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Lazy Perfection: The Art of Looking Great Without Really Trying

Jenny Patinkin - Running Press
Format: Hardcover

Could you use a little Lazy Perfection in Your Life?Every woman wants to look like the best version of herself-natural, radiant, and confident. But who has the time to master complicated makeup steps or the patience to sift through the glut of choices at the beauty counters? Celebrated...
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Mistreated: Why We Think We're Getting Good Health Careand Why We're Usually Wrong

Robert Pearl - PublicAffairs
Format: Hardcover

A WASHINGTON POST BESTSELLERThe biggest problem in American health care is usDo you know how to tell good health care from bad health care? Guess again. As patients, we wrongly assume the "best" care is dependent mainly on the newest medications, the most complex treatments,...
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Healthcare Choices: 5 Steps to Getting the Medical Care You Want and Need

Archelle Georgiou - Rowman & Littlefield
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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Intestinal Health: A Practical Guide to Complete Abdominal Comfort

Mardell Hill - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Intestinal Health is a breakthrough book designed for people affected by digestive issues from diverticulitis to leaky gut, from GERD to chronic gas, constipation, and other ailments. It will improve the life of anyone who wants to maximize their digestion, increase good bacteria, decrease...
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Understanding Pain: An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers

Naheed Ali - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Pain is informally defined as the body's way of uncovering a problem. Whether due to an injury, infection, or something else, pain alerts a person that something is not right. Sometimes pain goes along with inflammation and swelling, and when it does, the problem is more evident. Oftentimes,...
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Always Hungry?: Conquer Cravings, Retrain Your Fat Cells, and Lose Weight Permanently

David Ludwig - Grand Central Life & Style
Format: eBook

Leading Harvard Medical School expert and "obesity warrior" (TIME magazine) rewrites the rules on weight loss, diet, and health.
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Dangerous Boobies: Breaking Up with My Time-Bomb Breasts

Caitlin Brodnick - Seal Press
Format: Paperback

After watching too many family members die of cancer, at age 28, public speaker and comedian Caitlin Brodnick was tested for the BRCA1 gene mutation and tested positive, indicating an 87% chance shed likely be diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. She had a preventative double mastectomy,...
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The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution: A Proven 4-Week Program to Rescue Your Metabolism, Hormones, Mind & Mood

Aviva Jill Romm - HarperOne
Format: Print book

A Yale-trained, board-certified family physician with a specialty in women's health and obstetrics delivers a proven 28-day program to heal the overwhelmed, overloaded systems, and prevent and reverse the myriad of symptoms affecting the vast majority of women today.Weight gain, fatigue,...
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The End of Heart Disease: The Eat to Live Plan to Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease

Joel Fuhrman - Harper One, 2016.
Format: Print book

The New York Times bestselling author of Eat to Live, Super Immunity, The End of Diabetes, and The End of Dieting presents a scientifically proven, practical program to prevent and reverse heart disease, the leading cause of death in America - coinciding with the author's new medical study...
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The Gene: An Intimate History

Siddhartha Mukherjee - Scribner
Format: Paperback

THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Notable Book A Washington Post and Seattle Times Best Book of the Year From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Emperor of All Maladies - a fascinating history of the gene and "a magisterial account...
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Assassination Generation: Video Games, Aggression, and the Psychology of Killing

Dave Grossman - Little, Brown and Company
Format: Hardcover

The author of the 400,000-copy bestseller On Killing reveals how violent video games have ushered in a new era of mass homicide--and what we must do about it.Paducah, Kentucky, 1997: a 14-year-old boy shoots eight students in a prayer circle at his school. Littleton,...
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The Patient's Playbook: How to Save Your Life and the Lives of Those You Love

Leslie D. Michelson - Knopf Publishing Group
Format: Hardcover

Too many Americans die each year as a result of preventable medical error - mistakes, complications, and misdiagnoses. And many more of us are not receiving the best care possible, even though it's readily available and we're entitled to it. The key is knowing how to access it. The Patient's...
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The Brain Warrior's Way Cookbook: Over 100 Recipes to Ignite Your Energy and Focus, Attack Illness and Aging, Transform Pain into Purpose

Tana Amen - National American Library
Format: Print book

Feed Your Body AND Your Brain In The Brain Warrior's Way, New York Times bestselling authors Tana and Daniel Amen share how to develop mastery over brain and body to combat disease, depression, and obesity. In this companion cookbook, not only will you find more than a hundred...
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The DNA Restart: Unlock Your Personal Genetic Code to Eat for Your Genes, Lose Weight, and Reverse Aging

Sharon Moalem - Rodale Books
Format: Print book

The DNA Restart turns traditional dietary advice on its head with groundbreaking research that demonstrates that we all require different diets based on our genes. In The DNA Restart, Sharon Moalem, MD, PhD, provides a revolutionary step-by-step guide to the diet and lifestyle...
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Paleo Principles

SARAH BALLANTYNE - Victory Belt Publishing
Format: Hardcover

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Approach and The Healing Kitchen comes the most comprehensive resource to date for those seeking a scientifically founded nutritional approach to optimal health. In her signature approachable yet comprehensive style, Sarah Ballantyne,...
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Blood Collection: A Short Course

Marjorie Schaub Di Lorenzo - F.A. Davis Company
Format: Paperback

Cross-training Continuing education RefresherWhether you're cross training, continuing your education, or taking a refresher course, the knowledge and skills you need to master the essentials of phlebotomy are here.This user-friendly text focuses on the proper techniques for collecting...
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The Juice Lady's Sugar Knockout: Detox to Lose Weight, Kill Cravings, and Prevent Disease

Cherie Calbom - Siloam Pr, 2016.
Format: Print book

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) , if current trends continue, one in three U.S. adults will have diabetes by 2050 (currently it is one in 10) . Yet there is massive confusion on the subject of sugar sweeteners: "Is honey healthy, since it's natural? What...
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NCLEX-PN 2016 Strategies, Practice and Review with Practice Test

Kaplan - Kapland Publishing
Format: Print book

Pass the NCLEX-PN or your money back - guaranteed! Passing the NCLEX-PN exam is not just about what you know - it's about how you think. With expert critical thinking strategies and targeted practice, Kaplan's NCLEX-PN 2016 Strategies, Practice & Review with Practice Test shows...
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A Cancer Companion: An Oncologist's Advice on Diagnosis, Treatment, and Recovery

Ranjana Srivastava - University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover

Cancer. It's the diagnosis no one wants to hear. Unfortunately though, these days most of us have known or will know someone who receives it. But what's next? With the diagnosis comes not only fear and uncertainty, but numerous questions, and a lot of unsolicited advice. With A Cancer...
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Do-It-Yourself Herbal Medicine: Home-Crafted Remedies for Health and Beauty

Sonoma Press - Sonoma Press
Format: Paperback

The Modern Guide to Using Herbs and Essential Oils You don't have to identify with the goddess or Earth Mother labels to get going with holistic treatments for your everyday health needs. If you already buy organic produce, make an effort to eat whole foods, and tend to choose Method...
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Haunted: On Ghosts, Witches, Vampires, Zombies, and Other Monsters of the Natural and Supernatural Worlds

Leo Braudy - Yale University Press
Format: Print book

An award-winning scholar and author charts four hundred years of monsters and how they reflect the culture that created them Leo Braudy, a finalist for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, has won accolades for revealing the complex and constantly shifting...
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The Gut Makeover: 4 Weeks to Nourish Your Gut, Revolutionize Your Health, and Lose Weight

JEANNETTE HYDE - Green Tree
Format: Paperback

Packed with easy-to-follow advice, the latest science and accessible and nourishing recipes and meal plans, nutritionist Jeannette Hyde's radical new approach will help you: Lose weight with a tried and tested four week plan Transform the look of your skin and hair Address...
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Lippincott Review for NCLEX-PN

Barbara Kuhn Timby - LWW
Format: Paperback

Lippincott Review for NCLEX-PN, 11E is designed to help pre-licensure nursing students in practical and vocational nursing programs prepare to take the licensing examination. The book content is divided into comprehensive yet manageable sections. More than 2,000 questions are organized...
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Alzheimer's Disease: The Complete Introduction

Judes Poirier - Dundurn; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

A guide for caregivers and sufferers coping with Alzheimer's. Alzheimer's disease is a reality in millions of lives and a serious concern for seniors and their loved ones. In developed countries where people are living longer than ever before, the incidence of Alzheimer's is reaching...
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Dr. Colbert's Keto Zone Diet: Burn Fat, Balance Appetite Hormones, and Lose Weight

Don Colbert - Worthy Publishing
Format: Hardcover

Achieve optimal healthy living through Dr. Colbert's Keto Zone Diet -- burn fat, balance hormones, and lose weight. Wanting or needing to lose weight? The answer is not a pill, medication, or surgery. The answer is a nutritional one that might surprise you. Dr. Colbert, who has been...
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Heal: The Vital Role of Dogs in the Search for Cancer Cures

Arlene Weintraub - ECW Press
Format: Paperback

Man's best friend could help cure man's greatest scourgeDrawn from extensive research, on-the-ground reporting, and personal experience, this book explores the fascinating role dogs are playing in the search for cures for cancer. Learn how veterinarians and oncologists are working...
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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
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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Phlebotomy Technician Certification Study Guide: Phlebotomy Technician Study Guide

Jane John-Nwankwo - CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Format: Paperback

The phlebotomy Technician Certification study guide, 2nd Edition is simplified summary of the topics the phlebotomy technician expects to see in the national certification exams. Contents include: Introduction Anatomy & Physiology : An overview of the skin and the heart, Site Selection,...
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Let's Talk Dementia: A Caregiver's Guide

Carol L Howell - Published in connection with Hartline Literary Agency
Format: Print book

Let's Talk Dementia Carol Howell, a Certified Dementia Specialist and caregiver to her mother, helps to educate the reader on the various forms of dementia. She also provides hands-on tips that make life easier for the caregiver and better for the loved one with dementia. The book is scattered...
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Anti-Inflammation Diet

Christopher P Cannon - Alpha Books
Format: Book

New research shows that abnormal inflammation may be linked to a variety of diseases and conditions. In this book, you will find what diseases and conditions are caused by inflammation, which foods reduce inflammation and which foods contribute to inflammation, and how to tweak today's...
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Demon in My Blood: My Fight with Hep C - and a Miracle Cure

Elizabeth Rains - Greystone Books
Format: Paperback

Until recently, hepatitis C - which infects 170 million people throughout the world - was always fatal. But today there is finally a remarkable cure.Elizabeth Rains describes how she was likely infected with hepatitis C during her wild hippie days, how she was diagnosed more than four decades...
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Medical Billing & Coding Demystified, 2nd Edition

Marilyn Burgos - McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
Format: Paperback

Completely updated to reflect the massive changes to healthcare law! Medical Billing and Coding Demystified clearly explains the practices used by medical offices, hospitals, and healthcare facilities to encode medical services in order to receive payment from government agencies and insurance...
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Gasping for Air: How Breathing Is Killing Us and What We Can Do about It

Kevin Glynn - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Breathing is a continuous battle between our need for oxygen and forces in nature that attack our lungs. Three hundred thousand Americans will die of respiratory diseases this year. Gasping for Air is the dramatic story of how infections, toxins, carcinogens, and air pollution strike against...
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Hunger: A Memoir of

Roxane Gay - Harper
Format: Print book

"New York Times bestselling author Roxane Gay has written with intimacy and sensitivity about food and bodies, using her own emotional and psychological struggles as a means of exploring our shared anxieties over pleasure, consumption, appearance, and health. As a woman who describes...
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Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance

Angela Duckworth - Scribner
Format: Paperback

In her instant, multi-month New York Times bestseller, Angela Duckworth shows anyone striving to succeed that the secret to outstanding achievement is not talent, but a special blend of passion and persistence she calls "grit" - "inspiration for non-geniuses everywhere"...
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Essential Oils Natural Remedies: The Complete A-Z Reference of Essential Oils for Health and Healing

Althea Press - Althea Press
Format: Print book

From the Creators of the New York Times Bestseller Essential Oils for Beginners The healing properties of essential oils are virtually limitless. You can put them to work today without the hassle, expense, and frustration that come with consulting doctors and taking prescription...
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The Power of Ashtanga Yoga II: The Intermediate Series: A Practice to Open Your Heart and Purify Your Body and Mind

Kino MacGregor - Shambhala
Format: Paperback

A user's guide to intermediate-level practice of Ashtanga Yoga - by the dynamic yoga teacher Kino MacGregor.In this follow-up to her popular first book, The Power of Ashtanga Yoga, Kino MacGregor presents and explains the Intermediate Series of Ashtanga Yoga practice. MacGregor, a disciple...
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Medical Medium Thyroid Healing: The Truth behind Hashimoto's, Graves', Insomnia, Hypothyroidism, Thyroid Nodules & Epstein-Barr

Anthony William - Hay House, Inc.
Format: Hardcover

If you're an avid reader of health books and articles and you think you're aware of the latest thyroid health information, you're going to be more than surprised - maybe even shocked - at how much more there is to know. Thyroid Healing is like nothing you have read or heard, and it will...
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Breast Cancer Surgery and Reconstruction: Whats Right For You

Patricia Anstett - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

More than 100,000 American women undergo mastectomy and breast reconstruction every year because of breast cancer. Thousands more are having double mastectomies to prevent it. So much has been written about breast cancer, and so much overlooks the reality of reconstruction when a woman...
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DIY Braids: From Crowns to Fishtails, Easy, Step-by-Step Hair Braiding Instructions

Sasha Coefield - Adams Media Corporation
Format: Paperback

A modern twist on the classic hairstyle!From a Dutch Braided Headband to a Triple Fishtail Braid, DIY Braids will get you noticed! Featuring easy-to-follow instructions and helpful tips from popular beauty and fashion expert Sasha Coefield, this book shows you how to create one-of-a-kind...
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The Tiredness Cure: How to Beat Fatigue and Feel Great for Good

Sohère Roked - Vermilion
Format: Paperback

Dramatically increase your energy levels and never feel tired again. Do you rely on cups of tea or coffee in order to "wake up?" Do you feel exhausted for no apparent reason? Are you completely stressed out at the end of the week or even day? If your answer to any of these questions...
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Getting Over OCD, Second Edition: A 10-Step Workbook for Taking Back Your Life

Jonathan S. Abramowitz - The Guilford Press
Format: Paperback

Tens of thousands of readers are living freer, happier lives thanks to the clinically proven strategies in this book. Now thoroughly updated based on the latest science, the workbook helps OCD sufferers use the powerful techniques of cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) --the most effective...
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Saving Charlotte: A Mother and the Power of Intuition

Pia de Jong - W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Hardcover

Best-selling author Pia de Jongs vivid memoir about her newborn daughters battle with leukemia and the startling decision that led to her recovery.On a still summer night in a seventeenth-century canal house in Amsterdams old quarter, Pia de Jong gives birth to a delicate, bright-eyed baby...
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The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women

Kate Moore - Sourcebooks
Format: Hardcover

A New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts Bestseller! Emma Watson's Our Shared Shelf Bookclub Selection - May/June 2018"the glowing ghosts of the radium girls haunt us still." -- NPR Books The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark...
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The Complete Human Body: The Definitive Visual Guide

Alice Roberts - DK
Format: Hardcover

Intricate details of all aspects of the human body down to the smallest detail - from our cells and DNA to the largest bone in our bodies, the femur.. 3D generated illustrations and medical imaging provide a close look at the bodys forms and functions in physiology and anatomy, showing...
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Healing Children: A Surgeon's Stories from the Frontiers of Pediatric Medicine

KURT M D NEWMAN - Viking
Format: Hardcover

A groundbreaking medical memoir by one of our nation's leading pediatric surgeons - the visionary head of Children's National - for fans of Jerome Groopman and Atul Gawande."If you did nothing but read the astounding, miraculous and occasionally crushing stories that Dr. Newman so vividly...
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Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions: Self-Management of Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Depression, Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema and Other Physical and Mental Health Conditions

Kate Lorig DrPH - Bull Publishing Company; Fourth Edition, Fourth edition edition
Format: Print book

Completely redesigned for easy reading and fully updated with the latest research and information on current practice, medication, legal matters, and specific conditions, this new edition of a vital resource is full of tips, suggestions, and strategies to deal with chronic illness and symptoms,...
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Tripping over the Truth: How the Metabolic Theory of Cancer Is Overturning One of Medicine's Most Entrenched Paradigms

Travis Christofferson - Chelsea Green Publishing
Format: Hardcover

With a new foreword by Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, PhD and epilogue by the author A masterful synchronization of history and cutting-edge science shines new light on humanity's darkest diagnosis. In the wake of the Cancer Genome Atlas project's failure to provide a legible roadmap to a cure...
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The Ultimate Guide to Male Sexual Health: How to Stay Vital at Any Age

Dudley Seth Danoff - Del Monaco Press, 2015.
Format: eBook

A meticulous examination of the essentials of male sexual health, arousal, and anatomy, this book provides nonjudgmental, practical, safe advice for banishing stress from the bedroom and making sex fun again. Written for men of all ages and their partners of either gender, this book explains...
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Understanding Fibromyalgia: An Introduction for Patients and Caregivers

Naheed Ali - ‎Rowman & Littlefield Publishers; 1st edition
Format: 1st Edition

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 fibromyalgia,...
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What You Must Know About Thyroid Disorders & What To Do About Them: Your Guide to Treating Autoimmune Dysfunction, Hypo- and Hyperthyroidism, Mood ... Loss, Weight Issues, Celiac Disease & More

Pamela Wartian Smith - Square One Pub, 2015.
Format: Print book

It is estimated that one in twenty people have a thyroid problem, with the majority of sufferers being women. To make matters worse, many who are affected by thyroid dysfunction are unaware that they have a problem, and typically, they go undiagnosed for years. In the meantime, they experience...
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The Heart of Aromatherapy: An Easy-to-Use Guide for Essential Oils

Andrea Butje - Hay House Inc
Format: Print book

In this guide to safe and effective aromatherapy, Aromahead Institute founder Andrea Butje brings 40 essential oils' unique properties to life for easy home usage. Each essential oil profile contains thorough practical information (Latin name, aroma, aromatic note, uses, and safety...
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Curls, Curls, Curls: Your Go-To Guide for Rocking Curly Hair - Plus Tutorials for 60 Fabulous Looks

Samantha Harris - Chronicle Books
Format: Print book

Loose waves, perfect spirals, tight coils ...no two curls are created equal! Samantha Harris reveals the secrets to making them all look gorgeous in this essential beauty guide packed with illustrated instructions and gorgeous photographs that make it easy to replicate professional-level...
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Sometimes Amazing Things Happen: Heartbreak and Hope on the Bellevue Hospital Psychiatric Prison Ward

Dr. Elizabeth Ford
Format: Paperback

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 Hospitals forensic psychiatry unit and brings to life the world - the system, the staff, and the haunting cases - that shaped...
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Aging with Care: Your Guide to Hiring and Managing Caregivers at Home

Amanda Lambert - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Format: Hardcover

Finding the right fit to match aging adults with the best caregiver to assist them in their home can be fraught with challenge. In today's pressurized world, the process involves overstressed family members and a shortage of great caregivers. So many adult children are seeking a helping...
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The Complete Book of Essential Oils and Aromatherapy: Over 800 Natural, Nontoxic, and Fragrant Recipes to Create Health, Beauty, and Safe Home and Work Environments

Valerie Ann Worwood - New World Library
Format: Print book

Completely updated, the best book on the topic available anywhere has just gotten better!A necessary resource for anyone interested in alternative approaches to healing and lifestyle, this new edition contains more than 800 easy-to-follow recipes for essential oil treatments. No one has provided...
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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions

Alcoholics Anonymous - Alcoholics Anonymous World Services
Format: Paperback

Originally published in 1952, this classic book is used by A.A. members and groups around the world. It lays out the principles by which A.A. members recover and by which the fellowship functions. The basic text clarifies the Steps which constitute the A.A. way of life and the Traditions,...
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Your Personal Prescription Checklist: How to Maximize Medication Safety and Efficacy in the Age of Personalized Medicine

Richard W Snyder - Sterling
Format: Print book

For anyone on more than one medication or supplement, this is an essential tool. Although most medical professionals won't openly admit it, taking prescription medication is like playing Russian roulette. With expertise from two highly regarded physicians and decades of pharmacokinetic...
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The Diabetes 2-Month Turnaround: A Safe, Effective, and Scientifically Sound Approach to Getting Your Diabetes Back On Track

Laura Hieronymus - American Diabetes Association
Format: Paperback

Most people who have just been diagnosed with diabetes, or who are suffering complications for the first time, are motivated to start taking better care of themselves. The problem is that change can be overwhelming or hard to maintaim. What they need is a course correction that's simple,...
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