By James A Joseph, PhD, Daniel A Nadeau, MD, & Anne Underwood Format: Paperback
The Color Code will open your eyes to the amazing health benefits of beautifully colored whole foods. You will find yourself drawn irresistably to the wonders of tomatoes, blueberries, and squash after reading this book.
Sometimes there are challenges for lactation therapists that can't be completely resolved by current lactation practices—when the baby has reflux or torticollis, when mother and baby are injured or in pain, when the mother can't relax enough to sleep, when weeks of pumping erode the mother's energy to the point she wants to quit breastfeeding. In Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Breastfeeding Therapy, author Nikki Lee describes mother-baby situations that benefit from complementary and alternative therapy techniques in order to have a thriving baby and a happy mother, with an abundant milk supply and easy breastfeeding.
If you are interested in learning about the origin of Pilates and like to go directly to the source for your information, this text on Pilates is for you. Written by the creator of Pilates himself, Joseph Pilates (1880–1967), these two editions detail his years of exploration and research with the method he termed “Contrology.” Pilates was one of the first to use outcome studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of his methods, as well as one of the first to use before-and-after images to document his work. Also includes illustrations and photographs of Pilates demonstrating his own exercises.
Conquering Infertility offers sensitive, practical, and scientifically documented support and guidance to help all those who are dealing with infertility.
Over the years, scores of women have complained to me about their aching backs, sore necks, hip pain, shoulder pain, and so on. Though stretching and exercise usually help alleviate most common aches and pain, not all methods help all people. Finally, I’ve found a simple fitness routine developed expressly for women that works regardless of your age, shape, or starting point. It was created by physical therapist Peggy Brill and it’s beautifully explained and illustrated in her book, The Core Program. And because it takes only 15 minutes per day, everyone can benefit. I urge you to incorporate the Core Program into your life right now. It’s a brilliant and refreshing way to create health daily.
Infused with Carr's signature sass, wit and advice-from-the-trenches style, Crazy Sexy DietEat Your Veggies, Ignite Your Spark, and Live Like You Mean It is a beautifully illustrated resource that puts you on the fast track to vibrant health, happiness, and a great butt! Along with help from her posse of experts, she lays out the fundamentals of her Crazy Sexy Diet: an anti-inflammatory, vegetarian program that emphasizes balancing the pH of the body with lush whole and raw foods, nourishing organic green drinks, and scrumptious smoothies. Plus, she shares the steps of her own twenty-one-day cleanse, and simple but delectable sample recipes.
Carr empowers readers to move from a state of constant bodily damage control to one of renewal and repair, making this a must-have for anyone who seeks to be a confident and sexy wellness warrior. Do you have any idea what it’s like to feel blissfully whole and comfortable in your skin? You will. The Crazy Sexy Diet and lifestyle will give you the tools to navigate through life with clarity, balance, and flow.
By Drs. Karen Wolfe, MBBS, and Deborah Kern, Ph.D. Format: Paperback
This book revolutionizes all the tired, time-worn methods of trying to fight the battle of the body. A fun read, this unique book blends science, nutrition, psychology, and spirituality while at the same time offering practical down-to-earth tools that you can apply to your life beginning right now.
One of the distinguishing features of this remarkable book is that it highlights the importance of soul-level friendship in accomplishing the sacred work of taking care of the body. The authors describe the nature and importance of maintaining a faithful buddy system as the major support for accomplishing the goals so beautifully set out in their Conscious Body Method.
By Marshall Klaus, John Kennell, & Phyllis Klaus Format: Paperback
No woman should be without support during labor, and “a doula embodies women’s wisdom.” The doula's traditional role as a practiced caregiver to women (Greek) confers concurrent benefits to the entire budding family. Formerly titled Mothering the Mother, here is the revised, definitive, and well-documented guide to the many practical, physical, and psychosocial benefits of engaging the services of a doula.
According to Catherine Ponder, “One of the greatest secrets you can ever learn is that you have healing power!” Ponder says about her book The Dynamic Laws of Healing, “I wish to share with you some of the laws of healing that deal with the cause of ill thoughts and feelings. More than just analyzing the cause of disease, these healing laws show you how to ‘turn on’ the right thoughts and feelings from deep within your own being, thereby changing the whole pattern of your thinking and consequently your health.”
Dr. Northrup’s all time favorite book on creating a prosperity consciousness, and the one that she turns to again and again, is Catherine Ponder’s The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity. In this great motivational book, Catherine Ponder explains how our attitudes and our thoughts about prosperity shape our lives and encourages us to seek a more satisfying life that includes, health, wealth, and happiness.
Healing the Sounds—Heard and Unheard—of Humans and Animals. “Read about the medicine of the future. . . . [This] book will awaken you to your essence—sound and vibration—which can be more beautifully tuned. Through energy work your chances for true healing (not just squelching symptoms temporarily) increase greatly. . . . I’ve sent enough people to Deena to know that it works, and I’ve had several tune-ups myself.” — Christiane Northrup, M.D.
Many women suffer from pelvic floor dysfunction following childbirth. In his new book, Ever Since I Had My Baby, urogynecologist Roger Goldberg, MD offers sound advice to help regain normal function and also invaluable guidance for how to avoid problems in the first place.
Face Value gives women everywhere the permission we all need to feel beautiful, inside and out. More than that, Dr. Hema Sundaram provides us with practical and sage advice for making the right decisions about everything from face creams to face lifts.
To have fears in the face of life’s challenges is only human, but how we acknowledge and move forward from a position of fear can be instrumental to health and happiness. Fear usually means you are in a new situation, or one that’s familiar but in which you or others have been threatened or hurt before. Holding on to fear may lead you to believe you will be rejected or to think of everything that could go wrong, and chronic fear can lead to a host of physical and emotional maladies. Susan Jeffers’s book Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway is full of techniques and tools that can help you name this emotion and figure out what it is asking of you, change your perceptions, and take the action necessary to achieve your goals and dreams, as well as inner peace.
Arla Patch’s second book takes the Nature Fusion ProcessTM, the photographic technique she developed in A Body Story,
and shares it with “troubled” girls and women in prison. Arla’s process
involves the simple equation of seeing the divinity in nature, fusing
with nature, and thereby seeing the divinity in oneself.
By Edna Northrup & Lillian Congdon Format: Hardcover
My mother and her lifelong friend Lillian, have written and published a gorgeous book that chronicles the history of skiing in Ellicottville, New York, my hometown. If you are a fan of skiing, have ever skied at Holiday Valley in Ellicottville, or if you’re dying to see some of my Northrup family pictures, then check out For the Love of Skiing.
This book is a tasteful collection of poems, prayers, and meditations that would be useful to any caregiver dealing with end-of-life issues. It is very much in the spirit of palliative (relief-based) care: Where you may be unable to add days to the life, you add life and meaning to the days. Dr. Northrup’s endorsement reads: “I read…I wept…and was helped. Bless you.”
Dr. Joe Helms is the father of medical acupuncture in America. I’ve been enthusiastically recommending his work to physicians and patients for almost thirty years. In his new book he combines the ancient art of acupuncture with his extensive experience in treating illnesses and observing human behavior. The result is a practical guide that can help anyone have better health. – C.N.
By Jennie Brand–Miller, PhD; Thomas Wolever, M.D., Ph.D.; Kaye Foster-Powell; & Stephen Colagiuri, M.D. Format: Paperback
The glycemic index is a measurement of the rate and degree to which a given carbohydrate-containing food raises blood sugar levels. In my opinion, the best diet is one with very limited amounts of high-glycemic index foods, healthy portions of low- to moderate-glycemic index carbohydrates, a level of protein that is optimal for your needs, and moderate amounts of healthy fats.
Based on years of cumulative research by the leading authorities in this field, The Glucose Revolution provides a highly readable explanation of what comprises a healthy, well-balanced diet. Important reading for everyone that is easily tailored to the individual’s needs, whether you’re simply aiming to drop a couple of pounds, a diabetic needing to control your blood sugar, or an athlete in full training.
