author: Rubin MD

Praise for Thyroid For Dummies "Thyroid For Dummies meets a critical need for a user-friendly reference for patients with thyroid disease. Dr. Rubin has succeeded in making this concise volume both readable and comprehensive, and I anticipate enthusiastically recommending it to my own patients." -Dr. Leonard Wartofsky, MACP, Chairman, Department of Medicine, The Washington Hospital Center

Expert advice on improving your thyroid health - at any age!

Your essential guide to understanding your thyroid condition Do you have, or suspect you have, a thyroid condition? Are you wondering how your thyroid affects your overall health? Relax - you're in expert hands. With a shot of humor and a big dose of common sense, Dr. Alan Rubin explains thyroid disorders in plain English - and helps you get your condition under control.

Discover how to:

• Identify the major thyroid disorder signs and symptoms
• Understand thyroid test results
• Choose among different treatment options
• Avoid drug interactions
• Maximize thyroid health

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Author Biography: Alan Rubin, M.D., has treated patients with thyroid conditions for more than 28 years. He has lectured and written about the thyroid for medical and nonmedical audiences around the world.

Womens Health Solutions or The Organic Foods SourceBook

Women's Health Solutions

Author: Gary Null

Women's Health Solutions is a resource for women based on holistic principles and featuring the most up-to-date research. The book discusses general health and wellness issues as well as specific topics including anemia, premenstrual syndrome, endometriosis, pregnancy and childbirth, breast cancer, menopause, eating disorders, and osteoporosis. Gary Null emphasizes such proven alternative treatments as acupuncture, biofeedback, herbal remedies, vitamin therapy, aromatherapy, reflexology, yoga, and stress management. Unconventional in its approach, this volume complements works based on traditional medical treatments, such as Our Bodies, Ourselves and Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, and empowers women to become full participants in their healthcare.

Publishers Weekly

Although much of the information in this encyclopedia of women's health is excerpted from Null's 1999 book, For Women Only! Your Guide to Health Empowerment (with Barbara Seaman), the renowned nutritionist does provide expanded sections on AIDS, digestive disorders, food allergies and Alzheimer's disease. As in the earlier work, Null's emphasis is on alternative medicine with a focus on boosting the immune system with proper diet, exercise and supplements. He briefly covers conventional medical treatment for conditions such as heart disease and cancer, but offers research showing that a combination of traditional and alternative responses to disease is more effective. Included also is a chapter called "Everyday Health" that details natural methods for maintaining dental hygiene, dietary solutions for avoiding colds and headaches, and items to include in a natural remedies medicine chest. Null's strong concern about environmental pollutants and the prevalence of chemicals in food is clear. He suggests a variety of ways to combat their toxic effects on the body. Anyone interested in alternative therapies will find this guide invaluable despite the occasional hectoring tone. For example, here's Null on antiaging diets: "Antiaging diets contain no animal proteins. Let me repeat that. Not a little bit, a moderate amount, but zero animal products." (Apr. 2) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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Feeding popular notions that you are what you eat, this substantial guide to women's health reports on the alternative treatments, especially nutrition, omitted by traditional medicine. Null (a nutritionist) summarizes the findings and advice of alternative health specialists (citing them conscientiously throughout), on health concerns and diseases that range from diabetes and heart disease to migraines and allergies. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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The Organic Foods SourceBook

Author: Elaine Marie Lipson

A must-have for every concerned consumer, this comprehensive reference explains the important health and environmental benefits of organic foods. It details where to find and buy them on a budget, and how "organic" differs from other "ecolabels." It also provides key information about current legislative activity as well as a complete resource guide.

What People Are Saying

Nell Newman
"An informative and fascinating read, great for any inquisitive mind."
—Nell Newman, Newman's Own Organics

Andrew Weil
"An excellent resource. . . . I will recommend this book to both doctors and patients."
—Andrew Weil, M.D., author, Eating Well for Optimum Health

Bob Scowcroft
"Want to change the world? Follow the directions in The Organic Foods Sourcebook."
—Bob Scowcroft, executive director, Organic Farming Research Foundation

Table of Contents:

	Foreword
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
Ch. 1	What Organic Really Means	1
Ch. 2	"Pesticides Are Harmless" and Ten More Misconceptions About Organic Foods and Organic Farming	7
Ch. 3	Eleven Reasons to Support Organic Foods and Farming	17
Ch. 4	Principles of Organic Agriculture	23
Ch. 5	From the Miracle of Pesticides to a New Agriculture	33
Ch. 6	The National Organic Program and What It Means for Consumers	43
Ch. 7	Label Stew: Making Sense of the Eco-labels	51
Ch. 8	America's Disgrace: Small Farms in Crisis	57
Ch. 9	More Than Fruits and Vegetables	65
Ch. 10	Where to Buy Organic Foods	75
Ch. 11	Is Organic Food More Nutritious?	89
Ch. 12	Genetically Modified Foods and the Organic Alternative	95
Ch. 13	Organic on a Budget	107
Ch. 14	Feed Your Children Well: Organic Foods in Your Children's Diet	115
	Conclusion	131
	Afterword: An Organic Farmer Looks at the Future	135
	Resources	139
	Notes	191
	Bibliography	205
	Index	215

Controlling Your Drinking or Human Figure

Controlling Your Drinking: Tools to Make Moderation Work for You

Author: William R Miller

This is a book for anyone who's worried about needing a third glass of wine to fall asleep; anyone who loves TGIF celebrations but hates missing his or her child's Saturday-morning ball game; and anyone who knows he or she won't lose weight unless martinis are given up along with the fettuccine Alfredo. Studies indicate that 10% of Americans--nearly 30 million of us--drink more than we should. Based on 30 years of research, William Miller and Ricardo Muñoz argue that for many people abstinence isn't the only healthy alternative. Controlling Your Drinking shows readers how to become moderate drinkers by making small changes in everyday behavior. After reviewing the research supporting their treatment approach, Miller and Muñoz outline a simple, pragmatic, and adaptable plan for achieving the results you want. Balancing a compassionate, hopeful tone with dry wit, Controlling Your Drinking is an easy-to-follow, science-based approach to moderation that avoids labels and moralizing.

Library Journal

In this update of How To Control Your Drinking (1975), Miller (Distinguished Professor of Psychology & Psychiatry, Univ. of New Mexico) and Munoz (psychology, Univ. of California, San Francisco) address alcohol drinkers-not necessarily alcoholics or problem drinkers-who want to consume more moderately. Their expert advice is supported by 30 years of research and professional implementation of behavioral self-control training, a technique further cited in the extensive clinical references. Following an introduction that explains overdrinking, its harmful effects, and the moderation approach, the authors provide excellent advice and suggestions to follow when drinking, alternatives to consider before drinking, and ideas for replacing alcohol with other healthful activities. Throughout are numerous practical tools and techniques that anyone can grasp. Eschewing the traditional, faith-based 12-step approach to total abstinence-which many people find intimidating-the authors have written a standout title in the growing field of alcoholism treatment. Highly recommended for all public libraries and university libraries supporting the helping professions.-Dale Farris, Groves, TX Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.

Table of Contents:

I. Introduction
1. Thinking about Drinking
2. Why Change?
3. Is Moderation for You?
II. When You Drink
4. Getting Started
5. Keeping Track
6. Taking Charge
7. Slowing Down
8. Refusing Drinks
9. Affirming Your Progress
10. Moving Along
III. Before You Drink
11. Discovering Your Triggers
12. Places
13. People
14. Days and Times
15. Feelings
16. Other Triggers
17. Summary: Before You Drink
IV. Instead of Drinking
18. Changing Yourself by Living "As If"
19. Maintaining Your Minimum Daily Requirement of Pleasant Activities
20. Talking Caringly and Wisely to Yourself
21. Sleeping Well
22. Relaxing
23. Managing Anxiety and Fear
24. Coping with Negative Moods and Depression
25. Maintaining a Positive Self-Concept
26. Being Assertive
27. Relating to Others
V. How Are You Doing?
28. When Abstinence Seems Like the Best Choice for You
29. Sources of Help
Appendix A. The Wrath of Grapes: Reasons for Concern ? Appendix B. An Inventory of Alcohol-Related Problems ? Appendix C. Tables for Estimating Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC)

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Controlling Your Drinking

Tools to Make Moderation Work for You

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By William R. Miller Ricardo F. Muñoz

The Guilford Press

Copyright © 2005 The Guilford Press
All right reserved.
ISBN: 1-57230-903-2

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Chapter One

THINKING ABOUT DRINKING

Many people drink alcohol, and most never experience serious harm or problems from it. Many others, however, find at some point in their lives that their drinking is becoming risky or creating problems, and so they decide to cut down or quit. Some find they need help to do so and seek professional consultation or attend mutual-help groups such as Alcoholics Anonymous. Many others cut down or quit drinking on their own.

Perhaps you're reading this book because you wonder whether you're drinking too much and ought to cut back. Problems related to drinking rarely spring up overnight, but rather mount up gradually over a period of months or years. Often family members or others become concerned well before the drinker does. Judging from our 30 years of research, if you (or a loved one) are wondering whether you might be drinking too much, there is probably good reason for concern.

Overdrinking, Dumb Drinking, Harmful Drinking, and Dependent Drinking

Why is it that it sometimes takes so long for people to realize they're drinking too much and to do something about it? One obstacle, we believe, has been the label "alcoholic." Whenthis term came into prominence in the early 20th century, the belief emerged that either you are an alcoholic or you aren't: If you are, there's nothing you can do about it except to stop drinking; and if you aren't, you have nothing to worry about and can drink as much as you please. Furthermore, because "alcoholic" is a sticky label that carries a lot of social stigma, people tend to resent it and often endure many harsh consequences of overdrinking before admitting to or accepting the label. Consequently, they take no action until their problems and dependence become truly severe.

This was pretty much the public view of alcoholism when the ideas in this book first saw print in 1976. Within that understanding, there would be no one to use a book like this: If you are alcoholic, then it's too late for moderation. If you're not alcoholic, then you don't need it. Or so popular thinking went at the time.

A lot more is known now about the many ways in which overdrinking can harm your physical, psychological, spiritual, and family health. If you're interested, Appendix A briefly summarizes current scientific reasons to be careful about alcohol. It is also clearer now just how many people are experiencing personal harm from their drinking. Those who fit the common stereotype of alcoholism account for only a minority of alcohol-related suffering and health and social problems. They are but the tip of an immense iceberg.

In any event, we don't intend to help you stick a label on yourself. There is no slick test here to tell you whether you "are" or "aren't." Instead, we want to help you think objectively about your drinking and how it may affect you.

Overdrinking

Perhaps the most common question is simply whether you drink too much. At relatively low levels of use, alcohol has no harmful effects for most people and may even offer some health benefits, particularly with regard to certain kinds of heart disease. Drinking above these safe limits, however, results in a rather steep increase in the rates and risk of a host of health and social problems. When people exceed safe limits, their drinking may be termed "risky" or "hazardous," even if they have not yet experienced any significant negative consequences. We prefer the term "overdrinking" for its parallel to overeating. "Overdrinking" applies only to the level or amount of drinking and does not imply the presence of any harm, problems, or dependence. It applies equally to a man who most days has a six pack of "light" beer between work and bedtime, a woman who drinks a bottle of wine once or twice a week, and the person whose daily fare is a fifth of scotch.

So how much is too much? The U.S. National Institutes of Health have recommended limits of one drink per day for women and two drinks per day for men. (We define what "one drink" is in Chapter 4.) Some nations have set somewhat higher recommended limits of two to three drinks per day for women and three to four for men. A general recommendation is not to drink every day but to give your body a rest from alcohol on at least one or two days a week.

Wow! Only two drinks a day? You may view that as an incredibly small amount of alcohol. Yet there are good reasons for these medically recommended safe-drinking limits. For most of the health problems described in Appendix A, risk levels are no different at zero, one, or two drinks per day. Right around three drinks per day for men and two drinks per day for women, however, risk rates begin to climb. From there on, the more drinks per day, the higher the risk of serious health problems.

These are just averages, of course. Most people can point to an uncle or aunt, hero or grandparent who drank like a parched horse (or smoked cigarettes, or ate bacon cheeseburgers and butter-fried food) for decades and died at a ripe old age. It happens. As any life insurance actuary knows, however, mortality prediction statistics are dauntingly accurate for all of us collectively, even though it's difficult to predict the longevity of any one particular individual. Like smoking or overeating, overdrinking shortens life by as much as 10 to 15 years on average and can also detract greatly from quality-of-life years through disability, chronic disease, mental impairment, and harm done to family and other relationships.

One problem here is that these various outcomes are probabilities. It is not certain that if you overdrink it will harm you or cause your premature death. It only might do so. If you knew for certain that the very next drink would kill you, chances are you wouldn't take it, but it's not that simple. Sustained heavy drinking (or smoking, or eating fatty foods) will have dreadful consequences for some, average negative consequences for most, and no negative outcomes for some proportion of people during their lifetimes. Because there is no way to know for sure ahead of time which of these three groups would be yours, it's a matter of deciding which of the many available risks in life you would like to take.

Dumb Drinking

Certain kinds of harm do not require years of excess but can occur with a single occasion of overdrinking. Many of these have to do with drinking too much for conditions. What may be a reasonably safe amount of alcohol in one situation can have tragic results under other circumstances. In plain language, this is dumb drinking.

A classic example is drinking before driving. The only truly safe level of alcohol in the bloodstream when driving is zero. Even relatively small amounts of alcohol can subtly impair perception, judgment, attention, and other mental functions that are crucial for safe driving. The trouble, of course, is that it is hard to perceive when your perception is impaired or to judge when your judgment is compromised. The legal limit that defines "drunk" driving has declined over the years from 0.15 to 0.10, 0.08, and now 0.05 g% (grams of alcohol per 100 ml. of blood) in some states. Even at these lowered levels, however, there is clear impairment of the complex skills needed for safe driving. Other nations have made it illegal to drive at 0.02 or 0.03 g%, and scientific evidence shows reduction in alcohol-related fatalities when impaired-driving laws enforce these lower limits.

Our counsel is that if you will be driving, plan any drinking so that the alcohol has been completely eliminated from your body before you start the engine. In Chapter 4, we show you how to do this.

Driving isn't the only activity that can be dangerously impaired by even moderate drinking. In search of a Christmas tree, one of our graduate students headed off to the mountains equipped with a chain saw. He felt completely unaffected by the two beers he drank while searching for the perfect tree, but with a small misjudgment he narrowly escaped cutting off his toes. Flying an airplane, swimming or boating, skiing, or using power tools-these are just a few examples of situations in which any drinking is hazardous. It takes only one such occasion to trigger a tragedy, and the newspapers are filled with them every year.

Rapid-paced drinking-such as occurs in drinking games, contests, or hazing-is another example of dumb drinking. Beyond the very real risk of death from alcohol poisoning, it overrides normal judgment about how much is too much and opens the door for foolish risk taking.

Unfortunately, dumb drinking can take an almost infinite number of forms. Drinking before or during certain social situations holds potential for harm. For example, a substantial majority of date rapes occur when one or both people were under the influence of alcohol, a fact that also holds for other kinds of physical violence. Under the influence of alcohol, people are generally more likely to take risks, to do things and say things they wouldn't if sober, sometimes with long-lasting consequences, embarrassment, or guilt. Again, it's a matter of probabilities. On any one occasion of drinking, the chances of a tragic outcome are usually quite small. The trouble is, it can take only one incident of dumb drinking to change a life forever.

Harmful Drinking

A third question to ask yourself, beyond just how much you drink or potentially risky situations in which you drink, is the extent to which alcohol may already be causing problems or otherwise harming you or those around you. There are various inventories of the troubles that can pile up over time in relation to overdrinking. There is one in Chapter 2, and we've included a longer one in Appendix B. If you're sitting on the fence about whether you need to do anything about your drinking, an honest self-evaluation with these questionnaires can help you tally up the ways in which drinking may be causing harm, or at least starting to do so. Information is also provided in Appendix B to let you compare yourself with people seeking professional help for alcohol problems. If, on the other hand, you already know your drinking is causing harm to you or others, then there's no particular need to visit Appendix B.

Harmful drinking is also sometimes called "problem drinking" or "alcohol abuse," terms that can get in the way of taking an honest look at yourself. With regard to the first, people sometimes get hung up on whether they "have a drinking problem." What matters is not whether you deserve a label, but rather what is happening in your life with regard to drinking and what, if anything, you want to do about it. Alcohol "abuse" sounds both moralistic and odd. "Alcohol abuse," one colleague quipped, "is mixing single-malt scotch with root beer." We prefer "harmful drinking" because it describes exactly what is happening: It is drinking in a way that causes or contributes to harm.

Dependent Drinking

Finally, there is the concept of alcohol dependence. Some people think of this as being unable to stop drinking without suffering symptoms of alcohol withdrawal: shakiness, sweating, rapid heartbeat, and such. To be sure, it's possible to become physically addicted to alcohol in this way, but alcohol dependence is much larger than withdrawal. Many alcohol-dependent people do not feel sick when they stop drinking.

In the broadest sense, dependence is the process whereby a drug (in this case alcohol) gradually takes over more and more of your life. You spend more money buying alcohol, more time drinking and recovering from its effects. Consequently, people and activities with which you once spent more time begin to fall away. You spend more time with heavier drinkers and less time in places where there is no alcohol. Perhaps the idea of a dinner party without alcohol makes you uncomfortable or just seems "inconvenient." You're not sure how you would deal with certain things without alcohol, such as getting to sleep or feeling frustrated or down. From time to time you make an attempt to cut down or quit but rather quickly go back to the familiar pattern. In short, alcohol slowly becomes central to your life.

A Word about Labels

As we've said, labels such as "problem drinker" and "alcoholic" can be very sticky and can be so troubling that they get in the way of taking an honest look at what is actually happening in your life. If you haven't noticed already, we are careful not to use such labels for people. We talk about harmful or problematic drinking, but not harmful or problem drinkers. It may seem like a small difference, but it's not. Labeling people can be pejorative and can get in the way of needed change. Taking an honest look at your drinking can be hard if doing so might mean you're "alcoholic." When we ask people to tell us how alcohol has caused problems for them, they usually can give us a long list; but the same people, when asked, "Are you a problem drinker?" say "No." Taking a close look at your behavior need not invoke shame or blame. We urge you not to worry about personal labels and consider instead what is actually happening in your life with regard to alcohol.

What to Do?

One solution, if you're having problems related to alcohol, is to stop drinking altogether. Certainly this is a reasonable solution, and many people have coped with overdrinking by abstaining completely from the use of alcohol. Sometimes this is the wisest and even the easiest solution. For people whose livers have been damaged by alcohol or disease, further drinking may seriously endanger their lives and health, and abstinence would be the wisest course. Those who have already overcome a drinking problem by becoming totally abstinent are also well advised to stay that way. After all, this is a way to know for sure that alcohol is not going to harm you.

Not everyone who overdrinks, however, wants to stop or can stop drinking altogether. Abstinence can be challenging to maintain. Even after treatment with an abstinence goal, an average of three out of four people drink again. Others would just prefer to continue drinking if they can. For these and other reasons, people seek to reduce and manage their own drinking without stopping completely. Chapter 2 is designed to help you decide if this is what you want to do, and Chapter 3 offers some questions that you can answer for yourself from which we can tell you about the likelihood that moderation will work for you. If you do decide you want to give moderation a try, the rest of this book is for you. It is specifically designed to help you do five things:

1. Understand how alcohol affects your body and mind and when your risk of harm becomes significant.

2. Become conscious of factors that may be contributing to your overdrinking and the extent to which drinking may be controlling you.

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Human Figure: A Photographical Reference for Artists

Author: E A Ruby

Now you can draw from your own life model anytime you want without paying expensive models’ fees! This handy volume contains over 600 detailed anatomical photographs for artists to study and draw from. Subjects included are male and female, and the models range in age from two years old to ninety years old. All together, seventeen different models were photographed, in the most useful and instructive poses for the artist. They are shown clothed and unclothed, full-figure and in closeup, in classical poses and in action, and in a wide variety of views—the standing male and female models, for instance, were photographed from eight different angles in a 360-degree circle. Sections one and two, covering the male and female nude figure, include photographic representation of running, walking, standing, sitting, and reclining, as well as detail studies of head, hands, and feet. Section three shows close-ups of facial expressions: joy, pain, surprise, etc., as well as sequences of expressions such as the transition from slight annoyance to great anger. In this section too are found details of a variety of heads, hands, eyes and noses, mouths, and ears. Section four is composed of photographs of a two-year-old child.

1001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes or Tantra of Sound

1001 Tips for Living Well with Diabetes

Author: American Diabetes Association

All of the world’s bestadvice for excellent diabetescare rolled into onecomprehensive volume

A compilation of ADA’s 10 bestselling 101Tips series books, 1,001 Tips for LivingWell with Diabetes provides head-to-toecoverage for managing diabetes and answersthe most frequently asked questions ofdiabetes patients.

Here the experts at ADA give readers adviceand suggestions to make living with diabeteseasier, to stay healthy, and to fend off complicationsbefore they start. 1,001 Tips forLiving Well with Diabetes covers everythingfrom dealing with depression and stress toaging well in order to avoid common agerelatedcomplications.People with diabetes will find tips for:

• Eating healthy to lose weight and keepdiabetes in check while still enjoying thefoods they love
• Preventing common diabetes complicationssuch as kidney disease, heart disease, andeye disease
• Improving blood sugar in order to avoiddangerous highs and lows
• Avoiding potentially lethal druginteractions as well as understandingthe side effects
• Caring for their feet to prevent athlete’sfoot, ulcers, and amputation
• And more

Table of Contents:

Chapter 1	General Tips	5
Chapter 2	High Blood Sugar Tips	26
Chapter 3	Low Blood Sugar Tips	42
Chapter 4	Insulin Tips	57
Chapter 5	Oral Medication Tips	72
Chapter 6	Sick-Day Tips	77
Chapter 7	Nutrition Tips	84
Chapter 8	Exercise Tips	96
Chapter 9	Educational Tips	103
Chapter 10	New Tips	115

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Tantra of Sound: How to Enhance Intimacy with Sound

Author: Jonathan and Andi Goldman Goldman

Sound is the fundamental creative force in the universe, bringing order to chaos, offering health and wellness. Tantra of Sound is a first-of-its-kind book that introduces the emerging field of sound healing into the realm of intimate relationships.

Sound healing pioneer Jonathan Goldman has teamed with his wife, Andi, a holistic psychotherapist, to create a unique and innovative approach to developing self-awareness. Emphasizing the science of sound healing for relationships and personal growth, they show you how to create the life and loving relationship you're longing for.

Beginning with the practical understanding of tantra, the Goldmans clarify the ancient spiritual traditions by including basic meditations and a series of powerful toning exercises designed to activate the chakras and expand consciousness. As an added bonus, this edition includes an hour long CD of instructional examples for the express purpose of heightening your experiences with the book.

With its clear, concise information and carefully chosen guided exercises, Tantra of Sound will help you discover yourself and your personal relationships anew.

Staying Alive or Baby and Toddler Sleep Solutions for Dummies

Staying Alive: Life-Changing Strategies for Surviving Cancer

Author: Brenda Hunter PhD

Staying AliveBrenda Hunter, Ph.D.Heal Your Body, Embrace Your Life.

Few things are more frightening, confusing, or devastating than a diagnosis of cancer. If you or someone you love has cancer (or is at risk for it), you want reliable information, reasons for hope, and a plan of attack you can trust.

Staying Alive provides this and more. A six-year cancer survivor, psychologist, and cancer coach, Dr. Brenda Hunter presents the program that has contributed significantly to her survival, as well as interviews with cancer experts and long-term survivors. Inside you’ll find:

• life-changing strategies for beating cancer
• an integrated, holistic approach to cancer care and survival that involves body, mind, and spirit
• success stories and survival strategies from long-term cancer survivors
• a proactive nutritional program designed to empower you and increase wellness
• interviews with national cancer experts

The good news? The human body has an amazing capacity to heal itself when life-changing strategies are applied. Dr. Brenda Hunter suggests that many of us can work to reverse–or prevent–cancer’s destructive course. Learn how you may be unnecessarily putting yourself at increased risk, and discover the steps you can take today to begin to restore or protect your health.

A Cancer-Conquering Plan for Your Body, Mind, Emotions, and SpiritDr. Brenda Hunter is a psychologist and internationally published author. Educated at Georgetown University, she has written numerous books, including Home By Choice, In the Company of Women, and The Power ofMother Love. In her role as an advocate for motherhood, she has appeared on CBS’s This Morning, Larry King Live, and Focus on the Family.

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Baby and Toddler Sleep Solutions for Dummies

Author: Arthur Lavin MD

Understand the sleep effects of life changes, prematurity, and health issues

Find your way to your family's best sleep solutions!

Do you wonder whether you'll ever sleep through the night again? Relax! This reassuring guide provides the essential information you need to help your kids to go to sleep — and stay asleep — all night long, whatever their age or stage of development. So cheer up — a good night's sleep is just pages away!

• Foster healthy sleep patterns for life

• Tailor your approach to your child's personality

• Establish bedtime rules in a nurturing way

• Handle snoring, night terrors, bedwetting, and other distressing issues

Table of Contents:

Introduction.

Part I: From A to ZZZZZ: The Basics of Sleep.

Chapter 1: Taking Charge of Your Dream Team.

Chapter 2: Understanding the Importance and Stages of Slumber.

Chapter 3: Personality: A Big Piece of the Puzzle.

Part II: I Have a Dream: Winning Sleep Strategies for Every Age.

Chapter 4: Growing and Changing: Sleep from Birth to 6 Months.

Chapter 5: Getting the Hang of It: Sleep from 6 to 12 Months.

Chapter 6: Baby on the Move: Sleep from 12 to 18 Months.

Chapter 7: The Wake-Up Call: Sleep from 18 Months to 2 Years.

Chapter 8: The Big Tug of War: Sleep from 2 through 3 Years.

Part III: Sleep Decisions that Involve the Whole Family.

Chapter 9: Keeping Baby Nearby? Co-Sleeping with Your Little One.

Chapter 10: Move Over, Darlin’! When a Sibling Enters the Picture.

Chapter 11: Your Dream Team Grows: Preschool, Day Care, and Sitters.

Part IV: Dealing with Special Circumstances.

Chapter 12: Sleep Tips for Families with Premature Babies.

Chapter 13: Sneezes, Sniffles, Aches, and Pains.

Chapter 14: When Life Changes Keep Your Child Awake.

Part V: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 15: Ten Tips for Getting Your Tot to Sleep.

Chapter 16: Ten Pitfalls to Avoid at Sleepytime.

Chapter 17: More than Ten Great Bedtime Stories and Songs.

Appendix: Sleep Logs.

Index.

Atkins Journal or Pilates

Atkins Journal: Your Personal Journey Toward a New You

Author: Robert C Atkins

This journal is a valuable ally to help you do Atkins properly--enhancing your potential to manage your weight and improve your overall health!

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Pilates: Fitness Training for Body and Soul

Author: Antje Kort

Benefit from a shaped healthy body, new vitality, and great vibrancy! You will learn all about the fundamentals, the eight Pilates principles, and why it is so important to exercise the abdominal muscles. All of the exercises are described in great detail, starting with the preparatory training exercises and moving up to the challenging original Pilates exercises. Find out your strengths and weaknesses, and put together your very own personal workout. Includes extra programs for relaxation, for problems areas, and for a strong back.

Wants Wishes and Wills or A Fit and Well Way of Life

Wants, Wishes, and Wills: A Medical and Legal Guide to Protecting Yourself and Your Family in Sickness and in Health

Author: Wynne A Whitman

A terminal diagnosis...a life-threatening disease... recognition of one's own mortality...or simply planning ahead. These all lead individuals to contemplate difficult end-of-life decisions. But when they do, they find themselves confused, desperately seeking guidance: about Living Wills, about health care proxies, about their own care, wishes, and affairs. Dr. Shawn D. Glisson and Wynne A.Whitman, Esq., help people face these issues every day - Glisson as a respected oncologist, Whitman as an experienced estate lawyer. Now, they've come together to give readers all the tools they need to make the best decisions for themselves and their families. The authors provide compassionate, up-to-date, plain-English guidance you need to decide for yourself and stay in control of your life.

Understand your choices and take control of them
Know your options and make sure your decisions are respected Know the law–before it's too late
Understand directives, health care proxies, Living Wills, and powers of attorney

The authors answer questions such as:
-How can I make sure I get the best possible care to fight my disease?
-How do I prepare a Living Will that accurately expresses my views?
-Will alternative therapies help me?
-What should I know about hospice?
-What's the best way to plan my estate and minimize my taxes?
-Above all, how do I make sure my wishes are followed?

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     xv
About the Authors     xvi
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Health and Medical Situation
Health and Medical Wants: Your Personal Health Care System     3
A Guide to Creating Your Personal Health Care System     3
My Personal Health Care Team     7
Your Health Care Records     8
My Own Interoperable Health Network     8
Health and Medical Wants     9
Health and Medical Wishes: Providers, Facilities, and Programs     11
A Guide to Medical Experts     11
I've Just Been Diagnosed. What Do I Do Now?     12
Office Overview     13
Second Opinions     14
What if My Physicians Don't Use the Same Hospitals and Diagnostic Testing Centers?     15
Let the Patient Beware!     16
Physician "Hats"     18
White Coat Cast     27
What's Up, Doc?     23
Choosing Medical Facilities     23
Pharmacies     26
Medical Service, Magazines, Milk, and More     27
Medical Palliation Programs and Hospice     28
Health and Medical Wishes     31
Health and Medical Wills: Your Medical Conditions     33
A Guide to Determining YourCurrent Health Status     33
Your Medical Conditions     34
Health and Medical Wills     39
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Personal Situation
Personal Wants: Doctors and Dialogue     43
A Guide to Communicating Better with Your Providers     43
Who Are Your Health Care Providers?     44
Where Were Your Last Tests Done?     44
What Medicines Are You Taking?     45
What Exactly Is This Pill?     46
What Are You Allergic To? What Are You Intolerant Of?     46
Do I Have to Tell My Doctor Everything?     47
How Are You Feeling?     47
What's Your Health History?     48
Your Protected Health Information     48
Past Medical History     48
Medications/Allergies     49
Family History     49
Social History     50
Personal Wants     50
Personal Wishes: Screening and Counseling     51
A Guide to Health Counseling     51
Who Do You Go To for Your Health Care Advice?     52
United States Federal Counseling Standards as of 2006     54
Screening for Health Conditions     57
U.S. Federal Screening Standards as of 2006      58
Personal Wishes     62
Personal Wills: Drugs, Diets, and Devices     63
A Guide to Drug Discovery, Distribution, and Delivery     64
Trial or Study-What's the Difference?     65
Listen to the Experts!     66
What If My Health Insurance Won't Cover Some Treatments?     67
Online Update     68
Is a Clinical Trial or the Standard Treatment Right for Me?     72
What Exactly Is Alternative Care?     75
Beneficial Diets     77
Devices     79
Personal Wills     80
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Medical-Legal Affairs
Medical-Legal Wants: Understanding Interventions     83
A Guide to Airway Interventions     85
Breathing Interventions     86
Breathing Basics     86
Circulatory Interventions     87
Discomfort Interventions     88
Pain Facts     89
Enteric Interventions     90
Medical-Legal Wants     94
Medical-Legal Wishes: Defining Capacity, Consciousness, and Contingencies     95
A Guide to Evaluating Medical Capacity and Comas     96
Capacity and Competence     97
A Little Levity     98
Coma Conditions     101
Choosing Medical End-of-Life Points     101
The Different Points of Death     106
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) Orders     109
Medical-Legal Wishes     110
Medical-Legal Wills: Directives, Definitions, and Discussions     111
Who's Who?     112
Health Care Documents 101     113
What If I Don't Have a Health Care Proxy?     114
What About Your Old Health Care Proxy and Living Will?     115
A Guide to Health Care Proxies and Living Wills     115
The New Living Will     116
Who Can Know Your Health Care Status?     118
What Are Life-Sustaining Treatments?     120
Does a Living Will Mean I Want Euthanasia?     122
Powers of Attorney     124
What Exactly Is a General Durable Power of Attorney?     126
The Documents Are Signed. What Now?     128
Communicating Your Health Care Wants and Wishes     129
How Often Should I Update My Documents?     132
Medical-Legal Wills     132
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Selfless Contributions
Selfless Contribution Wants: Donating Time, Tissue, and Treatment Data     137
A Guide to Patient Advocacy Communities      137
Donation Communities     139
Organ Donations     140
Our Favorite Bumper Sticker     140
Blood Donations     140
Blood Donations 101     141
Bone Marrow     142
Scientific Research     142
Research Communities     143
Selfless Contribution Wants     144
Selfless Contribution Wishes: Individual Purpose, Production, and Protection     145
A Guide to Goal Setting     145
An Added Bonus     146
Time Management     148
Vivacious Volunteers     149
Liability Protection     150
Selfless Contribution Wishes     151
Selfless Contribution Wills: Donation Requirements, Responsibilities, and Rights     153
A Guide to Informed Consent     153
Can I Revoke My Informed Consent?     154
Record Keeping and Reporting     155
Scientific Data     155
Donation Ownership     156
Selfless Contribution Wills     157
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Estate Planning
Estate Planning Wants: Purpose, Preparation, and Protection     161
Beneficiary Designations     162
Double Check Those Designations      162
Joint Tenants     163
Tenants-in-Common     163
Individual Assets     164
Get Organized!     164
Who Are These People?     165
A Guide to the Purposes and Benefits of Estate Planning     166
What About In-Laws and Adopted Children?     168
What Does Escheat Mean?     169
Protecting Your Estate from Taxes     170
The Changing Federal Tax Law     171
Finding Estate Planning Professionals     174
Time Waits for No One     176
Don't Wait Till the Last Minute!     179
Estate Planning Wants     179
Estate Planning Wishes: Caring for Family, Friends, and Foundations     181
A Guide to Planning for Relatives     182
Your Parents     182
How Do I Talk to My Parents About Estate Planning?     183
Your Young Children     183
Disabled Loved Ones     184
Planning for Nonrelatives     185
My Charitable Planning Questionnaire     186
Planning for Charities     186
Let the Donor Beware!     187
Charity Begins with the Heart and Ends with the Bottom Line     188
The Famously Charitable      190
Estate Planning Wishes     191
Estate Planning Wills: Testaments, Trusts, and Other Tools     193
Explaining Your Decision     194
A Guide to Last Wills and Testaments     194
What's a Holographic Will?     195
Who Can Write a Will?     196
Stephanie's Saga: Beware of Mysterious Lists     197
Do I Have to List Everything?     199
What About Spot and Fluffy?     200
Family Planning     201
Legalese 101     202
What's a Trust?     203
What's the Difference Between a Will and a Trust?     205
The Executor     206
Fiduciary Duty     208
Who Should Be the Guardian of My Children?     208
Guardian Letter of Guidance     209
Procrastination Nation     210
Trusts     210
If I Have a Trust, Do I Need a Will?     211
Other Estate Planning Tools     212
Long-Term Care and Disability Insurance     213
Estate Planning Decisions     215
Estate Planning Wills     216
The Wants, Wishes, and Wills of Your Legacy
Legacy Wants: Providing Ideas, Instructions, and Intentions     219
A Guide to Letters and Lessons of Love     220
Video Memorials     221
Letters of Instruction     222
Letter of Instruction Checklist     227
Funeral Planning     228
The New Funeral     229
The High-Tech Funeral     231
Memorial Stone     231
Legacy Wants     232
Legacy Wishes: Assisting Family, Friends, and Future Generations to Remember     233
All Things Must Pass     234
A Guide to Your Personal Identity     235
Getting Started     235
Family Tree Preparation     237
Legacy Wishes     239
Your Legacy Wills: Your Safety Your Rights, and Your Records     241
A Guide to Medical Safety     241
Patients' Rights     244
Patient's Bill of Rights     244
Your Records     246
What Is a Covered Entity?     249
Medical Identity Theft     250
Personal Information Storage     251
Legacy Wills     253
Conclusion     255
Classy Communicating     256
Your Wants, Wishes, and Wills     258
Your Wants, Wishes, and Wills     259
Additional Resources      261
Suggested Readings List     261
Web Site Resources     262
Glossary     265
Index     279

Go to: The Leanness Lifestyle or First Steps to Fitness

A Fit and Well Way of Life

Author: Gwen Robbins

Offering twelve chapters with brief coverage of health Topics, this book is designed for course that is primarily classroom lecture; students are expected to pursue self-guided fitness outside of class, such as seep activity logs and complete lab assignments. Complements a fitness course that is broader in scope and incorporates self-management principles and stress management to build healthy habits. Ideal for a fitness or wellness course with limited credit hours. Offers behavior change strategies throughout and many lab activities offered in the book and even more available online.

Optic Neuritis a Medical Dictionary Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References or Polycythemia a Medical Dictionary Bibliography and Annotated Research Guide to Internet References

Optic Neuritis - 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 optic neuritis. 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 optic neuritis.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 Optic Neuritis
Overview
Federally Funded Research on Optic Neuritis
E-Journals: PubMed Central
The National Library of Medicine: PubMed
Chapter 2. Nutrition and Optic Neuritis
Overview
Finding Nutrition Studies on Optic Neuritis
Federal Resources on Nutrition
Additional Web Resources
Chapter 3. Alternative Medicine and Optic Neuritis
Overview
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Additional Web Resources
General References
Chapter 4. Patents on Optic Neuritis
Overview
Patent Applications on Optic Neuritis
Keeping Current
Chapter 5. Books on Optic Neuritis
Overview
Chapters on Optic Neuritis
Chapter 6. Periodicals and News on Optic Neuritis
Overview
News Services and Press Releases
Academic Periodicals covering Optic Neuritis
Chapter 7. Researching Medications
Overview
U.S. Pharmacopeia
Commercial Databases
Researching Orphan Drugs
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
OPTIC NEURITIS DICTIONARY
INDEX

See also: The Career Mystique or Bearing Witness

Polycythemia - 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 polycythemia. 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 polycythemia.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.