With over 700,000 copies sold, Collins Gem Calorie Counter is the UK's top-selling calorie counter. This improved edition takes in new areas: Kids' food (is your child eating a balanced diet?), Fast Food (how much do you need to burn off after that Big Mac?), and Family Favorites (will my shepherd's pie break the calorie bank?).
Bright, popular, pretty and successful, Grace Bowman had the world at her feet. So what drove her to starve herself nearly to death at the age of 18? And what, more importantly, made her stop? A grippingly honest account of life with anorexia nervosa, "A Shape of My Own" is Grace's hearbreaking, shocking and, finally, inspirational memoir. An extraordinary story, it is also a common one - is there a woman in the western world who has a normal relationship with food? It is a compulsive read, essential for anyone hoping to understand more about eating disorders and overcoming addiction. 作者简介:Grace Bowman was born in the city of Durham in t977.She studied English at Queens’College,Cambridge,and now lives in North London.This is her first book.
This is a wonderfully succinct book which sets forth thehistory, essence, and methodology of homeopathy. The book is wellorganized in 5 major sections. There is a very thorough overview ofthe precepts and tenets of the practice, its historical origins, adetailed and well-covered biography of Samuel Hahnemann and areview of the politics of the allopathy v. homeopathy debate. It isfurther embellished with copious annotations, an appendix with anactual case history and a very fine reference for homeopathicresources such as organizations, suppliers and other texts coveringa variety of related topics. Call it a perfect Homeopathy 101 textif you will, the author makes a very even-handed presentation ofthe material, including the politics of medicine as they haveevolved in the USA over the past century.
New title! A concise guide to the essential language of medicine. More than 35,000 entries. Pronunciations provided for all entries. Covers brand names and generic equivalents of common drugs.
Offers answers to common pre-conception questions, from how to chart fertility cycles to when to seek medical assistance. ,Announcing the prequel. From Heidi Murkoff, author of America's bestselling pregnancy and parenting books, comes the must-have guide every expectant couple needs before they even conceive聴the first step in What to Expect: What to Expect Before You're Expecting . An estimated 11 million couples in the U.S. are currently trying to conceive, and medical groups now recommend that all hopeful parents plan for baby-making at least three months before they begin trying. And who better to guide wanna-be moms and dads step-by-step through the preconception (and conception) process than Heidi Murkoff? It's all here. Everything couples need to know before sperm and egg meet up. Packed with the same kind of reassuring, empathetic, and practical information and advi
“Magnesium is indeed the unsung hero and is a keynutriceutical that everybody needs to know about. . . . This bookneeds to be read by any individual wishing to improve their qualityof life. . . . Dr Dean has the best credentials in bringingsolutions to those suffering from the hidden magnesium disordersthat affect most of us.” –DR. STEPHEN T. SINATRA, M.D., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.N. Author of Lower Your Blood Pressure in Eight Weeks More than seventy-five years ago, medical scientists declaredmagnesium to be an essential nutrient, indispensable to life. Whenthis mineral is part of your diet, you are guarding against–andhelping to alleviate–health threats such as heart disease, stroke,osteoporosis, diabetes, depression, arthritis, and asthma. Butwhile research continues to reaffirm magnesium’s irreplaceablecontribution to good health, many Americans remain dangerouslydeficient. In The Miracle of Magnesium, Dr. Carolyn Dean, an authority onthis mineral who has used it with dramatic succe
The first Navajo woman surgeon combines western medicine andtraditional healing. A spellbinding journey between two worlds, this remarkable bookdescribes surgeon Lori Arviso Alvord's struggles to bring modernmedicine to the Navajo reservation in Gallup, New Mexico--and tobring the values of her people to a medical care system in dangerof losing its heart. Dr. Alvord left a dusty reservation in New Mexico for StanfordUniversity Medical School, becoming the first Navajo woman surgeon.Rising above the odds presented by her own culture and themale-dominated world of surgeons, she returned to the reservationto find a new challenge. In dramatic encounters, Dr. Alvordwitnessed the power of belief to influence health, for good or forill. She came to merge the latest breakthroughs of medical sciencewith the ancient tribal paths to recovery and wellness, followingthe Navajo philosophy of a balanced and harmonious life, calledWalking in Beauty. And now, in bringing these principles to theworld of medi