Best of
Health

1981

The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias, and Memory Loss in Later Life


Nancy L. Mace - 1981
    In addition to the practical and compassionate guidance that have made The 36-Hour Day invaluable to caregivers, the fourth edition is the only edition currently available that includes new information on medical research and the delivery of care.The new edition includes:-new information on diagnostic evaluation-resources for families and adult children who care for people with dementia-updated legal and financial information-the latest information on nursing homes and other communal living arrangements-new information on research, medications, and the biological causes and effects of dementiaAlso available in a large print editionPraise for The 36-Hour Day:

Light on Prãnãyãma: The Yogic Art of Breathing


B.K.S. Iyengar - 1981
    B. K. S. Iyengar is a legend who has practiced yoga in a unique way, and today "Iyengar Yoga" is taught around the world by certified instructors.

Arnold's Bodybuilding for Men


Arnold Schwarzenegger - 1981
    For every man, at every age, Arnold outlines a step-by-step program of excercise, skillfully combining weight training and aerobic conditioning. The result—total cardiovascular and muscular fitness. Arnold's program of exercise features stretching, warm-up and warm-down routines, and three series of exercises, each more ambitious than the last, all calculated to help you progress at your own speed. In addition, Arnold contributes important advice about equipment, nutrition and diet, and getting started on your program of exercise. Special sections of Arnold's Bodybuilding for Men cover training for teenagers, exercises designed to keep you in shape on the road or when you can't get to the gym, and the regimen Arnold followed to win his seven Mr. Olympia titles. Illustrated with hundreds of photographs of Arnold and other top bodybuilders, Arnold's Bodybuilding for Men will help every man look great and feel terrific.

Staying Healthy with the Seasons


Elson M. Haas - 1981
    With this as its primary tenet, STAYING HEALTHY WITH THE SEASONS revolutionized the fields of preventive and integrated medicine when it was first published in 1981, and introduced a seasonal approach to nutrition, disease prevention, and mind-and-body fitness. A leading practitioner of the season-based lifestyle theory, Dr. Elson Haas provides simple, logical advice for achieving glowing good health: Bring the mind and body into balance with the earth, and consume a diet that emphasizes in-season, chemical-free foods. Joining Western and Eastern medicines with seasonal nutrition, herbology, and exercise practices, this timeless classic, revised for the 21st century, provides the keys to staying healthy from spring right on through winter. A landmark text in mind/body health and seasonal nutrition, revised for the new millennium, with a new introduction, updated resources, and extended appendices. Makes seasonal recommendations for detoxification, diet, and exercise programs. Previous edition has sold over 125,000 copies.

The Elusive Obvious or Basic Feldenkrais


Moshé Feldenkrais - 1981
    Time is money is obviously a good attitude to have in business or work. It is not at all obvious that in love the same attitude is the cause of so much unhappiness. We often make mistakes. We carry over from one activity to another attitudes of mind that do not make life what it could be. romance is obviously a fine thing. Romantic love is enchanting, but not so good if one partner is money-minded and the other is romantic. In time, they will finish at the psychiatrist's or in court. Many troubled relationships come from inadvertently carrying over seemingly good habits of thought to where they do not apply. Somehow we behave as if good habits are always good. We think or rather feel that we need not bother about behaving otherwise. It is not so obvious that good habits can make us unhappy. It is an elusive truth. Yet habitual lack of free choice is often, nay, usually, disastrous. If you come across something obviously new to you, in its form at least, please stop for a moment and look inward. Working out new alternatives assists us to grow stronger and wiser. My editor tells me that I should free readers from having to think and look inward. I believe she knows what the average reader likes. I myself do not like predigested food. For you, the reader, I have added to the beginning and end of each chapter a short introduction and summary to facilitate your digestion so that you will find it easier to make what is elusive more obvious.

Bach Flower Therapy: Theory and Practice


Mechthild Scheffer - 1981
     More than 50 years ago, English physician Dr. Edward Bach grew disenchanted with orthodox medicine as he came to understand that many physical complaints have a strong psychosomatic element. Over many years of study, he discovered 38 flower remedies that act on the disharmony within the patient and pave the way toward recovery. Bach Flower Therapy describes the remedies in such a way that patients taking them will gain deeper insight into the remedies underlying psychological concepts, thereby enhancing the potential for self-healing. Intended for practitioners and lay readers alike, the book includes lists of symptoms to facilitate diagnosis.

Male Practice: How Doctors Manipulate Women


Robert S. Mendelsohn - 1981
    Argues that condescending attitudes towards women have become institutionalized in modern medicine and result in unnecessary, degrading, and dangerous practices

Pure & Simple Natural Weight Control


Norman W. Walker - 1981
    It is based on the body's need for vital, life-giving enzymes found only in nature's pure foods. Information presented covers facts and myths about your body, artificial foods, food combining, protein, milk and dairy products, how to get started, juice and juicing, and practical advice and support.

Surgical Technology: Principles and Practice


Joanna Kotcher Fuller - 1981
    Clear guidelines help the reader understand and follow key procedures, common set-ups, and important considerations to ensure that the operating room or environment is safe, that equipment functions properly, and that the operative procedure is conducted under conditions that maximize patient safety. The 4th edition has been extensively revised to reflect the most current practice, including updates in areas such as anesthesia, wound management, and endoscopic surgery. All procedures have been updated and new procedures have been added to many areas. Instructor resources are available; please contact your Elsevier sales representative for details.Information is presented in simple, clear narratives and through lists, illustrations, and boxes.A complete glossary of all key terms at the end of the text provides one central location for easily referencing all key terms and definitions.Each chapter opens with behavioral objectives to highlight important information and help students focus on what they will be learning in the chapter.An updated bibliography appears at the end of each chapter as a source for locating additional information on the chapter topic.Dynamic, full-color design and illustrations provide visual connection and involvement with the material.New topics from the Association of Surgical Technologist's Core Curriculum, including robotics, computers, and electricity, are covered.All procedures from the Association of Surgical Technologist's Core Curriculum are covered.Procedural updates in all procedure chapters reflect the latest techniques and equipment that have occurred since the previous edition.New procedures, including endoscopic, have been added to many areas.A new format for all procedures breaks each procedure down into its surgical goal, pathology, technique, and discussion.The technique section is now highlighted in a consistent box format across all procedures that makes it easier for students to follow the critical steps involved.Exploration of the changing role of the surgical technologist and the emerging levels within the profession keeps students in touch with this evolving profession.Three to five mini case studies at end of all chapters in the section on Theory and Techniques in Surgery promote critical thinking and application of concepts learned in the chapter, designed to help students relate to real-life situations.The entire art program of almost 600 illustrations has been revised to reflect the full-color design and to update procedural methods.Key terms specific to each procedural chapter make it clear which terms pertain to a specific area and help students learn more terminology in a concise, logical fashion.

Safe Uses of Cortisol


William McK. Jefferies - 1981
    In this resource for medical professionals, Jefferies draws upon clinical research conducted during the 1950s demonstrating the benefits of safe, physiologic dosages of cortisol in the treatment of various conditions. Now retired, Jefferies taught internal medicine at the U. of Virginia in Charlottesville. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Feed Your Kids Right


Lendon Smith - 1981
    Vintage paperback

Karate Katas of Wadoryu


Shingo Ohgami - 1981
    The author, Shingo Ohgami, who has been teaching karate in Sweden since 1969, explains the significance and theoretical background of each movement in Wadoryu katas based on his knowledge of physical dynamics, from a scientific point of view.Karate Katas of Wadoryu is a must for all practitioners of Wadoryu karate. Before being able to perform a kata it is essential to know the purpose of every movement in detail. Shingo Ohgami has succeeded in accurately describing these movements by thorough explanations and accompanying pictures and illustrations. He explains from a perfectionist's viewpoint and leaves no movement to chance.

The Language Myth in Western Culture


Roy Harris - 1981
    The basic claim of this book is that for 2000 years and more the western tradition has relied on two very dubious assumptions about human communication: that each national language is a unique code and that linguistic communication consists in the utilization of such codes to transfer messages from mind to mind.

Psychoneuroimmunology


Robert Ader - 1981
    This edition documents the past ten years of research and provides evidence of behavior-neural-endocrine-immune interactions.

Home Remedies: Hydrotherapy, Massage, Charcoal, and Other Simple Treatments


Agatha M. Thrash - 1981
    

The Yoga System Of Health And Relief From Tension


Yogi Vithaldas - 1981
    Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management


Bernard Jensen - 1981
    Jensen believes humanity needs a formula for living successfully, heathfully and peacefully. He combines the elements of the physical, mental and spiritual in teaching people how to live.

Miracle Medicine Food


Rex Adams - 1981
    'When you hurt, you want quick pain relief, and there are Miracle Medicine Foods that can bring instant and immediate relief from the most horrible pains imaginable- common foods available everywhere!'

A Remarkable Medicine Has Been Overlooked: Including an Autobiography, and the Clinical Section of the Broad Range of Use of Phenytoin


Jack Dreyfus - 1981
    Jack Dreyfus has had two. The first was when he founded the Dreyfus Fund. He became known as the most singular and effective personality to appear on Wall Street since the days of Joseph Kennedy and Bernard Baruch (Life magazine). The author's second life began in 1963 when, in the midst of a severe depression, he asked his physician to let him try a medicine usually prescribed for epilepsy. The medicine (phenytoin) brought him back to good health almost overnight. When he saw six other people have similar results, he realized he had an obligation to investigate further.

Practical Gastrointestinal Endoscopy


Peter B. Cotton - 1981
    The authors of this new edition, the leading endoscopists in the UK, aim to provide the newcomer to this field--or the practitioner requiring an update--with all the practical advice they need. In discussing the procedures themselves, the authors begin at the top of the gut and end at the bottom, digressing into the bile and pancreatic ducts along the way. As one reviewer has commented, the discussions throughout the text are characterized by the same 'clarity of expression, perception of other endoscopists' difficulties and depth of their vast experience that is so evident when [the authors] are lecturing or teaching.'

Anatomy of an Epidemic: The True Story of a Town, a Hotel, a Silent Killer, and a Medical Detection Team


Gordon Thomas - 1981
    Depicts the outbreak of legionnaires' disease at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia in 1976 and the efforts of scientists to discover its cause.

No More Menstrual Cramps And Other Good News


Penny Wise Budoff - 1981
    

Wushu! The Chinese Way to Family Health & Fitness


The People's Sports Publishing House - 1981
    Wushu! has been encouraged and developed by the People's government to promote national fitness. Wushu! (literally "martial art") is not the aggressive kung fu of the movies. Traditionally consisting of two schools - the "external," whose forms are hard and vigorous, involving leaping, kicking and somersaulting; and the "internal," emphasizing soft, graceful, fluid movements that resemble dancing rather than exercising - the wushu in this book has evolved from its ancient origings to its present form as a series of simple physical exercises practiced to promote health and fitness. In the process, it has also acquired a sense of joy. It really is fun to perform. Profusely illustrated with over 1,000 original two-color how-to drawings, Wushu! includes the classic 24 exercises of Taijiquan - a Chinese version of isometrics; a series of exercises for babies (aided by their parents) and childre; gentle forms of shadowboxing and sword play perfect for the elderly and sedentary; and a secion of special exercises to improve health, relieve pain and prevent disease. Now available in the West for the first time, the exercises in Wushu! are fun and a rewarding fitness program for everyone in the family which will enable them to strengthen and relax their bodies as millions of Chinese do every day.

Coronaries / Cholesterol / Chlorine : The Sensational Theory- and it's evidence- that links our "purified" drinking water with the rising tide of heart disease


Joseph M. Price - 1981
    

Macrobiotic Cooking for Everyone


Edward Esko - 1981
    Macrobiotic Cooking for Everyone

Human Options


Norman Cousins - 1981
    It delivered a message of enormous optimism and hope. So does HUMAN OPTIONS, a more recent work. Cousins finds that our era, often called collective, is in fact highly individual. The good news is that choices remain in our hands, and that in many ways the good life is there for us to take.