Health - Exercise & Fitness
by Norman Doidge MD
The discovery that our thoughts can change the structure and function of our brains -- even into old age -- is the most important breakthrough in neuroscience in four centuries. In this revolutionary look at the brain, bestselling author, psychiatrist, and psychoanalyst Norman Doidge, M.D., introduces both the brilliant scientists championing this new science of neuroplasticity and the astonishing progress of the people whose lives they've transformed.
by Todd Sinett, DC, and Sheldon Sinett, DC
When it comes to back pain, most health practitioners focus on locating and treating only the physical causes. A few may look to the mind/ body connection for the emotional underpinnings of pain. But virtually no one uses the three-tiered approach presented in this book.
by Masha Gessen
In 2004 genetic testing revealed that Masha Gessen had a mutation that predisposed her to ovarian and breast cancer. The discovery initiated Gessen into a club of sorts: the small (but exponentially expanding) group of people in possession of a new and different way of knowing themselves through what is inscribed in the strands of their DNA.
by Scott M. Shannon, MD
In this groundbreaking book, Dr. Scott Shannon, a renowned child psychiatrist, sounds the clarion call on a raging epidemic: the overlabeling and overmedicating of our kids today.
by Joan Liebmann-Smith & Jacqueline Egan
What Are Body Signs and Why Are They Important?
While symptoms -- such as pain, fever, and bleeding -- come in loud and clear, body signs are often so subtle and difficult to interpret that we may simply decide to ignore them. But our hair, eyes, teeth, skin, nails, and other body parts often display signs that could be indicators of diseases and disorders hidden deep below the surface.
by Mark A. Michaels & Patricia Johnson
Mark A. Michaels and Patricia Johnson have written a modern and comprehensive book that celebrates the sacredness of the body (and desire) within the Hindu Tantric tradition, one which aims to dispel remnants of our Puritan past that define many natural activities of our daily life, including sexual activity and desire, in negative terms.
by Lise Alschuler, ND, and Karolyn A. Gazella
The first layperson's guide to using natural nutritional supplements to support conventional cancer therapy, the Definitive Guide to Cancer encourages an integrative approach that embraces both alternative and conventional therapies in the battle against cancer.
by J. Ruth Gendler
In this wide-ranging and deeply felt book, J. Ruth Gendler invites us to reclaim the often misunderstood quality of beauty as one of the most profound forces in our lives. Drawing on observations from art and nature, contemporary culture and personal experience, Gendler looks at her subject in its most generous implications -- not simply as a reflection of surface and image, but as a pathway to wholeness, integrity, coherence, and ultimately, to love.
by Joy Bauer, MS, RD, CDN with Carol Svec
You've known it all along: your health is directly related to what you eat. But did you know that bothersome symptoms, life-threatening diseases, and other health concerns can be managed, treated, and even cured by the foods you eat?
by Minna Lessig
This time, it's your turn. Show off your arms with tank tops and spaghetti straps. Bare your belly with a bikini. Wear boy shorts on the beach. It's your turn, thanks to this fun and energizing plan from esteemed fitness trainer Minna Lessig.
by Atul Gawande
The struggle to perform well is universal: each of us faces fatigue, limited resources, and imperfect abilities in whatever we do. But nowhere is the drive to do better more important than in medicine, where lives may be on the line with every decision.
by Laura Nathanson
In 2003, Dr. Laura Nathanson was widowed after the misdiagnosis of her beloved husband. After this tragedy, she was determined to help others protect themselves and their loved ones from similarly preventable health care disasters -- and help them benefit from health care miracles.
