Random House New Releases - Medical - Between November 27, 2008 and December 27, 2009.

Rhythm and Touch by Anthony P. Arnold, PH.D.

2009-11-17T00:30:00-05:00

Rhythm and Touch The Fundamentals of Craniosacral Therapy
Written by Anthony P. Arnold, PH.D.

With its low-impact, nurturing approach to working with the spine, the skull, the diaphragm, and the fascia to release pain in the body, Craniosacral Therapy has become an increasingly popular healing method. Rhythm and Touch explains in detail how it works. Divided into two parts, the book follows a simple, step-by-step instructional model. Part one guides the practitioner in discovering the craniosacral rhythm and learning how to interpret and respond to its cues. Following the line of the spine from pelvis to neck and head, this section develops a protocol for a basic session. It details how to touch the body and support the inner healing process. Part two offers a thorough review of the brain’s protective and nourishing environment, the cranium. It introduces new means of assessing and easing restriction in the relationship of cranial bones. Moving outward from the cranium, this section describes the bones of the mouth and face, their interrelationship and motions, and how to assess and release the results of injury. The final chapter offers reflections and recommendations for using this vast array of knowledge effectively.

Body, Soul, and Baby by Paula Spencer

2009-10-21T00:30:00-05:00

Body, Soul, and Baby A Doctor's Guide to the Complete Pregnancy Experience, From Preconception to Pos tpartum
Written by Tracy Gaudet and Paula Spencer

Prescription Drugs for Half Price or Less by Stephen Hyde

2009-10-07T00:30:00-05:00

Prescription Drugs for Half Price or Less
Written by Stephen Hyde

If you want to save up to 50, 70, even 90% on your prescription drug costs, this is the book you need. Stephen S. S. Hyde, founder of Hyde Rx Services Corporation, is the leading authority on low-cost prescription drug benefits, and now he’s offering individual consumers the expertise he provides to America’s employers and health plans. With the simple, cost-saving techniques outlined in this revolutionary book, you can save literally hundreds, even thousands of dollars on your family’s prescription medications. You’ll discover:
• The seven questions you should ask your doctor before he writes a prescription
• How your pharmacist can save you money
• How to get FREE prescription drugs
• How to save on generic, over-the-counter, and brand-name drugs
• How to get the lowest prices from retail, mail-order, online, and Canadian pharmacies
• How you may be eligible for discount cards and other assistance programs
• A Special Seniors Medicare Drug Benefit Report, and much more!
With an appendix of directories, pharmacies, and websites to get you started, this book will pay for itself with your very first prescription!

From the Trade Paperback edition.

Weekends at Bellevue by Julie Holland

2009-10-06T00:30:00-05:00

Weekends at Bellevue
Written by Julie Holland

Julie Holland thought she knew what crazy was.
Then she came to Bellevue.

New York City’s Bellevue Hospital, the oldest public hospital in the United States, has a tradition of “serving the underserved” that dates back to 1736. For nine eventful years, Dr. Holland was the weekend physician in charge of Bellevue’s psychiatric emergency room, a one-woman front line charged with assessing and treating some of the city’s most vulnerable and troubled citizens, its forgotten and forsaken—and its criminally insane. Deciding who gets locked up and who gets talked down would be an awesome responsibility for most people. For Julie Holland, it was just another day at the office.

In an absorbing memoir laced with humor, Holland provides an unvarnished look at life in the psych ER, recounting stories from her vast case files that are alternately terrifying, tragically comic, and profoundly moving: the serial killer, the naked man barking like a dog in Times Square, the schizophrenic begging for an injection of club soda to quiet the voices in his head, the subway conductor who watched a young woman pushed into the path of his train. As Holland comes to understand, the degree to which someone can lose his or her mind is infinite, and each patient’s pain leaves a mark on her as well—as does the cancer battle of a fellow doctor who is both her best friend and her most trusted mentor.

Writing with uncommon candor about her life both inside and outside the hospital—her professional struggles, personal relationships, and the therapy sessions that help her crack the hard shell she’s formed to keep the pain at bay—Holland supplies not only a page-turner with all the fast-paced immediacy of a TV medical drama but also a fascinating glimpse into the inner lives of doctors who struggle to maintain perspective in a world where sanity is in the eye of the beholder.

The Pill Book (13th Edition) by Harold M. Silverman

2009-09-23T00:30:00-05:00

The Pill Book (13th Edition)
Written by Harold M. Silverman

For more than two decades, millions of consumers have trusted The Pill Book to provide official, FDA-approved drug information plus guidelines from leading pharmacists. Each drug is profiled in a concise, readable, and easy-to-understand entry, making The Pill Book the perfect reference when you have questions about the medications your doctor prescribes.

The most up-to-date information about the more than 1,800 most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States:

• Generic and brand-name listings that can help you save money
• What the drug is for, and how it works
• Usual dosages, and what to do if a dose is skipped
• Side effects and possible adverse reactions, highlighted for quick reference
• Interactions with other drugs and food
• Overdose and addiction potential
• Alcohol-free and sugar-free medications
• The most popular self-injected medications and their safe handling
• Information for seniors, pregnant and breast-feeding women, children, and others with special needs
• Cautions and warnings, and when to call your doctor
• 32 pages of actual-size color photographs of prescription pills

From the Trade Paperback edition.

The Wonder Years by Tanya Remer Altmann

2009-09-23T00:30:00-05:00

The Wonder Years Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate The Major Developmental Milestones
Written by American Academy Of Pediatrics
Edited by Tanya Remer Altmann

From America’s most trusted pediatric authority comes an indispensable, easy-to-use guide to helping your baby and young child flourish in the first five years of life—physically, mentally, and emotionally.

The first five years of a child’s life are filled with major developmental and behavioral milestones. During this period your infant becomes an individual who has mastered a range of skills—from walking to making conversation–that prepares him or her to enter the world beyond home and family. For parents, this wondrous time provides an opportunity to help children fulfill their potential. The Wonder Years shows you how to make the most of it.

Written in the same warm and accessible language that has endeared the Academy’s bestselling Caring for Your Baby and Young Child: Birth to Age 5 to millions of parents for over fifteen years, this doctor-approved resource features a variety of fun-filled activities, tips, and hints, and offers the most dependable, authoritative, up-to-date information on child development, including:

• Ideal patterns of growth at every stage—and normal variances
• Parent-child activities that help you monitor and promote your
child’s development
• Easy ways to create an enriching home environment
• A “behind-the-scenes” look at what’s going on in your
child’s developing brain
• Information on aiding children with special needs–from ADHD, autism,
and learning disabilities to those who are gifted
• Advice on consulting specialists, including nutritionists, occupational therapists, and counselors
• Tips on safety and injury prevention
• How factors like birth order and gender impact development

With five hundred full-color photographs and illustrations, developmental time lines, charts, and graphs, this family-friendly book is the definitive guide no parent or caregiver can afford to be without.

From the Hardcover edition.

Hands of Life by Julie Motz

2009-08-19T00:30:00-05:00

Hands of Life Use Your Body's Own Energy Medicine for Healing, Recovery, and Transformation
Written by Julie Motz

Julie Motz takes us on an extraordinary journey into a revolutionary form of healing. Five months after she began treating patients recuperating from open-heart surgery, she became a pioneer, crossing into uncharted territory--the first alternative healer to work on a surgical patient whose dying heart was being replaced with a new one. Inside that operating room, her own experience of healing would be completely transformed and redefined....

This remarkable book chronicles Julie Motz's uncommon mission to bring alternative methods of healing to the country's most prestigious hospitals. Invited by a young heart surgeon, she began working with patients undergoing radical lifesaving procedures. As she sensed the traumas and unresolved emotions that contributed to their suffering, she helped them release fear and anger, to begin healing both body and soul.

This breakthrough form of healing draws on Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine, treating the body and spirit as an interconnected whole. Julie Motz shows how strong emotion affects our bodies, creating energy imbalances that can lead to illness if unaddressed. And as she offers her deep compassion to the people under her care, she shows us how to care for ourselves as well: with patience and love, without judgment. She teaches us the role of the systems of our bodies in processing emotion, and how we can detoxify anger and fear, whether past or present. And she makes a persuasive case for allowing feeling into the sterile world of the O.R.

Hands of Life offers a stunning new view of the synthesis of high-tech medicine and ancient healing wisdom, presenting powerful evidence of the role of the spirit in matters of life and death. It is a book that urges us all to find deeper understanding of our bodies and enter the mysteries of our flesh with curiosity and wonder instead of passivity and fear.

From the Hardcover edition.

The Victorian Hospital by Lavinia Mitton

2009-08-18T00:30:00-05:00

The Victorian Hospital
Written by Lavinia Mitton

During the 1830s British hospitals were a far cry from the standard of healthcare we expect today. With a lack of institutions to cater for the seriously ill, those who did receive treatment would not necessarily benefit from being hospitalized, as the care available was hardly an improvement on being nursed at home. The Victorian period saw a vast growth in the number of hospitals in Britain and these infirmaries became increasingly involved with the education of health care and medical professions. Yet despite the growing role of hospitals, there were wide variations in the quality of medical services available. This book charts the changes that took place in the Victorian era and explores the different types of hospitals that were available, from the celebrated specialist institutions served by famous surgeons to the appalling workhouse infirmaries where the patients were looked after by untrained pauper nurses. Illustrated with black and white drawings and photographs of the buildings, beds, waiting rooms and even ambulances that served the Victorian people, this book is a fascinating insight into the different healthcare available to the rich and the poor, and the advances in surgery and nursing that closed the gap between the 1830s hospital and the establishments that we are familiar with today.

Every Patient Tells a Story by Lisa Sanders

2009-08-11T00:30:00-05:00

Every Patient Tells a Story Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
Written by Lisa Sanders

A riveting exploration of the most difficult and important part of what doctors do, by Yale School of Medicine physician Dr. Lisa Sanders, author of the monthly New York Times Magazine column "Diagnosis," the inspiration for the hit Fox TV series House, M.D.

"The experience of being ill can be like waking up in a foreign country. Life, as you formerly knew it, is on hold while you travel through this other world as unknown as it is unexpected. When I see patients in the hospital or in my office who are suddenly, surprisingly ill, what they really want to know is, ‘What is wrong with me?’ They want a road map that will help them manage their new surroundings. The ability to give this unnerving and unfamiliar place a name, to know it–on some level–restores a measure of control, independent of whether or not that diagnosis comes attached to a cure. Because, even today, a diagnosis is frequently all a good doctor has to offer."

A healthy young man suddenly loses his memory–making him unable to remember the events of each passing hour. Two patients diagnosed with Lyme disease improve after antibiotic treatment–only to have their symptoms mysteriously return. A young woman lies dying in the ICU–bleeding, jaundiced, incoherent–and none of her doctors know what is killing her. In Every Patient Tells a Story, Dr. Lisa Sanders takes us bedside to witness the process of solving these and other diagnostic dilemmas, providing a firsthand account of the expertise and intuition that lead a doctor to make the right diagnosis.

Never in human history have doctors had the knowledge, the tools, and the skills that they have today to diagnose illness and disease. And yet mistakes are made, diagnoses missed, symptoms or tests misunderstood. In this high-tech world of modern medicine, Sanders shows us that knowledge, while essential, is not sufficient to unravel the complexities of illness. She presents an unflinching look inside the detective story that marks nearly every illness–the diagnosis–revealing the combination of uncertainty and intrigue that doctors face when confronting patients who are sick or dying. Through dramatic stories of patients with baffling symptoms, Sanders portrays the absolute necessity and surprising difficulties of getting the patient’s story, the challenges of the physical exam, the pitfalls of doctor-to-doctor communication, the vagaries of tests, and the near calamity of diagnostic errors. In Every Patient Tells a Story, Dr. Sanders chronicles the real-life drama of doctors solving these difficult medical mysteries that not only illustrate the art and science of diagnosis, but often save the patients’ lives.

From the Hardcover edition.

Every Patient Tells a Story by Lisa Sanders

2009-08-11T00:30:00-05:00

Every Patient Tells a Story Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
Written by Lisa Sanders

Every Patient Tells A Story by Lisa Sanders

2009-08-11T00:30:00-05:00

Every Patient Tells A Story Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
Written by Lisa Sanders
Read by Lisa Sanders

Pharmako/Dynamis by Dale Pendell

2009-08-03T00:30:00-05:00

Pharmako/Dynamis Stimulating Plants, Potions, and Herbcraft
Written by Dale Pendell

This is the second volume of North Atlantic Books’ hard cover edition of Dale Pendell's Pharmako trilogy, an encyclopedic study of the history and uses of psychoactive plants and related synthetics first published between 1995 and 2005. The books form an interrelated suite of works that provide the reader with a unique, reliable, and often personal immersion in this medically, culturally, and spiritually fascinating subject. All three books are beautifully designed and illustrated, and are written with unparalleled authority, erudition, playfulness, and range.

Pharmako/Dynamis: Stimulating Plants, Potions, and Herbcraft focuses on stimulants (including coffee, tea, chocolate, and coca and its derivatives) and empathogens (notably Ecstasy). Each substance is explored in detail, not only with information on its history, pharmacology, preparation, and cultural and esoteric correspondences, but also the subtleties of each plant's effect on consciousness in a way that only poets can do. The whole concoction is sprinkled with abundant quotations from famous writers, creating a literary brew as intoxicating as its subject.

The Pharmako series also includes Pharmako/Poeia (which covers tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, opiates, salvia divinorum, and other substances) and Pharmako/Gnosis (which addresses psychedelics and shamanic plants).

Pharmako/Gnosis by Dale Pendell

2009-08-03T00:30:00-05:00

Pharmako/Gnosis Plant Teachers and the Poison Path
Written by Dale Pendell

This is the third and final volume of North Atlantic Books’ hard cover edition of Dale Pendell's Pharmako trilogy, an encyclopedic study of the history and uses of psychoactive plants and related synthetics first published between 1995 and 2005. The books form an interrelated suite of works that provide the reader with a unique, reliable, and often personal immersion in this medically, culturally, and spiritually fascinating subject. All three books are beautifully designed and illustrated, and are written with unparalleled authority, erudition, playfulness, and range.

Pharmako/Gnosis: Plant Teachers and the Poison Path focuses on plant-based and derivative psychedelic "teachers" (including ayahuasca, peyote, LSD, and DMT) and on the "poison path" of substances such as belladonna, ketamine, and ibogaine. Each substance is explored in detail, not only with information on its history, pharmacology, preparation, and cultural and esoteric correspondences, but also the subtleties of each plant's effect on consciousness in a way that only poets can do. The whole concoction is sprinkled with abundant quotations from famous writers, creating a literary brew as intoxicating as its subject.

The Pharmako series includes the predecessor volumes Pharmako/Poeia (which covers tobacco, alcohol, cannabis, opiates, salvia divinorum, and other substances) and Pharmako/Dynamis (focusing on stimulants and empathogens).

Pharmako/Poeia by Gary Snyder

2009-08-03T00:30:00-05:00

Pharmako/Poeia Plant Powers, Poisons, and Herbcraft
Written by Dale Pendell
Foreword by Gary Snyder

This is the first volume of North Atlantic Books’ hardcover edition of Dale Pendell's Pharmako trilogy, an encyclopedic study of the history and uses of psychoactive plants and related synthetics first published between 1995 and 2005. The books form an interrelated suite of works that provide the reader with a unique, reliable, and often personal immersion in this medically, culturally, and spiritually fascinating subject. All three books are beautifully designed and illustrated, and are written with unparalleled authority, erudition, playfulness, and range.

Pharmako/Poeia: Plant Powers, Poisons, and Herbcraft focuses on familiar psychoactive plant-derived substances and related synthetics, ranging from the licit (tobacco, alcohol) to the illicit (cannabis, opium) and the exotic (absinthe, salvia divinorum, nitrous oxide). Each substance is explored in detail, not only with information on its history, pharmacology, preparation, and cultural and esoteric correspondences, but also the subtleties of each plant's effect on consciousness in a way that only poets can do. The whole concoction is sprinkled with abundant quotations from famous writers, creating a literary brew as intoxicating as its subject.

The Pharmako series is continued in Pharmako/Dynamis (focusing on stimulants and empathogens) and Pharmako/Gnosis (which addresses psychedelics and shamanic plants).

Bantam Medical Dictionary, Fifth Edition by Laurence Urdang

2009-07-22T00:30:00-05:00

Bantam Medical Dictionary, Fifth Edition
Written by Laurence Urdang

The completely revised and expanded fifth edition of THE BANTAM MEDICAL DICTIONARY maintains its position as the essential medical reference for consumers, clearly defining more than 11,000 medical terms and concepts in all the major medical and surgical specialities. Compiled and written by a team of over forty doctors, this accessible guide features clear writing, more than 150 labeled line drawings, and cross-referencing for easy use.

The fifth edition includes:

*New entries on specialties such as genetic testing, genetic diseases and congenital disorders
*Cross-references between generic and brand names for the most commonly prescribed drugs, and the latest on disease-specific drugs for treating cancer, AIDS and HIV, diabetes; anti-inflammatories, antidepressants, glaucoma, and many others
*New and updated entries on illnesses and diseases such as SARS, West Nile fever, syndrome X, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.
*Pub history: First Bantam edition in 10/82; revised in 3/90; 3/96; 4/00

From the Paperback edition.

Controlling High Blood Pressure the Natural Way by Wahida S. Karmally

2009-07-22T00:30:00-05:00

Controlling High Blood Pressure the Natural Way
Written by David Carroll and Wahida S. Karmally

Of the countless ailments that rack the human machine,
high blood pressure is one of the easiest to prevent
and one of the most responsive to treatment.

Who gets high blood pressure? Should you panic if you or someone you love develops hypertension? How can you help yourself, even if you're in a high-risk group?

High blood pressure is commonly the result of an unhealthy lifestyle, and it can almost always be controlled--without debilitating medications--simply by eating the right foods, taking the proper herb and vitamin supplements, getting the correct types of exercise, and practicing such stress-reducing techniques as meditation, visualization, tai chi, and yoga. This book gives you a firm grip on all these tools. Start using them today to build yourself a healthy, circulation-friendly life.

FEATURING:
- A triple-threat healing program that not only revitalizes your circulation system but also boosts your overall health
- A thirty-day food regimen--ninety full menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, plus many recipes for delicious foods to eat as you control hypertension

From the Paperback edition.

Copeland's Cure by Natalie Robins

2009-07-22T00:30:00-05:00

Copeland's Cure Homeopathy and the War Between Conventional and Alternative Medicine
Written by Natalie Robins

Today, one out of every three Americans uses some form of alternative medicine, either along with their conventional (“standard,” “traditional”) medications or in place of them. One of the most controversial–as well as one of the most popular–alternatives is homeopathy, a wholly Western invention brought to America from Germany in 1827, nearly forty years before the discovery that germs cause disease. Homeopathy is a therapy that uses minute doses of natural substances–minerals, such as mercury or phosphorus; various plants, mushrooms, or bark; and insect, shellfish, and other animal products, such as Oscillococcinum. These remedies mimic the symptoms of the sick person and are said to bring about relief by “entering” the body’s “vital force.” Many homeopaths believe that the greater the dilution, the greater the medical benefit, even though often not a single molecule of the original substance remains in the solution.
In Copeland’s Cure, Natalie Robins tells the fascinating story of homeopathy in this country; how it came to be accepted because of the gentleness of its approach–Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow were outspoken advocates, as were Louisa May Alcott, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Daniel Webster. We find out about the unusual war between alternative and conventional medicine that began in 1847, after the AMA banned homeopaths from membership even though their medical training was identical to that of doctors practicing traditional medicine. We learn how homeopaths were increasingly considered not to be “real” doctors, and how “real” doctors risked expulsion from the AMA if they even consulted with a homeopath.

At the center of Copeland's Cure is Royal Samuel Copeland, the now-forgotten maverick senator from New York who served from 1923 to 1938. Copeland was a student of both conventional and homeopathic medicine, an eye surgeon who became president of the American Institute of Homeopathy, dean of the New York Homeopathic Medical College, and health commissioner of New York City from 1918 to 1923 (he instituted unique approaches to the deadly flu pandemic). We see how Copeland straddled the worlds of politics (he befriended Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, among others) and medicine (as senator, he helped get rid of medical “diploma mills”). His crowning achievement was to give homeopathy lasting legitimacy by including all its remedies in the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938.

Finally, the author brings the story of clashing medical beliefs into the present, and describes the role of homeopathy today and how some of its practitioners are now adhering to the strictest standards of scientific research–controlled, randomized, double-blind clinical studies.

From the Hardcover edition.

The Nature of Animal Healing by Martin Goldstein, D.V.M.

2009-07-22T00:30:00-05:00

The Nature of Animal Healing The Definitive Holistic Medicine Guide to Caring for Your Dog and Cat
Written by Martin Goldstein, D.V.M.

The Nature of Animal Healing is a groundbreaking, inspirational contribution to animal care. Dr. Martin Goldstein, one of the most successful and best-known holistic veterinarians in the country, offers here, for the first time, invaluable insights into how to give our pets a healthy, happy, and long life.

Dr. Goldstein--a graduate of the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine who runs a renowned clinic in South Salem, New York--begins by explaining his approach to alternative treatment: what it is, how it works, and why it's especially important that animals be treated holistically. Holistic pet care essentially revolves around the notion that the best way to cure an animal who is ill is to help the animal cure itself. We are not the true healers of our pets--they are. By treating the root of the problem instead of its symptoms, holistic medicine enables our pets to regain and maintain their own health.

In this comprehensive and accessible book, Dr. Goldstein not only shares his philosophy of how animals should--must--be treated, but also shows us exactly what to do. With moving and often entertaining examples from his years of practice, he offers prescriptive advice for the pet lover of every stripe: why we shouldn't feed our animals commercial pet food; why vaccines can actually do more harm than good; how acupuncture and homeopathic medicine can be used to help our pets; why pets need to experience a "healing crisis" in order to get well; and much, much more.

In his practice, Dr. Goldstein has had extraordinary success treating cancer and leukemia. Here, he begins to decipher the riddle of those killer diseases and shows us how best to treat them, as well as how to prevent them from occurring. Included is the exhaustive "Alphabet of Ailments," a list that tackles common afflictions one by one--the most useful guide ever published in a book on animal care.

Dr. Goldstein also turns to the spiritual realm, addressing how the emotional bonds we form with our animals have the power to provoke and cure disease. In his smart, helpful, and comforting style, he tells us how to deal with the inevitable death of a pet--both physically and psychologically.

Finally, there is an indispensable source guide: a complete listing of pet health-care centers, doctors, and products. So wherever you live, you will be able to act on the advice and recommendations you are sure to take to heart.

The Nature of Animal Healing is a revolutionary guide that no pet owner should be without.

From the Hardcover edition.

The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes by Ted Y. Mashima, DVM

2009-06-23T00:30:00-05:00

The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes And Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and their Patients
Edited by Lucy H. Spelman, DVM and Ted Y. Mashima, DVM

A moray eel diagnosed with anorexia…A herd of bison whose only hope is a crusading female doctor from Paris…A vet desperately trying to save an orphaned whale by unraveling the mystery of her mother’s death…This fascinating book offers a rare glimpse into the world of wild animals and the doctors who care for them. Here pioneering zoological veterinarians—men and women on the cutting edge of a new medical frontier—tell real-life tales of daring procedures for patients weighing tons or ounces, treating symptoms ranging from broken bones to a broken heart, and life-and-death dramas that will forever change the way you think about wild animals and the bonds we share with them. At once heart-quickening and clinically fascinating, the stories in this remarkable collection represent some of the most moving and unusual cases ever taken on by zoological vets. A chronicle of discovery, compassion, and cutting-edge medicine, The Rhino with Glue-on Shoes is must reading for animal lovers, science buffs, and anyone who loves a well-told tale.

Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat by Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D.

2009-05-05T00:30:00-05:00

Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat And the 101 Truths That Will Save Your Waistline--and Maybe Even Your Life
Written by Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D.

eBook | Crown | Medical | $25.00 | May 5, 2009 | 978-0-307-45972-5 (0-307-45972-1)

Get the real skinny on fat.

When it comes to losing weight, the false beliefs most of us cling to could fill a book–this one! As a medical doctor, medical journalist, and veteran of the diet wars, Nancy L. Snyderman knows better than almost anyone what really works and what sabotages your best efforts to shed pounds and keep them off. Do you believe any of these prevalent diet myths?

• Your weight is your fault.
• Dieting is a waste of time–most dieters regain their weight before long.
• Carbs are bad for you.
• Carbs are good for you.
• Calories don’t count–it’s the kind of food you eat that’s the problem.
• Fat is fat–it doesn’t matter where on your body you carry it.
• Diet drugs and surgeries are a magic bullet.

In Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat, Dr. Snyderman reveals exactly why these and other bogus ideas get in the way of what should be the simple and even joyful endeavor of reaching and maintaining your ideal weight. In their place, she reveals 101 surprising truths–muscle doesn’t weigh more than fat, you can eat after 8 p.m. and not gain weight, you can eat dessert for dinner when on a diet, and 98 more. But here’s the best news: Slimming down and getting healthier doesn’t have to be about deprivation or superhuman feats of willpower. Instead, you will enjoy a new relationship with food–including those treats you love the most–while feeling fabulous inside and out.

So forget the fad diets that work great . . . until they don’t, along with the negative emotions associated with everything from bathroom scales to full-length mirrors. Most of all, forget all the myths and remember what’s true: You can do this and you’ll never regret it for a minute.

From the Hardcover edition.

Random House New Releases - Medical - Between November 27, 2008 and December 27, 2009.

Rhythm and Touch by Anthony P. Arnold, PH.D.

Rhythm and Touch The Fundamentals of Craniosacral TherapyWritten by Anthony P. Arnold, PH.D.

Body, Soul, and Baby by Paula Spencer

Body, Soul, and Baby A Doctor's Guide to the Complete Pregnancy Experience, From Preconception to Pos tpartumWritten by Tracy Gaudet and Paula Spencer

Prescription Drugs for Half Price or Less by Stephen Hyde

Prescription Drugs for Half Price or Less Written by Stephen Hyde

Weekends at Bellevue by Julie Holland

Weekends at Bellevue Written by Julie Holland

The Pill Book (13th Edition) by Harold M. Silverman

The Pill Book (13th Edition) Written by Harold M. Silverman

The Wonder Years by Tanya Remer Altmann

The Wonder Years Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate The Major Developmental MilestonesWritten by American Academy Of Pediatrics Edited by Tanya Remer Altmann

Hands of Life by Julie Motz

Hands of Life Use Your Body's Own Energy Medicine for Healing, Recovery, and TransformationWritten by Julie Motz

The Victorian Hospital by Lavinia Mitton

The Victorian Hospital Written by Lavinia Mitton

Every Patient Tells a Story by Lisa Sanders

Every Patient Tells a Story Medical Mysteries and the Art of DiagnosisWritten by Lisa Sanders

Every Patient Tells a Story by Lisa Sanders

Every Patient Tells a Story Medical Mysteries and the Art of DiagnosisWritten by Lisa Sanders

Every Patient Tells A Story by Lisa Sanders

Every Patient Tells A Story Medical Mysteries and the Art of DiagnosisWritten by Lisa Sanders Read by Lisa Sanders

Pharmako/Dynamis by Dale Pendell

Pharmako/Dynamis Stimulating Plants, Potions, and HerbcraftWritten by Dale Pendell

Pharmako/Gnosis by Dale Pendell

Pharmako/Gnosis Plant Teachers and the Poison PathWritten by Dale Pendell

Pharmako/Poeia by Gary Snyder

Pharmako/Poeia Plant Powers, Poisons, and HerbcraftWritten by Dale Pendell Foreword by Gary Snyder

Bantam Medical Dictionary, Fifth Edition by Laurence Urdang

Bantam Medical Dictionary, Fifth Edition Written by Laurence Urdang

Controlling High Blood Pressure the Natural Way by Wahida S. Karmally

Controlling High Blood Pressure the Natural Way Written by David Carroll and Wahida S. Karmally

Copeland's Cure by Natalie Robins

Copeland's Cure Homeopathy and the War Between Conventional and Alternative MedicineWritten by Natalie Robins

The Nature of Animal Healing by Martin Goldstein, D.V.M.

The Nature of Animal Healing The Definitive Holistic Medicine Guide to Caring for Your Dog and CatWritten by Martin Goldstein, D.V.M.

The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes by Ted Y. Mashima, DVM

The Rhino with Glue-On Shoes And Other Surprising True Stories of Zoo Vets and their PatientsEdited by Lucy H. Spelman, DVM and Ted Y. Mashima, DVM

Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat by Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D.

Diet Myths That Keep Us Fat And the 101 Truths That Will Save Your Waistline--and Maybe Even Your LifeWritten by Nancy L. Snyderman, M.D.

Rhythm and Touch The Fundamentals of Craniosacral Therapy
Written by Anthony P. Arnold, PH.D.

Body, Soul, and Baby A Doctor's Guide to the Complete Pregnancy Experience, From Preconception to Pos tpartum
Written by Tracy Gaudet and Paula Spencer

Prescription Drugs for Half Price or Less
Written by Stephen Hyde

Weekends at Bellevue
Written by Julie Holland

The Pill Book (13th Edition)
Written by Harold M. Silverman

The Wonder Years Helping Your Baby and Young Child Successfully Negotiate The Major Developmental Milestones
Written by American Academy Of Pediatrics
Edited by Tanya Remer Altmann

Hands of Life Use Your Body's Own Energy Medicine for Healing, Recovery, and Transformation
Written by Julie Motz

The Victorian Hospital
Written by Lavinia Mitton

Every Patient Tells a Story Medical Mysteries and the Art of Diagnosis
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