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The Source
Woodson Merrell, MD
Free Press, 2008
ISBN-10: 1416568166
A health guide on how to power up your energy, your health, and your life.

Ready Set Baby
A new e-book for parents on your baby’s first year with 80 expert video tutorials
http://readysetbaby.com

Integrative Medicine: Principles for Practice
Benjamin Kligler and Roberta Lee
McGraw-Hill, 2004
ISBN 007140239X

The SuperStress Solution online information
Roberta Lee, MD
Random House, 2010
Web/blog site : www.superStresssolution.com
Tweet address: http://twitter.com/superstressdr
Click Here to learn more about what Super Stress is and its effect on your body.
This empowering, preventive health-oriented book discusses strategies for building stress resistance and resilience into your life with a unique prescription for recognizing, rebalancing, and protecting against stresses small and large.

The Anxiety Book: Developing Strength in the Face of Fear
Jonathan R. Davidson and Henry Dreher
Riverhead Books, 2003
ASIN: 1573222372
A a valuable tool for dealing with anxiety by the director of the Anxiety and Traumatic Stress Program at Duke University Medical Center

The Blood Sugar Solution: The UltraHealthy Program for Losing Weight, Preventing Disease, and Feeling Great Now!
Mark Hyman
Little, Brown and Company, 2012
Written by an expert in functional medicine, this book provides guidance on problems such as insulin resistance and insulin imbalance to help you overcome your weight challenges and reverse obesity, diabetes and chronic disease for both individuals and the population.

The Chemistry of Calm: a Powerful, Drug-Free Plan to Quiet Your Fears and Overcome Your Anxiety
Henry Emmons, MD
Simon and Schuster, 2010
Provides a roadmap to well-being for people who experience excessive worry and anxiety by integrating western and eastern approaches into a comprehensive strategy for moving from a state of stress, anxiety, or fear to greater calm, balance and peace.

The Chemistry of Joy: A Three-Step Program for Overcoming Depression Through Western Science and Eastern Wisdom
Henry Emmons and Rachel Kranz
Fireside, 2005
ISBN-10: 0743265076

The Emotional Life of Your Brain
Richard J. Davidson, PhD
Hudson Street Press, 2012
Uses neuroscience brain research to describe how our emotional styles and practices such as physical exercise, meditation and cognitive behavioral therapy actually change the brain.

Fundamentals of Alternative and Complementary Medicine
Mark S. Micozzi
Saunder, 2010 (4th edition)
The 4th edition of the first textbook on complementary/alternative medicine intended for use in U.S. medical schools

Future Medicine: Ethical Dilemmas, Regulatory Challenges, and Therapeutic Pathways to Heatlh Care and Healing in Human Transformation
Michael H. Cohen
University of Michigan Press, 2003

Handbook of Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Mental Health
Scott Shannon, editor
Academic Press, 2002
ISBN: 0-12-638281-6

Healing and the Mind
Bill Moyers
Doubleday, 1993
ISBN 0-385-46870-9
Explores the healing connection between the mind and the body

Healing into Life and Death
Stephen Levine
Anchor Books, 1987
ISBN 0-385-26219-1
A compassionate perspective on looking at life, death and healing mentally, physically and spiritually

Health and Healing
Andrew Weil
Houghton Mifflin Co., 1988
ISBN 0-395-36200-8
Presents basic principles of health and healing and explains the differences between conventional western medicine and the complementary/alternative approach.

Healthy Living Space: 70 Practical Ways to Detoxify the Body and home
Richard Leviton
Hampton Roads Publishing, 2001
ISBN: 1571742093

Healing Research, Volume II — Consciousness, Bioenergy and Healing: Self-Healing and Energy Medicine for the 21st Century
Daniel J. Benor, MD
Wholistic Healing Publications, 2004
ISBN: 0975424807

Integrative Pediatrics
Timothy Culbert and Karen Olness
Oxford University Press, 2009
Series Editor: Andrew Weil, MD, Professor and Director of the Program of Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona.
ISBN-10: 0195384725
Addresses the issue of safe and effective natural therapies for children and provides guidelines for pediatricians, parents, and general audiences in a balanced, evidence-based manner.

Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories that Heal
Rachel Naomi
Remen Riverhead Books, 1996
ISBN 1-57322-042-6
A collection of inspirational stories

Learned Optimism
Martin E.P. Seligman
A.A. Knopf, 1991
ISBN 0-3945-7915-1
Explores the nature of optimism and how it affects all aspects of life

Life Is Your Best Medicine: A Woman’s Guide to Health, Healing, and Wholeness at Every Age
Tieraona Low Dog M.D.
National Geographic, 2012
Dr. Low Dog combines the wisdom of traditional medicine and the knowledge of modern-day medicine into a message of health and self-affirmation for women of every age. Much of the chronic disease has its roots in the way we live our lives. Research shows that a big part of the remedy is embracing a healthier lifestyle, which includes a balance between rest and exercise, good nutrition, healthy weight, positive social interactions, stress management, not smoking, limited alcohol use and limited exposure to toxic chemicals. We all have the power to shift the odds of being healthy in our favor. And if you do get sick, being fit gives you a much better chance for getting well.

Mental Health, Naturally: The Family Guide to Holistic Care for a Healthy Mind and Body
Kathi J. Kemper, M.D., M.P.H.
American Academy of Pediatrics, 2010
A comprehensive guide for those who seek natural methods of treatment for optimal mental and physical health for themselves and their families.

Mind/Body Health: the Effects of Attitudes, Emotions, and Relationships
Brent Q. Hafen, K.J. Karren, K. Frandsen and N. Lee Smith
Allyn and Bacon, 1996.
ISBN 0-20517-211-3
Discusses the field of psychoneuroimmunology and the effects of beliefs, emotions and social support on health.

Mind-body Unity: A New Vision for Mind-Body Science and Medicine
Henry Dreher
Johns Hopkins University Press, 2004
ISBN: 0801873924

Mind and Body Health Handbook: How to Use Your Mind and Body to Relieve Stress, Overcome Illness, and Enjoy Healthy Pleasures
David S. Sobel and Robert Ornstein
2nd ed.
DRx, 1998
ISBN 0-9651-0401-X
A description of mind and body therapies for positive health

Mind as Healer, Mind as Slayer
Kenneth Pelletier
Delta/Seymour Lawrence, 1992
ISBN 0-3853-0700-4
Looks at stress, its role in illness, and practical methods of controlling stress based on clinical and research information.

Minding the Body, Mending the Mind
Joan Borysenko Bantam, 1988
ISBN 0-5533-4556-7
An introduction to meditative practice

Molecules of Emotion: Why You Feel the Way You Feel
Candace Pert and Deepak Chopra
Simon and Schuster, 1999
ISBN 0-6848-4634-9
Describes the biochemical basis of the mind/body connection and how thoughts and feelings profoundly affect the physical health

Opening Up: the Healing Power of Confiding in Others.
James W. Pennebaker
Avon Books, 1990
ISBN 0-3807-0849-3
Explores how to handle psychological stress through various communication techniques

Strong Women Stay Young
Miriam Nelson, Wendy Wray and Sarah Wernick
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishers, 2000
ISBN 0-553-10347-4
Presents a strength-training exercise program geared to maintaining bone density, better balance and flexibility, and increased strength and energy

Where the Mind Meets the Body
Harris Dienstfrey
HarperCollins, 1991
ISBN 0-06-092290-7
Explores seven pioneering approaches to mind/body medicine

Women’s Bodies, Women’s Wisdom: Creating Physical and Emotional Health and Healing
Christiane Northrup
Bantam, 2002
ISBN 0553382098
Both a practical and philosophical look at women’s health issues and strategies.

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