Inspiration, Motivation & Spirituality
Babies, Motherhood & Parenting
General Health & Medical
So You have Prostate Cancer Too!
By : Dr Brian J Meade
RRP : AUD$24.95
This book covers all aspects of prostate cancer in an easy-to-read format::
Active Surveillance; Mind-Body Medicine; Surgery and Radiotherapy; Nutrition; Supplements; Exercise; New Initiatives; Rising PSA and the support person’s perspective.
Dr Brian Meade obtained Distinctions and Higher Distinctions in Pathology, Endocrinology, Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition. He lectured in Physiology and Endocrinology at Deakin University while continuing medical research into the thymus gland and immunity. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the National Institute of Integrative Medicine. Brian's area of interest is the impact of lifestyle and particularly nutrients on the biochemistry and molecular biology of prostate cancer.
Reflux Reality : A Guide for Families
RRP : AUD$24.95
"Reflux Reality: A Guide for Families" offers comprehensive advice and practical guidelines and support. It is the essential book for any family with a baby or child that suffers from reflux.
'Having barely existed through reflux with both of our boys when they were babies, I know first hand how challenging those days can be. How much more supported I would have felt if I had had a book like this.' - Felicity Chapman, Founder and Director, Mothers Be Heard.
The author Glenda Blanch is the mother to three children who have all suffered reflux and its complications. She has experience as a registered nurse and so armed with both medical knowledge and life experience she is the ideal person to what written this book. She has an insight into the medical aspects of the condition, knows what parents want and need to know and conveys the information in a language that is easy to understand. She has also worked tirelessly for the Reflux Infants Support Association Inc for many years.
Three Quotes from a Plumber
By : Sally White
RRP : AUD$24.95
How a Second Opinion Changed the Life of a Woman with a Brain Tumour is the inspiring story of Sally White, wife and mother of two boys aged 13 and 11 years, who has written about her experiences since being diagnosed with a brain tumour in 2007.
The story explores her challenges with the medical profession and alternative therapies, and details the way she managed a life threatening illness in the context of family life with courage and the unwavering support of those around her. After twelve months of repeated MRI scans and unenviable waiting, Sally decided it was time to make something happen. In May 2008, she met Dr Charlie Teo, an internationally renowned neurosurgeon, who challenged her to seek a second opinion and created hope through minimally invasive surgery that has allowed her to get on with living, not just surviving. An entry from Sally’s journal: I just want to make our lives normal again. I want so much more time with David. I have so much to share with the boys – successes, lived experiences... I know there is so much more and if you’re not here you’re not here!
Sally is a social worker who began her career in Child Protection. She now works as a training consultant in a broad range of areas from child protection to community based organisations with a particular focus on happiness and wellbeing.
My Mother, My Writing and Me
By : Iola Matthews
RRP : AUD$24.95
‘My life was stalled, like a train carriage shunted into a siding. I wanted to write about my early life in Paris, but I was afraid. Most of the time I was looking after my elderly mother who was unwell, and now my daughter was expecting a baby and would need me too, I felt trapped…’
Iola Mathews explores a dilemma familiar to many women – how to nurture your own needs and creativity without neglecting your responsibility to the people you love. This brave and honest memoir explores many of the issues facing women in their fifties and the transition towards peace and fulfilment.
A courageous and thoughtful book – one where the author confronts her own mortality and the mortality of her ageing mother, while at the same time grappling with an intense desire to return to her writing. Iola Mathews brings humour and rich wisdom to familiar but painful situations.
Anne Deveson, AO, author of Tell Me I’m Here
Psychology's Undermining of Personal Responsibility
By Robert Spillane
RRP: AUD $24.95
'The idea of personal responsibility has not fared well in psychology, Freud, Jung, Maslow, Eysenck, Skinner and other influential psychologists have denied, or minimised the importance of, personal responsibility and human freedom. In their pursuit of a 'therapeutic state', psychologists have medicalised morality by developing powerful myths which replace 'right' and 'wrong' with 'healthy' and 'sick'. The dominant myth is that psychology is a science while other myths include the unconscious mind, the collective unconscious, motive-forces, personality traits, conditioning and mental illness. The pernicious myth of Attention Deficit Disorder (ADHD) has resulted in the drugging of more than 20 million children worldwide.
Robert Spillane is a Professor and past Dean of the Graduate School of Management at Macquarie University. He has written ten books, numerous journal articles and a play performed in 2006 at the Mermaid Theatre, London. From 2003-2009 he delivered a widely acclaimed series of lectures on psychology at the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He received the 2006 international Thomas S. Szasz Award for his professional contribution to the cause of human liberty.
Hearing Voices : A Common Human Experience
By John Watkins
RRP : AUD $24.95
Although hearing voices is often considered a hallmark of madness it is actually a rather common experience. While “voices” are a prominent symptom of psychotic disorders like schizophrenia they can also occur in many other contexts. Many well-adjusted individuals have had at least one memorable voice experience and some people have them regularly. While some experiences are disturbing others provide comfort, reassurance, and guidance. Benign inner voices often occur in association with non-ordinary states of consciousness, mystical and paranormal phenomena, near-death experiences, and shamanic practices and may serve as a vehicle for creative inspiration, extrasensory communication, the call of vocation, and spiritual revelation.
Hearing Voices ventures beyond conventional psychiatric therapies whose sole aim is symptom eradication to explore ways of working creatively with voices and other inner experiences to foster personal growth, healing and recovery. Includes detailed descriptions of voice hearing experiences, an overview of theories regarding their origin, and practical strategies for coping with unwanted voices. Of value to voice hearers and those wishing to acquire a deeper understanding of this intriguing phenomenon.
“A beautiful book which will be very valuable for people hearing voices”
– Professor Marius Romme (co-founder, Hearing Voices Movement)
“One of the most sensitively thought-through pieces of writing on voice hearing.”
– Ron Coleman (former national co-ordinator, Hearing Voices Network)
Surviving Cancer
Inspiring Stories of Hope and Healing
(Edited by) Paul Kraus
Foreword by Professor Gabriel Kune
Introduction by Dr Ian Gawler
RRP : AUD $21.95
For many people the diagnosis of cancer seems like a death sentence... but it need not necessarily be so.
"Surviving Cancer" brings us stories of hope and inspiration, from people who have successfully recovered from all kinds of cancers- even some against medical odds. We become aware of just how much more than pure medical/surgical treatment is involved in bringing about successful survival. The way we live, think and focus all come into play. Diet, meditation and finding the right mindset and strategies are powerful survival tools. A holistic approach melding body, mind and spirit, allow the body to unleash its full healing power.
Each person tells his or her own story, in their own words, describing the ups and downs, highs and lows, in their very personal cancer journey. They give us insight into their thought processes and what failures and successes they experienced in their battle. Each story shows remarkable honesty and a deep view of their emotions, devastations and hopes.
Another thing that comes across strongly is how most of these courageous survivors view their cancer as an experience which teaches them invaluable lessons about themselves, their lives and humanity... and changes their whole view of life and often the direction their lives take from then on. They value each and every day in a way those who have not faced death usually do not.
"Cancer might rob us of that blissful ignorance that once led us to believe that tomorrow stretches forever. In exchange, we are granted the vision to see each today as precious, a gift to be used wisely and richly. No one can take that away."
The book is edited by Paul Kraus, himself a cancer sufferer whose recent writing focus has been on health and healing.
"Surviving Cancer" shares real life examples of those who have recovered from cancer and provides encouragement and hope to others who are beginning their own journey. Cancer can be beaten- and the more open you are to utilising everything possible, and the more you have in your cancer-fighting toolbox, the better your odds can be. This book can help fill in some of the gaps and give inspiration and motivation.
"We travel a long way in a lifetime, no matter how long or short the individual life. What we would hope is that the footprints we leave behind spell out a love of humanity. Our part, our bit of humanity is to light a candle and trust that our light shines a path for the next person."
Towards the Light
Growing Through Grief
Michael Metzger
RRP : AUD $24.95
Grief is an overwhelming feeling that nearly every person experiences at some point in their life, often many times. It can affect every aspect of your life and can sometimes be debilitating for an extended period of time, especially if we don't find a healthy way to deal with it. In a lot of cases, life will never be the same again, there will always be an empty space- something missing. But with the right mindset and *tools* to help you through, you can honour your loss, your feelings and grow through the grief.
In this book, Michael Metzger gives great insight into various aspects of grief, from a personal perspective- he has worked through his own grief from the loss of his beloved father and son. He guides us through the grief process in a caring and insightful manner including:
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The different ways people deal with grief and the legitimacy of those feelings, no matter what form they take.
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The intensity of feelings like shock, anger, fear, guilt that you may swing between.
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That it is ok to show emotion and you shouldn't feel embarrassed or guilty.
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The stages of grief.
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What to expect from grief.
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How to deal with a feeling of being unable to grieve, or if we are stuck in grief.
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That grieving is a process, not an event, and that you should take as much time as you need to travel through it. Questions to ask to ascertain how far we have travelled.
"We do not emerge from grief as the same person who entered it." -
Ways to help yourself mourn, by talking, writing, seeking support and reaching out.
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A guided visualisation to help you come through the grief, plus some wonderful affirmations to help ease the way.
He also discusses that through our grief we need to work through accepting the reality of the loss and to let go of our previous relationship with the dead person and to establish a new relationship with their memory. A particularly lovely and comforting quote from the book regarding this is " The dead never leave us; they but leave our side to come inside, to be part of us forever."
The second part of the book covers specific losses and help in dealing with them, such as a life companion, a parent, a child, accidental death, suicide and murder.
The final section delves into using faith, spirituality and prayer to help travel through the grief journey.
Various appendices provide valuable sources and references both for those grieving, and those helping others going through grief.
Secrets of Cancer Survivors
By : Elizabeth Gould
RRP : AUD$21.95
In this ground-breaking book, Elizabeth Gould details her own story as well as the stories of five cancer survivors. No diets or miracle cures but a practical step-by-step approach to describing the emotional and physical journey through cancer into remission. In this book you will learn: Mental tools and techniques to cope with each stage of cancer How your body will change during treatment and how to cope with those changes The best ways to emotionally support a cancer patient; and How the cancer journey can transform your life. This is a book of hope, survival and how to discover your own path through an enormous physical and mental challenge. Elizabeth Gould had barely recovered from being the victim of a major crime during which she had to defend her two small children, when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Drawing on her previous experience of surviving in tough situations, Elizabeth pulled through but was concerned at the lack of material about ‘the things that no-one will tell you’. Using her experience as a writer as well as a survivor, Elizabeth interviewed five other survivors all with different cancers and backgrounds to distill the ‘secrets’ to surviving cancer to complete her book ‘Secrets of Cancer Survivors’.
In this book you will learn: Mental tools and techniques to cope with each stage of cancer how your body will change during treatment and how to cope with those changes The best ways to emotionally support a cancer patient; and How the cancer journey can transform your life. This is a book of hope, survival and how to discover your own path through an enormous physical and mental challenge.
You Can Conquer Cancer - New Edition
by Dr Ian Gawler
RRP $27.95 AUD
Ian Gawler is Australia's best-known cancer survivor. His book "You Can Conquer Cancer" was a revolutionary book when first published in 1984. It has been reprinted sixteen times and translated into German, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Swedish, Hebrew, Indonesian, Polish, Sinhalese, Thai, Czech and Korean. It has become a classic and one of the most widely-read books on the subject of cancer prevention and management.
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RRP : AUD$34.95
A Recipe for Life 2 offers a complete pathway to health. Over 170 new wheat, dairy and egg-free recipes. Important nutritional information helps the reader follow this path. Delicious recipes include fish, vegetables, salads, soups, dips, sauces, stuffings, bread, tofu, desserts, cakes, drinks, grains and pulses to mention a few.
The Gawler Foundation is known throughout the world and this book is the second in the series by Dorothy Edgelow
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RRP : AUD$21.95
The book sets out the options available for breast enlargement, breast reduction and breast reconstruction in a clear and balanced way, complemented by the personal stories of many patients, explaining not only the benefits, but also the risks and complications of surgery. This book is essential reading for anyone who contemplates having plastic surgery to their breasts, either now, or in the future.
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By Donald Marshall AM,M.B., M.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S.
This book explains in detail what makes up nutrition, how nutrients work in our body, what nutrients we should have and how the lack of nutrition has detrimental effects.
Likewise, it highlights how good nutrition can remedy many chronic disease conditions increasing your health, vitality and, most importantly, help you to achieve and maintain optimal mental performance.
Over 2 billion people in the world today suffer chronic zinc and iron deficiencies that affect their thinking, short-term memory and moods, as well as their immune function and energy levels. Not surprisingly one of the primary factors creating nutritional deficiencies is the food increasingly eaten in the Western diet.
‘This book offers a specific, comprehensive prescription to natural nutrition that we all would benefit from and which would have a significant impact not only on our health and wellness, but also our mental performance by simply choosing nutrient rich organic natural foods replete with vitamins and minerals. This is a tremendous educational resource to assist in choosing appropriate supplements.’
Murray Caplan M.D. (Founder,
Child-First Pediatric Clinic, Denver, U.S.A)
Feeding Your Brain for Optimum Performance
By Dr Charles Krebs
RRP : AUD$24.95
RRP : AUD$21.95
A moving memoir of a husband caring for his wife, Marie, who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease at age 54. Tom describes his struggle of looking after his wife, arranging professional and voluntary in-home support and continuing to work. Ultimately he is forced to seek permanent residential care for Marie. There are thirteen cameos of other carers and how they dealt with a family member who was stricken with Alzheimer’s or other form of dementia. This book will be of great assistance to all men and women caring for a loved one.
Tom Valenta is a public relations consultant, author and former journalist. He is currently a Principal of the large public relations firm, Porter Novelli. He sold the family business to Porter Novelli after Marie’s diagnosis. His wife, Marie, is a former primary school teacher. Their story has received extensive national publicity over the past three years including a double-page spread in TIME magazine.
Remember Me, Mrs V?Caring for my wife: her Alzheimer’s and others’ stories
By Tom Valenta
RRP : AUD$22.95
David Bennett, from his own experience, tells us what we might expect at two levels after a diagnosis of cancer.
He writes of the medical sequence and emotional consequences on him and his wife, Ann. We learn of the work of specialists and doctors in traditional medicine and of their teaching in complementary medicine. Having an informed insight into both the hard edge of surgery and a protective lifestyle for his future, David shares here, in a readable and entertaining style, what he learned. Through the remarkable openness of the book, we feel that we know David and Ann as friends and tensely long to know what happens next, right until the conclusion of the unexpectedly climactic final chapter. We understand and share their feelings, both in facing harsh reality and in moments of warm sentiment. Uniquely, Ann writes her own commentaries on the events described in the chapters. Her moving reflections on them help us to understand the role of carers and cancer's often-overlooked effects upon them.
Cancer for TwoBy David Bennett QC
RRP : AUD24.95
Dementia is becoming a major problem for western society including Australia. Approximately 165,000 Australians have been diagnosed with dementia and around 20,000 new cases diagnosed annually. As the population ages that number will increase significantly.
Living with Alzheimer's and Other Dementias covers the needs relating to ‘After the Diagnosis’:
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Making the Diagnosis – Information and Support – Medications – Accommodation
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Driving – Everyday Care – Finances – Medication and Health – Memory and Language Aids
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Coming to Terms with the Diagnosis – Behavioural Change – Looking After
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Yourself – Key Resources – Accommodation and Respite – Legal Planning etc….
You, or someone you love, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Chances are, through your shock and alarm your mind is teeming with questions. What will happen to me? Does this mean my husband will have to go into a nursing home? Can I still drive? Is it OK for my mother to continue to babysit my children? Are there any pills that can help? And most of all, what on earth should I do next?
This publication aims to answer all these questions as well as many others. It is almost impossible to take in or even touch on all that you need to know at the time of diagnosis. (Perhaps some questions only came to mind days after you had left the doctor’s office.) With this book the authors aim to fill in those gaps and provide you with some answers and suggestions. They hope that you will be able to use this book as a guide in the weeks and months following a diagnosis to aid you and your family in understanding dementia, coming to terms with the situation and planning for the future.
Living with Alzheimer's and Other Dementias has been recommended by Alzheimer’s Australia.
Living with Alzheimer's and Other DementiasAfter the Diagnosis
Dr Kylie Ladd and Elizabeth Rand
Why Am I So Tired?
How To Put The Fuel Back in Your Tank
By Drs Ginni Mansberg & Dr Anne Thomson
RRP : AUD$19.95
With the bigger picture in mind, this book is for anyone who is feeling constantly tired, run down and lacking energy and vitality.
These two highly motivated Sydney doctors explain all aspects of the problem, from the medical causes of tiredness – depression, iron deficiency anaemia, thyroid disease, to the more common problems - lack of sleep, everyday stress, low libido, poor diet, lack of exercise, drugs and alcohol, to name a few. For those who do not have an existing medical condition, most can be easily cured and they provide practical, realistic goals for improvement and how to go about achieving them.
RRP : AUD $19.95
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Nutritional Reference and Cook Book
by Dorothy Edgelow (The Gawler Foundation) for The Children’s Whole Health Foundation & Author of The Gawler Foundation Cookbook)
With the enormous problem of childhood obesity and depression throughout the world, this book has been written to assist parents and children lead happier and healthier lives. This publication provides parents (and children) with comprehensive and important nutritional advice.
Information and diagrams on the twelve body systems, i.e. the respiratory and digestive systems are included, as well as information on the vitamins, minerals and foods essential to each system.
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Over 200 recipes
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A Nutrient Content Chart; and
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Complementary therapies.
The author is known for her work with The Gawler Foundation and assisted Ian Gawler in establishing the Foundation in the early ‘80s.
RRP: AUD $17.95
Magic MeYoga, A Magical Gift for All Ages
By Jane Wiesner
Magic Me is the second in a series of books (Who Am I? being the first) by author Jane Wiesner, to introduce children and adults to the magic of yoga. It is primarily a children’s picture book but can be used as an instruction book for anyone interested in yoga – it is simply an interactive journey of fun and fitness for all age groups.
Schools are now starting to teach children yoga and parents also are learning the benefits of buying yoga books for children and teaching them at home. Magic Me is perfect for this purpose.
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Stop Parkin' and Start Livinohn ColemanNaturopath and Parkinson's Disease Sufferer
Price : AUD$21.95
ISBN 085572 368 8
By August 1995 John Coleman had lost his power of speech and was wondering how he could go on living. Suffering symptoms of Stage IV Parkinson's Disease, diagnosed by five medical and complementary practitioners, he was unable to walk more than five metres without assistance and took up to an hour and a half to dress himself.
John decided to pursue other pathways to health. With the aid of Homeopathy, Aqua Hydration Formulas, Bowen Therapy, Craniosacral therapy, Flower Essences, Counselling, Meditation and spiritual development, John was completely symptom-free by April 1998. This book explains how he achieved his road back to health and how the reader can learn from his advice.
RRP $19.95 AUD
A Womb with AttitudeTaking the Stress out of PMS
by Sylvia Tracey RN,MN
Written by a nurse who has suffered herself this book aims to create a much better understanding of what is really happening in the body of the woman who has PMS and offers useful and easy to follow advice to help alleviate these problems. Subjects include: Why Are Hormones So Important? - the reproductive hormones that tend to cause PMS Physical Responses - the emotional responses that may be exaggerated at this time When It's Just Not Funny - being the butt of jokes about one's temper, behaviour The Female Reproductive Systems The Signs and Symptoms of PMS Helping Your Self through - Diet Exercise Avoiding Stress Reducing Alcohol Discuss the situation with your partner, friend If possible the luxury of a massage Take time out to relax, music can be very therapeutic Cool shower before bed Try fruit before reaching for sweets needed as a result of a drop in sugar levels at this time The importance of Yoga Other self-help solutions - natural therapies Headaches and migraines - Medical treatment if required
RRP $21.95 AUD
A Lifelong JourneyStaying Well with Manic Depression/Bipolar Disorder
by Dr Sarah Russell
Many people with manic depression, also known as bipolar disorder, are living happy and fulfilling lives. How do they manage to stay well? Contributors to this book discuss many different ways to stay well. It is rarely just about seeing a psychiatrist and taking prescribed medication. It is often about so much more.
People who contributed to this collection are working as social workers, engineers, lawyers, stock brokers, nurses, builders, general practitioners, factory workers and so on. Many are parents. Each contributor speaks about manic depression in a personal and unique way. Together, they provide evidence that people with manic depression can, and do, stay well.
Although there is not a one-fix-fixes-all approach, there are some common strategies that people with manic depression use to stay well. With insight, education, experience and time, people with manic depression learn what works for them, and what does not work. Contributors to the book use their own life experiences and circumstances to create individual stay well plans. Their examples will help others with manic depression to create their own stay well plans. This book will provide hope for people with manic depression, their families and friends. By providing a wellness view of manic depression, this book may also provide important new insights for health care professionals.
Essential Medicine Explained
by Dr Alan Baldam RRP $24.95 AUD
The over-40 baby boomer market is as yet to be catered for from the medical point of view. This book is a general overview of the common and/or serious medical problems faced by the 'getting older' group.
All the medically important problems occur increasingly more often after the age of 40. For some people it can and does start even earlier. We should not wait until the age of 40 to start to take notice. Prevention really is better than cure. There is so much that can be done for this is a medical good news story.
Strategies for prevention are provided with extensive information on high blood pressure, stroke, diabetes, heart attack, cholesterol, depression, haemorrhoids, ulcers, cancer, gout, arthritis, menopause, prolapse, incontinence, urine infection, breast lumps, prostate, impotence, erection, the bowels, the eyes- cataracts, macular degeneration, alzheimers and more…..Treatment of these problems is also discussed and advice given.
A Survivor's Guide to Heart Surgery
by Lucia Nardo
RRP $15.95 AUD
Unexpectedly struck down with heart disease, Lucia Nardo underwent open-heart surgery and on recovery merged her professional expertise with her personal story to bring a message of hope and inspiration to people and families facing similar traumatic life-threatening surgical events. Heart to heart is the sometimes poignant and always humorous recounting of a journey of despair, hope and renewed life. A section on cardiovascular disease prevention is also included.
RRP $24.95 AUD
The Gynaecological Cancer Guide: Sex, Sanity & Survivalby Margaret Heffernan & Professor Michael Quinn
This book has been written for women with gynaecological cancer, their carers, family, colleagues and medical support teams. For the first time a book is available that provides information on the critical issues that gynaecological cancer survivors commonly experience, the range of gynaecological cancers and the treatment options available. An important aspect of the book is the survivor interviews - their very frank and honest comments through the book will be of great help to the reader.
Maximum Asthma Control
by Michael Cichorski
RRP $21.95 AUD
Leading international respiratory practitioner Michael Cichorski has developed this new 3-Step Anti-Asthma programme with one goal in mind - to give each person maximum asthma control with minimal use of medication. Clinical trials are currently being conducted in Australia and reports to date have shown that participants are benefiting from the breathing techniques used to control asthma. "Breathing therapy actually gets to the cause of the asthma process earlier than any medication giving users of the program a real advantage over traditional drug-based therapy."
RRP $27.95 AUD
The Home Health Guide to a Cancer-Free Familyby Professor Gabriel Kune
"The Home Health Guide to A Cancer-Free Family" describes in a clear and practical way how to achieve a healthy and enjoyable lifestyle, and at the same time reducing the chances of developing cancer. It also shows how cancer, or even a pre-cancerous condition, can be detected early and cured.
Preventive advice is given for the main cancer risks of inheritance, smoking, diet, alcohol, sun exposure, physical inactivity, sexual practices and carcinogens at work, at home, and in the environment. Clear recommendations are then made for the prevention and early detection of cancers of the colon, rectum, breasts, lung, prostate, skin (including melanoma), cervix, uterus and ovary, as well as 18 less common cancers. Finally, a unique, comprehensive, personal plan is presented to significantly reduce the cancer risk, and a precise personal programme described for early detection and cure in the event that a cancer or a precancerous condition does develop.
You will come back to this easy-to-use reference manual again and again.
RRP $15.95 AUD
Who Am I? Yoga for Children of All Agesby Jane Lee Wiesner & Illustrated by Annie White
Jane Wiesner's first yoga publication is a refreshing approach to the introduction to Yoga, a subject that can often seem obscure and inaccessible to many. Recognising that the contemporary approach to Yoga is very much about seamlessly bringing it into daily life, Jane has simply and beautifully provided readers of all ages (but particularly youngsters) with an inspirational reference source that can be with them over the years as they adopt the practices of yoga to help in answering the question who am I?
RRP $21.95 AUD
Early Menopause: Why Me?by Dr Sheralyn McGuinness
To quote the author: "... currently in the western world there is an epidemic of women whose reproductive cycle has halted prematurely."
Millions of young women in Western countries have no idea why their bodies are changing and contend with infertility, loss of menstruation and a myriad of menopausal symptoms without information specific to young women. Medical treatments, social behaviour, environmental effects and bio-chemical faults can compromise the reproductive cycle of women and cause an early-menopause and infertility.
Commonsense survival strategies are set out in a self-help section of this book. It explains the changes, causes, consequences and care of early-menopause. In doing so it addresses important contemporary health issues and highlights the impact modern living is having upon the bodies of women.
RRP $19.95 AUD
How Indoor Air Quality Affects Your Healthby Manfred Kaiser
Health professionals have found that the air people breathe in their homes is likely to be two to five times more polluted than the air they inhale outside. Indoor air pollution is ranked in the top five environmental risks to our health. "How Indoor Air Quality Affects Your Health" - and what you can do about it - provides in-depth information on the effects to our health of the many pollutants in the home and how we can reduce the quality of the air we breathe. Contents include: building components, furnishing, dustmites, cockroaches, moulds, cooking methods, tobacco smoke, radon, cleaning chemicals, perfume, room deodorisers and many more.
More information is available on the author's website www.manfredkaiser.com
RRP $19.95 AUD
A Journey into My Father's Struggle with Madnessby Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
Winner of the 2000 Bell Hope Award, Presented annually by the Mental Health Association of Southern Pennsylvania.
"The Outsider: A Journey into my Father's Struggle with Madness" is the result of the author's painstaking efforts upon learning of his father's death in 1995, to retrace Charles Lachenmeyer's movements in the years after he left the family and to find a way into the alien world in which he lived. As Nathaniel gradually weaves together the scattered pieces of his father's life, what emerges is the powerful and compelling story of a son struggling to understand what happened to his father, and to know the man he became.
RRP $19.95 AUD
How the Weather Affects Your Healthby Manfred Kaiser
If you wonder how weather and climate affect your body, and what you can do to minimise the damage, then "How the Weather Affects Your Health" is the book for you! This book is indispensible for explaining the link between these two strongest influences on our lives. Former military and commercial helicopter pilot and air traffic controller and instructor Manfred Kaiser has spent several years researching and analysing this subject which has culminated in this wonderful and comprehensive book. The effects that weather sensitivity, climate change, air, heat, cold, solar radiation and violent weather have on us are all presented, with background information on weather-related disorders and preventative and remedial advice.
Now published in Sweden and Russia.
More information is available on the author's website www.manfredkaiser.com
RRP $19.95 AUD
Quick and Simple Ways to Naturally Detoxifyby Wendy Pollock
This book explains the process involved in detoxifying the body. It clearly outlines the physical and mental health benefits of detoxification which can result in a rejuvenated and energised self. Detoxification, by cleansing the body of toxins and improving thought patterns, facilitates healing and leads to a happier and healthier life.
RRP $21.95 AUD
A Patients Guide to the Polycystic Ovaryby Prof. Gabor Kovacs
This disease has become widespread and can effect the metabolism of the whole body. "A Patient's Guide to the Polycystic Ovary" gives advice on weight control, diet modification, assistance with skin problems and lifestyle changes to avoid the higher chance of developing diabetes and atherosclerosis.
by Dr William Wilkie
RRP : AUD$19.95
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Subjects covered include: What and How Children Learn; Sensitivity and Stress Breakdown; Ego and Personality; Growing up and Growing Older; Tense or Nervy and don't know why?; Phobias; Irritable, touchy and behaving out of character?; Feeling depressed, tired and lethargic?; Grief; When you can't forgive or forget; Obsessions, compulsions and worrying; Addictions; Is someone crazy, hearing voices or speaking rubbish?; When emotional problems cause physical illness; Criminal behaviour; Simple home remedies; Do it yourself Psychotherapy.
Now published in Japan, China and Greece. Dr William Wilkie has written out of his extensive experience as a consultative psychiatrist. In addition to being a respected psychiatrist, Dr Wilkie is also a Psychiatric Lecturer at the Australian College of Natural Medicine.
New Frontiers in Medicine Volume 2
RRP $24.95 AUD
by Dr Craig Hassed
This book comes to us in an era dominated by biomedical advances. The author combines the skills of a GP and academic with the deep understanding of the ancient wisdom traditions to challenge this conventional dogma. This powerful book addresses the relationship between mind, body and soul. The author's ability to integrate rather than divide makes this book essential reading for everyone.
Dr Craig Hassed was trained in medicine at Melbourne University and graduated in 1984. His interest in a holistic approach led him to focus on wellbeing rather than simply treating illness. This led him to focus upon counselling, mind-body medicine and meditation. In 1988 Craig decided to make a contribution to bridging these missing links in medical education through joining the Monash University Department of Community Medicine and General Practice.
by Stanislav Grof
RRP $32.95 AUD
Over the past two decades Stanislav Grof has established himself as one of the great modern pioneers of psychology. "The Cosmic Game" summarises the findings of his research and points out its far-reaching relevance for the new images of reality and human nature that are now beginning to be recognised by scientists and philosophers alike.
Dr Stanislav Grof is a psychiatrist with over forty years' experience of research into non-ordinary states of consciousness. His books include "The Holotropic Mind", "Beyond the Brain", "Beyond Death" and "The Stormy Search for Self". He lives in California and travels widely, lecturing and teaching.
by Dr Pam McGrath
RRP $19.95 AUD
This is an excellent book which is useful not only to patients and their relations but also the scientific community working in the field of oncology. The principle and practice of oncology has been narrated in simple language so that it can be understood not only by scientific people but also by health workers, patients and their relatives.
When considering the importance of the message Dr McGrath wants to convey to her readers, I feel this book could be translated into other languages so that it will cross barriers and reach people all over the world. The book has great scope, not only for developed countries but also for developing countries in the world.
Dr McGrath is an excellent communicator. She has the gift of making clinical information readily available to a broad range of readers through her exemplary communication skills.
The Home Psychiatrist" is a book for the general reader, it offers explanations for common mental and emotional problems and suggestions for recovery.