Item category 1: Health & Well-being

Worldwide, about one billion people experience tinnitus at some point in their life. It is a life-changing experience for many of them. Learning effective management strategies in a timely fashion is the key to dealing with this difficult condition. This book combines cutting-edge knowledge of au...

Five obstacles stand in between you and true happiness. What are they and how can you overcome them? Buddhist traditions teach that there are five negative qualities, or hindrances, that inhibit people from living an awakened life. Here, Mitch Abblett gives this teaching a modern, secular interpr...

The world's most-followed productivity expert reveals how to achieve more by finding joy in everything you do. The secret to productivity isn't discipline. It's joy. We think that productivity is all about hard work. That the road to success is lined with endless frustration and toil. But what if...

Stanford lecturer and host of the #1 business podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart, Matt Abrahams, reveals the secrets to finding the right words when it counts. Communication is crucial to success in life and business. However, it is not just big speeches that matter: it is also those critical, spur-...

You may be familiar with the idea of our body's biome - the bacterial fauna that populates our gut and can so profoundly affect our health. In We Are Electric we cross the next frontier of scientific understanding: discover your body's electrome. Every cell in our bodies - bones, skin, nerves, mu...

Aimed at yoga therapists and yoga teachers, this book presents unique ways to harness energy for fatigue conditions such as exhaustion, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome and stress with the help of yoga therapy. Split into four parts, the book discusses how modern-day living exacerbates stress and how it ...

"One of the world's leading doctors and bestselling author presents the simple rules everyone should follow in order to live a long, healthy, and productive life. A Short Guide to a Long Life is divided into three sections (What to Do, What to Avoid, and Doctor's Orders) that provide the definiti...

From anxiety expert, Bev Aisbett, comes a proven and practical book to help people manage their anxiety, with simple daily strategies for work and for home. Based on many of the exercises Bev has been teaching and writing about for the past twenty years, the book provides clear, simple daily buil...

If we can improve the way we think about our bodies, that will in turn improve our lives. Why do we hate our bodies so much? Why do we constantly criticise and pressure ourselves about our bodies? Why do we strive to attain (and punish ourselves when we don't have) thin, ultra-toned bodies? We al...

Perfect for fans of The Little Book of Hygge and Norwegian Wood, find the balance in life that is just right for you. Let Lola A. Akerstrom, Editor-in-chief of Slow Travel Stockholm, be your companion to all things lagom.As the Swedish proverb goes, 'Lagom ar bast' (The right amount is best). Lag...

"Actress, activist, and entrepreneur Jessica Alba inspires moms to make affordably healthy choices for themselves and their families without sacrificing style. As a new mom, Jessica Alba wanted to create the safest, healthiest environment for her family. But she was frustrated by the lack of trus...

Become aware of hunger cues. Make wise food choices. End emotional eating. Practice self-acceptance and compassion. Be in the moment at mealtime.

Annotation. Do you find yourself struggling with an allergy diagnosis and all that it brings with it?Do you feel continually stressed and worried with a desire to live a fulfilled life? Are you constantly treading water, putting out spot fires and finding it difficult to come up for air all while...

Nail art is a way to make your own personal statement as well as turn your nails into the hottest fashion accessories around. This book covers techniques and tools you need to create the designs, including how-to steps on adding adornments such as glitter, gemstones and foils as well as methods f...

Parkinson's disease is on the rise throughout the U.S., and this book offers readers an introduction to its causes, symptoms, and treatments. It is for anyone who suffers from Parkinson's, or knows and loves someone who does.

Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are diseases that disrupt your body's ability to digest food, absorb nutrition, and eliminate waste in a healthy manner. Crohn's And Colitis For Dummies is the ultimate reference to these common forms of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including tips on ho...

Take a deep breath. Feeling less stressed already? Bestselling author Shamash Alidina shows just how simple it is to master the proven techniques of mindfulness based stress reduction (MBSR) in this engaging guide. Whatever the source of stress, work pressures, dealing with difficult people, fina...

A revolutionary program to kick the sugar habit for good, taking years off of the body and face.

ADVICE ON CAREERS & ACHIEVING SUCCESS. At one point, the Dalai Lama was asked what surprised him the most about humanity. He answered: "Mankind...because they lose their health to make money, then they lose money to recover their health. And since they are so anxious about the future, they do not...

FITNESS & DIET. Revised and Expanded Edition. In this completely revised and updated edition of the breakthrough bestseller that's sold nearly a million copies worldwide, you'll see scientific evidence that your anxiety, depression, anger, obsessiveness or impulsiveness could be related to how sp...

This boook equips you with powerful weapons to battle the inner dragons that are breathing fire on your brain, driving unhealthy behaviors, and robbing you of joy and contentment. Your brain is always listening and responding to these hidden influences and unless you recognize and deal with them,...

This definitive guide, revised and updated with over 25% new material, empowers cancer patients and their loved ones to move beyond their disease. Greg Anderson, a cancer survivor, has designed this book for the recently diagnosed, those with recurring symptoms, and those who are well but have a ...

Written by an expert, this guide will help those with dementia, and their families, make sure that they can stay well and happy for as long as possible. It offers clear and sensible information and advice about: Recognising symptoms and getting help; Treatment and remaining healthy; Being a carer...

Around the world, almost 50 million people have dementia, and hundreds of millions of people are affected by the dementia of loved ones. Unlike other books that look at this condition purely from the perspective of caretakers, this book provides insight into what it feels like to have dementia, h...

Dr. Joseph Annibali has treated thousands of people with overloaded, over-stimulated brains. Some people describe their brain as being "in chaos"; others feel that their brain is "on fire." But whether they are ultimately diagnosed with "normal" anxiety, disabling OCD, depression, bipolar disorde...

It isn't normal to feel tired all the time. In fact, the fatigue is one of your body's key ways of telling you that something isn't right. This book gives you the information to identify and understand these symptoms and their causes, as well as the tools to reclaim the energy that is so fundamen...

"Before HIV or Ebola, there was the Spanish flu--this narrative history marks the one hundredth anniversary of an epidemic that altered world history. In January 1918, as World War I raged on, a new and terrifying virus began to spread across the globe. In three successive waves, from 1918 to 191...

Presents a weight loss plan that combines a diet and exercise regime designed to alter the body's biological processes in order to promote weight loss.

COGNITION & COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY. When Einstein said we only use 10 percent of our brain, he was inviting us to explore all those capabilities that are waiting to be awakened. This book finally explains how to do just that. Mental diagrams are a simple, efficient means of activating all our poten...

WOMEN'S HEALTH. "Hot flushes, night sweats, insomnia...How on earth do I cope with symptoms of the menopause?" There is no single answer to this question. Based on up-to-date research, this book provides an honest account of the pros and cons of the different options for managing the menopause so...