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Kirk and Anne

KIRK DOUGLAS · Running Press
Pages: 221
Format: Hardcover

Film legend Kirk Douglas and Anne Buydens, his wife of nearly sixty-three years, look back on a lifetime filled with drama both on and off the screen. Sharing priceless correspondence with each other as well as the celebrities and world leaders they called friends, Kirk and Anne is a candid...
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Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir

Padma Lakshmi · Ecco
Pages: 325
Format: Print book

A vivid memoir of food and family, survival and triumph, Love, Loss, and What We Atetraces Padma Lakshmi s unlikely path from an immigrant childhood to a complicated life in front of the camera a tantalizing blend of Ruth Reichl s Tender at the Bone and Nora Ephron s HeartburnLong before...
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The Vaccination Debate: Making the Right Choice for You and Your Children

Chris Spinelli · New Horizon Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

The Vaccination Debate takes a rational approach to discussing the science of vaccines in the context of everyday life. As Spinelli and Karinch examine the schedule of vaccines from birth through adolescence, the authors shed new light on this timely and controversial issue, writing with...
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The Merck Manual of Women's and Men's Health

Various · Gallery Books; Reprint edition
Format: Print book

[ The Merck Manual of Women's and Men's Health BY Various ( Author ) ] { Paperback } 2014
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Sometimes Amazing Things Happen: Heartbreak and Hope on the Bellevue Hospital Psychiatric Prison Ward

Elizabeth Ford · Regan Arts
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

From the Chief of Psychiatry for Correctional Health Services in New York City comes a revelatory and deeply compassionate memoir that takes readers inside Bellevue Hospital's forensic psychiatry unit and brings to life the world - the system, the staff, and the haunting cases - that shaped...
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A Woman's Guide to Living with Heart Disease

大平 昌彦 · Johns Hopkins University Press
Pages: 232
Format: Paperback

Heart disease is the leading cause of death for women worldwide. Yet most people are still unaware that heart disease is not just a man's problem. Carolyn Thomas, a heart attack survivor herself, is on a mission to educate women about their heart health. Based on her popular Heart Sisters...
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Managing Hypertension: Tools to Improve Health and Prevent Complications

Sandra A Moulton · McFarland & Company
Pages: 277
Format: Print book

Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is a common chronic disease affecting people of different ages, cultural backgrounds and socio-economic statuses worldwide. Research links hypertension to increased risk of heart disease, kidney disease and cardiovascular disease--the leading cause...
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Understanding Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers

Naheed Ali · Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 270
Format: Hardcover

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a condition that causes persistent and debilitating tiredness. The condition has no obvious cause but persists for more than six months, and patients tend to avoid activity due to constant fatigue. A wide variety of causes are thought to contribute to the condition,...
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Staying Alive: The Signs That You Have to See a Doctor Right Now

Matthew Hahn · W W Norton
Pages: 280
Format: Print book

Staying Alive is the ultimate medical survival guide for the twenty-first-century patient. Written by the award-winning family physician Dr. Matthew Hahn, the book details what most effectively saves patients' lives and keeps them well. Drawing on his extensive experience, Dr. Hahn...
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The Young Skin Diet

Michelle Lee · Salut Studio
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

JAMES BEARD BOOK AWARD NOMINATED AUTHOR
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What You Must Know About Age-related Macular Degeneration How You Can Prevent, Stop, or Reverse Amd

Age-related macular degeneration -- AMD -- is the most commonly diagnosed eye disorder in people over fifty. Well over two million Americans have been told they have AMD, and that number is expected to grow substantially. While this is a frightening statistic, over the last several years,...
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Understanding Fibromyalgia: An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers

Naheed Ali
Format: Hardcover

Fibromyalgia is a chronic disorder associated with overall body pain and discomfort. Although the condition is not a variety of other neurological disorders or even arthritis, it possesses some of the same symptoms. There are an estimated 10 million Americans suffering with fibrom
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Understanding Celiac Disease: An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers

Naheed Ali · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 332
Format: Print book

As the market for gluten free foods continues to grow and change, many people are turning to a gluten free lifestyle for a number of reasons. Some people, however, are diagnosed with celiac disease, which is more than just a gluten sensitivity. For people with celiac disease, eating is often...
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Even the Stiffest People Can Do the Splits: A 4-Week Stretching Plan to Achieve Amazing Health

EIKO. · Rodale Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Learn to do the splits in just 4 weeks -- no matter how stiff you think you are!Whether you spend your days running marathons or slouching over a keyboard, everyone can benefit from stretching and the increased flexibility that comes along with it. With only five minutes of stretching a day,...
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