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Blast the Sugar Out!: Lower Blood Sugar, Lose Weight, Live Better

IAN K M D SMITH · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 240
Format: Hardcover

Do you want to lose weight?In BLAST the Sugar Out!, Ian K. Smith, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Shred Power Cleanse, will guide you to eat well -- and frequently -- while controlling carbohydrates and dropping pounds to get to goal. You will lose weight on this diet -- and start...
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Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer

Lisa McCubbin · Gallery Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

An intimate and insightful biography of Betty Ford, the groundbreaking, candid, and resilient First Lady and wife of President Gerald Ford, from the #1 New York Times bestselling coauthor of Five Presidents and Mrs. Kennedy and Me.Betty Ford: First Lady, Women's Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer...
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Everything You Need You Have: How to Be at Home in Your Self

Gerad Kite · Harmony Crown
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

In this inspiring, revelatory book, Kite shows us how to look at things from a different perspective, and to uncover the truth: that everything we need to be happy and well, we already have inside. Drawing on the principles of ancient Chinese philosophy and his extensive experience of helping...
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Cancerland: A Medical Memoir

DAVID T M D SCADDEN · Thomas Dunne Books
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

A doctor's riveting story of loss and hope in the world of cancer.What is it like to encounter cancer? How does it feel to face the unknown, to enter a world of hope, loss, and dread?From the diagnosis of his childhood friend's mother to his poignant memories in the lab, David Scadden's...
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Reflexology: A Beginners Guide To Reflexology

Erik Smith · Independently published
Pages: 24
Format: Paperback

Reflexology is based on a system of reflex areas and zones that reflect the human body's image on the hands and feet, with the premise that a reflexology session can effect a positive physical change on your body. While reflexology is no substitute for conventional medicine, it can help...
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Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity

Ronald Epstein · Scribner
Pages: 287
Format: Print book

The first book for the general public about mindfulness and medical practice, a groundbreaking, intimate exploration of how doctors think and what matters most - safe, effective, patient-centered, compassionate care - from the foremost expert in the field.As a third-year Harvard Medical...
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Aging with Wisdom: Reflections, Stories and Teachings

Olivia Ames Hoblitzelle · Monkfish Book Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

"Opens the door to aging's wisdom and love in a beautiful and heartfelt way." -- Jack Kornfield, author of A Path with HeartHow do we enter our elder years with openness, curiosity, and engagement? A central assumption of this book is that deepening one's inner life is central...
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The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America

Tommy Tomlinson · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

In the tradition of Roxane Gay's Hunger, a searing, honest, and candid exploration of what it's like to live as a fat man, from acclaimed journalist Tommy Tomlinson, who decided he had to change his life as he neared the age of fifty weighing in at 460 pounds.When he was almost fifty years...
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The Mystery of Sleep: Why a Good Night's Rest Is Vital to a Better, Healthier Life

MEIR KRYGER · Yale University Press
Pages: 330
Format: Hardcover

An authoritative and accessible guide to what happens when we shut our eyes at night We spend a third of our lives in bed, but how much do we really understand about how sleep affects us? In the past forty years, scientists have discovered that our sleep (or lack of it) can affect...
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The Lyme Solution: A 5-Part Plan to Fight the Inflammatory Auto-Immune Response and Beat Lyme Disease

DARIN INGELS · Avery
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover

A comprehensive, natural approach to treating acute and chronic Lyme disease, from a leading naturopathic physician who has managed his symptoms for more than fifteen years.Lyme disease is one of the fastest-growing infectious diseases in the United States, and millions of people worldwide...
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The Seasons of My Mother: A Memoir of Love, Family, and Flowers

Marcia Gay Harden · Atria Books
Pages: 336
Format: Book

In this poetic and inspiring memoir, one of America's most revered actresses uses the imagery of flowers and the art of Ikebana to depict the unique creative bond that she has had with her mother throughout the years - and how, together, they are facing her mother's struggle with...
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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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Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being

Henning Mankell · Vintage
Pages: 320
Format: Print book

In January 2014 I was informed that I had cancer. However, Quicksand is not a book about death and destruction, but about what it means to be human. I have undertaken a journey from my childhood to the man I am today, writing about the key events in my life, and about the people who have...
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The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer

CHARLES GRAEBER · Twelve
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Bestselling author of The Good Nurse, Charles Graeber details the discovery of cancer's secret weakness, and how a new generation of scientists finally cracked the code on how the human immune system can fight -- and beat -- the disease. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 15.0px...
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