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At last!
I got this book the instant it came out.This is the topic I have been looking for from Deepak. I've always felt that his background in medicine, spiritual experience and wisdom traditions puts him in an almost unique position to really dig into the subject of the afterlife. He really delivers. This is a facinating read for the intellectually and spiritually curious.
Pseudo Science
Chopra attempts to use the language of science to disguise absolute rubbish and convoluted thinking. Don't waste your time with this pseudo science dribble.

Spirituality Examined
Once again Chopra has explored the edges or our spirituality, of our minds. Many of us who like to consider ourselves spiritual but thinking human beings have grappled with the concept of eternal life and studied the various religions to find an answer.Most are far too rigid.Chopra wants us to explore for ourselves.BRAVO to a courageous man! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Christianity - Theology - General    2. Death, Grief, Bereavement    3. Eschatology    4. Future life    5. General    6. God (Theology)    7. Metaphysics    8. Psychology    9. Religion    10. Self-Help / General   

Editorial Review

Dr. Weil has raised dispensing health advice to an art form. Instead of making his audience feel inadequate or guilty about bad habits, he seems to subconsciously convince readers to do better merely by presenting health facts in a non-threatening way. Read more

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You've got to read this book!
I received this book as a gift. There are quite a few books on this subject on the market and this one is the best. I too could not put it down and finished it in 3 days. It's a huge book, a great resource that is well researched and written.. I have a few friends who've purchased this book and really loved it too. I can highly recommend this book.
Same info as before
There isn't anything new here unless you want to fall asleep reading about cheese and whisky.Dr. Weil gives examples of how some cheese's and whisky get better as they age as if this is supposed to correlate to people.I love Dr. Weil's other books and his website but I was disappointed by this book.If you want to read a good anti-aging book read Roy Walford's 120 year Diet.An excellent read.

Don't Bother
Don't EVEN bother buying this book.If you can avoid the snores with all the medical mumbo-jumbo, maybe this book is for you.Bottom line is: don't fret about aging because it's going to happen to you and eat right, exercise and take your vitamins.So what else is new?
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Subjects:  1. Aging    2. Consumer Health    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health and hygiene    5. Health/Fitness    6. Healthy Living    7. Nutrition    8. Older people    9. Personal Health    10. Health & Fitness / Healthy Living   

Editorial Review

The keys to overweight are liver toxicity, waterlogged tissues, fear of eating fat, excess insulin, and stress, asserts nutritionist Ann Louise Gittleman. Her Read more

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Very Strict And Challenging
Although it is hard to follow (need big motivation and willingness), this plan can be very effective and helpful.
THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION!!
I have a pretty healthy diet already but this book was a great education for me and I feel like gave me the down and dirty, nuts and bolts of really effective eating.
LIFE CHANGING
I LOST 49 POUNDS TOTAL FOLLOWING THIS PLAN, AND HAVE KEPT THE WEIGHT OFF FOR 4 YEARS NOW.WHEN YOU FOLLOW THE PLAN, YOU DON'T CRAVE ANYTHING AND YOU HAVE MORE ENERGY THAN YOU HAVE HAD FOR YEARS, AND THE BEST THING IS YOU DON'T GET HUNGRY.I HAVE NEVER FELT BETTER. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet Therapy    3. Diet/Nutrition    4. Diets - General    5. Diets - Weight Loss    6. Health & Fitness    7. Nutrition    8. Recipes    9. Reducing diets    10. Weight Loss    11. Diets & dieting    12. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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One of the Best Chopra Books! The Core of it all.
Exceptional and brief book that hits the nail on the head with the main ideas and practices that can transform your life and help you to achieve what you want. I believe that Chopra initially did not like the word success for this book because it often registers for people as more materialistic than he means. This is a about life success in a grand and overarching way. Outstanding and HIGHLY Recommended!
NOT TO SURE~!
This book was a definite let down fo me.
Another Great Book from Deepak!
I have read most all of Deepak Chopra's books - this one has a different presentaton style and makes for an entertaining reading and learning experience! I think everyone else in their book reviews have nailed the importance of this book and what it is about - but for me it was one one of his best books! A great gift buy for someone you love!
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Subjects:  1. Personal Growth - Success    2. Psychological aspects    3. Psychology    4. Religious aspects    5. Self-Help    6. Spiritual    7. Success    8. Success in business    9. Wealth    10. Advice on careers & achieving success    11. Mind, body, spirit: mysticism & self-awareness    12. Self-Help / Personal Growth / General   

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TOO COMPLICATED
WAY TOO COMPLICATED DIET TO FOLLOW
common sense or not?
I lost 5lbs the first 2 weeks. I regularly eat very heathy, but need to exercise more(or at all), so i was suprised that i lost the 5lbs just from eating a little healthier and have managed to keep it off. I think it is a good book if you are interested in learning better eating habbits, if you eat poorly. Alot of it is common sense about portion size and eating the right foods for your body to function properly. I don't think you need all the suppliments that she wants you to take, a good multivitamin doesn't hurt though. I didn't follow through after the two weeks because of my schedule, but i do plan to give the rest of it a shot. I think if you need something to jump start you to eat healthy and get rid of all the junk you eat than this is a good way to go. If you really like your junk food than this book is not for you.

Ann Gittleman is great.
This doc really knows her stuff.While you might need to have a high IQ and time to digest.... She is very very informative.
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet/Nutrition    3. Diets - General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Weight Loss    6. Diets & dieting    7. Health & Fitness / Diets    8. Health & wholefood cookery   

Editorial Review

Menopause doesn't have to be a dreaded curse of aging during which we can look forward only to hot flashes and whacked-out hormonal mood swings. According to Christiane Northrup, M.D. (Read more

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Inspiring
I love Christiane Northrup's holistic view of our bodies, minds and spirits.As someone who has felt alone and crazy at 47, I am grateful to feel validated and reassured. Not all things in the book apply to me at this time, but were very interesting and I am glad to learn new information about what is coming. This book is great for anyone who is ready to believe in the power they have to manage thier own health.

Warning
Do not buy this book unless you have a very high tolerance for new age gibberish.There is factual information here, but it is buried in gushy self-absorption.I bought it for psychotherapy patients who are going through menopause, but I'd be embarrassed to lend it out.

Not far enough
The Wisdom of Menopause provides an accurate description of what happens to a woman's body during and after ovarian failure (menopause). This book describes in detail the negative effects of menopause (ovarian failure) while still describing it as a natural and normal process to embrace. I don't believe we should be so willing to allow our ovaries to fail, instead we should look for ways to help them work better and for longer. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Health & Fitness    3. Health/Fitness    4. Menopause    5. Psychological aspects    6. Religious aspects    7. Women's Health - General    8. Women's Health - Menopause    9. Health & Fitness / Women's Health   

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Dr. Deepak Chopra & Happiness!
I want to make you aware of a new book written by Dr. Deepak Chopra, called: Power Freedom and Grace: Living from the Source of Lasting Happiness. This book was published by Amber-Allen Publishing, the same publishing company that published The Four Agreements by don Miguel Ruiz. Dr. Chopra is an illimitable author of over 45 books, more than 100 audio, video and CD-ROM titles which have been translated into 35 languages with over 20 million copies sold worldwide.
Powerful and real
Deepak Chopra helped turn my life around years ago--I'm so glad others have discoverd him and his insightful advice. Especially today, this book is needed. Makes a great gift also.

Lost opportunity
Dr. Chopra is a dear man.To be in his presence is a powerful experience.But sometimes it's painful to read his work, as when he goes over the same material again and again, chapter after chapter.Mimicking his one time spiritual master, Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, who does the same thing so much more elegantly.
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Subjects:  1. Hinduism    2. Personal Growth - General    3. Personal Growth - Happiness    4. Psychology    5. Self-Help    6. Spiritual    7. Spiritual Healing    8. Spirituality    9. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques    10. Self-Help / Personal Growth / General   

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D I E T....D O C T O R....I N....A....S M A L L...,B O O K.....!!!!
ANN LOUISE GITTLEMAN, M.S., C.N.S, has written several books on nutrition
Wow!
This book is fascinating. I find myself consulting it time and time again and trying to use these foods and spices more in my diet. The format is simple and easy to understand. I don't see why anyone wouldn't enjoy and learn from this book!

Another Winner
The FF Plan book told you what you needed to know to start really losing weight and begining a healthy lifestyle. FF Foods tells you what you need to know to continue. A great book for making up those shopping lists and perparing healthy, good tatsing meals. There islots information not only about what you really need to be eating but why. This book is a great companion to the FF cookbook. Highly recomemnded!
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diet/Nutrition    3. Diets - General    4. Diets - Weight Loss    5. Functional foods    6. Health & Fitness    7. Reducing diets    8. Diets & dieting    9. Food & Drink / Cookery    10. Health & Fitness / Diets   

Editorial Review

Quite possibly every female over the age of 12 will find this huge book enlightening, pain saving, and perhaps even lifesaving. Think of it as a much more empowering and holistic Read more

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Offensive, 'blame the victim' tripe
So ... I now learn that the infertility problems I had for many years, which I always thought were due to polycystic ovaries and failure to ovulate were ACTUALLY due to the fact that I hate my husband, didn't want to have children with him or was simply ambivilent about motherhood.
Original Cover
I absolutly love this book.The one thing I have to say against it though is the new cover.I think they should replush another version of it with the original cover.I would make it less clincal feeling

Bias Was Off-Putting
Dr. Northrup provides women with practical information about their bodies, stages of life and medical procedures.However, I was appalled by her bias against Western cultural heritage and Christianity.Her views on those topics were extremely unbalanced, with no acknowledgement of their positive contributions to culture and women.As a Catholic whose best teachers were strong-minded, compassionate religious sisters, I felt offended by her slur against nuns.I am aware that not everyone feels the same way about their religious upbringing, but I would expect an academic to strive for some balance in their research. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases    3. Generative organs, Female    4. Gynecology    5. Gynecology & Obstetrics    6. Holistic medicine    7. Medical    8. Nursing - Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health    9. Popular works    10. Women's Health - General    11. Gynaecology & obstetrics    12. Health & Fitness / Women's Health    13. Midwifery    14. Nursing   

Editorial Review

It's a rare book that delivers so completely on such a broad promise. Read more

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MOTHER-DAUGTER WISDOM RESONATES...
...with wisdom and truth. You read her words and know somewhere deep inside that it's true--the connection with our mothers--and the connection with our daughters. This is a wonderful book to give and to receive. Your girlfriends, daughters and sisters will thank you. Sound medical advice and much, much more. MOTHERING-DAUGHTER WISDOM is not only the best in its field, there's little to compare!
Dr. Northrup walks her talk!
I always look to see if an author stands in their truth.If they walk their talk.Dr. Christiane Northrup does.I have read all of her books, Women's Bodies, Women's Wisdom, The Wisdom of Menopause and now Mother-Daughter Wisdom.They all embody her path to well-being and her knowledge on the subject of women's health. In her book Mother-Daughter Wisdom, she shares her own life experiences from raising two daughters and her expertise as a medical doctor and relates them to health and wellness.I find this book to be a great tool and guide to help mothers raise empowered daughters and a model for a healthy mother-daughter relationship.I have three grown daugthers and would have loved to have had this book when they were growing up.I found out through much trial and error how to raise empowered daughters.Dr. Northrup is a pioneer in our time venturing into these unchartered waters of how mothers and daughters can have a balanced and loving relationship.She addresses the many challenges in our society today facing girls and gives suggestions on how to deal with them in a positive way.She talks about mothers caring and nurturing themselves in order to care for their daughter.This book is also areference book as Dr. Northrup covers from birth to adulthood for the many stages in a mother and daughter's life.Mothers, men, and women without children, would benefit by reading this book to connect with their own legacy with their mother or if raising a daughter.
Mother-Daughter
Looks deep into the souls of mothers and daughters and imparts wisdom for both. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Health and hygiene    2. Mental health    3. Mother-daughter relationship    4. Mothers and daughters    5. Parenting - Motherhood    6. Social Science    7. Sociology    8. Women    9. Women's Studies - General    10. Social Science / Women's Studies    11. Reading Group Guide   

Editorial Review

When you look at the popularity of mind-body medicine today, it's hard to understand what a groundbreaking book this was when it was first published in 1975. Based on studies at Boston's Beth Israel Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Dr. Herbert Benson showed that relaxation techniques such as meditation have immense physical benefits, from lowered blood pressure to a reduction in heart disease. Read more

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Good...but try to find an older edition.
I originally read The Relaxation Response when I was serving in Somalia in 1993. There was a table of free books donated from the states and the title peaked my interest....given the environment. Stress Relief and Indigo Dreams
This is an excellent book for anyone that wants to understand how stress works and how it hurts the body. Based on fact and research it is presented in an easy to read format. You can turn to any page and get something out of it that will make sense to you. I particularly liked the way Dr. Benson takes the mysticism out of meditation and shows scientifically how breathing, visualizing, muscular relaxation and positive statements will help your nervous system, circulatory system, respiratory system and immune system. This book has been around for 30 years and it's information is still powerful.
Excellent for laypersons and practitioners alike
Whether you are a mental or physical health practitioner or simply a person looking to explore relaxation techniques, this is an excellent book.Background information is provided, as well as an in depth look at how this works, why it works, and what effect it has on the body.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Healing    3. Hypertension    4. Prevention    5. Psychology    6. Relaxation    7. Stress Management    8. Coping with stress    9. Health & Fitness / Healing    10. Popular psychology    11. Self-Help & Practical Interests   

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Enjoyable and highly usable
Terrific 2 CD set - enjoyable to listen to, highly informative, short and sweet.You are on your way to using the techniques immediately.Nice addition to my "arsenal" of self-healing techniques.

Great for Beginners
I am just a beginner at Meditation, and I am trying to learn this for my health.
Good introduction to meditation
This is a solid introduction to the practice of meditation. The first disc features Weil and Kabat-Zinn giving background information about meditation. The second disc features guided meditations. Like any spiritual practice, the more information an individual gets, the better he or she becomes at that practice. This set of discs is a good starting point that will get a person going into meditation immediately, which might lead the listener to pursue additional materials about spirituality. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abridged Audio - Relaxation/Meditation    2. Audio Adult: New Age    3. Audiobooks    4. Body, Mind & Spirit    5. Healing    6. Meditation    7. Running Time: 150m    8. Complementary Medicine   

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Weil Good
I've been into breathing as long as I can remember...uhhhh...that was a joke by the way, you can laugh now...I remember when I was a kid if I hurt myself my dad had me look up at the sky and breathe deeply. Even recently, I just had back surgery and I was having trouble getting comfortable, my dear, sweet, 80 year old "poppa" told me to look up and breathe deeply, and y'know what, it still works.
good cd
The first cd in the two cd pack is kind of a waste, Weil reads his book aloud. The second cd is the "meat" of what most of us are looking for in this product, eg guided breathing exercises. I liked the exercises which were explained in a plain, easy to follow manner. I also like the music that he uses to bring one into a relazed frame of mind.

Fantastic!
This is a fantastic, short, highly usable CD from Dr. Weil. The "quick and dirty" way to learn and immediately use the basics of improving your health and well being with breathing exercises.Very enjoyable to listen to. Love it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abridged Audio - Exercise/Health    2. Audio Adult: Other    3. Healing    4. Health & Fitness    5. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    6. Meditation    7. New Age / Meditation    8. Pop    9. Popular medicine    10. Self Help    11. Spoken Word   

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excellent
i think your book is great, and it helped me a lot i was sofering from depression,and alcohol, for cause of my separetion with my exwife, and now i have a different way of seeing life , mother natural and all my surrandigs, i really thank you for this book. it will be a great idea if you publish this book in spanish you will really help a lot of people. I could even help you.
Basic guide and many tips to better health- but use with caution
Andrew Weil is alegendary figure in the Health business. He advocates a mix of conventional medicine( for crises) and alternative medicine ( prevention and maintenance). He is a best- selling author and this present work is a revised edition of one of his best known books.
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Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative medicine    3. Consumer Health    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diets - General    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Healthy Living    9. Nutrition    10. Nutrition And Diet    11. Personal Health    12. Self-care, Health    13. Health & Fitness / Diets   

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Increasing Awareness through Breath and Healing Music
The mindbody tool kit is a perfect escape into relaxation. Through this kit you have instant access to breathing techniques, meditation, guided imagery and sound therapy.
Good Introduction to Four Healing Modalities
"From coping with stress and reducing the severity of symptoms to easing chronic pain and strengthening the immune system, there's a broad range of mind-body methods that you can take advantage of and regularly use to enhance physical and mental health." - From the guidebook
Useful Introduction to Mind-Body Therapies
The editorial description covers it nicely: This toolkit provides an introduction to breathing, meditation, guided imagery, and sound therapy. It is intended to aid individuals with mind-body healing. The short instruction book/journal with 2 CD's and 25 flashcards is just enough of a sample for you to decide if this approach is for you. If so, you might be moved to purchase CD's for each major topic as produced by Dr. Weil and respective practitioners. Taken together with his recent book on aging, I found the toolkit quite useful. Dr Weil's perspective seems practical enough and he's a good guide through the fields of both alternative and traditional medicine. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abridged Audio - Exercise/Health    2. Healing    3. Healing - General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Healthy Living    7. Inspiration & Personal Growth    8. Mental healing    9. Mind and body    10. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    11. Complementary Medicine   

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Listening towards Enlightenment
This is for the audio version.Chopra shows new ways of thinking to help us down our path of enlightenment.His thoughts are wise, in line with other masters yet with a new perspective, doable.In this audio book he has practical and interesting excercises to help you realize many of the perscriptions he reccomends. It is a bit frustrating to rewind on the iPod to get to the correct section to do each excercise but worth it since his voice aides in acheiving the meditative outlook he often suggests. As a listening expereince, he reads his book with clarity, interest and emotion - very well done and very enjoyable.Overall this was an excellent experience.

A marvelous thesis suggesting there are no coincidences
Deepak Chopra reviews the evidence that confirms we are all linked together in a web of consciousness. Going well beyond this basic fact, he weaves a marvelous thesis suggesting that there are no coincidences. Every single event is pregnant with meaning. The challenge is to open ourselves to become aware of the invitations in what appear to be coincidences - to waken to our participation in the web of ongoing creation.
Deepak's best work yet
I have not only read this book twice, I have listened to the audio-book version more times than I can count. This is one of Deepak's best works yet - and every time I listen to it I learn something new that I had not picked up earlier. It really is a wonderful work that in a way brings together Deepak's many years of study and practice in the world of mind-body connection. It starts with a review of the foundation of his philosophy, which is the quantum world - it updates and expounds on his prior works on this subject with the most recent discoveries and findings by the worlds leading physicists. He explains the interaction of the human conciousness with the quantum world in a way that is very understandable for the average person.