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101 Ways to Save Money on Health Care
by Koelker Cynthia J.Read Cynthia Koelker's blogs and other content on the Penguin Community. "Dr. Cynthia Koelker gives us the inside scoop on how to save money at the doctor's office and still get great care. Even if you have insurance, 101 Ways to Save Money on Health Care will still help you save your hard-earned cash. " -Elizabeth Cohen, MPH, CNN senior medical correspondent, author of The Empowered Patient For over twenty years, Ohio-based family physician Dr. Cynthia J. Koelker has made it her mission to help people lower their health care expenses. Now, in 101 Ways to Save Money on Health Care, Dr. Koelker shares her insider tips and information so that you too can save hundreds (even thousands!) without sacrificing your health. 101 Ways is loaded with simple, easy-to-understand tips on topics that everyone will find useful, including: * How to save money on brand name drugs * How to cut costs for chronic problems-from asthma to allergies * How to ask for a hospital discount (it's easier than you think!) * Ways to save money on glasses and contacts * What websites you can trust to give you the best health information Whether you are uninsured, or just looking to save money, this invaluable guide will show you how to stay healthy and hold onto your hard-earned dollars. .
101 Ways to Save Your Life
by Chris HarrisStraightforward, easy-to-learn precautions, to help protect oneself from crime.
101 Ways to Stop Eating After Dinner
by Nancy Butcher[from the back cover] "No more midnight snacks ... no more morning regrets. Just about every diet expert will tell you to stop eating after the dinner dishes are washed and put away. The problem is they don't tell you how. How, exactly, do you resist those overwhelming urges for desserts, snacks, and midnight munchies? There are at least 101 ways--and you'll find them in this simple, practical no-nonsense guide to healthy eating and weight-loss success. You'll find everything from quick tricks (like brushing your teeth) to surprising projects (like starting that novel you've been thinking about writing)--plus a special section on what to do "If You Have to Have It," filled with advice on the smartest low-calorie late-night treats. You can change your habits ...and change your life. All you have to do is shut that fridge--and open this book! ALSO INCLUDES SPECIAL IDEAS FOR LESS-FATTENING, MORE-FILLING EVENING MEALS."
101 Ways to Stop Eating After Dinner
by Nancy ButcherThe unique quick-tip reference for everyone who's fighting midnight munchies -- 101 Quick Tricks, Smart Strategies, and Healthy New Habits -- Advice on a Acceptable After-Dinner Treats -- Recipes for Less-Fattening, More-Filling Evening Meals
101 Weight Loss Tips for Preventing and Controlling Diabetes
by Anne Daly Linda Delahanty Judith Wylie-RosettContains tips on preventing diabetes, weight loss surgery and medications, diabetes complications, eating out, overcoming emotional obstacles to weight loss, exercise, and nutrition.
108 Metaphors for Mindfulness: From Wild Chickens to Petty Tyrants
by Arnie KozakFrom the author of Mindfulness A to Z!This engaging and accessible little book is filled with both humor and profound teaching. It presents 108 metaphors for mindfulness, meditation practice, the nature of the self, change, deep acceptance, and other related concepts that Dr. Kozak has cultivated over twenty-five years of meditating, practicing yoga, and working as a clinical psychologist. Metaphors are indispensable to understanding mindfulness, and to help deeply internalize it and make it a part of everyday life. These mentally catchy images can motivate us to practice, show us how and where to bring mindfulness to life in our personal experience, and help us employ powerful methods for transformation. This book was previously published under the title Wild Chicken and Petty Tyrants.
108 Pearls to Awaken Your Healing Potential: A Cardiologist Translates The Science Of Health And Healing Into Practice
by Mimi GuarneriWhat guides your everyday life? In many cultures, you might use prayer beads such as the rosary or the 108-bead mala as a guide in your spiritual or meditative practice. In this book, Dr. Mimi Guarneri blends modern science and ancient wisdom to offer her own guide of 108 pearls —steps you can take to awaken the healing potential of your body, mind, and spirit. Drawing from her experience as an internationally renowned cardiologist, scholar, author, and leading proponent of integrative medicine, Dr. Guarneri translates the science of health, healing, and longevity into practical answers to lead you to physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual health. With the guide of the 108 pearls in this book, you will understand why your genes do not determine your destiny; how to adopt a damage-proof diet; how to turn stress into strength; how to achieve holistic mental health; how to nourish your relationships; how to tap into the healing power of your thoughts; and how to strengthen your spirituality and heal your energy body. Most importantly, you will understand how to use what you’ve learned to help heal our planet. Once you realize that wellness is the result of an intimate dance between ourselves and our world, you’ll move from just surviving to thriving!
111 Magic: Spells, Rituals, and Meditations to Reclaim Your Power
by Awyn Dawn111 Spells, Rituals, and Meditations to Manifest Your Most Magnificent SelfIn numerology, 1 means beginnings and 11 means spiritual awakening. This book is the beginning of your spiritual awakening.Awyn Dawn teaches you how to break harmful patterns, grow your spirituality through deep self-exploration, and build a meaningful practice. With her guidance, you can shape the direction of your life and step confidently on your magical path.Spells connect you to the world and bring about change. Rituals remind you to have gratitude. Meditations help you communicate with the gods. Providing all three, Awyn shows you how to heal trauma, work with the elements, empower yourself through the sun and moon, and much more. This book offers 111 ways to be your greatest self—as only you can be.
111 Oracle Spreads for Every Day: Enhance Your Readings, Spark Your Intuition, & Deepen Your Connection with Any Card Deck
by Krystal BannerThis first-of-its-kind book of 111 oracle card spreads is separated into common topics—general, love, career, spiritual, and astrology—and offers readers creative, magical ways to work with their intuition and their favorite oracle deck to find guidance and inner wisdom.Practical, insightful, and magic-infused spreads for oracle card deck readers at any point in their journey with divination: from seasoned pros to newbie readers learning to read using their first deck.The book is not connected to a particular deck, but like books of tarot spreads, it is something any oracle reader can use: from the seeker who has just purchased their first deck to someone who has a collection of decks piled up to their ceiling.Some examples include: the Attraction Spread, which helps the reader sort through what energies they are attracting both consciously and subconsciously; the Spirit Guide Spread, which calls in messages from the reader's guides; and the Mercury Retrograde Spread, which encourages the reader to reflect on the challenges and opportunities in this unsettled period.
12 Best Foods Cookbook: Over 200 Delicious Recipes Featuring the 12 Healthiest Foods
by Dana JacobiFrom an award-winning food writer and chef--the breakthrough cookbook that identifies 12 micronutrient-rich foods that can help protect you against major disease and shows you how to turn them into mouthwatering dishes.A diet rich in nutrients, including protein, carbohydrates, fat, fiber, and vitamins, is not enough for our health. For optimum protection against heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and other chronic diseases, we also need an abundance of micronutrients. How to make sure we get enough of these vital micronutrients--and how to prepare them easily and deliciously--is what Dana Jacobi shows us in 12 Best Foods Cookbook.After identifying the 12 foods containing the most potent micronutrients--broccoli, black beans, tomatoes, salmon, soy, sweet potatoes, oats, onions, blueberries, walnuts, spinach, and chocolate--Jacobi provides over 200 fabulous, remarkably varied recipes starring these ingredients. From appetizers and sandwiches to sides and smoothies, from Salmon and Creamed Corn Chowder to a stir-fry of Asparagus, Red Pepper and Curried Tofu, the recipes in this book prove that a diet rich in all the micronutrients science has shown to be indispensable to our well-being can be a parade of delectable dishes. And, since chocolate is the most powerful antioxidant food, The Ultimate Bittersweet Brownies is one of the sweet treats that will satisfy the yearnings of health-conscious eaters and passionate chocoholics alike.
12 Day Body Shaping Miracle: Change Your Shape, Transform Problem Areas, and Beat Fat for Good
by Michael ThurmondWonder why all those hours spent on the treadmill or lifting weights aren't getting you the results you want? According to Thurmond, if you're not working out in a way that's just right for your individual body type, you're wasting time and energy. In 12-Day Body Shaping Miracle, Michael Thurmond presents his breakthrough exercise program for getting your body into a better proportional balance. Using Thurmond's exclusive "blueprinting system", you'll identify your unique metabolism and body type. You'll then discover a personalized exercise plan to quickly target your specific problem areas and transform your body shape in just 12 days. For example, if you are bottom heavy, you learn how to trim your thighs and hips while building up your shoulders and back, giving your body that trimmer, more hourglass-like shape. Thurmond's unique program focuses on sculpting muscles through select, easy-to-do weight training techniques with cardiovascular activity. And, no matter what your starting weight, level of fitness or shape is, Thurmond guarantees rapid results.
12 Days of Richard Simmons
by Penguin Young Readers LicensesCelebrate the holidays with Richard Simmons!Celebrate the holidays with fitness legend Richard Simmons! This gift book is perfect as a stocking stuffer for fans who like to disco sweat to the Christmas oldies.
12 Magic Wands: The Art of Meeting Life's Challenges
by G. G. BolichThis insightful guide is for recognizing the magic in your life, and using it to improve your physical, mental, and spiritual self. After explaining what magic is, the book offers twelve magic &“wands.&” Each wand provides practical tools and exercises to gain control over a specific area in your life, such as friendship and love. Included are inspiring true stories of people who have used the magic in their lives to both help themselves and point the way to others.
12 Questions for Love: A Guide to Intimate Conversations and Deeper Relationships
by Topaz Adizes&“Save yourself another round of heartbreak and breakups and read this first. Topaz condenses years of wisdom into 12 powerful questions that will give you the keys to unlock real, true, and profound love so you don&’t have to keep searching (or suffering) in disconnected relationships.&”—Natalie Kuhn, spiritual teacher and co-CEO of The ClassCould one conversation improve your relationship forever? We all crave connection. But sometimes we need help getting there. By having a conversation with your partner, guided by these thought-provoking questions, you&’ll discover the strength in having mindful, meaningful conversations and unlock a deeper level of lasting intimacy. Author Topaz Adizes invites you to bravely explore the heart of your relationshipthrough 12 carefully crafted questions drawn from thousands of candid conversations with real couples featured in his Emmy Award-winning documentary series {THE AND}. In today&’s fast-paced world, it is easier than ever to feel isolated, disconnected, and idling in surface-level relationships. Having observed a decade&’s worth of extraordinary conversations unfold, Topaz explores the key to feeling closer, more secure, and more connected with your partner. This essential, inclusive guide includes: Powerful tools to create a safe, transformative space for connection12 questions proven to nurture authentic intimacy, and examples from people who've been thereStrategies for staying connected in the midst of conflictConfidence to craft better, stronger questions of your own (hint: you&’ll get better answers)Make every conversation count, and you&’ll uncover the magic that awaits when you dare to be vulnerable, go deeper, and love like never before.
12 Steps to Raw Foods: How to End Your Dependency on Cooked Food
by Victoria Boutenko Gabriel CousensWhy do we overeat time and time again? Why do we make poor diet choices while we want to be healthy? What makes losing weight so difficult? These and many other vital questions are addressed in 12 Steps to Raw Foods in an open and sincere dialogue. Based on the latest scientific research, Victoria Boutenko explains the numerous benefits of choosing a diet of fresh rather than cooked foods. This book contains self-tests and questionnaires that help the reader to determine if they have hidden eating patterns that undermine their health. Using examples from life, the author explores the most common reasons for people to make unhealthy eating choices.Rather than simply praising the benefits of raw foods, this book offers helpful tips and coping techniques to form and maintain new, healthy patterns. Learn how to make a raw food restaurant card that makes dining with co-workers easy and enjoyable. Discover three magic sentences that enable you to refuse your mother-in-law's apple pie without offending her. Find out how to sustain your chosen diet while traveling. These are only a few of the many scenarios that Boutenko outlines. Written in a convenient 12-step format, this book guides the reader through the most significant physical, psychological, and spiritual phases of the transition from cooked to raw foods. Embracing the raw food lifestyle is more than simply turning off the stove. Such a radical change in the way we eat affects all aspects of life. Boutenko touches on the human relationship with nature, the value of supporting others, and the importance of living in harmony with people who don't share the same point of view on eating. Already a classic, this enhanced second edition is aimed at anyone interested in improving their health through diet.
12 Weeks to a Sharper You: A Guided Program to Keep Sharp for Life
by Dr Sanjay GuptaKeep your brain young and healthy at any age with this practical workbook, taking you through the 12-week program from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Keep Sharp.Chief CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta helped countless readers keep their brains sharp and effortlessly productive with Keep Sharp. In 12 Weeks to a Sharper You, he now provides a step-by-step 12-week program to help you put his transformational ideas into daily practice. As Dr Gupta writes, 'Change is a challenge, and changing long-established habits takes effort.' But this workbook makes it easy to apply Gupta's groundbreaking tips and research to establish healthy behaviours for life. The 12-week program will help you feel less anxious, sleep better, improve energy, think more clearly, and become more resilient to daily stress.Full of tips, quotations, and prompts, 12 Weeks to a Sharper You is the only guide you'll need to keep your brain young and healthy at any age.
12 Weeks to a Sharper You: A Practical Guide: Build a Better Brain At Any Age
by Dr Sanjay GuptaKeep your brain young and healthy at any age with this practical workbook, taking you through the 12-week program from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Keep Sharp.Chief CNN medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta helped countless listeners keep their brains sharp and effortlessly productive with Keep Sharp. In 12 Weeks to a Sharper You, he now provides a step-by-step 12-week program to help you put his transformational ideas into daily practice. As Dr Gupta writes, 'Change is a challenge, and changing long-established habits takes effort.' But this workbook makes it easy to apply Gupta's groundbreaking tips and research to establish healthy behaviours for life. The 12-week program will help you feel less anxious, sleep better, improve energy, think more clearly, and become more resilient to daily stress.Full of tips, quotations, and prompts, 12 Weeks to a Sharper You is the only guide you'll need to keep your brain young and healthy at any age.(P) 2022 Simon & Schuster Audio
12,000 Canaries Can’t Be Wrong: What’s Making Us Sick and What We Can Do About It
by John MolotA doctor explains how our environment affects our health, with a nine-step plan to help with fibromyalgia, IBS, and other conditions. In the old days, canaries were used to detect carbon monoxide in coal mines. Today, countless people suffer due to toxins and chemicals that surround us in the modern world, and Dr. John Molot, over the decades, has seen more than twelve thousand patients with environmentally linked illnesses. In this book, Molot explains how the environment contributes to the development and progression of many common conditions and illnesses, including chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia and other pain disorders, chemical sensitivity, irritable bowel syndrome, allergies and asthma, diabetes, autistic spectrum disorder, and even obesity—and offers an action plan that will make a positive difference to our health, and to the health of our children. “Compelling and well-written, this is a solidly researched, detailed explanation of the causes and effects of numerous modern health issues . . . It’s possible to skip straight to the treatment plan, but it would be a shame, considering how persuasive, fascinating, and often mind-blowing Molot’s case is.” —Publishers Weekly
12,000 Dreams Interpreted: A New Edition for the 21st Century
by Gustavus Hindman Miller Linda Shields Lenore SkomalA bestselling classic, back and bigger than ever! Nearly a century ago, Gustavus Hindman Miller published his groundbreaking masterwork, 10,000 Dreams Interpreted, the most compelling and thorough study of all the symbols that appear in our dreamscape. Miller offered an enlightening introduction to dream history and types, and organized his symbols into eminently logical categories. Now, popular psychic and medium Linda Shields has updated this classic, featuring revisions and additions to more than 2,000 of his original interpretations as well as 2,000 entirely new entries. This brings the book up to speed with our modern life, including objects unknown in Millers time, such as cell phones, computers, televisions, and more. An exciting, enriching, and elegantly packaged revision thats a must-have for anyone who dreams!
120 días con Ayurveda: Una manera de vivir
by María Montoya RincónAyurveda es todo lo que te rodea. El Ayurveda se encuentra presente en todas las áreas de nuestra vida. Esta ciencia milenaria de la salud, hermana del yoga y nacida en India, nos brinda un conocimiento práctico y filosófico que nos dirige hacia el descubrimiento de nosotros mismos como seres espirituales. Con la lectura de este libro podrás reconocer el poder que tienen tus pensamientos, tus acciones y tus decisiones para vivir con bienestar. La vida es, sobre todo, la expresión de tu conciencia y la percepción que tienes de todo lo que te rodea. Este es el secreto para sanar o enfermar a tu cuerpo, que es el vehículo para amar y hacer grandes cosas. El objetivo de este libro es acompañarte durante 120 días, para que puedas descubrir la sabiduría del Ayurveda que reside en ti y en el mundo que te rodea.
125 Gluten-Free Vegetarian Recipes
by Carol FensterA new cookbook by the pioneer of delicious gluten-free food offers mouthwatering vegetarian recipes for gluten-free eaters. Whether it's because of food allergies, celiac disease, or dietary preferences, more and more people want to eliminate gluten from their diet. Many are looking for hearty, flavor-packed vegetarian and vegan options to increase their energy and make healthy choices for their families and the environment. At last, Carol Fenster-one of the country's foremost experts on special diets and an author of several popular gluten-free cookbooks-answers the call of a growing market of at-home cooks. In 125 Vegetarian Gluten-Free Recipes, Fenster applies her proven kitchen prowess to creating quick-and-easy vegetarian recipes that are sensational and healthful. From snacks and appetizers like Baked Kale Chips, to filling dinners like Chili Cornbread Casserole and Eggplant Parmesan Stacks, to decadent desserts like All-American Cherry Pie and Chocolate Brownies, 125 Vegetarian Gluten-Free Recipes is the perfect addition to any gluten-free kitchen.
13 Famous Patients
by Dr Noah D. Fabricant13 Famous Patients provides a fascinating insight into how Franklin D. Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Mohandas Gandhi, Woodrow Wilson, Marcel Proust, D. H. Lawrence, James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Sigmund Freud, Clarence Darrow, Paul Gauguin, George Gershwin and Enrico Caruso all dealt with illness.The present edition was first published in 1960.“THIS is a book about an unsung hero—that often forgotten and yet most important figure in medicine called the patient. […] More precisely, this is a book about thirteen famous patients who faced their ailments with courage or fear, with hope or despair, with tenacity or resignation.”—Dr. Noah Daniel
131 Method: Your Personalized Nutrition Solution to Boost Metabolism, Restore Gut Health, and Lose Weight
by Chalene JohnsonChalene Johnson, New York Times best-selling author and award-winning entrepreneur who's built and sold several multimillion-dollar lifestyle companies, offers a revolutionary fitness program with proven success based on her successful online program of the same name.Diets are dumb. You aren't.Your personalized plan for gut health, wellness, and weight lossYou're smart. You're sick of gimmicks and trendy diets that leave you with frustration and a slower metabolism. The 131 Method gets to the root of the problem--gut health--and delivers a personalized solution to wellness, hormone balance, and permanent weight loss based on the Nobel Prize-winning science of autophagy and diet phasing. Finally, a science-based solution that's actually doable!Following her own health scare, health and wellness expert Chalene Johnson set out to understand the science and individuality of metabolism. Working with renowned researchers, doctors, and registered dietitians, she developed a simplified 3-phase plan for health promoting weight loss. This proven methodology was tested with more than 25,000 individuals. Now she distills the essentials of her hugely successful online program into the 131 Method book.1 Objective (set by you!), 3 Weeks of Diet Phasing, and 1 Week to Fast and Refuel. 131 Method guides you through Chalene's three-phase, 12-week solution, helping you personalize every step of the way. You'll: * Lose weight without slowing your metabolism * Improve gut health and boost immunity * Fix cravings and reset hormones * Discover 100 delicious, easy recipesThe 131 Method isn't a one size fits all diet, it's how to eat a diet that works! You'll get everything you need to change your thinking, transform your body, and improve your life . . . for good!
14 Minutes: A Running Legend's Life and Death and Life
by John Brant Alberto SalazarIn 2007, after collapsing on a practice field at the Nike campus, champion marathoner Alberto Salazar's heart stopped beating for 14 minutes. Over the crucial moments that followed, rescuers administered CPR to feed oxygen to his brain and EMTs shocked his heart eight times with defibrillator paddles. He was clinically dead. But miraculously, Salazar was back at the Nike campus coaching his runners just nine days later.Salazar had faced death before, but he survived that and numerous other harrowing episodes thanks to his raw physical talent, maniacal training habits, and sheer will, as well as—he strongly believes—divine grace.In 14 Minutes, Salazar chronicles in spellbinding detail how a shy, skinny Cuban-American kid from the suburbs of Boston was transformed into the greatest marathon runner of his era. For the first time, he reveals his tempestuous relationship with his father, a former ally of Fidel Castro; his early running life in high school with the Greater Boston Track Club; his unhealthy obsession to train through pain; the dramatic wins in New York, Boston, and South Africa; and how surviving 14 minutes of death taught him to live again.
14,000 Things to Be Happy About.: Newly Revised and Updated
by Barbara Ann KipferWith more than 1.5 million copies in print, 14,000 Things to Be Happy About is the iconic impulse gift book that celebrates all the little things that make life worth living. Now it is even more of a mood-altering pick-me-up, with the use of cheerful watercolors throughout plus redesigned pages, all of which give this new edition a fresh, joyous feeling. At the heart, though, is its unique list of thousands of items, places, thoughts, and moments that make us happy. No opinions, no explanations, no asides or footnotes. It&’s mesmerizing. And as an antidote to the all-too-many things to be unhappy about, it could not be more welcome. a sweet tooth twirling a baton driving as you wish your kids would artistic license an express lane reaching a compromise ripe peaches on a summer's eve dinner rolls playing in autumn leaves A unique way to unplug, relax, reminisce, practice gratitude, and change your mood to an upbeat and happy one!