This comprehensive guide is designed to help everyone whose days are filled with chronic pain -- the kind of pain that truly is a disease unto itself. Where does chronic pain come from, and why doesn't it go away? Dr. Steven H. Richeimer, an eminent voice in the field of pain management, answers these and other fundamental questions about chronic pain. Board certified in pain medicine, anesthesiology, and psychiatry, he knows that the stress of persistent pain quickly takes a toll on the body and the mind. And he has helped thousands of people reduce their pain and reclaim their lives.In Confronting Chronic Pain, Dr. Richeimer discusses what causes pain in such disorders as arthritis, cancer, fibromyalgia, chronic headache, and back pain -- and describes how to get relief.
Johns Hopkins University Press
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9781421412528
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Hardcover
Everyday Yoga
By Rountree, Sage
Americas leading expert on yoga for active people Sage Rountree shares her approach to practicing yoga every day in this colorful lay-flat guide to yoga poses and routines Flexibility balance whole-body strength recovery range of motion focusxa regular yoga practice brings many benefits to people who lead active lives For athletes in particular the dynamic stretching of athlete-friendly yoga poses and properly designed yoga exercises can counteract the tightness and imbalances that come from daily workouts In Everyday Yoga certified coach and registered yoga teacher Sage Rountree shares the yoga positions and exercises she has developed in her own yoga studio at Kripalu and working with active people during her popular yoga clinics around the country She guides experienced yoga practitioners and yoga beginners on the best ways to design and develop their own at-home yoga routines Everyday Yoga provides endless opportunities to explore and practice yoga in your own home How to design yoga sessions to address the whole body or specific areasHow to sequence yoga poses for a satisfying practiceHow to create yoga routines of varying duration from to minutesHow to make yoga poses easier or more challengingEach Everyday Yoga routine moves the spine in every direction and loosens tight hips in routines that can last from to minutes leaving readers satisfied and relaxed By sequencing several routines together readers can build stronger more flexible injury-resistant bodies.
VeloPress; 1 Spi edition
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9781937715359
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Print book
The Fat Flush Foods
By Gittleman, Ann Louise
The Fat Flush Foods: The World's Best Foods, Seasonings, and Supplements to Flush the Fat From Every Body Everything you need to know about the top fifty Fat Flushing foods The New York Times bestselling The Fat Flush Plan is helping millions lose weight, cleanse their bodies, and lead healthier lives by eating foods that flush away fat while building vitality and strength. Now The Fat Flush Foods highlights the "super" foods, herbs, spices, and supplements that help you speed up fat loss and reap maximum health benefits. The Fat Flush Foods features: The Top 50 Super Foods that burn fat, boost your metabolism, and detoxify your body while controlling cholesterol and blood sugar levels The best thermogenic culinary herbs and spices-including ginger, cayenne, mustards, anise, fennel, and cinnamon The latest research on the antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal properties of these foods Tips that make fat flushing easy, economical, and delicious.
McGraw-Hill
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9780071440684
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Paperback
The Essential Homebirth Guide
By Drichta, Jane E.
Birthing is a miraculous time when you and your baby will work together to bring about life. As you finally cradle your precious newborn in your arms, you should know deep in your soul that every decision that brought the two of you to this special moment was yours. More families than ever are choosing to birth at home. Midwives Jane E. Drichta and Jodilyn Owen answer questions about the kind of care, support, and information you need as you investigate whether this option is right for you. Birth can be an empowering and positive experience, and this book provides gentle guidance, with high regard for your wisdom and ability to successfully navigate your prenatal care, birth, and early mothering. Enriched with real birth stories from new mothers, The Essential Homebirth Guide offers thoughtful, compassionate advice on a wealth of birthing topics, including: * Building a supportive homebirth community * Caring for yourself and your baby from your pregnancy through the postpartum period * Communicating about your birthing plans with your midwife, your partner, and your family and friends * Deciding whether homebirth is safe for you * Educating yourself about common pregnancy-related issues * Preparing your home and your family for the big day.
Simon & Schuster
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9781451668629
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Paperback
Getting Things Off My Chest
By Young, Melanie
Charge head on into the battle with breast cancer, armed with these outstanding survivors' tips on how to stay sane, focused, and in charge. Written by a breast cancer survivor with expert insights, handy checklists and helpful questions to ask your doctors, all geared toward streamlining your new life. This detailed, upbeat book helps you make informed decisions, eat and exercise to stay strong, look and feel your best, eliminate stress and boost your spirits with positive thinking and a dose of humor. Don't let your cancer control you; empower yourself and ease the transition with this all-inclusive guide. This book is WINNER of the 2014 International Book Award for Cancer Health topics."You may not have chosen to have cancer, but you can choose how you mange your treatment and treat yourself to stay strong, focused and healthy moving forward.
Cedar Fort, Inc.
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9781462113231
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Print book
All about Your Eyes
By Weizer, Jennifer S.
A concise, easy-to-understand reference book, "All about Your Eyes" tells you what you need to know to care for your eyes and what to expect from your eye doctor. In this reliable guide, leading eye care experts: explain how healthy eyes work; describe various eye diseases, including pink eye, cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy; provide up-to-date information on eye surgery, including refractive, laser, and cosmetic. For each eye problem, the authors describe in simple, straightforward language: what it is; the symptoms; what, if anything, you can do to prevent it; when to call the doctor; the treatment; the likelihood of recovery. "All about Your Eyes" includes a glossary of technical terms and, following each entry, links to web sites where further information may be found.
Duke University Press Books; 1 edition
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9780822336990
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Paperback
Happy for No Reason
By Shimoff, Marci
What would it take to make you happy? A fulfilling career, a big bank account, or the perfect mate? What if it didn't take anything to make you happy? What if you could experience happiness from the inside out -- no matter what's going on in your life? In "Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, " transformational expert Marci Shimoff offers a breakthrough approach to being happy, one that doesn't depend on achievements, goals, money, relationships, or anything else "out there." Most books on happiness tell you to find the things that make you happy and do more of them. Although there's nothing wrong with that, it won't bring you the kind of deep and lasting happiness most people long for -- the kind you'll never lose, no matter what happens in your life.
Free Press
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9781416547723
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Print book
The Doctor's Book of Home Remedies for Seniors
By Dollemore, Doug
When you get to be a certain age, that timeworn phrase "You're as young as you feel" starts to sound a little bit like a bad joke because you're not feeling all that young anymore. But it doesn't have to be that way.Aches and pains don't have to be an everyday occurrence. Your memory and quick wit can stay just as sharp as they've always been. And with just a little extra attention, your health can be as excellent as it was in your youth.Yes, it's true your health concerns change with age, and the ways you deal with those health problems have to change, too. That's why the editors of the bestseller The Doctors Book of Home Remedies have brought you The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors. From around the world, we've brought together the top experts on health for people over 60.
Confronting Chronic Pain
By Richeimer, Steven H.
This comprehensive guide is designed to help everyone whose days are filled with chronic pain -- the kind of pain that truly is a disease unto itself. Where does chronic pain come from, and why doesn't it go away? Dr. Steven H. Richeimer, an eminent voice in the field of pain management, answers these and other fundamental questions about chronic pain. Board certified in pain medicine, anesthesiology, and psychiatry, he knows that the stress of persistent pain quickly takes a toll on the body and the mind. And he has helped thousands of people reduce their pain and reclaim their lives.In Confronting Chronic Pain, Dr. Richeimer discusses what causes pain in such disorders as arthritis, cancer, fibromyalgia, chronic headache, and back pain -- and describes how to get relief.
Everyday Yoga
By Rountree, Sage
Americas leading expert on yoga for active people Sage Rountree shares her approach to practicing yoga every day in this colorful lay-flat guide to yoga poses and routines Flexibility balance whole-body strength recovery range of motion focusxa regular yoga practice brings many benefits to people who lead active lives For athletes in particular the dynamic stretching of athlete-friendly yoga poses and properly designed yoga exercises can counteract the tightness and imbalances that come from daily workouts In Everyday Yoga certified coach and registered yoga teacher Sage Rountree shares the yoga positions and exercises she has developed in her own yoga studio at Kripalu and working with active people during her popular yoga clinics around the country She guides experienced yoga practitioners and yoga beginners on the best ways to design and develop their own at-home yoga routines Everyday Yoga provides endless opportunities to explore and practice yoga in your own home How to design yoga sessions to address the whole body or specific areasHow to sequence yoga poses for a satisfying practiceHow to create yoga routines of varying duration from to minutesHow to make yoga poses easier or more challengingEach Everyday Yoga routine moves the spine in every direction and loosens tight hips in routines that can last from to minutes leaving readers satisfied and relaxed By sequencing several routines together readers can build stronger more flexible injury-resistant bodies.
The Fat Flush Foods
By Gittleman, Ann Louise
The Fat Flush Foods: The World's Best Foods, Seasonings, and Supplements to Flush the Fat From Every Body Everything you need to know about the top fifty Fat Flushing foods The New York Times bestselling The Fat Flush Plan is helping millions lose weight, cleanse their bodies, and lead healthier lives by eating foods that flush away fat while building vitality and strength. Now The Fat Flush Foods highlights the "super" foods, herbs, spices, and supplements that help you speed up fat loss and reap maximum health benefits. The Fat Flush Foods features: The Top 50 Super Foods that burn fat, boost your metabolism, and detoxify your body while controlling cholesterol and blood sugar levels The best thermogenic culinary herbs and spices-including ginger, cayenne, mustards, anise, fennel, and cinnamon The latest research on the antiviral, antibacterial, and antifungal properties of these foods Tips that make fat flushing easy, economical, and delicious.
The Essential Homebirth Guide
By Drichta, Jane E.
Birthing is a miraculous time when you and your baby will work together to bring about life. As you finally cradle your precious newborn in your arms, you should know deep in your soul that every decision that brought the two of you to this special moment was yours. More families than ever are choosing to birth at home. Midwives Jane E. Drichta and Jodilyn Owen answer questions about the kind of care, support, and information you need as you investigate whether this option is right for you. Birth can be an empowering and positive experience, and this book provides gentle guidance, with high regard for your wisdom and ability to successfully navigate your prenatal care, birth, and early mothering. Enriched with real birth stories from new mothers, The Essential Homebirth Guide offers thoughtful, compassionate advice on a wealth of birthing topics, including: * Building a supportive homebirth community * Caring for yourself and your baby from your pregnancy through the postpartum period * Communicating about your birthing plans with your midwife, your partner, and your family and friends * Deciding whether homebirth is safe for you * Educating yourself about common pregnancy-related issues * Preparing your home and your family for the big day.
Getting Things Off My Chest
By Young, Melanie
Charge head on into the battle with breast cancer, armed with these outstanding survivors' tips on how to stay sane, focused, and in charge. Written by a breast cancer survivor with expert insights, handy checklists and helpful questions to ask your doctors, all geared toward streamlining your new life. This detailed, upbeat book helps you make informed decisions, eat and exercise to stay strong, look and feel your best, eliminate stress and boost your spirits with positive thinking and a dose of humor. Don't let your cancer control you; empower yourself and ease the transition with this all-inclusive guide. This book is WINNER of the 2014 International Book Award for Cancer Health topics."You may not have chosen to have cancer, but you can choose how you mange your treatment and treat yourself to stay strong, focused and healthy moving forward.
All about Your Eyes
By Weizer, Jennifer S.
A concise, easy-to-understand reference book, "All about Your Eyes" tells you what you need to know to care for your eyes and what to expect from your eye doctor. In this reliable guide, leading eye care experts: explain how healthy eyes work; describe various eye diseases, including pink eye, cataract, glaucoma, age-related macular degeneration, and diabetic retinopathy; provide up-to-date information on eye surgery, including refractive, laser, and cosmetic. For each eye problem, the authors describe in simple, straightforward language: what it is; the symptoms; what, if anything, you can do to prevent it; when to call the doctor; the treatment; the likelihood of recovery. "All about Your Eyes" includes a glossary of technical terms and, following each entry, links to web sites where further information may be found.
Happy for No Reason
By Shimoff, Marci
What would it take to make you happy? A fulfilling career, a big bank account, or the perfect mate? What if it didn't take anything to make you happy? What if you could experience happiness from the inside out -- no matter what's going on in your life? In "Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out, " transformational expert Marci Shimoff offers a breakthrough approach to being happy, one that doesn't depend on achievements, goals, money, relationships, or anything else "out there." Most books on happiness tell you to find the things that make you happy and do more of them. Although there's nothing wrong with that, it won't bring you the kind of deep and lasting happiness most people long for -- the kind you'll never lose, no matter what happens in your life.
The Doctor's Book of Home Remedies for Seniors
By Dollemore, Doug
When you get to be a certain age, that timeworn phrase "You're as young as you feel" starts to sound a little bit like a bad joke because you're not feeling all that young anymore. But it doesn't have to be that way.Aches and pains don't have to be an everyday occurrence. Your memory and quick wit can stay just as sharp as they've always been. And with just a little extra attention, your health can be as excellent as it was in your youth.Yes, it's true your health concerns change with age, and the ways you deal with those health problems have to change, too. That's why the editors of the bestseller The Doctors Book of Home Remedies have brought you The Doctors Book of Home Remedies for Seniors. From around the world, we've brought together the top experts on health for people over 60.