Secondhand Health Books

Acclaimed science writer Jennifer Ackerman lends her keen eye and lively voice to this marvellous exploration of the human body. Taking us through a typical day, from the arousal of...

Every day people realise that running is one of the simplest, cheapest and most effective ways to feel good, get fit, gain confidence and relieve stress. For newcomers, though, the...

This title has become an absolute aromatherapy classic. It shows how aromatherapy benefits the many aspects of women's emotional and physical well-being. It includes how to use essential oils to:...

Contrary to popular belief, healthy food does not need to be boring. In this invaluable cookbook, Patrick Holford, bestselling author of The Optimum Nutrition Bible, has teamed up with top...

This book provides simple, wholesome and nutritious recipes for family meals; quick lunches, tasty puddings and cakes - and you don't have to spend hours slaving over a hot stove,...

The Instant New York Times BestsellerEat clean, get lean!Losing weight can be simple--get back to basics on your plate, harness the power of intermittent fasting for quick results, save time...

The authors believe that a tendency to gain weight easily can be caused, not by lack of willpower, but rather by a physical addiction to carbohydraes. This revolutionary diet eliminates...

In the primetime Channel 4 television series You Are What You Eat, Dr Gillian McKeith works closely with eight ordinary people to give them a nutritional makeover. As they get...

Have you ever wondered why things happen the way they do? Whether some things are just meant to be? Or what role your free will plays in creating your destiny?These...

Super Drinks for Pregnancy provides over 100 easy-to-follow recipes developed to meet the nutritional needs of pregnant and breastfeeding women. Moreover, because certain complaints during pregnancy can make eating solids...

In Japan, people live longer than anywhere else on Earth; obesity is virtually unknown, and 40-year-old women look like they're 20. The secret: Japanese homestyle cooking, and an approach to...

Ever hankered for a diet book by and for real people - people who, you know, actually have a life? Congratulations: you've just picked it up. Before we began our...

Patrick Holford's first major book, The Optimum Nutrition Bible, dealt with the effect of good nutrition for the body. Optimum Nutrition for the Mind concentrates on what good nutrition will...

`Jeremy Geffen's vast knowledge, experience, insight and compassion in the treatment of cancer patients shine radiantly through. . . . This is a useful book for anyone facing this serious...

This is the definitive book in the area of natural childbirth. Authoritative, practical and accessible to all readers, this freshly jacketed edition of a classic bestseller explains how to use...

This book teaches the classic yoga postures in easy-to-folow steps and provides practice sequences for every stage of life - youth, the middle years, maternity and later life. It embraces...

All women face menopause, but the passage is seldom easy. Distracting symptoms, confusing medical advice, unsympathetic reactions from loved ones, and the scornful attitudes of society at large often make...

This is an A-Z reference guide to over 5000 medical terms including symptoms, diseases, drugs and treatments. Since the appearance of the first edition in 1990, significant developments have occured...

This guide explains in detail the different kinds of headache and the wide variety of treatments available - both conventional and complementary. It covers headaches associated with illnesses, such as...

Books about stroke are a new phenomenon. For decades the occurrence of an insult to the brain from ischaemia or from haemorrhage was used to localize brain function or to...

In his New York Timesbestselling book, Ultra Metabolism, Dr. Mark Hyman unveiled his groundbreaking but simple plan for automatic weight loss. Never before had all seven keys to permanent weight...

It was in August 1992 that Dr R. Porter requested a brain scan for Louis Blank. Louis had been deteriorating for more than a year, from a man of intelligence...

The unfortunate popular perception is that when someone is diagnosed with Alzheimer's or dementia, they are immediately lost to themselves, to those who love them and to those they love....

Do you try all the latest fad 'diets' and find that you're gaining weight instead of losing it? Are you convinced you must be doing something wrong?In The True You...

Produced in response to requests from readers, this volume offers further recipe ideas to help with the detox experience. Carol Vorderman and nutritionalist Anita Bean have developed 100 more recipes...

Science has proven that low GI, slowly digested carbohydrates, are key to healthy and sustained weight loss. THE LOW GI COOKBOOK brings you over 70 tempting recipes based on these...

This is the story of the Singapore healthcare system: how it works, how it is financed, its history, where it is going, and what lessons it may hold for national...

Follow the Dr Atkins' Diet and forget counting calories. Watch the fat melt away as a healthier and firmer body emerges. Enjoy more energy as well as freedom from a...

After being diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, Dermot O'Connor dedicated his life to discovering the key ways in which you can not only live with, but also recover from, life-threatening illness....

With more than 180 low-carb recipes, beautiful photographs, meal plans and an explanation of the Atkins diet and how to follow it effectively, this is the must-have book for all...

Two years ago Nicole Mowbray gave up sugar and the effects were astonishing. It changed her life, her body, her relationships, her face and her health. Now sugar is under...