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Mind and Body Fitness April 2017
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| The Acid Watcher Diet: A 28-Day Reflux Prevention and Healing Program by Jonathan AvivAccording to author Jonathan Aviv, an acclaimed ear, nose, and throat specialist, patients can have symptoms of acid reflux without recognizing them and may go for years without being diagnosed. Aviv explains how to identify these signs (including not only heartburn, but such things as abdominal bloating, post-nasal drip, and allergies) and how to relieve the problem through diet. |
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A field guide to lies : critical thinking in the information age
by Daniel J Levitin
An esteemed psychology professor outlines recommendations for critical thinking practices that meet the challenges of the digital era's misinformation, demonstrating the role of science in information literacy while explaining the importance of skeptical reasoning in making decisions based on online information.
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| The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat by Stephan J. Guyenet; illustrated by Shizuka N. AokiIn The Hungry Brain, author Stephan Guyenet poses a conundrum: why are obesity rates soaring despite increased education about the dangers of overweight? The answer, he says, is that our brains are hardwired to overeat -- the remnant of a now-irrelevant survival mechanism from millions of years in the past. |
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| Why Won't You Apologize? Healing Big Betrayals and Everyday Hurts by Harriet LernerAccording to acclaimed psychologist Harriet Lerner, the most important words in English are "I'm sorry." In Why Won't You Apologize?, Lerner explains why apologies are so important, why it's hard for some people to apologize, and how to avoid causing harm while apologizing. A bad apology can inflict as much hurt as not apologizing at all, and she offers numerous examples. |
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Great Books You Might Have Missed
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| Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Every Age by Jo Ann Jenkins with Boe Workman Arguing that age 50 isn't "over the hill" and that slogans such as "50 is the new 30" are misleading, Jo Ann Jenkins, the CEO of AARP presents evidence that Baby Boomers drive the economy and that aging isn't a problem -- just a part of life. To help you "disrupt" your own aging, Jenkins provides information on financial security, health, and asserting your own needs. |
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| The Fibromanual: A Complete Fibromyalgia Treatment Guide for You and Your Doctor by Ginevra LiptanPeople who suffer from fibromyalgia experience pain, fatigue, brain fog and frustration that it's so difficult to find a health care provider who can help. The author relates her struggles as a fibromyalgia patient, explains the combination of treatments (both conventional and alternative medicine) that have helped her, and outlines a step-by-step plan for recovery based on four Rs (rest, repair, rebalance, and reduce). |
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| Push Back: Guilt in the Age of Natural Parenting by Amy TuteurHarvard-trained obstetrician-gynecologist Amy Tuteur, who writes the blog The Skeptical OB, takes aim at the natural childbirth and parenting movement in Push Back. Advocating for the acceptance of medical intervention during labor when warranted, she also says that breast-feeding may not be the best for all infants, and that attachment parenting has no scientific basis. |
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