Stop Prediabetes Now by Jack Challam, and Ron Hunninghake MD Hardcover - 304 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CON39 $ 29.95 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780470121733

Prediabetes is now an epidemic affecting close to 100 million Americans. In its early stages, prediabetes lowers a person's energy and mental clarity. Untreated, it turns into type 2 diabetes, which can be deadly. Along the way, prediabetes increases the risk of persistent weight problems, sleep disorders, inflammation, and mood swings. Ultimately, it predisposes people to heart disease, stroke, Alzheimer's, and cancer. Stop Prediabetes Now offers a practical step-by-step program for improving eating habits and using nutritional supplements to reverse prediabetes and related weight problems. This unique book also includes shopping instructions, meal plans, and easy-to-prepare recipes.

Jack Challem, known as the Nutrition Reporter, is the lead author of the bestselling Syndrome X (0-471-39858-6) and author of The Inflammation Syndrome (0-471-47881-4), Feed Your Genes Right (0-471-77867-2) and The Food-Mood Solution (0-471-75610-5). Ronald Hunninghake, MD (Wichita, KS) is Medical Director of the Center for Human Improvement, the largest nonprofit nutritional medical center in the United States.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Note to Readers
Introduction

PART 1: PREDIABETES AND OVERWEIGHT: TWO SIDES OF THE SAME DISEASE

Chapter 1: The Prediabetes Problem
Chapter 2: Food Isn't What it Used to Be
Chapter 3: Dangers that Lurk Beyond Calories and Carbs

PART 2: THE STOP PREDIABETES NOW PROGRAM

Chapter 4. Easy Ways to Curb Appetite
Chapter 5. Improve Your Relationships with Food
Chapter 6. Figure Out What Food Labels Really Mean
Chapter 7. Learn How to Shop at the Supermarket
Chapter 8. Rediscover the Joy of Cooking
Chapter 9. Navigating Restaurants and Menus
Chapter 10. The Best Supplements for Improving Blood Sugar
Chapter 11. Overcome Related Health Problems
Chapter 12. Get More Active and Actually Enjoy It
Chapter 13. The Stop Prediabetes Now Four-Week Plan

Afterword
Resources for Supplements, Foods and Additional Information
Selected References
Index

Your Symptoms are Real by Benjamin Natelson M.D Hardcover - 288 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CON40 $ 29.95 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780471740285

Praise for - Your Symptoms Are Real

"Thank God for this book. It provides the help that millions of Americans with 'silent illnesses' like chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia have been waiting for. Dr. Natelson is a brilliant and compassionate clinician who covers the best treatments that medical science has to offer, along with a thorough consideration of complementary approaches. Short of cloning him, this book offers the specific help you need to work in partnership with your own physician."
—Joan Borysenko, Ph.D., author of
Minding the Body, Mending the Mind

"Natelson is the kind of doctor every patient is looking for: smart, thoughtful, empathetic, and supportive. Reading Your Symptoms Are Real is the next best thing to having a world-renowned specialist managing your case."
—Charles W. Lapp, M.D., Director of the Hunter-Hopkins Center
and Assistant Consulting Professor at Duke University Medical Center

"Do not throw up your hands and give up when one doctor after another tells you there is nothing wrong with you—instead, read this book! Benjamin Natelson is the person you have been looking for to guide you on your path to recovery."
—Sandra Blakeslee, coauthor of The Body Has a Mind of Its Own

"Natelson superbly incorporates research studies, clinical trials (even on drugs in development), and patient case reports in this book. If you are battling pain and fatigue symptoms but your tests are all normal, you will enjoy reading Natelson's pro-patient approach to explaining the real nature of your illness, his recommended treatment approaches, and how to cope with everything that is going on in your life."
—Kristin Thorson, editor of the Fibromyalgia Network and President of the American Fibromyalgia Syndrome Association

Published on behalf of the British Menopause Society, the fourth edition of this handbook is designed to be a practical reference guide for those working in primary care and other health professionals who encounter menopausal women in their daily practice. The book covers the physiology of the Menopause, the symptoms experienced and then goes on to discuss the benefits and risks of various treatment modalities. There are particular guidelines on using non-oestrogen based therapies, as well as a full discussion of the merits and problems of HRT. The 4th Edition of Management of the Menopause: The handbook is packed full of up to date information essential for all busy health professionals providing healthcare to post, peri and premenopausal women. This will be an essential resource for all those working with women who are going through the Menopause.

The Unofficial Guide to Getting Pregnant by Joan Liebmann-Smith, Jacqueline Nardi Egan, and John J. Stangel M.D. Softcover - 430 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CON11 $ 26.30 BUY Published:  2006    ISBN:  9780764595509

The inside scoop... for when you want more than the official line!

Once you decide to start a family, you may think pregnancy will occur quickly. However, it takes the average healthy young couple six months to a year to conceive. This guide helps you get in the best possible shape for conceiving, discussing conception and misconceptions in depth.

If pregnancy doesn't happen "automatically," you're not alone; one in six couples have fertility problems. The Unofficial Guide to Getting Pregnant provides clear, unbiased guidance on the many confusing medical, emotional, and financial issues related to getting pregnant. This book objectively reviews state-of-the-art infertility treatments and procedures, including fertility drugs, corrective surgery, IVF, and the other assisted reproductive technologies. It also covers third-party procedures, such as sperm and egg donation and surrogacy.

• Vital Information few resources reveal - information that can help you zero in on the most effective, economical approach for you.
• Insider Secrets about choosing a specialist, potential legal issues with third-party procedures, and alternative treatments that might work.
• Money-Saving Information to help you compare the cost of different treatments, decipher state laws on insurance coverage, and more.
• Time-Saving Tips to avoid delays in diagnosing and treating problems while your biological clock is ticking.
• The Scoop on the newest fertility drugs, microsurgical techniques, and assisted reproductive technologies.

Table of Contents: 

Introduction.

I. Preparing for Pregnancy.

1. A Healthy Start - The preconception checkup, Healthy choices, Age and fertility, Age and problem pregnancies, Preserving your fertility, Pursuing pregnancy after cancer treatment, The road to pregnancy, Just the facts.

2. Conception and Misconceptions - Reproduction 101, The journey toward conception, When everything goes right, Misconceptions, Just the facts II, Pursuing Pregnancy.

3. Try, Try Again - Realistic expectations, Ovulation: a woman’s key to conception, Sperm: the key to male fertility, When everything seems to be going wrong, Just the facts.

4. What Conceivably Can Go Wrong? - Coming to terms, Whose problem is it, anyway?, What’s the problem?, Structural abnormalities in women, Structural abnormalities in men, Unexplained infertility, Just the facts III, Doctors and Diagnoses.

5. Choosing the Right Doctor - Putting off the consultation, Looking for Dr. Right, Making the most of your consultation, Taking charge of your fertility treatment, The doctor-patient relationship, Switching doctors, Just the facts.

6. Getting to the Root of the Problem - The infertility work-up, Narrowing the possibilities, Specialized tests for women, Specialized tests for men, Genetic testing, Diagnostic decisions, Getting ready for treatment, Just the facts IV,  Traditional Treatments.

7. Fertility Drugs and Other Non-surgical Treatments - Indications for fertility drugs, Back to basics. Ovulatory disorders and fertility drugs, A guide to fertility drugs, Fertility drugs for men, Artificial insemination, Just the facts.

8. Surgical Solutions - Surgical innovations, Surgical solutions for women, Surgical solutions for men, To have or not to have surgery, Just the facts V, The Assisted Reproductive Technologies.

9. The Current and Future State of the ARTs - Who do the ARTs help? What’s involved? The ARTs from A to Z, Promising new techniques, Cryopreservation today and tomorrow, Embryonic stem cell research, Cloning, Just the facts.

10. Considering the ARTs - Emotional considerations, Medical considerations, Other considerations, Choosing an ART program, Making sense of ART success, Factors influencing success, Other important decisions to make, Just the facts VI, Alternative Solutions.

11. Is Third-Party Reproduction Right for You? - Third-party reproduction options, Considering third-party reproduction, To tell or not to tell, The adoption option, Just the facts.

12. Pursuing Third-Party Reproduction - Sperm donation, Egg donation, Embryo donation (and sperm/egg donation), Traditional surrogacy, Gestational carriers, A summary of the options, Finding a program or agency, Screening and other guidelines, Important questions to ask.1, Just the facts.

13. Complementary and Alternative Solutions - Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), CAM and infertility, Should you go the alternative route? Just the facts VII, The Social, Emotional, and Financial Sides.

14. The Infertile Couple - ...And doctor makes three, Sex on schedule, Fertility fights: whose fault is it, anyway? How men and women cope with infertility, Talking it over...and over, Fertility rights, Long-term effects, Just the facts.

15. Living and Working in the Fertile World - Coming out, The fertile earth, Job interference, Working through your problems, Just the facts.

16. Surviving and Resolving Infertility - A multitude of losses, Regaining control, Mourning your losses, Survival strategies, Deciding that enough is enough, Childless by chance...or choice, Just the facts.

17. Money Matters - The costs of treatment, The insurance debate, What’s covered, what’s not, Cost-cutting strategies, State mandates, A few final thoughts, Just the facts.

A. Glossary.
B. Recommended Reading List.
C. Resource Guide.
D. Sample Genetic Testing Flow Sheet.
E. State-by-State Infertility Insurance Coverage.
Index.

Healing Fibromyalgia: The Three-Step Solution by David H. Trock, MD, and Frances Chamberlain Softcover - 256 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CON17 $ 23.60 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780471724285

Finally an effective approach to fibromyalgia treatment and recovery!

'Healing Fibromyalgia is a must for the person with fibromyalgia. Dr. Trock has listened to the needs of his patients and has responded with a clear and concise book that explains the problem and provides solutions to living with fibromyalgia—highly recommended as a guide to recovery!'
—Denise L. Taylor-Moon, former Director of Outreach for the Chronic Pain and Fatigue Research Center at the University of Michigan

Healing Fibromyalgia: The Three-Step Solution is not just another book telling you how to live with fibromyalgia—it's a guide for enjoying life fully without it. Exciting new findings and effective new therapies make it possible to eliminate the debilitating, intense pain and fatigue of fibromyalgia and reboot your life. This authoritative medical guide gives you the most current and accurate information on fibromyalgia causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatments.

Healing Fibromyalgia covers vital topics that include:

• Common triggers of fibromyalgia, including physical trauma, an infection such as Lyme disease or hepatitis C, emotional upheaval, or chronic daily stress
• Finding the right physician—one who will listen to you and work with you
• The ideal fibromyalgia work-up—your medical history and physical exam
• An integrative approach to recovery that includes traditional medicine, lifestyle modifications, and holistic care
• Pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical treatments, including dietary supplements, manual therapies, injection treatments, pain-management techniques, and alternative remedies
• Useful tools for managing your fibromyalgia
• Beneficial lifestyle changes, including exercise and nutrition dos and don'ts
• Real-life stories of people who have conquered fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia sufferers have different triggers, different combinations of symptoms, and different routes to successful treatment and healing. This guide helps you find your personal path toward real and lasting relief.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments.
Introduction.

Part I: The Problem.

Chapter 1. Fibromyalgia and Its Common Triggers.
Chapter 2. The Biology of Chronic Stress.
Chapter 3. Pain Generators?
Chapter 4. Sleep Matters.
Chapter 5. Why Doctors Have Failed.

Part II: The Solution.

Chapter 6. Making the correct diagnosis.
Chapter 7. The Ideal Fibromyalgia Work-up.
Chapter 8. Your Way to Recovery
Chapter 9. New treatments on the horizon.
Chapter 10. Tools for Managing Your Fibromyalgia.
Chapter 11. Putting It All Together.

Appendix A.
Appendix B.
Appendix C.
Appendix D.
Resources.
Glossary.
References.
Index.

The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs: Straight Talk for Best Results by Edward H. Drummond Softcover - 352 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CON6 $ 26.30 BUY Published:  2006   ISBN:  9780471750628

Take an Active Role in Your Mental Health

Both easy to use and highly informative, The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs is an indispensable reference for both patients and professionals. Now in a revised and expanded edition, this up-to-date handbook supplies current information on the newest and most commonly used psychiatric drugs as well as the latest details regarding side effects, dosages, and precautions.

Drawing upon his years of experience helping patients understand their illnesses and take charge of their treatments, top expert Dr. Edward Drummond covers vital topics that include:

• Is medication for you?
• What to discuss with your doctor before starting medication
• Do psychiatric drugs pose extra risks for you?
• How to start, monitor, and stop your medication
• Psychiatric syndromes and their treatment

The book also explores non-drug therapies such as dietary treatments, exercise, relaxation techniques, meditation, and self-hypnosis as well as information on how to combine drug, non-drug, and alternative therapies for maximum benefit.

The Complete Guide to Psychiatric Drugs: Straight Talk for Best Results, Revised and Expanded Edition gives you the facts so you can get better, with straight talk on the best new treatments for:

• Anxiety
• Panic Attacks
• Agoraphobia and Phobias
• Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
• Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
• Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Bipolar Disorder and Mood Swings
• Depression
• Asperger's Syndrome
• Autism
• Pervasive Developmental Disorder
• Drug Dependence
• Anorexia
• Bulimia
• Binge-Eating Disorder
• Insomnia
• Acute Psychosis
• Schizophrenia
• Schizoaffective Disorder
• Delusional Disorder
• Alzheimer's Disease

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments.
Who Should Read This Book?

PART I: The Myths about Medication.

1. Psychiatric Drugs - Poison or Panacea?
2. The Truth about the "Accurate Diagnosis".

PART II: Is Medication for You?

3. What to Discuss with Your Doctor before You Start Medication.
4. People for Whom Psychiatric Drugs Pose Extra Risk.
5. Alternative Treatments for Psychiatric Problems.

PART III: Psychiatric Syndromes and Their Treatment.

6. Anxiety: Panic Attacks, Agoraphobia, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Phobias, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder.
7. Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder.
8. Bipolar Disorder and Mood Swings.
9. Depression.
10. Developmental Disorders: Asperger’s, Autism, Rett’s, Pervasive Developmental Disorder.
11. Drug Dependence.
12. Eating Disorders: Anorexia, Bulimia, Binge-Eating Disorder.
13. Insomnia.
14. Psychosis: Acute Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Delusional Disorder.
15. Alzheimer’s Disease.

PART IV: How to Use Medications.

16. How to Start, Monitor, and Stop Your Medication.
17. The Medications.
18. Alternative Remedies.
19. Managing Side Effects.

Appendix A: The Biology of the Brain and How Medications Work.
Appendix B: Sources of Information about Psychiatric Disorders and Treatments.
Notes.
Index.

Coping with Kidney Disease: A 12-Step Treatment Program to Help You Avoid Dialysis by Mackenzie Walser, and Betsy Thorpe Softcover - 240 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CON15 $ 23.60 BUY Published:  2004   ISBN:  9780471274230

A revolutionary program that can indefinitely postpone the need for dialysis

If you’ve been diagnosed with kidney failure, this book could save your life. If you suffer from diabetes, hypertension, obesity, or any of a host of conditions that put you at risk for kidney disease, you owe it to yourself to read what is in this book. If you are among the 60,000 North Americans who go on dialysis each year, the information in this book could substantially improve your quality of life.

In Coping with Kidney Disease, a leading expert tells you, in plain English, what you need to know to:

• Understand kidney failure
• Recognize early warning signs of kidney failure
• Get a proper diagnosis
• Talk with your doctors about it
• Confidently evaluate treatment options
• Take charge of your treatment
• Delay dialysis or even avoid the need for it altogether

The centerpiece of Coping with Kidney Disease is Dr. Walser’s revolutionary 12-step program for avoiding dialysis. Based on treatments he has pioneered with his own patients at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the program calls for a supplemented low-protein diet supported by treatments to control blood pressure and correct high cholesterol. So effective has this breakthrough strategy proven to be that in many patients it actually worked to slow or arrest the progression of end stage kidney failure.

Knowledge is power. Coping with Kidney Disease empowers you with what you need to take charge of kidney disease.

About the Author: Mackenzie Walser, M.D., is Professor of Pharmacology and Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.  Betsy Thorpe is the coauthor of Carol Guber’s Type 2 Diabetes Life Plan.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Terms, Measures, and Abbreviations.

PART I: LOOKING AT THE DISEASE OF KIDNEY FAILURE.

1. What Do Kidneys Do and What Happens When They Fail?
2. Are You at Risk for Kidney Failure?
3. Symptoms of Kidney Failure.

PART II: HOW TO TREAT KIDNEY FAILURE.

4. Treating Kidney Failure.
5. STEP 1: Assess Your Current Treatment Plan.
6. STEP 2: Make Lifestyle Changes.
7. STEP 3: Follow a Low-Protein Diet.
8. STEP 4: Treat Salt and Water Problems.
9. STEP 5: Regulate Your Blood Pressure.
10. STEP 6: Treat Acidosis.
11. STEP 7: Treat Anemia and Iron Deficiency.
12. STEP 8: Treat Potassium Problems.
13. STEP 9: Treat Calcium and Phosphate Problems.
14. STEP 10: Treat Gout and Uric Acid Problems.
15. STEP 11: Treat Your High Cholesterol.
16. STEP 12: Know the Medications That Slow the Progression of Renal Failure.

PART III: TRACKING KIDNEY FAILURE, DIALYSIS, TRANSPLANTS, AND MORE.

17. Keeping Close Watch on Your Kidney Failure.
18. Dietary Treatment of the Nephrotic Syndrome.
19. Safe and Unsafe Medications for Patients with Kidney Failure.
20. Transplantation as an Alternative to Dialysis.
21. When to Opt for Dialysis.
22. Patients Who Have Avoided Dialysis.

Appendix 1: Resources for Kidney Patients.
Appendix 2: Government Support of Low-Protein Diets.
Notes.
Glossary.
Index.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome For Dummies by Susan Lisman, and Karla Dougherty Softcover - 384 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CON39 $ 29.95 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780470117729

Tips for getting treatment and getting back to life

Here's great advice on controlling CFS at home, work, school, and more.

If you think - or know - that Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is affecting you or someone you love, take heart! This upbeat guide helps you assess symptoms, walks you through diagnosis and treatment options, arms you with the right questions to ask the doctor, and provides loads of tips for getting your life back on track, even with CFS.

• Determine if your symptoms are due to CFS
• Find the right physician
• Understand various treatment options
• Manage your CFS in a variety of situations
• Help someone who's living with CFS

Table of Contents:

Introduction.

Part I: Recognizing and Taking Steps Toward Treating Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Chapter 1: Dipping into Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Symptoms, Causes, and Treatments.
Chapter 2: Gauging Your Symptoms: CFS Is More Than Being Tired.
Chapter 3: Looking At the Possible Causes: Where Does CFS Come From?
Chapter 4: Finding Comfort in Numbers: You’re Not Alone.

Part II: Teaming Up with Treatment Professionals.

Chapter 5: Tracking Down the Best Doctor for You.
Chapter 6: Working with Your Doctor to Sort Out Your Symptoms.
Chapter 7: Crafting Your Medical Treatment Plan.
Chapter 8: Handling Your Emotional and Psychological Issues.
Chapter 9: Checking Out Some Alternative (Therapy) Routes.
Chapter 10: Exorcising CFS Symptoms with Sensible Exercise.

Part III: Living and Working Well with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

Chapter 11: Setting Up a Healthy Daily Routine.
Chapter 12: Working When You Have CFS.
Chapter 13: CFS and Relationships: How to Stabilize the Rocking Boat.
Chapter 14: When Someone You Love Has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.
Chapter 15: Leading a Child Through the CFS Minefield.
Chapter 16: Peering into the Future of CFS.

Part IV: The Part of Tens.

Chapter 17: Ten Famous People with CFS.
Chapter 18: Ten Drug-Free Ways to Fight Fatigue.
Chapter 19: Ten Common Myths About CFS.
Chapter 20: Ten Things to Avoid If You Have CFS.
Chapter 21: Ten Strategies to Enhance Your Life.

Appendix: CFS Reference and Support Sources.
Glossary.
Index.

The Cancer Treatment Revolution by David G. Nathan Hardcover - 272 pages Shipped in CLICK HERE Cat.# JW-CON1 $ 34.50 BUY Published:  2007   ISBN:  9780471946540

How Smart Drugs and Other New Therapies are Renewing Our Hope
and C