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John Emsley
The Guide to Chemical Products for the Individual
Are artificial sweeteners dangerous for the body ? Can plastic packaging cause cancers by contaminating our food ? Could serious stomach complaints be caused by the nitrate contained in chemical fertilizer ? We have all heard the worrying stories about the danger posed by the numerous chemicals needed by industries to make the products which we use everyday. Does this mean there is good and bad chemistry ? The reader will find in this guide a great deal of surprising, and for the most part, reassuring information on the reality of the situation. John Emsley is a scientist at Imperial College, London. In addition to his regular radio slots, he writes for The Independent newspaper, and regularly contributes to New Scientist magazine.
Bernard Duplan, Marc Marty
How to Treat Back Problems
Why do you have backache ? What are the treatments available to you ? Can osteopathy help ? What to do when the pain is persistant and recurring ? How can you protect your back ? What precautions need to be taken in pregnant women and children ? Does the "mental" aspect play a part in curing it ? This book is a thorough guide to current medical knowledge about the causes of backaches, how to prevent them and how to treat them. Bernard Duplan, a rheumatologist, heads a department at the rheumatology hospital in Aix-les-Bains. Marc Marty is a rheumatologist at the Hospital Henri Mondor, in Creteil.
Jean-Luc Ducher
Overcoming Anxiety All By Yourself
An accessible approach in the form of 100 questions/answers on an ever-present subject
William C. Dement, Christopher Vaughan
How to have a good night's sleep
For more than forty years, William Dement has been researching the subject of sleep and of sleep-related problems. According to Dement, if we dont sleep well, we cannot be healthy; but its impossible to sleep well if we dont know what disturbs our sleep patterns, or what we stand to gain from an adequate nights rest. We are careful about our diets and we make sure we get enough exercise. Yet we often forget that it is equally important to sleep well. Sleep is often sacrificed to the demands of our daily lives. Doctors still tend to minimise the physical, emotional and psychological risks that result from a failure to give sleep its due. This fundamental work by a world-renowned specialist enables us to find out how we should sleep, in order to feel better and keep healthy. William C. Dement is a world authority in the field of sleep and in the treatment of sleep disturbances. In the 1970s, he founded one of the earliest centres specialising in the study of sleep at Stanford University, in California. He continues to teach at Stanford. Christopher Vaughan is the author of How Life Begins : The Science of Life in the Womb.
Christophe De Jaeger
The Muscle, Sport and Longevity
Christophe De Jaeger is a geriatrician and gerontologist...
Michel Craplet
Alcohol, the Foremost Addiction Overcoming a Chronic Illness
Alcoholism remains a major subject in public health, much more toxic than drug addiction
Lionel Coudron, Corinne Miéville
Yoga Therapy:Treating Depression
Yoga, through its physical and psychic activity, can help to break the vicious cycle of depression. Contains medical expertise and step-by-step exercises, and advice for healthy living. Written by one of the best known physicians and yoga instructors.
Lionel Coudron, Corinne Miéville
Yoga Therapy:Overcoming Insomnia
This practical, concise and widely accessible book shows how to recover quality sleep
Lionel Coudron, Corinne Miéville
Yoga Therapy:Treating Emotional Shocks and Fears
Fear of flying, verification phobias (OCD), fear of taking transportation following a violent trauma: all these forms of anxiety handicap daily life. They do not randomly take root, but yoga can have an influence on their uncontrollable mechanisms.
Lionel Coudron, Corinne Miéville
Yoga Therapy:Overcoming Stress
This practical, concise and widely accessible book shows how to eliminate stress
Lionel Coudron, Corinne Miéville
Yoga Therapy: Treating Back Pain
Explanations to understand the origins of one’s back pain, to treat and prevent it; advice to adopt good posture in one’s daily life.
Lionel Coudron, Corinne Miéville
Yoga Therapy:Treating High Blood Pressure
Yoga Therapy self-help series, by Lionel Coudron
Lionel Coudron, Corinne Miéville
Treating Respiratory Disorders Yoga – to breathe easier
The advice of Lionel Coudron, a medical expert on treating health issues with yoga, yoga-therapy, an approach that is recognized and now practiced in many hospitals.
Helena Compper-Grosgogeat
My Detoxifying Method Using Acid-Base Nutrition
ost people embark on a new diet full of good intentions — only to abandon it a few weeks later. What they need is a tool to help them keep up their motivation on a day-to-day basis...
Helena Compper-Grosgogeat, Yann Rougié
Keeping the Energy of a 20-Year-Old
An all-round health guide to keeping the energy levels you had at age twenty
Laurent Chneiweiss, Éric Laurent
Anxiety (New Edition) Day by Day Health
Knots in your stomach and feelings of anxiety are common sensations. But what can be done when anxiety becomes overpowering, handicapping ? What are the symptoms ? When does it become a disease ? How can it be managed on a daily basis ? Who should be consulted ? A simple and practical book to help you to deal with this problem. Eric Albert and Laurent Chneiweiss are both psychiatrists, and specialists in the modern treatment of anxiety.
Jill-Patrice Cassuto
From Mad Cow Disease to Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Jill-Patrice Cassuto examines the precursors of BSE and reviews some of the early research into the disease. He also studies the human form of BSE, or Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, a fatal neurodegenerative disorder, and addresses the highly controversial question of ways the disease may be transmitted. This book is not only a scientific overview of current knowledge about BSE. It is also a thorough inquiry into the BSE scare and an examination of the issue of responsibility and of how health issues and risks are dealt with within the European Community. Jill-Patrice Cassuto teaches medicine and heads a clinical hematology service in a university hospital.