Posts Tagged ‘Books’
Tears of a Lost Cowboy
Last Updated on Sunday, 4 July 2010 08:20 Written by admin Sunday, 4 July 2010 08:20
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The tears referred to in the title of this book, are not the tears I’ve shed throughout my life. The tears in the title refer to those I’ve shed since waking up from the coma I entered on May 20, 2004. I have no idea how many times I’ve changed the beginning of this book. It is my hope that by the end of it, you will understand why. Not why I have begun it so many times, but why I have no idea how many times. This book is the honest truth of the pain, fear, loneliness, the list goes on and on, of living with (in my case) a Sever Traumatic Brain Injury. I also share the Beauty of the New life it has given me and the Angels who have helped me on my new journy.
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Q & A: Alcoholism and Sobriety
Last Updated on Thursday, 1 July 2010 08:19 Written by admin Thursday, 1 July 2010 08:19
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“Jane S. offers us an invaluable gift in the words and wisdom that fill this book. Based on more than thirty-six years of personal recovery and service work, the lessons contained here reveal how a courageous woman, through Alcoholics Anonymous and the help of a gifted physician, found long-term solutions to the problems of alcoholism and manic-depressive illness. This engaging guidebook to recovery is highly recommended.”
William White, author of Slaying the Dragon: The History of Addiction Treatment and Recovery in America
“Wow! This is a solid book in a helpful format. It should attract a wide readership who will enjoy its story; as importantly, it will serve as a significant reference work for researchers interested in the development of recovery.”
Ernest Kurtz, author of Not-God: A History of Alcoholics Anonymous
Q & A: Alcoholism and Sobriety
Tags: ALCOHOLISM, America, Books, Ernest, God, Jane, long term solutions, manic depressive illness, Recovery, slaying the dragon, Sobriety, William White | Posted under Books | 1 Comment
The Body By Science Question and Answer Book
Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 June 2010 08:19 Written by admin Wednesday, 9 June 2010 08:19
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Following publication of BODY BY SCIENCE, the public’s interest in Dr. Doug McGuff’s and John Little’s evidence-based approach to exercise has increased dramatically, with the result that hundreds of questions have been posed and answered at the authors’ various seminars, within magazine articles and on their website (www.bodybyscience.net). Such question-and-answer sessions provide an opportunity for the authors to expand on key points and principles within their book, as well as address important topics that were not included in BODY BY SCIENCE (such as rehabilitation issues, various training protocols, and long term health and safety issues). THE BODY BY SCIENCE QUESTION-AND-ANSWER BOOK is a companion volume to BODY BY SCIENCE that sheds additional light on the authors’ rational, science-based approach to strength training, bodybuilding, and total fitness. Within the pages of this new book you will learn: -Why (and how) strength training is the best way to rehabilitate most common injuries (from rotator cuff issues and knee replacements to lower back pain and arthritis). -Why bodybuilding is not what it seems. -Why athletics may not be the best route to health and fitness -The truth about VO2 Max testing and REAL cardiovascular health. -The realities of nutrition and the “insulin problem.” -How to optimize your workouts and ensure that your training facility is set up to maximize your progress. Plus answers to many more important questions on various aspects of health, fitness and strength.
The Body By Science Question and Answer Book
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The Women’s Heart Book: The Complete Guide to Keeping Your Heart Healthy
Last Updated on Tuesday, 8 June 2010 08:19 Written by admin Tuesday, 8 June 2010 08:19
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One of Americas preeminent heart physicians discusses women’s heart health in an accessible, groundbreaking, and potentially life-saving book, now completely updated and revised.
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in American women. As public awareness of this fact grows, women are paying more attention to the risks of heart disease. In this revised edition of the originally published, highly successful guide to women’s heart health, an internationally renowned cardiologist, Dr. Pashkow, and a survivor of open heart surgery, Charlotte Libov, cover every aspect of heart care, heart surgery, and the prevention of heart disease. Drawing from their combined experience, the authors offer information on calculating the risk for heart disease; finding a good doctor; detecting congenital defects; what a pregnant woman needs to know about potential heart problems; and state-of-the art treatments, surgery, and drug therapies. In addition, the book features an effective diet and exercise life-plan that can dramatically reduce the risks of heart disease, especially in women with high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or cardiovascular problems. Reassuring and totally up-to-date, The Woman’s Heart Book is essential reading for all women.Amazon.com Review
In his preface to The Women’s Heart Book, Dr. Fredrick J. Pashkow describes a patient in the emergency room, a middle-aged woman who just suffered a major heart attack. He writes, “I noticed that she was lying stiffly with her fists clenched and her lips tightly pursed. I though at first it was the discomfort. Wrong! She was grievously irate!” The woman had done everything right: she watched her diet, she exercised. Her husband, on the other hand, was a paragon of bad habits. Why, then, was she the one who had had a heart attack?
The mission of The Women’s Heart Book is to educate women about the very real risk of heart disease. Pashkow’s coauthor, Charlotte Libov, is a writer who discovered at 40 that she needed open-heart surgery. The Heart Book combines Libov’s lively investigative curiosity (not to mention her very personal stake in the subject) with Pashkow’s exhaustive knowledge. The risks are laid out clearly: women over 65 are just as likely as their male counterparts to develop heart disease. Younger women are by no means off the hook, either. “An estimated 74,000 women under the age of 65 will suffer a heart attack this year.” The book moves smoothly from risk to remedy. Pashkow and Libov give some basic heart anatomy information and focus on a combination of prevention and treatment, including a symptom guide to help women discern their need for a doctor; a précis on pregnancy and heart disease; a nutrition guide; and a manageable but thorough description of treatments. There’s even an invaluable “Encyclopedia of Heart Problems.” The result is a book essential for women who have already had heart problems that’s equally recommended for those prudent souls interested in prevention. –Claire Dederer
The Women’s Heart Book: The Complete Guide to Keeping Your Heart Healthy
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