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Sharp Practice
Scientists have concluded that 90 percent of men shave at least once a day. That works out at a colossal twenty thousand shaves, or five months in front of the mirror, in a lifetime. Yet, how many men have ever been given any advice or shown how best to shave? Here to fill that gaping hole is an indispensable guide to the ultimate shave. Shaving shouldn't be a chore, but a pleasure, and Sharp Practice will tell you how. Rich in the (sometimes strange) history of shaving, full of anecdotes and packed with tips and advice, Sharp Practice will revolutionize your morning ritual. Here you will find advice on avoiding common mistakes, preventing rashes and cuts, what aftershave to use and how to handle a cut-throat razor, as well as everyday tips and the ultimate luxury shave. You will also learn about Che Guevara's beard, Ivan the Terrible's idea of fun, Alexander the Great and the severed head, and how cavemen invented the razor. Super-stylish, funny and practical, this is a must-have for all well-groomed men everywhere, and the perfect present for any young man beginning to shave for the first time.
Author:
Anders Larsen
Publisher: Transworld Publishers
ISBN: 9780552155076
Format: Paperback Book
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The Body Shape Bible
WHICH BODY SHAPE ARE YOU? Skittle, Goblet, Hourglass, Cornet, Cello, Apple, Column, Bell, Vase, Brick, Lollipop or Pear ...Forget your size. Discover your shape. Transform yourself. The key to looking fabulous lies in your shape, not your size. Join style gurus Trinny & Susannah as they reveal their revolutionary new concept in dressing for your body shape. Discover the 12 definitive female forms and the principles of dressing for each one. So whether you're a pear, cello, vase or lollipop, Trinny & Susannah will help you understand your proportions and show you the key garments and best looks to fit and flatter your figure, leaving you feeling confident and looking amazing. Discover the most common dressing mistakes and your three best looks. Trinny & Susannah select key garments to make up a capsule wardrobe, and show how these basics can be built upon to vary the look. And they show how to make the most of what you already have: what you can do with an ill-fitting or expensive mistake to bring it back to life. Includes a fabulous 22 city directory of shops, outlets and services and other must-have addresses across the UK.
Author:
Susannah Constantine & Trinny Woodall
Publisher: Orion Publishing
ISBN: 9780753823330
Format: Paperback Book
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Fat Pig Diet
'If a fat slob like me, who for decades has resisted everything except temptation, who has no known willpower, who has failed every diet I've ever tried, can lose three and a half stone and keep it off - then there's hope for everyone!'Michael Winner, archetypal eater and restaurant critic, is an inspiration to us all. 'I've had jackets taken in four or five times each as I became the incredible shrinking man. What's more I've not only lost three and a half stone, I've kept it off!'In the Fat Pig Diet, Michael shares the secret of his success with the all the good humour of a bon viveur and lover of life.'On my diet, I eat ice cream, cakes, sugar, potatoes and everything else that is supposedly fattening. I give you a daily note of my food intake in great detail and my weight each morning and evening. Not for a few weeks, as most diet books do, but for months and months! This is the easiest diet ever. And the most pleasant. If a fat pig like me can do it, a man who miserably failed every other diet I tried for twentyfive years, then believe me, you can do it!'
Film Director, author, critic and gourmet, Michael Winner is famous for the many films he has directed featuring major Hollywood stars, but also for his acerbic and outspoken Winner's Dinners column in The Sunday Times - and for his witty esure TV commercials. His books include his highly-acclaimed autobiography Winner Takes All.
Author:
Michael Winner
Publisher: JR Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781906217310
Format: Hardback Book
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Desk Reference to Nature's Medicine
Clearly laid out and highly illustrated, this book offers a comprehensive overview of the abundant healing properties found within nature. Accompanying each plant is a colour photograph, and detailed information ranging from its modern uses to its folklore roots. This book is designed to meet the needs of both the botanist, and those with an interest in alternative health or the self-sufficiency characterised by Ray Mears. Bringing together the work of renowned botanical experts, this beautifully illustrated reference work, comprises of over 300 entries, alphabetically ordered in a clear and accesible layout. The Desk Reference offers a natural history of medicines that are now common to us such as aspirin, originally derived from the bark of a willow tree, and digitalis, a potent heart medicine derived from the foxglove flower. Each entry contains a beautiful photograph/illustration and range map. Descriptions of individual plants include information on its origins and geographic range, its medicinal properties, its harvesting, its folklore, its uses in conventional and alternative medicine, and much more.
Collectively the main entries and informative sidebars, take readers on a fascinating journey from the remote rain forests of the Amazon, to the high-tech labs of modern pharmaceutical companies, where chemists continue to raid nature's abundunt resources to find cures for ailments ranging from the common cold to cancer.
Author:
Steven Foster & Rebecca L Johnson
Publisher: National Geographic Books
ISBN: 9780792236665
Format: Hardback Book
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The Flower Healer
Flower essences work quite simply because their energetic patterns are naturally perfect. Unlike conventional medicine, if you take the wrong essence, it does nothing for you and causes no harm. When you take the correct essence, it will resonate with you, and effect healing or bring about change. Made by bathing flowers in spring water in the light of the sun or moon, essences work by raising our vibrational energy to the perfect pitch of a flower. The Flower Healer, the first book by healer and flower-essence pioneer Barbara Olive, profiles more than 150 readily available flower and tree essences and explains how using them is so simple - a few drops under the tongue or in the bath, or misting your personal space, is all you need do to begin your journey to better health. The A to Z Symptom Finder, based on Barbara's extensive practical experience, features a host of flower essences for both physical and emotional healing. The flower essences and ailments profiles are compiled on the basis of demand - Barbara advises hundreds of clients every year, so her profiles reflect up-to-the minute need.
Author:
Barbara Olive
Publisher: CICO Books
ISBN: 9781904991601
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $36.95
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Meditation as Medicine
From the bestselling authors of BRAIN LONGEVITY (Century) and THE PAIN CURE (Pocket) comes a premier guide to a cutting-edge advance in integrative medicine- medical meditations to help remedy a range of physical and emotional ailments. Imagine being able to rid yourself of a host of medical or psychological maladies without medication or psychotherapy. You can- with the noninvasive, cost-free and scientifically proven method outlined here by the internationally renowned Dr. Dharma Singh Khalsa and Cameron Stauth. MEDITATION AS MEDICINE highlights an array of revolutionary techniques doctors and patients can use in conjunction with conventional medicine, to target and alleviate afflictions ranging from arthritis to ulcers to cancers. Simple and easily adaptable to suit your lifestyle, Khalsa's medical meditations are presented with detailed instructions on everything from posture and movement to particular mantras and specific breathing patterns. Far more powerful than standard meditation, medical meditation has been proved to balance and regenerate the body's ethereal and physical energies, forging an extraordinary healing alliance.
Author:
Dharma Singh Khalsa
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
ISBN: 9780743400657
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $27.95
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Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes
Dr. Barnard has shown that it is possible to repair insulin function and reverse type 2 diabetes. By following his scientifically proven program, diabetics can control blood sugar more effectively than with the standard diet, and cut back on--and in some cases eliminate--medications.
Author:
Neal D Barnard M.D.,
Bryanna Clark Grogan
Publisher: Rodale Press
ISBN: 9781594868108
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $36.99
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Makeup
Rae Morris has been described as one of the world's most creative artists, but her work is not hanging in museums, it's seen on the faces and bodies of some of the best-known international models and actors.In Makeup: The ultimate guide, Rae brings the world of fashion makeup to you. With her simple step-by-steps she makes even the most sophisticated and creative makeup easy to achieve. She also reveals all the tricks, techniques and trade secrets that have seen her awarded Australian Makeup Artist of the Year four times over.Discover: * All the essential makeup tools you'll need* How to find the right product at the right price* Which eye shadow colours work best for you, and which ones will make your eye * colour 'pop'* How to achieve the perfect eyebrows* All about false eyelashes* Contouring and highlighting your face* Ten-minute makeovers for days, evenings and the morning after and much more.This gorgeous, glamorous guide will inspire you to create looks you have admired but never dreamed possible!
Author:
Rae Morris,
Steven Chee
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
ISBN: 9781741752267
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $39.95
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Healthy Skin Diet
The skin you have today will be totally renewed within two months. In fact, the body you have today, all your cells and tissues, will be totally new within a year. This is because your body turns over 6 billion cells each day and new ones are made to replace them. The pimple you have right now is not the one you had a month ago and it's certainly not the same blemish you had last year. So, whatever your skin condition may be, whether it is quite okay or out of control, you can improve your skin quality and have fantastic looking skin within only eight weeks..and The Healthy Skin Diet will show you how. The Healthy Skin Diet is designed to supply your body with the specific building materials to make gorgeous skin. Beautiful skin is created by a body that's functioning properly by a body that is eliminating wastes efficiently, digesting food and transporting nutrients at lightning speeds around the body it's not something exclusively reserved for the genetically blessed. You can have it too. With its eight basic guidelines, The Healthy Skin Diet will take the guesswork out of creating clear skin. You don't even have to have bad skin to follow The Healthy Skin Diet as this program is fantastic for overall health and wellbeing. You can be in your nineties or starting school, and there is even information for parents with babies suffering from eczema. So, if you have acne, eczema, psoriasis, dandruff, rosacea, the odd pimple or simply want to prevent premature ageing and reduce the appearance of wrinkles, this is the book for you. You'll also find the program works wonders for sinusitis, hay fever, asthma, arthritis and allergies! In fact, this book is the key not only to wonderful skin but to feeling wonderful too!
Author:
Karen Fischer
Publisher: Exisle Publishing (Australia)
ISBN: 9781877437175
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $36.99
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The Frozen Shoulder Workbook
Author Clair Davies' own case of frozen shoulder led him to undertake an extensive study of trigger points and referred pain that eventually resulted in his runaway best-seller, The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook. Now, this renowned bodywork expert and educator revisits the subject of frozen shoulder, offering the most detailed and comprehensive manual yet available about this painful and debilitating condition, a useful resource for self-care and for bodywork practitioners looking to expand their treatment repertoire. Frozen shoulder, the syndrome name for several joint and tendon-related symptoms, is experienced as a loss of motion and pain in the shoulder and upper arm. It is most often observed in women between the ages of forty and sixty and individuals with type-two diabetes. Traditional medical treatments for the condition, which rely on painkillers, steroid injections and physical therapy, often do little to moderate symptoms or speed recovery. Trigger point therapy, a gentle massage technique that targets localised areas of tenderness in soft tissue, has been used very successfully to relieve pain, restore range of motion and shorten recovery times.
Author:
Clair Davies
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications,U.S.
ISBN: 9781572244474
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $32.95
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The Patient
At 47, Jonathan Brewster finally feels like he's king of the world - he has a lucrative job, a happy marriage, two children in private schools, an impressive house and a flashy car. He's also hugely in debt, but that's never really bothered him - until he wakes up at dawn bursting for the toilet, urinates blood and ends up waiting eight hours in Emergency before he sees a doctor. In the midst of his successful life, Jonathan has neglected to take care of his health, or even to conceive of the possibility of losing it. Urologist Mohamed Khadra comes into contact with this patient as he enters a maze of diagnosis and treatment for what turns out to be bladder cancer. For Dr Khadra, Jonathan goes from being just another patient - albeit a young one to be suffering from this particular disease - to something much more, as the parallels between them become apparent. Dr Khadra's life, too, seems to be following its planned trajectory until his own first-hand experience of disease teaches him that life is fleeting and unpredictable. In being confronted with their own mortality, both Jonathan and Dr Khadra develop a heightened awareness of, and gratitude for, the lives they have lived.
From the author of the bestselling Making the Cut comes this gripping non-fiction story of a stranger in the strangest of lands: the Australian health-care system. It is at once a reassurance of the ties that bind all human beings to each other, a manual for patients, families and health-care workers and a moving examination of the human spirit.
Author:
Mohamed Khadra
Publisher: Random House Publishers
ISBN: 9781741666540
Format: Paperback Book
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Dangerous Grains
Wheat and other grains are the foundation of the typical western diet yet gluten grains (wheat, rye, barley, spelt, kamut, and tritcale) may be the cause of a host of undiagnosed chronic illnesses. The authors, both leading experts in food allergies and gluten disorders, argue that millions of people suffer from gluten sensitivity (where the immune system reacts abnormally to these grains), or Celiac disease, a life-threatening, genetically-influenced condition where gluten damages the intestinal lining, leading to malnutrition and many of other ailments. In Dangerous Grains the authors broaden the scope with which gluten grains and these conditions have previously been studied. Tracking human genetic history and evolution, they explain how the consumption of grain not only causes these gluten-specific conditions, but also how it progresses the development of chronic illnesses such as cancer, autoimmune disease, osteoporosis, neurological disorders, bowl disease, arthritis, and many more. The book specifically addresses wheat's impact on these diseases as well as outlines how to determine the risk of developing gluten sensitivity, testing methods, and treatment options.
Author:
James Braly & Ron Hoggan
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.
ISBN: 9781583331293
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $29.95
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Controlling IBS the Drug-free Way
A psychologist has discovered what thousands of doctors have tried but failed to do: an effective way to eliminate the symptoms of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) without the use of drugs. Each year 3.5 million people end up in the doctor's office looking for relief from the painful and uncomfortable symptoms of IBS - a condition so named when every possible digestive disorder has been ruled out as the cause. Approximately one in five people in the United States suffer in silence from the condition, seeing doctor after doctor, and trying one medicine or remedy after another, looking for a cure. It turns out they've been looking for a solution from the wrong kind of doctor.Nearly two decades ago, Jeffrey M. Lackner, Psy.D., started counselling patients trying to cope with the stress of living with IBS. An unexpected thing happened: His patients reported that they were having more success quelling their symptoms through his stress-reduction programme than they were through drugs or other medical methods they tried. This led Dr. Lackner and his colleagues to years of study looking for a link between the bowel and the brain.Five years ago Dr.
Lackner was one of only a handful of scientists given a grant by the National Institutes of Health to conduct research seeking a cure for IBS. The results of his research, scheduled to be released prior to the book's publication, have far exceeded his most optimistic projections. The book offers everyone with IBS the same step-by-step programme that Dr. Lackner continues to use every day to help patients reduce or even eliminate their symptoms.
Author:
Jeffrey M. Lackner
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang Inc
ISBN: 9781584795759
Format: Paperback Book
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Acupuncture and the Chakra Energy System
Comparing the traditional approaches of Chinese medicine and modern Western acupuncture with the chakra energy system of the Ayurvedic philosophy, this book addresses the cause of the condition, not just the symptoms. It describes the seven major chakras and twenty-one minor chakras and explains how each one is related to the aura and meridians.
Author:
John R. Cross
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
ISBN: 9781556437212
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $31.95
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The Concise Book of Trigger Points
Almost every type of muscular ache or pain is caused or affected by untreated or unresolved 'trigger points', localized tender spots in muscles. The understanding and treatment of these points can lead to rapid, effective, and long-lasting pain relief. Trigger point therapy is a powerful tool in the management of both acute and chronic pain, including such common problems as headaches and lower back pain. Written in a straightforward, non-academic style, The Concise Book of Trigger Points is designed for the student and practitioner of massage/bodywork, physical therapy, physiotherapy, osteopathy, sports therapy, and any other health-related field.It functions both as an entry-level textbook and a powerful reference guide for even the most experienced therapist. The first four chapters provide a sound background to the physiology of trigger points, and the general methods of treatment. The six chapters that follow are organized by muscle groups each two-page spread features detailed colour illustrations of each major skeletal muscle, accompanied by an explanation of each muscle's origin, insertion, action, and function.
In addition, the author discusses the physiological implications of the trigger points in each muscle, and techniques for treatment. The new edition contains updated text and a self-help section addressing the most common pain complaints, including headache, neck pain, shoulder pain, lower back pain, and TMJ syndrome.
Author:
Simeon Niel-Asher
Publisher: North Atlantic Books,U.S.
ISBN: 9781556437458
Format: Paperback Book
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Organic Body Care Recipes
Radiantly healthy skin, hair, feet, hands, eyes, and nails. Commercial beauty products make this promise every day and live up to it with varying degrees of success. Stephanie Tourles offers a better solution to everyone frustrated with the endless cycle of expensive, synthetic, famous-name cosmetics that often fall short of expectations. Take control of beauty treatments with homemade products that use safe, nourishing ingredients to pamper the body and soothe the senses. Tourles, a licensed esthetician, herbalist, and aromatherapist, has developed 175 recipes that are fun, simple, and immensely satisfying to make in home kitchens. Her natural beauty treatments deliver the results promised by department store brands - skin, hair, and nails that glow with vitality and inner wellness. Lotions, scrubs, toners, balms, and masks polish and balance the skin, soothe current problems, and prevent future ones. Shampoos, rinses, and conditioners tone the scalp, boost highlights, and leave hair soft and shiny.
The book's whole-body coverage also includes recipes for hand and foot care, nail treatments, shaving cream, and even popular spa treatments such as microdermabrasion exfoliants, detox and cellulite soaks, ayurvedic oils, and herbal cold salves. Most important, there is never any doubt about the purity of these ingredients! Each formula is clearly presented in recipe style, with notes on prep time, storage, and uses. Many products can be customized according to personal needs, whim, or mood, and they all use readily available, natural ingredients. Organic Body Care Recipes is a natural treasure for every body.
Author:
Stephanie Tourles
Publisher: Storey Books
ISBN: 9781580176767
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $29.99
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Style File
Celebrates the stylish as opposed to the stylized. This book is suitable for those with an interest in fashion, graphic design, art, and celebrity.
Author:
Ike Ude
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN: 9780061464201
Format: Hardback Book
In Store Price: $94.99
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Economic Analysis in Health Care
Health economics is concerned with the evaluation of the effectiveness of health care, particularly by examining the social opportunity costs of alternative forms of treatment. The peculiar nature of the market for health care - that doctors have a major influence on both supply and demand - has attracted attention, as has the study of the options available for financing such services. Economic Analysis in Health Care provides a comprehensive coverage of both the economics of health care systems and the evaluation of health care technologies. It has been written as a core textbook for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students with knowledge of economic analysis and will appeal to an international audience. It adopts an international perspective, using examples and case studies from the UK, the rest of Europe, and other countries. It contains detailed exposition of the economic theory alongside relevant examples and applications. It focuses on both market-related and economic evaluation aspects of health economics (some books focus purely on market-related aspects).
It is contributed by a strong author team with very broad experience of writing and teaching health economics.
Author:
Nancy Devlin & David Parkin S. Morris
Publisher: John Wiley and Son
ISBN: 9780470016855
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $68.95
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RopeSport
Get in shape with exercise that's fat-blasting, portable, and fun. RopeSport is the revolutionary fitness program people across the country are using to get fit, lose weight, and have a great time doing it. Now you can, too! If you want a high-energy, low-impact way to tone your body, get a complete cardiovascular workout, and burn up to a thousand calories an hour, RopeSport is for you. This book covers everything from the benefits and basics to extreme jumps and alternative workouts. The step-by-step approach helps you become proficient in just a few workouts.
RopeSport: progresses from basic jumps, combinations, and workouts to intermediate and advanced routines features four complete, detailed workouts for each skill level has more than a hundred photos that show you how it's done, jump after jump includes success stories from real people who love jumping rope is a workout endorsed by celebrities, including leading fitness expert Kathy Smith, Eric Nies of MTV, and Kelly Packard of Baywatch keeps you challenged with extreme jumps like the Matador, Running Doubles, and the Inverted Jump and, shares tips for a healthy lifestyle, effective training, and building athletic skills. You'll learn the techniques and get the tools to create your own RopeSport full-body workout program - one that you can vary any number of ways and do almost anywhere.
Author:
Martin M. Winkler
Publisher: John Wiley and Son
ISBN: 9780470036310
Format: Paperback Book
In Store Price: $22.95
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Your Guide to Arthritis
The Royal Society of Medicine Your Guide to Arthritis is the patient's ultimate tool to understanding their illness, discovering invaluable advice, and empowering them to make informed choices and to regain control of their life. Written by the top UK expert in this field, this is an easy-to-read guide to arthritis, the symptoms, the treatment available, and ultimately how to overcome this misunderstood yet common illness. The book opens by explaining the epidemiology and symptoms of arthritis, and goes on to detail the types and causes of the condition. It includes invaluable chapters dedicated to: Diagnosis, Medication, Replacement Surgery, Self-help and future possibilities for research. A section on who you might meet in the NHS and their role in the treatment of your illness gives you a greater understanding of what you might expect and who might be involved. A friendly and straightforward guide, this book gives you an essential understanding of arthritis and will inform, reassure and support you, when you need it the most.
Author:
Michael Snaith
Publisher: Hodder Education
ISBN: 9780340926017
Format: Paperback Book
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