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The Alchemy of Peace & Love: Magical Meditations to Calm Your Mind and Lift Your Spirit (Audio 2-CD Set) |
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Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength Bill Phillips This very popular book offers a safe and straightforward approach to building a better, healthier body. Phillips emphasizes good nutrition and weight machine work (or free weights) in a graded twelve-week program, with lots of encouragement. An accompanying website is filled with personal stories and photographs of ordinary people who’ve used the program. 1999, HarperCollins | ||
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Coming to Our Senses: Healing Ourselves and the World Through Mindfulness Jon Kabat-Zinn From the book: "Awareness offers a safe haven in which to restore ourselves and rest in a vital and dynamic harmony, tranquility, creativity and joyfulness NOW, not in some far off, hoped for future time when things are 'better' or we have gotten things under control, or have 'improved ourselves.'" Katat-Zinn blends his personal story with compelling and practical guidance for self-healing. 2005, Hyperion | ||
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Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease Dean Ornish This book is based on Ornish’s extensive research which shows that his “opening your heart” program may result in the reversal of coronary artery blockage. He includes case histories of people who followed the program and offers suggestions on how to control diet, quit smoking and how to exercise. 1992, Ballantine books | ||
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Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy: The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating Walter Willett and P.J. Skerrett This book aims at nothing less than totally restructuring the diets of Americans. The authors take on the USDA food pyramid and blame many of the pyramid’s recommendations for much of the current wave of obesity. The book makes an important point: “The thing to keep in mind about the USDA pyramid is that it comes from the Department of Agriculture, the agency responsible for promoting American agriculture -- not from the agencies established to monitor and protect our health.” This book combines solid research with matter-of-fact language and gives the reader easily understandable suggestions for living. 2002, Free Press | ||
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Eating Well for Optimum Health: The Essential Guide to Bringing Health and Pleasure Back to Eating Andrew Weil After a thorough rundown of nutritional basics and a primer on vitamins, minerals, fiber, and phytochemicals, Weil unveils what he feels is “the best diet in the world” with 85 recipes that are healthy, tasty, and quick to prepare. He includes a stirring chapter on safe weight loss, tips for eating out, and shopping for food. The book is not afraid to lambaste the diet industry and to empower the public with information about which the majority of doctors are ignorant. 2001, Perennial Currents | ||
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Eight Weeks to Optimum Health Andrew Weil Dr. Weil writes, “Health is a dynamic and temporary state of equilibrium destined to break down as conditions change.” His Eight Week Program gradually introduces changes into your diet and daily routine; it is likely that anyone trying it will probably feel better in a week. The Eight Week Program sets up a foundation for healthy living that will keep your body’s natural system in peak working order. The book includes a dozen tailored programs that address the specific needs of pregnant women, senior citizens, overweight people, and those at risk for cancer. 1998, Ballantine Books | ||
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The Emotional Wellness Way To Cardiac Health: How Letting Go Of Depression, Anxiety & Anger Can Heal Your Heart by Arthur Nezu, Christine Nezu, Diwakar Jain Recent research demonstrates that negative emotions, particularly anger, anxiety, and depression, have a huge impact on heart health. This book presents a complete emotional regulation program to readers struggling with emotional factors that contribute to heart disease. 2005, New Harbinger | ||
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Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition Michael Murray, Joseph Pizzorno This book shows you how to improve your health through a positive mental attitude, healthy lifestyle, health-promoting diet and supplements, with plenty of practical tips. Learn disease prevention through enhancing key body systems. The book details natural remedies for treating more than 70 ailments. 1997, Three Rivers Press | ||
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Exercising Your Way to Better Mental Health: Combat Stress, Fight Depression and Improve Your Overall Mood and Self-Concept with these Simple Exercises Larry Leith Revealing the link between physical fitness and psychological well-being, the book includes many practical strategies designed to improve the reader’s enjoyment of and adherence to an exercise program. Useful self-monitoring forms are included in the book. 1998, Fitness Information Technology | ||
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Fibromyalgia & Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Seven Proven Steps to Less Pain And More Energy Fred Friedberg, Ph.D. This well organized, evidence-based program of lifestyle improvement, cognitive change, and stress reduction is a revolutionary advance in the treatment of fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. The book offers a 7-step program of lifestyle modifications that have been proven effective. 2006, New Harbinger | ||
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Fibromyalgia and Chronic Myofascial Pain: A Survival Manual Devin J. Starlanyl This updated second edition of the classic fibromyalgia survival manual includes an extensive set of healing tools including targeted bodywork for painful trigger points and strategies to help cope with chronic pain, sleep problems, and the numbing effects of "fibro fog." Also included is coverage of promising new research, evaluation of new treatments, and the latest information on medication. 2001, New Harbinger | ||
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Healing and the Mind Bill Moyers Bill Moyers explores the new mind/body medicine, showing how it is being practiced in the treatment of stress, chronic disease, and neonatal problems in several American hospitals. He examines the chemical basis of emotions and their potential for making us sick (and making us well). He explores the fusion of traditional Chinese medicine with modern western practices and takes a careful look at alternative healing therapies. 1995, Main Street Books | ||
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The Healing Power of Exercise: Your Guide to Preventing and Treating Diabetes, Depression, Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Arthritis and More Linn Goldberg and Diane Elliott Goldberg and Elliott describe how using a combination of aerobic activities and strength training can reduce your risk of certain diseases as well as alleviate symptoms. The book is filled with examples and stories from their sports medicine practices. 2000, Wiley | ||
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The Healthy Mind, Healthy Body Handbook David Sobel and Robert Ornstein Easy to understand, practical advice on improving physical health and leading a happier, more productive life. The book explains the benefits of a healthy mind and body and gives practical ways to improve how you feel today, from how to manage stress, moods, and illness to communicating effectively. This book offers guidance that can make a positive impact on your life now and in the future. 1998, 1997, Time-Life Books | ||
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Heal Thyself: Lessons on Mindfulness in Medicine Saki Santorelli Santorelli, director of the nationally acclaimed Stress Reduction Clinic, explores the ancient roots of medicine and shows us how to introduce mindfulness into the crucible of the healing relationship. He offers many insights and effective methods for cultivating mindfulness in our everyday lives. Practices taught in the book include a series of breathing exercises, yoga, and silent meditation. 2000, Harmony/Bell Tower | ||
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The Heart Speaks: A Cardiologist Reveals the Secret Language of Healing Mimi Guarneri Dr. Guarneri reveals the heart as a multi-layered, complex organ and explores the new science that indicates the heart acts as a powerhouse of its own, possessing intelligence, memory, and decision-making abilities that are separate from the mind. This book leads us on a riveting exploration of the heart's mysteries and offers hope and compassion for healing using a wide range of alternative approaches. Surgery is not the only answer. 2006, Touchstone | ||
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The Journey to Wild Divine is an innovative computer adventure game which combines the
power of biofeedback with an enchanting multimedia experience. Learn mindfulness and meditation skills, stress management and relaxation - while having fun on a Hero's Journey. For ages 7-70. This is a splendid resource to enhance well-being and develop health-giving relaxation skills. The Journey to
Wild Divine is an adventure for mind, body and spirit!
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Living in Balance: A Dynamic Approach For Creating Harmony and Wholeness in a Chaotic World Joel Levey and Michelle Levey This book presents a sensible discussion of living a more balanced life for readers who are overwhelmed by their hectic lifestyles. It is grounded in pragmatic suggestions for finding harmony in love, work, eating, sleeping, exercise and even breathing. The authors are pioneers in peak performance living, stress mastery and mind/body health. 1998, Conari Press | ||
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Managing Pain Before It Manages You Margaret Caudill-Slosberg This popular workbook teaches coping skills proven to decrease the discomfort, depression, and anxiety associated with chronic pain. Through hands-on exercises and homework assignments readers are helped to understand the pain process, learn about medications and their affects, and recognize factors that exacerbate or relieve symptoms. 2001, Guilford Press | ||
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The Mind-Body Diabetes Revolution: A Proven New Program for Blood Sugar Control Richard Surwit Dr. Surwit combines specific relaxation techniques with a solid research background in an effort to help control blood sugar levels. Relaxation routines are broken down into simple daily steps with worksheets enclosed to track your progress. Though this book is aimed at diabetes patients, the relaxation techniques are applicable to anyone wishing to incorporate relaxation into their daily lives. 2004, Free Press | ||
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Mind-Body Medicine: How to Use Your Mind for Better Health Daniel Gelman and Joel Gurin, eds. The authors explain the mind’s role in pain management, heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other illnesses. They also discuss the ways in which thoughts and emotions may effect the immune system as well as the need for patients to become active partners in their own medical care. This is an excellent, well-researched book. 1993, Consumer Reports Books | ||
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Minding the Body, Mending the Mind Joan Borysenko Borysenko, director of the mind/body clinic at Harvard Medical School, describes the clinic’s ten-week program for learning to care for the body through a medical synthesis of neurology, immunology and psychology. The approach combines meditation, breath control and stretching exercises and mindfulness to ease the stress of illness and exploit the body’s natural capacity for healing. 1988, Bantam | ||
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Mind Your Heart: A Mind/Body Approach to Stress Management, Exercise and Nutrition for Heart Health Aggie Casey and Herbert Benson Casey and Benson offer a balanced and holistic approach to heart health that combines lifestyle changes with cutting edge medical procedures. With this program you can lower your blood pressure and cholesterol, lose weight, increase physical fitness and help prevent and manage heart disease. 2004, Free Press | ||
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Natural Health, Natural Medicine: A Comprehensive Manual for Wellness and Self-Care Andrew Weil Dr. Weil looks at every aspect of health and makes a strong case for relaxation, meditation, healthy relationships, and time in nature. The book includes many suggestions for healthy self-care practices, including supplements and many natural home remedies for specific problems. This is an entertaining, informative and highly opinionated beginner’s guide to achieving better health without conventional medicine. 1998, Houghton Mifflin | ||
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Say Goodnight to Insomnia Gregg Jacobs Dr. Jacobs, a Harvard Medical School professor, promotes a drug-free program of healthy sleep patterns based on biofeedback, relaxation, positive thinking, and good sleep habits. His six-week program has been demonstrated to improve sleep in 100% of insomniacs, helping 75% of insomniacs to become normal sleepers, and 90% of insomniacs to reduce or eliminate their use of sleeping pills. 1999, Owl Books | ||
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Spontaneous Healing: How to Discover and Enhance Your Body’s Natural Ability to Maintain and Heal Itself Andrew Weil Dr. Weil reminds us that we are born with a natural healing system and outlines an eight-week program to implement his suggestions on mind/body interaction, good nutrition, proper use of vitamins and supplements, avoiding environmental toxins, reducing stress and the use of other natural methods to deal with common illnesses. 2000, Ballantine Books | ||
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The Wellness Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Maintaining Health and Treating Stress Related Illness Herbert Benson and Eileen Stuart This comprehensive book introduces the reader to the essentials of healthy lifestyle including the relaxation response, nutrition, exercise and stress management. An accessible and complete guide for enhancing health and dealing with most illnesses. 1992, Fireside | ||
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Whole-Body Meditations: Igniting Your Natural Instinct to Heal Lorin Roche Whether your symptoms are a result of stress or related to a specific health condition, the simple act of paying attention to yourself can be your first and best defense: meditation as medicine. Dr. Roche promotes a western approach to meditation and offers real tools for personal change. 2002, Rodale Press | ||
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A Woman’s Book of Strength: An Empowering Guide to Total Mind/Body Fitness Karen Andes Co-owner of Gold’s Gym in Marin County, Andes focuses on nutrition, overcoming fear and achieving a balance between hard-core workouts and relaxation techniques. She writes with a trainer’s understanding of the pitfalls women encounter in the early phases of training. 1995, Perigee Books | ||
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Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers: An Updated Guide to Stress, Stress Related Diseases and Coping John McQuaid and Paula Carmona This book is a primer about stress, stress related disease and the mechanisms of coping with stress. Sapolsky sites studies of different animals as well as of people of different cultures to highlight his points. The book concludes with a hopeful chapter titled “Managing Stress.” 1998, W. H. Freeman |
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