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The power of laughter triumphs over illness in Norman Cousins's bestselling classic memoir that revolutionized medicine. Norman Cousins's iconic firsthand account of victory against terminal disease, Anatomy of an Illness as Perceived by the Patient inspired a revolution, encouraging patients to take charge of their own treatment. A political journalist and activist, Cousins was also a professor of medical humanities at UCLA, where he studied the biochemistry of human emotions and their relationship to healing.

From the best-selling author of Spartan Up! a complete 30-day workout and diet plan to help you reach peak performance Joe De Sena designed the Spartan races to test overall conditioning: strength, flexibility, endurance, and speed. His signature take-no-prisoners approach to achieving physical and mental fitness has taken the endurance world by storm and inspired millions.

This beautiful collection of handwritten letters offers strength, encouragement, and comfort to women living with breast cancer. Written by compassionate strangers'many of whom have gone through their own health battles'these heartfelt letters were gathered by Girls Love Mail, an organization that provides support to people diagnosed with breast cancer. Brimming with warm messages of empathy, inspiration, and humor, Dear Friend delivers words of wisdom when they're needed the most.

A Prayer Guide for the Difficulties Cancer Brings Here's a practical guide of prayer starters that will help you pray confidently while living through cancer. Cancer patients as well as family members and loved ones will find hope and encouragement through prayers that cover times such as diagnosis, treatment, and recovery as well as tough topics like doubts, pain, fear, and anger. Nearly 50 topics include more than 400 heartfelt prayers that will jump-start your prayer life during this difficult time. Each section opens with a short devotional thought and applicable scripture.

From Dr. David Posen, the bestselling author of Is Work Killing You' and The Little Book of Stress Relief, comes a book about listening to your body, understanding your mind, and making better choices in your life. For over thirty years, Dr. David Posen has counselled patients suffering from severe stress, anxiety, and depression. Over that time, he noticed a pattern. As our lives have become faster and increasingly fragmented, many of us have become disconnected from our true selves. We've become round pegs trying to fit into square holes.

Drawing on his experience living at the Kopan Monastery in Nepal, meditation teacher Michel Pascal shares his new and easy method of meditating in the moment to calm the mind and break the cycle of stress addiction. Meditation for Daily Stress: 10 Practices for Immediate Well-being is more than just an exploration of why we experience stress; it is a guide to a revolutionary meditative technique for finding peace, quiet, mindfulness, and centeredness in our daily lives.

Herbs can help prevent heart disease and ease the symptoms of several cardiovascular conditions. This accessible reference includes a detailed A-to-Z directory of the 44 herbs that most benefit the heart. Noted herbal clinician David Hoffman teaches you how to prepare safe and effective herbal teas, tinctures, and supplements to treat high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, varicose veins, angina, and more. Practical tips for incorporating lifestyle changes round out this holistic approach to complete cardiovascular health.

Learn to use herbs to treat a variety of digestive ailments and liver diseases. Noted herbal clinician David Hoffman explains the causes and symptoms of 14 common digestive concerns-including constipation, diarrhea, gas, heartburn, peptic ulcers, and gallstones-then offers simple herbal treatments and lifestyle changes. A comprehensive A-to-Z directory of the 37 herbs that most effective promote a healthy digestive system includes thorough preparation instructions and dosage information for gastrointestinal wellness.

A leading proponent of a bold new approach to slowing aging details the fast-developing science of longevity-and the steps we can take-at any age-to live well for longer We all know that we age-but do you know exactly how, and why' And do you wonder what you can do-whatever your age-to slow the process so you can live well, for longer' This book comprehensively answers these questions. Medical doctor and polymath scientist Kris Verburgh illuminates the biological mechanisms that make our bodies susceptible to heart attacks, strokes, dementia, diabetes, and other aging-related diseases.

This accessible guide to cultivating deep, restful sleep - naturally - combines author Tzivia Gover's expertise in both mindfulness and dreamwork. Along with a healthy dose of encouragement, Gover offers practical lifestyle advice, simple yoga poses, 10-minute meditations, and easy breathing exercises, plus visualization and journaling activities. You'll also learn how to set the scene for safe, productive dreaming and cultivate your dream recall.