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Get well sooner by tapping into the latest thinking on health and healing. Whether you're concerned about improving immunity, fighting disease, or mastering that mind-body connection, there's a guide here for you. Find the latest from Andrew Weil, MD, Caroline Myss, Judith Orloff, and more.

The Rules of “Normal” Eating

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:41:35 -0400

Book Title:
The Rules of “Normal” Eating: A Commonsense Approach for Dieters, Overeaters, Undereaters, Emotional Eaters, and Everyone in Bet

Author Last Name:
Koenig

Author First Name:
Karen R.

Publisher:
Gürze Books

Year Published:
2005

ISBN:
0936077212

Book Review:

Do you feel at the mercy of your relationship to food and your emotions? Do you overeat, under-eat, or binge? Are you seeking insight into how to gain control over eating and your emotions and develop a healthy relationship with food? Karen Koenig, LICSW, M. Ed., presents a Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy approach in The Rules of “Normal” Eating: A Commonsense Approach for Dieters, Overeaters, Undereaters, Emotional Eaters, and Everyone in Between! Having successfully overcome her own struggles with dieting and compulsive eating, Koenig, a therapist, speaker, and author presents a strategy designed to help you uncover the underlying beliefs that drive your eating behaviors. By uncovering them, determining their rationality, and reframing irrational beliefs, feelings and, in turn, behaviors will change, setting you on path to a healthier relationship with your self, your body, and in turn, food. The Rules of “Normal” Eating is fascinating and often times humorous. If you’re seeking to improve your relationship with food and to become a “normal” eater, or if you’re seeking “balance” in other areas of your life, The Rules of Eating just may be the ticket. Via The Rules of “Normal” Eating, you’ll learn:

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Tags: weight relationship food acceptance selfcare emotional change balance eating body hunger image dieting hungry behaviors binge overeater undereater compulsive eater

The Zen of Eating

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 22:17:46 -0400

Book Title:
The Zen of Eating: Ancient Answers to Modern Weight Problems

Author Last Name:
Kabatznick, Ph.D.

Author First Name:
Ronna

Publisher:
The Berkeley Publishing Group

Year Published:
1998

ISBN:
0399523820

Book Review:

If you’re struggling with weight problems or your relationship with food, toss out the diet plans and calorie counting and turn to The Zen of Eating: Ancient Answers to Modern Weight Problems by Ronna Kabatznick, Ph.D. Dr. Kabatznick shares the story of the Buddha’s enlightenment and how his insight and wisdom can be applied to modern day eating problems. She explores Buddha’s wisdom on the feeling of desire, how individuals attempt to quench it by grasping at pleasure, and how they strive to avoid and reject pain, and suffer as a result.

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Tags: freedom weight health food mental truth choice suffering buddha eating body letting go desire gratitude overeating zen hunger nourishment appetite fullness deprivation indulgence attitude mindfulness attachment four noble truths eightfold path restraint

Perfect Health

Mon, 01 May 2006 21:11:53 -0400

Book Title:
Perfect Health: The Complete Mind Body Guide

Author Last Name:
Chopra

Author First Name:
Deepak

Publisher:
Three Rivers Press

Year Published:
2000

ISBN:
0609806947

Book Review:

Tap into the power of the mind body connection to thwart disease and the aging process. In Perfect Health: The Complete Mind Body Guide, Deepak Chopra, M.D., explores how through an understanding of quantum physics and the application of Ayurveda, “a 5,000-year-old medical system from ancient India.” Chopra, a national bestselling author and CEO of the Chopra Center for Well Being, provides a program designed to help you identify your body type, understand how it becomes unbalanced, and learn how you can correct present and help prevent future imbalances. While exploring how you can work towards perfect health, Chopra highlights breakthroughs in medicine and case studies of individuals that completed the program at the Chopra Center for Well Being. In Perfect Health, you’ll learn:

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Tags: mindbody ayurveda healing cancer

Positive Energy

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:28:17 -0500

Book Title:
Positive Energy: 10 Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress and Fear into Vibrance, Strength

Author Last Name:
Orloff

Author First Name:
Judith

Publisher:
Three Rivers Press

Year Published:
2005

ISBN:
1400082161

Book Review:

Are you forever rushing around, fending off chronic exhaustion? Are you desperately over-committed and afraid to say no? Does the onslaught of violence in the news leave you drained? If so, you're the victim of a hidden energy crisis. To resolve it you need more than traditional solutions such as eating well, getting a good night’s sleep, and exercising. Here at last is the complete prescription to stop you from feeling constantly drained. Judith Orloff, M.D., the pioneer behind Energy Psychiatry, a new field that addresses the subtle energetic components of health and behavior, explains this exciting new discipline and how it led her to formulate ten essential prescriptions for boosting energy, improving relationships, and combating energy vampires. Here you will learn how to slow down time to match your natural rhythms, allowing you to be fully present for your life. Learning this can make the difference between an exuberant life and one you're always recovering from.

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The Wisdom of Menopause

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:26:09 -0500

Book Title:
The Wisdom of Menopause

Author Last Name:
Northrup

Author First Name:
Christiane

Publisher:
Bantam

Year Published:
2003

ISBN:
055338080X

Book Review:

In a book destined to be a classic, Dr. Christiane Northrup once again challenges convention with this inspiring look at one of the most commonly misunderstood female health issues. The “change” is not simply a collection of physical symptoms to be “fixed,” Dr. Northrup claims, but a mind/body revolution that brings the greatest opportunity for growth since adolescence. The choices a woman makes now–from the quality of her relationships to the quality of her diet–have the power to secure her health and well-being for the rest of her life. Through her personal story and many fascinating case histories, Dr. Northrup shows how menopause jump-starts changes in the brain, issuing a dramatic wake-up call to body, mind, and emotions. She also addresses how the body adjusts naturally to changing hormones, how to deal with metabolism shifts, weight gain, sexual problems, and appearance issues and much more. From this book you will emerge wiser, healthier, and stronger in both mind and body than ever before.

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Tags: mindbody

The Anatomy of Hope

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:24:10 -0500

Book Title:
The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness

Author Last Name:
Groopman

Author First Name:
Jerome

Publisher:
Random House Trade Paperbacks

Year Published:
2005

ISBN:
0375757759

Book Review:

Can hope contribute to recovery by changing physical well-being? To answer this hotly debated question, Jerome Groopman embarked on an investigative journey to cutting-edge laboratories where researchers are unraveling an authentic biology of hope. There he finds a scientific basis for understanding the role of this vital emotion in the outcome of illness. Here is a book that offers a new way of thinking about hope, with a message for all readers, not only patients and their families. "We are just beginning to appreciate hope’s reach," Groopman writes, "and have not defined its limits. I see hope as the very heart of healing.” An inspiring and profoundly enlightening exploration of one doctor’s discovery of how hope can change the course of illness.

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Power Healing

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:13:41 -0500

Book Title:
Power Healing: Four Keys to Energizing Your Body, Mind & Spirit

Author Last Name:
Gang Sha

Author First Name:
Zhi

Publisher:
HarperSanFrancisco

Year Published:
2003

ISBN:
0062517805

Book Review:

Drawing on compelling case histories, Power Healing illustrates how the body's natural ability to heal can help treat severe trauma, chronic pain, and life-threatening diseases, and lead to a greater day-to-day vitality. By weaving together Eastern and Western approaches to health, Dr. Zhi Gang Sha has created a revolutionary guide for unlocking the body's potential that will quickly enable you to reduce stress and anxiety, relieve chronic pain, improve the functioning of your immune system, increase energy and stamina and systematically develop your spiritual, mental, and physical potential. Power Healing turns ancient healing rituals into simple-to-use practices for contemporary readers—where you will discover a new relationship with your own health as you come to know the "healer within you."

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The Mood Cure

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:11:52 -0500

Book Title:
The Mood Cure: The 4-Step Program to Rebalance Your Emotional Chemistry and Rediscover Your Natural Sense of Well-being

Author Last Name:
Ross

Author First Name:
Julia

Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)

Year Published:
2003

ISBN:
0142003646

Book Review:

In her highly successful first book, The Diet Cure, Julia Ross helped thousands of readers halt food cravings and end dieting by rebalancing their body chemistry. Now, in The Mood Cure, Julia Ross once again draws on her years of experience as a psychotherapist, clinic director, and pioneer in the field of nutritional psychology to present breakthrough solutions for people looking for help with depression, anxiety, mood swings, irritability, and sleep problems that diminish the quality of their lives. The Mood Cure is a comprehensive program that includes the use of amino acids (which provide results in 24 hours) combined with a high-protein, good fat, veggie-rich diet and other nutritional strategies. The Mood Cure will help to lift depression, blast the blahs, cool anxiety and stress, and comfort oversensitive feelings. Enormously helpful, The Mood Cure provides the good news that we can feel better emotionally, without the use of caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, or anti-depressants-and the even better news that we will see results in just one day!

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Spontaneous Healing

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:09:28 -0500

Book Title:
Spontaneous Healing: How to Discover and Enhance Your Body's Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself

Author Last Name:
Weil, MD

Author First Name:
Andrew

Publisher:
Ballantine Books

Year Published:
2000

ISBN:
0804117942

Book Review:

Both practical and inspirational, Spontaneous Healing offers shining examples of how each one of us naturally has the power to draw on the sources of health we hold within. Drawing on fascinating case histories from his own practice, as well as medical techniques he has observed in his travels around the world, Dr. Andrew Weil shows how the mechanisms of self-diagnosis and self-regeneration have worked to resolve life-threatening diseases, severe trauma, and chronic pain. But spontaneous healing is also the essential element in the maintenance of our basic daily health. The book outlines an eight-week program that each of us can use to alter our diet, avoid environmental toxins, and reduce stress in order to enhance our innate healing powers. The best medicine does not merely combat germs or suppress symptoms, but rather works hand-in-hand with the body's natural defenses to manage illness. Building on this fundamental truth and tapping into the intricate interaction of mind and body, Dr. Weil arrives at a major new synthesis of conventional and alternative medical treatments. Destined to be a classic.

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Tags: mindbody cancer

Conscious Breathing

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:06:24 -0500

Book Title:
Conscious Breathing: Breathwork for Health, Stress Release and Personal Mastery

Author Last Name:
Hendricks

Author First Name:
Gay

Publisher:
Bantam

Year Published:
1995

ISBN:
0553374435

Book Review:

Conscious Breathing presents a simple yet comprehensive program that can be used every day to improve your energy, mental clarity, and physical health. At the core of the book are eight key breathing exercises, fully illustrated, with step-by-step instructions. Additional chapters provide breathing techniques for special concerns, including: breathing to aid in trauma release and recovery from addictions, as well as treatment of asthma and other respiratory problems, enhancement of sex and communication between couples, and improved concentration and stamina in sports.

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Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 15:02:27 -0500

Book Title:
Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can

Author Last Name:
Myss

Author First Name:
Carolyn

Publisher:
Three Rivers Press

Year Published:
1998

ISBN:
0609802240

Book Review:

Why People Don’t Heal and How They Can examines the dynamic global transformation of attitudes about healing. To help you get and stay on the path to wellness, Dr. Myss provides rituals and prayers for gaining a symbolic perspective on your life issues; for bolstering your personal power; and for connecting with a universal divine energy that will transform your life into health and vitality.

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Dark Nights of the Soul

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 13:28:56 -0500

Book Title:
Dark Nights of the Soul: A Guide to Finding Your Way through Life’s Ordeals

Author Last Name:
Moore

Author First Name:
Thomas

Publisher:
Gotham Books

Year Published:
2004

ISBN:
1592400671

Book Review:

Every human journey is filled with emotional tunnels: the loss of a loved one or end of a relationship, aging and illness, career disappointments or just an ongoing sense of dissatisfaction with life. Society tends to view these "dark nights" as obstacles to be overcome as quickly as possible. This moving book presents these metaphoric dark nights not as the enemy, but as times of transition and occasions to restore yourself. Moore shows specific ways to engage life more deeply through particular challenges and shares a powerful new outlook on finding meaning and beauty in the darkness.

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Awakening at Midlife

Fri, 24 Feb 2006 11:02:28 -0500

Book Title:
Awakening at Midlife: Reviving Your Spirits, Recreating Your Life, and Returning to Your Truest Self

Author Last Name:
Brehony

Author First Name:
Kathleen

Publisher:
Riverhead Books

Year Published:
1997

ISBN:
1573226327

Book Review:

Ripe with changes in physiology, relationships, careers, identity, purpose, and meaning, midlife can be a challenging time. Kathleen Brehony’s exceptional book on reviving your spirits during midlife offers a wealth of insights into this extraordinary time of transition. Brehony views midlife as a time of transformation; offering unparalleled opportunities for a rich, meaningful second-half of life. With special sections on recovering childhood dreams, creative expression, appreciating our bodies, heightening consciousness and more, this book is a beautiful companion and guide into finding and returning to your truest self.

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Meditation for Beginners

Thu, 23 Feb 2006 16:39:54 -0500

Book Title:
Meditation for Beginners

Author Last Name:
Kornfield

Author First Name:
Jack

Publisher:
Book and CD—Sounds True

Year Published:
2004

ISBN:
1591791480

Book Review:

If you would like to instantly increase the quality of your life and your peace of mind, spend a bit of quality time with beloved meditation teacher Jack Kornfield. For people who have thought about trying meditation, but weren’t sure how to get started, Meditation for Beginners presents a complete introduction to “Insight” meditation with Kornfield. Through step-by-step instruction in everything from breathing, posture, and attention to working with difficult emotions and physical discomfort, readers from any spiritual tradition will learn the essentials for creating a daily meditation practice. The CD includes five guided meditation sessions to help cultivate the inner tranquility, natural joy, and mental clarity that are just some of the fruits of meditation.

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