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The Best, Supposedly
My husband contracted prostate cancer in 1995, had the "seed" treatment successfully, but it came back in 2003.He seems to have read EVERYTHING, scoured the internet and even talked to physicians across the US, including Dr. Scardino.My husband considers this the best general reference book you will find.

Dr. Scardino did my surgery.
I read this book from the perspective that I knew that Dr. Scardino was personally going to do my surgery.
Prostate Cancer
I thought this would be a depressing read, required by my situation.To the contrary I found myself significantly comforted by the facts that Scardino presented.For anyone with the condition this is a must read.Go to uptodate.com to get research articles written after the 2005 publication and you should be comfortable you've done your research. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases - Prostate Cancer    3. Medical    4. Men's Health    5. Popular works    6. Prostate    7. Prostate Cancer    8. Urology    9. Health & Fitness / Men's Health   

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ALL the things you can do to boost your odds.
My husband and I are just beginning to explore the reasons we're having trouble conceiving, and before going to our doctors, I wanted to make sure that we were giving ourselves the best possible odds.This book is great at summarizing the many things affecting fertility that are in our control right now, and since reading this book, we've changed our diet, started taking supplements and herbs, and begun acupuncture.But the book also covers traditional medical treatments; it just doesn't assume that they're a first step.The book is pretty short, which is good, but I would have liked more detail about particular herbs.Also, it's written with British terms, which is only a problem if you don't know that linseed oil and flax seed oil are the same thing (I spent a lot of time looking for "linseed oil," which is the British name).There are also some suggestions that we're not up to ("don't store food in plastic"; "eat only organic food"), but that's our fault, not the book's.Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative Therapies    2. Alternative treatment    3. Complications    4. Consumer Health    5. General    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Infertility    9. Naturopathy    10. Pregnancy    11. Popular medicine    12. Health   

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Must Read for All Women
As a nutritionist and eating disorders specialist, I highly recommend this book.It is composed of group of individual healing stories by women who make up the well known experts on eating disorders revealing their ownexperiences.It is not just a "how to" book, but a deeplypersonal journey into the lives of these women and how they overcame theirown personal struggle with the weight and eating issues that haunt so manywomen today.It puts the issues of food and eating where they belonginstead of on the pedestal designed by American Culture.Reading this bookshould be a tremendously healing experience for all women, not just thosewho struggle with eating issues.We are all in this together, and the morewho understand, the more we will be able to help our fellow sisters intheir struggle to have a normal relationship with food and their bodies! Itis high time all of us stopped basing our self worth on our body size andour ability to diet.We need to start accepting our worth recognizing thatwe don't all have the same genetic potential, and we need to try to be thehealthiest that we can be, rather than trying to imitate someone else'sidea of who or what we should be.That is what this book is about. A greatfirst step on a worthwhile journey.

A great perspective on this topic...
This is a great book to read, quite different from the many other titles out there that primarily focus on methods to free one's obsessions with food, weight and the disorder in general. As the book is staged at a dinnerparty, it consists of remarks and insights from those who have battledthese issues firsthand - and is refreshing to the reader in that they haveplenty of company in their struggle. I finished the book with a refreshingfeeling of freedom, having identified with the personalities within thebook and with a fresh outlook on my daily battle. A great read for thosealready on the road to recovery. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Eating Disorders    4. Eating Disorders - General    5. General    6. Mental health    7. Patients    8. Psychology    9. Psychopathology - Eating Disorders    10. United States    11. Women    12. Fitness & diet    13. Women's health   

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No help in sight
The book doesn't paint a pretty picture if you want to raise your testosterone level.He sights quite a few studies that according to the author do nothing to raise your tes level.Other books on this subject find studies that do do things for your tes level and it seems this author IS talking about the same studies as the other books. His favorite saying about these studies is "no conclusive proof".
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Health & Fitness    3. Health/Fitness    4. Men's Health    5. Physiological effect    6. Popular works    7. Testosterone    8. Fitness & diet    9. Health & Fitness / Sexuality    10. Sex & sexuality   

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A Complete Plan to Get the Very Best Results - I Lost more than 200 Lbs !!!
I love this book. It truly is a complete reference to fat lost and getting in shape in a Healthy way. It has sound theory on strength training and smart eating, and a good selection of exercises for muscle building.
Very comprehensive and well written.
I found this book to be extremely helpful and in-depth. It keeps everything from the workouts to the diets very structured but at the sme time allows for personalization. I would highly recomend this book to anyone (beginners and experts).

Not a good resource for specific workouts
I'm not sure what the others were reading but I thought this was a waste of my money. The book is huge- much bigger than I expected- but I was looking for some specific workout programs and it falls way short on that. It claims to have a 12-week program but I've thumbed through several times and can only find 3 weeks worth. Perhaps I have to dive into it more but I find it confusing to find what you're looking for and unorganized. If you're looking more for information about working out, diets, etc. then maybe it's for you. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bodybuilding & Weight Training    2. Consumer Health    3. Exercise    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health and hygiene    6. Health/Fitness    7. Men    8. Men's Health    9. Nutrition    10. Physical fitness    11. Weight training    12. Bodybuilding    13. Exercise & workout books    14. Popular medicine   

Editorial Review

Secondary infertility is often a "hidden" issue, and couples suffering from the inability to have another wanted child often feel caught in the netherworld between the childless infertile and parents of larger families. Harriet Fishman Simons, a clinician specializing in fertility issues and a support group leader for RESOLVE, an advocacy group for infertile individuals, has been involved in infertility issues for over 20 years. In her book Read more

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Why is this out of print?
I found this book so helpful in making me realize I wasn't alone in this strange mixture of feelings.While I found it helpful to be part of a support group for others suffering from infertility, I also found it difficult at times to relate to those suffering from primary infertility, and I did not want to seem ungrateful for the wonderful child I had when so many people had no child at all.I have passed this book along to several other people and have suggested it to others online -- I only wish it were still in print!

Highly Recommend - it REALLY helped me!!!
Where was this book when I REALLY needed it!!! They need to reprint this because there are so many people who could benifit from this book. I have dealt with my secondary infertility for 8 years from childbirth complications. I have never really felt like I "fit in" with the infertile childless and the people who could have more kids.I recommend this book with 5 stars+++. It may bring on some tears but that is part of the process of coming to terms and the grieving process. You will read about how other ladies have dealt with other peoples pregancies, caught between two worlds of the fertile and infertile, how families do not really give the support you hoped for and knowing they still love you, the second child you had in your mind and heart will never be and you have to mourn for that child, validating your idea of what is a family, adoption as an option, and accepting an only child family. It really helped me out a lot to realise I am not alone and validate my feelings that I have had the past 8 years. If you are a good friend or family member dealing with secondary infertility get this and read it then pass it on to your friend. She/he will feel so good that you cared enough to give it.It was written by a RESOLVE counselor. It is an EXCELLENT book for husbands to read because they see this differently in a lot of ways and this book will help them see the wives point of view. I highly recommend it. Please reprint it!!

An Excellent Read for Those Coping, or if You Know Someone
I had no expectations when I opened this book, having read a number of books on infertility. What a pleasant surprise to discover that Ms. Fishman Simons knows the subject of secondary infertility so well and provides in her book just what couples experiencing this very much ignored problem need for guidance. While reading it was emotionally difficult at times, I found many perspectives that matched what I had felt and some insightful comments on how to get past secondary infertility. I highly recommend this book to anyone coping with secondary infertility, certainly as a beginning to "recovery," and to family and friends of the secondary infertile couple. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    2. Infertility    3. Psychological aspects    4. Self-Help    5. Women's Health - General    6. Coping with personal problems    7. Gynaecology & obstetrics    8. Infertility & fertilization   

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Modern version of Dynamic Tension
Powerflex is an execellent book on Bodyweight exercises. His writer Jim Forystek was a follower of Charles Atlas and has stay faithful to the perfection of building muscles in the absence of the use of weights. I love the way the book exercise routines are structured. For each exercise the book has 3 levels of repetitions, making it easy to follow the routine. I've been using it for over 8 months and feel my body has improved a great deal. Some parts I believe Powerflex could have improved is in providing pictures for the Speed and Endurance exercises, providing exercises for the calves and forearms and in providing nutritional information. Otherwise, Powerflex is an excellent addition to any bodyweight exercise library.
It's worth it.
I found the book well structured. The exercises easy to understand. The book is worth the buy. Think about how much money people spend on gym fees and buying bulky equipment. If your just starting out and want a easy method that can be done any where, Powerflex is a great place to start.

Don't be mislead by the Chest Picture!
I must say I was a bit disappointed with this book. John Peterson in a way is partly the reason for this. For those who don't know, John Peterson has the best book on using a 'no weights system' for training and building your body. I have John's pushing yourself to power and it's so good that everything else compared to it is almost a one star. So in a way giving Jim a 3 star is effectively saying it's the best of the rest. I've got harry wong's book, the charles atlas book; the complete book of isometrics and now powerflex.
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Subjects:  1. Aerobics    2. Consumer Health    3. Diet / Health / Fitness    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health/Fitness    6. Men's Health   

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Thank you Dr. Maine!
This book makes sense to me.Focusing on a systems approach has brought the clairity and peace of mind I have needed. This book does not place blame on fathers but forces us to look at our parental figures as part of a bigger picture.I honestly feel this is one of the best books I have ever read.Relatives and friends of mine are eager to read read this book. Thank you Dr. Maine!

Very Freeing
There are so many self help books about the father wound.Most of them leave me intellectually stimulated but emotionally empty. Elementary
If you know nothing about eating disorders...If you're early in your teens or 20s and just waking up to the profound realization that the relationships you had with your parents might have influenced how you are in the world, you will probably get a lot out of this book as a starting place.If you're like me and you've read Geneen Roth, Susie Orbach, explored these issues in therapy, I doubt you'll be satisfied.I bought the book intrigued by the title expecting to get a deeper perspective about food and fathers.Nothing. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Eating Disorders    2. Eating Disorders - General    3. Eating disorders in adolescenc    4. Eating disorders in adolescence    5. Fathers and daughters    6. Mental health    7. Paternal deprivation    8. Psychology    9. Psychopathology - Eating Disorders    10. Teenage girls    11. Coping with eating disorders   

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A helpful Book
This is an excellent book on how to gain respect by recognizing and cultivating its traits. Descriptions and examples of the traits (i.e. honesty, humor, etc) are explained. It would have been an even greater book if it taught how to handle people who just won't respect you no matter what. Excellent.I now command full respect at the office.
When I entered the professional arena after college, I had an extremely difficult time adjusting from the fraternity hijinks and it showed in the office.This book changed my life around.Everyone respects me and I caninspire others.No one throws things at me anymore. Perry Garfinkel istruly a great man! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Conduct of life    2. General    3. Health & Fitness    4. Interpersonal Relations    5. Men    6. Men's Health    7. Psychology    8. Respect    9. Self-Help    10. Advice on careers & achieving success    11. Mind, body, spirit: disciplines & techniques    12. Popular psychology   

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A book that delivers on its promise.
Do you crave certain foods?Or maybe you find yourself eating everything in sight when things are going bad for you?Or do you fall off your diet because you are so hungry?Doreen Virtue, Ph.D., offers solutions to theseand other food-related problems in Constant Craving:What Your FoodCravings Mean And How To Overcome Them.Based on her research, whichincluded scientific studies, ancient Chinese medicine, and interviews withher clients, Dr. Virtue says that food cravings are related to ouremotions.She defines a food craving as an "obsessive desire for aspecific type of food."This is different than a preference, and itoften leads people to eat in very unhealthy ways. "Food cravings oftenstem from basic unmet needs for fun, excitement, or love," accordingto Dr. Virtue.She explains how each food craving can be traced to aspecific emotional need, often allowing people to heal themselves.Forexample, people who crave nuts haven't met their needs for fun and pleasurein their lives.She devotes a chapter to each kind of craving,explaining how the constituents of each kind of food work in the body tocreate an illusion of feeling better.For example, nuts contain pyrazine,"which triggers the pleasure center of the brain."She thenoffers suggestions as to how the emotional needs can be satisfied in waysother than eating, and finishes each chapter with affirmations. Specific cravings discussed include:chocolate, dairy products, saltysnack foods, spicy foods, liquids, breads, rice, pasta, nuts and nutbutters, cookies, cakes, pies, candy, and high-fat foods.Dr. Virtueemphasizes that meeting the underlying needs as the best way to overcomefood cravings. She says that the appetite must be healed, not killed. Several easy quizzes provide guidance as to what kind of eater you are,such as "binge eater" or "stress eater."She alsoexplains how to keep from overeating at holidays and restaurants.Shepromises that the information in Constant Cravings "will allow you toconduct your own food-craving interpretations.I'll teach you the meaningbehind each type of food, so you can analyze--and reduce--your ownappetite."Readers will find that she keeps that promise. Constant Craving : What Your Food Cravings Mean and How to O
What I especially liked about this book, is that it is not just another diet book.She states simply, eat less and excercise more and you will lose weight.What she does talk about is what type of eater are you and then analyzes what that means and then follows that up with a 5 Steps toReduce Fattening Feelings, which I think is good, and which I am going tostart using today!

not very helpful
This book was disappointing.There are better options on the same topic. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Compulsive eating    2. Diet / Health / Fitness    3. Eating Disorders - General    4. Food preferences    5. General    6. Popular works    7. Psychopathology - Eating Disorders    8. Reducing    9. Weight loss    10. Diets & dieting   

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The story of a beautiful and talented young woman who suffers, and eventually dies from, an eating disorder
"Andrea's Voice Silenced By Bulimia: Her Story and Her Mother's Journey Through Grief Toward Understanding" is a final legacy organized and co-written by both Andrea's mother, Doris Smeltzer, and Andrea herself in the form of her journals and papers. This compelling account tells the story of a beautiful and talented young woman who suffers, and eventually dies from, an eating disorder. "Andrea's Voice" represents a great lesson woven from painful experience. Doris Smeltzer is co-founder of the eating disorder prevention nonprofit organization, Andrea's Voice Foundation. Through the finely crafted voices and carefully chosen writings in "Andrea's Voice," her mother presents both the deep isolationism of the disordered eater, her daughter, and the close bond that still enriches her life today, when her daughter's living voice is silenced. "Andrea's Voice" is both a deeply compassionate, inspirational tribute to the life of Andrea, and a search for clues and tools to stem the outcome in others with disordered eating. "Andrea's Voice" is both a clinical and a very human look at the relationship between Andrea and her mother, shared to help others afflicted with eating disorders -- or have loved ones who are faced with such potentially dangerous health issues.
An Important Book For Parents, Especially Mothers
I highly recommend this book to parents of young women with eating disorders.Andrea's Voice is a deeply personal and eloquently told account of a mother's quest to bring her daughter through an eating disorder.This book offers something more than publications written by the "experts"--the books that tell parents what the best treatment is--it describes what it's actually like to confront an eating disorder, and how it affects a family.This is the real thing.

Shows long-term effect of bulimia
Reviewed by Stephanie Rollins for Reader Views (6/06)
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Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Bulimia    5. Eating Disorders - General    6. Family relationships    7. General    8. Patients    9. Personal Memoirs    10. Self-Help    11. United States    12. Biography: general    13. Eating disorders & therapy    14. Self-Help / Eating Disorders   

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Warning - don't read this book unless you're an insomniac
After reading this book I can tell you this, Stanley Kobren is certainly no expert on hair loss, but he is good at making his readers fall asleep. The book has no meaningful insight and most of the information is written mostly on a grammer school level. Don't even waste your time reading this book if you're serious about avoiding hair loss.

Doesn't even cover the basics
This is an extremely superficial book on hair loss. You can find out more on the internet in about 15 minutes than you can by reading this book. Nearly half of the book is devoted to transplants, wigs, etc. rather than talking about WHY people lose hair and what can be done about it short of these drastic measures. So many women suffer from hair loss that is treatable and this book does not offer any real help or advice. Stick to the internet and the wealth of knowledge available on hair loss sites.

Somewhat helpful
Although I liked this book, I already knew most of the information that it contained. I was somewhat disappointed that the book did not have many specific recommendations for hair loss products, i.e.: dosages, amounts,application procedures. The book also spent way too much time discussinghair transplants which are not an alternative for most women due to diffusehair loss and unstable donor sites. The book gives far too few doctorrecommendation and once again, the doctors recommended were mostly hairtransplant specialist. If you are a beginner to female hair loss, you willprobably find this book helpful as it does contain good basic information.I, myself, was disappointed. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baldness    2. Beauty & Grooming - General    3. Dermatology    4. Hair    5. Health & Fitness    6. Health and hygiene    7. Health/Fitness    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Women    10. Women's Health - General    11. Health & Fitness / Women's Health    12. Personal appearance & beauty care    13. Women's health   

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Important voice to be heard
Slim to none is the diary of an anorexia patient, Jennifer Hendricks. This is a difficult and frustrating read. Jenny is totally confused through must of the book, due, not only by her severe eating disorder, but also through all the crazy "therapies" to try to heal her. It is an important story to be told to see just how misunderstood the disease was, even by doctors. Everyone had a different idea on how to heal Jenny, and most of them exceeding is only making her worse. The worst shame of it all is that Jenny tried so hard for so long and spent most of those years that she writes about, in one hospital or another. The last years of her life are revolved around her troubled thoughts and lost hopes of a normal life. I think this book is important for all doctors and families of people struggling with eating disorders. Also, anyone who is studying about eating disorders. As far as the story part of the book goes, it is repetitious, especially in the beginning, but keep reading, it is worth it in the end.

Like reading my own diaries from the past
I am a recovering anorexic. I was hospitalized numerous times before something inside of my mine just snapped and I was ready to let go. Really ready. And I am one of the very few lucky ones.
If I could give it less than one star I would
I'm sorry, but there is nooooooooooooo way this book is better than Wasted.As a memoir junkie, I read pretty much everything that comes out, and as an ED sufferer Iof course read every ED memoir.I could barely even make it through this one; the only reason I did is that I paid for it in hardcover.It is ridiculously trite, annoying, and the dialogue is almost laughably bad. It's just absurd; I rolled my eyes so much I felt like I could twirl pasties with them.
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Subjects:  1. Anorexia nervosa    2. Biography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Diaries    5. Eating Disorders - Anorexia Nervosa    6. Hendricks, Jennifer    7. Mental health    8. Patients    9. Psychology    10. Psychoneuroses    11. Psychopathology - General    12. Specific Groups - General    13. United States    14. Women    15. Biography: general    16. Eating disorders & therapy    17. Self-Help / Eating Disorders   

Editorial Review

Before turning to high-tech fertility treatments, the 15 percent of all couples who experience fertility problems might consider reading and trying the many conception tips in Winifred Conkling's highly helpful Read more

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Good NFP info when healthy people are trying to conceive
This book does a good job of explaining how to use the methods of natural family planning (NFP) with the goal of conceiving.I had taken a NFP course before I was married to learn how to prevent conception, and this book took that knowledge and helped me learn how to apply it to trying to conceive. I don't recomend this book
This book is OK for someone who doesn't know her menstual cycle, has never monitored BBT or cervical mucus, has never tried ovulation predictor kit... I mean, WHO HAS NOT STARTED TRYING YET. Otherwise, you won't find anything new here. Some good info, some outdated info
Let me begin by saying that the first book anyone should read if they are trying to conceive is Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Wechsler.This book has some good information and recommendations.I tried to conceive for 2 years.I began taking evening primrose oil daily after reading this book.About 6 months later, I discovered the website tryingtoconceive.com and learned that evening primrose oil should only be taken prior to ovulation because it can cause uterine contractions and interfere with the implantation of an egg.After discontinuing the EPO from ovulation to menstruation, I conceived within 3 months.So, I guess you could say, had I NOT read this book, I may have been pregnant sooner. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Alternative treatment    2. Conception    3. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    4. Family/Marriage    5. Fertility, Human    6. Gynecology & Obstetrics    7. Health & Fitness    8. Human fertility    9. Infertility    10. Pregnancy & Childbirth    11. Women's Health - General    12. Coping with personal problems    13. Health & Fitness / Women's Health    14. Pregnancy, birth & baby care    15. Women's health   

Editorial Review

So here's a question: you're a guy who's inundated with images of men whose rippling muscles are being used to sell everything from Abercrombie & Fitch shirts to Read more

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Stunning, inspirational black & white photography
If I was gay I would definitely like looking through this. I'm most impressed with the photography and selection of models chosen to represent the apex of physical masculinity, far from the hulked-up, 'roid-chompers found on convenience store magazine racks. The advice is pretty straightforward, nothing too technical. If you are mature and aren't threatened by the sight of near-to-fully nude men you should get this. I also am impressed with the quality of the paper stock, very nice.

Basically very soft-core
The author and photographer here have a sense for the same kind of soft-core male anatomy shot that makes catalogs from major clothing firms sell so well.There are very stylish and polished black-and-white photographs throughout the pages, not necessarily demonstrating the particular exercises, but in those kinds of poses that range from the high art (a chiseled black man standing against a white background holding up a big gray globe, various angles of stretches and the kind, etc.) to the "we're just having fun" shots of men running across a field or other similar photographs.Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with these, and there is nothing overtly pornographic about these photographs, just rather titillating and artistically edging toward to the sexual. Great book for beginners
I bought this book never having been to a gym, or doing any exercise. If you were the kid in PE that no one picked or find the exercise techniques and terminology confusing, this book is for you.Read more

Subjects:  1. Business/Economics    2. Consumer Health    3. Exercise    4. Health & Fitness    5. Men's Health    6. Fitness & diet    7. Fitness training    8. Men's studies   

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Good overview
A really good overview for those newly diagnosed (or friends, family thereof).Provides sufficient information that an alopecia sufferer is unlikely to pursue quacky, expensive, ineffective treatments.Also includes psychological impacts of the condition.Skip the other books about Alopecia (I've read them all).This is the best there is.

Excellent, easy to read, easy to understand, inspiring
As a person recently diagnosed with Alopecia Universalis (all body), I found this book to be very informative, as well as easy to read and understand. a very thorough "lay person's" textbook for dealing with AA
This is a very informative book dealing with the many physical and psychological aspects of alopecia areata. Treatments are discussed as well as purchasing wigs, hats, etc.Having dealt with AA for almost 3 yrs. now, I found that there wasn't a lot of information that I didn't already know.However, the book has been helpful in helping friends and family learn more about AA. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Dermatology    3. Diseases    4. Diseases - Skin    5. General    6. Health & Fitness    7. Health/Fitness    8. Coping with illness    9. Health & Fitness / General    10. Histopathology   

Editorial Review

If you're male and have a health question, this is the place to find an answer. This ambitious, 500-page book from the American Medical Association is a thorough guide for keeping a man's body healthy, making sense of his system, and understanding specific health concerns. Part 1, "The Healthy Man," gives a quick overview of diet, exercise, weight management, alcohol, drugs, tobacco, and safety in 40 pages, including information you think you should know but maybe don't, like how to read a food label, manage medications, and check for home safety hazards. Part 2, "Staying Healthy," goes into more detail about diet, exercise, and weight management, and introduces preventive healthcare (e.g., medical screening tests and self-examinations), emotional health, and avoiding risky behavior and violence. Part 3, "The Reproductive System," covers male sexuality, including reproductive disorders, STDs, birth control, and treatments for erectile dysfunction. Part 4, "Common Health Concerns," comprising more than half the book, covers common male medical conditions and how to prevent and/or treat them. The writing is straightforward and serious (no wittiness or jokes), like a consultation with a trusted physician. The book covers so many topics that its treatment of any one condition is far from comprehensive, but it's an excellent reference and a starting place for learning about your health issues. Read more

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American Medical Association Complete Guide to Men's Health
Very informative and well written. Anyone who wants to know about Men's Health should read this book.

A great resource for all men
This is an important book and a terrific guide to all health issues in a man's life.It answered every health question I had and more - on fitness, aging, and sexuality - and since this guide is from the American Medical Association, I know I can trust the information.I'll certainly recommend this guide to all the men I know and their families.

American Medical Association Complete Guide to Men's Health
Guidebooks don't get more resourceful or better organized than this! You'll find the latest information on such topics as: regular exercise, healthy nutrition, reducing stress, and extensive coverage on each internal system of the male body. It's a great gift for any loved male in your life! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Community Health    2. Consumer Health    3. General    4. Health & Fitness    5. Health Care Issues    6. Health and hygiene    7. Health self-care    8. Health/Fitness    9. Men    10. Men's Health    11. Self-care, Health    12. Health & Fitness / Men's Health    13. Popular medicine   

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Awesome!!!
A truly excellent book. It is funny, sad, deep, and very touching.
Great book for giving perspective to those on the outside looking in
I have found this book to be very helpful in supporting and dealing with the emotions of my spouse as we go through our IVF journey.The book really helped me understand the delicate emotions of someone experiencing infertility and how comments like "relax", "stop worrying about it", etc. actually do more harm than help.As a result, I am much more supportive in this IVF cycles than I have been in other cycles because I changed the focus of my comments and have avoided saying the wrong thing.

It's about time
It is about time that someone finally addressed such a tough topic with whit and humor. The author took an approach that could leave someone wondering, "How could it possibly be done?" But it was possible, and it has been done.All too often this subject is met with fluff and pity.Personally, I felt it is refreshing to read the truth of how it really feels instead of that "my forest has no trees" sob story.If you can't be realistic about something that affects so many women, you will never be able to truly help.This author however addressed the realism of infertility and told it how it really is.For this, I applaud her and her painfully true, yet humorous, book. Thank You! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    2. Family/Marriage    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Infertility    6. Topic - Family    7. Coping with illness    8. Marriage & relationships   

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When You Need to Know
This book tells what to expect during a typical prostate checkup.It discusses the PSA screening test.It explains the three common prostate disorders and the symptoms that accompany each and the treatment options.
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Subjects:  1. Consumer Health    2. Diseases - Prostate Cancer    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health/Fitness    5. Men's Health    6. Prostate Cancer   

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A Fantastic book by a FANTASTIC Teacher
I have had the privilege of studying under Sifu Bracy a number of times in the 1990s. The man is a storehouse of knowledge in BOTH Bagua AND Hsing-I. His Hebei Hsing-I IS as smooth and flawless as his Baguazhang.To those who have written snippy little comments about this fine man, and about his wonderful treatise on this fascinating subject, I say: Shame On YOU!