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Introduction to the Human Body:
The Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology

• (Gerard Tortora) Introduction to the Human Body has provided countless readers with a strong understanding of the structure and function of the human body. Now in its much-anticipated 8th edition, this book presents the latest information in the field combined with an effective blend of stunning art and clearly written concepts. It approaches the study of the human body system by system, beginning with a look at the integumentary system. Readers will also benefit from the popular features that are integrated throughout the pages, such as Focus on Wellness Essays, Common Disorders, Focus on Homeostasis, and Clinical Applications. These are powerful learning tools that help make important concepts easier to understand.

Nourishing Traditions

• (Sally Fallon) This book challenges politically correct nutrition while offering modern families a guide to wise food choices and proper preparation techniques. Fallon provides many meal ideas and healthy recipes.A full-spectrum nutritional cookbook with a startling message--animal fats and cholesterol are vital factors in the human diet, necessary for reproduction and normal growth, proper function of the brain and nervous system, protection from disease and optimum energy levels. Includes information on how to prepare grains, health benefits of bone broths and enzyme-rich lacto-fermented foods.

Complete Book of Food Counts

• (Corinne T. Netzer) This book makes it easy for you to find calorie, carbohydrate, sodium, cholesterol and fat content of the foods you eat. It lists over 8,000 food items by name and also includes listings of choices from many popular restaurants.

Staying Healthy with Nutrition

• (Elson M. Haas, MD) A thorough and intensive discussion of nutritional medicine, STAYING HEALTHY WITH NUTRITION compiles decades of practical experience and scientific research into one encyclopedic volume. In this revised and updated twenty-first century edition, Dr. Elson Haas and Dr. Buck Levin present the most current health and nutrition information available. STAYING HEALTHY WITH NUTRITION features newly expanded chapters on special supplements, lifestyle programs, and groundbreaking medical treatment programs for conditions including fatigue, viral illnesses, and weight management. This comprehensive guide to good health is jam-packed with facts presented in a friendly and engaging tone. Easy to read and accessible for experts and novices alike, STAYING HEALTHY WITH NUTRITION is the ultimate handbook to maximum health, longevity, and general well-being.

Omnivore's Dilemma

• (Michael Pollan) A national bestseller that has changed the way readers view the ecology of eating, this revolutionary book by award winner Michael Pollan asks the seemingly simple question: What should we have for dinner? Tracing from source to table each of the food chains that sustain us— whether industrial or organic, alternative or processed—he develops a portrait of the American way of eating. The result is a sweeping, surprising exploration of the hungers that have shaped our evolution, and of the profound implications our food choices have for the health of our species and the future of our planet.

Motivational Interviewing in Health Care

• (Rollnick, Miller & Butler)

  Much of health care today involves helping patients manage conditions whose outcomes can be greatly influenced by lifestyle or behavior change. Written specifically for health care professionals, this concise book presents powerful tools to enhance communication with patients and guide them in making choices to improve their health, from weight loss, exercise, and smoking cessation, to medication adherence and safer sex practices. Engaging dialogues and vignettes bring to life the core skills of motivational interviewing (MI) and show how to incorporate this brief evidence-based approach into any health care setting. Appendices include MI training resources and publications on specific medical conditions.

• This book presents a diagnostic system of signs and symptoms analysis that focuses on the most important questions you should be asking your patients. The questions are organized by body systems and will help you gather more information on the functional state of your patients. Whether you are well-seasoned doctor, fresh from medical school, or a patient looking for answers to your questions you will refer to this book again and again. You will discover how easy it is to identify where the symptom burden is located in the body, increase your efficiency of history taking in the office, implement new tools and techniques to dramatically improve your clinical outcomes, cut the amount of time you spend taking a patient history, and make your initial history an indispensable screening tool. Your signs and symptoms analysis will finally mean something to you and your patients. This book includes: In depth information on each of the questions on the questionnaire. Complete instructions for doing a manual assessment. A full section on diet, lifestyle and medications explaining their effects on your patients’ health. Full details on functional tests to gather even more information from your patients. 24 handouts for your patients, including food sources of nutrients, alternatives to common food allergens and diets for many functional disorders. Improve your clinical efficiency by identifying how your treatment is progressing over time.

• (Weston A. Price, D.D.S.) Dr. Price’s fascinating discoveries on the diet and health patterns among "primitive" and "civilized" people are found in this book. He discusses the health differences between the groups that followed their traditional nature-based diets and those that indulged in processed, sugar-laden foods.

• (Jonathan Wright, MD & Lane Lenard, Ph.D) Natural Relief from Heartburn Indigestion, Reflux & GERD

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• (James Wilson, MD) This is an incredibly informative and reader-friendly book about a common debilitating medical condition that goes largely undiagnosed and untreated. ADRENAL FATIGUE: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome is a very empowering work cram-packed with vital information about a condition that very likely affects millions of people.

• (Mary G. Enig, Ph.D.) Everything you ever wanted to know about fat! This comprehensive book goes into great detail on fats and oils. From Saturated to hydrogenated and vegetable fats to fish oil this book covers it all! Learn how to select the best fats and oils for healthy ease-of-use.
  
  You can also order the book directly from the publisher Bethesda Press for $29.95 + $4.00 for shipping. Their website is www.bethesdapress.com. You can also order by phone at 301-680-8600.

• (F. Batmanghelidj, M.D.) The concept is expressed simply as "Don’t treat thirst with medication." Many diseases, he says, are caused by dehydration—lack of water in the body as aging diminishes our sense of thirst.

• (Natasha Campbell-McBride, MD) In her clinic Dr. Campbell-McBride works with many patients with heart disease, high blood pressure, arrhythmia, stroke and other complications of atherosclerosis. She has become acutely aware of the existing confusion about nutrition and these conditions, which spurred an intensive study into this subject. The result is her new book Put Your Heart In Your Mouth.

• (P. Bennett, N.D., S. Barrie, Faye, N.D.) Your guide to a rejuvenated, healthier body! With this book you will discover an easy detoxification program that rids your body of toxins cell by cell and leaves you feeling refreshed and rejuvenated. This revolutionary program can help improve resistance to disease, normalize weight, and increase physical and mental stamina.

• (Ross Pelton, R.Ph. & James LaValle, R.Ph) A guide to maintaining good nutrition while using prescription and over-the-counter drugs.

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