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Good info despite pompousness
This book has some interesting anecdotes and good herbal remedies and qigong exercises.I did not care at all, however, for the pretentious "I'm so modest I must be great" style the guy has.This made me suspect the credibility of his tales.And this is too bad, because qigong is all that and more. A book that I could not put down!
With each page I read I felt that this could work for me. I have Lupus and I am desperately searching for a way to at least, stop the pain, and to come back to the living.This book has given me hope.I am truly amazedat the things that Dr. Liu has done in his life, but I know that it is notimpossible. I do believe in miracles. I wish that I could meet himpersonally. Thank You Dr. Liu, the book was wonderful!

Very interesting book
This book served as my introduction to Qi Gong.I had never heard of it before but since I have been searching for some pain relief I expanded my reading to healing techniques used by other cultures.I loved the authorsdescription in the first part of the book about becoming a Qi Gong master. After reading the book I became very interested in some of the exercisesand have included them in my exercise routine and have read more on thesubject of Qi Gong(Ken Cohen's "The Way of Qi Gong" is good). Most of the book is very easy to understand and implement.I have nottried any of the herb "remedies" he writes about because I don'tknow enough about them yet but feel the exercises are helpful. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Exercise Therapy    3. General    4. Healing    5. Health/Fitness    6. New Age / Parapsychology    7. Qi gong    8. Systems Of Medicine    9. China    10. Complementary Medicine    11. Oriental martial arts   

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Great ideas
This activity book is full of great ideas and I have been using with my younger children that I counsel with ADHD. It has helped them focus and learn useful things about ADHD. It is a great resource

Indispensible Resource For Those Dealing with AD(H)D Student
This book is an invaluable aide for parents, educators, and professionals dealing with the challenges faced by AD(H)D students in school. It is a book that can be given directly to students as well. Written in a clear,visually appealing format, it presents worksheets and quick exercises thatguide the late grade school, middle school or high school student to anunderstanding of how this disorder affects their ability to learn. Itprovides information such as how to choose and adopt various studytechniques that will help children with AD(H)Dbecome successful students.It coaches students in using active study techniques to remember what theyread, or to develop written reports. Students are not resistant to usingthe concepts because of how they are presented and is a book that hasapplication to non ADHD students as well. I highly recommend this workbookand have found it much more much more useful that the "Putting on theBrakes" book by the same authors. Of all the self help books I havelent out to people, this is one that people use so much they forget toreturn it! I just keep buying more copies because I don't want to bewithout the book.

It makes sense to my students!
"Putting on the Break" has helped several of my students/clients understand what is really happening when they can not stop.One student'smom said, "This is the first time I see Laura interested in a book,any book.She explained why she has trouble paying attention like a pro.Thanks."The book gives the children a perspective they can relateto.Adults can be too wordy, the books helps them "see" and"feel" about ADHD.Thanks for making the book available inSpanish.We need more for the Spanish- speaking population. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity Books - General    2. Attention deficit disorders    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 4-6    5. Cognitive therapy for children    6. Hyperactive child syndrome    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Problems, exercises, etc.    10. Social Issues - Special Needs    11. Study Aids - General    12. Interactive & activity books & packs    13. Life Skills & Personal Awareness, General Studies    14. Study guides, home study & revision notes   

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Health & Fitness    3. Health aspects    4. Health/Fitness    5. Medicine, Ayurvedic    6. Yoga    7. Ayurvedic therapies    8. Health & Fitness / Yoga    9. Yoga for exercise   

Subjects:  1. Depression    2. Depression, Mental    3. Mental Depression    4. Mental Health    5. Mental Illness    6. Patient Care Planning    7. Problems and Exercises    8. Psychology    9. Psychopathology - Compulsive Behavior    10. Psychotherapy    11. Psychotherapy - General    12. Treatment    13. therapy    14. Clinical psychology    15. Psychology & Psychiatry / Psychotherapy   

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Low-Fat Diets Are Dangerous For 25% Of The Population
Right after a massive heart attack, my cardiologist put me on the Ornish Program.Yes, my total cholesterol dropped, but so did my HDL (good cholesterol).My LDL (bad cholesterol) increased.Most alarmingly, in less than a month, my triglycerides more than doubled!My cardiologist had no explanation for this phenomenon.So, I ate even less fat (down to 5% of total calories).My blood chemistry did not improve. Saved my life!
I read this book when it first came out, shortly after I was told I would be dead in two years.I followed it and am fine, my heart has not got any worse, and other factors of my health have improvedRead more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Coronary heart disease    3. Diet therapy    4. Diets - Special Conditions    5. Diseases - Heart    6. Exercise therapy    7. Health/Fitness    8. Prevention    9. Medical / Preventive Medicine   

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I found this book to be extremely informative.
I found this book to be extremely informative. It was well outlined and easy to follow. I would highly recommend it to the health care professional.

Outstanding...
This book is the only one of its kind, it informs health professional on topics of exercise and disease management.The workbooks that can be purchased separately are a key component for the management of patients. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Diseases    2. Exercise    3. Exercise Therapy    4. Health aspects    5. Human Exercise Physiology    6. Internal Medicine    7. Internal Medicine (Specific Aspects)    8. Medical    9. Medical / Nursing    10. Medicine, Preventive    11. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation    12. Medical / Sports Medicine    13. Public health & preventive medicine    14. Specific disorders & therapies   

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a must for anyone practicing f.i.
this is a very, very informative and useful resource for anyone practicing f.i....in his introduction, moshe recommneds reading it twice... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Consumer Health    3. Feldenkrais method    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health & Fitness / Massage & Reflexotherapy    6. Health/Fitness    7. Kinesthesis    8. Manipulation, Orthopedic    9. Massage    10. Massage & Reflexotherapy    11. Medical / Allied Health Services / Physical Therapy    12. methods    13. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    14. Exercise & workout books    15. Medical    16. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Evaluation    5. General    6. Physical Education    7. Sports & Outdoor Recreation    8. Sports & Recreation / General   

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Biased
Being a bit biased because I know the author and attend/ed her school, I can truthfully say her book leaves nothing out.It covers basics of therapeutic bodywork all the way up to actual helpful techniques for working with athletes.Contraindications, assessment techniques, rehab, case studies, it's all here.
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Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. General    3. Massage & Reflexotherapy    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Sports Medicine    7. Medical / Alternative Medicine    8. Sports injuries & medicine   

Reviews (10)

Finally an Offensive Thinker in the Game Against Asthma
Can you answer the following:
information that every asthmatic should know about
I loved this book. Simple, consise, practical and honest. Look at your lifstyle and make simple changes to your breathing. You know you are on the right track when you feel a lot better.

Absolute must for asthmatics
Buteyko breathing and helpful accounts of diet and exercise- ground breaking stuff. I would advise readers to do their research on Buteyko especially if they have breathing related problems. The site of the book is http://www.asthma-care.com/ - look at the history, conditions, and scientific evidence from the New Zealand Medical Journal and Australia Medical Journal. It is incredible that this approach has not being adopted into mainstream medication - maybe this will happen but will surely take time. You can take the first steps now- read this book ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Health/Fitness    2. Popular medicine    3. Asthma    4. Alternative treatment    5. Exercise therapy    6. Breathing exercises    7. Diseases - Respiratory    8. Health & Fitness   

Reviews (5)

Plan that works
I figured out my body type from the information in the book and did the appropriate exercises.The exercises are not hard and are not very time consuming.I have several posteral issues that I've had all my life.After a couple of weeks I could feel that my body had changed - not that I lost weight, but that things were in different places.Later I noticed more changes.It's really helped with my postural issues - something no other exercise program had done.I'd recommend it.

A must read for any back pain patient or doctor!
I have been a practicing Chiropractor for 14 years.I started using the techniques described in this book on my patients and began to see improvements the very first day!If you have been suffering from chronic pain and have been unable to live pain free, you need to read this book.If you interested in improving your athletic performance on any level, you need to read this book.If you simply want to get more out of life from a health perspective, you need to read this book.I just ordered 10 copies and I'm going to start giving them my patients!

Thank you Anthony Carey and the Function First Approach
After suffering for more than 8 years with chronic low back pain I was fortunate to learn of Anthony Carey and the Function First Approach.I have always led an active lifestyle but after reaching my mid-thirties the years of misalignment had taken it's toll.Rather than "elect" for surgery I educated myself and found Anthony Carey.WOW... What a difference.After identifying the CAUSE of my pain, Anthony gave me the specific exercises to alleviate the pain once and for all.(All this without surgery or special equipment!)Now Imaintain an active, pain-free lifestyle.Kudos Anthony Carey and the Function First Approach. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Chronic pain    2. Consumer Health    3. Diseases    4. Exercise therapy    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health/Fitness    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Pain Management    9. Exercise & workout books    10. Health & Fitness / Pain Management   

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Balanced overview of heart disease and treatment alternatives - provides pros and cons without insisting that it's the only way!
Although a pessimist could say that this is a low key ad for Dr. Whitaker's Wellness Institute, which in small part it is, the book provides a balanced view of just what causes heart disease and provides sobering thoughts on the fact that there is no "magic pill" or clear cut way to attack the problem.Differing views are presented and the background for such, although not clearly articulated in the book itself, is provided via the references so that the reader can further explore if more details are desired.The recipes section is somewhat of a waste of print but other than that I found the book very helpful in aiding in an understanding of heart disease and the array of possibilities for treating it.The book also pretty clearly delineates between a "preventative" program and a "reversal" program, dependent on one's personal situation and goals.

CHELATION THERAPY IS QUACKERY
It's just that simple.There is NO credible clinical evidence that chelation therapists do anything for patients except lighten their bank accounts.If any chelation therapist wants to sue me for writing this, BRING IT ON!
How do you know you're reversing heart disease?
How can you really know whether coronary heart disease is truly being reversed? Does just surviving until your next birthday suffice? Does not developing symptoms tell you anything? Does even losing 10 lbs really tell you whether coronary plaque has shrunk?
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Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Consumer Health    3. Coronary heart disease    4. Diet / Health / Fitness    5. Diet therapy    6. Diseases - Heart    7. Exercise therapy    8. General    9. Health & Fitness    10. Health/Fitness    11. Prevention    12. Treatment    13. Cardiovascular medicine    14. Health & Fitness / General    15. Popular medicine   

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Extremely clear illustrations and instructions
This very small spiral bound book lies flat while you are trying to use it.The illustrations are clear and the instructions for the various stretches are clear as well.The exercises look accessible to anyone who can sit up in a chair, but as with any exercise book you need to be careful.

Getting fit is hard when you sit
As a wheelchair user, I use my muscles differently than the able bodied person so an exercise book geared for the able bodied is usually not useful to me.I found this book to be very helpful, with the use of therabandexercise aids (those long, stretchy neon colored things you've all seen) Ican work out specific muscle groups and areas of my body as I need.Alarge number of the exercises can be done in a seated position.The linedrawings are clear and very helpful.This would be a good book for anyone,able bodied or not who wants to ease into fitness following an injury,surgery, or just years of couch potato life. The spiral binding made iteasy to keep the book open in front of my while doing the stretches.Thisis a very practical consideration usually overlooked by writers of exercisemanuals. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    2. Health & Fitness / Stretching    3. Health/Fitness    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Social Science / Handicapped    6. Disabled    7. Exercise For Older Adults    8. Exercise therapy    9. Exercise therapy for the aged    10. Handicapped    11. Health & Fitness    12. Stretching    13. Stretching exercises   

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This guy will change medicine
Originally I thought this guy looked crazy and was too Spiritual and weird for me to learn from.
Amazing audio book about health and Nutrition
This audio CD is very good, it tells about good and bad macro and micronutrients. How to change your diet plan and eat healthy, I like this audio CD, is very informative and useful for those who wants to lead a healthy life.

The best investment you can make
These discs basically sum up what is in Dr. Weil's books.The advice and knowledge is fantastic for anyone looking to start eating and living healthier.I would suggest it, and have, to everyone. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative medicine    3. Audio - Exercise / Health    4. Audio Adult: New Age    5. Audiobooks    6. Health & Fitness    7. Healthy Living    8. Nutrition    9. Self-care, Health    10. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    11. Fitness & diet   

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This program works.
I do a lot of knitting and fibercrafts and had to take long breaks from it to recuperate, sometimes days. With these exercises my hands feel fine even after many hours of knitting.

A great resource for repetitive strain injuries
I am an Occupational Therapist who specializes in Hand Therapy.Kate` Montgomery's book is a very helpful resource for anyone suffering from repetitive strain injuries.This wholistic approach is a good blend of techniques from various health traditions.It is written in layman's terms with excellent illustrations that help you understand the cause of the pain and why you should follow the suggested program of stretches and massage.The self-massage techniques and exercises are especially helpful for those who need visual reminders of how to perform the various massage techniques and stretches.This book is a good supplement to treatment for those who are currently under the care of a health professional as well as those who are not in treatment.It is self-empowering for those willing to take responsibility for their health and follow the suggested 12 step corrective program on a daily basis.The sports balm is a helpful addition that promotes healing and relief of pain.

This book is a must if you have wrist problems
I've been playing drums for 10 years and using a computer intensively for the last 4 years for both study and work. About 12 months ago i decided i hadn't been practising drums enough and started to play again like i had before i started using computers - BOOM!!! Within 2 weeks i realised the occaissional pain i felt in my right wrist and hand after a long day on the computer wasn't the same as sore legs after going jogging. I've had semi-permanent pain in my right wrist and hand ever since and i've been extremely depressed and freaked out about it. Read more

Subjects:  1. Carpal tunnel syndrome    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Diseases - Musculoskeletal    5. Exercise therapy    6. General    7. Hand    8. Handbooks, manuals, etc    9. Health & Fitness    10. Health/Fitness    11. Prevention    12. Wounds and injuries    13. Coping with illness   

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I am the Author
This book also addresses exercises and information for those with Lymphedema.However when you go to Google, Yahoo.com or any search engine.......this book does not come up when you type in Lymphedema. It does come up for a lot of other needs like cancer, exercise, health, disease, fitness, etc which is also what the book has in the way of exercise and information, but perhaps people with Lymphedema are missing out by not including the connection to Lymphedema as well. Thriving After Breast Cancer
Users will find Sherry Lebed Davis' book inspirational and valuable. It is easy to follow with many useful photos. A Life-Saver for Body and Spirit!
Upbeat, inspiring, innovative, medically sound, and therapeutic in the broadest, most uplifting sense! I was privileged recently to have been present at a Book Signing attended also by many women who had been members of the Focus on Healing Classes, some of them for a long time period. You have never seen such a vibrantly beautiful collection of "winners" gathered in one spot to celebrate the joys of participating in the program described. Sherry herself is Positive Force personified, and her cup-half-full take on life shines through every page of the book, as it describes her wonderful program. An absolute must-have for anyone whose life has been touched by breast cancer. Buy it! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Breast    2. Cancer    3. Complications    4. Consumer Health    5. Dance therapy    6. Diseases - Breast Cancer    7. Exercise therapy    8. Health & Fitness    9. Health/Fitness    10. Physical therapy    11. Treatment    12. Women's Health - General    13. Health & Fitness / Women's Health   

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doubtful..
This book contains some helpful information about keeping good health and mind. But it is not proven safe. Actually, the ground theory of this book, Dahn-Hak(which is ancient yoga-like training method originated from Korea and China) is all about keeping strong dahn-jun(japanese:Hara). But brain respiration is very different. This B.R. focuses not on dahn-jun, but sang-dahn-jun, or brain. This is very dangerous approach. Before you can do B.R training, you got to have strong dahn-jun. It takes long long time to do B.R. Please reconsider buying this book, I don't recommend this book. I had been long time trainee of Dahn-yoga.
Here we go again ...
This book is fine. It presents very standard and elementary ki and chakra flushing/balancing exercises and meditations, all wrapped in lot of Korean vocabulary representing standard well-known Indian and Chinese internal energy theory. That is good, as basic practices are always the most important in any field of work.
impressive techniques that actually work
I bought this book together with the CD Instruction of the same title as an impulse purchase and found that it is a series of Qigong methods from a Korean perspective. It deals with methods for getting the body sorted out before one starts into Brain Respiration (dont be fooled by the title). It is a very effective method of training to sense Ki (Qi) and use it for circulation around the body. Further steps head towards a holistic Body/Mind/ Spirit approach devoid of the usual Chinese TCM/Qigong/Taiji terminology. Therefore making this great for Westerners. The Ki sensing exercises after the 1st week caused stress reduction and a mental calmness that I have not experienced in a long time. Because the feedback (feeling) is immediate only after 5 minutes of practise, it sure goes a long way to motivating oneself to do this every morning. Thoroughly recommend that the book and CD are purchased together and just try it for a month. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Brain    2. Breathing exercises    3. Healing - General    4. Health & Fitness / Alternative Therapies    5. Health & Fitness / Yoga    6. Meditation    7. New Age / Body, Mind & Spirit    8. New Age / Parapsychology    9. Personal Growth - General    10. Qi (Chinese philosophy)    11. Respiration    12. Self-Help    13. Alternative Therapies    14. Health & Fitness    15. Yoga   

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Excellent Work
For all of Sam Dworkis's books and video and other information, go to his website: www.extensionyoga.com. You can buy his books and video new and for reasonable prices that will benefit his work and help everyone!

GREAT BOOK for everyone, a must read for chronically ill.
Sam Dwokis writes a personal and educational approach tomanaging and possibly even eliminating chronic physical problemsthrough the study and application of yoga techniques.It is simply and beautifully written.If you are looking to increase your sensitiviy, understanding, and application of hatha yoga, I highly encourage you to read this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Health/Fitness    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Therapeutic use    4. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    5. Coping with illness    6. Health & Fitness / Yoga    7. Yoga for exercise    8. Yoga    9. Exercise for older people    10. Health & Fitness    11. Chronic diseases    12. Exercise therapy   

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Helpful Yoga Series + Variety of Postures to Heal Ailments
This is by far my favorite Yoga book. I have been practicing Hatha Yoga for years (Hatha Yoga is the physical Yoga that is the most common form in the Western world), but have discovered that many of the techniques and sets of asanas (exercises) described in Yoga books were not very tuned in to Westerners. Acu-Yoga combines Acupressure and Hatha Yoga into a very palatable form for the common Westerner. It is the best book I've seen as of yet for anyone suffering an acute or chronic disease or symptom. There are symptomatic exercises for such discomforts as the common cold, sinus problems, menstrual tension to exercises for more serious problems such as hypertension and spinal disorders. I have often warded off an oncoming flu or cold by following some of the advice in Acu-Yoga. There is additional supplemental advice from Michael Gach, in terms of lifestyle and nutritional imbalances - and very effective solutions to bring our bodies back into a state of harmony. Yoga for Beginners and Experienced Practitioners
This is the one book that I recommend for anyone interested in yoga and overall health. By combining postures with meridians, (flows of energy thruout the body)and specific organs of the body, the information gives the yoga practitioner a more complete sense of the benefits of that posture. This also allows for a better focus, more mindfulness of the posture and intent.The photos and essays are clear and easy to view. Enjoy!

Acu-Yoga
I'd agree that Gach writes a very straight forward and simple book. If you are a beginner to the acupressure/kinesiology world, you will easily understand the basics [with the aid of this book]. The book gives many useful points, but for general problems most of the time. His knowledge in some promblematic areas goes into more depth than others. So, if you are looking for help with a specific problem, little information might be given or non at all. For example, the book gives great explanations and cures for colds, indegestion, depression and headache, however, it explains very little about allergies and sinuses. Gach backs his explanations with a strong facts and basic common sense.Read more

Subjects:  1. Acupressure    2. Acupressure & Acupuncture    3. Allied Health Services - Physical Therapy    4. Alternative Therapies    5. Consumer Health    6. Hatha yoga    7. Prevention    8. Self-Help    9. Stress (Psychology)    10. Systems Of Medicine    11. Therapeutic use    12. Yoga for exercise