Whether you're starting or ending a relationship, a friend has found a lump in her breast, you're in debt, your partner's lost interest in sex or you don't know whether to believe the moisturiser label, Women's Stuff is your must-have guide, from leaving school to menopause and beyond. It's a best friend in book form, a complete guide to how to get your life together and face any challenge at any age. It's also the ultimate fib detector - Kaz has sifted the facts and tested the claims, exposing the lies women are told about cosmeti... read more

Are you about to have, or are you recovering from surgery? The Having Surgery book leads you through the process of preparing for surgery and recovery, giving you the skills, knowledge and questions to ask. We understand that stepping into the unknown and trusting your life to other people can be unsettling. This book helps you to: learn how surgery can be an incredibly positiive event in your life fell empowered as you moe from a typically 'passive' patient role, into greater participation with your health team. learn to ask e... read more

Hyperventilation syndrome may bring with it a host of other symptoms, such as headaches, nightmares, hypochondria and tingling sensations all over the body. While explaining what hyperventilation is and what causes it, this book includes tests which enable the reader to check whether they are bad breathers, and exercises which lessen the effect and enable the sufferer to breathe properly. Also included are a number of personal stories from people who have been identified as chronic hyperventilators and who have overcome the problem... read more

A unique, comprehensive resource on this little-known autoimmune disease. The Sjogren's Syndrome Survival Guide provides the latest medical information and proven self-care strategies to help recognise and manage symptoms, cope with difficult emotional issues, get informed and supportive medical care and deal with the impact on relationships.

Vidyamala Burch has suffered with chronic pain for over 30 years due to congenital weakness, a car accident and unsuccessful surgery. She is now a wheelchair user. In this positive and reassuring new book, she identifies that it is our resistance to pain which causes it to be so distressing and miserable. We don't want it to be happening to us, and we wish we weren't experiencing it. LIVING WELL WITH PAIN AND ILLNESS is a practical guide to living with and managing chronic pain through the principle of mindfulness. By developin... read more

Over 12,000 copies of this unique package have already sold in the UK alone. Now the kit has been brought right up to date with the inclusion of two CDs. In 1983, after countless failed attempts to cure his own addiction to nicotine, Allen Carr discovered his unique system: The Easy Way to Stop Smoking. Since giving up a successful career as an accountant to help cure the world's smokers, he has built a global reputation and network of clinics. Including an understanding of why you smoke and why it can be so difficult to give up, t... read more

We can literally breathe our way to a successful life and boost our health by learning simple breathing techniques. Awareness of our breathing patterns and muscular tension are the most powerful tools we have as individuals to control our thought patterns, our physiological state, our whole being.

One of the best-selling book on all aspects of women's healthWith more than four million copies sold, Our Bodies, Ourselves is "the" classic resource that women of all ages can turn to for information about every aspect of their well-being. Completely revised for the first time in a decade, these pages give women everything they need for making key decisions about their health -- from definitive information from today's leading experts to personal stories from other women just like them. This updated edition of Our Bodies, Ours... read more

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More than ten thousand New Zealanders have Parkinson's disease, but many thousands more are dealing with it every day - relatives and friends, carers and health professionals. Informative, practical and uplifting, this is a book for anyone with Parkinson's and for those who support them. It contains answers to the questions you might ask about Parkinson's, from symptoms and diagnosis to the latest treatments and therapies, as well as the most recent medical research into stem cells and gene therapy. Drawing on her own experienc... read more

Since THE HEALTHY SKIN DIET was first released, this bestselling book has been a media sensation, appearing in publications such as Woman's Day, Madison, Body + Soul, Dolly, NW, Notebook, Good Health, Australian Natural Health, Reader's Digest and Practical Parenting, as well as being featured on TV programs A Current Affair and Today Tonight. This new 'value' edition capitalises on that success by bringing nutritionist Karen Fischer's proven eight-week program to the public at a new cheaper price point! Whatever your skin type, wh... read more

When it was published in 2005, Spotless immediately became a massive bestseller, and the success continued with Spotless 2. Packed with advice and solutions to stains, cleaning and household problems for every room in your house, these books were embraced by hundreds and thousands of readers all over Australia. Now, for the first time, both these classic household companions are available in one beautiful hardback edition. This handsome book will see you through many a domestic crisis, and its durable format means that it will beco... read more

This is the first authoritative and illustrated handbook for stroke sufferers, the families of stroke sufferers, and those at risk of suffering a stroke. There are currently over 80 million stroke victims worldwide, and recent research forecasts a pronounced increase in these numbers in the foreseeable future - due to a combination of steadily ageing populations and higher survival rates, creating a real need for an informative handbook.

In 1796, as smallpox ravaged Europe, Edward Jenner injected a child with a benign version of the disease, then exposed the child to the deadly virus itself. The boy proved resistant to smallpox and Jenner's risky experiment produced the earliest vaccination. This deftly written account reveals a history of vaccination that is both illuminated with hope and shrouded by controversy-from Jenner's discovery to Pasteur's vaccines for rabies and cholera, to those that safeguarded the children of the twentieth century and to the tumult su... read more

In this timely book, Jo Revill explores the nature of allergies, why they are on the rise, and what we can do about it. The first chapters explain what an allergy is, helping you to understand your body's response to allergens. Jo also discusses the most credible theories about why allergies are on the increase - is high pollution, an obsession with hygiene and exposure to chemicals the reason behind our allergies, which is an affliction that rises with a nation's prosperity (before the Berlin Wall came down, Eastern Germany had ve... read more

This book, by the author of The Mile-high Staircase, represents over 20 years of knowledge acquired in the course of studying health literature - orthodox medical, unorthodox medical, natural and traditional - and through her experiences helping others recover from poor health.

In The Breathing Book, internationally renowned yoga instructor Donna Farhi presents a refreshingly simple and practical guide to reestablishing proper breathing techniques that will dramatically improve your physical and mental health. During infancy most of us breathed with complete ease. Since then, however, we have unconsciously altered our breathing in response to stress and other demands in our lives. Now, rediscover the wonders and freedom of unrestricted breathing. In this accessible and comprehensive manual you will learn ... read more

"Optimum Nutrition for the Mind" was the first definitive, readable and practical guide to improving your mood, boosting your memory, sharpening your mind and solving mental health problems through nutrition. Patrick Holford asserts that what you eat affects your mind. Patrick Holford's "New Optimum Nutrition for the Mind" is fully updated to include new insights, and a questionnaire-based method to work out your own nutritional programme for improving your mood, mind and memory. In this revised edition, Patrick Holford: describes ... read more

Bipolar disorder runs in Autumn Stringams family. Autumn and her younger brother inherited the mental illness, and they and their families suffered terribly as a result. In the poignant, fascinating, and remarkable A Promise of Hope, Autumn describes their amazing recovery through their fathers incredible discovery, one that has helped her, her

If there is any solace in growing older, it is that you will find yourself guffawing in hysterical recognition at the situations Nora Ephron describes, from the impossibility of trying to remember people's names at parties,to struggling with the new technology. You will find yourself rolling off the sofa snorting with laughter as she recalls with her signature clarity and wisdom everything she hasn't (yet) forgotten - and you will swallow down a lump in your throat at the poignancy of her insights into the pain and guilt of... read more