Yolo County Library
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Mind and Body FitnessOctober 2015
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"Women are the wine industry’s most enthusiastic customers." ~ from Gabrielle Glaser's Her Best-Kept Secret
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It wasn't your fault : freeing yourself from the shame of childhood abuse with the power of self-compassion
by Beverly Engel
"Shame is one of the most destructive of human emotions. If you suffered childhood physical or sexual abuse, you may experience such intense feelings of shame that it almost seems to define you as a person. In order to begin healing, it's important for you to know that it wasn't your fault. In this gentle guide, therapist and childhood abuse expert Beverly Engel presents a mindfulness and compassion-based therapeutic approach to help you overcome the debilitating shame that keeps you tied to the past. Byfollowing the step-by-step exercises in this book, you'll gain a greater understanding of the root cause of your shame. And by cultivating compassion toward yourself, you will begin to heal and move past your painful experiences. Recent studies show thattrauma survivors, particularly those with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) resulting from abuse, can greatly benefit from incorporating elements of self-compassion into their treatment. Furthermore, the practice of self-compassion has been shown to decrease PTSD symptoms, including, self-criticism, thought suppression, and rumination. This book is based on the author's powerful and effective Compassion Cure program. With this book, you will develop the skills needed to finally put a stop the crippling self-blame that keeps you from moving on and being happy. You'll learn to focus on your strengths, your courage, and your extraordinary ability to survive. Most of all, you'll learn to replace shame with its counter emotion-pride"
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Better than before : mastering the habits of our everyday lives
by Gretchen Rubin
The best-selling author of The Happiness Project outlines a scientific framework for understanding and developing positive habits, offering dozens of proven, customizable strategies based in self awareness. Discussion guide available online.
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The wheel of healing with Ayurveda : an easy guide to a healthy lifestyle
by Michelle S. Fondin
"Ayurveda, the "science of life," is a complete wellness system that includes all that we associate with medical care - prevention of disease, observation and diagnosis, treatment. Author Michelle Fondin found this 5,000-year-old tradition when she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Ayurveda resonated with her because she was searching for ways to understand why she had become ill and actively participate in her healing - rather than simply turning it over to experts and protocols. In Ayurveda, Fondin found a truly holistic approach that considers not just diet, exercise, and genetics, but also relationships, life purpose, past experiences, environmental health, and financial stress. Her self-assessment questions allow readers to zero in on their own best practices through interventions such as eating plans, healing addictions, detoxification, and improving relationships and work. Contemporary Westerners are rediscovering the gentle yet powerful Ayurveda and Fondin's superbly clear and accessible approach to the practice shows why"
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The shred diet cookbook
by Ian Smith
A companion to the best-selling Shred and Super Shred builds on the author's weight-loss philosophies about diet confusion and strategic eating to provide recipes for different times of the day.
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The Her Campus guide to college life : how to manage relationships, stay safe and healthy, handle stress, and have the best years of your life!
by Stephanie Kaplan Lewis
"From dating to internships--everything you need to know about collegeGet ready for the best years of your life! Written by the experts behind Her Campus, this college guide is bursting with insider tips to help you navigate classes, relationships, and all your extracurriculars--including parties and Greek life. Whether you're a seasoned upperclassman or are starting freshman year in just a few months, you'll learn how to: Bond with your roommate and set ground rules for your new space Beat the Freshman 15 without having to give up dessert Snag a date with the cutie from your Lit class Cope with stress and anxiety--even during finals week! Score jobs and internships that will help you transition into post-collegiette life You'll also get the lowdown on campus safety so you can enjoy all that college has to offer while avoiding the unfortunate scary parts that sometimes come with it. Complete with fun checklists and worksheets to help you carry out HC's essential advice, The Her Campus Guide to College Life shows you how to make the most out of your experience--in and outside the classroom"
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The handy nutrition answer book
by Patricia L. Barnes-Svarney
Presents a collection of nine hundred questions and answers about such topics in nutrtion as basic nutrients, allergies, food preservation, GMO's, food safety, supplements, and the pros and cons of popular diets
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The ultimate diet revolution : your metabolism makeover
by Jim Karas
Revealing little-known truths about human metabolism, a fitness expert and New York Times best-selling author shows readers how to transform their metabolism and blast-through calories without succumbing to the latest cleansing and detoxing trends. 50,000 first printing.
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Focus on: Addiction and Recovery
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| Ninety Days: A Memoir of Recovery by Bill CleggIn this "brutally honest" (Booklist) memoir, former literary agent and crack addict Bill Clegg (author of the recent novel Did You Ever Have a Family) chronicles his struggle to stay clean for 90 consecutive days. Starting with a tense description of his return to New York City from a rehab facility, Clegg summarizes the huge losses he suffered as a result of his crack addiction and details the obstacles to sobriety that surround him and confront him at every turn. Ninety Days vividly illuminates what it means to be addicted and why it's so hard to stay in recovery. For details about Clegg's life before rehab, read Portrait of an Addict as a Young Man. |
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| Her Best-Kept Secret: Why Women Drink -- and How They Can Regain Control by Gabrielle GlaserCurious about the reported rise in alcohol consumption among American women, which she had noticed while reporting on women's issues, journalist Gabrielle Glaser started looking more closely at the statistics. From binge drinking among college women to "mommy-juice" to happy hour, Her Best-Kept Secret documents not only changes in cultural attitudes towards women drinking alcohol but also the tremendous increase in middle-aged women seeking addiction treatment. Glaser also questions whether traditional recovery programs are effective for women. Balancing "humor, thoughtfulness and skillful research" (Parents.com), this is an insightful book for anyone concerned with alcohol addiction in women. |
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| Clean: Overcoming Addiction and Ending America's Greatest Tragedy by David SheffIn his memoir Beautiful Boy, journalist David Sheff chronicled his desperate attempts to get treatment for his addicted son. In Clean, he follows up with an incisive discussion of American society's failure to deal with the disease of addiction. Drawing on his own learnings from his son's experiences and on additional research, Sheff depicts the course of an addiction, explains how treatment works (or doesn't), and convincingly argues that both societal attitudes and medical approaches need a radical overhaul. He also offers specific science-based alternatives to the current standards, replacing punishment with healing. |
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Yolo County Library
226 Buckeye St. Woodland, California 95695 530-666-8005
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