Health Books

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Mind Your Heart: A Mind/Body Approach to Stress Management, Exercise, and Nutrition for Heart Health

Based on the innovative Cardiac Wellness Program at the world-renowned Mind/Body Medical Institute, founded by pioneering physician and researcher Herbert Benson, M.D., Mind Your Heart offers a balanced and holistic approach to heart health that combines lifestyle changes with cutting-edge medical procedures. Learn more »

Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child When a Parent is Sick

When a parent is sick it can be an enormously challenging time for the whole family. The child’s reaction to and understanding of the situation may be the hardest issue for a parent to address. And helping children cope can be especially difficult when the parent is dying. Raising an Emotionally Healthy Child When a Parent is Sick supports parents as they encourage and foster their child’s resiliency, emotional health, and well-being. Learn more »

Testosterone for Life

Better sex. Increased vitality. More muscle. Improved health. Greater mental agility. These are just a few of the life-enhancing benefits that men with low levels of testosterone can experience when they increase their testosterone level. If you've noticed a decrease in your sex drive; experienced erectile dysfunction; or felt tired, depressed, and unmotivated, this authoritative, up-to-date guide from an expert at Harvard Medical School will help you determine if you have low testosterone--a... Learn more »

The Breast Cancer Survivor’s Fitness Plan

So much of the road to recovery is beyond the control of breast cancer patients. However, the ever-increasing number of survivors can take charge of one major component of recovery that can significantly improve their health and quality of daily life: exercise. In The Breast Cancer Survivor's Fitness Plan, Dr. Carolyn Kaelin provides effective, inspiring workouts tailored for each type of surgery and adapted for differing fitness levels. Learn more »

The Fertility Diet

For many couples struggling with infertility, the best hope for having a baby often comes from expensive high-tech medical procedures coupled with sometimes unpleasant drugs. Now there's a safer, natural, and virtually free way to improve fertility that's available to all couples: ten simple changes in diet and lifestyle. Learn more »

The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide

To take advantage of the latest medical advances, and to deal with the often-confusing world of health care, you need information that is clear, accurate, easily understandable, and accessible. Developed by 170 faculty members of Harvard Medical School, physicians who care for patients every day, The Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide brings you the information you need to keep your and your family healthy and to cope with illness when it does strike. Learn more »

The Harvard Medical School Guide to A Good Night’s Sleep

As we are constantly bombarded with commercials for sleep medications, it is clear that America is having a difficult time getting a good night’s sleep. The Harvard Medical School Guide to a Good Night's Sleep is a premium resource for people who suffer from sleep disorders and their families, the doctors and other health care professionals who treat them, and anyone who wants to get a good night’s rest. Learn more »

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Achieving Optimal Memory

Preventing memory loss, whether due to aging or illness is possible. In The Harvard Medical School Guide to Achieving Optimal Memory, Dr. Aaron Nelson describes simple strategies to achieve optimal functioning, including: how much lifestyle factors such as sleep, nutrition, and exercise, affect memory, how to tell if you need to see a doctor, and which proven methods help to build your memory power. Learn more »

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healing Your Sinuses

Despite the fact that Americans plagued by the symptoms of sinusitis miss about 25 million workdays a year, the disease is so unfamiliar to the general public that people who talk about their discomfort risk being labeled as complainers. Yet sinusitis often has a significant effect on an individual’s ability to lead a normal life, as chronic infections keep returning even with repeated courses of medications. The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healing Your Sinuses enables readers to... Learn more »

The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating During Pregnancy

All parents know that kids need nutritious foods as they grow. New research confirms that what a woman eats during pregnancy can also profoundly affect the health of her baby when that baby becomes an adult — for better or for worse. Healthy Eating During Pregnancy offers solid information and medically sound advice for pregnant and nursing women from one of the world’s leading experts in nutrition. Learn more »

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