Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Dr Jensens Guide to Better Bowel Care or The What Would Jesus Eat Cookbook

Dr. Jensen's Guide to Better Bowel Care: A Complete Program for Tissue Cleansing through Bowel Management

Author: Bernard Jensen

Based on 60 years of patient studies, this book provides specific dietary guidelines for proper bowel maintenance, along with a colonic cleansing system and effective exercise program. 25 color photos. 10 charts.



Book review: The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat or Facing the Cognitive Challenges of Multiple Sclerosis

The What Would Jesus Eat Cookbook

Author: Don Colbert

Based on a biblical and historical study of what Jesus ate, as well as scientific research on why these particular foods are ideal for healthy living, What Would Jesus Eat? is the ultimate program for eating well in the twenty-first century. Now, this companion cookbook helps readers to creatively and practically incorporate these foods into their own diets.

These easy-to-follow recipes are designed to help the reader prepare foods commonly eaten during the time of Christ in a way that will satisfy modern-day palates. Dishes feature fresh fruits and vegetables, whole grains, legumes, fish, olive oil, and more. This unique cookbook is ideal for anyone desiring to safely lose weight or simply eat healthier.



Recipes for IBS or Walking Your Blues Away

Recipes for IBS: Great-Tasting Recipes and Tips Customized for Your Symptoms (Healthy Living Cookbook Series)

Author: Ashley Koff

Recipes that are specifically designed for people diagnosed with IBS.

It is estimated that about five million people suffer from IBS worldwide. The primary treatment for IBS is lifestyle changes, not medication, so a cookbook for healthy living is essential. Paying special attention to what you eat may go a long way toward reducing symptoms and promoting healing. It is generally recommended that people diagnosed with IBS eat a low fiber, non-dairy diet. (Some people find their symptoms are made worse by milk, alcohol, hot spices, or fiber.) However, Recipes for IBS provides readers with recipes that extend beyond just bland foods, allowing them to eat a 'normal' diet, such as comfort foods like macaroni and cheese and shepherd's pie, baked goods like brownies and pumpkin pie, as well as other sweets like ice cream and smoothies. The book features full-color illustrations, patient testimonials, and offers recipes that will make eating easier, enabling people diagnosed with this disease to live a more active, enjoyable life.



Table of Contents:
Foreword     6
The Recipe for IBS Treatment     14
The Principles: Vegetarian and Nonvegetarian Entrees     39
The Supporting Cast: Soups, Salads, Appetizers and Sides     78
The Extras: Dips, Spreads, Sauces, and Beverages     126
The Finales: Desserts     148
Sample Menus     177
Resources     179
Commmon Eating Traps     182
References     188
Index     189
Acknowledgments     195
About the Authors     196

Go to: Introduction to Information Systems or Learning Tactics Inventory

Walking Your Blues Away: Practical Bilateral Therapies for Healing the Mind and Optimizing Emotional Well-Being

Author: Thom Hartmann

HEALTH / HEALING

“This book is a prescription for mental wellness that has no bad side effects. Walking, like drawing, is a human activity that calms the brain and induces insight. . . . Buy several copies--you’ll be handing this book out to friends.”
--Betty Edwards, author of Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain

Our bodies usually heal rapidly from an illness, injury, or wound. Yet our minds and hearts often suffer for years with debilitating symptoms of distress or upset. Why is it so hard for our minds and hearts to heal? One simple key to healing them can be just a short walk away.

Walking--a bilateral therapy that has been a part of human life throughout history--allows people to heal emotionally as quickly as they do physically. Normally the brain converts our daily experiences into long-term memories. However, a traumatic experience can become “stuck” in the brain, unable to be stored as “memory” and persisting in the brain as if it were still a present-time event. Thom Hartmann explains that when we walk, which engages both sides of the body, we simultaneously activate both the left and right sides of the brain. This allows the brain’s two hemispheres to join forces to break up brain patterning and allow the sufferer to release these distresses--from extreme but brief upsets to chronic conditions such as post-traumatic stress disorder and depression.

To achieve these results, Hartmann shows how we must learn to walk consciously, holding an awareness of the distress (or desire we hope to attain) in mind as we move. Using a variety of case studies, he demonstrates that it ispossible to dissolve the rigidity of a traumatic memory or negative mind state in as little as a half hour’s time. His techniques have proven successful in helping to alleviate rage resulting from a domestic dispute as well as the chronic traumas soldiers experience during war that are often locked away for decades. While the physical benefits of walking have long been recognized, its importance in promoting and maintaining mental health has only recently been rediscovered. Hartmann’s deceptively simple, yet potent exercises allow us to create our own walking journeys to restore our mental, emotional, and spiritual well-being as well as rejuvenate our body’s health.

THOM HARTMANN is the award-winning, bestselling author of over a dozen books, including The Edison Gene, The Last Hours of Ancient Sunlight, and Attention Deficit Disorder: A Different Perception. His groundbreaking work in ADD/ADHD and psychotherapy has been featured in TIME magazine, the New York Times, and in media around the world. He lives in Oregon.



Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Rodales Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs or The Supermarket Diet

Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs

Author: Claire Kowalchik

Discover a trove of herbal knowledge.

Rodale's Illustrated Encyclopedia of Herbs is a virtually endless source of useful information and herbal know-how. Presented in an A-to-Z format, supplemented with easy-to-use charts and lists, beautifully illustrated with drawings and color photographs, it is the only book on herbs you ever need to buy.

More than 1 MILLION copies sold!

Library Journal

An excellent reference on the legend, history, culture, and use of popular herbs. Since it has few color photographs, this is a good companion to The Random House Book of Herbs (above), which has many more pictures but far less information. (LJ 11/15/87) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.



New interesting textbook: Healers on Healing or Delicious Food for a Healthy Heart

The Supermarket Diet

Author: Janis Jibrin

Shop and then drop...your weight! The trusted diet and nutrition experts at Good Housekeeping present a groundbreaking new way to navigate the supermarket aisles for weight loss-and achieve long-lasting success.

Real food for real folks--and real weight loss that you'll be able to maintain. And it's all as easy as going to your local supermarket and picking up ordinary packaged convenience foods. Diets are among Good Housekeeping's most popular features, and now the magazine has created a diet revolution that everyone will want to join. Here, you will learn how to read food labels to eat healthy, shop for packaged foods that won't sabotage a diet, and stick to a healthy balanced menu that is low in calories, high in fiber, and moderate in carbs, fats, and protein.

Why you will love this diet:
* It's inexpensive and easy: the food is affordable and most meal preparation takes less than 20 minutes.
* It's flexible: you can choose from an enormous variety of foods.
* It's forgiving: you can have chocolate, alcohol, and other treats without feeling like you've blown it. There's even a Calorie Counter with 125-calorie snacks to satisfy cravings.

The diet begins with a two-week Boot Camp, which consists of 1,200 calories a day for fast, motivational results-many people will lose three to five pounds. But don't worry--with such items as rotisserie chicken and burritos, you'll come through without feeling deprived. Then, shift to Keep on Losin', a less rigorous daily plan of 1,500 calories--but one that's still highly effective! You might lose one to two pounds a week following these guidelines.

To make things even easier, there are 100 mouthwatering recipes, many incorporating convenience foods--and they're all tested in Good Housekeeping's famed kitchens. And there are dozens of helpful tips about avoiding diet saboteurs-including, believe it or not, eating too little, which slows the metabolism. With advice on things like dieting when your family isn't, the secrets of successful weight-loss winners, and stocking the kitchen wisely, you're set up for sensible weight loss, as well as a lifetime of healthy eating!

Library Journal

These two books both educate consumers about food labels, but only one is strictly a diet book. A former health columnist for the Los Angeles Times, nutritionist Ursell (fellow, Royal Soc. of Health) explains all the tricks to reading and understanding food labels and breaks down the U.S. government agencies and their authority in food manufacturing. Did you know, for instance, that the FDA considers irradiation a food additive that must be declared on the ingredients list? Or that durability indications (i.e., "best before" dates) are not required by law except for milk and eggs? Ursell covers children's food and organic food as well and even explains symbols and logos such as "Fair Trade" and "Dolphin Safe." Nutritionist Jibrin (The Unofficial Guide to Dieting Safely) maintains that cooking quick-and-easy meals at home is the key to losing weight and keeping it off. Though she devotes an entire chapter to not being "duped" by food labels, this is a diet book with sample menus and basic recipes tested by Good Housekeeping. The diet begins with a two-week "Boot Camp" that is supposed to help readers lose three to five pounds and leads up to "Keep on Losin'" and "Keeping It Off" programs for maintenance after weight loss. Helpful "Super Tips" such as opting for fiber, nuts, and "good fats" are interspersed throughout. Jibrin's book is well written and practical, and Ursell's is easy to read, small, inexpensive, and could easily be carried to the supermarket to help consumers purchase healthy foods. Both are recommended for all libraries.-Carla McLean, Kent Regional Lib., King Cty. Lib. Syst., WA Copyright 2005 Reed Business Information.



Cholesterol Counter or Skills based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder

Cholesterol Counter

Author: Annette B Natow

YOUR LIFESTYLE CHOICES CAN SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVE YOUR HEALTH!

Small, consistent changes in the way you eat and live can help reduce your cholesterol levels and lower your risk for heart disease, stroke, certain kinds of cancer, and dementia. Nationally known nutritionists Annette Natow and Jo-Ann Heslin explain the latest scientific research on evaluating and treating high cholesterol in terms you can understand and apply to your life right now. This totally rewritten and expanded 7th edition of The Cholesterol Counter includes:

• Cholesterol, fiber, calories, and portion sizes for more than 20,000 foods and more than 100 national and regional restaurant chains

• An individual risk-assessment quiz, plus worksheets, tables, and tips to easily keep track of your daily cholesterol intake

• The importance of fiber and cholesterol-lowering "superfoods" in your diet



Table of Contents:
Introduction1
Finding Cholesterol3
Measuring Cholesterol6
Controlling Cholesterol9
Facts on Fiber14
Counting Cholesterol16
Using Your Cholesterol Counter20
Definitions23
Abbreviations24
Notes25
Part 1Brand Name, Nonbranded (Generic) & Take-Out Foods27
Part 2Restaurant Chains695

Read also Joys Way or Seven Steps to Stop a Heart Attack

Skills-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder: The New Maudsley method

Author: Treasure Smith

Skills-based Learning for Caring for a Loved One with an Eating Disorder equips carers with the skills and knowledge needed to support and encourage those suffering from an eating disorder, and to help them to break free from the traps that prevent recovery. Through a coordinated approach, this book offers information alongside detailed techniques and strategies, which aim to improve professionals' and home carers' ability to build continuity and consistency of support for their loved ones. The authors use evidence-based research and personal experience, as well as practical support skills, to advise the reader on a number of difficult areas in caring for someone with an eating disorder. These include: Working towards positive change through good communication skills, Developing problem-solving skills, Building resilience, Managing difficult behaviour. This book is essential reading for both professionals and families involved in the care and support of anyone with an eating disorder. It will enable the reader to use the skills, information and insight gained to help change eating disorder symptoms.

About the Author:
Professor Janet Treasure is a psychiatrist at Guy's Hospital, King's College London



When Your Loved One Has Dementia or Escape Your Weight

When Your Loved One Has Dementia: A Simple Guide for Caregivers

Author: Joy A Glenner

Eighty percent of persons with dementia live at home, and the family members caring for them are often overwhelmed by the enormous responsibility and the complexities of care. This book is designed to support the caregivers and help them understand the needs and feelings of the person for whom they are caring. A central focus is the goal of sustaining a loving family relationship between the caregiver and the patient.

Developed from a training program for professionals and family caregivers, this book teaches the basics of dementia care while emphasizing communication, understanding and acceptance, and personal growth through the caregiving experience. The result is a guide that integrates the practicalities of caregiving with the human emotions that accompany it.



Book review: Procedures and Theory for Administrative Professionals or Leadership in Organizations

Escape Your Weight: How to Win at Weight Loss

Author: Edward Jackowski

and/or stickers showing their discounted price. More about bargain books

Monday, December 29, 2008

Making Aromatherapy Creams and Lotions or Food 20

Making Aromatherapy Creams and Lotions: 101 Natural Formulas to Revitalize and Nourish Your Skin

Author: Donna Maria

A reader?guide to creating exciting, inventive, and unique cosmetics and body-care products using all-natural ingredients and the power of aromatherapy. Includes an overview of aromatherapy, techniques used to extract aromatic plant materials, tips on creating unique and personal creams and lotions, and a full complement of inspirational recipes.



Table of Contents:
Dedication and Acknowledgmentsiv
Preface1
Chapter 1.Aromatic Self-Care2
Chapter 2.The Aromatic Pantry14
Chapter 3.Complementary Materials36
Chapter 4.Caring for the Skin54
Chapter 5.Making Natural Aromatherapy Creams & Lotions70
Chapter 6.Recipes for Health and Beauty91
Chapter 7.Aromatic Beauty Food126
Resources157
Index161

Interesting book: Virtualization for Dummies or BrandDigital

Food 2.0: Secrets From the Chef Who Fed Google

Author: Charlie Ayers

In a cutting edge cookbook for the Internet generation, Google’s legendary founding super-chef, Charlie Ayers, tells you everything you need to know about the newest nutrition buzzword: brainfood. He outlines the basics on how the right foods can transform your mind and body, and then teaches you how to stock your kitchen with the healthiest foods available. Raw, organic, and fermented is Charlie’s mantra, which is reflected in more than 90 easy-to-prepare recipes, whether it’s a Kick-start Breakfast, a Power Lunch, or a Light, Bright Dinner. And, following the world-famous formula Charlie used at Google headquarters, the meals and snacks are designed to feed your brain exactly what it needs at different points throughout the workday. From hipsters looking to think more creatively to high-fliers who need that extra edge for success to new moms and dads, looking to repair the damage of myriad sleepless nights, Food 2.0 has the recipe for delicious food for sharper thinking no matter who you are or what you do.

Publishers Weekly

While working in California as the executive chef for Google, Ayers "came to believe that we can all eat delicious, clean, fast cuisine that is good for us, good for the community, and good for the Earth." In his first cookbook, Ayers shares recipes that fed the young minds at Google for more than six years as well as tips on eating, shopping and cooking smart. Ayers isn't telling readers anything new, but his clear and concise recipes are inspiring. "The Smart Pantry" section includes lists of Ayers's favorite vinegars, oils and grains, and includes creative recipes for homemade condiments like Chutney-Yogurt Crust for fish, Roasted Jalapeno Ketchup, and "Flavor Cubes," such as one made with carrot juice, eggplant and garlic puree frozen in ice trays and used to add quick flavor to soups or sauces. The "Smart Recipes" section offers such original recipes as a Jade Smoothie, made with cucumber, apple cider and lemon sorbet, and Dragon Breath Noodles, with peanut butter, ginger and honey. Photos. (May)

Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Judith Sutton - Library Journal

When Larry Page and Sergey Brin started Google, they wanted an employee cafeteria that offered healthful and delicious alternatives to the pizza and burritos on which most "Googlers" subsisted, and they hired Ayers as their chef in 1999. He was "employee #53," but when he left Google in 2005, the cafeteria (aka Charlie's CafA©) was serving lunch and dinner to more than 1500 people a day. Here, Ayers presents his time-tested recipes and his cooking philosophy (buy organic and local, whenever possible), along with lots of information on ingredients, techniques, and eating well. The recipes are simple but appealing, inspired by a variety of cuisines, and feature many vegetarian choices. Ayers has an engaging style; his book is recommended for most collections.



The Diabetic Athlete or Amazing Honey Garlic and Vinegar

The Diabetic Athlete: Prescriptions for Exercise and Sports

Author: Sheri Colberg

Written by Dr. Sheri Golberg, a diabetic athlete with a PhD in exercise physiology, this book draws on the experiences of hundreds of diabetic athletes to provide the best advice for people with type 1 and type 2 diabetes. Specific insulin advice is included for NPH and Lente, Ultralente, and insulin pump users. And profiles of elite and amateur athletes, from golf to scuba diving, show how they cope - and thrive - in their different environments." "No other book gives so many sport-specific recommendations to help you safely and fully pursue the activities you enjoy. With Dr. Colberg's advice you'll feel better than ever while training for fitness and sport performance.

Raelene E. Maser

Although exercise is one of the cornerstones in the overall management of diabetes, exercise can be a challenging factor for individuals to incorporate and use as a management tool. Due to the different types of diabetes as well as the various therapeutic regimens used in its treatment, global recommendations regarding exercise can be vague and may therefore contribute to the underutilization of exercise as a management tool. The author of this book provides guidance for individuals to safely and successfully include exercise as a part of their diabetes management plan. Although written for the individual with diabetes, any healthcare professional involved in helping individuals to start and continue exercise programs will find the book to be a helpful resource. Specifically, the author covers both the fundamental interactions between exercise and diabetes control while describing how certain diabetes-related complications can affect an individual's exercise prescription. In addition, recommendations are given for dietary and medication strategies for 86 different activities along with insights for using other diabetes management tools (e.g., blood glucose monitoring) so that individuals can achieve the benefits of that physical activity while maintaining good blood glucose control. Individuals using an insulin pump should find the insulin pump guidelines very useful. The author, an exercise physiologist, uses her personal experience as a diabetic athlete as well as the experiences of other diabetic athletes to provide a significant resource for anyone wanting to know how to safely obtain benefit from just about every conceivable form of physical activity.

Doody Review Services

Reviewer: Raelene E. Maser, PhD (University of Delaware)
Description: Although exercise is one of the cornerstones in the overall management of diabetes, exercise can be a challenging factor for individuals to incorporate and use as a management tool. Due to the different types of diabetes as well as the various therapeutic regimens used in its treatment, global recommendations regarding exercise can be vague and may therefore contribute to the underutilization of exercise as a management tool.
Purpose: The author of this book provides guidance for individuals to safely and successfully include exercise as a part of their diabetes management plan.
Audience: Although written for the individual with diabetes, any healthcare professional involved in helping individuals to start and continue exercise programs will find the book to be a helpful resource.
Features: Specifically, the author covers both the fundamental interactions between exercise and diabetes control while describing how certain diabetes-related complications can affect an individual's exercise prescription. In addition, recommendations are given for dietary and medication strategies for 86 different activities along with insights for using other diabetes management tools (e.g., blood glucose monitoring) so that individuals can achieve the benefits of that physical activity while maintaining good blood glucose control. Individuals using an insulin pump should find the insulin pump guidelines very useful.
Assessment: The author, an exercise physiologist, uses her personal experience as a diabetic athlete as well as the experiences of other diabetic athletes to provide a significant resource for anyone wanting to know how to safely obtain benefit from just about every conceivable form of physical activity.

What People Are Saying

David E. Kelley
A practical and thoughtful book that will be helpful for individuals with diabetes who want to safely enjoy exercise. Dr. Sheri Colberg is an exercise scientist with special expertise in diabetes.
— David E. Kelley, MD Director of the University of Pittsburgh's Obesity and Nutrition Research Center


Al Lewis
The Diabetic Athlete underscores the fact that exercise is critical to the person with diabetes. The book is designed for the active person with diabetes and the health care provider. The first part provides a basic understanding of the diabetic athlete's response to exercise and sports. The second part provides suggestions for and examples of how diabetic athletes prepare for and respond to exercise-induced changes in blood glucose.
— Al Lewis, PhD Board of directors chairman of the International Diabetic Athletes Association (IDAA)


David E. Kelley
A practical and thoughtful book that will be helpful for individuals with diabetes who want to safely enjoy exercise. Dr. Sheri Colberg is an exercise scientist with special expertise in diabetes. (David E. Kelley, Director of the University of Pittsburgh's Obesity and Nutrtion Reseatch Center)


Al Lewis
The Diabetic Athelete underscores the fact that exercise is critical to the person with diabetes. The book is designed for the active person with diabetes and the health care provider. The first part provides a basic understanding of the diabetic athlete's response to exercise and sports. The second part provides suggestions for and esamples of how diabetic atheletes prepare for and respond to exercise-induced changes in blood glucose. (Al Lewis, Ph.D., Board of Directors, Chairman, International Diabetic Athletes Association)


Rating

4 Stars! from Doody




Book review: Windows Server 2003 For Dummies or Final Fantasy Tactics

Amazing Honey, Garlic, and Vinegar: Home Remedies and Recipes

Author: Patrick Quillin

Discover the legendary healing powers found in these humble ingredients!

    Honey, garlic and vinegar have healing powedrs, prized for thousands of years by the ancient Egyptians, Greeks and Roman, which doctors are just now proving scientifically.
  • This book contains hundreds of remedies and delicious recipes to enrich your life.
  • Learn scores of easy household cleaning formulas to keep your home sparkling for only pennies.
  • Discover dozens of proven beauty preparations you can make in your own kitchen.

These inexpensive, natural ingredients possess astounding properties discovered by health researchers at leading universities. Honey, garlic and vinegar have the following remarkable attributes: they lower blood pressure and cholesterol, improve circulation, and combat arthritis, prostate inflammation, muscle aches, help you sleep and improve digestion. They can also fight age spots, help speed weight loss, kill bacteria, disinfect wounds, ease pain, calm nerves, induce sleep, help fight fatigue, and more. Learn how to make compresses, liniments, tonics, ointments, teas, and more, all in the kitchen. Each preparation is carefully described along with the health condition for which it is formulated.



Sunday, December 28, 2008

Aging Well or Cancer and the Lords Prayer

Aging Well: Surprising Guideposts to a Happier Life from the Landmark Harvard Study of Adult Development

Author: George E Vaillant

What can you do to increase the likelihood of living a happy, healthy, fulfilling life into your sixties, seventies, eighties, and beyond? For more than five decades Harvard Medical School has studied the basic elements of adult human development, analyzing the health and happiness of hundreds of individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds. In Aging Well, George E. Vaillant, M.D., the director of the study, draws on the data gathered and reveals for the first time why some people turn out to be more resilient than others. His surprising conclusion is that individual lifestyle choices play a greater role than genetics, wealth, race, or other factors in determining how happy people are in later life. With its step-by-step advice and its revelation of scientific secrets, this inspiring book can help you-whether you are thirty-five or sixty-five-ensure that your golden years are truly golden

Publishers Weekly

This groundbreaking sociological analysis is based on three research projects that followed over 800 people from their adolescence through old age. Subjects were drawn from the Harvard Grant study of white males, the Inner City study of non-delinquent males and the Terman Women study of gifted females, begun respectively in 1921, 1930 and 1911. In all three studies, subjects were interviewed at regular intervals over time, a design that prevented observations from being skewed by the distortions of memory and allowed for analyses that distinguished effect from cause. Vaillant (The Natural History of Alcoholism), a psychiatrist and professor at the Harvard Medical School, brings a nuanced point of view and an acceptance of the project's limitations. (Those followed were not randomly selected and were overwhelmingly Caucasian.) Nevertheless the author makes compelling use of his data, which is based on intensive contacts with a variety of subjects. Vaillant posits that successful physical and emotional aging is most dependent on a lack of tobacco and alcohol abuse by subjects, an adaptive coping style, maintaining healthy weight with some exercise, a sustained loving (in most cases, marital) relationship and years of education. This is good news since factors that cannot be altered, such as ancestral longevity, parental characteristics and childhood temperament, were among those ruled out as predictors. The book's academic tone will reassure some readers and put others off, but Vaillant's arresting interviews with selected subjects (recounted here) and his ability to learn from the subjects make this an outstanding contribution to the study of aging. National publicity. (Jan. 2) Copyright2001 Cahners Business Information.

Library Journal

A respected researcher, psychiatrist, professor at Harvard Medical School, and author of several books (e.g., The Natural History of Alcoholism), Vaillant uses individual life histories to illustrate how social and emotional development is an ongoing process. His work is based on Harvard's Study of Adult Development, which followed "824 individuals all selected as teenagers for different facets of mental and physical health more than half a century ago and studied for their entire lives." Participants answered biennial questionnaires and underwent physical examinations every five years. Vaillant points out that, while studies like this one are not representative, they do reveal how lifestyle choices can affect whether we reach a happy and healthy old age. He describes the developmental processes that make old age vital being ill without feeling sick, regaining the capacity of creativity and play, acquiring wisdom, and cultivating spirituality and offers suggestions for successful and happy aging. Highly recommended. [Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 9/15/01.] Jodith Janes, Cleveland Clinic Fdn. Lib. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.



Table of Contents:
1The Study of Adult Development3
2Ripeness Is All: Social and Emotional Maturation39
3The Past and How Much It Matters83
4Generativity: A Key to Successful Aging113
5Keeper of the Meaning141
6Integrity: Death Be Not Proud159
7Healthy Aging: A Second Pass185
8Retirement, Play, and Creativity219
9Does Wisdom Increase with Age?249
10Spirituality, Religion, and Old Age257
11Do People Really Change Over Time?281
12Positive Aging: A Reprise307
Appendices
AThe Three Cohorts327
BAn Illustrated Glossary of Defenses334
CMethodology for Assessing Maturity of Adaptive Mental Mechanisms (a.k.a. Defenses)336
DAssessment of Childhood Scales338
EBasic Trust at Age 50 Associated with Childhood Environment and Future Successful Aging339
FScale for Subjective Physical Health (Instrumental Activities of Daily Living)340
GScale for Objective Mental Health (Age 50-65)342
HScale for Objective Social Supports (Age 50-70, Harvard Cohort Only)343
IScale for Subjective Life Satisfaction344
JTable Contrasting the Happy-Well with the Sad-Sick and the Prematurely Dead345
KGraceful Aging Scale346
Notes347
Acknowledgments359
Index361

See also: Making Globalization Work or All Hands Down

Cancer and the Lord's Prayer

Author: Greg Anderson

  • Join best-selling author Greg Anderson as he explores the Lord's Prayer in a new and uplifting way. Anderson invites cancer patients, survivors and loved ones to find emotional and spiritual health in his new book Cancer and the Lord's Prayer.
  • Line-by-line, Anderson walks readers through the well-known and beloved prayer that has brought hope and healing to millions worldwide.
  • See how the daily discipline of following Jesus' words can help leave "dis-ease" behind and bring faith forward.


  • The Cure or Fitness for Dummies

    The Cure: Heal Your Body, Save Your Life

    Author: Timothy Brantley

    According to Dr. Timothy Brantley, most health problems are not caused by genetics or germs but by the standard American diet. Drawing on Brantley's groundbreaking research and his years of working with nutritional healing, The Cure contains a revolutionary step-by-step program that can flush toxins out of the body, restore balance, promote natural healing, and increase vitality.



    New interesting textbook: Microsoft Office XP or Blackwell Cases in Human Resource and Change Management

    Fitness for Dummies

    Author: Liz Neporent

    In the exercise world, there's something new in equipment, research, gadgets, videos, and Web sites just about every day. Health clubs are offering innovative new classes like cardio kickboxing and firefighter boot camp, and nifty new machines, like the elliptical trainer. Meanwhile, scientists have published scores of new studies suggesting that exercise may, among other things, improve memory, reduce the risk of breast cancer, and give you a mood boost.

    Fitness For Dummies, 2nd Edition, updates you on all the latest – the good, the bad, and the totally weird. But the central mission of this book is to tackle your fears, whether you worry that operating a stairclimber requires a degree in mechanical engineering or fret that no matter what exercise routine you start, sooner or later you'll end up back in the recliner. This book is for anyone who wants to



    • Set realistic fitness goals

    • Analyze your eating habits

    • Maximize your cardio workout

    • Demystify strength equipment

    • C hoose a health club



    This down-to-earth guide tells you the stuff you really want to know, such as:



    • Will you burn more fat if you exercise at a slower pace?

    • Which brands of home exercise equipment are most reliable?

    • Can you actually become "Rock Solid in 6 Weeks," like the magazines say?

    • Which weight training exercises are best for beginners?

    • What the heck is Pilates, and how do you pronounce it?

    • How many days a week do you really need to work out?

    • How can you tell if a fitness trainer isqualified?

    • Will exercise ever be fun?



    Don't become a fitness statistic. The fact is, among people who start an exercise program, half quit within eight weeks. Fitness For Dummies, 2nd Edition, presents strategies for making exercise a habit and explains the basics of healthy eating so that you steer clear of fad diets and useless supplements. This book gives you the knowledge and motivation to stick with fitness for the rest of your life.



    Table of Contents:
    Introduction1
    About This Book1
    Conventions Used in This Book2
    Foolish Assumptions2
    How This Book Is Organized3
    Icons Used in This Book6
    Where to Go from Here6
    Part IGetting Your Butt off the Couch7
    Chapter 1Fitness 101: Getting the Scoop9
    Yes, This Class Has Tests9
    Choosing Your Weapon10
    Stretching Your Mind (and Body)11
    What Are You Eating?12
    At Home or at the Gym - Choosing What's Best for You12
    Special Exercises for Special People13
    Chapter 2Testing Your Fitness15
    What's Your Health History?16
    What's Your Heart Rate?17
    What's Your Blood Pressure?17
    How Fit Is Your Heart?18
    How Much of You Is Fat?19
    How Strong Are You?25
    How Flexible Are You?28
    Your Fitness Test Results31
    Chapter 3Establishing Your Plan of Attack33
    Setting Goals33
    Finding Ways to Reward Yourself36
    Writing Everything Down36
    Making Exercise a Habit40
    Chapter 4Hiring a Trainer45
    Five Smart Reasons to Hire a Trainer45
    Weeding Out the Poseurs46
    Knowing a Quality Trainer When You See One53
    Getting the Most out of Your First Training Session54
    Being the Best Client You Can Be55
    Part IIEnjoying Total-Body Health: Eating Well and Staying Injury-Free57
    Chapter 5This Doesn't Have to Happen to You: Avoiding Common Injuries59
    Taking Care of Common Injuries59
    RICE, RICE Baby67
    Chapter 6The Scoop on Stretching69
    Why You Need to Stretch69
    Before, After, During? Knowing When to Stretch70
    Following a Few Rules of Stretching71
    A Simple Stretching Routine71
    Finding Alternative Ways to Stretch79
    Chapter 7Nutrition Basics85
    Control Your Calories86
    Get the Skinny on Fat87
    Choose Your Carbs Carefully89
    Get Enough Protein, but Don't Fall for High-Protein Propaganda91
    Analyze Your Eating Habits92
    Follow a Food Pyramid93
    Fuel Up for Your Workouts97
    Drink Lots and Lots of Fluids99
    Don't Waste Money on Useless Supplements101
    Part IIIGetting to the Heart of the Matter103
    Chapter 8Cardio Crash Course105
    Two Cardio Rules That You Can't Break105
    How Hard Do You Need to Push?108
    How Much Do You Need to Do?115
    Following a Cardio Plan for Good Health116
    Following a Cardio Plan for Weight Loss117
    Following a Cardio Plan to Maximize Your Fitness121
    Giving It a Rest124
    Chapter 9Using Cardio Machines127
    Can You Trust Those Calorie Counters?128
    Combating Boredom on Aerobic Machines129
    Exercising in the Great Indoors132
    Chapter 10Exercising Outdoors147
    Walking147
    Running149
    Bicycling: Road and Mountain151
    In-Line Skating154
    Swimming156
    Snowshoeing158
    Part IVLift and Curl: Building a Stronger Bod with Weights161
    Chapter 11Why You've Gotta Lift Weights163
    Five Important Reasons to Pick Up a Dumbbell163
    Building Muscle: Myths and Reality166
    Chapter 12Your Muscles: Love 'Em or Lose 'Em171
    Shoulders174
    Back176
    Chest (the Pectorals)179
    Arms180
    Abdominals183
    Butt and Hips185
    Legs188
    Chapter 13Demystifying Strength Equipment191
    Weight Machines191
    Free Weights196
    Cable Pulleys201
    Tubes and Bands202
    Your Body203
    Chapter 14Designing a Strength-Training Program205
    The Building Blocks of a Weight Workout205
    All about Abs213
    A Simple Functional Workout214
    Part VCardio-Strength Workouts: Getting the Best of Both Worlds237
    Chapter 15Circuit Training for Fitness and Fun239
    Setting Up Stations and Knowing Which Exercises to Do239
    Moving through Sample Stations246
    Putting the Stations Together into a Circuit247
    Chapter 16All about Yoga: Mind and Body249
    Knowing Your Asana from Your Elbows249
    Finding a Yoga Style That's Right for You250
    Taking Yoga Classes251
    A Yoga Routine252
    Chapter 17Pilates: Sculpting and Strengthening259
    Understanding How Pilates Works259
    Finding a Class or Instructor260
    Looking at a Some Pilates Exercises262
    Part VIConquering the Gym (Even at Home)265
    Chapter 18Health-Club Primer: Getting the Most Out of Your Gym267
    Should You Join a Health Club?268
    Knowing How to Judge a Gym269
    Braving the Gym Alone276
    Health-Club Etiquette: The Unwritten Rules278
    A Classroom Code of Conduct282
    Chapter 19Choosing an Exercise Class or DVD283
    Why Take a Class?284
    Choosing from Among All the Exercise DVDs294
    Chapter 20Designing a Home Gym303
    Planning Your Exercise Space303
    Equipment Shopping Tips305
    Investing in Cardio Equipment307
    Buying Strength Equipment316
    Considering Flexibility Gadgets324
    Part VIIExercising for All Ages and Stages327
    Chapter 21Fit Pregnancy: Exercising for Two329
    Understanding the Benefits of a Fit Pregnancy330
    Working with Your Healthcare Provider331
    Great Activities to Consider During Pregnancy332
    Monitoring Your Prenatal Workout Routine335
    Keep Exercising after the Baby Arrives338
    Chapter 22Kids, Tweens, and Teens: Fun Activities for the Whole Family339
    Getting Your Toddler Outdoors340
    Finding Time with Your Preteen342
    Connecting with Your Teenager344
    Chapter 23Staying Active as You Age347
    Keeping Yourself Young with Exercise347
    Knowing Where to Begin348
    Staying Safe351
    Part VIIIThe Part of Tens353
    Chapter 24Ten Great Reasons to Break a Sweat355
    You Reduce Your Risk of Medical Problems356
    You Can Control Your Weight359
    You Improve Your Looks360
    You Gain Psychological Benefits360
    You Enjoy Social Benefits361
    You Improve Your On-the-Job Performance362
    Your Family Benefits362
    You Satisfy Your Competitive Urges363
    You Have Fun364
    You Enjoy Life More364
    Chapter 25Ten Great Fitness Investments under $100367
    A Water Bottle367
    A Good Pair of Socks368
    Stretching Mat368
    Weightlifting Gloves369
    A Workout Log369
    PlateMates370
    A Gym Bag370
    A Heart-Rate Monitor371
    A Personal Training Appointment371
    A Massage372
    Chapter 26Ten Fitness Rip-Offs373
    Anti-Cellulite Products374
    Metabolism Boosters374
    Fat Blockers375
    Effortless Exercisers375
    Electronic Muscle Stimulation Machines375
    Spot-Reducing Gadgets376
    Weight-Loss Clothing376
    Four-Minute Workouts377
    Gym Cardio Machine Knockoffs377
    Hand Weights378
    Chapter 27Ten Ways to Stay Motivated379
    Train for an Event379
    Keep Your Goals in Plain Sight380
    Work Out with a Club or a Team380
    Work Out with a Buddy381
    Join an Internet Fitness Community381
    Test Your Fitness Regularly382
    Mix Up Your Workouts382
    Dress the Part383
    Keep Yourself Entertained383
    Read Success Stories384
    AppendixEducating Yourself385
    Sifting Through Scientific Research385
    Look for context386
    Consider the source386
    Don't assume cause and effect387
    Look for comparison groups387
    Do some math387
    Notice the length of the study388
    Pay attention to the number of subjects388
    Don't make too much of animal studies388
    Recognize that people lie in surveys388
    Fitness Magazines389
    Check out specialty magazines389
    Beware of sensational headlines389
    Know that advertisers influence editorial copy390
    Newspapers390
    The Internet391
    Index393

    Saturday, December 27, 2008

    Breathe or Knock Yourself Up

    Breathe: Yoga for Teens

    Author: Mary Kaye Chryssicas

    Is it the way she looks, or the way she looks at the world? Breathe speaks directly to teen girls about the benefits of a peaceful, positive outlook in developing a yoga practice and in navigating the wild world of high school. Complete with inspirational quotes, pithy tips for happy living, and embarrassing stories from the author's own hilarious teen years, every chapter guides girls through challenging and relaxing poses and invites young yoginis to open their minds and hearts through yoga. Whether they're stressed out, bummed out, or just interested in trying something new, every teen can find something to learn and something to smile about in the bright, cheerful pages of this special book.



    Table of Contents:
    Why yoga?     6
    History of yoga     8
    Who does yoga?     10
    Yoga as a way of life     12
    Creating energy     14
    Finding the breath     16
    Breathing techniques     18
    Chakras     20
    Warm up     22
    Om: focus the mind     24
    Easy does it     26
    Persevere     28
    Confidence Builders     30
    Fearless warriors     32
    Follow your own path     34
    Soul mates     36
    Hip-hop hips     38
    Shine inside out     40
    Open hips: open mind     42
    Commanding respect     44
    Open your heart     46
    Compassion rocks     48
    Bend over backward     50
    Advanced backbends     52
    Cool to be me     54
    Balance the body     56
    Balance your life     58
    Tricky arm balances     60
    More tricky stuff     62
    Powerful posture     64
    Tummy toners     66
    Tone and twist     68
    Stand tall     70
    Strong, steady, and bold     72
    Athleticism     74
    Inversions     76
    Love life upside down     78
    Stretch the shoulders     80
    Let's split     82
    Running wild     84
    Creativity     86
    Partner poses     88
    Why not?     90
    Go with the flow     92
    Make your own poses     94
    What's right for your body     96
    All about props     98
    If you're overweight     100
    If you're not flexible     102
    If you have a headache     104
    If you have back problems     106
    If you just want to take it easy     108
    Savasana     110
    Restful poses     112
    Why and how to meditate     114
    Meditation prompts     116
    Be happy     118
    Practices     120
    Sun salutations     122
    Wake-up call     124
    Energize     126
    Stress relief     128
    Bendy back     130
    Balance your nerves     132
    Power yoga     134
    Total confidence     136
    Yoga booty      138
    Bedtime yoga     140
    Your yoga journal     142
    What's your style?     144
    What's your dosha?     146
    Dos and don'ts     148
    Yoga journal     150
    Karma check     152
    Yoga chicks     154
    Yoga speak     156
    Glossary     157
    Index     158
    Acknowledgments     160

    New interesting book: Just in Case or Overthrow

    Knock Yourself Up: No Man? No Problem: A Tell-All Guide to Becoming a Single Mom

    Author: Louise Sloan

    More and more women are choosing not to let being single stand in the way of becoming a mom. In this honest and often hilarious guide, Louise Sloan shares the details of her own funny and heartbreaking journey to single motherhood-including cyberstalking an anonymous sperm donor, dealing with exploding semen vials, and being mistaken for a horse breeder-as well as the experiences of many other women across the country. Knock Yourself Up offers an inside look at the logistical and legal processes of opting for single motherhood, drawing on the personal stories of women who have done it. Addressing a range of topics such as coping with loneliness, financial struggles, complex reactions of family members, and more, Knock Yourself Up covers the emotional and practical issues and provides the kind of intimate answers you won't find anywhere else to questions like:

    •When is the right time to decide to have a baby alone?
    •How do I choose the right sperm?
    •Is this fair to the kid?
    •How do I tell my parents?
    •How do I tell my dates?
    •What's it like to be pregnant on your own?
    •If I do this, will I ever have sex-or a life-again?

    Informative and entertaining, Knock Yourself Up is a fun-to-read, up-to-date guide for any woman who is considering taking the baby plunge, with inspiring stories from women who have created happy families on their own.



    Graham Kerrs Simply Splenda Cookbook or All Is Forgiven Move On

    Graham Kerr's Simply Splenda Cookbook

    Author: Graham Kerr

    Cooking with Splenda® made easy . . . eating made healthier

    Splenda is today's artificial sweetener of choice because it tastes more like real sugar yet doesn't have the calories or carbohydrates. But, cooking with it may not be easy for many people. That all changes with this cookbook!

    It contains an array of recipes for breakfast to dinner and dessert in which Splenda® can be used to satisfy a sweet tooth and a hearty appetite. Graham Kerr's Simply Splendid Cookbook may make it easier for people to lose weight and keep it off and to get better control of their diabetes.

    Recipes include:

    • Carrot Cake
    • Roasted Vegetable Lasagna
    • Sweet Sour Red Cabbage Casserole with Pork Tenderloin
    • Almond Macaroons
    • Chocolate Cookies
    • Marbled Cheese Cake Brownies
    • And more

    Graham Kerr is the world-renowned Galloping Gourmet TV celebrity and an award-winning author. He is host of "Graham Kerr's The Gathering Place," and he is a dedicated healthy living and nutrition expert. Former Cooking Light editor at large, Kerr has published 23 books, with more than 14 million sold.

    Suzanne Butler, R.D. is a registered dietitian who has worked with Graham Kerr on various cookbook projects and on developing recipes for the past 10 years.



    New interesting book: Guide to Elegance or Ultimate Guide to Accurate Carb Count

    All Is Forgiven, Move On: Our Lady of Weight Loss's 101 Fat-Burning Steps on Your Journey to Sveltesville

    Author: Janice Taylor

    An inspiring new book from Janice Taylor- the ultimate weight loss cheerleader

    In Our Lady of Weight Loss, Janice Taylor put a new, creative spin on weight loss, offering humor and art projects to make slimming down fun. Now, in All Is Forgiven, Move On, Taylor takes us on a journey to Sveltesville-the magical place where we can free ourselves from the food and weight madness for good.

    As Taylor explains, to change our bodies we need to radically shift our attitude-get out of our ruts, forgive ourselves for past sins, and move on with a positive outlook. Here she offers 101 forgiving, fun, and fat-burning steps along the road to weight loss to help readers recharge and stay inspired when the journey gets rocky. Each step ends with a "new point of view"-a fresh perspective on weight loss-and includes advice and activities such as:

    • "I Can" mental exercises to keep you confidently on track
    • Fuel stops: indulgent healthy recipes to keep your body moving
    • Fashion stops: for looking your glamorous best while shedding pounds
    • Creativity curves: mind-bending activities to keep your perspective expanding

    All Is Forgiven, Move On is not just a road map for weight loss-it is a journey of reinvention where food is not the main course. With gorgeous and uplifting four-color artwork throughout, this book is for anyone who is ready to make this time the time and reach Sveltesville once and for all.

    Judith S. Beck

    A great mix of tips, tricks, and anecdotes, All is Forgiven, Move On has excellent ideas for your weight loss journey and for improving your life along the way! (Judith S. Beck, Ph.D., author of The Beck Diet Solution)

    O Magazine

    Janice Taylor is "a kooky kind of genius."



    Yeast Connection or How to Quit Drinking without AA

    Yeast Connection: A Medical Breakthrough

    Author: William G Crook

    An in-depth guide to those health problems in people of all ages and sexes that can be traced to sensitivity to the yeast germ candida albicans.



    Book review: Innovation and Growth in the Global Economy or Contesting Global Governance

    How to Quit Drinking without AA: A Complete Self-Help Guide

    Author: Jerry Dorsman

    Now You Can Take Control of Your Own Recovery Process

    Alcoholics Anonymous is not the only answer or even the best answer for many people. In fact, seven of every eight people who start AA's 12-step program abandon it within three years. Fortunately, there are more effective ways to quit drinking—proven methods that will help you be successful on your own terms.

    Inside this life-affirming book is the new beginning you're looking for. Certified addictions counselor and 16-year recovering alcoholic Jerry Dorsman offers more than 100 proven techniques to gain control of your recovery. His self-help approach includes the best:

    ·Step-by-step instructions for breaking the habit

    ·Foods to help you beat the cravings

    ·Methods for internal cleansing and detox

    ·Nutrition information for rebuilding your health

    ·And much more!

    "A thorough approach backed with practical guidelines and techniques."—Addiction and Recovery Magazine

    "The right blend of substance and simplicity. Bubbling with resources."—Natural Health magazine



    Friday, December 26, 2008

    Juicing Bible or Multiple Sclerosis For Dummies

    Juicing Bible

    Author: Pat Crocker


    The comprehensive source of information on the health benefits of juicing.

    This new edition of a beloved best-seller features 100 brand new recipes, now bringing the total number to 350. In addition, it offers new pages of health information, including a "healthy body systems" section that provides information on the critically important cardiovascular and immune systems. Any health-conscious person can now readily optimize the selections and combinations of prescriptive juices, which are thoroughly cross-referenced. Unchanged is the most popular section of the book, which addresses more than 80 common health conditions.

    Some of the new juicing recipes from the "heart-healthy" section are:


    • Deep orange heart -- a tantalizing combination of mango, cantaloupe, apricot and orange

    • Strawberry sparkle -- a wonderful blend of strawberries, pomegranate, raspberries and cranberry juice

    • Orange sunrise -- a mix of orange, kiwi, papaya and carrot... a glorious way to greet the day

    • Melon mania -- a tasty blend of cantaloupe, honeydew, watermelon and orange.



    With health tips, preparation techniques, helpful sidebars and 16 pages of color photographs, this new edition of The Juicing Bible is packed with information that is essential for anyone who wants to explore all the nutritional benefits that natural foods can provide.

    Karen Rallo

    This book makes a good nutritional reference for anyone who is serious about his or her wellness.

    KLIATT

    For many years, nutritionists have urged people to eat more fruits and vegetables because they are low in fat and are important sources of vitamins and minerals. In this helpful book, you will find the nutritive values and healing properties of over 185 fruits, vegetables and herbs. There is also a special section that addresses over 80 common health conditions with prescriptive advice using specific juices, along with over 250 juicing recipes. These include both fruit and vegetable juices: for example, Cherry Sunrise, Watermelon Strawberry, Orange Zinger, Apple-Beet-Pear Spiced Carrot, and Tomato Tang. A special section includes "roughies," made with the pulp from juicing: e.g., Apple Rice Pudding, Papaya Marinade. A large section features recipes for smoothies: Cherries Jubilee, Frozen Fruit Slurry, Mango Madness, and Taste of the Tropics. Pat Crocker is a culinary herbalist who has written extensively in newspapers and magazines as well as producing an award-winning cookbook, also on herbs. Susan Eagles is a recognized expert in the field of medical herbalists. This book is an essential for anyone who wants to explore all the nutritional benefits that natural foods can provide. KLIATT Codes: JSA—Recommended for junior and senior high school students, advanced students, and adults. 2000, Firefly, 288p. illus. bibliog. index. 26cm., $18.95. Ages 13 to adult. Reviewer: Shirley Reis; IMC Dir., Lake Shore M.S., Mequon, WI , July 2001 (Vol. 35, No. 4)



    Look this: Generations and Globalization or Understanding the Digital Economy

    Multiple Sclerosis For Dummies

    Author: Barbara Giesser MD

    Being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) doesn’t have to mean your life is over. Everyone’s MS is different and no one can predict exactly what yours will be like.

    The fact is, lots of people live their lives with MS without making a full-time job of it.

    MS for Dummies gives you easy to access, easy to understand information about what happens with MS—what kinds of symptoms it can cause, how it can affect your life at home and at work, what you can do to feel and function up to snuff, and how you can protect yourself and your family against the long-term unpredictability of the disease. You'll learn:



    • Why some people get MS and others don’t

    • How to make treatment and lifestyle choices that work for you

    • What qualities to look for in a neurologist and in the rest of your healthcare team

    • How to manage fatigue, walking problems, and visual changes

    • Why the road to diagnosis can be full of twists and turns

    • How to understand the pros and cons of alternative medicine

    • Why and how to talk to your kids about MS

    • How to find stress management strategies that work for you

    • Your rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act



    Complete with listings of valuable resources such as other books, Web sites, and community agencies and organizations that you can tap for information or assistance, MS for Dummies will tell you everything you need to know in order to make educated choices and comfortable decisions about life with MS.



    Table of Contents:
    Foreword     xix
    Introduction     1
    About This Book     1
    Conventions Used in This Book     2
    What You're Not to Read     2
    Foolish Assumptions     2
    How This Book Is Organized     3
    When MS Becomes Part of Your Life     3
    Taking Charge of Your MS     3
    Staying Healthy and Feeling Well     4
    Managing Lifestyle Issues     4
    Creating Your Safety Nets     5
    The Part of Tens     5
    Appendixes     5
    Icons Used in This Book     6
    Where to Go from Here     6
    When MS Becomes Part of Your Life     7
    Meeting MS Face to Face     9
    Introducing the Roles Your Immune and Nervous Systems Play in MS     10
    The immune system: Your body's frontline defender     10
    The nervous system: Your body's CEO     10
    What happens in MS     11
    Taking advantage of the body's natural healing process     13
    Exploring Possible MS Triggers     14
    Gender clues     14
    Ethnic or racial clues     15
    Geographical clues     15
    Genetic clues     16
    Lifestyleclues     16
    Understanding Why Your MS is as Unique as Your Fingerprint     17
    Distinguishing the four disease types     17
    Scanning the possible symptoms     19
    Perusing the MS Treatment Menu     19
    Recognizing How Your MS Affects Your Loved Ones     21
    Talking about the tough stuff     21
    Keeping daily life on track     22
    Maintaining healthy partnerships     22
    Becoming confident parents     22
    Minimizing the Impact of MS on Work and Play     23
    Taking Steps to Protect Your Quality of Life     24
    So, What Is it, Doc? Getting a Diagnosis     25
    Clarifying the Diagnostic Criteria     25
    Getting Familiar with the Neurologist's Diagnostic Tools     27
    Medical history     28
    Neurologic exam     28
    Various medical tests     30
    Identifying a clinically isolated syndrome     35
    Understanding Why the Road to Diagnosis Can Be Full of Twists and Turns     36
    You've Been Diagnosed - So What's Next?     37
    First Things First: Sorting Out Your Feelings     37
    Shock: "This can't be happening"     38
    Denial: "This isn't happening"     38
    Confusion: "Why me?"     39
    Anxiety: "What's going to happen to me?"     39
    Anger: "Why can't you fix what's happening to me?"     40
    Relief: "Thank goodness - I thought it was something worse!"     40
    Deciding on the Next Steps     41
    Catch your breath before making any major changes or decisions     42
    Have a heart-to-heart conversation with your neurologist about treatment     42
    Begin talking about MS with the people in your life     42
    Make a commitment to your health     44
    Facing the Longer-Term Challenges of a Chronic Illness     44
    The how-to of healthy grieving     45
    Living with unpredictability     47
    Making Treatment and Lifestyle Choices That Work for You     50
    Minimizing the stress of decision-making     50
    Getting the professional help and personal support you need     51
    Creating Your Healthcare Team     53
    Working with Your Physician     53
    Finding a neurologist with the qualities you value     54
    Establishing a pattern of routine care     56
    Making the most of your doctor visits     56
    Knowing when to call in the MS specialist     58
    Getting a second opinion     59
    Rounding Up Other Key Players     60
    The nurse for education, guidance, and support     60
    The rehabilitation specialists to help you keep on truckin'     61
    The mental health specialists to help you keep your head on straight     63
    The general medical doctors     65
    Considering Comprehensive MS Treatment Centers     65
    Taking Charge of Your MS     67
    Developing Your Management Plan to Take Charge of Your MS     69
    Using Multiple Strategies to Manage MS     69
    Modifying the disease course     70
    Managing acute relapses     70
    Taking charge of your symptoms     71
    Enhancing function through rehabilitation     71
    Providing psychosocial support     72
    Taking care of your health     72
    Tapping Your Creativity and Flexibility     73
    Creating Your Own Treatment Template     74
    Managing the Disease Course and Treating Relapses     77
    Managing the Disease Course     78
    Understanding the whys and wherefores of early treatment     78
    Getting familiar with the immunomodulators     79
    Turning to immunosuppressants     85
    Setting realistic expectations for the DMTs     86
    A word about primary-progressive MS     87
    Managing Relapses     88
    Defining a relapse     88
    Treating an acute relapse     90
    Getting Comfortable with Your Treatment Decisions     93
    Managing Fatigue, Walking Problems, Visual Changes, and Tremor     95
    Foiling Your Fatigue     96
    Identifying and dealing with the causes of fatigue     96
    Managing your energy bank to help put your sleepiness to bed     101
    Envisioning Solutions to Vision Problems     102
    Managing visual symptoms     102
    Exploring longer-term management strategies     106
    Getting Around Walking Problems     106
    Addressing the sources of the problem     106
    Using aids to take charge of your mobility     110
    Taming Tremor     113
    Handling Problems with Bladder and Bowel Function, Pain, Sex, and Speech and Swallowing     115
    Eliminating Elimination Problems     115
    Managing your bothersome bladder     116
    Dealing with your bowel symptoms     119
    Sizing up Sexual Symptoms     122
    Identifying the changes you may be experiencing     122
    Silence isn't golden: Talking is the first step     124
    Treating your sexual symptoms     126
    Sidestepping Sensory Symptoms and Pain     130
    Sorting out Speech and Swallowing Problems     133
    Speech and voice problems: Articulating the facts     133
    Watching out for swallowing problems     134
    Getting Your Head around Problems with Thinking and Mood     137
    Handling Problems with Thinking and Memory     137
    Defining cognition     138
    Understanding how MS can affect your cognition     138
    Deciding when an evaluation is in order     141
    Knowing what to expect during an evaluation     142
    Identifying treatment options     143
    Employing practical strategies for managing daily cognitive challenges     144
    Managing the Emotional Ups and Downs     145
    Controlling mood swings     146
    Getting a handle on uncontrolled laughing or crying     147
    Dealing with severe depression     148
    Considering Complementary and Alternative Medicine     153
    Defining CAM     154
    Understanding the Allure     155
    Putting CAM to the Test     155
    Understanding the role of the FDA     156
    Sorting out the wheat from the chaff     156
    Identifying CAM Interventions That May Be Useful in Managing MS Symptoms     158
    Herbs, vitamins, and other CAM options that go into the body     158
    Exercise, prayer, and other CAM options done independently or in a class     160
    Acupuncture, massage, and other CAM options performed by a practitioner     161
    Becoming a Cautious Cam Consumer     162
    Staying Healthy and Feeling Well     165
    Paying Attention to Your Health - It's Not All about MS     167
    Enhancing Your Wellness by Paying Attention to the Whole You     167
    Scheduling Routine Checkups to Protect Your Health     168
    Making Healthy Eating a Priority     169
    Taking MS into account when planning your menu     170
    Battling the barriers to healthy eating     171
    Improving Your MS and Overall Wellness with Exercise     172
    Overcoming the hurdles     173
    Exercising your options     174
    Maximizing your comfort and safety during exercise     176
    Increasing Your Chances of Success     177
    Handling Stress without Giving Up Your Life     179
    Understanding the Relationship between Stress and MS     179
    Recognizing Your Own Signs of Stress     180
    From sweaty palms to pounding hearts: Knowing your physical signs of stress      180
    Anxiety and irritability: Knowing your emotional signs of stress     181
    Identifying the Major Stresses in Your Life     182
    Dealing with the devil: Job stress 101     182
    Handling family stress with grace and composure     183
    Controlling the uncontrollable: Managing your MS stress     183
    Developing Your Stress Management Plan     184
    Figuring out your priorities     185
    Setting realistic goals     185
    Cutting yourself some slack     186
    Taking some practical steps     186
    Tapping available resources     188
    Zoning in on your "MS-free zone"     188
    Practicing stress management techniques     189
    Coping with Advanced MS     191
    Scouting Out the Treatment Scene     191
    Understanding your disease-management options     192
    Exploring ways to feel and function at your best     194
    Taking steps to prevent unnecessary complications     195
    Maintaining Your Quality of Life     197
    Holding on to what's important to you     197
    Stay in touch: Preserving your connections with other people     198
    Establishing goals and enjoying the satisfaction of meeting them     198
    Keeping your self-image well-polished     199
    Finding your "MS-free zone"     199
    Helping yourself by helping someone else     200
    Discovering Long-Term Care Services (Just In Case)     201
    Defining long-term care     201
    Getting help in your home     202
    Looking into adult day care     203
    Identifying assisted living options     204
    Considering nursing home care     204
    Important Tips for Caregivers     205
    Managing Lifestyle Issues     207
    Presenting Your MS Face to the World     209
    Explaining Your MS to Others     209
    Providing the basics     210
    Dealing with common reactions     211
    Remembering that MS is part of you but not all of you     214
    Disclosing Your Diagnosis to a Prospective Partner     215
    Communicating Your Needs     218
    Giving clear messages     218
    Staking out your independence     219
    P.S. The doctor can't read your mind either     220
    Making MS a Part of the Family     221
    Addressing Your Family Members' Feelings about Your Diagnosis     221
    Communicating Effectively with Adult Family Members     223
    Recognizing communication barriers     223
    Getting the ball rolling toward more open communication     224
    Keeping the Family Rhythm Going so Your MS Doesn't Steal the Show     227
    Coping with the direct and indirect costs     228
    Managing energy and time     228
    Establishing family priorities     230
    Problem-solving: Many heads are better than one     230
    Building and Maintaining Healthy Partner Relationships     231
    Making time for each other     231
    Keeping the intimacy alive     232
    Maintaining a balanced partnership     233
    What to do when one partner can't participate in joint activities     233
    Turning a caregiving relationship into a care partnership     234
    When Your Child Has MS     235
    Helping your adult child with MS     235
    Young children and teens get MS too     237
    And Baby Makes Three, Four, or More: Planning a Family around Your MS     241
    MS and Babies: Here's the Good News!     241
    Fertility isn't affected by MS     242
    Pregnancy hormones reduce disease activity     242
    Pregnancies don't increase a woman's long-term disability level     243
    Childbirth isn't a piece of cake for anyone but women with MS do just fine      243
    Parents with MS have healthy babies     244
    Breastfeeding is definitely an option     244
    Considering Key Issues when Making Family-Planning Decisions     245
    Minding your medications     245
    Remembering that babies don't stay babies very long     246
    Facing the uncertainties: The future doesn't come with guarantees     247
    Strategies for Smart Decision-Making     247
    Consult your MS doctor     247
    Evaluate your financial situation     248
    Take a good look at your teamwork     248
    Check out your support network     249
    Have a heart-to-heart with your partner     249
    Talk to other parents living with MS     249
    Remember that your plans can change     250
    Parenting: It Wasn't Easy Before You Had MS!     251
    Keeping the Communication Lines Open     252
    Telling the kids about your MS makes good sense     252
    Sharing info with your children when secrecy is important     254
    Finding ways to broach the big issues     255
    Explaining those pesky invisible symptoms     256
    Parenting around Your MS Symptoms     258
    "I'm so tired that I'm in bed before they are!"     258
    "How can I be a good dad if I can't even play ball?"     259
    "How can I discipline 'em if I can't catch 'em?"     261
    Employing Effective Parenting Strategies     262
    Call a spade a spade: Let MS take the blame when it needs to     262
    Polish up your creativity and flexibility     262
    Call on your support network     263
    Remember, MS isn't always to blame - other people's teenagers are a pain too     263
    Handle little problems before they get bigger     264
    Allow kids to be kids     265
    Creating Your Safety Nets     267
    Keeping Your Place in the Workforce     269
    Understanding the High Rate of Unemployment in MS     269
    Counting the Reasons to Keep on Truckin'     270
    Speed Bumps Ahead: Recognizing the Job-Related Challenges     271
    When symptoms get in the way     271
    When attitudes get in the way     272
    Knowing Your Rights under the ADA     275
    Disclosing your MS in the workplace     275
    Understanding the terms used in the law     277
    Requesting reasonable accommodations     278
    Calling in the EEOC     279
    Thinking about Leaving Your Job     280
    Exhausting your short-term leave options      280
    Looking into long-term disability options     280
    Making the choices that are right for you     282
    Getting a Grip on Insurance     283
    Considering Your Health Insurance Options - It's All about Eligibility     283
    Employment-based insurance programs     284
    Public health insurance programs     284
    Self-employment options     285
    Options if you don't have health insurance     285
    Keeping a Tight Hold on Your Health Insurance     286
    Continuing coverage with COBRA     286
    Protecting your coverage with HIPAA     289
    Seeing COBRA and HIPAA work as a team     290
    Understanding the Ins and Outs of Your Health Insurance Plan     290
    Filing Successful Insurance Appeals     292
    Check your coverage     292
    Confirm why coverage was denied or was less than expected     292
    File an appeal     293
    Replacing Your Income with Disability Insurance     293
    Commercial disability insurance     294
    Public disability insurance: SSDI     295
    A Brief Word about Life and Long-Term Care Insurance     296
    Planning for a Future with MS     297
    Preparing for the Worst While Hoping for the Best      297
    Facing those scary "what-ifs?"     298
    Taking charge of your future     298
    Navigating the Planning Process: It's as Easy as One, Two, Three     300
    Where are you now?     300
    What might the future bring?     303
    What can you do now to be ready?     306
    The Part of Tens     309
    Ten Must-Do's for Living with MS     311
    Educate Yourself about MS     311
    Work with Your Neurologist     312
    Start Treatment Early     312
    Make MS a Part of the Family     312
    Develop Your Support Network     313
    Plan for the Future     313
    Feel Healthy and Well     313
    Create Your Tool Chest     314
    Monitor Your Mood     314
    Keep Your Sense of Humor Well-Oiled     314
    Ten MS Myths Debunked     315
    MS is Fatal     315
    Everyone Eventually Needs a Wheelchair     315
    Because There's No Cure, There's Nothing You Can Do about Your MS     316
    People with MS Can't Handle Stress     316
    People with MS Shouldn't Have Children     317
    "Natural" Treatments Are Safer     317
    No One Can Understand How You Feel      317
    Having a Relapse Means Your Medication Isn't Working     318
    Scientists Aren't Making Any Progress     318
    If You Can't Walk, Your Life Is Over     318
    Ten Tips for Trouble-Free Travel     319
    Tap the Right Resources     319
    Calm Your Medical Concerns     320
    Save Energy for the Fun Stuff     320
    Check Ahead for Accessibility     320
    Rent Accessible Vehicles     321
    Keep Your Cool     321
    Navigate Air Travel with Confidence     321
    Safely Pack Your Prescriptions     322
    Get Vaccinated     322
    Look for Adventure     322
    Appendixes     323
    Glossary     325
    Additional Resources     339
    Reading Other Books about MS     339
    Finding Helpful Information Online     341
    General information sites     342
    Assistive technology sites     342
    Government sites     343
    Organizations and services     343
    Chat rooms and bulletin boards     344
    Medications Commonly Used in MS     345
    Index     349