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Good Housekeeping Doctors' Secrets: Fight Disease, Relieve Pain, and Live a Healthy Life with Practical Advice from 100 Top Medical Experts

Sari Harrar · Hearst Books
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

According to a study by Emory University, doctors live an average of five years longer than the rest of us. They know what it takes to keep themselves healthy - and this book shows you how to think and act like one of them. Award-winning journalist Sari Harrar checks in with more than 100 top medical...
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What Patients Say, What Doctors Hear

Danielle Ofri · Beacon Press
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

How refocusing conversations between doctors and their patients can lead to better healthDespite modern medicine's infatuation with high-tech gadgetry, the single most powerful diagnostic tool is the doctor-patient conversation, which can uncover the lion's share of illnesses. However,...
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The Ultimate Ketogenic Cookbook: 100 Low-Carb, High-Fat Paleo Recipes for Easy Weight Loss and Optimum Health

Ella Sanders · Castle Point Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

The ketogenic diet, which is high-fat and low-carb (similar but more extreme than Paleo and a throwback to Dr. Atkins) is on fire these days. By drastically reducing the amount of carbohydrates you consume daily and eating lots of protein and fat, a metabolic process called ketosis kicks...
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How to Survive Your Childhood Now That You're an Adult: A Path to Authenticity and Awakening

IRA ISRAEL · New World Library
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

Few of us are immune to the ideas we absorbed as children. We learned how to get approval or disapproval by creating the kinds of selves who would fit in and succeed with the "right" jobs, relationships, possessions, and so on. Even if we rebel against these ingrained notions...
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Mercies in Disguise: A Story of Hope, a Family's Genetic Destiny, and the Science That Rescued Them

Gina Kolata · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 262
Format: Hardcover

New York Times science reporter Gina Kolata follows a family through genetic illness and one courageous daughter who decides her fate shall no longer be decided by a genetic flaw.The phone rings. The doctor from California is on the line. "Are you ready Amanda?" The two people...
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A Stitch of Time: The Year a Brain Injury Changed My Language and Life

Lauren Marks · Simon and Schuster
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

For fans of Brain on Fire and My Stroke of Insight, an incredible first-person account of one woman's journey to regaining her language and identity after a brain aneurysm affects her ability to communicate.Lauren Marks was twenty-seven, touring a show in Scotland with her friends,...
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The Metabolism Plan: Discover the Foods and Exercises that Work for Your Body to Reduce Inflammation and Drop Pounds Fast

Lyn-Genet Recitas · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 292
Format: Hardcover

The New York Times bestselling author of The Plan is back to help readers customize their diet and exercise less to lose more weight! The Plan -- the instant New York Times and USA Today bestseller that helped readers pinpoint which "healthy" foods were making them gain weight...
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Pretty Intense: The 90-Day Mind, Body and Food Plan that will absolutely Change Your Life

DANICA PATRICK · Avery
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

America's NASCAR standout offers a 90-day program to sculpt your body, calm your mind, and achieve your greatest goalsEverything Danica Patrick does is Pretty Intense. A top athlete in her field, not to mention a fan favorite and the first woman to rule in her male-dominated sport,...
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The Alzheimer's Antidote: Using a Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet to Fight Alzheimer's Disease, Memory Loss, and Cognitive Decline

Amy Berger · Chelsea Green Publishing
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback

A Comprehensive Metabolic & Lifestyle Approach A diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease in 2016 is startlingly similar to a half-century ago. Despite decades of research and millions of dollars invested in uncovering the causes and developing treatments for this devastating illness,...
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You Are Amazing

ANDREWS MCMEEL PUBLISHING. · Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pages: 160
Format: Hardcover

You Are Amazing is a little book bursting with good vibes: the perfect gift for any occasion!Remind a special someone in your life just how wonderful they are with this colorful little pick-me-up packed with uplifting quotes, journal pages, and down-to-earth advice. The perfect way to say YOU ARE AMAZING!
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The 40-Year-Old Vegan: 75 Recipes to Make You Leaner, Cleaner, and Greener in the Second Half of Life

Sandra Sellani · Skyhorse Publishing
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

Do you wish you could have your pasta and eat it too? So do Sandra and Susan Sellani, twin sisters who transformed the traditional Italian comfort foods of their childhood into healthier, plant-based versions. Sandra, a West Coast vegan, and Susan, an East Coast omnivore, have collaborated...
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Pregnancy Day By Day, 3rd Edition

DK. · DK
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

For expectant parents who want to know everything about their developing baby at every stage, Pregnancy Day by Day provides a daily countdown to the date of delivery. Covering each day of pregnancy in detail, as well as labor, birth, and life with a new baby, Pregnancy Day by Day is an unprecedented...
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The Clever Gut Diet: How to Revolutionize Your Body from the Inside Out

Dr Michael Mosley · Atria Books
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

From #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Diet and The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet comes a groundbreaking new book about your gut - known as the "second brain" of the body - that explains how taking care of its good bacteria can lead to optimal health and weight loss.People...
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An Empowering Guide to Lung Cancer Six Steps to Take Charge of Your Care and Your Life

Eric Presser
Format: Print book

Lung cancer is a serious illness one that is considered among medicine's most dreaded diagnoses. Alone, it's responsible for 29 percent of cancer deaths in the United States and causes more deaths than breast, colon, ovarian, and prostate cancer combined Additionally, lung cancer isn't...
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Healthcare Choices: 5 Steps to Getting the Medical Care You Want and Need

Archelle Georgiou · Rowman & Littlefield
Pages: 180
Format: Print book

Making healthcare decisions is hard, but making the right choices has never mattered more.Healthcare Choices: 5 Steps to Getting the Care You Want and Need gives you the tools you need to choose the best medical care - for you. Archelle Georgiou, MD, explains her CARES model, the formula...
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