Monday, January 12, 2009

Energy Breakthrough or Pregnancy Blues

Energy Breakthrough: Jump-Start Your Weight Loss and Feel Great

Author: Sarah Ferguson

Why am I so tired all the time?

Where do exercise and good eating habits fit into my hectic schedule?

How can I have more energy every day?

In Energy Breakthrough, Sarah, The Dutchess of York gives you the keys to attaining a healthier, more energized lifestyle, even in the midst of our overstressed, overscheduled lives. Working with Weight Watchers and drawing on her experiences of coping with life's demands without sacrificing her inner and outward health, The Dutchess helps you lose weight (and keep it off) while raising your energy levels to an all-time high. She begins with a baisc equation for success -- nutritious eating, effective exercise, and a positive outlook -- and helps you to practically incorporate all three into your everyday life. From there, the sky's the limit as you discover how to

  • tap into nine ways to get instant energy

  • fuel your energy with more than 75 easy, delicious recipes and menus all based on the popular Weight Watchers Winning Points® weight-loss plan that includes Points® values

  • fight fatigue with the Ten Commandments of eating for optimum energy

  • recharge your batteries with exercise

  • combat stress, sleep deprivation, and emotional energy drainers

  • give yourself an energy makeover -- with simple lifestyle changes for increased calm and productivity

  • feel satisfied after every meal or snack while still eating healthfully

  • make rest and relaxation a vital part of your busy life

... and much more!

Jump-start your weight loss with Energy Breakthrough -- and reap the rewards of ahealthier and more fulfilled life.



Table of Contents:
Introduction7
Part 1Understanding Energy
1Why Are You So Tired?12
2Food as Fuel for Body and Mind29
3Fixing Energy-Robbing Eating Habits48
4Recharging Your Batteries with Exercise67
5A Workout to Rev Up Your Energy83
6Energy from the Inside Out101
7Giving Yourself an Energy Makeover119
Part 2Fueling Your Energy
8Four Weeks to Better Eating132
9Breakfasts and Brunches160
10Light Bites and Appetizers170
11Lunches180
12Main Meals192
13Desserts236
14Bonus! Snappy Snacks256
Recommended Reading262
Index263

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Pregnancy Blues: What Every Woman Needs to Know about Depression During Pregnancy

Author: Shaila MD Kulkarni Misri

It should be a time of joyous anticipation- the happiest time in a woman's life. But for many women, the joys of pregnancy are clouded by feelings of fear, sadness, and confusion. And unlike postpartum depression, which is widely portrayed in the media and embraced by the medical community, depression during pregnancy has been rarely discussed and often misunderstood- until now. In this groundbreaking book- the first to focus exclusively on depression in pregnancy- Dr. Shaila Kulkarni Misri, a leading reproductive psychiatrist, draws on her twenty-five years of clinical practice and research to offer hope, help, and healing- as well as a provocative, myth-shattering examination of a subject that has too long been shrouded in darkness.

The numbers are surprising: up to 70 percent of pregnant women experience some degree of depressive symptoms, and of those, 12 percent meet the diagnostic criteria for major depression. Although it is at least as common as postpartum depression, which occurs after a child's birth, pregnancy-related depression is often cloaked in silence, shame, and denial. Pregnancy Blues lifts the veil on this heartbreaking- and very treatable-
illness, examining the key social and biological factors that can come together during pregnancy to create a climate in which depression and anxiety thrive, as well as offering the many effective treatments that are available. Discover:

• How to recognize the signs and symptoms of depression- and know when to seek help
• The role of female hormones: why women are more vulnerable to depression than men
• How depression can "hide" behind physical complaints, such as back, stomach, or evenchest pain
• The unspoken connection between infertility and depression
• The antidepressant controversy: the facts on specific drugs, their safety- and when medication is the right choice
• Breastfeeding and medication- the risks and benefits

Plus helpful self-tests and resources, information on alternative treatment options- from therapy to acupuncture- and much more. A work of daring and compassion, Pregnancy Blues challenges the underlying traditions and beliefs surrounding pregnancy and motherhood- and explores how those misconceptions have led to the drastic underdiagnosis and undertreatment of depression during pregnancy. A must-read for women and those who love them, Pregnancy Blues is at once an extraordinary roadmap to healing and an eye-opening report on a medical issue that no woman can afford to miss.


From the Hardcover edition.



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