Fit Over 40 for Dummies or A Potters Notes on Tai Chi Chuan

Fit Over 40 for Dummies

Author: Betsy Nagelsen McCormack

Tired of feeling tired all the time? Do you find yourself thinking wistfully of the days when your belt-size was less than your age...your dress size less than your kid’s last birthday? Remember when the only spare tire you had to worry about was the one in your trunk? Do you find yourself gasping for breath at the top of the basement stairs? If any of this sounds familiar, then you’re ready for an over 40 fitness plan. And Fit Over 40 For Dummies is the place to start.

Your complete guide to being fit and fabulous over 40, it shows you step-by-step how to set up a personalized fitness routine and stick to it, no matter what your age, weight, or athletic ability. Packed with practical know-how and inspiring anecdotes it shows you how to:

• Lose weight and inches from your waistline
• Boost your energy levels
• Lower or prevent high blood pressure
• Reduce your risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes
• Improve your muscle tone
• Give your skin a healthy glow
• Have a more vibrant sex life
• Rebound from life-changing events more quickly
• Get fitter than couch potatoes half your age
• Live a longer, healthier life

Combing her own experiences with the latest scientific research, retired women’s tennis pro, Betsy Nagelsen McCormack explores what it takes to be fit over forty. And, step-by-step, she shows you how to:

• Assess your fitness level
• Eat right for maximum fitness
• Choose and buying exercise equipment
• Select the right gym
• Develop a balanced program of aerobics, weight training and stretching
• Integrate exercise into your daily routine
• Prevent andworking around common injuries and ailments
• Explore sports, outdoor activities, and more

Stop thinking about how great it would be to feel twenty-five again and do something about it. Fit Over 40 For Dummies helps you get on the road to health and well-being.

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A Potter's Notes on Tai Chi Chuan

Author: Margy Emerson

Margy Emerson draws on sixteen years as a professional potter and nine years studying Tai Chi to show what the process of making art and the practice of moving meditation have in common - and what they can teach us about an approach to life.

The Power of Makeup or Why Does Everything Have to Be Perfect

The Power of Makeup: Looking Your Level Best at Every Age

Author: Trish McEvoy

Trish McEvoy has created one of today's most successful skin care and makeup brands by relying on her instincts and the feedback of thousands of women who attend her workshops. the dream that has fueled her success has always been to teach every woman she meets how to look her personal best. now she presents her revolutionary new system that will help you define your makeup style and organize your makeup routine to fit your busy life, no matter what your age or ethnic background. Trish McEvoy: The Power of Makeup will arm you with the tools and knowledge you need to be your own makeup expert.

What's Your Level?

Level One: Makeup is not a driving passion in your life. You live in casual clothing, and you love the natural, simple look. Trish will help you find the bare necessities you need.

Level Two: For you, makeup is a lot like putting on clothes; it's an everyday essential. You wear makeup like a second skin. You feel more comfortable and confident with how you look in makeup than without it. Trish will help you refine your look.

Level Three: For you, makeup is a means of expression. You like to play and have fun with it, and you're game to try false eyelashes and other high-impact effects. Trish will show you how to pull out all the stops for your most glamorous look.

Once you know your level, Trish will tell you everything you need to know about selecting and applying your makeup, adjusting it for casual and formal occasions, and finding and organizing the tools you need. Learn the difference between sheer, shimmer, and matte and what each of these textures can do for your look. Get ready to dive into Trish'sstep-by-step application technique for each level, complete with clear, easy-to-understand instructions and, of course, Trish's secret tips. This is a book to cuddle up with; just like a friend who knows the secrets of the trade, Trish can help you look younger, understand the basics of skin care, and get the most out of your experience at any makeup counter.

In Trish McEvoy: The Power of Makeup, Trish McEvoy will give you the power to define your personal make-up style so that you have the confident glow a woman has when she knows she looks her level best every day.

Table of Contents:

Contents

1: A Passion for Makeup

2: Skin Care

3: Organization

4: Brushes

5: A Glossary of Textures

6: Three Levels of Beauty

7: The Age Factor

8: Beauty in Motion

9: Details, Details, Details

10: Attitude Is Everything

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Why Does Everything Have to Be Perfect?

Author: Lynn Shackman

Bad thoughts that won't go away...repetitive actions...feelings of guilt and shame...

Are you overwhelmed by a need to "get it right"? Do continual "what-ifs" prevent you from making decisions? Do you check again and again to see if the door is locked? Are your thoughts and habits causing you anxiety, guilt, or shame?

If so, you're not alone. You may be suffering from obsessive-compulsive disorder, a very specific and largely biochemical problem that affects over 5 million Americans. Now this compassionate, informative guide helps you break the tyranny of obsession and compulsions, providing the latest facts on why OCD occurs, its symptoms, and the breakthrough treatments that can dramatically improve the lives of OCD sufferers. Find out about:

• How to determine if you have OCD—and whether your problem is severe enough to warrant professional help
  
• How diet, stress, and other lifestyle conditions can trigger the symptoms of OCD
  
• The two most highly effective forms of treatment—and how to decide what's best for you
  
• The latest news in alternative therapies, including yoga, biofeedback, and herbal therapy, plus cutting-edge research that promises freedom from the chains of OCD forever
  

Every Body Has Parasites or The Dana Guide to Brain Health

Every Body Has Parasites: If You're Alive, You're at Risk!

Author: Valerie Saxion

Readers discover how to protect against ever becoming a parasitic host as well as the keys to eliminating any parasites that may have gained entrance.

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The Dana Guide to Brain Health: A Practical Family Reference from Medical Experts

Author: Floyd E Bloom

A child crashes to the ground from the monkey bars head-first. A high school student prepares for months to take the SAT. A grandmother slowly slips away from her family through the deadly progression of Alzheimer’s Disease. Whether we realize it or not, the importance of brain health to our daily lives goes far beyond just being able to walk and talk. The Dana Guide to Brain Health offers the first comprehensive home medical reference book on the brain, providing an unparalleled, authoritative guide to improving the fitness of our brains and, ultimately, enriching our lives.

With contributions from over one hundred of the most prominent scientists and clinicians in the United States, The Dana Guide to Brain Health is an extensive and wholly accessible manual on the workings of the human brain. This richly illustrated volume contains a wealth of facts and advice, on simple yet effective ways to take care of our brains; the intimate connection between brain health and body health; brain development from the prenatal period through adulthood; and how we learn, remember, and imagine.

The brain is far too important to be excluded any longer from our daily health concerns. The Dana Guide to Brain Health remedies this oversight with a clearly written, definitive map to our brains that reveals how we can take care of them in order to sustain a long and rich life.

Table of Contents:

Using Our Heads: A Foreword by William SafireIntroduction: Welcome to Your BrainHow to Read this BookContributorsYour Brain: A Primer Part I. Understanding Your Brain1. How to Think About the Brain2. How We Know: Learning the Secrets of the Brain3. Basic Brain Care: Protecting Your Mental Capital4. The Brain-Body Loop Part II. Your Brain Through Life5. Prenatal Development6. Brain Development in Childhood7. The Adolescent Brain8. The Brain in Adult Life and Normal Aging Part III. The Healthy Brain9. The Body Manager B1 The Major Senses: Sight, Hearing, Taste, Smell, and Touch B2 Body Regulation B3 Basic Drives: Eating, Sleeping, and Sex B4 Movement, Balance, and Coordination B5 Pain Perception B6 Consciousness 10. Emotions and Social Function B7 Emotions B8 Inhibition and Control B9 Temperament B10 Attention and Motivation 11. Learning, Thinking, and Remembering B11 Decision Making and Planning B12 Intelligence B13 Learning and Memory B14 Speech, Language, and Reading B15 Visualization and Navigation B16 Creativity, Talents, and Skills Part IV. Conditions of the Brain and Nervous System 12. Conditions That Appear in Childhood C1 Dyslexia C2 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder C3 Mental Retardation C4 Cerebral Palsy C5 Autism C6 Metabolic Diseases C7 Neurofibromatosis C8 Hydrocephalus C9 Spina Bifida C10 Tumors of Childhood 13. Disorders of the Senses and Body Function C11 Sleep Disorders C12 Narcolepsy C13 Epilepsy and Seizures C14 Dizziness and Vertigo C15 Seeing Problems C16 Hearing Problems C17 Smelling and Tasting Problems C18Autonomous Disorders C19 Chronic Fatigue Syndrome 14. Emotional and Control Disorders C20 Depression C21 Anxiety and Panic C22 Social Phobia (Social Anxiety Disorder) C23 Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder C24 Bipolar Disorder C25 Schizophrenia C26 Borderline Personality Disorder C27 Eating Disorders C28 Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder C29 Substance Abuse and Addiction C30 Alcoholism C31 Violence and Aggression C32 Suicidal Feelings 15. Infectious and Autoimmune Disorders C33 Multiple Sclerosis C34 Shingles/Herpes Zoster C35 Neurological Complications of AIDS C36 Lyme Disease C37 Meningitis C38 Viral Encephalitis C39 Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease C40 Systemic Lupus Erythematosus 16. Disorder of Movement and Muscles C41 Parkinson's Disease C42 Parkinsonism Plus C43 Tremors C44 Dystonia, Spasms, and Cramps C45 Tourette's Syndrom and Tics C46 Ataxia C47 Huntington's Disease C48 Peripheral Neuropathy C49 Guillain-Barre Syndrome C50 Bell's Palsy C51 Myopathies C52 Myasthenia Gravis C53 Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis 17. Pain C54 Headache C55 Migraines C56 Back Pain and Disk Disease C57 Chronic Pain C58 Trigeminal Neuralgia 18. Nervous System Injuries C59 Ischemic Stroke C60 Hemorrhagic Stroke C61 Brain Trauma, Concussion, and Coma C62 Spinal Cord Injury C63 Paraneoplastic Syndromes C64 Brain Tumors C65 Nutritional Disorders C66 Chemicals and the Nervous System 19. Disorders of Thinking and Remembering C67 Alzheimer's Disease C68 Amnesias C69 Dementia C70 Trouble with Speech and Language C71 Apraxias C72 Agnosias Glossary Appendix A: Drugs Used to Treat the Brain and Nervous SystemAppendix B: Suggested ReadingAppendix C: Resource GroupsThe Dana Alliance for Brain InitiativesThe European Dana Alliance for the BrainAbout the EditorsIndex