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Living With Chronic Pain



The book offers expert advice and
guidance on symptoms, causes and treatments of Chronic Pain.  It gives up-to-date guide to the newest analgesic
pain relievers and other medications that have proven helpful, a detailed
discussion about opioids, their benefits and risks, the way one’s personality
type affects your ability to cope with chronic pain and the latest non-drug
approaches to pain management, including massage therapy, acupuncture,
hypnosis, biofeedback, cognitive-behavioral therapy, counseling.



 



Author : Jennifer P. Schneider



Publisher : Healthy Living Books



Year Of Publication : 2004



No. of Pages : 336



I'm Alive And The Doctor's Dead



This book offers practical help
and hope for women suffering from breast cancer.   This encouraging book is a high spirited
manifesto for any woman who is facing a medical verdict she doesn’t want to
hear.  The author assures women that there
is life – and a lot of it – during and after cancer.



 



Author : Buchanan



Publisher : Zondeeervan
Publishing House



No. Of Pages : 196



In The Begining...there Were No Diapers



This book helps one to smile and
relax, to enjoy parenting (Fatherhood) a little more, and to worry a little
less.  The book open one’s eyes to the
little miracles of daily life-when one’s child finally goes potty in the
toilet, eats a vegetable, or finds first base.  



 



Author : Tim Bete



Publisher : Sorin Books



Year Of Publication : 2005



No. Of Pages : 189



The Good Housekeeping Illustrated Guide To Women's Health



This book provides Women with a
clear, reliable, and up-to-the-minute resource on all health and wellness
matters of concern to woman.  The author
provides sound information and advice about pregnancy, childbirth,
menstruation, menopause, and other facets of gynecologic.  The book also addresses such topics as heart
disease, occupational health hazards, stress management, and physical fitness
that are just as critical to women as to men.



 



Medical Editor: Kathryn A. Cox



Publisher : The Hearst Corporation



No. Of Pages : 351



Is Alcoholism Hereditary?



This book gives all the
information needed if one suspect that anyone one love has a serious problem
with drinking.   Beginning with basic information on the
properties of alcohol and alcohol abuse, the author brings to light the issues
that alcoholics and their families must face.  The also explains the treatments that are
available and what the future may hold—from drugs that stop an alcoholic’s
excessive drinking to education that could keep him, from starting to drink at
all.



 



Author : Donald W. Goodwin



Publisher : Ballantine Books



No. Of Pages : 259



The Complete Book Of Colour Healing



This book is a comprehensive
study of the wide-ranging, practical, and effective uses of color, so that one
can learn the many ways to utilize the power of color, emotionally, physically,
and spiritually.



 



Author : Lilian Verner-Bonds



Publisher : Godsfield Press Ltd.



Year Of Publishing : 2000



No. Of Pages : 144



Long In The Tooth



This is a story about a woman who
comes to understand the use of humor, alternative medicine, and insight as
means to banish pain and to gain control over her life.   The author writes about the psychological
effects of chronic illness – the discomfort, the depression, and the depletion
of energy.   Also discussed are therapeutic approaches that
may be helpful to others dealing with neurological illnesses.



 



Author : Florence
Ditlow



Publisher : Writers Advantage



Year Of Publication : 2002



No. Of Pages : 151



Thyroid Problems



This is a clear, concise
illustrated guide that gives expert advice on understanding thyroid
problems.  It gives answers on  – What the thyroid does and what can go wrong,
symptoms of overactive and underactive thyroid, types of treatment for thyroid
disorders, case studies, charts, and checklists.



 



Publisher : Dorling Kindersley



Year Of Publication



Year Of Publication



Kids Who Laugh



This book not only explores the
many benefits of humor, but also shows that humor is a learned behavior – a skill
that parents can teach their kids.  Most
important, through a wide array of exercises and games, the author presents the
actual tools that parents can use to develop a healthy sense of humor in their
children.  Each activity is fun, easy,
and designed to appeal to children of a specific age, ranging from newborns to
preteens.  The author suggests a variety
of great resources, from amusement parks to movies to magazines, that can
further help kids appreciate and create humor.




Author : Louis R. Franzini



Publisher : Square One



Year of Publication : 2002



No. Of Pages : 181





Eating For Good Health



This book shows you how to assess every aspect of your
present diet and demonstrates clearly what is desirable in that diet…and what
is not.  It explains what protein, fats,
carbohydrates, fiber, vitamins, and minerals are, which foods are their main
sources, what their functions are in your body, and how much of them you
actually need in order to maintain optimum health.



 



Publisher : Reader’s Digest



No. Of Pages : 160



How To Stay Lovers For Life



This is a step-by-step guide to diagnosing and treating one’s
relationship problems.  The author
provides hundreds of simple strategies to get relationship back on track.  Proven tips to begin improving relationship
even if the partner isn’t willing to change, the truth of anger and fights, how
to have fewer fights and more fun – a marriage counselor’s tricks of the trade.



 



Author : Sharyn Wolf



Publisher : Dutton Signet



No. Of Pages : 346



Healing Conversations - What To Say When You Don't Know What To Say



This book enables us to provide
or ask for a new level of support when facing life’s inevitable challenges,
transitions, and losses--at work, at home, and in our community.  It is a practical guide to help one step into
someone else’s shoes so that you can offer, ask for, or receive comfort.  The author helps you think more deeply about
how to incorporate the principles  of
healing conversations and intentional kindness into life.



 



Author : Nance Guilmartin



Publisher : Jossey-Bass



Year Of Publication : 2002



No. Of Pages : 325



Balancing Pregnancy & Work



Comprehensive, down-to-earth and
full of practical and psychological insight the book tells everything needed to
know how to balance pregnancy and work.calmly and with confidence.  The author takes one through all options in
every sphere, helps to cope with conflicting demands, and shows how to reach
the decisions that are right.  Personal
stories provide tips on how other women managed.



 



Author : Nancy Hall



Publisher : Rodale International
Ltd.



Year Of Publication : 2004



No. Of Pages : 303



Body Signs



This comprehensive and
fascinating guide covers every body part from head to toe to help decode the
often mysterious messages body sends. 
The body supplies endless signs regarding its state of health and
wellness.  Most of the time these require
nothing more than a trip to the drugstore or cosmetic counter, or no treatment
at all.  At other times you may need to
take a trip to the doctor, or even the emergency room.  The author gives information on everything
one ever wanted to know about body.



 



Author : Joan Liebmann-Smith And
Jacqueline Nardi Egan



Publisher : Bantam Dell



Year Of Publication : 2007



No. Of Pages : 322



Bad Attitude - Reverse Your Child's Rudeness In 1 Week-with Food



This is a wonderful book on dealing with rudeness in
children for teachers and parents.  While
the focus is on how food choices can have a major impact on bad attitude, the
book also deal with other important topics such as food allergies, eating
disorders, and good health, habits such as hydration, sleep, and exercise.  Also helpful are the specific menus and
recipes for little bodies.



 



Author : Audrey Ricker And Brian Cabin



Publisher : Rodale Inc.



Year Of Publishing : 2002



No. Of Pages : 214



The Cr Way



This book provides quick and easy
menus and recipes so delicious that one wonder why one ever wanted to eat more
that one needs.   And for those who want some of the benefits
without sacrificing all the calories, slow the aging process, protect against
cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes, and increase energy and mental
capabilities.   The book shows how to
plan a diet that works and is a key to a happier, healthier life.



 



Author : Paul McGlothin And Meredith Averill



Publisher : HarperCollins



Year Of Publication : 2008



No. Of Pages : 304



The Blue Death



This gives information about the
natural and man-made hazards present in the very water we drink.  The author dispels notions of fall-safe water
systems.  Along the way revealed are some
shocking truths: the millions of miles of leaking water mains, constantly
evolving micro organisms, and the looming threat of bioterrorism, which may
lead to catastrophe.



 



Author : Dr. Robert D. Morris



Publisher : Harper Collins



Year Of Publication : 2007



No. Of Pages : 310





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