Health & Fitness

You have the potential to relieve most ailments with your hands. Acupressure is an ancient art practiced by Chinese for Over 30,000 years. This fully illustrated guide by Aaron Stein, Ph.D., distills acupressure into simple exercises that can be used to alleviate wide range of medical condition. Ailments Covered by the Acupressure Guide. Headache and Migraine: Frontal Headache | Back of the head | Side of the head | Top of the head | Pain in the eye (Migraine behind the eye). Pain: Jaw | Toothache | Ear | Neck | Shoulder | Wrist | Hand | Backache | Hip | Knee | Ankle | Foot. Cold and Flu: Sore throat | Sinusitis | Loss of Voice | Earaches | Allergy. Nervous System: Anxiety Attacks and Nervousness | Depression | Insomnia | Fainting | Hiccoughs | Memory and Concentration Improvement. Cardiovascular: Angina | Palpitations | High Blood Pressure. Abdominal Discomfort: Constipation | Diarrhea | Heartburn and Stomachache. Women only: PMS and Painful Periods | Hot Flashes | Pregnancy. Urinary Problems: Bed-wetting | Incontinence | Urinary retention. Other: Nose bleeding | Allergy | Itching | Asthma | Decreased Libido | Hangover. - Practical and fully illustrated. - Step-by-step guide to treatment of every condition. - Every step explains active point location, direction of massage, and exercise duration. - No previous experience necessary. - It is not necessary to massage active points on your own, you can ask somebody else to massage points for you. - Total treatment duration for most conditions is 10 to 15 minutes. more...

Price: $29.99

Today's research clearly shows that our health is very dependent on the food we eat. Poor nutrition choices and hidden food allergies can cause inflammation in the body, which slows healing and can lead to a number of serious, chronic diseases. This book is a complete program with specifics on how to eat and cook in order to prevent and counter inflammation. more...

Price: $15.95

The New York Times and international bestseller-now updated with the latest research. Anticancer has been a bestselling phenomenon since Viking first published it in fall 2008. Now, a new edition addresses current developments in cancer research and offers more tips on how people living with cancer can fight it and how healthy people can prevent it. The new edition of Anticancer includes:. * The latest research on anticancer foods, including new alternatives to sugar and cautions about some that are now on the market. * New information about how vitamin D strengthens the immune system. * Warnings about common food contaminants that have recently been proven to contribute to cancer progression. * A new chapter on mind-body approaches to stress reduction, with recent studies that show how our reactions to stress can interfere with natural defenses and how friendships can support healing in ways never before understood. * A groundbreaking study showing that lifestyle modification, as originally proposed in Anticancer , reduces mortality for breast cancer by an astounding 68 percent after completion of treatment. * New supporting evidence for the entire Anticancer program. more...

Price: $26.95

Four blood types, four battle plans to fight arthritis. Bestselling author Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo delivers four unique, individualized battle plans for defeating the pain of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other inflammatory conditions. A new approach to one of the most painful and debilitating health problems. more...

Price: $6.99

From a noted pioneer in sports medicine comes a breakthrough regimen for stopping back pain once and for all—without surgery. Eighty-percent of Americans suffer some form of low-back pain—usually due to a herniated disk—but long-term relief is rarely achieved. As a physician specializing in treating athletes, Dr. Vijay Vad has spent years researching how to cure back pain using medical yoga and Pilates. Profiled in The Wall Street Journal , his program requires just fifteen minutes a day for eight weeks to restore flexibility and prevent future injuries. Offering a proven alternative to invasive surgery, Dr. Vad’s Back Rx provides the best of mind/body medicine by giving readers three step-by-step exercise series, demonstrated in 130 precise photographs, for implementing his popular program at home. Even readers with severely limited mobility will rejoice in Dr. Vad’s gentle introductory workout. Progressing through his self-paced program, they will discover a new range of exercises, breathing techniques, and tips for self-massage. For those who want to go even further and use this program for more than the treatment of a single injury, an advanced workout is included that puts readers on the road to peak performance. The perfect combination of modern medicine, Pilates innovations, and ancient yoga postures, Back Rx builds important new fundamentals for lifelong freedom from pain. more...

Price: $19.00