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Harper's Encyclopedia of Mystical and Paranormal Experiences
by Rosemary Ellen GuileyThe A to Z guide of mystical and paranormal experiences.
Head and Neck Cancer
by Jacques BernierIn recent years, great advances in translational research have led to new paradigms in the treatment of cancers of the head and neck. Written by leading international physicians and investigators, this innovative multi-disciplinary book presents the most up-to-date research and clinical approaches. Coverage is given to progress in a variety of clinical settings, including programs of organ and function preservation, curative treatments, unresectable disease, adjuvant treatments in high-risk patients, and recurrent/metastatic disease. Complementary to the techniques of surgery, radiotherapy, and systemic treatments, the authors present data on epidemiology, molecular pathology, normal tissue complications, rehabilitation, palliative care, and treatment in the elderly. State-of-the-art functional imaging is elucidated; and the latest developments in high precision techniques in irradiation, sequencing of chemo- and radiotherapy, as well as the integration of biomolecular therapies into cytotoxic treatments are explored.
Healing Back Pain: The Mind-Body Connection
by John E. SarnoHealing Back Pain promises permanent elimination of back pain without drugs, surgery, or exercise. It should have been titled Understanding TMS Pain, because it discusses one particular cause of back pain--Tension Myositis Syndrome (TMS)--and isn't really a program for self-treatment, with only five pages of action plan (and many more pages telling why conventional methods don't work). According to John E. Sarno, M.D., TMS is the major cause of pain in the back, neck, shoulders, buttocks, and limbs--and it is caused not by structural abnormalities but by the mind's effort to repress emotions. He's not saying that your pain is all in your head; rather, he's saying that the battle going on in your mind results in a real physical disorder that may affect muscles, nerves, tendons, or ligaments. An injury may have triggered the disorder, but is not the cause of the amount or intensity of the resulting pain. According to Sarno, the mind tricks you into not facing repressed emotion by making you focus on pain in the body. When this realization sinks in ("and it must sink in, for mere intellectual appreciation of the process is not enough"), the trick doesn't work any more, and there's no need for the pain. (Healing Back Pain should not be used for self-diagnosis. Always consult a physician for chronic or acute back pain.) --Joan Price
Healthy Homes, Healthy Kids: Protecting Your Children From Everyday Environmental Hazards
by Charity Vitale Joyce SchoemakerThis comprehensive and authoritative handbook, written by scientists, identifies many hazards that parents tend to overlook. It translates technical, scientific information into an accessible how-to guide to help parents protect children from even the most toxic substances.
An Herbal Guide to Stress Relief: Gentle Remedies and Techniques for Healing and Calming the Nervous System
by David HoffmannDavid Hoffmann, widely respected herbalist and author of Medical Herbalism, looks at stress and anxiety from a holistic perspective and shows how a wide variety of natural treatments can be used in alleviating the physical and mental problems caused by the stress of modern living. He also offers advice on the use of herbs in recovery from chemical dependencies and provides a therapeutic index dealing with stress-related diseases.
The Higher Taste: A Guide to Gourmet Vegetarian Cooking and a Karma-Free Diet
by The Editors at the Bhaktivedanta Book TrustVegetarian recipes as well as the health and economic advantages, and ethical and spiritual considerations, of this all-natural approach to diet and nutrition.
The Holographic Universe
by Michael TalbotThese relatively new data are of such far-reaching relevance that they could revolutionize our understanding of the human psyche, of psychopathology, and of the therapeutic process. Some of the observations transcend in their significance the framework of psychology and psychiatry and represent a serious challenge to the current Newtonian-Cartesian paradigm of Western science. They could change drastically our image of human nature, of culture and history, and of reality.
Infectología perinatal
by Ernesto Calderón Jaimes José Luis Arredondo García Samuel Karchmer Krivitsky Eduardo Nasrallah RadaNo disponible
Inheriting Madness: Professionalization and Psychiatric Knowledge in Nineteenth Century France
by Ian Robert DowbigginHistorically, one of the recurring arguments in psychiatry has been that heredity is the root cause of mental illness. In Inheriting Madness, Ian Dowbiggin traces the rise in popularity of hereditarianism in France during the second half of the nineteenth century to illuminate the nature and evolution of psychiatry during this period. In Dowbiggin's mind, this fondness for hereditarianism stemmed from the need to reconcile two counteracting factors. On the one hand, psychiatrists were attempting to expand their power and privileges by excluding other groups from the treatment of the mentally ill. On the other hand, medicine's failure to effectively diagnose, cure, and understand the causes of madness made it extremely difficult for psychiatrists to justify such an expansion. These two factors, Dowbiggin argues, shaped the way psychiatrists thought about insanity, encouraging them to adopt hereditarian ideas, such as the degeneracy theory, to explain why psychiatry had failed to meet expectations. Hereditarian theories, in turn, provided evidence of the need for psychiatrists to assume more authority, resources, and cultural influence. Inheriting Madness is a forceful reminder that psychiatric notions are deeply rooted in the social, political, and cultural history of the profession itself. At a time when genetic interpretations of mental disease are again in vogue, Dowbiggin demonstrates that these views are far from unprecedented, and that in fact they share remarkable similarities with earlier theories. A familiarity with the history of the psychiatric profession compels the author to ask whether or not public faith in it is warranted.
Instead of Therapy: Help Yourself Change and Change the Help You're Getting
by Tom Rusk D. Patrick MillerThe book examines alternatives to psychotherapy.
International Development Of Health Psychology
by John Weinman Mary A. JansenFirst Published in 1991. With any new area of research, particularly one in which development has been so rapid and influential, it is important to take stock of progress and identify critical issues. Health Psychology shows great potential both as a research area and a profession, and the careful planning of good quality research and of appropriately structured training programs if imperative if this potential is to be realised. this book explores the way in which this discipline has developed internationally and the nature of different types of training programs which have emerged. This book is intended for health psychologists who are interested in the latest developments in their field around the world and will be particularly valuable to those responsible for training programs.
Is This Your Child?: Discovering and Treating Unrecognized Allergies in Children and Adults
by Doris RappIS THIS YOUR CHILD?These are the major symptoms of potentially unrecognized allergies. Does your child suffer from any of the following?• Allergic Nose Rub • Eye Circles • Red Ears • Red Cheeks • Eye Wrinkles • Aggression • Lack of Alertness • Mottled Tongue • In this breakthrough book, Dr. Doris Rapp offers a simple yet effective approach to handling "problem" children. Is This Your Child? shows parents how to identify the common foods, chemicals, or common allergic substances that could be the culprits that cause some children or adults to feel unwell or act inappropriately. If your child is always sick, hyperactive, a slow learner, or cranky, the first question you should ask is not "What drug should be prescribed?" or "What have I done wrong as a parent?" Instead, find out the cause. Dr. Rapp gives sensible suggestions about how these reactions to foods and environmental factors can be recognized, prevented, and treated. With this information, many affected children should feel, act, behave, and learn better. If you can detect unsuspected environmental illness in your child--or yourself--you can change your lives so you're more content, happy, and free of illness.
Learning and Memory 1st Edition
by Barry Schwartz Daniel ReisbergThis book illustrates how various topics in learning and memory are related.
Light Up Your Life: Discover Your True Purpose And Potential
by Diana CooperLight Up Your Life is a book of hope and inspiration. It is about the great laws of the Universe and how we can use them to create the life we dream of. Leading metaphysical writer Diana Cooper shows us how to create peace, love, prosperity and creativity. She reveals the ways in which our circumstances reflect our inner lives, so that only when we fully understand why we are in our current circumstances can we become true masters of our own destiny.
Light Up Your Life: Discover How To Create Happiness, Success And Health
by Diana CooperLeading metaphysical writer Diana Cooper shows us how to create peace, love, prosperity and creativity. She reveals the ways in which our circumstances reflect our inner lives, so that only when we fully understand why we are in our current circumstances can we become true masters of our own destiny.
Listening to Your Inner Voice: Discover The Truth Within You And Let It Guide Your Way - A New Collection Of Affirmations And Meditations
by Douglas BlochListening to Your Inner Voice guides us in this quest by showing that the primary source of wisdom lies within us. This source of Divinity can provide guidance for our specific wants and needs, and it can help us to "follow our bliss. Listening to Your Inner Voice will assist you to:<P> * go within and find your sense of purpose<P> * consciously choose to express that purpose<P> * work with resistance and pain as the come up and release them<P> * let the universe direct and assist you<P> * reap the rewards of a joyful and peaceful life<P> This book is for anyone who is eager to live an abundant, inspired, and fulfilling life. The inner voice of truth is continually asking to be heard, guiding us to open doors we did not know even existed.
Living Magically: A new vision of reality
by Gill EdwardsLiving Magically is a book that has changed countless lives. In this lively and inspiring guide to the tools and techniques of metaphysics, Gill Edwards outlines a spiritually-based psychology for the times that we live in. Taking a practical self-help approach, Living Magically will help you to: Rediscover your inner wisdom; Break through your fears, blockages and limitations; Let go of the past and reach for the future; Grow through love and joy, rather than pain and struggle; Heal your inner child; 'Listen to the whispers' from your Higher Self; Make your dreams come true
Living Well with Parkinson's
by Glenna Wotton Atwood Lila Green HunnewellPractical suggestions for everyday living, nutrition, exercise, attitude, dealing with doctors, medications, therapies, support grou Oneps, organizations in the US and Canada. One of the authors has Parkinson's and tells of her own experiences. No profanity or violence. No explicit sexual words.
Make it Easy, Make it Light
by Laurie GradMake It Easy, Make It Light offers a tempting array of quick, light dishes for the taste-conscious, time-conscious, and health-conscious cook. The "light" approach to cooking is a sensible return to balance and the basic foods that made up the traditional American diet before processed and fast foods became a way of life. The author provides more than 200 recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, and entrées that are rich in flavor and nutrition while low in fat, sodium, sugar, and calories. Entrées range from Rock Cornish Game Hens Glazed with Cranberry Chutney and Baked Fish with Papaya Salsa to a selection of pizzas, pastas and calzone. Fresh baked breads and savory desserts, such as Hot Strawberry Soufflé and Italian Lemon Cheesecake are included as well, and accompanied by calorie counts.
The Medicinal Plant Industry
by R. O. WijesekeraAs the medicinal plant industry blooms into a billion dollar business, it reaches beyond collection, propagation, harvesting and sale of crude vegetal drugs into product formulation, packaging and dispensing of sophisticated phyto-pharmaceuticals and herbal preparations. The scientific study of these medicines and the systematic uplifting of the industry to preserve the ancient and serve the modern, is now a global challenge.The Medicinal Plant Industry puts together the various facets of this multi-disciplinary industry and its global interest. It discusses the dire need for developing countries to acquire technologies and techniques for programmed cultivation of medicinal plants. It addresses a wide variety of topics including the old philosophies, modern impact of traditional medicines, and methods of assessing the spontaneous flora for industrial utilization. It covers aspects of cultivation and climatic variations, biological assessment and formulation, process technologies, phytochemical research and information sources. The book reviews highly developed traditional medicine in China and India, and covers experiences in Africa and other continents.
MindScience
by Daniel Goleman Herbert Benson Robert Thurman His Holiness the Dalai Lama Howard GardnerWhat is the subtle relationship between mind and body? What can today's scientists learn about this relationship from masters of Buddhist thought? Is it possible that by combining Western and Eastern approaches, we can reach a new understanding of the nature of the mind, the human potential for growth, the possibilities for mental and physical health? MindScience explores these and other questions as it documents the beginning of a historic dialogue between modern science and Buddhism. The Harvard Mind Science Symposium brought together the Dalai Lama and authorities from the fields of psychiatry, psychology, neuroscience, and education. Here, they examine myriad questions concerning the nature of the mind and its relationship to the body.
MindScience: An East-West Dialogue
by Daniel Goleman Robert Thurman Dalai LamaExploration of mind/body concepts based on a Harvard Medical School symposium.
Mirrors of the Self: Archetypal Images That Shape Your Life
by Christine DowningThis new Consciousness Reader is part of a new series of original and classic writing by renowned experts on leading-edge concepts in personal development, psychology, spiritual growth, and healing.
The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story
by John A. KeelTranslated into over thirteen languages, John Keel's The Mothman Prophecy is an unsettling true story of the paranormal that has long been regarded as a classic in the literature of the unexplained. West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare culminating in a tragedy that makes headlines around the world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the Mothman, trouble this ordinary American community. Mysterious lights are seen moving across the sky. Domestic animals are found slaughtered and mutilated. And journalist John Keel, arriving to investigate the freakish events, soon finds himself an integral part of an eerie and unfathomable mystery.The Mothman Prophecy is the basis of the 2002 film starring Richard Gere.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Music
by Paul Winter Don Campbell"Each morning, as we hum or chant or strum, we can celebrate the renewal of our path with our own humble offering of the glorious gift called music. This book offers a panorama of ways music can nourish our lives."---Paul Winter, award-winning musician and composer. As ancient peoples knew, music profoundly affects body, mind, and spirit. It can speed recovery from disease, heal psychological wounds, and open us to the ultimate mystery of life. Celebrated author and educator Don Campbell presents an impressive anthology of essays exploring the latest scientific research about the healing use of sound in traditional cultures. Contributors include composers, musicians, and music therapists; doctors and psychologists; pioneers in neuroscience and biophysics; and teachers in diverse spiritual traditions. They address such fascinating topics as: Why chanting increases energy; The therapeutic use of sacred music; Gender differences in healing with sound; How sonic resonance positively affects heart rate and brain activit.