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AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH SERIES
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EATING FOR LIFE
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Your Guide to Great Health, Fat Loss and Increased Energy!
Author:Bill Phillips
Did you truly enjoy the food you ate today? Do you really like the way you look and feel? Are you consistently enjoying great health and high energy?
Bill Phillips, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Body-for-LIFE, believes your answer to all of the above questions should be, "Yes!" He feels that food should be a source of pure pleasure. A source of positive, abundant energy! A "sure thing" in a world of much uncertainty.
Phillips, who's widely regarded as today's most successful fitness author, has firm beliefs which go against the grain of today's popular weight-loss methods. "Diets, all of them, are potentially dangerous, most always dumb and ultimately a dead-end street!" he insists. "Eventually, anyone and everyone who's at all concerned with their health must learn how to feed their body, not how to starve it."
Instead, Phillips encourages a safe and sound solution which includes eating balanced, nutrient-rich meals, frequently throughout the day. "This is what works in the long run," he explains.
Rich with common sense and science, Eating for Life has rhyme and reason. It is specific. There are very clear dos and don'ts which help people enjoy food and improve their overall fitness.
Bill's approach, which he calls the "Eating for Lifestyle," has already helped thousands of people break free from the dieting dilemma and discover that, contrary to pop-culture belief, food is friend, not foe. Used intelligently, it nourishes the body and mind, satisfies the appetite, calms cravings, renews health and lifts energy.
Like Bill Phillips' Body-for-LIFE, this is a tell-it-like-it-is book. There's no promise of a quick fix. No metabolic tricks or so-called miracles. Just straightforward, clear, concise, practical and appropriate principles for eating right... for life.
Retails:$35.00
ISBN: 0972018417
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THE SOUTH BEACH DIET
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Author:Arthur Agatston
The Delicious, Doctor-Designed, Foolproof Plan for Fast and Healthy Weight Loss
Forget those crazy low-carb diets that claim to help you lose ten pounds in two weeks! Here's a sensible one that really works. Florida cardiologist Dr. Arthur Agatston developed the plan after watching his patients fail to lose weight on one fad diet or another. Although the first two weeks are tough, you get to "add back" all the foods you love, remembering just a few simple rules. Phases 2 and 3 are just normal, healthy eating habits -- habits that you may retain for a heart-healthy, high-energy life. This might be the last diet you ever try !!!!
Retails:$24.95
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Audio Cassette (Abridged)
ISBN: 0060530308
Retail Price: $18.95
C&B Price: $13.00
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Audio CD (Abridged)
ISBN: 0060530316
Retail Price: $22.00
C&B Price: $15.00
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IT'S A SISTAH THING
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It's a Sistah Thing: A Guide to Understanding and Dealing with Fibroids for Black Women
Authors:
Monique R. Brown, William Acvedo (Illustrator), Ifeanyi C. O. Obiakor
First, let me say that, "It's A Sistah Thing," by Monique R. Brown, is one well written and well researched book on fibroids. Ms. Brown's credits include: senior editor of Black Enterprise Magazine, an adjunct professor at Long Island University, and President and Founder of Professional Women of Color.
The author, Monique Brown, had fibroids and has herself faced the horrible specter of hysterectomy. She was one of the lucky ones and got a myomectomy. She reports that her myomectomy improved her sex life.
The main thrust of the book is to advance alternative approaches to fibroids; however, she does take the op to sound many important alarms. She is delicately raising the hysterectomy/race connection. She notes UAE is new with few studies done and then adds Dr. Scott Goodwin's remark, pg. 203, "If you embolize and block the blood supply to the nerves going into the uterus, those nerves may very well be damaged. And if you were feeling something in your uterus that was pleasurable, you may no longer feel that after embolization."
And Monique is pretty straightforward about hysterectomy and sex. On page 204 she quotes Herbert A. Goldfarb as saying that 40% of women indicate a reduced sexual response after a hysterectomy and then goes on to briefly explain why. But what made me buy the book?
One short sentence found on pg. 201, "There's also a theory that the vagus nerve, a nerve that shoots from the cervix to the brain stem, is a pathway for orgasmic sensations." Readers, that is not common knowledge. Ms. Brown has done her homework.
Let her share what she has learned with you
Retails:$15.00
ISBN: 075820065X
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AFRICAN AMERICAN HEALTH BOOK
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Author:Valiere Alcenca, MD
This book was written to inform both health care officials and the general public of the most common diseases and their treatments - most especially those that strictly afflict the black population or those with which African Americans are more severely afflicted. When Haitian-born Dr. Valiere Alcena first began practicing medicine in the United States some twenty years ago, he discovered that different ethnic groups are affected by disease in different ways. African Americans are apt to be affected more virulently than whites. Dr. Alcena wished to arm blacks with a better understanding of illnesses - their causes and treatments. The African-American Health Book covers almost every health problem which afflicts the community in general and the black population in particular. Special attention is given to cancer, heart ailments, hypertension, emphysema, diabetes, sickle-cell anemia, and drug and alcohol abuse. This book's avowed aim is to show how and why diseases occur and what can be done to prevent them and how they can be treated. It outlines both the responsibility of the individuals by taking better care of themselves and the government by providing the necessary funding for health care.
Retails:$12.95
ISBN: 0806517190
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KILLING IN THE NAME OF NAME OF LOVE
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Author:Alvin Morrow
Alvin Morrow takes readers on a 6-year journey in which he dissects the lingering effects of slavery on the heart of the Black nation-the Black family! he explains every way that America is Killing In the Name of Love; from the way the Black man and woman relate to one another and to our children to the foods we take into our bodies, to the education we take into our minds, to the religion we take into our souls. The result is that the Black Family has been forced to struggle for survival in the midst of the most underrated form of genocide in human history. During this time, when corruption, immorality and mental darkness have become the order of the day, comes a book that promises to provide readers with the light needed to safely guide nation through this hour of grave darkness. In this book, Alvin Morrow gives birth to clear solutions brought about through the pain of laboring for a people rise. The staff at RSP offers with deep humility, not just a scholastic writing, but a service.
Retails:$13.95
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LIKE A NATURAL WOMAN
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Author:Ziba Kashef
Good health doesn't come in a prescription bottle. In fact, all you need to start feeling better is an open mind, a new attitude, and this remarkable, one-of-a-kind book. In Like A Natural Woman, Ziba Kashef, a Senior Editor and Health Writer at Essence magazine, brings you a comprehensive guide to alternative techniques and therapies that can put you on the road to wellness. Drawing on her interviews with a variety of alternative health practitioners, as well as the time-tested folk remedies of our African ancestors and exciting new methods that address the unique health issues of black women, she gives you the tools you need to cope with everything from PMS, weight problems, and diabetes, to hypertension, Lupus, cancer.
Learn how to:
Ease the discomfort of morning sickness and digestive problems…with vitamins, supplements, and teas
Shrink fibroids by taking a combination of herbs…and avoid surgery
Satisfy your taste for soul food…without all the fat and salt
Control the symptoms of menopause…the right diet, exercise, and soy supplements work wonders
Boost your immune system to fight disease…alternative approaches like hydrotherapy and acupuncture enhance conventional treatments
Harness the healing power of touch…massage and acupressure are great for your body—and your spirit
Handle your depression…by replacing prescription drugs with yoga and meditation And much more!
It's time to regain control of your body and your life. Like A Natural Woman takes you on a profound healing journey. You'll not only feel—and look—like a new woman, but you'll create a sense of personal balance and well-being that will last a lifetime!
Includes Real Stories From Women Who Got Healthy, The Natural Way!
Retails:$14.95
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SATAN I'M TAKING BACK MY HEALTH
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Author:Jawanza Kunjufu
This unique look at health care interprets scriptures of the Bible and adapts and applies the wisdom found there to modern ways of life. These scriptures teach that the prevention of diseases is not in the hands of doctors, but rather in what individuals eat and how they live. Health-minded Americans will learn how to avoid the disease-causing preservatives, growth hormones, and pesticides of the meat and dairy industries that pollute the once-fresh foods that the public consumes. Also included is an in-depth discussion of Satan's influence on the advertising industry and how it is linked to drug, cigarette, and alcohol addictions among the American people.
Retails:$14.95
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REJUVENATE
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It's Never Too Late
Author:Eartha Kitt - Tonya Bolden
The fabulous Eartha Kitt -- still thrilling fans in her 70s -- reveals her secrets for beauty, vigor, and longevity in this engaging read. Sound advice for staying youthful and energetic (both in body and spirit) is peppered with anecdotes and insights about the author's own remarkable life. Throughout the book, it is clear to see how this illegitimate child from rural South Carolina became an international star adored by millions: by always remaining open to the possibility within herself and to whatever life threw her way, and by cultivating a zest for life that is absolutely contagious. The tips are valuable, though hardly groundbreaking -- they include allowing oneself time to breathe; stretching, bending, and walking; eating well; and striving for balance. However, the charming manner in which they are delivered makes for a captivating read.
Retails:$24.00
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FEEL GOOD NAKED
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10 No-Diet Secrets to a Fabulous Body
Author:Laure Redmond
We all know a woman who turns heads whenever she enters a room even though her legs are not perfect, her body not classically proportioned. And we all wonder, 'What does she have that I don't?'" Laure's 10-step Feel Good Naked program will teach you that her magnetism has everything to do with the way she feels about herself and little to do with isolated body parts. Most women are obsessed with their bodies, never happy with how much they weigh or how they look. Laure Redmond used to be one Her primary message, however, is that how you feel about your body is more important than your actual weight, and she urges women to be comfortable with a figure that isn't stick-thin.
Retails:$24.95
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PRIME TIME
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The African American Woman's Complete Guide to Mid-life Health and Wellness
Author:Gayle K. Porter - Marilyn H. Gaston
A central section on the Big Four -- heart disease, stroke, cancer,and diabetes explores why black women run a high risk of developing these conditions, why they so often go undetected and untreated, and what we can do about them. Prime Time also deals powerfully and directly with the psychological and spiritual issues that stand in the way of our true well-being. Historically, African American women have been expected to function as "strong black women" to overcome the harsh realities with which we've been confronted. Anger and "attitude" have often become part of our protective shield. Prime Time provides sensible, usable, and even enjoyable methods you can employ to overcome anxiety and otheR negative moods, channel anger in life-affirming ways, and find Prime Time Sisters to share this wonderful journey with you.
Retails:$25.95
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