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Book Review
How to Get Over The Worst When It Happens To You!
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - We never imagine ourselves as the victims, but sometimes, the things we think could never happen to us find a way of happening.
Feb 2, 2012 - 5:10:04 PM
Book Review
Renowned Law Professor Pens Inspiring Memoir About Living With Severe Mental Illness
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Louisville, KY - Jan 31, 2012 - Professor James T.R. Jones announces the release of his inspiring memoir, A Hidden Madness.
Jan 31, 2012 - 1:04:26 PM
Book Review
Healthful, Plant-Based Recipes From the 4-Corners of the Earth
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - THE HEALTHY VOYAGER’S GLOBAL KITCHEN (Fair Winds Press, December 2011) by Carolyn Scott-Hamilton will enable almost anyone will be able to indulge in wonderfully ethnic meals from around the world without having to leave the comfort of his or her own kitchen.
Jan 24, 2012 - 2:08:08 PM
Book Review
The Power of Self-Healing
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Most of us are no strangers to health problems, illness, or pain. But what most don’t realize is that there’s a cure for restoring well-being that doesn't require drugs, surgery, or other medical procedures – and it’s literally right under your nose.
Jan 24, 2012 - 1:45:16 PM
Book Review
The Sex Drive Solution for Women
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Dr. Jennifer Landa, MD is Chief Medical Officer of BodyLogicMD and specializes in helping women and men balance their hormones, restore their energy, and replenish their sex lives. At the heart of her practice is the belief that maintaining one’s health is hard work and she encourages her patients to make lifestyle changes that will result in increased health.
Jan 18, 2012 - 5:15:15 PM
Book Review
The Smarter Science of Slim
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - New Book, The Smarter Science of Slim, Unveils Roadmap for Healthy Lifestyle Featuring “Eating More-Smarter” and “Exercising Less-Smarter” First-Ever Lifestyle Guide Based Solely on Comprehensive Scientific Research Now Available
Jan 4, 2012 - 2:30:02 PM
Book Review
APhA Publishes 17th Edition of Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - WASHINGTON, DC – The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) recently published the 17th edition of the Handbook of Nonprescription Drugs: An Interactive Approach to Self-Care.
Jan 4, 2012 - 11:16:12 AM
Book Review
10 Tips to Help You Thrive in the Culinary Industry
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Hoboken, NJ (December 2011)—These days, cooking is very popular—and getting hotter by the day. From superstar chefs to mouthwatering prime-time cooking shows (and even restaurants that have attained celebrity or cult status), there are plenty of reasons why you might be dreaming of entering the culinary field.
Dec 9, 2011 - 2:02:52 PM
Book Review
30 Days to Total Brain Health
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Montclair, New Jersey - Dr. Cynthia R. Green Ph.D., one of America’s foremost memory fitness and brain health experts has just published her latest book.
Nov 17, 2011 - 11:04:19 AM
Book Review
Will You and Your Loved Ones Outlive Your Assets?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - GREENBRAE, CA — How will you pay for long-term care when you need it, and who will take care of you? That’s the question posed by financial advisor and eldercare expert Harold Lustig in a new book aimed specifically at women, called Naked in the Nursing Home: The Woman’s Guide to Paying for Long-Term Care without Going Broke (Blooming Twig Books, 2011).
Nov 2, 2011 - 3:49:46 PM
Book Review
The Vegan Slow Cooker
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - "This book might just revolutionize vegan cooking! Kathy Hester's recipes are ridiculously fast and easy, unbelievably delicious, and believe it or not—cheap. Bravo, Kathy!" – Kathy Freston, New York Times best-selling author of Veganist, Quantum Wellness, and The Quantum Wellness Cleanse
Nov 2, 2011 - 12:57:12 PM
Book Review
Three Steps for Coping with Bullying, Privately
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Are you in a state of constant fear, anger and worry because of having to deal with a bully either at your school or in your home? Have you been struggling with feelings of sadness, unable to control the bad things that seem to happen to you?
Oct 19, 2011 - 2:56:30 PM
Book Review
The Handbook of Live-In Care
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Palo Alto, CA - Oct 6, 2011 - Home Care Assistance, North America's premier provider of in-home senior care, is excited to announce its newest book, The Handbook of Live-in Care. This is the second book published in the Home Care Assistance senior wellness series, following the wildly popular Happy to 102: The Best Kept Secrets to a Long and Happy Life.
Oct 6, 2011 - 4:51:33 PM
Book Review
You Can Have the Life You Want!
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Lincoln, MA -- Shaman, energy healer, and coach Mary Ann Robbat has penned a new book, called Engaging Your Power: Using Your Divine Energy to Have the Life You Want, based on the powerful and effective process she developed that helps people release blocks standing in the way of their success.
Oct 5, 2011 - 2:42:54 PM
Book Review
When Your Parent Moves In
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - There is a rising trend of parents moving in with their adult children. All across the country unexpected problems that arise from this dubious living arrangement are causing family arguments, financial stress and increased divorce.
Sep 27, 2011 - 4:21:53 PM
Book Review
Could You Fend For Yourself After A Disaster?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Some scoff at doomsday prophecies, but this year alone, millions of people have endured catastrophes of seeming apocalyptic proportions. Consider:
Sep 22, 2011 - 11:05:09 AM
Book Review
WHEAT BELLY - Lose The Wheat, Lose The Weight, And Find Your Path Back To Health
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Think America’s obesity epidemic is the result of too much fat and sugar and too little exercise? What if the real culprit were the “healthy whole grain” products aggressively marketed to us by food companies and endorsed as “heart healthy” by government agencies?
Sep 13, 2011 - 4:37:53 PM
Book Review
Live Like a Fruit Fly - The Secret You Already Know
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Boca Raton, FL, August 17, 2011 - "In Live Like a Fruit Fly, Gabe Berman shares his recipe for living a more joyful, worthwhile, and abundant life in every way. A witty, entertaining, and insightful read." - Deepak Chopra, Author, The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success
Aug 17, 2011 - 10:29:50 AM
Book Review
Acclaimed Neuroscientist Decodes Origins of Language and Music
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - From video chatting over Skype to today’s music-at-your-fingertips capabilities, language and music are seemingly natural parts of human life, made even more accessible in our digital world. Because language and music are engrained in our lifestyles, many might speculate that humans are biologically wired to understand and process these sounds.
Aug 16, 2011 - 9:35:24 PM
Book Review
Joyful Cooking in the Pursuit of Good Health
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I – Joyful Cooking in the Pursuit of Good Health by Joy Feldman, N.C., J.D. is now available wherever fine books are sold. An innovative and indispensable combination cookbook and wellness guide to total health through nutrition, Joyful Cooking in the Pursuit of Good Health (ISBN: 978-0-615-43307-3, 256 pages, Paperback, Illustrated, $21.95) is also available in eBook format (ASIN: B00513LY1A, $9.99).
Aug 16, 2011 - 6:07:38 PM
Book Review
Liver Transplant Survivor Tells Her Story of Survival and Recovery in New Book
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Fairfax, Virginia, August 16, 2011 -- Pat Powers Rothacker understands that the process of undergoing an organ transplant involves much more than just the operation itself. In her new book, A Smile Never Hurts: One Woman’s Story, (Three Bean Press; May 2011; softcover/$15.95; ISBN 978 0 9767276-5-1) Rothacker tells the story of her life-saving liver transplant surgery, taking readers on an extraordinary medical journey from diagnosis to recovery.
Aug 16, 2011 - 5:56:10 PM
Book Review
Do End of the World Prophecies Cause Real Harm?
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - As a physics professor, Dr. Christopher Keating knows the world is not going to end any time soon. But that doesn’t mean the myth of the apocalypse can’t cause harm.
Jul 25, 2011 - 5:41:00 PM
Book Review
Sex After Death - a love story…
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - It’s hard to be a heroine, when you never aspired to be the phoenix rising from the ashes. But it’s even harder when you’ve gone from a loving, intimate relationship to being alone. From sixty to zero overnight. From a nightly habit to no sex at all.
Jul 14, 2011 - 8:53:00 PM
Book Review
Just Tell Me What to Eat!
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - According to a 2009 report from the American Heart Association, 145 million Americans ages 20 and up are overweight or obese. With such a large-scale epidemic, finding a way to decrease this number seems impossible. But Dr. Timothy Harlan realized he had a solution when his overweight patients complained that they were sick of hearing confusing information about what not to eat:
Jun 2, 2011 - 9:31:52 AM
Book Review
Prescription for Excellence
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Imagine running a business that requires the innovation of Apple, the commitment to safety of NASA, and the customer service of The Ritz-Carlton. Also imagine your mandate demands that you are a world-class educator; your work product holds life and death in the balance; and you are responsible for shaping the very future of medicine. Plus: You must achieve in an industry that is highly political and cost-competitive.
May 10, 2011 - 1:50:34 PM
Book Review
For Better - How the Surprising Science of Happy Couples Can Help Your Marriage Succeed
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - It’s hard to believe that most marriages today are succeeding; newlywed couples who DON’T fight are at a higher risk for divorce than those who do; and the frequency couples have sex is influenced by how they divide household chores. In FOR BETTER: How the Surprising Science of Happy Couples Can Help Your Marriage Succeed (Plume; on sale April 26, 2011), renowned New York Times journalist, Tara Parker-Pope reveals compelling insights about love and relationships that couples have been struggling to understand for decades.
Apr 16, 2011 - 8:26:09 AM
Book Review
Changing Planet, Changing Health
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - On April 4, 2011, the University of California Press published CHANGING PLANET, CHANGING HEALTH: How the Climate Crisis Threatens Our Health and What We Can Do about It (University of California Press, April 4, 2011). Proclaimed “a landmark” by Al Gore, this eye-opening book reveals the complex links between global warming and cholera, malaria, Lyme disease, asthma, and other health threats.
Apr 8, 2011 - 2:35:47 PM
Book Review
How to Be Compassionate
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - In the bestselling tradition of How to Practice, the latest book by His Holiness the Dalai Lama takes Buddhist teachings dating back over a thousand years and makes them profoundly relevant to the lives we lead today.
Mar 3, 2011 - 4:38:19 PM
Contributing Columnist
The Cholesterol Delusion: A Book Review
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - While there are a growing number of voices speaking out against the cholesterol theory of heart disease, this new work from cardiologist Ernest N. Curtis, M.D. promises to both energize the cholesterol skeptics, as well as educate a whole new crop of health-conscious individuals.
Feb 28, 2011 - 6:01:30 AM
Book Review
Top Eleven Dos and Don’ts for Finding a Date at a Dot-Com
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Hoboken, NJ — You did it! You survived another year of flowers, candy, and red and pink hearts. Yes, another Valentine’s Day has come and gone, and if it’s left you feeling bitter, defeated, and lonelier than ever, it may be time to start thinking outside the box and start looking online.
Feb 18, 2011 - 4:12:15 PM
Book Review
How We Age
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - “I stopped counting my age years ago,” remarked a one-hundred-plus resident at Miami Jewish Health Systems, while another centenarian patient teased she didn’t feel a day over eighty. In the face of aching joints and memory loss, the residents held onto their passions and dreams. Inside the nursing home, often dismissed by some as “God’s Waiting Room,” geriatric psychiatrist Marc Agronin discovered the truth about what it means to grow old.
Feb 5, 2011 - 1:50:08 PM
Book Review
Key Concepts in Advertising From a Practitioner’s Standpoint
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Did you “elf yourself” last holiday season? Or perhaps you were emailed some dancing elves from a friend or colleague? If so, you were one of the 26.4 million people who participated in this promotion. Now comes the tricky part. Who sponsored it?
Jan 28, 2011 - 3:17:23 PM
Book Review
Have a Nicer Day
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - CHICAGO: Bridging the gap between humor and self-help,Have a Nicer Day (Prion, an imprint of Carlton Publishing Group, November 2010) by Rickard Fuchs offers both entertaining and practical advice on living the good life.
Jan 26, 2011 - 4:09:09 PM
Book Review
Dating For Dummies®, - Just in Time for Valentine’s Day!
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Hoboken, NJ — The most romantic day of the year is rapidly approaching, and singles everywhere are cringing at the thought of another year of nervous meet-ups, awkward set-ups, and flat-out failed matches.
Jan 26, 2011 - 12:29:41 PM
Book Review
Live Foods Live Bodies
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - SEATTLE, WA - The proclaimed goal of the new health care reforms is to help Americans "take health care into their own hands." Jay Kordich thinks that's a great idea. So much so that, at age 87, the famed health guru, syndicated speaker, and inventor of modern-day juicing is coming out of retirement to bring the world a new book, website and plan for living a long, healthy life.
Jan 6, 2011 - 11:19:11 AM
Book Review
Younger (Sexier) You
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Did you know that one of the best barometers of your body's overall health is your sexual health?
Jan 5, 2011 - 2:04:19 PM
Book Review
Your Best Body Now
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Not your typical one size fit all program. The book offers guidelines to age-proofing your body decade by decade and focuses on women in their 30’s, 40’s and 50’s with fitness demonstrations for the home and gym, nutrition and diet advice, beauty tips, motivation and inspiration tips to help keep readers on track with over 30 recipes.
Jan 4, 2011 - 4:29:17 PM
Book Review
Naked
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - Not long after beginning her work in cosmetic medicine, Dr. Leslie Masters noted a recurring theme: Patients seeking her help rarely asked for a smaller waist, a tighter face or a flatter tummy. They presented their goal as “I just want to feel better.” Knowing the solution was not to be found in the operating room but deep within, Dr. Masters wrote Naked: This is My Story…This is Our Song.
Jan 4, 2011 - 3:58:47 PM
Book Review
The Best Homemade Baby Food on the Planet
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - The greatest gift a parent can give their little one is healthy eating habits and sound nutrition – vital for strong mental and physical development.
Jan 3, 2011 - 12:27:39 PM
Book Review
Super Body Super Brain
(HealthNewsDigest.com) - SUPER BODY, SUPER BRAIN: The Workout That Does It All by Michael Gonzalez-Wallace (HarperOne; $26.99; February 2011; 9780061945281) is a breakthrough progressive exercise program that offers a full-body workout while stimulating your brain.
Jan 3, 2011 - 12:26:58 PM
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