Explains how stress, light deprivation, and poor diet are contributing to low energy levels, insomnia, digestive problems, and other life-quality dysfunctions, and outlines an alternative nutritional and exercise program to restore the body's natural rhythms.
Beginning with an overview of hearing anatomy and physiology, this book for general readers explains how we hear, the different types of hearing loss, tests that diagnose and evaluate adult hearing loss, and what can be done to prevent hearing loss or improve hearing. It describes many types of hearing rehabilitation services, devices, and technology, such as cochlear implants and hearing aids, and outlines factors to consider when purchasing a hearing aid. It also discusses the psychological, social, and emotional effects of untreated hearing loss.
Addresses health and sexual issues of relevance to middle-aged couples, from reduced libido and slower metabolism to stress management and mood imbalances, in a guide that makes strategic recommendations for diet and fitness.
The 12-Second Sequence™ is fitness superstar Jorge Cruise’s newest revolutionary method of resistance training that burns fat, shrinks your waistline, and gets you into the best shape of your life—and all it takes is two twenty-minute workouts each week. Based on the latest groundbreaking research in exercise physiology, the 12-Second Sequence™ proves that the key to success is not in exercising more, but in exercising smarter.
Sarg and Gross present a revised reference text for cancer patients and their families designed to provide much-needed basic information to allay most common fears and address everyday concerns. Updated throughout, the latest edition of the A-to-Z text contains some 2,500 definitions and terms on cancers, their causes, stages, and treatments; diagnostic tests, therapies, and risk factors; advances in radiation treatments, chemotherapy, and pain management; current information on surgical procedures; and prevention, vaccines, and new findings on hard-to-treat cancers. It also includes appendixes on national organizations for cancer research and clinical care centers by state. Sarg practices oncology at St. Vincent's Hospital, New York City; Gross is a medical writer specializing in gerontology and head of a New York-based healthcare communications firm.
Providing a history of neuroscience, from the practice of drilling holes in the head to relieve headaches to the results from MRI and CT scans, this guide explores what we do know about the brain. It includes research on the cerebral processes behind an array of human activity.
Combining simple, step-by-step instructions with a DVD to walk readers through each routine, a series of effective fitness workouts for individuals on the go presents complete mini-workouts to target specific parts of the body, along with hundreds of full-color photographs, and tips on how to strengthen, stretch, tone, and build one's way to total body fitness.