Download or read book Prime Time written by Marilyn Hughes Gaston and published by One World/Ballantine. This book was released on 2003 with total page 495 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Today seven million African American women are living in their prime, experiencing the joys and challenges of middle age. Now, at last, here is the book that addresses ourtotalhealth needs—physical, emotional, and spiritual. Written by a distinguished physician and a clinical psychologist,Prime Timeis the first complete guide that empowers us to take charge of our lives and attain the well-being we deserve. In many ways, it’s true that we are better off today than our foremothers were: We earn more money, command more respect. Yet in spite of these advances, we still experience more chronic health problems, endure more stress, and live shorter lives than women of other races. That’s whyPrime Timeis both urgent and essential. This groundbreaking book not only lays out a detailed, practical plan for overall healing and for maintaining wellness, it also addresses the underlying attitudes and assumptions that lead so many of us to neglect ourselves and undermine our own health.Prime Timewill help you • Reframe priorities to put yourself and your own health needs first • Interpret the latest medical findings on the Big Four killers and how they affect black women in middle age • Profile your current health with worksheets, quizzes, and assessment tools • Renew sex at midlife by eliminating restricting myths and taboos and finding new paths to pleasure • Reduce anger and “attitude” that block you from attaining good health • Identify the nontraditional signs of depression and anxiety common to African American women Comprehensive, straight-talking, and grounded in science and spiritual truth,Prime Timeis at once a guide to total health in middle age and a celebration of the strength, wisdom, and beauty of African American women in their second half of life.
Download or read book Complete Guide to Total Health and Wellness written by Daniel Lonquist and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2017-09-08 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Complete Guide to Total Health: What you need to know about diet, exercise and stress management provides a solution to guide everyone towards optimal health in an easy to follow format. This book is designed to help people know what they need to know to promote wellness and to improve their health and that of their family's health over the course of their lives. It can be confusing out there. Every day we hear something about health and wellness that either conflicts with what we thought we knew or is a new concept we were unaware of. This book will guide you through urban legends and misinformation being promoted today as health and wellness. Treating disease once it shows up has not been an effective strategy in health care. Together, Dr. Lonquist and Dr. Haitz have a mission to take their experience and approach as field doctors, and bring it to everyone. Although they've discovered simple and attainable secrets to health and wellness, it has been impossible for them to reach everyone - until now. This guide covers the aspects of health and wellness that you need to know to strive for optimal health. Utilizing the included education and tools, it will be as if you have access to your own exercise and fitness professional, nutritionist, and stress management lifestyle coach - all wrapped up and delivered in an easy and convenient guide. With the rise in obesity, lack of fitness and pervasive stress, we need to proactively address lifestyle issues and prevention. Free Downloadable cookbook included with purchase.
Download or read book Total Body Health and Wellness written by Dani Linkhart and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-08-14 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The leading causes of death in the United States are preventable - but most people don't know the basics of good health and proper nutrition that can help you avoid disease. This easy to read basic guide will help you know what really leads to true health.
Download or read book The Wellness Book written by Herbert Benson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 1993-10 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive guide to maintaining health and treating stress-related illness. Boston-based Benson and Stuart offer proven techniques developed by the Mind/Body Institute for exercise, diet, and stress management to help readers cope with many common conditions. Includes how-to illustrations and case histories.
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Download or read book A Comprehensive Guide to Biological Medicine and Wellness written by Mike Chan and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2019-03-28 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the arise of chronic, age and lifestyle-related illnesses, overwhelming stress, toxins and pollution, the society began to value more aspects of personal health than mere physical symptoms – the balance and harmony of mind, spirit and body.
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Download or read book The Complete Herbal Guide to Natural Health and Beauty written by Dian Dincin Buchman and published by Keats Publishing. This book was released on 1994-12-01 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Health and Wellness for Life written by Human Kinetics (Organization) and published by Human Kinetics. This book was released on 2009 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chap. 1: Introduction to Health and Wellness. Chap. 2: Principles of Physical Fitness. Chap. 3: Nutrition Basics. Chap. 4: Weight Management. Chap. 5: Mental Health. Chap. 6: Managing Stress. Chap. 7: Intimate Relationships and Sexuality. Chap. 8: Reproductive Choices. Chap. 9: Pregnancy and Childbirth. Chap. 10: Infectious Diseases and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Chap. 11: Chronic Diseases. Chap. 12: First Aid and Injury Prevention. Chap. 13: Consumer Health and Alternative Medicine. Chap. 14: Environmental Health. Chap. 15: Substance Use and Abuse. Chap. 16: Healthy Aging. Chap. 17: Wellness Throughout Life.
Download or read book Natural Health Natural Medicine written by Andrew Weil and published by HMH. This book was released on 2004-12-09 with total page 451 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A valuable health resource from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Natural Mind and Spontaneous Happiness. “Dr. Andrew Weil is an extraordinary phenomenon,” says the Washington Post. And indeed, this expert in healthy living, alternative healing, and the mind-body connection has helped millions of people find relief from what ails them. Called “the bible of natural medicine” by Larry Dossey, MD, Natural Health, Natural Medicine is a comprehensive resource for everything you need to know to maintain optimum health and treat common conditions. This landmark book incorporates Dr. Weil’s theories into one useful and readable reference, featuring general diet and nutrition information as well as simple recipes, answers to readers’ most pressing questions, a catalogue of over a hundred home remedies, and numerous practical tips. This new edition includes updated scientific findings—and has been expanded to provide trustworthy advice about low-carb diets, hormone replacement therapy, Alzheimer’s, attention deficit disorder, reflux disease, autism, type 2 diabetes, erectile dysfunction, the flu, and much more. “Weil, a Harvard Medical School graduate and a member of the advisory panel for the Congressional Study of Alternative Cancer Therapies, advocates preventative health maintenance as a means of combating future painful and expensive therapies. The handbook proposes methods of creating a healthy lifestyle, offers advice on guarding against potentially fatal diseases, provides information on natural treatments, and recommends these treatments for specific common ailments. Controversial in its challenge of orthodox medicine, the manual stands out as a useful resource for its clear, concise writing style, its practical advice, and its thoughtful examination of the important issues facing contemporary health care.” —Library Journal
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Download or read book Total Health Handbook written by Allan Magaziner and published by Kensington Books. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A foremost authority on nutrition, disease prevention, and environmental medicine delivers a breakthrough book filled with all the information readers need to improve and safeguard their family's health.
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