Author KIMIKO was a fulltime housewife and mother of twochildren who at the age of 36 discovered the mental and physicalbenefits of walking properly. Born and raised in Okayama--aprefecture west of Osaka--she attended an all-girls high school andwas later hired by the Tokyo office of a cosmetics company. At theage of 27, she took the recommendations of a customer and met afinancially secure man of 32 who was being groomed to take over hisfamily's business. Falling prey to her friends' urgings to "marry arich man" and her own ideas of equating marriage with stability,she got married soon thereafter. Though her husband was faithful,kind, and hardworking, and she provided office work for the familybusiness, she found her marriage wanting until she realized one daythat she "had nothing for herself in her life." She felt her "senseof self slipping away." It was then that she decided to take awalking class. Within two years Kimiko was teaching walking herself, refiningthe lessons she'd learned in other

In A Barefoot Doctor’s Guide for Women, Georgette Delvaux, DC,focuses on hormonal health explaining in a conversational tone howissues related to menstruation, pre-menopause, and menopause canbegin as mere annoyances and gradually develop into major problemsthat affect both body and mind. She describes the harmful lateeffects of treating hormonal imbalances with artificial hormones—apopular practice—and introduces Thermography, the exciting butstill little-known method of detecting dangerous changes in breasttissue. With spirit and intelligence, Dr. Delvaux takes on theseand other often-taboo topics, encourages women to trust subtlechanges in their own sensations, and helps them understand bothalternative and conventional medicine.

How long will I be in the hospital? Do I need to give up allmy favorite foods? What are the side effects of that medication?Why do I feel so depressed? When can I have sex again? How can Iprevent a second heart attack? Heart surgery or heart attack can be the most frighteningexperience of your life. Dr. Paul Kligfield, MD, one of thenation's most respected cardiologists, answers all your questionsand many more in The Cardiac Recovery Handbook: The Complete Guideto Life After Heart Attack or Heart Surgery. In clear, everydaylanguage, Dr. Kligfield provides a reassuring andeasy-to-understand resource for the millions of Americans sufferingfrom heart disease, as well as their families, healthcareproviders, and friends. The Cardiac Recovery Handbook is an invaluable guide through thecomplexities and confusion surrounding heart disease. It covers allaspects of cardiac recovery–from the initial diagnosis of heartdisease to medications and surgical options, from hospitalizationto rehabilitation,

Matt Kailey lived as a straight woman for the first forty-twoyears of his life. Though happy as a social worker and teacher, heknew something wasn't right. Then he made some changes. With thehelp of a good therapist, chest surgery, and some strong doses oftestosterone, Kailey began his journey toward becoming a man. As his body morphed and his voice dropped, Kailey began noticingsubtle shifts in the way he was treated. Men suddenly stoppedoffering to change flat tires for him but insisted on talking tohim about women and bodily functions. Women got nervous when hebaby-talked to their infants but routinely asked him to move heavythings around the office. In these everyday exchanges, Kaileyrecognized the many ways we define what it means to be male. Healso realized that, with few role models, he had to learn to accepthimself as a person between two genders. As he writes about his transition from female to male, Kaileyanswers all the questions you've ever had about what it's like tolive as a transsexual. From

Paul Shaffer—born and bred music junkie and longtime leader ofDavid Letterman’s Late Show band—opens up in this candid,endearing, hilarious, and star-studded memoir. From playingseedy strip joints in Toronto, to being the first musical directorof Saturday Night Live and helping to form the Blues Brothers, tobeing onstage every night with David Letterman and playing with thegreatest musicians of our time, Shaffer has lived the ultimateshowbiz life. Now—dishing on everyone from John Belushi andJerry Lewis to Mel Gibson and Britney Spears—Paul gives us the fullbehind-the-scenes story of his life, from banging out pop tunes onthe piano at the age of twelve to leading the band every night atthe Sullivan Theater.

This short time is all it takes to master the 38 simpleexercises in this book. You will quickly grasp the ancientYoga secrets of breathing, concentration, nutrition andmuscle control -- in just minutes of your spare time andwithout any discomfort. Day by day you will noticeastonishing results -- loss of weight, greater firmness,more energy, relief from pain, freedom from stress andan overall feeling of youthfulness and well-being. This Yoga regimen will become a lifetime program to keep yourwhole organism radiant with a natural beauty andhealth. This Yoga regimen will become a lifetime program to keepyour whole organsim radiant with natural beauty andhealth!

Every aspect of pregnancy—from your ability to conceive toyour risk of a preterm delivery—is affected by your hormonalhealth. But if you’re like many women, you don’t know thecritically important role hormones play at every stage of yourpregnancy. In Dr. Robert Greene’s Perfect Hormone Balance forPregnancy , Dr. Greene, a world-renowned hormone expert,incorporates his years of research into a practical plan formaintaining excellent hormone health throughout yourpregnancy. Balanced hormones are essential to a healthy pregnancy for you andfor optimal brain development for your baby. Dr. Greene’sgroundbreaking Perfect Balance Pregnancy Program, which follows allthe guidelines recommended by the American College of Obstetriciansand Gynecologists, shows you how to overcome and avoid commonfactors that create hormonal imbalance—including overeating,insufficient sleep, chronic stress, and the chemicals found infood, water, and cosmetics. With this easy-to-follow plan formaintaining proper hormone ba