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Eat This Not That! The Best

David Zinczenko · Rodale
Pages: 420
Format: Hardcover

Did you know that choosing one fast-food milk shake over another can save you 2,000 calories? That's right. The difference is an entire day's worth of calories. Make a swap like that once a week and you'll save nearly 30 pounds in one year. And that's just the beginning....
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The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed

Gretchen Becker · Da Capo Lifelong Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,
Pages: 400
Format: Print book

Diabetes is one of the fastest growing diseases in the world; the American Diabetes Association reports that 1.7 million new diagnoses are made each year. After her own diagnosis, Gretchen Becker became a "patient-expert," educating herself on every aspect of type 2 diabetes...
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Target 100: The World's Simplest Weight-Loss Program in 6 Easy Steps

Liz Josefsberg · BenBella Books
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover

"When I was losing weight, Liz was more than my coach; she was my rock, and I couldn't have done it without her. She just got it, because she'd been through it herself (and helped about a million other people through it, too) . Target 100 is Liz in book form - smart, supportive,...
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The Pet Loss Companion: Healing Advice from Family Therapists Who Lead Pet Loss Groups

Ken Dolan-Del Vecchio · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 134
Format: Paperback

Video trailer for The Pet Loss Companion and Making Love, Playing Power - vimeo.com/104627183Everyone who's ever loved an animal companion will find wisdom and solace in this book. The authors share stories drawn from decades of experience leading pet loss groups and practicing family...
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Don't Eat This If You're Taking That: The Hidden Risks of Mixing Food and Medicine

Madelyn H Fernstrom · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 233
Format: Print book

NBC Today Show nutrition and health guru Madelyn Fernstrom presents the ultimate guide to food and medicine interaction.While no one wants to take medication to treat diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, or other ailments, for millions of people, this is a daily reality. Seven...
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Live Long And . . .: What I Learned Along the Way

William Shatner · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

Star Trek legend and veteran author William Shatner discusses the meaning of life, finding value in work, and living well whatever your age."I have always felt," William Shatner says early in his newest memoir, that "like the great comedian George Burns, who lived to 100,...
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Nursing School Entrance Exams

Kaplan. · Kaplan Pub
Pages: 396
Format: Print book

Kaplan's Nursing School Entrance Exams is comprehensive review of all tested material on major nursing school entrance assessments, including the TEAS, HESI, PAX-RN, Kaplan, and PSB-RN exams. With focused review and practice for math, reading comprehension, and science - plus quick-reference...
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Atchafalaya Houseboat: My Years in the Louisiana Swamp

Ansgar Steland · LSU Press
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

In the early 1970s, two idealistic young people -- Gwen Carpenter Roland and Calvin Voisin -- decided to leave civilization and re-create the vanished simple life of their great-grandparents in the heart of Louisiana's million-acre Atchafalaya River Basin Swamp. Armed with a box of crayons...
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A Kind of Mirraculas Paradise: A True Story About Schizophrenia

Sandra Allen · Scribner
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

Dazzlingly, daringly written, marrying the thoughtful originality of Maggie Nelson's The Argonauts with the revelatory power of Neurotribes and The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, this propulsive, stunning book illuminates the experience of living with schizophrenia like never before.Sandra...
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Dead Men Do Tell Tales: The Strange and Fascinating Cases of a Forensic Anthropologist

William R Maples · Broadway Books
Pages: 292
Format: Paperback

From a skeleton, a skull, a mere fragment of burnt thighbone, prominent forensic anthropologist Dr. William Maples can deduce the age, gender, and ethnicity of a murder victim, the manner in which the person was dispatched, and, ultimately, the identity of the killer. In Dead Men Do Tell...
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The Biggest Loser Fitness Program: Fast, Safe, and Effective Workouts to Target and Tone Your Trouble Spots--Adapted from NBC's Hit Show!

Maggie Greenwood-Robinson · Rodale
Pages: 198
Format: Paperback

Thanks to The Biggest Loser, NBC's unscripted hit show, dozens of overweight contestants have improved their health with dramatic weight-loss transformations. Thousands of inspired fans of the show have undergone personal weight-loss journeys, using the tools and tips provided by the show's...
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You: Staying Young: The Owner's Manual for Extending Your Warranty

Michael F. Roizen · Scribner; 1 edition
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

The body is the most fascinating machine ever created, and nobody talks about it in ways that are as illuminating and compelling as Dr. Michael Roizen and Dr. Mehmet Oz. Most people think of the aging of our bodies the same way we think of the aging of our cars: the older we get, the more...
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Nursing Assistant/Nurse Aide Exam

LearningExpress (Organization) · Learning Express
Pages: 176
Format: Print book

This newly expanded and completely revised guide provides all the comprehensive information needed to master the official certification exams for Certified Nursing Assistants. Based on national standards for CNAa and geared toward the NNAAP exam, inside is the most comprehensive practice...
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The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline

DALE BREDESEN · Avery
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking plan to prevent and reverse Alzheimer's Disease that fundamentally changes how we understand cognitive decline. Everyone knows someone who has survived cancer, but until now no one knows anyone who has survived Alzheimer's Disease. In this paradigm shifting book,...
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