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The Hip Chick's Guide to Macrobiotics: A Philosophy for achieving a Radiant Mind and a Fabulous Body
Author: Jessica Porter
ISBN-10: 1583332057
ISBN-13: 9781583332054
Published: 2004-09-09
Publisher: Avery Trade
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A modern girl’s guide to the secrets of eating for health, beauty, and peace of mind. "Part Joan Rivers, part Mahatma Gandhi, Jessica Porter makes macrobiotics meaningful, hilarious, and totally life-changing." Simon Doonan, creative director, Barneys New York and author of Wacky Chicks Heralded by New York magazine as one of the city’s most popular diets, macrobiotics has become the latest trend in dieting, thanks to high-profile supporters like Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow. Speaking to the generation of young women looking to extend their healthy lifestyles beyond yoga and Pilates, macrobiotic chef and instructor Jessica Porter offers fresh, contemporary, and accessible insight into one of the world’s most popular diets that is based on century’s old principles. She explains that through the right balance of food, women can find balance in every aspect of their lives—improved health, weight loss, or fulfilling relationships. The effects of eating a macrobiotic diet can extend beyond basic health to weight loss, beauty, better sex, and peace of mind. Cooking tips and recipes are combined with Jessica’s no-nonsense philosophy and witty anecdotes to create a lifestyle book that will inspire women to hit the kitchen with an understanding of how to strengthen their mind and body through food.
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Heal Your Hips: How to Prevent Hip Surgery -- and What to Do If You Need It
Author: Robert Klapper
ISBN-10: 0471249971
ISBN-13: 9780471249979
Published: 1999-06-14
Publisher: Wiley
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The first comprehensive guide to hip health Avoid injury, prevent deterioration, work out in water and on land, and understand the entire range of surgical options Once considered a natural consequence of aging, hip disorders can be reduced or eliminated altogether by innovative exercise regimens. Heal Your Hips explores an unprecedented range of preventive options you can take today to avoid hip injury and improve your hip health--including wonderful water and land exercises and intensive stretching. Numerous illustrations help you understand the structure and function of your hips, and dozens of photographs clearly demonstrate how to do the exercises. If indeed hip surgery is in your future, Heal Your Hips provides vital new information on several little-known, minimally invasive forms of surgery as well as straightforward coverage of traditional "replacement" surgery. You'll learn what to expect with hip surgery--from preparing for the procedure to the day of the operation to returning home and recovering with physical therapy. The practical and long-overdue guidance in Heal Your Hips will be a revelation for the millions enduring the pain of hip deterioration and injury. Whether you or your loved ones are considering hip surgery or have yet to seek medical help, turn first to the indispensable expertise in this optimistic and accessible resource.
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Tone Every Inch (TM): The Fastest Way to Sculpt Your Belly, Butt & Thighs
Author: Natalie Gingerich Mackenzie
ISBN-10: 1609617428
ISBN-13: 9781609617424
Published: 2012-02-14
Publisher: Rodale Books
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Book Description:
Health and fitness experts have long trumpeted the importance of strength training to lose weight andtone trouble spots for a top-notch physique. But many women have been intimidated by the time andequipment needed to reap these benefits. Now, Prevention has brought together top fitness experts and the latest scientific research to create an eight-week success program that’s been proven to be up to three times more effective than traditional weight training. Prevention partnered with Ithaca College in a strength-training study combining dumbbells and resistance bands in an easy and effective body-sculpting workout. And Fastest Way to Sculpt comes equipped with an easy-to-follow cardio routine and an optional (yet optimal) eating plan to help readers tighten trouble areas while simultaneously shedding pounds and boosting energy—in just 30 minutes a day! Thisachievable plan fits into anyone’s schedule and can be done at home or on the go.
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From the Hips: A Comprehensive, Open-Minded, Uncensored, Totally Honest Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Becoming a Parent
Author: Rebecca Odes
ISBN-10: 0307237087
ISBN-13: 9780307237088
Published: 2007-05-22
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
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Drawing on the experiences of hundreds of real parents and the expertise of doctors, midwives and other birth and baby pros, this indispensable resource is filled with the most accurate and up-to-date information about having and caring for a baby, including: Decisions, Decisions:A judgment-free breakdown of every major choice, including prenatal testing, natural vs. medical childbirth, circumcision, breast or bottle feeding, and work/life options The Endless No:What not to eat, take, and do when you’re pregnant-get the real facts behind the prohibitionsI Want My Life Back:Anxiety, regret, ambivalence, and other rarely discussed postpartum emotionsParents and partners:A look beyond the one-size-fits-all approach to family, with strategies for minimizing perfect-parent pressure and managing your real-life relationships through the changesSorting Through the Voices:A user-friendly guide to the dueling gurus, trendy techniques, and conflicting theories that confuse new parents A forward-thinking book that includes a wide range of voices and approaches, From the Hips reflects the many ways of being pregnant and parenting without suggesting that there is one right way.
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The Arthritis Handbook: Improve Your Health and Manage the Pain of Osteoarthritis (A DiaMedica Guide to Optimum Wellness)
Author: M.D. Grant Cooper
ISBN-10: 0979356415
ISBN-13: 9780979356414
Published: 2008-01-15
Publisher: DiaMedica
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According to conventional wisdom, arthritis pain is an inevitable part of aging. Not so, says Dr. Grant Cooper in this practical, accessible guide. For those who do develop osteoarthritic conditions, this book offers a blend of commonsense advice, dietary info, targeted exercise, and tips on useful supplements. According to the author, sufferers can often entirely avoid the use of medication, injection therapy, and surgery — approaches that, when necessary, can be used as an opportunity to return to exercise and nutrition to slow the disease’s progress. The book features easy, illustrated exercises, including aerobics and strength training, that can be done at home, at a gym, or under a trainer’s or physical therapist’s supervision. Nutritional and supplement strategies — including glucosamine and fish oil — are presented in detail, along with suggestions for ways to keep on track. Dr. Cooper not only explores each topic in depth but explains how it fits into an overall holistic treatment program.
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Getting Hip: Recovery From A Total Hip Replacement
Author: Sigrid Macdonald
ISBN-10: 1418478377
ISBN-13: 9781418478377
Published: 2004-10-28
Publisher: AuthorHouse
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GETTING HIP is a personal account of one woman's recovery from a total hip replacement. From the painful arthritic deterioration of her joint, to making the difficult decision to have surgery at the relatively young age of 47, Sigrid Macdonald takes us with her on her postoperative journey. She discusses how to prepare for hip surgery and the potential complications of the operation. A detailed description of her rehabilitation is provided, along with interviews with 10 people from all over the world, whose recovery time from hip surgery varied considerably. This reader friendly book is written with wit, candor, and empathy for the prospective hip patient. It offers useful tips for acquiring essential services and coping physically and psychologically with hip surgery, as well as important information about how to treat a new hip in order for it to last as long as possible. GETTING HIP provides the most up-to-date information on different implants, such as the ceramic hip, which received FDA approval in February of 2003, the metal on metal prosthesis, hip resurfacing and exciting advances in cartilage regeneration and stem cell transplantation. It also provides an extensive bibliography and Internet references.
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Walk Yourself Well: Eliminate Back Pain, Neck, Shoulder, Knee, Hip and Other Structural Pain Forever-Without Surgery or Drugs
Author: Sherry Brourman
ISBN-10: 0974779113
ISBN-13: 9780974779119
Published: 2007-10-26
Publisher: Sherry Brourman
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Learn the best way to walk. Sherry Brourman P.T., teaches her straightforward and innovative method for balancing the body and eliminating pain. With a comprehensive, easy to understand self-evaluation, and illustrated stretching, strengthening and walking exercises, you can learn how to eliminate neck pain, back pain, hip pain, leg pain, knee pain and all types of structural pain, naturally, without surgery or drugs.
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Shrink Your Female Fat Zones:Lose Pounds And Inches - Fast! - From Your Belly,Hips,Thighs,And More
Author: Denise Austin
ISBN-10: 1579547338
ISBN-13: 9781579547332
Published: 2003
Publisher: RODALE PR INC
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Denise designed these targeted programs by zeroing in on the most effective diet and exercise tricks to shrink her own trouble spots. Now she's sharing her tips with you.
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