Focus on Health

Focus on Health Review

Focus on Health offers an exciting and practical approach to the teaching of the traditional content areas of personal health. Its two key themes - the six dimensions of health and the five developmental tasks - help students apply the text's content to their own lives, by improving their decision-making skills.

The strength of the Focus on Health narrative includes its appeal to both traditional and non-traditional students, particularly the special attention it pays to students over age 25 who have returned to college.

In addition, among its many health assessment activities, Focus on Health includes one of the most comprehensive health assessments found in any personal health textbook - a great tool for establishing a health baseline for students.

The companion Online Learning Center (website) offers a wealth of pedagogical and assessment features, including quizzes, Internet activities, downloadable MP3s, and more.

The Family Mental Health Encyclopedia

The Family Mental Health Encyclopedia Review

This reference work defines important mental health terms, supported by illustrative examples. Over 700 subject entries, varying in length from a single paragraph to a short article, cover modern psychological and psychiatric concepts and terminology. The book includes name entries with emphasis on important teachings, not biographical aspects. Almost every entry ends with cross-references leading to the relevant collateral information which will help to put each psychological concept in context. An index of authorities appears at the back of the work, which guides the reader to the ideas and discoveries of contributors in the field of mental health.

Dental Health & Treatment - Dental Cosmetics & Beauty

Dental Health & Treatment - Dental Cosmetics & Beauty Review

The very first step you can take to prevent disease is to learn what causes it. Learn what mouth bacteria can really do. Realize that even though dental disease is occurring at a microscopic level, much of it can be prevented by taking only a few minutes a day to hit the agents of disease where it will hurt them. You must learn how diet influences breakdown, and what foods are most destructive. "I am going to try to cover everything you've wanted to know about your mouth, your smile, bad breath, cavities, gum disease, children's dentistry, tooth movement, restorations, replacements, and more. If you are a younger or middle-aged person, with all or most of your teeth, and take the time to learn what is in this book, you may save between , 000 and , 000 in the course of your lifetime. If you are a senior, this book will help you make the best choices for your needed dental care." "Let's start on this self-help adventure now. I truly want to help you prevent disease, eliminate bad breath, and enjoy your smile and your chewing comfort." Howard Marshall, D.D.S.

Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health

Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health Review

Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive Health Feature

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This comprehensive book explains in lucid, assured terms how to practice the fertility awareness method (FAM), a natural, scientifically proven but little-known form of birth control (which is not to be confused with the woefully ineffective "rhythm" method). Author Toni Weschler has been teaching fertility awareness for almost 20 years, and it's only just now gaining in popularity. As the book explains, by using simple fertility signs including peaks in morning body temperature and changes in cervical position and cervical mucus, it's possible to determine when ovulation is taking place. Fertility awareness is therefore useful for not only couples who are trying to conceive, but for those who are aiming to avoid pregnancy without the use of chemical contraceptives. It will be of special interest to those women who have suffered from infertility; many FAM practitioners have told the author that by filling in the detailed charts in the book, they've realized that they were chronically miscarrying, even when their doctors told them they weren't conceiving at all. As the book explains, by charting body temperature, it's simple to tell when pregnancy has occurred--and when there's danger of miscarriage. Taking Charge of Your Fertility also explains how to choose the sex of your baby by timing intercourse according to certain fertility signs. It also features thorough, easy-to-understand explanations of hormones, the menstrual cycle, and menopause, along with fertility tests and treatments and their long- and short-term side effects, plus a topnotch resource section. Recommended for any woman who wants to better understand her body. --Erica Jorgensen Celebrating 10 years of helping hundreds of thousands of women achieve pregnancy, avoid pregnancy naturally, and gain better control of their health and lives, the 10th Anniversary Edition of the classic bestseller will include:

• New 'Preface to the 10th Anniversary Edition"
• Updates on new fertility technologies
• Natural approaches to conception
• Updated Resources and Books

For any woman unhappy with her current method of birth control; demoralized by her quest to have a baby; or experiencing confusing symptoms in her cycle, this book provides answers to all these questions, plus amazing insights into a woman's body. Weschler thoroughly explains the empowering Fertility Awareness Method, which in only a couple minutes a day allows a woman to:

• Enjoy highly effective, scientifically proven birth control without chemicals or devices
• Maximize her chances of conception or expedite fertility treatment by identifying impediments to conception
• Increase the likelihood of choosing the gender of her baby
• Gain control of her sexual and gynecological health

Funding Your Dreams Generation to Generation : Intergenerational Financial Planning to Ensure Your Family's Health, Wealth, and Personal Values

Funding Your Dreams Generation to Generation : Intergenerational Financial Planning to Ensure Your Family's Health, Wealth, and Personal Values Review

Money is one of the most stressful issues that most families face. With each generation living longer, and the wealthiest generation about to pass along their inheritance, it is imperative that money be handled thoughtfully to help meet the needs of all—grandparents, Baby Boomers, and the youngest family members.

Using the unique step-by-step advice shared in Funding Your Dreams Generation to Generation, veteran financial expert Carol Akright shows how families can achieve their most cherished dreams—be it for funding college education, making long-term care affordable, or traveling together to share experiences and adventures as an extended family.

With the skill of an experienced financial planner and the insights of a family counselor, Akright brings the issues to the table, and helps families turn money into a dynamic force for accomplishing good. Calling it Intergenerational Financial Planning, Akright offers practical strategies to:

*draw families closer by sharing their deepest dreams, while working together to actualize those dreams
*commit to funding the dreams of all of the generations using wise financial planning
*share financial values, create family "emotional capital," and teach fundamental financial skills to the younger generations
*resolve money conflicts while meeting the needs of elders, children and those in between

Healing Depression & Bipolar Disorder Without Drugs: Inspiring Stories of Restoring Mental Health Through Natural Therapies

Healing Depression & Bipolar Disorder Without Drugs: Inspiring Stories of Restoring Mental Health Through Natural Therapies Review

When Gracelyn Guyol was diagnosed in 1993 with a mild form of bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, she was prescribed a commonly used antidepressant. Soon she developed breast cysts and benign tumors, a possible side effect of the antidepressant. She went off the drug and within two months, her tumors disappeared.

Under the care of a naturopath, Guyol embarked on a quest to educate herself about the underlying genetic, hormonal, and other causes of depression and bipolar disorder. She investigated many natural therapies—including diet, vitamins, herbal treatments, and energy healing—before finding the solutions that have kept her free of depression and bipolar symptoms since 2002.

Healing Depression & Bipolar Disorder Without Drugs features Gracelyn Guyol’s own story and those of thirteen other people around the country who have cured their depression and bipolar disorder using only natural therapies. In-depth research and the expertise of alternative health-care professionals are included in this landmark guide for patients and caregivers seeking responsible, safe alternatives to psychiatric drugs.

The Sweetener Trap & How to Avoid It: The Power and Politics of Sweeteners and Their Impact on Your Health

The Sweetener Trap & How to Avoid It: The Power and Politics of Sweeteners and Their Impact on Your Health Review

"No one does a better job of reporting on issues of food choices and food safety than Beatrice Trum Hunter. Her latest book exposes the problems, politics, and proliferation of both natural and artificial sweeteners-what to be aware of and what to do about it."
--Jerry Mittelman, D.D.S., FAPM, former president of the International Academy for Preventive Medicine and author of Healthy Teeth for Kids.

With this revised and expanded update of the 1982 classic The Sugar Trap, Beatrice Trum Hunter, noted writer on food issues, brings us invaluable help for avoiding "the sweetener trap." She exposes facts about today's many sweeteners-from aspartame to stevia, sucralose, and xylitol. With careful research and well-weighed advice, Hunter tells why you should limit all added sugars. With awareness, you can do it, despite misleading labeling, sly marketing tactics, and vague federal recommendations for sweetener intake that reflect research bias and strong pressures from sweetener interests.

"This comprehensive review of sugars and sweeteners in the American diet is well researched, well organized, and well written. It offers much needed information and understanding in an area having major implications for the nation's health."
--Alyce Bezman Tarcher, M.D., editor, Principles and Practice of Environmental Medicine.

"This book provides considerable sound information about the profound public health hazards of popular sweeteners. Beatrice Trum Hunter deserves much praise for her ongoing effort to clarify "the sweetener trap" that increasingly threatens humanity.
--H.J. Roberts, M.D., FACP, FCCP, director of the Palm Beach Institute for Medical Research and author of Aspartame Disease: An Ignored Epidemic and Protecting Mankind: One Physician's Quest.