
Women's Health
A Guide to Alzheimer's Disease
Are you having memory problems that seem to go beyond the ordinary, or do you see this happening to someone you love? Are there other difficulties, like struggling to follow a conversation or getting confused in new places? Everyone has these experiences sometimes, but if they happen regularly, they may be early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. Learn more »
A Woman's Guide to Hair Loss and Excess Hair
This report details the common (and not-so-common) hair and scalp problems faced by women, such as female-pattern baldness, which tends first to be noticeable as a widening part line, and hirsutism, or too much hair in the wrong place. In addition to descriptions and illustrations of the hidden world of the hair follicle, this report also includes snippets of entertaining hair information and “myth busters” designed to clarify common misconceptions about hair. Learn more »
Beating Diabetes: The First Complete Program Clinically Proven to Dramatically Improve Your Glucose Tolerance
Beating Diabetes provides readers with a practical understanding of how today's typical lifestyle has led to major health problems, including diabetes, and gives them proven strategies to improve health for people who have, or are at risk for, diabetes. Learn more »
Better Bladder and Bowel Control
Bladder or bowel incontinence is surprisingly common. It has a number of causes including the complications of surgery, childbirth, or injury. Middle aged and older people are particularly susceptible to these conditions, but there are a variety of treatments available including exercise programs, medications and surgery. Learn more »
Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy
Drawing on the latest nutrition research, Dr. Walter Willett has written Eat, Drink, and Be Healthy as an alternative — and antidote — to the flawed new USDA Pyramid. The book features eye-opening new research on the healthiest carbohydrates, fats, and proteins; an explanation of why weight control is still the single most important factor for long-term health; and menu plans and brand-new recipes that make it even easier to reinvent your diet. Learn more »
Foot Care Basics: Preventing and treating common foot conditions
Got gout? Or bursitis? Do your arches ache or your heels hurt? If so, you are among the three out of four Americans who will suffer some kind of foot ailment in their lifetimes. This Special Health Report covers the foot problems that affect most people and helps you prevent and treat them. Learn more »
Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart
What you eat makes all the difference when it comes to keeping your heart pumping and your arteries running clear. Healthy Eating for a Healthy Heart explains latest science of cardiovascular health in easy-to-understand language. It offers recipes and eating plans to guide your daily diet. This report helps sort through the hype about weight loss and makes eating a heart-healthy diet a pleasure. Learn more »
Healthy Eating for Type 2 Diabetes
Myths abound when it comes to diabetes and food—one of the most common being that there is a “diabetes diet” that prohibits sugar and lists other items to avoid. In fact, dietitians and other health professionals give the same dietary advice to people with diabetes as they do to most people, but with extra emphasis on controlling weight and keeping blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol values as close to normal as possible. In this report, you’ll learn about the... Learn more »
Healthy Women, Healthy Lives: A Guide to Preventing Disease, from the Landmark Nurses' Health Study
Healthy Women, Healthy Lives provides women with information obtained from the landmark Nurses' Health Study at Harvard Medical School — as well as data from other significant women's health research — so that they can achieve and maintain good health throughout their lives. Learn more »
Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health
Hot Flashes, Hormones, and Your Health is a unique and indispensable guide to optimal health during menopause — the most comprehensive and up-to-date book on hormone therapy and alternative treatments, written by a highly respected expert in the field and a champion of women’s health. Learn more »
