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1) The nursing mother's companion: the breastfeeding book mothers trust, from pregnancy through weaning
Author
Publisher
Harvard Common Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
8th edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 444 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
""Breastfeeding is natural, but it is not entirely instinctive for either mothers or babies. The Nursing Mother's Companion has been among the best-selling books on breastfeeding for over 30 years, with over 1 million copies sold. It is respected and recommended by professionals, including The International Lactation Consultant Association, T. Berry Brazelton and The American Academy of Pediatrics, and is well loved by new parents for its encouraging...
Author
Language
English
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Description
"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants." These simple words go to the heart of food journalist Pollan's thesis. Humans used to know how to eat well, he argues, but the balanced dietary lessons that were once passed down through generations have been confused and distorted by food industry marketers, nutritional scientists, and journalists. As a result, we face today a complex culinary landscape dense with bad advice and foods that are not "real."...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2017.
Edition
First Flatiron Books edition.
Physical Desc
xxii, 487 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"Shanahan examined diets around the world known to help people live longer, healthier lives--diets like the Mediterranean, Okinawa, and "Blue Zone"--and identified the four common nutritional habits, developed over millennia, that unfailingly produce strong, healthy, intelligent children, and active, vital elders, generation after generation. Dr. Cate shows how all calories are not created equal; food is information that directs our cellular growth....
Author
Publisher
Hay House
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Formats
Description
"For over a century, we've accepted the scientific consensus that cancer results from genetic disease due to chromosomal damage in cell nuclei. But what if cancer isn't a genetic disease after all? What if scientists are chasing a flawed paradigm, and cancer isn't a disease of damaged DNA but rather of defective metabolism as a result of mitochondrial dysfunction? What if that startling truth could revolutionize our understanding of other diseases...
Author
Publisher
Ulysses Press
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
You've probably heard that as you get older, you are guaranteed to have more muscle and joint pain. That's simply not true. These chronic ailments arise from years of decreased activity and poor posture - not aging. End Everyday Pain for 50+ presents a complete 10-minute-a-day program to correct previous damage, develop healthier joints and stay pain free at any age.
This book's step-by-step approach provides quick relief and lasting solutions by...
Author
Publisher
Sterling
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
xxiv, 416 p. ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Jonny Bowden reveals the secrets to finding and sticking with a healthy controlled-carb program. This newly revised and updated edition covers the truth about low-carbohydrate diets and reveals the major culprits in a high-carb diet, offers new information on the addictive properties of wheat and fructose and Bowden's take on The China Study, as well as invaluable ratings of the diet programs on the market.
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Language
English
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Description
Schaub challenged her family to join her on a quest to eat no added sugar for an entire year. Along the way, she uncovered the real costs of our sugar-heavy American diet-- including diabetes, obesity, and other health problems. Here is what "kicking the sugar addiction" looks like for a real American family.
Author
Publisher
Harmony/Rodale
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A houseful of clutter may not be the only reason people pack on extra pounds, but research proves that it plays a big role. A recent study showed that people with supercluttered homes were 77 percent more likely to be overweight or obese! Why? Author Peter Walsh thinks it's because people can't make their best choices--their healthiest choices--in a cluttered, messy, disorganized home. In Lose the Clutter, Lose the Weight, organizing guru Walsh comes...
Author
Publisher
Crown
Pub. Date
2016
Language
English
Formats
Description
"A rigorous, skeptical, deeply reported look at the new science behind the mind's extraordinary ability to heal the body. Have you ever felt a surge of adrenaline after narrowly avoiding an accident? Salivated at the sight (or thought) of a sour lemon? Felt turned on just from hearing your partner's voice? If so, then you've experienced how dramatically the workings of your mind can affect your body. Yet while we accept that stress or anxiety can...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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Description
"As women grow older, they contend with ageism, misogyny, and loss. Yet as Mary Pipher shows, most older women are deeply happy and filled with gratitude for the gifts of life. Their struggles help them grow into the authentic, empathetic, and wise people they have always wanted to be. In Women Rowing North, Pipher offers a timely examination of the cultural and developmental issues women face as they age. Drawing on her own experience as daughter,...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
[2017]
Physical Desc
288 pages; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"From #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Fast Diet and The 8-Week Blood Sugar Diet comes a groundbreaking new book about your gut--known as the "second brain" of the body--that explains how taking care of its good bacteria can lead to optimal health and weight loss. People often joke about "going with their gut" but the truth is that this part of your body exercises an astonishing degree of control over your mood, hunger, and general health....
Author
Publisher
Mayo Clinic Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
247 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Using simple language, the "Mayo Clinic on Osteoporosis" is a comprehensive resource for keeping bones strong and healthy through all stages of life, combining the latest medical research with an easy-to-use diet and exercise regime.
13) The birth partner: a complete guide to childbirth for dads, doulas, and all other labor companions
Author
Publisher
The Harvard Common Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Fourth edition.
Physical Desc
xx, 396 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Since the original publication of The Birth Partner in 1989, new mothers' mates, friends, and relatives and doulas (professional birth assistants) have relied on Penny Simkin's guidance in caring for the new mother from the last few weeks of pregnancy through the early postpartum period. Fully revised in its third edition, The Birth Partner remains the definitive guide for preparing to help a woman through childbirth and the essential manual to have...
Author
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Second edition
Physical Desc
x, 532 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Menopause Book" incorporates the most cutting-edge research on hormones and hormone therapy; hot flashes; heart disease and stroke; breast cancer in older women; and, the subtle symptoms of ovarian cancer. It also discusses new findings on why it's hard for menopausal women to lose weight; osteoporosis and oestrogen; the interplay between migraines and hormones; panic attacks; and, more
15) Men's Health
Series
Publisher
Hearst
Edition
September/October 2024
Language
English
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Description
A lifestyle magazine dedicated to showing men the practical and positive actions that make their lives better, with articles covering fitness, relationships, nutrition, careers, grooming, travel and health issues.
16) Prevention
Series
Publisher
Hearst
Edition
Oct 01 2024
Language
English
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Description
Prevention magazine gives you healthy solutions you can really live with. Every issue delivers the latest news and trends on health, food, and nutrition, family, fitness, and more!
17) Women's Health
Series
Publisher
Hearst
Edition
September/October 2024
Language
English
Description
Women's Health readers strive to better their whole lives. And that's exactly why Women's Health reports on all the topics that interest them. In every issue you'll find topics on success strategies, nutrition, weight loss, health, fitness, special reports, sex & relationship, beauty breakthroughs, and style & fashion.
19) Women's Fitness
Series
Publisher
Kelsey Publishing Ltd
Edition
Sep 01 2024
Language
English
Description
The magazine for Women that want a Healthy and Fit Lifestyle
Author
Publisher
Cleis Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
460 p.
Language
English
Description
"Most of us long for an intimate relationship, and though texting and emailing may keep us superficially connected and feeling momentarily sexy, it ultimately cannot create the kind of intimacy necessary to sustain a deep, fulfilling, and lasting partnership. With the divorce rate reaching a staggering 50 percent in 2013 and the breakup rate among unmarried long-term couples even higher, it appears that the more we tweet, the more disconnected we...
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