Medical Illness and Schizophrenia or What Your Patients Need to Know about Psychiatric Medications

Medical Illness and Schizophrenia

Author: Jonathan M Meyer

The life expectancy of patients with schizophrenia is approximately 20% shorter than that of the general population. Lifestyle choices, effects of medications, poor self-care, barriers to treatment& mdash;all contribute to medical problems that increase the severity of psychopathology, reduce quality of life, and lead to premature death in patients with schizophrenia.

Medical Illness and Schizophrenia examines the links between medical conditions and severe chronic mental illness, with a focus on


• The need for better medical assessment and treatment to improve outcomes in patients with schizophrenia

• Links between schizophrenia and conditions such as obesity, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV and hepatitis C, endocrine-related disorders, and others

• The association between therapy with certain antipsychotics and adverse health outcomes including hyperlipidemia, obesity, and diabetes mellitus

• The importance of improving community health services to treat the dual problems of medical and mental illnesses in the schizophrenic population

Developed to fill a critical gap in the literature, Medical Illness and Schizophrenia is an important volume for any clinician who encounters patients with chronic severe mental illness. In addition, it serves to underscore the need to provide integrated medical and psychiatric care to this vulnerable population.

Table of Contents:

	Contributors
	Preface
Ch. 1	Issues Surrounding Medical Care for Individuals With Schizophrenia: The Challenge of Dual Neglect by Patients and the System	1
Ch. 2	Excessive Mortality and Morbidity Associated With Schizophrenia	13
Ch. 3	Obesity in Patients With Schizophrenia	35
Ch. 4	Cardiovascular Illness and Hyperlipidemia in Patients With Schizophrenia	53
Ch. 5	Nicotine and Tobacco Use in Schizophrenia	81
Ch. 6	Glucose Intolerance and Diabetes in Schizophrenia	99
Ch. 7	HIV and Hepatitis C in Patients With Schizophrenia	115
Ch. 8	Medical Health in Aging Persons With Schizophrenia	141
Ch. 9	Substance Use Disorders in Schizophrenia	163
Ch. 10	Neurological Comorbidity and Features in Schizophrenia	185
Ch. 11	Prolactin- and Endocrine-Related Disorders in Schizophrenia	215
	Index	233

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What Your Patients Need to Know about Psychiatric Medications: A Resource Book of Medication Information

Author: Robert E Hales

The groundbreaking What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications provides practical-and essential-information for psychiatric patients and patients and their families in the form of easy-to-understand individualized medication sheets on all currently prescribed psychiatric medications.

Introductory sections of What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications details the key information presented on each medication sheet, as well as web sites, recommended reading, and a discussion of psychiatric medications in pregnancy.

Subsequent chapters comprise the actual psychiatric medication sheets, which& mdash;due to their clear format and style& mdash;are both easy to understand and easy to translate into different languages, including Spanish. Each medication sheet lists the brand name, generic name, available strengths, generic form availability, and medication class and then discusses general information, dosing information, side effects, precautions, use during pregnancy and breastfeeding, possible medication interactions, overdose, treatment considerations, warnings, and general advice for anti-anxiety medications, medications for insomnia, antidepressants, monoamine oxidase inhibitors, mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, stimulants, and cognitive enhancers for treatment of Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Written by three psychiatric professionals with many decades of combined experience, What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications is designed to overcome barriers (such as anxiety, the & ldquo;white coat effect& rdquo;) to optimal psychopharmacological treatment, complement the work of the treatingclinician, and enhance patients' understanding of and motivation to comply with clinicians& rsquo; treatment recommendations by


• Providing relevant, easy-to-use, and easy-to-understand information about psychiatric medications
• Answering the most common questions that patients have about their psychiatric medications, including how to take their medications and what the beneficial effects and the potential side effects are
• Emphasizing clarity, accuracy, and accessibility of the information offered
• Prioritizing information that is evidence-based and enhances the safe and effective use of psychiatric medications

Densely informative, accurate, and up to date, What Your Patients Need to Know About Psychiatric Medications is destined to become a classic: clinical psychiatrists will feel comfortable & ldquo;prescribing& rdquo; this book, patient advocacy groups and county or state mental health organizations will find it useful when standardizing informed consent for psychiatric medications, and patients and their families will welcome its user-friendly presentation of complex material.

My Ear Hurts or The Atkins Essentials

My Ear Hurts!: A Complete Guide to Understanding and Treating Your Child's Ear Infections

Author: Ellen M Friedman

Everything You Need to Know to Treat Your Child's Ear Infection

Every parent who has heard the plaintive cry "My ear hurts!" knows that ear infections are among the most troubling childhood ailments. In fact, by the time they turn three years old, 75 percent of children have had at least one ear infection, and nearly 50 percent of these children have suffered more than three ear infections. My Ear Hurts! offers clear explanations of the causes of ear infections and up-to-the-minute discussions of

• traditional medications, including the overuse of antibiotics
• surgical treatments, from insertion of ear tubes to new laser techniques
• alternative treatment options, such as herbal and homeopathic remedies and chiropractic treatment

Also included are

• tips on how to spot common allergies or irritants that couse or exacerbate infections
• advice on how to talk to your child about the infection and its treatment
• guidelines on what to do when your child is under somenone else's supervision
• recommendations for when surgery is—and is not—necessary and how to communicate with your child's doctor

With information that is both accessible and authoritative, My Ear Hurts! provides much-needed help and proven solutions to concerned parents and caregivers.

Interesting textbook: Management of Organizational Behavior or Strategic Management

The Atkins Essentials: A Two-Week Program to Jump-start Your Low Carb Lifestyle

Author: Atkins Health Medical Information Serv

Atkins Made Easier!

Millions of people around the world have already discovered the Atkins Nutritional Approach™ and the remarkable benefits of controlling carbohydrates. Now it's even easier to join the revolution, lose weight, and get healthy the proven Atkins way!

Providing clear, concise answers to your questions and concerns, The Atkins Essentials is ideal for anyone seeking a healthier lifestyle. For those new to Atkins, it is a quick and effective way to get started -- and for those already on the program, it offers indispensable tips on eating out, stocking your pantry, and more. Recipe cards are included.

Simply put, it is Atkins made easy, with:

• The ABCs of doing Atkins
• An effective two-week launch into weight-losing mode
• Personal modifications to slow or speed weight loss
• Helpful listings of acceptable and unacceptable foods

and much more!

The Jimmy Fund or Gentle Eating

The Jimmy Fund (Images of America Series)

Author: Saul Wisnia

In May 1948, a nationwide radio audience first heard a twelve-year-old cancer patient known only as "Jimmy" as he was visited bedside by members of his beloved Boston Braves baseball team. An appeal for support followed, and since that moment, the Jimmy Fund has helped physician-scientists and staff at Boston's world-renowned Dana-Farber Cancer Institute provide the best cancer treatment available to children and adults today while developing cures for tomorrow.

The Jimmy Fund of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute documents the history of "New England's favorite charity" from the 1940s and 1950s, when celebrities such as Bob Hope and Jimmy Durante drummed up support for institute founder Dr. Sidney Farber, to the fund's ongoing relationship with the Boston Red Sox and such baseball stars as Ted Williams. Readers will discover how these efforts-and the generations of New Englanders plunking coins into movie canisters or biking, golfing, skiing, and walking for the cause-have helped raise more than $200 million and save countless lives. The Jimmy Fund of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute captures each step of this remarkable journey, including the uplifting 1998 return of Einar "Jimmy" Gustafson to Dana-Farber after fifty years of anonymity and presumed death.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	6
	Introduction	7
1.	A Man Named Farber, a Boy Named Jimmy: The Beginning	9
2.	"Teddy Ballgame" and Others Make Their Pitch: 1952-1961	29
3.	A Fortuitous Train Ride and Continued Growth: 1962-1973	49
4.	Dr. Farber's Legacy: 1973-1989	67
5.	Wheels, Walks, and More of Progress: 1990-2002	87
6.	Jimmy and Ted Return: 1998-2001	117

Look this: Chicago or Once in a Lifetime Trips

Gentle Eating

Author: Stephen Arterburn

Stephen Arterburn and Vivian Lamphear know what it's like to be overweight and self-conscious. However, they also know what it is like to lose weight and keep it off—permanently. Their program, Gentle Eating , is a safe, effective method of weight loss that begins and ends with gradual lifestyle changes.

Hearing Better or Living with Chronic Heartburn

Hearing Better: Understanding Your Hearing and Ear Care Options Franklin M.

Author: John M Burkey

Hearing Better: Understanding Your Hearing And Ear Care Options is a simple and informative overview of a person's hearing health alternatives. It introduces the different ear professionals, explains their qualifications and the services they render. The book also provides basic information about ear and hearing problems, treatment options, hearing aids and other ways to compensate for a hearing loss. By being more informed, people can better participate in the decision-making about their own hearing health.Hearing Better will also be of value to many of those who previously had a complete ear and hearing evaluation. In the era of HMOs and managed care, physicians rarely have time to discuss all of the problems associated with hearing loss. Hearing Better can fill in some of the gaps. Additionally, new advances in the treatment of hearing loss are constantly taking place. Some of the procedures and treatments discussed in this book were not available just a few years ago. Hearing Better provides an overview of these and other procedures currently available to correct or compensate for a hearing loss. Hearing Better is a "must-read" for anyone considering buying or replacing hearing aids.

Hearing Loss: The Journal of Self-Help for Hard of Hearing People - Sandy Morgan

Packed with practical information. A good place to learn about the ear, the professionals involved in providing services, and ways to compensate for a hearing loss.

Look this: Winter Food or The Wild Olive

Living with Chronic Heartburn

Author: Paulo Pacheco

If you or someone you love is among the more than 25 million Americans who suffer from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a form of chronic heartburn, you know that it¼s more than a mere annoyance: hundreds of millions of dollars are spent annually on treating GERD and acid reflux, and these conditions are linked to even more serious problems, such as asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and even esophageal cancer.Now, there is real help for the millions afflicted with this condition. In Living with Chronic Heartburn: The Complete Health Guide to Acid Reflux & Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), Dr. Paulo Pacheco and Marilyn Olsen explain—in everyday language—the latest medical information and both surgical and non-surgical treatment options—including the recently FDA-approved Enteryx therapy. In Living with Chronic Heartburn you'll find:
• Steps you can take today to manage GERD, lessen its symptoms, and prevent it from progressing to more serious conditions.
• A review of over-the-counter and prescription medications and surgical procedures.
• Up-to-date treatment information for pregnant women, children, and seniors who suffer from GERD. Living with Chronic Heartburn also includes a guide to lifestyle changes that will make a real difference in the way you feel, including exercise tips and guidelines for healthy eating. Dr. Pacheco, working with a registered dietician, has even developed menus that can help ease the discomfort of GERD sufferers. Living with Chronic Heartburn is the definitive book for anyone suffering from GERD, acid reflux, or other chronic heartburn conditions.

Author Biography: Paulo Pacheco, MD, has written, published, and lectured nationally in gastroenterology and has served as a member and advisor for various national medical associations. Board-certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, he graduated from Brown University Medical School and was recently an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University. Dr. Pacheco resides in New York City, where he maintains a private practice in gastroenterology. Marilyn Olsen has been a medical writer for more that 15 years. She has written medical columns and articles for numerous magazines and newspapers.

Fifty Ways to Build Muscle Fast or Australian Bush Flower Essences

Fifty Ways to Build Muscle Fast: The Ultimate Guide to Building Bigger Muscles

Author: Dave Tuttl

Nearly everyone would like to have more strength to hit that ball a little harder or reach that goal line a little quicker. This book is aimed at active men and women who want to build up muscle mass to improve their sports performance, or who simply want to feel healthier and look better. Here are 50 of the most valuable muscle-building secrets used by thousands of sports trainers, professional athletes, and bodybuilders. Each individual entry contains a brief summary of a specific exercise, followed by a more detailed explanation of the process. Also included are descriptions of the latest research findings, quotations from the top experts in the field, and, where necessary, safety tips. Inspiring photos of professional athletes highlight techniques and show what can be accomplished with sound guidance.

Look this: First Break All The Rules or The Tipping Point

Australian Bush Flower Essences

Author: Ian Whit

An informative yet personal portrait of 50 flower essences. Includes a bibliography of important works about natural healing and an index of illnesses and their treatment.

The Virility Solution or Age Right

The Virility Solution: Everything You Need to Know about Viagra, the Potency Pill That Can Restore and Enhance Male Sexuality

Author: Steven Lamm

With the release of Viagra, millions of men across America soon had access to drastically improved erectile performance, complemented by renewed sexual desire. Dr. Steven Lamm is at the forefront of this breakthrough, and now he brings you a wealth of information about Viagra, as well as other oral drugs that offer similar positive results.

More than just a quick-fix guide to managing a serious medical problem, The Virility Solution offers a total and long-term approach to the treatment of erectile dysfunction (impotence) that includes diet and exercise programs to improve overall blood circulation, as well as a wealth of common-sense advice for healthful living. The Virility Solution contains a detailed eight-step program that:

* RETURNS FULL SEXUAL FUNCTION TO MOST MEN

* DELIVERS OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE TO HEALTHY MALES

* IMPROVES SELF-CONFIDENCE AND STRENGTHENS RELATIONSHIPS

* REVEALS THE HELPFUL INFLUENCE OF CERTAIN FOODS AND EXERCISES

* IDENTIFIES PRESCRIPTION AND OVER-THE-COUNTER MEDICATIONS THAT CAN DIMINISH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF VIAGRA

In this edition Lamm also offers up-to-the-minute information about his newly created Viagra Stress Test, which he recommends for all physically inactive older men prior to using Viagra. At last the virility solution that so many have waited for can finally be yours!

Table of Contents:

1	The Medical Miracle That Can Change Your Life	9
2	The Search for a Miracle Cure	23
3	A Cure Is Found	55
4	The Miracle Pills at Work	74
5	The First Step to a Renewed Sex Life	89
6	The Road to Heightened Intimacy	102
7	The New World of Sexual Medicine	129
8	Counteracting the ED Effects of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Medications	147
9	The Virility-Enhancement Program	173
10	Reigniting Your Sex Life: Yours and Hers	202
	Acknowledgments	213
	Index	215

New interesting textbook: Needles Herbs Gods and Ghosts or 64 Ways to Beat the Blues

Age Right: Turn Back the Clock with a Proven, Personalized, Anti-Aging Program

Author: Karlis C Ullis

Don't resign yourself to growing old gracefully. With Age Right as your guide, you can reduce body fat, increase strength and energy, and boost your sex drive, all while adding years to your life. With his revolutionary approach, Karlis Ullis, M.D. provides you with the latest methods for stopping—and even reversing—the aging process. Based on twenty years of pioneering work with Olympic and professional athletes, Age Right offers an antiaging program that helps you extend your life dpan by identifying your unique aging pathway through the "Mind-Body-Spirit" test.

Using a step-by-step, personalized plan of exercise, nutrition, and anti-aging supplements, this unique program offers:

• The most up-to-date information on how and why we age, and the four key factors in the aging process
• Self-tests to determine your "biological age" (versus your chronological age)
• Expert advice on the best combination of nutrition, exercise, and supplements to fight the effects of age-related problems as indicated by your aging pathway
• Specific guidelines for modifying your antiaging regimen based on gender, fitness level, and lifestyle
• Detailed descriptions of all the anti-aging supplements available today as well as treatments for the next millenium
• Practical and extensive resources for choosing the right supplements, creating a specific diet and exercise plan, and finding the best anti-aging health professionals

About the Authors

Karlis Ulis, M.D. is a sports medicine and rehabilitation physician at UCLA and has served as a physician at five Olympic gams. His anti-aging program has been featured on the Today show, Hard Copy, Dateline NBC, and Sally Jessy Raphael. He serves as the medical director of the Sports Medicine and Anti-Aging Medical Group in Santa Monica, California. Dr. Ullis is also the author of Super "T": The Complete Guide to Creating an Effective, Safe, and Natural Testosterone Enhancement Program for Men and Women.

Greg Ptacek has written articles for many leading health publications, including Longevity and Men's Fitness. He lives in Los Angeles, California.

Understanding Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis or Look Speak Behave for Men

Understanding Crohn Disease and Ulcerative Colitis

Author: Jon Zonderman

Zonderman, Jon is a medical writer and a freelance journalist. He is the author of Beyond the Crime Lab: The New Science of Investigation, as well as a number of books for children and young adults.

Vender, M.D., Ronald S. is the Chief of Gastroenterology at the Hospital of St. Raphael in New Haven, Connecticut, and Clinical Associate Professor of Gastroenterology at the Yale University School of Medicine. Zonderman has been under Vender's care for eleven years.

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Look, Speak, & Behave for Men

Author: Jamie L Yasko Mangum

Now anyone can have the same advice given in corporate training seminars at organizations like Estée Lauder, the American Management Association, and Pfizer.
 
For years, highly paid executives at major corporations have had the benefit of professional image consultants to give them feedback about their presentation in the workplace. That expert advice has helped them to dress properly for any business occasion, improve their public speaking and presentation skills, understand the dos and don’ts of the workplace, and enhance their standing in the business community. Now that same type of guidance is available to anyone—recent graduates looking to enter the workplace as well as managers and executives looking to polish themselves and their skills. Jamie L. Yasko-Mangum’s clients include Estée Lauder, the American Management Association, Pfizer, Darden Restaurants, high schools, colleges, and universities. They hire her to give seminars to employees and students on how to project a positive and smart self-image, create a polished appearance, understand what is and is not proper behavior, and see how to communicate intelligently.  Men and women will find ideas for improving their credibility, authority, reputation, and confidence in a workplace environment, regardless of their profession or position.

AyurVeda Secrets of Healing or The Great Physicians Rx for a Healthy Heart

AyurVeda Secrets of Healing: The Complete AyurVedic Guide to Healing Thru Pancha Karma Seasonal Therapies, Diet, Herbal Remedies and Memory

Author: Maya Tiwari

Ayurveda Secrets of Healing is the most complete offering of the original cleansing and rejuvenative therapies of Pancha Karma, first taught and practiced by the ancient Vedic seers.

New interesting textbook: In the Palaces of Memory or Timeless Healing the Power and Biology of Belief

The Great Physician's Rx for a Healthy Heart

Author: Jordan S Rubin

Bestselling author Jordan Rubin, along with Joseph Brasco, MD, shows readers how to apply the 7 Keys to Health and Wellness to prevent and deal with a major killer-heart disease.

Holy Order of Water or Five Elements Six Conditions

Holy Order of Water: Healing Earth's Waters and Ourselves

Author: William E Marks

Long gone are the days of drinking naturally pure water from flowing rivers and streams. It is already common today for people to use bottled water or home water filtration systems for their drinking water. How have we come to such a predicament, and what can be done about it? Continuing pollution, ever increasing population and industrial demands, destruction of the rainforests, over-pumping of the ground water are all responsible for the deterioration of water quality- but the underlying reason, as William Marks shows in this wide-ranging, thoughtful book, is a lack of understanding of and respect for the nature of water itself.

Marks covers such diverse topics as water's role in the origin of the universe and of life, cosmic rain and water in interstellar space, water in the myths of various peoples and religious traditions, the power of water in the many forms it takes in the natural world, vortex energy and living water, water and the human body, water healing, and a history of water pollution. He offers hope for the future by discussing the work of such visionaries as Theodor Schwenk and Viktor Schauberger. Marks shows us that finally water can be understood only when seen as the mediator not just between life and death but between the physical world and the spiritual world as well.

About the Author:
William E. Marks has been working with water for most of his life. To experience firsthand the status of America's waters. he made a meandering 7,000-mile horseback journey from San Diego to Maine. He also studied industrial pollution and historical water management practices in Europe, North Africa, Mexico, Canada, Ireland and Australia. He was an environmental water analyst briefly for the City of Newark, New Jersey, and for 15 years he operated a water-testing and research laboratory and an environmental consulting firm on Martha's Vineyard. He is also the founding publisher and editor of Martha's Vineyard Magazine.

What People Are Saying

Walter Cronkite
This is an extraordinary book, the results of one man's passionate effort to save us—to save civilization—from our ignorant waste of our precious water resources.

Larry Dossey
Water is life, and The Holy Order of Water affirms life. At a time when Earth's waters are under siege, we need Mark's message more than ever before. If there is a Bible of water, this is it.
— (Larry Dossey, M.D., author of Reinventing Medicine and Healing Words)

Ted Danson
Water gives us life--a fact that is certainly not lost on William Marks, whose fascinating book, the Holy Order of Water, helps us to better understand and appreciate what a precious gift it is. Readers won't find a more intimate, spiritual, and informative look at what is without question the world's most vital and versatile resource.
— (Ted Danson, Founding President, American Oceans Campaign)

New interesting book: From the Heart and Other Safe Places or Soups Stews Chowders

Five Elements, Six Conditions: A Taoist Approach to Emotional Healing, Psychology, and Internal Alchemy

Author: Gilles Marin

Taoism and the use of the five elemental forces of nature for healing, says Gilles Marin, are esoteric, understandable only through daily experience with a knowledgeable mentor. Marin's 25 years of clinical practice teaching the ancient Taoist method of Chi Nei Tsang, which uses hands-on techniques and Taoist meditations to help clients heal, uniquely qualifies him for the task. Five Elements, Six Conditions shows how simple and practical the ancient Taoist healing principles are and how effectively they deepen all methods of healing, including modern medical approaches. Step-by-step, he shows how to work with instead of against the body, whereby healing becomes not only possible but inevitable. His clear language, along with color-coded maps and diagrams, enables readers to understand the alchemical principles formed and refined over hundreds of years. Each chapter includes specific exercises and meditations to help anyone integrate the essence of the teaching and develop at the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual levels.

Secret Potions Elixirs and Concoctions or Your Inner Pharmacy

Secret Potions, Elixirs and Concoctions: Botanical and Aromatic Recipes for Mind, Body and Soul

Author: Marie Anakee Miczak

This interesting book contains, in an easy-to-understand format, many ways to utilize botanicals including essential oils, herbs & more for use in everyday life. All you need are simple ingredients & equipment such as a blender to be on your way to quickly whipping up a lavish spa treatment or healing remedy.

Book about: Choice Cookery or Simplify and Celebrate

Your Inner Pharmacy: Taking Back Your Wellness

Author: Robert Blaich

Your Inner Pharmacy deconstructs the assumption that health and well-being are the responsibility of the government, the medical system, or an insurance company. Teaching facets of health and health care that most people never learned in school or from their primary physicians, the author shows readers how to create an awareness of their own bodily needs, a task too often abdicated to pharmaceutical companies. Bridging the divide between traditional and alternative medicine, Your Inner Pharmacy shows how each fits into the current healthcare system. Far more than just another "how to" book, it shifts paradigms about healthcare and motivates readers to engage in healthy living. Readers learn how to create their own commonsense health plan, an organized program of weekly health-promoting activities, stress reduction, diet, exercise, and routine maintenance. By investing just 10% of their leisure time into these activities, readers experience a dramatically improved quality of life.

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction	xiii
Part 1	The New Landscape
1	Understanding Chronic Disease	3
2	Understanding Health	23
Part 2	Healthcare for Life
3	An Integrated System of Healthcare	35
4	The Missing Piece in Your Healthcare	39
5	What Holistic Healthcare Looks Like in Real Life	105
Part 3	Health Planning 101
6	It's about Time: Create Your Healthy Lifestyle	171
7	Getting it Right: Eat, Play, and Think Yourself to Health	183
	Epilogue	215
	Resources	219
	Notes	221
	Index	227

Masaje sexy or Ride from within

Masaje sexy

Author: Alison Perussel

Designed for couples, this manual illustrates the many ways a partner can--with the use of their hands--create a sensual and pleasurable experience, promote intimacy, and bring a sense of calm and deep relaxation to a tired body.

Read also Lyme Disease or Change One

Ride from within: Use Tai Chi to Awaken Your Natural Balance and Connect with Your Horse

Author: James Shaw

An exploration of Tai Chi as it relates to riding and to developing a mind-body connection both on and off the horse.

Chronicle of the Horse

"A book such as this could open up a new philosophy on riding and a new way to think of a human body in balance with a horse’s body. "

USDF Connection

"With its attractive design and helpful photos and illustrations, Ride from Within offers another path by which riders may gain self–awareness and better results in the saddle."

American Quarter Horse Journal

With the use of spectacular photography, informative text and a gift for explaining complex ideas, Shaw has developed a marvelous book.

Chronicle of the Horse

a book such as this could open up a new philosophy on riding and a new way to think of a human body in balance with a horse's body.

Northwest Rider Magazine

This book provides a great foundation for a new way of riding.

Confronting Traumatic Brain Injury or Healing Foods for Natural Health

Confronting Traumatic Brain Injury: Devastation, Hope and Healing

Author: William J Winslad

William Winslade presents facts about traumatic brain injury; information about its financial and emotional costs to individuals, families, and society; and key ethical and policy issues. He illustrates each aspect with dramatic case studies, including his own childhood brain injury. He explains how the brain works and how severe injuries affect it, both immediately and over the long term, pointing out how resources are often squandered on patients with poor prognoses but adequate insurance, while underinsured patients with better prognoses often do not receive the best care. He describes the lack of regulation in the rehabilitation industry and what federal and state legislatures are doing to correct the situation. And he recommends policy changes for lowering the instances of traumatic brain injury (such as raising the minimum driving age) as well as practical steps that individuals can take to protect themselves from brain trauma. William J. Winslade is James Wade Rockwell Professor of Philosophy in Medicine at the Institute for the Medical Humanities, professor of preventive medicine and community health, and professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. He is also Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law at the University of Houston Health Law and Policy Institute.

Stephen R. Latham

Each year over two million Americans suffer traumatic brain injury. Of these, 60,000 are killed, 90,000 require extensive rehabilitation services, and about 2,000 are left in persistent vegetative states (""PVS""). Americans pay around $2.9 billion annually for direct costs of medical care and rehabilitation for brain trauma, and lose an additional $4.7 billion in wages, taxes, and productivity. The author has produced a very readable book designed to promote public awareness of, and to propose measures to combat and deal with, this ""silent epidemic"" of traumatic brain injury. This book is aimed at a non-specialized audience. Although it is well-documented and contains some serious policy analysis, it is written in a journalistic tone. Its short chapters are often propelled by one or two core anecdotes. Chapter topics include a brief layman's overview of brain function and of the basic types of brain trauma, brain trauma emergency care, progress in research and rehabilitation, the experiences of families of the injured, fatality and PVS resulting from brain trauma, and quality-of-care issues for brain trauma victims. In later policy-oriented chapters, the author argues for devoting more resources to prevention of and research on brain trauma. He favors mandated insurance coverage for brain trauma, and proposes funding it, in part, with user taxes on activities which often lead to brain trauma: driving (especially by younger drivers), alcohol consumption, gun ownership, and boxing. The author's policy recommendations are often quite controversial. He favors a legal presumption against the provision of life support for persons in PVS; he would raise the driving age to 18; andhe would ban boxing, mandate the use of bicycle helmets, and ""outlaw the private possession of handguns and assault weapons."" This engaging book should appeal to the general reader, and particularly to those with an interest in public health and health policy.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Stephen R. Latham, JD, PhD (Northwestern University School of Law)
Description: Each year over two million Americans suffer traumatic brain injury. Of these, 60,000 are killed, 90,000 require extensive rehabilitation services, and about 2,000 are left in persistent vegetative states ("PVS"). Americans pay around $2.9 billion annually for direct costs of medical care and rehabilitation for brain trauma, and lose an additional $4.7 billion in wages, taxes, and productivity.
Purpose: The author has produced a very readable book designed to promote public awareness of, and to propose measures to combat and deal with, this "silent epidemic" of traumatic brain injury.
Audience: This book is aimed at a non-specialized audience. Although it is well-documented and contains some serious policy analysis, it is written in a journalistic tone. Its short chapters are often propelled by one or two core anecdotes.
Features: Chapter topics include a brief layman's overview of brain function and of the basic types of brain trauma, brain trauma emergency care, progress in research and rehabilitation, the experiences of families of the injured, fatality and PVS resulting from brain trauma, and quality-of-care issues for brain trauma victims. In later policy-oriented chapters, the author argues for devoting more resources to prevention of and research on brain trauma. He favors mandated insurance coverage for brain trauma, and proposes funding it, in part, with user taxes on activities which often lead to brain trauma: driving (especially by younger drivers), alcohol consumption, gun ownership, and boxing.
Assessment: The author's policy recommendations are often quite controversial. He favors a legal presumption against the provision of life support for persons in PVS; he would raise the driving age to 18; and he would ban boxing, mandate the use of bicycle helmets, and "outlaw the private possession of handguns and assault weapons." This engaging book should appeal to the general reader, and particularly to those with an interest in public health and health policy.

Library Journal

Medical philosopher Winslade has written a readable and broad overview of head injury: causes, treatment, rehabilitation, and health and public policy implications. The medicine and science of brain injury, however, are secondary in this book to discussions of rehabilitation and policy issues. The author survived a brain injury as a child, and that story, as well as high-profile cases such as Reagan aide James S. Brady and the Central Park "wilding" victim, inform the book and give it a personal touch. Hard to categorize, finally: this book will certainly be of interest to those who work with victims of head injury and their families; its readability, organization, and practical information make it a reasonable choice for community collections and collections in healthcare and social service settings. Mark L. Shelton, Univ. of Massachusetts Medical Ctr., Worcester

Booknews

Warning of a virtual epidemic in traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States, the author explains in layman's terms the causes of TBI, how it affects the brain, and ways of treating it. He offers a number of recommendations towards alleviating the problem, including increasing investment in basic and clinical research, redirecting research efforts towards a greater emphasis on rehabilitation, meshing broad federal guidelines with state latitude in instituting programs for providing and regulating brain injury-related services, and raising the driving age. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	ix
	Preface	xiii
	Acknowledgments	xv
	Introduction: It Can Happen to Anyone	1
1	Our Vulnerable Brains	15
2	Saving Lives: The Golden Hour	30
3	Hope on the Horizon	42
4	The Rough Road to Rehabilitation	64
5	How Families Become Victims	89
6	Facing Fatality--and Worse Fates	106
7	Protecting the Most Vulnerable	125
8	A Better Use of Resources	141
9	Policies and Priorities	154
10	Prevention: The Best Solution	176
	Bibliography	205
	Index	217

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Healing Foods for Natural Health (Kitchen Doctor Series)

Author: Nicola Graimes

Over 50 healthy recipes from breakfast and brunches to main meals, side dishes and salads to desserts and bake.

Bowersox Protocol for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue or Alzheimers Disease

Bowersox Protocol for Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue: Finally, There Is an Effective Treatment That Uses Homeopathic Medicines and Natural Supplements to Treat Both Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue Syndromes without Drugs or Special Diets

Author: Dr Harold Bowersox

Stop Feeling Sick & Tired All the Time! Finally, there is an effective treatment that uses homeopathic medicines and natural supplements to treat both Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue syndromes without drugs or special diets. In his life-changing book, Dr. Bowersox offers a recovery protocol that is based on extensive research and has proven successful in his daily medical practice. For many physicians, Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue syndromes are mysterious and difficult to treat, which is why you may have been to multiple doctors and still don't feel better. Dr. Bowersox validates the physical causes of your symptoms and explains how his recovery protocol has been shown to resolve underlying body imbalances, thereby freeing you from the symptoms of Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue syndromes. His proven recovery protocol: Uses NO drugs Requires NO special diets Has an average recovery time of less than four (4) months Is very cost effective

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Alzheimer's Disease: Everything You Need to Know

Author: William Molloy

"An essential read for clinicians and caregivers."

- Peter J. Whitehouse, Alzheimer Center, Cleveland, Ohio

Alzheimer's disease affects 4 million Americans. As the proportion of elderly in our population increases, the devastating illness will afflict as many as 14 million Americans by 2050.

Since this title was first published in 1998, research and treatment of Alzheimer's have progressed, offering a new understanding of the disease and hope for patients and their loved ones. This revised edition includes the latest developments in the care and treatment of Alzheimer's patients, and provides advice on how families can cope.

Alzheimer's Disease features:
- How to distinguish Alzheimer's from normal aging
- Common signs and symptoms
- Diagnosing Alzheimer's
- Caring for someone with Alzheimer's
- Coping with anger, denial, and depression
- What Alzheimer's does to the brain
- Treatments for Alzheimer's
- Related dementias, such as Pick's disease
- Legal issues

Supplemented by diagrams, charts and case studies, Alzheimer's Disease is designed for quick reference and in-depth study. It is a thoughtful and compassionate guide to this complex condition and an important update of one of the most popular titles in the Your Personal Health series.

Healing Gourmet Eat to Lower Cholesterol or Blossoming Beauty

Healing Gourmet Eat to Lower Cholesterol

Author: Healing Gourmet

Use your diet to beat disease and promote wellness with Healing Gourmet

Drawing from the latest scientific research, the Healing Gourmet® series focuses on foods and recipes for managing and preventing a wide range of diet-related illnesses. Written in consultation with a team of leading doctors, nutritionists, and chefs, each book focuses on a specific medical condition and includes delicious, healthy recipes and three weeks of meal plans.

Victoria Rand, M.D., is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of California in San Francisco and has a private practice in internal medicine.

Kathy McManus, M.S., R.D., is the director of the Department of Nutrition and Behavior Modification for the Program for Weight Management at Brigham and Women's Hospital in association with Harvard School of Public Health.

Chef Bev Shaffer is the director of The Mustard Seed Market and Café Cooking School and chef for Cleveland Clinic's "Cooking for Your Heart" program.

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Blossoming Beauty: Health & Wellbeing During Pregnancy

Author: Jo Glanville Blackburn

Blossoming beauty is all about you. Now you are pregnant, you are blossoming inside and out, and now -- more than ever -- it is time to remember that you are beautiful. Pregnancy is a special time in your life, yet it is one of the most natural things that you will ever know -- so seize the opportunity to feel truly at one with yourself, in body and mind. While other pregnancy books focus on the baby and what's going on inside the mother's body, blossoming beauty focuses on you, the pregnant woman, and the changes that are happening to you both physically and emotionally. Filled with practical and invaluable tips on how to make the most of pregnancy, it aims to help you take more time to nurture yourself as you nurture another from within. Designed to be a source of endless inspiration, this book will help you understand what's happening to you during pregnancy and to feel positive about the birth. Each of the three trimesters -- 1 to 14 weeks, 15 to 28 weeks, and 29 to 40 weeks -- has a chapter that includes authoritative advice on diet and exercise, body care, staying well, and sleeping, as well as all sorts of ideas about keeping calm, pampering yourself, and preparing for the birth. The final chapter, "Birth and Beyond," focuses on what happens to you during the climax of pregnancy and concludes with advice on breastfeeding and postnatal care for the new mother. Wellbeing expert Jo Glanville-Blackburn brings her sense of fun as well as her experience as a mother of three to this valuable book. She believes that pregnancy should be a time to look deeper into your thoughts, to feel good about yourself, and to look to the future.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	6
	Indulge Yourself Weeks 1-14	12
	Feeling Good Weeks 15-28	48
	Relax and Prepare Weeks 29-40	80
	The Birth and Beyond	116
	Resources	140
	Index	142
	Acknowledgments	144

Losing Weight for Good or Outwitting Osteoporosis

Losing Weight for Good: Developing Your Personal Plan of Action

Author: Lawrence J Cheskin

Each person faces unique challenges when trying to lose weight. As director of the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center, Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D., and his team of experts have had remarkable success in helping thousands of individuals develop successful plans of action. Each plan contains the crucial ingredients for healthy success: an attainable goal, an appealing diet, and a practical program of physical activity. Based on the latest research in medicine, psychology, nutrition, and exercise physiology, the Personal Plan of Action offers a unique approach that recognizes the different reasons people gain weight -- and why they have trouble losing that weight and keeping it off.

The advantages of an expertly designed Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center plan are available to those who want to lose weight on their own. Losing Weight for Good: Developing Your Personal Plan of Action helps you assess your own reasons for weight gain. With this knowledge, you can design your own personal step-by-step program for weight loss based on the approach that has been so successful at the Johns Hopkins Weight Management Center.

This individualized approach takes into account personal differences in such areas as emotional makeup, lifestyle, family circumstances, coping style, physical health, and economic means. Unlike typical diet books that offer simplistic or formulaic recommendations for weight loss, Losing Weight for Good tells you how to develop and follow a plan that meets your own specific needs. As you read through the book, you will establish your own weight loss goals, dietary aims, and exercise schedule, while building critical skills to help youcope with temptation, frustration, and anything else that interferes with your goal.

"The basic message is this: You do not need to change everything about yourself and your life to lose weight and keep it off. You do need to identify your specific problem areas and find creative, individualized solutions." -- Lawrence J. Cheskin, M.D.

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Outwitting Osteoporosis: The Smart Women's Guide to Bone Health

Author: Ronda Gates

The onset of osteoporosis can set in motion a series of medical challenges that may lead to an early death. With this book, women who want to maximize good health as they age can learn how to prevent and treat the disease. This up-to-date resource provides the most current research and offers practical advice about maintaining or regaining normal bone mass. Readers learn about the controversial role of hormones, the peaks and declines of bone mass, risk and lifestyle factors, the role of drugs and supplements, and more.

The Power of Color or Muy chic

The Power of Color: Creating Healthy Interior Spaces

Author: Laurie Zagon

"COLOR is literally the 'wavelength' medicine of the future. It calls to us and asks us to recognize its value as an alternative medicine that the environment can provide." —from The Power of Color

THE FIRST PRACTICAL GUIDE TO CREATING HEALTHY INTERIORS WITH COLOR

Working from the scientifically based premise that the use of full-spectrum color on finishes and surfaces is essential to creating a healthy man-made environment, Sara O. Marberry and Laurie Zagon arm design professionals with:

• A complete methodology and clear, easy-to-follow guidelines to designing with full-spectrum color without compromising style or client preferences
• A concise refresher course in color theory
• Detailed analyses of more than 20 projects for a wide range of public and private spaces, including healthcare facilities, schools, day-care centers, hotels, and offices
• Color charts that break down proportions of hue, value, and chroma for each project discussed
• A project showcase featuring more than 40 full-color photographs, bringing vividly to life all of the examples discussed

Thanks to the efforts of a handful of visionaries working in a variety of disciplines, our knowledge of the role of light and color in human health has taken a quantum leap during the past decade. For instance, clear links have been established between color and academic performance among grade-schoolers, and medical journals now routinely feature reports of color being used successfully to assist in the treatment of everything from depression to AIDS.

Now, in a book that is as inspiring as it is instructive, design professionals can learn how to use color to create interior spacesthat support the health and well-being of all who live and work in them. The first and only practical guide to creating healthy interior design using color, The Power of Color provides a simple methodology and set of guidelines that can easily be integrated into professional practice.

The book begins with a concise, accessible refresher course in color theory. From there, the authors embark on a fascinating exploration of the healing properties of color as documented in the scientific literature. This is followed by in-depth, practical discussions of surface colors and lighting, the importance of using full-spectrum color in interior design, and techniques for using full-spectrum color without compromising the design professional's unique sense of style or the demands of his or her clients.

The remainder of The Power of Color is devoted to the detailed analyses of more than 20 projects executed in the United States and Europe. Chosen for their use of a full-spectrum color palette, the examples include designs for many different types of public and private spaces—from healthcare facilities and schools to hotels and offices. Each project is accompanied by color charts that break down proportions of hue, value, and chroma. A project showcase containing more than 40 full-color photographs vividly brings to life all of the examples discussed.

The most complete, practical guide to the use of color to create healthy interior spaces, The Power of Color is an indispensable resource for interior designers, architects, and all other design professionals.

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Muy chic

Author: Antoine Dariaux

Poco puede hacerse para convertir a una señora fea en un dechado de hermosura. En cambio, cualquier mujer que se lo proponga puede adquirir elegancia y estilo, unas cualidades que exigen de nuestra parte cierta dedicación, algún dinero y mucho tacto. Nadie nace elegante, pero los sabios consejos de este manual, que apareció por primera vez a finales de los años 50 del pasado siglo, pueden hacer de nosotras unas damas.
Genevieve Antoine Diariaux , que durante muchos años dirigió la casa de modas Nina Ricci en París, no se limita a combinar de la mejor manera prendas, sombreros, zapatos y bolsos, sino que habla también de modos de estar, de andar, de relacionarnos con los demás.
Aunque hayan pasado más de cincuenta años desde su publicación, o justamente por eso, Simplemente chic es un texto delicioso y útil, apto para cualquiera que se disponga a dejar de lado los tejanos y las camisetas desteñidas.

Dialectics of Shopping or Counsellors in Health Settings

Dialectics of Shopping

Author: Daniel Miller

Shopping is generally considered to be a pleasurable activity. But in reality it can often be complicated and frustrating. Daniel Miller explores the many contradictions faced by shoppers on a typical street in London, and in the process offers a sophisticated examination of the way we shop, and what it reveals about our relationships to our families and communities, as well as to the environment and the economy as a whole.
Miller's companions are mostly women who confront these contradictions as they shop. They placate their children with items that combine nutrition with taste or usefulness with style. They decide between shopping at the local store or at the impersonal, but less expensive, mall. They tell of their sympathy for environmental concerns but somehow avoid much ethical shopping. They are faced with a selection of shops whose shifts and mergers often reveal extraordinary stories of their own. Filled with entertaining—and thoroughly familiar—stories of shoppers and shops, this book will interest scholars across a broad range of disciplines.

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COUNSELLORS IN HEALTH SETTINGS

Author: Kim Etherington

Focusing on the experiences of counselors themselves, this book is a comprehensive resource for counselors working in heath contexts and for the health professionals who work with them, and may take on counseling roles.

The contributors, who include clients, health care workers, psychiatrists and academics as well as counselors, show how counseling can and should form an integral part of a patient's health care, explaining key theoretical considerations and relevant research and applying these to suggestions for good practice. They also discuss the needs of counselors themselves (for example for supervision and support) and the variety of roles that counselors and health care workers are expected to fulfill.

This book will inform and improve the work of professionals in a range of health care contexts including those working with patients who have cancer, HIV and AIDS or who are having treatment for infertility; and in the fields of young people's sexual health and palliative care.

Table of Contents:

	Foreword	7
	Acknowledgements	9
	Preface: Epilogue for Paula	11
	Introduction	13
1	A wounded healer: From client to counsellor	33
2	Palliative care counselling: Emotional and psychological support from diagnosis to death	49
3	Working in general practice with somatisation of childhood sexual abuse	65
4	Working as a counsellor in an NHS multidisciplinary team	95
5	Counselling children and their families in intensive care	109
6	'Awkward' clients and 'awkward' topics: Young people and sexual health	125
7	Counselling people living with HIV/AIDS	141
8	Working with people with fertility problems: A counsellor's personal experience	161
9	Riding the rollercoaster: A personal account of being counselled about fertility	175
10	Cut, burn and poison: A personal account of breast cancer	191
11	Challenges of counselling in psychiatric settings	209
12	Integrating counselling within the mental health services	227
13	Training and supervision issues for counsellors working in health settings	247
	Contributors	273
	Subject Index	276
	Author Index	284

Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals or The Way We Eat

Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals

Author: Max Wichtl

An enormous increase in the knowledge of herbal drug constituents, their effects, and side effects has occurred in recent years. As a result, many herbal products are undergoing a transition from classic herbal teas to standardized extracts. This new edition of Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals takes the advances made in medicinal plants research and phytotherapy into account and offers reliable, highly pertinent information. This reference offers comprehensive information about the origins, constituents, effects, indications, and dosage of herbal drugs and phytopharmaceuticals. The text also includes phytopharmaceutical information such as types of extraction solvents, drug-to-extract ratios, and dosage recommendations for extracts.

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Reviewer: Nima Patel, PharmD (Temple University School of Pharmacy)
Description: This book, translated from the 4th German edition, contains 212 monographs describing herbs that are used for preparation of tea, herbal mixtures, or the production of phytopharmaceuticals. The last English edition was published in 2001.
Purpose: The main objective of this book, according to the editor and author (s), is to provide in-depth knowledge about herbals and to facilitate patient counseling on herbal products. Considering the rise in herbal product use in the United States, this book is necessary to present essential and accurate information regarding herbal drugs.
Audience: The targeted audience for this book includes pharmacists and physicians. The authors are experts in the field of pharmaceutical biology and are credible authorities.
Features: The herbal monographs were chosen based on readers' requests and those for which a German Standard License exists. The book is alphabetically organized according to the Latin name in the table of contents, but the index offers Latin and English names. Each monograph is organized in the same way: illustrations and descriptions, pharmacopoeial names, German standard licenses, plant source, synonyms, origin, constituents, indications, side effects, making the tea/tea preparations, phytomedicines, authentication, TLC identification, adulteration, storage, and literature. The updated edition expands upon phytopharmaceuticals, revises constituents and indications, provides 12 new herbal monographs and seven new herbal drugs in the section of short monographs. Some of unique features are the inclusion of an excerpt from the German Commission E monographs and photographs of herbal drugs as well as drawings to help with the process of quality assurance. There is also a list of herbals used for treatment according to indication, i.e. cold/cough, which is very useful.
Assessment: This is an excellent resource on herbal products for pharmacists and physicians. Information on authentication, TLC identification, tea preparation, and color herbal photos are included in this book. Another useful feature is the regulatory status of the herb in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Lacking in this book is information on pharmacokinetics, drug-drug interactions, and commercial herbal products taken as pills. Most of the common herbals are listed, but the list is not complete.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

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The Way We Eat: Why Our Food Choices Matter

Author: Peter Singer

A thought-provoking look at how what we eat profoundly affects all living things—and how we can make more ethical food choices

Five Principles for Making Conscientious Food Choices
1. Transparency: We have the right to know how our food is produced.
2. Fairness: Producing food should not impose costs on others.
3. Humanity: Inflicting unnecessary suffering on animals is wrong.
4. Social Responsibility: Workers are entitled to decent wages and working conditions.
5. Needs: Preserving life and health justifies more than other desires.

Peter Singer, the groundbreaking ethicist who "may be the most controversial philosopher alive" (The New Yorker), now sets his critical sights on the food we buy and eat: where it comes from, how it’s produced, and whether it was raised humanely. Teaming up once again with attorney Jim Mason, his coauthor on the acclaimed Animal Factories, Singer explores the impact our food choices have on humans, animals, and the environment.

In The Way We Eat, Singer and Mason examine the eating habits of three American families with very different diets. They track down the sources of each family’s food to probe the ethical issues involved in its production and marketing. What kinds of meat are most humane to eat? Is "organic" always better? Wild fish or farmed? Recognizing that not all of us will become vegetarians, Singer and Mason offer ways to make the best food choices. As they point out: "You can be ethical without being fanatical."

Child Abduction or Divine Appointment

Child Abduction: How To Protect Your Children

Author: Maurice Woodson

There is a reported 58,000 children and teens that go missing each year. "Child Abductions: How to protect your children" is a to the point, easy to read, educational guide book on how to protect your children from become a part of this statistic...a victim. What you will find inside: * How to talk to and educate your children about child abductions. * What parents should know and do to keep their children safe. * What is an I.D. Kit and how to make one. * What to do if your child is abducted or goes missing. * What a community can do. * What is the AMBER alert plan and how it works. * list of emergency organizations and contacts. Our children are in danger and we as parents need to do everything in our power to protect them. This book will supply you with necessary tools and information to help you do just that. ---------------------------------------- "Child Abductions:How to protect your children" is a book no parent should be without. Juwuan Douglas -parent- NY A Fantastic, strait forward book. I am more informed, and I feel my girls are are more aware and educated about child predators. Darcel Gallaway -mother of 2- NJ This Book is right on time. It is a necessity in the modern family home. Neal Brinson -father- CT CHILD ABDUCTIONS How to protect your children

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Divine Appointment: A Caregiver's Guide

Author: Delores Thornton

Divine Appointment: A Caregiver's Guide will help to smooth the roughness of a tedious journey. Readers will find resources to aid them in caring for a loved one and places to contact while making end of life arrangements. There are stories from caregivers in their own words, handy guides, informative lists of support agencies, and pages for daily inspirational messages. This book is for those who have been through, those going through, and those who will go through!

Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health or When Your Wife Has Breast Cancer

Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health

Author: Ipek Goktep

The discovery of new and previously unknown organisms that cause foodborne illness makes it essential for scientists, regulators, and those in the food industry to reconsider their traditional approaches to food preservation. A single source reference that can provide the latest practical information on how to deal with the range of probiotic health issues that have recently arisen would be invaluable to have.

Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health is that resource. It presents an in-depth characterization and diagnosis of probiotic strains and their mechanisms of action in humans, explains the role food applications have in the development of new products that guard against gastrointestinal diseases, and addresses the current regulatory environment. The material in each chapter is written in an accessible format by internationally renowned experts and includes citations from scientific literature.

Highlights include a thorough discussion of probiotic issues such as pre- and postharvest food safety applications of probiotics, genetic engineering, and probiotic identification. The book also presents information on new regulations and emerging trends in the two major probiotics markets in the world, Europe and Japan.

Unique in its depth and breadth of scope, Probiotics in Food Safety and Human Health provides vital information to those who need to be knowledgeable of the functional properties of foods aimed at improving human health.

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction to prebiotics and probiotics	1
2	Development of probiotic food ingredients	35
3	Taxonomy and biology of probiotics	67
4	Primary sources of probiotic cultures	91
5	Properties of evidence-based probiotics for human health	109
6	Genetic engineering of probiotic bacteria	139
7	Immunochemical methods for detection of probiotics	165
8	Molecular-based methods directed toward probiotics	191
9	Application of repetitive element sequence-based (rep-) PCR and denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis for the identification of lactic acid bacteria in probiotic products	207
10	Genetically modified probiotics	229
11	Use of probiotics in preharvest food safety applications	251
12	Preharvest food safety applications of competitive exclusion culture and probiotics	273
13	Probiotics as biopreservatives for enhancing food safety	285
14	EU perspectives on food, gastrointestinal tract functionality, and human health	309
15	Modulation of epithelial function and local immune system by probiotics : mechanisms involved	341
16	Probiotics in cancer prevention	365
17	Statistical considerations for testing the efficacy of probiotics	383
18	The safety of probiotics in foods in Europe and its legislation	405
19	Probiotics in food safety and human health : current status of regulations on the use of probiotics in foods in Japan	431

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When Your Wife Has Breast Cancer: A Story of Love, Courage & Survival

Author: Mark S Weiss

Mark Weiss tells the story of his 38-year-old wife Cathy's battle with breast cancer. It examines the choices they had, the decisions they made, the setbacks they experienced, and the emotional upheaval they faced. Mark Weiss candidly discusses the fears he harbored for himself, his wife and his children during this time of uncertainty. He offers insight into medical opinions, insurance discrepancies, and the toll a serious illness can take on such things as intimacy, professional standing, and financial security. Chapters include: Chemotherapy--How To Deal With the Chemo Shark Sex and Intimacy--Will It Ever Be the Same? Talking To Your Young Children About Mommy's Cancer Faith and Friendships Life After Cancer and A Painful Look In The Mirror.

Sexual Assault on the College Campus or Jane Brodys Allergy Fighter

Sexual Assault on the College Campus: The Role of Male Peer Support

Author: Martin D Schwartz

"I can't imagine anyone living or working with adolescents and young adults without being aware of the material in this book. A must read for educators, health providers, student personnel, administrators, the clergy, campus security, and even parents."

--Mary P. Koss, The Arizona Prevention Center, University of Arizona

"My overall response to this book is highly positive. I think the authors make an important contribution to the field of violence against women by focusing on male peer support for sexual violence. I think that this book fills a real void in the literature. Sanday's book, Fraternity Gang Rape, offers a rich theoretical analysis of rape on campus, and this book takes us another step in understanding sexual violence on campus by focusing on a variety of other issues related to campus rape such as alcohol and sports. . . . I think this book could (and should) be recommended reading for every college student in the U.S. and Canada. . . . The arguments . . . are clearly stated and they provide a powerful analysis of this serious problem--the material is fascinating and easy to read."

--Raquel Kennedy Bergen, Sociology Department, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"This book speaks to me on several different levels. . . . The loose pages of the manuscript that I have are now well marked with red ink; some are tea-stained and others are dog-eared. From my experience as a teacher, researcher, editor, and activist, this is usually the sign of a very good book--good not because it makes an interesting read but, more important, because it is useful. . . . As a researcher, I was struck by the book's utility in . . . the authors'attention to methodology . . . [and the book's] contribution to theory building. . . . As an educator, I am impressed by the accessibility of the analysis, which makes the book useful as a text in many different courses. It is an interesting read; in fact, I predict that most students will report that they liked reading it. At the same time, however, it contains a wealth of information that carries not only the credibility stamp of science but also speaks directly to the students' experience. . . . This book is also a valuable resource for faculty and administrators willing to scrutinize their personal attitudes and behavior as well as the policies and practices of their institutions. . . . One more level on which this book spoke to me [is] a more personal level. . . . We must make a commitment to what the authors call "newsmaking": reaching out beyond our own circles to get alternative messages heard by as many people as possible. . . . And therein lies, I suppose, the book's ultimate value: what we have here is a testament to the fact that the personal is political. That old feminist adage has been quoted so often and is on so many bumper stickers that the words sound hollow much of the time. I want to take this opportunity to thank Martin D. Schwartz and Walter S. DeKeseredy for reinvigorating it--and me."

--from the Foreword by Claire M. Renzetti, St. Joseph's University, Philadelphia

For many coeds, the college campus life experience is marred by traumatic experiences of sexual assault. While there are many social determinants of rape and attempted rape, Sexual Assault on the College Campus examines the pivotal role of male peer support in legitimizing woman abuse. Written in an approachable style and completely grounded in the scientific research literature, this book provides enlightening discussions on the relationship of sexual assault to factors such as alcohol, deterrence, and fraternities. Authors Martin D. Schwartz and Walter S. DeKeseredy advance an original theory on male peer support and its role in supporting sexual assault using extensive prior studies and investigations they've conducted, including a national representative study and local campus victimization surveys. Combining a firm political stand with important research findings in a highly readable format, Sexual Assault on the College Campus provides essential reading for academics, researchers, criminologists, social workers, mental health professionals, and college administrators. It will also educate students in courses that wish to make the connection between their college environment and sociology, criminology, criminal justice, women's studies, psychology, family studies, and counseling.

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Jane Brody's Allergy Fighter: Relieve the Misery of Nasal Allergies with the Help of America's Most Trusted Authority on Personal Health

Author: Jane Brody

Jane Brody's Allergy Fighter is a clear, compact, up-to-date guide to understanding the causes of the allergies that plague you, and the actions that plague you, and the actions that you and your doctor can take now to prevent and relieve their symptoms. Among the topics covered:

• how allergies happen and what substances cause or exacerbate them
• strategies you and your children can use to avoid allergy-causing substances
• the peak allergy seasons across the country--and the near uselessness of pollen count readings
• understanding the vast array of antihistamines, decongestants, and topic sprays, both over-the-counter and prescription--what they can and can't do and their side effects
• allergy shots--how they work and when to have them
• ways that outdoor exercisers can minimize exposure to allergy-causing substances
• special strategies for treating allergies in children

Alternative Treatment for Cancer or Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Alternative Treatment for Cancer, Vol. 3

Author: Ping Chung Leung

Cancer treatment has enjoyed half a century of healthy development, relying mainly on surgery, cytotoxic therapy and radiation. Achievements and successes are well reflected in the longer survival period and better quality of life. Nonetheless, cancer still spreads locally, recurs, metastasizes and remains one of the top killers.

Instead of concentrating on cancer removal, it has become obvious that supportive measures are also important. These include the means to improve quality of life during treatment and to contain tumor growth. To this end, herbal medicine appears to offer holistic support via as yet unknown pathways.

This volume reveals the practice of cancer treatment using herbs from all over the world, including China, India and Japan. It provides comprehensive information about the herbs commonly used, the logic of using the herbs, some of the mechanisms of action and other means of palliative treatment. While cancer victims have a thirst for choosing their own supplementary treatment, health providers have a duty to explain to them the justifications and the options.

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Principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine: The Essential Guide to Understanding the Human Body

Author: Xu Xiangcai

Discover the foundation behind this fascinating system of holistic health based on several thousand years of real clinical experience.

Walking Games and Activities or Dietary Reference Intakes for Water Potassium Sodium Chloride and Sulfate

Walking Games and Activities

Author: June Irene Decker

"Walking Games and Activities is the first book to combine the concepts of fitness and walking as a vehicle for games. It's a one-stop shop for teachers and activity leaders who want to teach walking in a fun way but aren't sure how to begin." "This book provides 40 practical, easy-to-teach walking games and activities, including: learning activities that reinforce basic health, nutrition, and safety concepts; games that combine fitness and problem solving; games that emphasize cooperation; and highly aerobic games." "The book reduces your preparation time by providing detailed instructions, teaching tips, pre-planned units, sample walking units, mini-lectures on topics such as walking form and nutrition, and tips for inclusion. For each activity the book presents everything you need to implement a successful game: objectives; safety tips; suggested grade levels; facility requirements; equipment needs; instructions for organizing the students; mini-lecture(s) that complement the game or activity; a step-by-step description of the playing area, rules and regulations, and scoring procedures; a worksheet with exercises for students to complete during or after the activity; and teaching tips and variations." The wide variety of games provides many ways to get students excited about walking. A game/activity finder at the front of the book makes it easy for teachers to find the right game for every situation. The games contain variations that teachers can use to fit different age categories, and the walking unit suggestions include guidelines for elementary, middle, high school, and college students.

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Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate

Author: Institute of Medicin

"The Dietary Reference Intakes (DRIs) are quantitative estimates of nutrient intakes to be used for planning and assessing diets for healthy people. This volume, the sixth in a series of reports presenting dietary reference values for the intakes of nutrients by Americans and Canadians, establishes nutrient recommendations for health maintenance and the reduction of chronic disease risk." Dietary Reference Intakes for Water, Potassium, Sodium, Chloride, and Sulfate discusses the role of water, potassium, sodium, chloride, and sulfate in human physiology and health. The major findings in this book include the establishment of Adequate Intakes for total water (drinking water, beverages, and food), potassium, sodium, and chloride and the establishment of Tolerable Upper Intake levels for sodium and chloride. The book makes research recommendations for information needed to advance the understanding of human requirements for water and electrolytes, as well as adverse effects associated with the intake of excessive amounts of water, sodium, chloride, potassium, and sulfate. This book will be an invaluable reference for dietitians, nutritionists, and other health practitioners and researchers in government, academia, and industry.

Table of Contents:

1	Introduction to dietary reference intakes	21
2	Overview and methods	37
3	A model for the development of tolerable upper intake levels	50
4	Water	73
5	Potassium	186
6	Sodium and chloride	269
7	Sulfate	424
8	Applications of dietary reference intakes for electrolytes and water	449
9	A research agenda	465
App	Origin and framework of the development of dietary reference intakes
App	Predictions of daily water and sodium requirements
App	U.S. dietary intake data from the third national health and nutrition examination survey, 1988-1994
App	U.S. dietary intake data for water and weaning foods from the continuing survey of food intakes by individuals, 1994-1996, 1998
App	Canadian dietary intake data for adults from ten provinces, 1990-1997
App	U.S. water intake and serum osmolality data from the third national health and nutrition examination survey, 1988-1994
App	U.S. total water intake data by frequency of leisure time activity from the third national health and nutrition examination survey, 1988-1994
App	Dose-response effects of sodium intake on blood pressure
App	U.S. serum electrolyte concentration data from the third national health and nutrition examination survey, 1988-1994
App	Options for dealing with uncertainties
App	Acknowledgements
App	Biographical sketches of panel members

Angel behind the Rocking Chair or Congratulations You Have Cancer

Angel Behind the Rocking Chair: Stories of Hope in Unexpected Places

Author: Pam Vredevelt

After the loss of her first baby and the birth of a fourth child with Down Syndrome, Pam Vredevelt felt that she had fallen from God's grasp. As she was soon to discover, however, God was just beginning to hold her tight and lead the way out of her endless pit of despair. With humor and touching insight, Pam unveils her struggle to emerge from darkness into the light in this paperback release of her popular work. Many have been touched by the same anguish; Pam shares their stories and how the supernatural touch of God sustained them through the darkest days of life.

About the Author:

Pam Vredevelt is a conference speaker, pastor's wife, mother of three, and author of Empty Arms: Emotional Support for Those Who Have Suffered Miscarriage, Stillbirth or Tubal Pregnancy. She is a licensed professional counselor who holds a master's degree in psychology and communication. Pam, her husband, and their three children make their home in Gresham, Oregon.

Book review: Kentucky Housewife or Mennonite Recipes from the Shenandoah Valley

Congratulations, You Have Cancer!

Author: Leslie Bishop

If you have been diagnosed or have been living with cancer of any kind, I would like to start off by saying, "Congratulations!"

How can I say this to you? Because I have had my own personal encounter with breast cancer, and I discovered how empowering an experience it was. I know the extraordinary message that is before you, waiting to be received. This message is seeking your attention, and your encounter with cancer is one way to bring it to your awareness. Congratulations, You Have Cancer! will show you how to face your disease, utilizing a positive, spiritual approach that will enable you to change how you see your disease and recreate your experience of it. My hope is that you will discover why you have gone through or are going through cancer. "I realized I was not a victim of anything, but the creator of my experience. Every time I felt anger, rage, jealousy or fear, I wasn't allowing my well-being. I was beginning to understand the power of my thoughts and beliefs. I needed to continue to stay conscious of the way they made me feel." The truth is, you can choose to be cancer free.

Unexpected Recoveries or 101 Fun Warm up and Cool Down Games

Unexpected Recoveries: Seven Steps to Healing Body, Mind, and Soul When Serious Illness Strikes

Author: Tom Mont

Unexpected Recoveries is a holistic wellness guide for those who have been diagnosed with a terminal illness or medical condition. While doctors may not able to offer a cure for these illnesses, patients are able to take steps towards healing their bodies and minds. Author Tom Monte combines modern medical know-how, ancient healing practices, and macrobiotic dietary guidelines in order to provide a comprehensive and inspiring guidebook for healing. Rather than concentrating on a specific disease, Monte's Seven Step program can help people suffering from: cancer, heart disease, kidney disease, chronic pain conditions, Crohns disease, degenerative bone conditions, and more. This is a powerful book that offers hope, purpose, and a proactive plan to those who are seriously ill.

Books about: Scream Quietly or Words That Work

101 Fun Warm-up and Cool-down Games

Author: John Byl

101 Fun Warm-Up and Cool-Down Games provides the antidote to the age-old warm-up and cool-down routines of jogging and stretching. These games engage students and athletes in fun warm-ups that will prepare them mentally and physically for their activity and cool-downs that will help them recover.

Table of Contents:

	Game Finder
	Preface
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction: Theory of Warm-Ups, Cool-Downs, and Stretching	1
Ch. 1	Quick Movement Games	13
Ch. 2	Tag	25
Ch. 3	Relays	37
Ch. 4	Races	47
Ch. 5	Parachute Games	65
Ch. 6	Badminton	71
Ch. 7	Baseball	95
Ch. 8	Basketball	107
Ch. 9	Football	121
Ch. 10	Hockey	131
Ch. 11	Soccer	143
Ch. 12	Volleyball	161
	References	179
	About the Author	187

The Complete Guide to Food Allergy and Intolerance or Occult Bondage and Deliverance

The Complete Guide to Food Allergy and Intolerance: Prevention, Identification, and Treatment of Common Illnesses and Allergies Caused by Food

Author: Jonathan Brostoff

Here is a concise guide to identifying, preventing, and treating allergy-based ailments. The book also covers adverse reactions to cosmetics, pesticides, plastics, tap water, food additives, and workplace items, and features an elimination diet.

Table of Contents:

	Authors' Note
	Acknowledgments
	Introduction
1	Another Man's Poison	1
2	Food Allergy, Mast Cells, and IgE	25
3	The Classical Allergic Diseases	40
4	Treating Classical Allergies and Identifying Food Allergens	54
5	Other Forms of Food Allergy	75
6	The Great Controversy	90
7	Food Intolerance	113
8	Mind and Body	156
9	Chemical Sensitivity	182
10	Problems with Parasites: Candida and Giardia	202
11	Food Problems in Children	220
12	What Causes Food Intolerance?	252
13	Preventing Food Sensitivity	273
14	The Elimination Diet	283
15	After the Elimination Diet--Treating Food Intolerance	323
	Appendix I Foods That May Release Sulphur Dioxide	331
	Appendix II Foods Containing Salicylates	332
	Appendix III Synonyms for Food Ingredients	333
	Appendix IV Related Foods	335
	Appendix V Alternatives to Commonly Eaten Foods	344
	Index	353

See also: Internet Guide to Food Safety and Security or Nutrition Standards for Foods in Schools

Occult Bondage and Deliverance: Counseling the Occultly Oppressed

Author: Kurt E Koch

An introduction to counseling individuals who are involved in occult activity. Includes actual case histories.