Exercise Beats Arthritis or The Art of Aromatherapy

Exercise Beats Arthritis

Author: Valerie Sayc

Based on the book that has sold more than 30,000 copies in Australia, "Exercise Beats Arthritis" offers an easy-to-follow daily regime of exercises designed to help arthritis sufferers keep their joints mobile, increase muscle strength, strengthen bones and ligaments, and improve overall quality of life. 200 photos. 41 illustrations.

Library Journal

Here are two fine additions to the recent literature on living with arthritis. Phillips's book follows through on its promise to offer ``meaningful, sound, and compassionate advice to those who must deal with osteoarthritis.'' Phillips covers the basics about the disease--what it is and how it is diagnosed and treated. He talks about day-to-day problems encountered by arthritis patients, such as pain and physical discomfort, changes in diet and choice of activities, and using medications. But what makes this book stand out as one to add to the stacks is that it addresses emotional concerns of arthritis patients--the guilt, anger, depression, stress, and fears they face on a daily basis--as well as how their disease affects their interactions with family, friends, and co-workers. Sayce and Fraser's book tackles arthritis from a purely physical standpoint. Illustrated exercises take the reader through morning workouts while still in bed to neck, arm, hand, hip, and feet exercises, and more (including chair exercises)--literally a head-to-toe workout. All are fashioned to counteract the pain and reduced mobility faced by arthritis patients. This book is already in publication in Australia; however, the exercises are pretty much the same as those recommended in this country. The prices on these books help make them attractive selections for public libraries.-- Carol Spiel man Lezak, General Learning Corp., Northbrook, Ill.

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The Art of Aromatherapy: The Healing & Beautifying Properties of the Essential Oils of Flowers & Herbs

Author: Robert B Tisserand

This complete, practical guide shows how to use the essential oils of flowers and herbs as a gentle yet effective method of natural healing. Beginning with the history and use of essential oils in cosmetics and perfumes from ancient Egyptian times to the present day, the author details 29 essences, with their properties and applications in more than 100 conditions, ranging from emotional stress to skin disorders.

Includes easy-to-prepare recipes for massage and medicinal oils, facial masks, ointments, and aromatic baths.

Explains the importance of essential oils in Swedish, shiatsu, and neuromuscular massage. 

Provides tables of evaporation rates, odor intensity, therapeutic index, and glossary of medical terms. 

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Standard reference work since it was published.

Delicious

Robert Tisserand is often called the father of modern aromatherapy, although the art of using essential oils from plants dates back some 5,000 years to the ancient Egyptians. Tisserand brought the practice into modern popularity with his 1977 book, The Art of Aromatherapy.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
1. About Essential Oils
2. From Ancient Times
3. Basic Principles
4. Odours
5. The Body
6. The Mind
7. Aromatic Baths
8. Massage
9. Skin Care
10. Practical Hints and Recipes
11. The Essential Oils
Tables
Complementary Relationships of Yin and Yang
Glossary of Medical Terms
Therapeutic Index
Index of Properties
Bibliography
Prescribing Essences to take Internally
Epilogue
Where to Obtain Essential Oils

Hay Diet Made Easy or Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

Hay Diet Made Easy: A Practical Guide to Food Combining

Author: Jackie Habgood

is century by an American surgeon named William Hay. The Hay diet involves separating carbohydrate meals from protein meals, enabling the body to digest food more easily. Now people with digestive problems can adapt their everyday eating pattern with basic advice on selecting meals and menus. Diagrams.

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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: The Facts

Author: Padmal de Silva

Obsessive-compulsive disorder is a relatively common psychological problem, whose symptoms may include repeated checking, excessive hand-washing or other cleaning rituals, extreme slowness, or unwanted, repugnant intrusive thoughts. In some, the disorder can seriously affect everyday life. In this book, the authors have drawn on their clinical and research experience to give a lucid account of the nature of obsessive-compulsive problems. The book is intended for those who have this disorder as well as their family and friends. It will also appeal to the general readers interested in finding out about the disorder. It gives up-to-date information about the nature, symptoms, causes and theories of obsessive-compulsive disorder. The book also discusses the treatments that are available, and provides valuable practical advice to those who may need help. Numerous case histories are given throughout the book, highlighting various aspects of the disorder and its treatment.

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Reviewer: Michael Joel Schrift, DO (University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine)
Description: This is the third edition of this book, intended primarily for the nonprofessional, on obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The authors make a claim at the bottom of the cover: "all the information you need - straight from the experts." Unfortunately, at least in terms of biological information, it should say, "all the biological misinformation you don't need!" Although the book is written by two internationally recognized experts on cognitive and behavioral therapy for the anxiety disorders, they seem to believe that the brain has little to do with the mind or behavior, resulting in a book with an anachronistic view of how their very effective therapy works.
Purpose: The purpose of the book is to provide "up-to-date information about the nature, symptoms, and causes of OCD; practical advice, including discussions of the psychological and drug treatments that are available; and case histories of real patients, showing how their lives have been affected by OCD and how they have been treated." The authors certainly do an excellent job on psychological treatments, but provide a very biased and jaundiced view of drug therapy and ignore the large body of literature on the functional and structural brain abnormalities in OCD as well as the relationship to an array of neurological diseases and streptococcal infection.
Audience: The book is written for the individual who knows someone or personally suffers from OCD.
Features: The book contains 152 pages divided into 10 chapters and 8 appendixes. Topics covered include the definition and description of the disorder, its relationship to other disorders, patient descriptions, and the effect of the illness on family, work, and social life, the prevalence and epidemiology, theories, treatment options, diagnosis, and OCD in children. The appendixes contain a useful guide to relaxation therapy, a list of antidepressant drugs, the Maudsley Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory and its scoring, the Symmetry, Ordering, and Arranging Questionnaire, and the Children's Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory and its scoring. There are no references cited in the book (except for the appendixes).
Assessment: This book is great for patients who want to understand cognitive and behavioral strategies for OCD. I cannot recommend a book to the public if they have to ignore the comments on the biological causation and much of the slanted view of pharmacotherapy. Since nobody who does biological research in OCD believes that OCD is caused by a shortage of clomipramine or of serotonin, I question why the authors even pose this as an argument in a book intended for the public.

Rating

2 Stars from Doody

Fight Like a Girl and Win or Plague Time

Fight Like a Girl... and Win: Defense Decisions for Women

Author: Lori Hartman Gervasi

FIGHTLIKEAGIRLANDWIN.COM

It's an unfortunate reality that women are susceptible to random acts of aggression, from sexual harassment and stalking to physical assaults, domestic violence, date rape and worse.  But women can learn how to protect and defend themselves—with this groundbreaking guidebook.  Let martial arts black belt and accomplished journalist Lori Hartman Gervasi walk you through easy-to-follow, everyday steps for taking charge of your personal safety, training your reflexes, and—if and when the time comes—using force.  Her program consists of 26 potentially life-saving decisions that every woman must make, including:

DECIDE TO BELIEVE IN YOUR FIGHT – Battles are waged from the inside out.  Your conscience, intelligence, and guts must be committed to the cause.  You and those you love are the things worth fighting for. 
DECIDE TO DEVISE A STRATEGY – Create a one-way ticket out of every imaginable circumstance, from back-door escape routes to getaways in public places.  Think “what-if…?”, plan for the unexpected, and be ready for anything! 
DECIDE TO RECOGNIZE THE THREAT OF THE INITIAL ATTACK – When practicing awareness, you can detect danger before it happens.  The bad guy will take steps to get close to you.  Watch carefully and identify these for what they are—the preludes to an attack. 
DECIDE TO MOVE – If an attacker strikes, don't freeze—get moving!  Break through your fear with instant mobility.  You have limitless options and any movement works as long asit leads to your safety. 
DECIDE TO ACT ON YOUR INSTINCTS – Your intuition is your guide, but you must respond physically in order to be successful.  When something isn't right, take action, change plans, redirect yourself, and control your destiny! 

…along with Defense Do's And Don'ts, inspiring “Power Points,” and other survival tactics that can help you to be prepared, stay strong, and

                                    FIGHT LIKE A GIRL…AND WIN

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Plague Time: The New Germ Theory of Disease

Author: Paul W Ewald

In Plague Time, the eminent biologist Paul W. Ewald challenges conventional medical thought with the thesis that germs, more than our genes, cause the most important maladies of our time.

Indeed, with little if any evidence, experts in the health sciences have assumed that infections are not the primary causes of the chronic plagues that afflict us today: heart attacks, strokes, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, and cancers. Ewald explains how infections may be the source of these diseases, and how this knowledge raises new opportunities for controlling them. Controversial and fascinating, Plague Time is an important work of science with major implications for our lives today.

Library Journal

For many years stomach ulcers were thought to be the product of stress, acid, and spicy foods; now we know they are caused by bacteria. Amherst biology professor Ewald (Evolution of Infectious Diseases) suggests that many other chronic diseases--including clogged arteries, diabetes, cancer, and schizophrenia--are at least partially caused by infectious agents, and here he presents research that bolsters his claims. Beyond this, he argues that studying how infectious agents evolve can lead to techniques for more effective control of killer diseases such as malaria and AIDS through decreasing their virulence. He also discusses some ethical issues related to treating diseases. An example is whether it is best to treat an individual with antibiotics when this may cause problems for a whole population if antibiotic resistance in bacteria is a result. Ewald's ideas are controversial but intriguing and have far-reaching implications. His clear, entertaining, and well-documented style makes the book appealing to a wide variety of readers. Highly recommended for all types of libraries.--Marit MacArthur Taylor, Auraria Lib., Denver Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

A lucid and controversial study of infections, infectiousness, and chronic illness. Many of the chronic ailments we think of as genetic are really, in Ewald's (Biology/Amherst Coll.) view, the result of "stealth" infections we don't entirely understand; our models for combating them are badly outdated, like attempts to fight this century's war with last century's weapons. For many of these infections, the solutions are simple (use insect-proof window screens, don't administer the same antibiotics to animals and humans, provide clean drinking water, and teach hygiene in the schools)—but remarkably difficult to enact. We worry about acute infections like influenza, Ebola, and Nile River encephalitis because they kill dramatically, quickly, and exotically, but most acute infections are neutralized by our immune system: if they don't kill us, they will bother us no more. Or will they? Chicken pox can resurface as shingles; other herpes viruses also reemerge. In addition to providing a fascinating history of our combat with microbes (and an excellent, readable explanation of the immune system), the author exposes us, so to speak, to a host of viruses and bacteria that can live for years without displaying the smallest symptom. Heliobacter pylori, for example, is responsible for most peptic ulcers and may cause certain cancers; the papillomavirus causes genital warts in its acute phase and cervical and penile cancers in its chronic phase. Both kill widely, but neither results in the high alert that more foreign-sounding infections arouse. This is why, Ewald argues, we are far behind in the search for cures to most chronic illnesses. Although the arrival of retroviruses like HIVandHTLV has forced us to rethink the mechanism of infection, we are still largely in the dark as far as treatment is concerned. The bad news is that inoculation as we know it simply may not be possible—or, if it is, may have only a limited role in prevention and cure. A frightening alarm whose many suggestions—starting with simple hygiene—will be ignored at our own peril.

Publishers Weekly

Could breast cancer be caused, not by genes, but by a pathogen passed to humans from mice? Very possibly, according to Amherst College biology professor Ewald (Evolution of Infectious Disease) in this controversial page-turner that's certain to garner attention. In a cogent defense of our evolutionarily selected genes, Ewald proposes that the true culprits behind chronic ailments and even mental disorders are pathogens. He propels his argument by noting the "biases of human thought" that inhibited scientific growth in the 19th century (when the notion of microbes was first rejected) and those that are, he believes, stifling the research of infectious diseases today. For example, the infectious origin of peptic ulcers wasn't recognized until the mid-1980s, more than 30 years after physicians demonstrated the effectiveness of antibacterial agents in ulcer patients. The reason for this "scientific paralysis" lies in the prevalent misconception that most infectious diseases are like the common cold, acute yet ephemeral rather than chronic. Challenging this popular mindset, Ewald thoroughly examines the calculated attack strategies of a number of chronic, sexually transmitted diseases (such as herpes, syphilis and AIDS). In contrast to the complex task of determining disease origins, however, Ewald's solutions are surprisingly simple: clean water, safe sex, home care when you're ill, awareness of pathogen evolution and more funding. The world of infectious diseases, Ewald makes clear, continues to thrive--and anyone involved in the study or practice of medicine and any scientifically literate reader curious about the origins of disease will want to read this challenging work. Author tour. (Nov. 14) Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

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With an argument certain to stir controversy, Ewald asserts that germs are the culprits for almost every serious ailment plaguing humans today, including cancer, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's, schizophrenia, and arthritis. he also proposes some broad policy measures. Although Ewald can be arrogant, his enthusiasm for the topic is contagious.

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Optimal Digestive Health or Essence Total Makeover

Optimal Digestive Health: A Complete Guide

Author: Trent W Nichols

HEALTH/DIET

More than ninety million Americans suffer from digestive disorders, according to the National Institutes of Health, yet very few of us know where to turn for help and information.

Optimal Digestive Health presents the most comprehensive, up-to-date information and treatments available from both mainstream and alternative medicine for more than thirty digestive disorders--from seriously debilitating and chronic conditions to the occasional imbalances that can temporarily stop any of us in our tracks, including:

Reflux and heartburn • Ulcers • Candida • Fibromyalgia • Food allergies Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) • Ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease Parasitic infection • Gallstones • Chronic constipation and diarrhea Diverticulosis • Colon and pancreatic cancer

Drawing on the advice and research of twenty-five top physicians and practitioners in the field of Integrative Medicine, the book begins with an overall evaluation of your current health and then explores the symptoms, possible causes, medical testing, and most effective treatments available.

The book helps you create an individual health program using diet, nutrients, medications, exercise, rest, and stress reduction. Optimal Digestive Health demystifies the use of herbal therapies, homeopathy, acupuncture, biofeedback, and Ayurveda in the treatment of digestive disorders. This approach pairs the best of mainstream medicine and complementary therapies with intelligent self-care for an integrated patient-centered approach to healing.

TRENT W. NICHOLS, MD, is an internist,nutritionist, and gastroenterologist with more than thirty years of clinical experience. He is the founder and director of the Center for Nutritional Digestive Disorders and also the Advanced Magnetic Research Institute in Hanover, Pennsylvania. He was recently selected as one of America’s Top Physicians by Consumers’ Research Council of America.

NANCY FAASS, MSW, MPH, is a writer and editor in San Francisco. She is the coauthor of The Germ Survival Guide and Boosting Immunity and editor of Integrating Complementary Medicine into Health Systems, voted 2001 Medical Book of the Year.

Book about: Princípios básicos de Finanças de Bens imóveis

Essence Total Makeover: Body, Beauty, Spirit

Author: Patricia Mignon Hinds

The millions of sisters who read Essence have always known that looking and feeling good go hand in hand. True beauty is much more than having perfect makeup and a great hairstyle. It's about maximizing your potential -- spiritually, mentally, and physically. Here, from Essence Books, is a step-by-step guide on making the most of your assets.

The Essence Total Makeover provides useful, in-depth, very practical advice on how to be your best. You will learn how to:
         ¸  Care for your face, cleanse your skin, and moisturize it to bring out its natural glow
         ¸  Treat your hair with love, assess its condition, and decide what style is best for you
         ¸  Nurture your body from head to toe, with everything from recipes for at-home manicures to expert advice on beginning a fitness program
         ¸  Incorporate healthy eating into your active lifestyle
         ¸  Get your life in balance by taking stock and seeing what works and what needs to be changed
         ¸  Tap into your soul power and find peace

Illustrated throughout with stunning full-color photos, The Essence Total Makeover is a must-have for any woman of color looking for easy tips and practical techniques to reveal her total beauty.

Essence Magazine - Patricia M. Hinds

This book offers the real deal on caring for our hair, skin, body, health, and emotional and spiritual well-being. It's a complete and practical guide to self-awareness and self-renewal both inside and out. Hightlights includes expert guidance from such sister notables as spirtual adviser Iyanla Vanzant, time tested tips from industry insiders, striking makeovers and celebrity quotes, all enhanced by beautiful photography. This book will inspire and teach self-love and honor.

Library Journal

This is a fully illustrated guide from the popular lifestyle magazine for African American women, covering all the beauty bases: skin, hair, makeup, fitness, diet, and health. Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

School Library Journal

YA-Hinds has done a stunning job of celebrating the spirit-building wellness of African-American women. The book is old-fashioned and full of zest, and includes many of the ingredients that teenaged girls need to be healthy. Readers will learn how to cleanse and moisturize their skin and make facial masks at home, and acquire expert advice on beginning a fitness program. Facts are provided about how to treat, care for, and love their hair; assess its condition; and select styles that are best for individual facial features. The author also gives advice on how to balance one's life, tap into one's soul power, and find peace in the new millennium. Last but not least, a sprinkling of beauty secrets from celebrities and experts around the world is included. The book is profusely illustrated with photographs. YAs searching for a book about pampering themselves from head to toe would do well with this book.-ayo dayo, Chinn Park Regional Library, Prince William, VA Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.

Total Nutrition or What to Eat if You Have Diabetes

Total Nutrition: The Only Guide You'll Ever Need

Author: Victor Herbert

Facts are healthier than fads. New myths and theories about nutrition splash across the headlines every day. Americans spend over $12 billion a year on worthless-even dangerous-nutrtion products. Total Nutrition replaces fads and ignorance with scientific fact.

"A feast of information," says USA Today. What's the best way to give a baby a healthy start? What is the right diet for someone with diabetes or heart disease or arthritis? Do sugar and food additives make children hyperactive? Can foods and vitamins protect against disease? How do foods and medicines interact? What weight-loss diet is both safe and effective? What should an athlete eat for top performance?

The thinking person's guide to nutrition: With forty-one chapters packed with expert medical advice and over two hundred tables, illustrations, and sample menus, this book gives the clear, authoritative answers to all of these questions and more. As fitness broadcaster and columnist Gabe Mirkin, M.D., says, "It is so full of solid scientific information about food that everyone should own a copy."

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What to Eat if You Have Diabetes: Healing Foods That Help Control Your Blood Sugar

Author: Maureen Kean

Fully updated based on the latest research 

This new edition of What to Eat If You Have Diabetes is an invaluable guide to helping patients, their families, and their caregivers develop an individualized program for stabilizing blood sugar and maintaining an all-around healthy lifestyle. The book features revised diabetes management guidelines, new lab tests, and the latest research on gestational diabetes, hypoglycemia, and insulin resistance. New whole-food diet plans, additional menus and recipes, and instructions for carbohydrate counting are also included.

Maureen Keane, M.S., C.N., is certified by the state of Washington as a nutritionist and is a member of the American Dietetic Association. She is the author of more than thirteen books on health and nutrition.

Daniella Chace, M.S., C.N., is a medical nutrition author, whole foods expert, and the author of over 20 books on nutrition. She is a member of the American Dietetic Association, The American Diabetes Association, and the Society for Nutrition Education.

Table of Contents:

Foreword     vii
Acknowledgments     ix
Introduction     xi
The Body, Diabetes, and Nutrition     1
The Microscopic World Inside You     3
Organs and Organ Systems     21
Carbohydrates, Carbohydrate Metabolism, and Diabetes     61
Fats, Fatty Acids, and Diabetes     99
Vitamins and Diabetes     121
Minerals, Antioxidants, and Diabetes     149
Treating Diabetes and Its Complications     171
Non-Insulin Diabetes Medications     175
Managing Low Blood Sugar, High Blood Sugar, and Ketoacidosis     187
Dealing with Oral Complications and Motility Disorders     203
Gestational Diabetes     223
High Blood Pressure and High Cholesterol     229
Obesity, Overweight, and the Weight-Loss Equation     243
Diet Plans: Developing Your Nutritional Therapy Regimen     257
Climbing the Food Pyramid     261
Counting Calories and Counting Carbs     297
Higher-Carbohydrate Diet     313
Lower-Carbohydrate Diet     319
Recipes     327
Resources     351
References     357
Index     375

Clinical Sports Nutrition or Meeting Physical and Health Needs of Children with Disabilities

Clinical Sports Nutrition

Author: Louise Burk

A unique reference providing state of the art sports nutrition information, coupled with advice on how to apply sports nutrition guidelines in a clinical and practical framework. Thoroughly revised and updated with contribution from over 25 experts in their fields. Each chapter contains specific reviews followed by practice tips.

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Reviewer: Li Li Ji, Ph.D.(University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Description: The book offers general, up-to-date knowledge about nutritional requirements and practices for athletes and physically active people, as well as coaches and clinical practitioners.
Purpose: The book has two worthy central objectives. These are to provide introductory information regarding the scientific basis underlying nutrient needs for physically active people and to provide practical tips for dietary choices with respect to nutrients for athletes.
Audience: According to the authors, the book is written for students interested in sports nutrition and clinical sports nutritionists. In reality, however, readers are required to have substantial prior knowledge and experience in nutritional science and clinical sports nutrition to understand the issues and maximize the value of the book. Most of the authors are knowledgeable practitioners in the field, but not all are active investigators in the field.
Features: The book describes the basic science of nutrition on a nutrient by nutrient basis, the effect of acute exercise and training on their metabolism and utilization, dietary requirements, potential modification of nutrient needs by exercise, and the merit of nutrient supplementation. The book includes many detailed aspects of clinical sports nutrition directly applicable to practitioners, and addresses different athletic populations (such as women, children, elderly, disabled, etc). References are thorough and useful. However, there are some shortcomings, including: an overly brief introduction to the scientific background of each nutrient andexercise metabolism; a lack of useful illustrations; a lack of uniformity of topics between chapters; and an unattractive physical appearance.
Assessment: The book fills a niche in clinical sports nutrition and provides a useful resource for practitioners. However, it will not serve as an ideal textbook for the average undergraduate student in this field because of the overly brief coverage of introductory material. The third edition includes some important new information since the second edition was published.

Table of Contents:

Ch. 1	Exercise physiology and metabolism	1
Ch. 2	Measuring nutritional status of athletes : clinical and research perspectives	21
Ch. 3	Kinanthropometry : physique assessment of the athlete	53
Ch. 4	Protein and amino acid needs for training and bulking up	73
Ch. 5	Energy requirements of the athlete : assessment and evidence of energy efficiency	113
Ch. 6	Weight loss and the athlete	135
Ch. 7	Making weight in sports	175
Ch. 8	Disordered eating in athletes	201
	The evolution of the female athlete triad	227
Ch. 9	Bone, exercise and nutrition	237
Ch. 10	Iron depletion in athletes	263
Ch. 11	Vitamin, mineral and anti-oxidant needs of athletes	313
	The science of anti-oxidants and exercise performance	343
Ch. 12	Prepartion for competition	355
Ch. 13	Fluid and CHO intake during exercise	385
Ch. 14	Nutrition for recovery after training and competition	415
Ch. 15	Nutritional strategies to enhance fat oxidation during aerobic exercise	455
Ch. 16	Supplements and sports foods
	Nutrition for the athlete's immune system : eating to stay well during training and competition	581
Ch. 17	Nutrition for special populations : children and young athletes	589
Ch. 18	Nutrition and the ageing athlete	633
Ch. 19	Special needs : the athlete with diabetes	677
Ch. 20	Special needs : the vegetarian athlete	699
Ch. 21	Athletes with gastrointestinal disorders	721
Ch. 22	Special needs : athletes with disabilities	739
Ch. 23	Medical and nutritional issues for the travelling athlete	755
Ch. 24	Nutritional issues for special environments : training and competing at altitude and in hot climates	765
Ch. 25	Providing meals for athletic groups	785

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Meeting Physical and Health Needs of Children with Disabilities: Teaching Student Participation and Management

Author: Kathryn Wolff Heller

This book teaches pre-service special education teachers how to teach children with physical disabilities and health impairments (i.e., orthopedic impairments, visual impairments, deaf-blindness, etc.). Heller and her co-authors practically illustrate how to effectively monitor students' health, assist students in providing their own care, and intervene if significant health-related problems occur in the classroom. This text includes a wide variety of techniques for meeting the student's physical and health needs, including how to position the student for optimal instruction, lifting and handling procedures, feeding techniques, and how to work with health-related apparatus and medications.

Padma or The Roots of Ayurveda

Padma: An Ancient Tibetan Herbal Formula

Author: Nan Kathryn Fuchs

Padma is an impressive cooling anti-inflammatory herbal formula that originated hundreds of years ago in the Himalayan Mountains of Tibet. In Tibetan medicine, illnesses are categorized as being hot, cold, or neutral, and remedies are designed to create balance. Many of today's most common ailments are considered "hot." These include arteriosclerosis, intermittent claudication (leg pain), and every condition that ends in itis. Although herbal formulas typically have little or no science behind them, Padma is the most studied "cooling" formula with more than fifty scientific studies to back up its effectiveness. Individually, each of the nineteen herbs and two other natural ingredients in this formula reduce inflammation and increase circulation. However, Padma does much more. The combined effect of all of its ingredients helps regulate and restore balance to various systems of the body for optimal health.

This is how Padma is able to support an underactive immune system or turn down an overactive one. Padma has a broad base of activity. It is an adaptogen and immune regulator, as well as an antioxidant formula with anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity. In this book, you will learn how this ancient Tibetan formula has been found through sound scientific studies to increase circulation, reduce plaque in veins and arteries, and control bacterial infections in the lungs that lead to asthma and allergies. You'll learn how all "hot" illnesses, from dermatitis to hepatitis, arthritis, tendonitis, thyroiditis, and colitis can benefit from Padma's cooling effects. You will also learn how it may help stop the spread of cancer, help you recover more quickly from strenuous exercise, and reduce the plaque that can lead to vascular Alzheimer's disease.

Table of Contents:

	Introduction	1
1.	Understanding Tibetan Medicine	3
2.	The Discovery of Padma	6
3.	Padma and Healthy Circulation	10
4.	Padma and Inflammation	15
5.	Padma and Immunity	19
6.	Padma and the Lungs	22
7.	Padma and Cancer	25
8.	The Future of Padma	27
9.	How to Use Padma	31
	Conclusion	33
Appendix	Contents of Padma	34
	Resources	36
	References	37
	Index	39
	About the Author	41

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The Roots of Ayurveda

Author: Dominik Wujastyk

Ayurveda, the ancient art of healing, has been practiced in India for more than two thousand years and survives today as a living medical tradition whose principles are at the heart of many "alternative" therapies now used in the West. This "science of longevity" has parallels with Buddhist thought, and advocates a life of moderation through which the three humors of the body will be brought into balance. The writings selected for this volume are taken from Sanskrit medical texts written by the first Ayurvedic physicians, who lived between the fifth century b.c. and the fourteenth century a.d. Here readers will find wide-ranging and fascinating advice on the benefits of garlic therapy, prayers for protection against malevolent disease deities, surgical techniques, exercise regimens, the treatment of poisons, the interpretation of dreams, and more.

Rethinking Mental Health and Disorder or 50 Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself

Rethinking Mental Health and Disorder: Feminist Perspectives

Author: Laura S Brown Phd

This volume presents cutting-edge work at the interface of feminist theory and mental health. Building on the success of their acclaimed Personality and Psychopathology, which called into question traditional models of health and disorder, Mary Ballou and Laura S. Brown have invited a stellar array of contributors to continue the vital process of feminist theory building and critique. The book outlines compelling theoretical approaches-including postmodern, constructivist, relational-cultural, and feminist ecological perspectives-that go beyond simply inserting analyses of gender, culture, and other contextual factors into existing paradigms. Also examined are specific areas of distress and disorder about which new feminist understandings have been developed in the past decade. Shedding new light on such conditions as depression, PTSD, psychosis, somatoform disorders, and premenstrual syndrome, chapters address critical questions about how disorders are diagnosed, who gets labeled as "sick," and how treatment is conceptualized and delivered.

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As evolutionary and biological theories of psychology gain prominence, not incidentally buttressing conservative political agendas and the profits of pharmaceutical corporations, a number of feminist and other critics have objected that the experience of oppression and the sources of resilience arising from structures of gender, culture, class, race, and sexuality continue to play a major role in how normal and abnormal are construed by mainstream mental health professions. Ballou (counseling psychology, Northeastern U.) and Brown (psychology, Argosy U.) present eleven chapters in which these critics discuss both the feminist critique of normative psychology and present new perspectives on "psychopathologies." Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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50 Simple Ways to Pamper Yourself

Author: Stephanie L Tourles

Contains recipes, tips, techniques, and ideas for giving your body and mind the care they deserve. Licensed esthetician Stephanie Tourles offers suggestions for relieving stress, promoting relaxation, and beautifying every part of the body. Tourles is the author of Storey's best-seller The Herbal Body Book.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Let Go of the Guilt

1. C'mon Get Happy

2. Get Steamed

3. Aromatherapy to Relax or Recharge

4. Make a Splash

5. Polish Your Body

6. Step Lively

7. Nourish Your Hair

8. Top 10 Healing Foods

9. Five (Almost) Free Daily Rituals for Beautiful Skin

10. De-stress & Relax

11. It's High Time for Tea

12. Soothe Your Soles

13. Take a Luxurious Milk Bath

14. Cleanse & Condition Your Complexion

15. Keep Your Pearly Whites Gleaming

16. Find Time for Fitness

17. High-Energy Snacks

18. Harness the Power of Your Shower

19. Condition Your Tresses

20. Take the Sting Out of Sunburn

21. Anti-aging Secrets

22. Stay Cool & Dry

23. Cultivate Some Zzzzzzzzzzs

24. Fortify Yourself against Cold & Flu

25. Make Your Own Bath & Massage Oils

26. Pamper Those Peepers

27. Give Yourself a Pedicure

28. Flower Power

29. Professional Pampering Tips

30. Brighten Your Home with Flowering Plants

31. Have a Honey of a Day

32. Keep Your Skin in Super Shape

33. Strengthen Your Fingernails

34. Freshen Your Breath

35. Protect Your Skin from the Sun

36. If It Feels Good, Do It

37. Here's Zucchini on Your Face!

38. Hand Therapy

39. Improve Your Rear View

40. Eat for a Healthy Glow

41. Give Your Body the Brush-Off

42. Nourish Your Nails

43. Reflexology for Stress Relief

44. Make Your Bedroom a Haven

45. Surround Yourself with Fragrance

46. Mask Yourself

47. Tips for Luscious Lips

48. Learn to Love Lavender

49. Make an Herbal Dream Pillow

50. Words of Wisdom

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The American Holistic Medical Association Guide to Holistic Health or Infusions of Healing

The American Holistic Medical Association Guide to Holistic Health: Healing Therapies for Optimal Wellness

Author: Larry Trivieri

A Complete and Comprehensive Guide to Holistic Treatment

"Larry Trivieri beautifully illuminates the full spectrum of natural healing approaches, highlighting the unifying themes and distinctive features of health systems around the world and across the ages. This book is a valuable resource for individuals interested in their personal well being, as well as health professionals seeking to deepen their understanding of holistic medicine."–David Simon, M.D., Medical Director, the Chopra Center for Well Being, Author, Vital Energy and Return to Wholeness

Find reputable practitioners and put proven healing therapies to work in your life with this informative and reliable guide to holistic medicine and its primary treatment methods, including:

• Nutritional Medicine
• Environmental Medicine
• Mind-Body Medicine
• Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Osteopathic Medicine
• Chiropractic
• Botanical Medicine
• Bodywork/Massage
• Naturopathic Medicine
• Homeopathy
• Ayurvedic Medicine
• Acupuncture
• Yoga

and many more

Table of Contents:

	Acknowledgments
	Foreword
Pt. 1	Holistic Health
Ch. 1	The History and Philosophy of Holistic Medicine	3
Ch. 2	The Holistic Self-Care Program	18
Pt. 2	The Major Therapies of Holistic Medicine
Ch. 3	Nutritional Medicine	41
Ch. 4	Environmental Medicine	76
Ch. 5	Mind-Body Medicine	100
Ch. 6	Osteopathic Medicine	144
Ch. 7	Chiropractic	165
Ch. 8	Botanical Medicine	186
Ch. 9	Bodywork	215
Ch. 10	Naturopathic Medicine	256
Ch. 11	Homeopathy	273
Ch. 12	Ayurveda	297
Ch. 13	Traditional Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture	330
Ch. 14	Yoga	363
Ch. 15	Additional Therapies of Holistic Medicine	382
	About the American Holistic Medical Association	401
	Bibliography	404
	Index	423

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Infusions of Healing: A Treasury of Mexican-American Herbal Medicine

Author: Joie Davidow

NATURAL REMEDIOS FOR EVERYDAY AILMENTS

When the Spaniards conquered the Aztecs, they stumbled upon a treasure trove ultimately more valuable and lasting than the glittering mounds of Moctezuma's gold—the herbal remedies and medicines developed by the Indians, which in many ways surpassed the rudimentary medicine of the Old World. The remnants of these cures, potions, infusions, and tonics form the basis of the countless natural remedies still used in many Mexican-American households today. Now, these healing herbs and remedies are brought together in a volume that is as practical as it is fascinating. In Infusions of Healing you'll find:

* The intriguing story of how this long-suppressed ancient knowledge was passed down over the course of five centuries.

* Hundreds of safe, effective herbal treatments for everyday ailments—teas, liniments, compresses, salves, and soothing baths for headaches, colds, fevers, digestive disorders, menstrual cramps, skin problems, aches and pains, and much more.

* An alphabetical listing of more than 200 herbs and plants, from abedul (birch) to zarsaparilla (sasparilla), including their English, Spanish, Nahuatl (Aztec), and botanical names, with extensive notes on their histories and healing properties.

* Expert advice from today's traditional healers and practitioners of Mexican-American herbal medicine, many of their remedies recorded in print for the first-time.

Thorough, well organized, and rich with history, Infusions of Healing is a practical handbook for anyone interested in natural remedies, as well as an invaluable contribution to the preservation of a tradition deeplyembedded in Latino culture.

The Ancient Art of Life and Death or Certified Fitness Instructor Personal Trainer

The Ancient Art of Life and Death: The Book of Dim-Mak

Author: A Flane Walker

Contrary to popular myth, the original purpose of dim mak was not the training of assassins. It was an intensive study of the medical arts that incorporated the martial arts, and its ultimate goal was to heal, not to destroy. True to the intent of the ancient Chinese masters, here is an undiluted, holistic study of dim mak as both a martial and a healing art. Included are a historical overview of dim mak and Traditional Chinese Medicine, discussions of the physiological mechanism and medical risks of acupoint strikes, an indepth introduction to the classical 36 Chamber training program traditionally used to teach dim mak; detailed analyses of the medical and martial applications of each of the acupoints on the 12 main meridians, complete with detailed diagrams outlining each meridian system and its acupoint locations; and an introduction to herbal pharmacology, which was an integral part of traditional dim mak training. Appendices serve as quick reference guides to the activation method and results of selected point strikes. For academic study only.

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Certified Fitness Instructor/Personal Trainer: Finding and Getting a Great Job

Author: Felice Primeau Devin

A career as a fitness professional can lead to an exciting and rewarding future with room for advancement. Certified Fitness Instructor/ Personal Trainer helps candidates get started on the path to fitness career success. This guide includes descriptions of the wide variety of jobs in the fitness industry, including the many sectors where instructors and trainers are employed. The book provides essential information on a range of training programs, and how to earn certification. In addition, there are helpful tools for financing education, conducting a successful job search, and uncovering the steps to proficiency and the path to success. Important tips on client and management relations, information on liability issues, and keeping current with the latest changes and trends in the fitness industry round out this excellent guide.

Smashed or The Fainting Phenomenon Understanding Why People Faint and What to do about It

Smashed: Story of a Drunken Girlhood

Author: Koren Zailckas

Garnering a vast amount of attention from young people and parents, and from book buyers across the country, Smashed became a media sensation and a New York Times bestseller. Eye- opening and utterly gripping, Koren Zailckas's story is that of thousands of girls like her who are not alcoholics-yet-but who routinely use booze as a shortcut to courage and a stand-in for good judgment.

With one stiff sip of Southern Comfort at the age of fourteen, Zailckas is initiated into the world of drinking. From then on, she will drink faithfully, fanatically. In high school, her experimentation will lead to a stomach pumping. In college, her excess will give way to a pattern of self-poisoning that will grow more destructive each year. At age twenty-two, Zailckas will wake up in an unfamiliar apartment in New York City, elbow her friend who is passed out next to her, and ask, "Where are we?" Smashed is a sober look at how she got there and, after years of blackouts and smashups, what it took for her to realize she had to stop drinking. Smashed is an astonishing literary debut destined to become a classic.

"Gripping... one of the best accounts of addiction, the college experience, or even what it means to be an average teenage girl in America. A." -Entertainment Weekly

The New York Times - Janet Maslin

… Ms. Zailckas somehow stayed sharp enough to remember the most humiliating things that happened to her. At the same time, she got drunk with a frequency and variety that translate into a whole book's worth of 100-proof cautionary tales. Her memoir offers a mortifyingly credible story of smart young women doing stuporous things.

Library Journal

Zailckas, 24, charts her relationship with alcohol from first taste at 14 to eventual abstinence at 23. Her cast of supporting drinkers reveals that her alcohol abuse-"highlights" of which include alcohol poisoning at 16 and a blackout with possible loss of virginity in college-is not uncommon. These women drink as a method of socializing and as a seeming means to deal with rage, self-doubt, and depression. Alcohol was the author's preferred conduit of bonding with other women, yet it prevented her from forming meaningful relationships. While Zailckas's writing lacks the humor of Augusten Burroughs's Dry, her rather poetic prose works to reveal a problem that goes beyond the personal. However, her own story remains the strongest and most moving aspect of the book, despite tiresome rants against the alcohol industry's glamorization of drinking and the government's and colleges' lame campaigns against problem drinking. Overall, a powerful memoir; recommended for large collections and especially high school and college libraries.-Amanda Glasbrenner, New York Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.

Kirkus Reviews

An astonishingly revealing debut chronicles nine years of binge drinking in high school, college, and beyond. Now 23 and sober, the author begins her story of alcohol abuse with her first drink, taken in the summer of 1994 when she was14. It's an event she remembers vividly, as she does the first time her parents caught her drinking a year later and the first time she blacked out, another year after that. With alcohol, Zalickas discovers a way to end her feelings of shame, lack of self-confidence, even self-loathing. Since her drunken self becomes confident and brave, she drinks expressly for the purpose of getting drunk. Throughout high school, she has to hide her drinking, but at college-Syracuse University-she finds that it's more than accepted; it's expected. This is certainly true at the sorority she joins, nicknamed the Zeta Alcoholics and reputedly filled with fast-living and fun-loving girls. Zailckas confesses to spending more time in the bars around campus than at the gym, the library, or the dining hall. Out of college and working in Manhattan, she continues for a time to binge drink to quell her social anxieties, but after a blackout that ends with her waking up not knowing where she is or with whom, she is scared enough, or perhaps grown-up enough, to quit. While her account of college years rarely mentions the academic side, she clearly must have spent some fruitful time in class. Certainly the influence of her writing teacher, Mary Karr, author of The Liar's Club, is evident here. Unlike Karr, however, Zailckas repeatedly inserts into her disturbing memoir facts about teenage drinking to demonstrate that her experience with booze is not unique ("the mean age of the firstdrink for girls is less than thirteen years old," or "nearly three-fourths of sorority-house residents are binge drinkers"). Riveting, with a powerful message for parents of teenaged girls. Agent: Erin Hosier/The Gernet Company

Table of Contents:

	Preface	xi
	Initiation
	First Taste	3
	First Waste	27
	First Offense	55
	Coma Girl	85
	The Usual
	All You Can Drink	109
	Greek Mythology	135
	Excess
	You're Pretty When I'm Drunk	157
	Love in the Time of Liquor	181
	Beer Tears	211
	Abuse
	Ascent and Descent	247
	Liquid Heart	275
	The End Has No End	301
	The Still-to-Learn	319

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The Fainting Phenomenon Understanding Why People Faint and What to do about It

Author: Blair P Grubb MD

Fainting, the sudden and often unpredictable loss of consciousness, can be a frightening experience. While often benign, fainting can sometimes be the sign of serious illness. Recurrent fainting can significantly disrupt a person’s life, and make them prone to injury and, on occasion, death.
The Fainting Phenomenon, Second Edition is a valuable information resource for anyone whose life is affected by fainting.
Written for the layperson, this book will help you:

• Understand the different reasons why people faint and their significance
  
• Seek proper medical attention and treatment
  
• Deal with related conditions such as Postural Tachycardia Syndrome and Orthostatic Hypertension

This is an indispensable and reassuring guide for parents, families and care givers.

The Mind Boosters or The Ritalin Fact Book

The Mind Boosters: Natural Supplements That Enhance Your Mind, Memory and Mood

Author: Ray Sahelian

Everyone forgets things sometimes. But do you ever feel like you can't keep track of simple things like acquaintances' names, your car keys, and the two things you needed to pick up on the way home? As America's population ages, more and more people are struggling with the fact that their memory and mental power are not that they used to be. Maybe you've tried "exercising" your mind, or maybe you've just started keeping better "to do" lists. But a proven way to improve your mind, memory and mood is to feed your brain the nutrients it needs to function at its peak performance level. Over the past few years, scientists have discovered dozens of new supplements that enhance and sharpen memory, intelligence, vision, and mental performance.

In Mind Boosters, one of the world's most respected nutritional experts examines the very latest research on these breakthrough brain nutrients, amino acids, herbs, and hormones. Along with a scientific and practical evaluation of their benefits and risks, Dr. Sahelian explains how to combine mind-boosting supplements to help patients with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, depression as well as those with normal age-related mental decline. People of all ages can benefit from the sensible, step-by-step programs tailored to the differing needs of the young, the middle aged and the elderly.

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The Ritalin Fact Book: What Your Doctor Won't Tell You about ADHD and Stimulant Drugs

Author: Peter R Breggin

Known as the "Ralph Nader of psychiatry," Peter Breggin has been the medical expert in countless civil and criminal cases involving the use or misuse of psychoactive medications. This unusual position has given him unprecedented access to private pharmaceutical research and correspondence files, access that informs this straight-talking guide to the most-prescribed and controversial class of psychoactive medications prescribed for children. From how these drugs work in the brain to documented side and withdrawal effects, The Ritalin Fact Book is up-to-the-minute and easy-to-access. With its suggestions for non-prescriptive ways to treat ADD and ADHD, it is essential reading for every parent whose child is on or who has been recommended psychoactive medication.

Booknews

Written to provide adults the information they need to make informed choices about the medications they use and those they give their children, this book explains how stimulants work and identifies their limitations and potential harms. It also scrutinizes the ADHD diagnoses and provides alternative treatments. Breggin is a psychiatrist. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Joining the Thin Club or Whole Food Bible

Joining the Thin Club: Tips for Toning Your Mind after You've Trimmed Your Body

Author: Judith Lederman

Many books will help you lose weight. But Joining the Thin Club will help you keep the weight off for good.

After losing 80 pounds and going from a size 22 to a size 8, Judith Lederman has beaten the odds and stayed slim for several years. Combining her experience with the professional expertise of Larina Kase, Psy.D., Joining the Thin Club offers advice for every aspect of your new life, from handling compliments and reconciling the inner you with the new outer you, to negotiating social eating and keeping exercise interesting. All the common fears and challenges that you, as someone who is losing or has lost weight, will face are addressed. With Joining the Thin Club, you’ll learn to:
- Deal with temptation and prevent a backslide
- Break out of the negative self-critiquing rut and appreciate all you’ve achieved
- Create new goals to keep you inspired
- Embrace the ongoing process of mind and body toning
- Eliminate the stressors that caused you to become heavy in the first place
- Eliminate the stressors that caused you to become heavy in the first place
With this candid, straightforward book, you’ll be able to set realistic goals regarding your weight, address your body-image concerns, and adhere to a plan for exercise and a healthy diet because-when you join The Thin Club, you’ll want to be a member for life.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: Joining the Thin Club     1
Against All Odds: How I Made the Journey Downscale     21
What If the Weight Comes Back?: How to Handle the Most Common Concerns and Fears Following Weight Loss     45
Fear of the Fat Coming Back     47
Your Relationship with Food: Addressing the Hidden Meanings     64
When the Goal Is Gone: Creating New Goals to Keep You Inspired     78
Cut the Criticism: Building a Better Body Image     89
Risky Times: Dealing with Backslide Temptations     106
Staying Fit: Developing Exercise Routines You Can Stick With     119
Who Am I?: Living Life as "The New You"     143
Friends and Foes: Developing a Positive Support Network     145
Soul Food: Feeding the Spirit     174
Making Up for Lost Time: Reclaiming Yourself     182
Shopping: Dressing the New You     191
Social Situations: Handling Holidays, Parties, and Vacations     212
"You Look Great!": How to Accept Compliments     225
The Skinny on Sex     232
Loose Ends: Plastic Surgery     244
Conclusion: Home Free: How You Know You're Thin for Life     257
Resources     267
Notes     271
Acknowledgments     281
Index     283

Book about: The Food Intolerance Bible or The Dry Eye Remedy

Whole Food Bible: How to Select & Prepare Safe, Healthful Foods

Author: Chris Kilham

For people concerned with the quality and integrity of the food they eat and who want to take the guesswork out of shopping, The Whole Food Bible provides a ready source of up-to-date information on all varieties of foods. The author details the latest findings on such topics as food irradiation, pesticides, and chemical food additives, enabling consumers to minimize their exposure to the hazards existing in many foods today. The author also provides extensive information on diet and nutrition and the benefits of eating foods that are organically grown and minimally refined.

•   New edition of the best-seller.

•   First published by Addison-Wesley in 1991, with more than 35,000 copies sold.

•   A handy guide for both the experienced and beginning cook.

•   More than 100 simple, healthy, and delicious recipes and a large assortment of tips on how to select and prepare delicious whole foods.
 

Adult ADD The Complete Handbook or Aromatherapy Companion

Adult ADD-- The Complete Handbook: Everything You Need to Know about How to Cope and Live Well with ADD/ADHD

Author: David B Sudderth MD

Do you have difficulty getting organized? Are you forgetful? Unable to focus? Hyperactive? You may have adult attention deficit disorder. Distraction can make it hard to detect, and debate among doctors can complicate an accurate diagnosis. But now two of the most prominent neurologists in the field cut through the confusion to define what adult ADD really is and what you can do about it.

Interesting textbook: Introducing Microsoft Office Infopath 2003 or Programming Windows Services with Microsoft Visual Basic 2008

Aromatherapy Companion: Medicinal Uses/AyurVedic Healing/Body-Care Blends/Perfumes and Scents/Emotional Health and Well-Being

Author: Victoria H Edwards

Edwards shares 13 years of experience to create the most comprehensive aromatherapy guide available including profiles of essential oils, instructions for blending and using them, and information on careers in aromatherapy.

Table of Contents:

Preface

Chapter 1: Introduction to Aromatherapy and Essential Oils

Chapter 2: An Overview of Essential Oils and Their Properties

Chapter 3: Aromachemistry

Chapter 4: Safety and Toxicity Guidelines

Chapter 5: Carrier Oils -- The Vehicles of Delivery

Chapter 6: Basic Aromatherapy Applications

Chapter 7: Creating Your Own Blends

Chapter 8: Natural Perfumery

Chapter 9: Aphrodisiacs

Chapter 10: Aromatherapy and Ayurveda

Chapter 11: Mythology and Aromatherapy

Chapter 12: Aromatherapy for Children and Teenagers

Chapter 13: Aromatherapy for Pregnancy and Menopause

Chapter 14: Men and Aromatherapy

Chapter 15: Aromatherapy for Successful Aging

Glossary

Recommended Reading

Resources

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Encyclopedia of Womens Health or The Guide to Living with HIV Infection

Encyclopedia of Women's Health

Author: Sana Lou

The Encyclopedia speaks to the health concerns that face women today, and the needs of everyone involved in preserving female health and well-being: physicians, nurses, therapists, caseworkers, educators, mentors. In addition, government agencies, departments of public health, academic libraries, women's health organizations and women's studies programs will benefit from this timely volume.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Sally Ling, M.D. (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine)
Description: This book intends to bring together knowledge on topics related to women's health from a wide range of fields including medicine, law, psychology, and others.
Purpose: The book is written as a reference for both non-health and health professionals looking to understand more about fields outside of their own immediate areas of knowledge. There is an assembly of a large amount current information in this one resource.
Audience: This reference is targeted at any one with interest pertaining to women's health in a broad context.
Features: The first section of the book covers several foundational aspects including the history and evolution of women's health and related issues particularly from a psychosocial context. The second portion covers topics quite succinctly in alphabetic format.
Assessment: This book will be of interest to those working with women in health related fields. It provides useful updated information in an easy to read format.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

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The Guide to Living with HIV Infection: Developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic

Author: John G Bartlett

The Guide to Living with HIV Infection is the most complete source of medical, emotional, social, and practical advice available for those infected with HIV and their loved ones. Developed at the Johns Hopkins AIDS Clinic, the guide provides essential information for making decisions about treatment and testing in a world transformed by new research and pharmacotherapy.

In this thoroughly updated sixth edition, Dr. John Bartlett and Ann K. Finkbeiner address the latest information about risks of transmission, viral mutations that confer drug resistance, and new, rapid, HIV testing. They offer guidelines for Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy (HAART), a therapy protocol that has dramatically increased life expectancy for HIV-positive people. They describe how to follow HAART and when to change drug regimens, the symptoms of and treatments for HAART side effects, and the costs of and insurance coverage for HAART. They also outline the possibilities for a diagnosis of "no detectable virus."

Accompanied by updated references and resources, the sixth edition of The Guide to Living with HIV Infection offers new hope for people living with a virus that once left no hope at all.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Mark D. Goodman, MD (Creighton University Medical Center)
Description: This is un updated edition of a self-care and caregivers manual for those living with or affected by HIV. Previous editions were published in 1991,1993, 1996, and 1998. Thirteen chapters address topics such as understanding and communicating about HIV, HIV infection and its treatment, options for medical care, traditional and alternative medicine, with separate chapters on dying, and on living.
Purpose: The book is meant to be a "companion and a guide" for those living with HIV, as stated by the authors in the introduction. The objective is worthy, and very well met.
Audience: Written by two very credible authors, the book is intended primarily for patients and their loved ones, but I found it to be a very comprehensive brush-up as an HIV physician. There is a tremendous wealth of material in this book, and it is presented so well that it is a pleasure to read. As an insider in the medical profession, I believe we often lose sight of how monolithic and frightening the medical system must seem to some of our patients. This book serves to tease apart the terms, define the roles in the relationship between doctor and patient, and cast light upon the process.
Features: The book is intended to be comprehensive, but the authors state in the introduction that two facets of HIV care were deliberately omitted:HIV home care and HIV in children:presumably because of the specific nature of the subjects. What I like best about the book is the "cast of characters" that a patient might come up against while an inpatient. The book employs the use of eight "voices," real quotes from fictional characters, that help to convey the spirit of what is being discussed.
Assessment: The book is excellent. I look forward to recommending it to my patients (in fact, it would make my job a lot easier if we ALL read it), and I have seen no other books written for patients with HIV that are as complete, thoughtful, resourceful and respectful as this book. Frequent changes in the medical standards of care necessitate this new edition, and no doubt future editions will also be necessary.

Rating

4 Stars! from Doody

Table of Contents:

Contents:



Introduction: About This Book



Chapter 1 When First Diagnosed: Understanding and Communicating about HIV

Chapter 2 Preventing Transmission of HIV Infection: Understanding How HIV Is Spread

Chapter 3 HIV Infection and Its Treatment

Chapter 4 HIV Infection and Its Effects on the Emotions

Chapter 5 HIV Infection and Its Effects on Interpersonal Relationships

Chapter 6 The Complications of HIV Infection and Their Treatment

Chapter 7 HIV-Associated Dementia: HIV and the Central Nervous System

Chapter 8 Options for Medical Care: Medical Personnel and Procedures

Chapter 9 Traditional and Alternative Medicine

Chapter 10 Practical Matters: Making Legal, Financial, and Medical Decisions

Chapter 11 On Dying: Preparing for and Accepting Death

Chapter 12 On Living: Tactics for Preserving Mental Health

Chapter 13 What's Ahead



Appendixes



A. Resources: Where to Go for Help

B. Understanding Tests for HIV



Glossary

Acknowledgments

Index

Insights on Death and Dying or Healing Childhood Ear Infections

Insights on Death and Dying

Author: Joy Ufema

This book brings together the most popular and thought-provoking Insights on Death & Dying columns written by internationally acclaimed thanatologist Joy Ufema for the Nursing journal. The book offers the kind of thoughtful advice that only a seasoned practitioner skilled in the palliative arts could provide. The preface presents a history of thanatology and explains why it's such an important part of today's health care landscape. The body of the book consists of ten themed chapters filled with Joy Ufema's personal, first-hand accounts of how she helped patients, families, and co-workers through the most stressful times in their lives.

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Healing Childhood Ear Infections: Prevention, Home Care, and Alternative Treatment

Author: Michael A Schmidt

Ear infections are still the leading reason parents take their child to a doctor. To combat infections, parents and doctors employ arsenals of antihistamines and antibiotics, and too quickly resort to ear tubes and surgery. In this updated and revised second edition of his bestselling Childhood Ear Infections, Dr. Michael Schmidt describes the current controversy in medical journals questioning existing treatments for chronic earaches.

Kids on the Ball or The Style Guy

Kids on the Ball: Using Swiss Balls in a Complete Fitness Program

Author: Anne R Spalding

They're colorful, big, and enticing. In recent years, innovative teachers have introduced the Swiss Ball, previously used primarily for therapy, into educational settings. Now you can use this unique tool to help children develop balance, coordination, rhythm, and fitness skills. In Kids on the Ball the authors, three physical educators and a physical therapist, explain the benefits of using Swiss Balls; describe activities using the ball; include step-by-step instructions, reproducibles, and written objectives; discuss modifications for special needs students (mainstreamed or not); address safety procedures, management, and care of the ball; provide curriculum ideas for incorporating the Swiss Ball into your present program; integrate Gardner's Theory of Multiple Intelligences and different learning styles; and list content standards and benchmarks (NASPE and APENS).

Booknews

Explains how to use large, colorful Swiss balls, in educational settings to help children develop balance, coordination, rhythm, and fitness skills. Describes activities using the ball, and includes step-by-step instructions, reproducibles, and written objectives. Discusses modifications for special needs students, and addresses safety procedures and care of the ball. Provides curriculum ideas, integrating Gardner's theory of multiple intelligence and different learning styles. Presents a total of 118 activities and 23 complete lesson plans. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknew.com)

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The Style Guy: The Answers to the Questions Men Are Asking on Sex, Manners, Grooming, Fashion, Travel, Women, and the Meaning of Life

Author: Glenn OBrien

"Style isn't fashion.
Fashion is about what everybody's doing, what everybody's wearing.
Style is about what you're doing, what you're wearing."

As the no-nonsense columnist for Details magazine, Glenn O'Brien has helped thousands of guys naturally develop their own unique sense of style. Now he can help you. Here is practical, down-to-earth advice on dress, manners, sex, grooming, and dating—including cigar and cell-phone etiquette, tips on ordering wine in restaurants, and the cold, hard facts on cutoff jeans, ribbed tank tops, black shoes with white socks, and the age-old conundrum: boxers or briefs.

What's the difference between a ticket pocket and a fob pocket? A raconteur and a loudmouth?
Does slipping a maitre d' a tip like they do in the movies get you a better table?
How do you tell your date that she has spinach in her teeth?
What's the best thing to say to someone when you've prematurely ejaculated?
What do you wear with a brown suit?

If guys (and their girlfriends) are wondering about it, then O'Brien has the answers. Having style was never so easy!

Dealing with Depression Naturally or Beyond Power Yoga

Dealing with Depression Naturally: Alternatives and Complementary Therapies for Restoring Emotional Health

Author: Syd Baumel

From the cutting edge of natural antidepressant research, here is new information on St. John's wort, SAMe, bright light therapy, and other proven natural remedies for depression. This fully updated second edition explores emotional health, including mood-enhancing fats and herbal antidepressants.

Syd Baumel, a medical writer, is the author of Serotonin: How to Naturally Harness the Power Behind Prozac and Phen/Fen, and Natural Antidepressants.

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Beyond Power Yoga

Author: Beryl Bender Birch

FROM SWEAT TO SAMADHI: The Path of ASTANGA YOGA

Beyond Power Yoga presents and explores the complete journey of the classical astanga yoga system, from power yoga to meditation and liberation. Bender Birch's first book, the groundbreaking Power Yoga, introduced one level of astanga yoga to mainstream America -- a high-heat, high-energy mind/body workout. Now, Beyond Power Yoga presents all eight levels, or limbs, of this ancient method -- a total practice for body and soul.

Drawing a parallel between astanga yoga's eight limbs and the mind/body energy centers (chakras) of Eastern philosophy, Bender Birch shows us how we can balance and heal our body, focus and relax our mind, amplify and direct our energy (prana), and ultimately reclaim our spiritual connection to Universal Consciousness. Each chapter offers specific practices to help the reader uncover and experience the insights of the astanga yoga journey.

0. The YAMAS: Exploring the Fundamentals

1. The NIYAMAS: Doing the Work

2. ASANA: Practicing the Postures

3. PRANAYAMA: Breathing Mindfully

4. PRATYAHARA: Turning Inward

5. DHARANA: Developing Concentration

6. DHYANA: Experiencing Meditation

7. SAMADHI: Living Joyfully

Presented in the down-to-earth illuminating style and inspiring voice of the author, illustrated with easy-to-follow photos, plus a special wall chart of the asana sequences, Beyond Power Yoga offers a short form of the dynamic mind/body power yoga method, thenjourneys through the deeper levels of spiritual practice.

Table of Contents:

Preface

INTRODUCTION, PART I

The Journey to India

INTRODUCTION, PART II

The Awakening

1

THE SOURCE OF OUR SUPPORT: DISCOVERING THE FUNDAMENTALS

2

THE WORK: YOGA IN ACTION

3

THE WORKOUT: THE BURNING POWER OF ASANA PRACTICE

4

MINDFUL BREATHING: CONNECTING BODY AND MIND

5

BEYOND THE SENSES: TURNING INWARD

6

TRAINING THE MIND: LEARNING CONCENTRATION

7

THE PATH TO SELF: EXPERIENCING MEDITATION

8

THE LEAP INTO LIBERATION: KNOWING BLISS

Endnotes

Bibliography

Additional Recommended Reading

Index

Exercise Chart

The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook for Women or Alaskas Wilderness Medicines

The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook for Women (McGraw-Hill Sourcebook Series)

Author: M Sara Rosenthal

A vital sourcebook for the millions of American women diagnosed with type 2 diabetes

The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook for Women answers women's questions about how to manage diabetes and shows how to cope with the disease to live a fuller, healthier life. A major revision of M. Sara Rosenthal's guide on the subject, The Type 2 Diabetes Sourcebook for Women focuses on:

• The revised screening guidelines for diagnosis
• The latest medications and treatments available
• How women's hormones interact with insulin
• How menopause and pregnancy affect diabetes management
• How low-carb diets can be dangerous for women with type 2 diabetes
• How to follow the ADA carb counting guidelines while avoiding weight gain

M. Sara Rosenthal, Ph.D., is the author of more than 25 recommended health books, including The Gynecological Sourcebook and The Thyroid Sourcebook for Women. She is currently Director, University of Kentucky Program for Bioethics and Patients' Rights and Assistant Professor, Bioethics, University of Kentucky College of Medicine. For more information, visit the author’s website at www.sarahealth.com.

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Alaska's Wilderness Medicines: Healthful Plants of the Far North

Author: Eleanor G Viereck

A natural history guide to the plants of Alaska and the Northwest and how they can be used for heath care, healing, and first aid.

Stretching or Juice Ladystm Guide to Juicing for Health

Stretching: The Stress-Free Way to Stay Supple, Keep Fit, and Exercise Safely

Author: Suzanne Martin

Discover the key to staying fit and supple with this easy-to-do stretching program. Targeted warm-up and cool-down stretches prevent sports injuries, while others effectively counter aches and pains, bad posture, and the effects of aging. An added benefit is ease: this practical stretching program fits effortlessly into a busy life.

About the Author:
A licensed physical therapist, Suzanne Martin received her certification in fitness instruction from the American College of Sports Medicine. She has worked extensively in the fields of group fitness, pre- and post-natal exercise, and dance fitness. She contributes regularly to Dance Magazine's Health and Fitness column and is the Director of Pilates Therapeutics. Her private practice in physical therapy and Pilates conditioning, Total Body Development, is based in Alameda, California.

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Juice Lady'stm Guide to Juicing for Health: And Vegetables

Author: Cherie Calbom

Gain in-depth information and dietary tips targeting specific conditions. Learn juicing remedies, backed by scientific data and extensive research, to treat everything from allergies to water retention.

Foreward (January) - Allen

With a Master's degree in nutrition, six books and many magazine and newspaper articles to her credit, Calbom's is a competent voice for juicing for health. Calbom begins with the story of her personal odyssey to health through juicing. She answers many questions a reader might have with great detail--from what juicer to buy to what juice combinations are best for which ailments.
Working from allergies through chronic fatigue, eczema and high blood pressure to varicose veins, Calbom has gathered information on health supportive alternatives to drugs. In the section entitled Fibrocystic Breast Disease, Calbom provides a description of the ailment, what causes it, dietary and nutrient recommendations and suggestions for herbal remedies and juice ingredients. Calbom's nine recipes for juices that help fibrocystic breast disease like Watermelon Refresher, Sweet Calcium Cocktail, Magnesium Special and Beautiful Bone Solution are easy to prepare with familiar ingredients.
Juicing for health began in the sixties and seventies on the far out edges of nutrition and health with such books as Paavo Airola's How to Keep Slim, Healthy and Young with Juice Fasting. From the abundant list of presently available books on it, juicing along with herbs and a healthful diet seems to be moving closer to center among the health-minded.
Calbom leads and inspires the reader into an easy approach to better nutrition. With the push for more fresh fruit and vegetable consumption her book is a valuable aid. She carefully holds readers' hands as they discover a new path to health and healing. While it may not be the answer to everyone's prayers, Calbom demonstrates that juicing can be one tasty and life affirming way to deal with illness.

Looking within or Fast Food Diet

Looking within: How X-Ray, CT, MRI, Ultrasound, and Other Medical Images Are Created, And

Author: Anthony B Wolbarst

A hundred years ago, a doctor had no way to look within the body of a patient other than to slice it open. That changed radically at the turn of the century, with the discovery of X-rays. X-ray and other forms of diagnostic imaging technology developed slowly but steadily from then until the 1970s, at which point a revolution occurred. Made possible largely by the availability of powerful but inexpensive computers, the rapid and widespread adoption of computed tomography (CT) and, a decade later, of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) greatly expanded the power of clinical imaging, and even changed the ways in which physicians view and think about the human body.
This unique guide explains how the principal imaging devices work and how they help physicians save lives. It gives readers a grasp of the major medical technologies that might come to play important roles in their lives, and it provides succinct, easy-to-understand, and reliable explanations for those who wish to explore the issues of the associated benefits, costs, and risks in an informed manner. In nonspecialized language, Looking Within discusses how X-ray, fluoroscopic, CT, MRI, positron emission tomography (PET), ultrasound, and other medical pictures are created, and explores the essential roles they play in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. It should be of interest to patients and their friends and loved ones, and to those who are simply curious about this vitally important, exciting, and cutting-edge branch of medicine. Its brief but clear descriptions of how these essential tools work should also be of value to health care providers in supporting and educating their patients.

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Fast Food Diet: Lose Weight and Feel Great Even If You're Too Busy to Eat Right

Author: Sinatra

Lose weight eating at McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, and Wendy's?


Yes, it's possible—and this book shows you how!

"Dr. Steve Sinatra is one of the top preventive cardiologists in America. . . . In The Fast Food Diet, he shows readers how to eat smarter and more nutritiously at any fast food establishment in America so they will actually become healthier as they lose weight. What a brilliant strategy and practical approach!"
—BARRY SEARS, bestselling author of The Zone

We're a nation on the go—and we're gaining weight at alarming levels. Chances are you realize you should lose weight and eat healthier foods, but when you're hungry and hurried, all too often you choose the drive-through over a healthy home-cooked meal. This breakthrough guide presents a practical, real-world solution that teaches you how to make healthier fast-food choices and save hundreds of calories per meal—without giving up the delicious taste and convenience of fast foods.

In addition to tips for dining guilt-free at all types of fast-food restaurants, The Fast Food Diet includes:

• A Six-Week Fast-Food Diet Eating Plan that lets you choose among 150 meal selections for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snacks from more than fifty of the most popular fast-food chains

• Valuable tips for business travelers, holiday revelers, and kids who are fast-food junkies

• Advice on eating well at food courts, sit-down restaurants, airports, and convenience stores

• Recipes for nutritious, home-cooked meals you can prepare in 15 minutes or less

Ifyou cut just 500 calories from your meals every day, you'll lose a pound a week. That's 50 pounds a year—and The Fast Food Diet makes it easy.

Library Journal

Eat super-sized fries, lose weight, and prevent disease? Not exactly. As cardiologist and nutritionist Sinatra (former chief of cardiology & director of medical education, Manchester Memorial Hosp.; Optimum Health: A Natural Lifesaving Prescription for Your Body and Mind) and Punkre (chief copywriter, Rodale Press) explain, their approach to weight loss is actually quite sensible: greatly decrease caloric intake by making healthier, more nutritious choices at fast food restaurants (fast food consumption should be limited to 20 percent of the daily diet) and increase activity with a 10,000-steps-a-day exercise regimen. The book includes an invaluable chapter listing the calorie and fat content of the offerings at the most popular food chains as well as a suggested meal plan for weight loss that incorporates fast food. Also useful is the chapter on vitamin and mineral supplementation. Michael F. Jacobson and Sarah Fritschner's The Fast-Food Guide covered similar ground but is now outdated. Recommended purchase for public libraries and for academic libraries serving colleges with courses in nutrition. Florence Scarinci, Nassau Community Coll. Lib., Garden City, NY Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments.

Foreword by Barry Sears, Ph.D.

Introduction.

Get Smarter, Get Slimmer on Fast Food.

1 The 80/20 Rule.

2 Why Regular Diets Fail.

3 The Secrets of Easy Weight-Loss Success.

4 The Fast-Food Diet Restaurant-by-Restaurant Guide.

5 Smart Sit-Down Dining.

6 The Fast-Food Diet at the Mall.

7 The Six-Week Fast-Food Diet.

8 Fast Food at Home.

9 The Fast-Food Diet for Kids.

10 The Fast-Food Diet Vitamins and Supplements.

11 The Fast-Food Diet for Business Travelers.

12 The Fast-Food Diet for the Holidays.

13 The Fast-Food Diet for Vegetarians.

14 The Fast-Food Diet Walking Plan.

15 The Future of Fast Food.

Appendix A: The Glycemic Foods Index.

Appendix B: Low-Calorie Snacks.

Bibliography.

Index.

Thom Hartmanns Complete Guide to ADHD or Secondhand Chic

Thom Hartmann's Complete Guide to ADHD: Help for Your Family at Home, School and Work

Author: Thom Hartmann

In this volume, the acknowledged pioneer in attention deficit disorder research combines the best of his previous books with important new information. In the new chapters (about 25 percent of the book), Hartmann looks at how and why America's school system fails to assist children diagnosed with ADHD and urges parents to find alternative means of educating their children when this happens.

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Secondhand Chic: Finding Fabulous Fashion at Consignment, Vintage, and Thrift Shops

Author: Christa Weil

Fun, funky, and fabulous, this is the first personal buying guide to help you get in on the resale craze that is sweeping America.

Would you like to find a mint-condition Yves Saint Laurent jacket for $25...abrand-new, pleated wool skirt still bearing the original $40 price tag, for $7...a genuine Dior suit for $75? Now you can! In Secondhand Chic you'll discover where to look, what to look for, and how to buy quality. In fact, you'll get all the secrets of spotting a valuable bargain so you can shop brilliantly whether you're in a consignment, thrift, or vintage store. Expert shopper Christa Weil shares the insider information that will help you buy the best clothes you've ever owned...at a fraction of the retail cost.

Learn about:

Spotting quality—which you will know immediately from buttons, pockets, seams, and fabric

Labels...big names, department store brands, exquisite foreign lines—and fakes!

Finding your size when there are no labels or tags

Flaws you can fix and the ones you can't—from wrong lengths and wrinkles to stains and shininess

Unearthing handmade shoes, silk scarves, name jewelry, and other elegant accessories

Buying what you really need—and caring for the clothes you've got

The styles that make your body look best

From domestic to international stores, from New York to London, from Memphis toParis—no matter where you buy, you can buy secondhand chic.

BUST Magazine

In her new book, Christa Weil helps you find quality clothes dirt cheap, achieve the perfect fit, and determine which flaws in a garment are fixable and which aren't....Secondhand Chic is the perfect companion for those weekends of scavenging and scouring, whether you're hunting for a Lily Pulitzer classic or just a comfortable cardigan.

Library Journal

What woman wouldn't want to find a designer original at a fraction of its original cost or some long-gone artifact from another fashion era? With that goal in mind, Weil packs her guide to the secondhand clothing market (consignment, vintage, and thrift) with so much detail and coursework that one should have a Ph.D. by book's end. Weil insists that a good secondhand shopper needs to study fabrics (hard to do on paper), design qualities, and designers to make the most of the shopping experience. She recommends field trips to high-end department stores and boutiques to evaluate specific designers, with note-taking essential. Part 2 covers proper fit, and Part 3 discusses garment care. Weil tends toward the cutesy in her headers and superfluous sidebars. And would a woman really carry a kit containing a pocket flashlight, pocket mirror, and white travel soap in order to detect permanent stains? It all seems a bit cloak-and-dagger (oh, is that cloak Armani Couture?). At this price public libraries could certainly consider a copy or two of this tutorial, but most shoppers probably won't want to delve this deeply into their wardrobes.--Bette-Lee Fox, "Library Journal" Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Table of Contents:

Contents

Introduction

Part One: The Secondhand Fashion Fundamentals

1. All About the Secondhand Market

2. The Wonders That We Weave: Fabrics and How They Got That Way

3. Getting the Handle of Fine Fabrics

4. The Telltale Indicators of Top-Quality Clothes

5. Garment Insider

6. Tag, You're It

Part Two: Finding the Pieces That Work Best For You

7. Getting Great Fit

8. The Elements of Personal Style

9. Flaws: The Not-So-Bad, the Bad, and the Very, Very, Ugly

10. Glorious Accessories

Part Three: Tender Loving Clothes Care

11. The Well-Tempered Closet

12. Caring for Your Clothes

Part Four: Getting the Most Out of Secondhand Stores

13. Assignment: Consignment

14. Thrift-o-Rama

15. The Vintage Advantage

16. Re-resale: How to Profit off Your Purchases

17. International Secondhand

Selected Bibliography

Acknowledgments

Index