Drawing from her experience as a brain tumour survivor, person living well with chronic illness, and her experience in social work and professional writing, Ingrid Exner weaves together a survival guide of helpful health and lifestyle tips to empower those with pre-existing health conditions as well as those interested in increasing their overall health and well being. Her beautiful photography accompanies each tip, enhancing both the meaning and the aesthetic value of this book.

Let your body do the work...Do you have to tell your leg to heal from a scrape? Your lungs to take in air? Your body that it’s hungry? No. Your body does these things automatically, effortlessly. Vibrant health is your birthright and within your grasp; you just have to step out of the way. In Effortless Healing, online health pioneer, natural medicine advocate, and bestselling author Dr. Joseph Mercola reveals the nine simple secrets to a healthier, thinne...

“Buck up.” “Stop feeling sorry for yourself.” “Don’t ruin everything.” When you are anxious, sad, angry, or lonely, do you hear this self-critical voice? What would happen if, instead of fighting difficult emotions, we accepted them? Over his decades of experience as a therapist and mindfulness meditation practitioner, Dr. Christopher Germer has learned a paradoxical lesson: We all want to avoid pain, but letting it in--and responding compassionately to our own im...

Imagine an orchestra in your brain. It plays all kinds of harmonious melodies, then pain comes along and the different sections of the orchestra are reduced to a few pain tunes.All pain is real. And for many people it is a debilitating part of everyday life.It is now known that understanding more about why things hurt can actually help people to overcome their pain. Recent advances in fields such as neurophysiology, brain imaging, immunology, psychology and cellular biology...

A longtime yoga instructor reveals how to manage pain, relieve stress, and promote relaxation through the gentle and meditative practices of restorative yogaWhether you have five minutes or an hour, taking time out of each day to relax and renew is essential to living well. This book presents nurturing physical postures and breathing techniques called restorative yoga. When practiced regularly, they will help you heal the effects of chronic stress, recover from ill...

For the 33 million Americans who feel sluggish, spacey, and stressed out daily, Feeling Fat, Fuzzy, or Frazzled? is the first book to address the delicate balance among the thyroid, adrenal, and reproductive glands—which can make the day-to-day difference between feeling awful and feeling good. Long-term, if left untreated, this imbalance can cause heart disease, diabetes, arthritis, infertility, and severe menopause.Authored by an expert physician/nurse team, the ...

Based on the Simontons' experience with hundreds of patients at their world-famous Cancer Counseling and Research Center, Getting Well Again introduces the scientific basis for the "will to live."In this revolutionary book the Simontons profile the typical "cancer personality": how an individual's reactions to stress and other emotional factors can contribute to the onset and progress of cancer -- and how positive expectations, self-awareness, and self-care can contribute ...

This book is full of information about a product that has been around for centuries, and will not do you any harm. Apple cider vinegar is a naturally occurring antibiotic and antiseptic that miraculously fights germs and bacteria. Since Hippocrates in 400 BCE, people have been treated with natural apple cider vinegar for its powerful healing and cleansing qualities. This is a must read book that reveals secrets about apple cider vinegar detox, what experts don't want you to know about appl...

Want to have the calm, clarity, and focus of mindfulness without the trappings of formal meditation? This book will provide you with a set of tips and techniques that will guide you to infuse mindfulness into your daily life, as it already exists, and experience the benefits of mindfulness now.

The first fully illustrated guide to a clinically proven, holistic approach to beating stress-related problems and restoring balance and well-being.

Most individuals that are successful at meditation are those that seek out resources locally to help them to learn the process as well as to practice it. Meditating with others is something that can be powerful to the individual.With more and more meditation clinics and classes popping up around the country, you are likely to find one relatively close to you. But, first, you need to learn a bit more about how meditation works and what it can do for you.This book will prepar...

Stop forever – regret nothing!Can you afford to ignore your health and happiness any longer? No gimmicks, no hypnotherapy and no nicotine replacement fads - just a realistic approach to freeing yourself from nicotine addiction forever.Using a mixture of harsh reality, self-discipline and inspiration, author Andrew Thomas describes how he went 'cold turkey' on cigarettes. He describes the mental strategies he used to make his final attempt at quitting smokin...