Health and Lifestyle Bestselling Books

Your Pregnancy Bible: The Experts' Guide to the Nine Months of Pregnancy and the First Weeks of Parenthood - Anne Deans

Reviews:
Emma's Diary
The most comprehensive pregnancy manual on the market.

Midwifery Digest
"Very useful and beautifully presented"

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking - Allen Carr

Synopsis: This is the revolutionary international bestseller that will stop you smoking for good. If you follow my instructions you will be a happy non-smoker for the rest of your life.' That's a strong claim from Allen Carr, but as the world's leading and most successful quit smoking expert, Allen is right to boast! Reading this book is all you need to give up smoking. You can even smoke while you read. There are no scare tactics, you will not gain weight and stopping will not feel like deprivation. If you want to kick the habit then go for it. Allen Carr has helped millions of people become happy non-smokers. His unique method removes your psychological dependence on cigarettes and literally sets you free. Accept that there is no substitute. Five million people can't be wrong.

Encyclopedia of Natural Healing (DK Natural Health)

Review: Thoroughly researched and remarkably easy to understand, the Encyclopedia of Natural Healing is a comprehensive reference guide to the wide range of holistic therapies currently available. Well presented and concise, enabling the reader to very quickly get a good understanding of each therapy.

You Are What You Eat: The Meal Planner That Will Change Your Life - Carina Norris

Synopsis: Using the nutritional principles advocated in the TV series, "You Are What You Eat: The Meal Planner That Will Change Your Life" is the third book in the hugely successful "You Are What You Eat" series. The new series of "You Are What You Eat" will look at not just what we eat, but how we eat. The social and psychological reasons for unhealthy eating will be examined in the series and highlight individual eating patterns. "You Are What You Eat: The Meal Planner" will tie-in directly to this new element of the series by providing precise, constructive and easy-to-follow nutritional plans that will help people avoid making poor food choices.

You Can Have What You Want - Michael Neill

Synopsis: Do you want to be happy AND successful? In this groundbreaking new book, internationally renowned success coach Michael Neill shares the principles and techniques behind creating seemingly effortless success in your life. Based on over 15 years of working as a coach, catalyst and creative sparkplug to some of the most successful people in Hollywood, London and the Far East, this friendly and practical guide will be your companion as you learn to follow your wanting, overcome obstacles and create a life that makes you (and everyone around you) go Wow! "Michael Neill is the finest success coach in the world today", says Paul McKenna. "This book will change your life".

Nature Cure - Richard Mabey

Reviews:
The Independent, 31 March 06
Enthralling musings on the profound importance of the natural world.

Independent
"enthralling musings on the profound importance of the natural world…"

Optimum Nutrition for Your Child's Mind - Patrick Holford, Deborah Colson

Synopsis: Optimum nutrition is a revolution in healthcare. As he showed in his brilliant book on the connection between nutrition and the mind, "Optimum Nutrition for the Mind", Patrick Holford reveals in "Optimum Nutrition for Your Child's Mind" what good nutrition can do for the minds and brains of children. The first part of the book reveals the why certain foods will benefit the brain and why others are not good. The second part explains how to maximise your child's potential for better school performance, happiness and personal fulfilment. The third part explains how to identify and solve mental health problems in children. Part four explains what you need do to feed your child properly, with plenty of shopping tips, recipes and practical ways to keep your child's diet on track. The book is addressed to parents and is packed with easily accessible information, dos and don'ts, charts, case histories, convincing and well referenced scientific studies, tips and recipes.

Master the Art of Running: Running with the Alexander Technique - Malcolm Balk, Andrew Shields

Synopsis: Although running is becoming one of the most popular sports, learning to run properly can take time, energy and consistency. You need to do it regularly to become good at it and until you have achieved a certain level of competence, it is unlikely that you will enjoy it very much, or for very long. For many runners physical and mental barriers can stop progress. This book's ultimate aim is to help you enjoy to run - to enjoy the feeling of movement, to overcome inertia, to renew yourself and to boost energy as a result. The Art of Running is based on the proven principles of the Alexander Technique that encourage good body use and greater awareness of the way your body functions and moves. The technique teaches you how to release tension from you back and neck and how to run without suffering from injuries.

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy - Timothy Freke

Synopsis: This book provides all the health care information you need in one package! Merck returns! The new 18th Edition of "The Merck Manual" is packed with essential information on diagnosing and treating medical disorders to help deliver the best patient care. The worlds most widely used and oldest continually published medical reference now features expanded clinical focus on each disorder, as well as more specific guidance on patient examinations. This handy, compact textbook was written by more than 300 expert clinicians for everyday use. Designed for maximum clinical usefulness, the new "Merck Manual" makes it easy to find the right information, right when you need it.