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Food and Nutrition

	The Butterfly and Life Span Nutrition by Majid Ali Calls dieting a myth, and gives original and innovative solutions to the problems of nutrition, obesity and health, by one of America's foremost nutritionist-physicians. Geared to repeat dieters who have dieted their way into chronic disorders and ill health, especially to those who "think they are too far gone to be helped." Highlighted by Dr. Ali's theory on oxidation as the cause of aging, other chapters include: why dieting does not work, obesity and stress, catabolic principle, life span food choices, and limbic eating. Recommended reading of the American Academy of Environmental Medicine and American College for Advancement in Medicine.
	The A.D.D. and A.D.H.D. Diet! by Rachel Bell A complementary guide to the booklet ADD, The Natural Approach. Written in cooperation with Dr. Marshall Mandell, this 96 page book describes a simple program to follow that may lessen symptoms and strengthen the body's immune system. Offers possible causes of ADD. (nutritional, environmental, spinal misalignment), gives dietary suggestions, alternative techniques for treatment and includes a resource directory of manufactures supplying product to help people diagnosed with this "illness."
	Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution by Robert C. Atkins One of the most palatable weight-loss diets ever devised allows the reader to lose weight with a minimum of pain and keep it off with ease. The product of 18 years of experience and analysis, Dr. Atkins has refined and expanded his thinking about weight loss, though his diet remains based on low carbohydrate intake. Demonstrates how to lose weight in fourteen days, easily and without going hungry, outlining a diet program that is designed for the overweight metabolism and can be maintained for a lifetime.
	Sugar Busters! : Cut Sugar to Trim Fat by H. Leighton Steward, Morrison C. Bethea, Sam S. Andrews, Samuel S. Andrews, Steward H. Leighton Sugar Busters! was first independently published in New Orleans and sold an amazing 100,000 copies by word of mouth. Its advice may be hard to swallow for most Americans, as it advocates squelching your sweet tooth in order to lose weight. Those who follow the diet, however, swear by it, and no wonder: excess sugar consumption has been linked to depression, impaired immune function, and, of course, weight gain, as the body can almost effortlessly convert sugar to fat. This book will be too basic for anyone with a solid knowledge of nutrition, but for those who are overdoing the sweet stuff and want some handholding and help with shedding excess weight, Sugar Busters! can do nothing but help.
	Protein Power: The High-Protein/Low Carbohydrate Way to Lose Weight, Feel Fit, and Boost Your Health by Michael R. Eades, Mary Dan Eades Finally, a way to lose fat, feel fit, and stop craving. This pioneering husband and wife doctor team shows readers how their ground-breaking, protein-rich eating plan can succeed where low-fat diets fail. This book helps readers take off weight and achieve optimal health naturally, without counting fat grams or giving up the foods they love. A ground-breaking, protein-rich, low-carbohydrate, clinically tested diet promises to take off weight, lower cholesterol and blood pressure, and improve health without depriving dieters of the foods they love to eat.
	The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet: The Lifelong Solution to Yo-Yo Dieting by Rachael F. Heller, Richard Ferdinand Heller If you've been a yo-yo dieter for years or if you can eat a pound of pasta at one sitting, this book may very well be an eye opener. In simple--but never condescending--language, it explains the roots of carbohydrate cravings and teaches you how to normalize your insulin levels to prevent future food binges. Introducing a flexible diet plan that adapts to any lifestyle, this practical guide to permanent weight loss integrates helpful advice, effective eating strategies, recipes, and menu tips into a lifetime diet program.
	Calories and Carbohydrates by Barbara Kraus Providing a comprehensive listing of over 8,500 brand name and basic foods with their calorie and carbohydrate counts, this helpful resource includes the most up-to-date information on fruits and vegetables, meats and poultry, cereals and breads, cookies and cakes, fast-food restaurant items, and frozen dinners. The listings are exhaustive, covering everything from Brazil nuts to Bojangles, latkas to Little Caesar's, and souffle to Sizzler.
	Eat More, Weigh Less: Dr. Dean Ornish's Life Choice Program for Losing Weight Safely While Eating Abundantly by Dean Ornish The revolutionary number one bestselling lifestyle and diet book shows readers how to eat better, live longer, and weigh less without deprivation. Including 250 delicious recipes, this book is the result of Dr. Ornish's scientifically validated program which was developed to treat heart patients. But this book is for anyone who wants to live longer and weigh less, without giving up wonderful food.
	Eat Right for Your Type : The Individualized Diet Solution to Staying Healthy, Living Longer & Achieving Your Ideal Weight by Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo If you've ever wondered why the latest fad diet doesn't work for you... well, there are lots of reasons, mostly the fact that it's a fad diet. But it could also be that you're the wrong blood type for the kinds of foods the diet recommends. Peter D'Adamo makes a persuasive argument that your blood type is an evolutionary marker that tells you which foods you'll process best, and which will be useless calories. He covers the entire range for each of the four blood types, from entrees to condiments and seasonings, and also makes type-specific exercise and lifestyle recommendations.
	Optimum Sports Nutrition: Your Competitive Edge by Dr. Michael Colgan This comprehensive guide speaks directly to athletes, body builders, and other serious sport and fitness-conscious consumers. Dr. Colgan presents scientific information in an easy-to-read, comprehendable format that covers supplements--what's effective and what's not--peak-performance nutrition, steroids, special diets, and more.
	Bowes & Church's Food Values of Portions Commonly Used by Jean Pennington Ph.D., Anna De Planter Bowes, Helen Church This classic guide to nutrition has helped put the balance in balanced diets since 1937. Now completely updated for the Seventeenth Edition, this bestseller continues to fulfill its purpose, to supply authoritative data on the nutritional value of foods in a form for quick and easy reference. The book's main table reflects the current food supply -- listing more than 8,500 common foods -- and contains data on the nutritional content of foods, organized by food groups. Supplementary tables define the content of lesser known foods. Each food entry is thoroughly evaluated to include calorie content, weight, water, protein, fat, cholesterol, carbohydrate, dietary fiber and major vitamins and minerals. Brand names and the general foods that typify today's eating habits are covered; the latest information on fiber and monounsaturated fat content is addressed; and a bibliography of sources for current food composition data is provided.
	The Zone: A Dietary Road Map to Lose Weight Permanently by Barry Sears, Bill Lawren Barry Sears looks at why Americans still have dietary problems in spite of following the advice of experts. Challenging the current recommendations for a high carbohydrate diet, Sears looks into man's history as well as the diets athletes succeed best on, to build a new dietary picture. Anyone looking for better health through an improved relationship to what they eat should put this book on their list.
	The Complete & Up-To-Date Fat Book : A Guide to the Fat, Calories, and Fat Percentages in Your Food by Karen J. Bellerson This newly revised resource has all the facts about fats, some of which are very surprising. Karen Bellerson briefly discusses dietary fat and cholesterol, polyunsaturated fats, monosaturated fats, and saturated fats, guidelines for reducing fat in the diet, and how to read food labels. Simple, straightforward, alphabetized listings of food products and their fat contents are included.
	Antioxidant Adaptation: Its Role in Free Radical Pathology by Stephen A. Levine, Parris M. Kidd

Drugs and Medication

	Same S-Adenosylmethionine: The European Arthritis and Depression Breakthrough by Sol Grazi, Marie Costa Recently, the mainstream media has touted St. John's wort and kava as effective alternatives to Prozac. Now reliable information indicates SAMe (S-Adenosylmethionine) is one of the safest, most effective natural treatments for depression. Supplements of SAMe--a substance that occurs naturally in the body--have proven to combat not only depression but also aging, osteoarthritis, and certain liver disorders. SAMe has been sold in Europe as a natural supplement for more than 20 years, but it was only recently approved by the FDA for sale in the U.S. In this book, Dr. Sol Grazi, thoroughly examines SAMe and gives readers what they need to know.
	Nursing 2000 Drug Handbook by Rita M. Doyle (Editor)
	Safe Uses of Cortisol by William M. Jefferies, M.D. Controversial when it was first published in 1981 as Safe Uses of Cortisone a guide for physicians to the safe use of the drug cortisone and cortisol, the naturally occurring glucocorticoid into which the drug must be converted to have any effect. Without altering any of his now-accepted recommendation, Jefferies (internal medicine, U. of Virginia-Charlottesville) devotes more attention to issues that have still not been resolved and new ones that have arisen.
	Dr. Kenneth H. Coopers Antioxidant Revolution by Kenneth H. Cooper
	Grow Young With HGH: The Amazing Medically Proven Plan to Reverse Aging by Ronald Klatz, M.D. Introduces a medically proven program designed to stimulate the body's human growth hormone to help readers reverse the aging process, reduce fat, strengthen the immune system, enhance sex life, lower blood pressure and cholesterol, and improve memory and thinking ability. Dr. Klatz introduces to the public the never-before-revealed, wide-ranging benefits of this extraordinary hormonal therapy that has been proven in human studies to reverse aging. Here, Dr. Klatz explains why HGH is such an amazing medical and scientific advance and how its youth-restoring benefits are available to everyone; he shows the safe and simple ways growth hormone can be obtained - or stimulated naturally through nutrition, supplements, and exercise - for maximum benefit.

General Health

	The Anxiety Disease by David V. Sheehan, M.D. Dr. David V. Sheenan draws upon recent research and his own pioneering breakthroughs in the treatment of anxiety to present in this book: Quizzes that will help you determine whether your anxiety is caused by normal stress or is the result of a genetically influenced physical disorder. Seven progressive stages of the disease-and the four steps necessary for recovery. This book offers new hope to millions of men and women across the country.
	Endometrium and Endometriosis by Michael P. Diamond, Kevin G., Ph.D. Osteen (Editor) Coverage of endometriotic tissue and endometrium includes topics such as the biochemical and structural differences and similarities between endometrium and endometriosis; endometriosis as an immune system disease; the complexities of implantation; links of the disease to dioxin; links to cancer; new diagnosis techniques; genetics of the disease; related problems such as adenomyosis; surgical treatment; and immunotherapy.
	Netdoctor : Your Guide to Health and Medical Advice on the Internet and Online Services by Michael Wolff NetDoctor is the most complete guide available in paperback for medical sites on the Internet. NetDoctor provides personal access to research, treatments, support groups, women's and children's health concerns, and more by providing addresses and reviews of thousands of health-related sites. From internal medicine to psychology, fitness, or health care policies, NetDoctor makes it easy to find the sites and services that can help you heal and stay healthy.
	Textbook of Medical Physiology by Arthur C. Guyton, John E. Hall
	Healthy Pleasures by Robert Ornstein, David Sobel Drawing on the latest scientific research, a psychologist-brain researcher and a physician deliver the inspiring message that what pleases us--like a beautiful view or a wonderful meal--improves our health.
	The Healthy Household : A Complete Guide for Creating a Healthy Indoor Environment by Lynn Marie Bower Learn how to create healthy interiors! Everything you put inside your house should be as healthy as the structure itself. The Healthy Household offers practical suggestions for improving your indoor environment. With chapters devoted to cleaning products, personal-care, clothing, linens, interior decorating, life-styles, housekeeping, air and water quality, and electromagnetic radiation reduction, no other book matches its completeness. It's an essential reference for anyone interested in their family's health.
	The Aerobics Program for Total Well-Being : Exercise, Diet, Emotional Balance by Kenneth H. Cooper The bestselling author of Running Without Fear presents a complete program for total well-being -- physically, nutritionally, emotionally -- that includes dozens of ways to stay fit, three weeks of nutritious menus, guidelines for the 22 components of a comprehensive medical exam, and more.
	The Arthritis Cure by Jason Theodosakis, Barry Fox (Contributor), Brenda D. Adderly (Reader), Brenda Adderly M.A., Barry Fox Ph.D.

Children and Family

	Taking Care of Your Child: A Parent's Illustrated Guide to Complete Medical Care by Robert H. Pantell, M.D., James F. Fries, M.D., Donald Vickery, M.D. Updated with the most recent immunization recommendations, proven new treatments, and other vital information, this guide to children's health from birth through adolescence is now even easier to use.
	Is This Your Child? : Discovering and Treating Unrecognized Allergies in Children and Adults by Doris J. Rapp A guide to identifying the common allergies that cause health and behavioral problems in children offers directions on how allergy reactions such as hyperactivity, sickness, and learning problems can be prevented through diet.

Allergies

	Psychosomatic Aspects of Allergy by Claude Albee Frazier
	No More Allergies by Gary Null Null redefines a health problem that afflicts 40 million Americans: More than mere hay fever, contemporary allergic reactions include chronic fatigue syndrome, Alzheimer's disease, and even HIV infection. These conditions, he explains, occur when our immune systems break down. This ground-breaking book now prescribes effective solutions.
	The Food Allergy Book by William E. Walsh, Felicia Busch Modern diets cause all sorts of problems; from congestion and chronic migraines to coughs and joint aches. Dr. Walsh provides a focus on food allergy symptoms.