WOWIO New Releases - Health, Mind & Body

Motivational Enhancement Therapy For Problem & Pathological Gamblers

Fri, 02 May 2008 11:12:29 CST

Ann Fields

This motivational enhancement group model has broad application for all treatment providers, counselors, therapists, educators and other human service practitioners working with problem and/or pathological gamblers. It allows for the facilitation and implementation of motivational interviewing strategies within five group sessions. This group process and approach elicits and effects positive change in the lives of people struggling with life choices and personal behavior, affecting their...

Get Healthy, Get Happy

Thu, 01 May 2008 09:20:51 CST

Julie Isphording

Small change adds up. Empty your small change into a jar every day, and watch the dollars grow over time. Make small changes in your daily habits—such as your meals and snacks, your relationships, your work, your workouts, and your leisure—and watch those changes accumulate into a much healthier, happier, and better you. Replace a soft drink with water at just one meal—say, lunch. With this small change, you will drink thirty more gallons of water per year, while NOT drinking fifty thousand...

Gray's Anatomy with Original Illustrations by Henry Carter

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:54:01 CST

Henry Gray

Gray's Anatomy is the world's most famous medical textbook. Written in the 1850s by a young doctor, Henry Gray, it was the most comprehensive and accessible anatomy of its time. This beautifully produced volume contains the historic text of the second edition — the last to be published during Gray's lifetime — and all of Henry Vandyke Carter's masterly drawings. Indeed these clear wood-block illustrations were key to the runaway success of the original book.

A national and international...

Delivering Fitness: Your Guide to Health and Strength Training during Pregnancy

Thu, 24 Apr 2008 10:34:59 CST

Erinn Mikeska and Christine Quatro

This book is a concise, easy-to-read guide to fitness and nutrition during pregnancy that explains the importance of exercise and proper eating without being intimidating to a newly pregnant woman. The authors have devised a unique fitness program incorporating key strength-training exercises specifically designed for each trimester and for the postpartum period.

The Anxiety Relief Program

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 15:34:09 CST

Dennis Radha-Rose

The Anxiety Relief Program is intended for those whose worries and anxieties are getting out of control or have already done so. It is based on the principles of trust, acceptance and, above all, "mindfulness", which means moment-to-moment awareness of events in the mind and body while maintaining calmness. This quality is the basis of Buddhist meditation. It has no religious content and is used with great success in well over 300 clinics in the US for treating stress and chronic pain.

The...

Weight Loss for Food Lovers: Understanding Our Minds and Why We Sabotage Our Weight Loss

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:25:49 CST

Dr. George Blair-West

This ground-breaking book explains in fascinating but simple terms why most dieters fail at, or actually sabotage, their weight loss plans. Three key reasons are: 1) A deep love of food; 2) Rebelling against excessive deprivation; 3) There are benefits to being overweight. “It's Not What's in Your Mouth — but, What's in Your Mind.” The question is not “What to eat?” — overweight people know what they should eat! The real questions are the 'Whys': Why don't we eat what we should? Why do we eat...

Decoding Potential: The Science of Achievement

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:59:32 CST

Robert Flower

This volume is not just another vague, new-agey, self-help book. Instead, it is based on empirical science. While the book's concepts integrate philosophy, religion, and sociology, each theorem is presented and backed by scientific principles. The concept of potential, its actual existence, manifestation, and application are all discussed and illustrated by real world examples. Potential itself is demonstrated to be an imperative "a creative force" in the natural, physical world, and in all...

The Six Initiations: Child, Abundance, Death & Rebirth, Warrior, Lover, Divine

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:52:14 CST

David Brown

The Six Initiations by David Brown and Vanda Selby is a book that came about as an outgrowth of their psychospiritual-psychotherapy activities working with individual and groups in the south of England. David and Vanda wanted to be able to offer the work they do to a wider audience than they can cater for in their workshops, and they decided that with a workbook of instructions (an audio CD of visualizations is also available separately), it would be possible for people to experience workshops...

A Revolution in Understanding: Discovering Your Natural Intelligence (Book II of Decoding Potential)

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:47:38 CST

Robert Flower

This book is a pragmatic approach to the subject of human potential. In this sequel to Decoding Potential: Pathways to Understanding, the reader will find real-life applications for utilizing the principles of nature and the Doctrine of Potential. Within the work, the theme of nature as a life model blooms, and that is where the reader begins in chapter one. Throughout the book, the reader will become aware of several important basics -- enhanced understanding and greater intelligence is...

Lower Limb Amputation: A Guide to Living a Quality Life

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:33:05 CST

Adrian Cristian, M.D.

Limb loss can occur due to trauma, infection, diabetes, vascular disease, cancer and other diseases. Lower limb amputation is relatively common and has a profound impact on a person's life, regardless of the cause. Feelings of loss and grief, difficulties in learning to walk with an artificial limb, and readjustment to an interrupted life all pose considerable challenges. Nevertheless, there are countless stories of people who have successfully overcome these problems.

This book provides the...

Living with Spinal Cord Injury: A Wellness Approach

Tue, 18 Mar 2008 09:09:09 CST

Adrian Cristian, M.D.

About 40% of all people with spinal cord injuries are now over the age of forty-five, and 25% have had their injury for twenty years or more. We now live at a time when medical advances have made it possible for those with spinal cord injuries to live an essentially normal life span, and to lead full, meaningful, and productive lives. As is true for their friends and colleagues, they work, raise families, and compete in sports.

This is the definitive guide to dealing with the major...

Reflexology

Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:23:40 CST

Nicola Hall

A widely accepted therapy of ancient origin, reflexology is wonderful at soothing away the stresses and strains of everyday life. This beautifully illustrated book shows you just how.

Written by one of the UK's leading teachers and practitioners, it provides all the guidance you'll need to put reflexology at the centre of your health and well-being regime.

Be Your Own Therapist: Recipes for Emotional Health

Wed, 12 Mar 2008 08:48:18 CST

Susan Wright, Ph.D.

"Be Your Own Therapist," is based upon Rapid Response Therapy and includes instructions for self administered treatment, as well as treatment protocols for professionals and others working in pairs. Those people reading this book will identify their nagging problems blocking energy and productivity and will be able to use the treatment steps outlined to alleviate past, present and future issues in order to reach a state of balanced emotional health. Dr. Susan Wright is an author, trainer...

Life on Cripple Creek: Essays On Living with Multiple Sclerosis

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:58:26 CST

Dean Kramer

How would you pick out a pair of shoes when aesthetics can no longer be the driving force behind your decision, yet you aren't ready to dress like your elderly neighbor? What would you do if, after boarding your scooter in the morning and making your way to the raspberry patch behind your house, you stumbled upon a hornets' nest? Discover what it's like to live with multiple sclerosis, to laugh at MS, to come to terms with a disease that demands so much of your life.

Most of the books and...

The Disabled Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:19:14 CST

Judith Rogers, OTR

Thoroughly researched and informative, this book is a practical guide both for disabled women planning for pregnancy and the health professionals who work with them.

The Disabled Woman's Guide to Pregnancy and Birth supports the right of all women to choose motherhood, and will be useful for any disabled woman who desires to have a child. The subjects covered include: an introduction to the ninety women and their specific disabilities; the decision to have a baby; parenting with a disability...

Spasmodic Torticollis Handbook: A Guide to Treatment and Rehabilitation

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 09:16:10 CST

Mayank Pathak, MD, Karen Frei, MD, and Daniel Troung, MD

Spasmodic torticollis, also known as cervical dystonia, affects about three people in 10,000, or an estimated 85,000 individuals in the United States alone. Despite this, there has been until now a lack of information outside of the professional medical literature for use by individuals with this disorder and their families. This book provides comprehensive information on the disorder for people with spasmodic torticollis and those close to them. Medical terms and concepts are introduced...

NINDS at 50: Celebrating 50 Years of Brain Research

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:08:21 CST

Lewis P. Rowland, M.D.

NINDS has been one of the most powerful motors that pulled and pushed the rise of modern neuroscience. This book was written in celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the institute. Its history and the history of neurology and neuroscience are essentially one. Well written, and lavishly accompanied by photographs that span the last half-century, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of everyone in brain research and the clinical neurosciences.

The Healthy Body Handbook: A Total Guide to the Prevention and Treatment of Sports Injuries

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:05:28 CST

David Saidoff, PT, Stuart Apfel, MD

A healthy, strong body is essential to the enjoyment of life. The Healthy Body Handbook was written for all those who place great emphasis on living life fully. It will help you understand the basic structure and function of the musculoskeletal system of the human body, and is written in language easily understood by the layperson, with numerous illustrations. This knowledge will enable you to be proactive about your health, make positive lifestyle choices, prevent injuries, and participate...

All About Joints: A Maintenance Guide

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:02:04 CST

Irwin M. Siegel, M.D.

All About Joints tells you everything you might want to know about your joints, how they work, how they can be injured, illnesses to which they are prone, and how to keep them healthy. The book is written for those wanting to better understand normal functioning of the musculoskeletal system and the injuries and ailments to which it is subject. It covers practical matters such as proper exercise and sports, the prevention and treatment of injury, arthritis and other ailments that affect our...

Epilepsy and Pregnancy

Mon, 03 Mar 2008 14:57:47 CST

Stacey Chillemi, Blanca Vazquez, MD

Approximately 2.5 million people in the U.S. suffer from epilepsy; of these, more than one million are women of child-bearing age. With concerns about everything from medication-related birth defects to falls during seizures, many of these women are fearful of having children. The good news is that, with proper prenatal care, more than 90% will deliver healthy babies.

Epilepsy and Pregnancy gives readers the basic facts they need to help them make medical decisions throughout preconception...

Breastless in the City: A Young Woman's Story of Love, Loss, and Breast Cancer

Fri, 15 Feb 2008 10:10:03 CST

Cathy Bueti

Life can be a wild ride, taking us to places we'd rather not go. What differentiates us is how we handle the bumps and jolts, and what we learn from them. Cathy Bueti's nightmare began when she was 25, happily married to her high school sweetheart. One day, he left home and was killed in a traffic accident, making her an instant widow. Sometime later, still reeling from her unbearable loss and suffering through one miserable relationship after another, she found a lump in her breast. After...

You and Your Cardiologist: A Cleveland Clinic Guide

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:41:32 CST

Curtis Rimmerman, M.D., M.B.A.

Considering the fact that heart disease is the number one cause of death in the United States, it behooves us all to do what we can to keep our hearts healthy. Failing that, we are very likely to come under the influence of a heart doctor -- i.e., a cardiologist. Cardiologists do their level best to keep us alive, despite whatever problems we have with the old ticker, but there are limits to what they can do, and it is certainly in our best interests to help them as much as we can.

In this...

Transplanting a Face: Notes on a Life in Medicine

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:29:28 CST

Maria Siemionow, M.D., Ph.D.

What would it be like to wear someone else's face? On a macro level, one's identity is more tightly linked to the face than to any other part of the body. The face is the very embodiment of self. So it is not beyond reason that a face transplant might cause more emotional trepidation than a kidney or a liver transplant or a routine skin graft.

Yet, there are instances where a face transplant might offer great benefit that cannot be achieved by any other method. Consider a young person...

Epilepsy: A Cleveland Clinic Guide

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 14:20:12 CST

Elaine Wyllie, M.D.

Like many other chronic diseases, epilepsy is more common than you think. Julius Caesar, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Joan of Arc, Vincent van Gogh, and movie star Danny Glover all have epilepsy in common. It affects about one percent of the population (more than 3 million people in this country alone) at one time or another during their lives. Anyone can get it, although males are somewhat more likely than females to be affected. If it's so common, why aren't we aware of people having seizures...

Dancing with the Aardvark: A Guided Journal for Managing Stress

Tue, 05 Feb 2008 11:00:45 CST

Kathy Seifert

Managing your stress depends in part on what you do with your proverbial "aardvark." You can ignore it, dance with it, change your perspective, or get a new aardvark. You cannot change an aardvark that doesn't want to change. You can only change the one sitting in your chair. You must look at what part of each situation brings you stress. Change what you can and leave the rest alone...the rest is not yours to change. Kathryn Seifert, Ph.D. is a psychotherapist, author, speaker, and researcher...