handbook of food preservation - Size: 8.54 MB

Hardcover: 809 pages
Publisher: CRC; 1 edition (January 21, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0824702093
ISBN-13: 978-0824702090

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"...a valuable guide book." -- Iasi Polytechnic Magazine, 2000

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Emphasizes practical, cost-effective, & safe strategies for implementing preservation techniques, describes the preservation of fresh food, & explains conventional preservation methods.

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Understanding Food

“Understanding Food” is a short ebook that describes exactly how it is that Americans came to believe that dietary fat was unhealthy, and associate fat with cholesterol with heart disease. In it, the person most responsible for this falsehood is brought to light, and the history of the modern Food Pyramid is discussed, along with it’s science-based alternative, which proscribes a much different diet. A brief examination of corruption in the FDA brings us to today, when we as a country are just starting to realize the vast nature of our dietary ‘mistake’.

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Korean Cook

Korean Cook Ebook (PDF) – 20.2MB

This cookbook is a collection of popular Korean recipes, each of which has its own full color picture, ingredient list, and directions for preparation. It is free to download and distribute in its unmodified entirety.


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Nutrition and Metabolism 2009

Humana Press | ISBN: 978-1-60327-452-4 | ENGLISH | PDF | 420 PAGES | 5.02 MB

Introduction
Inappropriate nutrition, increased calorie intake, and lack of exercise usually lead to obesity and the metabolic syndrome, which, in turn, are responsible for several chronic diseases that affect every aspect of a person s life. In addition to prevention and medical treatment, education is the single most important tool for their management. Education is also of major importance in raising public health awareness since it can hopefully help curb the global epidemic of obesity, diabetes, and other disease states associated with the metabolic syndrome.
Following is a list of government agencies and nongovernmental organizations that provide information and resources related to nutrition, obesity, and diabetes.

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Tissues and Skin

Infobase Publishing | ISBN-10: 0-7910-7708-X | ENGLISH | PDF | 155 PAGES | 11.02 MB

Introduction
The human body is an incredibly complex and amazing structure. At best, it is a source of strength, beauty, and wonder. We can compare the healthy body to a well-designed machine whose parts work smoothly together. We can also compare it to a symphony orchestra in which each instrument has a different part to play. When all of the musicians play together, they produce beautiful music. From a purely physical standpoint, our bodies are made mainly of water.We are also made of many minerals, including calcium, phosphorous, potassium, sulfur, sodium, chlorine, magnesium, and iron. In order of size, the elements of the body are organized into cells, tissues, and organs. Related organs are combined into systems, including the musculoskeletal, cardiovascular, nervous, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, and reproductive systems. Our cells and tissues are constantly wearing out and being replaced without our even knowing it. In fact, much of the time, we take the body for granted. When it is working properly,
we tend to ignore it. Although the heart beats about 100,000 times per day and we breathe more than 10 million times per year, we do not normally think about these things. When something goes wrong, however ,our bodies tell us through pain and other symptoms. In fact, pain is a very effective alarm system that lets us know the body needs attention. If the pain does not go away, we may need to see a doctor. Even without medical help, the body has an amazing ability to heal itself. If we cut ourselves, the blood clotting system works to seal the cut right away, and the immune defense system sends out special blood cells that are programmed to heal the area.

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Drugs The Straight Facts ( Marijuana )

Each holds about 120 pages of facts charting the history of drug usage, development, and social and health issues....All are

highly recommended picks, offering lasting library lending value.

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The Nutritionist

Haworth | ISBN 0-203-88700-X | ENGLISH | PDF | 388 PAGES | 1.63 MB

Intro
The seeming simplicity of our daily activities is greatly contrasted by the complexity of our true nature—quite a paradox, no doubt. It is simple in that, on the outside, the goals of our body may appear few. We internalize food, water, and oxygen while at the same time ridding ourselves of carbon dioxide and other waste materials. These operations support reproduction, growth, maintenance, and defense. Yet on the inside our body may seem very complex as various organs participate in a tremendous number of complicated processes intended to meet the simple goals previously mentioned. Nutrition is just one part of this paradoxical relationship. The objective of nutrition is simple: to supply our body with all of the necessary nutrients, and in appropriate quantities, to promote optimal health and function. However, in practice, nutrition is far from that simple. There seem to be too many nutrients, controversial nutrients, and different conditions, such as growth, pregnancy, and exercise, to allow nutrition to be a simple topic. Although we have long appreciated food, it has only been in the more recent years that we have really begun to understand the finer relationship between food and our body. Most nutrients have been identified within the last century or so and right now nutrition is one of the most prevalent areas of scientific research. This is to say that our understanding of nutrition is by no means complete. It continues to evolve in conjunction with the most current nutrition research. It seems that not a week goes by without hearing about yet another discovery in nutrition. It is hard to believe that just a few decades ago the basic four food groups were pretty much all the nutrition known by most people. Today nutrition deeply penetrates into many aspects of our lives, including preventative and treatment medicine, philosophy, exercise training, and weight management. Our diet has been linked to cardiovascular health, cancer, bowel function, moods, and brain activity, along with many other health domains. We no longer eat merely to satisfy hunger. Without doubt, nutrition has become a matter of great curiosity and/or concern for most of us today.

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Good Calories, Bad Calories by Gary Taubes

Good Calories, Bad Calories has much useful information and is well worth reading. Gary Taubes’s tenets related to obesity can be summarized in four statements (i) He believes that you can gain weight and become obese without a positive energy balance; (ii) He also believes that dietary fat is unimportant for the development of obesity; (iii) Carbohydrate, in his view, is what produces obesity and (iv) Insulin secreted by the carbohydrate is the problem in obesity. However, some of the conclusions that the author reaches are not consistent with current concepts about obesity. There are many kinds of obesity, and only some depend on diet composition.

Two dietary manipulations produce obesity in susceptible people: eating a high-fat diet and drinking sugar-or high-fructose corn syrup-sweetened beverages. Insulin is necessary but not sufficient in the diet-dependent obesities. When diet is important, it may be the combination of fat and fructose (the deadly duo) that is most important. Regardless of diet, it is a positive energy balance over months to years that is the sine qua non for obesity. Obese people clearly eat more than do lean ones, and food-intake records are notoriously unreliable, as documented by use of doubly labelled water.

Underreporting of food intake is greater in obese than in normal-weight people and is worse for fat than for other macronutrient groups. Accepting the concept that obesity results from a positive energy balance does not tell us why energy balance is positive. This depends on a variety of environmental factors interacting with the genetic sus-ceptibility of certain individuals. Weight loss is related to adherence to the diet, not to its macronutrient composition.

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Total Health: Becoming Physically Fit

In 1956, Dwight D. Eisenhower formed thevPresident’s Council on Youth Fitness,after learning that 59% of American children had failed a minimum muscular fitness test. In 1967 an Oregon track coach named Bill Bowerman wrote a book called Jogging that ignited the running craze. A year later Air Force physician Dr. Kenneth H. Cooper fired a fitness shot heard ’round the world with the release of his book, Aerobics.

So why is it that 30 years later, so many Americans, both young and old, are still so overweight and out-of-shape? Why are so many people still smoking? Why are heart disease, cancer, high blood pressure and other lifestyle-related diseases still claiming so many lives? Despite years of education and volumes of literature written on the benefits of physical fitness, why are we still a nation of couch potatoes? Total Health:Becoming Physically Fitis a three-part video series that encourages students to take charge of their bodies and their health. In simple and easy-to-understand language, the video and print materials demonstrate exactly what defines physical fitness and how important it is to not only achieve it, but sustain it. The series embraces a “back to the basics” formula for fitness with an emphasis on flexibility, strength, and endurance. Using common-sense principles, the series teaches students how to assess their current physical condition, how to improve their own overall physical fitness, and explains why it’s so important that they do so.

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Hypertension, Diabetes, Cholesterol, Weight, and Weight Control

The 1998 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) included a detailed examination of preventive health problems and behaviors. This report uses data from the 1998 NHIS to examine the prevalence of selected problems among rural populations, with an emphasis on rural minorities. —Rural“ was defined, following NHIS guidelines, as living in a non-MSA county.

"Self Reported Prevalence of Health Problems"
Hypertension: Rural residents of all racial / ethnicity groups were more likely to report having been told they have hypertension than were metropolitan residents. The highest rates of reported hypertension were found among rural African Americans, one third of whom (34%) reported having high blood pressure.


Diabetes: Across non-metro residents, about seven percent of African Americans and seven percent of —other“ race adults reported that they had diabetes.

Cholesterol: As a measure of the degree to which non-metro residents obtain needed clinical preventive services, we examined self-reported receipt of cholesterol screening.

Contents
Executive Summary
Chapter One
Hypertension
Chapter Two
Diabetes
Chapter Three
Cholesterol Screening
Chapter Four
Weight and Weight Control Behaviors
Chapter Five
Exercise
Chapter Six
Conclusions and Recommendations
Appendices
Appendix A
Method and Detailed Tables
Appendix B
References

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PDF Ebook Permanent Hair Removal And Skin Treatment

You will be amazed to know that approximately 22% of the women in North America have excessive or unwanted facial hair. For many individuals, this unwanted facial hair and the resulting bad looks negatively affect the quality of life. Even men are compelled to rid themselves of unwanted body hair, mainly due to the popular fashion appeal and appearance anxieties. If removing unwanted hair is the aim, why use the painful waxing procedure or the skin-damaging removal creams? Shaving damages the smoothness of the skin. In this century, the best way to get rid of unwanted hair is laser hair removal treatments.

Unwanted body hair is undesirable for various cultural, social, cosmetic, or psychological reasons. Unwanted body hair usually results in feelings of embarrassment or emotional burden that may further impede relationships and daily activities. Why carry this emotional burden when laser hair removal treatment is so effective to cure your problem.

The first lasers were approved for the use of hair removal in 1996. At that time, there wasn’t much use of this technology. However, today, dramatic advancement have occurred in laser technology. Along with laser hair removal treatments, many more effective cooling devices are used to treat individuals with light skin and dark hair. Long-pulsed lasers are also used today to safely and effectively treat patients with darker skin types.

Before undergoing this laser hair removal treatment, the candidate is instructed to avoid direct sunlight and active tanning for sometime. The patient’s skin is then bleached with retinoic acid or hydroquinone to lighten it. Reliable clinics performing laser hair treatment does various tests to understand the skin qualities and conditions, and accordingly performs the laser treatment.

If you are in Chicago and looking for laser hair removal in Chicago, Advanced Laser Clinics is near at hand. Advanced Laser Clinics is a Chicago based skin clinic providing a wide range of skin treatments. We are reliable, effective, and care for your skin as much as you do. This is the best online source for knowing more about laser hair removal Chicago, cost of laser hair removal treatments, permanent hair removal solutions, and everything else on laser hair removal treatment.

CONTENTS
REMOVE UNWANTED HAIR WITH LASER HAIR REMOVAL
BEST SKIN CARE TREATMENTS AT ADVANCED LASER CLINIC
LIGHT PULSE SKIN RENEWAL TREATMENT
LASER HAIR REMOVAL TREATMENT IN CHICAGO
DIODE LASER HAIR REMOVAL TREATMENT
PHOTO REJUVENATION: EASY & EFFECTIVE SKIN CARE TREATMENT

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Women’s Mental Health Ebook

We are pleased to present this evidence based review which contains a reappraisal of the status of women’s mental health problems in different regions of the world. It updates and reactualizes a first publication on Psychosocial and Mental Health Aspects of Women’s Health issued by the Divisions of Mental and Family Health in 1993.

Over the years, the work of many WHO departments has converged with the concerns of the Key Centre for Women's Health in Society, University of Melbourne, in documenting the impact of discrimination and low socio-economic status on the health of women. More recently, there has been a shift from a focus on “women” to a focus on “gender” as a critical determinant of health. We are committed to the integration of gender issues in all our work and to the utilization of gender analysis in the development of mental health policies and programmes. In line with the recommendations articulated in the Beijing Platform of Action, the Programme of Action of the International Conference on Population and Development, and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, we are strengthening attention to the tremendous health burden of women that is created by gender discrimination, poverty, social position, and various forms of violence against women.

In the Global Burden of Disease, it is estimated that depression will become the second most important cause of disease burden in the world by the year 2020. Women in developed and developing countries alike are almost twice as likely as men to experience depression. Another two of the leading causes of disease burden estimated for the year 2020, namely violence and self inflicted injuries, have special relevance for women’s mental health.

This document adopts a health determinants framework for examining the evidence related to women’s poor mental health. From this perspective, public policy including economic policy, socio-cultural and environmental factors, community and social support, stressors and life events, personal behaviour and skills, and availability and access to health services, are all seen to exercise a role in determining women’s mental health status. Similarly, when considering the differences between women and men, a gender approach has been used. While this does not exclude biological or sex differences, it considers the critical roles that social and cultural factors and unequal power relations between men and women play in promoting or impeding mental health. Such inequalities create, maintain and exacerbate exposure to risk factors that endanger women’s mental health, and are most graphically illustrated in the significantly different rates of depression between men and women, poverty and its impact, and the phenomenal prevalence of violence against women.

The document collects and analyses the latest research evidence pertaining to the study of these issues and identifies the most pertinent risk factors and social causes that account for much of the poor mental health of millions of women around the globe. It also highlights the current gaps in knowledge that must be addressed through cross-cultural epidemiological, behavioural and operational research, especially in the developing countries, since most of the present research is directed at the situation in the richer, developed countries. Finally, the document provides pointers to the most.

Although it is not intended to be used as a guideline per se, it is our hope that readers will benefit from the analysis of evidence provided in this document and be guided on the priorities for research and action in this critical area. As a follow up to this review, we will address the need for a more practical, user-friendly guide to assist health workers and managers in becoming aware of their vital role in alleviating the mental health problems of women through a variety of individual and community based interventions. In the meantime, WHO along with its collaborating centres, will continue to provide technical support to countries upon their request, to develop culturally sensitive policies and programmes addressing the individual and social risk factors that account for the pervasive damage to so many women’s mental wellbeing in all countries of the world.

Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Introduction
PART ONE : GENDER DEVELOPMENT AND HEALTH
Background
Social position, poverty and health
Influences on women's well being: Gender development
Economic policies, access and equity
Economic policies and women's social position
Social position, righs and mental health promotion
Women's mental health concerns
PART TWO : DEPRESSION IN WOMEN
Social theories of depression
Social theories of depression in women

Characteristic features of severe events: humiliation and entrapment
Social mentalities and rank

Severe events and rates of depression
Summary
PART THREE : POVERTY, SOCIAL POSITION AND MENTAL HEALTH
Relationship between social class and mental health
Measurement of women’s socio-economic status (SES)
Behavioural risk factors, physical and psychological comorbidity
Need to link physical and mental health
Chronic difficulties and acute crises
Summary

Place, severe events and depression
Core ties, identity and the ethic of care

PART FOUR : VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
The problem
Terminology
Violence in health care
Prevalence of violence against women in 'peace' time
Physical partner violence
Violence and reproductive functioning
Sexual violence in adulthood
Reactions to violence
Child sexual abuse
Multiple forms of violence
Revictimisation
Consequences of violence
Common features of violence and depression

Suicidal behaviour
Depression and anxiety
Post-traumatic stress

Comorbidity and the burden of violence
Barriers to understanding
Accounting for violence
Coping with violence
Summary

Reducing the psychological impact of violence
Psychosocial factors
Need for multilevel analysis

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Obesity & Diabetes

Christos S. Mantzoros "Obesity and Diabetes (Contemporary Diabetes)

Humana Press | English | 2006-01-25 | ISBN: 1588295389 | 574 pages | PDF | 37 MB

International experts from world-renowned medical schools comprehensively review for practicing clinicians and scientists alike the latest understanding of the epidemiology, causation, and consequences of diabetes and obesity. The authors discuss in detail their diagnosis, clinical manifestations, complications, and best practices for diagnosis and treatment. They also review the history and epidemiology of these conditions, explain their genetics and pathophysiology, and illuminate their known mechanisms and interactions. State-of-the-art survey-chapters critique current approaches (lifestyle and pharmacological) to the treatment of these conditions.


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DNA The Secret of Life

Authors: James D. Watson, Andrew Berry
Release: 2003-04-01
Format: Hardcover 464 pages
ISBN: 0375415467 (0-375-41546-7)
ISBN 13: 9780375415463 (978-0-375-41546-3)
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What makes DNA different from hordes of competitors purporting to help readers understand genetics is that it is written by none other than James Watson, of Watson and Crick fame. He and his co-author Andrew Berry have produced a clear and easygoing history of genetics, from Mendel through genome sequencing. Watson offers readers a sense of immediacy, a behind-the scenes familiarity with some of the most exciting developments in modern science. He gleefully reports on the research juggernaut that led to current obsessions with genetic engineering and cloning. Aided by profuse illustrations and photos, Watson offers an enthusiastic account of how scientists figured out how DNA codes for the creation of proteins--the so-called "central dogma" of genetics. But as patents and corporations enter the picture, Watson reveals his concern about the incursions of business into the hallowed halls of science. After 1975, DNA was no longer solely the concern of academics trying to understand the molecular underpinnings of life. The molecule moved beyond the cloisters of white-coated scientists into a very different world populated largely by men in silk ties and sharp suits. In later chapters, Watson aims barbs at those who are concerned by genetic tinkering, calling them "alarmists" who don't understand how the experiments work. It is in these arguments that Watson may lose favor with those whose notions of science were born after Silent Spring. Nevertheless, DNA encompasses both sides of the political issues involved in genetics, and Watson is an enthusiastic proponent of debate on the subject. The book accompanies a 5-part PBS series. --Therese Littleton

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Drinking Water and Infectious Disease

Release: 2002-07-30
Format: Hardcover 256 pages
ISBN: 0849312590 (0-8493-1259-0)
ISBN 13: 9780849312595 (978-0-8493-1259-5)
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There still exists considerable uncertainty in many countries about the contribution of drinking water to sporadic cases of disease. The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), in cooperation with the World Health Organization (WHO), led the Workshop on Molecular Technologies for Safe Drinking Water in 1998 to address the role of water in the transmission of infectious disease. One of the results was a call for improved surveillance and outbreak investigation. Drinking Water and Infectious Disease: Establishing the Links, derived from an OECD workshop hosted by the UK government in Basingstoke, addresses that crucial recommendation.Unlike books that give a broad view on the public health issues regarding water and health, this book focuses on the tools available to identify the links between drinking water and infectious disease and how they might be used. It gathers state-of-the-art information from an international team of experts, including most of the world's leading authorities on waterborne disease epidemiology and investigation, to provide an overview of current best practices and direction for assessing the safety of drinking water and responding to adverse events.Organized into three sections, this user-friendly text is the only book to put forward clear guidance on the surveillance for and investigation of waterborne infectious disease at the local, national, and international levels. Based on an OECD international meeting, each section is introduced by the relevant session chairs, and includes research approaches using models and innovative field experiences to provide a wide selection of ideas for others to field test or modify. Researchers will be able to use this information not only to study the epidemiology of infectious diseases, but also to investigate and prevent waterborne diseases. Drinking Water and Infectious Disease is a landmark text in both the field of waterborne disease and more generally in infectious disease epidemiology.


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Fruit and Vegetables Harvesting, Handling and Storage

Authors: Keith Thompson
Release: 2003-11-14
Format: Hardcover 480 pages
ISBN: 1405106190 (1-4051-0619-0)
ISBN 13: 9781405106191 (978-1-4051-0619-1)
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The second edition of this very well-received book, which in its first edition was entitled Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables, has been welcomed by the community of postharvest physiologists and technologists who found the first edition of such great use. The book covers, in comprehensive detail, postharvest physiology as it applies to postharvest quality, technology relating to maturity determination, harvesting, packaging, postharvest treatments, controlled atmosphere storage, ripening and transportation on a very wide international range of fruits and vegetables. The new edition of this definitive work, which contains many full colour photographs, provides key practical and commercially-oriented information of great use in helping to ensure that fruit and vegetables reach the retailer in optimum condition, with the minimum of loss and spoilage.Fruits and vegetables, 2nd edition is essential reading forfruit and vegetable technologists, food scientists and food technologists, agricultural scientists, commercial growers, shippers and warehousing operatives and personnel within packaging companies. Researchers and upper level students in food science, food technology, plant and agricultural sciences will find a great deal of use within this landmark book. All libraries in research establishments and universities where these subjects are studied and taught should have copies readily available for users.A. K. Thompson was formerly Professor and head of Postharvest Technology, Silsoe College, UK.

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Lowering Your Cholesterol

High blood cholesterol can affect anyone. It’s a serious condition that increases the risk for heart disease, the number one killer of Americans—women and men. The higher your blood cholesterol level, the greater your risk.

Fortunately, if you have high blood cholesterol, there are steps you can take to lower it and protect your health. This booklet will show you how to take action by following the “TLC Program” for reducing high blood cholesterol. TLC stands for Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes, a three-part program that uses diet, physical activity, and weight management. Sometimes, drug treatment also is needed to lower blood cholesterol enough. But even then, the TLC Program should be followed.

The booklet has four main sections: It explains why cholesterol matters and helps you find your heart disease risk; describes the TLC Program; talks about a condition called the metabolic syndrome that can also be treated with TLC; and offers advice on how to make heart healthy lifestyle changes. Within the sections you’ll find tips on such topics as how to: communicate better with your doctor and other health care professionals, read food labels, make and stick with lifestyle changes, plan hear healthy menus for the whole family, and make heart healthy choices when you eat out.

Anyone can develop high blood cholesterol—everyone can take steps to lower it.

Contents
Introduction
Why Cholesterol Matters

* What Affects Cholesterol Levels?
* Knowing Your Cholesterol Level
* Setting Your Goal

Treating High LDL Cholesterol

* The TLC Diet: A Heart Healthy Eating Plan
* Foods To Choose for TLC
* Becoming Physically Active
* Maintaining a Healthy Weight
* Sample Menus for TLC

The Metabolic Syndrome—A Special Concern
Learning to Live the TLC Way

* Keeping Track of Your Changes
* Be Smart When You Start
* Reward YourselfMaking TLC a Family Affair

A Final Note
To Learn More

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Your Guide to a Healthy Prostate

No one expects or wants to get caught with prostate disease. But the truth is that if you live long enough, it's almost certain that you will suffer from some form of prostate disease. For instance did you know that …

Prostate enlargement can be found in up to 50 % of men over 60 and 82 % of men in their 70s. This natural and common process leads to enlargement of the prostate over time and may affect bladder emptying in some men, as the enlarged prostate squeezes the urethra and makes the passing of urine difficult.

Prostatitis a condition that causes burning during urination or pain in the pelvic region can affect men at any age and does not respond well to conventional treatments. The treatment for this condition which is antibiotics is effective in less then 30% of cases.

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy or BPH is a swelling of the prostate. This condition can wreak havoc in your life and disrupt your sex life. This condition also causes trouble with urination.

Prostate Cancer in Australia will affect 1 in 11 men by the age 75. Over 11,200 men are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, making it the second most common cause of cancer death in Australian men.

These figures aren't etched in stone. The average man can reduce his chances of developing prostate problems with some simple, com-mon-sense steps. But you must also try to act preventively and look-out for health problems before they strike.

Contents
1. An Overview of the Prostate Problem
2. You and Your Prostate
3. Prostate Disease
4. Your Diet and your Prostate
5. Natural Herbal help for your Prostate
6. Exercise your way to a healthy Prostate
7. Dental health and your Prostate
8. Impotence and your sex life
9. Stress and your Prostate
10. Prostate Action Guide

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Health Psychology Ebook

Health psychology is a relatively recent yet fast- growing sub-discipline of psychology. It is best understood by answering the following questions:

* What causes illness and who is responsible for it?
* How should illness be treated and who is responsible for treatment?
* What is the relationship between health and illness, and between the mind and body?
* What is the role of psychology in health and illness?

Human beings are complex systems and illness can be caused by a multitude of factors, not just a single factor such as a virus or bacterium. Health psychology attempts to move away from a simple linear model of health and looks at the combination of factors involved in illness – biological (e.g. a virus), psychological (e.g. behaviours, beliefs) and social (e.g. employment). This reflects the biopsychosocial model of health and illness that was developed by Engel (1977,1980). Because, in this model, illness is regarded as the result of a combination of factors, the individual is no longer simply seen as a passive victim of some external force, such as a virus. Acknowledging the role of behaviours such as smoking, diet and alcohol, for example, means that the individual may be held responsible for their health and illness.

According to health psychology, the whole person should be treated, not just the physical changes that occur due to ill health. This can include behaviour change, encouraging changes in beliefs and coping strategies, and compliance with medical recommendations. Because thepartly responsible for their treatment. For example, she may have a responsibility to take medication, and to change beliefs and behaviour. No longer is the patient seen as a victim.

From this perspective, health and illness exist on a continuum. Rather than being either healthy or ill, individuals progress along a continuum from healthiness to illness and back again. Health psychology also maintains that the mind and body interact. It sees psychological factors as not only possible consequences of illness (after all, being ill can be depressing), but as contributing to all the stages of health, from full healthiness to illness.

Contents
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
INTRODUCTION
HEALTH BELIEFS AND BEHAVIOURS

Behaviour and mortality
The role of health beliefs
Integrated models

ILLNESS BELIEFS

The dimensions of illness beliefs
A model of illness behaviour
Health professionals’ beliefs

THE STRESS–ILLNESS LINK

Stress models
Does stress cause illness?
CHRONIC ILLNESS
Profile of an illness
Psychology’s role

FINAL THOUGHTS
SUMMARY
REVISION QUESTIONS
FURTHER READING

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Diet and Nutrition

This report presents the findings of a consultation exercise of diet and nutrition of older adults, aged 50 years and over, living within the North Staffordshire area. The consultation was carried out between August and October 2001.

The aim of the report is to identify and highlight the comments and views of older people in North Staffordshire on food, shopping and consumption in order to develop a practical strategy for the effective promotion of dietary change for older people on the basis of people’s perspective.

From the recommendations and practical strategy/s put forward, a development of partnerships with older people and relevant agencies will be implemented in order to effect change.

The consultation forms part of the Beth Johnson Foundation’s ongoing health promotion work.

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5 Secrets For Weight Loss Success

First of all, a few words about me. I used to be much heavier than I am now and this is how I used to look on the left - on the right was me a few weeks ago. I have since lost even more weight.

Some of my friends say I am half the man I used to be! I have been overweight since I was 7 years old. I have been overweight since I was 7 years old. And I have constantly tried losing weight ever since. Over the years I tried just about everything. Now, I cannot say I have really tried everything - for example I have not tried extract of Himalayan Flame-tree (or maybe I have under a different name!): but if I did it did not work, so I do not remember it.


I do not think there is much point in going over what did not work, listing quick weight loss programs where I lost weight and put it back on as quickly as I lost it, or all the starvation techniques, or exercise programs I treid and failed with over 40 years and more. The secrets I give away here are all part of what has worked for me - not only to lose weight (which i have done many times before) but also to keep it off, which is far harder. And, more importantly, I have done so without any risks to my health - which is paramount to me, since I am a Type 2 Diabetic! FREE details of my experience living with diabetes can be found on a different.

If this is an issue that affects you, be sure to visit the site. At the same time, I have spent over 30 years of daily work on techniques and disciplines for self-transformation and growth. These inner disciplines are what has enabled me to succeed in the end, though it has been quite a battle at times, believe me! Just ask yourself this: do you want to change your life entirely? You can, and I will help you, free of charge. But I will only tell you how to do it. You have to decide what to change, and why.

My freedom of choice is of over-riding importance to me, so I respect your freedom to choose likewise. To help you to be free to choose to do anything at all, you may also be interested in my money-making opportunity. In the following pages you can find links to all these websites, where you can find out more about what I talk about here. Please feel free to visit any of them at any time, under no obligation at all.

Contents
Introduction - About me.
Secret 1 Eating all the foods you want and still keep losing weight.
Secret 2 Safe & affordable exercise.
Secret 3 Healthy low-calorie snacking.
Secret 4 Healthy eating out in food-courts and restaurants
Secret 5 Balanced nutrition & weight control.
Bonus Further Little Secrets.

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High Blood Pressure

High blood pressure, also called hypertension, is, simply, elevated pressure of the blood in the arteries. Hypertension results from two major factors, which can be present independently or together:

• The heart pumps blood with excessive force.
• The body's smaller blood vessels (known as the arterioles) narrow, so that blood flow exerts more pressure against the vessels' walls.

Although the body can tolerate increased blood pressure for months and even years, eventually the heart may enlarge (a condition called hypertrophy), which is a major factor in heart failure. Such pressure can also injure blood vessels in the heart, kidneys, the brain, and the eyes.

Two numbers are used to describe blood pressure: the systolic pressure (the higher and first number) and the diastolic pressure (the lower and second number). Health dangers from blood pressure may vary among different age groups and depending on whether systolic or diastolic pressure (or both) is elevated. A third measurement, pulse pressure, is becoming important as an indicator of severity.

Blood pressure is measured in millimeters of mercury (mm Hg). For example, excellent blood pressure would be less than 120/80 mm Hg (systolic/diastolic). Blood pressure is now categorized as optimal, normal, high normal, and hypertensive. The hypertensive category is further divided, according to severity. [See Table Blood Pressure and Its Treatments.]

American expert groups recommend that any blood pressure above normal should be treated. Some experts are concerned, however, that such guidelines may unnecessarily increase the use of anti?hypertensive drugs.

Systolic Blood Pressure. The systolic pressure (the first and higher number) is the force that blood exerts on the artery walls as the heart contracts to pump out the blood. High systolic pressure is now known to be a greater risk factor than diastolic pressure for heart, kidney, and circulatory complications and for death, particularly in middle?aged and elderly adults. The wider the spread between the systolic and diastolic measurements, the greater the danger.

In fact, elevated systolic pressure may pose a significant danger for heart events and stroke events even when diastolic is normal ?? a condition called isolated systolic hypertension. Isolated systolic hypertension is the most common form of hypertension in people older than fifty. In one study it comprised 87% of hypertension cases in people between ages 50 and 59.

Diastolic Blood Pressure. The diastolic pressure (the lower and second number) is the measurement of force as the heart relaxes to allow the blood to flow into the heart. High diastolic pressure (the second and lower number) is a strong predictor of heart attack and stroke in young adults. [See Hypertension Categories, below.]

Pulse Pressure. Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic and the diastolic readings. It appears to be an indicator of stiffness and inflammation in the blood?vessel walls. The greater the difference between systolic and diastolic numbers, the stiffer and more injured the vessels are thought to be. Although not yet used by physicians to determine treatment, evidence is suggesting that it may prove to be a strong predictor of heart problems, particularly in older adults. Some studies suggest that in people over 45 years old, every 10?mm Hg increase in pulse pressure increases the risk for stroke increases by 11%, cardiovascular disease by 10%, and overall mortality by 16%. (In
younger adults the risks are even higher.)

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Exercise, Obesity, and Weight Control

It is ironic that while millions of people are dying of starvation each year in most parts of the world, many Americans are dying as an indirect result of an overabundance of food. Further, billions of dollars are spent each year overfeeding the American public, which then leads to the spending of billions of dollars more each year on various weight loss methods. This review will investigate various aspects of overweight and obesity, and show how they are affected by physical activity. But first, we must define and differentiate between the terms overweight and obesity.

The terms overweight and obesity are often used interchangeably, but this is technically incorrect as they have different meanings. Overweight is defined as a body weight that exceeds the normal or standard weight for a particular person, based on his or her height and frame size. These standards are established solely on the basis of population averages. It is quite possible to be overweight according to these standard tables and yet have a body fat content that is average or even below average. For example, almost all college and professional football players are overweight by these tables, but few are overfat. There are also people who are within the normal range of body weights for their height and frame size by the standard tables, but who have, in fact, excessive body fat.

Obesity is the condition in which the individual has an excessive amount of body fat. This means that the actual amount of body fat, or its percentage of a person’s total weight, must be assessed or estimated. A number of laboratory and field assessment techniques can provide reasonably accurate estimates of a person’s body composition. xact standards for allowable fat percentages, however, have not been established. But there is general agreement among clinicians and scientists that men over 25% body fat and women over 35% should be considered obese, and that relative fat values of 20% to 25% in men and 30% to 35% in women should be considered borderline obese.

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How To Maintain Your Perfect Weight, Health & Still Eat Your Favorite Foods

How many times have you lost weight and gained the weight right back after a couple of weeks? It can be a little discouraging to gain the weight after all your hard work and dedication. We tend to go back to eating our favorite foods and completely stop exercising. Well, this report will give you a solution on balancing your food intake and minimal exercise to maintain your perfect weight and health and still eat your favorite foods.

Eat variety of foods to minimize repeated exposure to food toxins, sprays, etc. All foods are handled differently in different parts of the country. (See Natural Foods List Below) If you eat conventional fruits and vegetables, be extra cautious on what you put into your body, repeatedly.

Conventional foods contain pesticides and other chemicals. It is always best to eat organic foods which are grown naturally without any chemicals. Eat organic foods if you can. Certain foods are laced with dangerous pesticides. Wash all fresh foods thoroughly especially melons, as there have been several cases of salmonella poisoning found from cutting into the melons before washing them. Grow your own if possible. When selecting organic foods at your local grocery store look for the “organic” label on each produce in the organic section. Conventional produce can be larger and look better than organic produce. Organic foods are somewhat expensive, however, it is better to pay now than later on the operating table.

Eat more fiber to speed dangerous toxins through the intestinal tract and to bind and neutralize them before they can do any harm. Fiber should be part of every meal. It is found in whole grains, beans, legumes, vegetables, and fruits. Processed foods lack fiber, be sure and add fresh food to every meal. Fiber also cuts down on food reactions and blood sugar fluctuations, in addition to preventing constipation.

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Relationship Between Weight Loss and Body Image

Obesity is a serious health problemworldwide. In the United States, the number of obese people (defined as BMI>30) has reached epidemic proportions, affecting approximately one-quarter of the American population. The prevalence of obesity is increasing worldwide, and the percentage of people who are overweight has steeply risen more than 30% since 1980 (Bray, 1998). Data fromthe National Center for Health Statistics indicate an uneven distribution of obesity, with African-American and Mexican-American females most affected (Flegal, Carroll, & Kucfzmarski, 1998). Children and adolescents are not immune to this epidemic. Data suggest that over 20% of children are currently overweight, and 30% of these individuals become obese adults later in life.

Excess weight increases the risk of serious medical consequences such as hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, and some forms of cancer. It has been argued that the “preponderance of evidence suggests that even mild overweight is probably associated with some increase in mortality risk" (Solomon, Willett, & Manson, 1995). In addition to the tremendous health risks, the financial cost of obesity is staggering. Obesity-related problems are estimated to cost the United States 39.3 billion dollars annually (Colditz,
1998). Given this backdrop, it is not surprising that the study of obesity has received an increasing amount of attention fromlocal and federal policy-makers, health care professionals, and researchers.

Despite the well-established relationship between medical risks and obesity, the relationship between psychological functioning and obesity remains less clear. Common beliefs implicating psychological distress as a contributing factor in the development of obesity has not been well supported by research (Hill & Williams, 1998). Several large- scale studies, each involving at least 500 subjects, found no consistent evidence to support the claimthat severely obese persons show higher levels of psychopathology than normal-weight controls (Moore, Standard, & Srole, 1996; Silverstone, 1968; Hallstrom& Noppa, 1982; Kittel, Rustin, Dramaix, DeBacker, & Kornitzer, 1978; Hill & Williams, 1998; Stunkard &Wadden, 1992). Wadden, et al. (2001) contend that a substantial minority of extremely obese patients seeking bariatric surgery present with significant emotional complications.

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Brachytherapy for The Treatment of Prostate Cancer

Brachytherapy is the implantation of radioactive sources in or near tumours. When used in the treatment of prostate cancer, radioisotopes are inserted directly into the prostate gland guided by a transrectal ultrasound probe as a single day-patient or overnight stay procedure. The radioactive sources have a localised effect and, when the placement and dosage are planned appropriately, destroy tumour cells of the prostate gland without significantly irradiating adjacent normal tissue. The total radiation dose is about twice that from conventional external beam radiotherapy (EBRT), and about 50 per cent higher in terms of biological equivalence.

There are two types of prostate brachytherapy permanent implants (using small iodine 125 (I 125) or palladium 103 (Pd 103) seeds) and temporary implants (using iridium 192 wires via temporary catheters). Only permanent implants using I 125 are the subject of this application. Palladium implants are not currently available in Australia.

Brachytherapy has been proposed to offer a more efficient treatment (shorter treatment, in-hospital and recovery time) for localised prostate cancer with the additional advantages of limiting the side-effects to adjacent tissues that occur with EBRT and the surgical risks associated with radical prostatectomy (RP). However, the procedure may be associated with short- and long-term complications.

Contents
Executive summary
Introduction
Background
The procedure

Intended purpose
Clinical need/burden of disease
Existing procedures
Comparators
Marketing status of the device/technology
Current reimbursement arrangement

Approach to assessment

Review of literature
Expert advice

Results of assessment

Is it safe?
Is it effective?
What are the economic considerations?

Conclusions

Safety
Effectiveness
Cost-effectiveness

Recommendation
Appendix A MSAC terms of reference and membership
Appendix B Advisory Panel
Appendix C Studies included in the review
Appendix D Defining the Clinical Question
Appendix E Estimated costs of brachytherapy treatment - translated from the United Kingdom and direct Australian estimates
Abbreviations
References.

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The book of tea

Tea began as a medicine and grew into a beverage. In China, in the eighth century, it entered the realm of poetry as one of the polite amusements. The fifteenth century saw Japan ennoble it into a religion of aestheticism--Teaism. Teaism is a cult founded on the adoration of the beautiful among the sordid facts of everyday existence. It inculcates purity and harmony, the mystery of mutual charity, the romanticism of the social order. It is essentially a worship of the Imperfect, as it is a tender attempt to accomplish something possible in this impossible thing we know as life. The Philosophy of Tea is not mere estheticism in the ordinary acceptance of the term, for it expresses conjointly with ethics and religion our whole point of view about man and nature.

It is hygiene, for it enforces cleanliness; it is economics, for it shows comfort in simplicity rather than in the complex and costly; it is moral geometry, inasmuch as it defines our sense of proportion to the universe. It represents the true spirit of Eastern democracy by making all its votaries aristocrats in taste. The long isolation of Japan from the rest of the world, so conducive to introspection, has been highly favourable to the development of Teaism. Our home and habits, costume and cuisine, porcelain, lacquer, painting--our very literature--all have been subject to its influence. No student of Japanese culture could ever ignore its presence. It has permeated the elegance of noble boudoirs, and entered the abode of the humble. Our peasants have learned to arrange flowers, our meanest labourer to offer his salutation to the rocks and waters. In our common parlance we speak of the man “with no tea” in him, when he is insusceptible to the serio-comic interests of the personal drama.

Again we stigmatise the untamed aesthete who, regardless of the mundane tragedy, runs riot in the springtide of emancipated emotions, as one “with too much tea” in him. The outsider may indeed wonder at this seeming much ado about nothing. What a tempest in a tea-cup! he will say. But when we consider how small after all the cup of human enjoyment is, how soon overflowed with tears, how easily drained to the dregs in our quenchless thirst for infinity, we shall not blame ourselves for making so much of the tea-cup. Mankind has done worse. In the worship of Bacchus, we have sacrificed too freely; and we have even transfigured the gory image of Mars. Why not consecrate ourselves to the queen of the Camelias, and revel in the warm stream of sympathy that flows from her altar? In the liquid amber within the ivory-porcelain, the initiated may touch the sweet reticence of Confucius, the piquancy of Laotse, and the ethereal aroma of Sakyamuni himself.

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Alternative Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that has a significant impact on the health, quality of life, and life expectancy of patients, as well as on the health care system. Exercise, diet, and weight control continue to be essential and effective means of improving glucose homeostasis. However, lifestyle management measures may be insufficient or patient compliance difficult, rendering conventional drug therapies (i.e., oral glucose-lowering agents and insulin injection) necessary in many patients. In addition to adverse effects, drug treatments are not always satisfactory in maintaining euglycemia and avoiding late stage diabetic complications. As an alternative approach, medicinal herbs with anti hyperglycemic activities are increasingly sought by diabetic patients and health care professionals. Commonly used herbs and other alternative therapies, less likely to have the side effects of conventional approaches for type 2 diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus is a serious chronic metabolic disorder that has a significant impact on the health, quality of life, and life expectancy of patients, as well as on the health care system. In the United States, diabetes is the sixth leading cause of death. 1 Diabetes is divided into two major categories: type 1 diabetes (formerly known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or IDDM) and type 2 diabetes (formerly known as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or NIDDM). The overall prevalence of diabetes is approximately six percent of the population, of which 90 percent is type 2. Treatment and care of diabetes represents a substantial portion of the national health care expenditure, over $105 billion annually. This represents a substantial portion of the health care expenditure more than one of every 10 U. S. health care dollars and one of four Medicare dollars.

Type 2 diabetes represents a syndrome with disordered metabolism of carbohydrate and fat. The most prominent clinical feature is hyperglycemia (fasting plasma glucose level > 126 mg/dL, or glycosylated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) > 6.9%). In most patients with type 2 diabetes, the onset is in adulthood, most commonly in obese people over 40 years of age. Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hyperinsulinemia, and atherosclerosis are often associated with diabetes.

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Obesity, Smoking and Dieting - Ebook

Obesity and overweight are the last decades, becoming more common, more than half of the west - of the population is overweight and one fifth. obesity in young increase has been rapid. Obesity, particularly when combined - tea, and smoking increase the morbidity of cardiovascular disease, metabolisiin illnesses such as diabetes, and many cancers. Obesity and tobacco are developed countries, the most important preventable causes of death. At the same time, obesity in slimming, and even harmful to health weight loss methods, such as smoking, weight management is a means to become a more general friendly ".

Rapid weight loss-oriented weight reduction is often adverse health effects such as weight gain over the original weight and body changing unhealthy. Three-quarters significantly says have increased the weight back. Smoking and repeated weight reduction effects of overweight and obesity development of NCP - each other.

Rapid weight loss-oriented weight reduction is often adverse health effects such as weight gain over the original weight and body changing unhealthy. Three-quarters significantly says have increased the weight back. Smoking and repeated weight reduction effects of overweight and obesity development of NCP - each other.

Adolescent smoking predicted waist obesity in both sexes and in addition to overweight women. Repeated slimming was the context of late - weight gain and obesity in men. In addition, the repeated - that and smoking were found to be linked in young adults. In older age groups of men who smoke, less than from smoking - tomat. Obesity and waist obesity-related pre - prevention of smoking and repeated reduction of weight reduction may be previously thought effective
methods.

Contents
1 ABSTRACT
2 TIIVISTELMÄ
3 LIST OF ORIGINAL PUBLICATIONS
4 ABBREVIATIONS
5 INTRODUCTION
6 REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

6.1 Obesity
6.2 Dieting, intentional weight loss and weight cycling
6.3 Smoking, dieting, body mass index and abdominal obesity
6.4 Summary of open questions

7 AIMS OF THE STUDY
8 SUBJECTS AND METHODS

8.1 Subjects
8.1.1 FinnTwin16 cohort
8.1.2 The Finnish Twin Cohort
8.1.3 Cohort of male elite athletes

8.2 Measures
8.3 Validity assessment
8.4 Statistical Methods

9 RESULTS

9.1 Smoking and obesity
9.2 Smoking and dieting
9.3 Dieting and obesity

10 DISCUSSION

10.1 Summary of key results
10.2 Smoking, body weight and abdominal obesity
10.3 Smoking and dieting
10.4 Weight cycling and obesity
10.5 Methodological considerations
10.6 Implications for further research and health promotion

11 CONCLUSIONS
12 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
13 REFERENCES
14 APPENDICES

1. Relevant parts of the FinnTwin16 questionnaires
2. Relevant parts of the Finnish Twin Cohort questionnaires
3. Relevant parts of the questionnaire for the cohort of male elite
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The Science of Being Well - ebook

This volume is the second of a series, the first of which is The Science of Getting Rich. As that book is intended solely for those who want money, so this is for those who want health, and who want a practical guide and handbook, not a philosophical treatise.

It is an instructor in the use of the universal Principle of Life, and my effort has been to explain the way in so plain and simple a fashion that the reader, though he may have given no previous study to New Thought or metaphysics, may readily follow it to perfect health. While retaining all essentials, I have carefully eliminated all non-essentials. I have used no technical, abstruse, or difficult language, and have kept the one point in view at all times.

As its title asserts, the book deals with science, not speculation. The monistic theory of the universe — the theory that matter, mind, consciousness, and life are all manifestations of One Substance — is now accepted by most thinkers, and if you accept this theory, you cannot deny the logical conclusions you will find here.

Best of all, the methods of thought and action prescribed have been tested by the author in his own case and in the case of hundreds of others during twelve years of practice, with continuous and unfailing success.
I can say of the Science of Being Well that it works, and that wherever its laws are complied with, it can no more fail to work than the science of geometry can fail to work. If the tissues of your body have not been so destroyed that continued life is impossible, you can get well, and if you will think and act in a Way, you will get well.

Those who wish more detailed information as to the performance of the voluntary function of eating, I would recommend the writings of Horace Fletcher and of Edward Hooker Dewey. Read these, if you like, as a sort of buttress to your faith, but let me warn you against making the mistake of studying many conflicting theories, and practicing, at the same time, parts of several different “systems.” For if you get well, it must be by giving your WHOLE MIND to the right way of thinking and living.

Remember that the Science of Being Well claims to be a complete and sufficient guide in every particular. Concentrate upon the way of thinking and acting it prescribes, and follow it in every detail, and you will get well, or if you are already well, you will remain so.

Contents:
Preface
Wallace D. Wattles
Chapter 1 - The Principle of Health
Chapter 2 - The Foundations of Faith
Chapter 3 - Life and Its Organisms
Chapter 4 - What to Think
Chapter 5 - Faith
Chapter 6 - Use of the Will
Chapter 7 - Health from God
Chapter 8 - Summary of the Mental Actions
Chapter 9 - When to Eat
Chapter 10 - What to Eat
Chapter 11 - How to Eat
Chapter 12 - Hunger and Appetites
Chapter 13 - In a Nutshell
Chapter 14 - Breathing
Chapter 15 - Sleep
Chapter 16 - Supplementary Instructions
Chapter 17 - Summary of the Science of Being Well 72

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Ebook : choosing a healthy lifestyle

Every day, you make choices about your health — choices that affect the quality of your life. Your physical and emotional well-being are largely determined by the foods you eat, your level of activity, daily habits and general outlook on life.

Millions of Americans suffer from preventable causes of chronic disease and death such as:
* Cancer.
* Diabetes.
* Heart disease.

You may be able to avoid these problems, even if heredity is a factor.

Making good health choices may seem overwhelming. It can be hard to keep up with all the information available to you — and even harder to decide what advice to follow. The best advice is to:

* Understand and address your health risks.
* Do not smoke.
* Increase physical activity.
* Eat healthy foods.
* Develop other healthy habits.

This publication contains tips, tools and resources to help you begin enjoying a healthier life.

Contents
make healthy choices
An introduction
understand risk factors
Assessing your risk for various health issues
Do not smoke
Avoiding tobacco use
increase Physical activity
Improving health and fitness levels
eat healthy foods
Making balanced choices
Develop other healthy habits
Improving your quality of life
live a healthy lifestyle
Enhancing your emotional and mental well-being
get healthy together
Sharing what you have learned
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Ebook : Healthy Eating, Active Living: An action plan to improve diet, increase physical activity and tackle obesity

This paper outlines how the Scottish Government will use the resources identified in the recent Scottish Budget to improve the nation’s diet, encourage greater physical activity and begin to establish a base for tackling obesity through both targeted interventions and by supporting us all in achieving and maintaining a healthy weight. We have identified key life stages and settings in which we will act.

Scotland has made significant progress in recent years in reducing the number of deaths from chronic disease which has resulted in an increase in life expectancy. 1 However, there is concern that the impact of rising levels of overweight and obese people will reverse that progress.

Contents
Foreword
1. Introduction
2. Trends and Habits in Scotland
3. Building on Success – Strategies, Targets and Goals
4. The Action Plan

4.1 Early Years
4.2 Schools and School Age Children
4.3 Adults and Workplaces
4.4 Older People
4.5 Communities

5. Delivery and Evaluating Success
6. Health Improvement Social Marketing Strategy
7. Developing a Longer Term Strategy to Tackle Obesity
References

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Ebook : Herbal Remedies For Acid Reflux

Gastroesophageal reflux disease is the medical term for what we know as acid reflux. Acid reflux occurs when the stomach releases its liquid back into the esophagus, causing inflammation and damage to the esophageal lining. The regurgitated acid most often consists of a few compounds: acid, bile, and pepsin. Stomach acid is used in the digestion of food and can be a major irritant to the esophagus due to its tendency to damage tissues. Bile is created in the liver and may back up into the stomach, causing it to be released. Pepsin, the last common compound, is actually an enzyme which helps to kick-start the stomach into breaking down proteins.

Once afflicted with acid reflux, a person will generally continue to face the disease for the rest of his or her life. The Esophagitis which is caused by acid reflux can also be expected to be a life-long problem. Once treatment for acid reflux has begun, a patient is usually advised to continue taking the medication for as long as they want to prevent the disease from affecting them.

It may surprise you to know that research has shown most people experience a minor form of regurgitation on a fairly frequent basis. However, those afflicted with acid reflux have a higher acid content in the liquid brought into the esophagus than the liquids of a person who doesn’t have the disease. The fluid also often stays in the esophagus for longer periods of time.

Our bodies do the best they can to prevent acid reflux from actually causing harm. During hours in which a person is awake, the reflux is usually remedied by a simple swallow. Also, the saliva generated in our salivary glands contains bicarbonate, which is a neutralizing agent to the effects of acid. When we sleep, however, we are usually horizontal, causing acid to rest in the esophagus for extended periods of time, which often leads to greater damage.

Acid reflux often leads to heartburn, which is pretty much the defining characteristic and symptom of reflux. The pain of acid reflux can actually be quite similar to angina, which is a serious heart condition. or that reason, you should go to a doctor if you experience heavy heartburn.

Acid reflux is most commonly experienced after eating a meal. People who are afflicted with acid reflux may also experience a complete regurgitation of liquid, leaving a nasty taste in their mouth and esophageal damage. Nausea can also occur in some people with reflux, and it may be accompanied by full-out vomiting.

Heartburn and nausea are the two most common reasons people discover that they are afflicted with reflux. If either of the symptoms sound similar to your personal experience, it's well worth your time to sit down with a health care professional to investigate what can be done to eliminate the problem.

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Ebook : Laser Hair Removal

Laser hair removal is a one of the more popular minimally-invasion cosmetic procedures; in 2006 there were about 887,000 laser hair removal procedures, placing laser hair removal third behind chemical peels and Botox® in terms of numbers of procedures performed.

Laser hair removal works by using a laser to locate the hair, then “stun” it. The hair then falls out. The laser, delivered in bursts over a small area of skin, detects the pigment in the hair against the background skin color; the contrast of dark hair on light skin gives the best contrast, and usually better results than other combinations of hair and skin color. Darker skin, for example, may require use of a lower powered laser (and hence more treatments).
One laser pulse can cover more than one hair, providing a quicker treatment when compared to techniques such as electrolysis. About one-third of the hairs do not grow back after a treatment. Complete hair removal will most likely involve multiple treatments.

Questions about whether the technique is a medical procedure, and who should be able to perform the procedure, have been raised. The Texas Medical Board attempted to formulate a rule designed to answer those questions; this rule was challenged by lawsuits, and then those lawsuits were abated when legislation on the subject was introduced into the Texas legislature.

Currently the situation is at a stalemate. The Legislature has not enacted legislation on laser hair removal, the lawsuits remain undecided, and the Texas Medical Board has recently decided to repeal the rule. The uncertainty leaves physicians, non-physician providers of the service, and potential clients without clear guidance regarding whether laser hair removal is a medical procedure, and what qualifications may be demanded of those performing the procedure.

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Ebook : Herbal D-Tox Cookbook For Cleansing

Out with the old and in with the new. Detoxification is one of the central concepts of natural healing. Why? It is impossible to build healthy new tissue without eliminating old cells and their by-products. This has never been truer than in modern society. We are being flooded continuously with synthetic chemicals, hormones and toxic material in our food, air, cosmetics and clothing. Even a person with a healthy diet comes into contact with all sorts of these undesirable toxins. Our ancestors felt it was very important to cleanse at least twice each year and they had an organic diet by default. Some of the best times to cleanse are during spring and fall, as these are the same times nature goes through a similar organic process. A “detox” is also a good way to start a new, healthy routine, increasing the potential outcome of the program. Many of my patients like to cleanse at the beginning of a weight loss program or during the festive season so they don’t feel as guilty for their over-consumption. A “detox” does not have to be a time of deprivation; it can be a time of good, nourishing food and a time of inner focus. This cookbook is designed to help you have a festive time with your food plan as you go through the cleansing process.

Well over 70% of my patients do a cleansing program at least once a year. This is becoming one of the major reasons people visit a health food store. Often this is the only program they do during the year. It is also very helpful to get you back on track to better nutrition maintenance if you have slipped up a little by over-consumption. During a “detox”, people often report that they feel lighter, less bloated, more energy and just generally clearer. Some people experience a mild headache or even nausea during the first day or two of changing their diet and using herbal products. This feeling of malaise usually disappears by day four or five of the detoxification process.

During a detoxification program, it is important to cleanse the intestinal tract, the liver, blood, lymphatic system, and the urinary tract. We suggest that a twelve-day cleansing diet, supported with botanicals, is a good ‘tune-up’ for the body. It will also help you get the most benefit out of the other supplements in your health program. One of the most important rules of natural healing is ‘cleanse a little, build a little, then cleanse a little and build a little more’. By incorporating this cycle into a health program, we can copy nature in its never-ending cycle of seasonal changes. People often go into other health maintenance programs after the Herbal D-Tox. Some of the most common programs are: weight loss, arthritis, liver rejuvenation, Candida, blood sugar maintenance or a parasite cleanse.

At the Wild Rose Clinic, we usually start most health programs with a “detox” program as it can result in better compliance and effectiveness of long-term health programs. We suggest the use of an herbal “detox” program 100 times more often than a fast. If you cleanse too hard, as can happen during a fast, you often end up with a “Healing Crisis”. This is a term from the early days of botanical medicine, which refers to an acute condition associated with therapeutic treatment. Symptoms can range from headaches and nausea to fever and rashes, and can be very unpleasant. Healing crises are similar to shifting gears without a clutch; the gears grind. If a treatment plan involves slower cleansing with a healthy Meal Plan, as outlined in this book, the gears don’t grind and we can usually avoid the crisis.

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Ebook : Micro Food Macro Blessing

Two thirds of the world is covered with water. The earliest life form, which began in water, was algae. There are around 25,000 species of algae in the world. Walk on the beach and you will find seaweed, which are the biggest forms of algae, some like little trees with roots, stems, branches and leaves. Kelp and carrageen moss are the best known seaweed and are red or brown in colour. At the other end of the big family are tiny single-celled algae which are the most primitive plants on earth. Many people react
negatively when thinking about algae because the first thing that comes to their mind is algae in swimming pools or toxic algae like the blue-green algae in Australian rivers. With increasing world population and decreasing agricultural land, algae is discussed more frequently for its nutritional value as a future food source which we desperately need. The nutritional as well as the therapeutic value of algae varies with the water’s quality (minerals, nutrition, pH), the water temperature, ocean currents and the intensity of sunlight.

The degree of pollution in waters for food production is a concerning factor for the qualities of the product. The most prominent food alga is Spirulina. Chlorella, fresh water green algae, is one of the smallest organisms and is approximately the size of a human red blood cell. Spirulina is approximately 100 times larger and gets its name from the shape of the plant which looks like little spirals. The dark green colour of Spirulina comes from the high amount of plant blood or in other words, chlorophyll, which is only one molecule different to haemoglobin in human blood. Chlorophyll in plants is collected sunlight. All energy on the earth comes from only one source, the sun. First life, and with the first life the first food or, so we have been told, the algae. Algae can live on water and sunlight only. Humans are not as lucky because they cannot live from sun energy directly. They are on top of the food chain. The lowest on the food chain is the chlorophyll in our nature or in other words the “green” in our nature. Green matter is eaten by animals and animals are eaten by humans. To feed a human being in Western countries, with high meat consumption, the land use per head is 800 times higher than if we were to eat algae directly. The largest mammal on earth is the whale which lives solely on phyto-plankton algae; the largest mammal on land is the elephant which eats green matter only.

The diet of humans has changed a few times since they first walked on the earth. For most of the time we only gathered the seasonal foods - roots, fruits and seeds available within an hour's walking distance and we hunted and fished; the only food intake was fresh. As we became more sophisticated we started to preserve our food by smoking, salting and drying. The oldest and still the best way of preservation is lactic acid fermentation as in sauerkraut where the nutrients and vitamins are preserved as well. Only in recent years have we learned to preserve by heating, drying and freezing, and part of our food's value is lost during its processing.

I was introduced to Spirulina in 1984 by a good friend who worked in Spirulina research for a very long time, and she gave me my first book on Spirulina, Food from Sunlight, by Christopher Hills.

Contents
Introduction
Why Spirulina?
First Food
Spirulina as Food for Humans
Commercial Spirulina
Australian Spirulina
Spirulina is not Spirulina ?
Natural and Processed Foods
Super Food
The biggest selling items
Health Food 18
The Sun Food Spirulina
Total Food - Whole Food
Dosage - how much should I take?
Does Spirulina Have Negative Side Effects?
Spirulina - Drug or Food?
Spirulina as a Food Additive
Recipes
Spirulina for Better Health
The Complete Protein
Radicals. Eh?
Vitamins through the Alphabet
Vitamins Supplied by Spirulina
Other Good Things!
Chlorophyll - The Green Gold
Minerals
Typical chemical analysis of Spirulina
Nutritional Information
Best value for your money
Overdose of, or Too Much of a Good Thing
Spirulina for General Well Being and Body Cleansing
What people have experienced using Spirulina
Acne
AIDS
Allergies
Anaemia
Arthritis
Cancer
Depression
Pain
Protection against Radiation
Heavy metal detoxification
Cholesterol, Hypertension, Arteriosclerosis
Pancreatitis
Loss of Vision, Cataracts and Glaucoma 48
Hepatitis and Cirrhosis
Spirulina - Micro Food Macro Blessing
Gastric and Duodenal Ulcers
Sexual Vitality
Anti ageing
Slimming - Spirulina for the Ideal Weight 50
Spirulina for Beauty
Future Food
Land area required to grow one food ration per year
Water Use
Energy Use
Chemical-free Food production 60
What will we be eating tomorrow?
Food for the Hunger in the World
Spirulina affordable for starving people?
The now ill and starving people will be as
healthy as Western society.
Growing your own Spirulina at home?
Plants and Animals
Spirulina compared to Chlorella and Green Barley
Other Spirulina Products
Bibliography

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Ebook : European Guidelines for Prevention in Low Back Pain

Low back pain (LBP) is defined as pain and discomfort, localised below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain. Non-specific (common) low back pain is defined as low back pain not attributed to recognisable, known specific pathology (e.g. infection, tumour, osteoporosis, ankylosing spondylitis, fracture, inflammatory process, radicular syndrome or cauda equina syndrome).

Acute low back pain is usually defined as the duration of an episode of low back pain persisting for less than 6 weeks; sub-acute low back pain as low back pain persisting between 6 and 12 weeks; chronic low back pain as low back pain persisting for 12 weeks or more. Whilst this categorisation is convenient for clinical purposes, it is less helpful when considering the matter of prevention, where back pain and its consequences tend to occur in an episodic manner (de Vet et al. 2002).

In this guideline, recommendations concern common low back pain, covering both
episodic and persistent symptoms: recurrent low back pain is defined as a new episode after a symptom-free period, not an exacerbation of persistent low back pain.

The WG considered that, overall, non-specific low back pain is important not so much for its existence as for its consequences. Therefore, this guideline considers the consequences of common low back pain to be a primary concern for prevention. Consequences are important from the perspectives of the individual and of society. They include broad issues such as recurrence (including severity and disability), work loss, care seeking, health-related quality of life, and compensation.

The lifetime prevalence of low back pain is reported as over 70% in industrialised countries (one-year prevalence 15% to 45%, adult incidence 5% per year).. The prevalence rate during school age approaches that seen in adults (Watson et al. 2002; Taimela et al. 1997), increasing from childhood to adolescence (Balague et al. 1999), and peaking between ages 35 and 55 (Andersson 1997). Symptoms, pathology, and radiological appearances are poorly correlated. Pain cannot be attributed to pathology or neurological encroachment in about 85% of people. A role of genetic influence on liability to back pain is suggested from recent research (Hestbaek et al. 2004; MacGregor et al. 2004).

Acute low back pain is usually considered to be self-limiting (recovery rate 90% within 6 weeks) but 2%-7% of people develop chronic pain. Recurrent and chronic back pain is widely acknowledged to account for a substantial proportion of total workers’ absenteeism. About half the days lost from work are accounted for by the 85% of people away from work for short periods (<7>1 month; this is reflected in the social costs of back pain, where some 80% of the health care and social costs are for the 10% with chronic pain and disability (Nachemson et al. 2000).

These statistics, however, tend to be based on the clinically convenient classification of acute and chronic, which does not fully reflect the pattern of back pain among the population. Recent evidence shows that back pain manifests as an untidy pattern of symptomatic periods interspersed with less troublesome periods (Croft et al. 1998; Hestbaek et al. 2003a; de Vet et al. 2002), though for some the symptoms (and associated disability) may become persistent. Around two-thirds of people are likely to experience relapses of pain over 12-months, and around a third are likely to have relapses of work absence (Hestbaek et al. 2003b). These issues present interpretive difficulties when considering prevention, but are considered, as far as is practical, in the formulation of this guideline.

Importantly, for the scope of this guideline, back pain should be seen as an issue for all ages, and all sectors of society: the prevalence in adolescents is similar to adults (Watson et al. 2002), and the prevalence in workers generally does not dramatically differ from non workers (Nachemson et al. 2000). It is important to distinguish between the presence of symptoms, care seeking, work loss, and disability; these have different prevalence rates and are influenced by a varying balance of biological, psychological, and social factors (Burton Page 8 8 1997; Nachemson et al. 2000). For instance, an episode of back pain can occur for no apparent reason or may result from some strenuous event (whether during work or leisure), whilst disability and sick leave are influenced largely by psychosocial factors (Waddell & Burton 2000).

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Ebook : The Seven Secrets of a Good Diet

There is so much conflicting information about a good diet, that people often come to me and really don’t know what to do anymore. Is it best to eat everything cooked, baked and steamed, like in Macrobiotics, or is it better to eat it all raw, as the Rawfood movement prescribes. Is it better to take supplements and if so, which ones? Or can we simply do without? In this report I will provide answers to such questions, based on my experience in with nutrition over the past 30 years.

My first interest in diet arose at age thirteen. At high school there was a girl in my year that was vegetarian. She was so passionate about it that I became interested in what I ate. At the age of sixteen, I spent some time in London and found a book named “Not all in the Mind” by Dr. Richard Mackarness, “How Unsuspected Food Allergy Can Affect Your Body – And Your Mind”. It explained the negative effect of different foods on behavior. From then on I became even more interested in the effect of different foods on our wellbeing.

When I started talking about this subject, many people thought there was something wrong with me, especially when I told them that food does have an effect on behavior. Years later the same people came back to me for dietary advice. Slowly but steadily medical science becomes convinced, that there is a strong relationship between diet and physical and psychological wellbeing.

Now what is really a good diet?
In this report I’ll share with you the seven important secrets, when it comes to diet. Very soon my complete book full of practical tips and recipes will be available on this website.

Contents
Secret 1: A good diet is personal
Secret 2: A good diet takes environment and season into consideration
Secret 3: A good diet stresses the importance of pure water
Secret 4: A good diet consists of natural foods
Secret 5: A goo
Secret 6: A good diet is eaten in the right mindset
Secret 7: A moderate diet is the key to a long and healthy life
Conclusion
Medical Disclaimer

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How the Mind Controls Pain

Science is beginning to investigate and support the role of therapies such as biofeedback and meditation in pain control. The idea that the mind has power over the body may be especially useful to chronic pain patients who often find themselves without satisfactory medical treatments.

The emotional response to pain
Pain travels along two pathways from a source, such as an injury, back to your brain. One is the sensory pathway, which transmits the physical sensation. The other is the emotional pathway, which goes from the injury to the amygdala and the anterior cingulate cortex—areas of the brain that process emotion.

"You may not be aware of it, but you're having a negative emotional reaction to chronic pain as well as a physical reaction," says Natalia Morone, MD, assistant professor of general internal medicine at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Mind-body treatments that involve meditation and relaxation probably affect these emotional pathways. However, Dr. Morone admits that many doctors don't put much stock in this theory. "Anything to do with mind-body medicine around pain is going to be controversial. This is all very new."

Research is beginning to show the connection
In a 2005 study, researchers at Stanford University in Palo Alto, Calif., used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), which measures activity in different areas of the brain, to see whether subjects could learn to control a brain region involved in pain and whether that could be a tool for altering their pain perception.

Laura Tibbitts, 34, an event planner from San Francisco who severely injured her arm, shoulder and back when she was thrown off of a horse, participated in the study. In describing her pain, she says: "My muscles and nerves feel like a bunch of snakes that are all intertwined, but then I also get a stabbing and shooting pain. So you have that horrible, achy, uncomfortableness, but then you get these jolts of pain."

In the study, Tibbitts was asked to increase her pain and as she did, an image of a flame on a computer monitor became stronger and more vibrant. Then she was told to decrease her pain, which caused the flame to die-down. "Sometimes I would imagine that the pain was literally being scooped out from me, taken away and carried off. Other times I used water imagery, like it was flowing through me and taking it away," says Tibbitts. After the test, she learned that she had been able to produce a 30% to 40% reduction in her overall pain.

Giving control to pain patients
For Sean Mackey, MD, director of the pain management division at Stanford University School of Medicine and one of the study's researchers, the research revealed a striking element of empowerment. "Patients would say, 'A-ha! For the first time I could see the pain in my brain, and I could control it. And that was a very powerful experience," he says.

Dr. Mackey believes pain medicine is moving away from the concept of strict mind-body separation toward a more unified—and ancient-sounding—view in which "mind and body are really one."

The bottom line for pain patients is that they may want to pursue pain-control techniques such as biofeedback, yoga, and meditation. But they also need to be on the alert for scams and beware of claims made by therapists seeking to exploit their desperation. Before turning to one of these therapies, it's best to thoroughly research the practitioner you choose.

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