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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1997. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0312152841. 4 decades of medical research from around the world has shown that 2 inexpensive, over-the-counter nutritional sup plements - glu cosamine and chondroitin sulfates - can halt, reverse and even cure osteoarthritis. Both supplements readily available at any heath food store, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfates have no significan t side effects. Used together, they work by encouraging the patient's own cartilage to regenerate while keeping harmful "cartilage busting" enzymes under control. This treatment has been in use for y e a rs in parts of Europe to great success, but because of a complicated mix of medical consevatism, consumer attitudes, and commercial reality, it is largely unknown here. Dr. Jason Theodos akis, hi m se lf a former sufferer has greatly reduced the pain he was suffering from osteoarthritis, as well as reversed some of the… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Dutton/Plume, 1989. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0452264766. Bottom of spine slightly bumped, top outside front corner has 1" crease across it, top of spine has very small rubbed spot on it (not whole edge). A revolionary diet plan for arthritis pain releif, using easy-to-prepare menus to help arthritis suffers shake off pain, reduce medication intake, and lead much fuller lives by Dr. James Scala, a leading medical researcher..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Saint Martin's Press, LLC, 1997. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0312152841. 4 decades of medical research from around the world has shown that 2 inexpensive, over-the-counter nutritional sup plements - glucosamine and chondroitin sulfates - can halt, reverse and even cure osteoarthritis. Both supplements readily available at any heath food store, glucosamine and chondroitin sulfates have no significant side effects. Used together, they work by encouraging the patient's own cartilage to regenerate while keeping harmful "cartilage busting" enzymes under control. This treatment has been in use for years in parts of Europe to great success, but because of a complicated mix of medical consevatism, consumer attitudes, and commercial reality, it is largely unknown here. Dr. Jason Theodo s akis, himself a former sufferer has greatly reduced the pain he was suffering from osteoarthritis, as well as reversed some… Read More

Totowa, NJ, U.S.A.: Humana Press, 1994. Soft Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0896033252. 3rd edition. "Most valuable are the added details on the elimination diets and foods which can be associated in groups, and details on wha t treatments will prove most effective under different conditions." --Bookwatch. This book offers a practical everyday approach to your allergy and asthma problems. Drawing on their years of experien c e in treating adults and children, the Doctors provide the latest scientific and medical advice in clear and simple language to help you and those that you care for to conquer your allergies and le a d a full and enjoyable life> Back cover bottom outside corner bent up. Otherwsie as new..

Menlo Park, CA, U.S.A.: Sunset Books/Sunset Publishing Corporation, 1994. Soft Cover. Near Fine. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. You'll find you're on your way to low-fat cooking without sacrificing taste. Sunset's collection of kitchen-tested recipes guarantees light and luscious dining with dishes suitable for every occasion, all with the familiar Sunset flair, accuracy, and reliability .and all with less than 30% of their calories from fat. Hundreds of healthful dishes. Special features include: Festive beverages; Reading food labels; Low-fat homemade broths; Light dressings; Crock-pot meats; Sauces, salsas & more; Marinades & bastes; Reducing fat in cooking; Low-fat sauces for fish; Cooking seafood light; Cooking legumes; Cooking grains; Zesty relishes; Light breakfasts; Low-fat pizzas; Fresh fruit finales; Low-fat frozen desserts and much much more. 224 pages. Top & bottom and edges of spine and front cover bottom right corner tip slightly rubbed. Front cover top right… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperPerennial, 1996. Trade Paperback. As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Timely and provocative, Beyond Prozac is a no-nonsense guide to the latest natural and chemical antidotes to depression. Within these pages, an eminant psychiatrist whose research was the basis for the famous Newsweek cover story on Prozac, explains how modern living may be precisely what is undermining the health of millions of Americans. Illustrations. 267 pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Little Brown & Company, 1998. Hard Cover. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. For several years now, doctors at leading institutions -- from Harvard to UCLA to the National Cancer Institute -- have been discovering that diet has a dramatic effect on breast cancer. In The Breast Cancer Prevention Diet, the author puts the pieces of this extraordinary puzzle together to give us a diet so powerful that it is capable of quickly and effectively changing the actual structure of the breast and altering the flow of those hormones that induce breast cancer. Dr. Arnot provides a full account of the foods that cause breast cancer as well as the foods that prevent it. He then shapes this cutting-edge information into three diets: Standard (for women who have not had breast cancer), Advanced (for woman who have suffered from breast cancer), and Long Term (for younger women who want to minimize the likelihood of developing breast cancer). The diets are… Read More

Emmaus, PA, U.S.A.: Rodale Press, Incorporated, 1992. Hard Cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "In my 20 years of practicing psychotherapy and producing self-help tapes, I have never found such clear, accurate, well-researched guide to balancing emot ions and health. A winner!" Emmet Miller, M.D. President, Source Cassette Learnign Systems. Subjects covered include: Control pain without drugs; Stop compulsive eating and other out-of-control behav i ors; Heighton your sexual pleasure; Discover new cures for common depression; Strengthen your immune system; and many more. A book about hundreds of proven techniques to harmonize mind and body for ha ppy, health living. 627 indexed pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: McGraw-Hill Companies, The, 1987. Trade Paperback. As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0070565619. The experts' guide to relieving and preventing arthritis, bursitis, sports injuries, tendinitis, backaches, pinched nerves--and other aches and pains! In this informative and reassuring guide, Drs. Sheon, Moskowitz, and Goldberg provide sound advice for diagnosis, treatment, and prevention that can spare you discom fort, disability, anxiety, and expense. Their detailed explanations, self-tests, tables, and illustrations will help you to identify your problem and to recognize activities that can cause or aggrava t e painful conditions. If you or a loved one have arthritis this is a must have book!.

Bowie, Maryland: Robert J. Brady Company, 1982. Hard Cover. Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. The purpose of this book is to provide you with guidelines for the successful day-to-day management of diabetes. Health and happiness as well as survival are possible for the diabetic and this book gives you the guidelines, as well as everyday, ethnic, and holiday recipes, that will help you attain a happy, healthful lifestyle. A Guide to Healthy Living Featuring a Cookbook With 242 Recipes. 405 pages. Top & bottom of spine is bumped. 4 outside corner tips very slightly rubbed. 1983 is written on the Ffep. Small 1/8" diameter brown spot on bottom inside edge of pages 340 & 341..

Los Angeles, CA, U.S.A.: Lowell House, 1990. Paperback. As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0929923294. The Breakthrough Program of Self-Management That Will Help You Lead a Better, Freer, More Normal Life. Drs. Charles Peters on and Lois Jovanovic-Peterson were the pioneers of the Diabetes Self-Care Method seminar, an innovative, successfully proven program designed to teach diabetics how to achieve effective self-health m anagement for a freer, more balanced lifestyle. Together they wrote The Diabetes Self-Care Method, the 1st book to address the real need for an ongoing self-care program. Now, this newer and updated edition features the information from that five-day seminar as well as the latest research available on self-care methods. In concise and simple terms, The Diabetes Self-Care Method teaches the proper techniques for achieving and maintaining optimum control and avoiding complications. For this revised version, Drs. Peterson and… Read More

Pleasantville, NY, U.S.A.: Reader's Digest Association, Incorporated, The, 1990. Hard Cover. As New. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. ISBN:0895773414. 2nd printing. 144pages. Illustrated with color drawings and photographs. How diseases are diagnosed, The doctor's examination, X-rays an d scans, Light and electrical tests, body fluid and tissue analysis, prenatal diagnosis, a-z of medical tests. Brief essays with questions and answers. Explains many of the tests made by doctors and t he reasons for them..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Warner Books, Incorporated, 1995. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. At 17, she was a beautiful Rose Festival princess in Portland, OR. Five babies later she weighed over 300 lbs. This is Rosemary's story - full of hilarious humor, often heartbreakingly sad always brutally honest - of her battle to lose weight.It offers hope & insight for other overweight people and tells it like it is about obesity, addiction & life in the "fat lane." 337pp..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1998. "I am here to say that no matter how insurmountable your problems may seem, you can change your life for the better. If I can do it, so can you." Sarah, The Duchess of York She has established herself as a hardworking single mother who is successfully conquering her weight issues. Now Sarah, The Duchess of York shares her personal secrets and tips for her healthful new lifestyle and tells every woman how she, too, can be a winner in the battle of the bulge. Dieting with The Duchess blends the sound weight-loss guidance of the trusted authority in weight loss, Weight Watchers, with the real-life wisdom of The Duchess of York. Packed with The Duchess's own advice on everything from smart eating to exercising to learning from your past mistakes, Dieting with The Duchess features: * "My Truths," the five rules The Duchess learned on her own weight-loss journey * A primer on food fundamentals, including information on the food groups… Read More

Reading, MA, U.S.A.: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated, 1993. Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0201570971. 7th printing. Spine creased. Bottom outside corner tip is rubbed. Previous owners name on FFEP in black marker with inscription. Now established as the single most authoritive guide to breast care, Dr. Susan Love's book answers all the questions a woman might h a ve. Breast development, size, sexual arousal, breast feeding, changes with age, plastic surgery, infections, breast pain, and lumpy breats are covered in this trusted resource, as well as every aspect of cancer: risk, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehab, and psychological issues..

Boston, MA, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company Trade & Reference Division, 1992. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A simple proven method to reduce your risk of heart disease by up to 60 percent. New guidelines on children and cholesterol. 290 delicious new and updated recipes. "Here is the clearest explanation of what your blood cholesterol level means - and how you can use diet to lower and control it. With a wealth of special recipes to make your dining both healthy and delicious." 571 pages..

New York, NY, U.S.A.: HarperTrade, 1987. Hard Cover. As New/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0060156139. The #1 New York Times Bestseller! Endorsed by readers. Updated Edition-Includes the Latest Research and Information. *** ".this b ook can be recommended." *** -from a review by David Blankenhorn. M.D., in The Journal of the American Medical Association. Robert E. Kowalski, a veteran medical writer, devised this program as a las t resort for his own cholesterol problem after all else failed. At the age of 41 he had already suffered one heart attack & had 2 coronary bypass surgeries due to an elevated cholesterol level. Yet a f ter strictly adhering to the diet advocated by the American Heart Association, he succeeded in only lowering his cholesterol level by 13 points. So Kowalski plunged into the medical literature, whe r e he found clues that led to the development of a practical and effective alternative to traditional approaches. The results were… Read More

New York, Ny: Harper & Row, 1986. Hard Cover. As New/As New. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:006015621x. The latest word on ERT: what the new safe estrogen replacement therapy can do. For great sex, strong bones, good l ooks, longer life and preventing hot flashes, and when it's safe for you. The Transdermal patch - the newest way to take it. If you need estrogen after menopause, take it and stop worrying about it! T hat's the advice of one of the foremost specialists in female hormones and women's health, Dr. Lila Nachtigall of the prestigious New York University Medical Center. Estrogen, used correctly, does n ot cause cancer. In fact, it will help protect you against it. Women on the new estrogen replacement therapy (ERT), which combines estrogen with the other major female hormone, progesterone, have sig n if icantly less risk of uterine or breast cancer than women who take no hormones at all. Not only that, but they have a lower incidence of heart… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1984. Trade Paperback. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. ISBN:0395510821. Back cover has 1-1/2" crease diagonally across upper outside corner, very very light rubbing on top & bottom of spine. "Once you have your eye on the TARGET, choosing the healthiest foods become simple and easy." This may be the most useful diet book you will ever own. it is ' a set of basic principles ', ' a test for all diets ', ' a permanent diet planner ', & ' a lifelong guide to good eating '. Not only can you easily balance your diet with a full range of nutrients, you can zero in on our number-one diet enemy - FAT! Cover t Bailey has shown more than three million people how to get thin and stay fit with his easy, workable Fit-or-Fat exercise program. Now his unique Target System helps you balance your diet for all th e vitamins, minerals, and vital nutrients you need while reducing waste calories and harmful fat. Bailey shows why… Read More

New York, NY, U.S.A.: Simon & Schuster, 1997. Hard Cover. Fine/Near Fine. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. "There are no rules. All you need is dedication." These words from Madonna's introduction to Ray Kybartas's Fitness Is Religion effectively sum up the philosophy behind this renowned trainer's approach to exercise and health. In this refreshingly different book, we learn that fitness is a life's journey, a deep and soul satisfying process. No amount of discipline, self-denial or good technique can make us healthy. True fitness is the result of a joyful devotion to living a healthy lifestyle, one in which there are no rules, only guidelines guidelines we fashion for ourselves. What we need most, as Madonna says, is dedication. Many people feel a deep-seated discomfort with their bodies. More and more of us work in offices where physical exertion is minimal; as a result, muscles atrophy from disuse and, as Ray Kybartas points out, this disuse is… Read More