HRT (hormone replacement therapy) is the most effective way to challenge the physical changes that occur at menopause. When it is taken correctly, it is not only safe but it can actually protect you against health risks. Not every woman needs HRT but if you do, there's no reason to be afraid of it. In this book, extensively revised to highlight the latest findings, one of the country's top authorities on women's health clearly explains menopause and gives you the facts you need to make a decision that could change your life--whether or not to take HRT. In this authoritative and accessible guide, you will find out how HRT can: banish all of the common and uncommon menopausal symptomsfrom hot flashes and insomnia to crawling skin save your sex life from extinction reduce your chances of developing Alzheimer's disease cut in half the death rate from heart attacks and strokes prevent brittle bones and broken hips keep your skin younger, your muscles firmer, and your teeth stronger low

Judith Blackstone's Subtle Self Work is a mind-body therapyintegrating teachings from dance, Alexander Technique,psychotherapy, Eastern philosophy, and meditation. A student ofboth Hindu and Buddhist traditions, Blackstone describes in TheSubtle Self her own physical and spiritual healing, as well as amethod one can work with to establish a closer connection betweenthe body and mind.

She charmed America with her smart, likable, down-to-earthpersonality as she campaigned for her husband, thenvice-presidential candidate John Edwards. She inspired millions asshe valiantly fought advanced breast cancer after being diagnosedonly days before the 2004 election. She touched hundreds ofsimilarly grieving families when her own son, Wade, died tragicallyat age sixteen in 1996. Now she shares her experiences in SavingGraces, an incandescent memoir of Edwards’ trials, tragedies, andtriumphs, and of how various communities celebrated her joys andlent her steady strength and quiet hope in darker times. Edwards writes about growing up in a military family, where shelearned how to make friends easily in dozens of new schools andneighborhoods around the world and came to appreciate theunstinting help and comfort naval families shared. Edwards’reminiscences of her years as a mother focus on the support she andother parents offered one another, from everyday favors to theultimate test of her

Mark Bryan's work is bringing families together. He was a member of Oprah Winfrey's 1999 "Change Your Life" team and a regular on her show, where he reunites parents and children. Now, counselor, educator, and cofounder of The Artist's Way Workshops, Mark Bryan offers a book that will help all of us get closer to our family members and achieve deeper intimacy by cracking the Codes of Love As a counselor, Bryan reconnects parents and grown children despite the pain, bitterness, and anger when the work begins. In helping families find buried closeness, Bryan has learned many lessons about what it takes to open people's hearts. He shares these lessons here -- as well as his own family story, which he weaves throughout the book, a story that poignantly illustrates how reconnection is more than possible, even after years of separation. Bryan's key insight is that families often communicate love in code, using words, actions, and behaviors that not only may obscure love but sometimes get interp

From the brilliant blue of an Indigo Bunting to the scarletred of a Summer Tanager, coloring your own field guide is the mostenjoyable way to learn about birds. Each drawing is accompanied bya brief de*ion that educates as it entertains. Place the newcolor stickers next to the drawings for a visual reference whilecoloring. Coloring the drawings helps reinforce the color, image,and shape of each bird, improving your memory and perception whileoffering a pleasant and easy way to learn. Fun for adults as wellas children, beginning and experienced naturalists alike.

Stirring reflections on the human condition from a warrior andemperor provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind and personalityof a highly principled Roman of the 2nd century. Recognizing thatsuffering is at the core of life, he counsels stoic detachment inthe face of inevitable pain, loss and death.