A Harvard Health Publications book
From a top wellness coach and a Harvard Medical School professor, comes this revolutionary book that will show you how to identify and decode your nine most basic emotional needs—and coach yourself to a calmer, healthier, and happier life.
The more you thrive, the better your brain functions, and you’re able to perform at the best level. Your health improves. You enjoy life more. When you’re thriving, your stress level is down, your confidence is up, and the internal frenzy is tamed by a poised, self-assured mind.
But if you’re like the majority of Americans, you may be, in psychological terms, languishing rather than flourishing—surviving instead of thriving. For many, feeling overwhelmed and out of balance has become normal, a consequence of overlooking basic emotional needs. The key to reaching a happy, healthy state is by tapping into, not tuning out, your distinct emotions, and listening to the inner monologue inside your mind.
Organize Your Emotions, Optimize Your Life combines the worlds of self-help, psychology, and medical science to guide you to a place of self-management and control. This insightful, approachable book will teach you how to identify, decode, and assess the nine most basic emotions that rule your brain and to recognize each of these voices and act accordingly to achieve a wide range of goals—from weight loss to career management. Coach your brain to gain deeper insight of your individual needs and live life to your maximum potential.

Organize Your Emotions, Optimize Your Life: Decode Your Emotional DNA-and Thrive

Business & Money

Moore, Margaret

Hanc, John

Phillips M.D., Edward

Personal Finance

William Morrow Paperbacks

High cholesterol level, those dreaded words that haunt every health-conscious adult, pose a potential danger to our children as well. Dr. Reiman, a pediatrician for the past 39 years and renowned for his work with children and cholesterol, delivers an eye-opening message. Together with veteran health writer John Hanc, he demonstrates that harmful cholesterol build-up begins at a very early age. These respected authors emphasize how informed parents can reduce their children's cholesterol levels and thus significantly reduce their risk of heart disease before it's too late. Ignoring the link between children and cholesterol may lead to grave consequences. As Dr. Reiman's extensive experience with young patients has demonstrated, even by the age of 2 1/2 years, toddlers can have cholesterol levels that threaten their future health. By the time our youngsters reach their late teens, a surprisingly large number already have the hearts of middle-aged men. But you as a parent, armed with the guidance of the time-proven and easy-to-follow diet program offered in Combating Your Child's Cholesterol, can make a difference in your child's future. This practical and safe program is not based on banning your toddler's or teenager's favorite foods. Rather, it is a balanced approach that advocates a nutritious diet yet incorporates its own system of checks and balances. Dr. Reiman understands children and explains that occasional lapses of chocolate ice cream will not destroy the benefits of the diet. The key lies in starting early and ingraining your child with healthy but realistic eating habits that will last a lifetime - from smarter supermarket shopping to making the wisest choices at the local fast-food restaurant. This plan produces dramatic results. FACT: Prevention in the form of a lower-fat diet alone can reduce your child's cholesterol level by 15%, which translates into a 30% reduction or more in his or her lifetime risk of heart attack. An elevated cholesterol level does not necessarily mean that your child is in imminent danger of a heart attack. It does indicate, however, a higher risk for future problems should his or her lifestyle and eating habits remain unchanged. "The heart disease time bomb is ticking right now in millions of children," warns Dr. Reiman. The message is clear. Make the change now so that we may raise a new generation of healthy hearts.

Combating Your Child's Cholesterol

Reiman, Reuben

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Da Capo Press

Part memoir, part sports adventure, Not Dead Yet tells the inspirational story of Phil Southerland’s battle with Type 1 diabetes and how from diagnosis to sheer determination, Phil Southerland beat all odds and turned his diagnosis and his passion for cycling into a platform. From leading a Race Across America to now managing a world-class cycling program, his journey on and off the bike is changing the way the world views diabetes.
 When Phil Southerland was seven-months-old, he lost ten pounds in a week, his body was limp and his breathing slowed to what his mother called a “death rattle.” Rushing him to the ER, she was informed that tiny Phil displayed the youngest case of diabetes on record in the world at that time. 
Blindness, kidney failure and death were all predicted for him by age twenty-five. Twenty-nine years later, not only is Phil alive and well but as the founder of Team Type 1, he and his team of championship cyclists — many of them diabetics—have become health and fitness role models for people the world over. 
Together, they have taken on some of the most challenging endurance events in the world, including winning the Race Across America—a grueling 3,000-mile endurance competition—twice. Today, Phil continues to lead Team Type 1 as its professional cycling team, among one of the top 30 teams in the world, races toward an invite to the world’s top cycling event, the Tour de France in 2012. Leading the pack is a serious challenge for any athlete, but for Phil and his teammates, it presents two daily battles: one to stay in razor-sharp race-fit condition, the other, to stay alive. 
Not Dead Yet is Phil’s powerful story: his account of his relationship with his mother, and how she struggled to keep him alive; growing up quickly in the New-Old South of the 1990s, learning at the tender age of 6 years old how to check his glucose and give himself injections; of how he fulfilled his dream of becoming a professional athlete using his team and the bike as a platform, inspiring thousands of individuals and families around the world who are battling diabetes to not just chase, but catch, their dreams.

Not Dead Yet: My Race Against Disease: From Diagnosis to Dominance

Southerland, Phil

Biographies & Memoirs

Thomas Dunne Books

In your hands right now is the FORCE to fight back against cancer. FORCE (an acronym for Focus on Rehabilitation and Cancer Education) is a new, comprehensive lifestyle approach to cancer treatment. Clinically proven, endorsed by growing numbers of doctors at leading cancer centers, designed for easy at-home use, the FORCE program works in tandem with traditional cancer treatments to boost your overall health, make you stronger and fitter, and put you back in control of your life. FORCE was created from the experience of cancer survivor and author Jeff Berman who decided to put his own physical fitness conditioning to work in fighting the disease. From this simple but revolutionary concept evolved the complete program of exercise, diet, and stress management known as FORCE. Over the past five years, Berman has turned FORCE into the nation’s most successful and most accessible cancer treatment program, with referrals coming from world-renowned hospitals. Now, in collaboration with oncologist Dr. Fran Fleegler, M.D., and veteran fitness writer John Hanc, Berman has brought the FORCE program home . . . to the home of any cancer patient battling the disease. Thanks to the FORCE program, hundreds of cancer patients in the New York area have already experienced dramatic improvements in every aspect of their lives, both physical and emotional. Now it’s your turn. This book takes you step by step through a special exercise and activity program tailored to the needs and abilities of all patients, from those who are bedridden to those who are trained athletes. You’ll learn how to redesign your diet quickly and economically to maximize your body’s ability to fight the cancer, with tips on shopping, food preparation, and dealing with restaurants. Here, too, is a complete guide to stress management that will teach you how to change your physical and emotional response to pain, tension, and upsetting situations. You don’t need a gym, a clinic, or any special equipment for the FORCE program–just a willingness to try the movements and information contained in the book. Your body can fight cancer if you give it a fighting chance with exercise. That’s what The FORCE Program is all about. Upbeat, informative, full of easy-to-use advice and inspirational success stories, The FORCE Program is exactly what you need to start feeling better today.

The FORCE Program: The Proven Way to Fight Cancer Through Physical Activity and Exercise

Berman, Jeff

Fleegler, Fran

Exercise & Fitness

Ballantine Books

Endorsed by a growing numbers of doctors at leading cancer centers, FORCE (Focus on Rehabilitation and Cancer Education) has helped hundreds of patients dramatically improve their lives, physically and emotionally, through exercise, diet, and stress management. Clinically proven and completely accessible, the FORCE program works in tandem with traditional cancer treatments to speed recovery, prevent recurrence, and put you back in control of your life. Designed for easy at-home use, step-by-step exercises are tailored to the needs and abilities of all patients, from bedridden nonathletes to trained competitors. Nutritional advice outlines ways to maximize the body’s ability to fight cancer, and a complete guide to stress management helps improve responses to pain, tension, and upsetting situations. Upbeat and full of inspirational success stories, The FORCE Program is exactly what you need to start feeling better today.

The FORCE Program: The Proven Way to Fight Cancer Through Movement and Exercise

Jones Beach opened inauspiciously amidst a howling sandstorm on August 4, 1929. In the years since, it has attracted 500 million visitors and become hallowed ground to generations of New Yorkers. Today Jones Beach evokes cherished memories of long-spent youth, old friends, and departed loved ones. In this evocative illustrated book, author John Hanc explores the traditions, institutions, controversies, and characters of this beloved seaside resort, now a state historic landmark.

Jones Beach: An Illustrated History

History

Americas

Globe Pequot Pr

Globe Pequot

Running For Dummies is for everyone with a desire to run. If you’re a reforming couch potato, it helps ease you into a healthier lifestyle. If you have Olympic aspirations, take a look at different ways to improve your training. This easy-to-understand guide is also for those who want to: <ul>
<li>Lose weight</li> <li>Decrease blood pressure</li> <li>Live longer</li> <li>Relieve stress</li> <li>Boost creativity</li> <li>Find a fun way to exercise</li> </ul>
Find dependable guidance for buying running shoes. Explore ways to maximize your training program. Discover the races you’ll enjoy running. Coauthored by the “World’s Fastest Woman” and World Record holder Florence (Flo-Jo) Griffith Joyner, Running For Dummies has world-class advice on these topics and many more: <ul>
<li>Nutrition and weight loss</li> <li>Hitting your stride</li> <li>Speed training</li> <li>Reaching your peak</li> <li>The day of the race</li> <li>Marathon training</li> <li>Identifying and treating injuries</li> <li>Cross-training and treadmill training</li> <li>Running for kids and seniors</li> </ul> Run around the block or around town. Tired of pavement? Run through the woods. Keep track of your personal progress in handy running logs in the back of the book. Improve your health, feel good about yourself, and have fun! With several million runners on the road today, you’ll find a lot of company, encouragement, and friends benefiting from this healthy and fun activity.

Running For Dummies

Griffith Joyner, Florence

Literature & Fiction

For Dummies

Part memoir, part sports adventure, Not Dead Yet tells the inspirational story of Phil Southerland's battle with Type 1 diabetes and how he overcame all odds to start his own bicycle racing team and twice win the Race Across America. Blindness, kidney failure and death were all predicted for Phil by age twenty-five. Today, not only is Phil alive and well but as the founder of Team Type 1, he and his team of championship cyclists―many of them diabetics―have become health and fitness role models for people the world over. Together, they have taken on some of the most challenging endurance events in the world. Leading the pack is a serious challenge for any athlete, but for Phil and his teammates, it presents two daily battles: one to stay in razor-sharp race-fit condition, the other, to stay alive. 
"An engrossing book, a sports adventure story with a medical subplot and a roster of dynamic characters, the most dynamic of whom is Phil himself....A story of tigerish determination and the utter resolve to never give up, to win against all odds." ―Diabetes Health 
"A must read for all of us with type 1 diabetes and for our support team of family and friends as well."―Showbusiness legend and New York Times bestselling author Mary Tyler Moore 
"An uplifting and incredibly true adventure of a young man who beats the odds. Phil Southerland is an inspiration to those who live and struggle with diabetes as well as any individual who faces seemingly insurmountable challenges."―Steve Edelman, MD , University of California-San Diego, Founder and Director of Taking Control of Your Diabetes

St. Martin's: Griffin

What would induce hundreds of people from all over the world to spend thousands of dollars each and two weeks of their lives just to run a marathon in Antarctica? Especially one with a reputation as the toughest marathon on Earth?
 John Hanc may have the answer. When he turned 50 he gave himself the birthday present to end all others--a trip to the end of the Earth to run his most unforgettable race.
 The Coolest Race on Earth is both Hanc’s story and the story of the Antarctica Marathon, first held in 1995 and now an annual event that sells out years in advance. It’s full of humor, adventure, and inspiring characters--including a wheelchair-bound competitor, three record-breaking grandmothers, and an ex-Marine who described the race as the hardest thing I ever did in my life, next to Vietnam.”
 Muddy, cold, hilly, the race is by all accounts horrible--up and down a melting glacier twice, past curious penguins and hostile skuas, and finally to a bleak finish line. Even the best runners take longer to run the Antarctica Marathon than any other.
 Yet the allure of marathon running combined with the fascinating reputation of the Last Continent has persuaded runners to brave a trip across the world’s most turbulent body of water, the Drake Passage, to a land of extinct volcanoes and craggy mountain peaks, lost explorers and isolated scientists, penguin rookeries and whale sightings, all for a chance to run those crazy 26.2 miles. The Coolest Race on Earth brings the world’s most difficult marathon to life in a book that’s not only a ripping read, but also a deeply funny meditation on what makes people run.

The Coolest Race on Earth: Mud, Madmen, Glaciers, and Grannies at the Antarctica Marathon

Sports & Outdoors

Biographies

Chicago Review Press

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